Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app Assistant Prof Philosophy & Data Sci.
PhD Sci., Technology, & Society
MA Philosophy & Religious Studies
"AI" Criticality; Centering Marginalized Exp. in Tech; Magic; Knowledge, Values, Beliefs
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Thomas Friestad @thomasfriestad.bsky.social Development reporter covering who's building what, for whom and at what cost, with the Kansas City Business Journal. NoVA native turned Midwesterner by way of Mizzou J-School. Catch me running, reading, traveling, playing Smash or (re)watching Survivor.
Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social Cartoonist and Illustrator. My book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS, is available now! www.tomgauld.com
Leah Crane @leahc.bsky.social Space & physics features editor for New Scientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her/fast/furious.
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social A charity bringing together libraries, publishers, and publishing service providers to secure the diversity and financial futures of open access book production and dissemination.
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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social Grew up in a UFW/IWW household. Now I’m a public to academic librarian, union thug, and general roustabout.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her 
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
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GoRoyalsGirl @eileenh.bsky.social An appreciator not a maker: educational audiologist, books, cool photos, live music, MLB, buy local, pollinators, mom to adults, long-haul married.
Tim @beertheist.bsky.social I like beer and making snarky comments about religion and conservatives
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BikeWalkKC @bikewalkkc.bsky.social Redefining our streets as places for people. www.bikewalkkc.org
League of American Bicyclists @bikeleague.org The League of American Bicyclists is leading the movement to build a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone.
Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.
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El Brento @andbrent.bsky.social Bred in San Diego, led to Kansas City. Brand strategist, Arsenal, drummer, cyclist, malcontent and aspiring bon vivant.
Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social Cato Institute, Director of Immigration Studies, Cato's Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy, BEER, not buyer. Cato, not CATO
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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social A podcast about the fight against car culture. Hosted by Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon.
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Tyler Thompson @tylerthompson8.bsky.social He/Him | Democrat🗽 | Campaign Staff | Organizing 📋➡️ Data📊| KCMO ⛲️ | alum: ARENA, NDTC, Generation Data, LEAD MO | opinions=own #KC #BlueDot
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social Mom, Refugee and Congresswoman for #MN05. Progressive Caucus Deputy Chair. Fighting for a more just world.✨ http://HC.com/IlhanOmar 
Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social 📷”The Aurora Guy”
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Sarah McCammon @sarahmccammon.bsky.social Host, ‘Unmoderated’ Podcast
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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social An independent research institution that advocates for open government and uses FOIA to collect and publish declassified documents - https://nsarchive.gwu.edu - instagram.com/natsecarchive - tiktok.com/@natsecarchive
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Bolts @boltsmag.org A publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change: Boltsmag.org
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Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City @kansascityfed.bsky.social The official account for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. We serve the public as we work to support a healthy, stable economy for all. https://www.kansascityfed.org/
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social investigative reporter covering immigration, labor and more for @propublica.org
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Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
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Tess Gibson @tessrow.bsky.social She/her, librarian, very progressive liberal, loves dogs and cats, video games, horror movies, great TV and the philosophy of consciousness. Sorry, not interested in romance, crypto or get-rich-quick schemes. LGBTQ+ ally. Kindness is my love language
Toriano Porter @torianoporter.bsky.social Author. Speaker. Mentor. Opinion writer. Kansas City Star Editorial Board. Addicted to books, beer, bourbon, biking and ☕️ beans...
Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social Official account of the world’s largest library. Explore collections & plan a visit. All Library accounts: https://loc.gov/connect
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social *THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
Geoff with a G @gmgerling.bsky.social America's 2nd biggest 3rd Amendment advocate. Chairman of Jackson County Democrats. I'm mostly about #kansascity stuff, movies, sports, and politics again. Principal, G2 Strategic.
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Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance @kcrta.bsky.social The Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance has a vision for Kansas City to create sustainable regional and local transit funding that can better connect people to opportunity. Learn more: www.kcrta.org
Tristin Amezcua-Hogan @tah.bsky.social Fighting for stronger workers, unions, cities, and transit.
Editor-in-Chief of TheLaborBeacon.com - KC’s 38,000+ strong labor newspaper. Chair of the KC Regional Transit Alliance. (kcrta.org) Director of Comms for KC AFL-CIO. Proud union member. Jew.
Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social She/her
Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share
Community over corporations.
People over profit.
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Jon Green @modestholdings.com Chairman of the Johnson County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors. I'm from the Government and I'm here to help.
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Glenn E. Rice @grice1911.bsky.social Politics and investigations editor at The Kansas City Star.
Matthew Kelly @bymatthewkelly.bsky.social Reporter covering Kansas state government for The Kansas City Star & The Wichita Eagle, mkelly@kcstar.com for tips, he/they
Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social The Frank Grimes of librarianship. She/her. https://violetbfox.info/
Rebeca Amezcua-Hogan @rah.bsky.social Advocate for our city, people, and neighborhoods.
Vice-Chair of the LCRA. KCMO.
Jewish. Mexican-American. Bi. (she/her) 🇲🇽🏳️🌈✡️
Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
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lightning.fenix @lightningfenix.bsky.social Kansas • Blue needle in a red, dry haystack 🧨⛽️🔥
Joey Silver @silverthesunflower.bsky.social ✨Irradiant Optimism✨
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Full Fact @fullfact.org Full Fact is the UK's independent fact checking charity. We put reliable evidence at the heart of public debate so you can make sense of what matters.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social host of @connectwithjacob.bsky.social. weekends 10AM ET on @ms.now. author of NYT bestsellers Firestorm and Separated.
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Abby Olcese @abbyolcese.bsky.social Film critic/writer at The Pitch, Paste, Sojourners, rogerebert.com, others. Author of FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS: https://tinyurl.com/5n8hre5e
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com i write the data-driven politics newsletter Strength In Numbers: gelliottmorris.com/welcome
pollster: https://wavepolling.com
book: wwnorton.com/books/Strength-in-Numbers
polls/forecasts: @fiftyplusone.news
formerly 538 & The Economist
The Pitch @thepitch.bsky.social Your filter for Kansas City news #OurPitch.
Startland News @startlandnews.com Kansas City-based nonprofit news organization dedicated to humanizing entrepreneurship by covering startups, small businesses, and innovation while amplifying untold stories to inspire and inform. Visit StartlandNews.com for trending headlines. 
The Beacon @thebeacon.bsky.social Nonprofit news you can trust in greater Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri.
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social senior reporter at the guardian us / julia.wong@theguardian.com / juliacarriewong.11 on Signal
Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca PKP, a Core Facility of SFU, is a community-governed organization dedicated to increasing the quality, access, and reach of non-commercial #ScholarlyPublishing — the trusted and original home of #OpenJournalSystems (#OJS), OMP, and OPS: https://pkp.sfu.ca
Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social Pulitzer prize winning Editorial Cartoonist
Open Windows at http://anntelnaes.substack.com
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