randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social Okie journo + editor; Hromadske, New Yorker, AJE, Baffler, et al
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social Deputy Director of rapid response at Media Matters, views here are my own
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Words: Nation, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NK News, US Institute of Peace, New Republic, elsewhere
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community 🟦 Analyst and writer focusing on cognition, politics, religion, technology, and media
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social Senior Scientist | Vaccine Research & Development | NIH | NIAID | VRC | 🧬🧫🦠🔬💉🥼🥽 | 🏳️🌈 | @coralchimera.bsky.social 💍 | @phoenixnest.bsky.social & @multicolorbark.com & @likeapalette.com 🧵🪡
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social DC. political philosopher at Georgetown, editor at @hammerandhope.bsky.social, rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. #COYS
Dr. Zachary Rubin @rubinallergy.bsky.social Pediatrician
Allergist/Immunologist
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Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social Books et Veritas. Bringing truth to light for more than one hundred years.
Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Our Way (coming in fall 2027). Lately: T, New York, etc. Past: EW, Grantland, younger. I am not Mark Hamill so I cannot "stick to acting."
Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org Straight-shooting information and analysis at the intersection of national security, law, and policy.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social Founder, Rakkasan Tea Company • Dallas Police Oversight Board • Former Obama guy • Once a soldier
Dallas, Texas
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/
Jay Willis @jaywillis.net I write about courts, democracy, media, and the raccoon family living in a tree behind my house. Bluesky’s ONLY fantasy football guru. EIC @ballsandstrikes.org, more writing at jaywillis.net.
The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social Behavioral science. Politics. Truth. Documentary films. Commentary. Snark. Dogs.
#UNFIT (2020). #UNTRUTH (2022/2024). UNFIT TOO (2026).
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social Former head of Obama Auto Task Force. Wall Street financier. Contributing Writer to NY Times Op-Ed. Morning Joe Economic Analyst. 🌐
The Downballot @the-downballot.com The premier source of information for the thousands of elections below the presidency, from Senate to city council.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social Michigan Law Prof.
Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast
Author, NYT Bestseller “LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes”
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
Simon Lester @simonlester.com Founded WorldTradeLaw.net & ChinaTradeMonitor.com Non-Resident Fellow @bakerinstitute.bsky.social
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The Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social Map to the corners; all of them. Life in the science mines.
Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social Politics, geopolitics, psychology, etc.
Been called “brilliant but out there.”
Smith College BA, MSW | LSE
#AuDHD #LGBTQ #MECFS
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social Policy/writer. @thenation @TheProspect @slate @DissentMag @monthly @nydailynews @theweek
Teach crim justice/sociology CUNY and other places
Writing at https://nathannewman.substack.com/
Dan Nexon @dhnexon.net Professor in the Department of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Power Politics | Empires | International Order
dhnexon.net | https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com | duckofminerva.com
Roadrunner33 @roadrunner33.bsky.social 🦋💧💦💎💎💎Democracy is worth fighting for more than ever !!!!!!
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social We created the Watchdog Coalition to help step up our pressure campaigns against Trump—and we want you to be a part of it. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-for-the-watchdog-coalition/
The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social The Democratic Coalition is one of the nation's largest grassroots progressive orgs. We campaign for Dems and have an aggressive online organizing program. http://www.democraticcoalition.org
Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social Parent, husky-mom, doomsayer, aviator, general PITA. Views are my own.
Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6
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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
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polls/forecasts: @fiftyplusone.news
formerly 538 & The Economist
Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social Host of the Law&Chaos podcast and newsletter at lawandchaospod.com
Make words do yoga
Above the Law, Public Notice, Legal Eagle
Charm City forever
She/Her
Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social Political Scientist. Professor. Author of “Political Choice in a Polarized America” @OUP. Dad. Sauna enthusiast. Crossword solver. Powerlifter. Cyclist. ✡️ ∞
Website: https://fs.wp.odu.edu/jzingher/
Views are mine alone. RT!=endorsement
Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social American Vandal Pod | Prof of AmLit & Twain Studies + Director of Media Studies, Elmira College | Resident Scholar @MarkTwain.bsky.social | Political Economy of Mass Media
TheAmericanVandal.com
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social JUST LIVIN' THE CALIFORNIA DREAM…🏊🏻♂️🚴🏻♀️🏖⛵️🌊
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Life is but a dream. Enjoy. 😎🌈✨
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social Democrat 💙 fighting for democracy against a brain-dead cult. The GOP are traitors 🖕Trump belongs in prison
My home is on the coast of Maine
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social Executive Director, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Views are mine alone. Historian. Writer. Army veteran. Adjunct history instructor. Author of “The Last Lincoln Republican” (Univ. Press of Kansas, 2020). #ParkChat Hall of Famer. Pittsburgh sports fan.
Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of echoesoftheunknownpodcast.com. Coffee addict. New York/Florida.
Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social Community focused on the proactive development of humanity, promoting education, science, and technology.
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Wile E. Coyote's ACME Sales Rep @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social Happily married GenX with a #Mets heart, a democracy defending soul, and a bookshelf fit to start a revolution. Born at 326 ppm. Rescuing animals, music, history, science, books, and coffee keep me sane. Posts may contain sarcasm and stray cats.💙⚾⚖️📖✌️☮️
Dana Milbank @danamilbank.bsky.social Political writer. Author. Country Mouse. Former Washington Post columnist now part of the @notus.com expansion. Sign up to receive my columns: https://www.notus.org/dana-milbank-newsletter-sign-up
Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social he/him, bylines Public Notice, Chicago Reader, Revealer, Prism
Newsletter: www.everythingishorrible.net
Poetry pubs: https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/poetry-publications-noah-berlatsky
Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com @nbcnews.com Senior Justice reporter, ebike guy.
Read my stuff: http://ryanjreilly.com/
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org Less estranged from Elon than most of his kids
Escape the algorithm
http://newsfor38yearolds.com/
John Cullen @cullenoncurling.bsky.social Commentator for Grand Slam of Curling and Rock League
Creator of Broomgate: A Curling Scandal
1/2 of The Broom Brothers Podcast
David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social Journalist. Politics and policy. Contributing editor Boston Magazine, bylines Politico Magazine, Atlantic, many more. Formerly of Boston Phoenix. Substack: https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
@tehubbard.bsky.social @tehubbard.bsky.social Massachusetts born and bred- hoping this platform will help us all organize to rescue the democracy that was born in my backyard
Lifelong Dem
Feared we would sleepwalk into fascism.
Then we did
George Pearkes @peark.es No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForTheCrown, #COYG | 🇺🇸 via 🇨🇦. Not 🏴. | Normal man, one of the Normal Men
*ALL CAPS HEADLINES LIKE THIS ARE FROM BLOOMBERG
📍 CLT
Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social Author; Policy Professor; I write about politics, markets, and schools; Find me at newsletter The Forum: joshcowen.substack.com
Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill.
Posts here speak only for myself.
Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek.
http://jacobtlevy.com
HozierLyrics @hozierlyrics.bsky.social Letras do Hozier todos os dias
Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social Fighting for Truth & Justice | Ranking Member: @robertgarcia.house.gov
The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social The global media authority on the Olympic winter sport of #curling, founded in 1957. Owned by Roustan Media since 2019.
#カーリング #컬링 –> thecurlingnews.com
Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social Freelance contributor for thegrandslamofcurling.com
Covering curling in the USA on Substack.
Read my latest 👇
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Grand Slam of Curling @grandslamofcurling.bsky.social Where curling’s best come to play #LetsRock 🥌🤘
Watch all games on-demand at watch.rockchannel.com 📺
#GSOC #curling
Former Kzoo Curler 🥌 @curlthezoo.bsky.social Poster formerly of the Kalamazoo Curling Club - find them at kalamazoocurlingclub.com
I post nonsense of my own that is not endorsed by the KCC
Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social 
Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social Dad, Husband, Lawyer (not yours), Catholic. Opposed to Trump’s cruelty and lawlessness. There and Back Again (Oregon -> Spokane -> DC -> Oregon).
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com Always fighting for the people.
Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her.
107 Days, my behind-the-scenes account of the shortest campaign in history, is available now at https://kamalaharris.link/107Days.
Kurt Risser @kurtrisser.bsky.social I am an enthusiastic software developer, drummer, science enthusiast, animal welfare advocate, pescatarian, and Liberal activist. Vaccinated.
Truth should not be a partisan value. Liars have no place in our government. Our future depends on our votes!
Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social Retired Life Coach: 🏳️🌈🇮🇱🐕🇨🇦 ANTI-TRUMP LGBTQ+ ally Former American and proud Canadian citizen for 40 years, who loves animals and has an opinion about everything and doesn't hesitate to share it.
#slavaukraini
#impeachtrump
GOP OUT
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social Helping organize information about the Jan 6 Capitol attack and those who planned it. They are still with us.
also: @capitolhunters@mastodon.social
email: capitol.hunters@gmail.com
see bit.ly/Jan6Analysis
Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social Infectious Disease doc and clinical researcher; runner, biker, liberal, gardener, hiker, and canoer. Professor @U of MN; Minneapolis __ ID. All posts my own. #BLM #abolishbillionaires
Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social Maine's first woman District Attorney, Attorney General, and Governor. A fighter and winner. Running for the U.S. Senate to stand up for the people of Maine.
Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org Labor econ. Formerly White House CEA senior economist for labor, UMN prof, union organizer, bike courier, dishwasher. Minneapolis. Posts mine, not employer's (@upjohninstitute.bsky.social). Fellow @iza.org
aaronsojourner.org
Be kind. Work hard. Have fun.
Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/
http://brightlinewatch.org
Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social Murray and Kathleen Bring Prof., NYU Law. IP, antitrust, behavioral econ, occasional con law (bad for my health). ssrn.com/author=370802. Partner, lex-lumina.com. https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=37891
Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social I love vaccines, animals, and my wife, who set up this profile.
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/we-want-them-infected/
Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social Finnish PhD candidate and geopolitical analyst. Trying to help Ukraine with the 69th Sniffing Brigade
https://buymeacoffee.com/joni_askola
Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov Official account for the press office of @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom #CaliforniaForAll
Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social Contributing editor, Harper's Magazine; Lecturer, Columbia Law School; Attorney. Previously lived in Munich, New York, Moscow and London, now lives in Santa Fe, NM. Husband of Carol, groomer of Aisha.
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social Texas Medical Center (TMC) Pediatrics Professor-Vaccine Scientist-Author; Member, Philosophical Society of Texas, Texas Academy of Medicine Engineering Science Technology, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social Village Voice, Reverb Motherfuckers, etc. https://edroso.substack.com 
Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social J.D. from GW Law ⚖️ | Attorney | Your go-to news source | Strategist | Views are my own | Retweets ≠ endorsements
All other platforms: https://linktr.ee/aaronparnas
John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science @ UMass Lowell.
“If you fail at something long enough, you become a legend.”
They call me “Bow tie Karen” in these skeets
All statements are personal opinions, not reflective of university positions.
Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Senior Correspondent at Vox covering the crisis of global democracy. Author of The Reactionary Spirit, a book on that topic, and a '25-'26 distinguished visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House.
CREW @citizensforethics.org CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) fights for the democracy Americans deserve and aims to build a government that is accountable, transparent and ethical.
citizensforethics.org
Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social The Last of the Old School Blogs
Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com Executive Director @ votersoftomorrow.org | Immigrant 🇲🇽 | Views my own
Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social Senior reporter @theintercept.com
Words: @nytimes.com @harpers.bsky.social @latimes.com @rollingstone.com @yahoonews.com @teenvogue.com @vicenews.bsky.social
Leak documents to me at: nick.turse@theintercept.com
Or on Signal: nickturse.01
Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social Fiona and Rowan's dad, basically. Spider guy, Lefty Dem, pragmatic progressive. Win elections with the majority you have, not the majority you wish you had.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot. Never again a country without consequences.
The Massachusetts Spy @themassspy.bsky.social Since 1770, more or less, the Commonwealth's leading journal of politics and culture. Available at realmassachusettsspy.blogspot.com
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social Formerly Physicians for Biden and then Physicians for Harris. We are now united to preserve and promote a healthy US democracy. #MedSky
Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social The OG. Feral essayist. Genderclear. Publicist. They/Thembo. Instructor/Professor. Words: @MarieClaire_sa @Guardian @The_Rumpus etc.🖖
Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social PoliSci PhD student @ Harvard / 🇬🇧🏳️🌈 / Creator of MyLittleCrony.com
Signal: @sehill.11
Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social Epidemiologist. Research Fellow. Doctor of Spreadsheets. Writer (Slate, TIME, Guardian, etc). PhD, MPH. Host of senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him. Find my writing on Substack and Medium.
Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
Paul Kelleher @paulkelleher.net Moral & political philosophy, climate econ, bioethics
Author of *The Social Cost of Carbon* (OUP 2025) | Posting in personal capacity
Likes: Boston Celtics ☘️, Maine (from whence I come), bouldering, ebikes, funding public ed.
paulkelleher.net
Paul Gowder @gowder.io Prof @ Northwestern law, political theorist, cat parent. Black lives matter.
Profile, pubs, etc: https://gowder.io
All my books (rule of law, racial justice, platform governance) are downloadable in free open access pdf @ https://books.gowder.io