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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social historian, author, and tour guide. I talk about Bob Dylan, Chicago stuff, old time true crime, and cemetery stories. There's a canon Star Wars character named after me. He/him. Linktr.ee/adamchicago
NITA Chicago @nitachicago.bsky.social One regional transit system. NITA sets fares, standards, and schedules across CTA, Metra, and Pace. Formerly the RTA.
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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social Candidates+Causes @ Basis Technologies. Co-founder
@treasuryblue.bsky.social. Fiat lux #GoBears
Interests: politics (inc. Mexican and Canadian), economics, adtech, and state-sponsored disinfo operations.
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Megan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social Associate Professor of Law at University of San Francisco. Writes about electric utilities, prisons, 17th c. England, AI, feminism, etc, often for @oaklandreviewofbooks. Technically a doctor (old books, not medicine).
David Faris @davidfaris.bsky.social Prof. of Politics @rooseveltu.bsky.social, writer @thenation. Author, IT’S TIME TO FIGHT DIRTY and THE KIDS ARE ALL LEFT. Chicago, in the Medium Bucket. Dad, husband. The alarmists were right. Views are mine alone.
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Chicago Ornithological Society @chicagobirder.bsky.social All things birds in the Second City!
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Juliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social Mom of four, Illinois Lt. Governor, Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate.
Giving the people what they want.
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Lucy Parsons Labs @lucyparsonslabs.com Chicago-based collaboration between data scientists, transparency activists, artists, & technologists that sheds light on the intersection of digital rights and on-the-streets issues.
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Alex @acannon.bsky.social They’re passing a new law. Its called Ride Your Bike.
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AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social Keeping an eye on "Alt" US Govt. accounts, and one account in particular.
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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social Constitutional scholar, general law nerd, Izzet mage, bear lover, Mets fan.
Trans rights are constitutional rights!
Uphold Yang Wenli Thought
He/him
https://www.eveningconstitutional.net
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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social notably sexy rascal | he/they | Chicago
paul goyette @pgoyette.bsky.social Chicago-based photographer documenting and uplifting collective action for progressive change. Most work licensed via Creative Commons at flickr.com/pgoyette
Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social I'm that YouTuber who taught you how dishwashers work. Guess I'm tryin' out the whole Bluesky thing now.
he/him
https://www.youtube.com/technologyconnections
Mike Bird @birdyword.bsky.social Wall Street editor at The Economist, co-host of our Money Talks podcast.
davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com Lawyer, and occasional writer about the law and related matters. Nothing I say here is legal advice.
Tina Sfondeles @tinasfon.bsky.social national political reporter @suntimes; past: White House reporter @politico, politics correspondent @insider; proud Chicagoan and Greek/Polish American
Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org is this the one that wins
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social If you’re a staff journalist here to rewrite my posts, you can at least credit me as a fellow journalist. Ty!
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social Forklift-certified journalist in Chicago. Words in the Chicago Reader, Unraveled Press, The TRiiBE, South Side Weekly, Courthouse News Service and some other ones I forget right now. All opinions & bad jokes my own. DM me for news tips/Signal info.
Rick Porter @rickporter.bsky.social Work: TV business editor at The Hollywood Reporter, proprietor of thedatastream.tv. Not work: Chicagoland resident and enthusiast. Signal: rwp.07
Tony Coppoletta @tonycoppoletta.com Likes food. And trains. And cities. Info designer in transit. Made in Chicago. (Personal acct)
tonycoppoletta.com
Also super pro-trans and anti-facisct because I'm a decent human being.
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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social He/Him; Fenian bastard;
Area Code 1312
I speak only for myself; affiliates are blameless.
“If someone only looks at you to find a flaw, you're under no obligation to afford them a view.”
I periodically cleanse my feed; don’t count on your rts surviving
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com Contributing editor @newrepublic.com Co-host of Space the Nation (sci-fi meets politics) + @pastduepodcast.com (gig economy, culture, survival). I lead The Third Story Workshop, helping writers tell the(ir) truth. Matthew 25:35 voter.
anamariecox.com
rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social god created him and demanded that he die
Hands Off Chicago @handsoffchicago.bsky.social Hands Off Chicago is a grassroots effort to oppose military intervention in Chicago. #HandsOffChicago
Chicago Tudor Revival AF @tudoraf.bsky.social Lesser building nerd, real estate photographer
Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social On here way too much. Political scientist at Georgia State University. Congress & elections. My feed is mostly politics but you’ll get some sports takes and terrible dad jokes along the way.
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson @ashdashlee.bsky.social I wanna get free & see all our folk, together, at the finish line.
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
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Alderman Bill Conway @aldconway.bsky.social Alderman of Chicago’s 34th Ward representing parts of Chicago’s Loop, West Loop, South Loop, Greektown, and Little Italy | ward34.org
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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social Celebrating 26 years of metal & wood type letterpress work. Love to share the process, forms and printing adventures. Jen & Jo.
Starshaped.com
Carlos Ballesteros @cb-312.bsky.social Senior reporter @ Injustice Watch, son of immigrants, against genocide, se habla español
Beautiful Women Updates @aoife.bsky.social great lakes secessionist | ask your therapist about me (she/her)
National Lawyers Guild Chicago @nlgchicago.bsky.social 
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social Founder, The Gaia Leadership Project & The Ripple Effect Institute; political/leadership consultant; recovering Wall Street civil/human rights atty; ex-Columbia Law adjunct; NYer 4ever; Host, ResistanceLive on YT https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Chicago Sun-Times. Co-author of 11 books, mostly on history. Writer of the Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Subscribe!
Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com (hire me policy professionals) Lighter of people, policy person, @chirppradio.org DJ. Bike guy. Chicago Dog stan. Doesn't proofread. Chicago by way of Cleveland | 🇳🇴
Valerie Sherman @valerieplz.bsky.social Yarn bomber and plant lover in Maine
Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings ● Intro econ textbook author ● Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com ● Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
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Jeff Nichols @backwardsriver.bsky.social Chicago blueystorian, UIC ABD
jeffnicholshistory.com
John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social Cambridge, MA freelance reporter, usually for @CambridgeDay.
MIT; public recs; data; legal news
Lately: immigration.
jhawk@alum.mit.edu
617.797.0250
Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social Irvine mom & consumer protection attorney. Former Orange County Congresswoman. Running to be California's next governor.
Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social Writer, musician, hobbyist coder. Wired / NYT Magazine / Mother Jones, author of "Coders". Blog at clivethompson.medium.com. Free "Linkfest" newsletter ("the opposite of doomscrolling"): https://shorturl.at/XcutG. Built https://www.weirdoldbookfinder.net/
Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social Miami Herald Investigative journalist, author of "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story." Philly girl trying to make my way in the South Florida wilderness. Temple Owl. Jkbjournalist on Substack.
Owen Barcala @obarcala.bsky.social I would prefer not to.
NM civil litigator. Trials, appeals, plaintiff, defense, you name it. Opinions are my own, not my firm's #USMC
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears.
Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame.
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
Matt Levine @matt-levine.bsky.social the money stuff guy
Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social Do investigations for the FT, into dubious accounting and dodgy characters mainly. Wrote a book called Money Men about a spectacular fraud
Rebecca Traister @rtraister.bsky.social Journalist, New York Magazine; author, Good & Mad, All the Single Ladies. Maine, New York, Philadelphia. I am on a book leave till fall 2025. I do have a substack. 
Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social Chief of Staff for Governor JB Pritzker.
A continually aggravated Philadelphian making her way in the great city of Chicago.
Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social Status Quo Politics is holding us back. Who will call for a big fight, and big change? The status quo cannot hold.
The Old Ways of Congress are gone. A New Congress is needed.
Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social Stratcomms ▶️ @pacificastrategies.bsky.social | Priors include: Sen. Harry Reid; Rep. Louise Slaughter; Common Cause; CREDO Mobile | More ▶️ pacificastrategies.com
Obsessions: UCLA, Manchester United w/ a side of 49ers | Repost or like =/= endorsement.
Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social Political correspondent @zeteo.com
Any tips or info you’d like to share?
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Prem@zeteonews.com
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.
Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Editor of Arc Digital. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social DC. political philosopher at Georgetown, editor at @hammerandhope.bsky.social, rhythm guitarist + vox for @femiandfoundation.bsky.social. #COYS
The Record @therecordmedia.bsky.social Covering the world of cyber and intelligence from every angle.
Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
House guy. DCoS @beyer.house.gov
Priors: Kamala Harris, Jennifer Wexton, et al.
Hendersonville, NC native
SciFi, Rock n Roll, he/him
Posts mine/dumb
Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social Just asking questions.
Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org.
Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org
Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Indivisible
This account surrounds hate and forces it to surrender
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
Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social Staff writer, The New Republic. Law, democracy, and the courts. 49ers/Dodgers stuff too.
Marcin Wichary @aresluna.org he+him / Writing about software craft and quality: unsung.aresluna.org / Wrote a book about the history of keyboards: shifthappens.site / Designer / Typographer / Occasional speaker / Chicagoan in training
Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social Journalist - cyber/natn'l security. Speaker. Georgetown adjunct prof. Author - COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Signal: KimZ.42
https://www.zetter-zeroday.com
thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social One designer's take on the neighborhoods in his city, and other things too. Neighborhood prints and Chicago-inspired fonts available on the website: https://www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/links
John Morris @john-morris.bsky.social block prints
Chicago
http://tinycitypress.com
Allmaps Latest @latest.allmaps.org Bot showing random, recently georeferenced historical maps from https://latest.allmaps.org
Background data: https://openstreetmap.org
Maintainers: @bertspaan.nl @bdon.org
Eat Drink Oakland @eatdrinkoakland.bsky.social Oakland (and East Bay) Food & Drink News, Events & Community, AKA @paulawirth.bsky.social #eatdrinkoakland #eatdrinkeastbay
Ben Wolfenstein @steelwolfwc.bsky.social Abundant Housing Illinois. Go Hokies.