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lucaisharsh @lucaisharsh.bsky.social Michigan to Chicago Pipeline beneficiary 🏙 copywriter ✍️ prolific L taker 🚉 Polly 🐱's human
They/He
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
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Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social Chicago person. Nonfiction books with Penguin Random House. Journalism in Esquire, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, elsewhere. Fiction in some hip spots. 2026 Best Mystery Stories of the Year. Medium tall.
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Jeff Nichols @backwardsriver.bsky.social Chicago blueystorian, UIC ABD
jeffnicholshistory.com
JRoques @jroques.bsky.social Food, art, architecture and Chicago stuff. Let’s talk about sandwiches
They/them
Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live cooler by the lake 🕶️🏖️
Current* view of a webcam located around Lake Michigan, every 30 minutes
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@the.mazz.zone
Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social i play video games, i bike, i have strong opinions about urbanism, i have weak opinions about many things, i am a scientician https://www.backloggd.com/u/ibaram
Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social Professionally disagreeable senior Chicago politics reporter for @wttw.bsky.social News
Chicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social The offical account for Chicago Piping Plover news and content. Media inquiries email piperwatch@chicagobirder.org.
🌻von🌻 @vonhonkington.bsky.social You know, some jerk. He/they
Chicagoland
maryjblond @maryjblond.bsky.social chicago & NC
✨pfp courtesy of @riotgrlerin not ai✨
mostly chicago stuff, mostly
RN again
baseball i guess ⚾️
horror & sci-fi 🩸📚 🎥
rockhound 🪨 disc ⛳️
maker/stitcher/crafty🧶
she/her🌈🩷♏️🧢
oh and brain stuff ADHD
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social Doting grandmother, among other things.
Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov Mom. Combat Veteran. Blackhawk pilot. U.S. Senator. Illinoisan.
Jeffrey Goldberg @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social Editor in chief, The Atlantic. Moderator, Washington Week with The Atlantic, on PBS.
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social Political and historical sociologist writing about culture, democracy, and comparative politics (Ph.D., University of Chicago). Publishes "Grounded" on Substack. https://maryjaneosa.substack.com/
#exPostie Currently living under ICE occupation in Chicago.
John @localcelebrity.bsky.social he/him Product Strategist. Printmaker. Chicago, comics, & punk rock. Anti-tech-bro tech worker. Privacy wonk. Opinions mine. Millennial cringe. Probably on my bike. Say hi.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov Dad, husband, teacher, coach, veteran. Governor of Minnesota. Working to move our state forward as #OneMinnesota.
William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol All the world’s a stage
Brendan Hunt @brendanhunting.bsky.social slow-walking this post-Elon migration. helped make Ted Lasso. do other things too, barely.
Brett Goldstein @mrbrettgoldstein.bsky.social Actor. Writer. Comedian. Swimmer. Shrinking. Ted Lasso. All Of You. SuperBob. Adult Life Skills. Drifters. Anything to avoid a dinner party. IG: mrbrettgoldstein
Jason Sudeikis @jasonsudeikis.bsky.social Official Blue Sky of Jason Sudeikis
chap @chap.bsky.social ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
chrislehmann @chrislehmann.bsky.social DC bureau chief, The Nation. Former EIC, The Baffler and the New Republic. Powertown flaneur
Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut. Husband to @GabbyGiffords.bsky.social. United States Senator for the great state of Arizona.
James Parenti @jparenti.bsky.social Chicagoan working as a developer & software engineer. In my spare time I take photos and paint. My personal website is https://www.jamesparenti.com
Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social Current* conditions:
🏙 Chicagoan (Rogers Park) 🔢 data 🚍 transit 🚲 bike 📰 local news 🌊 Lake Michigan stan account 🙊 views mine ✍️ lauriemerrell.com 👤 she/her
Whiskey Girl Tavern @whiskeygirltavern.bsky.social A classic cocktail bar in Edgewater and THE spot in Chicago for watching Women's sports. All ages till 9pm. #whiskeygirltavern #skytown #withthestars #womenownedbusiness
Rivers & Roads Cafe @riversandroadscafe.bsky.social 📍Edgewater, Chicago
⏰Open Daily 7:30am-4pm
☕️Coffee, 🍪Treats, & 🥯Eats
🏞️You deserve adventure
onion person @junlper.beer my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer
i am a host on the kill the computer podcast and the ill conceived podcast:
- killthecomputer.com
- illconceivedpodcast.com
social media at @theonion.com
Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social Historian. Pods: Past Lives. Tides of History. Books: "The Verge." "Lost Worlds." pwymanusc at gmail. Enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/patrickwyman
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social Eric_Erins on Twitter
Usually I’m out here posting buildings and real estate listings I think are interesting.
Chicago
Drew Curtis @drewcurtis.bsky.social Founder/CEO Fark.com. Likely time traveler
Kelli Marshall @kellimarshall.bsky.social Chicago and movies, one tour at a time: chicagomovietours.com. Ph.D. Transplant from Louisiana. Hardcore Gene Kelly fan.
Vivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social She/Her 🍉
Bsky is my spam acct basically
@loavesandwitches.bsky.social @loavesandwitches.bsky.social 6034 n. broadway 📍chicago
queer, sober, witchy coffee shop & bakery
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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social Investigative Reporter at @wttw.bsky.social News/Chicago Tonight. Past life: Illinois Answers Project, BGA, Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News. I cover cops, courts, energy, health, finance, education, pensions etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social Bikes | Food | Transit | Housing | Travel | Music | Fashion | History | And More
📍 Chicago via too many places to list
Posts are not peer reviewed.
Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social Founder, Rakkasan Tea Company • Dallas Police Oversight Board • Former Obama guy • Once a soldier
Dallas, Texas
rakkasantea.com
@rakkasantea.bsky.social
Heather in Chicago @heatherk.bsky.social “Wild and wise—a perfect paradox of a woman”—my friend Amanda. Also posting here as ibikedinthis.bsky.social
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 | 🇳🇴
Stonkers @stonkers.bsky.social She/her in VT https://www.aknitomy.com/shop
Stained glass and needlework - cats - horror movies - museums - video games (dragon age, bg3) - 🔴LFC - medieval history - anti-racist, antifascist, anti-TERF, 🚫 I block AI on sight 🚫
Heraty Law @heratylaw.bsky.social former child (derogatory)
current adult (denunciatory)
future ghost (complimentary)
Secure, in Style @secureinstyle.me Cybersecurity for the Soft-Spoken | Style, Empathy & Awareness in a Digital World | Husband | Starbucks | 💜🫶🏼
https://secureinstyle.me
https://pixelfed.social/secureinstyle
Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social
He/him
Chicagoan, stroke survivor, dev, moving further to the Left as I get older & more pissed off.
I probably repost too damn much.
And make too many grammatical errors & tpyos.
Also @refrag@mastodon.cloud, but that's dormant.
Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com Architecture, interesting & historic places, Chicago, exploring cities by bike & transit. Mostly photos. Views my own. He/him. 🚲 🏙️ 🚆 🐱 🏳️🌈 📷
Thom Cote ☎️ Get my game "COLD CALLING" today! @thomcote.bsky.social (He/Him) Chicago game fellow. One part of @cantgetenoughgames.bsky.social
Try my silly switchboard game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2627660/Cold_Calling/
Blog: https://thomcote.neocities.org/
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
Geoff George @geoffdgeorge.com Chicagoan (Rogers Park), dev, writer and former micro/macro editor of little consequence, compulsive movie/TV watcher, ever-recovering night owl, and bookworm. Opinions are mine. He/him. (Also posts at @geoffdgeorge@mastodon.social.)
Joy Davenport @joydavenport.bsky.social I make documentaries and other stuff | she/her 🏳️⚧️
joyelainedavenport.com
Chicago Scanner @chicagoscanner.bsky.social Mostly ISPERN
Major crime alerts, carjacking and stolen vehicle alerts, pursuit advisories, area-wide requests for mutual aid, wrong-way drivers, etc
TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.social Urban planner, friend to animals, bike/transit rider, Chicago fag against fascism
the Jarvis Cocker of the Chicago lit scene @yoadrianididit.bsky.social Poet / Polski kurczak w amerykańskim stylu. / Chicago.
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Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social chicago bicycle supremacist she/her
Matty @matt-y.bsky.social beep boop
https://ersatz.website/
Robyn Bachar @robynbachar.bsky.social Author of Romance with Swords, Sorcery and Spaceships. Loves coffee creamer, RPGs, dogs, the Chicago Cubs, and Star Wars fanfic, not in that order.
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@marsgirl42.bsky.social @marsgirl42.bsky.social 
Andrew @abomineer.bsky.social 
@maryboyd.bsky.social @maryboyd.bsky.social 
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Karistina Lafae 🧚♀️ AuDHD Bedbound Faerie Godmother @karistinalafae.northsky.social Faerie Godmother 🧚♀️ Xennial Author
✨ I choose kindness unless you don't.
♿ Disabled, AuDHD, Sjogrens, ME/CFS, bedbound, chronic pain, chronic illness
🌈 Queer, bisexual, genderfae, polyamorous
💻 Assistive technology advocate
Matthew B. Candelaria @orlandospurioso.bsky.social I'm a writer by trade, a tabletop gamer by choice, and a gardener by upbringing. The world is full of wonder: I want to experience what's there and add some too.
Shoshie’s Minis (She/They) @shoshiesminis.bsky.social Began my own line of Miniatures after ten years of being a pro painter. They are designed by women for folks who don’t usually get minis marketed to them. This 1st series is all about male beauty and male emotion.
https://bio.site/ShoshiesMinis
Marc-Anthony Macon @maconandeggs.bsky.social I'm just in it for the queer dadaism
Original art available for sale. Message me if you want a particular piece
Amanda Rollins @americanfille.bsky.social Your Paris big sister 🥰
FRANCE 24 @france24.com 🌍 La chaîne d'information internationale en français
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Nicole Verive Brett (she/her) @operasiren.bsky.social Professional Mom Friend. Special interests include mermaids, fiber arts, native plants, dolphins, foraging, my cat babies, opera, musical theater, and learning how to unmask after 31 years of undiagnosed autism! I hate turf and TERFs.
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social Living + gardening just west of Chicago. PhD sociologist doing research + transformation in a large suburban public school district. 🏡🪴🌉📈📊👨🏫
A Chicagoan’s Viewpoint @chicagoguy.bsky.social Outdoor gear snob whose wife has him on a strictly 1 in 1 out gear policy. Go ahead ask me anything about gear.
I am the best version of myself when in nature. Occasionally on the struggle-bus. Oh and I like to run 🏃♂️
Levi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social Editor of The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany and The Daily Sherlock Holmes. Marketing Director at the University of Chicago Press. Board member of the Uptown People’s Law Center.
public universal reply guy @llkats.com L(ou|ydia|lkats). Chicago, bikes, birds. they/them/comrade.
Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social Professional landscape photographer focused on Chicago and Ireland. My website is BarryButlerPhotography.com for prints, books and calendars.- M @motelmatches.bsky.social @motelmatches.bsky.social
Rob Woods 🍁 @robwoods.bsky.social SEO, EssilorLuxottica. Food, family, fishing. Opinions are strictly my own. Vancouver, BC. 🇨🇦
Gianluca Fiorelli @gfiorelli1.bsky.social Strategic & International SEO senior consultant, trilingual 🇮🇹🇪🇸 🇬🇧 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianlucafiorelli/ and https://www.iloveseo.net
Kev @k5e1v4.bsky.social I’m ten points in Scrabble. Non-viral content creator 💌🫡
he/him/his
authodizer @doktrock.bsky.social Earthologist in a Chem Dept. Fargo; from St.Paul Minneapolis. U Minn. 🇩🇪🇱🇹/🇮🇳, spouse 🇮🇸. 2x Fulbright #T1D ally. ❤️Chicago. Geology! ☔️ doktrock.net
Dave Sullivan @dsullivanii.bsky.social Chicago adjacent. Husband, father - caretaker of a dog and a cat
Jamie Gump, pushing the acceptable boundaries of hubris @jamiegump.bsky.social Joined August 21st, 2023. #685,259
I am just as surprised as you are.
Wine Educator/ Optimistic American. History buff. I wasn't born in Chicago, but I got here as soon as I could.
Italian Wine Ambassador, WSET Level 3
He/ Him
✨ Sparkle Monica ✨ @monicacarmean.bsky.social ⚖️ 🐕 🧀 🗳️ 💙
"10/10 Sparkle Monica for real. maximum respect" - @TheMountainGoats
Pcharnkov @manycoyote.bsky.social a dude, in Chicago?!?!?
Mike Innocenzi @pantagrapher.bsky.social There is a very loud amusement park right in front of my present lodgings.
Joshua Mellin @joshuamellin.bsky.social Writer / Photographer | Published @cnn.com, @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, etc. | Covering #travel #music #art #sports | http://instagram.com/joshuamellin joshuamellin.com
Mister LaCave @mrlacave.eurosky.social Internet optimizer - savoir vivre - absurdist - cassoulet et chocolatine.
Born in Hamburg, raised in Pujaudran, 4 Kids, now in Karlsruhe
Work:
SEO, Digital, Privacy, WordPress etc.
https://troet.cafe/@MrLaCave
Dusty Sang @dustysang.bsky.social President - Stay Thirsty Publishing.
Michael Czyzniejewski @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social Author, editor, professor, family participant. Retired altar boy, pizza chef, and beer vendor.
Maryellen @maryellenarmour.bsky.social Cranky middle aged woman. Social Worker, trauma therapist,
and U-MD Terrapin. Chicago, IL!
¡matt! ✶✶✶✶ @mattfromchicago.bsky.social just an idiot
✶✶✶✶
he/him
Bec McNamara @madpillowfight.bsky.social Theatermaker, multi-disciplinary creator, and teaching artist. 
Charlotte Johnson @revcharjohnson.bsky.social Episcopal priest, spiritual director, reader, knitter, and lover of mapless travel. She/her.
www.revcharlottejohnson.com is my spiritual direction site.