- E Eitan Bencuya @eitan.bsky.social Comms at Chime. Opinions and bad jokes are my own.
Brad Bauman @bradbauman.bsky.social 
Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos.bsky.social Blogger at Business Insider, covering tech, business, culture. knotopoulos@businessinsider.com
Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com Amateur gardener. Professional ad copywriter. Award-winning novelist | THESE SAVAGE STARS (March 16, 2027) PRE-ORDER NOW | patreon.com/kameronhurley | Newsletter: http://bit.ly/42qnhkx | kameronhurley.com
Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social Creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks, co creator of Solar Opposites and Golden Axe and Odd Jobs. My mom tells people I still write Rick & Morty.
shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social crows can hold grudges for 17 years. amateurs.
Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social United States Senator for Hawaii. Climate hawk. Chief Deputy Whip. 
Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Not a customer service desk. (I do not book guests for NPR. Beware of scams.)
Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social Author of bestselling memoir,
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
I deserve it all.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Ed Yong @edyong209.bsky.social Writer, journalist. Science, health. Pandemics, animals. Birder, photographer. Many words, some awards. AN IMMENSE WORLD, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES. Married to Liz Neeley, parent to Typo. he/him
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eve6 @eve6.bsky.social We live under an alternative rock http://mylinx.cc/eve6
John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social My book, SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, is on sale now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898.
kottke.org @kottke.org home of fine hypertext products since 1998. https://kottke.org
Anne Wheaton @annewheaton.bsky.social Author, rescue pet advocate, wife, mom.
Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net New York Times bestselling author and audiobook narrator.
Host of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton
Retired Starfleet officer.
Husband, father, Traveler.
Nazi punks fuck off.
David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social Journalist/author based in the Pacific Northwest. Enemy of fascists, friend of whales. Author of ‘The Age of Insurrection: The Radical Right’s War on American Democracy’ and nine other books. Subscribe to my work at https://davidneiwert.substack.com/.
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) @protectparks.bsky.social 🏞️ Protecting America's national parks since 1919
Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social Writer. Host of Galaxy Brain, the podcast. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social Need a content writer? Award-winning columnist seen in Truthdig, Nation, Guardian, Rolling Stone, NBC, TNR. Host of the "It's Christmastown" Hallmark movies podcast with David Roth & "Quaid in Full" with Sarah Bunting. He/Him. Fl.
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Department of Environmental Services Arlington, Virginia @arlingtondes.bsky.social Water, sewers, streets, refuse, snow, transit, facilities, permits, GPS, more for Arlington, Va. Account not monitored 24/7. http://bit.ly/3oWeWAT
Atrios @eschatonblog.com I used to be famous on the internet. Have a blog.
https://eschatonblog.com
Currently near Toon
Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social Comic book lover, oenophile, Virginian. Obsessed with/nation's foremost expert on state politics. carolyncfiddler at gmail dot com. she/her
https://statehouseaction.substack.com/
N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social Writer. She/her.
Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social The home of terrible maps with a pinch of humour
terriblemaps@gmail.com
Mike Masnick @masnick.com Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr.
Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd
latest books: A Wall Is Also a Road, Automatic Noodle, We Will Rise Again
bylines: New Scientist, Flaming Hydra, etc.
pronouns: they/them
all the stuff: www.techsploitation.com
digby @digby56.bsky.social OG blogger at digbysblog.net
columnist for Salon.com 
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, Premier League and tennis fan, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book and travel recommendations welcomed.
Takis Karantonis @takiskarantonis.bsky.social Lida's Husband, Arlington VA County Board Chair, Economist, Planner, Community Leader, Believer in livable neighborhoods everybody can call home, Pedestrian, Cyclist, Metro-Rider, Cat aficionado. TakisForArlington.com
Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social Romanista. Buy my book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665171/the-cruelty-is-the-point-by-adam-serwer/
@doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social 
Patrick Hope @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social Virginia Delegate, representing the people of the 1st District in Arlington County
Julius D. "JD" Spain, Sr. @jdspainsr.bsky.social Business Leader | Championing Growth and Innovation| Arlington County Board Member |
Note: This social media page is non-governmental and for personal use only.
Maureen Coffey (Arlington, VA) @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social Arlington County Board, Vice-Chair
Youngest person & first renter ever elected to Arlington’s County Board
Deep belief that it is patriotic to make your community a better place & protect vulnerable people
Constituent services email: mcoffey@arlingtonva.us
Arlington Democrats @arlingtondems.bsky.social Arlington, VA. Your Democratic organizing hub right outside the nation’s capitol. Help us get a Democratic trifecta in VA in 2025!
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com Transpo-nerd, Software-geek, & Columbia Pike Cheerleader. Former Arlington Transportation Commission Chair. Sustainable Mobility for Arlington Founder [He/Him]
New Arlington Way @newarlingtonway.org Creating an Arlington for everyone, igniting civic engagement and promoting policies for social progress. Currently merely a figment of imagination of @adamtheo.com but you can ask him about it anyway.
ARLnow @arlnow.bsky.social Local news for Arlington, Virginia. Since 2010.
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...😜
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
Deb @debramayberry.bsky.social DC Area event planner in Arlington, VA. Activist. Antifascist. She/her. Classically-trained chef. Amateur photographer, no AI. ❤️Nats, Royals, Chiefs, Commanders, Rock Chalk. Counting the days until Halloween.
Doug Pennington @morfaleji.bsky.social Husband. Flack. Principal Consultant, Morphology Media Relations LLC. Pirkei Avot 2:21. #unionmember. DC via Cincinnati. @morfaleji most places. Skeets gone after about a month (or less)
Paul Helmke @paulhelmke.bsky.social Professor of Practice at Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs; former mayor of Fort Wayne, IN, President of US Conference of Mayors, and President of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Aniko @aniko.bsky.social Web3 Artist Management & Strategy | Partner at Plume by @tryhowl
Trey Pollard @treypollard.bsky.social Advocacy Communications (Arc Initiatives & Pollard Communications), Community Radio (WRIR), them Dawgs (is hell)-- Richmond
Mary Anne Hitt @maryannehitt.bsky.social Climate strategist. Formerly Beyond Coal, Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices. Co-host of No Place Like Home podcast. Contributor to anthologies All We Can Save, Not Too Late, Patagonia's Tools for Grassroots Activists. Musician. Mountain mama. Go Vols.
Kyle Moler @kylemoler.bsky.social I do comms on climate, disinfo, dark money, and democracy. I will talk to you about Phish.
Nicole Ghio @nicoleghio.bsky.social Justice & enviro advocate (she/her). I'm also a book nerd and sci-fi/fantasy fan. On the bird app I am @nicoleghio. On Threads I am @nicghio.
Frances Hunt @franola25.bsky.social Dog loving tree-hugger and hell-raiser living in the Eastern Sierra of CA. No fan of bullies. Sometimes found at Disneyland. 🏳️🌈
Mike Liddell @mliddell.bsky.social Partner at Grow for Good Strategies - https://www.growforgoodstrategies.com
SRtwofourfour @srtwofourfour.bsky.social Lower Arlington va
#ColumbiaPike #southarlington
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Beth Rader @bethrader.bsky.social 👩🏻💻 digital consultant for progressive causes
🐕🦺 dog mom to maisie
✨ elder swiftie + em-dash enthusiast
📍 new jersey born & raised; dc for now
www.bethrader.com
Athan Manuel @athanmanueldc.bsky.social Liberal Greek-American enviro Nats fan, living in the greatest city in the world, Washington, DC.
Brian Willis @bwillisful.bsky.social Cleantech, Electric Vehicles, and Virginia
sheribomb @sheribomb.bsky.social Writer focusing on science, fiction, and fun. Nature, books, crafts, sustainability, and whimsy. Some serious stuff because we live in this world. Posts are mine, not employers’. Likes/shares/follows ≠ endorsement.
Arlington, VA
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Lauren Morgan @morglaur.bsky.social Photo Editor
She/her
Authory.com/LaurenMorgan
zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all
@oliveroliver.bsky.social @oliveroliver.bsky.social 
Ed Zitron @edzitron.com British, But In Las Vegas and NYC
ezitron.76 Sig
Newsletter - wheresyoured.at
https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio
Chosen by god, perfected by science
CEO at EZPR.com
Dave Stroup @davestroup.com don't give up the ship
https://davestroup.com
laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social the best goddamn dancer in the american ballet academy // lauraolin.com
Matt Lockshin @lockshin.bsky.social Progressive rabble rouser, cat herder, and community builder. Recovering digital campaigner now working as a coach and recruiter focusing on digital and comms roles in the progressive space. Genderqueer. https://mattlockshin.com/ (He/Him)
Steve Olson @steveolson.bsky.social Humble ad guy. potato influencer. whiskey & cephalopod obsessed. expat minnesotan. Learning about wine, to play banjo, and to be a bonsai... uh... keeper?
Sportsball: Vikings, Tottenham, Bath Rugby.
Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social Abortion, abolition, those sorts of things. Free DC.
Sara Lang @saralang.bsky.social Social media and digital strategist working with foundations, nonprofits, and advocacy groups. When I'm not working or talking about politics, I'm probably in my garden, hanging out with my kids, or baking cookies.
Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social Writer. Lesbian. Texan. Veteran. Hoya. Jesus Fan. She. | cmclymer@gmail.com | I write about politics, religion, and culture in my award-winning blog/newsletter Charlotte's Web Thoughts: charlotteclymer.substack.com
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. Author of the forthcoming HOW RUSSIA WON and the OUR LAND newsletter. Go to davidcorn.com. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman. Find me here: http://bio.site/mattgertz
Ben Smith @semaforben.bsky.social Semafor EIC, author of "Traffic" out May 2
Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
Andy Wilson @whillice.bsky.social he/him, Proud Dad of 🏳️⚧️, social justice paladin. Opinions not on behalf of anyone or any org, myself included.
Seth Long @sethlong.bsky.social 
Raz @razpollex.bsky.social Seattle, digital strategy, activism, dogs, theater, pop culture. Nervous optimist. 🌈
Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team COO of Bluesky 🦋 - hiring https://bsky.social/about/join!
The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social Eldest Sister. Childless Cat Lady. Italian Jew. Witchy Woman.
I’m from N-E-W Jerz
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social journalist and lawyer based in Portland, OR.
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
Rev. Nathan Empsall @revnathan.bsky.social -Three priests in a trenchcoat, pretending to be a raccoon
-Girl dad
-Organizer
-📝 NBC, Time, Newsweek against WCN
-Music fan
-Progressive TX+ID expat
-You are loved!
sticky comics 🚴♀️🚶♀️✍️ @xiann.bsky.social 💖 design, innovate, draw comics, ride a bike, mom AF (she/her)
🎉 weekly comics are back! pls sub
🥯 get my book I'M A BAGEL
https://stickycomics.com / Arlington VA / opinions officially personal
Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social Now: News Literacy Project. Then: WSJ tech columnist, AllThingsD, Recode, D & Code conferences, Verge, CTRL-WALT-DELETE. Opinions are purely personal.
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling. 
Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social Reporter, DailyKos.com, Previously Media Matters. Subscribe to http://oliverwillis.substack.com
Anil Dash @anildash.com the internet's uncle • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and christmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • go read https://anildash.com
Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social Email salesman at Platformer.news and co-host at Hard Fork.
Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social Bad Astronomer (formerly @BadAstronomer), SciCommer, Dork. Crash Course Astronomy guy. He/him. Newsletter: badastronomy.beehiiv.com
I'm self-employed so my opinions do in fact represent my company's.
SlacktivistFred @slacktivistfred.bsky.social Galatians 5:12. Abolish ICE.
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:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil.
Signal: KenWhite.1969
southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, Dodger fan, internet dog. nycsouthpaw18 at gmail.