Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social Chicago. Transportation law, policy, and technology mostly. Senior Advisor, Metropolitan Planning Council. Views my own. One ticket, one timetable, one network....
Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana. Formerly of Activision and Warner Bros Games. Kaboom! Bucket Brigade member since 1982.
The Cutting Room Floor @tcrf.net A wiki about cut, unused, and debug content left in video games, as well as things like localization differences and revision changes. Founded by @xkeeper.net & @rachelmae.bsky.social - https://tcrf.net - Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tcrfwiki
State Senator Mike Simmons - IL-7th @senmikesimmons.bsky.social Serving Lincoln Square, Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Andersonville, Ravenswood, Lakeview, North Center, and West Ridge. 773.769.1717.
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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com criminalization, abolition, labor, politics, journalismโsocial science theory & methods too. sociologist.
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Zoรซ Takaki @zoetakaki.bsky.social Freelance journalist based in Chicago. Read my stuff here https://zoetakakiworks.wordpress.com
Patrick Gilsenan for 32nd Ward @patgilsenan.bsky.social Candidate for 32nd Ward Alderperson
patrickfor32.com
Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com Executive director of the Center for Building in North America (centerforbuilding.org), stephen@centerforbuilding.org. Personal account. Brooklyn, NY.
Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social law, policy, Illinoisances
reputedly "promoting left-wing causes"
beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social PREORDER MY DEBUT BOOK OF COMICS: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/beetle-moses-a-comics-menagerie/
Signed comic prints: beetlemoses.bigcartel.com
Joe Barry @joe-barry.bsky.social Divvy stations
William Skudlarek @willskud.bsky.social ๐ผ - researching all things egress and other fun building code stuff as Policy Analyst at the Center for Building in North America (centerforbuilding.org)
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I post about ๐๏ธ, ๐ , ๐, ๐, and other random stuff
Kathryn Anne Edwards @kedseconomist.com Labor economist, opinion writer, policy consultant, podcaster
https://linktr.ee/keds_economist
https://linktr.ee/optimisteconomy
Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social Federal Courts Reporter, @chicago.suntimes.com
Signal: jseidel.37
Denali @denali.bsky.social Early childhood and public systems researcher.
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
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Chicago Public Library @chipublib.bsky.social Read, learn, discover.
Opened in 1873, Chicago Public Library has locations in every Chicago neighborhood.
Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social NFL analyst at ESPN.
ComEd Grid Conditions @comed-grid.bsky.social Unofficial. Every 6 hours I post information about the ComEd zone of the PJM Interconnection grid in Northern Illinois.
Made in Chicago by:
@michaelmclean.me
Data:
@gridstatus.io | NRC | EIA
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social https://vangamegarden.com/
Official account for Vancouver Game Garden, a public event showcasing local games and art in Vancouver, BC!
June 13 & 14, 2026 | Roundhouse Community Centre
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social She/her. Personal account. ๐ต๐ญ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ป๐
For official aldermanic services and response go to the48thward.org
ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social I turn Art into Sports (and vice versa) | NO AI USED | โEverything I didn't know I needed" - follower testimonial
Ariel Parrella @arielparrella.bsky.social Logan Square/Avondale/Humboldt Park reporter/periodista
@BlockClubCHI | ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น y espaรฑol. tips + dog photos: ariel@blockclubchi.org
Lily Alexandre ๐ฐ๏ธ @lily-is.online I write about art, gender, and the tech industry. Video essays on @nebula.tv, Twin Peaks podcast @tstv.show ๐ฒ๐ซ๏ธ
All that is solid melts into air
youtube.com/@lily_lxndr
Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social Historian of play | PhD | @ihr.bsky.social Fellowship | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer - Thousand Hells, Amberspire, Neurocracy & more | Currently working on a secret thing
Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit
she/her
Thinky Games @thinkygames.com Discover games you'll love to solve. ๐งฉ ๐ ๐บ๏ธ
We share new puzzly, problem-solving games.
https://thinkygames.com/
https://thinkygames.com/dailies/
NamaTakahashi @namataka.bsky.social Japanese Indie Dev / #รoo / #ElecHead
ใรooใ is Out Now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/oo/
Bit Bash Chicago @bitbashchicago.com Chicago's Alternative Game Festival.
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๐ป๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social my hearts as full as a baked potatah
i post sci-fi/fantasy/retro/weird art and images mostly
cashapp: $thatsgoodweb if you wanna help me pay bills
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pluswav @pluswav.bsky.social a music production cooperative composing for video games, tv, and other media
FLOOR BABA, Laryssa Okada, Lena Raine, Maxo, Miles Morkri
Double Fine @doublefine.com Official source of Action Posts from Double Fine Productions, creators of Psychonauts, Brรผtal Legend, Broken Age, RAD, and Keeper
https://www.doublefine.com
nocaps @nocapsbb.bsky.social posting about cool indie games
currently playing: THE CANON OF BALLS | Persona 5
videos: youtube.com/c/nocapsbb
nocaps.on.yt@gmail.com
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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social Sometimes, when I'm in the right mood, I make video games and art. Or something.
Made Celeste with friends, working on City of None and Jumper at EXOK.
www.noelberry.ca
Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com Madeline Stephanie Thorson
makes games ~ Celeste, TowerFall, etc
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ gender criminal
maddymakesgames.com
Sam (Afterthoughts) @afterthoughts.bsky.social Video essayist. Fiction Writer. โ AI slop.
Climbing rocks and living in ๐ with best friend ๐ถ
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Sean Duffy @profduff.bsky.social Psychology professor, cyclist, urbanist, photographer from Philadelphia.
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.
Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social Please consider donating to the Palestine Childrenโs Relief Fund โ> https://www.pcrf.net
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social maker of video game documentaries @noclip, alternative game coverage @noclip_2, selling out with style @SecretTape and F1 chat @shiftf1podcast. Irishman inside an American.
Aftermath @aftermath.site Aftermath is an independent, worker-owned website about video games and internet culture.
www.aftermath.site
ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ It's definitely mostly about the floors. There may be swear words. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social comms for @mayorofchicago.bsky.social but this is my personal account.
Chicago-based attorney never giving legal advice. firm believer in the power of community.
Alder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social 40th Ward Alder / Father / Spouse / Chair of Immigration Committee / Chair of Progressive Caucus/ Vice Chair of Latino Caucus / Organizer / Problem Solver / Chicagoan until Chicago ends.
H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social I write about Chicago, labor, and organizing.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social a very serious journalist | signal: shawn.56
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com Independent LGBTQ+ journalist, mom, D&D DM. Tips: http://ko-fi.com/erininthemorn // Booking: http://erinreedwrites.com // Venmo erin888
Bylines @TheGuardian.com, @advocate.com, @xtramagazine.com
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | 2 Weeks | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
The Intercept @theintercept.com Fearless, adversarial journalism. Join our newsletter to get our best investigative reporting delivered to you: https://theintercept.com/newsletter/
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/
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
Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social reporter @chicago.suntimes.com
union member @cstguild.bsky.social
drummer, mediocre catcher
prev: Daily Herald | she/her ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social Menominee | Organizer | Co-author of Let This Radicalize You | Hosts Movement Memos podcast | Newsletter: organizingmythoughts.org | More: http://linktr.ee/KellyHayes
David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social Transportation planner working on making biking, walking, rolling & riding safer & easier | Care deeply about transparency | Posts are my own ofc
Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social Law professor and writer. Expert on tech, privacy, AI, and sarcasm.
๐ฆ: https://twitter.com/tiffanycli
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๐: https://mastodon.social/@tiffanycli
TiffanyLi.com if you insist
Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social Personal account. Housing Director at Impact for Equity, a law and policy center in Chicago. Former policy director, Chicago Dept of Housing. Book "The Battle of Lincoln Park" on the origins of gentrification in Chicago.
danielkayhertz.com
babski @babski.bsky.social Adam ยท I like bikes and the bus ยท he/him
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Chicago via MN
Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social Professionally disagreeable senior Chicago politics reporter for @wttw.bsky.social News
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
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Viktor Kรถves @viktorkoves.com Chicagoan, climate developer, photographer, creator of @chiwho.bike and @electrifychicago.net | ๐ viktorkoves.com
Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike Telling the stories of the Chicagoans who bike around our city, along with the infrastructure that supports them. Full videos on YouTube, and read all our past interviews at chiwho.bike!
Red Sox @redsox.com The official account of the Boston Red Sox. Sometimes we wear green.
Alderman La Spata @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social 1st Ward Alderman. Mon-Fri 10 AM-6 PM at 1958 N Milwaukee Ave / 872-206-2685 / info@the1stward.com
Chicago ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฑ @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social Internally displaced southern queer refugee. All my homies hate landlords, car dependency, and exclusionary housing policy.
Housing policy is community, environmental policy, transit policy, and (anti-) segregation policy
Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social Current* conditions:
๐ Chicagoan (Rogers Park) ๐ข data ๐ transit ๐ฒ bike ๐ฐ local news ๐ Lake Michigan stan account ๐ views mine โ๏ธ lauriemerrell.com ๐ค she/her
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
https://www.patreon.com/dril
https://www.instagram.com/dril
https://linktr.ee/drilreal
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
David Struett @davidstruett.bsky.social Chicago Sun-Times reporter, assistant news desk editor https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/david-struett
Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org Chicagoans working together to make our streets better for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit.
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linktr.ee/betterstreetschicago
Chicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow.org We're demanding a city-wide #bikegridnow with slow & safe bike-prioritized streets across Chicago. bikegridnow.org
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org The region's sustainable transportation news and advocacy website, helping to make the city and suburbs better since 2013. Posts: @johngreenfield.bsky.social (unsigned) and @stevevance.net.
Alexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social PhD candidate, modern German architecture | religion, preservation, environment | he/him views mine | New Orleans (for now)
With jazz and conversation
From the foot of Mount Belzoni
Jesse Guarascia @jesseguarascia.com currently: Social Media & Content @ KO_OP, prev: /noclip & noclip_2, Talking Simpsons, Blowback, Matt McMuscles | ๐งhello@jesseguarascia.com | he/him ๐จ๐ฆ
Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social Chicago's neighborhood news source.
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
๐๏ธ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social Suburbanite. Sustainable transportation advocacy, for Chicago and Chicagoland. #BuildTheTunnel
โThe smart, transit-oriented [social media] accountโ -Chicago Tribune
Planning, building, breaking, rebuilding.
Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social Reporter at Bloomberg | co-host of Triple Click | New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice + Press Reset + Blood, Sweat, and Pixels | Email: jschreier@gmail.com | Signal: jschreier.10
Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social environmental seismologist - doctor of glacier vibes - geoscience educator - she/her - opinions only my own - puns only my worst
/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social We Make Crowdfunded Video Game Documentaries. Watch our docs at http://YouTube.com/noclipvideo. We also do underground games coverage at https://www.youtube.com/@Noclip2.
John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.)
YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.)
Football Fan (co-owner of AFC Wimbledon, longtime Liverpool fan)
Opposed to Tuberculosis
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com Leading digital news and information platform covering voting rights, elections, and the courts โ from an unapologetically pro-democracy standpoint.
Newsletters: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg
Reporting: democracydocket.com
Founded: @marcelias.bsky.social
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.
subscribe to the State of the League patreon @jokicjoestar.bsky.social I like basketball
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy