Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social Tracking the Right's journey after Brexit and also the culture war's highly charged boundaries. Once a Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, now centrist. Telegraph watcher.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandmcs
buymeacoffee.com/rolandsmith
Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social I write and report things, and I have a newsletter that some people like. “Do you know what the sad part is…? I’m a very good tailor.” brokenbottleboy.substack.com
Alan Allport @alanallport.bsky.social Professor, historian, husband, dad, scouser, gobby. Author of Demobbed (2009), Browned Off & Bloody-Minded (2015), Britain at Bay (2020), Advance Britannia (2025). “Awesome but a bit boring” (RMP). Personal account.
Rachel Burch @rachelburch.bsky.social Deeply unwell, deeply mossy, wheelchair user, Dartmoor photographer, old book lover and hedgehog whisperer. 🦔🦼📖 have been a photographer for 35 years.
https://thegreenlanesshimmer.etsy.com
JULIE @rarebeef.bsky.social HISTORIAN, GRANDMOTHER, HUMANIST, SOCIALIST, ATHEIST, READER, PUZZLEMASTER. CLEVER GIRL IS MY HIGHEST COMPLIMENT.
Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com "A scholar and a hater" - The Guardian
◦ historian of really bad guys @ Yale
◦ host, This Guy Sucked
◦ author, THE HOMELAND (coming summer 2027) & FALSE IDOLS (2028)
all opinions my own.
https://www.ceaubin.com
https://thisguysucked.com
New Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social MA LING, MS SLP, mad scientist. A couple mid CES awards in a storage unit. Clinical director for the first FDA approved BCI, where’s my money Elon
Politics, data art, mental health, accessibility, bad jokes
datapoems.io • lukesteuber.com • bipolarsky
Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social Soon: Reporter @talkingpointsmemo.com. Author: To Catch A Fascist. Words in Guardian, Zeteo, MS NOW, The Nation. Formerly HuffPost. letsgomathias@protonmail.com. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Catch-a-Fascist/Christopher-Mathias/9781668034767.
Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social Freelance journalist & writer. Bylines at the Herald, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Big Issue, Prospect Magazine et al. Radio 4 documentaries, including Waiting for the Van & Prosecuting Polmont. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.
Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social Human rights and democracy researcher | Fellow at the Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations at @Upenn.edu | https://www.wangyaqiu.com/ | 勇气是最珍贵的品质
Caroline Baxter @convergingriskslab.bsky.social Director, Converging Risks Lab, within the Council on Strategic Risks.
Former DASD(FE&T) and RAND policy wonk.
Come for the foresight, stay for the fun.
Yes, I took that photo. It was even cooler than you think.
https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/crl/
Fast Casual TBogg+ @tbogg.bsky.social Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this
The Laser Hundreds @laserhundreds.bsky.social Card-carrying member of the Anti-growth Coalition.
Likes: cats, birds (feathered persuasion), science, nature, words, history, art, music, current affairs, satire.
Mostly lurking. Repost/like≠endorsement.
High Evolutionary 1106 @highevo1106.bsky.social he/him | AuDHD, and anxiety | Born Charleston, SC and raised a Hoosier.
Anti-Doomer. Child of a contrarian father and persistent mother. Recovering debate bro and Nemik-poster.
Posting and response hours from 7 to 9 PM EST
Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social Exec Producer The Professional Left Podcast. (Venmo @proleftpod) I’m a Goddamn Democrat. Host of Bluegal’s Knitting 🧶 Podcast on YouTube. Happy wife of @driftglass.bsky.social “It’s the corruption, stupid.”
Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com staff writer, @newrepublic.com // author, A WOMAN IS AGAINST THE LAW (2KTK, @littlebrown.bsky.social) + PLAYING THE WHORE (Verso)
// melissagiragrant.com
» melissa@melissagira.com
» tips (encrypted): melissagira.01 on Signal
@nyguild.bsky.social member
Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social Associate Professor of public health at Muhlenberg College. History, ethics, epidemiology, sports, injury prevention.
Krista D Ball is Canada's Trade War Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social Krista D. Ball is an award winning Canadian author who hasn't met a potato she didn't like.
Krista's motto: don't let the randos steal your joy. She posts on reddit: she's been called worse by better than you.
kristadball.com for books, contact, etc.
finrodsauronverynsfwprivatefolderdonotlook @yungdreyfusard.bsky.social apikoros, min, self-hating baal teshuvah. wrestling with the angel again. holding down the fort for universalism within the context of Jewish chosenness.
LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social Bookseller, editor, blogger, reader, reviewer, writer, photographer, drinker, swashbuckler, cat tickler
https://www.woolamaloo.org.uk/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/
https://linktr.ee/WoolamalooGazette
Dr Lynne Hardy @lynneahardy.bsky.social (She/her) Freelance writer, editor, and educator (roleplaying games and traditional hand embroidery techniques)
Post-Left Watch @postleftwatch.bsky.social Highlighting and keeping receipts on post-left (right-wing politics with vaguely leftist aesthetics) pundits and podcasters.
Fred, His Enemy Getting a Vote @thefred.bsky.social 
eve peyser @evepeyser.bsky.social writer // evepeyser.com
James Dalrymple @jamesewand.bsky.social Teaching/lecturing in France. Occasional academic.
Cinema, books, music, vintage television, podcasts (usually while cooking for the family), teaching, life in France etc.
Film reviews at: letterboxd.com/jamesewand/
Allison Hantschel @allisonhantschel.com Media for DAME magazine. She/her. Co-founder, First-Draft.com. Alumna of The Daily Cardinal.
Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social Author, THE DEATH OF CONSENSUS (The Times Politics Book of 2022)
GHOSTS OF IRON MOUNTAIN ("riveting" - New Yorker)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1035903857
POWER FAILURE (Future Governance Forum)
Last on Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002styf
Battle Order @battleorder.org ⚔️ Posting military unit graphics, fictional art, and quirky vehicles. #ORBATBoys
https://www.youtube.com/@battleorder
https://www.battleorder.org/
Anna H @athenepallas.bsky.social 'Who would have thought my shriveled heart
Could have recovered greenness?'
Wrath of God Bot @wrathofgodbot.bsky.social City-state enjoyer and enemy to all sentient life
Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social Founder of Tax Policy Associates Ltd. Tax realist. @danneidle on Twitter
Sue @suezw.bsky.social Rower, sailor, interfering old 🇨🇦 busy-body & proud #Fella.
I'll follow people who are interesting or funny...and #NAFO 🇺🇦.
I block/report bots.
We may have fun but this is not child's play.
Stay strong, be brave, stick together, help the victims.
Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social Londoner
Disappointed but not surprised
Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social Security correspondent at
@theipaper.com, author of 'Plotters: The UK Terrorists Who Failed'
song of songs bot @songofsongsbot.bsky.social posts a verse/section every six hours from my favorite book of the bible/tanakh.
by @alice.bsky.sh
translation: http://benwhitmore.altervista.org/song-solomon/
source: https://github.com/aliceisjustplaying/songofsongs-bot-bsky
Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social Posting random lines from the 5 Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy books by Douglas Adams. Bot by @josephwb.bsky.social, using template code from @philna.sh #HHGG #DouglasAdams #DNA Code: https://github.com/josephwb/whalepetunias
Jean Blaylock @jeanblaylock.bsky.social Unfair trade rules, broken food systems. Also archeology, plants and sci-fi.
András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social Hungarian-born British screenwriter.
Same hat size as Ralph Fiennes, same shoe size as Anthony Eden
As seen on the Bird App
A national security threat, according to Donald Trump
IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3416508
Skulls and Sheets @skullsandsheets.bsky.social I am the flogger of undead horses. Specifically Welsh, undead, yuletide ones that eat cake, toast and cider. Otherwise known as the mari lwyd! Everyone is welcome here!
Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social Geoffrey Chaucer (Le Vostre GC): Servaunt of the Kynge. Blogger. Wryter of verse. Wearer of litel woolen hatte. Deputy Forestere of North Petherton. He/hym/hys.
Hourly Garth Marenghi's Darkplace @hourlydarkplace.bagpuss.org A random frame from a random Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, every hour, on the hour. Episode details in alt text.
By Dave Bagpuss Forsey @bagpuss.org
More Hourly TV: linktr.ee/hourlytv
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social Since 2003, your release valve for your liberal rage. Read more: http://rudepundit.blogspot.com.
Become a patron of the rude arts: http://patreon.com/rudepundit
Lady Nerevar @ladynerevar.bsky.social Internet-Ancient Elder Scrolls Nerd | Imperial Library admin | Not employed by Bethesda/ZOS
www.ladynerevar.com
Kim A. Wagner @kimatiwagner.bsky.social Historian of imperialism, mass violence and atrocity photography.
Current book-project on the My Lai Massacre of 1968 - the final instalment in my massacre trilogy that also includes Amritsar 1919 and Bud Dajo 1906.
Rep by Wylie Agency
Grizwald @grizwald.bsky.social 
pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social i lost it at the movies
Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social Does political sociology @DerbyUni | Blogger | Author: THE PARTY'S OVER: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CONSERVATIVES FROM THATCHER TO SUNAK | Bylines @Tribune & @Jacobin | Bits of SF too | Writes things: http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.co.uk
Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social Encyclopedist, college librarian, writer, ttrpg writer. I like to talk about Mesopotamia & Vikings. Always outnumbered, never outgunned.
My podcast, "The History of Comic Books in 500 Issues," is at http://500issues.com
Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner. Micheal L Printz Award winner. National Book Award finalist.
Wrote NAVOLA, THE WINDUP GIRL, THE WATER KNIFE, and SHIP BREAKER, among others.
windupstories.com
Bryan Blessed @bryb.bsky.social Lapsed Glaswegian / born again Berliner.
"our go-to drill rap expert"
⭐⭐ Daily Mail
"the Flintstones is, canonically, set after the Jetsons"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wall Street Journal
"Sent from my Blackberry®"
⭐⭐⭐ Pravda
https://mixcloud.com/BryanBlessed
Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social The voice of private renters. We campaign to make our homes safe, secure and affordable. Team behind #VentYourRent and #HomesNotHotels
https://linktr.ee/GenerationRentUK
In Luigi We Trust @in-luigi-we-trust.bsky.social Luigi case commentary. Advocate for fair trial.
Kenzie @kenzius.bsky.social Extremely amateur RPG enthusiast. SF native. Anti-Athena. I own 4 copies of Wuthering Heights. I will immediately crumble under any pressure so if you pick a fight with me I hope you realize you will gain 0 XP.
I write at https://snakebiterpg.blogspot.com/
Mairéad "Maisie" Ó Dorchaidhe @modorchaidhe.bsky.social Game developer.
Previous credits incl SSE @ Diablo 4, Destiny 2, EA Sports, Frostbite. Now micro-indie (@odorchaidhe.games)
Tá mé i mo chónaí i mBéal Feirste.
🟢 Gaeilge, English, 日本語
🟡 Magyarul, Español, Français
🔴 everything else
ALQST for Human Rights @alqst.bsky.social ALQST is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that works to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia. https://alqst.org/en
Sile Reynolds @silereynolds.bsky.social Asylum policy lead at Freedom from Torture. Scenic swimmer. Hopeless grower of inedible vegetables. Occasional painter. Views are my own.
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk 🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data
nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk
support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
Annette @annettesjl.bsky.social Been here ages, hbu?
@thaliamims.bsky.social @thaliamims.bsky.social I post a mix of stuff. Some books, some jokes, some white-hot burning outrage.
Max Cairnduff @maxcairnduff.bsky.social Repairer of Reputations.
Jess Asato MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social Labour Member of Parliament for Lowestoft
jess.asato.mp@parliament.uk
much ado about muffin @muffindoin.bsky.social no relation to the muffin man
ARubbishBot @arubbishbot.bsky.social Forester. Dismal commentator, worse parent.
Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
SubStack: https://pollingsnippets.substack.com/?r=4a6d0z&utm_campaign=pub-shar
Leaving FilmStruck @leavingfilmstrk.bsky.social Movie watcher, novice crocheter. Don't high hat me!
Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org Yes Ha Ha Ha Yes… we’re on bluesky!! A Committee made up of depraved College Football Fans!! All our links here!!
https://linktr.ee/sickoscommittee?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=53fc82b0-d684-4959-a049-cf7703037317
Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social If there's something you hope will happen, well, maybe it will happen today.
🚫No AI Ever🚫
Selected prints available here: https://www.inprnt.com/collections/phineas/maybe-it-will-happen-today/
Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social Staunch liberal, hopeful Georgist, moderate intuitionist. Hoping to one day pass on an even better world than the one I inherited. Retweet =/= Endorsement
Kate Belgrave @katebelgrave.bsky.social Journalist. Problem with authority that I'm too old to have. Blogger, housing and benefits activist. Interview-based podcast with people with housing and benefits problems. Non tribal politically. Dislike them all. https://whovotedforthis.buzzsprout.com/
Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social Iowa-born, NYC-influenced, Spain living. Former sports journalist launching a sports tourism company, Gata Sports Tours. Runner, traveler, pro-democracy, love to read. My own opinions. Signal @Democracy.23
Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social Professor of Economics and Public Policy, King's College London; Senior Fellow, UKICE. Immigration, economics, public policy. Personal views only; usual disclaimers apply. https://jonathandportes.github.io/
Jemima Kelly @jemima.bsky.social Financial Times columnist and writer.
👩🏼💻 https://www.ft.com/jemima-kelly
The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast @oldhammerpodcast.bsky.social A podcast of readings and analysis of the Warhammer fiction of 1989-95
https://anchor.fm/lewis-davies8
https://ko-fi.com/oldhammerfictionpodcast
Phil Davis @gravitasanomaly.bsky.social A lover of sci fi. Avid ftp mid to late game Raid Shadow Legends player. A sad devotion to Wolves FC.
Occasionally my work supporting destitute asylum seekers with Hope Projects may creep in.
Ілля @illya.bsky.social 
Reem Alsalem @unsrvaw.bsky.social UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹
links.weratedogs.com
The Conversationalist @conversationalist.org We are a nonprofit feminist media outlet focused on solutions oriented journalism and global perspectives, from the personal to the political. https://conversationalist.org/
Giled Pallaeon @giledpallaeon.bsky.social Military & International Affairs nerd. Defense professional. Mostly naval subjects, but all aspects of defense and natsec welcome. Oh, & plastic spaceships, that too. All opinions on all subjects my own #WeAreNAFO
Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social Linguist, Cognitive Scientist, Occasional AI Researcher, Immigrant in NYC, Co-Author w/ Ingeborg Glimmer of 'Why We Fear AI' - out now: https://bookshop.org/a/114797/9781945335174
Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social Writer, game designer, podcaster. Winner of the Diana Jones Award, 8 Gold and 5 Silver ENnies. Translated into 11 languages.
Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social Chris Coates, purveyor of niche drivel: https://substack.com/@oddthisday
Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social Largely unknown historian @ Uni Kassel Versität. Americanist. „Smart heavy hitter” doing work on pop culture (Disney, TV) & queer history. Does stand up comedy. Frustrated idealist. Podcast @infrontofira.bsky.social.
https://linktr.ee/sabrinamittermeier
Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social Independent journalist covering tech, culture, and politics @spitfirenews.com. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/kattenbarge
elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog a guy with a poodle and a blog. philly sports fan. jew-ish.
https://www.necessaryfictions.blog/ / https://letterboxd.com/eisquith
No Context Earl Grey @frames.earlgreymemes.club Star Trek frames without* context, iconic shots, video clips, and other meme fodder curated by @earlgreymemes.club
*may contain context
always alt text 🖖 never AI upscaled 🚫
Steve Fisher @stevefisher.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, Trinity College, University of Oxford. https://electionsetc.com
https://substack.com/@stevefisheroxford
Micah @rincewind.run Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Views entirely my own.
Deputy Chair of the Ankh-Morpork Posters’ Guild
🏳️⚧️ rights are human rights
Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com Author of bestselling sexy book as Kit Rocha. Rep'd by Sarah Younger at NYLA. Hiding in the Alabama woods. #TeamADHD Book Stuff: https://linktr.ee/kitrocha Enable Chaos: https://amzn.to/4gCqcOD
Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy.bsky.social she/her feminist author
Books: The seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls
(And others)
Newsletter https://www.feministgiant.com/
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social
A safe, fun space for pop enthusiasts to celebrate anniversaries of fucking records.
Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social Public policy editor based in the Britain section at The Economist
Noema Magazine @noemamag.com Longform journalism exploring fresh ideas. Pitch us: edit@noemamag.com