Joe Beda @h.olysh.it Out of retirement to be CTO @ Stacklok. Did k8s, GCE, gtalk and IE. Figuring shit out. Protect Trans kids 🏳️⚧️. Seattle. Signal: jbeda.99 he/him
Orchid @orchidfiles.com Developer, team lead, and founder.
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TeeBo @texastob-24.bsky.social Still finding my voice to help others find theirs. Twitter ex-pat 🏊🏻♀️ 🏝️ 🏔️
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social Father, friend, believe love conquers hate, and truth wins over prevarication. 
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Riley Brown @rileybrown.bsky.social #1 AI educator on Tik Tok
Peter Steinberger @steipete.me vibe coding is the way. I bootstrapped a remote company before it was cool. Founder @PSPDFKit (exit to Insight). 🏳️🌈
karpathy @karpathy.bsky.social AI @ OpenAI, Tesla, Stanford
Simon Willison @simonwillison.net Independent AI researcher, creator of datasette.io and llm.datasette.io, building open source tools for data journalism, writing about a lot of stuff at https://simonwillison.net/
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social Navy veteran. Retired businessman/and educator. Roasting Republican politics since 2009 with snark, receipts, and zero patience for bullshit. DMs closed.
Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social Mother of twins. Friend of Gabriel Allon… Married to @danielsilvabooks …
CNN Special Correspondent
Can define “brat”
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Tailscale @tailscale.com Your private programmable network.
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social Chief political commentator, The Independent, and visiting professor, the Strand Group, King's College London
activist360 @activist360.bsky.social Founded by singer-songwriter/musician and climate justice activist Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social: our mission is to help protect our planet for future generations.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social Singer-songwriter/musician, social/climate justice activist, inspired by Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group. Spotify http://rb.gy/jm7b2 Buy http://bit.ly/2kJwUoL Link http://about.me/bill.madden
Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.
Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social Patriotic American. Lawyer. Co-Founder, Democracy Rising Collaborative. Formerly @democracyforward.org and @renewdemocracy.bsky.social. Views my own.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
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.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Vet. Ex NSC/White House Staff.
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.
Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Pro-democracy conservatives Republicans fighting Trump & Trumpism.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social Writer, journalist, filmmaker, professor. Pro-democracy advocate: Not capitulating. Author of Lee Harvey Oswald book, The Gunman & His Mother. Writing/publishing America, America on politics and society: America.substack.com
Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social Historian - Democracy and Its Discontents - Newsletter: Democracy Americana https://democracyamericana.com (also available in German: https://steady.page/de/demokratie-americana/posts) - Website: https://www.thomaszimmer.online/
Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social Law professor & author of BIG DIRTY MONEY and OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES
Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social Political scientist, co-host of Words Matter podcast, contributor to The Contrarian
Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social Opinion writer. Pvs: Editor at USA Today Opinion and National Journal, campaign reporter at USA Today and AP. Author, "The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock." My work: https://jilllawrence.com
Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social Asst Prof. of US History at UNC Chapel Hill.
Basketball, running, cats. Go celtics go heels.
Political liberal, hoop reactionary.
Posting goodreads reviews regularly.
Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social Former DOJ and FinCEN attorney
Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social @ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, serial entrepreneur, and host of the Prof G and Pivot Podcasts.
Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social CEO, Jewish Council for Public Affairs (@thejcpa.bsky.social)
Focused on democracy, hate, & extremism.
Previously: sued Nazis & won; Comms Director & Sr Policy Advisor, NY Attorney General
Halie Soifer @haliesoifer.bsky.social CEO of Jewish Democratic Council of America @JewishDems || Former national security advisor to then-Senator @KamalaHarris || Senior policy advisor in Obama admin & national security in Congress.
Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com NYT Bestselling Author – ON COURAGE: HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT IN AN AGE OF FEAR (HarperCollins/Mariner) tinyurl.com/yxpvn488
Fmr White House Sr Policy Advisor | Fmr Sr Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Contact: fieldsmeyer.com
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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.
Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/
Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
Amy McGrath @amymcgrath.bsky.social Mom of Teddy, George, and Ellie. Wife of Erik. Former Marine. F/A-18 pilot. Proud American. Proud Kentuckian.
Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social I don’t post often, so I try to make every one count. I’ve worked for 45 years in government, think tanks, Georgetown U. and philanthropy. I write, lecture and do media interviews. On Substack at: joecirincione.substack.com
Jonathan Chait @jonathanbchait.bsky.social Staff writer for the Atlantic. Messages with links are intended as prompts to read the linked story, not self-contained arguments substituting for the linked story.
Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including NYT best selling biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social National Security Attorney, Comic Book Historian, University of Rochester Alum
Garry Kasparov @garrykasparov.bsky.social Vice-president of the World Liberty Congress. Founder & Chair of the Renew Democracy Initiative. Board of the Human Rights Foundation. Father, activist, author, speaker, 13th World Chess Champion.
Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social "a Washington lawyer whose practice representing people about security clearances is part of an entire legal subspecialty made possible by the current system." - Politico
Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social Girl dad. Hip-Hop lover. Fmr Capitol Police Officer. Making good trouble.
https://www.standingourground.us/
Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social Host @indyamericans.bsky.social Founder @indyvetsofamerica.bsky.social, Righteous, @amvets4ukraine.bsky.social, IAVA, Operation Liberty. Speaking truth to power. https://linktr.ee/paulrieckhoff
@stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social Former Republican media consultant. Worked in 5 presidential races. Senior advisor to Lincoln Project. Author of 9 books. I am obsessed with doing endurance sports badly.
Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social Tracking autocratic legalism around the world from Princeton University. 
Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social Media nerd. CNN chief media analyst. INSIDE THE HIVE podcast host. Author of "Network of Lies," "Hoax," and "Top of the Morning." Former Shorenstein fellow, NYT reporter and blogger.
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
Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social Co-founder & President of @runforsomething.net & RFS Civics / Writer x2: RUN FOR SOMETHING & WHEN WE'RE IN CHARGE / Mom, also x2
amandalitman.com/links
Marc Polymeropoulos @mpolymer1.bsky.social Once upon a time worked at a 3 letter alphabet soup govt agency. TBI/PTS Survivor. MSNOW ntl security contributor. “Eyes On Geopolitics” pod. Leadership speaker. Obsessive RedSox fan. Heavy Metal aficionado. 🇺🇸🇬🇷
David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social Jack and Charlie’s dad, Alana’s husband. Cincy native. Running for Lieutenant Governor alongside @amyactonoh to fight for Ohioans and lower costs.
SpyTalker @spytalker.bsky.social Founding editor, SpyTalk.co. Longtime DC-based natsec journalist. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, CQ/Homeland Security, books, magazine freelance
Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social Off Message, Politix.fm;
Formerly: Crooked Media, TNR, TPM; www.offmessage.net/subscribe
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.
JD Random - RandomWhiteGuy @thereelrandom.bsky.social Ret Civics and History Teacher, Active Writer & Photographer — ADHD before it was cool, & MDD survivor.
Woke heretic screaming into the political void.
https://linktr.ee/TheReelRandom
9/10/23
Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social Body Language & Emotional Intelligence Expert | Physician | Behavior Analyst | Dark Matter Physics | Anthropology | Astrophysics | Writer | BLM | Climate Crisis | Human Rights | 🇺🇦 | Jack@BodyLanguageSuccess.com | linktr.ee/drjackbrown
David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social Political scientist. Political behavior + methods. Spatial analysis.
Speaking in a personal capacity. Opinions expressed are my own.
Steve Sheffey @stevesheffey.bsky.social Proud Jewish Democrat | Aspiring guitar player | Mediocre chess player. Sign up for my free newsletter: https://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001MV7eEgn-X0pYqjI-fd8VmEcubnLKpAV8KnAVUsaVcKT3D2IrhVDLLvv1iLnCfVFjN6bRDPOuycQu0h3ewhdCYA%3D%3D
Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social Ex-GOP, political/PR strategist, EP “America Reads The Mueller Report”, writer, pundit, podcast "Politics With Cheri Jacobus" https://www.patreon.com/PoliticsWithCheriJacobus, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@PoliticsWithCheriJacobus
Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@RGoodLaw
Co-editor-in-chief @justsecurity.org. Chaired Prof at NYU Law. Former Chaired Prof Harvard. Former Special Counsel Defense Dept.
https://www.justsecurity.org/author/goodmanryan
Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social Husband, father, lawyer, business owner, OG NeverTrumper. Native Georgian. UF undergrad (Go Gators); W&L Law. Ga Motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation. Micah 6:8. Sic semper tyrannis.
Mimi Rocah @mimirocah1.bsky.social Former Westchester County DA, former SDNY prosecutor, sometimes legal & political commentator, always a proud & devoted mama to two teens & a rescue dog. ⚖️
The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social The Intellectualist delivers fact-based analysis and thoughtful commentary focused on defending democracy and fostering informed public discourse. At a time when truth and civic engagement are under threat, it serves as a vital platform.
James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com Healthcare data analysis, advocacy & snark.
I also raise money for Dems.
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David Leopold @davidleopold.bsky.social Immigration Law Leader | Reform Advocate | Media Contributor |
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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social Fmr US Intelligence +36 yrs. Expert MENA/SWA & US Terrorists | x5 NYT Bestselling Author, Navy Senior Chief, Widower, Ukrainian army Intl’ Legionnaire.
Malcolmnance.Substack.com
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social Vice Chair, @democrats.org • PA State Rep, 181st District. • @drmatt.kenyatta’s husband
Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social Books! One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps, Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World, & a Nabokov bio. Now working on Snowblind: Death on the Polar Ice. Former karateka & record store clerk. Newsletter & podcast: andreapitzer.com.
Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social My body, my choice. My account, my voice.
| Mom. Widow. Writer. Designer. |
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Ilan Goldenberg @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social Chief Policy Officer, J Street. Former Mideast Advisor to Vice President Harris and Director of Jewish Outreach on the Harris-Walz campaign.
Ben Rhodes @rhodesben.bsky.social Pod Save the World. NYT opinion. MSNBC. Author: After the Fall and The World As It Is
Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social Former soldier. Student of leadership & national security; Professor, author (“If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal”), speaker. Always looking for civility & new adventures.
https://www.markhertling.com
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social Editor @insidereng, host @foreignoffpod, https://substack.com/@macspaunday, ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror: http://goo.gl/Jb6uEA. Next book on the GRU for @vikingbooks. macspaunday@protonmail.com
Laura Rozen @lkrozen.bsky.social Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement
Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader. Views represent my academic research, not my university. I post things on substack: https://jennifermercieca.substack.com/
Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu President of the @ec.europa.eu
Mother of seven. Brussels-born. European by heart. 🇪🇺
Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com Former Congressman. Running for Wake County District Attorney because the stakes for our community, and our democracy have never been higher.
Join the fight at www.wileynickel.com
NetBlocks @netblocks.org The Internet's Observatory: Tracking cybersecurity and digital governance • connectivity and democracy • tools and policy for change • https://netblocks.org
Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute 
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