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Viktor Farcic @vfarcic.bsky.social 
Bryan Boreham @bboreham.bsky.social Programmer. Has commits in gcc, emacs, Go, Kubernetes, Prometheus and other things. 
Signal @signal.org Signal is a nonprofit end-to-end encrypted communications app. Privacy isn’t an optional mode, it’s the way Signal works. Every message, every call, every time. https://signal.org/donate/
Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute 
Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social Author: Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (University of Chicago Press).
Researcher, infolit/misinfo/rhetoric/civic reasoning. Currently researching AI as tool for critical thinking.
Sarah Sturm @sarahsturmy.bsky.social Mostly watching, someday I’ll be interesting enough to post.
MAGA Cult Slayer @magacultslayer.bsky.social The #4 story in world history is on our substack! #smokefleet https://open.substack.com/pub/magacultslayer
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Kubernetes @kubernetes.io #Kubernetes: open source production-grade container orchestration management. #CNCF #K8s
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) @cncf.io Making cloud native ubiquitous
Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social Professor of Int’l & EU Law, Diplomatic Academy Vienna. Past: Prof., founding Director CIGAD at King's College London, specialist adviser House of Lords EU Select Committee, Référendaire CJEU 
Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Institute for Government and still doing bits for UK in a Changing Europe. Cricket fan and (not very good) tennis player. 
Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Sky News Elections Analyst
Author of "The British General Election of 2024" & "Brexitland". All takes are mine only.
"The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/
https://www.robertford.net/
Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social Professor of EU and Human Rights Law. Usual disclaimers. Latest book: European Union Law, 5th edition, co-edited with Catherine Barnard.
Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, geography, place, trust. I run on espresso.
Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social Helping you see the full story, for every story.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social Hello lovelies. This is my official account.. 💙💙
Glad to be over here from the "other place"😂
It's like breathing clean air again 👍🏼
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law, history, and policy.
At The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
@dalailama.bsky.social @dalailama.bsky.social i think it’s clear i’m not the real lama
Bear Grylls @beargrylls.bsky.social Just trying this out! #Adventure #NeverGiveUp
Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk Official UK Met Office account. Get the weather in your hand with our app: http://linktr.ee/MOContent
hotukdeals @hotukdeals.bsky.social The UKs biggest DEAL finding community
Download our App 📱 https://hukd.com/DWNLAPP
Cyanidee @cyanogen.bsky.social 20+
Please don't interact if you're a minor or uncomfortable with nsfw
Dominic Byrne @dominic-byrne.bsky.social Fingal, Dublin, Ireland.
Local Government, Digital, Open Data, Civic Tech.
David Millar @davidrmillar.bsky.social Director of Resource Planning @ Santee Cooper. Charleston, SC
ProfBrianCox @profbriancox.bsky.social Professor of Particle Physics at The University of Manchester and Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science
Mark Murphy @marktmurphy.bsky.social Artist selling works through my Etsy shop at http://thunderspyart.etsy.com and my Redbubble shop at http://thricechampion.redbubble.com
@thricechampion on Twitter
Cyril Mottier @cyrilmottier.com Leadership, Engineering & Product amo.co. ex Zenly (Snap), CapitaineTrain.
Romain Guy @romainguy.dev Photography (https://curious-creature.com), Blog (https://romainguy.dev). In the past: Engineering Director, Android Toolkit team at Google.
Chris Boardman CBE @chrisboardman.bsky.social Pedalling a people powered panacea since….well for ages
Mark Thompson @astronomer-mark.bsky.social Broadcaster & Author exploring STEM through TV, radio, theatre & books | BBC Stargazing Live | Hon Doc from @UEA | Fascinated by sleep | office@josarsby.com
Jens Voigt @jensfupvoigt.bsky.social Veteran and author.
Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social Name shouter
Dara O Briain @daraobriain.bsky.social Yep, that one.
Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social Physics, bubbles, oceans, hot chocolate and curiosity. Professor at UCL, writer, broadcaster. Author of Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine https://linktr.ee/helenczerski Co-host of BBC Radio 4's Rare Earth
Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Specialist journalist: WIRED.com and more. Press Gazette Transport Journalist of the Year 2018. Finalist: Travel Photographer of the Year 2024 https://authory.com/carltonreid Signal: carltonreid.67
Rob Horton @robhorton.bsky.social 
Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social 'Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'
Own views; Adult language
Rugby columnist, author & therapist
Trustee of charity Women in Sport.
Current affairs, culture, sport, & sarcasm
Pre-order The Second Half https://linktr.ee/TheSecondHalfBrianMoore 
@richardhammond.bsky.social @richardhammond.bsky.social 
UK Snow Map @uksnowmap.com A real-time map of where it's snowing in the UK - https://uksnowmap.com - a project by @benmarsh.com
Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social Always in the Corner
pimoroni @pimoroni.com Purveyors of fine Maker goods worldwide and creators of fun, useful, and educational electronics for all skill levels. Come play with us! 🏴☠️
Raspberry Pi @raspberrypi.com We make very small computers which you can buy from just $4. We are also the literal coolest.
Stephen Mangan @stephenmangan.bsky.social Insta: @realstephenmangan Twitter: @stephenmangan and nowhere else!
Android Studio @androidstudio.bsky.social The official IDE for Android application development. Android Studio Koala out now! Download here → http://goo.gle/koala
Eric Migicovsky @ericmigi.com Inventor of things.
Currently working on rePebble.com
Previously: cofounder Beeper.com, partner @ycombinator, founder @pebble
Daniel @c418.org I Music sometimes 🐈⬛
@garylineker.bsky.social @garylineker.bsky.social 
DanTDM @dantdm.bsky.social This Is Not The Official DanTDM Page, The Handle Was Taken To Stop Fakers.
Find DanTDM Here:
https://www.youtube.com/@DanTDM
https://www.youtube.com/@DanTDMlive
https://www.youtube.com/@DanAndTray
https://x.com/dantdm
https://www.instagram.com/dantdm/
Tomasz Schafernaker @schafernaker.bsky.social Meteorologist at the BBC and part-time Artist/Painter 🇵🇱🇬🇧
Uni Of Reading 🏛
Contact ✉️📺tim@timreedmanagement.com
https://www.schafernakerart.com
https://www.tomaszschafernaker.com
Insta/x @schafernaker
Matteo Villa @emmevilla.bsky.social Head of DataLab at ISPI.
Tracking #migration, #energy, and all things data.
Making sense of the world, one chart at a time. 📈🧐
Hadi Hariri @hadihariri.com SVP of Operations @ JetBrains.
Joe Haslam @joehas.bsky.social It’s me all right but I’m still mostly holding out in the other place. It’s sorta mad coming here, like what I imagine getting divorced is like. You have to begin again and explain yourself to new people. 
Godot Engine @godotengine.org Your free, open-source game engine 🎮🛠️
Develop your 2D & 3D games, cross-platform projects, or even XR ideas!
🔗 https://links.godotengine.org/
@olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social Falling Apart Together Tour 2026-2027:
https://fallingaparttogether.com
@kiasmos.bsky.social @kiasmos.bsky.social I get scared like in Sweden. You know, it's kind of empty. They're all drunk.
Michael Moore @mmflint.bsky.social Filmmaker. Writer. Citizen. Podcaster. Listen to “The Michael Moore Podcast” on Apple & Spotify. Sign up for my free newsletter at MichaelMoore.com
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...😜
Tim Minchin @timminchin.bsky.social Songwriter singer pianist actor writer comedian producer speaker poet wanker reader runner worrier.
https://linktr.ee/timminchin
Posts on this account are posted for me by my webfairy, Shell🧚♀️
God @skeetofgod.bsky.social Disappointed but not surprised. Now ruling a brand new universe: https://theskeetofgod.com.
KotlinConf @kotlinconf.com KotlinConf is the premier event connecting professional developers and companies shaping the future with cutting-edge technologies. Brought to you by @jetbrains.com
kotlinconf.com
@anjunabeats.bsky.social @anjunabeats.bsky.social Parody
David Schneider @davidschneider.bsky.social Actor, writer, director, fool.
The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social Cartoonist and creator of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens https://linktr.ee/theoatmeal
Seth Ladd @sethladd.com Product manager @ Google, Flutter. #flutterdev
Charlie Brooker @charliebrooker.bsky.social Underwhelmist.
Ryan Reynolds @vancityreynolds.bsky.social owner: Aviation Gin - Mint Mobile - Maximum Effort - Wrexham AFC
Manmade @manmade.bsky.social An information experience design consultancy
@mrnishkumar.bsky.social @mrnishkumar.bsky.social 
Simon McCoy @simonmccoytv.bsky.social Broadcaster & Journalist.
Ex-BBC, Sky, TVam, Thames TV
Brian Smith @brismithy.bsky.social 🚴🏻♂️Olympian and 2 x British Road Champion 🇬🇧
📺 Pundit for WBD TNT Sports - Discovery - Eurosport 🎤
📝 The Wordsmith Studio 📝
🍹 Juice Plus+ 🍹
⚠️ Shoklite ⚠️
Micronaut Framework @micronautfw.bsky.social A modern, JVM-based, full-stack framework for building modular, easily testable #microservice and #serverless applications.
https://micronaut.io
Julia Evans @b0rk.jvns.ca programming and exclamation marks
blog: jvns.ca
zines: wizardzines.com
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
@peston.bsky.social @peston.bsky.social 
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Paul Jacques @pauljacques.bsky.social Running(parkrun event director). SAFC(season ticket holder men's and women's team)
Other stuff
Spencer Kelly @spenley.bsky.social Lead presenter at Click. The BBC's longest serving tech presenter and journalist. Newsletter spencerkelly.substack.com - also http://instagram.com/spenleykelly - hi!
Trisha Gee @trishagee.bsky.social Java Champion, Developer Productivity Advocate, Author
https://trishagee.com
https://linktr.ee/trisha_gee
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Lara Lewington @laralewington.bsky.social Tech journalist. Documentary maker. AI & future health commentator. Presenter BBC Click. AI Agony Aunt ITV Lorraine.
Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social 🌎 Former MP for Brighton Pavilion, former Leader @greenparty.org.uk Professor of Practice, University of Sussex. Author of 'Another England: How to Reclaim our National Story'. Writing & campaigning on climate & nature 🌎 linktr.ee/carolinelucasbrighton
Peter Duncan @peterduncansa.bsky.social Attorney General in the 1970’s South Australian Dunstan Labor Govt, Minister in the Hawke & Keating Labor Governments.
Jess Phillips @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social MP for Birmingham Yardley
Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social First video game champion (1980). Created Bard's Tale III: The Thief Of Fate & Dragon Wars. Former board member of GLAAD. All views and opinions are my own.
Indy Bains @ibains.bsky.social 
Michael Osborne @michaelosborne.bsky.social A guy in Milwaukie
Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social Director @ukandeu.bsky.social Bitter and twisted observer of politics. ‘Not yoda’ (DC) ‘Slightly matey politics don' (Q. Letts) Trustee, @fullfact #LUFC Most views someone else’s
James Felton @jimmfelton.bsky.social Author/annoyance from The Bird Site
@jbsugden.bsky.social @jbsugden.bsky.social