Joe Thomas @joethomas2024.bsky.social “It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”
Carl Sagan
I write about American politics from an outsiders perspective. Aussie.
Read my articles on substack: The Joe Thomas Newsletter:
https://joethomascrespo.substack.com
Esther @thelifeofesther.bsky.social dagdromer | solovlieger | huismus | kahu van Suki & Mokum | kicks voor niks |👩🏻💻building teams in deep tech | neuro sparkly✨ |
free 🇵🇸🇾🇪🇮🇷 🇨🇩🇸🇩 | ANTI-GENOCIDE | ANTIFA | ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 |
Angela @j-beanz.bsky.social Democratic supporter. Dog mom. Fed up with the impact of Trump's policies on our people. I love my blue state.
Christine Teunissen @christinepvdd.bsky.social Partijleider Partij voor de Dieren 🐷🌳
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.
Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social Activist. Political content creator. Author of Chop Wood Carry Water Daily Actions Substack.
Linktree 👇
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social Commentary • Satirical Emeritus
Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social PNW native living in Santa Barbara, CA. I'm into photography, books and art of all types. Bike rider, sun worshipper and huge music fan. #birds 🦉🦜🕊️🦩🪶🦅
Check out some more of my photos at glendunlap.com, which I desperately need to update.
Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social ugh, who invited this guy 
JeffIsOnTheRoad @jeffisontheroad.bsky.social Just shy of a billion followers!
Ally of #NATO ❤️ Good music, 🎵 fun videos and more. Pics of the #outdoors, #hikes 🥾 and other stuff (mostly) around southwest #Michigan. Oh, and Fuck Trump
All decent people are #Antifascists
Hello Dahling! @catmamma.bsky.social Librarians will someday rule the world, so you’ll want me on your side.
Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'what's football again?' mode.
#academic
Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social 
Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
Femke Halsema @femkehalsema.bsky.social 
Ghazaleh @tiredandsnacky.bsky.social Here for laughs, book suggestions and polite conversation. Posts/comments in English & Dutch.
Supporter of: www.jazzfreak.nl → check it out!
Openrijk Nieuws @handle.invalid Lees het laatste nieuws van Nederlandse ministeries, rijksinstellingen, provincies en gemeenten.
Openrijk is geen officieel overheidsaccount.
openrijk.nl/nl/missie
Liever alleen je eigen gemeente zien?
maak je eigen feed op: openrijk.nl/nl/mijn-openrijk
Sanne @sannevroom.bsky.social Vriend is de hond, niet de man
Schreef een boek
https://voorhetslapen.blog/
Zuid Afrika reisconsulent
Maakt 📸
Sociaal projectontwikkelaar
Raadslid PRO
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹
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Annette Mullaney @ho-grammer.bsky.social comic, software eng
محتوى بالعربية والإنجليزية
Hassnae @hassnae.bsky.social https://www.boekenwereld.com/TT?tt=12322_12_423305_&r=/getbook/isbn/addtocart/isbn-9789026370113
www.hassnaebouazza.nl
Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
Nicki Germaine @nickigermaine.bsky.social Proud Liberal.
Loving my life with my sweetheart, The Foundation of the E Street Nation. My book, Springsteen: Liberty Hall is a journey back to 4 nights in Houston in March 1974.
www.SpringsteenLibertyHall.com
#springsteen #estreetband #garrytallent
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social U.S. Senator from Connecticut.
Camilla de Koning @camilladekoning.bsky.social PhD candidate | historian | early-modern, slavery, royalty, kinship, Suriname | passion for depicting individual colonial lifeways | all views yours
Karwan Fatah-Black @fatahblack.bsky.social Historian of colonial empires, specifically the Dutch. Now researching proto-citizenship in the Atlantic world.
Marieke Koekkoek @mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org 
Artsen zonder Grenzen @azgnl.bsky.social We bieden medische noodhulp bij conflicten, natuurrampen en ziekte-uitbraken.
www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl
Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social Wife, Mom, UMich Law School Professor from Practice, MSNOW legal analyst, The Contrarian contributor, former U.S. Attorney, EDMI
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.
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland.
Legendary potty mouth! 
Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social 🌐Studies influence, propaganda, platform design@Georgetown
✍🏼Lawfare,The Atlantic, Substack/Ghost Newsletter (signup on my site if you want Ghost)
📕Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality (invisiblerulers.com)
🦹🏻♀️Twitter Files supervillain
Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social Husband to Renee. Father to Andrew and Eleanor. Grandfather to Winnie and Indy. Founder. Writer. Ad-maker. NYT #1 Bestselling author. Instrument-rated Beechcraft pilot. AgainstAllEnemies.net
The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social Eldest Sister. Childless Cat Lady. Italian Jew. Witchy Woman.
I’m from N-E-W Jerz
Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social "Our capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but our inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
https://buymeacoffee.com/justjack1
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel
Esther Ouwehand @estherouwehand.bsky.social Partij voor de Dieren I Anti-fascist Dutch MP I Vegan FTA I Save our planet I End the genocide I Tough love I Take it or leave it 🍉🌱🐮💚🌍
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social Recovering lawyer | Owned by a Pembroke Corgi | Host of Psycho Politics pod and contributor, @TheBulwark.com | Crappy pol | Trying to figure out Substack
substack.com/@gtconway
Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social #NotYourMamasMarthaStewart | Journalism l Politics l Tech + AI | Former Chef |
Connecticut + Massachusetts I
Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Editor in Chief, MeidasNews. Former Fed & State Prosecutor, Marine, Attorney. Switched parties from R to D in 2020. MeidasPlus.com/subscribe
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
Podcast: https://the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/
Laurens Dassen @laurensdassen.voltnederland.org Fractievoorzitter van Volt in de Tweede Kamer. Kies voor de toekomst. Word lid van generatie Volt. ⚡️ https://voltnederland.org
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Duchess Goldblatt @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social BECOMING DUCHESS GOLDBLATT (HMH, 2020).
Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social Columnist, novelist, j-prof.
NYT bestselling novel, The Daughters of Erietown. Next novel: Because You Asked. On Substack at Hopefully Yours. I’m with Sherrod.
https://connieschultz.substack.com/
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
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.
Sarah Mae Smith, MD, PhD @sarahmaesmith33.bsky.social she/her
OVT @ovt-vpro.bsky.social De onvoltooid verleden tijd, elke zondag 10.00-12.00 op NPORadio1. Ook het thuis van je favoriete geschiedenisverhalen-podcast (Mina & mevrouw, Kweekje mi kwekipikin, De plantage van onze voorouders). Vind OVT in elke podcastapp. vpro.nl/ovt
Rianne Meijer @globalistaa.bsky.social Schrijft. Heeft een tweeling. En soms nog een mening ook. 
Nynke de Jong @nynkedejong.bsky.social Podcastmaker. OG van Alle Geschiedenis Ooit, Chefs de Mission en Ik Ken Iemand Die. Correspondent Zwolle-Zuid.
@cootdoes.bsky.social @cootdoes.bsky.social Schrijft (o.a. boek Grenada. Liedjes: o.a. Waar is de Zon, Vleugels van mijn Vlucht, Het Tietenlied. Vert.: o.a. Mamma Mia, The Normal Heart, De Verbroken Code, Monty Python-films) leest (veel) , honden (twee), eiland: Grenada. 
Peter Pannekoek @peterpannekoek.bsky.social Cabaretier | Oudejaarsconference 2025 | Dit Was Het Nieuws | ‘Waarom gaan we niet vaker?’ | The Roast | Mijn voorstelling DNA is terug te kijken op NPO Start
Piet Lekkerkerk @pietlekkerkerk.bsky.social Kritisch volger van het #FVD en andere verspreiders van desinformatie en extreem-rechts gedachtegoed. ¡No pasarán!
https://pietlekkerkerk.blogspot.com/
Poldermanie @poldermanie.bsky.social Dingenmaker en aardig mens. 
Sylvana Simons @sylvanasimons.bsky.social Feminist First. Political Pioneer. Bridge Burner. Model Moderator. Dancing Diva. Loving Lioness. Raging Renegade.
But most of all, I’m everybody’s favorite know it all grandmother.
En voordat je het vraagt: ik weet het niet, oké?!
henk spaan @hardgras.bsky.social Geeft punten
Margriet Oostveen @moostveen.bsky.social Freelance journalist @Groene @NRC
Verslaggeverscolumn 'In Nederland' @Groene
Beeld: Milo
Marike Stellinga @marikestellinga.bsky.social Journalist NRC
Opgeleid als econoom
Schrijft column in zaterdagkrant
Maakt podcast met Maarten Schinkel
Beide getiteld 'Zo simpel is het niet'
Thomas Hogeling @hogeling.bsky.social Suave as hell
wouke @wouke.bsky.social Journalist
Kirsten Verdel @locuta.bsky.social Bestuurskundige | Amerikadeskundige | Campagnestrateeg | Partner bij Publyon | Seriejunkie | Trekkie | Motorrijder | Moeder van 3 http://bit.ly/2TNvNol http://bit.ly/2Cd0zj8
Kim van Keken @kimvankeken.bsky.social Freelance journalist/ Groene Amsterdammer/ voorzitter Haarlems Mediafonds. Steun mijn werk via https://petjeaf.com/kimvankeken
Daniël Verlaan @daniel.verlaan.xyz journalist RTL Nieuws ☎️ 06 2089 8142 📫 daniel.verlaan@rtl.nl 🏆 winnaar Wie is de Mol, Tegel & Loep 📕🎙️🍿 boek, podcast en docu ‘Ik weet je wachtwoord'
Tom-Jan Meeus @tomjanmeeus.bsky.social NRC opinie. Nieuwsbrief over democratie: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuwsbrieven/machtige-tijden/. Was: politiek columnist, correspondent VS, onderzoeksjournalist, essayist Maand vd Filosofie
Jean-Marc van Tol @jmvtol.eurosky.social Tekenaar, auteur, uitgever. Muziek, geschiedenis, strips, voetbal, literatuur. Romans Musch en Buat. Volg me voortaan via: buat.substack.com (voor Johan de Witt) en vantol.substack.com (voor Fokke & Sukke) Of: @JeanMarcvanTol@mastodon.nl
Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social U.S. Senator, former teacher. Wife, mom (Amelia, Alex, Bailey, CFPB), grandmother, and Okie. She/her. Official campaign account.
Arjen Lubach @arjenlubach.bsky.social comedian | talkshow host | writes jokes, books, music and to-do-lists | The Netherlands
https://linktr.ee/arjenlubach
Oxfam Novib @oxfamnovib.bsky.social Wij strijden voor gelijkheid. En staan achter de mensen die opstaan voor gelijkheid. #strijdvoorgelijkheid
https://t.co/6PFo4QmBnj
Casper Albers 🟥 @casperalbers.nl Statistician from Groningen, the Netherlands. I like likable things such as LEGO, good science, good music and elephants 🐘
Claudia de Breij @claudiazelf.bsky.social Zie je oudjaarsavond 🍾❤️
En: luister nu De Claudia Show in je podcast app!
Hans-Jorg van Broekhoven @hans-jorg.bsky.social Bourgondische Brabander, man met een mening, regionale journalist, niet zo'n fan van zuur rechts...
Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net brucespringsteen.net
Henri Bontenbal @henri.cda.nl Lijsttrekker van het CDA - fractievoorzitter Tweede Kamer
Dier&Recht @dierenrecht.bsky.social Dier&Recht zet zich in voor een beter leven voor dieren. Dat doen we met rechtszaken, campagnes en politieke druk.
dierenrecht.nl
Trump’s Lies @magalietracker.bsky.social We are tracking the latest lies of convicted felon Donald Trump. Not affiliated with Donald Trump, obviously.
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
Marc Van Ranst @vanranstmarc.bsky.social Viroloog, arts, columnist bij De Morgen
Roos Vonk @roosvonk.bsky.social psycholoog, professor, auteur, spreker, idealist | mensen, dieren, natuur, duurzaamheid | je bent wat je doet | mijn ego heeft altijd gelijk | http://roosvonkboeken.nl
Georgina Verbaan @gverbaan.bsky.social actor/writer/procrastinator
Lamyae Aharouay @lamyae.bsky.social leest en schrijft
Maarten Hopman @maartenhopman.bsky.social Schrijver | Acteur
Schrijft voor o.a. Even Tot Hier | De Speld | Dit Was Het Nieuws | Cabaretmusical We Zijn Toch Familie ‘26
Woont in Amsterdam.
Follow the Money @ftm.nl Follow the Money is een platform voor onderzoeksjournalistiek met een glashelder doel: waarheidsvinding in dienst van de samenleving. https://ftm.nl
Annelotte Janse @annelottejanse.bsky.social Dr. | Historian of German, European, and transnational far-right extremism since 1945 | 📍 Leibniz Center for Contemporary History, Germany
https://zzf-potsdam.de/en/institution/people/staff/annelotte-janse
Jorrit Steehouder @jorritstee.bsky.social Historian of European integration at Utrecht University
Alexander Mikaberidze @amikaberidze.bsky.social 
Maartje Abbenhuis @maartjeabb.bsky.social Historian at large || Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland
Jan Eijking @janeijking.com Assistant Professor, Leiden University. International Relations Theory & History.
Out now:
"The Technocratic International" (OUP)
"Experts in a Turbulent World" (ed) (OUP)
www.janeijking.com
Lorena De Vita @lorenadevita.bsky.social Working on reparations, memory & diplomacy • Associate Professor • History of International Relations • Utrecht University • Author of ISRAELPOLITIK
📚 https://tinyurl.com/yxj5x5xv
🎓 https://www.uu.nl/staff/LDeVita
Eric Storm @ericstorm.bsky.social Historian, Leiden University.
History of nationalism, regionalism, Spain, tourism, world fairs, comparative history.
Book: Nationalism: A World History (Princeton UP; Dutch translation Alfabet Uitgevers; Spanish translation Crítica).
Mathijs van der Loo @mvanderloo.bsky.social PhD-Candidate Radboud University | History | Book lover | Has a thing with castles |
https://mathijsvanderloo.wordpress.com/
Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social Historian, podcaster, battlefield guide
Leverhulme Research Fellow with Portsmouth Uni: Napoleonic era warfare, crime, race & society
Founder of The Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity
Host of The Napoleonic Wars Podcast
Views my own
Gert Huskens @gerthuskens.bsky.social Historian | Belgian Expatriates in Egypt, 1882-1936 | Postdoc at Ghent University | PhD at Université libre de Bruxelles and Ghent University | Diplomacy, Egypt & Levant, Global Belgium | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-2823