Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social Organization dedicated to increasing voter turnout for Mid Term elections. When we turn out, we win. Some use low turnout to sneak into office where they can cause further disfunction. 
Laura Del Col Brown (she/they) @lauradelcolbrown.com Author of The Bad Shodo Diaries: essays on life loosely inspired by Japanese kanji.
Grand Sumo lover and Fukuyama Masaharu otaku.
West Virginian by birth, Londoner by choice.
J. L. Neak @jlneak.bsky.social Children's book Author, living in Vancouver, BC. 🇨🇦
advertiseagents. Nachrichtenagentur. @advertiseagents.bsky.social advertiseagents international broadcasting & pressservices ist eine international ausgerichtete Pressenachrichtenagentur aus #Berlin
http://bit.ly/advertiseagents_de
http://legalnotice.advertiseagents.de
https://bit.ly/cityscreenslive
Shannon Herrera @emptynester04.bsky.social 55 year old progressive mom and grandma. Love nature and moving my body along with democracy and freedom.
Like My Anime | Podcast @likemyanime.bsky.social A Podcast and YouTube channel dedicated to helping you find more of the anime, manga, and other Japanese media you’ll love
Podcast: https://likemyanime.buzzsprout.com/
YouTube:
youtube.com/@likemyanime
@gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social 
Jeff Berman @jeffberman1.bsky.social 
💙💙💙💙💙Karactekus💙💙💙💙💙Never Forget The Milk Carton Kids @karacktekus.bsky.social Here, I am looking for a change in platforms. Bluesky seems to be normal. No chaos. Loves Comedy. Blue Lefty, Democrat, HBCU, Cowboys, Foody, Techy, LBGTQ, Ally, and Resister,Blue Crew. USAF, dont ask me for $ if we dont have sex or arent family💙💙💙
tehman @tehman.bsky.social Retired dude, Lurking around giving visibility and virtual hugs to folks that need it. I ignore almost all DMs, unless you are a known Ukraine supporter. #DonateToUkraine #NAFO #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #SupportUkraine #ArmUkraine #bluecrew #bluesky
🔥𝕺𝖑𝖊 𝕯𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖑🔥 @rodadeiwi.bsky.social „Sie können Paragrafen machen, Sie können Artikel schreiben, Sie können die besten Grundgesetze machen.
Was Sie brauchen, sind die richtigen Menschen, die diese Dinge leben."
Fritz Bauer
Walter F X-iled 🦋 @bassdog61.bsky.social Exile from Twitter
Welcome to the resistance! Do not comply!
#Resist #NoMoreWar #Arsenal #KnicksSky
Luna-Olivia-Eirene @luna-eirene.bsky.social Canadian 🇨🇦 progressive dem socialist, atheist humanist.
LGBTQIA ally.
0 tolerance for bullying, disinformation, ignorance, & cruelty.
🚫MAGA
🚫Billionnaires 🚫Trillionnaires
🚫Data centers
🚫Concentration camps
OH! Also hate pedos
I punch UP not DOWN.
🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸🇪🇺
Robert Shirk @robertshirk.bsky.social 75 y.o.retired nurse. Did psych, county jail, hospice, and other community nursing before Covid. Thought I was a progressive democrat. Evolved to a democratic socialist.
CaptGH @captgh.bsky.social I'm retired. I’m 75 years old. I'm tired of Felon47 and his sewer clown shit show. I will do whatever it takes to bury these fascists, especially the pedophile.
Cheeqee🪶Cheex @cheeqee.bsky.social Yaqui Sonoran, Indigenous, reader of good books.. everyday runner, love puppies and babies.. but don’t want either.. true blue Dodgers fan , Democrat ,🚫maga..
Ronnie Kay AF @neuronniekay.bsky.social Retired professional musician, published author and writer. Proudly woke, Blue, independent progressive, happily married, dog dad and AuDHD AF. Done with day gigs forever.
The World According to Mark @mark0787.bsky.social Mental Health Therapist. INFJ. Advocate. Life-long Democrat. Pro-Democracy. West Virginia University. St Bonaventure University.
“We are concern, we are hope despite the times “
RESIST
#StrongerTogether
#LetsConnect
Not THAT Karen @kfab5.bsky.social Laughter is the best seasoning—sprinkling it on everything, including my coffee.
Happily Married Mom of 3 grown incredible humans.
Michael James 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇵🇦 @emjay.bsky.social Los Angeleno, Humanist, Champion of the Underdog, Hugger of Trees and Strangers, Literary Nerd, Hockey Fan, Purveyor of Letting Go, Being Present, Opening Up.
(Pic is a fave from 20+ years ago)
MzLove420 @mzlove420.bsky.social NOT YOUR AVERAGE OLD LADY! BLAST LOUD BASS TUNES IN MY CAR AND I RACE IT. COLOR MY HAIR IN CRAZY COOL COLORS, HAVE A SMILE OR WILLINGNESS TO HELP MOST PEOPLE, HATE trump AND THE REST OF MAGA WITH ALL MY BEING! HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL MOVIES AND Z NATION
Pe.Le @pele2504.bsky.social "Es gibt nichts Gutes außer man tut es" ☆Erich Kästner☆
There is nothing good unless you do it.
Proud Husband, Dad and Grandfather of three boys.
I Lived in New Mexico and Virginia for many years.
🇩🇪 German Airforce veteran 🇩🇪
Gegen Rassismus überall.
@eroltriplett.bsky.social @eroltriplett.bsky.social 
airjelly @airjelly.bsky.social Christian Socialist, Tribal Advocate should the cause.., ANTIFA since birth.
mantra : BE A BLESSING to others.
PRAYER is the difference:
between man and the BEAST!
If you do not pray your spirit is dead or dying.
HATE evil DO GOOD is our purpose
ConceptsOfaPlan @fsugooner.bsky.social Disillusioned Deadhead / Burner…..on the run from Elmo and Mangolini. Love Arsenal. Hate Fascists. Billionaires should not be allowed to exist. Fuck ICE. Fuck MAGA. 🇺🇸🇵🇹🇵🇸🇺🇦
DON’T PANIC!
@jam-in.bsky.social @jam-in.bsky.social Not expecting too much, just sharing my journey. In love with life.
Lady Litigator JD (& slave to cats) @mrskingjr.bsky.social Evidence & courtroom examination nerd. Horned Frog & Red Raider.
💙Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, Stars, Big 12 (gymnastics too), animals, science, Snoopy, history, reading, horror, cursing & high limit slots. #Talarico #SlavaUkraini
LazarusSlutBoy @spiderslutboy66.bsky.social #NSFW 🔞
#ActUp
#QueerNation
#QueersSayNYET
#BeGayDoCrime
#NoPrideInGenocide
#NoPinkwashing
#GenderQueer
#GenderFuck
#ServeDaddySir
👨🏻🤝👨🏼not taken
Desperate Housewive in MPLS
DMs & 🕳️ Open
Kenny @kennydemos.bsky.social He'll never be my president, nothing but an orange felon & grifter. Happily married to the same guy and together 30 years, until they take that right away, along with your rights you thought were safe! 🏳️🌈🌊☦ DMs=Block drumpf or MAGA trolls=immediate blocks!
@eveysue.bsky.social @eveysue.bsky.social #Woke Retired CRNA, Desert Storm Army Vet, proud Democrat #NoKings #Resist #UkraineStrong 🇺🇦 #BlackVotesMatter 💙 🌊 #ProChoice 🌊#LGBTQEqualRights / #BLM No DM’s
Yannick Luthy @yannickluthy.bsky.social 
🦉naked alien🪐 @pinealgasm.bsky.social #feral #jaded #cynical #nonconformist #imaginalcell #stardust #artist. professional #spamscamscum #bully annihilator. #outgrowcapitalism.
https://undetectablelight.substack.com/
https://www.tumblr.com/theozzcause
Jwingnut @jwingnut.bsky.social A realist. Equal rights. Girldad. LGBTQ+Ally. Raised Catholic. Catholicism is a cult. Agnostic turned Atheist. #NeverTrump #VoteBlue #BlueCrew #Leguminati #Nebraska #Dodgers
DMs are shut off. I just want to connect with the cool people. O'Neill 🚘 Omaha, NE
@philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social ATHEIST / ARDENT FEMINIST / Put Women In Charge Now / I voted for her / Vaxxed / Secular Humanist / Progressive Liberal Dem / Blue Crew /Eat the Rich / Pro Union / Pro choice /Far Left / Woke AF / Ally / Tax Religion / 8647 /Antifa/ Resister
Baby Richman @babyrichmanband.bsky.social REMEMBER TO HIT THE BELL (🔔+ ) 👆
Paul Arnheim-Projekt @paula-projekt.bsky.social nd author, Darknet premium member, they/them
#SharingIsTheNewLearning
Von nichts zu viel (Nothing in excess) => A little bit of everything
a²+b²=c²=>a²+2ad+d²=(a+d)²
1st & 2nd Shalan theorem: (0.5d(m²-1))²+d²m²=(a+d)²
(0.5d(((4m³-1)/3)⁰·⁵-1))³+d³m³=(a+d)³
Jim supports🇺🇦 @jhagar.bsky.social Retired cardiologist, hiker, lonely political moderate, strong #Ukraine supporter. Apparently political moderates are now considered radicals so I will need to start acting like a radical. I will always be kind to you but please no whataboutism.
@macheteman98.bsky.social @macheteman98.bsky.social 
Dark Talk @dark-talk.uk The official BlueSky account for the Dark Talk podcast.
• https://dark-talk.uk
• https://patreon.com/DarkTalkPod
Good Grief Editorial™ @goodgriefeditorial.bsky.social Lucy Van Snip, Editor in Chief of Good Grief Editorial™ | Sharp tongue. Strong opinions. No patience for nonsense. Defending the Founding Fathers’ principles: protect rights, don’t erase them. #LucyGGE
retiredautotech.bsky.social @retiredautotech.bsky.social Retired old fart that cares deeply for the U.S.A. I’m very concerned about our country’s future and the people that are working hard protecting our rights. Fully vaccinated! Happily married!No bios,no posts will BLOCK! NO Chats. We are in this together!
LogosFan @logosfan.bsky.social Logo Artist / Since 2020-2026 (6 years ago)
I'm a logo artist of making logos in Paint since 2020, I'm only making logos in Paint that brings everyone nostalgia, and behind the scenes how I made these logos! and more! If you are new here, follow me!
Goddess Chloe is the Sweetest Cat 🐈⬛ 🥳👸🏽 @scurvy00.bsky.social 18 year old Closet Cougar Siamese/Russian Blue mix patrolling the southern Atlantic. Please love each other, support each other, and give lots of cuddles🥰😺
@beena15.bsky.social @beena15.bsky.social Retired federal employee. Christian. Anti-MAGA. Do-it-yourselfer. Gardener. Love animals. Love to travel. No DMs. Still learning and figuring things out. Just trying to stay upright in an upside down world…
Cat Alyst 🏳️⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️nonbinary trans person,
they/them (Ex: “They are a friend”), Millennial, atheist, autistic, trauma survivor, volunteer,
🇨🇦ally to 💙Democrats
🇺🇸resources:
momsrising.org
swingleft.org
blackvotersmatterfund.org
fieldteam6.org
iwillvote.com
indivisible.org
Uncle Lonny @unclelonny.bsky.social When I decided I was too old to die young, I became much more daring. At one point, I quit letting fear take me hostage and started conquering my corner of the world.
Repost! Repost! @repostrepost.bsky.social Frederick Post: Amateur, Dabbler and Dilettante. Mostly Reposts + Images + Occasional AI Slop.
@jackblacker888.bsky.social @jackblacker888.bsky.social DEMOCRACY!!!
Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social (She/Her) Ultimate Life Alchemist⚛️
Magic is EVERYWHERE & Love WINS💙⭐️💃
RN, BSN, MSN, CHPN, PhD(c)
Woke AF 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Cult Survivor☠️
Atheist☮️
Fuck the Pedo 🐷
Batnurse Educator 🧠 📚🎓⚕️
Baker St. Irregular🔎
All animals welcome💝
Fighting for ALL of us!!
☮️💙🇺🇸💪🏴☠️⚡️
Moderntrumpet @moderntrumpet.bsky.social 
The Snarky One (TSO) @snarky1.bsky.social Husband, dog Dad, Democrat, proudly anti-fascist veteran. When tyranny becomes law, revolution becomes duty. Sic semper tyrannis.
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
Heidi Skrzypek @isleofheidi.bsky.social I swim (relays/marathon/OW), love punk and reggae 🎶, grow food, ❤️ cats & work in real estate. I follow humans w/full profiles. RESIST. No DMs; DM=block. Vashon Isle, WA. 🌊🇺🇸
@rtrott.bsky.social @rtrott.bsky.social Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.#Resistance🇨🇦🇺🇦
John Prince @nbpt-john.bsky.social I am a son, husband, and father. An engineer, and a never trumper. I will follow back accounts that are owned by real humans who actively post actual content.
Not That Karen @troeuwaii.bsky.social Seminoles | Cats | Parenthood | Laughs
I no longer check DMs since one person ruined it for everybody
Sister to all💙 @sisteroflilith.bsky.social Bleeding heart, liberal. daughter, mother, sister, resister. Do the right thing.
Michelle @staff2cats.bsky.social I was Staffto4cats on that other site. I voted blue ALL the way down ballot. In MA.
SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social Screenplay tips and comedy videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@ScreenwritingConfidential
The Word Psychic - "Your Fortune Is in the Words": https://wordpsychic.com/
MasterGardner1955 @madtergardener.bsky.social Advocate for the freedoms that our constitution provided us. Master gardener. Classic car enthusiast. Love Dachshunds.
@brooklyngal-ny.bsky.social @brooklyngal-ny.bsky.social 
Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social I'm highly political. I have two amazing sons. MSW. Really enjoy cooking and baking. No DMs unless I know you. I'm openly gay and am not interested in crypto or the illuminati
gofund.me/e716c7044
Adrianna @frostqueen.bsky.social I’m Adrianna Jackson, 59 a teacher and anthropologist archaeologist who studies magic, witchcraft, and religion. I love traveling, camping, cats, books, and digging ancient mysteries!
Howie @howardbr.bsky.social I’m a Covid researcher whose grant was disappeared by the orange clown. How is it that the American people have voted in a vile, lying, fascist wannabe dictator, twice? Love animals Go Blue! Following Progressive politics, astronomy. Slava Ukraini! No DMs
Woke pinko libtard white male boomer @raymondmcoleman.bsky.social Abolish & prosecute ICE
End Citizen United
Pro-Antifa
Science, evidence-based reasoning, democracy, diversity, equity, inclusion. 💙
US citizen. Born in England, mother from NFLD, 🇨🇦,
father from Georgia, 🇺🇲, US Air Force OSI
@janpet.bsky.social @janpet.bsky.social 
Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social I’m a concerned Liberal Canadian interested in politics and worried about worldwide Democracy. Dog lover too! Followed by: Jon Cooper, Mark Hamill & Heather Cox-Richardson. No DM’s!
#ElbowsUp
#MarkCarneyOurPM
#NeverVoteConservative
#USDemocracy
Rose 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🐩🐕🦮🐕🦺 🐘🦒 @1958fro.bsky.social Democrat. 🚫 MAGA, 🚫 bots. Loves dogs.🐕 🚫 DMs. I follow back. Blue dot in red Ohio. Twitter refugee. #BlueCrew #Anti-fascist #Woke
#NoDemUnder1k
🚫 Bitcoin 🚫 Crypto currency 🚫go fund me
Brian - good guy at large. @magablows.bsky.social Former soldier who takes his oath seriously to this day. Trump and Maga are ememies of Democracy. My weapons are my voice, my ideas, and my resolve. Working to make the world a better place via decency and friendship. True blue. No DM's
Some Random Monk @phranicholas.bsky.social Educator. Community builder. ☸️ monk. Tragically woke. Race traitor. Tends not to reply to DMs. https://linktr.ee/phranicholas
N Porter @porterarchaeo.bsky.social Archaeologist. I live in Texas but it doesn’t show. World traveler. MADDERN HELL LIBERAL!! Ally for all marginalized people. SLAVA UKRAINI 🇨🇦🇲🇽 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 🚫 DMs unless I know you.
Mina Becker @caspian52.bsky.social My-na. Lifelong CT Democrat. Mother of 2 remarkable adults. I believe in O’Toole’s Law: he said Murphy was an optimist. Waiting for the denouement.
@blueroses.bsky.social @blueroses.bsky.social 
Marilyn J-W @marjowil.bsky.social Recently retired, writer, married 32 years with an adult son. Love s-f and fantasy, Star Trek, Star Wars, Supernatural, DC, Marvel. I'm cis she/her straight, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally, loosely Episcopalian and spiritually minded. I ❤ Detroit & Michigan. My cat is Max. 🇺🇦
@darbyct.bsky.social @darbyct.bsky.social 🇺🇦🇪🇺True Blue. Gave up on X; acct. hacked. Exhausted by Trump and MAGA. Please no DM’s, crypto, porn, MAGA, cam girls, Illuminati, art sellers or lottery winners. No overly religious. 💙⛱️🏌️🎣🚴 🧘🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ North Carolina.
@sassygirl411.bsky.social @sassygirl411.bsky.social A can do girl who loves sports and animals. Seahawks and Mariner girl. 🙅🏻♀️DM’s
Clarissa O. Clemens @clarissaclemens.bsky.social #poetry is my native language(also kind of a #politicsjunkie) and ⛳️🏌🏻♀️
Cali born&raised 😎
#Author page:
https://www.amazon.com/Clarissa-O.-Clemens/e/B008MFS5J8
👉🏼 LATEST 📖 RELEASE 👈🏼
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Ellie Elbows Up 🇨🇦 @ellieeff123.bsky.social Canadian to the core. Retired. Married. Grandmother. Although nostalgia is not a plan, I miss those days. The days when doomscrolling wasn't a thing.
@lake-life-girl.bsky.social @lake-life-girl.bsky.social 💙🌸🦋Damage control, tornado survivor. Fighting for democracy. MSW-Therapist. Advocate for special needs children. Clinic Coordinator. Cheerleader Captain.Must love dogs.Science! Designer of CabinInTheWoods🍀 Lake is Life!
💚💛🧀 🏡🛶🚤🎣🐶🦅🦌🌳🦆📣🔬📚👧👦⚽️⚾️🌎✌️🗽 ⚖️🗳️🪧
MB Weaver @michaelweaversr.bsky.social Jacobin and Deadhead.
Michelle @michelle1010.bsky.social Elementary ELL teacher, wildlife rescue volunteer, yoga teacher, love traveling and outdoors, despise Trump, 50501 GA volunteer
Kristin McFall @kristinmcfall.bsky.social Pay attention.
Fierce Liberal Democrat 🏳️🌈🎶🎨🎭
REALITY DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT.
#vote
Unhinged Leftist trying to survive the fuckery.
I cuss. Get over it.
#resist
@donnerbo.bsky.social @donnerbo.bsky.social Vote blue since Hubert Humphrey. Proud Michigander/Detroiter. As vegan as I can be. Detroit sports and MSU, yeah! Liberal Catholic. Dog/cat mom. I BLOCK DMs.
FilmAlicia @filmalicia.bsky.social Lifelong film buff, especially of film noir and screwball comedies, liberal Democrat, fan of fantasy and horror, anti-Trump with every fiber of my being. If you would like a follow back, please create a profile and some posts.
Loborealis🌊🌵🏜️⚜️ @loborealis.bsky.social I used to be nice but I’m all out of fucks. Used to go high when they went low but now I’m entering my villain era. Dog lover, gardener, focaccia dough jiggler. Married. NO DMs. You’re my neighbor. We are all neighbors.
Bitchin Post💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦⚧️📎Never Trumper @bitchinpost.bsky.social Old hippie ✌️🕊️
#NOKINGS
🚫ICE
DEM
I feed 🐿️, paint, and garden.
Friendly to all but MAGA.
No money to retire. TBI sufferer. CRS- can’t remember shit
Empathetic, I love music, art, gardening, and travel.
BOYCOT all billionaires.
I love 👩🏻🌾
🎼 & 📸 🎨🖌️🖼️
🏳️🌈⚧️🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
Peggy @pacozad.bsky.social Ride or die Democrat💙 Free
thinking, Free talking, Free standing, Free loving, Freedom for all💙Texan living in NW Tenn💙Never a chumpity dumpity voter💙Mom, Dog Mom, Dog Rescue & Transport💙Southern born & raised, with a heart of blue through & through 💙
Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social Retired television in broadcaster with more than 45 years in the trenches. From cameraman to President/General Manager ETV, ⬛BS, PBS, NBC, ⬛BS, Cable, ⬛BS/⬛ox, in order.
No DMs unless you are a relative. Atheist. Pedants Beware. Fair Warned.
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StephenBright;🦻🏻🥄🐈 🐝🏳️🌈🇺🇸 @sebright.bsky.social Resist BlueDot VoteBlue LiberalDemocrat LGBT NoH8 CatDad BLM GrGuncle DisabledSpoonie FamilyCaregiver4Mom GayGenX HeHim RevZeal MeCFS Fibro CPS CPTSD Scoliosis HOH ADHD NEISVoid FBR TeamPeteKHive
IA->GA/MO/KS/FL->IA
STAR @buongeorno.bsky.social #DO_NO_HARM #LEAVE_THE_WORLD_A_BETTER_PLACE
#CombatMarine_SOT #Athiest_ergo_Humanist
#Critical_THINKER ⭐ #SPACE 👽 #TNG_FAN & #STEM
#I'M_JUST_A_STARDUST_PARTICLE_IN_THE_COSMOS⭐
#ALL_POSTS_REPOSTS_ARE_MY_OPINIONS
🚫 DMs
🚫 Porn
🚫 GoFundMe
🚫 Crypto
🚫 MAGA
Michael-AZ 🇺🇸💙🏳️🌈🐾 🎾 @mikemikemo.bsky.social MAKE RACISM AND HATE WRONG AGAIN!! Who I choose to love is none of your business 💙 Love my husband, our son, our dog and tennis! ❤️Love watching The Golden Girls, Survivor, Modern Family and Rupaul’s Drag Race ❤️
🚫No only fans🚫F Trump!
omg mum’s woke af @optimum405.bsky.social stealth ninja jedi pirate warrior goddess
Dawn @dawnphoto.bsky.social Progressive who supports the Constitution. 4th gen Californian.
Albino Badguy @albinobadguy.bsky.social "I stand at the time of my Greatest Victory or Loss.
Either way, I Win!"
- Albino Badguy.
Please Support me. =)
buymeacoffee.com/AlbinoBadguy
Lycaon Pictus 📯🇿🇦🐸 "Stronger Together" @mahlolwa.bsky.social 
Tim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social I am an Australian leftist political "big picture" thinker / writer. My recent focus has been on how the neoliberal era has shaped today's extreme politics worldwide.
See pinned post for recent articles.
More at https://timgoodacre.wordpress.com/
Bpm7977 @bpm7977.bsky.social 🚫Facism🚫Hatred🚫Racism🚫Sexism
🚫Homophobia🚫Transphobia
🚫Xenophobia
45+47=absolute zero
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
🇺🇦
CA Strong
LA Resistance
805 Power
Immigrants ROCK
Art is life
She/her/hers
I will thrive through this
I don't give up
#catholicwarriorforjusticeandpeace
GratefulDaedalus @gratefuldaedalus.bsky.social Dad/dog person/ physiologist/ physician/ misanthrope/liberal/atheist /humanist/concerned citizen/anti-idiocracy/bassist
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self," —Ernest Hemingway