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FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news polling aggregation and data-driven journalism from the former research team of fivethirtyeight. https://www.FiftyPlusOne.news
@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social Jan Probst ~ 40 years health services research, mostly into rural issues Guardian of Sam the rural health advoCATe. Bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1HMPkKfOyD5kE/bibliography/public/
Krissy Lunz Trujillo @klunztrujillo.bsky.social Political Science Prof at Boston College. Studies rural politics, identity, trust, health politics, and political behavior. Proud mom + daughter + wife to my best friend https://kristinlunztrujillo.weebly.com/
Shayna Strom @shaynalstrom.bsky.social President & CEO @equitablegrowth.bsky.social. @ACLU.org & White House Office of Management and Budget alum. She/Her. Views are my own. Retweets ≠ Endorsements.
Josh Huder @joshhuder.bsky.social Political scientist posting mostly about Congress. Senior Fellow at The Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy.
Heidi Heitkamp @heidiheitkamp.bsky.social Former: U.S. Senator, ND Attorney General & ND Tax Commissioner Current: Wife, Mom, Grandma!, Sister; @CNBC.com and ABC contributor, Founder of @OneCountryProject.bsky.social & Institute Director at University of Chicago IOP
Mark Schmitt @mschmitt9.bsky.social Political Reform Program, @NewAmerica. Previously, @rooseveltinst; @theprospect; @OpenSociety; US Senate for Bill Bradley, D-NJ.
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
Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social Words. At Salon: https://www.salon.com/writer/paul_rosenberg & Random Lengths News: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/author/paul-rosenberg Election take: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xy5et7tjp2m5vcse6ky23v2x/post/3lajp4jwy2s2n
Elise V. Bailey @evbailey.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at University of Utah. Mental health, health disparities, health geography. https://eliseabril.github.io/portfolio/
sean illing @sean-d-illing.bsky.social Dad, veteran, author, "The Paradox of Democracy," host of Vox’s The Gray Area https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gray-area-with-sean-illing/id1081584611
Rural Reconciliation Project @rural-reconcile.bsky.social Pursuing a new path forward through an honest accounting of rural past and present. Project page: https://www.ruralreconcile.org/ Hosted by UNL College of Law and @jessicashoemaker.bsky.social
Washington Monthly @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social Screwing heads on straight since 1969. Threads: @wamonthly. Twitter: @Monthly. Newsletter signup @ washingtonmonthly.com
Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social Sociologist @Cornell. Currently interested in the history of inequality statistics, and the role of economic expertise in climate policy. “Venceréis, pero no convenceréis.”
Paul Glastris @glastris.bsky.social Editor in chief, Washington Monthly, former speechwriter for President Clinton, physically present if mentally distracted father, St. Louis Cardinals fan.
Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social National voting rights correspondent Mother Jones. Author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America https://www.aribermanauthor.com/
Michael Albertus @mikealbertus.bsky.social Professor @UChicago Political Science | Democracy, dictatorship, conflict, property, the Americas | Author of Land Power
Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social Assistant professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine | researching and teaching IPE, financial politics, global inequality | plants, birds, snacks, sci-fi, quilting | poet | she/her https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/erinlockwood/
Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social New novel THE BREAKUP Others include Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, You Can’t Spell America Without Me, True Believers, Heyday, Turn of the Century. Co-created CommandZseries.com, ran Studio 360, New York, SPY https://www.kurtandersen.com
Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social Personal account. Personal views. Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School & Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy, University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. Former General Counsel, HHS and OMB.
Timothy Weaver @timweaver.bsky.social Political economy, urban politics, APD, neoliberalism @ualbany. Editor @UrbanAffairsRev. Also, rugby, whiskey, whisky. Author of Blazing the Neoliberal Trail & Inequality, Crime, and Resistance in New York City tprweaver.com
Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social Pastor, Activist, Theologian. The Gospel is anti-fascist, and so am I. Building a new world through the sanctuary movement, combating Islamophobia, and reparations. https://www.michaelcaseywwoolf.com/
Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social Catholic theologian, M.Div. Theology Department at DePaul College Prep, Chronicler of all things Catholic. Pope Leo XIV. Vatican analyst.
Meredith Conroy @meredithconroy.bsky.social Political Scientist at CSUSB studying gender and media, 538 contributor (RIP), & I lead research @ the Geena Davis Institute. Fan of elections & multiracial pluralistic democracy. Idahoan. Subscribe to Gender Gap: https://meredithconroy.substack.com
Matt Nelsen @mattnelsen.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science | Assistant Director of GenForward Survey | Author of The Color of Civics | Civic Education Advocate | Race, Place, and Young People | All Things Chicago
Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social Professor, Political Science | Syracuse University, Maxwell School | American politics, political psychology | Co-author of Anxious Politics and Pandemic Politics
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social Human large language model based at Cornell University www.ddekadt.com
Archon Fung @politicsprof.bsky.social Director @harvardash@bsky.social. Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School. I study participatory democracy. All views expressed here are my own.
Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social Rhetoric prof, social movement scholar & author of Prison Power (2016) and Black Feelings (2020); both from @UPMiss. Editor of #MeToo: A Rhetorical Zeitgeist (Routledge).
Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social Former GOP Congressman. Ex‑Tea Partier turned relentless anti‑Trump truth‑teller. Want the unfiltered takes the cable shows won’t touch? Read & spar with me on Substack 👉 https://substack.com/@socialcontractwithjoewalsh
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social 26+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / Peabody, DuPont, Murrow & Emmy winner
Pat Sobkowski @patsobkowski.com Political Science Professor at Marquette University. I write about constitutional history. Contributor, @liberalcurrents.com Website: https://patsobkowski.com/ SSRN: https://tinyurl.com/3za4hf8f
Anne Sosin @annesosin.bsky.social Public health pracademic | Rural health equity & global health | Occasional writer | Opinions are my own. Still getting started here.
stephanieternullo.bsky.social @stephanieternullo.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Government at Harvard, studying place and political identity in the U.S. Check out my book! How the Heartland Went Red https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691249704/how-the-heartland-went-red
Sally Nuamah @sallynuamah.bsky.social Professor at Northwestern. Author of "How Girls Achieve" and "Closed for Democracy". Founder and Filmmaker at Herstory. Www.sallynuamah.com
Jeff Tulis @jktulis.bsky.social Professor of Government Emeritus @UTAustin; sculler; loon counter. Essays: in The Bulwark, Atlantic, WaPo, Public Seminar. Books: Legacies of Losing in American Politics; The Rhetorical Presidency, -in progress, Constitutional Thinking In Trouble
Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine. https://asharangappa.substack.com
Shamira Gelbman @shamiragelbman.bsky.social Author: The Civil Rights Lobby http://tinyurl.com/32tzxran Brooklyn in Indiana 🏙️🌽 Poli Sci Prof at Wabash College 🔔 I tweet solely in my own capacity, not on behalf of the College
Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social UAlbany, SUNY Assistant Professor of American Politics. Researching Black Politics, Distrust, and Neighborhood Institutions.
Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social Tufts professor of Political Science and Philosophy & Tisch College Associate Dean. Blogging since 2003 at peterlevine.ws
Dr. Christine M. Slaughter @cmslaughter.bsky.social Writing a book about Black resilience in American politics 🔗 linktr.ee/cmslaughter 📍Boston
Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social Former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ex-Council of Economic Advisers, Census, and Treasury. Bay Area/DC dual citizen. Personal account, all opinions my own
Quinn Bornstein @quinn-bornstein.bsky.social PhD Candidate in American Government at Georgetown University. Public opinion, political behavior, rural America, agriculture policy.
Phil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social politologue // yinzer // co-editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism // author of "Counting Like a State" https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700638758/counting-like-a-state/ Most posts are first drafts, comments welcome.
Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social Inequality, higher education, gender, work and organizations, open science, Alaska. All posts are made in my personal, not professional, capacity. I do not speak for my employer.
Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Next book: MANLY WHILE STIMMING 03.30.27. Tar Heel He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
Harold Pollack @haroldpollack.bsky.social University of Chicago Professor. Posts are my own. Reposts do not imply endorsements. Oh--Pay your credit card off in full every month. That's the best risk-free,-tax-free investment available on Planet Earth.
JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social Husband, Father, Entrepreneur at 1871 tech, Founder @thinkbigusa.bsky.social, Governor. Fighting for a stronger, fairer, and safer Illinois.
Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social Non-profit research & grantmaking organization dedicated to advancing evidence-backed ideas & policies that promote strong, stable & broad-based economic growth equitablegrowth.org
Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social McKnight Land-Grant Professor, Law and Political Science at U. of Minnesota. AdLaw, Admin. Capacity, and the Federal Workforce. Contributing Editor for Lawfare; Nonresident Fellow at Brookings. Signal: Nbednar.46 Opinions are my own; Not UMN.
Michael Leo Owens @milophd.bsky.social A pluviophile, melomaniac, gardener, karaoke fiend, & academic. Atlantan by labor; New Yorker by birth.
Phil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social Soon to be retired political scientist
D Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social Cornell constitutional law professor and dilettante in many other fields. Vegan. Cyclist. Knicks fan. I mostly provide links to my work, especially my Verdict columns & blog posts (as well as those of my co-bloggers). I also occasionally post snark.
Nate Micatka @nmicatka.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Alabama | PhD University of Iowa | Poverty, Public Policy, and American Political Behavior. #FirstGen nathanmicatka.com
Stephen Skowronek @slskowronek.bsky.social Professor of Political Science @Yale @ISPS. The American presidency, American political institutions, American Political Development
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings ● Intro econ textbook author ● Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com ● Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.
Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social Host & exec prod, "Talking Feds Pod" and "Talking San Diego." FCA Lawyer. Teach con law at UCSD & UCLA. Senior Fellow USC. Former US Atty, Dep Assis AG. Founding Contributor, The Contrarian
Andrew S. Kelly @askellyphd.bsky.social Associate Prof. of Public Health at CSU East Bay. Political Scientist studying and teaching health policy. Editorial Board Member/Book Review Editor at the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Go O’s.
tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social Political Science at Columbia, Editor Post-Soviet Affairs, Autocracy, democracy, and the NBA. Most recently, Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia and Workplace Politics: How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections.
Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social Former United States Court of Appeals Judge (1991-2006)
Erika Franklin Fowler @efranklinfowler.bsky.social Prof @ Wesleyan U; Co-Director of Wesleyan Media Project (@wesmediaproject.bsky.social & mediaproject.wesleyan.edu); policomm, polisci, public opinion & health policy scholar; Collaborative on Media & Messaging for Health & Social Policy (commhsp.org)
Peter K. Enns @peterenns.bsky.social https://peterenns.org/ Professor of Government & Public Policy, Cornell University; Robert S. Harrison Director of https://socialsciences.cornell.edu/; Co-founder, https://www.verasight.io/
Brian Hamel @brianhamel.bsky.social Assistant Professor @ UNT. Public policy, representation, and elections. Swiftie. 🏳️‍🌈
Rachel Blaifeder @rblaifeder.bsky.social Publisher at Cambridge University Press, acquiring in political science and sociology.
Darin Self @darinself.com Assistant Professor of Political Science -- Researching democratization, autocracies, the military, and political parties. Chair of Utah County Democratic Party -- making democracy work locally: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/utcountydems
Jack Santucci @jacksantucci.bsky.social Political scientist jacksantucci.com
Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social SCOTUS correspondent for The Economist. Political studies prof at Bard Early College-Manhattan.
Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social Political Scientist. Professor. Author of “Political Choice in a Polarized America” @OUP. Dad. Sauna enthusiast. Crossword solver. Powerlifter. Cyclist. ✡️ ∞ Website: https://fs.wp.odu.edu/jzingher/ Views are mine alone. RT!=endorsement
Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social Proud rodeo mom, soccer mom, baseball mom, hockey mom, constitutional conservative.
Corey Brettschneider @democracyprof.bsky.social Poli Sci Prof @Brown JD/PhD My podcast: The Oath and the Office: https://shorturl.at/H7vGP My book: The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It: https://shorturl.at/z31fC
Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social Professor who writes about the history and political economy of media, politics of media policy, and democratic theories of journalism. Author of "Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society." Co-director of the MIC Center at Penn.
Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social PoliSci/Comm @ UW-Madison via UMich. US politics, votes, violence, history, psych. 3📚+1 on the way: How WE Make American Democracy. Wide Awake. Views mine, ~90% right. Dad w/ jokes. 🧗🏼*🧙🏻*🥏⛳🏆 nathankalmoe.com
Adam Sheingate @adamsheingate.bsky.social Political Science Johns Hopkins University US politics, Ag policy, American political development.
Michael T. Heaney @michaeltheaney.bsky.social Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods, University of Glasgow. Interests include social movements, protest, social networks, political parties, interest groups, the United States, Scotland, and Ireland.
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"
Ryan LaRochelle @rlarochelle.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at the Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine. Co-organizer of the APD Workshop Series: https://sites.google.com/maine.edu/apdworkshop Views are mine, not my employer's. https://www.ryanlarochelle.com
Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social @ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; prof. @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com Bio: www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/stephen-i-vladeck "One First" SCOTUS newsletter: stevevladeck.com Book: https://tinyurl.com/thecourtweneed
Studies in American Political Development @studiesapd.bsky.social
John Dearborn @johnadearborn.bsky.social @VandyPoliSci Assistant Professor. Research: Presidency, Congress, American Political Development. @Yale PhD & proud @UConn alum. http://johnadearborn.com
Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social UMBC political scientist, NYT bestselling co-author of White Rural Rage, diehard Washington Caps fan, peripatetic. Longtime DC denizen, Albany, NY, native.
Richardson Dilworth @richardsondilworth.bsky.social Professor at Drexel U and managing editor of Urban Affairs Review. Author of Urban Origins of Suburban Autonomy and Reforming Philadelphia, 1682-2022.
Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social Asst Prof @ Illinois Dept of Communication studying media, politics, & identity, not necessarily in that order. UMich Comm & Media / SDSU Journalism & Media Studies / Drexel Digital Media alumnus / USMC veteran. Views = my own. http://www.stewartcoles.com
Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social Family’s first HS grad. Runner. Worked in labor/Did policy/Elected Dems/Stint on Cap Hill. Blogged+pieces for WaPo/TNR/etc. Got rare disease, nearly died 5 times. Detroiter in Chicago. Husband. Dad to twins. Gardener. Getting healthy. Wants to run again.
Doug Thompson @dithomps.bsky.social Political theorist. Rewriting the global history of political thought from the perspective of bureaucrats, 3000 BCE to the present. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/douglas-i-thompson/home
Peter M. Shane @petermshane.bsky.social Constitutional and admin law prof. Author, Democracy's Chief Executive (U. Cal. 2022). Podcast host @DemChiefExecPod. @Monthly contributor. Corgi-obsessed.
Barbara J Risman @drbjrisman.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, UIC. Co-Founder, the Writing Guides (thewritingguides.org). Fellow at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study (Germany) in 2025. See more at www.barbararisman.com. Gender scholar
Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social Political Scientist at George Mason U. studying US politics, congressional networks, parties, campaign finance, and other broken systems. Cat person, dog owner. Take my class: https://tinyurl.com/bderak89 Read me: https://substack.com/@misofact
Debbie Schildkraut @debbiejsr.bsky.social Professor, Tufts Political Science, American Politics, public opinion, pol psych. Just trying not to get lost.
Virginia Sapiro @vsapiro.bsky.social Retired political scientist in NH & Boston who still scholars. Also making believe I'm a historian, farmer, cook, baker. I do love democracy, knowing stuff, looking at art, listening to music. Current research: history of higher education in the U.S.
@kschloz.bsky.social @kschloz.bsky.social
Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Brooklyn Congressman. Democratic Leader. Work hard. Stay focused. Deliver results #ForThePeople.
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark. Director, Defending Democracy Together. Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol. Never Trump.
Elizabeth Sacha Baroness Cohen @alixabeth.bsky.social Maxwell Professor of United States Citizenship at BU and Political Theory Editor at AJPS. 2026-27 Fellow-in-Residence at Harvard University’s Safra Ethics Center. I write about immigration, citizenship & the politics of time.
Simon F. Haeder @simonfhaeder.bsky.social Academic Dad | Packers Owner | Professor of Public Health | @OhioState | disclaimer
Andrea Benjamin @profbenjamin.bsky.social Race/Ethnicity/Urban/Local/Community/Engagement. Clara Luper Dept of African & African American Studies @ OU. UCDavis 💙💛 Michigan 💛💙 http://www.andreabenjaminphd.com/news
John Mollenkopf @jomoko.bsky.social CUNY Graduate Center political science, sociology, Center for Urban Research. Race, ethnicity, immigration, urban politics, political geography and demography, New York in comparative perspective. Bicyclist, cook, sailor, explorer. Brooklynite.
Robert Manduca @robertmanduca.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan. Studying cities and inequality
Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | @katiephang on Substack, Instagram, Threads, & TikTok https://linktr.ee/katiephang?utm_source=linktree_admin_share “Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce”