Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social War, robots, & bad futures but imagining better. I edit @cipolicy.bsky.social's International Policy Journal, opinions my own. Unitarian Universalist. He/him. Husband to @alymay.bsky.social & father of 2.
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jamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social jamie alert
Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com Strange but not a stranger. I’m an ordinary guy.
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social internet typist at the verge, known cat lady, zevon stan. she/hers/hesher
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Caity Weaver @caity.bsky.social 
Anil Dash @anildash.com the internet's uncle • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and christmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • go read https://anildash.com
COYOTE @coyotemedia.org Independent Bay Area journalism — with a BITE!
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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social staff writer at Defector, mostly women's basketball // maitreyi.me
Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer. Author of Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing. Podcast: Wind of Change. Producer of FX series Say Nothing, now streaming on Hulu (in the US) and Disney+ (everywhere else).
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social classically trained artist.
theartofpants.com
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
paulftompkins.com/live
Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
Felix Kent @felixkent.bsky.social Wannabe
Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social “Zizek if he was a woman and loved sandwiches”
New Yorker staff writer, dept. of mastication
It’s always Free Palestine 🍉
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social im rich traditions
Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social Culture Editor at Defector
Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com Women's Sports Lead at The Athletic & co-host of Full Time. (& also UTFG.)
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