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Robin St. Clare @robinwrites.bsky.social Pathologist 🔬 and writer of spooky spec fic. Philly expat in Carolina. Disabled POTSie. Ace is the place for me. 🇪🇨🇺🇸🏳️🌈 she/her
Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social 15 years of saved tweets.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social Journalist, professor, dad. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Bologna, Miami Herald, Bloomberg, Salt Lake, Columbia J School.
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Jennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social Podcasting about education policy and politics at haveyouheardpodcast.com | Latest book: The Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual www.educationwarsbook.com. Follow my work at: http://educationwars.substack.com
John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com Columnist and chief data reporter the Financial Times | Stories, stats & scatterplots | john.burn-murdoch@ft.com
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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com "A scholar and a hater" - The Guardian
◦ historian of really bad people @ Yale
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all opinions my own.
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social Dad. Iowan. Former HS social studies teacher. (PFP illustrated by Farimah Khavari)
Aaron Wesolowski @aaronweso.bsky.social DC dad and supporter of public schools. Opinions are my own.
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I report on ICE flights and third-country removals at @prospect.org. Former WaPo (sigh).
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bart @bartsmith.bsky.social On twitter, I had an underscore in my name. Here, I don’t. Everything else is basically the same
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Derek Gottlieb @derekgottliebphd.com Senior Research Director at School Perceptions
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Cyneheard @cyneheard.bsky.social Maryland Wesleyan Agnostic liberal with a background in K-12 education. Sewer socialist. He/him.
39-yo Deep Space Nine fan like everyone else on BSky.
Erin Vanderhoof @vanderhoofy.bsky.social trivia about british and american weirdos, both recreationally and professionally at vanity fair
404 Media @404media.co it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
Oath.vote @oath-vote.bsky.social Oath is a political advising platform helping Democratic donors maximize their impact and eliminate spam.
Featured in @time & @politico
Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social Professor of Political Science at Stanford | Exploring money in politics, campaigns and elections, ideology, the courts, and inequality | Author of The Judicial Tug of War cup.org/2LEoMrs | https://data4democracy.substack.com
Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social Here for some skeets!
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social Reporter lady @ms.now
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social Associate Prof at Northern Illinois University College of Law. Constitutional law, criminal law, abolition, philosophy, hoops, video games, puppies (esp. Argo the Floof). Probably nicer than you’ve heard. He/him.
Elise Gould @elisegould.bsky.social Economist, bike commuter, ultimate frisbee player. Studying wages, jobs, and economic inequality. Striving to be part of the solution.
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Sean @cackalackdev.bsky.social antifascist web developer in the mountains of western NC
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Madison Moskowitz @moskwtz.bsky.social NE Portlander, 5th gen Oregonian, Wyden staffer turned nonprofit advocate trying to house the people & build a better city. YIMBY renter, new ebiker 🪩✨ antifascist and proud of it. No content/engagement is reflective of/endorsed by my employer! she/her
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Jung Choi "not going back!" @jung-gt.bsky.social Retired Biology faculty from Georgia Tech. Headed up the MS Bioinformatics program until 2022. PULSE Fellow, promoting student-centered pedagogies and departmental transformation in undergrad life science ed. Ballroom dancer, bicyclist, avid reader.
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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social Culture Editor at Defector
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Joan Walsh @joanwalsh.bsky.social National correspondent, The Nation. Co-producer of "The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show." Author: "What's The Matter With White People." Proud mom of Sadie, Stella and NoraWD.
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Chris Lee @techausted.com Information security analyst, philosophy student, former aircraft mechanic and military veteran. I talk about technology, philosophy, and politics. Graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University. <techausted.com>
Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social Host of Crooked Media’s “What A Day.” Contributing writer at the New York Times. Previously: host of The Argument. Go Blue means Go the University of Michigan. 
Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social Educator, intellectual freedom advocate, scholar, reader, writer, and lyricist. I knit, garden, and cook for instant gratification. Professor in title. Michigan expat in Texas. Typos make it bespoke. (Skeets my own.)
Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi - Co-host @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and @vbs.bsky.social
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- Author of this USAT Best-Selling novel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Is_a_World_Without_You
Age of Revolutions @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social Online journal for the history of #revolutions, #revolutionaries, & the idea of “revolution” itself. Est. by @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social & @cindyermus.bsky.social.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social Activist. Political content creator. Author of Chop Wood Carry Water Daily Actions Substack.
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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
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liberation psychiatrist @libpsych.bsky.social decolonize your mind
Brian Gordon @skyoutbriout.bsky.social Knight-Bagehot Fellow ‘26-‘27 📰
Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social President of @crisesnotes.bsky.social (https://www.crisesnotes.com/)
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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social Professor of political science. Willing expat becoming an unwilling emigre. Essentially millennial, analytically millenarian. https://musgrave.substack.com
Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi @lucianaperezu.bsky.social Politics reporter at The News & Observer. 
Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com Writer. Only work gets done here. Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen. Beneath the gold, the bitter steel. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. I will not betray my soul. Fix your hearts or die. Tiocfaidh ár lá
David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. dgraham@theatlantic.com
NYT bestseller THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social Founder, The Gaia Leadership Project & The Ripple Effect Institute; political/leadership consultant; recovering Wall Street civil/human rights atty; ex-Columbia Law adjunct; NYer 4ever; Host, ResistanceLive on YT https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm
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Elise Jordan @elisejordan.bsky.social Humbled by my Corgi. @ms.now co-host of the Weekend Primetime.
Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social Economics editor at The Bulwark. MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) anchor.
Previously WaPo op-ed columnist and NYT reporter.
Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
Indivisible Alamance NC @alamanceresists.bsky.social When we're not raging against the regime, we're working to turn a gerrymandered district into a winnable fight!
Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social HS English teacher clinging to what the legendary Gwendolyn Brooks wrote: "we are each other's / harvest:" (yes, that line break feels heavier than ever these days)
Also: I share writings, resources + thoughts on education at thebrokencopier.substack.com!
Madeline Peltz @peltzmadeline.bsky.social Writer, researcher covering the right-wing media // Book coming feb ‘27 (Sourcebooks) // madeline dot peltz at gmail, signal: madeline.46 // numbertwopencil.substack.com
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Sandy Darity @sandydarity.bsky.social Visiting Professor of Economics, Howard University
Emeritus Professor, Duke University
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Micah @rincewind.run Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Views entirely my own.
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Patrick Claybon @patrickclaybon.bsky.social Here for when Elon kills the bird.
Status @status.news A nightly newsletter covering the Fourth Estate, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley with hard-hitting reporting and uncompromising analysis.
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com Former Congressman. Running for Wake County District Attorney because the stakes for our community, and our democracy have never been higher.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com A community of mere liberals. Discussing, defending, and applying the many varieties of liberalism. liberalcurrents.com
Cardinal Scribe @cs-ws.bsky.social As a freelance writer I am advocating for democracy, social justice, and environmental sustainability while finding joy amidst the chaos. North Carolina is my home. Writing is my medicine.
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http://nohomework.website with @veryimportant.lawyer and @lronmexico.bsky.social
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remember the law pods? those were fun.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social Read me: HamiltonNolan.com
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Tammy Grubb @tammygrubb.bsky.social Orange County/Chapel Hill reporter at newsobserver.com
Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social Senior Director of Federal Budget Policy for the Center for American Progress doing budget, tax, and econ.
Formerly: Biden OMB, Biden Transition Team, Senate Budget Committee (Murray and Sanders).
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social Our faculty, staff, and students conduct research on population, health, aging, and the environment, and share data and findings that push the field forward.
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