Megan Lavey-Heaton @savvyliterate.com Meg • she/her/they • social media lead and Sunday supervisor for @pennlive.com • co-creator Namesake and other works with @secondlina.com • fangirl & crafty • owned by 2 cats
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Josh Crutchmer @jcrutchmer.bsky.social Planning Editor/A1 time lapser, NYT. Teller of Americana tales others pass on. Oklahoma State/Man City. Also: @thebacklounge.bsky.social
Karl Bode @karlbode.com Seattle-based writer focused on tech, media, politics, and consumer rights.
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Unspooled @unspooledpod.bsky.social Each week actor & comedian Paul Scheer (Black Monday, The League) and LA Times film critic Amy Nicholson break down the greatest films of all time.
Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com space reporter. covering Artemis II for NatGeo.
occasionally: national geographic, engadget, fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links: http://bio.site/skrishna
also: Star Trek, Star Wars, knitting, books, parenting
Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social Journalist & astrophysicist. Host, @dreamingagainstthemachine.com. New book: MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, about broken futures pushed by tech billionaires. Words in the Atlantic, NPR, NYT, the Guardian, BBC, SciAm, Fortune, etc. He/him. Signal: adambecker.84
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Islamic Library @islamiclibrary.bsky.social Islamic library with a collection of the best resources, Join our discord with basic to intermediate knowledge on Islam. https://linktr.ee/maktabulislam
max k @maxkohler.com nonfiction graphic design
Tim Meko @timmeko.bsky.social Editor (and occasional builder) of graphics, maps and visual stories at the Washington Post.
Chris Morris @camorris64.bsky.social Cleveland Illustrator, 38-year print visual journalist, Marine, Career Tech digital art teacher. Illustrator of ‘How to Zoom Your Room.’
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social music ∙ geekery ∙ media and comms ∙ more random musings than you can handle ∙ DC vibe checks & street photography ∙ somehow has a PhD ∙ opinions all mine ∙ once called "the bus passenger" by People Magazine
David H. Montgomery @dhmontgomery.com Words, data, code. Senior data journalist with @today.yougov.com. Host of the French history podcast The Siècle (@thesiecle.com). 
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social Resistance Radio!
Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com 'Peddler of Wheres,' job creator, Owner at The Map Center in Pawtucket RI- it's like a hip record store but for maps.
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Christine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social Working to solve climate change and our democracy. Well a few billionaires controlled the media, we must become the media.
First major party transgender gubernatorial candidate. I cry over injustice. Don't think for a second that makes me weak!
BrieAnna Frank @brieannafrank.bsky.social USA Today First Amendment reporting fellow.
Email: bjfrank@usatoday.com.
Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist.bsky.social Wife, mama, sister, friend, suburban woman fighting for democracy. NOT a national security/geopolitical expert but I have a guy for that.
Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social Editor, @NashvilleBanner. Dog lover. All things being equal, I'd rather be at St. James or Camp Nou.
Susan Davis @indysuz13.bsky.social My hair is not really this curly in person. #Indiana
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social Dad, husband. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran.
Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social Democracy is the way. Truth and justice matter.
Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine.
Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this.
#IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
Jenna McLaughlin @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social NPR Correspondent covering technology and national security.
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social I am the Comics Curmudgeon, among several other things.
Felecia @byfelecia.bsky.social writer. editor. trying to enjoy all of the cozy and geeky things.
👩🏽💻 senior reporter, @usatoday.com
Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social Reporter at USA TODAY, producer and host of the true crime podcast Unsolved
Sandy Hooper @sandyhooper.bsky.social West Coast Bureau Chief, Reuters TV
David Mayhew @hugedave.bsky.social Professional: Reader engagement for IndyStar.
Personal: AmStaff enthusiast, Spartan fan, Draymond Green apologist, Boilermakers, BSU, GCHS Eagles. Hype guy for my adorable granddaughter.
Erik Dafforn @erikdafforn.bsky.social Don't blame me; I voted for Kodos.
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social I make Dad jokes on NPR and also write books and other things. 
Patrick Garvin @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social Accessibility enthusiast and UX/UI front-end developer. Creator of @a11yawareness.bsky.social. Occasional MU J-school lecturer. Former Boston Globe graphics reporter/developer.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social Nukes, weird tech, and conflict at @404media.co Host of angryplanetpod.com
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social Security & Investigations Director at @WIRED.com. Send tips and/or dog pics.
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Sheryl Stace Swingley @sherylswingley.bsky.social 
Matt Swetnam 🎲 @emptysockmonkey.bsky.social Father | Husband | Tabletop Gamer | Programmer | He/Him
A few of my interests:
🎲 TTRPGs
📚 Fantasy and Sci-fi
🎮 Nintendo Games (especially RPGs)
🎵 Bluegrass
Unknown Caucci 🏳️🌈 @unknowncaucci.bsky.social Mom to 1 human and a bunch of non humans. Moving here but enjoying watching Twitter burn to the ground.
Former legal drug dealer, now work from home employee of the month since March 2020!
Oh yeah….Fuck Trump!
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
Carson TerBush @carsonology.bsky.social Design 🎨 & graphics 📊 at the Washington Post 
Matt Perry @perrymj.bsky.social Dataviz editor + map dabbler, New Orleanian (round No. 2). Former Hoosier/Ball Stater, San Diegan, Bostonian, Worcesterian, newspaperman. Libra + lefty. 🏳️🌈⚜️🐶📊🗺️ 🌮
Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social Fact writer. Biographer of Ernie Pyle, John Bartlow Martin, Richard Tregaskis, Malcolm Browne, and Robert Sherrod, among others. Bio about journalist Wallace H. Terry available October 2026: https://www.unmpress.com/9780826370150/wallace-terry/
@shamanist1980.bsky.social @shamanist1980.bsky.social 
Wildstyle @mrwildstyle.bsky.social Record Producer, photographer, roller skater, artist, advocate, occasional writer, historian and podcaster with The Black Briefing podcast
#NAPTOWN
Brad Cangany @bradcags.bsky.social Retired school counselor, husband, father and grandfather. Enjoy tennis, curious about many things, exploring fishing. Ardent fan of IU sports.
The Rocket N00b @rocketn00b.bsky.social Model rocketry and high power rocketry. YouTuber, blogger, and host of The Model Rocket Show podcast.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRocketN00b
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Tonja Greenfield @tmg1973.bsky.social 
Papas Fritas Estupido @illburner.bsky.social Seventh day of the seventh week
Last door on the left
Wider in person
Kristen Cooper (she/her) 🏳️🌈 @kristencooper.bsky.social CEO & Founder, The Startup Ladies
📈 Leading an ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors, & executives that educates founders & investors, connects them, and funds women founders as they scale.
🏳️⚧️ LGBTQ+ affirming |♀️Women’s rights
@thestartupladies.bsky.social
Ryan Miemczyk @theimpactlab.co.uk ONS Accredited Researcher | Founder of imd2025.co.uk & theimpactlab.co.uk | Director of Research @ Trust Impact | Chair @ ManchesterYoungLives | Deputy Chair @ YMCAManchester |
I help charities measure the important stuff
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social Oubaitori
amy o'kruk @amyokruk.bsky.social visual journalist, CNN data & graphics
🇨🇦 she/her
amyokruk.github.io
Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social My new special Night Thoughts is out NOW on Hulu.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com Astrophysicist
Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social civilian drone technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. read my newsletter: https://little-flying-robots.ghost.io
Emily Liu @emilyliu.me this bio is left as an exercise to the reader
🌱 emilyliu.me
Jessica Guynn @jguynn.bsky.social Taking life one skeet at a time. Words @ USA TODAY. Find me at jguynn@usatoday.com
Zach Wichter @zlwichter.bsky.social Freshly-minted travel PR girlie ✡️🏳️🌈✈️🗒
Nikol Mudrová @nikolmudrova.bsky.social Audience Editor for @usatoday.com
📍DC
Erin Mansfield @erinmansfield.bsky.social Government Accountability Reporter @usatoday.com
Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her 
Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social Satire is my business. NY Times bestselling author of 19 novels, including Lamb, Fool, Noir, Razzmatazz, and Anima Rising (released May 2025).
Tom Schad @tomschad.bsky.social Colorado native, American U grad and ESPN reporter focusing on investigations, enterprise, etc. Email: tom.schad@espn.com | Signal: tschad.12
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317lindquist @317lindquist.bsky.social Indianapolis Business Journal reporter. Host of "The Beat with Dave Lindquist" 7p Mondays on 92.3 WTTS.
David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist.
Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc.
I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek.
Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player.
Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com
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Karl Schneider @karlstartswithk.bsky.social Environment reporter at Indianpolis Star covering local and statewide issues. Send me things: karl.schneider@indystar.com | Signal: karlstartswithk.50
Katie Wiseman ◡̈ @katiewiseman.bsky.social she/her | cat mom🐈⬛ | reporter 📰
covers trending news for IndyStar ✰
never leaves home without her kindle 📚
beep me if you wanna reach me:
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✌️ @policinski.bsky.social 
Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social Host of Local News International
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Amy Bartner @amybartner.bsky.social 
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Yuri Victor @yurivictor.bsky.social Creative Technologist
Probably cooking
// Latin / He/Him / I ❤️You
Amanda Shendruk @ashendruk.com https://www.not-ship.com/
Explaining the world through data and design • Newsletter: Not-Ship • Formerly Washington Post, Quartz, the Guardian 🇨🇦 🏴
NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org yes, really the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District in cleveland, ohio. Customer Relations: 216.881.8247
https://www.neorsd.org/social
Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social Columnist for USA TODAY Sports, writing about little bit of everything. Runner; book lover; Starbucks junkie.
Lisa Renze @lisarenze.bsky.social Journalist and journalism coach/advocate for Free Press Indiana. IndyStar alumna and freelancer. Butler MFA. Dog mom, reader, native Iowan, bootcamper. Do good anyway.
Emily Hopkins reporting for Mirror Indy @emilyhopkins.bsky.social Senior Reporter covering #Indianapolis for Mirror Indy. Tips: emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org. Call/text/Signal: 317-790-5268.
Priors: ProPublica, IndyStar
Known elsewhere as @indyemapolis
Kyle Neddenriep @kyleneddenriep.bsky.social Covering high school sports for IndyStar. 
Kayla Dwyer @kayladwyer.bsky.social Statehouse reporter for IndyStar. Signal: 317-431-6992
Mykal McEldowney @mykalmceldowney.bsky.social IndyStar photojournalist focused on covering local communities. Ohio Bobcat, husband, girl dad. Pulitzer Prize and Emmy award-winner.
Mykal.McEldowney@IndyStar.com
@jolbruns.bsky.social @jolbruns.bsky.social 
Ryan Martin @byryanmartin.bsky.social Investigative journalist in Indianapolis. Executive editor at IndyStar. Enjoying nature, kindness and a good book.
ryan.martin@indystar.com
Tips, Signal: 317-500-4897
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Gregg Doyel @greggdoyelstar.bsky.social Lean not✝️
My Cap🐶
And still👨🏻💻
Martin Stabe @martinstabe.ft.com Data journalist at @data.ft.com. These days mainly thinking about elections data and how to use automation and AI in news. #ddj #dataviz
Evan DeSimone @mediaevan.bsky.social Media Writer/Complainer
Previously: Digiday, IntegralAds, Tubefilter, DCNorg
Currently: https://mediahappyhour.substack.com/
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr.
Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
Sam Woodward @woodyreports.bsky.social @usatoday.com 👩🏼💻
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James Briggs @jamesebriggs.bsky.social Making opinion great again for The Indianapolis Star. Also on Substack: https://www.betweenthemotion.com/ Forward down the field.
J Tilley @imchaotik.bsky.social Writer, editor & producer in the Midwest
John Writes Stuff @johnwritesstuff.bsky.social Trending Reporter for IndyStar | Writer | Book Dragon | Nerd | Kindness Freak | Vegetarian | Anime Enthusiast | Dice Goblin | Retired Tricycle Pilot |
He/Him
Tony Cook @tonycook317.bsky.social Investigations editor @IndyStar.
Andrew Roth @illinoynce.bsky.social Midwest guy here for the Comics, Music, Science, Beer, & Sports chat, but tend to post more about whatever shiny thing catches my eye…
Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
Costplusdrugs.com
Charles Apple @charlesapple.bsky.social Creator of nationally-distributed Further Review pages for the Spokesman-Review. Based in Lilburn, Georgia. First book was published in November 2024.
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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William Neff @wrneff.bsky.social Graphics reporter, visual storyteller, @washingtonpost