Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social Investigative reporter @propublica.org
Shikha Dalmia @shikhadalmia.bsky.social ISMA @ismapolicy.bsky.social. The UnPopulist www.theunpopulist.net. Classically liberal. Hate dogmas, esp my own. Views personal, not institutional.
CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social Jeopardizing the good order and security of institutions for Reason Magazine. I report on prisons, policing, and civil liberties. Based in the fabulous Florida Keys.
Email: cj@reason.com, cj.ciaramella@protonmail.com.
Signal: cjciaramella.68
Lucy Steigerwald @lucystag.bsky.social Write. Edit. Podcast. Have cat! Collect too many things. World's worst anarchist. I will write and edit for dollars. Not actually a kewpie (?). lucystag@gmail.com
Olga Khazan @olgakhazan.bsky.social Atlantic writer, ME, BUT BETTER available now: https://www.amazon.com/Me-But-Better-Science-Personality/dp/1668012545
Substack: https://olgakhazan.substack.com/
David Mastio @davidmastio.bsky.social Fmr. National Columnist for McClatchy/The Kansas City Star -- Lumina Extingue Finivimus
Jacqueline L. Hazelton @drjlhazelton.bsky.social Political scientist. IR. International security. RT=not endorsement. Author of award-winning book "Bullets Not Ballots: Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare" from Cornell. She/her.
Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social Writer on law etc.; Cato Institute. Election law, Maryland civic stuff, cooking. Blogged at Overlawyered back when. No kings, no tyrants.
Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
NewsGuard @newsguard.bsky.social Reporting on false claims, journalism, and how unreliable information spreads online. Subscribe to our newsletter, Reality Check: https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com.
Nick Plessas @nickasavet.bsky.social Vietnam Vet. 98C
College graduate.
Retired.
Ivo Daalder @ivodaalder.bsky.social Former US Amb @NATO. Now Senior Fellow @BelferCenter. Host World Review Podcast. Author America Abroad Substack. Policy Wonk. Dog lover. Baseball fan. New Chicagoan. Old Dutchman.
Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social Ass. Prof. Public Policy @ UC Riverside | Better Cities Through Better Government | 1st Gen 🇺🇸: 🇷🇸/ Việt Nam Cộng Hòa | 躺平 | Ham chơi
stanokl.github.io | https://everyoneiswelcome.substack.com/
📍: The Inland Empire, California.
Colleen Redding @creddingvye.bsky.social Health Psychologist, Strong Woman, Mom, Human, amplify Science, Democracy, Environmentalism, Feminism, & Health related posts.
Jessica Riedl @jessicabriedl.bsky.social Fellow @Brookings.edu. Past: Manhattan Institute (2017-25) Sen. Portman chief economist (2011-17), budget policy for 4 prez campaigns. Fiercely independent and tribeless. Views mine.🏳️🌈
The Bulwark @thebulwark.com Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://thebulwark.com/subscribe
Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social Overeducated and unrepentant whore who talks far too much and writes the popular blog The Honest Courtesan in addition to the usual harlotry.
Cathy Reisenwitz @cathyreisenwitz.com Writer, cathyreisenwitz.substack.com
Center-leftish takes on gender and politics
OF creator: /cathyreisenwitz, spicy art
Jenn Wong @jennwong.bsky.social The shining city on the hill...was Carthage. Dress history, hand embroidery, native plants, and dogs. Lots of dogs. Recreating ca.1600 jacket V&A 173-1869 in silk on linen.
Sara Hooker @sarahooker.bsky.social I lead Cohere For AI. Formerly Research
Google Brain. ML Efficiency, LLMs,
@trustworthy_ml.
Ilya Somin @ilyasomin.bsky.social Law professor; author of Free to Move: Foot Voting Migration and Political Freedom; Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter; The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain; Volokh Conspiracy blogger.
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.
The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social The nation's oldest continuously published daily college newspaper. thecrimson.com
Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social Constitutional Scholar, Author of "The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide," with foreword by RBG. Harvard Law, first gen, Jeopardy champion. www.lindamonk.com 
Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social Welcome to my rage journal.
teacher, political scientist, aged millennial. Feminist overlord. Pronoun Queen. Reluctant TikTok enthusiast. AuDHD. Spoonie. Reformers. Momsky.
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.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Colleen Kujawa @colleen-kuj.bsky.social Chicago journalist forged in the fires of daily newspapering. Cats are awesome. Dogs are cool. Trees are divine. she/her/hers 🏳️🌈
Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social National Security Attorney, Comic Book Historian, University of Rochester Alum
Matt Wellner @mattwellner.bsky.social Working and playing with modest intensity.
Robert Shields @rshields37.bsky.social Associate Managing Editor @Newsday.bsky.social / #tabloidheds veteran / “He talked fast and moved faster” — @keribla.bsky.social / Husband to Zander / Always Metsing about
The Bog Witch 🇨🇦 @wickedwitchofpnw.bsky.social Consummate eye-roller. Social justice, affordable/accessible housing advocate. Purveyor of snark & sarcasm. Foodie. Hatched in Northern BC, newly minted Okanagan denizen. No tankers. No pipelines. No problems.
Finches @suebreckenridge.bsky.social Editor (ex-university presses; current nonprofit). Abolish ICE and DHS. Anti-fascist. Trying to help make the world better. I don't expect you to follow me back unless you really want to--I'm not that interesting.
Jen B @jenbaty.bsky.social NeverTrump before it was fashionable
Chicago-ish
ex-gop-campaign-gen-xer
Just a Small Town Girl @bluejay007.bsky.social I believe independent investigative journalists will be vital the next 4 years so will be reposting a lot of their news, plus sharing "gift article" links to paywalled news. WA State.
Michael Clemens @mclem.org Economist and professor at School of Government & Policy, Johns Hopkins University. Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics, IZA, CReAM, CGD. Assoc. Editor JEP. Personal views only.
Web: http://mclem.org
ORCID: 0000-0003-1354-0965
Rebecca Ruth Seidel @caseinmicelles.bsky.social Too many Ayrshires, not enough time. Half dairy farmer, half writer, all parent. Mostly cheese and kid stories.
Lolamarina🦋 @lolamarina.bsky.social Fierce DEFENDER of the natural world. Conservationist who advocates for RENEWABLE energy. #publiclands UNAM ex alumna #Sailor Totally aquatic
Courtney Heard 🇨🇦 @godlessmom.bsky.social General weirdo, mom, dog mom & wife. Unapologetic atheist, neurodivergent, cheeseburger-shaped sci-fi nerd and author with imposter syndrome ok thnx bye 🖖🏻 🇨🇦
Taylor Swift News @taylorswifteras.bsky.social Taylor Swift. 🫶🏼 Getting updates from other social media apps so you don’t have to 🥳
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
The New York Times @nytimes.com We seek the truth and help people understand the world. Not a subscriber? Your first month is now free in our app. https://nytimes.onelink.me/Xpht/zbx4nci9
CNN @cnn.com Asking the hard questions and bringing unique perspectives from across the globe. This is CNN.
Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social Retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter, 40+years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, Madigan.
Author: The House That Madigan Built
Timothy Noah @timothynoah.bsky.social Staff writer at the New Republic (third tour), former Politico, former Slate, former Wall Street Journal, former Newsweek, former Washington Monthly, former US News and World Report, plus some other places. (I get around.)
Daniel Connolly @danielvconnolly.bsky.social UConn women's basketball and men's hockey beat writer
kevin @musingsbykevin.bsky.social Retired High School Principal, Doctoral student - Jersey, born and raised💙
"Education amplifies the voices of the unheard and sets minds and communities free. More importantly, learning changes lives, generations, and systems.”
cyn myc @cynmyc.bsky.social pet peeve: please stop using "balls" as a synonym for strength. it's ridiculous. are you familiar with their fragility compared to a uterus and ovaries? we need to ditch that language starting now. that, and the terminology of "housewife."
David Uberti @daviduberti.bsky.social Young man. Writing about markets and the economy for The Wall Street Journal.
justfara @justfara.bsky.social #Resist 🌊 🎗️✡️🕎🟦🇺🇦🌈
Fara Kaufman Nana
Jersey Girl living California Dream
NO DM's No Messages
Banned Books
Knitter
#Fight Antisemitism #BLM #LGBTQ+
Reiki Master #Foodie Music Fibromyalgia Ehlers Danlos
insta @justfara1
Mike E. @michael-e-news.bsky.social Communications professional.
Occasional sailor. Historian. JRR Tolkien fan.
Ex-HCSC. Ex-Chicago Tribune (used to sometimes pop up on WGN and CLTV).
Will Baskin-Gerwitz @wbgerwitz.bsky.social Comms for Chris Coons. Judge me by the enemies I have made, hopefully.
Alex Waygood @alexwaygood.bsky.social Software dev at OpenAI (formerly Astral) 🦀. Sometimes do freelance journalism: Guardian, Telegraph, openDemocracy. Python core dev in my spare time 🐍. Studied 🎶 a while back.
@krissonzo.bsky.social @krissonzo.bsky.social 
Catherine @aikaterini.bsky.social Proud democracy advocat
Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪 🇺🇸 @mfcannon.bsky.social “An influential health care wonk at the libertarian Cato Institute“ – Washington Post. “A pleasant discovery” – Capitalism magazine. Washingtonian’s “Most Influential People” in DC 2021-present.
Anthony Zurcher @zurch.bsky.social BBC North America correspondent. A Texan who explains US politics to Brits, UK politics to Americans & Canadian politics to everyone. Views expressed ≠ BBC's
@bkeel.bsky.social @bkeel.bsky.social 
John Jarosz @thejohnjarosz.bsky.social Mechanical Engineer, lifetime photographer using B&W silver, ALT Processes, color transparencies & now only digital.
Chicago native, now living the retired life in Iowa
©️John Jarosz 2026
No AI, I only use a photo editor to correct my scanning mistakes😇
Drumsicle @drumsicle.bsky.social “Keep in mind that past performance does not indicate future results”
-Music Nerd
-Food Slut
Nannette Eaton @eatonalive.bsky.social creator of the defunct booze blog Wine Harlots
Elisabeth Tuma @elisabethtuma.bsky.social Vienna, Austria
“When I die, just keep playing the records.” - Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
Kaarin Tisue @katchicago.bsky.social Investigations editor, Chicago Tribune. One Pulitzer Prize and seven finalists. My alter ego is a competitive ballroom dancer. UNC Tar Heel.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social Husband to Renee. Father to Andrew and Eleanor. Grandfather to Winnie and Indy. Founder. Writer. Ad-maker. NYT #1 Bestselling author. Instrument-rated Beechcraft pilot. AgainstAllEnemies.net
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social Recovering lawyer | Owned by a Pembroke Corgi | Host of Psycho Politics pod and contributor, @TheBulwark.com | Crappy pol | Trying to figure out Substack
substack.com/@gtconway
Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, Premier League and tennis fan, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book and travel recommendations welcomed.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social Behavioral science. Politics. Truth. Documentary films. Commentary. Snark. Dogs.
#UNFIT (2020). #UNTRUTH (2022/2024). UNFIT TOO (2026).
https://wefunder.com/unfittoo
We WILL resist, support each other, AND enjoy life while we do.
Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com Dad. Husband. Former GOP congressman. Voted to impeach Trump. Now fighting for our democracy. Lt. Col. Air National Guard (ret). Founder of Country First
Adamkinzinger.komi.io
Adamkinzinger.com
Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow.
Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
Signal: radleybalko.52
God @thegodshow.com Creator of the Universe.
thegodshow.com
https://youtube.com/@thegodshowlive
Nancy Benson @n3ben.bsky.social Professor Emerita University of Illinois journalism, former Fulbright Specialist, Benton Fellow, international journalism consultant, Chicago radio news
Jerry Ligon @freedomschool.bsky.social Professor Emeritus, C&I, advocate for civil rights (Freedom Summer/Freedom Schools Researcher), STL Cardinals fan.
Michelle Reitman @michellereitman.bsky.social History and music lover, photographer, disability advocate, worked in social services and education in a previous life.
Someday I'll read all the books I own.
Jane2 McMahon @jane2.bsky.social Settles back with the popcorn…
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
https://sirenscallbook.com/
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil.
Signal: KenWhite.1969
Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social Perverse prolific profane political pansexual polyamorous dominatrix and writer, Seattle. Sex work is work. Queer. Cannabis. Anti-Misogyny. Gen X, she/her. Not here to “build my brand”
FireGeno @firegeno.bsky.social I wanna see people cry, I wanna see teams lose. All I want to see is UConn win the whole thing. #UConnHuskies
@brianbichkoff.bsky.social @brianbichkoff.bsky.social 
MRButz @lamprey007.bsky.social Dad, scientist, healthcare QI, rational liberal, GenX, Eagle Scout, Deadhead since ‘92 - RESISTANCE 2024
john nicholas @johnnicholas.bsky.social try serenity 
Carl James @carljames.bsky.social Fractional CMO | Full Stack Marketer Providing Strategic Leadership & Hands-On Support in Marketing, Brand, GTM, Digital, Product, Content & Sales 🚀 | 3 x Founder | NED
https://promotive-marketing.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carljames/
Grace Miserocchi @gracemiserocchi.bsky.social Opinion editor for @chicagotribune.com. Chicago transplant from Nashville. she/her/hers
lake county democrat @lakecountydem.bsky.social Chicagoland. You had me at politics/baseball/road trips/tv/fast food/dad jokes. 
Kurt Eichenwald @kurteichenwald.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author, former senior writer at New York Times and Newsweek (when it was good)
Capitol Fax @capitolfax.bsky.social Your Illinois news radar https://capitolfax.com/
Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com I'm a political scientist in the @mccourtschool.bsky.social. I study trust in institutions & media effects on the public. Apologies for typos.
Web page: https://www.jonathanmladd.com/
@snorgs.bsky.social @snorgs.bsky.social 
@jackpinekeith.bsky.social @jackpinekeith.bsky.social Ex-Navy/ex-parapro librarian. Livin’ on the shores of Gitchee Gumee. Yes, it snows a lot here!
@rsw16.bsky.social @rsw16.bsky.social 
@jondmaas.bsky.social @jondmaas.bsky.social Graduated Summa cum laude from The Office Boy And Coffee Shop School Of The Dramatic Arts. I got through Mr. ෴ and I'm here.