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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social Civil rights attorney fighting for a more just and fair Los Angeles.
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Jonathan Blitzer @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social Staff writer at The New Yorker. Author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people.
Karen Anderson @karenlanderson.bsky.social Nonprofit thought leader. Great fan of data, evidence, and evaluation. Ex Clinton/Gore and Obama/Biden. Georgia native but DC die hard.
Eric Schultz @schultzny.bsky.social Senior advisor to President Obama, consultant for HBO, Netflix, A24, former White House and Senator Schumer flack.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social FT's US columnist/commentator. Author of several books including NYT best selling biography of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Simon & Schuster 2025). People lacking a sense of humour might get muted.
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Josh Douglas @joshuaadouglas.bsky.social Election law and voting rights professor at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law (views are my own). Associate Dean for Research. The Court v The Voters, published in May 2024! Award winning podcast: Democracy Optimist. Taco lover.
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@schneidermandm.bsky.social @schneidermandm.bsky.social Former DOD, State, NSC, Sen. Schumer, and Crisis Group alum. Reposting is not an endorsement and posts are my own!
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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social Professor, Harvard Kennedy School | Speaking in a personal capacity | https://msen.scholars.harvard.edu/
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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social Staff Writer @NewYorker. Fellow in the China Center @Brookingsinst. Latest book, "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich" https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Haves-and-Have-Yachts/Evan-Osnos/9781668204481
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social Covering Asia at The Washington Post. Mom to two needy cats & a rambunctious golden retriever. michelle.lee@washpost.com
Jonah Goldberg @jonahg.bsky.social I'm the co-founder of The Dispatch, a columnist for the LA Times, and a CNN Contributor. I am kicking the tires on this thing for all the obvious reasons. I provide a lot of quadruped content.
Anna Massoglia @annalecta.bsky.social Publisher of InfluenceBrief.com • Editor of @MuckRock, Sunlight Research Desk • Independent analyst • Bibliophile • Views my own, not legal advice • On social media hiatus until January 2026
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Oona Hathaway @oonahathaway.bsky.social Professor at Yale Law School & Professor of Political Science at Yale University; President, American Society of International Law; Executive Editor at Just Security; former Special Counsel at U.S. Department of Defense. Website: oonahathaway.com.
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
Audie Cornish @audiecornish.bsky.social Journalist - CNN Anchor - co-host Engagement Party
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Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social American. Journalist. New York Times Opinion writer and MS Now political analyst.
Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social I run a foundation and work to create a more inclusive democracy. You can learn about what I do at work at www.democracyfund.org, but my posts here only reflect my personal views.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social Constitutional law prof, historical political scientist, FRHistS studying:
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Hayden Johnson @haydenjohnson.bsky.social Democracy lawyer @protectdemocracy.org. Public lands fan
Nicholas Handler @nicholashandler.bsky.social Assistant Professor, TAMU School of Law. Interested in administrative law, bureaucracy, civil procedure. Fairweather Jets fan. Opinions my own.
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Doug Nazarian @dnazarian.bsky.social Judge, Appellate Court of Maryland. Orioles, Ravens, good writing, comfort food, dogs. Former state utility commissioner. Maryland via Rochester, NY. All statements mine.
Corey Shapiro @coreyshapiro.bsky.social Corey Shapiro, Legal Director @acluofky. Fighting for civil rights for all but views expressed are only mine. Board member @theJCPA @jfcslouisville (he/him)
Justin Levitt @justinlevitt.bsky.social If you're eligible & want to vote, making sure you can, it's meaningful, and it sticks. Pro-democracy, pro-republic. He/his. Loyola law prof, former WH, former DOJ, former Natl Voter Protection Dir, forever NJDevils fan
Abby Wood @yesthatabbywood.bsky.social Law & politics, campaign finance, bureaucracy, transparency. Writing a book about government allocation of risk. Here in my personal capacity.
Heather Gerken @heathergerken.bsky.social President, @fordfoundation.org
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social Recent candidate for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. SamForNJ.org.
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Jesse Singal @jessesingal.com Journalist, co-host of Blocked and Reported, author of The Quick Fix and an upcoming book on youth gender medicine. Mostly just asking questions.
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Sophia Lin Lakin @slakin.bsky.social director, @aclu.bsky.social voting rights project. #leapdaybaby. all the usual disclaimers.
New York City Bar Association @nycbarassociation.bsky.social Founded in 1870 and working to support its members, achieve legal and policy reform, and increase access to justice for all.
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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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social Attorney - Professor - Views are my own, not my employer. she/her
Governor Christine Todd Whitman @govwhitman.bsky.social Co-Chair of the Forward Party; former Governor of New Jersey; former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; President, Whitman Strategy Group
Preet Bharara @preetbharara.bsky.social Patriotic American. Former US Attorney, SDNY. Banned by Putin. Fired by Trump.
Julie Patel Liss @juliepatel.bsky.social Mom. Prof. Journalist. @CalStateLA @CSULA_UT @UTCommunityNews @AAJAla
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Janice Hough @leftcoastbabe.bsky.social From the blue bird to the blue sky...
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