Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social Writer, editor, poet, critic | Chief Content Officer at @Salon.com | Author of Runaway: Notes on the Myths That Made Me | Faculty at Naslund-Mann MFA | KY Colonel | Blair Water Literary Society chair | March Xness Die-hard https://linktr.ee/eekshecried
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Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social @kathygriffin on IG. 2x Emmy & Grammy Award Winning Comedian. 2x NYT Bestselling Author. 23 specials. 1 feature film. 
Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia. "Appealingly obsessive" — NYT
William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social Scottish historian & art historian; @EmpirePodUK.bsky.social podcaster & Jaipur Lit Fest co-director. Visiting Fellow at All Souls, Oxford. Writes the occasional book.
Anita Anand @anitaanand.bsky.social I present programs on TV and Radio, write history books and present a podcast called Empire with William Dalrymple. NOT IN THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT!
Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social Team America. Economic Patriotism: America's Next New Deal. Medicare for All, Tax the Billionaires, No Foreign Wars. No aid to Israel. (650) 999-9610
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Alessandra Zimmermann @alesszimm.bsky.social Federal R&D Budget Policy at AAAS | Biochem PhD | views are my own | she/her
Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social Writer of dictionaries and books about nerd fights at the dictionary factory (WORD BY WORD [2017]; TRUE COLOR [2026]; more TK). niila myaamia. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2106554/kory-stamper/
M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social Grant writing and research leadership. Highly specialized wetware hacker. Mom of a trans son and a Marine. Mostly live on a 40ft Hallberg-Rassy. She/her/Dr.
Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief of Science and Professor of Chemistry and Medicine at George Washington University. Opinions not those of AAAS. https://holdenthorp.substack.com/about #ActuallyAutistic
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social Texas Medical Center (TMC) Pediatrics Professor-Vaccine Scientist-Author; Member, Philosophical Society of Texas, Texas Academy of Medicine Engineering Science Technology, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social @ksvesq.bsky.social’s husband; father of daughters; professor @georgetownlaw.bsky.social; #SCOTUS nerd @CNN.com
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social Professor of Biology & Institute for Health Computing, U of Maryland; explores how viruses impact human & environmental health;
'Asymptomatic' (JHU Press - https://bit.ly/asymptomatic_book)
&
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Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social Author of MG/YA fiction & game stuff. Rants about folklore. Opinions my own. He/him. Lead Writer for Warframe (you shiny things). Leopards, faces etc.
Dr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social Physicist Turned Psychologist | Senior Researcher in #STEMed | Meta-Analysis Nerd | https://d-miller.github.io/
Also posts about 🧪 science funding to focus my attention.
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Ellen Kuwana, MS (#SciComm #ACESVCON26) @ellenkuwana.bsky.social Science writer, med comms, editor (>600 articles + $89B in grant proposals). Public speaker. Writing coach. APA & plain language expert. Interests: AI ethics, chocolate, SciComm. If I've helped you, thank me here, https://buymeacoffee.com/ellenkuw
Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social Husband, Father, Grandfather, Datahound, Dog lover, Fan of Celtic music, Former NIGMS director, Former EiC of Science, Stand Up for Science advisor, Shananigator, Pittsburgh, PA
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Nathan Sanders @ludling.bsky.social University of Toronto linguistics professor, phonology, phonetics, EDI-focused pedagogy, educational games, R, LaTeX, boardgames, photography, sci-fi, 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳🌈 (he/him)
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A Way with Words @waywordradio.org Public radio's lively language show! On-air in US, free podcast worldwide. https://waywordradio.org words@waywordradio.org. Toll-free US/Canada 24/7 1-877-929-9673 or https://wa.me/16198004443 #linguistics #etymology #podcast #books #language
Peter Gilliver @petermgilliver.bsky.social Word person; tenor; European; British; English (Northern, and not a monkey); blissfully partnered; some other things. Views my own.
@thelifeofwords.bsky.social @thelifeofwords.bsky.social Poetry. Dictionaries. Toronto & Waterloo. http://thelifeofwords.uwaterloo.ca. Book on modern poetry and etymology from OUP in 2020.
Stephen Turton @stephenturton.bsky.social ‘Stephen’ with a PhD. Studies the history of the English language in relation to society and culture. Owns too many dictionaries. Departmental Lecturer in English Language @universityofoxford.
Wendalyn Nichols @wendalynnichols.bsky.social The Dictionary Lady
Rachel A. Fletcher @rafletcher.bsky.social Leiden University. Working on the reception of Old English in 19th-century Europe. Dictionary enthusiast.
Katherine Connor Martin @kconnormartin.bsky.social I work in academic publishing innovation at the Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford University Press. Personal account.
Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor & Associate Dean of Education
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Anne-José Villeneuve @ajvilleneuve.bsky.social Optimist.e & sociolinguist.e | Personal posts en français and in English.
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Jesse Sheidlower @jessesheidlower.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Lexicographer. http://sfdictionary.com. The F-Word. Ex-OED. Past President, American Dialect Society. Adjunct at Columbia. Coder. Barbells. Threesome […]
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Peter Sokolowski @petersokolowski.bsky.social Dictionary ambassador, Merriam-Webster.
Forthcoming book:
"By Definition: The Surprising History of the English Dictionary"
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250347589/bydefinition/
TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/
Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social Linguistic diversity in social life
By Ingrid Piller, author of "Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice" "Intercultural Communication" and "Life in a New Language"
https://www.languageonthemove.org/
Warren Bass @warrenbass.bsky.social Deeply skeptical about social media.
Scott Kiesling @pittprofdude.bsky.social Professor of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh. Sociolinguist, Linguistic Anthropologist, Discourse Analyst. Language, GENDER, and Sexuality. Trying and failing to keep up with just about everything.
GENDER: Ambivalent masculine
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Encyclopedia Briannica @e-briannica.bsky.social technical editor, historical linguist, 2D cartoon person
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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social Author: Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary
Also: Word Freak, A Few Seconds of Panic, Wild & Outside
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Benjamin Torbert @throatybeard.bsky.social Associate Professor of English, UM-St Louis. Opinions not those of UMSL.
Freelance Classical Music Writer for Opera (UK), OperaWire, StL Post-Dispatch
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Jane Solomon @janesolomon.bsky.social 👁 Typeface Designer at Lettermatic.com 👁 Word Panelist at Scripps National Spelling Bee 👁 Ex-Lexicographer 👁 Lapsed Emoji Expert 👁 Author of The Dictionary of Difficult Words 👁
@okrent.bsky.social @okrent.bsky.social Formerly semi-important.
CanE Lab @canelab.bsky.social Research Professor at UBC English Language & Lit. Canadian English & Austrian German at UBC (UVic): language & identity, Canadian (#CdnWrdoWk) & Austrian Words of the Week (#AutWrdoWk). Linguistics is best when theoretically grounded *and* applied.
Michael Hancher @michaelhancher.bsky.social Sometime English professor, JHU and UMN; past president, Dictionary Society of North America. Victorian literature and art, book illustration, speech acts, interpretation, law. Macaulay and English in India (Routledge, 2026). https://z.umn.edu/M-H.
Canadian English Dictionary @canadiandictionary.bsky.social Canada's first new general English dictionary in two decades. Developed by a not-for-profit consortium including Editors Canada, the UBC Canadian English Lab, and the Strathy Language Unit at Queen’s University. https://linktr.ee/canadianenglishdictionary
Ben Zimmer @benzimmer.bsky.social Linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, all-around word nut.
https://linktr.ee/benzimmer
Alexis Madrigal @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social Book: The Pacific Circuit
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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.
Dev Majumdar @devdoot.bsky.social Immunology & RNA Biology at the University of Vermont. Troubleshooting biology is my happy place. http://biolab.dev // It's all fun and games and "Reg, transporting really is the safest way to travel" until somebody gets bitten by quasi-energy microbes.
Amitav Ghosh @amitav.bsky.social Novelist and non-fiction writer; author of 'The Ibis Trilogy', 'The Great Derangement', 'Gun Island', 'The Nutmeg's Curse' and 'Smoke and Ashes'. 
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social New Yorker writer, author Dark Money, The Dark Side, Strange Justice, Landslide, wife & mom.
David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social NPR media guy
Author, Murdoch’s World
Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social 
Scott Detrow @scottdetrow.bsky.social Journalist at NPR. I host All Things Considered and the Consider This podcast. Also working on a biography of Pope Leo for Flatiron Books.
Annie Karni @anniekarni.bsky.social Congressional correspondent, New York Times, co-author of the NYT bestseller “Mad House,” out 3/25/25
Paul Offit @pauloffit.bsky.social Infectious disease physician, co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine, author and grandfather. Author of "Tell Me When it's Over". Commentaries can be found on Pauloffit.substack.com.
Prof Jeffrey S Morris @jsm2334.bsky.social George S Pepper Professor of Public Health & Preventative Medicine; Biostats, Stats & Data Science, Lifelong learner & truth seeker; Views my own & not employer’s
Dr Susan Oliver (PhD) @drsusanoliver.bsky.social Scientist who is passionate about correcting misinformation
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social America's Copy Editor®
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
Andrew Ross Sorkin @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social @NYTimes Columnist/Editor & @SquawkCNBC Co-Anchor. Author, Too Big To Fail. Founder, @DealBook. Co-Creator, BILLIONS @Showtime.
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com president of @eurasiagroup.net and @gzeromedia.com political scientist, author.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
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The Bloomingtonian @bloomingtonian.bsky.social Independent local news and visual journalism from Bloomington, Indiana. Founded by Jeremy Hogan, working in local journalism since 1988.
Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com NYT columnist. Signal: carlzimmer.51
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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social Podcast on empires and world history 🌎
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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal, publishing original plant ecology research for a global audience
@rbaltman @rbaltman.bsky.social Russ B Altman, MD, PhD. Professor at Stanford. Host of podcast “The future of everything” from Stanford Engineering.
https://rbaltman.people.stanford.edu
and
https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/collection/future-everything-podcast
Doudna Lab @doudna-lab.bsky.social News from Jennifer Doudna's lab at UC Berkeley, Innovative Genomics Institute. Tweets from lab members and not Jennifer Doudna unless signed JD. Tweets represent personal views only.
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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social All views and opinions expressed are my own.
Sarafan ChEM-H @stanford-chemh.bsky.social Bridging chemistry, engineering, biology & medicine to advance human health, transform research & train the next generation of scientific leaders at Stanford University.
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Cornell University @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Learning. Discovery. Engagement. Share your #Cornell moments with our Big Red community 🐾
Birds of the World | The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social Explore the remarkable diversity of birds with Birds of the World, the world's leading collection of avian life histories published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in collaboration with a global editorial team of avian experts. birdsoftheworld.org.
Stanford Internet Observatory @stanfordio.bsky.social The Stanford Internet Observatory is a cross-disciplinary program studying the abuse of the Internet and providing thoughtful policy and technical solutions.
Stanford HAI @stanfordhai.bsky.social The official account of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, advancing AI research, education, policy, and practice to improve the human condition.
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment @woods.stanford.edu Stanford's collaboration hub for interdisciplinary environmental research about people & planet. Focused on climate resilience, natural climate solutions, thriving ecosystems, human & planetary health, and just outcomes. | woods.stanford.edu
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social FBI Assistant Director (retired); 25 year veteran Special Agent; Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way; Democracy defender.
Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social Amanda Katz said this was the cool kids table.
Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine.
https://asharangappa.substack.com
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Amanda Knox @amandaknox.com Exoneree, host of Hard Knox podcast, author of Free: My Search for Meaning. One woman comedy show, Cartwheel, at the Edinburgh Fringe Aug 7-17.
www.amandaknox.substack.com
Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social Wife, Mom, UMich Law School Professor from Practice, MSNOW legal analyst, The Contrarian contributor, former U.S. Attorney, EDMI
Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | @katiephang on Substack, Instagram, Threads, & TikTok
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger
Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice
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
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social My Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable |UALawSchool |MSNOW Legal Analyst |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
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