@polpotronics.com @polpotronics.com 
This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
Fully independent, commercial free, and reader-funded.
https://thisweekinvideogames.com/
Nathaniel Lockhart @ Save the Games! @nathaniellockhart.bsky.social Lover of old stuff, primarily ancient tech and old movies. Things like the Commodore 64, reel to reel tape players, and silent film. I talk about all that stuff on my podcast, the Memory Machine. He/him
www.memorymachinepod.com
Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social tv writer, actress, living in the city of angels, singing about leopards. shop.franchesca.net
TypeScript @typescriptlang.org TypeScript is JavaScript with types and type-checking.
Compiles down to JavaScript, runs where JavaScript runs.
Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social West coast editor for New York Mag's Vulture. (Middle-aged) child of television. Allen Ludden superfan. YouTube archaeologist.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social Worker-led human rights organization. Creator of the @fairfoodprogram & Campaign for Fair Food. Pioneer in fight to end modern slavery.
https://linktr.ee/justiceforfarmworkers
United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social UFW - fighting for farm workers since 1962. Sí Se Puede!®
Finji @finjico.bsky.social Collaborative game studio by Rebekah and Adam Saltsman. 👑 We publish a bunch of cool video games. We make some ourselves too! linktree.finji.co
We're working on @usualjune.bsky.social right now!
InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social This is the real InfoWars, streaming every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
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
Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social Fired by the Trump admin for doing my job. Forever CFPB Union proud: @nteu335.bsky.social
Previously: Candidate for the U.S. House in Maryland’s 6th district @ElectAlexis.bsky.social | ElectAlexis.org
Leaflet @leaflet.pub The easiest way to make a blog, newsletter, or website on the open social web!
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Lab Notes: lab.leaflet.pub
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Venture Bros #NotOffical @venturebrothers.bsky.social The Venture Bros.' – where heroes are as reliable as a politician’s promise and villains can’t decide if they're evil or just misunderstood. Join Dr. Venture and his eccentric foes in a sardonic dance through morally murky adventures. #NotOffical
Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social Not a real doctor; real worm. I've done radio for kids for a weirdly long time. Not your lawyer, but maybe your amusement park law prof. SpareTheRock.com. Wrote a book: RecreationAndRisk.com (Carolina Academic Press). He/him; my views only here.
St. Paul.
Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social Semi-automated posting of old computers and videogames. Sometimes other bits of retro aesthetics and design. ~6-8 posts a day, ~24 posts on holidays.
⚠Outbound links tagged and monitored by Bluesky.
Jette @jette.bsky.social she/her/hers
Formerly Austin, now Portland.
SmallRun @smallrun.bsky.social SmallRun - Geek Hobby Marketplace & Build Logs - https://smallrun.net
Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social musician, author
Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave
Nick Rempel @nrempel.com Software Person
West Coast 🇨🇦
Working at @foxglove.dev, previously at @shopify.com
Nick Offerman @nickofferman.bsky.social I met Mr. T backstage at Conan and we had a fine giggle.
Vintage Computer Festival Southwest @vcfsw.bsky.social Official Bluesky Account for Vintage Computer Festival Southwest. May 29-31, 2026 @ The Westin DFW Airport
vcfsw.org
AURA: An Austin for Everyone @aura-atx.org Austinites advocating for abundant homes, reliable public transit, walkability, & safe streets for all!
Montserrat Garibay @montserratgaribay.bsky.social 
Park Slope Food Coop @foodcoop.bsky.social Good Food at Low Prices for Working Members through Cooperation since 1973
foodcoop.com
foodcoop.com/events
foodcoop.com/produce
Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com Covering cancelled/unreleased video games and prototypes across a variety of consoles and home computers. Preserving unreleased video game history online since 1999, and longer offline.
Check out our archive and more at: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com
Richard Moss @mossrc.bsky.social Writer/Director: @terrorbytesdoc.bsky.social | @scummdoc.bsky.social
Author: *A Tale of Two Halves*, *Shareware Heroes*, *The Secret History of Mac Gaming*, a book on Age of Empires 1 development
Australian
rich@mossrc.me
Project Dolphin @projectdolphin.bsky.social The Official home of “Project Dolphin The History of the GameCube” #Book https://a.co/d/2sohwYz here to talk #GameCube #Nintendo games and History
Kat Bailey @katbailey.bsky.social Larian Studios Storytelling Lead. Creator of Axe of the Blood God. Past: IGN News Director, USgamer Editor-in-Chief. #coyi #skol
Debug Magazine @debugmag.com The indie games magazine // Available in print and digital // For support: help@teamdebug.com
Get your copy: teamdebug.com
Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… https://www.forgottenworlds.net
💽🕹
Press Run Books @pressrun.bsky.social The dedicated book publishing imprint of Limited Run Games. Not a Wendy's. Official account. 
Boss Fight Books @bossfightbooks.com Great books on classic video games.
bossfightbooks.com
Latest:
● Dragon Age II by Charlotte Reber
● Life is Strange by Kaitlin Tremblay
● Legend of the River King by Alexander B. Joy
● DDR by Jessica Doyle & Jordan Ferguson
Lenore Edman @1lenore.bsky.social I have been called the "fairy godmother of making" and "ultimate reference librarian for matters maker, scientific, and technical." (she/her) 
ishotjr @ishotjr.bsky.social 
Elecia White @logicalelegance.bsky.social Author of Making Embedded Systems, host of Embedded.fm, maker of strange origami.
Embedded @embeddedfm.bsky.social Welcome to Embedded, a weekly podcast. We’re here to chat about the interests, careers, and lives of engineers, artists, educators and makers. Our diverse guest list includes names you may have heard and engineers working quietly in the trenches. 
Great Scott Gadgets @greatscottgadgets.bsky.social Makers of HackRF One, Cynthion, YARD Stick One, and more. We design open source tools for innovative people.
@jeremycook.bsky.social @jeremycook.bsky.social Engineer, tech journalist, perma-learner.
Maker of random contraptions for fun & profit.
https://www.techadjacent.io/
hi@jeremyscook.com
tilde.industries @tildeindustries.bsky.social http://tilde.industries combines the talent of its members to create interesting and beautiful products~
Our Tindie store:
https://tindie.com/stores/tilde/
bunnie @bunnie.org Good at following directions. Bad at obeying rules.
Carrie (prev of Alpenglow) @alpenglow.bsky.social I make frivolous circuits and other bullshit. An engineer who is staunchly anti-gatekeeping and pro-inclusion. Previously ran Alpenglow Industries. She/her
🛠⚡️✨🖕🦄 🧶
Matt Largey @mattlargey.bsky.social Projects Editor at @KUT, Austin's @NPR Station. Fact enthusiast. @SaltInstitute alum. Mainer. Usually wearing headphones.
Michael Saulters @msaulters.bsky.social I'm just this guy, you know?
Former film critic Slackerwood/AICN
Random skeeter of eclectia. I try to be interesting, insightful, or funny, but prone to failure. Gaymer. Currently collecting uranium glass to extremes. Also Dixxon flannel.
He/Him/Royal We
PogoBrick @pogobrick.bsky.social Solo Indie game developer in Austin, TX
Here to follow like-minded people 😉
Subvert @subvert.fm Subvert is a music platform owned and controlled by a co-op of over 25,000 members. We are now LIVE.
www.subvert.fm
Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social Carpenter and woodworker. Democracy and unions liker. Building and fixing things: capehenlopencarpentry.com. Writing and editing: aaronhuertas.com.
Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social TV Writer: Dinosaurs, Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, The OC, Gilmore Girls, Once Upon a Time, Jessica Jones, Foundation, Artful Dodger, Fallout...
Austin Road Conditions 🤖 @atx-road-condition.bsky.social Bot that posts road condition updates using Austin's road sensor data.
https://github.com/Charlie-Henry/atx-road-conditions-bot
Bot made by @modalshift.co
Maggie Mae Fish 🐟 @maggiemaefish.bsky.social ✨ Lit Entertainment Group
✨ Watch "AMY'S DEADEND DREAMHOUSE" July 13 on Nebula
Emily @mle.bsky.social mle-online.com
https://makertube.net/a/mle_online/video-channels
Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social High School Math (AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, & Statistics) Teacher. Blogger. Wife. Boy Mom x 2. Jesus Follower. Puzzle Lover.
🌸 Mochi Moshi! JRPG + Roguelike Dev 🌟 MOCHI CONQUEST ▶️ Wishlist @mochiconquest.com 👺 MOCHI CONQUEST | A unique Turn-Based Roguelike JRPG Dungeon Crawler
⛩️ Wishlist Now on Steam! Demo coming soon 🔥
▶️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3518510/Mochi_Conquest?utm_source=bsk
🎮 JRPG at Heart, Roguelike in Spirit
Garry Kitchen @garrykitchen.bsky.social CEO of Audacity Games. Video game designer/executive. Activision alum, Keystone Kapers, GameMaker, Atari Donkey Kong. Experienced software/patent expert witness.
Veridian Expanse @veridian-expanse.bsky.social Explore the depths as you drill, craft, and fight to escape from a mysterious asteroid deep in the Veridian Expanse!
An open source indie game for Linux, Mac, Windows, and RPi!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2137670/Veridian_Expanse/
Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social Tour, On Cinema at the Cinema, Office Hours, find it all and more at linktr.ee/tim.heidecker
Nintendo of America @nintendooamerica.bsky.social Welcome to the official Nintendo of America BlueSky account, where you'll find the latest Nintendo news! For ESRB ratings go to http://esrb.org
(parody)
Owner of:
@sega-west.bsky.social
🏳️🌈💖
Puzzmo @puzzmo.com puzzles that love you back
a zach gage and orta therox joint
www.puzzmo.com
Graze Social @graze.social Own your algorithm.
👉 https://graze.social/
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✨ Building something cool? Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Y6UkgsFx4D
KOOP Radio 91.7 @koopradio.bsky.social KOOP Radio, Community Radio in Austin, TX
Listen at 91.7 FM or stream wherever you are at koop.org
Savannah Bananas @thesavbananas.bsky.social 
ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org We are ProPublica’s union. We are the workers at America’s biggest investigative newsroom.
www.propublicaguild.org
Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social U.S. Senator fighting for the families and future of Massachusetts. Malden Native, Red Sox Fan, Net Neutrality Defender, co-author of the Green New Deal ( he/him )
Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social Farmer, retired General, family man. Democrat, Running for Congress in GA-14. The people of #GA14 deserve an ACTUAL representative. http://www.shawnforgeorgia.com
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer. Musician.
Sometimes funny. 🏳️🌈
Join my sci-fi book club:
http://patreon.com/ellecordova
nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk The Centre for Computing History is much more than a museum. Based in Cambridge, it hosts hands-on exhibitions, a wide range of activities and events, has a small shop and runs a learning programme.
Bob Mackey @bobservo.bsky.social Co-host of Retronauts and Talking Simpsons, acclaimed author of Skeleton Car Wash
🏳️🌈 Kimberly L Piper Writes Queer Shit 🏳️🌈 @klpwrites.bsky.social Bisexual Enby|Queer| Indie Writer of Fantasy & Horror|Mental Illness|Sober 3-25-24|Married May 4th|She/They| Neuro🌶️|Sugar cookies|Gender affirming care saves lives| Muppet Stan|The Wiz is life|Pineapple on pizza|Team Buffy #klpwritespromotesindies 🏝️🏰📚♌️🏳️🌈🌺🌞
Katy Padilla Stout @katy4congress.bsky.social Mom. Child welfare attorney. Former teacher. Democratic nominee for Congress (TX-23).
Carl Brown @carlbrown.bsky.social YouTuber, Developer, Author, Father
Internet Of Bugs @internetofbugs.com 
Military Religious Freedom Foundation @mikeymrff.bsky.social The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is dedicated to ensuring that all members of the United States Armed Forces fully receive the Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom to which they and all Americans are entitled...
Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social Antifa goat farm and beer garden in Field Store (Houston) Texas. We used to make cheese and trouble, but we no longer make cheese.
Buy stuff: https://blueheronfarmcajeta.com/
Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social It’s time to start flipping tables.
https://mobilize.us/s/p5YuNE
BlueVoterGuide.org @bluevoterguide.bsky.social BlueVoterGuide.org unleashes all your voting power by helping you vote Fast, Smart, and Blue. #BlueVoterGuide #VoteBlue
FRONTLINE @frontlinepbs.bsky.social Award-winning documentaries, podcasts and digital reporting that question, explain and change our world. We answer to no one but you.
Explore our storytelling on PBS or online at pbs.org/frontline, YouTube and in the PBS App.
They Create Worlds @theycreateworlds.bsky.social A podcast unraveling video gaming's historical tapestry through an audio odyssey exploring creativity, business, and the fascinating people behind it all!
Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social Retired nuclear scientist. Worked in Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Los Alamos on environmental cleanup, nuclear nonproliferation, and the nuclear fuel cycle.
She/her.
Blogs at Nuclear Diner and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Photo: Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site
wisp.place @wisp.place Your Website. Your Control. Lightning Fast. (alpha)
Built by @okami.mom who is unemployed, please hire her
Help cover hosting costs: https://liberapay.com/nekomimi/
Uptime: https://status.wisp.place
Docs: https://docs.wisp.place
Scott Braddock @scottbraddock.bsky.social Editor at quorumreport.com, celebrating our 41st year of independent journalism in Texas and the host of the Great State's #1 politics podcast: Quorum Report Radio
Pebble Was Right @pebblewasright.bsky.social 
Felicitas Pojtinger @felicitas.pojtinger.com Building digital infrastructure that lasts with #linux #virtualization #containers #kubernetes #gnome
Head of R&D @loopholelabs.io, on the board @vanlug.thecanadian.social.ap.brid.gy and member @gnome.org
she/her, based in Vancouver, BC
Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social Journalist & Pulitzer finalist Historian. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Subscribe to my newsletter: Doomsdayscenario.co
Jennifer Mosier @jennifermosier.bsky.social Actor, director, artistic multi-hyphenate. Half-Asian since before it was cool. Bring on the cats. And the video games. Newly arrived to Canada.
Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com Black Monday|The League|Human Giant| NTSF:SD:SUV::
“Joyful Recollections of Trauma” is a NYT Bestseller & 2024 Vulture Book of the Year
Watch Dark Web on Yt
Listen to How Did This Get Made & Unspooled
https://linktr.ee/PAULSCHEER
Silly Goose PhD DDS @therealjweezy.bsky.social the brilliantest buffoon you’ll ever meet this side of the Mississippi
34 | west coast best coast | she/they🩷💜💙
Indivisible Austin @indivisibleaustin.bsky.social We are part of the national Indivisible organization, connecting and informing our local community via collaboration, resources, and action... right here in Austin, Texas.
Join us at indivisibleaustin.com
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Two books published this year - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal and poetry collection Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth
conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social web dev + hot dad. enjoy charts, unions, conputer games, philosophy. chicago crespo.business
Adam Chalmers @adamchalmers.com Texan (prev Australian). Father (prev gamer). Pynchon fan (prev illiterate).
Building a new programming language for CAD at zoo.dev. Built a lot of Cloudflare Tunnel. I run a meetup austinsystems.org and love reading sci-fi, history and Jewish stuff.
The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com "One of the great film nerd Twitter accounts" - Vanity Fair
99% space fiction (licenses) and its creation.
Here are all my accounts: http://linktr.ee/thespaceshipper
Matthew Gracie @infosecgoon.bsky.social Security Analyst. Panther Modern.
Engineer at Security Onion Solutions.
Professor at Canisius University.
Organizer at Infosec 716 and BSides Buffalo.
Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com Investigative journalist, mainly sports. Wrote a couple books. PhD in Sports Studies. Dissertation on U Texas women's bball team in the 1970s. Co-host @burnitalldownpod.com. Tall. Tired. She/Her. Austin, TX https://www.jessicawluther.com/
R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social Writer, Editor, Musician/Lyricist, Big DADA You remember MONDO 2000 so do I
https://rusirius.bandcamp.com/ better still 
MothersAgainstGregAbbott @democracymoms.bsky.social Mothers & Others fighting to make Texas Blue. Join the movement. 💙
👉 linktr.ee/MothersAgainstGregAbbott
André Treiber @andrebttx.bsky.social Progressive nerd. DNC Youth Council Chair & Rules and Bylaws Committee Member. Campaign and #txlege alum. YIMBY. Film, Magic: the Gathering #mtgcube, poker, horror, games 🏳️🌈
Bolts @boltsmag.org A publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change: Boltsmag.org
HIGNFY US @hignfyus.bsky.social Stream Have I Got News For You on the CNN app.
Posts by Hat Trick, not CNN. CNN wants you to know they have nothing to do with this. The posts, not the TV show, which is on CNN.
https://www.youtube.com/@hignfyus
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com Contributing editor @newrepublic.com Co-host of Space the Nation (sci-fi meets politics) + @pastduepodcast.com (gig economy, culture, survival). I lead The Third Story Workshop, helping writers tell the(ir) truth. Matthew 25:35 voter.
anamariecox.com
Amie DD @amiedd.bsky.social Software Engineer @Microsoft || Maker || Girls STEM Scholarship creator National VideogameMuseum || Electronics || LEGO Master || Cosplay || 3DPrint || 🦄 🛰️ Hacker || Past Marvel
https://www.AmieDD.com
Links: https://amiedd.tech/