Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.seattle.gov Representing the Seattle City Council Office of Position 8, Citywide - The People’s Office
Renter, Latina, Girl on the Bus, Former Waitress.
Fighting for a City that works for all of us!
Seattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov Maintaining and modernizing Seattle's streets
For service requests: call 206-684-7623 or use the Find It, Fix It app: seattle.gov/customer-service-bureau/find-it-fix-it-mobile-app
City policies: seattle.gov/digital
Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social Bluesky version of an existing whale sightings group; this bsky version created & moderated by AlisaLB.
Kate Riga @kateriga.bsky.social Covering the Supreme Court etc at TPM & co-hosting the TPM Show; Philly-born Mystics diehard 🚴♀️🏃♀️Call me/beep me: kateriga.24/ kate@talkingpointsmemo.com 📸 Leah Miessler, Anna Moneymaker
Liz Jones @lizamelia.bsky.social Senior Editor @ KUOW Public Radio, Seattle
Occasionally reporting on special projects
Send news tips to ljones@kuow.org
Signal/text: 206-817-5431
Megan Burbank @meganburbank.bsky.social reporting on culture & post-Roe abortion policy at Slate, The Nation, NPR, The New Republic, Axios. helping out at The WSJ. girl about town at Burbank Industries. previously Crosscut, Seattle Times, Portland Mercury, The Stranger.
meganburbank.substack.com
Zaki Hamid @zakihamid.bsky.social Director of Community Engagement at KUOW Public Radio. All opinions my own. Bless the 1st Amendment. Go Sounders! Go Reign! Go Liverpool!
Sami West @samiwest.bsky.social Online editor/reporter at KUOW, Seattle's NPR station. 📧: swest@kuow.org
Angela King KUOW @angelakingkuow.bsky.social Host - NPR's Morning Edition/KUOW Seattle. Emmy Award winner. Gracie Award winner. UW Alum. Odegaard Award winner. Mother. Grammy. Serious Prince fan
Sydney Brownstone @sydbrownstone.bsky.social Investigative reporter @theseattletimes. Mostly cat hair, married to @willjames. Email: sbrownstone@seattletimes.com
jane c. hu @janehu.bsky.social journalist, host of @citycastseattle.bsky.social, psychedelics reporter at The Microdose. always gets the name of the dog.
janehu.net
seattle.citycast.fm
themicrodose.substack.com
Brandon Block @brandonblock.bsky.social Investigative reporter in Seattle. formerly Cascade PBS, The Olympian, Report for America, City Paper
brandonblock.weebly.com
@mclindblom.bsky.social @mclindblom.bsky.social Seattle Times transportation reporter since 2003
Vivian McCall @vivmccall.bsky.social Interim EIC at The Stranger
Trans journalist 🏳️⚧️
Music as Pansy (https://pansysucks.bandcamp.com/track/mercy-kill-me-2)
Megan Seling @meganseling.bsky.social Managing Editor at The Stranger. Snacks Editor at Snack and Destroy. Probably thinking about that one dog I saw that one time.
Ashley Hiruko @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social Investigative journalist @ KUOW
Send news tips to hiruko@kuow.org
Signal/text: 206-574-8007
Melissa Santos @melissajsantos.bsky.social Reporter at Axios Seattle, with a focus on Washington state and local politics. (But also doughnuts). Formerly a state politics reporter for Cascade PBS and The News Tribune in Tacoma.
Hannah Murphy Winter @hmwinter.bsky.social Journalist // formerly @TheStranger.com and @rollingstone
Shauna Sowersby @ssowersby.bsky.social State politics at The Seattle Times. Former Cascade PBS and McClatchy state politics reporter. Former freelancer and Navy journo. UW alum.
Aimee Rawlins @aimeerawlins.bsky.social Seattle-based writer + editor covering climate, cities, housing, transportation, and all the ways they intersect.
Lynn Jacobson (she/her) @lynnjacobson.bsky.social Managing editor of The Seattle Times. Brooklyn, NY, was too big. Barton, VT, was too small. Seattle is just right. 
Conrad @conradswanson.bsky.social Climate change at The Seattle Times. Man of means by no means.
The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com Covering Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
https://www.seattletimes.com/
Daniel Beekman @dbeekman.bsky.social Seattle Times politics and communities reporter https://www.seattletimes.com/author/daniel-beekman/ Email: dbeekman@seattletimes.com Signal: DanielBeekman.44
Caroline Gomez @carolinecgomez.bsky.social Editor of KUOW’s daily news podcast Seattle Now
Bookworm, UX nerd, Mariners fan
Michele Matassa Flores @michmf.bsky.social Executive editor of The Seattle Times, proud Oregon Duck alum, believer in the power of journalism.
Matt Canham @mattcanham.bsky.social Seattle Times managing editor
Nick Deshais @nickdeshais.bsky.social Seattle Times transportation reporter. I check this account infrequently, so please contact me at ndeshais@seattletimes.com.
https://www.seattletimes.com/author/nicholas-deshais/
Alex Yoon-Hendricks @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social Reporter at The Seattle Times covering race and equity. No. 1 fan of the ST Union. Nosy. 
Ashley Braun @ashleybraun.bsky.social Science + Environmental Journalist, Sr. Editor @ DeSmog, Fact-checker. Seattle, WA. ashleybraun.com
Jeong Park @jeongpark.bsky.social Assistant Metro Editor at The Seattle Times
Jacob Jones @jonesdaily.bsky.social Investigative journalist in WA. Formerly: Investigations editor at Cascade PBS/Crosscut; Reporter at Whitman County Watch, Inlander, The Daily World. Signal: jonesdaily.37
Patrick Malone @pmalonejourno.bsky.social Investigative journalist at The Seattle Times
John Ryan @heyjohnryan.bsky.social KUOW Public Radio environment reporter. Seattle. Is this thing on?
Tips, leaks--DM me, or email jryan@kuow.org, or Signal: @heyjohnryan.10
Derek Wang @derekjwang.bsky.social Senior Editor w/Seattle NPR affiliate KUOW | rhymes with bong | fortunate husband & uncle | #NJDevils fan known to root for #SeaKraken | Skinny Puppy devotee
jseattle @jseattle.bsky.social publisher, CHS Capitol Hill Seattle capitolhillseattle.com community news
David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social Co-host of Soundside on KUOW. Formerly Seattle Times, Crosscut. Send tips to: dkroman@kuow.org. Sorry for the baseball tweets.
Will James @willjames.bsky.social Reporter and producer
Podcasts:
We Keep Us Safe (2026)
Adults in the Room (2026)
Lost Patients (2024)
The Walk Home (2022)
Outsiders (2020)
Married to @sydbrownstone.bsky.social
https://www.will-james.work/
Nate Sanford @sanfordnate.bsky.social Seattle. Reporter for KNKX and Cascade PBS. Covering political power and policy in Washington, often with an emphasis on young adults.
https://www.knkx.org/people/nate-sanford
Clayton Page Aldern @compatibilism.bsky.social 🌎🔥🧠
Data reporter @grist.org, union 🪑. Climate change, brain health, active inference, AI accountability.
THE WEIGHT OF NATURE is out now:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717097/the-weight-of-nature-by-clayton-page-aldern
Signal: aldern.01
The Needling @theneedling.com Seattle's Only Real Fake News
(Satire/Parody)
Have a hot headline tip? Send it to Submit@TheNeedling.com
TheNeedling.com
Joshua McNichols @joshuamcnichols.bsky.social Reporter at KUOW (NPR) Seattle, co-host of economics podcast “Booming.” Looking for news, comic relief and houseplant tips.
https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/booming
Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social Seattle Times politics reporter
Got a tip? Signal: 206-214-8789
https://www.seattletimes.com/author/jim-brunner/
Nathalie Graham @gramsofgnats.bsky.social Deputy News Editor at The Stranger. I write a column about hobbies.
ngraham@thestranger.com
Charles Mudede @mudede.bsky.social Senior Staff Writer at The Stranger
Josh Cohen @jcohenwrites.bsky.social Housing reporter at Shelterforce Magazine @shelterforce.bsky.social, covering the YIMBY movement, housing policy, tenants rights and more. https://shelterforce.org/author/josh-cohen/
Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social SF/F and YA writer, reporter at @theurbanist.org, publisher of Notes from the Emerald City. She/her. Send tips on Signal (amysundberg.92)
linktr.ee/amysundberg 
Hacks & Wonks @hacksandwonks.bsky.social Political Hacks and Policy Wonks talk about state and local politics and policy in Washington state
PubliCola @publicola.com.web.brid.gy News. Politics. Urbanism.
[bridged from https://publicola.com/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/publicola.com ]
Seattle Met [Unofficial] @seattlemet.com.web.brid.gy Smart. Authoritative. Entertaining. With a bold design, eye-catching photography, and an editorial voice that’s at once witty and in-the-know, Seattle Metropolitan is […]
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://seattlemet.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/seattlemet.com
Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com Puget Sound transportation news and opinion since 2007
The Urbanist [Unofficial] @theurbanist.org.web.brid.gy Advocacy journalism for better cities.
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://theurbanist.org/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/theurbanist.org
Katie Campbell, KUOW @katiecampbell.bsky.social Online Editor/Reporter and Book Club Curator at KUOW | Co-Host of KUOW's Seattle Now Arts & Culture | SAG-AFTRA Union Steward | UF Fan Account on Saturdays 🐊
Let's talk: kcampbell@kuow.org
Dr. Lesley Barron, MD, MPhil, FRACS @drlesleybarron.bsky.social General surgeon, mom, and cyclist with an interest in healthcare policy.
IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com Reader-funded journalism covering active travel, public transport, the politics of road space, the path to decarbonising transport, road safety. This account includes news + views. Subscribe: https://irishcycle.com/subscribe/
Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social I ride my bike, get angry at drivers, talk about disability advocacy, eat baked goods, and make sure Gus is well fed. I hail from the best state in New England.
Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social Accountant, Road Safety Advocate, Bike Blogger & Campaign Lead of Open Streets Toronto. Bilingual EN/FR. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VisionZero 🚲
Blog = www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Open Streets Petition = tinyurl.com/OpenStreetsPetitionTO
Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social Transportation data scientist at the University of Toronto, physicist at heart.
I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.
Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov Official account of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson. This is your city — let's make it a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
City’s digital policies at http://seattle.gov/digital.
Your City @yourcityseattle.bsky.social Your City is a grassroots organization focused on affordability in Seattle, Washington #thisisyourcity
https://www.yourcityseattle.org
Best Side Cycling @bestsidecycling.com Local Seattle YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/bestsidecycling
Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social Bicyclist and policy wonk hoping to make the US more safe for people when they need to go places. Policy Director @bikeleague.org
alex sammon @alexsammon.bsky.social features writer @ slate
alex.sammon@slate.com
Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca SocialMediaLab.ca
- News, analysis & views by @philipmai.com re: the politics of tech, social media, AI, immigration, democracy, mis/disinfo, war & propaganda. Explore our suite of social media tools for public interest research: socialmedialab.ca/apps/
Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social climate adaptive social housing developer
architect for car-light climate forward cities w/ low carbon + passivhaus buildings, social housing
Author, 'Building for People' (Island Press, 12/2024: https://islandpress.org/books/building-people)
@smgleason.bsky.social @smgleason.bsky.social 
Jess Zimbabwe @jzimbabwe.bsky.social Architect, planner, and Executive Director of Environmental Works Community Design Center in Seattle. Adjunct faculty at UW. Also: cheese, parrots, travel, music, housing, transit, maps, books, dogs, politics.
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
PeopleForBikes @peopleforbikes.bsky.social Better biking since 1999 🚲
www.peopleforbikes.org
Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social Managing Director, Bridges for Communities, supporting people to live well together
📍Bristol 🇬🇧
Posts on: Bristol, community cohesion & social inclusion, climate & nature, deliberative democracy, public engagement and positive news.
Views my own.
Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and the clash between the Trump administration and courts.
Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com Nomad & Print Artist since 1998: Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. Traveling along my German grandmother’s roots. Mover: Strong voice against Trumpism. Linktree: linktr.ee/Strandjunker
Sally Kohn @sallykohn.bsky.social Mom. Writer. Media Strategist + Trainer. Activist. @TED curator. @USAToday @Remodelista + @AFARmedia contributor. Author of #TheOppositeOfHate. Human. Being. >> sallykohn.com
Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social I share about walking, biking, great cities, & progressive politics.
I work for @streetsalliance.bsky.social (Seattle's walking, biking, and streets for people nonprofit), but these are my personal opinions.
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social After teaching and writing about constitutional law for 50 yrs, it seemed time for me to reach beyond Harvard’s walls — to spread understanding and appreciation of the rule of law, of justice as fairness, and of a republic if we can keep it
Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social Policy @ Open New York. She/her. Cargo bike mom. Bassist for Leggy in my former life. NYC via LA via Cincinnati. Left urbanist 🏙️🚆🌹 Lamentably, a Bengals fan 🐅 NYCWHL 🏒
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Weeknights 11/10c on Comedy Central and Paramount+
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social Seattle-based reporter, cofounder (with @joshfeit.bsky.social) and editor of PubliCola.com, and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery
She/her, Latina, Texan
Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social Journalist, lawyer, NYT-bestselling Trump and Musk biographer, songwriter (Hounds, The Rangers), former CNN & BBC analyst, retired journalism prof.
👤: sethabramson.net/bio
⚖️: sethabramson.substack.com
🕹: retrostack.substack.com
🎶: houndsmusic.substack.com
Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social Policy & Planning Dir. @marinbike.org • UCLA Urban Planning • AICP Planner • Baltimore ➡️ LA ➡️ East Bay • 🚫🚗Car-free commuting since 2015 • Missing middle renter.
📍Berkeley, CA
Greg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social Exploring Seattle, LA, NYC and other great cities, with focus on urban design, transit, walking, biking, parks and food. Personal account with positive vibes
Janette Sadik-Khan @jskstreet.bsky.social 
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social Architecture critic @theglobeandmail.com. Also author, @utoronto.ca Daniels Faculty instructor, husband, father of two city kids.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/alex-bozikovic/
Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social Host of the Savage Lovecast, author of Savage Love. "A deviant of the highest order!" — The Daily Caller
Rainier Valley Safe Streets @rvgreenways.bsky.social Neighbors like you who are working together to make their streets safer and more comfortable for everybody in Seattle's Rainier Valley, part of @streetsalliance.bsky.social
Get involved with our advocacy here: https://www.seattlegreenways.org/get-involved/
Jeremy Cole @jeremycole.bsky.social he/him – Seattle, WA – Bikes, mobility, food security, compassion, and building better cities. Sometimes: MySQL, Ruby, etc.
🚴♂️ strava.com/athletes/106905687
📸 instagram.com/bikeseattle
📚 blog.jcole.us
Bob Svercl (he/him) @bobco85.bsky.social Love to explore, bike vids at https://youtube.com/@bobco85 , lead history rides, enjoy outdoors, AuDHD. CoChair @bhsafestreets.org, organize @rvgreenways.bsky.social @seastreetfixers.bsky.social. Uncle, 🏳️🌈bi. Compassionate, curious, corny, smart-ass. He/him
Kelli Refer @kellireef.bsky.social Mother, Leftist, Lover of bicycles and flowers 🩷💜💙 A better world is possible, let’s work on it together.
“if I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution.” Emma Goldman
Executive Director at Move Redmond, but this is my personal account
Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org Accelerating clean energy solutions to the climate crisis. Nonprofit based in Seattle and Portland. Act now: https://linktr.ee/nwclimatesolutions
Julia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social State Rep for the 36th LD. Chair of the rabble rouser caucus (see: @staterepjuliareed). Seattle native. Bike nerd. Theater nerd. Regular nerd. My cat loves me. My husband too.
Brice Maryman PLA FASLA @bmaryman.bsky.social Maryland native, Seattle adopted, father, hubby, Founding Principal at MxMLA.bsky.social
Seattle Street Fixers @seastreetfixers.bsky.social We try to announce our actions here, but we organize primarily through a Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/seattle-street-fixers
Futurewise @futurewise.bsky.social We work across Washington to create livable communities, ensure clean healthy waterways, and protect farms, forests & habitat for this & future generations.
Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development @planning.seattle.gov Official account for the Office of Planning and Community Development. View the City’s policies at http://seattle.gov/digital.
West Seattle Bike Blob @westseattlebikeblg.bsky.social Musings on biking in and around West Seattle.