This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com No ads. No AI. Just videogame coverage that matters.
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Hollywood Handbook and Friends @hollywoodhandbook.bsky.social podcasts w/ Sean Clements, Hayes Davenport, and Carl Tart
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Comedy Bang! Bang! World! @cbbworld.bsky.social The official account of Comedy Bang! Bang! and CBB World.
cbbworld.com
Ariel Parrella @arielparrella.bsky.social Logan Square/Avondale/Humboldt Park reporter/periodista
@BlockClubCHI | 🚲 🇮🇹 y español. tips + dog photos: ariel@blockclubchi.org
4cJoe @4cjoe.fgcfilm.org Chicago’s 3S Makoto // he/him/his // FGC camera guy // arcade enthusiast // Logan Arcade regular // I also TO sometimes
fgcfilm.org
PBF Comics @pbfcomics.bsky.social Ancient webcomic dark arts by Nick G, often written with friends
pbfcomics.com/links
Liv Agar @livagar.bsky.social It’s Liv agar
Chef Kevin @kevinbartelt.bsky.social Host of Let Us Cook - https://youtube.com/@kevinjbartelt
Bonus episodes - https://patreon.com/letuscook
Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social Writer: 84th Oscars, Letterman, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Baffler, Air Mail, Emmy nominee, NEH Public Scholar, and author of way too many posts. rep: WME #WGAW letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1lq09
Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social When the world is a monster
Bad to swallow you whole
Kick the clay that holds the teeth in
Throw your trolls out the door
Siskel and Ebert Bot @siskel-ebert-bot.bsky.social Unofficial Bot, Posting Every 11 Hours.
TDE Wrestling @tdewrestling.com You know, from the gifs • 1995 School Spelling Bee Runner-Up • Former #ddtpro Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion
Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social My new special Night Thoughts is out NOW on Hulu.
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LIA 福振凡 🇺🇳🇨🇳🇺🇸 @fuzhenfan.bsky.social University of Chicago alum
United Nations contractor
Human Rights Campaign, Trevor Project, and the Chicago Board of Elections contributor, et al.
Views are my own | Not my employer
Personal account
Hainan -> Chicago
Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social Chicago's neighborhood news source.
Rat Cousin (VTUBER | 3️⃣0️⃣➕ Audience only) @morningjazz69.bsky.social former adult swim maker, gilbert garfield guy, animator video person, streams as a rat cousin in the walls twitch.tv/ratcousin
小島秀夫 @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp ゲームクリエイター：僕の体の70%は映画でできている
Game Creator: 70% of my body is made of movies.
L.A. Material @lamaterial.com Making Los Angeles legible.
Hayes Davenport @hayesdavenport.bsky.social lamaterial.com
Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social 37th President of the United States. Messages from the President unsigned, others from Ronald Ziegler.
RN@dicknixon.com
Rob Zacny @robzacny.bsky.social A river to my people.
Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social classically trained artist.
theartofpants.com
Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR, contributor to Zeteo. New comic book series: NO ONE ESCAPES THE DIALECTIC, from Boom! Studios. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com
Signal: attackerman.81
Evanston Now @evanstonnow.bsky.social 
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
Louis @louisevans.bsky.social CONTENTS WILL PLASMATE UPON PACKET RUPTURE!
Rep: Eric Showers, HMLA
Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley.bsky.social @thegameawards.com and Summer Game Fest and more. Now official account.
Scott Snyder @ssnyder1835.bsky.social I write comics and teach writing comics!
https://shopbestjackett.com
https://www.instagram.com/ssnyder1835/?hl=en
Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com Game Dev, alleged writer, kind of comics person, former internet boogeyman. Please don’t tell anyone I’m here, I’m just trying to exist 🤫 they/them
my DMs are broken
Get free 3d printed community protection whistles here: https://linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
AdHoc Studio @adhocstudio.com An independent game studio focused on interactive storytelling.
mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com best-selling & award-winning comics idiot, beautiful giantess // buy SIMPLICITY on sale now // mattielubchansky.com // @nogodsnomayors.com // temporalculturewar.com // bass faithvoid.bandcamp.com // she
Mark Primiano @doctor1hundred.bsky.social I can always escape.
Funk of delic @wormsimpson.bsky.social 
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Current* view of a webcam located around Lake Michigan, every 30 minutes
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@the.mazz.zone
hux | aka Lizzie Huxley-Jones @littlehux.bsky.social they/them and mayhem
writing kidlit and romcoms. queer disabled joy always. ♾️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈♿️🏴 audhd
📚 Reality Check, Make You Mine This Christmas, Under the Mistletoe With You, Hits Different, Vivi Conway
www.lizziehuxleyjones.com
https://linktr.ee/littlehux
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Strong Bad @strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social CGNU founder, alum, and exiled drop-out
Mayor Brandon Johnson @mayorofchicago.bsky.social Father. Husband. Mayor. Building Chicago into the safest, most affordable big city in America.
Bastard of Ceremonies @endgamerazari.bsky.social No style, no substance.
Erik Larsen @eriklarsen.bsky.social Savage Dragon perpetrator
Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com The hardest-working paper in America.
James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social DC Studios co-CEO, #Superman, #GuardiansoftheGalaxy, #Peacemaker, dog owner, husband, servant to my cat.
WBEZ @wbez.org We are Chicago's NPR station and your local news source. Find us on air at 91.5FM. Support public media and local journalism: donate.wbez.org
Da Borderlands Lore Knower @thelukeman.bsky.social proud boy mama
twitch.tv/thelukeman
Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Co-host of the Amicus podcast. Dad.
Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social Leaked photo of heaven
She/her NYC
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Jimmy @justnotthesam.bsky.social 
Gardens Interactive @gardens.dev A videogame studio growing the future of social roleplay. 🌳 Follow along here and on our website: www.gardens.dev
Bad Game Hall of Fame @bghof.com "Bad games" apologists / enthusiasts. Not necessarily always talking about bad video games!
badgamehalloffame.com
twitch.tv/badgamehalloffame
youtube.com/@badgamehalloffame
Gareth Reynolds PHD @reynoldsgareth.bsky.social Host of @thedollop and Here To Help podcasts. I’ve eaten cat food for money. 
Larian Studios @larianstudios.com The independent award-winning studio behind Baldur's Gate 3 and games in the Divinity universe. Learn more about our upcoming RPG @divinity.com
dave @davemankin.bsky.social JESTERMAXXING at the club is actually peak fun😭
JESTERMAXXING at the club is officially the new meta.
We are entering the era of high-energy, zero-ego, chaotic fun. If you aren't the reason the floor is laughing, are you even living?
localthunk @localthunk.com Literally a fool
Creator of Balatro ( @playbalatro.com )
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Blog: localthunk.com
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Ricki☕🪄 @rickihirsch.bsky.social ☕I make things that seem fun when it seems fun to do them🪄
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Terry T. Turdlet @prefectbeanis.bsky.social All my posts are about you and they’re serious
https://www.youtube.com/@pbeanis music
Heavy Metal™ Official @heavymetalofficial.bsky.social #5 Out Now!
The #1 Original Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Comics Anthology Magazine, Since 1977. This IS your grandpa's magazine and it's tough af. No AI.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social Posting human made Sci-Fi art
My band 👉 All India Radio https://linktr.ee/allindiaradioband
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
It's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social Daniel Craig reminds you that The Weekend is here, every Friday evening at 7:00pm Eastern (inspired by: https://twitter.com/CraigWeekend)
Maintained by @young.me
Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com We are a caucus in @demsocialists.bsky.social 🌹 Our urgent task is to build a socialist majority 🗣️ Apply to join on our website ✨ socialistmajority.com
estelle croissant @estelle-croissant.bsky.social she’s fronch
anna. chicago. stupid.
More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social Nonprofit newsroom. Media that builds power for working people.
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social I'm that YouTuber who taught you how dishwashers work. Guess I'm tryin' out the whole Bluesky thing now.
he/him
https://www.youtube.com/technologyconnections
Well There's Your Problem Podcast @wtyppod.bsky.social podcast about engineering going not good with @donoteat.bsky.social and @liamfromwtyp.bsky.social and @postoctobrist.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg
Wikipedia @wikipedia.org Maybe the real treasure was the citations we made along the way.
donate.wikipedia25.org
demi adejuyigbe @electrolemon.bsky.social no thanks
Freelance Wrestling @freelancewrestling.bsky.social Pro Wrestling. Punk Rock. Partying. Freelance Is Home. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
FreelanceWrestling.com
Guy who likes “Boston” by Stella Lefty because he hates Boston 🏳️ @thebeernerd.bsky.social Advocate to bring a Buc-ee’s to New Jersey and Bluesky’s PREMIERE New Jersey Devils fan. Yes I am the actual Beer Nerd
10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social Scott Benson. Artist/ Animator/ Writer/ Videogame Person. Light Night Work Club/ Night In The Woods. Same handle on Twitter and Instagram. You can always find me at Bombsfall.com.
Rude Mean Gay @jezzerat.bsky.social It costs nothing to be kind (but I'm not risking it). Protect our trans siblings.
Stefan BC @stefanbc.bsky.social Crim Defense lawyer, ultramarathoner, triathlete, medium sized dad
heavy sweater @verydevout.bsky.social a sincere effort is all you can ask.
Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social Columnist, The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/ Podcast: The Time of Monsters: https://www.thenation.com/content/time-of-monsters/
Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com Writer. Only work gets done here. Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen. Beneath the gold, the bitter steel. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. I will not betray my soul. Fix your hearts or die. Tiocfaidh ár lá
Fred Brennan @fredbrennan.bsky.social Lover of Music, Laughter, and Nurse Betsy…
BLACK WAVES TEEMING WITH SALT FOAM @twabbis.bsky.social Sculptor, doodler, miniatures, sofvi.
dessicateddope and hellgrammite on instagram for now
https://dessicateddopeprocesstime.blogspot.com/
Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social Here for some skeets!
I rarely see @s because Bluesky notifications are broken!
If you'd like to support my art — http://patreon.com/elivalley
Thanks!
James “jchensor” Chen @jchensor.bsky.social Street Fighter 6 In-Game Commentator; Fighting Game Community Historian and #1 Fanboy; Tetris enthusiast -- For business, contact: jchensor@jchensor.com
Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social A podcast on media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. Hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson
gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social im gita
they/them
cofounder of aftermath.site
Level Up For Romance! coming in 2027
gita@aftermath.site
the worst of all possible worlds @worstpossible.world case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire with @bosh.worstpossible.world @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world @thefuzzymaskedman.bsky.social / new episodes every wednesday / https://worstpossible.world
Dan Olson 🔜 PAX West @foldablehuman.bsky.social Documentarian
Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com Videogames PR and consulting. 3MA panelist at large and volunteer tall ship sailor. A bit of voiceover, occasionally.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
📍The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware
👾 www.twitch.tv/eenbou
ianboudreau.com
The Intercept @theintercept.com Fearless, adversarial journalism. Join our newsletter to get our best investigative reporting delivered to you: https://theintercept.com/newsletter/
Pierre-Loup Griffais @plagman.bsky.social Valve coder. Currently working on Steam Deck.
Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social Video games & deals. I post deals which may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Epic Creator Code: Wario64
Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social he/him, bylines Public Notice, Chicago Reader, Revealer, Prism
Newsletter: www.everythingishorrible.net
Poetry pubs: https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/poetry-publications-noah-berlatsky
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Chicago Transportation Alerts @ctaalerts.bsky.social unofficial fan 🤖 publishing updates about the Chicago transit system. now including the el, cta bus, and metra
for more details, visit https://www.transitchicago.com/alerts/
Grumpy dad energy @fdsignifier.bsky.social 
warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social 
Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social Hi! I’m Molly Hodgdon. I live in Vermont with my beautiful FIV+ cats Francie and Marcel. Banner photo by W. Eugene Smith. Profile pic is a postcard from my collection mailed 1908.
Not a bot. Not selling anything. Just a keeper of forgotten cats.
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social Be-shadowed music reviewer on YouTube, cohost of
Song vs. Song
Patreon: http://patreon.com/toddintheshadows
Media/inquiries: toddintheshadows@standard.tv
Tom Scott @tomscott.com I make things. They’ll probably come back to haunt me in a few years’ time. https://www.tomscott.com/