Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org Our World in Data is a free, nonprofit website with a mission to increase understanding of the world’s largest problems and drive informed action to solve them. Based out of Oxford University (@ox.ac.uk), founded by @maxroser.bsky.social.
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social Daniel Nichanian. Editor in chief of @boltsmag.org (follow us!). Elections, (local) politics, voting rights, criminal justice, and drag race.
V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem project, based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The V-Dem project (Varieties of Democracy) is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy. 
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Brian A. Anderson @thebanderson.bsky.social NYT bestselling author. Pulitzer-winning editor. LOUD AND CLEAR, my book on the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound (St. Martin’s Press, 2025), out now in hardcover and paperback.
G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com i write the data-driven politics newsletter Strength In Numbers: gelliottmorris.com/welcome
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social Progressive. 🇺🇸. This flag is ours. They wave the Trump flag & the one that celebrates cop violence.
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social W/Henry Farrell, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt 2023/Penguin); Georgetown; This is a private account.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org Less estranged from Elon than most of his kids
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social Economics editor at The Bulwark. MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) anchor.
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David Gans @dgans.bsky.social Musician, author, radio host living in Oakland CA
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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social Teaches history at UCI, writes on China for the TLS, LARB, Dissent, WSJ, & other venues, 1st book on East AND Southeast Asia came out in June from Columbia Global Reports https://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-milk-tea-alliance
John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education @UVA.
I share social science.
Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social Iowa House Rep for Council Bluffs and Carter Lake. 4x Paralympian, 2x Gold Medalist in wheelchair basketball. Disability advocate.
Ready to be Iowa's next U.S. Senator.
Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social Reporter covering Iowa politics (and sometimes wildflowers) for the progressive website Bleeding Heartland. https://www.bleedingheartland.com
Co-host of "KHOI's Capitol Week" on KHOI Radio in Ames and podcast platforms. https://laurabelin.substack.com
Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) @egap.bsky.social Supporting experimental research on governance innovations. egap.org
International Organization @iojournal.bsky.social International Organization is peer-reviewed journal, covering a wide range of topics in international relations and global politics.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark.
Director, Defending Democracy Together.
Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.
Never Trump.
Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social Cosmologist, science communicator, author, speaker, and longtime writer of Starts With A Bang.
Not the next Carl Sagan; the first Ethan Siegel.
Iowa Capital Dispatch @iowacapitaldispatch.com Community journalism for democracy. We're a non-profit news site dedicated to hard-hitting and fair coverage of state government and politics.
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social New Yorker writer, author Dark Money, The Dark Side, Strange Justice, Landslide, wife & mom.
Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social Living in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Contributing to Ukrainian voices online | support me : PayPal: kate.boguslavskaya@gmail.com | http://buymeacoffee.com/kateinkharkiv
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Mike S @pooneil70.bsky.social Can I live while I'm young?
Longtime taper/archivist
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and the other bands you all point me towards
Rich Mahan @sg-marshall.bsky.social Official Blue Sky account for Rich Mahan: Singing, songwriting guitar picking Mexican Food addict. Producer and Co-Host of the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast.
Andrew Kydd @andrewkydd.bsky.social Political science, game theory, music, wooden boats, vintage airplanes and motorcycles.
Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
U.S. Institute of Peace @usip.org The United States Institute of Peace is a premier peacebuilding organization. Congress founded USIP in 1984 as an independent nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting peace by preventing, mitigating and resolving violent conflict abroad. www.usip.org
University of California @uofcalifornia.bsky.social Official account of the University of California system. 10 campuses, 6 academic health centers, 3 national laboratories and a network of agricultural and natural research centers. And 71 Nobel Prizes, not that we're counting.
Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford)
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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org AMS is a professional organization that advances the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences in service to society.
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Mischiefs of Faction @misofact.bsky.social A political science community blog, started in 2012, now in its Substack era. Subscribe! https://open.substack.com/pub/misofact
Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social Democracy nerd, DC politics guy, public-interest lawyer, Jewish American. Live Free or Die. Views and puns solely my fault; everything else is fedsoc’s fault.
Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social Tracking the latest polls in US politics 
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social Politics, geopolitics, psychology, etc.
Been called “brilliant but out there.”
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov U.S. Senator for Maryland
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Aaron Shaw @aaronshaw.bsky.social Usually professoring, parenting, running, etc. Social science and design of digital public goods in online communities. Northwestern University, Chicagoland. https://communitydata.science
David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
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Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov Representing Northern Virginia in the U.S. House.
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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social Human rights expert. Global authoritarianism, transnational repression, Turkey and Eurasia, academic freedom. Entirely personal account.
We Are Higher Ed @wearehighered.bsky.social We are a collective of academics who believe that higher education is vital to a functioning democracy--and we will fight for it. https://www.wearehighered.org
Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social Democracy is like exercise. You can't do it once every four years and complain when you don't see results.
Pro-edit button. "Soros-backed." He/him.
Linktree.com/joekatz45.
Stephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social Harvard professor, realist, FP columnist. Tennis enthusiast, amateur musician, proud dad, & grateful husband. Troubled by the state of the world & looking for solutions. For speaking engagements contact John Bute at john@chartwellspeakers.com
Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.
Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social Chinese-Italian Scallion • Correspondent, comedian • Host of The Bitchuation Room Podcast on YouTube and Twitch • Newsbroke on @ajplus• IG: @franifio
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social Political science professor at McGill 🇨🇦⚜️Hiram Mills Chair; Co-Director, Jean Monnet Centre Montreal;
Russo-Ukrainian war; Rule of law, (anti)corruption; European politics 🇺🇦 🇧🇬 🇪🇺. Opinions mine.
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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Brooklyn Congressman. Democratic Leader.
Work hard. Stay focused. Deliver results #ForThePeople.
Kwame Raoul @kwameraoul.bsky.social Father, husband, lawyer & Illinois Attorney General.
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov Serving the people of Illinois.
Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee @judiciarydems.senate.gov. 
Margaret Levi @mlevi.bsky.social 
kate conger @kateconger.com tech reporter for the NYT!
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Judge Luttig @judgeluttig.bsky.social Former United States Court of Appeals Judge (1991-2006)
The Wilson Center @wilsoncenter.org Foreign policy think tank providing counsel and insights on global affairs.
Congressionally Chartered. Scholarship Driven. Fiercely Nonpartisan.
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Ruth Marcus @ruthmarcus.bsky.social Washington Post columnist, mom of two grown women and one adorable Bernedoodle stuck in mischievous adolescence. Knitting, cooking, hiking, Wyoming.
Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social Carpenter and woodworker. Democracy and unions liker. Building and fixing things: capehenlopencarpentry.com. Writing and editing: aaronhuertas.com.
Congressman Bill Keating @keating.house.gov Official Account. Proudly representing the 9th Congressional District of Massachusetts.
Faux Pelini @fauxpelini.bsky.social Coach, yeller, philanthropist, anger manager. Column on Substack. Formerly at The Athletic. (Parody account)
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social gallows humorist
AAUP @aaup.org The American Association of University Professors champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes faculty to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.
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Leslie Picker @lesliepicker.bsky.social @CNBC Senior Banking and Finance Reporter
Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social HuffPost labor reporter. dave.jamieson@huffpost.com. Signal: davejamieson.99
International Studies Association @isanet.bsky.social International Studies Association - A community of international studies scholars.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca 🚑 Providing medical care where & when it’s needed.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social Jokes by John Hartzell. He/him.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the #50501Movement
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Paul Blustein @paulblustein.bsky.social Ex-newspaper guy (WashPost, WSJ) turned book author
Latest book, "King Dollar," on USD dominance
(Yale Univ. Press, pub. date 3/18/25)
Sr. Associate @CSIS.org
Resident of Japan, perpetrator of many gaijin faux pas
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Grateful Seconds @gratefulseconds.bsky.social Author of The Economic History of the Grateful Dead (brand new) and gratefulseconds.com 2.5 million views
jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social good ol' grateful deadcast co-host / @wfmu.bsky.social DJ / author of "wasn't that a time" (hachette, 2018), "heads" (hachette, 2016), "big day coming" (gotham, 2012) / jessejarnow.com / heads.social/@bourgwick
Jerrybase @jerrybase.bsky.social Still pinning down what actually happened @ jerrybase.com
Jerry Garcia @jerrygarcia.com Not For Kids Only (Deluxe Edition) makes its vinyl debut on November 21. 🚂
Grateful Dead History @dead-history.bsky.social Honoring the past of the greatest band in history, the Grateful Dead. 🌹💀🌹
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⚡️ We Are Everywhere ⚡️
Grateful Dead of the Day @gratefuldeadday.bsky.social Get your daily dose of the Grateful Dead over at GratefulDeadoftheDay.com.
Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social #CivMil relations; Director, @CdsnRcds; saideman.blogspot.com; Co-host, Battle Rhythm podcast cdsn-rcds.com/battlerhythm, International Relations professor. Used to study nationalism/ethnic conflict.
Washington Week with The Atlantic @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social Analysis of the week's top stories by the best reporters in Washington. Moderated by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg. Friday nights at 8/7c on PBS.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Liz Cheney @lizcheney.bsky.social Proud rodeo mom, soccer mom, baseball mom, hockey mom, constitutional conservative.
Adam Porter @dratom.bsky.social Religion professor (Satan in Pop culture), digital humanities, bicycle & public transit advocate, data analyst, politics junkie, science fiction fan
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https://github.com/adamlporter
Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social Mother of twins. Friend of Gabriel Allon… Married to @danielsilvabooks …
CNN Special Correspondent
Can define “brat”
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social Proud partner in the progressive movement.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social Dad, husband. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran.
Neil Abrams @readthedetox.com Authoritarianism, corruption, rule of law, Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Russia. Words in WaPo, Slate, Foreign Policy. PhD, political science. He/him.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute. Sustainability, security, and political economy. Heart masquerading as head since 1977.
You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.
SeditionHunters @seditionhunters.bsky.social • We spent 4 years researching those that stormed the Capitol on Jan6, 2021, collecting and archiving data and we continuing monitoring their activities.
We are also monitoring the rise of extremism in the US
Indivisible Westside LA ❌👑 @indivisiblewestsidela.com Indivisible Westside Los Angeles is an organized group of local residents working to hold our elected officials accountable and to promote democracy, civil rights, and the Constitution.