Rob Poggenklass @rpogge.bsky.social Policy counsel @acluva.bsky.social. Board member, @justicefwdva.bsky.social Foundation. Former public defender, legal aid lawyer. Cville local. Iowan. Opinions mine.
🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social Host of Guys, a podcast about guys https://sites.libsyn.com/458346 the PODKast and the Sunday night stream! CEO of guys
Twitch.tv/NotEvenAShow
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Nathan Alderman @nathanalderman.com Word arranger, story mechanic, question asker, door knocker, Oxford comma enthusiast. Senior News Reporter at @cvilleweekly.bsky.social. Freelance manuscript editor for hire. Opinions are my own. Signal: Nathan.778
Gators Daily 🐊 @gatorsdaily.bsky.social #1 crocodilian influencer
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social Dramatist, author, apostate newspaperman specializing in artisanal contempt and discerning maledicta. The claim that I am the angriest man in television is faint praise indeed; the second angriest is yelling at an agent because residual checks are late.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
Micah Schwartzman @micahschwartzman.bsky.social Law professor at the University of Virginia. 
Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social Cohost of @maintenancephase.bsky.social. Author of WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT and YOU JUST NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT. Subject of @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social. She/her/hers. Photo by the wonderful Josh Coen. yrfatfriend@gmail.com
alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social founder, Civil Rights Corps
civil rights lawyer
author of usual cruelty (2019) and
copaganda (2025)
any views expressed here are my own, and not those of civil rights corps
This Is a Bills Stan Account @malarkeymags.bsky.social Be good, do good, god bless, go bills (she/her)
Ohio State alumna, public defender, never met a sports doc, beach, or cat I didn't like.
Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social Reporter for Drop Site News, co-host of Counter Points
Kelly Orians @yoyokellyo.bsky.social Lawyer, Clinical Prof at @uvalaw.bsky.social (visiting at @gwlaw.bsky.social ‘25-‘26), Ruth wrangler / interpreter. She / Her. All of my opinions are my own, not my employer’s, duh.
Salvador Dalí @salvador-dali.bsky.social Salvador Dalí was a 20th century Spanish surrealist artist. #artbots by @nuwaves-future.bsky.social
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29News - Charlottesville @29news.bsky.social 29News is the most trusted and most viewed source for news and First Alert Weather in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Fluvanna, Louisa, Augusta, and Waynesboro. For full coverage please visit us at 29news.com
Wil @groundedlearning.bsky.social garddwr & athro yn cville dw i.
I'm a gardener & teacher in cville
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social [redacted]
A black cat who loves horror
Definitely not a witch
Lifts heavy stone
she/her
housewarming:
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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
Kathryn @kathrynlaughon.bsky.social Antifascist nurse
Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social Author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America • essays and reporting in The New York Times, Harper's, The New Republic & elsewhere briangoldstone.net
James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social I write stories about conflict and borders and the people they impact. Just published a book about anarchists at war in Spain, Kurdistan, and Myanmar, previously wrote one about the anti fascist Olympics.Para todos,todo✌️
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more mr. nice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social please don't yell at me while i'm on the phone
nkrovetz @nkrovetz.bsky.social 
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears.
Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame.
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
Josh Krahn @joshkrahn.bsky.social Left-liberal YIMBY. Anti-fascist. Dreaming of trains across the sea. Avid fietser. 15-minute everything. Legalize Flavortown. A muter not a blocker. (he/him)
Guinevere Higgins @guineverehh.bsky.social 
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social 
Amber @theambericanway.bsky.social Communications and UX, libraries. UVA/Charlottesville. (Opinions are my own.)
Dogs. Cats. Silly jokes.
Let's take care of each other.
Lyle Solla-Yates @lyle.cville.online.ap.brid.gy #Cities, #history, #technology, #biketooter, #conservation #housing #yimby . #Cville Planning Commission member, teacher, all opinions are my own fault. Bi. #cdda […]
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Ginger Grouse @runarchist.bsky.social Sometimes writer, land defender, disabled trail runner.
Rory Stolzenberg @rorystolzenberg.bsky.social renewable energy tech by day. legalizing housing by night. sometimes vice versa.
former planning commissioner in charlottesville
Laura @lkblivewell.bsky.social I like books and rain and justice.
Meghin Moore @meghin.bsky.social give me a sword, you cowards | half azn 🇯🇵 smol bean | queen of yap | pennsylvanian turned virginian | news editor @vpm.org
https://linktr.ee/meghin
Elizabeth Stark @elizabethstark.bsky.social She/her Cville DSA; Organizing for tenant power;
dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social im rich traditions
huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social “guards, seize he/him!”
managing editor @sojo.net.
nyc
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com
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farmcritter.bsky.social @farmcritter.bsky.social Unabashed F-Bomber,
Anti-Fascist, Dedicated Mini Community Soup-Kitchen-
Foodbank-Starter-Upper. ** If you know an organization's food bank that needs support, get in touch with me. **
Michael Crenshaw @crenshaw-dev.bsky.social Argo CD stuff, Crozet Virginia stuff
Physically can't stop talking about bike/pedestrian infrastructure. It's a problem, please help.
Em Gunter 顧安 🍉 @emgunter.bsky.social Aspiring anthropologist studying in Taiwan who always stands up for what is right. I care about immigration and queer life in the American South. I'm also a photographer and something of a journalist. GMT+8
Free Palestine 🇵🇸 | 台灣加油 🇹🇼
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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social History's most successful legal podcaster, co-host of 5-4 pod. He/Him @fivefourpod.bsky.social
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Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org We keep each other safe
YIMBY Co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social 🏘️ 🚲🚶🏽🧑🏽🦽🌎
More at: https://stevenljohnson.org
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Streetwise, Cville Safety Cat: Interested Female Vocalists Write @averysafecat.bsky.social Bougie, valid. ALA's "Most Inspirational Pinata" 2018. "If you ever go into the UVA library remember to be quiet or this guy will kick yer ass." - antifawatch dot net. He/him. Views expressed here are not necessarily those of UVA.
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social I am the host of Behind the Bastards and overlord of podcasts at Cool Zone Media
Andrew @tjsleakyroof.bsky.social Cville local. Overeducated carpenter. Fascists eat shit, liberation for the rest. The future's looking rough, but hope is our duty.
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I have never felt more politically homeless. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
Andy Orban @andyorban.bsky.social Architect, husband & dad, lives in Charlottesville. Bikes for fun and for transport.
Information Charlottesville @infocville.bsky.social This is one of two outlets run by Town Crier Productions, a one-person information outlet that seeks to put out as much information out about local and regional government as possible. Longtime Charlottesville journalist Sean Tubbs is the person behind it.
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social trying to figure out what's going on here, co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social
Thomas Frampton @tframpton.bsky.social Law prof at GW Law, sometimes lawyer, full-time Ruth wrangler. Speaking as private citizen, outside official job duties, on matters of political/social/other concern.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social No longer in good standing with the New York State bar
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onion person @junlper.beer my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer
i am a host on the kill the computer podcast and the ill conceived podcast:
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social media at @theonion.com
Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social freelance labor journalist & author. big on heavy metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. do no harm, take no shit 🏴
my books/email: www.kim-kelly.com
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ceej @ceej.online just here to have fun online
Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com I study immigration enforcement. https://linktr.ee/austinkocher
cville1989🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @cville1989.bsky.social “Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.”—Denis Diderot
cranky old man still can’t believe this shit is happening in his lifetime
Caris Adel @carisadel.bsky.social american & religious studies. UVA. local history, local politics. teaching high school history. Michigander living in VA. elected official 👋🏻. personal account, personal opinions. rt≠agreement
Jay Stanley @jaystanley.bsky.social Emerging technology and science for ACLU
Tonya Riley @tonyariley.bsky.social Writing weird girl lit. Rep: @starlingliterary.bsky.social
Sean's News Network @seanchai313.bsky.social 
bort @crushbort.bsky.social cinematographer for Doogal (2006)
Hyperfixed @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social The podcast that solves your problems https://hyperfixedpod.com
Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social Human Doctor • Toxicology • Addiction • Emergency • #WTFentanyl & more often just WTF • drugs are misunderstood but people are misunderstood more • he/him • YouTube.com/@RyanMD • #MedSky
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Adam H Johnson @ahjohnson.bsky.social co-host Citations Needed podcast.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net I write about courts, democracy, media, and the raccoon family living in a tree behind my house. Bluesky’s ONLY fantasy football guru. EIC @ballsandstrikes.org, more writing at jaywillis.net.
Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social Journalist, currently at The New York Times. I cover privacy, technology, A.I., and the strange times we live in. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US. (Yes, in my head it will always be All Your Face Are Belong To Us)
molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social never log off, never surrender
host of weird little guys on cool zone media
she/her | charlottesville, va
Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social Reporter and Computer Guy at WIRED. Previously: Bloomberg News, Center for Investigative Reporting, Gizmodo, eyebeamnyc.
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Scott Hechinger @scotthech.bsky.social Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Supporting local coalitions to tell more compelling stories and work better together.
My org: https://ZEALO.US
Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos.bsky.social Blogger at Business Insider, covering tech, business, culture. knotopoulos@businessinsider.com
Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social Defunct account of Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Opinions here are my own. Decent people fight evil.
Signal: KenWhite.1969
Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip. I have a podcast so please like and subscribe.
Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social Historian of race, policing, surveillance, and technology. Senior Policy Analyst at EFF. Sometimes teach at Emory. The Church Committee Report is out now! My views are not my employers.
MatthewGuariglia.com
Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social Queer activist, writer, and musician causing problems for the powerful. Director of Fight for the Future. New album "AMAB/ACAB" out 9/19/25 on Get Better Records. $5 ft. Eve 6 out now on your fav surveillance capitalist streaming platform she/her/they/them
Edward Ongweso Jr @edwardongwesojr.com writer, editor, degenerate, Luddite, decel
thetechbubble.substack.com
Will Oremus @willoremus.com Covering online speech, the information economy and AI weirdness at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
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David Sullivan @davidsullivan.bsky.social Tech policy, human rights, trust & safety. Raised in Brooklyn, based in Boulder. @david_msullivan elsewhere. Posts auto delete.
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kate conger @kateconger.com tech reporter for the NYT!
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com Pre-order: ON COURAGE: HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT IN AN AGE OF FEAR (6/30 HarperCollins) tinyurl.com/yxpvn488
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com Tech reporter / Data journalist.
I report on AI and Big Tech.
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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social I am a law professor and information scientist at the University of Washington. I have a new book about law and technology that I hope you read. 💙
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
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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social Writer for WIRED. Author of SANDWORM. Latest book, TRACERS IN THE DARK: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, out now. agreenberg@wired.com. Andy.01 on Signal.
Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social Good in a crisis and at no other time
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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social www.rummanchowdhury.com
www.humane-intelligence.org
CEO & co-founder, Humane Intelligence
US Science Envoy for AI (Biden Administration)
Meredith Rose @mrose.ink Grumpy feminist lawyer. Writer with ADHD. Senior Policy Counsel, @publicknowledge.bsky.social . Copyright, tech, music, AI, fandom. I talk about stuff.
Negate the gods -- raise rocks.
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