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Pulitzer finalist for THE GREAT BELIEVERS; new novel, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, out now. Artistic Director at StoryStudio Chicago. Trying to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You should, too.
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American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. If America has never been modern, it’s because we’ve always been slightly medieval.
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Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
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Former DOJ Pardon Attorney. Forever a public defender. Hardwired to stand up to bullies.
same graham but over here now. Reporter/editor. Mostly tech, health care, media, business. TechCrunch, Adweek, DocumentedNY, TIME, Bloomberg, Business Insider, NYT, NYMag, &c. Here to share things I read.
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Tech policy researcher at Stanford. Former litigator. Anger is an energy. Dum spiro spero. she/her
hi, i write about climate change and renewable energy. i also play music sometimes. some secret third thing.
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🕵️ 20+ year tech journalist, editor, author, comms
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Author, editor, professor of history, Philadelphian.
Nobody should be deported.
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Slowly, slowly writing a book about historical baseball equipment. Professional baseball talkerer. Two time World Series Champion support staff.
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I used to make photos. I used to make whiskey. Now? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm not very good at playing magic the gathering, i'm mildly obsessed with Philadelphia sports (sometimes). I'm a Gen Xer who read the book (did you know there's a book?) and a PhD drop out. Neurodivergent, i like to converse, ask me something.
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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.
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visual editor, defector media
currently on medical leave
A podcast documenting @schub.es’ first journey through the PJO series to see if it’s been slept on by society. Currently covering: Son of Neptune
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Minneapolis. she/her.
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Professor, author THE BRIGHT AGES (2021), OATHBREAKERS (2024), & VIOLENCE: A CHRISTIAN HISTORY (coming soon). Host podcast @americanmedieval.bsky.social
nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
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Writer and editor. Late of "Game Theory With Bomani Jones" on HBO, Mother Jones (no relation), HuffPost, Slate, Gawker Media, Deadspin, etc. Subscribe to @flaminghydra.com. Email: tcraggs22@gmail.com.
I used to do computers. I still do, but I used to, too.
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Ex-Washington Post.
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Video game critic, Editor-at-Large @ Polygon. Formerly Digital Trends, Inverse, Hard Drive
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Editor of Tech Brew at Morning Brew and writer of the Trumplessness newsletter.
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I make roleplaying games, toy soldiers, and bad decisions.
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Senior reporter in San Francisco @the-independent.com covering tech + politics + LGBT. ISO 8601 stan; tabletop gamer; lowercase = shitposts
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I'm a bundle of joy, a pocketful of tears.
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Writer and game designer, former outdoor educator, multidisciplinary artist, mushroom forager in the wintertime. Winner of Diana Jones Emerging Designer Award and co-winner of Indiecade Best Live Game.
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religious studies professor in Kansas. modern Jewish thought.
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new yorker by birth, father of two kansan children by the grace of god.
אֱהֹב אֶת הַמְּלָאכָה, וּשְׂנָא אֶת הָרַבָּנוּת, וְאַל תִּתְוַדַּע לָרָשׁוּת
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Raised on Coast Miwok land, longtime resident on Ramaytush Ohlone land, writer, climate person, feminist, wanderer. Just started a newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com.
The atlas-eater with a jaw for news :: journalism, art and comics :: Formerly: Providence Journal, Tampa Bay Times, Boston Phoenix, Boston magazine, Bloomberg. Now: Flaming Hydra :: married to @josie.zone :: EMAIL ME: si AT arrr DOT net
Asst Prof at Northeastern. Digital media & politics. Proud NJ native. Fan of #UCONN, enabling multi-family housing near transit, meatballs, field experiments.
all posts are my own and do not reflect the views of my dog
Writer: NYT, WaPo, Teen Vogue, Jezebel, Vulture, The Cut, Hell Gate, etc. I talk back.
Writer. Former lawyer. Progressive rabble rouser. Baseball guru. Travel junkie. San Francisco apologist.
Columnist with The Philadelphia Inquirer (aka jawnalist) covering what makes Philly weird, wild and wonderfully unique. I fight for Philly's honor against its haters.
Author, podcaster, inexplicably a two-time Jeopardy! champion. I have the death sentence in 12 systems. He/him.
https://dmoren.com
Catholic Priest
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
Derek Bain - author: Hardball Retrospective, Hardball Retroactive, Hardball Architects I&II, Hardball Retro's Compendium of Baseball Video Games and Electronic Handhelds
SABR Games & Simulations Committee co-chair
Digital archivist at Swarthmore College. Testing out bluesky; more active on Mastodon.
Good at regular expressions; still working on irregular ones.
baseball labor reporter & economist, defector.com, etc; BBWAA; cut from the cloth of a flag that bears the name battle born; they/dude; 🇵🇭; 🏴; 🍉
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Game designer and writer; building stories is what fascinates me
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