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Barack Obama

This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.
16,159,520 followers |

Paulo Coelho

writer
4,417,463 followers |

Stephen Colbert

3,504,161 followers |

Sarah Silverman

We're all just molecules, Cutie.
2,968,641 followers |

Rachel Maddow MSNBC

I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)
2,124,482 followers |

Felicia Day

Actress, New Media Geek, Gamer, Misanthrope. I like to keep my Tweets real and not waste people's time.
1,916,719 followers |

Huffington Post

The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna
1,853,364 followers |

Neil Gaiman

will eventually grow up and get a real job. Until then, will keep making things up and writing them down.
1,723,399 followers |

Cheezburger

All your funny in one place. All your tweets by @thomasbevans
1,588,499 followers |

Sockamillion

I am Jason Scott's Cat.
1,431,781 followers |

Ana Marie Cox

You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.
1,350,167 followers |

Brent Spiner

Watch Fresh Hell. www.freshhellseries.com
1,349,611 followers |

Ann Curry

Journalism is an act of faith in the future.
1,185,264 followers |

Arianna Huffington

president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post media group. mother. sister. flat shoe advocate. sleep evangelist.
920,368 followers |

Paul Krugman

New York Times Op-Ed columnist and blogger.
776,941 followers |

The Daily Show

Jon Stewart and The Best F#@king News Team Ever take on the news with highlights, full episodes and more!
762,973 followers |

alyson hannigan

This is Alyson tweeting, not Alexis.
392,899 followers |

Ars Technica

Original news and reviews, analysis of tech trends, and expert advice on the most fundamental aspects of tech and the many ways it's helping us enjoy our world.
354,226 followers |

Margaret E. Atwood

author
324,478 followers |

The Hill

The Hill is a congressional newspaper that publishes daily when Congress is in session.
248,190 followers |

Alison Agosti

Writer. From that boring, middle-class upbringing that everyone has been talking about.
230,788 followers |

The Daily Galaxy

The Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech
187,615 followers |

Jeffrey Levin

Marketing Programs Manager, social media, human rights, politics and news junkie, #hrc #p2 #topprog #TeamFollowBack #tfb #TeamVirgo
179,760 followers |

The Nation

Bringing a critical and independent spirit to the reporting of politics, social issues, culture and the arts.
171,015 followers |

brittanitaylor

Youtube obsessed LA Actress!
128,283 followers |

Craig Engler

I'm a senior executive at Syfy. I talk about what it’s like to work at the channel, answer questions & sometimes give stuff away.
123,790 followers |

Geoff Ninecow

Liberal Progressive P2 Filmmaker Writer MLB Sports Fan Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. ACIM Dog lover. Follow with your E ticket!
104,453 followers |

Tweeter Economy

Marketing Consultant and blogger on thriving in the Twitter economy.
93,529 followers |

Jay Rosen

I teach journalism at NYU, direct the Studio 20 program there, critique the press and study new media. I don't do lifecasting but mindcasting on Twitter.
86,526 followers |

theguild

Award-winning web series about a group of online gamers. Seasons 1-5 on Xbox/web. Season 5 DVD coming soon. Tweets by @feliciaday, @kimevey & @briankameoka
83,496 followers |

William Gibson

79,910 followers |

Lisa_Nova

I make videos http://gplus.to/LisaNova http://www.facebook.com/LisaNovaFans http://www.facebook.com/MakerStudios
79,422 followers |

Robert Reich

Berkeley professor, former US Secretary of Labor. BEYOND OUTRAGE, an e-original, will be available for download on April 17, 2012.
74,522 followers |

Maddow Blog

The Rachel Maddow Show has a blog.
73,646 followers |

drhorrible

The story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to.
68,930 followers |

Harry Shearer

Derek Smalls, check. Burns, check. Dir. of The Big Uneasy, doc abt real cause of NO 2005 flooding, now at Amazon and iTunes, check. Soon 2b Nixon on SkyArts UK
63,158 followers |

Paula Poundstone

Standup Comic, Author, WWDTM panelist.
61,568 followers |

LOLGOP

I used to want to be a fundamentalist Christian but I didn't want to think about gay sex that much.
61,209 followers |

waitwait

The oddly informative news quiz from NPR
60,738 followers |

Peter Sagal

Insufferable -- Vanity Fair 1/18/12
58,378 followers |

TrineDay Publishing

Publisher of suppressed books, opponent of cover ups, fighter of lawsuits, defender of public's right to know.
57,152 followers |

Hippo Revolution

The world is dysfunctional because it lacks leadership. Therefore, we are taking over the world.
56,241 followers |

io9

We come from the future.
53,706 followers |

JeffreyFeldman

Progressive author (Framing The Debate), blogger, CBC TV pundit, HuffPo, Mediaite, Frameshop, Michigander in NYC.
47,203 followers |

AlterNet

AlterNet is a progressive news magazine and online community www.alternet.org
45,927 followers |

Katrina vandenHeuvel

The Nation magazine Editor and Publisher
45,276 followers |

rosanne cash

Writer/musician/New Yorker/married to @johnleventhal. NeoFolkBuddhiscopalian-paganPostFeministProgressive. I like Twitter as cafe society.
44,832 followers |

Nancy Sinatra

Mom, Singer, Actor, Author. NRDC Activist. ACLU, SAG, AFTRA, AGVA #unionmember. Latest Release: Cherry Smiles: The Rare Singles.
40,618 followers |

Laura Silverman

As an optimist, I believe in living life to the half fullest.
39,821 followers |

rachelsklar

Media addict on the loose. Changing the ratio.
31,145 followers |

Taegan Goddard

Publisher of Political Wire
30,461 followers |

Dichen Lachman

28,815 followers |

Tom Tomorrow

Creator of weekly cartoon This Modern World, Pearl Jam album cover artist, proud dad.
26,594 followers |

Barracks O'Bama

Intelligent Drivel 4 The Drivelatti. Politically independent. Red Sox, pickled herring, cuss words, eclectic thoughts,'n Stuff. Spammers will be incinerated.
25,952 followers |

TheNewDeal

I am a Socialist Because I Like the Military, Police, Fire Dept, Library, Post Office, Medicare, Highways/Roads, Polio Vaccine, FBI, CIA, Student Loans, etc.
23,007 followers |

RayBeckerman

Law, social justice, nature, human & animal rights, the arts, ecology. Progressive. I try to lend my voice to the voiceless. http://is.gd/cNFKN
22,419 followers |

BD WONG

homo sapiens sapiens (bipedal ape) Actor, author, mirth specialist and wanna-be do-gooder. Spring 2012 in @nbcAWAKE. His first name has no periods.
22,177 followers |

Marnie Glickman

Activist, mom, former co-chair Green Party of the US, worked as managing director of Green Party of California
21,401 followers |

DC Debbie

Do-gooder, do-badder, homo-lover, right-wing basher, gym-fanatic, atheist, rebel w a cause.
20,219 followers |

Truthdig

A provocative, insightful, and reliable news website.
19,356 followers |

Mark Crispin Miller

Mark Crispin Miller is professor of media studies at New York University and the author of the book: Fooled Again, How the Right Stole the 2004 Elections.
18,541 followers |

Think Atheist

We are a community, social networking, and news site focused on bringing free thinkers together, and breaking the misconceptions about atheism. Thinking is fun!
18,131 followers |

Jason Linkins

Hi. My name is Jason, this is my Twitter and it is based on the novel of the same name by Michel Houellebecq. I edit Eat The Press, at the Huffington Post.
16,987 followers |

David R Jennings

David is owner of Bauart Creative Services, a provider of print, broadcast, web design, e-media and photography. Sometimes he's funny.
15,811 followers |

Don Millard

Sardonic Writer and Artist, Loves Peter O'Toole, Writing, History, Comedy, Politics and All Things Irish
15,231 followers |

Amanda Terkel

Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor, HuffPost. aterkel[at]huffingtonpost.com
13,942 followers |

HarloBelle

I am a big Girl who Loves to Walk and Play with Sugar and Riley. Tweets about Pet Issues/FundRaisers
13,686 followers |

Progressive Pam

Recent University study shows that Fox News viewers know less than people who watch no news at all. That pretty much says it all. #p2 #OWS
12,247 followers |

Rachel True

Actor person of great verbosity & occasional Scorpio silence.
10,995 followers |

Jennifer L. Pozner

Media critic. Speaker. Anti-racist feminist. Fiend for cocoa. Founder/E.D., Women In Media & News; editor, WIMN's Voices. Author, www.RealityBitesBackBook.com
10,770 followers |

Pam Spaulding

See: tinyurl.com/pamspaulding. Political blogger, pit bull advocate and unabashed Journey fan. So there.
10,582 followers |

Lexa Doig

Thesp, irony peddler, wife, mother, absurdity appreciater, and did I mention I'm Team Banzai?
9,832 followers |

Toby Ziegler

Author. Department Chair / Political Science Dept: Columbia University. Former Communications Director to President Bartlet. Lifelong Yankee fan.
9,312 followers |

Campus Progress

Young people working for progressive change. Campus Progress is a project of the Center for American Progress. [tweets by CP Staff]
9,311 followers |

GenderAcrossBorders

Gender Across Borders, a global voice for gender justice. We no longer publish articles. Keep up w/updates by subscribing to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/IA7VP
9,079 followers |

Zerlina Maxwell

Political analyst and soon-to-be attorney. Contributor to @Feministing, @EBONYmag, and @theGrio
8,901 followers |

Jen Nedeau

Politics Junkie. Tech Nerd. Wannabe Poet. // Digital Strategy & Communications for @TIME @FortuneMagazine @CNNMoney @LIFE @Money // Views are my own.
8,806 followers |

Chris Lehmann

Pundit-manque, critic without portfolio
7,879 followers |

Susan Murphy

Entrepreneur at jestercreative.com, head social media nerd at mymusic.com, college prof, blogger, musical hack, and pet mom. Not necessarily in that order.
7,868 followers |

Howie Klein

progressive blogger/activist
7,820 followers |

Eileen Left™

Democracy isn't a spectator sport! If you want me to follow you back, tell me about yourself #ConnectTheLeft
7,427 followers |

helen

political junky liberal fighting the good fight in redneck heaven with @OTOOLEFAN , @KillerMaltese and @Rusty_Power
7,365 followers |

Wolf Gnards Nerd

Nerding pop culture. If you don't know Wolf Gnards ask your friends about it, but they'll probably make fun of you for not knowing. http://www.WolfGnards.com/
7,005 followers |

everything to gain

#atheistrollcall wiseass. music fan. geek. aspie. lgbt. feminazi. green. does not suffer fools. non sequitur & typo queen. doesnt respect celebrity.
6,926 followers |

Tanya

Southern Woman~*Proud of & support President Barack Obama* ~Love politics~music~horses
6,903 followers |

Marie PhD

Progressive politics, women's rights, science & art. I believe the only way we'll survive is if we help each other. #ows #fem2 #wbos founder
6,189 followers |

Teaparty Crasher

#Liberal #Obama2012 Loves cats, sports, comedy, cooking. Bad word aficionado #Sooner athlete. #Atheist #HRC
6,173 followers |

Blue DuPage

Angry peasant in Du Page County, Illinois. Have pitchfork. Will use it.
5,963 followers |

Queerjohn PA

country queer 4 social justice - Sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity always blocked!
5,933 followers |

patti

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but through continuous struggle ~ MLK Jr.
5,800 followers |

Tom

An occasional blogger and patron of politics & news. I also enjoy ample doses of dry humor, technology, philosophy & science.
5,569 followers |

Tavlesh

Happily married scientist, political ronin defending idea that true freedom includes opportunity for all. Skeptic who sides Left, vs belief w/o thought. #CTL
5,487 followers |

Darren Stephens

5,462 followers |

Ezra Grant

Evidently, being liberal means you're looking out for your fellow-man. That's ME!
5,198 followers |

Jessica

Pragmatic Progressive (or 'Obamabot' if you're stupid). I don't care for fakes liars or #EmoProgs. Originally from Australia. Tweets with an accent.
5,078 followers |

Jean Esselink

(That's unencumbered in 5 year old speak) Homegrown Terror Baby in defense of liberal ideals like peace and sharing our chocolate cupcakes.
4,683 followers |

Joseph J. Santorsa

Yankee fan, political southpaw. I live in redneck country, like a bag of fresh coffee in a cupboard full of stale tea.
4,679 followers |

Sheril Kirshenbaum

Director of @UTAustin's Energy Poll. Author of Unscientific America & The Science of Kissing.
4,559 followers |

Jaxx

Liberal Democrat, #ObamaBiden2012, Mom, news junkie...and just so you know, the RW of the US is the #AmericanTaliban...#justsayin'
4,318 followers |

Mark D'Truth

Pissed off Socialist tired of RW corporate pillaging of America. I believe it's time to take our country back from monied conservatives.
4,249 followers |

patty jo bray

Me as a tiny tot when life was a fairy tale, now, liberal living in a red town, soon to be living in Denver! Obama2012!
4,147 followers |

✯

NOT a BOT! If you want coherent tweets w/an unabashed ultra left pinko liberal patriot: HERE is one. Also talk about other topics. G'damned atheist! I do NOT DM
3,956 followers |

JD

Equality=imperative. Spirituality=ok but people screw it up w/religion. Argyle=essential to life. No asshats, please.
3,950 followers |

Terrence

#ConnectTheLeft #CTL #OccupyWallStreet #OWS #OccupyNOLA #FOK
3,683 followers |

Think Progress

Think Progress
3,638 followers |

Tawni_Vixen

Brooklyn girl turns Jersey girl wooooooo! 46 yrs old I will not go gently into the Night! Married 23 years DO NOT FOLLOW ME IF YOU DONT LIKE POLITICS
3,457 followers |

Cindy Scott

Have guitar, will play folk rock for $$ - liberal opinions, hurricane & storm forecasts,& astronaut geek speak always free.
3,282 followers |

Middle Class Hell

Wife, Kids, Job, Bill Collectors Garbage Night, Family Night,Report Cards, Fast Food, Bad Moods, Good Times, Hard Times, Minor Crimes, Just Trying To Get By.
3,073 followers |

Shannon Stewart

Progressive. Come and get some. Blocked by Hannity.
2,883 followers |

Brasilmagic

Brazilian American, Sociologist, Atheist, Progressive, empty-nester. Have a penchant for analyzing trends.
2,804 followers |

Alheli Picazo

Athlete, Writer, Politico, Research junkie. Science/Medicine, Kinesiology, Fitness/Nutrition, Politics. OpenFile.ca, SkepticNorth.com, calgarypolitics.com
2,795 followers |

yywhy

Sports loving, animal loving, people loving, Liberal. Trees, I love trees, too.
2,648 followers |

Socialist Cat

Kiss the radio waves goodbye. Fox News corespondent iReporter. Corporations are people my friend.
2,579 followers |

You know who

Nom de Plume - smuggling the truth while plotting my escape from the Matrix® in a time zone that does not exist.
2,443 followers |

cheerio grrrl

2,423 followers |

Michele

Liberal Postal worker who sometimes goes postal over politics and other stuff.
2,407 followers |

DittoWatch

Live-tweeting The Rush Limbaugh Contempt Monger Show M-F. It's almost fun. Join? Add @dwQ @RushTags. He takes callers @ 1-800-282-2882 http://www.RushVids.net
2,379 followers |

LauraNo

Mom, wife, sister, aunt, friend who follows politics and the Mentalist. I blog at Mzcellani.blogspot.com
2,366 followers |

barkway

I will not be defined by what I do or have done. I am who I am. Experience: Journalism, New Media, Digital Rights Management, Business, Financial Markets, Law.
2,192 followers |

MP Tomei

Working on: Motherhood Progressive Politics PA State Senate Staff Healthy Food & Planet Civil Rights Connecting the dots & trying not to hurt anyone.
2,192 followers |

Catherine M

Writer. Painter. Bombs & rockets chick. Militant redhead. Rogue cellist. Fencing enthusiast. Lefty ninja with soft spots for robots, peaches & fire. #OBAMA2012
2,072 followers |

Maria Lia Calvo

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered ~ Nelson Mandela
2,065 followers |

tracysolomon

Political writer w/Examiner & TracyLSolomon.com. Human rights, cancer, anti-bullying... RTs don't=endorsement Subscribe to FB public feed (tracysolomon)
1,920 followers |

Kevin

Liberal with a sense of history, not bashful about calling BS. One of those yankees who moved into The South for the weather.
1,890 followers |

Lavell X

Where Philosophy plus brilliant Liberal analysis & thought meet! Its Me-- Lavell X
1,789 followers |

Andres Almeida

Space | Science | Equality | Inspiring you with @DalaiParton. #NASATweetup #STS135 launch alum. http://thisisandres.tumblr.com/
1,764 followers |

Seth Pajak Ⓥ

#vegan progressive
1,739 followers |

Marcus Antonius

Pull up a Soap Box to join the Speakers Corner in the Internets Hyde Park. In cyberspace no one can hear you scream
1,714 followers |

Michelle

Omnipresent Gay Internet Know It All.
1,615 followers |

tazshedevl

Crazy (like a fox), laughaholic snarkophile, political junkie, class warrior. Bring facts or don't bother. I follow back all progressives. #p2 #ConnectTheLeft
1,610 followers |

Lori Guffey

idea chic. client handler. creative wrangler. closet rock star. beach bum. dog lover. aries. hermit. book lover. underdog fan. seeker. #connecttheleft
1,552 followers |

Ron Jackson

Social Justice Activist and Educator. Multi-Media Artist, 3D Animation, Video, Digital Architecture, Digital Music, Drummer, Civil War Historian, Author.
1,529 followers |

Craig Ireneus

Fighting teh stupidz conservatives on Twitter since 2009! I have three lists: low 'information voters', Birchers & 'useful idiots' to add #tcots to.
1,451 followers |

Debra Hendrix

G.R.I.T.S. w/low tolerance of Willful Ignorance, Homophobia, Racism, CCC's, RWNJ's, FB's & TB's. I ALWAYS vote. No exceptions.
1,432 followers |

Andy Grazer

Yeah, I'm in politics. Not very proud of it. It's a living (nearly).
1,385 followers |

Kazuko M.

[translation] [female][Doctor of Philosophy][literature] [married][lecturer][Victorian England]
1,299 followers |

Tampa Lefty

I'm progressive. I'm sarcastic. I'm a political junkie. I drink way too much coffee and don't get enough sleep. In I-4 corridor & I vote. LETS GO REDSOX!!!
1,230 followers |

Mark Walsh

Internet advertising/crowdsourcing, technology investor, political maven, radio host, lacrosse fan/coach, not-for-profit board member,happy husband and father
1,163 followers |

Politically In Style

Adorabl J - A proud Liberal with great fashion sense. I love politics and purses.
1,055 followers |

Janet

3 years ago I believed #YesWeCan.What I got was: #Bushs3rdTerm #FoolMeOnce
1,053 followers |

myownpetard

member of the uterus ninja squad. dilettante, book junkie. i totally sound like daria. bigger on the inside.
977 followers |

Buffy AKA ~ linda~

For the past 250 years I've been dusting RW extremist lunatics by taking wooden stakes to their hearts! Their dust is messy, but I MUST act! It is my calling.
962 followers |

Kate Wolfe

Social psychologist; Adjunct professor in MA & CT; grew up in El Paso, Texas; love teaching; seeking work in NYC
862 followers |

Lorraine W.

Wife and mom who feels supporting progressive issues is vital in moving our country towards a successful future.
777 followers |

Holly Richmond

I am a cat playing the piano.
754 followers |

Bitchy

I'm a political junkie, turned bitch by both parties.
745 followers |

Xena

Xena Lynn Amphipoulous, Warrior Princess, Destroyer of Nations, All-around Problem Solver and devoted wife of Gabrielle Anne Potidaeikis
664 followers |

Anita Sarah

Director of social media & blogs @MomsRising - Speaker, collaborator, strategizer.
619 followers |

Quit Palin

C'mon, America! Quit the quitter. Team of non-grizzlies dedicated to opposing, exposing and mocking Sarah the Quitter Palin.
581 followers |

Wundering Aloud

...getting back to the simple pleasures of life...smelling the wind, feeling the air and listening...
560 followers |

Derek

tweeper of Music (ROCK), Politics (PROGRESSIVE)...Civil Rights/ #LGBT, Psychology, Science (EVOLUTION)... #Art, Culture, #apple... LA native & warm weather baby
508 followers |

Kuhliene

I have little to zero memory of yesterdays. I trip over most things. I cant spell, & I giggle in my sleep.
507 followers |

JanettThinks

I am a LIBERAL and incredibly so glad I am NOT a conservative or a frigging teapar%$# either!
506 followers |

Sabine Hossenfelder

I am a theoretical physicist working on the phenomenology of quantum gravity and physics beyond the standard model.
442 followers |

Logan

Founding Editor of Galactica Sitrep.
422 followers |

djamila s fitzgerald

Mom, liberal, newspaper reader and all around good person ( I hope)
394 followers |

tech_ex

316 followers |

Vicki Smith

A Christian Progressive..Moving the news forward one retweet at a time.
315 followers |

:~)

I am, I am, I am.
234 followers |

Shannon West

I'd far rather be happy than right any day.
230 followers |

bradmortensen

halfway through life--anyone know a path through these woods?
127 followers |

spadecaller

Spadecaller is an artist and writer imbued with deep convictions.
47 followers |

Phoebe

Something from Nothing is a significant Something; You, Me, and the Universe... Phoebe Kinz ^_~
39 followers |

Alan Crawford

Tech Problem Solver
30 followers |

Thom Siragusa

I like business analytics, data visualizations and big data solutions. In my spare time I am a husband, father, gentlemen farmer, bread baker and arborphile.
28 followers |

partylobster

21 followers |

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