Starter packs with Anna Merlan

Welcome CARD readers to Bluesky. Here's a list of good accounts to follow if you want a deeper understanding of the topics I write about.

• Created by Melissa Ryan  over 1 year ago
• 57 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A big list early adopting news sources / explainers on Bluesky. There are MANY more folks here, but I could only include 150. Please note that I'm not a journalist, but I can't remove myself as the creator of the list.

• Created by Greg Pak  over 1 year ago
• 35 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

it's a collection of news outlets, journalists, people, and other people

• Created by Justin Ling  over 1 year ago
• 28 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A great mix of different subjects and interests from people who are active on Bluesky. Dive in! Bluesky has "the juice."

• Created by Hunter Walker  over 1 year ago
• 17 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A list of all your favorite Mother Jones reporters, editors, correspondents, and more! ✏️ If you're a fan of hard-hitting journalism that holds the powers that be accountable, give 'em a follow.

• Created by Mother Jones  over 1 year ago
• 13 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Michael  over 1 year ago
• 11 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

academics, researchers, journalists and subject matter experts focusing on conspiracy theories.

• Created by Dr. Marc-André Argentino  over 1 year ago
• 10 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Guests, friends, and other associates of the #1 Alex Jones centered podcast

• Created by Zombie Banana  over 1 year ago
• 10 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Contributors to the best and fieriest cooperative newsletter in all the land, read it at https://flaminghydra.com

• Created by Maria Bustillos  over 1 year ago
• 8 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by 🏳️‍⚧️ Amanda Rae 🏳️‍⚧️  over 1 year ago
• 7 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter-pack of some of my favorite follows on here for smart, reliable news and pov.

• Created by Alex Winter  over 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Just an array of people who I think are worth following, a very subjective view of course, not canonical or exhaustive, but a general focus on news and politics and other things of interest to me.

• Created by Josh Marshall  over 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Researchers and journalists studying our information environment, rumors, false information, how to correct misbeliefs, and ways to make it easier for people to find accurate information

• Created by Lisa Fazio  over 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Occupy Wall Street  over 1 year ago
• 3 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter pack of journalists featured on Your First Byline

• Created by Ryan Teague Beckwith  over 1 year ago
• 3 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Follow these accounts for reliable information about vaccines and public health.

• Created by Karen Ernst  over 1 year ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A limited, but growing, starting point.

• Created by Niall Firth  over 1 year ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by jbarnes311  about 1 year ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Growing list of trusted pro-vaccine messengers. Know someone we should add to our list? Send us a message.

• Created by Tennessee Families for Vaccines  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

The faves

• Created by Andrew  about 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

These are the accounts I use on here to follow what’s going on

• Created by Max Berger  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Interesting politics-adjacent people to get you started.

• Created by Ren  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

My current go to list of journalists and news orgs that I find to be credible and maintain active feeds.

• Created by Ryan McBride  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Marisa Kabas  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Just some of the Bluesky users involved in researching, reporting, exposing, mitigating, or combatting pseudoscience, anti-science, denialism, conspiracy theories, paranormal claims, and misinformation and disinformation of all types.

• Created by Daniel Loxton 🇨🇦  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

The brave - The bright - The brilliant This pack is now full 🙌 Please follow all - Listen. Learn. Amplify.

• Created by Brent Lee  over 1 year ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by jonathanhastie  over 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by sparklefart69  over 1 year ago
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• Created by yourstrulyone  over 1 year ago
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• Created by jonathanhastie  over 1 year ago
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• Created by kscrivs  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Jef with one f  about 1 year ago
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USA progressive news - writers, jounalists, activists, etc. To find out what is actually going on not just what reaches UK mainstream media.

• Created by francis-wilder  about 1 year ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by jesseruuttila  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Wendy  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Sarah E. Kleinman, PhD  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Cecilia D'Anastasio  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Jamie D. Gravell, PhD (she/her)  about 1 year ago
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• Created by gmwait  over 1 year ago
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I love creating Charcuterie Boards. Mostly making them for family and friends, however, I am for hire in Florida and/or Ottawa, Canada.

• Created by Esther Templin  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Kait  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Elly Belle (they/them)  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Elly Belle (they/them)  over 1 year ago
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• Created by mikoz  over 1 year ago
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I have worked in media relations for 15 years and recognize the importance of an adversarial and free press. I am infrequently online but will periodically add some of the best writers and reporters on BlueSky to this list.

• Created by The Sparrow Project  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Jenna Wilsey  about 1 year ago
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• Created by “Start spreading the news, bitches”- John Schneider…Go Jays!  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Mama T  10 months ago
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• Created by Lee  9 months ago
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• Created by Rrelx  about 1 year ago
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