Starter packs with Joanne Freeman

New to Bluesky and used to getting your news from Twitter? Well, stop, collaborate, and listen! Here are a bunch of outstanding accounts that will keep you tuned into the news without having to get Elon's emotional semen on you. Let me know whom I missed!

• Created by LOLGOP ❌👑❌  about 1 year ago
• 550 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Writers, artists, weirdos. Personally, I'm hoping that two out of three ain't bad.

• Created by David M. Perry  about 1 year ago
• 50 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

The heading says it all. Please do not be offended if I forgot to add anyone to this list. I am horrible with names/handles and will continue to update this list over time 🫶 Please make sure to follow each other back to help build the community 🌊🌊🌊🌊

• Created by TofuNYC🗽🇺🇦🚫👑  12 months ago
• 6 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Xan  11 months ago
• 6 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

I can only add 150 folks to this so expect recency bias… I’m sure there are folks I’ve missed… so I’ll keep cranking them out… If you want to be on the next one just tag yourself in the replies

• Created by That @mohu dude  about 1 year ago
• 5 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter pack with scholars working on issues related to peace, armed conflict, and political violence. DM me if you want to be included.

• Created by Sebastian van Baalen  about 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Follow people and orgs doing public history here!

• Created by Lindsey Wieck  about 1 year ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

People I relay on for pragmatic comments on national security and leadership, news and humor.

• Created by Mark Hertling  11 months ago
• 4 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

These are people that I follow on Bluesky. They cover a range of interests - mostly science and current events, with some humor and art, a little bit of philosophy.

• Created by Cheryl Rofer  over 1 year ago
• 3 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Crafting a personal path forward for democracy

• Created by Joyce White Vance  11 months ago
• 3 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

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

the people and orgs I rely on to stay informed

• Created by shauna  11 months ago
• 3 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Luke Garrett  about 1 year ago
• 3 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Best voices of our day!

• Created by Margaret  11 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

History and politics types UK and US

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

Heather Cox Richardson

• Created by Casey Sparks  8 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Pro-Democracy leaders, reporters, important voices

• Created by Bluebird11  11 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

People who research and share knowledge about American history and/or how it shapes politics - cultural and political history welcome. If you publish/teach US history/politics & want to join just give me a shout.

• Created by Sarah Churchwell  11 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Experts on government and markets (aka "democratic capitalism") in the United States: its past, its present, its fraught future.

• Created by Jacob Hacker  11 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Guy Fawkes News  12 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by KMSughrue  11 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Some of my favorites.

• Created by Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud)  11 months ago
• 2 people have used this starter pack to join Bluesky

This is a great starter pack to keep up-to-date with all the latest political news with strong opinions and commentary from progressive, liberal, Dem influencers.

• Created by Fighting Liberal Texas Dem🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

My mission is to share truth & facts in a corrupt sea of insanity. Hate & cruelty fee zone. Welcome to woke individuals only.

• Created by Sherry J.  7 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

#POTUS Scholars

• Created by Jed H. Shugerman  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Historians and history communicators that engage in thoughtful, creative, well sourced storytelling and discussion.

• Created by Isaac S. Loftus  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Starter pack of historians (broadly conceived) working on/posting about/discussing "military history" (even more broadly conceived). Not replicating the WWI & WWII lists. Early career scholars, premodernists, & non-Western geographic specialties welcome!

• Created by Nate Ledbetter  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Looking for insights about what’s happening in the world from calm, sensible/sometimes silly, ‘everyday’ people who are nice to be around. Also looking for fact checked news from pros. I love candidness as opposed to ‘branding’.

• Created by jesuisheureux  9 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

What Phil follows (so far)

• Created by Phil Bateman  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A starter pack of scholars and organizations whose work focuses on the 19th century context. This starter pack is now full. I have started a second starter pack at go.bsky.app/3W3Ykpe

• Created by Sarah Bull  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Blue Citizen 77  10 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by CitizenCat 🫘 🐈🧶🖊️🏺  9 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

These are some of my favorite profiles to follow

• Created by Judie25  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A work-in-progress list of truth-tellers and defenders of American democracy. Who else should be added?!?

• Created by Jesse Dollemore  10 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

A community of historians and serious students of the Civil War era.

• Created by Kevin M. Levin  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Journalists and non-journalists focusing on Politics. An evolving list.

• Created by Child of the 1960s  11 months 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  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Academic, Singer-Songwriter; interests include reading, journaling, travel, art, walking, listening to podcasts, Dem

• Created by Nicole Blair  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Annie G  11 months ago
• One person has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area  9 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Join "Women Defend Democracy," A Democracy League of Our Own. Men invited! Engage. Act. Involve.

• Created by League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area  9 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

This is what I’ve got so far, it’s like everyone from the NYT, New Yorker, NPR, bulwark, Atlantic etc. plus some randoms that I picked up from the skeet street

• Created by dev1n  11 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

Joined Bluesky recently and am trying out the starter pack feature - here’s a pretty cool melange of feeds for a daily update covering UK & US. This seems to be the “non-LFC” algorithm 😃 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

• Created by BigG74  9 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by delphyiadaily  9 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Leighm  11 months ago
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• Created by dearkate1  11 months ago
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• Created by BingBingBong  11 months ago
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• Created by James Kennaway  11 months ago
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If you want to have a few like minded friends to talk to please feel free to follow all.

• Created by Joe  4 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky

• Created by Zachary Cherry  11 months ago
• So far no one has used this starter pack to join Bluesky