Starter packs with JA Westenberg

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  over 1 year ago
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This is a starter pack to find some of your faves who have migrated here from Threads

• Created by Kea Bea 🐝  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Masiosare  over 1 year ago
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• Created by CB Gaines  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Ammari  5 months ago
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• Created by eddieh  over 1 year ago
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Some of the best people I found on Threads but they got tired of the Artifical-Not-So-Intelligent moderation and landed over here

• Created by Thalia [tə'lɪə]  over 1 year ago
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inspo

• Created by Gemma c  8 months ago
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Friends from Threads. If you want to be added to help others find you, let me know and I’ll add you.

• Created by Anja 🌻🐈‍⬛🐦‍⬛  about 1 year ago
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I might talk nonsense but these folks don't ** Always a work in progress **

• Created by Rob Talks Nonsense  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Pradeep Ananth  over 1 year ago
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People (mostly experts in tech) who were quoted in a 2025 issue of the Product Picnic newsletter. A mix of UX designers, researchers, developers, product managers, authors, and academics.

• Created by Pavel  about 2 months ago
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People (mostly experts in tech) who were quoted in a 2026 issue of the Product Picnic newsletter. A mix of UX designers, researchers, developers, product managers, authors, and academics.

• Created by Pavel  about 2 months ago
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• Created by mevrouw  4 months ago
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• Created by Ludwig van Beethoven  over 1 year ago
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A list of folks who are crazy enough to run their own newsletters and publish on a regular basis. (Will keep adding as needed.) (Preferred criteria: Folks who run an independent newsletter as a key part of their career.)

• Created by Ernie Smith  over 1 year ago
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Exactly what it sounds like.

• Created by Greg Shumchenia  about 1 year ago
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A blend of Bluesky and Threads friends—plus writers and other fave follows. ☺️

• Created by Meg 💖  over 1 year ago
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A collection of favorite lovable oddballs being unabashedly themselves and making Bluesky better for it.

• Created by Mickey’s in Cognitive Decline  over 1 year ago
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Let's join together to support democracy and to eliminate hatred in our communities.

• Created by Euclid Panopolis  11 months ago
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Essential voices of reason. Some well known, some just plain cool. All democracy defenders. This list is incomplete (hence the #1).

• Created by Kenny Kenoir  10 months ago
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• Created by Tillimac  about 1 year ago
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My name is Ryan and I approve these people.

• Created by Kolchak  over 1 year ago
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Still under curation 🚧

• Created by Vijay  about 1 year ago
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Journalists, politics, and law.

• Created by Xan  over 1 year ago
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a modest but varied snifter of the fine people and or things you can find on bluesky. It really is a lot better over here, I promise.

• Created by mez  over 1 year ago
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• Created by casslin  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Knallhatt  about 1 year ago
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Follow for thoughtful insights on media, culture, and tech. This list fosters informed engagement, blending diverse voices and sharp analysis to help you stay connected and think critically.

• Created by Sociallogical  over 1 year ago
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Let's get a community of like minded women here like we have on threads.

• Created by Anita Blanchard  over 1 year ago
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LOLGOP asked for a starter pack of women, so here are twenty-five I enjoy Bluesky lets you do social media algorithm-free. We can build our own feeds and create the vibes we want.

• Created by Maria Bustillos  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Zoey Carter  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Cheerful Nihilism  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Gillian (Jill)  over 1 year ago
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These are folks in the general "tech" and "social" spaces whose perspective I value highly, and are often thinking beyond/outside the norms of big tech.

• Created by brandon aka kid lightbulbs  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Jazznix  8 months ago
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Great analyses and perspectives on tech and AI

• Created by Saraghargh  about 1 year ago
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This starter pack includes some familiar faces & communities from Threads to get Threaders started on Bluesky

• Created by Harlo  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Thomas has some opinions  7 months ago
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The world needs more writers. Here's a starter pack of some who write here and on Medium.

• Created by Medium  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Sky Palm  about 1 year ago
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idk bsky generated this for me 😂 a mix of art, tech, poetry, blue politics, news, etc

• Created by rebelrae  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Casey  over 1 year ago
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• Created by AJ  over 1 year ago
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• Created by procrastinabeauty  6 months ago
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• Created by Virgil  over 1 year ago
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• Created by Daniel Saroff  about 1 year ago
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• Created by Depressedmom2twins  over 1 year ago
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Tech treads threaders who I've managed to also find here

• Created by Tenzy 🇸🇬  over 1 year ago
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Awesome people who I met over on Threads

• Created by Matt Scott ♾️🌻👨🏻‍💻🎮  about 1 year ago
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