Ed Thompson's Starter Pack
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@data.ft.com
The FT’s team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories. https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Board of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.
@richardlittler.bsky.social
Creator of @scarfolk.bsky.social. "This guy, who apparently saw the future" - Edward Snowden. Running an ASD/ADHD operating system. https://www.richardlittler.com
@ottoenglish.bsky.social
Professional irritant. Born Andrew Scott. Write books, journalism and far, far too many social media posts. Books https://linktr.ee/OttoEnglish
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
Chair of European Movement UK. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 Founder of the Bylines Network. Founder of Scientists for EU. Lover of science, Europe and whisky. 🥃
@peterjukes.bsky.social
Dramatist wrenched out of fiction 10 years ago by the fierce urgency of fact (& Murdoch crimes). Co founder @Byline.com and @BylineTimes.bsky.social - myself here
@robinince.bsky.social
Latest book - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal out 1st May Robinince.com
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social
Investigative journalist. Author of best-selling book Democracy for Sale - and best-selling newsletter of same name. Sign up for Democracy for Sale newsletter: https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
@philippeauclair.bsky.social
Writes and sings for Josimar, The Guardian and Tapete Records
@migueldelaney.bsky.social
Chief football writer at the Independent. Author of 'States of Play'
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Analysis, exclusives, robust interviews. Find us weekdays 10:30pm on BBC Two with Victoria Derbyshire and Faisal Islam.
@jonathanliew.bsky.social
one day you're the cock of the walk, next day you're a feather duster https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Journalist (Guardian/Observer, MOJO, BBC Culture, the i), podcaster (Origin Story, Oh God What Now?) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
@dinahrose.bsky.social
President of Magdalen College, Oxford. Barrister. Speaking only for myself.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Ex-Guardian & Observer journalist till I got replaced by Nick Clegg. Fighting the Broligarchy since 2016. Please sign up to my (free!) newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/broligarchy
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
⚽️💰🚓 Co-author Football's Secret Trade| NYT Global Sports Correspondent| ✉️tariq.panja@nytimes.com |tariq.panja@protonmail.com|
@chloecumming.bsky.social
Artist Autist(ic) woman person parent. ‘De Kooning and Bacon mashed together’ - John Musker, director of The Little Mermaid In Norwich UK deaf in one ear Buy my art: https://www.chloecumming.com Support me here: https://ko-fi.com/chloecumming
@marcotti.bsky.social
ESPN Senior Writer and Corriere dello Sport Correspondent One half of the Gab + Juls Show http://smarturl.it/gab-juls-show "Leges sine Moribus vanae" - Proud Penn alumnus Go BIRDS! (That's not me in the profile pic, that's Paul Robeson)
@johnconstablera.bsky.social
Proud & Humble son of East Bergholt, SUFFOLK. Painter and ROMANTIC. Painting is but another word for Feeling. Part of the X-odus and feeling better for it.
@josimarfootball.bsky.social
The investigative football journal Tips? Josimar1986@protonmail.com
@edwinheathcote.bsky.social
FT Architecture and Design critic. Author of ‘On the Street: In-Between Architecture’. Jeez. Another platform. @financialtimes.com
@bloomberg.com
The first word in business news. Newsletters: http://bloom.bg/newsletters Podcasts: http://bloom.bg/podcasts The Big Take podcast: http://trib.al/jtoXfuT
@anitaanand.bsky.social
I present programs on TV and Radio, write history books and present a podcast called Empire with William Dalrymple.
@maxrushden.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, semi-regular at Guardian Sport, columnist at Straits Times, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, but a Londoner for 25 years. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/john-brewin
@samindrakunti.bsky.social
Journalist. FIFA, labour rights in the Gulf, sports betting. Featured in Josimar, World Soccer, Forbes and The Blizzard. Author 'Brazil 1970'. Columbia J-School. Views my own.
@uglygame.bsky.social
Writer of books, most recently: No Questions Asked - How Football Joined the Crypto Con (amzn.to/42aKE0w). Investigative pieces at http://theuglygame.wordpress.com/
@bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Art historian. New book, The Invention of British Art, available in your local bookshop now.
@paintingsoflondon.bsky.social
London depicted by artists past and present. “By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.” Samuel Johnson. Curated by @jamadden.bsky.social. https://linktr.ee/paintingsoflondon This week's theme: London Gloaming
@damianbarr.bsky.social
Writer & broadcaster. 🏴 🌈 🖊️📚 🎭 📺 📻 🪴 🐔 🥃 He/Him 📕 The Two Roberts is my new novel (Sept 2025). I’m also curating a show about them for Charleston. 📕 Maggie & Me. 📕 You Will Be Safe Here. 📺 Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.
@artinsociety.bsky.social
Philip McCouat writes in-depth articles on art, history and social change in the Journal of Art in Society at http://artinsociety.com
@chalednahar.bsky.social
Arbeitet bei der Sportschau und beim Deutschlandfunk https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/reporter/chaled-nahar,autor-chaled-nahar-100.html
@jamestylerespn.bsky.social
Deputy Editor, ESPN FC. President, Dirk Kuyt Fan Club. Proud member of Team Shrug Emoji. All views expressed are my own unique burden. https://twohalvesgame.blog/
@lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
@channel4news.bsky.social
Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations. Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4. Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk --- website: www.channel4.com/news youtube: www.youtube.com/@Channel4News
@willjennings.bsky.social
Writer, artist, editor, curator Editor: recessed.space Director: Hypha Studios Teaching: UCL Bartlett & University of Greenwich Obviously, everything here is my opinion & not that of my employers, except when as a freelancer I am my employer
@judithflanders.co.uk
Crabby historian. Less crabby now blue skies beckon. She/her • Agent: Bill Hamilton, amheath.com
@desdelboy.bsky.social
basic (L) eu 43. “Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” Jean-Michel Basquiat. Proud @memorialdevice.bsky.social Alternative National Treasure. #MDANT
@sportingintel.bsky.social
Trying to be better. https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/
@bsky.app
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@edthompsn.bsky.social
I paint with oils and I'm also into football finance - it's a bit of a niche crosssover