Cecily's Starter Pack
My favorite politics, culture, media, and technology feeds, with a sprinkle of Philly Sports for good measure.
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@itismececily.gobirds.online
@kenjennings.bsky.social
Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of 100 PLACES TO SEE AFTER YOU DIE (bit.ly/3kLgJKO) and a bunch of other stuff. OMNIBUS co-founder (patreon.com/omnibusproject).
@kattenbarge.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering internet culture, politics, and media @spitfirenews.com.
@jerilryan.bsky.social
Actress, mom, wife, foodie, gardener. Not necessarily in that order. Trying to make a better world for our kids. Star Trek: Picard. That’s CAPTAIN Seven to you. 🖖🏼😋❤️
@sarahjeong.bsky.social
editor @ the verge. send pitches and death threats to sarah.jeong@theverge.com
@molly.wiki
independent writer of citationneeded.news and @web3isgoinggreat.com • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian support my work: citationneeded.news/signup links: mollywhite.net/linktree
@scalzi.com
I enjoy pie. Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
@phillewis.bsky.social
detroit native. deputy editor at huffpost. WABJ president. check out my free newsletter! --> https://www.whatimreading.net/
@jonbois.bsky.social
jon https://www.patreon.com/c/SecretBase https://www.youtube.com/SecretBaseSBN
@kenwhite.bsky.social
Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
@pixelatedboat.bsky.social
The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
@astrokatie.com
Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr. Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast politics podcast and MSNBC
@dril.bsky.social
Never Bullshit I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate . https://www.patreon.com/dril https://www.instagram.com/dril_real https://linktr.ee/drilreal
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
@propublica.org
Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts. Got a tip for us? Go to: https://www.propublica.org/tips/
@andyrichter.co
I’m here now. Listen to my podcast https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter Or the Andy Richter Call In Show on Sirius XM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScn1XQMtQTx8JVuafOOEWBkdqDUHPXlX4KShxmuMSgwGt3pkQ/viewform?pli=1
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@pftompkins.bsky.social
TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies paulftompkins.com/live
@edzitron.com
British, But In Las Vegas and NYC ezitron.76 Sig Newsletter - wheresyoured.at https://linktr.ee/betteroffline - podcast w/ iheartradio Columnist at Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/author/ed-zitron CEO at EZPR.com - Award-Winning Tech PR
@levarburton.bsky.social
Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
@roxanegay.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/roxanegay Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
@notalawyer.bsky.social
No longer in good standing with the New York State bar My newsletter: StringinaMaze.net
@mikedrucker.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated TV writer and comedian. My new book “Good Game, No Rematch” is out April 1st. Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ytjvhjsb Email: mikedruckerisdead @ gmail .com
@willoremus.com
I cover online speech and tech policy for the Washington Post and write the Tech Brief newsletter. Sign up to follow my work: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-will-oremus/ Signal: willoremus.24
@petridishes.bsky.social
I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns
@katienotopoulos.bsky.social
Blogger at Business Insider, covering tech, business, culture. knotopoulos@businessinsider.com
@atrupar.com
Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
@theferocity.bsky.social
Poet and cultural critic. Also, I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Artist-in-residence at Harvard rn. BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World. saeedjones.substack.com
@itismececily.gobirds.online
Disgruntled Texan, wife, mom, writer, teacher, aspirational baker, plant lover/sometimes killer, politics junkie, hiker, Philly sports sufferer, and some other stuff.