Jamie Gangel's Starter Pack
Round #2 starter pack: some of my favorite writers, reporters and smart people
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@jamiegangel.bsky.social
@comstockb.bsky.social
Former Rep. VA10, Former VA Delegate, FMC Prez, NCEI Co-Chair, Mom, Nana
@robshrum.bsky.social
Political junkie and Maryland driver. Founder/CEO of Nexus Public Affairs (nexuspa.com). East Coast is the best coast 😎 Chesapeake Bay is home 🦀
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The Atlantic. Previously at the Washington Post, TIME, Salon, others. Signal: michaelscherer.11 https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer/
@raminnews.bsky.social
Executive Editor, CNN @ramcnn [former legacy blue ☑️] in the other place More TK TK TK
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
Subscribe at http://punchbowl.news. Power. People. Politics. #punchbowlnews
@kristin-wilson.bsky.social
Recovering Capitol Hill journalist. More opinionated than I used to be. Forever commenting on House procedure and Rules. “There is too great a hubbub in the chamber.” House Speaker Jim Wright • April 19, 1988
@joe-scarborough.bsky.social
“Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” ~RFK, April 4, 1968
@danamilbank.bsky.social
Washington Post columnist. Author of "The Destructionists" and "Fools on the Hill." Hapless farmer.
@markmazzetti.bsky.social
Washington Correspondent, The New York Times. Author, "The Way of the Knife: the CIA, a Secret Army and a War at the Ends of the Earth." Adjunct professor, Duke University.
@michikakutani.bsky.social
Former book critic at the New York Times. Author of "The Death of Truth," "Ex Libris" and "The Great Wave."
@kattybkay.bsky.social
BBC US Special Correspondent | MSNBC Contributor | Host, The Rest is Politics US | NYT Bestselling Author
@jeffstorobinsky.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Educator. Analyst. Amateur Meteorologist. #CNN
@jheil.bsky.social
@PuckNews columnist+podcaster/NBC News+MSNBC analyst/@HacksOnTap cohost/@SHO_TheCircus creator/Game Change+Double Down author/Great Dane valet. #WuTang4Life 👐
@realclaudetaylor.bsky.social
Chair Mad Dog Pac. We do billboards. I do Room Rater. Fmr WH staff. https://www.voraciousbooks.com/titles/claude-taylor/how-to-zoom-your-room/9780316428125/ https://maddogpac.com/products/quick-donate-2
@pivotpod.bsky.social
Official Bluesky for the Pivot podcast with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway. Part of New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
@tarasetmayer.bsky.social
Co-Founder + CEO The Seneca Project Galvanize Women, Save Democracy @Center4Politics UVA Resident Scholar @HarvardIOP Fellow alum Proud Jersey Girl Substack “Uncompromised w/Tara” “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”
@fahrenthold.bsky.social
New York Times investigative reporter, writing about the world of nonprofits. Please send story tips! daf@nytimes.com
@davidpriess.bsky.social
International affairs, geopolitics, and intelligence | Dir of Intelligence, Bedrock Knowledge | Sr Fellow, Hayden Center | Author, The President’s Book of Secrets | Former CIA & State Department | Duke poli sci PhD | Love books, the Arctic, space, and dogs
@harlancoben.bsky.social
Next Netflix series: MISSING YOU Next novel: NOBODY’S FOOL HarlanCoben.com
@lawofruby.bsky.social
@msnbc.com legal correspondent & recovering litigator; former off-air legal analyst @maddow.msnbc.com. Don’t let the pearls fool ya.
@jillwine-banks.bsky.social
Author The Watergate Girl, co-host #SistersInLaw podcast, host YouTube’s Just The Facts, Legal Analyst MSNBC/NBC, speaker, former GC US Army, DOJ, SG and Deputy AG IL and more!
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
Mom of 2, Host of @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social Tuesday-Friday at 9pm ET on MSNBC starting May 6.
@jonlemire.bsky.social
Co-host: Morning Joe, MSNBC Contributing Writer: The Atlantic Author: "The Big Lie." Ex-AP, Politico, NY Daily News. Dad, Mr. Carrie Melago, Red Sox fan
@borowitzreport.bsky.social
Home of Truth Free newsletter subscription: BorowitzReport.com
@shaneharris.bsky.social
Staff Writer @theatlantic. Author. Podcaster. Filmmaker. https://linktr.ee/shaneharris @washingtonpost alum. Signal: shaneharris.64
@johnwdean.bsky.social
Author, Lecturer, CNN contributor, (soon again) Justia’s VERDICT columnist, contributor THE CONTRARIAN, fmr Nixon White House Counsel, fmr Goldwater Chair at Az State Un., Senior Fellow, CCLP, Annenberg USC.
@walshfreedom.bsky.social
Former GOP Congressman. Ex‑Tea Partier turned relentless anti‑Trump truth‑teller. Want the unfiltered takes the cable shows won’t touch? Read & spar with me on Substack 👉 https://substack.com/@socialcontractwithjoewalsh
@scottgottliebmd.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Partner, New Enterprise Associates. Contributor CNBC. 23rd Commissioner of the U.S. FDA. Public boards: Pfizer, Illumina, TempusAI.
@msignorile.bsky.social
journalist, host of "The Michelangelo Signorile Show" on SiriusXM, channel 127, 3-6 ET weekdays @SiriusXMProg.bsky.social #breadsky Newsletter, subscribe: www.Signorile.com 🏳️🌈 email: mike at [my last name] .com New York City!
@justsecurity.org
Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes professors, top civil society attorneys, former senior government officials.
@podsaveamerica.crooked.com
A no-bullshit conversation about politics with hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor & Jon Lovett. crooked.com/friends
@economist.com
News and analysis with a global perspective. We’re here to help you understand the world around you. Subscribe here: https://econ.st/4fAeu4q
@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social
Senior National Security & Intelligence Analyst NBC News, MSNBC. Retired FBI Assistant Director. Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way.
@usatoday.com
To the point. 📧: https://www.usatoday.com/newsletters/ 🎧: https://www.usatoday.com/podcasts/ 📲 Download the USA TODAY app: https://app.adjust.com/1m5xmvtj
@waltmossberg.bsky.social
Now: News Literacy Project. Then: WSJ tech columnist, AllThingsD, Recode, D & Code conferences, Verge, CTRL-WALT-DELETE. Opinions are purely personal.
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
Journalist & Historian. Director, @aspencyber. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Doomsdayscenario.co
@axios.com
Smart Brevity worthy of people's time, attention and trust. Subscribe to our newsletters: https://trib.al/8haeaPt
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
History & Italian Professor, NYU; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
Senior legal affairs reporter at POLITICO with a focus on democracy, the balance of power and Jan. 6
@tribelaw.bsky.social
After teaching constitutional law at Harvard for 50 yrs, I decided it was time to teach in a classroom without walls — helping people understand the rapidly unfolding threat to our democracy’s survival and joining the struggle to preserve the rule of law
@reuters.com
@therickwilson.bsky.social
Lincoln Project and Resolute Square founder. Ad-maker. NYT #1 Bestselling author. Instrument-rated pilot. Beechcraft driver. TheRickWilson.Substack.com
@rexchapman.bsky.social
Team game https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Its-Hard-for-Me-to-Live-with-Me/Rex-Chapman/9781982197773
@drewharwell.com
Tech reporter @washingtonpost.com Newsletter: drewharwell.com/stories Signal: drewharwell.01
@theatlantic.com
Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
@jayrosen.bsky.social
I teach journalism at NYU, critique the press, try to suggest reforms. PressThink is the name of my subject and my site.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Staff writer at The Atlantic. Cat guy, democracy defender. Actor for a day on Succession, Jeopardy champ. Atlantic Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/NVbMa2Y
@jojofromjerz.bsky.social
Hey, it’s me… JoJoFromJerz! (My real name is Jo Carducci btw). I’m a mom, a podcaster, a writer, a lover of politics and puns and a true Jersey girl through and through. Check out my Substack (my baby) on my Linktree https://linktr.ee/jojofromjerz https://
@pbump.com
Washington Post: Columnist Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" Book: "The Aftermath" Email: philip.bump@washpost.com Signal: pbump.11
@lincolnproject.us
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
@yasharali.bsky.social
Elephant Lover Yashar.substack.com Twitter: @yashar IG/Threads @yasharali
@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/
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@financialtimes.com
The best of FT journalism, including breaking news and analysis. https://www.ft.com The users this account follows are verified FT staff or contributors.
@acyn.bsky.social
Senior Digital Editor for MeidasTouch.com Clips made with SnapStream Internet Hooligan...
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@jaketapper.bsky.social
Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to our two dogs.
@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
@atrupar.com
Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
@cnn.com
Asking the hard questions and bringing unique perspectives from across the globe. This is CNN.
@stephenfry.bsky.social
Grazer and nibbler at the outer edges of new social media platforms
@morgfair.bsky.social
Actress. Politics, Foreign Policy, Science & RockNRoll. Love animals
@wsj.com
Since 1889 🗞️ Sign up for our newsletters and alerts: http://wsj.com/newsletters Got a tip? http://wsj.com/tips Follow our staff: https://go.bsky.app/2ppWqxF
@thebulwark.com
Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://thebulwark.com/subscribe
@weissmann.substack.com
NYU Law, MSNBC legal analyst, podcast cohost "Main Justice" (previously "Prosecuting Donald Trump"); NYT bestselling author. Substack "Behind The Headlines" https://weissmann.substack.com Offering legal analysis & opinion
@jimmyfallon.bsky.social
@markharris.bsky.social
Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Untitled gay cultural history (2026). Journalism: New York, NYTimes Style Mag, etc. A long time ago: EW, Grantland, younger.
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social
New York Times opinion columnist; MSNBC contributor; author.
@andrewjzucker.bsky.social
@iamsophianelson.bsky.social
Award winning non-fiction author. Award-Winning Journalist @essence. Global speaker @keppler. Columnist for @AJC & @Forbes. Member AKA1908.
@elliotwilliams.bsky.social
CNN legal analyst, writing a book, and watching all my favorite sports teams lose spectacularly. New here.
@davidlaufman.bsky.social
Senior Counsel at Caplin & Drysdale. Former CIA analyst; Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General; federal prosecutor; Chief of Justice Department’s Counterintelligence & Export Control Section; and white collar defense attorney. Views are my own.
@danielsilvabooks.bsky.social
Friend of Gabriel Allon, also a father of twins. Trying to impress @jamiegangel. The writing always the writing. www.danielsilvabooks.com