Jann Alexander's Starter Pack
Here’s my Pack, helpfully put together by Blue Sky for me to curate. Full of reliable sources, creative types, and cool people. And I approved this message 😉
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@jannalextx.bsky.social
@jay.bsky.team
CEO of Bluesky, steward of AT Protocol. Let’s build a federated republic, starting with this server. 🌱 🪴 🌳
@chrisbohjalian.bsky.social
Novelist and playwright. Third most talented artist in a family of three. Jesse the Wonder Dog's Dad. Have you met THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS? Learn more at www.ChrisBohjalian.com .
@briankarem.bsky.social
Husband/Dad/Gdad /WH columnist/best selling author/dog lover/singer/ reporter Host @jatqpodcast Nerd Avenger and occasional standup comic. 1st amendment activist Author "Free The Press" http://amzn.to/3pfAKZ3 "Just gimme some truth,"-John Lennon.
@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
Texas Congressman. Democrat. Born, raised and represent San Antonio. Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) + Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC).
@meidastouch.com
The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy.
@atrupar.com
Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
@theguardian.com
The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com 🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com 🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
@cwarzel.bsky.social
Writer. Never bet against the dumbest outcome. @cwarzel.92 on signal if you have a tip
@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
@theatlantic.com
Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
@thenation.com
Founded by abolitionists in 1865. Committed to progressive journalism. Subscribe: http://subscriptions.thenation.com.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
staff writer @theatlantic. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and now AUTOCRACY INC https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
@tomgauld.bsky.social
Cartoonist and Illustrator. My book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS, is available to preorder! www.tomgauld.com
@brianstelter.bsky.social
Media nerd. CNN chief media analyst. INSIDE THE HIVE podcast host. Author of "Network of Lies," "Hoax," and "Top of the Morning." Former Shorenstein fellow, NYT reporter and blogger.
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.) YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.) Football Fan (co-owner of AFC Wimbledon, longtime Liverpool fan) Opposed to Tuberculosis
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social
New York Times opinion columnist; MSNBC contributor; author.
@jeffstein.bsky.social
Reporter at The Washington Post. Listen to my series on John Brown: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-carnage/id1723391781
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@avindman.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Vet. Ex NSC/WH Staff. Doc of International Affairs. Senior Fellow, FPI SAIS, JHU. NYT Best-selling Author.
@pgourevitch.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. kryssdal@marketplace.org
@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
@alyssaharad.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. I live in a box of paints. She/her. Banner: a detail from Remedios Varo’s Vampiros Vegetarianos. Three vampires in fantastical golden outfits sip fruit through extra long straws.)
@alkapdc.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at Media Matters, focusing on social media misinformation, disinformation, & online extremism. Statements are mine, not employer's. Send tips to akaplan@mediamatters.org.
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@texasobserver.org
A nonprofit newsroom covering Texas through investigative journalism & narrative storytelling since 1954. Become a member: https://texasobserver.org/join/ Follow our journos: https://go.bsky.app/EdSL3Co 🤠
@archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
@bschillace.brandyschillace.com
Author+Historian 🧪🗃️, Mystery Novelist, Host of Peculiar Book Club, as seen on THE UNBELIEVABLE. Nonfiction: THE INTERMEDIARIES #trans rights history. Latest mystery: FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE. @SciAm @WSJ @wired #ActuallyAutistic #NB she/her
@dgraham.bsky.social
Journalist, nouvelle-lettrist, and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City. dgraham@theatlantic.com THE PROJECT out now: https://smarturl.it/GHz99R
@harkaway.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter. Mutinous mutterer. Husband of much better person. Father of similar. New Cal Sounder novel SLEEPER BEACH is OUT NOW. UK pb Karla’s Choice coming May 22nd. Decreasingly rigorous on social media. (He/him) www.linktr.ee/harkaway
@shaneharris.bsky.social
Staff Writer @theatlantic. Author. Podcaster. Filmmaker. https://linktr.ee/shaneharris @washingtonpost alum. Signal: shaneharris.64
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social
Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.
@publiccitizen.bsky.social
Public Citizen has been standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable for 50 years. We're people-powered and accept no corporate money.
@andrewfeinberg.com
White House correspondent for @theindependent.bsky.social and human slave to a corgi named Ginger. Tell me secrets: andrew.feinberg(at) independent.co.uk or protonmail.com
@timkmak.bsky.social
Founder, The Counteroffensive: Compelling human stories to illustrate news of the war in Ukraine. Fmr US Army medic. https://www.counteroffensive.news/
@virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Humans make the world. We can remake it anytime WHAT ROUGH BEAST https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-rough-beast/id1787176282 https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/ The New Republic, The Guardian, WIRED, Politico, LAT, NYT, Atlantic, &c
@hooks.bsky.social
Journalist. Let me explain something to you, Walsh. This business requires a certain amount of finesse. christopherdhooks@gmail.com
@samadams.bsky.social
Culture writer at Slate, published in LA Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, THR, and points south. Member: New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, WGA East
@terikanefield.bsky.social
Former appellate defender and UC Berkeley Law graduate. I’ve written more than a dozen books and published more than 50 pieces in major outlets including The Washington Post. Website: www.terikanefield.com Subscribe to my blog here: eepurl.com/h4xCMr
@historyclippings.bsky.social
Clippings found during my historical research. Showcasing the awesome primary material from around the web. DM me for submissions. Run by @joedragovich.bsky.social Check out my 📖 on tea-smuggling gangsters: https://lnk.to/Hawkhurst
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social
Miami Herald Investigative journalist, author of "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story." Philly girl trying to make my way in the South Florida wilderness. Temple Owl.
@fredguttenberg.bsky.social
My children are Jesse & Jaime. Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. My life is dedicated to saving lives fighting for gun safety in America and have written two books Find The Helpers and American Carnage.
@jannalextx.bsky.social
Author, UNSPOKEN: historical fiction, coming July 2025. Read, write, blog. Aim, frame, click. Stop, drop, and read. Find me at https://JannAlexander.com