Josh Marshall's Quality People Starter Pack
Just an array of people who I think are worth following, a very subjective view of course, not canonical or exhaustive, but a general focus on news and politics and other things of interest to me.
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@joshtpm.bsky.social
@ryanjreilly.com
@nbcnews.com Justice reporter, ebike guy. Read my stuff: http://ryanjreilly.com/ Order my book: http://tiny.cc/SeditionHunters At DOJ? Message me on Signal: https://signal.me/#eu/J_vTZodR14DC0TRlc4EiTDg7_Kh_XPLPTgsGdYD638WUZTDGiGVCpIu0hq0Io2Du 🚲⚖️🕵️🦅🛎️🇺🇸
@sifill.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org
Editor in Chief, @lawfaremedia.org Senior Fellow, Brookings Author, #DogShirtDaily Host, #DogShirtTV Purveyor of mischief. Harasser of Russian diplomats worldwide.
@brianbeutler.bsky.social
Off Message, Politix.fm; Formerly: Crooked Media, TNR, TPM; www.offmessage.net/subscribe
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Michigan Law Prof. Co-host, Strict Scrutiny Podcast LAWLESS - out May 13 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Lawless/Leah-Litman/9781668054628
@gtconway.bsky.social
Recovering lawyer who may relapse at any moment. President, Society for the Rule of Law. Co-host of the “George Conway Explains It All” podcast on The Bulwark.
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS, Trump, LGBTQ, criminal justice, and other legal news. / Email: lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Buckeye. / He/him.
@emptywheel.bsky.social
Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland. Legendary potty mouth!
@mattgertz.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at @mmfa. Views expressed here my own. Husband of @alyssarosenberg. Dad. Not the former GOP congressman. Find me here: http://bio.site/mattgertz
@caseynewton.bsky.social
Email salesman at Platformer.news and podcast co-host at Hard Fork.
@ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social
@kfile.bsky.social
Reporter at CNN, Francesca, Maya, and Talia’s dad, founder of the Team Beans Infant Brain Tumor Fund. Donate at TeamBeansFund.com to help end infant brain cancer.
@pbump.com
Washington Post: Columnist Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" Book: "The Aftermath" Email: philip.bump@washpost.com Signal: pbump.11
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@swin24.bsky.social
senior politics reporter @ Rolling Stone magazine // co-author of ‘Sinking in the Swamp’ // adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati (go Bearcats 🐻 🐱) // volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati // Rolling Stones obsessive
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
@maxberger.bsky.social
Just happy to be here. Co-Founder IfNotNow, More Perfect Union, Momentum Training Institute. Formerly Warren, Justice Democrats, etc.
@taniel.bsky.social
Daniel Nichanian. Editor in chief of @boltsmag.org (follow us!). Elections, (local) politics, voting rights, criminal justice, and drag race.
@marcelias.bsky.social
Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Bode.
@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
@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.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@jaketapper.bsky.social
Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to our two dogs.
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast politics podcast and MSNBC
@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
@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
@daveweigel.bsky.social
National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
@scalzi.com
I enjoy pie. Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
@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
@anildash.com
that guy from the internet • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and xmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • see https://anildash.com
@atrupar.com
Independent journalist and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
@willsommer.bsky.social
Senior reporter at The Bulwark. Email: sommer - at- thebulwark.com. Signal: willsommer.38
@joshtpm.bsky.social
Founder & reigning monarch at TPM. Lapsed historian. Hand tool woodworker. Jew.