Western Mass Starter Pack
Electeds, Politicals, Journalists, and Media in the 413 (And some academia and politically-oriented others who live or started out here)
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@markbail.bsky.social
@andrew-varnon.bsky.social
Middle-aged adventurer of the ordinary. #GreenfieldMA #BeerBaseballAndTheBible #BigMessyAmerica #Tennis #PublicSchools Neurodiversity & Sexual Assault awareness. Poet & Essayist. ArtSpace board member. Check out my #Varticles (Varnon + Articles, get it?)
@jongerhardson.bsky.social
Journalist in western Massachusetts. Using 'ai' to report on the Chicopee City Council at skynet-times.blogspot.com. Freelance elsewhere: https://muckrack.com/jonathan-gerhardson/articles https://jonathangerhardson.substack.com/ He/him's opinions
@neal.house.gov
Serving the 1st District of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives, with 83 cities & towns in western & central MA. Ranking Member of @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social. https://neal.house.gov/
@waysmeanscmte.bsky.social
Official Bluesky for Ways & Means Democrats – senior committee with jurisdiction over health care, trade, taxes, and Social Security. Led by Ranking Member Richard Neal.
@adhilt.bsky.social
Prof of Politics at Mount Holyoke College. APD, parties, and all that good stuff. Author of True Blues — https://www.pennpress.org/9780812252996/true-blues/
@westernmassnews.com
Western Mass News brings you news, First Warning Weather, Sports on-air, online, and on the go.
@townmoderator.bsky.social
Moderator, Town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Elected in 2015, 1st woman elected to preside over Longmeadow's open Town Meeting. Advocate for local democracy. Fun fact: shortest town meeting was conducted under my watch. Personal: @rmtownsend.bsky.social
@rmtownsend.bsky.social
Deliberation, democracy & public engagement scholar #TeamRhetoric #Commsky politics in US & #CEE #transportation, public memory, Town Meeting. Lifter. #WMASS Aromanian @TownModerator.bsky.social
@maddow.msnbc.com
Mondays at 9pmET on MSNBC MaddowBlog.com From Russia with Lev: MSNBC.com/Lev Ultra podcast: MSNBC.com/Ultra Prequel: MSNBC.com/Prequel
@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
@jmchatton.bsky.social
Transit scheduler/data systems manager. Western Mass advocate. Passionate about cycling, public transit and good urbanism. Posts represent only my own views.
@nepublicmedia.bsky.social
New England Public Media is your home for PBS, NPR and local perspective in western Mass. nepm.org
@sabadosama.bsky.social
Progressive State Representative for the 1st Hampshire District in beautiful western Massachusetts who believes in the right to self determination, reproductive freedom, the separation of church and state, the power of libraries, and doing the research.
@wwlp-22news.bsky.social
Since our first broadcast in 1953, #22News has been the most trusted local news source by viewers throughout western Massachusetts.
@ruwmi.bsky.social
Indivisible group based in the first congressional district in Massachusetts. Dedicated to doing the work because no one is coming to save us. We are people-powered, peaceful, and pro-democracy.
@sppumass.bsky.social
The School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
@adambassofmass.bsky.social
Reporter at MassLive covering Worcester and Worcester County. Previously: North Star Reporter, WBSM-FM, Lynn Daily Item, NewTV, Western Mass Politics and Insight, WCCS Tips at abass@masslive.com
@dustyc123.bsky.social
Indy journalist | Investigations editor at The Shoestring | Contributor at New England Public Media | Teaching future muckrakers at UMass Amherst and Smith College first dot last @ protonmail dot com
@dailyhampgazette.bsky.social
The Pioneer Valley's comprehensive source for news about Hampshire and southern Franklin counties.
@jocomerford.bsky.social
Ann's wife. Chloe and Isaiah's mom. Massachusetts State Senator fighting for the people of the Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district. http://linktr.ee/jocomerfordma; senatorjocomerford.org
@mszafranski.bsky.social
Attorney; Editor-in-Chief, WMassPI; #Spfldpoli when you need it; #MaPoli when you want it. "Retweets" ≠ Seal of Approval. Likes = ??? Fasten your seatbelt, please. "You must go on. I can't go on. I'll go on." -Samuel Beckett Always Eccles. 1:9
@markbail.bsky.social
Soon-to-be retired high school teacher and Western Massachusetts Democrat. Interests include political strategy and communication. Diversions include playing piano, singing, and writing about magicians.