Nashville Starter Pack
Because all we have is each other
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@whittlz.bsky.social
@markblankenship.bsky.social
Bylines and other work at markgblankenship.com. If you lived inside my mind, you'd be home by now.
@brianmansfield.bsky.social
Storyteller. “An inveterate collector”—Variety. Managing Editor, Country Insider. He/him.
@nashpplsbudget.bsky.social
A member-based organization in Nashville, TN. We develop political education and practice participatory democracy to create safety and abundance for all, beyond cops and cages. linktr.ee/nashvillepeoplesbudget
@duanegang.bsky.social
Politics & Investigations Editor at The Tennessean in Nashville. Husband. Proud dad. New Jersey native. Tips at dgang@tennessean.com.
@lelanstatom.bsky.social
Senior Meteorologist; Co-Host, Talk of the Town-WTVF-NewsChannel 5 Network, Nashville, #NC5; Emmy Winner, 3x TN @AP Best WX, NWAS Broadcaster of the Year lelan.statom@newschannel5.com
@nashmallow.bsky.social
Reporter of features & editor of books. Collector of facts to an annoying extent. Eating something quirky. Just not beets. I could be writing for you.
@marlaink.com
Writer, compulsive editor, based in Nashville. I write the Muck Rack Daily newsletter. Essays in or upcoming in North American Review, Hippocampus, Points in Case, Sky Island Journal, plus others. Usually covered in dog and/or cat hair.
@jgilligan.org
Integrating social & natural sciences & modeling to study impacts & responses to climate change | Behavioral approaches to climate policy | Nashville TN | They/them 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ nonbinary | Trans people are who we say we are | https://jonathangilligan.org
@bradengall.bsky.social
Owner 440 Media | Pod Bless Nashville | Nashville news and sports.
@jrclemmons.bsky.social
Proud Dad | State Representative (TN) | Chair, TN House Democratic Caucus | Attorney & Mediator, Clemmons & Clemons, PLLC
@tnequality.bsky.social
Tennessee's statewide LGBTQ rights and public policy organization. TNEP.org info@tnep.org . @tnequality on Instagram.
@valair.bsky.social
Multimedia journalist covering MLS and Nashville SC | ✍️ @SixOneFiveSoccer.com | 🎙️ @pharmasoccer.bsky.social | 🇮🇶🇺🇸 Proud Refugee https://linktr.ee/valairshabilla
@wnxpnashville.bsky.social
Nashville’s NPR Music station. Your place for music discovery. Listener powered, member supported. 91.1 FM on your dial or stream at wnxp.org. linkin.bio/wnxpnashville/
@dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief, @NashvilleScene.com. Critic, journalist, freelancer, drummer, DJ and progressive ranter elsewhere. Tips: prodgers@nashvillescene.com
@tequilamjohnson.bsky.social
Mouth of the South | CEO & Co-founder @TheEquityAlliance | Championing Black political + economic power with authenticity | Speaker | Southern sweetheart, free spirit, radical joy connoisseur and fighter for the people
@metroparksnash.bsky.social
The official Bluesky for Metro Nashville Parks & Recreation. This page is not monitored 24/7. All Metro Parks links: https://linktr.ee/metroparksnash
@amandajgentry.com
#clownatlaw - I collect clowns, courthouses and standard poodles. Criminal Defense and Father's Rights Lawyer. Nashville. amandajgentry.com
@unionwoman.bsky.social
President Central Labor Council of Nashville/Middle TN AFL-CIO| Life Member AKA| Long time Labor Civil Rights Activist|
@lisabubert.bsky.social
Writer ✍🏼 Stories, essays, books 📚 Public librarian who has seen some 💩 Words: Longreads, Texas Highways, Texas Monthly, Insider, various literary journals + more https://lisabubert.com
@brendagadd.bsky.social
@ginnywelsch.bsky.social
@rollinhorton.bsky.social
🇺🇸 Nashville Metro Council Member District 20 📍The Nations, Charlotte Robertson, White Bridge, Hillwood ❤️ Husband & Dog Dad 🚌 Transit & Housing Enthusiast
@bna.nws-bot.us
Unofficial bot sharing alerts from NWS Nashville TN. This account is not monitored. Contact @wandrme.paxex.aero if needed.
@nashvillepost.com
Business, politics and sports news from Nashville and around the state
@thisisnashville.bsky.social
This Is Nashville is a daily public radio show & podcast. Listen Mon-Thurs at noon & 7:00 pm on 90.3 WPLN, on all podcast apps, and to our archive of shows at http://thisisnashville.org.
@nashville.gov
🏛 Official account of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Not regularly monitored. Website: https://www.nashville.gov Get help: https://hub.nashville.gov/ or dial 311 Terms of Use: https://nashville.gov/sm-tou
@cashforcouncil.bsky.social
@danielahorwitz.bsky.social
Constitutional litigator. Public interest/First Amendment/civil rights/innocence/election litigation. Nashville politics. Anti-SLAPP evangelist. Email daniel at horwitz.law. My views are my employer’s.
@russbradford.com
Metro Council District 13 & LGBTQ Caucus Chair 🏳️🌈 | 👨🏼🤝👨🏻 | 🐶 & 🐱 Dad | Sci-fi🖖🏻 & History🏛 #Nerd | #HailState 🐾 | #Ravenclaw🦅 | #Aquarius♒️
@campbell4tn.bsky.social
TN state Senator D20. Former Mayor Oakhill TN. Songwriter. Singer. Mom. Environmentalist. Still believe in civility and compassion. https://wpln.org/post/episodes/profile-state-sen-heidi-campbell/
@delishiafornash.bsky.social
Metro Nashville Councilwoman At Large Former D29 CM Mom/Educator/Organizer/Believer Pro Racial/Social/Econ/Repro Justice Black Caucus Co-Chair for Local Progress 🐕 Seven 🐈⬛ Violet Views are my own
@jordanhuffmantn.bsky.social
Nashville Metro Council Member (D14), 7th Generation Tennessean, Proud Progressive🔵, Beautification Advocate 🌸, VFL 🍊, Preds🏒, Philly Sports 🦅
@pwnicholson.bsky.social
Marketer. Photographer. Husband & dad. Lego, Minecraft, & NSH Predators hockey fan. Movie buff, but pls #NoSpoilers! Also @pwnicholson@mastodon.online Also @pwnicholson@pixelfed.social Also @pwnicholson@lemmy.world Used to be @pwnicholson on IG, TW, FB
@freddieoconnell.bsky.social
Mayor of a great city with dedicated funding for transportation and infrastructure that’s also known for music. 🦞 http://www.nashville.gov/mayor
@chazzwazzle1.bsky.social
writing/editing/snarking on Nashville; legal stuff; devourer of local meats and treats
@fancycwabs.bsky.social
Engineer, intellectual, mal-vivant, former Democratic congressional candidate for Tennessee’s 6th district.
@philinvestigates.com
Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. NewsChannel 5 (Nashville) chief investigative reporter. John Chancellor, duPont, Peabody, Toner awards. RTDNA Lifetime Achievement. Pulitzer finalist. philinvestigates.com.
@vg-plus.bsky.social
Southern • Vinyl not Spotify • Gen X • Protect children, not guns • Follow backs are manual, not automatic • This is not a dating app • She/Her/Hers
@615rumble.bsky.social
recovering political operative • renewable energy professional • maker of citypop playlists • philadelphia 🦅 & nashville 🎸• just a fool’s hope
@neilkornutick.bsky.social
🏘️🚲🚌. send me your traffic (safety) and parking concerns. my opinions are my own and do not represent my employer or my city. Nashville, TN
@mollymcdeath.bsky.social
Nashville, TN She/They/Y’all • Multigenerational Nashville • Parent • Sports Photog • Graphic Design • Metro Council Critic • ⚓️⬇️ • ✊All power to the people
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
“As goes the South, so goes the Nation.” Building a Tennessee for All. #EndTheGroceryTax🛒
@benwright.bsky.social
⚽️ @sixonefivesoccer.com 📝 @backheeled.com, @givemesport.bsky.social & http://MLSSoccer.com Nashville Scene's Best Sports Writer of 2024 #ITFC fan 💙🚜 https://linktr.ee/benwri
@jasonfugate.dev
🎮 20+ years in the game industry including Riot, Sony, EA | #Xer | Soccer, politics, and C++ nerd | ⚽ #MLS lifer ( #LAFC ) | 🔵 Blue dot in TN (CO expat) | ⚙️ Engine engineer | ✍🏼 Loves science, writing, art, all the things | 🌭 #Dachshund dad
@marissarmoss.bsky.social
Journalist, mom, Nashvillian, etc. Wrote a book called HER COUNTRY for Holt. Writing one now for Hachette called I'VE BEEN A BAD, BAD GIRL. Don’t Rock The Inbox on substack: https://www.dontrocktheinbox.com
@angusmcdeath.bsky.social
total abolition. reparations. all power to the people. artist. writer, historian; of ill repute. raised by wolves.
@stephpaola.bsky.social
🇨🇴Proud Immigrant | 🌈 #BlackLivesMatter |she/her/(all views are my own)
@zachyoungtn.bsky.social
Nashville School Board member. Recovering Metro Councilmember. Cool real estate agent.
@katielentile.bsky.social
The original creator and trademark owner of the phrase #MetroCreatures
@cewall.bsky.social
decent cook • curious eater • spaghetti carbonara ambassador • lifetime Dem • average cyclist • devoted pro-cycling fan • enthusiastic reader (I re-read “Moby-Dick” on the regular) • comms/marketing pro • writer/editor
@kellykitty.bsky.social
🍉 | usually yapping about homelessness, poverty & policing | my brain has a million tabs open at all times | opinions are mine + are never ending
@eastnashtivists.bsky.social
Progressive, grassroots community organization working to educate, organize & activate voters. Action council through Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood linktr.ee/eastnashtivists #UnitedInAction #ReproductiveRights #DragIsBeautiful #LGBTQ #BLM
@mandersonville.bsky.social
Loudmouth Democrat in occupied Nashville | Comms: Planned Parenthood TN, OUTMemphis | state party committeeman | Ex-journalist | Would rather be on a bike, playing Civ VI or making pasta. 🇺🇸
@thejonfreeman.bsky.social
Lovable idiot. Probably writing words somewhere. Music, books, food/booze, exercise, general goofiness. Queer and southern, based in Nashville. He/him
@alejandroramirez.bsky.social
Managing editor of @nashvillescene.com Email: aramirez[at]nashvillescene.com Signal: Alejandro_R.01
@startleseasily.bsky.social
self-appointed #MetroCouncil whip • newsletter at http://patreon.com/startleseasily • @nashvillescene.com columnist • views are my cats’ & mine only
@judytacketttn.bsky.social
Lifelong learner, over-thinker, & strategist. Dog-lover, cat-keeper, bird-owner. Opinionated Swiss who calls Middle TN home. Secret pleasure: Schoggi.
@marquismunson.bsky.social
Programming Coordinator for WNXP and On-Air weeknights from 6-10 p.m. | Your Homeboy on the Radio 📻
@schelzig.bsky.social
Editor of The Tennessee Journal. Co-author of "Welcome to Capitol Hill: 50 Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics" from Vanderbilt University Press.
@stelliott.bsky.social
Journalist in Nashville, from Alabama https://nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/
@mrthackston.bsky.social
Husband, father, dog owner. Nashville politics, product management and hilarious jokes.
@andrewkrinks.bsky.social
Educator, writer & movement builder at intersection of religion, race, carcerality & abolition. Book: White Property, Black Trespass: Racial Capitalism & the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization (NYU Press 2024). Nashville, TN. linktr.ee/andrewkrinks
@aebachelder.bsky.social
Nashvillian. Academic turned Organizer turned Metro Creature. she/her. Interim Executive Director Metro Nashville Arts Commission. Views/posts my own.🦞
@minimcdeaths.bsky.social
loyola chicago '28 • Chicago (Y)DSA • there ain't justice until the institutions of oppression are abolished nashville -> chicago
@jspencersharpe.bsky.social
Nashville. Software Engineer. Bus rider. Ball knower. Metro Council Newsletter Aggregator: https://www.nashvillenewsletters.org
@thecroftonshow.bsky.social
⚡️☕️☕️✍️ Author of⚡️”THE ADVICE KING ANTHOLOGY”⚡️IT IS OUT!!!!! on @vanderbiltUP✨Available NOW!!!!!!⚡️☕️☕️❤️
@quinevanssegall.bsky.social
Attorney • Nashville born and raised • Mom • Municipal Govt Nerd • Currently serving At-Large on Nashville’s Metro Council! https://linktr.ee/quinevanssegall
@tennesseelookout.com
Independent, nonprofit news site dedicated to cover Tennessee government, policy and politics. Send tips to @info@tennesseelookout.com.
@steveharuch.bsky.social
writer, editor, senior producer @nashvillebanner.bsky.social | 📚 Greetings From New Nashville + People Only Die of Love in Movies | words & audio at NYT, Atlantic, NPR, et al | steveharuch.com | Signal: sharuch.90 | wearenorthnashville.org
@nashvillescene.com
Nashville’s alternative-weekly newspaper, covering state and local politics, music, food, the arts and more. https://www.nashvillescene.com/
@urbaneastnash.bsky.social
Primarily; Discussion of the urban fabric of East Nashville. Also; Housing, Safe streets, Urban Planning, Economics, Walking & Biking, general observations of the built environment. Proud 'Density Bro' To support: https://www.patreon.com/DJS3
@nashvillebanner.bsky.social
The Nashville Banner: It’s good news for Nashville Subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://nashvillebanner.com/newsletters/
@nashseverewx.com
@iamstevenhale.bsky.social
Nashville Banner criminal justice / public safety reporter. “Death Row Welcomes You” author. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743/death-row-welcomes-you-by-steven-hale/
@annkpowers.bsky.social
I write about music things and things music at NPR and elsewhere. Latest book: TRAVELING: ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL.
@lilianasegura.bsky.social
Journalist covering prisons and harsh sentencing. More fun than I sound. https://theintercept.com/staff/liliana-segura/
@wpln.bsky.social
Come for the bite-sized pieces of news. Stay for our in-depth reporting and podcasts. On air: 90.3 FM WPLN News, 90.3 HD 2, 91.1 FM WNXP
@scavendish.bsky.social
Editor, @NashvilleBanner. Dog lover. All things being equal, I'd rather be at St. James or Camp Nou.
@radleybalko.bsky.social
Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow. Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Forthcoming book: The Defenders (Spring 2026) Substack: radleybalko.substack.com Signal: radleybalko.52
@whittlz.bsky.social
Executive Producer, City Cast Nashville / nashville.citycast.fm / Wally’s mom / former: WCK, EW / keeper of the Nashville Metro Creatures feed 🦞/ anger is a gift