These are starter packs I've encountered (mostly UK-based), with the Bluesky account each one is associated with.
I really did try to structure them, but gave up and resorted to rough grouping.
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Great UK commentators - @hetanshah.bsky.social
UK political commentary types - @chrischirp.bsky.social
UK political commentators and activists - @joshfwd.bsky.social
Progressive voices doing UK broadcast media - @kevinjgsmith.bsky.social
UK MPs 2024 - politicshome.bsky.social
Cartoonists - @chriswilliams-dink.bsky.social
You might remember me from the old place - @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Trade + related economics, law, politics - @coppetainpu.bsky.social
Economics, data, bit of AI part 1 - @hetannshah.bsky.social
Economics, data, bit of AI part 2 - @hetannshah.bsky.social
Political economy - @thinkwoodist.bsky.social
Housing for refugees from X - @julesbirch.bsky.social
Retrofit housing UK - @lizlaine.bsky.social
Town planning UK - @alyn.bsky.social
Talk about transport and urban planning - @planningtransport.co.uk
People who study, write about and/or otherwise work on #water issues - @fkearns.bsky.social
UK planning - @barneystringer.bsky.social
UK lawyers, solicitors, barristers, media and academics - @barristerlondon.bsky.social
UK legal Twitter diaspora- @seanjones.org
UK legal Twitter diaspora 2 - @seanjones.org
UK legal Twitter diaspora 3 - @seanjones.org
UK legal Twitter diaspora 4 - @seanjones.org
UK legal diaspora 5 - @seanjones.org
UK legal Bluesky 6 - @seanjones.org
UK professionals - Law, Med, Politics, Media, Econ, Psy - @montclarecampbell.bsy.social
Irish law - @orandoyle.bsky.social
Legal commentators I enjoy reading - @legalmusings.bsky.social
Legal philosophy/jurisprudence/legal theory - shaigamon.bsky.social
Rule of law and democratic backsliding - @tomtheuns.bsky.social
Bylines Network writers and editors - @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social
Prospect Magazine's starter pack - @prospectmagazine.bsky.social
Guardian and Observer reporters, writers - @severincarrell.bsky.social
UK-based journalists and news organisations 2 - @severincarroll.bsky.social
Scottish politics, policy and press - @severincarroll.bsky.social
Scottish politics, people and press 2 - @severincarroll.bsky.social
UK News and politics - @tomirwin.bsky.social
Active news media organisations - @tomirwin.bsky.social
US political commentators - @tomirwin.bsky.social
UK political journalists, politicos, commentators and experts - @adambienkov.bsky.social
Quiet Riot podcast - @quietriotpod.bsky.social
BBC journalists and producers - @fulelo.bsky.social
LBC radio presenters - @danielbarnett.com
UK pollsters and polling gurus - @cwp-weir.bsky.social
US elections, politics and polls - @donnermaps.bsky.social
Bellingcat staff and contributors (past and present) - @bellingcat.com
ProPublica staff - @propublica.org
Independent writers - @molly.wiki
WIRED journalists - @couts.bsky.social
Rolling Stone writers - @timdickinson.bsky.social
UK think tanks - @beckymontacue.bsky.social
Local government policy and practice - @jesstud.bsky.social
UK public policy - professionals, think tankers & commentators 1 - @jesstud.bsky.social
UK public policy - professionals, think tankers & commentators 2 - @jesstud.bsky.social
Health and care policy- @katejopling.bsky.social
Public involvement and co-production in health and care research - @louca-mai.bsky.social
R&D, innovation, industrial policy - @andywestwood.bsky.social
UK third sector 1 - @gemabbott.bsky.social
UK third sector 2 - @gemabbott.bsky.social
Migration, refugee studies, citizenship, etc - @deeesharp.bsky.social
Immigration/asylum - @stephanedegooyer.bsky.social
Social justice, NHS, climate change, rejoining the EU - @imbow.bsky.social
People who work at Nesta, the UK's innovation agency for social good - @acjsissons.bsky.social
Institute for Government experts - @drhannahwhite.bsky.social
UK criminologists - @drhannahgraham.bsky.social
Worker power, unions and the labor movement - @bunkum.us
Health and health inequalities resources - @jobibby.bsky.social
Women talking about health and inequalities - @jobibby.bsky.social
Sociologists studying race and ethnicity - @iansociologo.bsky.social
People working in left-ish organizing, politics and advocacy - @evansutton.bsky.s;ocial
Children's rights - @dralistruthers.bsky.social
Peace and conflict scholars - @sebvanbaalen.bsky.social
Energy & environmental econ - @stevecicala.bsky.social
Which people use(d) biomarkers for their work? @ninadavtiann.bsky.social
Climate adaptation / Resilience Scientists - @meadekrosby.bsky.social
Climate updates - @climatenews.bsky.social
Active weather/climate posters - @markellinwood.bsky.social
Women in Energy - @isoutar.bsky.social
UK and Europe energy posters - @isoutar.bsky.social
Climate Policy, Strategy and Justice Experts - @katherinehayhoe.com
Brian's pack of hurricane gurus - @bmcnoldy.bsky.social
Active UK/EU energy posters - @sfrost.bsky.social
Environment and society - humanities, arts, social science... - @angecass.bsky.social
Freelance environmental journalists - alleenbrown.bsky.social
European and the EU - @johncurtis.bsky.social
EU politics - @mijrahman.bsky.social
EU/Brussels bubble - @mvanhulten.bsky.social
Brexit analysis people - @chrisgrey.bsky.social
Brexit and UK politics - @profjacob.bsky.social
European thinkers against Brexit - @andrewhesselden.bsky.social
People posting from and about the Western Balkans - guydelauney.bsky.social
Exports on German rightwing extremism - @michellelkahn.bsky.social
GPs - @clairedocdavies.bsky.social
Health services research- @louiselocock.bsky.social
Delirium and dementia- @kitb.bsky.social
Global health, infectious diseases and epidemiology - @scientificdiscovery.dev
(Mostly) European Geriatrics and Gerontology - @clairedow1.bsky.social
Philosophy, Psychiatry and Mental Health - @matthewbroome.bsky.social
Health, AI and informatics - @smcgrath.phd
ME CFS Long Covid - @@lindaoh.bsky.social
Psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health, lived experience, policy - @bykatewomersley.bsky.social
Global health law, policy and ethics - @roojin.bsky.social
Modern British history (1900-) - @mrcwarwick.bsky.social
Early modern history centres - @srsrensoc.brky.social
Early modern historians 1 - @onslies.bsky.social
Early modern historians 2 - @onslies.bsky.social
History and politics - @leightonandrews.bsky.social
Historians in Britain - @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social
Historians in Britain 2 - @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social
Intellectual historians, broadly construed - tomaashby.bsky.social
Material culture - @jenniebatchelor.bsky.social
History - early career researchers and postgraduate students - @marloavidon.bsky.social
Labour history - @sslh.bsky.social
Labour Growth/Housing and Infrastructure - @feedfthedrummer.bsky.social
Archaeology and heritage 1 - @cjfrieman.bsky.social
Political science teaching and learning - @colinmbrown.bsky.social
Political scientists (kind and supportive) - @turnbulldugarte.bsky.social
Communitarians - @nickplumb.bsky.sociial
Liverpool fans 1 - @jacksobc.bsky.social
Liverpool fans 2 - @jacksobc.bsky.social
Liverpool fans 3 - @jacksobc.bsky.social
Volcanoes! - @erikklemetti.bsky.social
Nature photographers (with alt text) - @gettoknownature.bsky.social
Great photographers - @mariegardiner.bsky.social
Nature writers - @nicwilson.bsky.social
Food & agriculture - @wyoweeds.bsky.social
Planetary scientists - @asrivkin.bsky.social
Astronomy - @emily.space
Evolutionary biologists - @jbyoder.oorg
History stuff - @mariegardiner.bsky.social
Irish Historians and feeds - @petergray47.bsky.social
Autistic community - @autisticadam.bsky.social
Old London(ish) FinTwit - @tobyn.bsky.social
Authors of New Books: September-December 2024 - @lollardfish.bsky.social
Scientists who write science books - @nicolecrust.bsky.social
STEM writers and science/medical historians - @drlindsetfitz.bsky.social
Dull and Grumpy Introverts Who Live With Cats - @darklyadapted.bsky.social
Philosophy - @keithwilson.eu
Language and linguistics - @egasmb.bsky.social
Prog rock - @closetotheedge.bsky.social
Bands and musicians - @florgoth.bsky.social
Wine people - @donalde.bsky.social
Database developers, practitioners, and enthusiasts - jimmy.zelinskie.com
Critical AI - @eryk.bsky.social
Washington Post journalists - @drewharwell.com
Ukraine Polls, Policy, & Politics Experts - @oonuch.bsky.social
British Columbia - @miss604.bsky.social
CanadaSky - @nicktsergas.bsky.social
150 journalists in Canada - @llebrun.bsky.social
A few people from British Columbia, Canada - @kelownagurl.bsky.social
Palestine/Middle East - heissenstat.bsky.social
