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Followers
16.5K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$92 – $150 / sponsored post
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Known for
📊 Post engagement
10
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
May 2023
On Bluesky since
🔥 Top post: Seems big: top Dem fundraiser @rufusgifford.bsky.social calls fo · 18 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
85.6 / week
A very active account — posts many times a day.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
25×
Follows 671 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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Acting DNI Bill Pulte releases declassified 2020 assessment of potential election vulnerabilities to foreign hacking. Also announced 5th round of terminations, claiming ~30% staff reduction in a matter of weeks.
I have not actually attempted to read the 1000+ pages of Fauci’s newly disclosed ‘diary,’ but my impression is that the proper lede is what they tell us about the *current President’s* ability to handle a major public health crisis. The ma…
There is nobody I would turn to before Bill Janovitz, for a review of the new Rolling Stones album.
Trump’s Truth Social account has been particularly nutso over the past 30 hours or so, with no sign of letting up.
The administration is posting bizarre video clips, idk what’s going on
x.com/whitehouse/s...
x.com/SecKennedy/s...
In case you don’t follow the MAGAsphere… Rand Paul, chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, released a bunch of emails the other day supposedly showing that Anthony Fauci deliberately covered up COVID lab leak origins, and on Wedn…
House Ethics Committee is investigating Cong. Lance Gooden (R-TX), details not released.
ethics.house.gov/wp-content/u...
The growing call to cancel the upcoming US Senate summer recess, to attempt to pass the Save America Act, gets support from Sen. Darline Graham.
Why do I suspect the response will be “blow up more boats”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
The Democratic Governors Association has a new Substack for election season, if you’re interested
substack.com/@demgovs?r=k...
Michigan state House Republican leaders posted this photo of themselves with Dr. Oz meeting about Medicaid reform, and aside from them all being white dudes, what is the deal with state reps wearing sneakers to work, you’re elected public …
🦋 Handle & authenticity
Bluesky handle
@dbernstein.bsky.social
A default .bsky.social handle — genuine, but not domain-verified. Confirm identity before a high-value deal.
On Bluesky since
May 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 10 views per post.
📤Posts about 85.6× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated49/100
Fair
Credibility score
78%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 78% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Journalist. Politics and policy. Contributing editor Boston Magazine, bylines Politico Magazine, Atlantic, many more. Formerly of Boston Phoenix. Substack: https://goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com
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