Claudia Sahm and Austan Goolsbee's vetted list of accounts worth following — 202 common follows analyzed
Claudia Sahm (@claudia-sahm, 48,725 followers) and Austan Goolsbee (@goolsbee, 12,668 followers) follow 202 of the same accounts on Bluesky. We analyzed engagement and topics for the accounts both of them follow — a vetted list of who's worth following in their shared community.
Top 20 accounts @claudia-sahm and @goolsbee both follow, as of May 22, 2026
| Account | Followers | ENG | Topic | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) | 842,540 | 0.01% | Politics | Democracy Skies in Blueness |
| derek guy (@dieworkwear) | 603,279 | 1.20% | Personal | Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, |
| Bloomberg News (@bloomberg) | 463,055 | 0.01% | News | The first word in business news. Newsletters: http://bloom.bg/newsletters Podcasts: http://bloom.bg/podcasts The Big Tak |
| Paul Krugman (@pkrugman) | 314,856 | 0.29% | News | Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Re |
| Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) | 273,655 | 0.23% | News | 26+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / Peabody, DuPont, Murrow & Emmy winner |
| Tim O’Brien (@timobrien) | 230,339 | 0.17% | News | Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bloomberg.com. Political Analyst, MSNOW. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times |
| Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal) | 162,023 | 0.71% | Personal | Dad, husband. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. |
| Joey Politano🏳️🌈 (@josephpolitano) | 99,738 | 0.86% | News | Writing a data-driven newsletter about economics @ apricitas.io Nuance? In this Economy Full Employment Stan, Brazilian |
| Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) | 85,765 | 0.08% | Politics | |
| Perry Bacon (@perrybaconjr) | 81,826 | 0.26% | Politics | Government and policy writer. Views are my own. pbacon@tnr.com |
| George Pearkes (@peark) | 79,938 | 0.30% | News | No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForThe |
| James Medlock (@jdcmedlock) | 73,970 | 1.94% | Politics | More good things for everyone. Public sector appreciator. Tax and welfare policy knower. Hyperinflation doubter. |
| Jeff Stein (@jeffstein) | 62,993 | 0.42% | News | Reporter @ The Star. Formerly at The Washington Post, Ithaca Voice. Listen to my series on John Brown: https://podcasts. |
| Joe Weisenthal (@weisenthal) | 62,786 | 0.15% | Podcasts | Cohost of The Odd Lots Podcast Singer and guitarist in Light Sweet Crude |
| Conor Sen (@conorsen) | 60,929 | 0.08% | Personal | Bloomberg Opinion columnist, Buc-ee’s fan 📍Atlanta, GA |
| Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) | 58,645 | 0.04% | News | Professor, Wharton School, and Senior Fellow, Lauder Inst (both at UPenn). Allianz Chief Economic Advisor. Chair, UnderA |
| Matt Darling (@besttrousers) | 55,965 | 0.61% | Politics | |
| Nick Timiraos (@nicktimiraos) | 54,301 | 0.12% | News | Chief economics correspondent at The Wall Street Journal |
| Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) | 52,448 | 0.11% | News | Chief Economics Correspondent for The New York Times. Adjunct at CUNY Newmark. Ex: FiveThirtyEight, WSJ. He/him. Email: |
| Steve Liesman (@steveliesman) | 49,875 | 0.31% | News | CNBC senior economics reporter. Husband, father, journalist, guitarist and fly fisherman. (The Lies-man joke has been ma |
…and 182 more in the interactive report below.