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Followers
7.4K
Account age
1 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$41 – $67 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Aug 6latest
9
Avg engagement / post
1–10
Typical post (engagement)
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
42/100
Variable reach
Nov 2024
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 1 and 10 likes + reposts (median 5) — reach is spiky, driven by the occasional post that pops.
🔥 Top post: “Is Cosmos aware of this?” Tim asks. “Wait, is Cosmos a real pe · 42 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
19.5 / week
Posts daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
59×
Follows 126 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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A visit to a Durham hole-in-the-wall prompts a reckoning with memory and change.
A Duke University lab took wastewater samples from across the state to study how diet relates to socioeconomic characteristics. Now, they want to narrow their scope to Durham neighborhoods and help local advocates improve food access.
Twelve of the 22 members of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Foundation board of directors resigned last spring, which the university said was necessary to bring the board into compliance with its term-limit rules.
The study, titled “Dietary DNA in Municipal Wastewater Reveals Signatures of Wealth, Immigration, and Coastal Proximity,” surveyed 21 North Carolina communities, including Durham and Raleigh.
Two of Durham‘s busiest streets are getting major safety upgrades for cyclists.
The NCCU Foundation board, which oversees fundraising at the university, saw 12 of 22 board members quit in April and May. The university said the resignations brought the board into compliance with term-limit rules.
‘Whistle Down Wind,’ Morgenlander’s debut feature, is deeply rooted in North Carolina. It screens at this year’s OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival.
“I saw the SCAMP sailing dinghies online, and I just fell in love with it,” Ariail said. “But I need three boats like I need a hole in the head.”
Nearly three miles along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Main Street will get new protective barriers to improve safety for cyclists.
Behind You, a national initiative from the Southern Smoke Foundation, launched in North Carolina this summer, offering free counseling to workers in hospitality—an industry that overwhelmingly doesn't offer healthcare.
Behind You, a national initiative from the Southern Smoke Foundation, launched in North Carolina this summer, offering free counseling to a limited number of workers in hospitality—an industry that overwhelmingly doesn’t offer healthcare.
🦋 Handle & authenticity
Bluesky handle
@indyweek.bsky.social
A default .bsky.social handle — genuine, but not domain-verified. Confirm identity before a high-value deal.
On Bluesky since
Nov 2024
Joined after Bluesky opened to the public — a settled account with a real history.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2024 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 9 views per post.
📤Posts about 19.5× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated67/100
Good
Credibility score
89%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 89% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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Progressive news, culture, and commentary for Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. | Support local news: http://indyweek.com/support.
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