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Followers
3.1K
Account age
1 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
2
Avg engagement / post
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2024
On Bluesky since
🔥 Top post: ‘We need to be very clear about how dangerous a precedent this i · 3 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
85.7 / week
A very active account — posts many times a day.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
52×
Follows 59 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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The San Jose Giants can wrap up their second-straight Single-A title tonight at home against Lake Elsinore.
Noah Takoda Suleyman told his brother that he learned the girl was 16 months earlier, and received this reply: “Oh well that’s not good at all.”
A hotly anticipated new book by the late Princess of Wales’ brother is likely to send shockwaves through the British royal family and challenge the public image of the king.
An East Bay nonprofit that tackles homelessness issues has bought a financially troubled Oakland hotel.
NHL: Five questions San Jose Sharks face as training camp opens on Thursday
Wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling is out for at least 2 1/2 months after undergoing ankle surgery Wednesday, coach Kyle Shanahan said.
Last month, he warned that inflation remains too far above the Fed’s 2% target.
Mooncakes, lion dances and family-friendly activities abound from San Jose to Pleasanton this season.
It’s the first rate hike since the summer of 2023.
Consul General of Mexico in San Jose alongside San Jose Mayor deliver “El Grito”
Try making these cocktails this month.
🦋 Handle & authenticity
✅ Domain-verified
@mercurynews.com
The handle is the domain mercurynews.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real mercurynews.com account, not an impersonator.
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 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 85.7× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated76/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% 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.
- Verified account.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Latest San Jose and San Francisco Bay Area news from reporters & columnists at The Mercury News.
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