Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Jill Lawless @jilllawless.bsky.social London-based journalist covering U.K. politics, culture and more for The Associated Press. Author of Wild East: Travels in the New Mongolia.
Matthias Catón @caton.de Managing Director of the German Maritime Centre / Deutsches Maritimes Zentrum (DMZ). Personal opinions.
📍Hamburg and Frankfurt
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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social Bagehot columnist and political editor for the Economist. Columnist of the year at the 2026 Press Awards
Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social China, climate, stats, and cities. Johns Hopkins SAIS, Good Authority. No Kings.
Jean Mikhail @jeanmikhail.bsky.social Homepage-Manager und Redakteur Newsroom @tagesspiegel
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🎓M.A. Modern History and Conflict Studies (Univ. Potsdam)
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Press Gazette energy & environment journalist of the year 2022
Highly commended:
Society of Editors 2025
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Deputy Ed + Snr Policy Ed, Carbon Brief
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Dan Slater @dnsltr.bsky.social James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science and Director of Center for Emerging Democracies @ University of Michigan (@umichDemocracy). SE Asia, authoritarianism, democracy, history. Personal heroes include Thomas Mann, Michael Mann, & Aimee Mann.
Ben Heath @jbentonheath.bsky.social Associate Professor, Temple University School of Law. I post about things that interest me, some of which are about law.
John McTernan @johnmct.bsky.social 
Kiel Institut @kiel.institute Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Germany's institute for international economic research. http://kielinstitut.de/legal-notice/
Stephen Grey @stephengrey1.bsky.social Journalist and author
Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org CEPR, established in 1983, is an independent, non‐partisan, pan‐European non‐profit organization. Its mission is to enhance the quality of policy decisions through providing policy‐relevant research, based soundly in economic theory.
Charly Salonius-Pasternak @charlyjsp.bsky.social Geopol advisory at Nordic West Office (CEO) & Miltton: US FP; transatlantic relations; Nordic defence; Finland; Tech & society.
‘Alumni of’ @fiia.fi, Wesleyan Univ, FDF J5, CCW at Oxford. 1000s of media interviews over years. Capt (res), author, speaker.
Zichen Wang @zichen.bsky.social Mid-career MPP '25 candidate @PrincetonSPIA. Newsletter
Pekingnology www.pekingnology.com on Substack & part of NON-GOVT Center for China and Globalization (CCG). @xhnews alum. What else is there to say?
Elisabeth Braw @elisabethbraw.bsky.social Atlantic Council, Foreign Policy, Politico Europe. Author of the upcoming The Undersea War (John Murray & Basic Books this October). Geopolitics & globalisation/greyzone aggression/total defence/societal resilience. Own views
Adam Tooze @adamtooze.bsky.social Chartbook Substack https://adamtooze.substack.com/
OnesandTooze podcast https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/ones-and-tooze/
C******* University historian, Director European Institute, Chair Cttee on Global Thought.
Economics, history, theory, politi
Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Politics & Public Policy, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Interests - digital era governance, democratic audit & renewal, theories of the state, elections & party competition.
And in open social science, universities.
Bernd Gabler @bgabler.bsky.social Jugend- u. Familienstiftung Berlin, jugendnetz.berlin, zeitgemäße Bildung, Jugend-Demokratiefonds, Freifunk, Planspiel Journalismus @b_gabler@mastodon.social
Jack Parrock @jackeparrock.bsky.social https://jackparrock.com/
Johanna Vehkoo @vehkoo.bsky.social Journo, non-fiction author, fact-checking & verification enthusiast, expert in online fakery. Speaker & trainer. Formerly: founder & editor of Long Play, fellow at RISJ & Wilson Center, professor of practice in journalism at Tampere Uni.
Peter Allen @peterallenparis.bsky.social Paris Journalist 
Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social Gray rhino guru, policy and risk governance educator and strategic advisor, best selling author of THE GRAY RHINO and YOU ARE WHAT YOU RISK. Celiac. Chicago. #Econsky thegrayrhino.com
Angela Maas 🟥 @angelamaas.bsky.social Emeritus professor in Cardiology for Women Radboudumc, NL. #Cardiofeminist #Books #Music #France #Art . Does not follow anonymous accounts.
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Richard Kendall @richardkendall.bsky.social Experienced Product Manager - open to work! > 10 yrs dig product: content/CMS/taxonomies/site builds/AI; 12 yrs local news website editor; https://linktr.ee/rkendall
👍 music, photography, environment, cricket.
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Kaiser Kuo 郭怡廣 @kaiserkuo.bsky.social Host of the Sinica Podcast (https://sinicapodcast.com), former guitarist of Tang Dynasty, currently of the newly re-formed 春秋 (Spring & Autumn). Living in Beijing. Chinese history, politics, culture, society.
Judith Bogner @judithbogner.bsky.social One face, many facets including journalist. presenter, event host, gardener and occasional actress. I love red, vote green and sustainable finance is my thing.
And sometimes I sing 👉https://www.thequeensong.com
#teamHabeck 💚
Irene Farish @irenefarish.bsky.social Aimee’s mum, Roman’s grannie, owned by Archie the JR, architect, tired of Westminster control, #scottishindependence
Howard Schneider @hpschneider.bsky.social Reuters Federal Reserve correspondent by way of Washington Post, Philly Daily News, UMD Diamondback and others. Maryland native but hosting wild turkeys and deer in South Carolina. Comments and persimmons are my own.
Jeffrey Ding @jeffreyding.bsky.social Assistant Professor at George Washington University | technology and int'l politics | newsletter on China's AI landscape: http://chinai.substack.com
Richard Edgar @richardiedgar.bsky.social Marketing and communications. Founder, Palimpsest Consulting. Ex editor in chief at Fidelity, ex ITV News Economics Editor. 
David Gallagher @tbonegallagher.bsky.social Texan abroad.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca SocialMediaLab.ca
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Ian Black @balmachreuchie.bsky.social Ukraine = Europe.
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Pete Marcus @petemarcus.bsky.social 💻Founder at Delphi, a strategic communications consultancy in tech
🤓MSc at the Oxford Internet Institute 2022-24
🥰Tech comms, strategy, culture
Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social ‘The view from the column is ever distant’
Todd Kendall @alpinemigrant.bsky.social EU and UK citizen. Mountain Dweller. Formerly Alpine Migrant - Author of "The Star and The Pincer" published on Amazon in paperback & Kindle formats - perfect beach/flight reading! TK is not my real name.
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social Global Managing Partner Sustainable Business Practice, Brunswick Group / Advisor UNFCCC / Prior: Global COO Condé Nast / Guardian / Die Zeit
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Manuel Puppis @manuelpuppis.ch Professor of Media Structures & Governance at DCM, University of Fribourg. Vice-President Swiss Federal Media Commission.
Doing comparative research on media policy, platform governance, digitalization of the public sphere, Swiss media system.
Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
Flaviu Cipcigan @flaviucipcigan.bsky.social Building AIs for scientific discovery. Discovered antibiotics and materials for carbon capture. Tango dancer. See more at flaviucipcigan.com. Opinions my own.
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, New World, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Londoner. *Not* an American.
Paul McNamara @mpaulmcnamara.bsky.social Sovereign Debt “veteran” (retd.) apparently. Finance stuff, opinions and Bottlejob FC.
Kate Allen @kateallen.ft.com Weekend News Editor, the Financial Times @financialtimes.com.
I did write the headline.
Eric B @ericbeebo.bsky.social New platform, still macro/markets but with some of the personal as well. Opinions all mine. Former journo. Used to live in Tokyo and HK. Call me deacon blues. Boring gay dude. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Grodaeu @groda.eu So much for the tolerant left
Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social Economics editor at the Guardian. Former political editor, former Observer economics editor. Londoner, Mum.
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Nina Eichacker @ninaecon.bsky.social Still working on a Mitski/Minsky pun; wine mom for big fiscal (the Bidenomics version)
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Policy Sketchbook @policysketch.bsky.social A blog on UK public policy.
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Simon Watkins @simonywaking.bsky.social Interested in finance, economics, politics, philosophy, literature and childish humour.
Win Monroe @winmonroe.bsky.social Another economist.
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The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social Academic history journal, publishing in all fields and periods.
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Shayoni Lynn @shayonislynn.bsky.social CEO @ lynn.global #BehaviouralScience & fighting #Misinformation. Chair, Co-founder Asian Communications Network. PowerBook; Most Influential Women in UK PR; Top 10 Agency Leaders outside London; Mark Mellor; #innovator25 EMEA; Global 15; IoD #DOTYA
Katie Compa @katiecompa.com Comedian I think?
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Caroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social Europe observer.
Brussels correspondent/columnist for NRC, Foreign Policy, De Standaard, EUobserver. www.carolinedegruyter.eu
Book: with peace no longer a given, how will Europeans - children of fortune - deal with war and violence?
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James N Bays @baysontheroad.bsky.social Global tramp, currently employed by Al Jazeera- as Diplomatic Editor and Presenter, Inside Story
James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social The CMP is an independent research project studying the Chinese media landscape within the PRC and globally, as well as the CCP's media and political discourse.
ChinaFile @chinafile.bsky.social Online magazine from Asia Society
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Stephen Fidler @stephenfidler.bsky.social Journalist. Former correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Reuters.
Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social The World’s Opinion Page, featuring exclusive commentaries by scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civic activists.
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Robert Hanks @roberthanks.bsky.social The man who never was but sometimes looked as though he might be. Cultural commentator for hire. Will work for food.
Toni Piqué @ampique.bsky.social Periodista a @diaridetarragona.bsky.social. Editor, Albada Editorial. Català del Pla de la Font. Alumnus FCom Universidad de Navarra
Arianna Ciccone @ariannaciccone.bsky.social Co-founder journalismfestival.com - Founder ValigiaBlu.it
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Simon Neville @simonneville.bsky.social Award-winning former journalist and business editor for the Press Association. Currently brutalising myself on City University’s GDL course under the misapprehension I could one day become a barrister.
Nick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social Traffic island castaway.
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