Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social Europe Correspondent Euronews. Based in Brussels. Edward R. Murrow alum. Euronews.com
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Toda Peace Institute @todapeaceinstitute.bsky.social 
Thanassis Cambanis @tcambanis.bsky.social VP for Research @CIPolicy. Former @CenturyIntl.
Books: Iraq war (forthcoming), Once Upon a Revolution, Shia Power, Hezbollah, Hybrid Actors, Citizenship & Discontents.
Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com Researcher and analyst looking at Lebanon, Syria and the wider neighborhood. Senior @cipolicy.bsky.social Fellow. Former @tcfdotorg.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org. "Jamajem" means ☠️.
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Der Spekter @derspekter.org Bundist perspectives, original artwork, journalism, and more.
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Niraj Warikoo @warikoo.bsky.social Staff Writer at the Detroit Free Press, a daily newspaper in Michigan. Open to story ideas and news tips. Message me or email: nwarikoo@freepress.com
Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social We are a grassroots Jewish-Arab movement fighting for peace, equality and social justice in Israel-Palestine.
👉 https://linktr.ee/standingtogether.en
Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social Cozy random passages from Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books. Posts auto-delete.
Ziad Abu-Rish @ziadaburish.bsky.social مؤرخ. محرّر. رقّاص
Historian | Editor | Dancer
Author of "The State of Lebanon" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Sonia Chabane (she/her)| سنية @soniachabane.bsky.social Doctoral researcher, ULB & ex Brown Fellow | 🔎 humanitarian organisations in the Anthropo/Ecocene, disaster management | 👀 on Turkey, the Mashreq, Maghreb & EU-Med | obvious nerd ~ sci/cli-fi for better futures
now 📍 Brussels, 💚 in Istanbul & Beirut
Timothy E. Kaldas @tekaldas.bsky.social Deputy Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social
Analyst, Student, Professor, and Professional Cynic
Study and teach at @uab.cat in Barcelona
#RefugeesWelcome He/Him
📍Barcelona
Rhiannon Garth Jones @rhigarthjones.bsky.social Lecturer in Global Medieval History at IMS, Uni of Leeds. Early Islamic architecture & shared traditions of West Asia. General geek, chronically ill, dreaming of boat life again. She/her.
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he/him
Red POP! News @redpopnews.bsky.social You are the Story. We are the Mic.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social https://emily613.substack.com/
Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social Marc Lynch. GW Professor, POMEPS commander, Brewers fan. The one true Abu Aardvark. AMERICA’S MIDDLE EAST. Find me at https://abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social OSINT, geolocations, air/sea data. Snarky AvGeek.
Cites: NYT, Мілітарний, Newsweek, The Aviationist, TWZ, A&SF Mag
"Sharp-eyed aviation buff & flight tracker" ~ Brian Williams
https://buymeacoffee.com/vcdgf555
She/her
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I report on ICE flights and third-country removals at @prospect.org. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Third-Country Removal Tracker: https://gillianbrockell.com/tracking-all-of-trumps-third-country-removals-that-we-know-of/
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The Elders @theelders.bsky.social Founded by Nelson Mandela, we are independent global leaders working together for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social co-founder of various organizations: Interrupting Criminalization; Survived & Punished; Sojourners for Justice Press; For the People Leftist Library Project, NYC PLAN, etc...
Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social Offering research, connection, learning, and practice for organizers and movements working to end criminalization, policing, and punishment. Founded and led by Andrea J. Ritchie and Mariame Kaba.
Learn more at http://interruptingcriminalization.com/
Misan Harriman @misanharriman.bsky.social 
IIASA @iiasa.ac.at An international scientific institute that conducts research into critical issues of global environmental, economic, technological, and social change. https://iiasa.ac.at
BALANSED @balansed.bsky.social ⚖️ pairing advanced climate science with real human dialogue to co-design sustainable, community-backed policies for Europe's land and sea resources
a Horizon Europe project | (GA #️⃣101296065)
Deepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social Independent journalism that cuts through the spin. Covering the state of democracy in Australia and global affairs (with a focus on West Asia and Australian foreign policy).
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Abdaljawad Omar @hamayel.bsky.social Writer, Palestine
Science Magazine @science.org Cutting-edge research, news, commentary, and visuals from the Science family of journals. https://www.science.org
Nigel Robertson @easegill.bsky.social Explorer - Life, learning, technology, caves. He/him/ia.
http://ds106rad.io/listen #DS106Radio #4life
Climate.us @climate.us We are an independent, nonprofit successor to Climate(.)gov, safeguarding public access to trusted climate data, tools, and information.
Donate: https://www.climate.us/donate
Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @envirodgi.bsky.social EDGI works to build environmental data and governance systems that are more just, equitable, and effective.
Website: envirodatagov.org
Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/cf3rjd46
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Gregory Koblentz @gregkoblentz.bsky.social I research, teach, and write about about the causes and consequences of the proliferation of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological (CBRN) weapons to states and terrorists. Views are my own.
Gizmodo @gizmodo.com The future is here.
The Fact of Other Minds Stan Account @csilverandgold.bsky.social Don’t mind me just tracing the gyres. Talk about politics a lot but mostly want to talk about Stevie Wonder and August Wilson. She stay in the hills, he stay in Atlanta, I pay for them both.
Al-Mezan الميزان @almezan.bsky.social We're a Palestinian NGO based in #Gaza. For 25+ years, we've been on the ground documenting human rights violations against Palestinians and advocating internationally to achieve justice and accountability for the Palestinian people.
https://mezan.org
Al-Haq Organization @alhaq.bsky.social Protecting and Promoting Human Rights & the Rule of Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory #EndIsraeliApartheid #EndImpunity #EndGazaGenocide
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social TIMEP is dedicated to centering localized perspectives in the policy discourse on the Middle East and North Africa. (Twitter: @TIMEPDC)
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keep your electric eye on me @ubisurv.net David M. Wood (DMW)
Surveillance / Security / Cities / Technology / Human Rights / Environment
https://ubisurv.net
Personal account.
ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of animals of any geological age from any part of the world.
Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by ARPHA Platform.
Website: zookeys.pensoft.net
Melissa @artistaffame.bsky.social Artist graphic designer and anti-poverty activist. No time for bigots.
Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social Politics, economics, info-sec(from the outside), history, climate, occasional joke/meme 25% 🇪🇪 75% 🇬🇧 (War time switch)
Tips, to cover sat imagery and certain news sites I pay for and 🍺 usage, are appreciated https://ko-fi.com/svenerikvolberg
Amwaj.media @amwajmedia.bsky.social Follow @amwajmedia.bsky.social for original insights on Arabian Peninsula states, Iran & Iraq.
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Megaphone News @megaphone.news Megaphone is an independent online media platform covering current affairs in Lebanon and the world 📢
For Arabic content, visit our website: https://megaphone.news
Birb_at_Arms @birblib.bsky.social Skeets about history, politics, martial arts, birbs and post-Soviet space. He/Him
The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social Former blue collar Pennsylvania boy. Interdisciplinary scholar and PhD student in Canada. I study the creation and consumption of conflict information in digital media.
thetattooedhistorian.com
Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism @critzstudies.bsky.social CriticalZionismStudies.org
Emmaia Gelman @mishmoshk.bsky.social Exec. dir., Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (@critzstudies.bsky.social).
Out now: The Anti-Defamation League & the Racial State (UC Press, 2026) at bit.ly/ucpress-gelman, discount code UCPSAVE30!
Writing & podcasts at emmaiagelman.com.
dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social Author of THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS & THE OVERSEER CLASS. Once won the Cambridge Union Debate Society. Twice sold out The Strand & programmed film series at BAM. Pulitzer Center Global Reporting Fellow. LitHub essayist, Intercept reporter.
Rich Haridy @richharidy.bsky.social Science and technology journalist. Psychedelic science and culture. First book, Trip Reports: Stories From an Australian Psychedelic Renaissance, out September 1st, https://unsw.press/books/trip-reports/
Find me at www.richharidy.com
Alberto Toscano @alfatau.bsky.social "Chi ha compagni non morirà."
(Franco Fortini)
Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social Assistant prof political economy
University of Cambridge
Books: Money Power in Emerging Markets (2020);
The Spectre of State Capitalism (now out and free to download!)
Editor Economy and Society
Member Second Cold War Observatory
Faisal فيصل @faisalhamadah.bsky.social House Arab
migrant academic in the low countries
Critical theory, cultural studies, still can’t call it west asia with a str8 face
He/they
views my own and not my employers
Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social 30 years experience as Intel/NATO/OSINT Analyst. Retired US Navy Intelligence Analyst.
Current corporate Intelligence Analyst at Fortune 50 company with a global footprint.
Passionate about OSINT. Post things related to my work or that interest me.
Seva @seva.bsky.social book: http://amzn.to/2oRD2yG. substack: https://hegemon.substack.com/
Paper and Ink @paperandink.bsky.social Retired teacher, now working at the library. Books, art, music, science, history interests.
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. Writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years.
Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies, Sarah Lawrence College. PhD in Religious Studies, University of Chicago. Globalist Elite, Ruthless Cosmopolitan, and Thing-in-Itself-hating Jew. Husband of @petticoatshrink.bsky.social. He/Him/הוא/ער
Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social News & insights from experts and affiliates | Not run by @faytuks | contact@faytuksnetwork.com | Join the community: http://discord.gg/faytuks
Cultural Heritage @culturalheritage.bsky.social
Architecture PhD. Killam Award. World Heritage Advisor. ICOMOS Advisory Body to UNESCO World Heritage. Architecture, Historic Urban Centres, Landscape. Cultural Rights-Human Rights, Safeguarding Indigenous Cultural Heritage 🇨🇦 🇮🇹
Gönül Tol @gonultol.bsky.social Director of Middle East Institute's Turkish Program / Author of Erdoğan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria.
Local Observer 🇮🇶🇵🇸🍉 @observer46664.bsky.social Free Palestine. No Zionists. No antisemitism. Millennial. Observer46664.86 on Signal, localobserver86 on Discord, and localobserver86 @ gmail. Not a serious or a professional account. She/her/hers
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Matt Chun @mattchun.bsky.social Artist, writer and picture book creator
Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. Amateur cook. He/him.
A Radical Guide @aradicalguide.bsky.social Resource hub connecting people to liberation spaces, mutual aid, and tools for organizing against oppression.
https://www.radical-guide.com/
Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social Laurentian Associate Professor of History, St. Lawrence University.
Non-resident scholar, Stockholm University, Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS)
Focused on Turkey and the Middle East.
Unlikely to argue on-line. Blocks dumb, annoying, or noisy.
ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au News and analysis from Australia’s most trusted news organisation.
Fathel @fath0039.bsky.social 
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov Fighting every day to deliver a city that working New Yorkers can actually afford. Mayor of New York City.
The Obama Foundation @obamafoundation.bsky.social We believe in a world with more opportunity, participation, and trust.
Jeff Sparrow @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social Frightful hobgoblin
Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social Freelance journalist & photojournalist covering Syria, the Middle East, and breaking global news.
Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/faredalmahlool
Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community 🟦 Analyst and writer focusing on cognition, politics, religion, technology, and media
🟦 Host, Theory of Change
🟦 Writing @flux.community, and frequently quoted or published in NYT, WaPo, NBC, Variety…
Signal: matthewsheffield.01
Michael Klapdor @mklapdor.bsky.social Canberra 🇦🇺
Personal account | Impersonal observations
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social Human Rights Lawyer | Executive Director at TIMEP @timep.bsky.social 
Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science at University of Amsterdam
Studying the intersection of AI, social media, and politics.
Polarization, misinformation, radicalization, digital platforms, social complexity.
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology @soest.hawaii.edu World-class research and academic institution focused on informing solutions to some of the world’s most vexing problems.
📍University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
🌎 https://www.soest.hawaii.edu
Travis @someforeignfield.bsky.social USAID, refugee resettlement, and humanitarian assistance veteran.
Missile and tank weirdo, posts stuff about missiles, the Middle East, and why it matters at https://substack.com/@someforeignfield
Mr Denmore @mrdenmore.bsky.social Ex-journalist, ex-broadcaster, ex-Catholic, ex-X, ex-hausted. Mr Denmore is the long-term nom-de-plume of now retired Australasian journalist and corporate communications hack, Jim Parker https://www.jparkermedia.com.au/
Lamestream @index.lamestream.com.au.ap.brid.gy We cover the crisis in media and how it's changing everything. An independent podcast and newsletter founded by Osman Faruqi and Scott Mitchell.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://www.lamestream.com.au/, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social Unfiltered journalism from the Middle East and North Africa, and beyond.
Pitch to submissions@newarab.com / investigative leads to thenewarab@tutanota.com
https://www.newarab.com/
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
FirerMcFirer @aradfirer.bsky.social מאסטרנט בהיסטוריה ופילוסופיה של המדע, מקשקש לפי חשק על קומיקס, מוזיקה, אקטואליה וחיים עם מוגבלויות.
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Sami Gold @souljagoyshmulik.bsky.social follow my substack shmulikstakes.substack.com
Writer/essayist @ Liberal Currents. Eventual Twitter refugee
@souljagoyteller on Twitter, for all who’ve abandoned hope
PAL PAC @votepalpac.bsky.social Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC. Building a world where human rights, dignity, and international law are universally upheld.
IMEU Policy Project @imeupolicy.bsky.social In Congress and at the ballot box, we fight for Palestinian freedom and human rights for all. Affiliated organization of @theimeu.bsky.social
WEBINAR: https://imeupolicy.org/bookclub
Elijah @elijahemery.bsky.social Aspiring Space Cowboy, Only Living Boy in New York. Formerly reading Lasch, now Columbia Law. Believer in and victim of the Constitution of the United States of America
Ehud @duhe.bsky.social Do you really don’t know?
(I’m a philosopher and historian of biology, interested in all things evolutionary, #genetic, or #cognitive. I find most things ridiculous.)
http://www.ehudlamm.com 
Jakub Krupa @jakubkrupa.bsky.social Europe Live, Guardian / Board Member Fulham Supporters Trust, in H5. / One stop shop for all things #PolesinUK.
Carly Findlay OAM @carlyfindlay.bsky.social ⭐️ Writer ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Arts worker ⭐️ Appearance Activist ⭐️ Cheese lover ⭐️ Rollerskater ⭐️ Feeling fucking fabulous⭐️ CarlyFindlay.com.au
Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social Political Scientist. Ph. D.
Korea Institute for National Unification
KINU Unification Survey.
SPNL @spnlorg.bsky.social Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL is the national partner for BirdLife International
https://www.spnl.org/
Monica @softtail65.bsky.social Save Democracy, Vote 💙. Mom, Memaw & Fibro Warrior 💜. Bachelors CJ. Radical Progressive Liberal.
Aka-The Blue Rocker. With music history, facts & trivia daily. 💙🤘🎸
Music is Life! 🎶
https://buymeacoffee.com/mow65v
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
Tikun Olam @richards1052.bsky.social Journalist-activist. Anti-Zionist Jew. From the river to sea. NO personal solicitations. NO follows from anyone soliciting.
@thenewarab.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social
Blog: https://richardsilverstein.com
https://paypal.me/richards1052