Kevin Baron @defensebaron.bsky.social Zoom out. Meet me at the intersection of global sports, culture, and strategic competition.
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Angus Lapsley @acwlapsley.bsky.social Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UK to NATO
Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social Editor in chief of BreakingDefense.com, shameless Boston sports nerd.
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Joel Rose @joelrose.bsky.social Reporter covering transportation and more for NPR News. Late adopter. Got something to tell me? jrose@npr.org, Signal: joelrose.42
Gareth Jennings @garethjennings3.bsky.social Aviation journalist reporting on all aspects of international military aerospace and wider defence issues.
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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social Staff Writer @theatlantic. Author. Podcaster. Filmmaker. https://linktr.ee/shaneharris Signal: shaneharris.64
Alex Horton @alexhorton.bsky.social Military reporter at The Washington Post. Iraq veteran. Signal: alexhorton.85
Dave Brown @davebrown.bsky.social Deputy Managing Editor for Global Security at Politico
Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com Chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 16 years living and reporting in Ukraine. https://www.ft.com/christopher-miller
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Alex Ward @alexward.bsky.social National security reporter, The Wall Street Journal. Author, “The Internationalists.” Fan, F.C. Barcelona.
Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi.bsky.social Senior foreign affairs correspondent and columnist at POLITICO
Andrew Desiderio @andrewdesiderio.bsky.social Senior congressional reporter for Punchbowl News, covering the Senate. Proud Italian-American 🇮🇹 & Philly native. andrew@punchbowl.news
Graham J. @grahamj.bsky.social Defense, space, intel | trains, cities, pugs, warhammer | learning 廣東話 | the good Graham/tall one
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Stacie Pettyjohn @spettyjohn.bsky.social Director of the defense program and senior fellow CNAS
Konstantin Toropin @ktoropin.bsky.social Pentagon Reporter at @apnews.com | Military.com, CNN, and US Navy alum | Opinions are mine. RT, ♥️ ≠ endorsement.
Maggie Miller @maggiemiller.bsky.social Cybersecurity reporter for Politico based in DC. Also history, dog, and good TexMex taco nerd.
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Jeff Seldin @jseldin-news.bsky.social VOA National Security Correspondent, former Pentagon Correspondent
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Will Bradley @wpbradley.bsky.social Atlantan. Methodist. Alabama grad. Sports takes with a bias for Boston and CFB chaos. Lead public affairs for Lockheed Martin in Atlanta and across the Southeast.
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Paul Szoldra @paulszoldra.com Managing Editor @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social 🇺🇸 Marine vet. National security reporter & editor. Former EIC @taskandpurpose.com. Founder of @duffelblog.com. More: https://www.paulszoldra.com
Mike Stone @michaelstone.bsky.social Reuters reporter covering the U.S. arms trade. Mainly focused on Ukraine and Golden Dome for now. Read my stories here: https://www.reuters.com/authors/mike-stone/; RP's≠endorsements. Views=own.
Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6
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Tim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social Founder, The Counteroffensive Media Group.
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Hope Seck @hopeseck.bsky.social Freelance journalist, full-time mom of 3, BQ marathoner. Formers: Managing editor @Militarydotcom, VP @MilReporters, @IrregWarfare Ed. Director.
Steven Beynon @stevenbeynon.bsky.social National Security reporter ABC News | Afghan vet | Prev: Politico, Stars and Stripes, Fox 19 Cincinnati | Steve.Beynon@military.com | Adopt not shop | DM for Signal https://www.military.com/author/steve-beynon
Leo Shane III @leoshane.bsky.social As seen on Twitter -- Deputy editor for Military Times, former vets reporter for Stars & Stripes. Philly sports fan trapped in DC. Don't judge me by past or future haircuts. https://www.militarytimes.com/author/leo-shane-iii/
Haley Britzky @halbritz.bsky.social Pentagon for @CNN. Was: Army for @TaskandPurpose. Texan. Christian. E-4 Mafia stan. haley.britzky@cnn.com or haleybritzky@protonmail.com
Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social Military affairs reporter with The Washington Post. State-school alum. Beer-league softball enthusiast. Dog guy. Signal for encrypted tips: danlamothe.30
Nandita Bose @nanditab1.bsky.social White House Correspondent @Reuters. Facts not opinions. Dog mom. Previously in India/Chicago/NYC @NorthwesternU grad
Theresa Hitchens @thitch.bsky.social Currently Senior Space Reporter at Breaking Defense. Space geek; former peace & security think-tanker; voracious reader of fiction esp. sci-fi/fantasy/alt-history; interested in cooking, archaeology/anthropology, poetry and scientific discovery.
Steve Trimble @thedewline.bsky.social I’m the Defense Editor at Aviation Week.
Jeremiah Gertler ✈️ @jeremiah.gertler.com 41-yr natsec analyst w/an aerial bent. The guy who predicted that thing. Now at AeroDynamic Advisory, Teal Group, DefenseConcepts.Org, & DefAeroReport; CSIS graybeard. FRAeS. Ex-CRS, HASC, OSD, RAND. CAVU. #FlyJanet
Jen Judson @jenjudson.bsky.social Defense reporter at Bloomberg News, 115th National Press Club president, Military Reporters & Editors VP, boy mom, Colorado native
Zach Rosenberg @zachinflight.bsky.social Former defense and aerospace reporter/editor
Brian Everstine @beverstine.bsky.social Pentagon editor at Aviation Week. 
Sam LaGrone @samlagrone.bsky.social Lester Bangs, but for like the ocean.
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Paul McLeary @paulmcleary.bsky.social National security reporter for Politico, Buffalo sports fan despite all of it.
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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Founded in 1831, RUSI is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world.
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Becca Wasser @beccawasser.bsky.social Defense Lead, Bloomberg Economics; Senior Fellow for Defense, CNAS. Not a journalist. Views are my own.
Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social Strategist, Leader & Author | Retd Army Major General | Senior Fellow in Military Studies @LowyInstitute | @CSIS | Modern & Future war studies | Futura Doctrina substack | #BannedInRussia
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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Bill Sweetman @valkstrategy.bsky.social Polymath on gap year. #AvGeek. Writer, strategist, cook and guitar picker. Lol, woke, and cope gonna get you blocked, chile.
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David DiMolfetta @ddimolfetta.bsky.social Nextgov/FCW cybersecurity + intelligence reporter. Tips: ddimolfetta@govexec.com Signal: @ djd.99 X/Twitter: @ddimolfetta
DefenseScoop @defensescoop.bsky.social DefenseScoop is the leading publication dedicated to delivering breaking news, trends and insights on the DOD’s use of technology. https://linkin.bio/defensescoop/
Laura Rozen @lkrozen.bsky.social Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at The Atlantic. 2025-2026 Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/
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Mikayla Easley @mikaylaeasley.bsky.social Covering air and space warfare @defensescoop.bsky.social, listening to loud music, complaining about sports | find me on signal: mick.538
Ben Watson @benwatson.bsky.social Multimedia editor/producer and Army vet monitoring national security and defense // Likes = bookmarks, etc.
Bradley Peniston @navybook.bsky.social Executive editor, Defense One. Author of two books about the U.S. Navy. Knows just enough about scripting to be dangerous.
Jennifer Hlad @jhlad.bsky.social Managing Editor of Defense One. Georgia Bulldawg. Lover of all things sparkly and pink.
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Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social journalist who covers how the government works—or doesn't—at The Washington Sun. Previously at NextgovFCW. NC native, DC resident.
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Heather Mongilio @heathermongilio.bsky.social Reporter with USNI News, covering the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. Focused on personnel, medicine and seas with colors in their names. American U, MIT alumna. Ice skater who bakes. Tips: hmongilio@usni.org, Signal: @HMongilio.52
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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower.com Endlessly fascinated by things in the sky. Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent.com, co-host of @theairshowpodcast.com and co-founder of @yawmanflight.com. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum. Standby for news...
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