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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Strategists and Strategy: collected essays, 2014-2024. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social Author of MG/YA fiction & game stuff. Rants about folklore. Opinions my own. He/him. Lead Writer for Warframe (you shiny things). Leopards, faces etc.
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
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Rosie Niven @rosieniven.bsky.social Originally from north east England, now in north east London. I work in comms when not retracing lost ferry routes. Previously a journalist for digital, print & broadcast media. Views all my own.
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social Economics writer. Author.
Expect history, economics, finance and other stuff. Some cricket.
Wrote Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through.
Blood and Treasure, on the economics of war, out now.
John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk Commentator, writer, corporate/political strategy. Undertaking an MSc in International Security and Global Governance at Birkbeck.
The only Tory on Bluesky, but that's why you love me.
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Seána @grantsana.bsky.social Interested in law, human rights, healthcare policy, shiny things, millinery and the occasional crown.
Mat @mathempell.bsky.social any country with windmills is a loser
M@ @mattfromlondon.bsky.social London explorer. Chief pilot of Londonist: Time Machine, a Substack about London History. Follow for lots of geeky observations about London.
Collin Murr @collinmurr.bsky.social Writer. I host game shows sometimes.
Will McDonald @wmcdonald404.co.uk Only here for the cheese course.
James Ball @jamesrball.com Political editor @ The New World
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newsletter @ techtris
Latest book: The Other Pandemic – How QAnon Contaminated The World. 🏳️🌈
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Anita Rani @anitaranih.bsky.social Year 4 teacher. PHSE, anti-bullying, Year 3/4 lead. Love reading, teaching and learning.
Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-heart-that-works-rob-delaney/3f4398e419f2db84
Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
British politics, elections, public opinion and (a lot of) political values.
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Jane Green @profjanegreen.bsky.social Nuffield College, Oxford
Director, Nuffield Politics Research Centre
President, British Polling Council
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social Justice Correspondent for The Nation Magazine. Author of Allow Me to Retort and Bad Law.
Class: PLD. Alignment: Neutral Good
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Henry Marsh @drhenrymarsh.bsky.social Neurosurgeon, author of international best seller Do No Harm, friend of Ukraine for 33 years, bee keeper and woodworker. Cofounder with Dr Rachel Clarke of Hospice Ukraine (www.hospiceukraine.com) supporting palliative care in Ukraine.
Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social freelance UK tech policy x human rights / midlife MPhil student @ Strathclyde Law School, researching US tech policy x Christian Nationalism / IANAL / https://heatherburns.tech / 💬 on Signal / open to work, hire me pls / "bad ass Glaswegian" apparently
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Owain 🏴 🇪🇺 @owainb.bsky.social Jack of no trades. Humour parched, often absent. Reprobate tendencies. Unfashionable, uncool, unbothered. Visceral hatred of oligarchs. Devoid of expectations. WYSIWYG. No DMs
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Brendan Donlon @brendandonlon.bsky.social Dad; hubby; brand comms; biz owner; cat lover; campanologist; colon cancer in 2018 - no evidence of disease since then..
Fraser Nelson @frasernelson.bsky.social Columnist for The Times
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David Squires @davidsquires.bsky.social Illustrator, cartoonist, five-a-side gun for hire.
Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social Sitting on the sidelines is for Waldorf and Statler. Promoted by Tim Dexter on behalf of Labour both at 23 Orford Rd E17 9NL.
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becca @boodleoops.bsky.social Underneath that dress, her heart was really made of stone
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Richard Dawkins @rdawkins.bsky.social UK biologist & writer
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Ben Mitchell @bmitchellwrites.bsky.social Painfully nostalgic for the 90s.
Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social Singer, songwriter, writer
Lissa Evans @lissakevans.bsky.social Novelist (Old Baggage, Small Bomb at Dimperley, Wed Wabbit etc), ex TV producer (Room 101, Father Ted), voracious reader, owner of an adored and ancient dog.
Barbara Rich @barbararich.bsky.social Retired barrister (England + Wales) https://www.5sblaw.com/news/all-at-5-stone-buildings-wish-barbara-rich-well-on-her-retirement-from-practice/ law, legal history, public understanding of law. Londoner
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Carl Gardner @carlgardner.bsky.social Backroom legal obsessive. Former law lecturer and government lawyer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlgardner/ Also books, beer, films, and a bit of politics. London and Warrington.
Alex Massie @alexmassie.bsky.social Columnist for The Times and The Sunday Times, specialising in Scottish affairs. Also, co-host of The Ponsonby & Massie podcast, available on all pod-platforms. 
Danny Dorling @dannydorling.bsky.social Latest news about Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, author of books and other publications:
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Clare McIntyre @claremc.bsky.social Health Visitor + Children's Nurse - 💯 NHS| Former Labour + Co-operative Councillor -🌹 Liverpool | LFC Women YNWA| school governor| Mama| My views
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
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Jeffrey Goldberg @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social Editor in chief, The Atlantic. Moderator, Washington Week with The Atlantic, on PBS.
Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social Fighting Dirty is a group of three environmental activists challenging the Government in court, cleaning up the regulations that allow harmful pollution.
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Sali Hughes @salihughes.bsky.social Journalist & Author.
Bang in to clothes, films, cults.
Al Stewart @mralstewart.bsky.social 🎭 🎹 🤿 ✈️ 🚂
Seán Ronayne @seanronayne.bsky.social Irish ornithologist & wildlife sound recordist.
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Using bird sound as a tool to spread love for Irish nature.
Albums:
-Wild Silence
-Hope
Book: Nature Boy (Irish biography of the year 2024)
Doc: Birdsong
iclare @iclare.bsky.social Zen Hen. Indy democracy politics film garden stuff
Director of Soft Furnishings for West Ayrshire 🏴
Pete @pistoltweet.bsky.social 52 year-old, semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action
Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London. Russian foreign & security policy, US foreign policy, US-Russia relations, European security. Views are my own.
Andrea Gibb @gibbzer.bsky.social Short Scottish Screenwriter. Fidget. Ne'er do well #MDANT🥉
'Mayflies' 'Elizabeth Is Missing'
'Miss Austen' on BBC and iPlayer now.
Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social Born Homerton Hackney London local history mainly Hackney history - has es ven yox rufn eyds antisemetik
Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Broadcaster & environmental campaigner
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Cameron Yarde Jnr @cameronyardejnr.bsky.social The same nonsense that was on X but in fewer posts.
Darren Newman @daznewman.bsky.social Employment Law trainer, writer, consultant, anorak: https://rangeofreasonableresponses.com
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
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James Murray @jamesandrewmurray.bsky.social Lawyer, Academic, Writer - Specialism in Academic Freedom, Free Expression and Discrimination. Partner at Doyle Clayton. Academic Visitor at the University of Oxford.
Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79.bsky.social Just an archaeologist who works at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
Patsy in France @patsyk.bsky.social Higher education, project manager, editor. Volunteer proof reader for Byline Times Network. Brexile in France, walking, dogs, cats, friends, Pilates
Matt Leys @mattleys.bsky.social Scriptwritist
Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged, and other books. Guardian, Architects' Journal, iPaper, Observer, whatever. Grandpa. STATE PENSIONER.
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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social Burkey with the good hair. My woke take brings all the c*n*s to the yard. Profile pic by Nancy fancy pants contact@themasonsisters.com
Matt A @mattwasmango.bsky.social Malmesbury, Cambridge United, named a company after my cat, youth football, cricket, wine and beers and a gin and tonic
wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social DJ, producer and professor of musical information.
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