Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social Historian and Writer, Anglophile and European. Dr. Phil. FRHistS. Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI.
All views strictly my own.
Author FANTASTIC KINGDOM John Murray 2026. www.helenevonbismarck.com
Warsight @warsight.bsky.social Defence in depth.
Warsight is a European news organisation specialising in providing in-depth coverage of the most important stories in the world of defence, staffed by a multiple-award-winning editorial team and contributors.
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Olli Bäckström @ollibackstrom.bsky.social Researcher of the Thirty Years War 1618-1648 and Seventeenth Century Europe. Docent (General History) associated with the University of Eastern Finland. Author Military Revolution and the Thirty Years War: https://hup.fi/site/books/m/10.33134/HUP-21/
Bubbles the Vampire @bubblesvampire.bsky.social Recovering university history prof now corporate sell out, miniatures/war gamer, duplicate bridge player, traveler, music lover, cheese fanatic, OG Pooligan.
@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social Retired @EU_Commission, PhD CAU Kiel #EUI #EconomicHistory #sustainability #FarRight #ClimateActionNow #ActOnClimate #SmartCities #FutureOfEurope #cycling
Russia Maritime Watch @rfnosblog.bsky.social Independent maritime intelligence on Russia's naval and commercial fleets. Providing strategic insights, movement tracking, and predictive OSINT reporting.
Starboard Maritime Intelligence @starboardintelligence.com World-leading maritime intelligence platform enabling governments, defence & industry to understand activity across the world’s oceans.
Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social Senior Maritime Pilot | Master Mariner - unlimited | Master's degree Nautical Science | Forensic Medicine | Glass blower |
https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0H7RMV7Q2
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social Broadcaster @lbc.co.uk
Author: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-they-broke-britain/james-obrien/9780753560365
German Aerospace Center (DLR) @dlr-en.bsky.social We're the German Aerospace Center & are passionate about our research in #Energy #Transport #Aeronautics #Digitalisation #Space
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist —- Public speaker via London Speakers Bureau --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottlucasworldview
Tanker Watch IE @galwaybaywatch.bsky.social Tracker of ships from the russia's shadow fleet that approach or transit Irish waters.
Not A Foreign Operative
alumina21.com
Command & Couture @burnafterbriefing.bsky.social Moodboard of late empire. Friction is foreplay for the strategically inclined.
Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social A transatlantic podcast exploring the world of espionage, terrorism, geopolitics, and intrigue | Co-hosted by @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social and @mattfulton.net | linktr.ee/secretsandspies
🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social U.S. Army Veteran #PNW 🟦🟧🌎Canadian ties that bind #colorblind #feminist #woof #meow🌈ally #safespace 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 Citizen of Earth #birder🦉🐴🐘🌲🌷
On November 3rd we take Congress
Till then we fight like hell
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Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social Naval Iconoclast, Military-Industrial Expert
Senior Fellow, National Security Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Michelle Wiese Bockmann @michellewb.bsky.social Michelle Wiese Bockmann, London-based maritime intelligence analyst & writer. Tanker tracker & subject matter expert in deceptive shipping practices, the 'dark fleet' & global trade with experience spanning 25 years across 3 continents. Views my own.
Russian Shadow Fleet @fleetmapper.bsky.social Mapping the Russian shadow fleet
The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com Europe's northernmost independent English-Russian online newspaper. Cross-border news from the Arctic, Russia, and Nordic. Fighting censorship, supporting democracy! Our news-portal:
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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/
Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social Director of Research and Training | Bellingcat
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
Opinions my own
David B Larter @davidblarter.bsky.social Navy vet. Tweets on Navy, space, watches, scotch, history & other random unserious musings. All opinions mine, not employer's. Formerly Defense News, Navy Times
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/
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
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
Author of the book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury: https://www.amazon.com/dp/139940685X
Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social MIT professor, Brookings senior fellow, series editor at Cornell Press ⎮ Foreign policy, military operations, civil-military relations, nuclear weapons, authoritarianism ⎮ Views are my own ⎮ Book: The Dictator's Army
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Julie McDowall @nuclearwar.bsky.social Author of Attack Warning Red. Get it here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred
Presenter of Atomic Hobo podcast. Get it here: https://podfollow.com/the-atomic-hobo
The Naval Architect @navalarchitect.bsky.social A Professional Engineer (PE) with decades of experience in ship design, construction, repair and conversion, having worked in the international maritime industry in Europe, USA, N Asia and New Zealand.
Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social Modern Warfare | Defense & Military Analyst | Author of ‚How the United States Would Fight China: The Risks of Pursuing a Rapid Victory‘ Link: https://www.gady-consulting.com/
SpitfireAA810.bsky.social @spitfireaa810.bsky.social Restoring Sandy’s Spitfire - the Great Escape Spitfire - to flight.
Incorporating the Photographic Reconnaissance Charity, PRU Archive, National PRU Monument Campaign, and the Reconnaissance Heritage Flight.
www.spitfireaa810.co.uk
SeaNews @seanews.bsky.social Ocean Monitoring & Maritime Risk Analysis.
Tracking:
📍 Breaking Maritime Events
📍 Vessel Casualties & SAR Ops
📍 Strategic Waterway Security
map : www.marsafmon.net
Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social Former soldier. Student of leadership & national security; Professor, author (“If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal”), speaker. Always looking for civility & new adventures.
https://www.markhertling.com
spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social Deep diving, original analysis and reporting on the Russian Navy and related maritime topics. Views expressed do not reflect those of my current or past employers, nor do they reflect the views of Vova (you know which one).
Nerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social Following Nordic defence and security matters, mostly technical, and am myself based in the Nordics. Yes, I'm aware the pun is stupid ;). He/him.
Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social RussiaUkraine war|Middle east | Europe|East asia| South Caucasus
#news
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58 North @58deg.bsky.social OSINT is just ADSB and shitposting, right? Same as on the Site That Shall Not Be Named.
Arbetar i en samhällsviktig industri.
Jonny Whitlam | Berlin Guide 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @jonnywhitlam.bsky.social 🐻 Follow for Berlin history ✅
📚 Berlin history Tours & Videos
🗺️ Berlin Tour Guide, Podcaster, and YouTuber
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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social Prof of Totalitarian Studies @ Pilecki Institute, Warsaw/Fellow @ Centre for International and Defence Policy, Ontario | FrHistS | Author of "Z Generation: Russia's Fascist Youth” - get it @ http://linktr.ee/igarner | 🇨🇦
Russian Forces Spotter @tiafarris10.bsky.social 🔍 Maritime OSINT
🚨 Tracking Russian naval and energy flows
🌐 Open-source intelligence
Also on X: https://x.com/TiaFarris10
Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social Writer. Featured in Rolling Stone, WIRED, The Guardian and elsewhere. I write about politics, tech and society.
Words: madness.ghost.io
Video: youtube.com/@readmadness
Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social 👊🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇮🔥
Director, Institute for Security Policy @ Kiel University (@ispk.bsky.social) | ⚓ Vice President, German Maritime Institute | 🇺🇸 Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council | ex-naval analyst, TKMS | ex-Sinology professor, Uni Hamburg.
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
@vesselspotter.eurosky.social @vesselspotter.eurosky.social Maritime / Shipping / Politics / Defense
Focus on Baltic Sea, North Sea and Arctic
Brian Dunn@briandunn.bsky.social @briandunn.bsky.social Semi-retired, but still kicking. MA/History. Lifelong Californian. Lifelong Democrat. Naval and Maritime History aficionado. Servant to two cats. Reasonably articulate, but becoming more acerbic as time goes on.
John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social Former CIA clandestine service. Spycraft Entertainment, Atlantic Council, NAFO. Host of Mission implausible podcast. Friend of dogs everywhere. Jimothy welcome here!
Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk Military analyst, naval officer, based in Denmark, mostly #Russia and the war in #Ukraine.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@anderspuck
Newsletter: https://www.logicofwar.com
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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social Mariner, Historian, Firefighter, Host of What's Going on With Shipping
Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social Wit, raconteur, bon viveur. He is none of these things. A purveyor of cheap mummery and piffle since 1976. Throws random words at a screen for Set The Tape. Bluesky’s foremost Biggles: Adventures In Time aficionado.
UK Airfields @ukairfields.bsky.social http://www.ukairfields.org.uk
Harry Raffal @rafhistory.bsky.social RAF History; Air Power; Digital History; Head of Collections and Research at RAF Museum; Author: Air Power and the Evacuation of Dunkirk (Bloomsbury 2021; Co-Ed Close Air Support (Helion 2024). Committee member of RAFHS and BCMH.
George Allison @geoallison.ukdefencejournal.org.uk Journalist | Editor of the UK Defence Journal, one of the UK's largest independent defence and security news websites. | Cyber Security graduate. | Member of the National Union of Journalists | Talks about 🚢s & ✈s.
Frederik Van Lokeren @kaptainloma.bsky.social Former officer in the Belgian Navy, freelance writer for Marineschepen.nl and Naval News.
Michael Horowitz @michaelhorowitz.bsky.social Geopolitical and security analyst, Views are my own.
Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
Costplusdrugs.com
jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social public service. deep breaths, long horizons.
The Bulwark @thebulwark.com Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://thebulwark.com/subscribe
David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social Husband of C, Dad of J & L, CEO/Editor-The DSR Network, Host-Deep State Radio, Siliconsciousness, other pods, Columnist-The Daily Beast, author of many books, also see my "Need to Know" Substack (djrothkopf.substack.com)
Mark Stout @markstout.bsky.social Former intelligence officer and university educator, current intelligence historian. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea. Not flying with Natalie.
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford CISAC & Distinguished Research Fellow FPRI. Member of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board & National Academies Committee on Int’l Security and Arms Control.
David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things.
Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario.
Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com
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Andreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social Fellow @epik-ukraine.bsky.social & Analyst @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @uisweden.bsky.social. Editor, book series SPPS & Ukrainian Voices: www.ibidem.eu/en/Series/Society-Politics/. Assoc. Prof., Kyiv-Mohyla Academy: orcid.org/0000-0001-7916-4646.
Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | @katiephang on Substack, Instagram, Threads, & TikTok
https://linktr.ee/katiephang?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
“Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce”
Mike Reiss @mikereiss.bsky.social Patriots reporter for ESPN.
Andrew Siciliano @andrewsiciliano.bsky.social I talk about football.
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TikTok: andrew.siciliano
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Field Yates @fieldyates.bsky.social Fantasy Football and NFL Draft for ESPN
Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social Welcome to Legal AF, as part of the MeidasTouch Network, we curate breaking news stories combined with in-depth analysis and interviews, and package it in an informative yet entertaining way to allow our audience to make sense of it all. 
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com The fastest growing independent news network in the world. We cover breaking news, politics, law and more. We are unapologetically pro-democracy.
Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social Not an MP.
I’m going on tour: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/rosie-holt
ScottCulkin 🇺🇸/🏴/🚒🚑(ret.)/🚴/🥁/⚽ @scottculkin.bsky.social Husband • Father • Retired Fire Captain 🚒 • Former Paramedic 🚑 • Longtime Union Member • Feminist • Native San Diegan 😎 • Road Cyclist 🚴♂️• Drummer • Enjoying married life and family in Southern SoCal • THFC ⚽ • (he/him/his)
Damien Robitaille @damienrobitaille.bsky.social 
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Blue.
itamilradar @itamilradar.com Beyond the track
🌐 www.itamilradar.com
War Mapper @warmapper.org Mapping conflicts
If you would like to support me: https://buymeacoffee.com/warmapper
French Trackers & Spotters 📡 @frenchtrackers.bsky.social French airspace monitoring, military aircraft movements...
By a team of 5 | Speak 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 | #OSINT | Member of
MATA_osint
Air Intel @airintel.bsky.social Covering military & conflict related news. Aircraft & ship tracking. Aviation Photographer
WarshipCam @warshipcam.bsky.social Watching webcams & social media for views of combat ships - happy to share photos with full credit given.
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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social Every system is a sensor if you hold it right.
Main arena, Baltics. 🇸🇪
mastodon.world/@auonsson , x.com/auonsson backup 🇸🇪
Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social I'm a writer and research consultant specializing in tracking ships and planes using publicly available information.
https://www.patreon.com/SteffanWatkins
Tom Bike @tombike.bsky.social 
Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social A podcast which celebrates the work of Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine - and great comedy in general!
Goon Pod: https://pod.link/1569929507
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social PhD. Social scientist and entrepreneur combining research and practice. Illicit finance expert, newsletter writer, consultant. Working to stop bad people from doing bad things with money. Co-host of Secure Line podcast.
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.
James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social Professor of Modern North American History at the University of Oslo, Norway. Nuclear strategy and arms control.
Ward Carroll @wardcarroll.bsky.social YouTuber
Dr Chris Smith @spyhistorian.bsky.social Historian. Spies, signals intelligence, Second World War. Social and Cultural history. History of humour. Insults = 🚫
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social Recovering lawyer | Owned by a Pembroke Corgi | Host of Psycho Politics pod and contributor, @TheBulwark.com | Crappy pol | Trying to figure out Substack
substack.com/@gtconway
Richard J Hewitt @richardjhewitt.bsky.social Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow
@IEGD_CSIC, researcher integrated environmental modelling & policy, archaeology
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4169-8647
Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social Former 30-year federal prosecutor. Army vet. Rule of law guy.
100% independent.
https://substack.com/@glennkirschner?r=5akiq&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
YouTube.com/glennkirschner2
Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, Executive Chair of Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com. Posts with "TN" are from Team Norm
BAE Systems @baesystems.com Our advanced defence technology protects people and national security, and keeps critical information and infrastructure secure.
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
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Molly White @molly.wiki writes citationneeded.news • runs @web3isgoinggreat.com and @influence.citationneeded.news • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
Mike J @mikejason.bsky.social Once a Soldier; NATO & Allies matter. History, Food and Typos. CivMil & Professional Ethic. Government is Serious Business for Serious People. Tanks. Decency. St. Francis and Leo stan account. Delete and block liberally.
Not Stanley Tucci.
All views own.
Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social Independent Journalist. Host of “The Jim Acosta Show” on Substack, YouTube and Apple Podcasts: Former Chief WH Correspondent. Author. https://substack.com/@jimacosta?r=lpd3z&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile Inquiries: go to jimacosta.com