Loris Naspi @drlorisnaspi.bsky.social
Jordan Nafa @ajordannafa.com Staff Data Scientist, Bayesian Statistician, ML Engineer, and Software Architect | Bayesian Statistics, Experimentation, Decision Theory, Guitar | Former Political Scientist
https://www.ajordannafa.com/
Ryan Briggs @ryancbriggs.net Raising kids & bread & grant money. Cleaning data & diapers & fish. EA (bed nets, not light cone). Social scientist. typos. twitter.com/ryancbriggs
Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Senior Correspondent at Vox covering the crisis of global democracy. Author of The Reactionary Spirit, a book on that topic, and a '25-'26 distinguished visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House.
Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social Cohost of The Odd Lots Podcast
Singer and guitarist in Light Sweet Crude
Luke Farrell @lukef.bsky.social Building for working people in NYC nyc.gov/pitcrew | Solved crises @WhiteHouse @USDS 🚀 writing about it occasionally itslukefarrell.substack.com
Jonas R. Kunst @kunstjonas.bsky.social Professor of Communication and Psychology at BI Norwegian Business School and the University of Oslo
Past Yale, Harvard, UiB. Editor-in-Chief at Advances.in
Father. Views are my own.
Daniel Thilo Schroeder @daniel-thilo.bsky.social Computers, graphs, and conspiracies: I'm a computational social scientist modeling global disinformation and conspiracy dynamics. Working on digital twins of human societies.
Website: https://danielthiloschroeder.org/
Google Scholar: bit.ly/40rkhnL
Hannah Tarder-Stoll @hannahtarder-stoll.bsky.social Memory nerd and assistant prof at York U, Glendon Campus.
Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social 🏴🇨🇦 Technology and Democracy Reporter at Canada's National Observer. Creator of Civic Searchlight.
Contact: rwhite.12 (Signal)
big time leafs guy @mostlyleafies.bsky.social big willy style | https://boxd.it/48wdz | he/him
Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social Bloomberg Distinguished Professor (SAIS & Carey Business School), Johns Hopkins University. Political economy, Brazil, and a little bit of futebol.
Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social 1855 Professor of the Law of Democracy at Michigan State. Contributor to The Downballot. I teach, write, and post about state constitutional law, institutional development, and criminal law. I write (infrequently) at guaranteedrepublics.substack.com.
Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social Political scientist. Health policy prof at Pitt (Secondary appts: Poli Sci, SPIA). Cal bear, Columbia PhD. Bylines: NYT, WaPo, Guardian, MS NOW. Writing on health insurance and admin burden. Author of Coverage Denied (CUP): https://cup.org/4nfM2IM
Tadeas Cely @celytadeas.bsky.social Postdoc in political science (Aarhus University), on the job market
Working on ideology, polarization, and how to save democracy from ourselves
https://tadeascely.github.io
Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social An interdisciplinary journal associated with the EPOVB section of @APSA.bsky.social. Edited by Chris Karpowitz & Jessica Preece, @BYU
https://www.springer.com/journal/11109
[Christopher M. Federico] @chrispps.bsky.social midwest academic, political science + psychology / inveterate fan of The Fall / cat enthusiast / boring social democrat / photographer
Paul Teas @icedteas.bsky.social Survey Research Scientist at Far Harbor, LLC | Academic research on attitude moralization and political conflict
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression @thefireorg.bsky.social We defend and promote free speech for all Americans in our courtrooms, on our campuses, and in our culture.
Tamara Cofman Wittes @tcwittes.bsky.social President of National Democratic Institute. “I believe in democracy, because it’s the only system that believes in us.”-Madeleine Albright
National Democratic Institute @ndidemocracy.bsky.social NDI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that believes a world rooted in freedom — where people have a say in how they’re governed and with leaders who are accountable to their people — fosters more stability, security and prosperity for everyone.
Rob Blair @robertblair.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science & International & Public Affairs, Brown University. Co-Founder and Co-Director, http://democratic-erosion.com
Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative @taicollab.bsky.social Empowering citizens to hold their governing institutions to account.
We are just a click away: https://linktr.ee/thetainitiative
Democratic Erosion Consortium @demerosiondec.bsky.social The Democratic Erosion Consortium (DEC) is a nonpartisan research, teaching, and policy collaboration dedicated to addressing democratic erosion worldwide.
Learn More: https://democratic-erosion.org/
@wfshr.bsky.social @wfshr.bsky.social
Buddhika Bellana @buddhikabellana.bsky.social Curious about memory, spontaneous thought, brains, and stories ⦿ Prof at York University, Glendon Campus ⦿ PI of the Memory & Meaning Lab (www.bellanalab.com)
Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social Journalist & astrophysicist. Host, @dreamingagainstthemachine.com. New book: MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER, about broken futures pushed by tech billionaires. Words in the Atlantic, NPR, NYT, the Guardian, BBC, SciAm, Fortune, etc. He/him. Signal: adambecker.84
Sarah Gilbert @sarahagilbert.bsky.social Research Director, Citizens and Technology Lab, Cornell University, r/AskHistorians moderator
I study how to make the internet freer and safer— and how to help the helpers on the ground making that possible. She/her
https://citizensandtech.org/
Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social Journalist @404Media.co
Signal: jason.404 // email: jason@404media.co
PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social Reporting research on human behavior and cognition. #PsychSciSky #Psychology #SciComm
Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca #UAlberta political scientist | Black Faculty Collective | Lead: Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) | jaredwesley.ca | drjaredwesley.substack.com | co-author: partyloyalty.ca
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky.
Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.
Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social Ecosocialist bluestocking. Immigrant & settler 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇺🇸🇬🇧. Social ecology & ecological economics at Uni Lausanne in 🇨🇭. Bad at email. She/her
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
https://sirenscallbook.com/
Sayyara Mammadova @sayyara.bsky.social Associate Director, Capacity Building @DFRLab | Assessor @IFCN & @EFCSN
#OSINT #disinformation #DigitalSherlocks
Alyssa Smith @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social she/her
Assistant Professor at the College of the Holy Cross
PhD '26 @nunetsi.bsky.social
Website: https://asmithh.github.io/
Knitter, narcoleptic, whale fan, and powerlifter
Karim Bardeesy @kbardeesy.bsky.social MemMember of Parliament / Député, Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park; Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Industry / Sec. parlementaire de la ministre de l'Industrie
Tyler Marghetis @tylermarghetis.bsky.social Asst Prof @ UC Merced, formerly Santa Fe Institute | cognition, complexity, culture, creativity, communication | ❤️b{ooks/ourbon/ikes} | former athlete 🤼♂️ | 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 | (www.tylermarghetis.com)
Daniele Marinazzo @danielemarinazzo.bsky.social Computational neuroscientist and complexity scientist. Professor at Ghent University.
Emerson T. Brooking @etbrooking.bsky.social Director of Strategy & Sr. Res. Fellow, DFRLab/Atlantic Council. Defense Analyst. Author. Poster (ret.)
Matt Dougherty @matthewdougherty.bsky.social Cognitive Neuroscience PhD Student @ The Duncan Lab, UofT
Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social He/him. TV Critic, author. Now searchable on Tubi. I am not Alan Sepinwall III.
https://whatsalanwatching.com
Fher @ferdinand.eurosky.social Economics teacher and global citizen dedicated to linking real-world issues to economic principles, inspiring students to think critically and act for a sustainable future.
Signal: FherKjell.11
Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social Award-winning community college professor, writer, editor, historian of Texas Jews and the Galveston Immigration Movement. Alte kaker in training.
Views are mine, not my employer's, and are protected by the First Amendment.
www.BryanEdwardStone.com
Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social Visual Investigations reporter at The New York Times. Previously with Bellingcat and Airwars. Retired hitchhiker.
Meg Kelly @megkelly.bsky.social senior visual forensics reporter
@washingtonpost
tips/ ideas: meg.kelly@washpost.com
usual caveats, dm for whatsapp, signal
OSINT-Research 🕵️ @osint-research.bsky.social Connecting.The.Dots.
Finds it!
Posts about #OSINT, #GeoInt, #HumInt; #OpSec, #InfoSec & #AI .
✅ https://osint-research.com
🧰 osintresourceshub.com
𐂷 https://linktr.ee/osint_research
🔗: start.me/p/rxekAP/osint-research
Steven Levy @stevenlevy.bsky.social Still writing. Editor at Large WIRED. Hackers, Crypto, Facebook: The Inside Story, Insanely Great and other books. Signal: stevenlevy.72
Eric Hutchins @ehutchins.bsky.social Started in infosec, co-authored the kill chain paper, dabbled in countering influence operations at Meta, and now back to infosec. Lover of command line, python, and rust.
Steve Feldstein @stevefeldstein.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment
Tech, geopolitics, democracy
Out Sept 8! Bytes & Bullets: Global Rivalries, Big Tech & New Shape of Modern War
https://bit.ly/4tuDLnv
Author of Rise of Digital Repression
https://bit.ly/4ext26X
Chelsea Manning @xychelsea.tv
Emily Laidlaw @emilylaidlaw.bsky.social Canada Research Chair in cybersecurity law and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. Working at the intersection of all things tech law and human rights - online safety, freedom of expression, privacy, platforms, AI, security.
Deborah Avant @deborahavant.bsky.social Professor @josefkorble @UofDenver | global politics | climate | technology | security | human rights | democracy | pragmatism. I know, it's a lot. Also ISA, hiking, baking, travel, and #roseistoocute she/her deborahavant.com
Roland Paris @rolandparis.bsky.social Professor and director, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs @gspia-esapi.bsky.social, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Associate fellow, Chatham House.
https://rolandparis.com/
Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social author of Blood in the Machine, tech writer, luddite
newsletter: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/
books: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/brian-merchant/
kofi link: https://ko-fi.com/brianmerchant
Nora Draper @noradraper.bsky.social researcher, teacher, writer
associate professor of media and communication at UNH
privacy, surveillance, media and technology industries
Samantha Bradshaw @sbradshaw.bsky.social Assistant Professor, American University | Studying disinfo, cybersecurity, and emerging technology 👩💻
Isaac Straley @eyestray.bsky.social CISO at the J. Paul Getty Trust. Come for the hot privacy and security takes, stay for the hot bread bakes. Views are my own. 🇺🇸/🇨🇦
Sam Gregory @samgregory.bsky.social AI + emerging tech + epistemic resilience; 'Prepare, Don't Panic' initiative on media manipulation/generative AI. TED speaker on deepfakes, https://www.samgregory.info, @samgregory on Twitter/X. PhD Westminster. Former Executive Director WITNESS.
Jeanette Hofmann @jeah.bsky.social Research on digitalisation with a focus on innovation, regulation and democracy, at WZB, HIIG, Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin. Teaching at Freie Universität
Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights. Head of @ucdpolitics.bsky.social (opinions my own, obvs.)
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u
Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & editorial board @cpcs.bsky.social
Chris Tenove @cjten.bsky.social Researcher and writer, media and politics. Acting director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, University of British Columbia.
Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social Associate Professor in Internet Governance at Maastricht University | Digital interdependence and autonomy | Platform governance | Internet censorship
Member of The Young Academy (KNAW)
Academic editor @policyr.bsky.social
Etienne - Tek @tek.randhome.io Technologist @ Human Rights Watch (previously Amnesty, Citizen Lab)
Malware, Threats, Online Investigations, Disinformation, Human Rights and silly memes.
On Mastodon: tek@todon.eu
Also on https://maynier.eu/
Olga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social Assistant Editor, BBC Verify and BBC Monitoring
Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social Columnist @TheDailyBeast, creator of the Russian Media Monitor, sanctioned by Russia.
I watch Russian state TV, so you don't have to.
Author of a book "In Their Own Words: How Russian Propagandists Reveal Putin’s Intentions."
makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social writing about politics + the internet
formerly: @wired.com, @theverge.com
DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32
FAQ, Instagram, + everything else at linktr.ee/makenakelly
Christoph Koettl @ckoettl.bsky.social Visual Investigations journalist at New York Times, with a weakness for satellite images. Austrian in NYC.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/christoph-koettl
Ramya Krishnan @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social Senior Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Taylor Owen @taylorowen.bsky.social Beaverbrook Chair of Media, Ethics & Communication, Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, & Principal Investigator of the Media Ecosystem Observatory, McGill University. Host of the Machines Like Us podcast https://tinyurl.com/9yn836x
nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social technology mother @ the washington post. baddie in the digital badlands. signal: nitasha.10
Margaret Atwood @margaretatwood.bsky.social Writer of this and that... www.margaretatwood.ca
and margaretatwood.substack.com;I also have an Instagram account, though I don't know how to use it much, beyond posting pictures...
Gabrielle Lim @gabriellelim.bsky.social PhD Candidate, Political Science at the University of Toronto. Affiliated with the Citizen Lab. Mostly the politics of information, technology, and security in cyber and outer space.
More at gabriellelim.com
Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social Our organization examines how media and emerging technologies shape democracy. We’re housed at McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy, and led by Taylor Owen.
Dani K. Nedal @dknedal.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. Global Security. International Order. Nukes. Food. Dogs. Not necessarily in that order.
SpyTalker @spytalker.bsky.social Founding editor, SpyTalk.co. Longtime DC-based natsec journalist. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, CQ/Homeland Security, books, magazine freelance
Vera Franz @vera-franz.bsky.social tech, social justice, inclusive markets | philanthropic advisor + honorary senior research fellow UCL Laws | ex OSF global tech & society director
Internet Policy Review @policyr.bsky.social Journal for internet studies. Interdisciplinary & open access. Published by @hiigberlin.bsky.social & @cais-research.bsky.social in cooperation with @create-glasgow.bsky.social @cis-cnrs.bsky.social IN3 @uocuniversitat.bsky.social & Skytte Institute UT
Sarah Brayne @sarahbrayne.bsky.social Sociology Professor at Stanford
Eric Kind @kind.ac Managing Director @awo.agency
@awo.agency @awo.agency
Maria Xynou @agrabeli6.bsky.social Director @ooni.org | Board @torproject.org
The Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca We are an academic research unit at the University of Toronto investigating novel threats to democracy, human rights, and global security in the digital ecosystem.
Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social Prof of Media and Communication at the University of Edinburgh. Based in Politics/IR. Researching #AI, #Journalism and #Public Service Media. Views own. She/Her
Johan Farkas @jfarkas.bsky.social Assistant Professor. Author of 'Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy' (https://t.ly/1JHye), University of Copenhagen, Firstgen 🎓. he/him. Free access to my work: http://www.johanfarkas.com/research
Rory Cormac @rorycormac.bsky.social Professor: Subversion & Secret Statecraft | Author: Fakers (coming 2026); Disrupt & Deny; How to Stage a Coup; Crown, Cloak, & Dagger
Jo(sephine) Lukito @jolukito.bsky.social DDC Professor of Digital Communication and DIAS Chair at the University of Southern Denmark | Modern Kilogirl 👩💻 | Computational Linguistics & Global/US PolComm
Heidi Tworek @heiditworek.bsky.social Prof @ UBC. Canada Research Chair in history and policy of communications. Director @ubcdemocracy.bsky.social Co-editor of Journal of Global History. Senior fellow @ Centre for International Governance Innovation
Emil Archambault @emilarchambault.bsky.social Associate Fellow, Center for Security & Defense / Zentrum für Sicherheit & Verteidigung, @dgap.org
Postdoc, Durham University.
Remote war, armed drones, OSINT / guerre à distance, drones armés, enquêtes OSINT.
Personal account, EN/FR/DE
Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist —- Public speaker via London Speakers Bureau --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottlucasworldview
Stéphane Prud’homme Msc, MBA, PhDc, C.Adm @stepru.com Adjunct Professor in YUL, YOW 🇨🇦 & HKG 🇭🇰 • PhD Candidate 🇲🇴 Influential narrative, Propaganda & Slopaganda, Reputation, Credibility, Legitimacy, Trustworthiness; MBA Marketing, Economics 🇨🇳🇺🇸; MA Credibility, Crisis Mgmt 🇨🇦 • Founder @CredibilityInstitute.com
Matt Schrader @mattschrader.bsky.social Taco Bell stan account, Phoenician by choice. Mostly tweets about China stuff, with some occasional bleating about sport or sci-fi. Opinions are not my employer's.
Luca Trenta @lucatrenta.bsky.social Associate Professor in IR at @swanseauni_ppir
Work on assassination, covert action, US foreign policy, secrecy. Host on the New Books Network. Author of The Brush Contact Substack.
Ben O'Loughlin @benoloughlin.bsky.social Prof. of IR. Director, New Political Communication Unit, Royal Holloway | Co-Editor: Media, War and Conflict journal | Co-author: Strategic Narratives | Book series editor: AI Politics
Matthew Sussex @matthewsussex.bsky.social Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, SDSC @ANU. Russia / info ops / hybrid / Aus security policy / Indo-Pac. Usual disclaimers.
Magda Long @magslong.bsky.social Researching intelligence, all things covert 🕵️👀, and hybrid warfare.
Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Intelligence Analysis. Researching/teaching bioweapons, counterintelligence, intel methods, deception, clandestine communications and Cold War tech. Also random posts about 1970s TV shows, dogs and cats, ties & suits, etc.
Jayson Harsin @jaysonharsin.bsky.social Professor, American U. Paris. Dir., Ctr 4 Media, Comm, & Global Change. @ topical x-roads of Political Deception, Persuasion, Influence, gender,Economic Rights. For my recent publications, see https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1gK3IjoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi
Anton Shekhovtsov @shekhovtsov.substack.com PhD UCL SSEES, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at CEU, director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, author of books "Russia and the Western Far Right" and "Russian Political Warfare", columnist at EUObserver, outdoor research fellow.