Adam Auerbach @adamauerbach.bsky.social Associate Professor @Yale | India, South Asia, Cities, Political Economy of Development | https://tinyurl.com/4nz9v7rw
Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social Professor of Psychology at NYU (jayvanbavel.com) | Author of The Power of Us Book (powerofus.online) | Director of NYU Center for Conflict & Cooperation | trying to write a new book about collective decisions
Stuart Shapiro @stuartshapiroblou.bsky.social Dean of Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Obsessed with baseball, basketball, regulation, TV
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.
Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee. African Politics, Nationalism, and Democracy. Also quilting. Lots of quilting.
tim frye @timfrye.bsky.social Political Science at Columbia, Editor Post-Soviet Affairs, Autocracy, democracy, and the NBA. Most recently, Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia and Workplace Politics: How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections.
Broderick James McDonald @broderickjames.bsky.social NatSec x Online Harms | Director at Oxford Advisory | Research Fellow at Kings College London XCEPT | The Alan Turing Institute CETaS Fellow | ex-GOV, UN
Becca Branum @beccabranum.bsky.social Every Tuesday can be a Super Tuesday if you try hard and believe in yourself. Free expression @cdt.org.
Isabel Linzer @isabelalinzer.bsky.social Elections & democracy @ CDT. Probably posting about human rights, tech, authoritarianism, influencers, transnational repression, etc. Opinions my own.
Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
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Eli Pariser @eli.bsky.social @newpublic.org cofounder / Filter Bubble author / dad, husband, human
New_ Public @newpublic.org New_ Public is a nonprofit product studio focused on reimagining community, connection, and conversation online. newpublic.org
J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social I work with communities on science for safer, fairer digital environments.
Founder: CAT Lab. Radcliffe Fellow, Harvard. Assoc Prof, Communication, Cornell · Guatemalan-American · Ultracyclist
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citizensandtech.org
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
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.
britt paris @hellobrittparis.bsky.social critical scholar of infrastructure & emergent technology | assoc prof Rutgers | RU AAUP AFT | views mine
New Book, Radical Infrastructure: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/radical-infrastructure/paper#reviews
Chair, AAUP cmte on AI: https://bit.ly/4lkuKu1
Freedom House @freedomhouse.bsky.social A prodemocracy organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world.
CAWP @cawp-ru.bsky.social The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University is the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation.
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social The Journal of Democracy: The smartest analysis on democracy and authoritarianism around the world. Reposts ≠ Endorsement. https://linkin.bio/jodemocracy
Eagleton Center on the American Governor @ecag-ru.bsky.social The Eagleton Center on the American Governor, an initiative of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, seeks to promote research and discussion on the varied roles, powers and legacies of governors in the United States in order to inform 
The Renovator @the-renovator.bsky.social Our political institutions and civic culture in the U.S. need some serious work, if we're going to enjoy freedom in a constitutional democracy. The Renovator is a civic media platform for those ready to build, not tear down. therenovator.substack.com
Peter Beinart @peterbeinart.bsky.social CUNY, Jewish Currents, New York Times, MSNBC. Foundation for Middle East Peace fellow.
Dick Samuels @rjsamuels.bsky.social Political Science prof @MIT practicing history w/o a license. Teach about Japan, Asian Security, wargaming. Wrote books on local gov't, energy policy, tech and nat'l security, leadership, Japanese grand strategy, 3.11, & Japan's intelligence community
Huss/ein Banai @hbanai.bsky.social Associate Professor of International Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington. Books on liberalism, democracy, human rights, Iran, and US-Iran relations. Working on a book on enmity in politics. Co-Editor, Int'l Studies Review.
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Niloufer Siddiqui @niloufersiddiqui.bsky.social Associate Professor, University at Albany (SUNY). Study South Asia, political violence, misinformation, political parties.
All Tech Is Human @alltechishuman.bsky.social Our organization is committed to tackling thorny tech & society issues and co-creating a tech future aligned w/ the public interest. Join us at AllTechIsHuman.org | Hello@AllTechIsHuman.org
Mo Torres @motorres.bsky.social sociologist: cities, political economy, race/racism
umich.edu/~motorres
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social Sociology prof at CUNY (Hunter & Grad Center) sharing her own thoughts. Maker of resistance humus. Author of REFUGE. Now writing on the violence & COST OF BORDERS. she/هي
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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social UAlbany, SUNY Assistant Professor of American Politics. Researching Black Politics, Distrust, and Neighborhood Institutions. 
Collaborative on Media & Messaging for Health and Social Policy @commhsp.bsky.social We design, conduct, and disseminate research to inform how communication can help to advance #healthequity through health and social #policy. Find us at commhsp.org.
Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org We're the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We're a nonprofit that fights for your privacy and free speech online. Find all of EFF's social media accounts at eff.org/social.
Helen Webley-Brown @helenwb.bsky.social Stanford Sociology PhD student. Recovering political scientist. Surveillance tech, local politics, policing, housing. https://helenwebleybrown.github.io/.
Angie Jo @angiehjo.bsky.social PhD candidate in political economy @ MIT. I study how crisis response is shaped by the everyday welfare state and when/if short‑term relief becomes long‑term reform. angiehjo.com/
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
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r o n y t h e b e n c h c z a r @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social Bike Cities Food Systems Data Coffee Tea Bread Cat Former Coastal Elite Person
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social independent journalist, thehandbasket.co
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Outwit Outplay Outpod @outplayoutpod.bsky.social The #Survivor podcast where fire takes represent your life! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts.
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Emily Tallo @emilytallo.bsky.social Postdoc Stanford CISAC. Writing on foreign policy, leaders, elites, bureaucracy, & South Asia. Probably taking pictures of birds.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social Accelerating acceptance for LGBTQ people. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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ROOST @roost.tools We’re ROOST (Robust Open Online Safety Tools), a non-profit building and maintaining open source, accessible, high-quality, transparent safety tools for digital organizations of all kinds.
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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social Professor of Middle East politics at Northwestern University. Author of "We Crossed A Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria" and "The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora." https://sites.northwestern.edu/wendypearlman/
People Who Work @deptofworkers.bsky.social Department of People Who Work for a Living. Providing accountability for Elon and the anti-worker DOGE.
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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @cdteu.org for our EU-based team.
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Adam Saxton @asaxton.bsky.social PhD Candidate @UChicago polisci | International security, international law, great power competition | Formerly
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Hope @hopetique.bsky.social immensely peeved 🫶🏻
The Markup @themarkup.org Challenging technology to serve the public good.
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Syed Ali Zia Jaffery @alizia1992.bsky.social Deputy Director, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research. Associate Editor, Pakistan Politico. Former VF, Stimson Center. Alum: Wilson Center and CNS. Bylines: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, National Interest, The Diplomat, Atlantic Council
Chris Vazquez @chrisvazquez.bsky.social Poli Sci PhD Student @MIT | @BYU Alum | Local Politics
Evan Lieberman @evlieb.bsky.social Political science professor, Director of MIT Center for International Studies and Global Diversity Lab. I study democratic governance, climate policy, ethnic politics, mostly in Africa.
Jasper Jansen @jasperjan.bsky.social Political Science PhD Student at MIT 
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Tom Divon | توم ديفون | תום דיבון @tomdivon.bsky.social Social Media Explorer 🦆
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Enzo Nussio @enzonussio.bsky.social Political scientist studying peace, violence, and institutions, currently working on consolidator project www.decadesofpeace.com @ipz.bsky.social University of Zurich.
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Jayshree Bajoria @jayshreeb.bsky.social Asia Associate Director, Human Rights Watch
Bonnie Glaser @bglaser.bsky.social Managing Director, Indo-Pacific Program, German Marshall Fund @GMFAsia, China, Taiwan, Indo-Pac, Europe-China, RT≠ endorsement
Salman Masood @salmanmasood.bsky.social Journalist | Author | The New York Times | The Nation
Islamabad.
Uzair Younus @uzairyounus.bsky.social Host of the podcast Pakistonomy. Focused on South Asia’s political economy and tech. Part-time chef.
Aparna Pande @pandea.bsky.social Director India Initiative, Hudson Institute; Author #FromChanakyaToModi & #MakingIndiaGreat; Stephanian, Delhiite; Bostonian Red Sox Fan; PhD #BU #JNU #DU
@themichaelkugelman.bsky.social @themichaelkugelman.bsky.social South Asia Institute Director @TheWilsonCenter.
Writer of @ForeignPolicy's weekly South Asia Brief.
Posting in a personal capacity.
Alan Kronstadt @alankronstadt.bsky.social Foreign affairs analyst (India, Pakistan)
@Library of Congress
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Ann lee’s gay brother @samcorb.bsky.social famously alive
Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social Diplomatic Correspondent at NOTUS // CROSSING THE RED LINE on Biden/Gaza (W. W. Norton, fall 2026) // he/him
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Azmat Khan @azmatzahra.bsky.social Investigative Reporter, The New York Times | Birch Professor at Columbia Journalism School & Director of the Li Center for Global Journalism
Sapna Maheshwari @sapna.bsky.social NYT (@nytimes.com) covering TikTok and emerging media. love consumer-y business news. former retail and advertising reporter. pun fan, Tar Heel, CT native, toddler mom - contact me at sapna@nytimes.com or Signal me directly @Sapna.87
Dr. Manisha Ganguly @manisha.bsky.social The Guardian's investigations correspondent & visual forensics lead. Currently writing a book. tech x conflict x human rights. friend to cats. manishaganguly.com
Surbhi Gupta @surbhigupta.bsky.social South Asia Editor @newlinesmag.bsky.social. Past includes Columbia Journalism, Indian Express and ACJ. Delhi girl. Also an SRK and Virat Kohli fan. 
Urban Institute @urbaninstitute.bsky.social The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work.
Maya Lewinsohn @mayalewinsohn.bsky.social MD/PhD student at the University of Washington. Interests include cancer evolution, pediatrics, running, skiing, and sourdough.
Michael Birnbaum @mbirnbaum.bsky.social White House correspondent @washingtonpost.com.
Rachel Kleinfeld @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social Democracy & political violence expert, work globally and U.S., lover of street food, fiddle music, unforgiving landscapes, and my kiddos. All views my own. 
Sophie Landrin @sophielandrin.bsky.social South Asia Bureau chief, Le Monde
Prashant Rao @prashantrao.bsky.social Semafor Senior Editor, responsible for international and climate coverage.
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Deshdeep Dhankhar @deshdeep.bsky.social PhD Student in Political Science @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social| Affiliated Fellow @mwfdelhi.bsky.social Max Weber Shifting| Prev. JHU SAIS, UPenn @casipenn.bsky.social| Democracy, Opposition & Social Change | Institutions, Party, Identity & Local Governance
James Crabtree @jamescrabtree.bsky.social Analyst & writer. Billionaire Raj author. ecfr fellow. foreign policy columnist. Ex: IISS, FT, LKY School, UK Govt. LSE / Harvard. 
Adam Matvya @adammatvya.bsky.social History PhD student at Notre Dame. 18th and 19th cen. Britain and its empire, Muslims, South Asia, EIC, history of emotions. London-Chandigarh
Marc Reyes @marcus1984.bsky.social Historian (modern India, technology, foreign relations); editor (Contingent Magazine); advisor (scholarships, fellowships, research)
sarina @souplove.bsky.social 
Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social Historian; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@gdjones.bsky.social @gdjones.bsky.social 
Paul McGarr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social Intelligence History | Published first book on Cold War South Asia, published another on Spying in India, writing a third on Indira Gandhi & Margaret Thatcher
Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social Culture Editor at Defector
Ari Shapiro @ari-shapiro.bsky.social 📻: All Things Considered & Consider This on NPR
📺: The Mole on Netflix
📖: The Best Strangers In the World
🎶: Pink Martini & Alan Cumming
💻: arishapiro.work
@schneidertime.bsky.social @schneidertime.bsky.social Non-resident scholar at CASI @UPENN (PhD @Columbia 2015)
Study local elections, representation, and governance; social media & democracy; surveys; South Asia.
Ezra Klein @ezraklein.bsky.social Columnist at The New York Times, host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast. 
Jayesh Rathod @jrathod.bsky.social Law professor at American University focused on migration, workers' rights, language issues & legal education. Dog lover & proud Chicago native. He/him. 🏳️🌈
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Tanvi Nagpal @tanvinagpal.bsky.social 
Anirvan Chatterjee @chatterjee.net Techie, public historian, and activist from Berkeley, California.
I curate the monthly Berkeley South Asian radical history walking tour — now celebrating its 12th year.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social BBC Verify senior journalist | verification, AI, disinformation, conspiracy theories, open source investigations | shayan.sardarizadeh@bbc.co.uk
Cat Zakrzewski @cqzakrz.bsky.social Washington Post White House Reporter
Naomi Nix @naominix.bsky.social I cover Meta and other social media companies for The Washington Post.
Resuf Ahmed @resuf.bsky.social PhD Economics @ HEC Lausanne.
Political and Development Economics.
resuf.github.io