George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social Professor of Politics, Research Community Lead (School of Social Sciences) @UniOfSurrey. #populism, #EuropeanPolitics, #partyorganisation. Posts=my views. 
SAINT JAVELIN @saintjavelin.bsky.social We started with one sticker and have now contributed over $2M to Ukraine's war effort since February 2022. DISCOVER OUR NEW COLLECTION 👇
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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social Senior international correspondent at The Guardian. Author of the Secret Life of War. Orwell Prize winner.
Jonas Nahm @jonasnahm.com Associate Professor at Hopkins/SAIS. Former White House industrial strategy economist. Industrial policy, trade, climate, economic security. Views my own. DC | HNL. 🏳️🌈
Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social 30 years experience as Intel/NATO/OSINT Analyst. Retired US Navy Intelligence Analyst.
Current corporate Intelligence Analyst at Fortune 50 company with a global footprint.
Passionate about OSINT. Post things related to my work or that interest me.
Megan Clement @meganclement.bsky.social Correspondent in Paris for The Observer.
Writing a book about feminism and football.
Author of DESIRE PATHS, a memoir (2025).
Co-founder of The Gender Beat.
Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺 Commissioner for Defence and Space, former Member of the European Parliament, former Prime Minister of Lithuania 🇱🇹
Inkcap @inkcapjournal.bsky.social Journalism about nature in Britain.
www.inkcap.co.uk
Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War; THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series; C Street; THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; & SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE. AI stole them all. Professing @ Dartmouth. That's not my cat.
Gordon Gray @ambgordongray.bsky.social Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. Former career diplomat. RPCV Morocco. Re-posts ≠ endorsements.
https://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/members-1/gray/gordon
Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer. Author of Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing. Podcast: Wind of Change. Producer of FX series Say Nothing, now streaming on Hulu (in the US) and Disney+ (everywhere else).
New book coming April 7, 2026: London Falling.
Scott Innes @flyinginside.bsky.social Author of Galactic Keegan. Relentless worrier. Be Traist. Keep passing the open windows.
https://wiltonsquarebooks.com/products/galactic-keegan
Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bloomberg.com. Political Analyst, MSNOW. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
George Hay @georgehay.bsky.social EMEA Editor, Reuters Breakingviews
Yawen Chen @ywchen.bsky.social Columnist @ Reuters Breakingviews.
www.breakingviews.com
Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social Ukrainian. American. Woman. Artist. NAFO
The same handle on Threads and X.
Rozanna Latiff @rozanna.bsky.social Reuters journalist, Malaysia 🇲🇾 rad/sad/mad/bad
Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions, Nuffield & University of Oxford, FBA. http://benansell.substack.com. BBC Reith Lecturer 2023. Host BBC Radio 4 Rethink. Columnist for Prospect. Director, Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM).
David Pressman @ambpressman.bsky.social Former United States Ambassador to Hungary & United States Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council. @AmbPressman
Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Chief Reporter at UK political outlet Byline Times. I cover democracy, campaigning, and Britain's media.
Followers can reply to posts (ask to DM me). Open to news tips.
'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson.
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
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.
Dan Sabbagh @dansabbagh.bsky.social Journalist @guardian - defence and security editor. Based in London, travel to Ukraine and anywhere else when I can.... signal: londoncalling.77
Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social Law professor
Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social Staff writer @newyorker, proud wife of @peterbakernyt and mom of @tab_delete, co-author, "Kremlin Rising," "The Man Who Ran Washington," and "The Divider: Trump in the White House."
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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.
Andy Twelves @twelves.bsky.social writer, drinker, limebiker. views my own and not ChatGPT’s.
Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social Climate scientist, formerly NASA, currently Project Drawdown. Former astrophysicist, current Earth supremacist. Author of HUMAN NATURE, best book of 2025 according to both Scientific American and my dad https://shorturl.at/aJRYb
Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa.bsky.social Diplomatic relations. Executive Director and Main Representative of PVA at the United Nations - ECOSOC. Accredited at the UN Geneva. #StandUp4HumanRights
Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social Middle East/geopolitics/diplomacy analyst. Current: Senior Fellow, UCLA Burkle Center. Former: Director, RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy. More info here: https://www.daliadassakaye.net/.
Michael Hanna @mwhanna.crisisgroup.org Director, U.S. Program, International Crisis Group; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Reiss Center on Law and Security, NYU School of Law
Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social Freelance journalist & photojournalist covering Syria, the Middle East, and breaking global news.
Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/faredalmahlool
Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social Professor of Strategic Studies, Author, Lover of Sicily. Purveyor of a “righteous-but-rational vibe”
George Pearkes @peark.es No longer Bluesky’s only resident finance bro | Macro Strategist | Even the blind squirrel get a nut sometime. | #ForTheCrown, #COYG | 🇺🇸 via 🇨🇦. Not 🏴. | Normal man, one of the Normal Men
*ALL CAPS HEADLINES LIKE THIS ARE FROM BLOOMBERG
📍 CLT
Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social Retired former US Ambassador, NSC Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, NSC Director for Nuclear Materials Security, and Deputy Exec. Dir. of the International Energy Agency
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland.
Legendary potty mouth! 
Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social Political science professor at UPenn, studying migration and forced displacement, human trafficking, and poor governance. Co-director of the Penn Development Research Initiative (PDRI-DevLab). Website: https://guygrossman.com
Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social Marc Lynch. GW Professor, POMEPS commander, Brewers fan. The one true Abu Aardvark. AMERICA’S MIDDLE EAST. Find me at https://abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Columbia. New Book: The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691215808/the-insiders-game
Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social Menominee | Organizer | Co-author of Let This Radicalize You | Hosts Movement Memos podcast | Newsletter: organizingmythoughts.org | More: http://linktr.ee/KellyHayes
Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social This is the bot for TrumpActionTracker.info - a website that documents the actions, statements, and plans of President Trump and his administration that echo those of authoritarian regimes.
This bot automatically posts the latest actions.
Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social Professor of Biology & Institute for Health Computing, U of Maryland; explores how viruses impact human & environmental health;
'Asymptomatic' (JHU Press - https://bit.ly/asymptomatic_book)
&
'Science Matters' (https://substack.com/@joshuasweitz)
The Steady State @thesteadystate.org 440+ former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution."
Follow Us Everywhere: https://linktr.ee/SteadyState
Web: https://www.thesteadystate.org
Substack: https://steadystate1.substack.com/
James McConnachie @jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social Writer. Reviews non-fiction for the Sunday Times, edits The Author magazine. Books about the Kamasutra, Conspiracy Theories, Nepal and, next, a Himalayan mountain. Books, singing, wildlife, languages, running... 
Department of State @state-department.bsky.social Leading U.S. foreign policy and American diplomacy since 1789.
For all Department accounts: http://state.gov/social
@andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social Mayor of Greater Manchester
Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social News for the 99%. ON-THE-GROUND and investigative reporting covering stories the corporate media COVERS UP | https://statuscoup.com/join
Viktoriia Grivina @brams884.bsky.social Writer, researcher of Kharkiv, PhD student at St Andrews University.
The NPL Goat @thenplgoat.bsky.social Corp., M&A, and Securities Attorney.
Political beliefs in the tradition of North Dakota's Non-Partisan League from the start of the 20th century with progressive social values.
Proudly Anti-Fascist.
Edward Hunter Christie @ehunterchristie.bsky.social Political and Strategic Affairs
Former NATO official
PhD VUB & Royal Military Academy of Belgium
Views my own
John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social Independent Documentary Photographer
Bearing witness without permission.
No badge. No distance.
📍Minneapolis
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ECFR @ecfr.eu European Council on Foreign Relations: the only pan-European think-tank. We foster coalitions for change and promote debate on Europe's global role.
Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social Professor of AI, society, media and democracy + Political Communication, U Amsterdam || Director of Digital Democracy Centre, SDU || AlgoSoc || AIMD || Mix of work and private stuff ||
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social Newsletter: http://publiccomment.blog/
Hire me: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/
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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe.bsky.social Author of MOTHERLAND: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy. A finalist for the National Book Award.
DC correspondent at Puck.
All views my own.
sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social journalist and lawyer based in Portland, OR.
Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social Culture and life in Ukraine during war.
Letters and notes from Kyiv on Patreon:
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net Resist Rebel Revolt! Anti-Fascist. Author. Philosopher. Dog-Mom. Utilitarian Democrat. Existential Activist.
https://melissanadiaviviana.com/
Organized 3 Abortion Marches
Past President of Women's Non-Profit
Past Secretary of LGBTQIA Org
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
Kurt Bassuener @kurtbassuener.bsky.social Co-Founder and Senior Associate @DPC_global.bluesky.social; former Fulbrighter - PhD at St. Andrews; Angry Optimist
Corinne Podger @corinnepodger.bsky.social 🙋🏻♀️ Learning & Organisational Development Consultant
Priors: ABC Australia, BBC, Reuters, UNICEF, WAN-IFRA, WHO.
📌Come find me on LinkedIn.
Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com #TeamFT, Unhedged pod, E17, gardening, plazzy Scouser.
I never give investment advice. Beware scammers impersonating me to sell crypto etc.
FT "Free to read" = 300 free clicks.
*Stop the pervert glasses*
Critical Threats Project @criticalthreats.bsky.social An AEI project focused on understanding threats and tracking global challenges | Contact us: criticalthreats@aei.org | Media requests: mediaservices@aei.org
Esquiver @esquiver.bsky.social IMMIGRANT.
US diplomat (ret); US-German dual citizen; Jew. Enthusiastic Edinburgher. Crumhornist. Journalist, critic, and writer of fiction/plays.
Will not cede em dash to AI.
Mordant, feminist, and generally oblique.
Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut.
Lisa Ficek @sisu-lisa.bsky.social Retired federal government employee, blue dot in a sea of red, mother of two adult children, supporter of LGBTQIA+, looking to protect the rights of all.
Kelly @kellywonderwanders.bsky.social Once a Diplomat, now former. Still operating with irreverent tendencies. All views are my own.
Janna @jannacatlady.bsky.social I have 5 cats, love independent journalism, history junkie, dabble in photography, and trying to get back to consistently running, but the last year has been exhausting and I just want a nap
@mbhikesreads.bsky.social @mbhikesreads.bsky.social 
@konechka.bsky.social @konechka.bsky.social NATO nerd, foreign policy wonk, polyglot, sci-fi and fantasy fan, world traveler, champion for neurodivergence, and really bad at trivia.
Mari Tolliver @maritolliver.bsky.social Teacher, retired U.S. diplomat, crazy dog lady
Herself @aredfraser.bsky.social Does as she pleases.
(Likes: NAFO, kitniyot, Swedish Pop, the Romanian Language and gummi peachieOs. Dislikes: Russian propaganda, declining nouns, twitter.)
@whiskykonkoko.bsky.social @whiskykonkoko.bsky.social 
@travelerparker.bsky.social @travelerparker.bsky.social - S @samintheworld.bsky.social @samintheworld.bsky.social
Tiger Panda Lion @tigerpandalion.bsky.social Polar bears = the Arctic
Penguins = the Antarctic
Never the twain shall meet
@aherman83.bsky.social @aherman83.bsky.social 
Nicole Sune Sbitani @nsune.bsky.social Mostly microfiction, with little sprinkles of personality between.
nicolesune.sbitani.com
Personal account, not representative of Department of State or USG.
Mel @melpav.bsky.social Personal account, views expressed are my own.
@macabeazinha.bsky.social @macabeazinha.bsky.social 
Stacie RH @diplostatus.bsky.social U.S. diplomat currently serving in Paris. Likes, posts, shares are my own.
JDJD @jumanajd.bsky.social 
Melissa D. Gonzalez @melogonza.bsky.social One life, two cultures, three languages, forward thinker.
Brett Larson @brambor.bsky.social 
Paul Thomas @psthomas1111.bsky.social 
Nick Schwarzenbach @nickschwarzenbach.bsky.social Snark and sometimes foul language informed by a career on the front lines of US national security. Veteran. #Resist OG Never Trumper
@paulagoes.bsky.social @paulagoes.bsky.social 
Fst @bluemuslin.bsky.social Just an average American desi. LGBTQIA+ ally.
@sethlindenfeld.bsky.social @sethlindenfeld.bsky.social 
@pulisha.bsky.social @pulisha.bsky.social 🇺🇸Diplomat and veteran, 🧘♂️ yogi, 👩👧👦 mom of 6, 🏜️ native of the 505. Seeking beauty in all people, places, and things. All opinions personal.
Jenn LeBow @jennlebow.bsky.social Gen X, so I’m old enough to remember when “Texas” wasn’t a synonym for “Hateful GOP.” Writer. Love my spouse, my kiddos, my dogs, books, art, & travel. I have a playground sense of justice and won’t take odds. Proud that I never updated Twitter app to X.
Ashley Blythe @ashleyji.bsky.social 
Andrew Shinn @emeraldshellback.bsky.social Dad, vet, squarebody enthusiast, traveler, motorcycle rider, photographer, diplomat. Nothing I say here represents the views of the U.S. government or the U.S. State Department.
@nomadicgiraffe.bsky.social @nomadicgiraffe.bsky.social 
@cwglobal.bsky.social @cwglobal.bsky.social 
Jacques Fidel Coulibaly @jacquesfcoulibaly.bsky.social Representing my human on the interwebs.
@leslaroo.bsky.social @leslaroo.bsky.social 
Emileigh @emiology.bsky.social STEMM & public health nerd and mom to crazy-pants toddler. Working at AAAS membership. Kind of rusty with social media. Views and opinions are mine only.