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Kevin Gosztola @kgosztola.bsky.social Journalist. Editor of The Dissenter Newsletter which covers press freedom, whistleblowing, and government secrecy (https://thedissenter.org)
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Patrick G. Eddington @pgeddington.bsky.social Out now: The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley through Eisenhower. Order direct from GU Press & use code TGUF to get 30% off: https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/The-Triumph-of-Fear
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Stefania Maurizi @smaurizi.bsky.social Investigative journalist @fattoquotidiano.bsky.social, ex Repubblica ex Espresso, has worked on all WikiLeaks releases+Snowden files.
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Cian Westmoreland @cianmw.bsky.social USAF OEF 🇦🇫 Vet. Connected remote weapons systems with battlefields. Critical of my role, outraged by my impact, concerned about our future. Love the Republic, hate the Empire. Traveler to 90+ countries, pro human.
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Naomi Colvin @auerfeld.bsky.social Interested in AI governance, renaissance music and pallas cats. Can probably still play a selection of Andy Mackay solos on request.
ExposeFacts @exposefacts.bsky.social ExposeFacts facilitates investigative journalism by providing pro bono, direct legal representation to whistleblowers & media sources with a focus on human rights & civil liberties.
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Disruption Network Lab @disruptionlab.bsky.social 🌩️INVESTIGATING THE KILL CLOUD🌩️
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Thomas Drake @thomasdrake.bsky.social Living Life Outside of Pandora’s ‘Deep State’ Box. Defending Inalienable Rights. Abhor Authoritarianism & Abuse of Power. Incongruent Divergent. NatSec Whistleblower on Gov’t Violations of Law & Public Trust. Nurturing New Seeds of Democracy & Freedom. 🌱
emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland.
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Lisa Ling @aretvet.bsky.social OEF/OIF Vet. War will not be made shorter or safer by adding remote connectivity, AI, or autonomous weapons. A Western net-centric #KillCloud won’t bring us peace. Fellow at Disruption Institute 2024
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