Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social music ∙ geekery ∙ media and comms ∙ more random musings than you can handle ∙ DC vibe checks & street photography ∙ somehow has a PhD ∙ opinions all mine ∙ once called "the bus passenger" by People Magazine
The Weekday @professormusgrave.bsky.social Professor of political science. Willing expat becoming an unwilling emigre. Essentially millennial, analytically millenarian. https://musgrave.substack.com
Matthew Brooker @mbrooker.bsky.social Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion in London. CFA holder, from Slough, 25 years in Hong Kong, 5 in Shanghai. Opinions are my own.
Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social Researcher, UCalgary
PhD, Political Science
Dr. Cronk, Historian of Complaints. I've written a book, The Press Gallery (release TBD).
Headline of the Year! Lots going on.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Kirsten Grady @mrskgrady.bsky.social Social worker. Red tape slayer. Storyteller with a Wi-Fi connection & a grudge against broken systems.
Dignity > bureaucracy. Always. Social work is political.
Here to advocate, share insights, and spark change.
All views and opinions are my own.
Joyce Lau @joycelaunews.bsky.social A New York Times editor based in Seoul. Hong Konger, Canadian and mom. Opinions are my own & the usual disclaimers apply.
Atlas Shvitzed @therafischwartz.bsky.social Co-owner: Discourse Blog. "One blogger" - The New York Times. Found at various points in: Rolling Stone, Mic, GOOD, Heeb. Splinter was a good website. I'll have the soup.
www.discourseblog.com
Christopher Powers @powersglobal.bsky.social International Educator, Assistant Vice President for International Initiatives, Towson University, Baseball Fan, He/him, All views my own
tyrell haberkorn @turtelista.bsky.social Plaenert-Bascom Prof of SEAsian Studies at UW-Madison | Coordinates @jsealab.bsky.social | translation, dissent, political prisoners and carcerality in Thailand | recent book: Dictatorship on Trial: Coups and the Future of Justice in Thailand (Stanford UP)- J @jasonstanley.bsky.social @jasonstanley.bsky.social
Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social Independent military history author and researcher. If you find my writings interesting or useful, any tips are appreciated: http://ko-fi.com/chrisowiki 
Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social National voting rights correspondent Mother Jones. Author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It and Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America https://www.aribermanauthor.com/
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social Professor of Law @NYULaw (but views are not my employer’s) | Legal History, Administrative State, New York State Courts | “agenda-driven naysayer whose head instantiates academic ethers”
David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com Editor, McClelland & Stewart. Author. Writer. General purpose factotum. Lego enthusiast. PhD in political science, just in case.
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
Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social Democracy Action Network is a citizen-led organization protecting American democracy through collective action.
https://democracyactionnetwork.com/
https://secure.everyaction.com/LBU7km7T7kaMbUnC9XqpUw2
https://democracyactionnetwork.substack.com/
Carlos Diaz Ruiz @carlosdiazruiz.com Associate Professor at Hanken in Finland. I write about the consumer culture and advertising markets that allow disinformation to thrive on social media.
Author of the book "Market-Oriented Disinformation Research."
https://www.carlosdiazruiz.com
Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist —- Public speaker via London Speakers Bureau --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottlucasworldview
Luca Luceri @luceriluc.bsky.social Research Assistant Professor @USC-ISI
🤖 I investigate malicious activity on social media networks 🕵🏼
Francesca Tripodi @ftripodi.bsky.social Dr. Tripodi is a sociologist who studies the internet and how information flows online
www.spillab.com
Timothy Graham @timothyjgraham.bsky.social Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology. Computational communication, social theory. Interests: Propaganda, dark political communication, the relationship between technology, truth, and knowledge
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
Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk Researches Propaganda & IW; Visiting Prof @notredame.bsky.social; Fellow @ Bard; Associate @ Cambridge; Owner Maven of Persuasion; Snr Researcher Oscar-shortlisted The Great Hack on #CambridgeAnalytica. 🐕 https://emma-briant.co.uk signal: Emmalbriant.44
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
Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social Director of The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Author of Chasing Shadows https://chasingshadowsbook.ca/ 
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
Dam Coffee @damcoffee.bsky.social I write stuff about open-source intelligence, and I really like coffee.
You can read my stuff here: https://medium.com/@dam_coffee.
Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://rightlandia.ghost.io/
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social Dramatist, author, apostate newspaperman specializing in artisanal contempt and discerning maledicta. The claim that I am the angriest man in television is faint praise indeed; the second angriest is yelling at an agent because residual checks are late.
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social Political commentary. Over 3 billion views on YouTube. #1 NYT bestselling author. Past: MSNBC
https://linktr.ee/briantylercohen
Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
Les Perreaux @perreaux.bsky.social Editor. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/
Retired reporter. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/les-perreaux/
J-Source @jsource.bsky.social News, research and commentary about journalism in Canada.
https://j-source.ca/
Canada Press Freedom Project: http://canadapressfreedom.ca
Sign up for the J-Source newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4ex9nhfp
National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com National Newswatch – Canada's most comprehensive place for political news and views. Visit us at https://nationalnewswatch.com/
Chantal Hébert @chebert18.bsky.social Journaliste politique/CBC At Issue/Les Coulisses du pouvoir et C est bien meilleur le matin-SRC/Good Talk-Sirius XM & YouTube
Joy Lachica @joylachica.bsky.social Peterborough, ON, Canada City Councillor, Ward 3, Deputy Mayor, Infrastructure Planning Growth Management Co-Chair, Environment, Lakelands Public Health Board #ptbo joylachica.com. Views my own.
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social Journalist, professor, dad. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Bologna, Miami Herald, Bloomberg, Salt Lake, Columbia J School.
bit.ly/bgcjr
Éric Schulthess @ericschulthess.bsky.social Marseillais d’Endoume vadrouilleur. Chine et Fuji mes amours
中国 ，富士山。
Papet.
Entré dans le Petit Robert 2026 grâce au mot « Gâté, -ée »
« Gens de Bauduen », dernier livre publié. Journaliste retraité.
CP 53 359. #Motchus. #OM. www.carnetdemarseille.com
Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social This is a police hating and human existence loving account
Whenever I do satire everyone thinks its news and whenever I do news everyone thinks it's satire so good luck with these posts I guess
On Mastodon: Criminalerin.jorts.horse
She/they/guy
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
Bill Emmott @billemmott.bsky.social Writer, former ed-in-chief of The Economist, author “Deterrence, Diplomacy and the Risk of Conflict over Taiwan” (IISS 2024), addict of all things Japanese, Italian and geopolitical
James Alvarez @obscuregent.bsky.social Writer of the Obscure Gentlemen comic| Brother, friend, creative partner to Aaron Alvarez | Podcast co-host: Plain Zero
https://theobscuregentlemen.com
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:hoc2ea6xratphibqhvv62fkq/lists/3lgit4socrh2b
Vici Surr @vicisurr.bsky.social Retired, childless cat (dog and horse) lady. Ace. Favorite pastime: driving and riding my Morgan horse. Living my best life on Martha's Vineyard. 🐴🐈🐕🐶🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙🫘
Daniel Dale @ddale8.bsky.social I’m a senior reporter at CNN.
Rest of World @restofworld.org We're a nonprofit publication covering global technology outside the West.
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Kadri Liik @kadriliik.bsky.social Professional focus on Russia, other interests many and varied.
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
Buy my book: http://shorturl.at/BJOUV
James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
Stephanie Nolen @stephanienolen.bsky.social Global health reporter, The New York Times. Former correspondent in South Asia, Africa, Latin America and the MidEast. Author, 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa; Promised the Moon. Baker. Canoe tripper. Disease nerd. Lover of a fat novel and Earl Grey tea.
Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump, his administration and circle of friends -- without fear or favor. I write about people and power. My contact on Signal: EricLiptonNYT.01
Jodi Kantor @jodikantor.bsky.social NY Times investigative reporter. Co-author of SHE SAID, about how Megan Twohey and I broke the Weinstein story. Now focused on illuminating the Supreme Court.
sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social journalist and lawyer based in Portland, OR.
Phillip Forsyth @pforsyth.bsky.social Born in (Arbroath) Scotland, and have called Hong Kong, home, since 1987. Main business is logistics and love tramping around the hills here.
Bellingcat @bellingcat.com Bellingcat is a global collective uncovering facts to hold power to account. Our work is independent. Our methods are public. Our community is global.
Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate
Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social National correspondent, New York Times.
Previously: Staff Writer, The Atlantic.
Covering religion, politics, culture, and other low stakes subjects.
Mailing list: yair.substack.com
Music: bit.ly/azyashir
Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social Deputy Executive Editor, The Atlantic. Author of "Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity." https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/700580/stuck-by-yoni-appelbaum/
The Atlantic @theatlantic.com Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
Simon Cox @s1moncox.bsky.social Journalist at The Economist. Interested in emerging economies, especially China and India. Based in Hong Kong.
https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/simon-cox/
lokman tsui @lokman.org writer, (recovering) academic, amateur activist. teach at graduate institute of journalism, national taiwan university. fellow @citizenlab.ca.
he/him. writing a personal history of home and authoritarianism.
Jeppe Mulich @jmulich.bsky.social Teaching history and politics at City St George's. Work on Asia and the Caribbean. Too much time thinking about RPGs. Currently Brighton, previously Hong Kong, New York, Copenhagen.
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com Hong Kong's impartial, non-profit, award-winning English-language newspaper: https://hongkongfp.com/about/ 100% independent, backed by an Ethics code and reader-funded: https://support.hongkongfp.com/
Aaron Busch @tripperhead.bsky.social Subscribe to the daily Hong Kong newsletter. Delivered free to your inbox!
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Antony Dapiran @antd.bsky.social Writer/Lawyer/Photographer, author of “City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong”. www.antonydapiran.com
Webb-site @webb-site.com This account tracks Webb-site.com updates
Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social An academic in Hong Kong. 🇨🇦 🇭🇰 🇺🇸 I study Health Policy and Systems, Health Policy, and Health Economics. I read. I eat. I travel.
Galileo Cheng @galileocheng.bsky.social Axed Award-winning photojournalist, UBC Journalism but focus on Hong Kong Studies. Works here and there
HK Hemlock @hkbiglychee.bsky.social 
Laurel Chor @laurelchor.bsky.social Journalist, photographer & documentary filmmaker from Hong Kong. National Geographic Explorer. she/her
Masato Kajimoto | 鍛治本正人 @masatokj.bsky.social Journalism Professor at HKU. Fact-checking at Annie Lab. Trust is something you earn, not build.
Selina Cheng @selinacheng.bsky.social Hong Kong Journalists Association chair.
Lee Cobaj @gooselee.bsky.social Travel expert, writer, consultant
YTSL @ytsl.bsky.social I really f**king love Hong Kong, and Funassyi!
Bluesky user #55,617 -- joined in May 2023! -- but am also "over there" too. Yes, I'm still straddling between Twitter and here (because there still are not enough Hongkongers and Funassyi fans here!).
Christian Göbel @christiangoebel.bsky.social Prof of China Studies, Uni Vienna. Political scientist working on state-society relations, protest, government responsiveness in China. Data hoarder, computational methods.
Josh Chin @joshchin.bsky.social Senior correspondent for WSJ covering collisions of geopolitics, tech, and power. 15+ yrs in Asia, mostly China. Co-author of SURVEILLANCE STATE: https://www.josh-chin.com/books
Signal: joshchin.86. Also: josh.l.chin@protonmail.com
Laura Luehrmann @lauraluehrmann.bsky.social Professor of Political Science and Chair, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Wright State University (Dayton, OH). Modern Chinese politics and foreign policy, social movements, political ideologies.
Ph.D., Ohio State University
#FirstGen
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.
Bill Browder @billbrowder.bsky.social Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign and author of Red Notice and Freezing Order
Shachi Kurl @shachikurl.bsky.social President angusreid.org 🇨🇦's public interest pollster. I ask ppl q's & tell u their a's. Opinions mine, unless they're yours. Chair, Jack Webster Foundation. Past Chair, Canadian Cancer Society. Neither of them are here yet.
Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social Covering politics, elections and data at The Economist
Shibani Mahtani @shibanim.bsky.social Washington Post international investigative correspondent, co-author of Among the Braves https://amongthebraves.com/
Victor Shih @vicshih.bsky.social Director, 21st Century China Center at UCSD: elite politics, financial markets, debt….of China of course
Christopher Clary @claryc.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science, University at Albany; Nonresident Fellow, Stimson Center
Charles Caldwell @charlesinhk.bsky.social Live in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 but Canadian 🇨🇦
Contributing author to international bestseller “Speechless”. Also HR professional, exec & leadership coach, husband and dad.
Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca In a world drowning in conflict and grief, we crave what keeps us alive: joy—our daily bread; hope—our living water; kindness—the roof over our souls.
The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com North America’s Trusted Source Of News
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebeaverton
Merch: https://the-beaverton.myshopify.com/
Stephanie Pettigrew @stephpettigrew.bsky.social History of witches and Huguenots in New France, Data scientist at Library & Archives Canada.
Acadienne 🌠🤍❤️
Chris Hannay @hannay.bsky.social Health and business reporter at The Globe and Mail
Bob Rae @bobbyrae48.bsky.social Canadian citizen activist, university teacher, writer, husband, father, grandfather
Joanna Chiu @joannachiu.bsky.social Managing Partner at Nüora Global Advisors — a strategic intelligence and advisory firm focused on technology, geopolitics, and business in Asia. Powered by a global network of investigative specialists and analysts. https://www.nuoraglobal.com/
Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social Nothing much to say that hasn’t been said long ago: I’m a doofus and a terrible follow
Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania