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Jennifer Pahlka @pahlkadot.bsky.social Author: Recoding America, Founder: Code for America, Co-founder: USDS and USDR.
Ben Shave @ben-shave.bsky.social I work at the House of Commons. Currently: Education Committee. Previously: Science, Innovation and Technology, Public Accounts and Brexit committees.
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Sarah Gold 🇵🇸 ✊🏼 🕊️ @sarahtgold.bsky.social CEO @projectsbyif.bsky.social founder, designer, advisor, Mum, “rebel with the right cause”, expecting more from computers…
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Ex-Cabinet Office, DHSC and RSA. Now freelance.
Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social AI slop cannon
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social Writes the most popular UK Substack (samf.substack.com)
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Alex Thomas @alexgathomas.bsky.social Executive Director, Institute for Government. Ex-Cabinet Office, Defra, Dept of Health. Interested in all things good government
Simon Brackenborough @sbrackenborough.bsky.social Londoner and writer on classical music. Interested in the arts, history, nature, reading, coffee, vegetarian food, and active travel infrastructure.
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Michael Mitchell @michaelmitchell.bsky.social I'm running for City Council in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. https://toronto-danforth.ca
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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social Academic; writer. Professor of AI & Society, Chair-Director @kings-dfi.bsky.social, King’s College London. Eye-rolling at AI nonsense on a daily basis. #academicsky . Norn Irish in Norwich.
Tom Baldwin @tombaldwin66.bsky.social Journalist, once a senior Labour Party adviser, and author of the best-selling biography of Keir Starmer, now out in paperback with a new chapter on the election and first weeks in power.
That JSTweedie | Gatineau 🇨🇦 @jstweedie.bsky.social Former federal public servant. Now doing a PhD to figure it all out. Complex systems, decision making, and digital transformation. And my humans. And cats. Never forget the cats. Nor music. Not books either.
Mark Histed @markhisted.org Lincoln liberal, 2nd inaugural enthusiast.
Information processing in networks. Brains, models, lasers.
Prev: media policy for democracypolicy.network. All views are my own.
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Seth @sethjmeyer.bsky.social
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rhiannonldavies @rhiannonldavies.bsky.social Digital enabler for HigherEd & Charity
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James Kemp @jamesmkemp.bsky.social Public servant, delivering change mostly. Have worked in many departments. Based in Scotland. #GovPDC Explorer Scout Leader, sometimes gamer & writer
Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com Civic Technologist | Executive Director, Alliance of Civic Technologists | Army Veteran | Alumni of Code for America, Defense Digital Service and USDS #civictech #chicago #illinois
Really doesn’t like bullies
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social Journalist, writer etc — but mostly her dad. AuDHD. Pro-library socialism. Luddite.
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Hassan Hassan @hhassan.bsky.social Founder and Editor in Chief, @newlinesmag.bsky.social. New York Times Bestselling Author https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1682450201/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1699110557&sr=8-1. Father of two boys
Bashar Deeb / بشار ديب @bdeeb.bsky.social Digital investigations @lhreports.bsky.social
Free Syria
He\him
Syria Notes @syrianotes.org Informing UK policy debates on Syria. Focused on human rights and accountability.
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James Miller (Millermena) @jamesmiller.bsky.social The Casual Analyst: https://www.thecasualanalyst.com/
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social https://buymeacoffee.com/jayinkyiv
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social Ukrainian patriot. Advisor to Internal Affairs Minister (2021-2023). Support my team of volunteer translators: http://patreon.com/TwitterAG
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Kareem Chehayeb @chehayebk.bsky.social Middle East reporter at The Associated Press, usually reporting on Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. kchehayeb@ap.org
Anna Gvarishvili @annagvarish.bsky.social Journalist and editor, providing news and analysis on the drastic reversal of liberal democratic values in Georgia 🇬🇪 Supporting Ukraine with all my heart and passion 🇺🇦
Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social BBC Russia Editor, Moscow
Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social
Mariam Nikuradze @mariamnikuradze.bsky.social Reporter and photojournalist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Co-founder and Executive Director at OC Media
Giorgi Revishvili @revishvili.bsky.social Military Analyst • Former Senior Advisor at the NSC of Georgia• Focused on Russian Foreign and Security Policy • Views my own https://russiaanalyzed.substack.com
Giorgi Koberidze @koberidze.bsky.social Political analyst;
Professor at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social Droa Party Foreign Affairs. Lecturer, researcher. CEE Europe & Central Asia. University of St Andrews alumna.
Aspiring to foster a tangible Democracy, Inc.
WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social 🇪🇪 Estonian blogger focusing on Russia/Ukraine | 18+ version: https://t.me/wartranslated | Glory to #Ukraine!
Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest Book Strategists and Strategy: collected essays, 2014-2024. Substack Comment is Freed https://samf.substack.com/
Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social Host C4N Fourcast Indicators pod, writing @Sunday Times, ex-BBC guy covering war & peace + sometime Newsnight presenter 1990-2024, IWM trustee, author Big Boys Rules, Generals, Rifles, Task Force Black, The Tank War, Skripal Files, Red Devils, Tank & more!
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
Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com Chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 16 years living and reporting in Ukraine. https://www.ft.com/christopher-miller
Author of the book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury: https://www.amazon.com/dp/139940685X
Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social Ukraine correspondent. British-Lebanese conflict journalist & filmmaker. Director of The Battle For Kyiv. Interested in human rights. RTs ≠ endorsement.
https://ko-fi.com/ozkaterji
Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social International Center for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV), Anti-corruption Action Center (AntAC). Kyiv, Ukraine.
Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social Military affairs reporter with The Washington Post. State-school alum. Beer-league softball enthusiast. Dog guy. Signal for encrypted tips: danlamothe.30
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
Razan S @razanspeaks.bsky.social Syrian. Niche in narrative, pre-2011 exile communities’ palingenesis and diaspora histories.
Also @intersectSyria.bsky.social for info-bites.
Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social Freelance journalist living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine
BBC local radio freelance reporter, sometimes heard on LBC radio
Very biased: against fascist and authoritarian regimes; for democracy, rule of law, and human rights.
Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad.bsky.social Researcher on info ops, narratives, security-related topics, and hybrid warfare from Syria to Eurasia.
Editor, Security and Defense, Capital.
Non-Resident Fellow at DFRLab.
DRM Journal co-founder.
https://bio.link/ruslantrad
Nedal Al-Amari @nedalalamari.bsky.social Syrian political activist from #Daraa #Syria Freedom. Ya Hala 👋 8.12.2024
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Qusay Noor @qusaynoor.net ❤ A journalist from Syria ❤ 📸 In the ( @anadoluajansi ) And
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Idrees Ahmad @idreesahmad.bsky.social Director of Journalism, University of Essex; Associate Editor, New Lines Magazine; Contributing Editor, LA Review of Books; Bylines: New York Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, Foreign Policy, The Observer, Washington Post.
Thomas van Linge @thomasvlinge.bsky.social Freelance journalist/researcher with a passion for the struggle for democracy, human rights & wildlife preservation. Reporting on wars, uprisings & conservation
@charleslister1.bsky.social @charleslister1.bsky.social
Mohamad El Chamaa @mohamadelchamaa.bsky.social reporter @WashingtonPost.com
📫 mohamad.elchamaa@washpost.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/mohamad-el-chamaa/
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social Human Rights Lawyer | Executive Director at TIMEP @timep.bsky.social
Abby Sewell @sewella.bsky.social News director for Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Turkey at the Associated Press. Contact asewell @ap.org
Sarah El Deeb @seldeeb.bsky.social Investigative journalist, Associated Press; Beirut-Cairo. Two cats: Drake & Smudge.
Rami Jarrah @ramijarrah.com Remnants of a war Journalist | AKA Alexander Page | @CJFE Intl Press Freedom Award
Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com Journalist
🇺🇦 Ukraine Correspondent for 🎙RFI 📰 Ouest-France, La Dépêche du Midi 🖥 France24.
Grew up in 🇫🇷, lived in Ireland 🇮🇪, Germany 🇩🇪 & now 🇺🇦.
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Politics, War, Migration, ⚖️ International Law, ⚓️Sea Rescue.
www.emmanuellechaze.com
Alina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.social 🖋️Journalist, Editor at @pravda.ua
📑 Here you can find stories about Russian-Ukrainian war
😻 And cats
Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social Political science professor at McGill 🇨🇦⚜️Hiram Mills Chair; Co-Director, Jean Monnet Centre Montreal;
Russo-Ukrainian war; Rule of law, (anti)corruption; European politics 🇺🇦 🇧🇬 🇪🇺. Opinions mine.
https://linktr.ee/popovaprof
Olga Onuch @oonuch.bsky.social Professor of Comparative & Ukrainian Pols UoM
Democracy in Wartime/GeoPol/EU/DisInfo/Elections/Protest/Identity/Surveys 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇦🇷🇪🇺
📚Zelensky Effect
📚Mapping Mass Mobilization
VProf College D’Europe
Prev @ox.ac.uk Nuffield/StAntonys @harvard.edu @uoft.bsky.social
Asami Terajima @asamiterajima.bsky.social Reporter at the Kyiv Independent. https://kyivindependent.com/author/asami-terajima/
Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social Margo from Kyiv | telling you about war Russia threw on us | longer reads: margogontar.substack.com
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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social 24, ukrainian-american
Print FPV drones like money and we’re hyperinflating
@kolibri93.bsky.social @kolibri93.bsky.social 🇺🇦 Kyiv. Volunteer since 2014. Member of the Sviatoshynskyi District Self-Defense.
Olga Tokariuk @olgatokariuk.bsky.social Academy Associate, Chatham House. Journalist, disinfo researcher, occasionally lecturer, speaker and moderator. Proud Ukrainian, currently in the UK
Marichka Buchelnikova 🇺🇦 @boochelnikova.bsky.social Communications expert, project manager, explaining Ukraine to the world at Ukraine Explainers. Sharing here personal thoughts, feelings and ideas.
https://linktr.ee/boochelnikova
Anastasia Rodi (exMagazova) 🌻 @anastasiarodi.bsky.social Journalist | PhD Candidate in Political Science, HU Berlin.
Building bridges between 🇺🇦&🇩🇪.
Ex-corr for DW, RFERL. From Crimea.
Board @n-ost.bsky.social
Mattias Vermeiren @mattvermeir.bsky.social Associate Professor of International Political Economy at Ghent University
Max von Thun @maxvonthun.bsky.social Europe Director @openmarkets.bsky.social. Former UK Parliamentary adviser and tech policy consultant. Pro-tech, anti-monopoly.
Ian Brown 👨🏻💻 @ianbrown.tech 💻 regulation (🔑 #privacy 🗳)
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Visiting Prof @fgvoficial.bsky.social 👨🏫
Formerly DCMS Principal Scientific Officer/Prof. Information Security & Privacy @oii.ox.ac.uk
Tech News @1br0wn.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy
Wolfie Christl @wchr.bsky.social Public-interest researcher at Cracked Labs | Research fellow at Citizen Lab | Vienna, Austria | Tech and society. Tracking, surveillance, data economy, platform power, algorithmic decisions, datafication of work.
wolfie.crackedlabs.org/en
Andreas Schwab @andreasschwab.bsky.social Gemeindepräsident von Bremgarten bei Bern (SP), Autor, Ausstellungsmacher
2024: Freiheit, Rausch und schwarze Katzen. Eine Geschichte der Boheme.
Catalina Goanta @cgoanta.bsky.social Associate prof in private law & tech (Utrecht University) & PI ERC Research Stg HUMANads '22-'27 @goanta@someone.elses.computer
Edie Hancock @edithhancock.bsky.social Writing about EU competition, trade and tech policy for the Wall Street Journal and/or Dow Jones. Send tips, invitations & affirmations to Edith.hancock@wsj.com
Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social https://competitionwave.blogspot.com/ (daily reading list and more)
Robert Bateman @robertjbateman.bsky.social • I post about privacy, data protection, security, AI • Regular updates on big tech shenanigans • Views absolutely represent those of my employer (me) • Consultancy and training services •
Aaron Moss @copyrightlately.bsky.social Copyright lawyer, along with trademark, media and entertainment litigation. Visit copyrightlately.com for copyright stuff
Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social Law professor & journalist looking at tech geopolitics, free expression, internet law, online governance, & AI.
Senior Editor at Lawfare.
https://klonick.substack.com/
www.kateklonick.com
W.W.D.D.
Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social Postdoc @ivir_uva | DSA Observatory | social media law
EPP Group in the European Parliament @eppgroup.bsky.social The largest political group in the European Parliament. We defend centre-right policies to promote growth and jobs in a more integrated Europe. #JobsJobsJobs
European Commission @ec.europa.eu News and information from the European Commission. Social media and data protection policy: http://europa.eu/!MnfFmT
Renew Europe @reneweurope.bsky.social We are the pro-European political group in the
European Parliament!
Our mission? to Renew Europe! 🇪🇺
Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social The Tech Transparency Project is a research initiative of Campaign for Accountability that investigates the power, influence, & impact of Big Tech. https://www.techtransparencyproject.org
Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us A left-wing podcast for a better world and better tech. Hosted by @parismarx.com. Made in partnership with @thenation.com.
https://techwontsave.us/
Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social Professor of EU and Human Rights Law. Usual disclaimers. Latest book: European Union Law, 5th edition, co-edited with Catherine Barnard.
Euractiv @euractiv.com Euractiv is an independent pan-European media network. We are an essential, trusted source for news, analysis and debate on EU politics and policy. www.euractiv.com
Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
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Elisa Braun @elisabraun.bsky.social Chief Brussels correspondent, Euractiv
Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social Proud European 🇪🇺 Fellow at Stanford 👩🏼💻 column in FT 🗞️Member of European Parliament 2009-2019 📕Author: The Tech Coup
Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social Tech journalist and author, who increasingly also talks on TV and radio. Interested in the sparks that happen when the online and offline worlds collide
@stokel on the other place. Buy my book: How AI Ate the World!
Sam Harper @sharper.bsky.social Journaliste pour https://pivot.quebec | Journalist at Pivot
https://lebruitdesbottes.ca
Infosec dilettante | OSINT amateur
Cofondateur | co-founder https://cybercitoyen.org