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Sometimes the most you can do is the best you can do.
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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
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Director, Defending Democracy Together.
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Never Trump.
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John Haubenreich @johnhaubenreich.bsky.social Attorney fighting for voting rights and democracy with @protectdemocracy.org. Board member, @organizetn.bsky.social. Teach "Democracy and Voting Rights Litigation.” Film photography hobbyist. Bojangles stan. Opinions my own. Sorry for the soccer stuff.
Jon Steinman @jonsteinman.bsky.social dad, dog walker, Nebraskan
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social Writer-editor @protectdemocracy.org
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Ghost in some memoirs.
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My opinions are my own.
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Jen Dresden @jrdresden.bsky.social Political Scientist | Ex-Professor | Democracy Advocate
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Cecilia Muñoz @ceciliamunoz.bsky.social Serial policy nerd: led President Obama's Domestic Policy Council after 20 years at Unidos US; now growing new NGOs. On way too many boards. Author: More Than Ready.
Jeff Berman @jeffberman.bsky.social Former civil rights lawyer & Senate staff. Current entrepreneur, activist & advocate. CEO and co-host of Masters of Scale. Protect Democracy board. Father of 3. Work in progress. (He/Him)
Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at the Atlantic, reviews books for Foreign Affairs. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/
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
John W Dean @johnwdean.bsky.social Still active as an Author and Lecturer! Former CNN contributor, former Justia’s VERDICT columnist, former Nixon White House Counsel, former Goldwater Chair at Az State Un., but remain a Senior Fellow, CCLP, Annenberg USC. Just can’t retire. :-)
Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social Father, friend, believe love conquers hate, and truth wins over prevarication.
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.
John McKay @sealawman.bsky.social Former U.S. Attorney, law professor turned volunteer legal aid lawyer, advocate for the rule of law and anti-authoritarianism
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Michael G. Miller @michaelgmiller.bsky.social Political Scientist, Barnard College. Elections, Voting Rights, and Political Behavior. Blue collar scholar. #SkolVikings 🇺🇦
Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author.
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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social Tracking autocratic legalism around the world from Princeton University.
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social Ex-CIA Africa analyst. PhD historian. Author of The Missionary Kids (Runner up for RNA Book of the Year).
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Church of Jokic.
Nola Dad.
Weak and Gay.
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Elizabeth Neumann @elizabethneumann.bsky.social Violence prevention advocate; Former DHS Asst Sec for CT; Author, Kingdom of Rage; Builder, the Path Back to Peace. @NeuSummits on other platforms.
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Heath Mayo @heathmayo.bsky.social Christian | Conservative | Corporate Lawyer | Founder, Principles First: http://principlesfirst.us
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
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