juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social Public Service Fellow - Lawfare
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Former Director - NSC
Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social Parent, husky-mom, doomsayer, aviator, general PITA. Views are my own.
Dr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social Naval Iconoclast, Military-Industrial Expert
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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social Reporter, The New York Times. Former U.S. Navy EOD & Iraq vet. Reach me securely via Signal at: johnismay.01 or by email at: john.ismay@nytimes.com
The Aviationist @theaviationist.com Unmatched, unconventional, independent coverage of military aviation, defense, tech & everything in the middle.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people.
Olivia Garard @teaandtactics.bsky.social 
Ryan Evans @ryanevans.bsky.social Founder, War on the Rocks (warontherocks.com) and Bedrock Knowledge (thebedrock.co). Opinions are my own. I'm not a journalist so please don't mistake me for one.
Terminal Lance @terminallance.com Official account of Terminal Lance, a comic strip about Marine life (not the fish kind)
The Dietz Foundation @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social The world's first and only not-for-profit game publisher. We use our proceeds to fund scholarships for prospective teachers.
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Multi-Man Publishing @multimanpublishing.bsky.social Founded in 1995, producing Advanced Squad Leader and other historical board wargames. Comments do not necessarily represent the views of MMP.
Iron Capt. @ironcapt.bsky.social Pro-wife, Anti-Nazi.
Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social National Security Coordinating Producer at CBS News | Marine infantryman + Afghanistan veteran | Fan of Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Travis Reese (Against war with NATO) @ctreese2.bsky.social Small town kid. Joined the military. Stuck w/ it for 21 yrs. Stayed in defense. Planner & strategist. Inventor of the coffee egg cream & mocha coffee egg cream
Stand Up America @standupamerica.com We’re a grassroots community of nearly 2 million progressives that’s standing up to corruption & voter suppression and building a more representative democracy.
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Carl @calvinboy24.bsky.social Real life: Guy working a real job to pay the bills Hobby life: Wargame designer. Order of Battle researcher.
Kathleen J. McInnis @kjmcinnis1.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Defense & Security Department & Director, SWSP @CSIS. Priors: Capitol Hill, Pentagon, Chatham House, Kings College London. PhD War Studies. Author. Mom. Herder of cats. NATO nerd.
Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
Duffel Blog @duffelblog.com America’s Most Trusted Military News 🇺🇸 Since 2012. “They’ve made a lot of fun of me and I’ve enjoyed every bit of it.”—Secretary of Defense Mattis | https://www.duffelblog.com
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Editor at large, The Bulwark.
Director, Defending Democracy Together.
Host, Conversations with Bill Kristol.
Never Trump.
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 @smarkg52.bsky.social Teach simulations and wargames at US Army CGSC. Opinions mine. Not an official account. “AI doesn’t do that…that’s not how AI works.” Mark Twain.
Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut. Husband to @GabbyGiffords.bsky.social. United States Senator for the great state of Arizona.
Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social 24, ukrainian-american
Print FPV drones like money and we’re hyperinflating
John Culver @johnculver689.bsky.social Fmr National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, retired CIA analyst. Views solely my own. Likes/reposts are not an endorsement.
Rush Doshi @rushdoshi.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Georgetown • Director of the CFR China Strategy Initiative • Biden NSC China 2021-2024 • Author of The Long Game
Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social The defense policy views of the people's champ. AKA Great One, Flex Kavana, and Brahma Bull. Might be Dwayne Johnson, could be Harold Brown. Views my own. Substack⬇️
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Doha @doha104p3.bsky.social Mil-Av, Maritime, Missile, Space, Defense, and some politics related posts | F-35 appreciator | Agile Combat Employment Supremacist | (Not very active here)
OSINTtechnical @osinttechnical.bsky.social PAI enjoyer, OSINT guy @truth.bsky.social , my views/freezing cold takes are my own. Standard spiel about not endorsing retweets, likes, and comments.
Kevin Rowlands @c21st-sailor.bsky.social Editor, RUSI Journal
(Views are my own)
Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social Naval and intelligence historian. Familiar with the Second World War, knows about War Studies and has an amateur understanding of Space. PhD, MA etc. Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies @ King's College London
International Maritime History Association @journalmaritime.bsky.social IMHA is a professional association of Scholars. The International Journal of Maritime History is published quarterly, on various dimensions of maritime history
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Tim Benbow @timbenbow.bsky.social Professor of Strategic Studies, King's College London
My research focusses on UK naval strategy and naval history in the Second World War and Cold War.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/benbow-dr-tim
Fiona Cunningham @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Author of “Under the Nuclear Shadow” (Princeton, 2025). China, nukes, cyber, space, international security. She/her. Personal website: www.fionascunningham.com
SMH Historians @smh-historians.bsky.social The Society for Military History and the Journal of Military History's Official Bluesky Page.
Mark Herman @markherman54.bsky.social Professional Game Designer
Tank Archives @tankarchives.bsky.social Author, reenactor, film photographer, military historian specializing in 1930s and 1940s armoured warfare.
Iain Ballantyne @iainballantyne.bsky.social Editor Warships IFR mag and its guides to the US Navy and Royal Navy. Author of books, including 'Hunter Killers', 'The Deadly Trade', 'Killing the Bismarck', plus the new novel 'Martin's Eyes' published by Chiselbury. Web site www.iainballantyne.com
Kate Jamieson / KJ ⚓️ @kejamieson.bsky.social Short For Bob. Naval & Maritime Historian. AFRHistS Royal Historical Society. Council Member: Society for Nautical Research. C18th Naval Ordnance & Personnel Nerd. Rower. Owned by a Greek Dog 🐾
katejamieson.co.uk / IG: katejamieson_
Eric Robinson @ericrobinson.bsky.social associate director @ RAND | defense strategy | data science | special operations | former OSD policy | usual caveats
Alex Ward @alexward.bsky.social National security reporter, The Wall Street Journal. Author, “The Internationalists.” Fan, F.C. Barcelona.
Jacob Stoil @jacobstoil.bsky.social Military Historian who is easily distracted by random research projects,
Chair of Applied History at the Modern War Institute, Senior Fellow of the Urban Warfare Center. Follows/Likes/Reposts don't = endorsements. Posts represent my personal thoughts only
Oscar Jonsson @oajonsson.bsky.social Russia, modern warfare and old literature.
Russell “RPG” Ziskey @rpg-volley.bsky.social We’re in the shit now, somebody’s gotta shovel it.
RoyParker @royparker.bsky.social Husband, Father, brother, friend, veteran, cavalry scout, Army University Press, documentary film maker, student of current Army doctrine, WWII, and urban warfare. PhD student at Kansas State University.
Søren Sjøgren @sorensjogren.bsky.social Military officer | PhD | Institute head of R&D at the Royal Danish Defence College | Editor @sjms.bsky.social | Doctrine, planning, and command.
Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in IR at University of St Andrews | Historian of war | Award-winning author | Series editor, War & the British Empire (McGill-Queen's UP) | I research the First World War, military innovation & learning, and gossip in the armed forces.
Tammy Smith 🏳️🌈 🐸 @smitht1986.bsky.social Soldier for Life. The most lethal weapon on the battlefield is your brain. Trust your instincts. I’m probably not what you were expecting. Nice IRL. signal @SmithT1986.56 Secret Pentagon social media influencer
World War 2 Ships @ww2-ships.bsky.social We are dedicated to sharing, debating, and the enjoyment of the naval theaters of the Second World War. 
Dr Phil Weir @navalhistorian.bsky.social Historian, author and (occasional) broadcaster.
19th/20th Century naval history, particularly naval aviation.
"Dunkirk & the Little Ships" Shire Library https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dunkirk-and-the-little-ships-9781784423766/
Imperial Japanese Navy History @ijnhistory.bsky.social Documenting the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1868-1945.
Meyer (T-64A) 🇫🇮 @khaotik99.bsky.social Posting slop since 18.11.2024
If I make mistakes, ignore them
Georgetown University Wargaming Society @guws.bsky.social The Georgetown University Wargaming Society (GUWS) provides a venue for current and aspiring wargamers to learn more about wargaming and build their professional networks. 🔗 www.guwargaming.org
Chris Ingram @chrisgingram.bsky.social Strategist || Military Writers Guild Board Member || #MilSky Admin || Intersection of Foreign Policy, Conflict, Economics, Politics, History, and Writing || Non-partisan, but not amoral || Opinions my own.
Joshua Tallis @doctallis.bsky.social Naval and maritime strategy | Director, Ally and Partner Security Affairs program @ CNA | Author of War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers, and Maritime Insecurity
Walker Mills @walkerdm.bsky.social 
Strategic Trends @strategictrends.bsky.social US foreign policy and national security interests in the Indo-Pacific | Maritime minded | | Learning every day | Views my own. | Always humble
Travis Hord @magtravf.bsky.social Make Marines - Win Battles
Brian O'Rourke @briandefnerd.bsky.social Senior Editor @USNIProceedings, fmr Managing Editor, The War Zone. Mechanical engineer and food nerd. Task & Purpose alum. (Slightly) less awkward in person. Former civilian control of the military at Duffel Blog. (Mging editor). Opinions aren't even mine.
Elena Wicker @elenawicker.bsky.social Military jargon, terminology, dictionaries, and documents. Georgetown PhD. Buzzword enthusiast.
Nikki Dean @doctrinatrix.bsky.social museum work • KU PhD student • WWI history and Interwar diplomacy • mil doctrine advocate • retired pilot • adventuress • rescue dog mom • cocktail drinker
Iskander Rehman @irehman.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UT Austin's Clement Center. Author of "Planning for Protraction" and "Iron Imperator." Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Applied history, defense strategy & Asian security.
Stacie Pettyjohn @spettyjohn.bsky.social Director of the defense program and senior fellow CNAS
Black Bird Group @blackbirdgroup.bsky.social @Black_BirdGroup
Finnish OSINT group. Currently following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
Military.com @militarydotcom.bsky.social Military.com ’s official presence on Bluesky. Follow for military news and exclusive content.
@vucasimulations.bsky.social @vucasimulations.bsky.social 
The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln 🏴☠️ | Home of #TheBreakdown and LP Podcast
Mitchell Land @tkdland.bsky.social 
International Kriegsspiel Society @kriegsspielorg.bsky.social Official Account International Kriegsspiel Society
Professional and Entertaining Wargaming
Signatory of the Derby House Principles for Inclusivity in Wargaming
IKS Discord: https://discord.com/invite/international-kriegsspiel-society-769572185005883393
BoardGameWire @boardgamewire.bsky.social The world’s leading source of industry news and analysis for board game professionals. Got a story? An anonymous tip? DM or email Mike Didymus-True on mike@boardgamewire.com
FreddyB Aviation Photography @freddyb-aviation.bsky.social I’m a pediatric critical care transport nurse (ground/rotor/fixed wing) and an avid published aviation photographer. I spot at Moffett, Travis, Pt Mugu, USAF Plant 42, TTR, Edwards AFB, Star Wars Canyon, and the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Nikon Z9/D850
Mark Stout @markstout.bsky.social Former intelligence officer and university educator, current intelligence historian. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea. Not flying with Natalie.
Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social Visual Investigations reporter at The New York Times. Previously with Bellingcat and Airwars. Retired hitchhiker.
Dark Laughter @darklaughtertdb.bsky.social OIF/OEF vet and Duffel Blog writer. DarkLaughterTDB (at) gmail (dot) com #satire #natsec
James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social Uphold Thucydidian-Clausewitzian-Hegelian-Fukuyamist thought.
https://othermeans.substack.com/
Brian Everstine @beverstine.bsky.social Pentagon editor at Aviation Week. 
Rodger B. MacGowan @rodgerbmacgowan.bsky.social President RBM Studio LLC • Publisher of C3i Magazine • Senior Vice President & Art Director of GMT Games • Founder of Fire & Movement Magazine https://c3iopscenter.com/
Trent Hone @honer.bsky.social MCUF Chair of Strategic Studies at MCU and Management Consultant. Author of Learning War, Battle Line, & Mastering the Art of Command. Opinions my own.
British Journal for Military History @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social The British Journal for Military History is the scholarly journal of the British Commission for Military History.
Website: https://journals.gold.ac.uk/bjmh/
Clio's Board Games @cliosboardgames.bsky.social Musings about history, board games and history in board games. Blog: http://cliosboardgames.wordpress.com
Hexed & Countered (Joe) @hexedjoe.bsky.social News, Reviews & Playthroughs of board and computer wargames & sports games. http://hexedandcountered.com & http://youtube.com/c/HexedAndCountered
Programmer in real life.
ORBAT Mapper @orbatmapper.bsky.social Loves maps, ORBATs and history. Working on a tool for recreating historic battles and military scenarios in the browser.
https://orbat-mapper.app
The Strategy Bridge @thestrategybridge.bsky.social Official account for The Bridge, an org focused on the development of people in #Strategy, #NationalSecurity, & #MilitaryAffairs. Publishing & funding leaders. https://thestrategybridge.org/ 
Centre for Statecraft & National Security @csns-uk.bsky.social Research centre based within @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Formerly International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) & Centre for Grand Strategy (CGS). RTs ≠ endorsements.
Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social MIT professor, Brookings senior fellow, series editor at Cornell Press ⎮ Foreign policy, military operations, civil-military relations, nuclear weapons, authoritarianism ⎮ Views are my own ⎮ Book: The Dictator's Army
https://www.caitlintalmadge.com/
Heather_at_ACTS @heatheratacts.bsky.social Airpower professor; author of How the Few Became the Proud; all thoughts my own personal opinion, not DOD
Sasha Lehtonen | Mother of Tanks @motheroftanks.bsky.social Historian — 🇺🇸 in 🇫🇮. Likes, RTs, Follows do not equal endorsement. Personal account @sasha-lehtonen.bsky.social
Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider @jackieschneider.bsky.social Hoover Fellow, Director Wargaming and Crisis Simulation Initiative, Stanford University. Research on international security, emerging technology, wargames. Views are my own. 
Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social Marquette Prof studying U.S. and comparative civil-military relations, political violence & armed forces in democracies and non-democracies.
Rachel Billingsley @rachellynnyo.bsky.social Director of Marketing at GMT Games. Nature enthusiast. Coffee lover. Human.
Volko @volko.bsky.social Historical boardgame designer. Ⓥegan.
https://phalanx.co.uk/1943-race-to-rabaul-a-new-game-by-volko-ruhnke/
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1162-drachen.aspx
https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1102-coast-watchers.aspx
https://www.fortcircle.com/the-hunt-for-blackbeard/
Patrick's Tactics & Tutorials @patrickstactics.bsky.social #Wargaming Content Creator |
Weekly Trivia Host @ The Trivia Lab | Jeopardy! Alum
GIS Professional to pay the bills.
'You can be the captain,
and I will draw the chart'
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My Own Worst Enemy @mowebbmike.bsky.social Wargame/boardgame playthrough sessions and tutorials, unboxings, reviews, how to's, and who knows what else!