DEF CON Toxic BBQ @toxicbbq.org Official Account of DEF CON's Unofficial Welcome Party
Always Thursday of DEFCON
Still in the same place as always ;-)
(36.0636, -115.1178)
Nick Christenson @npcinnv.bsky.social Energy and climate activist living in Las Vegas, cat dad.
Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social @joe-scarborough.bsky.social,
@mika-brzezinski.bsky.social & Willie Geist deliver top news stories 📰
Watch weekdays 6-9 AM ET on @ms.now
Foreign Policy for America @fp4america.bsky.social Foreign Policy for America works with a national network of leaders to stand up for strong, principled American foreign policy. Join us. https://fp4america.org/
fp21 @fp21.bsky.social fp21 is an independent, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to transforming the process and institutions of American foreign policy. Learn more at fp21.org. 
National Security Leaders for America @nslforamerica.bsky.social National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) is a bipartisan group of former military and civilian leaders committed to defending democracy and countering national and economic security threats.
National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org Public interest 501(c)(3) law firm for natsec & info/privacy law. Website https://www.nationalsecuritylaw.org. Charitable tax-exempt donations always welcome; details on website front page. Media email Media@ NationalSecurityLaw.org, others email Kel there
Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info They tried to bury us. They didn't realize we were seeds.
American Foreign Service Association @afsaorg.bsky.social Championing America's diplomats since 1924
Just Security @justsecurity.org Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes professors, top civil society attorneys, former senior government officials.
MS NOW @ms.now The place for in-depth analysis, political commentary and exclusive reporting.
https://www.ms.now/membership?cid=social_owned_dtc_all_acquisition_BlueSky_NoOffer_BioLink
Nathaniel Tapley @thatnatt.bsky.social Terrible news, chums. Head writer on Netflix's Bad Dinosaurs. Jokemonger for shows you hate. Maker of historical podcasts. Chief Sparkle Enthusiast at Sparklegoose!
Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social Writer & highwayman.
Ladybird, Cunk, Wipe, Be Funny Or Die, Framley, Candidate band, Comfort Blanket, Broken Veil etc
https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit
AGENTS, website, links, bio etc: www.gralefrit.co.uk
Joel Veitch @rathergood.bsky.social Rathergood creator and Bad Dinosaur wrangler 🦖🦕 Crab of Ineffable Wisdom 🦀
Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social Comedy writer & Author. Repped by JFL. Dead Funny History, Horrible Histories & Horrible Science! Loadsa R4 stuff! And more! Buy the Darkwood Trilogy or Rooks Trilogy or Cursed Under London! 🐝 with the 🫖. Avatar by Tealin!
Sara Benincasa @sarajbenincasa.bsky.social Author, TV/film writer, actor. Writing about our tallest president.
SARATONIN: SaraJBenincasa.Substack.com
Live events & all the rest: https://linktr.ee/SaraJBenincasa
Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social One of those @thedailytism.com gals. Truly evil. Suspected inauthentic behaviour. Head bee guy at It’s A Superpower??
Fuck AI.
She / Her
Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social In the culture wars, I want to be the bit on Christmas Day where they all knocked it on the head for a bit and played football.
Jason Hazeley @jasonhazeley.bsky.social Berk
Kate Hinksman @katelilian.bsky.social Comedy writer (Dave, BBC Radio 4Extra, CBeebies & more) & improviser
I promise I own more than one sweatshirt
Dirk Maggs @dirkmaggs.bsky.social #1 New York Times Audio Bestseller. Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Superman, Batman (BBC Radio); Alien, The Sandman (Audible) and many other audio productions. Writes. Directs. Plays Drums.
No AI needed. 50% 🇳🇱 50% 🇬🇧 + a smidge of 🏴 = 100 % 🇪🇺
Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com Leeds man & audio/comedy producer. Work stuff @leadmojo.co.uk
My posts, since you asked: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhglb2ub3qwkn2kpxlwekst3/feed/aaaaqszrsfcwo
Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social Not an MP.
I’m going on tour: https://www.seetickets.com/tour/rosie-holt
Matt Leys @mattleys.bsky.social Scriptwritist
Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged, and other books. Guardian, Architects' Journal, iPaper, Observer, whatever. Grandpa. STATE PENSIONER.
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
Dave Gorman @davegorman.bsky.social 36hrs of TV stand-up on youtube: https://youtube.com/@davegorman235/ I also set crosswords. Bluth in the Indy, Fed in the Graun, Django in the Telegraph
Davegorman.com
Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social Undistinguished Viz cartoonist
Jon Holmes @jonholmes.bsky.social Fiddling on this place while the other place burns.
Makes #TheSkewer for the BBC, among other nonsense. weareunusual.net
Jon Dryden Taylor @jondrytay.bsky.social I will either think of or say things for money. Columnist for The Stage. Currently in: Kinky Boots UK tour
Steve Doherty @stevedoherty.bsky.social Dad, husband & entertainment wonk. Producer: David Sedaris, Marian Keyes & Tara Flynn, The Abergele Files. Also plays and docs. Currently: Director, national tour of “The Archers Live at 75”
Brainmage.itch.io @brainmage.bsky.social Comedian/award-winning game maker/writer/voice artist #AuDHD (he/him)
Photos: http://hyperfocus.photography
Stream: http://Twitch.tv/brainmage
Tips: http://ko-fi.com/guy
VO reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04UiLVl6n0I
https://www.guykelly.co.uk
Tiernan Douieb @tiernandouieb.bsky.social Writer. Comedian. Tired. Rep’d for writing things by @kitsonpresskids.bsky.social and for v/o things by Foxy Tongue Voices
Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social Informative and sexy at the same time!
Writes for Horrible Histories, Dogs In Space, Amazing World of Gumball; also talks a lot on podcasts (Taskmaster The People's Podcast, Football Book Club)
he/him
James Bachman @mrjamesbachman.bsky.social Comedy actor / writer, secret indie rock god fantasist. 
James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social Surrounded by yowling, nebulous forms. Writer: Green Wing, Piglets, first novel Pagans, available in paperback: https://www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/james-alistair-henry/2928377365622
James Hamilton @jameshamiltonwriter.com Emmy nominated wordclown. Londoner lurking in LA. Head Writer: Jentry Chau Vs The Underworld, Dogs In Space, Thomas & Friends, Claynosaurz.
Creator of award winning horror-comedy-mock-doc Murder for Dummies (murderfordummies.com).
jameshamiltonwriter.com
James Felton @jimmfelton.bsky.social Author/annoyance from The Bird Site
James Moran @jamesmoran.com 📝 Screenwriter
🎬 Severance, Cockneys Vs Zombies, Tower Block
📺 Doctor Who, Torchwood, Spooks, Crusoe, Crossing Lines, Eve, Dave Spud, & more
👋 He/him
www.jamesmoran.com
Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social Writer of nonsenses for “the wireless”, contributor to Private Eye & the Guardian. I like books.
Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social Novelist, scriptwriter, journalist, incompetent guitarist. I span the genres.
https://eddierobson.wordpress.com
Ed Solomon @edsolomon.bsky.social Writer/co-writer: The Christophers (2026 - now), The Spot (early 2027), Full Circle, No Sudden Move, Men in Black, the 3 Bill&Ted movies, Mosaic, Now You See Me 1&2, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Laverne&Shirley. Fiction: Vanity Fair, The New Yorker
Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social ~Public Historian 📜🤓
~Host & creator BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME podcast😆🧐🎙️📻📜🏛️
~ Author of 8 funny books for kids & adults ✍️📚
~ BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES (2008-19)
📺🤣
~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓
~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️
www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
Tom Crowley @atomcrowley.bsky.social Writer, actor, comedian. Listen to my award-winning sketch comedy show Crowley Time: crowleytime.com
SK Schäfer @skschafer.bsky.social Sight-impaired queer artist from Bristol, UK. Fundamentally misunderstood the phrase "crying with laughter". More active on Instagram @skschafer
Susie Day @susieday.bsky.social Children's books and charity comms. Bristol, UK. Nerdy gay. Cats, food, hobbies I never do but mean to, beer. Tired. Like a nan but one who's really into trans rights.
Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social Oh god not again (📺🎬: ITG, 📚: Curtis Brown)
Angela Barnes @angelabarnes.bsky.social "Comedian"
Mock The Week, QI, Live at The Apollo, HIGNFY
Host of The Archers Live at 75 tour - https://www.fane.co.uk/the-archers
Cold War and Mid Century Modernist nerd.
The Archers obsessive
Prone to inexpert F1 ramblings.
Swims. Naps. Bunkers.
Julie Bower @julesmbower.bsky.social Kids TV & comedy writer. So Awkward, The Worst Witch, Flatmates (CBBC) The Evermoor Chronicles (Disney) Wolf King (Netflix). Went on holiday and smiled knowingly. (see pic)
Toby Davies @tobydavies.bsky.social Screenwriter - Paddington, Wonka, Wings of Freedom, We Are The World, Mitchell and Webb, etc.
Body by Jake
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social Pasty Gaywoman
Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com B3ta.com, @fesshole.bsky.social, @anonopin.bsky.social
Bob Mortimer @bobmort.bsky.social 
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social Space politician. ‘’Face of the Establishment’. Sane.
Alice Etches @aliceetches.bsky.social Comedy writer, actor, nervous wreck.
https://www.pbjmanagement.co.uk/artists/alice-etches
Howard Read @howardread.bsky.social Comedy writer. Doesn’t understand how Bluesky works.
Tim Reid @timreid69.bsky.social Comedy Writer - creator of #CarShare and #MeetTheRichardsons
Podcast: Fist Of Firsts
Speaker on #Creativity, #Innovation and Humour as a creative tool
My Comedy Scriptwriting Course - www.timreid.co/fist-of-funny/
Alex MJ Smith @alexmjsmith.bsky.social TV writer and comedy writer in Cornwall. Currently: Channel 4 New Writers. Passionate goblin enthusiast and TTRPG writer.
Gemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social Comedy writer & actor. Doctor Who, Tracey Ullman’s Show, Beyond a Steel Sky, Justin’s House, Bravest Warriors, Horrible Histories
linktr.ee/gemmaarrowsmith
Will Maclean @willmac23.bsky.social Writer. New novel, Solace House, out NOW (UK) from Atlantic Books. Also responsible for The Apparition Phase, the comedy/drama High Strangeness, and co-writer/presenter of the podcast Broken Veil.
Cameron Loxdale @cloxdale.bsky.social 🏴 Comedy writer and script editor https://linktr.ee/cloxdale
👴 I made a starter pack full of divorced men named Geoff
📺 Rep: Georgia Kanner @ Independent Talent
Tom Worsley @tomworsley1984.bsky.social Comedy writer. Rep'd by JFL.
BBC Writersroom Scottish Voices 18/19. TV, radio, kids
Big Finish pilot - Pre-order Comedy Playhouse here www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/comedy-playhouse-3326
www.linktr.ee/tomworsley
www.tomworsley.co.uk
Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social Comedian and maker of nonsense.
Lost on the Road tickets: https://genesiscinema.co.uk/event/113852
Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com Comedian, satirist, writer, actor
Will Sebag-Montefiore @wsebag.bsky.social Actor & Comedian | he/him | http://patreon.com/wsebag
Lucienne Cummings @lucimcummings.bsky.social Writer of tiny things. Fiction: NFFD, Mslexia, Neither Fish Nor Foul, Funny Pearls, Trash Cat Lit. Gags: Breaking The News, Noising Up, The Skewer, Newsjack. She/her
https://luciennecummings.com/
https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/lucienne-cummings/
Adam Tandy @adamtandy.bsky.social à la (test)carte TV.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1046953
Nerys Evans @nerysevans.bsky.social Creative Director Scripted, Expectation TV.
Alma's Not Normal, In My Skin, Guilt, The Change, Intelligence.
Gideon Defoe @gideondefoe.bsky.social author now pivoting to guillotine manufacture
Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy.
Not in the Epstein Files, but in Alan Bennett's Diaries
Is it about work? Please contact: Rob Aslett roba@avalonuk.com
Avi pic by Clara Wolden. Background pic designed by Gentleman Jim Gloster.
This account mutes killjoys.
Meryl O'Rourke @merylorourke.bsky.social Comediatrix.
Words on New World Order, BAFTA win Farewell 2 The Monarchy. My play- Thrown By Giants- artsdepot residency '24.
Too many opinions to possibly be all mine. Jewish/Irish ish
Tasha Dhanraj @tashadhanraj.bsky.social Comedy writer: Breeders, Bloods, Horrible Histories, Shaun the Sheep, News Quiz, Pickle Storm, Lagging, Have I Got News For You, and many more, rep'd by Berlin Associates
Adam Kay @amateuradam.bsky.social BAFTA for best writer lol.
J S Docherty @jsdocherty.bsky.social Apparently Brilliant/Disturbing, bits sometimes on the Telly and Radio.
https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/james-docherty/
Andy Riley @andyrileyish.bsky.social Cartoonist/Scriptwriter/Author/Producer/Spoken word performer. Bunny Suicides, Action Dude, Veep, Year of the Rabbit, Black Books, Seize Them!, Austin and lots more
Taylor Glenn @taylorglenn.bsky.social Screenwriter & comedy type. Co-host of Drunk Women Solving Crime Podcast. Greyhound enthusiast. US born, UK is home. Rep: Casarotto.
Jon Foster @fosterjr.bsky.social Film / TV Writer - Paddington in Peru and other stuff. Repped by CAA and Independent Talent
Simon Blackwell @simonblackwell.bsky.social Screenwriter/showrunner: Breeders, Back, Veep, The Thick Of It, Peep Show, In The Loop, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Four Lions
Lorna Woolfson @lolcov.bsky.social Comedy Writer. Sitcom Mission Winner, Funny Women & BAFTA Rocliffe Finalist. Female Pilot Clubber, BAFTA Connect member Rep:@imagine_talent
Phil Gilbert @philbert80.bsky.social Fudge Parker. Dad. Husband. Piecing together a holistic puzzle
thom tuck. @turlygod.bsky.social i lie down in my corner, because i like my corner
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FRINGE
#how2 with thom tuck
#HAC (part run)
#theWolfofPoyais
#ACMS
#comeby
#cinedy
Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social Writerer of things, Leg Spinner, Tool. "He's a relentless gag machine" - Al Murray.
Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social Surprisingly 🇦🇺 Senior writer Private Eye. Co-head writer BBC Dead Ringers. Award losing children’s author. Dog stick wrangler.
Tom Gregory @majortomcom.bsky.social Major Tom. BAFTA winning Screenwriter/Actor/Space Oddity.
Creator and writer of ‘Mobility’ available now on BBC iPlayer.
Robert Popper @robertpopper.bsky.social Writer and maker of stupidish things.
Skylar MacDonald @skylar.lol “comedian” & comedy writer from london. i wrote that joke on the radio and/or telly that you liked. it will probably happen again.
more stuff on https://skylarmacdonald.com
🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ she/her
Jon Harvey @mrjonharvey.bsky.social Comedian, author, broadcaster, geek. Human alter-ego of Count Binface. 
Weebl (with bits) @mrweebl.bsky.social Animator, Composer, Director, Scriptwriter, Voices.
Odd ideas for a living.
Yes, you should hire me.
YT: https://youtube.com/@weebl
Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/mrweebl
Discord : https://discord.com/invite/hVFFj8U
Website : https://weebls-stuff.com
Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social Inventor of WWW
Co-founder & CTO Inrupt.com | Lead, Solidproject.org
Co-founder WebFoundation.org & theODI.org
Founder w3.org
My memoir ‘This is for Everyone’ https://thisisforeveryone.timbl.com/
Follow me on Mastodon https://w3c.social/@timbl
The Steady State @thesteadystate.org 445+ former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution."
Follow Us Everywhere: https://linktr.ee/SteadyState
Web: https://www.thesteadystate.org
Substack: https://steadystate1.substack.com/
Genni Harlow ₊✩‧₊ @genni-harlow.swifties.social ur favourite Contests linker | Swiftie since 2017 | content creator | influencer | prompt engineer | computer programmer / mcdba / ciw / mous | investor | Rotarian | archer | scuba diver | resort worker / boats driver | my only account
Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social GOP disinformation isn’t chaos. It’s a playbook. Cambridge Analytica & Atlas Network built it, Project 2025 & GOP runs it. We break down all 9 stages so you can see, name, and fight back. Donations are appreciated. https://ko-fi.com/disinformationplaybook
Jeffrey Hartmann @jephmann.bsky.social Classic/cult film buff; folk rocker at heart #TCMParty #Svengoolie | #Chicago #Illinois | I just want a normal life for a chnge. | 🚫 Please, no gofundme requests; I'm out of work.
Rebecca Clements @spicyreader.bsky.social Nevertheless she persisted…
🧜♀️ Walking Mermaid ☀️🌊 @walkingmermaid.bsky.social Humans were meant to be seen.
Clothed or bare, the body is not a secret — it's a statement.
Open to chat - make friends & memories by spreading positivity
Positive Mental - Physical - Spiritual - Sexual Health Advocate
Love to be photographed and post
SUSPACK @suspack.bsky.social Suspack Media- Sean Thibodeau
Zooples @zooples.bsky.social
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Martin Luther King Jr.
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