Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social "Loquacious history bastard." PhD in military history, adjunct professor of history, librarian, archivist. Focus on atrocities in Vietnam, Cold War culture, & religion.
The opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of my employer.
Blake Herzinger @bdherzinger.bsky.social I like big navies and I cannot lie. Navy Reservist | CIMSEC | Asian Security | ex-Citi, AEI, USSC, Twitter, Pacific Forum, US Pacific Fleet | Proud Idahoan | Opinions mine, but you're welcome to adopt them
Michael Scotto @mikeascotto.bsky.social Senior NBA Insider, HoopsHype
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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social A shitposting plane who knows stuff about polls, drug development, and CFR Part 11 validation.
Did Murakami Homer @didmurakamihomer.bsky.social 
darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social not the darth u are looking for
Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social 30 years experience as Intel/NATO/OSINT Analyst. Retired US Navy Intelligence Analyst.
Current corporate Intelligence Analyst at Fortune 50 company with a global footprint.
Passionate about OSINT. Post things related to my work or that interest me.
@Jrt_191 @jrtunderscore191.bsky.social I do military map making and map making accessories, miscellaneous OSINT. Student studying national security and international affairs. Australian-American. @Jrt_191 on twitter. Supporter of Ukraine. Слава Україні, Героям слава He/him
Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social Journalist & Pulitzer finalist Historian. Fmr ed, @PoliticoMag & @washingtonian. Author of "Watergate: A New History" and "The Only Plane in the Sky" and other books. garrett.graff AT gmail OR ProtonMail. Subscribe to my newsletter: Doomsdayscenario.co
Michael Fletcher @mefletcher54.bsky.social Retired Intelligence Analyst. Cold War era US Army Vet. Fairly familiar with System Dynamics and History. Personal eccentricities: Scadian KSCA, USCF NM&LM. Details and periodic commentary at http://mefletcher.blogspot.com/
Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social Writer, host. WAIT A SECOND POD, X-RAY VISION, THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THRONES HOTD, KOTSK POD
Storm of Steel Wargaming @stormofsteel.bsky.social 🎲 Love historical wargaming? Join Storm of Steel Wargaming on YouTube for epic battle reports, painting tips, and more! Subscribe now and relive history one die roll at a time! 🪖👉 YouTube.com/StormofSteelWargaming
David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social Prof. National Security and International Relations. Space security, civil-military relations. Cats, science, photography for fun. Providence RI; Oregon at heart! Personal views ONLY; no govt resources used. Assoc Ed @TNSR.org
Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com A community of mere liberals. Discussing, defending, and applying the many varieties of liberalism. liberalcurrents.com
Joel @joelvideo.bsky.social NBA / Classic Films
Shea Serrano @sheaserrano.bsky.social author of five new york times bestsellers
https://goodmovie.substack.com
Epic History @epichistory.bsky.social Epic history documentaries with detailed research and professional animation, available on YouTube, Nebula and Patreon. 
Centre on Armed Groups @armedgroups.bsky.social Research. Dialogue. Advice.
https://www.armedgroupscentre.org/
Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social Paradox Interactive School of International Relations (ongoing)
I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal.
(He/Him)
https://www.offensive-bias.com/
The Lead Pile @the-lead-pile.bsky.social Wargaming, painting and crafting YouTube channel 🎨🎲⚔️🛡️
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Urban Wargamer @urbanwargamer.bsky.social Currently studying for a PhD in #Urban #Wargaming looking at Urban Conflict and #UrbanWarfare. PhD Wiki at http://taunoyen.com/wiki/doku.php?id=phd. Also on Blue Sky as @davidburden
James Acton @nuclear-jim.bsky.social Co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace. I spend a lot of time thinking about nuclear weapons, advanced nonnuclear technology, and escalation.
Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social The name says it all really 
Warlord Games @warlordgames.com The finest miniatures in history.
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🍁🍂 Diva for the Season 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑 @queenofthinair.bsky.social Montanan now home. Philosopher Queen. Diva. Foodie. Shoes. Not my first rodeo. Act III
Learning, charitable discussion, exploring ideas. No BS. Every day is Ethics Day! Recovering Military Ethicist. Books #OnObedience #Achilles #PME
I say what I want.
Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social Asst Prof. of US History at UNC Chapel Hill.
Basketball, running, cats. Go celtics go heels.
Political liberal, hoop reactionary.
Posting goodreads reviews regularly.
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social William J. Perry Lecturer at Stanford CISAC & Distinguished Research Fellow FPRI. Member of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board & National Academies Committee on Int’l Security and Arms Control.
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.
Stats @redsoxstats.bsky.social 
William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social Endowed chair of the Tocqueville-Rand Freedom Enterprise Markets Innovation Center (disputed). Bound but not protected, I lie but I do not pretend. 🚰 🏗 only thing I'll tell you about my employer is that these aren't their views
Osprey Games 🎲 @ospreygames.bsky.social Osprey Games is a publisher of board and card games, wargames, and roleplaying games based in Oxford, UK, and New York, USA.
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Battle Order @battleorder.org ⚔️ Posting military unit graphics, fictional art, and quirky vehicles. #ORBATBoys
https://www.youtube.com/@battleorder
https://www.battleorder.org/
Rex Brynen @rexbrynen.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, McGill University. Middle East politics, peacebuilding, humanitarian response, urban warfare, intelligence, serious games. https://paxsims.wordpress.com/
Greg Loring-Albright (he/him) @gregisonthego.bsky.social gloringalbright.com
Game designer (Ahoy, 2022; Bloc by Bloc: Uprising, 2022 w/ T.L. Simons; Keep the Faith, 2026).
Asst.Prof. Game Studies & Game Design @HarrisburgU
Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social Fellow, Inst. for Policy Studies. Ex-historian posting about drug policy, social justice, and such. Professional border crosser. Interdisciplinary before it was cool (thanks Hampshire College). I use threads like a public filing cabinet. Personal account.
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.
Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social It doesn’t matter.
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
@legendarytactics.bsky.social @legendarytactics.bsky.social 
Alexander @playersaidalex.bsky.social co-founder, and shirt wearer of The Players' Aid
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgDa9S8nnVLxXPzjBX8WMg
Questlove! @questlove.bsky.social I’m too tired to go into it good people 
Marine nationale @marinenationale.bsky.social Compte officiel de la Marine 🇫🇷🌊
Suivez l'actualité de nos unités https://www.colsbleus.fr/fr
Austin McCoy @austinmccoy.bsky.social Historian, Author of Living in a DAISY Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made. Also writing book on history of the Left in Midwest.
https://austincmccoy.com/
https://austincmccoy.substack.com/
Eamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social Eamon is the senior Washington Correspondent at CNBC, where he covers the intersection of politics and finance. He’s also the host of the recent podcast “The Crimes of Putin’s Trader,” available now on Spotify.
Zeyyat Bandeoğlu @zeyyatbandeoglu.bsky.social Academic in Security Studies | PhD in National and International Security Strategies (Turkish War Colleges) | MA in European Studies (UBC) | BA in Public Administration (Istanbul University, Turkey) | Diyarbakır native & Galatasaray Fan.
Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com executive editor at liberal currents. neonliberal. she/her.
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
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.
Lucas Myers @lucasdeanemyers.bsky.social Asst. Director of the Program on China and the US (CUSP) at UMD; Non-Res. Visiting Scholar at GW's Sigur Center. Focused on Myanmar🇲🇲, ASEAN, China🇨🇳, & Indo-Pacific. Posts all in personal capacity.
Aaron Mehta @aaronmehta.bsky.social Editor in chief of BreakingDefense.com, shameless Boston sports nerd.
Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social Are you shittin me?!?!! No, but you'll print that and I'll probably be investigated
Posts mine, but if you see something you think you can use to get me in trouble I did it on my own time and my own device, so good luck
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
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
Tony Stark @tonystark.bsky.social Author of the novel, EX SUPRA. Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Ex-Supra-Tony-Stark/dp/B0B6L9TD6J/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=f9e567ed-9cbb-4a51-9ebe-37646193cff5
Sequel: Duality, coming soon.
Substack: Breaking Beijing.
Podcast: WarTalk (ChinaTalk)
The Wilson Center @wilsoncenter.org Foreign policy think tank providing counsel and insights on global affairs.
Congressionally Chartered. Scholarship Driven. Fiercely Nonpartisan.
🌐 https://www.wilsoncenter.org/
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.
Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social Award-winning #podcast preserving the stories of the #ColdWar before they are lost...
Listen & follow for free at https://coldwarconversations.com/
Hosted & produced by Ian Sanders, Fellow of Royal Historical Society & Manchester Museum
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
Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford)
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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social Director, Program on Law & Public Policy, Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs. Charles & Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Law & Public Affairs. Still teaching Con law, still aiming to get out of the new social media market.
Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social I am a pension fund monitor for Fremulon Insurance.
New Book "Big Fan" (with Joe Posnanski) available May 19. Preorder signed copies here: https://josephbeth.com/book/9798217045112
Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) @cimsec.bsky.social Non-partisan think tank building a global community of practitioners and academics in maritime security.
CIMSEC is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank.
https://cimsec.org/
Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social www.deadcarl.com
Writer on Clausewitz, international relations, and German history. Words in American Purpose and Liberal Currents.
Kiran Pfitzner
David B Larter @davidblarter.bsky.social Navy vet. Tweets on Navy, space, watches, scotch, history & other random unserious musings. All opinions mine, not employer's. Formerly Defense News, Navy Times
Mark Herman @markherman54.bsky.social Professional Game Designer
Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social Not a WH Staffer | Politics, NatSec, and Snark - Your Mileage May Vary | Subscribe to my Patreon newsletter for free: https://www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog |
Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
Walker Mills @walkerdm.bsky.social 
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
Jon Smart @jon.bvssh.com Better Value Sooner Safer Happier #BVSSH
Lead Author of ‘Sooner Safer Happier’, winner of Business Book award in Leadership category.
soonersaferhappier.com
NUTS! PUBLISHING @nutspublishing.bsky.social A publisher of beautiful and innovative family and euro boardgames and wargames.
https://www.nutspublishing.com/eshop/wargames-en
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social 26+ years at @CNBC and @NBCNews / @WSJ alum / Peabody, DuPont, Murrow & Emmy winner
Naval News @handle.invalid navalnews.com is updated daily with in-depth features, industry and naval forces news round-ups, event coverage, video reports and more.
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/ 
Wehrlegig Games @wehrlegig.games Publishing beautiful history board games.
Pax Pamir ✧ John Company ✧ Molly House
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Jason Carr @maudineormsby.bsky.social Director of Development at GMT Games
Jason Matthews @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social History Nerd, political junky, Hill rat and historical board game designer. 
Liz Davidson @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social 🎲 Board Game Designer
📚 Historical Games
Creative Director at Leder Games
Come talk history, games, and culture with me:
YouTube.com/beyondsolitaire
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
Kevin Rowlands @c21st-sailor.bsky.social Editor, RUSI Journal
(Views are my own)
Dr. Jamie LH Goodall @lhistorienne.bsky.social History PhD. Pirate expert. ☠🏴☠️⚓️ Author/Editor. Educator.
As seen on TV (History Channel). 📺
Elder Millennial. Forever emo kid. ♉ Tattoo lover. AuDHD. A makeup obsessed LEGO enthusiast & vinyl hoarder.
📸: L_Historienne
U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org An independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of seapower.
Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt @notabattlechick.bsky.social Purple-haired civil servant. Public Diplomacy person. Historian. Author. Educator. Leader. Tar Heel. COVID Long-hauler. Doodler. Procedural-drama obsessed smart lady. Cat servant. 2x speed audiobook aficionado. Occasional trouble maker. All views my own.
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.
Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russia and Eurasia Program. I cover military issues in Russia and Eurasia. 
Steve Murdoch @profmurdoch.bsky.social Professor of History, Swedish Defence University
Research & Teaching:
- The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
- Maritime Warfare & Law (1513-1713)
- History of Military Thought, 500BC-2000AD
- Atrocity & the Conduct of War
Late onset academic
#Dyslexic
Ollie Kingsbury @olliekingsbury.bsky.social Ever hopeful Norwich City⚽️Bath🏉England⚽️🏉🏏fan
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⬇️
https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/
ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social Figuring out post-Army life in the PNW. Lots of Mom-Posting. She/Her.
Lucy Calkins' #2 hater
Play it fucking loud.
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John Ridge 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @johnridge.bsky.social Physics | Weapons Systems | National Security | Foreign Policy | Arms Exports | Security Assistance | Tochnyi Contributor | Donate to Liberty Ukraine Foundation
Sam Gerstle @samgerstle.bsky.social Political Science PhD candidate @BU_PoliSci | Predoctoral Fellow @BelferCenter | Political economy of military power, defense industry & East Asian/Japanese security
Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social Former NavalNews & USNINews writer, Track Fuser, R-1/P-1 Budget Reader.
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