Mediocre Meritocrat
Mediocre FGO, wishful historian, propping up profiles and bell curves everywhere. China guy. Meanderings (& GIFs) on Army, IC, DOD, FP, history, and pop culture. My thoughts != official
https://mediocremeritocrat.substack.com/
@erikthehistorian.bsky.social
Military/Digital Historian and Vietnam War specialist, soccer player, EDM fan, avid gamer, lives with my wonderful wife and a posse of Shih-Tzu's and cats.
@mattbutler.bsky.social
American Airman. Alum: MiamiU, TroyU, Nat’l Intel U, USAF SAASS, National War College. IR PhD Candidate: Salve Regina U. Views my own; do not reflect the views of USAF or DoD.
@wanderandbloom.bsky.social
Mama & HR professional navigating life with purpose 💖 | Kentucky roots, global soul 🇩🇪 🌎 | Rediscovering passions, one adventure at a time🌻
@mikejason.bsky.social
Once a Soldier; NATO and Allies matter. History, Food and Typos. CivMil & Professional Ethic. Government is Serious Business for Serious People. Ally. Tanks. Decency. St. Francis stan account. I delete often and block liberally. All views own.
@jpclark97.bsky.social
Historian | Educator of strategists | Editor-in-chief @warroomeds.bsky.social | Author "Preparing for War: Emergence of the Modern US Army, 1815-1917" | Now writing “Acts of Madness: US Military Strategy in the Pacific, 1898-1941” | www.jpclark.works
@nathankfinney.com
Servant of the Republic on the Edge of Empires | Fellow, Duke Program on American Grand Strategy & @AtlanticCouncil.bsky.social | Ed., @britjnlmilhist.bsky.social | Pres, @milwritersguild.bsky.social | Historian of WWI (book @cornellupress.bsky.social)
@schlickw.bsky.social
Teacher of international relations and foreign policy. Card carrying member of the Deep State. Dad, husband, Nationals and Hoyas fan, wishing I had more time to write and think. Realist constructivism uber alles.
@17thline.bsky.social
Historian, novelist, not enrolled in a political party since 1994, #StarTrek, Contributing editor warontherocks.com, retired USNA prof & retired USNR Bio https://go.authorsguild.org/members/6264 https://open.substack.com/pub/claudeberube
@heidiurben.bsky.social
Prof of the Practice @GeorgetownCSS | Non-Res Senior Associate @csis_isp | civ-mil, natsec | Views mine alone | Go Irish, Hoya Saxa https://www.cambriapress.com/PoliticsArmy
@fobhaiku.bsky.social
Read my books: http://amzn.to/36pzbf9 Freelance editor, writer, poet, humorist. OEF veteran by way of BFE. Admin: The Aiming Circle. Opinions & jokes my own. https://linktr.ee/randysherpabrown
@milhistlee.bsky.social
World military historian at UNC. Veteran. Archaeologist. Blacksmith. Traveler. Archer. I try to limit my posts to military history/security policy. Mostly. Current President of the Soc. for Military History. Officially here: https://waynelee.web.unc.edu/
@beijingpalmer.bsky.social
Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
NPR correspondent. 10 years in China and Taiwan. Now DC-based. My book "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom" is now out: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724947/let-only-red-flowers-bloom-by-emily-feng/
@alexaobrien.bsky.social
Analyst & writer focused on intelligence and espionage. alexaobrien.com/about Send tips via @signal.org ➜ @alexadobrien.357
@timdocchoi.bsky.social
Ship modeler, all-around Canadian boat guy (and gov't goon, so usual caveats apply). PhD'd in Norwegian, Danish, and Canadian naval forces: book version coming Soon™️.
@michaelkofman.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
@ndrummond.bsky.social
Defence analyst and industry consultant specialising in Land Warfare. Former British Army infantry officer. UK Advisor to KNDS Germany. Views expressed are my own. See also my blog at www.UKLandPower.com
@drmlong.bsky.social
NonResident Fellow, Brute Krulak Center , Marine Corps University. Focuses: China’s territorial disputes, ASEAN, Taiwan. Writing a book on the seabed! Opinions my own.
@intelcrab.bsky.social
Open source investigator. An actual human. Not a real crab, believe it or not.
@alanderminna.bsky.social
Associate Fellow @chathamhouse.org | @cepa.org Fellow | Senior Fellow Frivärld. Nordic-Baltic-Arctic security, NATO, European affairs. Plot twist: not from Åland. 📸 Arno Mikkor/ICDS ✍️ Northern Flank Notes: https://open.substack.com/pub/minnalander
@mathiasreinfeld.bsky.social
Officer @usnavalacademy | #Veteran #ISAF #UNIFIL You cannot #manage men into battle. You manage things; you #lead #people.” Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
@johnridge.bsky.social
Physics | Weapons Systems | National Security | Foreign Policy | Arms Exports | Security Assistance | Tochnyi Contributor | Donate to Liberty Ukraine Foundation
@thrustwr.bsky.social
Former NavalNews & USNINews writer, Track Fuser, R-1/P-1 Budget Reader. For defense-related stuff Site: https://defensearchives.com/news Map site: https://www.vermln.com
@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
@uticaeric.bsky.social
Former intelligence and policy professional, lawyer, investor, and soldier. In a kind of exile, approaching what's next. “…and that's how I know he can be beaten. Because he's a fanatic. And the fanatic is always concealing a secret doubt.”
@gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social
Uphold Thucydidian-Clausewitzian-Hegelian-Fukuyamist thought. https://othermeans.substack.com/
@navmecheng.bsky.social
Former Naval Officer (Surface Snipe). Engineer who likes all STEAM+Humanities. Memes, gifs, and willingness to listen. Views don't reflect employer. He/him.
@josiahhawthorne.bsky.social
I'm not Young, Restless, or Reformed -- I'm Old, Exhausted, and (Ana)baptist. Half Took, Half Baggins. #ADHD. He/him.
@pastortrey05.com
Jesus, justice, & jokes. Love Revolutionary. Not as outlandish as I could be. Anablacktivist pastor at @intentionchurch.com Public theologian. Author of 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏’ 𝑩𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓. 📍Miami-Dade to the World✈️ pastortrey05.com/links
@www.jrrjokien.com
"laugh, lore, Lord of the Rings" Jokien About Tolkien, faith, pop culture, and more! get my 📗, 'Lore of the Rings Vol. 1": amzn.to/3Oi8kK8 my LOTR newsletter: www.jrrjokien.com other links: https://linktr.ee/joshcarlosjosh
@jjdenhollander.bsky.social
PhD student writing on atonement & abuse. Woodworking, BBQ, 1689 Baptist, 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇲, bad beer league goalie, dad of a smaller good goalie & 3 dancers.
@jluisrodriguez.com
Assistant Professor at George Mason's Schar School of Policy and Government | Affiliate at Stanford CISAC | Adjunct non-resident fellow at CSIS PONI | PhD from Johns Hopkins | International security, international law, and Global South | 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈
@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: Project Duality, coming soon. Substack: www.BreakingBeijing.com Natsec. Tech. China.
@eodhappycaptain.bsky.social
not an official Army account | I tweet about the Army and dad things | Host of It's A Blast Podcast | views are my own, not DoD.
@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/
@dogfacesoldier.bsky.social
Married to the love of my life. Ultra- proud father and grandfather. Retired Soldier. Gym rat. Raising a Golden retriever named Hank.
@joshuachuminski.bsky.social
SVP of natsec & intel @ CSPC, policy for Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI, ret.), book reviewer for the Diplomatic Courier, GMU NSI Senior Fellow & host of ‘Coffee & Conflict’.
@eliotacohen.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, former Counselor of the Department of State, writer at the Atlantic. New book: The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall. (Basic Books). Book in progress: The Strategist's Catechism.
@alxluck.bsky.social
Chinese Military. Bundeswehr/NATO. MA Pol Sci/History. Cats, dogs, motorcycles. Überbringer schlechter Nachrichten. Analysis@ NavalNews.com. Contributor@ hartpunkt.de. Previous articles at FPRI.org.
@warmapper.org
Map updates for the war in Ukraine with occasional updates for other conflicts. Official Soar.earth Ambassador 🏆 helping build the new atlas of the world 🗺 If you would like to support me: https://buymeacoffee.com/warmapper
@alexiscoe.bsky.social
Presidential historian. Senior Fellow @NewAmerica. NYT bestselling author of (almost!) 3 books.
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Historian: White Flight; New Suburban History; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression; Myth America. CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io
@mdfranz.com
Recovering SecOps Director with no delusions of ever becoming a CISO. Ex-Mandiant, Cisco, Ping Identity, Tenable & Gemalto. Former USAR MI NCO & Army Brat. Aggie 2%-er. Husband & Father of multiple adoptive kids (one bio) & proud Episcopalian
@carriealee.bsky.social
Personal account, public servant: Democracy & war, Civ-Mil, NatSec & Strategy. Member at CFR, Fellow at CNAS & Truman Project. Running enthusiast.