Vern McCandlish
A #DFIR, #infosec, #dadjokes, #scifi, #books, #rpg, #ttx, #malware, elder #genx, and #gaming nerd. AKA an elder geek. Retired #leo. Current #infosec in #OT.
Kindness first is useful but telling off toxic folks is on my response spectrum too.
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Infosec Podcasters, Authors, and Creators.
A collection of folks that make educational or news content in the form of Podcasts, Written works, or Video production.
@marthasjones.bsky.social
Historian | Writer | Lapsed Lawyer | Professor JHU | Director Hard Histories | The Trouble of Color (March 2025, Basic Books) | msjonz@jhu.edu
@dashiellwood.com
Voted 43rd most famous employee at TechRadar. Words in magazines like PLAY, PCGamer, EDGE, and SFX.
@danricci14.bsky.social
Founder of the ICS Advisory Project & Industrial Data Works. Senior Cybersecurity Consultant @Ampyx Cyber.
@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 |
@libradunn1.bsky.social
Girl Dad. Hip-Hop Lover. Former Capitol Police Officer. #Good Trouble. Defender of Democracy on Jan 6th and beyond. Co-Host of Clean Up on Aisle 45
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
@lenniesaurus.bsky.social
Aspiring poet, growing problem. My book POYUMS is available to order now. https://linktr.ee/poyums 🏴💙
@jasonleopold.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News. "FOIA terrorist." Band Tshirt hoarder. Subscribe to my newsletter, FOIA Files. Opinions are mine. jasonleopold@protonmail.com Signal: JasonLeopold.666 https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/foia-files
@anthonycormier.bsky.social
Investigative Reporter, Bloomberg News Signal, SecureDrop on request. Opinions my own.
@sooophie.bsky.social
Reporter covering the uber wealthy, climate, philanthropy and more at Bloomberg and Businessweek Email: salexander82@bloomberg.net On Signal: 240-350-9251
@klong.bsky.social
"Warmly," Journalist at the WSJ, via Business Insider and The Seattle Times. katherine.long@wsj.com. Send tips on Signal: longka.38
@followtheh.bsky.social
HF trader and manager. Former sell side and NYSE. Views are mine and not my employers or investment advice. NFL owner. #girldad
@jenniferjjacobs.bsky.social
CBS News senior White House reporter. Reporting what I know, not what I think. @Bloomberg and @DMRegister alum. Email me: jennifer.jacobs@cbsnews.com 💕Iowa
@adamshostack.bsky.social
Threat modeling. BH Review Board. Affiliate Professor, UW. Fixed autorun. Helped create CVE. Not sure why we're building graphs on yet another (effectively) centralized system. https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack
@grammargirl.bsky.social
Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl #AmWriting The 5/13 GG podcast #AmReading The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Bannen)
@zachsdorfman.bsky.social
National Security Reporter. Features in Politico, Rolling Stone, Wired, Foreign Policy. Working on a book on the history of deep cover for Penguin-Random House. It’s always Berlin 1989 somewhere. Email: thebrushpass1@protonmail.com
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social
Former US Congressman, Proud RINO, husband, and military man. Fighting the MAGA brain worms daily! Adamkinzinger.komi.io Adamkinzinger.substack.com
@canadiankels.bsky.social
please don’t feed the trolls. 𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑽𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑴 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑴𝑬 👹 • playing Clair Obscur and taking no phone calls
@fritschner.bsky.social
Hey there Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you House guy. DCoS @beyer.house.gov Priors: Kamala Harris, Jennifer Wexton, et al. Hendersonville, NC native SciFi, Rock n Roll, he/him Posts mine/dumb
@genmhayden.bsky.social
Personal account. Retired USAF, former Director of CIA & NSA, author, husband, father, granddad. Views are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.
@ryangeddie.bsky.social
Wasting time online Liberal Watch my videos about politics! https://youtube.com/@ryangeddie?feature=shared
@hern.bsky.social
AI writer at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
@amybrown.xyz
writer. sf bay via miami county, ohio. parent x2. not a dog IRL. she/her. amybrown.xyz
@cvbell.bsky.social
🇯🇲Culture critic, media & politics prof and researcher. I 💙 Art & Democracy. Bylines: NPR, Boston Globe, IndieWire, LATimes, NYTimes, Washington Post, Oprah Daily, The Emancipator and BookPage. UNC J-School PhD. Linktr.ee/Cvbell
@jamilsmith.bsky.social
Journalist and audio host. Editor-in-chief, The Emancipator. @theemancipator.org
@britnidanielle.bsky.social
Writer. Sr. Editor and Digital Lead at ESPN's Andscape. 📽 Producer: "Hip-Hop & the White House" on Hulu & "Greater Than Ourselves: The Legacy of #SGRho" South Central LA vs everybody https://britnidanielle.com/contact/
@theemancipator.org
The Emancipator is a digital magazine dedicated to examining and confronting racism and the inequities it creates. Visit our website: https://theemancipator.org
@812filmreviews.com
Associate Editor at RogerEbert • Contributor: The New York Times • Screen Daily • IndieWire • Member: CFCA & AAFCA •
@aishaharris.bsky.social
🎙️/ ✍🏾 : NPR’s POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR 📖: WANNABE: RECKONINGS WITH THE POP CULTURE THAT SHAPES ME: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wannabe-aisha-harris https://linktr.ee/aishaharris
@angelicabastien.bsky.social
Critic and Essayist, New York Magazine. Southern broad. https://linktr.ee/angelicabastien
@battymamzelle.bsky.social
writer, critic, producer, full-time bisexual ✨ I used to write about movies. now I make podcasts and write about movies.
@candicefrederick.bsky.social
Culture Journalist for hire | Formerly: Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost | Other Bylines: The Daily Beast, Time, New York Times, Washington Post, ELLE and Harper's Bazaar | reeltalkonline@gmail.com | candicefrederick.contently.com
@jemelehill.bsky.social
I’m the same everywhere. Link to my new podcast + TV show https://linktr.ee/jemelehill?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=55ca250f-2ec3-4d57-afd4-9281b33b8bef
@brandontensley.bsky.social
Now: National Politics Reporter, Capital B, a Black-focused independent newsroom. Before: National Political Writer, CNN. Writing a book on Whitney Houston's I'm Your Baby Tonight for 33 1/3. Email: brandon.tensley@capitalbnews.org | Signal: btensley.53
@jelaniya.bsky.social
your new neighbor from your old neighborhood. dean. writer. left-hander & occasional photographer. known to frequent the new yorker and columbia journalism school.
@joelanderson.bsky.social
aka Joel from Mo City | Senior staff writer, The Ringer | Co-host, The Press Box podcast | Former host, Slow Burn seasons 3, 6, 8 | Nation’s fastest 10-year-old in 1988.
@capitalb.bsky.social
News we need. Join us at http://capitalbnews.org. Local newsrooms in Gary and Atlanta: @capitalbgary.bsky.social & @capitalbatl.bsky.social
@katstafford.bsky.social
Global Race and Justice Editor | Reuters UofM Knight-Wallace Fellowship alum Past: AP investigative race writer Detroit girl Send tips: Kat.Stafford@thomsonreuters.com
@joyannreid.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster, documentary filmmaker and professional blerd 🤓💋. Fan of democracy and OG hater of fascism and apartheid.
@aallyahpatrice.bsky.social
I write about Black rural America for Capital B 🌎 2025 IRE Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellow 🥳 Mississippi 4eva. 🌻 https://capitalbnews.org/author/aallyah-wright/