Don Van Atta
I study (agrarian) politics in the former Soviet states.
Long-term policy advisor in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Tajikistan. Resident director of 5 USAID-funded projects.
Democratic institutions are hard to build and keep.
Berkeley PolSci PhD eons ago.
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@friendsofusaid.bsky.social
From and For the American people. Follow @friendsofusaid on IG and X.
@altusaid.altgov.info
We're here and we're still From the American People 🤝 🇺🇲
@dell.bsky.social
Sr. writer @wired.com. w/ the @newsguild.org. privacy & national security + DOGE > Send tips via @signal.org ➜ dell.3030
@noelreports.com
Media platform covering global conflict zones. Focus on the Ukraine-Russia war. Consider supporting us once via buymeacoffee.com/noelreports or by becoming a member via patreon.com/NOELREPORTS.
@jfallows.bsky.social
Reporter and writer: https://fallows.substack.com/ and https://www.ourtownsfoundation.org/ One-time speechwriter, long-time pilot, longer-time husband of linguist/writer Deborah Fallows. Note same wristwatch in the two photos, more than 50 years apart.
@crimethinc.com
We are a rebel alliance—a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action—a breakout from the prisons of our age. We strive to reinvent our lives and world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid. 🏴 crimethinc.com
@contrariannews.org
Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. https://contrarian.substack.com/
@oceanbound.bsky.social
She/her. Author. Crisis Management/Comms Professional- www.theMerewif.com CCO- International Association of Search and Rescue Coordinators. www.iasac.org USCG Veteran F*ck it, Watch This: Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud https://a.co/d/cE6svsC
@vermontgmg.bsky.social
Journalist & Historian. Director, @aspencyber. 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. Doomsdayscenario.co
@eugenemcparland.bsky.social
Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.“ — Cato the Elder
@apsa.bsky.social
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is the leading professional organization for the study of political science. www.apsanet.org
@zecsaky.bsky.social
Senior research fellow CER @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social. Mostly EU stuff, sprinkled with some democracy & Central Europe. Past lives Freedom House, EUI, Bloomberg.
@bocksam.bsky.social
LFG!!!! I ain’t scared of hard work. Hard work is good work 🌊🌊 Just say no to the Mump Regime! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇲🇽🇺🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ KEEPER OF THE FLAME she/her 🗽🗽🌲🌳🏔️🗻🦅🎣🫐🐢🦢🇺🇸🇺🇸 And for good measure LET’S FUCKING GO!!!!
@gizmosspace.bsky.social
#Resister. #SlavaUkraini. I am an ex-Republican but a proud Democrat. I am happy to live in the PNW. #SemperFi. #ThankYouTG #Beekeeper #BLM, #LGBTQIA+ 🏳️🌈(he/him) 🚫DM unless we know each other; I will delete it.
@demguardrails.bsky.social
“Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press & those serving in our federal, state & local governments must now be the GUARDRAILS of DEMOCRACY.” ~ Liz Cheney - She Was Right 🗽⚖️ ✊🏾🤰👵♿️🌈🏳️⚧️📚
@5calls.org
Your issues, scripts and representatives all in one place. Spend 5 minutes, make 5 calls: http://5calls.org
@inthesetimes.com
A publication committed to informing and advancing movements for social, economic, racial and environmental justice. Founded in 1976.
@danielmcdowell.bsky.social
Family man | Professor @Syracuse | Sr. Fellow @Atlantic Council | Fmr. China Fellow @TheWilsonCenter | Geoeconomics, Finance, & Cleveland sports | www.danielmcdowell.org
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Foreign Affairs Journalist | Former UN Diplomat | Real-time #ACTUALNEWS 🇺🇸 & 🌎 News Briefing (M, W, F) 🇨🇦 Weekly Recap (SAT) ☀️ SUN Edition - NO politics 📧: www.onestnetwork.com/newsletter WATCH Weekly Recap (SUN 8p ET): https://youtube.com/@onestnetwork
@donnermaps.bsky.social
Contributor @the-downballot.com. Focusing on data, maps, and demographics. Find our data (and the CD hexmap template!) at https://the-db.co/data
@samanthamichaels.bsky.social
Criminal justice reporter at Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting. She/her. smichaels@motherjones.com Signal: smichaels.01
@riotgrlerin.bsky.social
• goth daria • fear does not exist in this bio • muppet enthusiast • i post a lot of threads • https://linktr.ee/riotgrlerin •
@matociquala.bsky.social
Multiple award winning science fiction author. Cat furniture. Horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat. Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/matociquala Next book: THE FOLDED SKY June 2025 https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social
Fired federal employees working to protect public health. Learn more at: https://www.firedbutfighting.org
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Contributing editor, Harper's Magazine; Lecturer, Columbia Law School; Attorney
@rusudandjakeli.bsky.social
Co-founder at GiveInternet.org. From 🇬🇪. Helping Georgian strays through Zero Strays Georgia.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral markcarney.ca
@dmwoodruff.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, LSE. CPE, central banks, monetary history, intellectual history of social science, Karl Polanyi, Soviet economic history, complaining about neoliberalism, etc. He/him.
@austinmccoy.bsky.social
Historian, Old School Rap Specialist. Writing book on history of the Left in Midwest and another one about De La Soul. https://austincmccoy.com/ https://austincmccoy.substack.com/
@mikeb62.bsky.social
Long suffering Browns & Guardians fan, @tblightning fan, beer league hockey player. #TheOnlyBandThatMatters Living in the Red wasteland of Indiana (unfortunately)
@economicsofwar.bsky.social
Working in some of the more entertaining economies around the World. I focus upon the economic aspects of current conflicts including: #Myanmar #Sahel #Ukraine #Russia #NorthKorea #Syria #Yemen #Sudan #Libya #Moldova #Belarus
@ridt.bsky.social
Author of ACTIVE MEASURES, RISE OF THE MACHINES, CYBER WAR WILL NOT TAKE PLACE, "Attributing Cyber Attacks," more. Johns Hopkins, Alperovitch Institute.
@annegolden.bsky.social
Retired employment lawyer (for employees only). Word lover. Lifelong left-wing Democrat. Atheist. Oxford comma lover. Loathe Trump and all his toadies. Antioch College in the ‘60s was amazing. NO DMs. #bluecrew #blueresisters #leguminati🫘
@kaymae.bsky.social
Journalist, poet, former contributing ed Musician; former educator at New School U; NYU. Back in my hometown, Philly.
@mmfa.bsky.social
Media Matters for America is the nation’s premier media watchdog. Cited as a trusted source of information by Fox News’ “Brain Room.”
@judah-grunstein.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of World Politics Review. Spent more than a year in Provence. Used to be an American in Paris. Currently bringing coal to Newcastle. https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ @wpr.bsky.social
@couchmicroscopy.bsky.social
NSF PRFB postdoc • PhD from Bhattacharya lab @RutgersU • Passionate about algae / protists + genomics + evolutionary biology + microscopy www.instagram.com/couch_microscopy Opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of any funder or institution.
@forevernever.bsky.social
Equal parts sour ale, martinis, ceviche, chili, and pizza. Believer in karma. Jail Musk and nationalize SpaceX.
@kristinmbakke.bsky.social
Professor in Political Science and International Relations at UCL. Feminist. Researching political violence, state-building, and legacies of war.
@dockyardtalk.bsky.social
My name is Beck ⚓Amateur naval historian mainly looking at the Royal Navy from 1790 to 1815. 📖Dyslexic MA Naval/Maritime history Student in the most landlocked part of the UK. - deferred until Sept 2025 #NavalHistory #SignalHistory
@ankabaranski.bsky.social
Social Liberal. Science Communicator. Pro-Choice. Climate Justice. Sustainability. Circular Economy. Anti-Fascism. Anti-MAGA. Married Cat Lady With 3 Children.
@carotaratko.bsky.social
historian | food security, autarky, and environment in modern german and international history | emmy noether research group leader @zzfpotsdam.bsky.social