Daniel Mackisack
Belligerent Optimist. Advocate of sharing stuff. Doing democracy, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time.
Also writing scifi.
https://thebelligerentoptimist.ghost.io/
IDIC🖖
@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
@timjhughes.bsky.social
All things democracy, open gov & participation, with a sprinkling of climbing, photography & Ipswich Town. Democracy & Participation Lead at Open Government Partnership, trustee at MySociety, & former exec director at Involve.
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜 I IGNORE ALL DMs!
@jimgaffigan.bsky.social
I'm so relieved there is another social media platform we can ruin.
@jerseyflight.bsky.social
Director of Interdisciplinary Research at the Institute for Advanced Dialectical Research, dialecticinstitute.org - views expressed here my own. jerseyflight.com
@synthonic.bsky.social
Spaceflight Nerd. Conceptual Photo/Graphic Artist. Radical Centrist. 1981. UK. Dan Parr. www.synthonic.art Spaceflight Starter Pack: https://go.bsky.app/6D39dM8 Spaceflight Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ftexiti5kayqr3lt4e5ysa7i/feed/spaceflight
@anewq.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen. Political theory, democracy, referendums, democratic innovation, representation
@timkarr.bsky.social
A crash-scene investigation at the crossroads of new media & public policy. Against media concentration; for robust local journalism & digital democracy. www.freepress.net & https://mediacitizen.blogspot.com & https://timkarr.tumblr.com
@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.
@cequirk.bsky.social
Opinion research and advocacy/political strategy in declining democracies and emerging autocracies. Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers to. Nice, FR quirkglobalstrategies.com linkedin.com/in/christinequirk Quirkglobalstrategies: Substack
@liquiddemocracy.bsky.social
Wir arbeiten als gemeinnütziger Verein an innovativen Ideen und Projekten für mehr demokratische Teilhabe. Damit Mitgestaltung für jede:n selbstverständlich ist. https://liqd.net
@theguardian.com
The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com 🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com 🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
@johncusack.bsky.social
Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer - This is the only account . 👈 If I share something it doesn’t necessarily mean I agree Founding board member @Freedom.press please follow https://linktr.ee/freedomofpress @johncusack on twiiter
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Editor and CEO, Zeteo Author, ‘Win Every Argument’ British-American
@historysmith.bsky.social
Teaching APAfAmStudies, APUSH, Philosophy. Taught Gov, Econ, and US History. Believing strongly in the 1st and 14th Amendments; and that the 19th took too damn long. #HATM #WillWork4Democracy #IKnowTheWayToSanJose (he/him)
@interplanetary.bsky.social
Planetary scientist, astronomer and award-winning science communicator 🪐. Formerly at JAXA, NASA, Boston Uni, and the Uni of Leicester. Now Associate Professor at @UniofReading. Forbes 8 Billion Under 8 Billion. Website: odonoghuespace.github.io
@protecttruth.bsky.social
"The problem of our time: billionaire oligarchs have learned to exploit today’s media to manipulate public opinion, and co-opt democracies from the inside." - me
@thebeatphilosopher.com
Author. Activist. Existentialist. Humanist. Beat Philosopher. Philosophy Of Mind. Dog Mom. Hosting Philosophy Discussions on Bluesky & Substack. Join us! https://thebeatphilosopher.substack.com
@slayeragolf.bsky.social
Here to fight trumpism and support democracy! From Twitter known as Agolf Twitler Slayer🌊🌊🌊 @slayer_agolf Followed by @muellershewrote.bsky.social, @meidastouch.com, @joncooper-us.bsky.social, @dworkin.bsky.social
@drnomyn.bsky.social
Political sociologist using the Digital Humanities. Identifying propaganda in Education. Theory of crisis. Associate Professor. Gardener. Reader. Artist. Magan-djin/Brisbane, Australia
@marcowenjones.bsky.social
Associate Professor Northwestern University in Qatar | Studies Disinfo, Digital Repression & Gulf Politics | Author Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East (Hurst & OUP) Political Repression in Bahrain (Cambridge University Press) | Cat Fancier
@whatsarahdidnxt.bsky.social
NZ-born Australian✨Optimist✨Gen X Rock chick forever. Love my kids, travelling & the mighty All Blacks. My body, my choice. She/Her. All opinions - and I have a few - are my own. 💃🌈🍷☕️🏉🏋🏼🎸🥾🌊☀️
@cosmicrami.com
Astronomer, driving The Dish📡 to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him.
@squidgerugby.bsky.social
Here on the condition people can be normal about Antoine Dupont
@rikkidean.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Democratic Futures at Southampton University. Visiting Professor at Democratic Innovations Research Unit, Frankfurt University. https://rikkidean.com/
@transparency-eu.bsky.social
Fighting corruption in Brussels and beyond. The EU office of @anticorruption.bsky.social. https://transparency.eu/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://buff.ly/48WMANo Support us and donate: https://buff.ly/4fWpkS6
@disinfo.eu
Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
@geauxgabrielle.bsky.social
John 3:16 | Founder of The Thurman Perry Foundation | Women’s Incarceration Expert | Political Commentator | Author: BAD GIRLS (coming soon)(Hachette) | Epidemiologist | Words: @WashingtonPost @ESSENCE #writingcommunity https://linktr.ee/gabrielleperrymph
@pomurray.bsky.social
Mom of 4 from Sandy Hook/Chairwoman of @NewtownAction.org working to #EndGunViolence/#StopAAPIhate/#SaveDemocracy
@miriamboosh.bsky.social
Mental health, artist, activist. On a recovery journey Co-host @seedsirl 🌱 We will be ok or we won’t. Irish & Sudanese 🇮🇪🇸🇩 https://linktr.ee/MiriamBoosh
@austingmackell.bsky.social
I sell mirrors in the city of the blind. www.writeinstone.com
@jeff-in-va.bsky.social
Reared in south suburban Chicago. PhD in Champaign-Urbana. Rockets in Utah. Traffic for a few decades in DC. Astrophotography in the Blue Ridge foothills. Pro-Democracy. Pro-Science. Pro-Truth. Fan of Bayes’ Theorem
@mentges.bsky.social
Space Economist. Interested in European Integration, industrial policy, innovation, strategic sovereignty, and of course things like launchers, SatCom, EO ... I have another profile focused more on my old interests: Macro, monetary policy and banking.
@eddieperez.bsky.social
Election admin & voting technology. Ex-Twitter director for civic integrity. Lapsed poli-sci academic. I post about democracy & social media. Likes: facts. http://linkedin.com/in/eddie1perez Board of Directors @osetinstitute.org
@tomtheuns.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. Political Theory & European Politics, Leiden University Democracy | EU | PI NWO Veni 2021-2025 Out now: PROTECTING DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781911723745 Prev. UWC; Maastricht; Oxford; Sciences Po
@ddc-sdu.bsky.social
The Digital Democracy Centre SDU is an interdisciplinary hub at the University of Southern Denmark https://www.sdu.dk/en/ddc • #dkmedier #dkpol #dkforsk #democracy #digital #AI •
@anatosaurus.bsky.social
Host of Words to Win By, a podcast about progressive wins around the world and how we achieved them. https://wordstowinby-pod.com/ Researcher, message maker, campaign strategist to progressive and Democratic causes here and abroad.
@jhaygood.bsky.social
Filmmaker/Editor from Fight Club to Little Darth VW commercial to Always Jane on Prime and a bunch of other things. Current mood: mentally preparing. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371307/
@dadoftyrion.bsky.social
History teacher, theatre director. Occasional writer. Dogs, movies, Columbo, and coffee. Games, hiking, travel, reading, and Trek.
@boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com
Middle-Aged Mediocre Guy/Law Guy/Dad/Does performance stuff. Kentucky Colonel. Host of Boozy’s Legal Funhouse podcast. He/Him. Other places: https://linktr.ee/boozybadger . Not your lawyer. I am an adult. There will be adult things. Views are my own.
@thecynicist.bsky.social
Political analyst focused on global conflict and security, Afghanistan, the Middle East and US politics. Purveyor of quality nonsense. Rare Afghan with two names. Previously HRW, ICTJ, Amnesty, OSF and ECFR. Always clean on OPSEC. "All the pieces matter."
@opendemocracy.net
Free thinking for the world 🌍 We're an independent media organisation. Find us > opendemocracy.net Also at @[email protected] for those who toot too.
@bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research. Want to support our charity? bellingcat.com/donate