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@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
@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.
@beijingpalmer.bsky.social
Deputy editor at Foreign Policy, China nerd, gaming nerd, reads a lot
@cedricmas.bsky.social
Historien militaire (du dimanche) - Avocat à la Cour - Aix en Provence - IHEDN 223 METTEZ DES ALT-TEXT AUX IMAGES (ET LISEZ CEUX QUI SONT MIS)
@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
Global Expression, FIRE. Book: Authoritarians in the Academy, @hopkinspress.bsky.social (August 2025). https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53835/authoritarians-academy Signal: sarahemclaugh.01. Go birds.
@handle.invalid
The social internet is made of cats Director @ Internet Society Hong Kong | Ex-Apple Sr. Engineer | 🇭🇰 https://bsky.directory/@kcchu.xyz
@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social
Reuters Global News Desk editor, Asia. Defense, other stuff. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6 Ad astra per aspera
@kint.bsky.social
#HoldTheLine. Ask, think, translate tech/media strategy (subs, ads, video, monopolies, privacy, press freedom, trust) for @dcnorg.bsky.social to advance future of trusted news and entertainment. @jason_kint on X, 20yrs leading major sports sites
@hoaxeye.bsky.social
Hoax fighter and fact finder. Main tools: reverse image search and coffee. Operated by Janne Ahlberg Website: https://hoaxeye.wordpress.com
@rebel44cz.bsky.social
Military history, SCW, OSINT, space, electric cars. NATO/EU/Ukraine supporter. Oryx Blog Administrator. http://ko-fi.com/rebel44cz
@warontherocks.bsky.social
Experience. Conflict. Commentary. Join our community: https://warontherocks.com/membership/
@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/
@nrg8000.bsky.social
@Nrg8000 on twitter. Will fill this out when twitter inevitably burns.
@fergus.bsky.social
Wordcel, aspiring prompt engineer & China analyst. 🧧 Join my newsletter: http://redpacket.substack.com
@lokman.org
writer, recovering academic, amateur activist, with a focus on free speech, new technologies, and hong kong. fellow @citizenlab.ca. he/him. writing a personal history of home and authoritarianism.
@cruickshank.bsky.social
Geospatial analyst, OSINT investigator, and journalist. Investigating the intersection of climate resilience and human systems, and sometimes writing fiction. From 🇦🇺, now in 🇪🇺. 📍Berlin, Germany https://www.michaelcruickshank.me/
@chungchingkwong.bsky.social
Cat Mom | IPAC Senior Analyst | PhD Candidate in Law on Data Protection and Data Transfer | Columnist at WamS Views are my own
@852dude.bsky.social
Will shill for toy soldiers or samosas Banner by Jerry. Reskeets =/= endorsement
@chinadigitaltimes.net
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/ – a Berkeley-based nonprofit publishing news and translations focused on human rights and freedom of expression in China
@nukestrat.bsky.social
Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists. Tracking nuclear arsenals, co-author of Nuclear Notebook, SIPRI Yearbook. Opinions my own. Website: https://fas.org/initiative/nuclear-information-project/
@faytuks.bsky.social
Fast & reliable news provider || Covering geopolitical incidents as they happen 🌍 BNONews collaborator. Want to support the channel? ko-fi.com/faytuks
@ulrichspeck.bsky.social
Independent foreign policy analyst and advisor. Weekly analysis for NZZ. Ex: Carnegie Brussels, Transatlantic Academy Washington, GMF Berlin, RFE/RL Prague; PhD in history. Bylines: NYT, FT, Moscow Times, Foreign Policy, Int Politik ...
@bdherzinger.bsky.social
I like big navies and I cannot lie. Navy Reservist | CIMSEC | Asian Security | ex-AEI, USSC, Twitter, Pacific Forum, US Pacific Fleet | Proud Idahoan | Opinions mine, but you're welcome to adopt them
@bloomberg.com
The first word in business news. Newsletters: http://bloom.bg/newsletters Podcasts: http://bloom.bg/podcasts The Big Take podcast: http://trib.al/jtoXfuT
@derparrot.bsky.social
I like cats, Hungarian food, Czech literature, building miniatures, and books about Central European history. Live in Vienna, Austria. In my 30s. Liberal. Run a youtube channel. #NAFO
@casusbelli.bsky.social
Slightly French Analyst | #OSINT #IMINT and monitoring | Mostly Africa and ex-USSR | RT ≠ endorsement
@vcdgf555.bsky.social
Author. OSINT Researcher. Numismatist. Gardener. Nikon P1000 enjoyer. Occasionally decent cook. Aviation consultant/contractor. Snarky AvGeek. "Sharp-eyed aviation buff & flight tracker" ~ Brian Williams https://buymeacoffee.com/vcdgf555 She/her
@jasnah.bsky.social
HKer, nidovirologist. Revstar & MayaKuro fangirl. 一个健康的社會不該只有一種聲音. 解散警隊. ★ she/佢 ★
@aimenlau.bsky.social
🇭🇰🇲🇾🇨🇦 | Information Operations and Transnational Repression | formerly at Alliance Canada Hong Kong and Doublethink Lab | she/elle | views are my fault
@xunlingau.bsky.social
UK based, mixed diaspora lad, Partly forged by the #MilkTeaAlliance, still believes in building solidarity between people, movements & struggles. Creates some feeds... Red Pandas, Protests & more. My feeds >> Me
@melissakchan.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated reporter. Russia Today called me “notorious,” China kicked me out. Formerly Asia, Doha, California, more 🌏. Author of graphic novel YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION out now!
@lnachman32.bsky.social
Political scientist. Assistant Professor at National Taiwan University. My new book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is available for preorder here: https://shorturl.at/BlEJE https://www.lnachman.com
@liaofthebay.bauhinia.club
Hongkonger | Questionable defense takes | 'The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free.' | Computer fan | Geolocation enjoyer | She/Her
@brianhioe.bsky.social
Editor at @newbloommag.net, writes @thediplomat.com @flaminghydra.com, non-resident fellow at the University of Nottingham's Taiwan Studies Programme, freelance journalist, translator, and DJ. Author of Taipei at Daybreak
@chinamediaproject.bsky.social
The CMP is an independent research project studying the Chinese media landscape within the PRC and globally, as well as the CCP's media and political discourse.
@coupsure.bsky.social
Open source and geospatial data | @GeoConfirmed | Worked with @Cen4infoRes & @lemondefr
@abeardedpanda.bsky.social
Paradox Interactive School of International Relations (ongoing) I hate your favorite dictator. Spicy liberal. (He/Him) https://www.offensive-bias.com/
@goldkorn.bsky.social
China: thechinaweek.com Lessons from China, Russia, South Africa, North Korea etc. for Trump and Musk's America: rhymingchaos.com Other links: jeremygoldkorn.com
@navalnews.com
navalnews.com is updated daily with in-depth features, industry and naval forces news round-ups, event coverage, video reports and more.
@antd.bsky.social
Writer/Lawyer/Photographer, author of “City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong”. www.antonydapiran.com
@louisalim.bsky.social
Author of Indelible City & The People’s Republic of Amnesia, Host of The Masterclass & Little Red Podcast
@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.