soonergrunt's Starter Pack
cool people--various people who do various things, and you should follow them because they'll make you better. These are not all the cool people I follow, but they are all cool people.
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@soonergrunt.bsky.social
@puffrolsen.bsky.social
Leader of Airmen/Lifter of heavy objects/Lightsaber aficionado/mediocre author (KR Paul) Awesomely dorky Follow/💜/RT≠endorsement Views my own
@outnmbrdbyboys.bsky.social
Social Worker, Mom, former Milspo, mostly former endurance athlete, avid reader. I care deeply about things. She/her
@paleontologizing.bsky.social
Dinosaur paleontologist and full-time science communicator, streaming LIVE at twitch.tv/paleontologizing
@bradduplessis.bsky.social
Views my own. Recently DOGE'd. Army brat ➡️ retired soldier. PoliSci PhD student @ George Mason University. Doctrine and Military Effectiveness. #GeauxTigers
@herbcarmen.bsky.social
Landed big planes on boats, played E-Ring Ding Dong Ditch. USNA'90, Georgetown MSB'13. Proud husband of Dr. Debbie and swim dad of Dash-1 (JMU'22) & Dash-2 (Drexel'27)
@jsargentr.bsky.social
Military Historian National Security and Strategy Logistics Geopolitical Risk Urban Warfare Ask me about LOGPOWER. Better than average insights/running analysis, and a bit different than many. At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.
@mazjovanovich.bsky.social
Aussie military aviatrix, test pilot, lapsed physicist, occasional writer. Come for the aeroplanes, stay for the snark.
@bafriedman.bsky.social
Amphibious Warfare, Strategy, and Clausewitz. CLE expat. Malevelon Creek veteran. Substack: https://bafriedman.substack.com/
@jjmacnab.bsky.social
Fellow, George Washington University's Program on Extremism. UC Berkeley alumna. Cats are badass.
@hilzoy.bsky.social
Ethics R Us. Baltimore. Refugee from Twitter, blogging, and who knows what else.
@brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Founder, Rakkasan Tea Company • MSNBC columnist • Dallas Police Oversight Board • Former Obama guy • BJJ • Once a soldier Dallas, Texas rakkasantea.com @rakkasantea.bsky.social
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social
media + curriculum tool for promoting women & nonbinary historians | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | https://womenalsoknowhistory.com/ #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #HistoryBeyondTheBinary
@bradmossesq.bsky.social
"a Washington lawyer whose practice representing people about security clearances is part of an entire legal subspecialty made possible by the current system." - Politico
@questauthority.bsky.social
Father, Army Husband, lawyer. KUSK alum; incipient public servant. Litigation disaster tour guide. Proud member of the terminally online community since 1993. he/him
@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com
Guitarist w/ George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Al Jarreau & more. Founder, programmer, and janitor of Little Green Footballs. Relentless nerd. Can be rude if needed. Grew up in Hawaii, so no ac', jus' hele on, braddah. https://littlegreenfootballs.com
@akivamcohen.bsky.social
Orthodox Jewish father of 5; Litigation Disaster Tour Guide; Jets Fan. Fighting the widening gyre.
@gregdoucette.bsky.social
In-House Counsel @ BigTech. Ex-"Computers Guy," then decade litigating 1A in NC+TX. Servant to two cats (and a dog and a wife). Armchair Philanthropist. (@greg_doucette on ExTwitter)
@johnrogers.bsky.social
TV, comics and film writer. LEVERAGE, JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES, BLUE BEETLE, MARRY ME, a couple other things. Free newsletter of reviews, recommendations, and general oddities at https://buttondown.email/kungfumonkey
@warinthefuture.bsky.social
Strategist, Leader & Author | Retd Army Major General | Senior Fellow in Military Studies @LowyInstitute | @CSIS | Modern & Future war studies | Futura Doctrina substack | #BannedInRussia
@angus.bsky.social
CUNY prof. Historian of, and advocate for, student organizing. @studentactivism from Twitter.
@adamweinstein.bsky.social
MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes. Ex-Floridian. Catskill climber. Philly fan. Your affable newsroom curmudgeon. Go Navy. Beat Army.
@atherton.bsky.social
War, robots, & bad futures but imagining better. I edit @cipolicy.bsky.social's International Policy Journal, opinions my own. Unitarian Universalist. He/him. Husband to @alymay.bsky.social & father of 2. Front takes towards enemies.
@natsechobbyist.bsky.social
Wife, mama, sister, friend, suburban woman, & podcaster fighting for democracy. NOT a national security/geopolitical expert but I have a guy for that.
@avindman.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Vet. Ex NSC/WH Staff. Doc of International Affairs. Senior Fellow, FPI SAIS, JHU. NYT Best-selling Author.
@cpsc.gov
Your U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Product safety info, data, and recalls. Standing for safety since 1972. Official account of the USCPSC. HQ: Bethesda, MD. Subscribe for recall emails on CPSC.gov. Report unsafe products on SaferProducts.gov
@montereybayaquarium.org
How do you do, fellow squids? 🌊 We're your frondly Aquarium with a mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org
@swordsjew.bsky.social
journalist, author, sword collector, schmoe. newsletter: buttondown.email/theswordandthesandwich buy my new book!! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/wild-faith/9780306829192/ contact: talialavinwrites@gmail.com
@numb.comfortab.ly
Principal software engineer. AWS/CDK/TypeScript. Interests: Pink Floyd, Star Trek, coding, biking, VR, cats. Not necessarily in this order. @anydoubts.bsky.social is my better half.
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS, Trump, LGBTQ, criminal justice, and other legal news. / Email: lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Buckeye. / He/him.
@weratedogs.com
Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹 links.weratedogs.com
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@support.bsky.team
Submit bug reports, feature requests, and feedback with the in-app form in your left side menu (mobile) or right column (desktop), or email us at support@bsky.app.
@jamesgunn.bsky.social
Filmmaker, husband, friend to dogs and cats. Creature Commandos debuts on Max Dec 5. Superman in theaters July 11, 2025.
@levarburton.bsky.social
Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
@marcelias.bsky.social
Founder @democracydocket.com. Chair of Elias Law Group. My dog's name is Bode.
@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
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@xkcd.com
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
@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!
@combatcavscout.bsky.social
Military, IR, FP, dumb jokes, superheroes, spirited flirt, bigot smasher, retired soldier, field grade hater, DYLF. “Dangerous devil.” “Oozes sensuality.” He/him.
@bangunit.bsky.social
Bagged Milk Evangelist. Tubular Meat Glutton. Booze Raccoon. A Baconator you eat for breakfast is technically a Breakfast Baconator.
@dril.bsky.social
Never Bullshit I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate . https://www.patreon.com/dril https://www.instagram.com/dril_real https://linktr.ee/drilreal
@kenwhite.bsky.social
Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
@daveweigel.bsky.social
National politics reporter at semafor.com. Alum: WashPost, Bloomberg, Slate, Reason. Author of “The Show That Never Ends.”
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@dattaxpony.bsky.social
Cook, otaku, certified Jackal since 2008, lover of candy coloured equines, rabid avgeek, Trekkie probably before it was legal, Whovian since I was five, certified cyborg, and meaner on 4 wheels than should be allowed!
@pptsapper.bsky.social
History person, Army officer, transplanted Buckeye, not really that angry anymore. Writes stuff. Some Star Wars. Refugee from Twitter. Views do not reflect or represent the DoD's. He/him/his. angrystaffofficer.com
@chuckwendig.bsky.social
I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. The next book is THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, April 2025. Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 48-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
@soonergrunt.bsky.social
Retired Soldier, Union guy, public lands lover. Capybara fan. Servant to Freddie the Rescue Pup. Utah Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard. -Mencken Policing my tone is a surefire block