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@karenattiah.bsky.social
Global. Columnist at Washington Post. Artemis = feline guardian. Rogue Radical Professor at Resistance Summer School Join the Fall Waitlist for Race, Media and International Affairs 101! https://forms.gle/6LoPuLUUjPT6Tang8
@naveedjamali.bsky.social
📰Host of Unconventional ✍️Newsweek Journalist & Author “How to Catch a Russian Spy” 🕵🏾♂️Frmr Spy & Navy Vet ✈️820th human to fly in a B-2 bomber
@dailybeanspod.bsky.social
Daily News. With swearing. Contributor for http://muellershewrote.com HOSTS: @muellershewrote.bsky.social and @dgcomedy.bsky.social Support us: http://patreon.com/thedailybeans
@dcpoll.bsky.social
Loudmouth writer. “If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity.” –Albert Einstein
@cliffschecter.bsky.social
Ad Writer (Biden 2020); Bestselling Author Top 10 Substack; Well over 500,000 subscribers! Broke their live stream record. Join our growing movement at Blue Amp News! https://www.blueamp.co
@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social
I'm Policy Director at @progressivereform.bsky.social where I specialize in federal regulatory policy. When not analyzing federal regulatory policy, I enjoy silent film, soccer, and running.
@danielmilleresq.bsky.social
Patriotic American. Democracy advocate. Lawyer. Proud Dad. Views my own.
@petermorley.bsky.social
Patient Advocate (morethanmySLE from Twitter) *Disability & Chronic Illness Activist. *♿️, Cancer Survivor & #Lupus Warrior. *Testified 3x for Congress. *Anjelika is my #servicedog YouTube Congress Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@petermorley_sle/videos
@andyostroy.bsky.social
Proud Dem. Patriot. Writer. Director/producer (ADRIENNE, HBOMax). Podcaster. Nonprofit founder supporting women filmmakers. Drummer. Biker. Candy man
@jefftimmer.bsky.social
Strategist. Michigan. Erstwhile GOPer. Senior Advisor @ProjectLincoln, Co-Host A Republic, If You Can Keep It. Skilled in smartassery.
@clintwatts.bsky.social
Current: Microsoft, NBC/MSNBC Former: US Army, FBI Clintwatts.substack.com
@editorialboard.bsky.social
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@jim-stewartson.bsky.social
Independent investigator, writer, counterinsurgent. Radicalized Pod co-host. Please subscribe: mind-war.com
@lauferlaw.bsky.social
Civil Rights Attorney - Justice Is Blind, But I'm Not - Police Brutality, False Arrest, Mal Pros, Bd of Dir @NYSTLA @JusticeDotOrg @NPAP_NLG #AAPI https://www.lauferlawgroup.com/
@melissjpeltier.bsky.social
Veteran film/TV/media maker; NYT bestselling author; storyteller; dog mom. Direct descendant John Alden & Priscilla Mullins 1620. My American ancestors were defending democracy since 1776. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 & #Ally 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@wendysiegelman.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering Trmp, kleptocracy, far-right networks, OSINT, bylines Daily Beast, Guardian, Buzzfeed, Byline Times, footnote in Senate Intel Russia report, subscribe to http://NewsTRACS.com, tips: wendy@newstracs.com
@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, quipster, wonk. Related to Audrey Hepburn. Proud creator of SHERO newsletter.
@davidpriess.bsky.social
International affairs, geopolitics, and intelligence | Dir of Intelligence, Bedrock Knowledge | Sr Fellow, Hayden Center | Author, The President’s Book of Secrets | Former CIA & State Department | Duke poli sci PhD | Love books, the Arctic, space, and dogs
@mjtoma.bsky.social
Editor, The New Republic. Editor, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Scribbler. Serbo-Calabrian West Virginia Episcopalian.
@maxboot.bsky.social
CFR fellow, Washington Post columnist. Pulitzer finalist for biography. Author: REAGAN: HIS LIFE AND LEGEND, NYT bestseller and NYT 10 best books of 2024. Man of many hats. maxboot.net.
@joetrippi.bsky.social
Founder of https://sez.us Senior Advisor Lincoln Project Host of That Trippi Show podcast. Co-founder of Lincoln Square
@johnsipher.bsky.social
Former CIA clandestine service. Spycraft Entertainment, Atlantic Council, NAFO. Host of Mission implausible podcast. Friend of dogs everywhere.
@redistrict.bluesky.bot
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@rosenzweigp.bsky.social
Homeland security consultant; Cyber renaissance man; rugby referee; grandparent; uncle; art lover; Nats fan.
@ifindkarma.bsky.social
Giving to others, when we can, gives our lives meaning. https://linkedin.com/pulse/panda-notes-happiness-meaning-adam-rifkin In the end, only kindness matters.
@joycevance.bsky.social
Please follow me on my @joycewhitevance account--I somehow ended up with two & will keep this one open for a bit so people can migrate over. You know it's the real me because I say PLED (not pleaded) & still believe the rule of law is worth the fight.
@davidgura.bsky.social
Anchor and Correspondent, Bloomberg News | dgura2@bloomberg.net | Opinions are my own.
@oliviaoftroye.com
#Substack: www.livingitwithOliviaTroye.com 🕵🏼♀️Former White House Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Official. Career National Security.📺Media Commentator.🇲🇽🇺🇸from El Paso,TX. 🐶🎶 Lover of dogs & music. Political Centrist. #democracy #nationalsecurity
@normeisen.bsky.social
Sr. Fellow @ Brookings, Executive Director of State Democracy Defenders Fund & Co-Founder of The Contrarian contrarian.substack.com 👇 - TN (posted by Team Norm)
@dprzygoda.bsky.social
Award-winning journalist. Formerly with @January6thCmte. I also direct #synthwave music videos, commercials & films. Opinions my own. www.zb4y.com
@charlesgaba.com
Healthcare data analysis, advocacy & snark. (I used to be @charles_gaba on 🐤) 🕸️ https://ACASignups.net 🐘 https://Mastodon.social/@charlesgaba
@saletan.bsky.social
Writer, @thebulwark.bsky.social. Email: saletan@thebulwark.com. You can also find me at https://www.threads.net/@wsaletan and http://substack.com/@saletan
@out5p0ken.bsky.social
I am not what you think I am. You are what you think I am. 📎 A “r3tard” by Elon Musk An “Online Troll” by Fox News That “Leftist Ghoul” by Gateway Pundit
@ilvestoomas.bsky.social
Unsuccessfully retired ex-prez, ex-MEP, ex-foreign minister, ex-ambassador, ex-director of RFE-RL Estonian service, etc, ex cetera. Except for @darthputinkgb.bsky.social, I take seriously only those who post here under his or her own name.
@mrwaltershapiro.bsky.social
Covering my 12th presidential campaign for the New Republic. Columnist for Roll Call and teach at Yale. New Yorker whose idea of adventure travel is crossing West 86th Street against the light. And Twitter refugee.
@fredguttenberg.bsky.social
My children are Jesse & Jaime. Jaime was murdered in the Parkland school shooting. My life is dedicated to saving lives fighting for gun safety in America and have written two books Find The Helpers and American Carnage.
@marmel.bsky.social
self-appointed pizza influencer, writer, comic book reader. Hal Jordan hater, resister, lhasa wrangler, and oddly enough… building affordable housing which is not unlike producing a TV show. Exercising a little every day? Share it with #BlueSkyHealthClub
@noahbookbinder.bsky.social
President of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (@CREW). Former federal corruption prosecutor. Fighting for an ethical democracy.
@urocklive1.bsky.social
Democracy is the way. Truth and justice matter. Russia can end the war today by leaving Ukraine. Less proud to be an American than I used to be. I really thought we were better than this. #IStandWithUkraine #NAFO Fellas fan
@willbunch.bsky.social
National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
@jadler1969.bsky.social
Father, Husband, LawProf, guy with opinions; @chkbal co-founder; @volokhc.bsky.social contributor; Law before policy before politics; Philly sports always; 'the cowbell of Twitter'-N. Schulz typos are part of the brand.
@stevebenen.com
Rachel Maddow Show producer, MaddowBlog author, MSNBC contributor, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
@dfriedman.bsky.social
Mother Jones reporter. Covering corruption, foreign influence. Derrick White enthusiast. Signal: danfriedman.67
@virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Humans make the world. We can remake it anytime WHAT ROUGH BEAST https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-rough-beast/id1787176282 https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/ The New Republic, The Guardian, WIRED, Politico, LAT, NYT, Atlantic, &c
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Writer/lecturer on Russian influence & information warfare | lead writer of greatpower.us
@laurenwindsor.bsky.social
"Relentless truth pirate" - John Cusack "Bitch" - Roger Stone "A vile woman" - Laura Ingraham EP: The Undercurrent Documentary filmmaker: Gonzo for Democracy www.LaurenWindsor.com
@simonwdc.bsky.social
Democratic political strategist, analyst, commentator. Hopium purveyor. More than 30 years in the fight. My primary political home is on Substack. Join me there too - https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/
@gregolear.bsky.social
Lapsed novelist, #RoughBeast author, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, co-host of The Five 8, enjoyer of Friday Manhattans. https://linktr.ee/gregolear
@davidsirota.com
Founder/editor-in-chief, @LeverNews.com; Oscar-nominated for Don't Look Up.
@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social
Candidate for U.S. Senate | Michigan State Senate Majority Whip | Notre Dame ☘️ | Ray Wert’s ginger half | Noa's mom |
@dknight10k.bsky.social
Host:🎙Pardon The Insurrection Podcast🎙 YouTube ▶️: https://youtube.com/@pardontheinsurrection 🍎 Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pardon-the-insurrection/id1629782102 🎶 Bad Built 🎶 album on Spotify: https://spotify.link/n7xMlQgTjOb
@secretsandlaws.bsky.social
Former CIA attorney, addressing all things relating to national security, secrecy, classification, FOIA, climate change, and bird law.
@ericjgeller.com
Senior reporter at Cybersecurity Dive covering all things digital security. I also co-host Hoth Takes. | Send me tips: bit.ly/contactejg
@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.
@rparloff.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Lawfare. Ex-Fortune staff. Published in ProPublica, NYT, New York, New Yorker, Yahoo Finance, Air Mail, etc. Practiced law a long time ago.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Obama appointee at DOJ/DHS. Litigator for Speaker Pelosi and Jan. 6 Committee. Counsel for then-Sen. Biden. Yankee Stadium hot dog vendor. Wannabe historian. Dad joker.
@grantstern.bsky.social
Executive Editor of Occupy Democrats, author, journalist and podcaster newsletter.grantstern.com
@philinvestigates.com
Defending democracy. Confronting hate. Speaking truth to power - and the angry mob. NewsChannel 5 (Nashville) chief investigative reporter. John Chancellor, duPont, Peabody, Toner awards. RTDNA Lifetime Achievement. Pulitzer finalist. philinvestigates.com.
@ianbassin.bsky.social
Founder and Executive Director @protectdemocracy.org. Former Associate White House Counsel. Tweets my own.
@rickperlstein.bsky.social
"O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet..."
@justsecurity.org
Forum on law, rights, and security. Editorial Board includes professors, top civil society attorneys, former senior government officials.
@the-independent.com
News, comment and features from The Independent, the world's most free-thinking newspaper.
@brianklaas.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Global Politics @UCL. Author of “Fluke." Writer @TheAtlantic. Host, Power Corrupts podcast. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
@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
@lawdorknews.bsky.social
The home for Chris Geidner’s legal newsletter, covering SCOTUS, as well as LGBTQ, criminal justice, post-Roe, and more legal news. Subscribe today: https://www.lawdork.com/
@weissmann.substack.com
NYU Law, MSNBC legal analyst, podcast cohost "Main Justice" (previously "Prosecuting Donald Trump"); NYT bestselling author. Substack "Behind The Headlines" https://weissmann.substack.com Offering legal analysis & opinion
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social
National political analyst/strategist. Author of Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts, co host of This is America on The Cycle on Substack 👇🦆🏈 I watch the news so you don’t have to. https://thecycle.substack.com/
@glennkirschner.bsky.social
Former 30-year federal prosecutor. Army vet. Rule of law guy. 100% independent. YouTube.com/glennkirschner2 Patreon.com/glennkirschner
@sykescharlie.bsky.social
Author, Substack newsletter “To the Contrary.” Host, "To the Contrary" podcast. Dog owner, grandfather. MSNBC. Still Never Trump. No regrets. Website: https://charliesykes.substack.com/
@delong.social
Author of "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the 20th Century". Too online since 1995. Sometime Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. UC Berkeley Professor.
@timobrien.bsky.social
Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bsky.social. Political Analyst, MSNBC. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
@wajali.bsky.social
Writer. Tired Dad. Minivan Driver. Editor of The Left Hook Substack (https://thelefthook.substack.com); Co-host of The Democracy-Ish Podcast; Author of a Memoir and a Play wajali.com wajahatmali@protonmail.com
@justinelliott.bsky.social
ProPublica reporter. Email tips/comments/complaints: justin@propublica.org Signal: https://www.propublica.org/people/justin-elliott/ More: justinelliott.co
@jenmercieca.bsky.social
Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Fascism is for losers. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader. I post things on substack: https://jennifermercieca.substack.com/
@bradheath.bsky.social
DC reporter for Reuters on crime, justice and investigations. Data, documents and "convoluted KGB style back-door" stuff. Lawyer, but not yours. 202-527-9709, brad.heath@tr.com
@jenrubin.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Contrarian, MSNBC contributor, dog and art lover, democracy defender, and pro-Oxford comma. Book recommendations welcomed.
@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
@peterjukes.bsky.social
Dramatist wrenched out of fiction 10 years ago by the fierce urgency of fact (& Murdoch crimes). Co founder @Byline.com and @BylineTimes.bsky.social - myself here
@froomkin.bsky.social
Editor of Press Watch (https://presswatchers.org) and Heads Up News (http://headsupnews.org). Ex-Washington Post, HuffPost, Intercept. Freelancer. I afflict comfortable journalists.
@annabower.bsky.social
Just asking questions. Senior Editor, Lawfaremedia.org. Send story ideas and tips to anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org Signal username: annabower.24
@talkingpointsmemo.com
Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/
@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
@kyivindependent.com
Independent English-language journalism in Ukraine Become a member: http://kyivindependent.com/membership/ One-time donation: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/?interval=onetime
@lkrozen.bsky.social
Reporting on foreign policy. Current: https://diplomatic.substack.com Just Security ed board. Al Monitor, Politico, Foreign Policy alum.
@wlknsn.xyz
Tech policy and government affairs guy. Ex-Block, Niskanen, NYT, Economist, Cato. Los Angeles.
@klasfeldreports.com
Editor in chief and co-founder of @www.allrisenews.com. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change during the Trump era. www.allrisenews.com/
@thebulwark.com
Political analysis and reporting free of tribal prejudices. Sign up for our newsletters here: https://thebulwark.com/subscribe
@sarahposner.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, columnist, expert on the Christian right. Working on something new. Author, Unholy. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605774/unholy-by-sarah-posner/ More: https://www.sarahposner.com
@katiephang.bsky.social
Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | @katiephang on Substack, Instagram, Threads, & TikTok https://linktr.ee/katiephang?utm_source=linktree_admin_share “Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce”