Friendly smart people starter pack
Folks in tech, infosec, natsec, quality media, academia, and other areas to make you feel welcome in the bsky landing zone. Updated regularly, so please check back.
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@deannafry.tv
"Dean-nuh" | Peabody & Emmy® Award Winning Senior Producer, CBS News | ZΦB 💙 | NABJ 📺 | Indiana Univ👩🏾🎓 | Gary, IN 🛫 DM(V) & NYC | www.DeannaFry.tv
@theintercept.com
Fearless, adversarial journalism. Join our newsletter to get our best investigative reporting delivered to you: https://theintercept.com/newsletter/
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@datacats.vip
Cybersecurity Person | Ethical Hacker | Helper DataCats 🐈⬛ 🏴 Probably the laziest after hours red team you've never met.
@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
@p-hunermund.com
Professor of Technology and Economic Policy | Co-founder of causalscience.org | Associate Editor at Journal of Causal Inference | Executive Team at Academy of Management TIM Division
@gdbassett.bsky.social
Current cyber insurance leader. Former lead data scientist @VZDBIR. Co-inventor of Attack Flow. Views are my own.
@drdorea.bsky.social
#SciComm. Dog Mom. Neurospicy. Cat owned. Digital Science Content and Strategy Consultant. Former Audience Executive Editor at C&EN. Enviro Chemist in Another Life. #DisabledInSTEM Opinions=Mine
@kenjennings.bsky.social
Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of 100 PLACES TO SEE AFTER YOU DIE (bit.ly/3kLgJKO) and a bunch of other stuff. OMNIBUS co-founder (patreon.com/omnibusproject).
@cybercrimedoc.bsky.social
PhD in criminal justice from Texas State University. Current Associate Professor with a focus on cybercrime, digital forensics, and police technology. Called a "mediocre scientist" on the hit No Such Thing as a Fish podcast!
@jayrosen.bsky.social
I teach journalism at NYU, critique the press, try to suggest reforms. PressThink is the name of my subject and my site.
@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
[bridged from https://pluralistic.net/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/pluralistic.net ]
@nktpnd.bsky.social
Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford) https://panda.substack.com/
@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social
Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner. Micheal L Printz Award winner. National Book Award finalist. Wrote NAVOLA, THE WINDUP GIRL, THE WATER KNIFE, and SHIP BREAKER, among others. windupstories.com
@webjedi.bsky.social
Security Hobo, Itinerant Technologist, Policy Anti-Wonk, Former Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Council, Teller of Tales for Darknet Diaries #91 (and other venues). All opines are my own. RS/Fav/Follow≠Endorsement.
@adamrex.bsky.social
Author and illustrator of all the books you like. No, not that one. No, not that one either
@marscuriosity.extwitter.link
⚠️ MIRROR OF twitter.com/MarsCuriosity ⚠️ If you own the original account and want to claim this, please contact @twttr-mirrors.bsky.social
@threathuntergirl.bsky.social
Friendly Neighborhood CTI Analyst | Children’s Book Author | Lego builder | Gamer | She/Her
@thebaseleg.bsky.social
Defence reporter, military plane spotter, writer of books, scale model builder. Sometimes my worlds collide. An occasionally unserious X-ile. Personal account.
@jwgoerlich.bsky.social
I’m the unflinchingly optimistic graybeard, wandering in this cyber dystopia. InfoSec, cybersecurity, futurist, strategist, chaotic good. The views expressed are my own. Sometimes humorously.
@official-nafo.bsky.social
#NAFO Fellas • Support Ukraine’s defenders • Send your fella request to FellaRequests.bsky.social • We do NOT accept donations •
@samred.com
Recently: NYT, Polygon, The Stranger, Game Developer, Games Radar. Previously: Ars, American Airlines, The Atlantic. Looking for work! Clips and updates: https://samred.com. Email: my first name at samred dot com. He/him, from Seattle.
@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.
@stevesi.xyz
Check out “Hardcore Software” my memoir of the PC era and my time at Microsoft. eBook, print, audio on Amazon or hardcoresoftware.substack.com
@redemmas.org
Worker-owned radical bookstore and cafe in Baltimore, the greatest city in America
@estherschindler.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Chocoholic. Baseball. Cats. Technology. Not always in that order. She/her. Let's be kind to one another. Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
@baltimorebeat.bsky.social
Baltimore Beat is the city’s paper of record. A Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and online media outlet for all of Baltimore.
@deray.bsky.social
@vowe.net
Author. I explain difficult concepts in simple ways. Posts are ephemeral. I do not block. Also, I don’t argue. → https://xkcd.com/386 📬 https://signal.org → vowe.01 📌 Bessungen, New York, Darmstadt 🦋 Joined 05-Mar-2023 as user #2236
@davetroy.com
Publisher and Editor, America 2.0. Baltimore/Washington. Pilot, chef, coder. america2.news Signal: davetroy.69
@foxfeather.bsky.social
Birds! Licensed wildlife rehabilitator and educator in Minnesota, focusing on vulture conservation. Also an artist, falconer, yak-wrangler, beekeeper, and owned-by-emus. Foxloft.com - Vultureconservancy.org
@fmanjoo.bsky.social
Formerly a columnist at New York Times, Slate. generally wonderful person.
@nuclearanthro.bsky.social
Anthro PhD Candidate. nukes, cats, semiotics, FOIA, existential threats, heritage, nationalism, secrecy, etc. gonzo journo QUEER RT/Fave/etc ≠agree he/him http://patreon.com/nuclearanthro http://paypal.me/nuclearanthro https://osf.io/46sfd/
@jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
NPR Cybersecurity Correspondent (currently) reporting on the transformation of the federal government including by DOGE. Send me a tip: Text JennaMcLaughlin.54 on Signal from personal (nonwork) devices.
@blackazizanansi.bsky.social
@oliviasolon.bsky.social
Covering tech at Bloomberg from London Signal: @oliviasolon.13 Email: osolon2@bloomberg.net
@audacityofdespair.bsky.social
Dramatist, author, apostate newspaperman specializing in artisanal contempt and discerning maledicta. The claim that I am the angriest man in television is faint praise indeed; the second angriest is yelling at an agent because residual checks are late.
@shingworks.com
Award-winning science-fantasy & edu comic creator 🌱 www.shingworks.com Dorstenia enthusiast | Managing editor at Vault Comics | Calamitous ORTBO | All opinions my own~
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Writer/lecturer on Russian influence & information warfare | lead writer of greatpower.us
@nywolforg.bsky.social
The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world. nywolf.org
@www.bugbeardispatch.com
Cofounder of The Flytrap (@theflytrapmedia.bsky.social). Senior correspondent for Religion Dispatches. Former weekly columnist for openDemocracy. Ball State (BA) and Stanford (PhD) alum. Pacific Northwest via a long, weird, winding road
@digiphile.bsky.social
Dad, writer, cyclist, citizen, cereal dilettante. Advocate for freedom of information, open governance, & democracy. Lover of the Oxford Comma, hater of hubris. Recovering journalist. Trying to move carefully, & fix things. https://civic-texts.ghost.io
@premeemohamed.com
Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. 🇨🇦 🇬🇾 Winner of a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Hugo, BSFA, BFA, Locus, Crawford award finalist. 📚🪲 Rep: Michael Curry. www.premeemohamed.com
@mathonan.com
Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Board of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.
@evangreer.bsky.social
Queer activist, writer, and musician causing problems for the powerful. Director of Fight for the Future. Last album "Spotify is Surveillance" out now on Don Giovanni Records and Get Better Records. she/her/they/them
@thestudyofwar.bsky.social
ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
@sheeraf.bsky.social
NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang. Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me via my username sheera.11)
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social
Author, FIRED UP, coming June 2025 / Speaker, organizer, founder emerita, @MomsDemand / Boardmember, @emergeamerica firedupbook.com 🔥🔥🔥
@weratedogs.com
Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹 links.weratedogs.com
@jcsalterego.bsky.social
1x winner of the "oh i'm pretty sure that's just jerry spreading misinformation" award 🥇🏆 • Goodfeeds https://goodfeeds.co/ • @skyapp.bsky.social thanked by darth july 20, 2023 📍Austin, TX
@yasharali.bsky.social
Elephant Lover Yashar.substack.com Twitter: @yashar IG/Threads @yasharali
@ryanlcooper.com
Managing editor at The American Prospect, cohost and producer of the @leftanchor.bsky.social podcast https://www.patreon.com/leftanchor Newsletter: https://www.ryanlcooper.com/
@palafo.bsky.social
“If you’ve got a blacklist, I want to be on it.” — Billy Bragg. Stuff: http://Palafo.org. Threads: https://www.threads.net/@palafo Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@palafo he/him #zen Ex-NYT. Signal: Palafo.38
@greatdismal.bsky.social
Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
@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
@michaeljkramer.bsky.social
Historian, SUNY Brockport Editor, The Carryall: US Cultural & Intellectual History thecarryall.org Director, Berkeley Folk Music Festival Project bfmf.net Culture Rover: Promiscuous Cultural Criticism culturerover.net Union, UUP More: michaeljkramer.net
@eji.org
We work to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial injustice. Led by Bryan Stevenson. Creators of @legacysites.eji.org
@lawfaremedia.org
Straight-shooting information and analysis at the intersection of national security, law, and policy. Support Lawfare at https://www.lawfaremedia.org/support
@zackbornstein.bsky.social
Emmy-losing Writer/Director (#Shrinking, @nbcSNL, @Netflix, @Hulu, @Dreamworks, @JimmyKimmelLive, #StrangePlanet, @NewYorker)
@mims.bsky.social
WSJ tech columnist. Dog person. Author of Arriving Today, an unfortunately timely book about the global system of trade we're currently flushing down the toilet: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/arriving-today-christopher-mims
@sambiddle.com
Senior Technology Reporter at The Intercept Got a tip? Signal: sambiddle.11 (Make sure you don’t contact me via a work-provided device) https://sambiddle.com
@attackerman.bsky.social
Journalist & author of REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA & PRODUCED TRUMP, contributor to Zeteo, IRON MAN for Marvel. Subscribe to FOREVER WARS for ‘natsec’ journalism: https://www.forever-wars.com Signal: attackerman.81
@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!
@andrewbloomberg.bsky.social
He/him; left-wing history dad; pro-Popular Front; français par mariage (and temporarily in Paris); Minnesotan in WI exile. Mostly posts bad history jokes and occasionally bad history not jokes.
@mau.fyi
Pronounced "mr·ee·see·ow". Full-stack developer by night, compliance and infosec nerd by day. ADHDer. Chilean 🇨🇱 in PNW 🇺🇸. Also: photography, dogs, electric vehicles, guitar playing, outdoors, MTBing
@rayredacted.com
Past host of Tribe of Hackers podcast and Associate Producer of Darknet Diaries. Researcher and executive. He/Him. “Ut scandis, alios subleva.”
@malwarejake.bsky.social
Breaker of software, responder of incidents, IANS Faculty, VP R&D Hunter Strategy, Supreme Allied Commander of ANTIFA.
@stilgar.bsky.social
DevOps Network Engineer | #Networking | #CLN #CiscoVIP | #CiscoChampion 2014-25 | CCNP Enterprise | Studying for #DevNet | #StarTrek #Dune | Busy Husband and Dad of 3 | Posts are my own.
@elsabirch.bsky.social
Living in the SF cloud and engineering in the data cloud. Also: plants, coffee, cooking, a chemeng microbio phd, she/her, via Portland and Boulder. Are these views even mine? We just don’t know. Same handle most other spots.
@evacide.bsky.social
Director of Cybersecurity @eff.org Co-founder of @stopstalkerware.bsky.social These opinions are my own, not my employers’ I did a TED talk once
@craignewmark.bsky.social
#nerdpatient0 craigslist founder https://craignewmarkphilanthropies.org/
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@pixelatedboat.bsky.social
The 76th most followed account on bluesky. I will NOT be updating this ranking when it’s no longer true
@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.
@warcop.com
Technologist - EFF, Free Software, Big Ethernet — Mostly Geek/Pretend Analyst I might say things about Cryptography, Video Codecs, and Vogon Poetry User #38,062 on Bluesky
@hdm.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
Founder & CEO of runZero (@runZeroInc - https://runzero.com), previously the founder and lead developer of Metasploit, a CSO, a consultant, and the head of […] [bridged from https://infosec.exchange/@hdm on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@GossiTheDog.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy
Cybersecurity weather person and award winning shitposter. Shitposting is an anagram of Top Insights. You may be surprised to know I am not representing […] [bridged from https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@oof.bsky.social
get your daily dose of funny, cringe, stupid all in once place follow me for 69 years of good luck by following you relinquish your rights to a clean feed
@agreenberg.bsky.social
Writer for WIRED. Author of SANDWORM. New book, TRACERS IN THE DARK: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency, out now. agreenberg@wired.com. Andy.01 on Signal.
@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.
@hacks4pancakes.com
I am eminently qualified to speak from experience about a variety of dumpster fires. ICS DFIR at Dragos, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts my own. Enby. 🏳️🌈
@mattblaze.org
Scientist, safecracker, etc. McDevitt Professor of Computer Science and Law at Georgetown. So-called expert on election security and a few other things. Slow photographer. RF nerd. Occasionally blogs at https://mattblaze.org/blog
@k8em0.bsky.social
Founder & CEO LutaSecurity @payequitynow MIT&Harvard visiting scholar, @MasonNatSec fellow, 1/2 Chamoru, 1/2 Greek all-American hacker