Tim Weiner's CIA and US Intelligence starter pack
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@carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social
Journalist. New York Times beat reporter covering the court, prison and other aspects of life at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay. Former Miami Herald Middle East correspondent. About how to reach me here: https://www.nytimes.com/by/carol-rosenberg.
@bucsisintel.bsky.social
BUCSIS offers a range of security and intelligence programmes - taught & online including research degrees. #HUMINT #CovertAction. https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/research/bucsis
@svenjohanson.bsky.social
Retired #Veteran USAF and Senior National Intelligence Service Officer. “Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” #DNI. Harvard and MSU #Spartans #Sparty #GoGreen and #Raiders #RNFL. Exorcise MAGA and vote blue 💙
@secretsandspies.bsky.social
A transatlantic podcast exploring the world of espionage, terrorism, geopolitics, and intrigue | Co-hosted by @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social and @mattfulton.net | linktr.ee/secretsandspies
@lucatrenta.bsky.social
Associate Professor in IR at @swanseauni_ppir Work on assassination, covert action, US foreign policy, secrecy. Host of the Out of the Shadows Project Podcast. Follow The Brush Contact Substack for more.
@dianabolsinger.bsky.social
Public Policy scholar; Assistant Professor, @UTEP Intelligence & National Security Studies (INSS); @ClementsCenter alum; @SocIntelHist; IC veteran.
@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social
National security journalist: work can be found at https://thehighside.substack.com Host on @theteamhouse.bsky.social Special Forces history book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/e3h74dt4
@intelarchive.io
Sharing publications, events, conferences, and calls for papers from the most comprensive database on intelligence studies, IntelArchive: Intelligence Studies Database (https://intelarchive.io/). Proudly sponsored by @kcsi.uk.
@larrypfeifferdc.bsky.social
Personal Account / Hayden Center Director / Led White House Situation Room / Fmr CIA Chief of Staff / Nat'l security & intelligence commentator / Speaker
@cindystorer.bsky.social
Former counterterrorism intelligence analyst now working as an intelligence educator. I have a tendency to end up in documentaries. Also single childless woman dog lady who people say achieved something meaningful.
@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
@gregpmiller.bsky.social
International Investigations for The Washington Post. Based in London. Author of The Apprentice, Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy. greg.miller@washpost.com; signal/whatsapp: +1 202-494-1545.
@haydencenter.bsky.social
World-class thought center on intelligence & national security | Reposts are not endorsements | hayden@gmu.edu
@gailhelt.bsky.social
CIA analyst, 2003-14. Close Guantanamo. Human Rights. China. My posts reflect only my views.
@alexzfinley.bsky.social
Former CIA, author of the Victor Caro series, watcher of yachts, alexzfinley.com alexzfinley.substack.com
@intelhistorian.bsky.social
Director Nat. Cryptologic Museum, NSA. Formerly IntlSpyMuseum; Miami native living in DMV; Author - Nuking the Moon, The Nuclear Spies, and Covert City; has “Grave Lack of Discretionary Judgment”-The Catholic Church; lesser half to @jordanspeak.bsky.social
@mpolymer1.bsky.social
Once worked at a 3 letter alphabet soup govt agency. MSNBC ntl security contributor. Atlantic Council non rez sr fellow. Agora Strategy Institute expert. TBI Survivor. Author/Leadership speaker. Obsessive Boston RedSox fan. Heavy Metal. Dive bars.
@spytalker.bsky.social
Founding editor, SpyTalk.co. Longtime DC-based natsec journalist. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, CQ/Homeland Security, books, magazine freelance
@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
@ellenwapo.bsky.social
Intelligence and national security reporter at The Washington Post. Reach me securely on Signal at Ellen.626.
@johnsipher.bsky.social
Former CIA clandestine service. Spycraft Entertainment, Atlantic Council, NAFO. Host of Mission implausible podcast. Friend of dogs everywhere.
@secretsandlaws.bsky.social
Former CIA attorney, addressing all things relating to national security, secrecy, classification, FOIA, climate change, and bird law.
@zachsdorfman.bsky.social
National Security Reporter. Features in Politico, Rolling Stone, Wired, Foreign Policy. Working on a book on the history of deep cover for Penguin-Random House. It’s always Berlin 1989 somewhere. Email: thebrushpass1@protonmail.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
@davidcorn.bsky.social
Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. MSNBC commentator. Author of AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS and other NYT bestsellers. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
@asharangappa.bsky.social
Fmr FBI Special Agent, lawyer, @JacksonYale. Tiger(ish) mom. Legal and national security analyst. Editor @just_security. Steam mop influencer. Views mine. https://asharangappa.substack.com
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
History & Italian Professor, NYU; Author, NYT Bestseller Strongmen; Publisher, Lucid, a Substack newsletter on authoritarianism and threats to democracy; Film & TV Consultant
@lawfaremedia.org
Straight-shooting information and analysis at the intersection of national security, law, and policy. Support Lawfare at https://www.lawfaremedia.org/support
@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
@tim-weiner.bsky.social
Author & journalist. New book -- THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century -- coming in July. https://www.amazon.com/Mission-CIA-21st-Century/dp/0063270188/ref=sr_1_1?crid=244QZ5FP3OQIG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sg7scw46b-qcO0cLOReCrUfrMvIOVWPmbD5cYUXt4oNZtHQNyjUCAp