Independent site based in Cork, Ireland, providing updates on weather, travel, traffic, local safety-related news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@news.corksafetyalerts.com
Independent site based in Cork, Ireland, providing updates on weather, travel, traffic, local safety-related news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@news.corksafetyalerts.com
Weekly trivia podcast running since 2005, possibly the longest-running trivia podcast in the world.
Fediverse address:
@podquiz@mas.to
Bot posting automated weather information and webcam images from Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders.
Fediverse address:
@borderswx@mastodon.scot
German technology news and review site looking at phones, cameras, computers, televisions, online services etc. Also covers food and health.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CHIP_online@flipboard.com
Spanish national radio station featuring news, speech, sport and music.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@OndaCero@flipboard.com
Independent LGBTQIA+ news site based in Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@lookoutnews.org
Non-profit organisation promoting the reading, writing and study of Scottish literature, publishing newsletters, holding conferences etc. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@scotlit@mastodon.scot
Former wine reviewer at Robert Parker Wine Advocate covering Portugal, Greece, USA (except West Coast) plus parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Fediverse address:
@MarkSquiresWine@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Mannheim, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RaumZeitLabor@chaos.social
Discussion group about multichannel music and 3D audio.
Fediverse address:
@MultichannelMusic@fedigroups.social
General Practitioner in Nürtingen, Germany. Posts mainly about medicine.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@peterdaeubler@mastodon.green
Independent local newspaper for Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@stillwaterlokallife.com
Bot posting random paintings from the United States Department of Agriculture’s pomological watercolor collection.
Fediverse address:
@pomological@tech.intersects.art
OpenStreetMap enthusiast based in Brussels, Belgium. Mainly posting in English about OSM and mapping.
Fediverse address:
@bxl_forever@mastodon.multimob.be
Independent news outlet based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, offering community, city and statewide coverage.
Fediverse address:
@livewirecalgary@mastodon.social
Creates electronic “cybersoul” music, often mixing an ambient soundtrack with urban imagery, surreal video effects and spoken word. Setto is part of the Basspistol musical syndicate which runs Fediverse instances and other libre services.
Fediverse address:
@setto@v.basspistol.org
Hackerspace based in Aachen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@cccac@chaos.social
Mathematics blog covering all kinds of topics, aimed at those already somewhat familiar with the maths world.
Fediverse address:
@mathnews@aperiodical.com
Emergency communications amateur radio station active in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@wb2ifs@mastodon.hams.social
Interactive bot where people on the Fediverse can collaboratively play a game of Pokemon by voting in polls.
Fediverse address:
@pokemon@tomkahe.com
US-based business magazine with a focus on technology and design. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@FastCompany@flipboard.com
Electronic dance music project founded by a German producer in 2012.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@news.satin-jackets.com
Fediverse address (livestream):
@sj@owncast.satin-jackets.com
3D graphics artist, often creates retro sci-fi scenes and robots using Blender.
Fediverse address:
@supaplex@mastodon.art
Connecting space-related academics, companies and government departments in Taiwan and around the world.
Fediverse address (videos):
@tsu@solarsystem.video
Posting random pictures of keyboards from old and modern computers, once every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@keyboards@mastodon.social
Community radio show that plays records & CDs bought from charity shops across the UK. The show is also available online on Mixcloud
Fediverse address:
@charityclassics@mas.to
Academic blog about botany and plant biology, alerting scientists to news about plants from a variety of sources. Run by the same non-profit which publishes the Annals Of Botany scientific journal.
Fediverse address:
@botanyone@botany.social
Archaeologist based in southeastern USA, posting about archaeology, history, botany, geology and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@archeaids@mastodon.online
Drinks news and culture site covering wine, beer and spirits. Mainly aimed at consumers, but also includes a business section for the drinks trade. Based in the US, founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@VinePair@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Uttar Pradesh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kanpur__uttar_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
@lucknow__uttar_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
Discussion group about all versions of Star Trek.
Fediverse address:
@startrek@fedigroups.social
Monthly cycling protest for better cycling infrastructure in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@EdCriticalMass@mastodon.scot
Punk and rock’n’roll music news website, podcast and radio show. Includes interviews, features, essays etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@evan@see-saw.fun
Independent local news site for Clarington, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@claringtonpost.ca
News feed from the Jackson Advocate, an award-winning Black-owned newspaper based in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Founded in 1938.
Fediverse address:
@jacksonadvocateonline.com@rss-parrot.net
Award-winning fine artist and illustrator, particularly of science fiction and fantasy works. Winner of 15 Hugo awards and inductee of the SF Hall of Fame.
Fediverse address:
@MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art
Bot posting US towns with a population under 1000 which need more mapping on OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@SmallTownUSA@en.osm.town
Search engine for vintage, antique or used woodworking tools including planes, saws, chisels etc.
Fediverse address:
@woodworkingtoolfinder@mastodon.social
Systems engineer and space artist, creates CGI spaceships from alternate histories and famous fictional settings.
Fediverse address:
@AEBdigital@spacey.space
Pop culture news site and podcast network based in Alabama, USA. Covers television, film, books, sport, music etc.
Fediverse address:
@thealabamatake@newsie.social
Video blogger who covers FOSS, community projects, Linux and other related tech stuff.
Fediverse address:
@geotechdigital@tilvids.com
Daily newspaper based in Chicago, USA. Run by a non-profit, winner of eight Pulitzer prizes, first published in 1948.
Fediverse address:
@ChicagoSunTimes@flipboard.com
Discussion group about making and sharing music loops, especially in October.
Fediverse address:
@looptober@fedigroups.social
Makes lovely crochet figures based on free open source projects, well known game characters and other subjects.
Fediverse address (main, in French):
@doomyflo@framapiaf.org
Fediverse address (photos, in French):
@Doomyflocrochet@pix.diaspodon.fr
Artist’s blog and newsletter where they draw pictures of Arsenal FC football players based on recent results for the club.
Fediverse address (blog):
@newsletter@poorlydrawnarsenal.com
Blog highlighting tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns and talking to the people behind them.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rpgdrop.com
Tabletop RPG editor, writer, designer and publisher, including Level Up A5E, DnD 5E.
Fediverse address:
@Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie
Posts photographs of naturally formed crystals, gems and other interesting stones.
Fediverse address (in English and Russian):
@kristall@poliverso.org
Unofficial bot posting links to latest papers about evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).
Fediverse address:
@evodevo_papers@biologists.social
Illustrator, crafter and tattoo artist, often working with dark gothic themes, and also creator of the Fantômes ghost story zine.
Fediverse address:
@ritualdust@merveilles.town
UK-based news site and podcast for trans people.
Fediverse address:
@whatthetrans@journa.host
Videos devoted to the Linux OS, software for Linux, Linux-based phones, FOSS, de-Googlising and related topics. The videos include news items, reviews, features and tutorials aimed at a wide range of skill levels.
Fediverse address (main):
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@thelinuxexperiment@tilvids.com
Rock and pop music history and commentary blog, also covering modern concerts by classic artists.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@jukeboxgraduate.com
Artist and sci-fi fan, paints miniatures, especially from the Warhammer 40k world.
Fediverse address (main):
@arcticEdge@dice.camp
Fediverse address (books):
@arcticEdge@bookwyrm.social
Independent news site all about airlines, air travel, aviation and aviation photography. Founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@AirlineReporter@avgeek.social
Official account for the popular scripting language used widely in web development.
Fediverse address:
@php@fosstodon.org
Creating beautiful paintings and other works of art inspired by space subjects, such as galaxies, nebulae, moons etc.
Fediverse address:
@VickyPaintsSpace@mastodon.art
Web-based OpenStreetMap graphical interface which lets you view themed maps and edit them with an OSM ID.
Fediverse address:
@MapComplete@en.osm.town
Local news site covering Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MassLive@flipboard.com
Polish organisation supporting open science in scientific institutions, providing software tools and legal solutions.
Fediverse address:
@OpenSciPlatform@mastodon.social
Online music magazine covering alternative, indie, pop, hip-hop, jazz and metal. Based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@pitchfork@flipboard.com
Citizen journalism site covering news in Wales, part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@BylinesCymru@mastodon.social
Long-running blog about crisis management, maintained by a psychologist turned firefighter working in the Amsterdam Fire Brigade in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Rizoomes@mastodon.social
Czech and Slovak community dedicated to Ubuntu Linux.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@UbuntuCZ@floss.social
Videos of repairing and modding vintage technology including old computers, peripherals, games consoles and other electronics. Also does MS-DOS programming.
Fediverse address (videos):
@root_42@makertube.net
Third party Mastodon app for Android devices.
Fediverse address:
@rodentapp@mastodon.social
Discussion group about all kinds of fibre arts.
Fediverse address:
@fiberarts@fedigroups.social
Professional designer and builder of sweet funny puppets (somewhat inspired by muppets). Creates videos, livestreams and writes about his creations.
Fediverse address (main):
@operationpuppet@mastodon.content.town
Fediverse address (videos):
@kevin@puppet.zone
Fediverse address (livestream):
@live@owncast.pixelsandpuppets.com
Historian of medieval women and religion in Europe. Associate professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Fediverse address:
@yvonne@hcommons.social
Creates works of experimental video art, usually involving abstract computer generated imagery.
Fediverse address (main):
@kandid@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kandid@diode.zone
Discussion group for anyone interested in knitting.
Fediverse address:
@knitting@fedigroups.social
Hiking enthusiast, photographer and author of “Then the Hail Came”, a humorous account of a 1983 hike through the Appalachian Trail in the eastern United States.
Fediverse address:
@GSteffanos@mstdn.social
Indie game development and storytelling co-op based in the UK, creators of “No Longer Home”.
Fediverse address:
@HumbleGrove@mastodon.gamedev.place
Brazilian science magazine, previously known as Globo Ciência. First published in 1991.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@RevistaGalileu@flipboard.com
Unofficial bot posting information and warnings from the South Australian County Fire Service’s current incidents RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@CFSAlerts@mastodon.online
Indie pop folk rock musician based in Toronto, Canada.
Fediverse address (videos):
@bgm@makertube.net
Newsletter by a historian based in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Mainly posting on American history, especially related to the Pacific Northwest area.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@adamsowards.net
Vinyl record collector and keen gardener, based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@Keironmb@cupoftea.social
One of Germany’s oldest universities, established in 1477, and its alumni include eleven Nobel winners.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unituebingen@bawü.social
German-language snooker blog, covering main tour, women’s snooker, players, news, opinion pieces etc. Also shares lots of posts by other snooker accounts.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@SnookerPRO@snooker.uk.to
Snooker and pool fan posting all about these sports, also runs a Mastodon server for snooker fans.
Fediverse address:
@snookerarmchair@snooker.uk.to
Runs the website SnookerHQ.com which provides coverage of professional snooker. Founded in 2011, it includes match reports, features, interviews, podcasts and quizzes.
Fediverse address:
@snookerhq@newsie.social
Posts about lighthouses in Wales and elsewhere by a local history author from Anglesey.
Fediverse address:
@LighthouseWales@toot.wales
Film review site focusing on current releases in US cinemas (including foreign releases screening there).
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@takeemtothemoviesaustin.reviews
Highlighting lots of nice animated short films, including a wide range of animation styles.
Fediverse address:
@AnimatedShortOfTheDay@socel.net
Highlighting maps that exist in the physical world, such as signs, posters, objects, works of art, graffiti etc.
Fediverse address:
@mappery@mapstodon.space
Cyclist who posts about trips with a cargo bike to get food made in their local area, cookery and baking bread.
Fediverse address (in German):
@syoeminenjapjoeraeily@mastodon.social
Discussion group about all things related to Star Wars.
Fediverse address:
@starwars@fedigroups.social
Polish-language discussion group about metal music.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@muzykametalowa@fedigroups.social
Blog about volcanoes, earthquakes and geology in Iceland, run by an enthusiastic layperson.
Fediverse address:
@icelandgeology@mastodon.social
Poet, birder and college lecturer on tech writing and first-year composition. Keen bird photographer, based in Oregon USA.
Fediverse address:
@handmade_ghost@sunny.garden
Professor of Law at Harvard Law School in the USA. Focuses on intellectual property law, advertising law and First Amendment law. Also helped to found (and is on the legal committee of) the Organization for Transformative Works, a non-profit supporting fan-created works such as fan fiction.
Fediverse address:
@rtushnet@mastodon.lawprofs.org
Community group for users of the Python programming language, based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@madpy@fosstodon.org
Brazilian financial and business news site.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@InfoMoney@flipboard.com
Discussion group for all kinds of writers.
Fediverse address:
@writingcommunity@fedigroups.social
World’s first research site dedicated to horror cinema, featuring a database listing books, papers and articles written on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@horrorlex@mstdn.social
Film blog looking at contemporary cinema around the world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@therewerenogodsleft.com
Free open source self-hostable file storage and collaboration platform. This is the project that Nextcloud was forked from, but the original is still going as its own thing.
Fediverse address:
@ownclouders@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Poland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in Polish in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Polish):
@bialystok@pl.fedimeteo.com
@bydgoszcz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@czestochowa@pl.fedimeteo.com
@elblag@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gdansk@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gliwice@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gorzow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gorzow_wielkopolski@pl.fedimeteo.com
@grudziadz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@jastrzebie_zdroj@pl.fedimeteo.com
@kalisz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@katowice@pl.fedimeteo.com
@kielce@pl.fedimeteo.com
@krakow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@legnica@pl.fedimeteo.com
@lodz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@lublin@pl.fedimeteo.com
@olsztyn@pl.fedimeteo.com
@opole@pl.fedimeteo.com
@plock@pl.fedimeteo.com
@poznan@pl.fedimeteo.com
@radom@pl.fedimeteo.com
@rzeszow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@szczecin@pl.fedimeteo.com
@tarnow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@torun@pl.fedimeteo.com
@walbrzych@pl.fedimeteo.com
@warszawa@pl.fedimeteo.com
@wroclaw@pl.fedimeteo.com
@zielona_gora@pl.fedimeteo.com
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
British edition of the home and interior decoration magazine and website, covering style and design in the home.
Fediverse address:
@ElleDecoUK@flipboard.com
Makes lovely traditional style pottery and stoneware.
Fediverse address:
@0ciX_reloaded@mastodon.art
Peer-reviewed scientific journal on molecular biology and evolutionary biology. Published by the Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Fediverse address:
@molbioevol@ecoevo.social
Video game researcher, creator of the Play History video series and author of upcoming arcade history book.
Fediverse address:
@PlayHistory@oldbytes.space
All-volunteer collective based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Has several working groups related to digital equity/broadband, green land use, the parcel in Laurelhurst called Talaris, housing stability and more.
Fediverse address:
@ShareTheCities@social.ridetrans.it
Official account for the BBC’s research & development department, exploring and creating new technologies for use in public service broadcasting and online services.
Fediverse address:
@BBCRD@social.bbc
Technology, entertainment and science news website. Based in the US, founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@BGR@flipboard.com
American car magazine and website, featuring car news, reviews, guides, accessories etc. First published in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@motortrend@flipboard.com
Open source collective employing technical writers to document open web technologies.
Fediverse address:
@openwebdocs@front-end.social
News service of the Canadian television network CTV, covering local, national and international news. CTV was founded in 1961.
Fediverse address:
@CTVNews@flipboard.com
App directory for Linux-based smartphones, listing all kinds of software available for them.
Fediverse address:
@linuxphoneapps@floss.social
The Fediverse’s alternative to Goodreads. You can keep track of your books, write reviews, follow other readers and more. Also, as it’s part of the Fediverse you can follow BookWyrm members from Mastodon etc.
Fediverse address:
@bookwyrm@tech.lgbt
Local news for the Southport & Mersey regions in England.
Fediverse address:
@MerseyReporter@newsie.social
Award-winning Canadian comedy troupe creating sketches, livestreams, podcasts and assorted silliness. Founded in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@LoadingReadyRun@kind.social
Geoscientific competence network based in Berlin and Potsdam, Germany. Network integrates universities and non-university research institutions.
Fediverse address (videos):
@geo.x_media@solarsystem.video
Non-profit community hackerspace and makerspace based in Landau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ztl@rheinneckar.social
Newsletter recommending classic songs and occasionally about how to create a good hi-fi setup.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@seekhifi.com
Non-profit organisation campaigning for better public transport in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1976.
Fediverse address:
@ptua@mastodon.social
British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fitness, physical health, mental health, sexual health, fashion and travel. UK edition first published in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@MensHealthUK@flipboard.com
Discussion group about Formula One car racing.
Fediverse address:
@f1@fedigroups.social
Electronica musician and professional game developer.
Fediverse address:
@ice@merveilles.town
Bot that posts randomly generated text adventure / interactive fiction scenarios. The scenarios are somewhat interactive, you can type commands as replies and the bot will reply with responses depending on what you do. Inspired by the classic text adventures of the 1980s. New scenarios appear every 4 hours.
Fediverse address:
@xyzzy@mastodon.sandwich.net
Japan’s oldest English language newspaper, founded in 1897. Covers Japanese and world news from a Japanese perspective.
Fediverse address:
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social
Insectary manager at the Pirbright Institute, an animal health research institute in Surrey, UK.
Fediverse address:
@callumjethomas@ecoevo.social
One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)
Fediverse address:
@kottke@mastodon.social
Professor in the Social Sciences Institute and the Department of Geography at the Maynooth University in Ireland. Recipient of the 2013 Royal Irish Academy’s Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.
Fediverse address:
@robkitchin@mastodon.social
American LGBTQIA+ news site with emphasis on entertainment and lifestyle news.
Fediverse address:
@Pride@flipboard.com
Manufacturer of accessibility computer products for partially sighted and blind people. Products include screen readers, braille displays, screen magnifiers, large print keyboards etc.
Fediverse address:
@freedomscientific@mastodon.social
Official account for the Minister for Digital Strategy and Development in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DigitalesHessen@social.hessen.de
Newsletter about technology and politics from an Irish perspective.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@thebriefing.ie
Bot posting a medieval book illumination every day.
Fediverse address:
@medieval_illuminations@mastodon.social
Basque internet radio station playing punk music.
Fediverse address (in Basque & English):
@punkirratia@mastodon.social
Democratically-run online community for creative projects in variety of fields such as role playing games, world-building, storytelling, songs, crafts and more. Self-described as “creative geekery”, based around a forum and website.
Fediverse address:
@Exilian@indiepocalypse.social
Spanish-language news site and forum about Linux gaming.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@jugandoenlinux@mastodon.social
Art and history news feed from The Collector cultural news site.
Fediverse address:
@art-history-news-thecollector@flipboard.com
Portuguese festival of free open source software.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@FestaSoftwareLivre@masto.pt
Artist making beautiful, cute (and occasionally disturbing!) dolls with hand sewing techniques. Based in Delaware, USA.
Fediverse address:
@KatieKinsman@mstdn.party
Investigative journalism and open source intelligence group reporting on major international events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, corrupt governments, racist conspiracy theorists etc. Bellingcat is based in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Information Security blogger, live streamer and educator, runs the Infosec blog Taggart Tech.
Fediverse address:
@mttaggart@infosec.exchange
German website curating positive news stories from around the world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GoodNewsDE@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Strasbourg, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@hackstub@kolektiva.social
News feed from the Maine Beacon, a local news service from the progressive group Maine People’s Alliance.
Fediverse address:
@mainebeacon.com@rss-parrot.net
Philosophy department at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch & English):
@facultyofphilosophygroningen@social.edu.nl
Spanish edition of the magazine about geography, history, nature and culture around the world.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NatGeoEsp@flipboard.com
Local news site for Redlands, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@communityforwardredlands.com
Independent local news site for the Highline area in Washington state, USA. Founded in 2025, covering news in Burien, SeaTac, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and White Center.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thehighlinejournal.com
Newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VancouverSun@flipboard.com
Bot posting alerts for aircraft squawking emergency transponder codes 7500 (hijacking), 7600 (radio failure), 7700 (emergency).
Fediverse address (squawking 7500, 7600 & 7700):
@aircraft_alert@mastodon.social
UK-based wine website with news, picks and offers, run by a wine enthusiast. Focused on wines that are reasonably priced and available in Britain/Europe.
Fediverse address:
@winedrinker@mastodon.social
Non-profit citizen journalist news site for North East England (including Durham, Northumberland, Teesside, Tyneside and Wearside). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@NEBylines@mastodon.social
Academic librarian at Bodleian in Oxford, UK. Posting about open access, open science, open scholarship.
Fediverse address:
@SarahHLib@mastodonapp.uk
Hugo Award-winning online magazine featuring science fiction and fantasy stories by established and new authors. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@UncannyMagazine@mastodon.social
News feed from the Taipei Times, an English language newspaper in Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@Taipeitimes@feedsin.space
Portuguese-language news site about Formula 1 car racing, also covering Indy, MotoGP, Formula E and Stock Car. Based in Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@f1mania@flipboard.com
Digital type foundry founded in 1994. Specialises in custom fonts for multilingual publishing and computing.
Fediverse address:
@TiroTypeworks@typo.social
Runs a website giving people practical options for a more ecologically sustainable and positive future, featuring the guide “26 steps to a better world”.
Fediverse address (main):
@ethicalrevolution@climatejustice.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@ethicalrevolution@spectra.video
Long-running blog all about beer founded in 2004, based in Oregon, USA. The writer of the blog has also published a book called “Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon”.
Fediverse address:
@brewsite@mastodon.online
Blog covering the latest events in US and world news in written, audio and video formats.
Fediverse address (blog):
@stuff@skh.news
Polish-language blog about independent music, film and related topics. Founded in 2008.
Fediverse address (account posts in English, blog posts in Polish):
@MavoyOfficial@mastodon.online
Non-profit organisation in Florida, USA, which runs PBS affiliate TV channel WJCT/Jax PBS and NPR affiliate radio station WJCT-FM. Founded in 1958.
Fediverse address:
@WJCT@flipboard.com
Professional illustrator who creates excellent striking portraits usually based around line drawings with additional colours and elements. It feels like these are lost book covers or album artwork.
Fediverse address:
@shugmonkey@mastodon.art
Animator who is currently working on an indie film called “The Will of Monsters”.
Fediverse address:
@ItsMeChrisWade@mastodon.art
Unofficial bot posting XKCD web comics, often featuring stick figures discussing science, technology or other topics.
(NOTE: I don’t normally list unofficial bots like this, but XKCD is licensed under Creative Commons by its creator, and non-commercial distribution like this is exactly what the creator of XKCD is trying to encourage.)
Fediverse address:
@xkcd@mastodon.xyz
Metal music enthusiast highlighting their favourite metal bands and tracks, and boosting other people’s metal picks too.
Fediverse address:
@UnrepentantHeathen@metalhead.club
Interior design and furnishings magazine and website, US edition of the Elle Decoration franchise.
Fediverse address:
@elledecor@flipboard.com
American fashion and beauty news site, originally founded by designer Rachel Zoe.
Fediverse address:
@thezoereport@flipboard.com
Motorsport news site and magazine, covering Formula One, MotoGP, WRC Rally, IndyCar, F2, WEC Le Mans, NASCAR etc. Based in the UK, first published in 1950.
Fediverse address:
@Autosportcom@flipboard.com
Website and account documenting the differently decorated rubbish bins used in Disney theme parks throughout their history.
Fediverse address:
@magicaltrash@mastodon.online
Small indie game company currently working on new games for MS-DOS featuring classic 1980s and 1990s style graphics.
Fediverse address:
@HadroSoft@mastodon.gamedev.place
Mexican animator and illustrator who creates single panel sketches called “Random Vignettes”. Much of their work is released under Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Fediverse address:
@jectoons@comicscamp.club
Indie game developer, previously worked on Wii U games and now releasing on Steam and Xbox. Current release is the puzzle game “Drop It: Block Paradise”.
Fedi directory:
@ZeNfA@mastodon.gamedev.place
News feed from KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate television station based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.kmbc.com@rss-parrot.net
Automated account tracking the top 5 streets used by cyclists in Brussels, Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@BikeCountBxl@masto.bike
Artist and illustrator who draws in a variety of colourful styles, often featuring chibi figures and/or cartoon animals.
Fediverse address:
@prismplume@mastodon.art
Weather forecast accounts for North Dakota, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@belcourt__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@beulah__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bismarck__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bottineau__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@cavalier__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@devils_lake__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@dickinson__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@fargo__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@grafton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_forks__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@harvey__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@hazelton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@horace__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@jamestown__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@killdeer__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakota__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mandan__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minot__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakes__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rugby__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@stanley__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@valley_city__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@wahpeton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_fargo__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@williston__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
Climate scientist, professor of Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University, Chief Scientist at the Nature Conservancy organisation. Science communicator campaigning to stop global warming.
Fediverse address:
@kathhayhoe@fediscience.org
Discussion group for allotment gardeners.
Fediverse address:
@allotments@fedigroups.social
Doodle artist creating pen and ink drawings.
Fediverse address:
@ronnietucker@mastodon.art
Videos of urban cycling in Halifax, Canada. Highlights dangers to cyclists from cars.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sflkirk@urbanists.video
A digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. BHO is part of the Institute of Historial Research, a UK educational organisation founded in 1921.
Fediverse address:
@BHO@historians.social
Blogger writing about emerging infectious diseases such as Covid, new flu strains and others. Also interested in climate change, biology and geology.
Fediverse address:
@GMIK69@mstdn.science
Official account for the free open map of the world that anyone can edit.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@en.osm.town
FOSS smartphone interface developed by KDE which runs on top of a Linux distribution.
Fediverse address:
@plasmamobile@fosstodon.org
Food and recipe blog based in northern Germany, mainly focusing on baked items and cakes but also some main course dishes.
Fediverse address (in German):
@herzelieb@flipboard.com
Band creating rock music and songs inspired by tabletop RPGs and fantasy settings.
Fediverse address:
@lootthebody@dice.camp
Weather forecast accounts for towns and cities in Taiwan. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in Taiwanese Mandarin):
@changhua@tw.fedimeteo.com
@chiayi@tw.fedimeteo.com
@hsinchu@tw.fedimeteo.com
@hualien@tw.fedimeteo.com
@kaohsiung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@keelung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@kinmen@tw.fedimeteo.com
@lienchiang@tw.fedimeteo.com
@miaoli@tw.fedimeteo.com
@nantou@tw.fedimeteo.com
@newtaipei@tw.fedimeteo.com
@penghu@tw.fedimeteo.com
@pingtung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taichung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@tainan@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taipei@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taitung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taoyuan@tw.fedimeteo.com
@yilan@tw.fedimeteo.com
@yunlin@tw.fedimeteo.com
Small independent tabletop role-playing game and software publisher.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@cthonicstudios.com
Painter based in California USA, mostly creating watercolours with a gentle soft style inspired by nature, plants, animals, architecture.
Fediverse address:
@JazzCatArtist@mastodon.art
Newsletter about Japanese woodcraft, written by a carpentry apprentice.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@paklan.org
Association of OpenStreetMap volunteer contributors in Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@SwissOSM@en.osm.town
Posting about notable people and moments from chess, both serious and lighthearted.
Fediverse address:
@Chess_Olympus@mastodon.online
Excellent artist who paints and draws figures and scenes, both traditionally and digitally, often with a fantasy theme and intricate detail. They regularly do live streams of their work on the Fediverse through their video account.
Fediverse account (main):
@brandkopf@mastodon.art
Fediverse account (videos):
@brandkopf@makertube.net
Non-profit community workshop for hackers, tinkerers and geeks in Nottingham, UK.
Fediverse address:
@nottinghack@hachyderm.io
Tech law expert, Professor at University of San Francisco School of Law, Yale Information Society Project fellow, MSNBC technology and privacy columnist.
Fediverse address:
@tiffanycli@mastodon.social
Open access press at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Publishes peer-reviewed academic books and journals.
Fediverse address:
@HelsinkiUPress@h-net.social
Video game news and review site, also covering related pop culture, anime, TV, films etc. Based in the United States, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Kotaku@flipboard.com
Photographer who takes pictures of nature, birds and other wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@Picturavis@pixelfed.de
Organisation encouraging pubs in Ireland to support local and independent Irish drinks producers. Runs website listing pubs serving indie/local drinks.
Fediverse address:
@DrinkIrish@mastodon.ie
Community calendar highlighting anti-corporate music scene events in Vancouver, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@relay@cal.fiera.social
Unofficial bot tooting information from the Boston National Weather Service feed. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please don’t rely on it for critical or safety purposes.)
Fediverse address:
@nwsboston_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Independent local news site and internet radio station based in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@cabinradio@mstdn.ca
Spanish online newspaper founded in 2012.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@eldiarioes@flipboard.com
Independent game developer making point & click adventure games, creator of “Shadows of the Afterland”.
Fediverse address:
@arumastudios@mastodon.gamedev.place
US magazine covering literature, politics, the arts, culture, philosophy, history and current events. First published in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@nybooks@newsie.social
Retro gaming site with news, reviews, interviews and features about classic video games and systems. Founded in 2019.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retrododo.com
American edition of the non-profit news outlet where qualified experts analyse topical news stories. There are no ads or paywalls, and all text is released under a Creative Commons licence.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social
Musician, composer, pianist and singer-songwriter. Creating songs and instrumentals in a wide range of different styles.
Fediverse address:
@muz4now@mastodon.world
All about homebrewing beer, usually Belgian ales made in Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@gustav@mastodon.beer
Archival research company based in Vancouver, Canada. Specialists in land records and genealogy to support Indigenous status.
Fediverse address:
@KlahanieResearch@mastodon.sdf.org
Hackerspace based in Graz, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@realraum@chaos.social
Runs website and video channel looking at the history of laptop computers, especially ThinkPads.
Fediverse address:
@laptopretrospective@techhub.social
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Ireland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@athlone@ie.fedimeteo.com
@ballina@ie.fedimeteo.com
@banagher@ie.fedimeteo.com
@birr@ie.fedimeteo.com
@bray@ie.fedimeteo.com
@buncrana@ie.fedimeteo.com
@carlow@ie.fedimeteo.com
@carrick_on_shannon@ie.fedimeteo.com
@castlebar@ie.fedimeteo.com
@cavan@ie.fedimeteo.com
@clonmel@ie.fedimeteo.com
@cork@ie.fedimeteo.com
@drogheda@ie.fedimeteo.com
@dublin@ie.fedimeteo.com
@dundalk@ie.fedimeteo.com
@enfield@ie.fedimeteo.com
@galway@ie.fedimeteo.com
@greystones@ie.fedimeteo.com
@inis@ie.fedimeteo.com
@kilkee@ie.fedimeteo.com
@kilkenny@ie.fedimeteo.com
@letterkenny@ie.fedimeteo.com
@limerick@ie.fedimeteo.com
@longford@ie.fedimeteo.com
@maynooth@ie.fedimeteo.com
@monaghan@ie.fedimeteo.com
@mullingar@ie.fedimeteo.com
@naas@ie.fedimeteo.com
@navan@ie.fedimeteo.com
@newbridge@ie.fedimeteo.com
@portlaoise@ie.fedimeteo.com
@roscommon@ie.fedimeteo.com
@skerries@ie.fedimeteo.com
@swords@ie.fedimeteo.com
@thurles@ie.fedimeteo.com
@tipperary@ie.fedimeteo.com
@tralee@ie.fedimeteo.com
@tullamore@ie.fedimeteo.com
@waterford@ie.fedimeteo.com
@wexford@ie.fedimeteo.com
Organisation in Czechia for the protection and research of birds.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@birdlifecz@mastodonczech.cz
Singer-songwriter and musician who mixes together prog, folk and pop.
Fediverse address:
@helenbellmusic@sunny.garden
Non-profit organisation campaigning for high speed rail connecting the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The suggested plan would connect British Columbia, Oregon and Washington State.
Fediverse address:
@CascadiaRail@social.ridetrans.it
Fediverse bot sharing the latest news articles about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. All news is taken from established news sources rather than random people on social media.
Fediverse address:
@WarNews@mstdn.social
Photo sharing network on the Fediverse, this is sort of the Fedi’s alternative to Instagram. You can follow people on Pixelfed from Mastodon etc and vice versa.
Fediverse address:
@pixelfed@mastodon.social
Posting links to news articles on molecular biology and cellular biology.
Fediverse address:
@cellbionews@scientificnetwork.de
PBS TV affiliate and NPR radio affiliate in Houston, Texas, USA. Founded in 1950, run by the University of Houston.
Fediverse address:
@houstonpublicmedia@mastodon.social
Discussion group for people unhappy with the current economic system.
Fediverse address:
@economics_that_works@fedigroups.social
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Pescara, Italy.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@pescara@social.python.it
Site and blog about fly fishing, including fishing tips and equipment reviews.
Fediverse address (blog):
@nick@currentflowstate.com
Video maker, FOSS and Linux enthusiast. Especially interested in Linux gaming and the Steam Deck, which feature regularly in their videos.
Fediverse address (main):
@gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbryant@subscribeto.me
The most popular free open source office suite, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc. It’s very widely used by businesses, governments, organisations and individuals, and is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org
There are also user groups on the Fediverse:
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@LibreOfficeEs@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (in French):
@LaMouetteODF@framapiaf.org
Independent community news site for San Francisco, California, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@newsletters.48hills.org
Creates quirky and fun illustrations with a very polished and professional feel.
Fediverse address:
@jfml@mastodon.art
News feed of the Australian satirical news site The Shovel.
Fediverse address:
@theshovel.com.au@rss-parrot.net
Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Bath, Visiting Fellow in Psychology at the University of Lincoln, both in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@davidellis@fosstodon.org
French government body that manages basic pensions of private sector employees, the self-employed, contract workers, authors and others.
Fediverse address (in French):
@L_ARetraite@social.numerique.gouv.fr
American entertainment, culture and lifestyle news site aimed at black millennials. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@Blavity@flipboard.com
Vinyl enthusiast and “anxious millennial record nerd”, posting about the music they’re currently playing, plus other topics.
Fediverse address:
@Roachyman@mastodon.social
Posts jobs available at companies and organisations that develop and improve Free Open Source Software, Open Source Hardware or related projects.
Fediverse address:
@fossjobs@fosstodon.org
Independent reader-supported football news site, mainly focused on European youth football and spotting future stars of the game. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@scoutedftbl.com
US-based sports news site covering pickleball.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thedinkpickleball.com
Research division for transformative action at the French government’s research institute for food, agriculture and the environment.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@INRAE_ACT@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Lifestyle magazine and website focused on homes, interior decorating and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1896.
Fediverse address:
@HouseBeautiful@flipboard.com
3D animation and motion graphics studio based in Germany, creators of plug-ins and add-ons for Blender and Maya.
Fediverse address:
@braverabbit@mastodon.art
Weather accounts for cities in Sweden. Follow a city to see its weather forecasts in Swedish on your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Swedish):
@boden@se.fedimeteo.com
@boras@se.fedimeteo.com
@eskilstuna@se.fedimeteo.com
@gavle@se.fedimeteo.com
@gothenburg@se.fedimeteo.com
@halmstad@se.fedimeteo.com
@helsingborg@se.fedimeteo.com
@huddinge@se.fedimeteo.com
@jonkoping@se.fedimeteo.com
@kalmar@se.fedimeteo.com
@karlskrona@se.fedimeteo.com
@karlstad@se.fedimeteo.com
@kiruna@se.fedimeteo.com
@linkoping@se.fedimeteo.com
@lulea@se.fedimeteo.com
@lund@se.fedimeteo.com
@malmo@se.fedimeteo.com
@norrkoping@se.fedimeteo.com
@orebro@se.fedimeteo.com
@skelleftea@se.fedimeteo.com
@skovde@se.fedimeteo.com
@sodertalje@se.fedimeteo.com
@stockholm@se.fedimeteo.com
@taby@se.fedimeteo.com
@trollhattan@se.fedimeteo.com
@umea@se.fedimeteo.com
@uppsala@se.fedimeteo.com
@vasby@se.fedimeteo.com
@vasteras@se.fedimeteo.com
@vaxjo@se.fedimeteo.com
Writer of speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore, published in ArabLit Quarterly, Fantasy Magazine, Lackington’s and others. Member of the SFWA, CSFFA and Codex Writers Group.
Fediverse address:
@SoniaSulaiman@wandering.shop
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
Blog about some of the stranger aspects of myths, folklore and religion from all around the world.
Fediverse address:
@godsipclub@thefolklore.cafe
Writer, blogger and advocate for accessibility, especially in open source and publishing. Blind.
Fediverse address (main):
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Fediverse address (audio & video):
@weirdwriter@spectra.video
Independent quilt and fabric designer, currently living off-grid in a forest.
Fediverse address:
@BenitaSkinner@mastodon.social
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from NASA’s Mars Relay Network.
Fediverse address:
@mrn_status@bot.country
Non-profit for people connected to type and typography, organising typography conferences, workshops and promoting innovation in the field. Based in the United States, but has an international membership.
Fediverse address:
@atypi@typo.social
A new programming language currently under development. The developers describe it as: “a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust” and “well-suited to low-level, high performance tasks.” Apparently it fits onto one 3.5 inch disk! 💾
Fediverse address:
@hare@fosstodon.org
Unofficial news and review site all about the D&D tabletop RPG including game books, accessories, updates and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@DnDFanatics@dice.camp
Hackerspace based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cccffm@chaos.social
Artist who creates wonderfully intricate and colourful 2D drawings and 3D renderings of surreal, fantastic monsters.
Fediverse address:
@xzyolotl@mastodon.art
Discussion group about all types of Warhammer games and miniatures.
Fediverse address:
@warhammercommunity@fedigroups.social
Newspaper and website based in Portland, Oregon, USA, covering local news, sports, culture etc. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@wweek@flipboard.com
Bot posting graffiti every day.
Fediverse address:
@graffiti@rap.social
Non-profit community observatory in Connecticut USA, run by volunteers from the Westport Astronomical Society.
Fediverse address:
@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
Website about art, design and photography. Based in the US, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@mymodernmet@flipboard.com
US-based organisation for anyone interested in weather alerts, emergency alerts, weather radio and related topics. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@GWESOfficial@masto.globaleas.org
US magazine and website about the advertising industry.
Fediverse address:
@Adweek@flipboard.com
Hackers’ meetup group based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pdx2600@mastodon.online
Magazine about Singapore, covering all kinds of topics including news, culture, arts, politics, tech etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@jom.media
Digital artist who creates abstract cgi images and looping videos, often with an intriguing organic feel.
Fediverse address:
@mantissa@mastodon.art
French investigative journalism news site, covering corruption, pollution, violence etc. Founded in 2008 by the former editor of Le Monde.
Fediverse address (in French):
@mediapart@mediapart.social
Mainly painting Warhammer 40K miniatures, and sharing lots of interesting miniature posts from others.
Fediverse address:
@Berit@dice.camp
Fundraising, money management and legal status platform for charities, activists and libre projects that want to be transparent about where their money comes from and how it is used.
Fediverse address:
@opencollective@opencollective.com
Artist who paints and draws realistic and charming pictures of nature and wildlife.
Fediverse address (main):
@TheWeeOwl@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (photos):
@TheWeeOwl@pixelfed.art
Developer of GISsurfer web map, FindMeSAR, GeoJPG, curator of 3000+ ArcGIS server list.
Fediverse address:
@mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org
German technology news site and online community.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Golemde@flipboard.com
Mathematician, statistician, economist, actuary. Professor and researcher at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Fediverse address:
@freakonometrics@mastodon.social
Humorous posts about life in Canada and Canadian-related topics.
Fediverse address:
@MeanwhileinCanada@ohai.social
Large community makerspace in southeastern Massachusetts, workshop for local makers and fixers.
Fediverse address:
@millforge@masto.millforge.org
Free open source platform-independent ad-blocker, which can also block trackers, malware etc.
Fediverse address:
@tblock@floss.social
Photographer taking pictures of nature and other topics, releasing all photos under CC BY-SA. Citizen science naturalist.
Fediverse address:
@ryanhodnett@mastodon.world
Rolling release Linux distro based on Arch Linux, includes extra features for gamers.
Fediverse address:
@garuda@garudalinux.org
Organisation for people creating and using FOSS scientific software written in the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pyOpenSci@fosstodon.org
Toxic-free gaming community for European “Call of Duty” players.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@callof.monster
Freelance illustrator who works in both realistic and cartoon-like styles, sometimes both at once. Often surreal or fantastic themes.
Fediverse address:
@emilylorange@mastodon.art
Lifestyle and entertainment website aimed at young women. Based in the US, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@Refinery29@flipboard.com
Develops and maintains a free open source desktop environment used by many popular versions of Linux including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@gnome@floss.social
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@gnome_br@mastodon.social
German Federal Government’s 24-hour team for computer security incidents, handling crises in real time and issuing preventative measures.
Fediverse address (in German):
@certbund@social.bund.de
Feed of real time travel updates from the Delaware Department of Transportation.
Fediverse address:
@www.deldot.gov@rss-parrot.net
Rome, Italy branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@rladiesrome@fosstodon.org
Committee made up of data protection officials from the German Federal Government and German State Governments.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsk@social.bund.de
Lifestyle and cultural news site for Houston, Texas, USA. Covers restaurants, entertainment, travel, arts etc.
Fediverse address:
@CultureMapHTX@flipboard.com
Community-owned, community-run Linux distro which is binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Fediverse address:
@almalinux@fosstodon.org
Posting vintage American adverts from past decades which unintentionally (or sometimes intentionally?) include LGBTQIA+ themes.
Fediverse address:
@GayOldTime@masto.ai
Artist and creative developer creating interactive installations, games and music for museums, public art, companies, fashion, education etc. Based in Boston MA USA.
Fediverse address:
@cacheflowe@mastodon.social
Body paint artist creating vivid and varied characters using paint, wigs, contact lenses etc.
Fediverse address:
@vitani4000@nerdculture.de
Local environmental group for residents of West Northamptonshire in the UK. Main focus is on fighting climate change and pressuring the government into taking action.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@exchange.ca-wn.org
Italian edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@Esquireitalia2@flipboard.com
User group in Geneva, Switzerland for the Ruby programming language and Ruby on Rails framework.
Fediverse address:
@genevarb@ruby.social
Official account for the Open Dylan implementation of the Dylan programming language, a descendant of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@DylanLang@fosstodon.org
Award-winning investigative journalism, based in the United States. The first online news outlet to win a Pulitzer.
Fediverse address:
@ProPublica@newsie.social
Evolutionary palaeobiologist, senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Lincoln in the UK. Interested in how biodiversity varies throughout Earth’s history, especially vertebrates including dinosaurs.
Fediverse address:
@drmambobob@ecoevo.social
Official account for the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@minbzk@social.overheid.nl
Edmonton, Canada branch of the worldwide Fancy Women Bike Ride event, a cycling tour in many cities around the planet which draws attention to the need for women-friendly bicycle infrastructure.
Fediverse address:
@FWBR_yeg@yeg.bike
RSS feed of the Japanese newspaper founded in 1879.
Fediverse address (in Japanese):
@www.asahi.com@rss-parrot.net
Conference about the Python programming language, based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@pycascades@hachyderm.io
Bot posting pictures of trees in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@everytreenyc@urbanists.social
Weather forecast accounts for Utah, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@bountiful__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@clearfield__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@draper__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagle_mountain__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@herriman__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@layton__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@lehi__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@logan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@murray__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@ogden__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@orem__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@provo__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@riverton__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@salt_lake_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandy__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_jordan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@spanish_fork__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@springville__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_george__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@taylorsville__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@tooele__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@washington__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_jordan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_valley_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
Free open source FPS game built using Godot and other libre tools.
Fediverse address (general):
@liblast@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@unfa@video.hardlimit.com
Videos about urban planning, transport, cycling and related topics. Based in Montreal, Canada, but covers how these issues are handled around the world.
Fediverse address:
@ohtheurbanity@video.canadiancivil.com
Videos about cycling and the dangers from traffic in US cities. Covers dangers to cyclists and pedestrians.
Fediverse address (videos):
@drtcombs@urbanists.video
Antiquarian who collects rare books, maintains a private library and blogs about this and related topics in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Perkamentus@mastodon.social
Free open source energy management system for solar power systems which controls EV chargers and smart plugs. Intended for solar charging home storage and vehicles.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@evcc@fosstodon.org
Account boosting Global News stories about New Brunswick.
Fediverse address:
@new-brunswick-GlobalNews@flipboard.com
Provides local news and community for Oklahoma, USA through a blog, podcast, newsletter and online forums/chat rooms.
Fediverse address:
@blogoklahoma@social.tulsa.ok.us
US-based non-profit organisation promoting films as a way to aid teaching of important topics such as human rights, the environment, history etc.
Fediverse address:
@JourneysInFilm@hcommons.social
Posting artwork from classic vinyl record album covers.
Fediverse address:
@Vinyl@pixelfed.social
Organisation for Italian fans of the Stargate franchise, including the film and the various TV series.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@StargateFanclubItalia@mastodon.uno
Bot posting news, screenshots and links about the Commodore 64 computer.
Fediverse address:
@c64@techhub.social
Feed of programme news from Hawaiian public broadcaster PBS Hawai’i, on air since 1966.
Fediverse address:
@www.pbshawaii.org@rss-parrot.net
Unofficial bot posting the Ecology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_ecology@ecoevo.social
Small independent publisher of TTRPG books including source material, rule sets and more.
Fediverse address:
@periaptgames@dice.camp
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Fediverse address:
@scream@bots.robots.rodeo
Independent local news for the Mission District of San Francisco, USA. Reader-supported, non-profit, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@MLNow@sfba.social
Official account for the University of Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1388.
Fediverse address (in German):
@UniKoeln@wisskomm.social
Amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and software developer. Creator of open source libraries and applications for astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@melix@astrodon.social
Annual conference about the Go programming language. Based in Italy, first held in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@golab@mastodon.uno
Blog all about tango music and dancing, especially the Argentine tango.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@tandaoftheweek.com
Weather forecast accounts for Arunachal Pradesh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@itanagar__arunachal_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
US-based anti-war journal written by military veterans of wars. Encourages American veterans to stand up for their own beliefs rather than be used as props by politicians.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soldiersforthecause.org
Rock climbing magazine and website, based in the US and first published in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@Climbing@flipboard.com
Creator of the humorous fantasy-themed webcomic “Love and Hex”. Also a librarian and RPG fan.
Fediverse address:
@crkdgt@mastodon.art
Bot posting random examples of Linear A, a Minoan writing system which is still undeciphered.
Fediverse address:
@lineara@mastodon.social
Gives privacy reports on Android apps, listing trackers embedded in each app, and permissions each app seeks.
Fediverse address (in French & English):
@exodus@framapiaf.org
Artist creating beautifully detailed pixel art featuring wonderfully lit scenes.
Fediverse address:
@nyurakim@mastodon.art
Free open source self-hostable software forge, a community fork of Gitea supported by Codeberg. Federation of forges through ActivityPub planned.
Fediverse address:
@forgejo@floss.social
Local group in Prague, Czechia, for anyone interested in the Go programming language.
Fediverse address:
@gomeetupprague@fosstodon.org
Entertainment news site and magazine, particularly focused on Hollywood film and television. Based in the US, founded in 1930.
Fediverse address:
@THR@flipboard.com
Video game news site founded in 2004, also covering technology and entertainment.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@gamingtrend.com
Voxel / low poly artist who creates splendid digital sculptures and dioramas out of computer generated blocks and simplified shapes.
Fediverse address:
@m4ndrill@mastodon.art
Weather forecast accounts for Ohio, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@akron__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@beavercreek__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@canton__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@cincinnati__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@cleveland__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbus__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@cuyahoga_falls__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@dayton__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@dublin__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@elyria__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@fairfield__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@findlay__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@hamilton__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@kettering__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakewood__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@lorain__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@mansfield__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@mentor__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@newark__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@parma__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@strongsville__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@toledo__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
@youngstown__ohio@us.fedimeteo.com
Comic book creator using a variety of contrasting retro styles, often taken from different periods of history.
Fediverse address:
@Spearhafoc@mastodon.social
Hackers’ meetup group based in Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@lansing2600@mastodon.praxis.red
Posts photos and screenshots of old games, software and other items of computing history. Lots of nostalgia.
Fediverse address:
@256@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Morelos, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@cuernavaca__morelos@mx.fedimeteo.com
Free open source vector drawing software for Linux, Mac and Windows. It’s a libre alternative to Adobe Illustrator.
Fediverse address:
@inkscape@mastodon.art
Official account of the German Youth Chess Federation
Fediverse address (in German):
@schachjugend@schach.social
Promotes open geographical data including OpenStreetMap, and posts OpenStreetMap hints and tips. The account is based in the Philippines and promotes OSM contribution there.
Fediverse address:
@MapAmore@en.osm.town
Aotearoa (New Zealand) branch of the international NGO campaigning to protect the environment and stop climate change.
Fediverse address:
@greenpeace@mas.to
Annual conference for people interested in the R programming language. The conference is non-profit and run by volunteers supported by the R Foundation. The host country changes each year.
Fediverse address:
@useR_conf@mastodon.social
Discussion group for anyone interested in weaving of any kind.
Fediverse address:
@weaving@fedigroups.social
German television news channel, founded in 1992.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ntv@mstdn.social
Weather forecast accounts for Minnesota, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@apple_valley__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bemidji__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@blaine__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bloomington__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brainerd__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brooklyn_park__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@burnsville__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@coon_rapids__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@duluth__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagan__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@eden_prairie__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@edina__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakeville__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mankato__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@maple_grove__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minneapolis__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minnetonka__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@moorhead__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakdale__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@plymouth__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@saint_paul__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@shakopee__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_cloud__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@woodbury__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
Version of Linux for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distro.
Fediverse address:
@postmarketOS@treehouse.systems
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Finland. Follow your city to receive weather forecasts in Finnish in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Finnish):
@espoo@fi.fedimeteo.com
@hameenlinna@fi.fedimeteo.com
@helsinki@fi.fedimeteo.com
@joensuu@fi.fedimeteo.com
@jyvaskyla@fi.fedimeteo.com
@kemi@fi.fedimeteo.com
@kouvola@fi.fedimeteo.com
@kuopio@fi.fedimeteo.com
@lahti@fi.fedimeteo.com
@lappeenranta@fi.fedimeteo.com
@mikkeli@fi.fedimeteo.com
@oulu@fi.fedimeteo.com
@pori@fi.fedimeteo.com
@porvoo@fi.fedimeteo.com
@rovaniemi@fi.fedimeteo.com
@tampere@fi.fedimeteo.com
@turku@fi.fedimeteo.com
@vaasa@fi.fedimeteo.com
@vantaa@fi.fedimeteo.com
Co-operative donation platform, sort of like a more democratic alternative to Patreon. Because it’s a co-op, everyone who uses the platform has a say in how it is run.
Fediverse address:
@comradery@social.coop
Hackerspace based in Toulouse, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@tetalab@mamot.fr
Systems engineer at NASA JPL, working on Europa Clipper probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa, Perseverance and Curiosity rovers on Mars.
Fediverse address:
@astroptere@masto.ai
German-language weather forecast accounts for cities in Austria, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (in German, organised by city):
@baden@at.fedimeteo.com
@bregenz@at.fedimeteo.com
@eisenstadt@at.fedimeteo.com
@gmunden@at.fedimeteo.com
@graz@at.fedimeteo.com
@innsbruck@at.fedimeteo.com
@klagenfurt@at.fedimeteo.com
@lech@at.fedimeteo.com
@lienz@at.fedimeteo.com
@linz@at.fedimeteo.com
@salzburg@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_anton@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_peter@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_polten@at.fedimeteo.com
@villach@at.fedimeteo.com
@wels@at.fedimeteo.com
@wien@at.fedimeteo.com
Canadian non-profit news organisation, whose aim is to hold the rich and powerful accountable through investigative journalism. Founded by the Broadbent Institute.
Fediverse address:
@pressprogress@mastodon.online
Community-supported project creating public domain assets for video games.
Fediverse address:
@kenney@mastodon.gamedev.place
Weather forecast accounts for Kerala, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kochi__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
@kottayam__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
@thiruvananthapuram__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
W3C initiative developing strategies and standards to make the world wide web accessible to people with disabilities.
Fediverse address:
@wai@w3c.social
American entertainment industry news site covering film, television, theatre etc. Based in the US, founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@Deadline@flipboard.com
Film site looking at offbeat alternative cinema, including Hollywood, World and LGBTQIA+ films. Runs two accounts covering modern films and older films.
Fediverse address (main):
@altfilmguide@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (classic cinema):
@altfgclassics@mastodon.social
Art museum of the University of Georgia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@georgiamuseum@glammr.us
Artist who specialises in drawing comic book style works, often featuring mecha such as characters from Transformers.
Fediverse address:
@llicorish@mastodon.art
Weather forecast accounts for Meghalaya, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@shillong__meghalaya@in.fedimeteo.com
Weather forecast accounts for Yucatán, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@merida__yucatan@mx.fedimeteo.com
Bot posting very slightly tongue-in-cheek analysis of spy satellite photos.
Fediverse address:
@weirdsatellite@mastodon.art
Open access academic journal on archaeology, published by the Cambridge University Press.
Fediverse address:
@aap_saaorg@fediscience.org
German branch of the environmental campaign group.
Fediverse address (investigative account, in German):
@gpinvestigativ@greenpeace.social
Fediverse address (general account, in German):
@greenpeace_de@greenpeace.social
Non-profit organisation encouraging co-operation between academic institutions and Wikipedia, with institution members at all levels encouraged to contribute to articles.
Fediverse address:
@WikiEducation@wikis.world
News feed from independent non-profit news service based in Nebraska, USA. Covers local news and politics in the state of Nebraska.
Fediverse address:
@nebraskaexaminer.com@rss-parrot.net
Discussing Stoicism and how to apply it to everyday life.
Fediverse address:
@stoicism@fedigroups.social
Space and astronomy enthusiast, astrophotographer taking pictures of stars, galaxies and nebulae.
Fediverse address:
@cathieleblanc@geekdom.social
UK-based science and technology magazine, available in print and digital versions. (UK-based title originally known as Focus and BBC Focus.)
Fediverse address:
@sciencefocus@flipboard.com
Alaska-based publishing company founded in 1981. Mainly focused on titles connected to Alaska, but now also publishing fiction and non-fiction more widely.
Fediverse address:
@FathomPublishing@mastodon.social
Tlingit artist based in Alaska, creating bold colourful paintings, carvings and murals in an Indigenous style.
Fediverse address:
@robert_davis_hoffmann@mastodon.social
TV, radio and online news service of the US broadcasting network CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System). Founded in 1927.
Fediverse address:
@CBSNews@flipboard.com
Pixel artist and game developer, currently working on a new ZX Spectrum title.
Fediverse address:
@martian@mastodon.gamedev.place
Electronic musician based in the UK, making own samples from broken and cheap instruments. Influences include Warp Records, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, Red Snapper, Autechre etc.
Fediverse address:
@xylander@mastodon.social
Discussion group about the Philippines and for Filipinos.
Fediverse address:
@pilipinas@fedigroups.social
Linux distribution intended for creative people, and includes preinstalled free open source software for image, audio, video and text editing.
Fediverse address:
@ubuntustudio@mastodon.art
Game developer and enthusiastic user of the Godot game engine. Posts lots of tips and tricks for using Godot, and is creator of the Godot Firebase plugin.
Fediverse address:
@BackAt50Ft@mastodon.social
Classical music blog covering the latest concerts, recordings and other classical news.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@classicalexplorer.com
Vinyl record enthusiast, posting regularly about classic and new vinyl releases and their covers.
Fediverse address:
@ChessNord@mastodon.social
Tutorials, courses and community for the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@realpython@fosstodon.org
Free open source software for controlling home automation and “internet of things” devices, with emphasis on open standards, local control and privacy.
Fediverse address:
@homeassistant@fosstodon.org
Climate research institute based in Hamburg, Germany. Affiliated with the Max Planck Society and the University of Hamburg. Founded in 1975.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@MPI_Meteo@wisskomm.social
Anthropologist researching academia, currently working in the US, UK and Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@DonnaLanclos@scholar.social
Swiss newspaper covering national and international news, first published in 1780.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NZZ_Ch@flipboard.com
Golf magazine and website about golf. Mainly focusing on professional matches in PGA, LPGA and Euro, but also including features on how to improve your own game. Based in the US, first published in 1975.
Fediverse address:
@Golfweek@flipboard.com
Basketball and NBA news site based in the USA, founded in 2013.
Fediverse address:
@BasketballNet@flipboard.com
Posts videos of songs he’s working on, some of them rather silly such as a love song about a “beholder” monster.
Fediverse address:
@guyjantic@tube.tchncs.de
French computing research laboratory founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@LipnLab@lipn.info
Multidisciplinary artist who mixes together traditional drawing, painting, photography and digital art.
Fediverse address:
@eylul@social.eyluldogruel.com
Tech news site about Android-based phones, tablets, wearables, accessories etc.
Fediverse address:
@Androidauth@flipboard.com
Free open source Java web application to share and edit geospatial data.
Fediverse address:
@geoserver@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about books with LGBTQIA+ romance themes.
Fediverse address:
@queerromanceclub@fedigroups.social
Photographer and natural scientist who takes pictures of birds, plants and wildlife.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@MajaMielke@scicomm.xyz
Project to investigate hunter-gatherer societies, based at the University of Wyoming USA and the Collasuyo Archaeological Research Institute in Peru.
Fediverse address:
@ForagerLab@archaeo.social
Bookshop buying and selling rare titles, founded in 1879. The shop is based in Oxford, UK, and also has an online service.
Fediverse address:
@blackwellrare@glammr.us
Italian edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine, first published in 1973.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@CosmopolitanIta@flipboard.com
Food and drink news site with a pop culture food slant, covering fast food, home cooking, groceries, restaurants, recipes, kitchen equipment etc. Based in the US, founded in 2016.
Fediverse address:
@TheTakeout@flipboard.com
Wildlife photographer based in the South Downs, Sussex in the UK. Especially keen on foxes. Runs the Permuted website.
Fediverse address:
@Words@vivaldi.net
Website, podcast and book series about all kinds of derelict sites across the United States, including theme parks, hospitals, prisons, housing, factories etc.
Fediverse address:
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social
Amateur radio operator, often posting about CW events on the airwaves.
Fediverse address:
@eamoEI7LC@mastodon.radio
Senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool in the UK. Interested in Human-Computer Interaction, Science and Technology Studies, Programming as a Social Science.
Fediverse address:
@pdbrooker@mastodon.online
Local news site for Manningham in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@manninghamlife.com.au
Online radio station about science fiction, fantasy and nerd culture, featuring music, news and reviews.
Fediverse address:
@scifi4wifi@mastodon.sdf.org