Umweltministerium Hessen (Environment Ministry of Hesse)

Official account of the Environment Ministry in the German State of Hesse, handling the environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection.

Fediverse address (in German):
@umwelthessen@social.hessen.de

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Official account of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an independent international organisation protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

Fediverse address:
@commissionerHR@mastodon.social

(NOTE: The Council of Europe is a totally separate organisation from the European Union or the European Council. They just have similar names.)

Topio e.V.

German non-profit organisation which helps ordinary people “de-Google” their phones by installing privacy-friendly operating systems. They run events to help with this including workshops, exhibitions, lectures etc.

Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@topio@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (photos, in German):
@topio@pixelfed.social

Fediverse address (events, in German):
@topio_space@mobilize.berlin

ACARS Drama

Posting interesting or amusing ACARS messages from various aircraft.

Fediverse address (all messages):
@acarsdrama@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (popular/trending messages):
@trending@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (bad behaviour messages):
@badpax@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (crewing ops messages):
@crewing_ops@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (turbulence messages):
@ride_reports@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (weather messages):
@wx@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (animal messages):
@animals@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (medical messages):
@medical@live.acarsdrama.com

Fedle

Interactive word game you can play on the Fediverse. Available in many different language versions, follow the account for the language you want.

Fediverse address (announcement account):
@Fedle@fedle.fedilab.app

Fediverse address (game account in English):
@Fedle_en@fedle.fedilab.app

Fediverse address (game account in French):
@Fedle_fr@fedle.fedilab.app

Fediverse address (game account in Spanish):
@Fedle_es@fedle.fedilab.app

Fediverse address (game account in German):
@Fedle_de@fedle.fedilab.app

Fediverse address (game account in Italian):
@Fedle_it@fedle.fedilab.app

FediMeteo Alabama

Weather forecasts for Alabama, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses:
@alabaster__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@anniston__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@auburn__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@birmingham__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@decatur__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@dothan__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@enterprise__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@florence__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@gadsden__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@hoover__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@huntsville__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@mobile__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@montgomery__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelika__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@phoenix_city__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@prattville__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@selma__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@tuscaloosa__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@vestavia_hills__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Kentucky

Weather forecast accounts for Kentucky, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@ashland__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@berea__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@bowling_green__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@covington__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@danville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@elizabethtown__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@florence__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@frankfort__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@georgetown__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@henderson__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@hopkinsville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@lexington__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@london__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@louisville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@madisonville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@mount_sterling__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@murray__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@nicholasville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@owensboro__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@paducah__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@radcliff__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@richmond__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@somerset__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@winchester__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com

Powderpaint

A pop band from the Fediverse, their music is really well produced sharp retro synthpop, often featuring LGBTQIA+ themes in the lyrics. I would especially recommend their self-titled album, and “Constellation” is a good track to start off with.

Fediverse address:
@powderpaint@glitch.social

FediMeteo Colorado

Weather forecast accounts for Colorado, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@arvada__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@aurora__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@boulder__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@broomfield__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@castle_rock__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@centennial__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@colorado_springs__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@commerce_city__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@denver__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@durango__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_collins__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_junction__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@greeley__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakewood__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@longmont__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@loveland__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@montrose__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@parker__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@pueblo__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@steamboat_springs__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@thornton__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@trinidad__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@westminster__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com

kottke.org

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

FediMeteo Saskatchewan

Weather forecast accounts for Saskatchewan, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@estevan__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kindersley__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@melfort__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@moose_jaw__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@north_battleford__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@prince_albert__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@regina__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saskatoon__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@swift_current__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@weyburn__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@yorkton__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com

The Prototype Fund

Funding initiative of the German government promoting development of open software. Anyone can apply for funding who lives in Germany, is self-employed, pays German taxes and publishes their source code on some sort of source forge. (You don’t need German citizenship.)

Fediverse address (in German):
@PrototypeFund@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Louisiana

Weather forecast accounts for Louisiana, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@alexandria__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@baton_rouge__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bogalusa__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bossier_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@covington__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@gretna__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@hammond__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@houma__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenner__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lafayette__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lake_charles__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@morgan_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@natchitoches__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_orleans__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelousas__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@pineville__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@ruston__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@shreveport__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@slidell__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@sulphur__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@thibodaux__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@zachary__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com

Magic Aye

Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.

Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@mastodon.social

BookWyrm

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

Interzone Magazine

Long-running award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine founded in 1982, publishing short stories and non-fiction pieces as well as full colour illustrations. It publishes both established and unknown writers, and its past contributors include many luminaries such as Terry Pratchett, Iain M. Banks, Gwyneth Jones, J.G. Ballard, William Gibson etc.

Fediverse address:
@InterzoneMag@mastodon.online

FediMeteo Nevada

Weather forecast accounts for the state of Nevada, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@battle_mountain__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@boulder_city__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@caliente__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@carson_city__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@elko__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@ely__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@fallon__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@fernley__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@gardnerville__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@hawthorne__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@henderson__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@indian_springs__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_vegas__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@laughlin__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@lovelock__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@mesquite__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_las_vegas__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@overton__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@pahrump__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@reno__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@sparks__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@tonopah__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@wells__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@winnemucca__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@yerington__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com