Academic librarian, head of the Open Science Lab at TIB, the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@Lambo@openbiblio.social
Academic librarian, head of the Open Science Lab at TIB, the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@Lambo@openbiblio.social
The original UK version of the street newspaper sold by homeless people, published since 1991.
Fediverse address:
@BigIssue@flipboard.com
Photographer and videographer, takes spectacular landscape and cityscape photos.
Fediverse address (in French):
@raph@pixelfed.fr
Archaeologist and prehistorian, Assistant Professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Interested in the relationship between animals and humans throughout history.
Fediverse address:
@brusgaard@archaeo.social
One of France’s national theatres in Paris, focused on international co-productions and multilingual performances. Founded in 1819.
Fediverse address (in French):
@theatreodeon@reseauculture.fr
Bot posting usage of cycle lanes on Oxford Road in Manchester UK.
Fediverse address:
@oxfordroadmcr@toot.bike
Astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the United States, and previously at (amongst others) the famous Arecibo in Puerto Rico, and the flying telescope SOFIA.
Fediverse address:
@Robminchin@mastodon.online
Group formed in Essex, UK, holding regular meetings, talks and study days about Ancient Egypt. Guest speakers include include archaeologists, researchers and experts from around the world (including modern Egypt).
Fediverse address:
@EssexEgyptology@archaeo.social
Luxury travel and lifestyle magazine based in New York, USA, founded in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@cntraveler@flipboard.com
Associate Professor of Chemistry at Temple University in the USA. On the computational biophysical chemistry group.
Fediverse address:
@voelzlab@mas.to
Creates works of experimental video art, usually involving abstract computer generated imagery.
Fediverse address (main):
@kandid@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kandid@diode.zone
Independent local news site for Torrance County, New Mexico, USA. Founded in 2022.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mountainairdispatch.com
German company which sells smartphones with pre-installed de-googlised Android or Ubuntu Touch.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@volla@mastodon.social
Senior news editor at Stone Pages, a guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@gratefulwolf@archaeo.social
Podcast which builds film plots around random everyday objects.
Fediverse address:
@almostplausible@mastodon.social
Posting videos of bike rides and cycling in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@deathbydenim@spectra.video
Illustrator and graphic designer with a clean, clear and friendly style.
Fediverse address:
@andycarolan@social.lol
Independent coverage of Toronto FC, the Canadian football (soccer) team.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@tfcrepublic.ca
LGBTQIA+ radio station based in South Africa, music and programming available online 24/7.
Fediverse address:
@GAYSARadio@mastodon.social
Free open source federated audio platform, which allows people to discover, follow and share music and podcasts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@funkwhale@social.funkwhale.audio
UK edition of the independent news site featuring articles written by academics and qualified experts. It’s run by a non-profit organisation, there are no ads and no paywall.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUK@newsie.social
News service of TVO, a public broadcasting television network in Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@TVOntario@flipboard.com
Account and website dedicated to European trees, and also plants, wildlife and nature in general.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@bomengidsnl@mastodon.green
Bot posting sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@SFFMagazineCovers@zirk.us
English-language newspaper in the Philippines, covering national and international news. Founded in 1898.
Fediverse address:
@TheManilaTimes@mastodon.social
Hackerspace in the city of Ghent in Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@hsg@chaos.social
Videos from a garden birdhouse with a camera hidden inside it. The videos cover everything from the creation of a nest to the raising of chicks.
Fediverse address:
@living_birdhouse@makertube.net
Blog by an emergency doctor based in Nannup, Australia, mainly covering the environment but also other world events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thisnannuplife.net
Unofficial news site about the Jacksonville Jaguars, an American football team based in Florida, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@duval22.com
German women’s lifestyle magazine and site covering fashion, beauty, food, health, relationships and family. First published in 1886.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Brigitte_DE@flipboard.com
Newsletter about technology and politics from an Irish perspective.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@thebriefing.ie
Hosting provider offering fully managed hosting of wide range of FOSS platforms including Nextcloud, Mastodon, PeerTube and many others.
Fediverse address:
@Cloud68@fosstodon.org
Data visualisation coder, interested in open data and data science. Works with governance on UK railway IT and European regulations.
Fediverse address:
@wnd@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for the US Virgin Islands. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@charlotte_amalie__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@christiansted__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@coral_bay__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@crown_bay__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@cruz_bay__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@frederiksted__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@great_harbour__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@havensight__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@red_hook__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.com
@water_island__virgin_islands@us.fedimeteo.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
Astrophysicist at LESIA, a department of the Paris Observatory in France. Studies cool evolved stars at high angular resolution using adaptive optics and interferometry.
Fediverse address:
@mmontarges@mastodon.obspm.fr
Free open source photography app which lets you organise, view and develop raw image files, somewhat like a libre alternative to Adobe Lightroom (though the feature sets are very different). It’s available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@darktable@photog.social
Brazilian edition of the football news site 90min.com.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@90min_BR@flipboard.com
Weekly posts covering Rust-related news.
Fediverse address:
@thisweekinrust@mastodon.social
Obscure hip-hop enthusiast and music lover, posting about new hip-hop artists and releases.
Fediverse address:
@hiphopheaven@rap.social
Newspaper publishing group which owns many local newspapers across Canada. Their account shares stories from these local papers.
Fediverse address:
@BlackPressMedia@flipboard.com
Dutch-language blog by expert on floods and coastal communities vulnerable to climate change. Features stories about water safety, flood recovery and climate adaptation.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@joep@joepjanssen.com
Print and digital magazine dedicated to the Commodore Amiga computer, with retrospective articles and news from the retro scene.
Fediverse address:
@amigaaddict@mastodon.social
Group campaigning for better transit, regional and intercity rail in the Greater Northwest region of the United States, from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aanw@rail.chat
Independent reader-supported website covering women’s ice hockey.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@victorypress.org
Research institute at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@cwts@social.cwts.nl
News feed from The Park Record, a local newspaper covering Park City and Summit County, Utah, USA. First published in 1880.
Fediverse address:
@www.parkrecord.com@rss-parrot.net
US human rights lawyer, author and campaigner.
Fediverse address:
@QasimRashid@mastodon.social
Programmer, hacker, solarpunk enthusiast, educator, activist and writer. Co-author of the Solarpunk Prompts podcast.
Fediverse address (in Polish & English):
@alxd@writing.exchange
Fediverse address (videos):
@alxd@tube.tchncs.de
Technology news website based in the US, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Engadget@flipboard.com
British edition of the fashion and beauty news site, giving advice on what to wear and where to buy it.
Fediverse address:
@WhoWhatWearUK@flipboard.com
Video account for artist combining knitting and drawing to create unique works of art.
Fediverse address (videos):
@dartilyartstudio@makertube.net
Non-profit public interest news reporting in Texas, USA. Particularly aimed at young people, non-white communities, women, and Spanish-speaking communities.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@texassignal.com
A free open source video conferencing site which aims to provide a privacy-friendly alternative to proprietary services. Calls are made through the web browser using the BigBlueButton platform.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@senfcall@chaos.social
Blog and podcast series mainly about video games but also an eclectic range of other topics including travel, sport, culture and life in general.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@remapradio.com
Cyclists’ campaign group in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@WABA@mstdn.social
Preserving classic video game magazines, especially those from the UK.
Fediverse address:
@outofprintarchive@retro.pizza
Pixel artist and game developer, currently working on a new ZX Spectrum title.
Fediverse address:
@martian@mastodon.gamedev.place
Organisation of cycling advocates in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@IrishCyclingCampaign@mastodon.ie
German language site featuring tutorials for self-hosting your own free open source services, and the same site also provides a number of libre online services.
Fediverse address (in German):
@adminforge@kanoa.de
Creative writing events at the University of Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IowaWritersWksp@mastodon.social
Museum built around a working 16th Century watermill in Sutton Coldfield in the UK. Operating as a museum since 1996.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newhallmill.uk
European Commission funding body supporting European Union research and innovation.
Fediverse address:
@REA@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Game and film composer, pixel artist, special effects and motion graphic artist.
Fediverse address:
@lashman@mastodon.social
News feed from the main news channel of the Czech public broadcaster Česká televize.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@ct24.ceskatelevize.cz@rss-parrot.net
Local news site for Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2022.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@burlington.buzz
Free open source encrypted XMPP app for Android produced alongside a member-funded XMPP service, currently in private beta testing. Developed and run by a co-operative based in India.
Fediverse address:
@prav@venera.social
Dutch non-profit organisation promoting free open source software and open standards. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address (main):
@nlnetlabs@social.nlnetlabs.nl
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.nlnetlabs.nl
Style, fashion and travel news site run by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NZZBellevue@flipboard.com
Photographer from the Netherlands specialising in urban exploration of abandoned buildings and structures. Also takes pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@lostintimeNL@mastodon.nl
Videos by former polar researcher and geospatial expert including footage of polar expeditions and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@adam_steer@makertube.net
Initiative to promote translation of scientific articles, books, papers etc.
Fediverse address:
@TranslateScience@fediscience.org
Co-developer of the plant-growing simulation game “Idu”, currently studying theoretical physics at university.
Fediverse address:
@eli@mastodon.gamedev.place
English-language account covering the metal music scene in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lots of photos and videos.
Fediverse address:
@AmsterdamMetalScene@metalhead.club
German celebrity gossip magazine, first published in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BUNTE_DE@flipboard.com
KDE project creating MauiKit, a free open source modular front end UI framework.
Fediverse address:
@mauiproject@floss.social
America’s second-oldest hackerspace, based in Washington DC.
Fediverse address:
@hacdc@infosec.exchange
Podcast discussing popular culture such as film, TV, music etc, with a specific question in each episode such as “Best Tolkien Character”, “Best 1990s Romcom”, “Best TV Series Finale” etc.
Fediverse address:
@gpcd@mas.to
Weather forecast accounts for Querétaro, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@queretaro__queretaro@mx.fedimeteo.com
Local news site for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@brweeklypress.com
Free open source personal wiki, which can be used as a notebook, to-do list, website etc. It stores its content and code within a single HTML file which includes all the needed CSS and JavaScript, so it can be used through any browser without installing anything.
Fediverse address:
@TiddlyWiki@fosstodon.org
Community-supported project creating public domain assets for video games.
Fediverse address:
@kenney@mastodon.gamedev.place
Electronic music producer based in Baltimore MD, USA. Genres include electronic and electric, acid hop, drum and bass, bass music/dubstep etc.
Fediverse address:
@zipzapzop@ravenation.club
Professor of General Psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway. Interested in decision making, also with background in clinical psychology and neuroscience.
Fediverse address:
@satrevik@fediscience.org
Making videos about creating DIY modular synths.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sandelinos@tilvids.com
New independent tabletop RPG designer. Currently working on their flagship game “The Crypt Has Opened”, a horror RPG which uses their own Imposition Dice rule system and is now available in public beta.
Fediverse address:
@happyjakgames@dice.camp
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
Freelance Mountain Leader mainly in Scotland and the English Lake District, based on the Isle of Arran. Posts and shares about wildlife and landscapes on mountains and elsewhere.
Fediverse address:
@Snoweider@mastodon.scot
Feed from the blog Extinct, featuring articles on the overlap between palaeontology and philosophy.
Fediverse address:
@www.extinctblog.org.extinct@rss-parrot.net
Cycling enthusiast based in North-West England, has a photo blog about his bike trips.
Fediverse address:
@pete@masto.hypertelia.com
AmiW shares photos of street art murals from all around the world. Each photo is accompanied by credits and the location of the mural.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@AmiW@mastodon.online
Newsletter about baseball, especially the Colorado Rockies team based in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@rockiespitch.com
Free open source app that lets you add an end-to-end encrypted folder to your existing cloud service. It works with popular cloud services such as Nextcloud, DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud etc. There are apps for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPhone/iPad and Android.
Fediverse address:
@cryptomator@mastodon.online
Engineering-focused branch of the French research institute CNRS.
Fediverse address (in French):
@CNRSingenierie@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Local news site covering Syracuse and central New York state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Syracusecom@flipboard.com
Independent news site about football (soccer) in Colorado, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@boxstatefooty.com
Suggests tips for using the Fediverse and recommends Spanish language accounts and servers on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@fediverso@red.niboe.info
Videos about constructed languages including Esperanto and Ido.
Fediverse address:
@moosesconlangs@spectra.video
Videos about programming in PHP, and also topics about coding in general.
Fediverse address:
@brendt@phpc.tv
Women’s lifestyle news site, covering parenting, health, food, the home and entertainment. Based in the US, founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@SheKnowscom@flipboard.com
German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@base@social.bund.de
Cycling news site especially focusing on competitive cycling, professional cyclists, race results, high performance bicycles, training etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@escape@escapecollective.com
The German Federal Government’s supervisory authority for data protection, monitoring and enforcing laws in this area.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bfdi@social.bund.de
Blog about current television series by the professional critic Alan Sepinwall.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@whatsalanwatching.com
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
Committee made up of data protection officials from the German Federal Government and German State Governments.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsk@social.bund.de
Award-winning Director of Photography based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Has worked extensively on feature films, shorts and television projects, member of the International Cinematographers Guild.
Fediverse address:
@ajyoung@mstdn.social
As the name suggests, posts screenshots from random episodes of Star Trek (all versions) with a line subtitled and no other context, with interesting results…
Fediverse address:
@nocontexttrek@mastodon.social
Physician and medical data scientist specialising in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Enthusiastic about open science.
Fediverse address:
@danielsteinbach@fediscience.org
Artist who does brilliant fantasy and sci-fi inspired works, the kind of thing you might see on the cover of a novel or game book.
Fediverse address:
@Zhjake@mastodon.art
Professional photographer, especially travel photos, and keen to share knowledge about it. Creates beautiful tutorial videos about photography, cameras, lenses and travel.
Fediverse address (main):
@ewen@social.ewenbell.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@ewenbell@makertube.net
Community for researchers, students or anyone interested in open science in Mainz, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@OSCMainz@fediscience.org
DJ doing live mix sets, especially underground and electro music.
Fediverse address (videos):
@snowdusk@toobnix.org
Highlighting maps that exist in the physical world, such as signs, posters, objects, works of art, graffiti etc.
Fediverse address:
@mappery@mapstodon.space
Bot posting dialogue and stills from the cult British sci-fi series “Blake’s 7”.
Fediverse address:
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
Magazine and website for female runners of all skill levels. Based in the US, first published under the name “Her Sports + Fitness” in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@WomensRunning@flipboard.com
News and rumours site dedicated to Apple products including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch etc.
Fediverse address:
@9to5Mac@mastodon.online
Italian sports newspaper founded in 1896, features in-depth coverage of many sports including investigations of scandals.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@Gazzetta@flipboard.com
Group of film critics for publications based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fediiverse address:
@AtlantaFilmCriticsCircle@defcon.social
Meetup and events group for PHP users in Dresden, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@phpugdd@phpc.social
Official Mastodon feed for the free open source turn-based strategy game with a fantasy setting.
Fediverse address:
@wesnoth@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about ADHD.
Fediverse address:
@actuallyadhd@fedigroups.social
German newspaper and news site, covering national and international news. Based in Frankfurt, first published in 1945.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FR_de@flipboard.com
German website about food, nutrition and healthy eating, featuring recipes for healthier meals.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EATSMARTER@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Wageningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch & English):
@nurdspace@hsnl.social
Mathematical physicist at the University of California, Riverside, and a keen science communicator who posts lots of stuff of interest to maths fans.
Fediverse address:
@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz
Department for Ecology and Ecosystem Modelling at Potsdam University in Germany. Combines research on Theoretical Ecology and Experimental Aquatic Ecology / Limnology.
Fediverse address:
@EcoModPotsdam@ecoevo.social
Co-operative supplying environmentally friendlier phones, devices and services in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@commownfr@mamot.fr
Organisation promoting use of the Java programming language in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@jugch@ijug.social
Covering the science fiction and fantasy publishing world in the United States, including trade news, book reviews, author interviews etc. Founded in 1968.
Fediverse address:
@Locusmag@mastodon.social
Painter based in California USA, mostly creating watercolours with a gentle soft style inspired by nature, plants, animals, architecture.
Fediverse address:
@JazzCatArtist@mastodon.art
Free open source theme park game inspired by RollerCoaster Tycoon. The game uses entirely libre assets, so you don’t need any proprietary licences to play it. It’s still in alpha testing but playable.
Fediverse address:
@FreeRCT@floss.social
Bot posting backgrounds from classic Lucasfilm/LucasArts adventure games.
Fediverse address:
@lucasarts_places@mastodon.social
Discussion group for allotment gardeners.
Fediverse address:
@allotments@fedigroups.social
Artist, graphic designer, illustrator and photographer from Germany, especially fantasy art, character art and portraits.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
Hackerspace based in Saarbrücken, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hacksaar@social.saarland
Organisation promoting gender diversity in the R programming and statistics community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesGlobal@hachyderm.io
News feed from the television station WRTV in Indiana, USA. Affiliate of ABC, founded in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@www.wrtv.com@rss-parrot.net
News and analysis of US national security, law and policy, run by the Lawfare Institute in co-operation with the Brookings Institute.
Fediverse address:
@lawfare@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Colima, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@colima__colima@mx.fedimeteo.com
@manzanillo__colima@mx.fedimeteo.com
Private pilot, photographer, former aviation journalist, flight sim enthusiast. Based in Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Av8rdan@mytransponder.com
Professional photographer in Australia who posts detailed pictures of birds and other wildlife. They also have a personal account that often features food and cookery.
Fediverse address (photos):
@david@photog.social
Fediverse address (food and personal):
@david@theblower.au
British edition of the interior decoration magazine and website, all about how to style your home.
Fediverse address:
@HBUK@flipboard.com
Global intersectional wikimedia user group aiming to improve quality and breadth of LGBTQIA+ history on Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.
Fediverse address:
@wmlgbt@tech.lgbt
Independent local news site for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@chrisdca@mstdn.social
Information Security blogger, live streamer and educator, runs the Infosec blog Taggart Tech.
Fediverse address:
@mttaggart@infosec.exchange
Posts lots of photos of birds (and occasionally other subjects too).
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@hoernchen72@chaos.social
American cardiologist, author, professor of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research and editor-in-chief of Medscape and theheart.org.
Fediverse address:
@erictopol@mstdn.social
Free open source digital audio workstation (DAW). Project founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@zrythm@mastodon.social
Bot posting useful info to start your day in Milwaukee, WI, USA. Posts every day at 6 a.m.
Fediverse address:
@gmmke@jws.social
Organisation of open data supporters in Canada, also arranging regular events related to open data.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@OpenDataSociety@mstdn.ca
Discussion group for anyone interested in weaving of any kind.
Fediverse address:
@weaving@fedigroups.social
Meetups for women and non-binary users of the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@wnb_rb@ruby.social
Blog about the history and landmarks of San Francisco, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sanfranciscostory.com
Pixel artist who makes images that fit the constraints of older computers, with low resolutions and limited colour palettes. Their works are often based on the Commodore Amiga computer’s graphics capabilities and the 1980s/90s demo scene aesthetic, mixed with fantasy or sci-fi themes.
Fediverse address:
@jok@mastodon.art
American fashion magazine and website, first published in 1867.
Fediverse address:
@HarpersBAZAAR@flipboard.com
Website providing information, maps and articles about our planet, covering geography, travel, sociology, demography, environment, economics and politics. WorldAtlas is based in Canada and was founded in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@Worldatlascom@flipboard.com
Painting miniatures from Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, D&D and other tabletop games. Also sharing lots of posts by other miniature artists.
Fediverse address:
@RollleafD@dice.camp
Independent gadget and accessory review site.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@cool-supply.com
Bot posting random paintings from the United States Department of Agriculture’s pomological watercolor collection.
Fediverse address:
@pomological@tech.intersects.art
American entertainment, culture and lifestyle news site aimed at black millennials. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@Blavity@flipboard.com
Framework-independent server-side Swift conference. Run on a non-profit basis, based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@swiftserverconf@hachyderm.io
Artist, web comic/visual novel writer and game creator, usually featuring fantasy characters drawn in a classic cartoony style and a lot of anthropomorphic creatures.
Fediverse address:
@LadyIcepaw@mastodon.art
Non-profit communithy group for Python programmers in Turku, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@archipylago@mementomori.social
Magazine and website covering interior design, architecture, art, culture, fashion and technology. Based in the UK, first published in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@wallpapermag@flipboard.com
Technology and gadget videos covering phones, audio equipment, computers etc.
Fediverse address:
@macbla@makertube.net
Hackerspace based in Zittau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@werkraum@chaos.social
Blog by a father of two daughters, about life on the south coast of England.
Fediverse address (blog):
@dad@walkingwithdaddy.com
The official account of the German federal government’s Foreign Office
Fediverse address (in German):
@AuswaertigesAmt@social.bund.de
Wildlife photographer based in the South Downs, Sussex in the UK. Especially keen on foxes. Runs the Permuted website.
Fediverse address:
@Words@vivaldi.net
German edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, beauty, relationships, entertainment.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CosmopolitanDE@flipboard.com
Blog and podcast about retro pop culture, especially in the United States of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@retroist@mastodon.social
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@fastmail@mastodon.social
The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in Nebraska USA. Tracks drought conditions in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@droughtcenter@mastodon.world
Latin American online platform dedicated to science and technology, including social responsibility and inclusivity.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and Portuguese):
@equipo@red.niboe.info
Travel and history blog documenting historical mines and Native American rock art in remote locations in the United States, especially in California and Nevada.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@starbuck.org
Independent community-run local news site covering Staten Island in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pleaforthefifth.com
Weather forecast accounts for Jalisco, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@guadalajara__jalisco@mx.fedimeteo.com
News feed of the Australian satirical news site The Shovel.
Fediverse address:
@theshovel.com.au@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group about Agile, Scrum and Lean project management styles.
Fediverse address:
@agile@fedigroups.social
Annual conference discussing free open source graphics software, including graphic design, digital painting and more. The conferences have been happening every year since 2006, though the pandemic has somewhat complicated things recently.
Fediverse address (main):
@lgm@post.lurk.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@lgm@conf.tube
Free open source platform-independent ad-blocker, which can also block trackers, malware etc.
Fediverse address:
@tblock@floss.social
Site and newsletter promoting and supporting hopeful climate fiction, connecting its authors and readers. Its aim is to encourage wider political support for fighting climate change.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@climatestorygarden.com
Gameplay videos from the Linux versions of popular video games, so people can see what the Linux versions are actually like. The distro used is Debian, so that it is representative of how the game will run on many other distros too.
Fediverse address:
@lnklnx@pt.lnklnx.com
Hackerspace and activist group in Andalusia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@medialab_invisible@xarxa.cloud
DIY magazine and website covering home improvement including how to fix, maintain and build things around the house. Based in the US, first published in 1951.
Fediverse address:
@FamilyHandyman@flipboard.com
Posts lush, relaxing landscape photos, usually from the countryside in the north of England. They’ve beautifully rural and very reminiscent of Tolkien’s Shire.
Fediverse address (main):
@IanCykowski@photog.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@IanCylkowski@pixelfed.social
German campaign group which aims to build bridges between technology fans and environmentalists.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@bits_und_baeume@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@bitsundbaeume_berlin@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Dresden branch, in German):
@BitsUndBaeumeDresden@dresden.network
German-language free open source app helping people with their grammar and proofreading.
Fediverse address (in German):
@grammle@bildung.social
Queer feminist collective based in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Operates a bookstore co-op and social movement.
Fediverse address:
@firestorm@kolektiva.social
Despite its name, this is a non-religious newspaper covering US and world events. Based in the US, the Monitor was founded in 1908 and has won seven Pulitzer prizes.
Fediverse address:
@csmonitor@flipboard.com
US political blog by former policy advisor Patrick G. Eddington warning about the dangers of the authoritarian regime currently in power, and Trump’s dismantling of the constitution.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@therepublicsentinel.com
Superhero comics, TV and pop culture review, features and interviews site, especially Power Rangers. Based in the US.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hero-club.com
Weather forecast accounts for Nunavut, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@arctic_bay__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@arviat__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@baker_lake__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge_bay__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cape_dorset__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@iqaluit__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@pond_inlet__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
@rankin_inlet__nunavut@ca.fedimeteo.com
German music producer and DJ interested in downbeat, electronic club music etc.
Fediverse address:
@lehto@mastodon.social
News and events for independent film-makers in the south west of England.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@swif.club
Website showing PHP user groups around the world.
Fediverse address:
@php_ug@phpc.social
Brewer and beer enthusiast, host of a regular online show discussing beers, beer history, breweries and related topics with special guests.
Fediverse address:
@robfrominternet@mastodon.beer
Cooking website featuring recipes, articles, ingredients, kitchen equipment, kitchen design etc. Based in the US, founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@TheKitchn@flipboard.com
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
Freelance professional illustrator and 3D modeller, creates gorgeous images and renders including really cute minimalist voxel and pixel art. Often creates works that reference retro gaming and classic computers.
Fediverse address (main):
@metin@graphics.social
Fediverse address (artwork):
@Seven@pixelfed.art
An attempt to provide a user-friendly desktop based on Sway, a popular tiling window manager (compositor) using the modern Wayland graphics stack.
Fediverse address:
@ubuntusway@mas.to
Long-running series of “non-conference” events for software developers in Czechia.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@jopenspace@mastodonczech.cz
Community collaboratively developing the free open Qt software framework.
Fediverse address:
@qt@floss.social
Game developer and UI programmer.
Fediverse address:
@ben@m.benui.ca
Non-profit website about astronomy, posts photos of stars, galaxies and other space phenomena. It posts in English but links to articles in Spanish.
Fediverse address:
@umplus@mastodon.online
US news and politics website and digital magazine, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@Slate@flipboard.com
Non-profit news organisation covering state politics and policies in California, USA. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@CALMatters@flipboard.com
News feed of HRT, Croatia’s public broadcaster on television and radio. Founded in 1926.
Fediverse address (in Croatian):
@vijesti.hrt.hr@rss-parrot.net
Body paint artist creating vivid and varied characters using paint, wigs, contact lenses etc.
Fediverse address:
@vitani4000@nerdculture.de
Nature, gardening and food enthusiast, often posting and sharing about homegrown food and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@DriftlessRoots@toot.community
Organisation promoting Australian-rules football in North America. Provides match reports, TV and radio schedules and other resources for those interested in the sport.
Fediverse address:
@AusFbAssocNA@federated.press
Environmental activism group based in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Fediverse address:
@CascadiaCAN@climatejustice.social
Gaming news site and podcast, focusing on games for Linux including PCs and the Steam Deck.
Fediverse address:
@boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
Official site for GB Studio Dev, the free open source game development tool for the Nintendo Game Boy. Features news, articles and guides about making new Game Boy games.
Fediverse address:
@gbstudiocentral@pocketpixels.club
The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Women’s lifestyle, fashion and entertainment magazine and website. Based in the US, first published in 1886.
Fediverse address:
@cosmopolitan@flipboard.com
Making Let’s Play videos of fun and colourful games from the 1990s/2000s, with some videos in English and some in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@rick_van_den_bergh@video.hardlimit.com
Free open source Mastodon app for Android phones, available through F-Droid and Google Play. Can also be used by other Fediverse platforms that use the Mastodon API such as PixelFed and GoToSocial. One of the very earliest apps for Mastodon, first released in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@Tusky@mastodon.social
Version of Linux which makes it as easy as possible to install and maintain your own self-hosted online services. There’s a really easy graphical interface, it works on home servers or remote ones, and it supports older and lower powered computers too.
Fediverse address:
@yunohost@toot.aquilenet.fr
Professional musician, singer, record producer and writer for Sound On Sound magazine, into music technology. Had a huge international hit with the song “Your Woman” under the pseudonym White Town.
Fediverse address:
@Jyoti@mas.to
FOSS build and installation framework for management of (scientific) software on High Performance Computing systems.
Fediverse address:
@easybuild@mast.hpc.social
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Scotland, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@aberdeen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@dundee@uk.fedimeteo.com
@dunfermline@uk.fedimeteo.com
@edinburgh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@fort_william@uk.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow@uk.fedimeteo.com
@inverness@uk.fedimeteo.com
@kirkwall@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lamlash@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lerwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@mallaig@uk.fedimeteo.com
@oban@uk.fedimeteo.com
@perth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@port_ellen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portree@uk.fedimeteo.com
@stirling@uk.fedimeteo.com
@stornoway@uk.fedimeteo.com
@tarbert@uk.fedimeteo.com
@thurso@uk.fedimeteo.com
@ullapool@uk.fedimeteo.com
Producer/writer/actor based in the East Midlands of England, experienced in theatre, improv and comedy. Currently performing in “Some Other Mirror”, his original theatre/standup show about transitioning in the UK during lockdown.
Fediverse address:
@riewarden@zirk.us
Creating multimedia art by combining bits of old video and audio.
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbrrrl@makertube.net
Print magazine about contemporary visual art, published in the UK. Includes features, interviews, profiles, reviews and news.
Fediverse address:
@artmonthly@mastodon.social
Discussion group about textile arts.
Fediverse address:
@textileart@fedigroups.social
Football (soccer) news site covering the game around the world, including leagues, tournaments, men’s and women’s games.
Fediverse address:
@90min@flipboard.com
Official website of the Canadian jazz musician.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@williamchernoff.com
Official account for the city of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@jyvaskylankaupunki@mastodon.social
Official account of the German Federal Administrative Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVerwG_de@social.bund.de
Official Fediverse account of the largest news site about the video game business.
Fediverse address:
@GIbiz@mastodon.social
Independent non-profit news organisation providing news for the state of Virginia, USA. Founded in 2018, affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@VirginiaMercury@flipboard.com
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
Associate professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researching media distribution.
Fediverse address:
@josh@scholar.social
News site covering world events in relation to geopolitics and international organisations such as the United Nations.
Fediverse address (blog):
@staff@aretenews.com
Bot posting crowdsourced news about open access in academic and scientific research.
Fediverse address:
@oatp@fediscience.org
Non-profit volunteer group organising endurance races (swimming, cycling, running etc) in North Dakota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@endracing@mspsocial.net
Bot that simulates Dungeons & Dragons campaigns through regular polls. Visitors vote to choose what the character will do next.
Fediverse address:
@dungeons@mastodon.social
Creating videos about cooking, music, the outdoors, everyday life, technology and other topics.
Fediverse address (videos):
@rudy_gardea@spectra.video
Non-profit organisation providing local news coverage about North Dakota, USA. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newscoopnd.org
Vienna, Austria branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesVienna@mastodon.social
News feed from local television station in Baltimore MD, USA
Fediverse address:
@wbaltv11_bot@dmv.community
Culture and politics magazine and news site based in New York City USA, first published in 1968. Also home to several sub-sites including Intelligencer, The Cut, Vulture, The Strategist, Curbed and Grub Street.
NOTE: New York Magazine has no connection to New Yorker Magazine or the New York Times.
Fediverse address:
@NYMag@flipboard.com
Pan-African conference about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pyconafrica@mastodon.social
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
Sports news site particularly focused on teams based in Chicago, USA including the Cubs, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks.
Fediverse address:
@BleacherNation@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Alberta, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@brooks__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@calgary__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@camrose__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@edmonton__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fort_mcmurray__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@lethbridge__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@lloydminster__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@medicine_hat__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@peace_river__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@red_deer__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@spruce_grove__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@st_albert__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@wetaskiwin__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
US-based business magazine with a focus on technology and design. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@FastCompany@flipboard.com
Independent game asset designer, including buildings, scenery and props from all kinds of genres including sci-fi, fantasy, real world etc.
Fediverse address:
@loafbrr@mastodon.gamedev.place
Hiking and outdoors videos from the Appalachian region in North America.
Fediverse address (videos):
@hollerpixie@makertube.net
Local news and events in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@sfsimplified.com
Conference in Wrocław, Poland for the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@wrocloverb@ruby.social
Unofficial bot posting transit updates from the STM and REM status pages for Montreal, Quebec in Canada.
Fediverse address (in English):
@MTL_Transit_Status_en@mstdn.ca
Fediverse address (in French):
@MTL_Transit_Status_fr@mstdn.ca
News feed from independent local newspaper based on Route 4 in Vermont, USA.
Fediverse address:
@mountaintimes.info@rss-parrot.net
Blogger and off-grid energy enthusiast, photographer of rural life in Scotland.
Fediverse address (main):
@withaveeay@mastodon.scot
Fediverse address (photos):
@withaveeay@pixelfed.de
Independent reader-supported investigative journalism site, mainly focusing on cybersecurity, technology, consumer rights, privacy and related topics.
Fediverse address (main):
@404mediaco@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@404media.co
Newsletter about Japanese woodcraft, written by a carpentry apprentice.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@paklan.org
News and status updates from the operations team at OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@osm_tech@en.osm.town
Website helping people to follow the activities of the United States Congress, including the passage of bills and the voting records of members.
Fediverse address:
@GovTrack@mastodon.social
Digital photography news and review site, covering cameras, lenses, equipment etc, also featuring a photography forum. Currently based in the US, founded in the UK in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@DPReview@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Aachen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@cccac@chaos.social
Food newsletter covering where to eat in San Francisco, USA, also covering cultural events. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@tablehopper.com
Feed from the website of NGO trying to conserve and re-establish wildlife and ecosystems in Argentina.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@www.rewildingargentina.org@rss-parrot.net
Pixel artist and low poly artist, also does music. Often makes cute drawings of cats and other animals.
Fediverse address:
@anubiarts@oomfie.city
Unofficial site covering public transport in the Greater Toronto Area and the Toronto Transit Commission. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@transit@mas.to
Lifestyle news site about interior design and home decor. Founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@AptTherapy@flipboard.com
RSS feeds of the top headlines from the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle, available in English or German.
Fediverse address (in English):
@www.dw.com.english.maca.en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf@rss-parrot.net
Fediverse address (in German):
@www.dw.com.german.maca.de-rss-de-top-1016-xml-mrss@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group about spinning your own yarn, spindle and wheel spinning (including electric wheels).
Fediverse address:
@handspinning@fedigroups.social
Archaeologist and criminologist at Maastricht University, studying artefact and fossil smuggling, art crime and theft of cultural objects.
Fediverse address:
@Drdonnayates@archaeo.social
Trail camera videos of wildlife in a back garden in Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address (videos):
@parsingphase@spectra.video
Star Trek convention in Long Island, NY USA, raising money for charity to help marginalised groups.
Fediverse address:
@TrekLongIsland@mastodon.world
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
Independent game developer making point & click adventure games, creator of “Shadows of the Afterland”.
Fediverse address:
@arumastudios@mastodon.gamedev.place
Free open source software for running your own internet radio station through the web.
Fediverse address:
@azuracast@floss.social
OpenStreetMap contributor and enthusiast, also interested in FOSS, privacy, Wikidata etc.
Fediverse address:
@Doudouosm@en.osm.town
Newsletter about climate mitigation in industries and sectors where decarbonisation is more difficult.
Fediverse address:
@industrydecarbonization@mastodon.online
Municipal updates and press releases related to Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. (Non-editorial, it’s just the releases without comment.)
Fediverse address:
@haligonia@mstdn.ca
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Croatia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Croatian.
Fediverse addresses (in Croatian):
@bjelovar@hr.fedimeteo.com
@cakovec@hr.fedimeteo.com
@dubrovnik@hr.fedimeteo.com
@karlovac@hr.fedimeteo.com
@koprivnica@hr.fedimeteo.com
@krk@hr.fedimeteo.com
@makarska@hr.fedimeteo.com
@metkovic@hr.fedimeteo.com
@nova_gradiska@hr.fedimeteo.com
@opatija@hr.fedimeteo.com
@osijek@hr.fedimeteo.com
@pakrac@hr.fedimeteo.com
@porec@hr.fedimeteo.com
@pozega@hr.fedimeteo.com
@pula@hr.fedimeteo.com
@rijeka@hr.fedimeteo.com
@senj@hr.fedimeteo.com
@sibenik@hr.fedimeteo.com
@sisak@hr.fedimeteo.com
@slavonski_brod@hr.fedimeteo.com
@solin@hr.fedimeteo.com
@split@hr.fedimeteo.com
@trogir@hr.fedimeteo.com
@umag@hr.fedimeteo.com
@varazdin@hr.fedimeteo.com
@velika_gorica@hr.fedimeteo.com
@vinkovci@hr.fedimeteo.com
@vukovar@hr.fedimeteo.com
@zadar@hr.fedimeteo.com
@zagreb@hr.fedimeteo.com
Artist and retro computing fan, also runs a video account and photo account dedicated to retro computing / retro gaming topics. Particularly interested in the Commodore Amiga.
Fediverse address (main):
@TopazRabbit@oldbytes.space
Fediverse address (videos):
@topazrabbit@makertube.net
Brazilian sports news site covering football, Formula 1, the Olympics and other sport.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@SportBuzz@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accoutns for Goa, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@panaji__goa@in.fedimeteo.com
Band creating rock music and songs inspired by tabletop RPGs and fantasy settings.
Fediverse address:
@lootthebody@dice.camp
Pub in Ludlow, a town in the UK. The pub features regular live music events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@oldstreettavern.com
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
Online news magazine from Chemistry Europe, an organisation of 16 European chemical societies.
Fediverse address:
@ChemistryViews@mstdn.social
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Estonia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Estonian.
Fediverse addresses (in Estonian):
@elva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@haapsalu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@johvi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kardla@ee.fedimeteo.com
@keila@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kivioli@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kuressaare@ee.fedimeteo.com
@maardu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@narva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@paide@ee.fedimeteo.com
@pargi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@parnu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@polva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@rakvere@ee.fedimeteo.com
@rapla@ee.fedimeteo.com
@saue@ee.fedimeteo.com
@sillamae@ee.fedimeteo.com
@tallinn@ee.fedimeteo.com
@tartu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@valga@ee.fedimeteo.com
@viljandi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@vohma@ee.fedimeteo.com
@voru@ee.fedimeteo.com
Bird watcher and wildlife photographer based in the USA. Retired soldier and computer systems engineer.
Fediverse address:
@Swede1952@universeodon.com
Food and restaurant reviews by a former professional critic. Based in Houston, Texas, USA, but also writing about food when travelling elsewhere.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io
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
Independent community newspaper featuring local news for coastal areas of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. Townships covered include Meeniyan, Stony Creek, Buffalo, Fish Creek, Foster, Port Franklin, Toora, Port Welshpool, Welshpool, Yanakie, Tidal River, Waratah Bay, Sandy Point, Walkerville, Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@promcoastnews.org.au
Weather forecast accounts for Massachusetts, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@attleboro__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@boston__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@brockton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@chicopee__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@fall_river__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@fitchburg__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@gloucester__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@haverhill__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lawrence__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@leominster__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lowell__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lynn__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@malden__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@medford__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_bedford__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@newton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@northampton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@pittsfield__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@quincy__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@revere__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@salem__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@somerville__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@taunton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@weymouth__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@worcester__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
News feed of newspaper based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Tribune was founded in 1991 and presents an African-American perspective on the news.
Fediverse address:
@tntribune.com@rss-parrot.net
Bot posting new word searches once a day. Hand-created without any AI.
Fediverse address:
@dailywordsearch@mastodon.castlemistsoftware.com
Newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Covers local and national news, founded in 1872.
Fediverse address:
@TheBostonGlobe@flipboard.com
Current views from webcams around Lake Ontario in North America.
Fediverse address:
@livelakeontario@mastodon.social
Volunteer-run craft beer community based in Washington DC, USA. Includes a podcast, events, beer news etc.
Fediverse address:
@DCBeer@mastodon.beer
Recommending GNOME apps at the start of each week.
Fediverse address:
@gnomeapps@mastodon.mossy.page
Local news organisation and news site for California, running 21 local newspapers. Founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@HeySoCal@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Ilmenau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@ilmspace@social.bau-ha.us
US-based food and restaurant website, providing news and reviews of dining in 23 cities around America. Founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@Eater@flipboard.com
Artist and crafter. Creates handmade works of art through pyrography on wood, also keen on crochet.
Fediverse address:
@UnseenCrafts@mastodon.world
Hackerspace based in Campinas, Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@lhc@mastodon.com.br
Blog by photographer based in Colorado, USA, mainly focusing on the wilderness and landscapes in the state.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.adamthompsonphoto.com
Inspired by the classic video games, this is a bot that posts unusual crossovers featuring characters from all genres of popular culture. Posts once a day.
Fediverse address:
@vs_everyone@mastodon.social
Indie game developer of adventure “Comet” for the Playdate games console.
Fediverse address:
@Guv_Bubbs@mastodon.gamedev.place
Independent history researcher currently working on projects about Klezmer music publishing, American Klezmer composers and copyright of the 1910s-1920s.
Fediverse address:
@carkner@klezmor.im
Local newspaper for Storey County and Lyon County, Nevada, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thecomstockchronicle.com
British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, grooming, culture etc. UK edition first published in 1991.
Fediverse address:
@EsquireUK@flipboard.com
Account commenting on foreign policy, infosec and national security. Maintained by Matt Tait, a former specialist from British intelligence and now working for a cybersecurity company.
Fediverse address:
@Pwnallthethings@mastodon.social
Independent coverage of competitive climbing as a sport, rather than just a hobby.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@inside-climbing.com
US-based music site covering roots music including folk, bluegrass, country, blues etc. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nodepression.org
Physics professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the USA. Interested in optical physics, runs the blog “Skulls in the Stars” about physics, optics, pulp fantasy, horror fiction and the intersections of all these.
Fediverse address:
@drskyskull@mastodon.social
Recreates classic video game pixel art as physical paintings using acrylics.
Fediverse address:
@8bitacrylic@mstdn.games
News feed from Estonia’s oldest newspaper Postimees, founded in 1857. The feed is available in Estonian and English language versions.
Fediverse address (in Estonian):
@www.postimees.ee@rss-parrot.net
Fediverse address (in English):
@news.postimees.ee@rss-parrot.net
Free open source Fediverse photography platform, sort of like an alternative to Flickr. Vernissage users can follow accounts from servers across the Fediverse including Mastodon, Pixelfed etc.
Fediverse address:
@vernissage@mastodon.social
Official technical news and updates from the developers of Mastodon.
Fediverse address:
@MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social
Bird and wildlife photographer based in southwest Germany, also interested in generative art and computing.
Fediverse address:
@doersino@mastodon.social
Vintage and retro gaming arcade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Features arcade machines, retro consoles, tabletop games etc with a flat fee that covers all gaming.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retroroombelfast.com
Public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, industry and period. Founded in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@FontsInUse@typo.social
Random jet photos and routes taken by them recently.
Fediverse address:
@planes@mas.to
Archaeologist and author, interested in orgins and development of urbanism, folklore, myths, and religious studies. Research areas include bronze and iron age Israel and its interaction with other major cultures in the region.
Fediverse address:
@TiciaVerveer@mastodon.social
Audio equipment magazine featuring reviews and news on headphones, speakers, home cinemas, hi-fi systems etc. Based in the UK, first published in 1976.
Fediverse address:
@WhatHiFi@flipboard.com
Posting about free open studio arts events in the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@openstudios@better.boston
Professor of Mathematics at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Works mainly in harmonic analysis, PDE, geometric combinatorics, arithmetic combinatorics, analytic number theory, compressed sensing and algebraic combinatorics.
Fediverse address:
@tao@mathstodon.xyz
Automated account posting planets from the Star Wars universe.
Fediverse address:
@StarWarsPlanets@imperialba.se
Game Boy Camera photographer and modder, creator of Game Boy Camera M and Game Boy Mini Camera.
Fediverse address:
@gameboycamera@glitch.lgbt
Event series and podcast for geospatial enthusiasts. Holds meetings in European cities to discuss geoinnovation.
Fediverse address:
@geomob@mapstodon.space
Blog highlighting free and affordable events in Singapore, submitted by members of the community.
Fediverse address (blog):
@events@dunnodowhat.com
Free open source instant messenger software compatible with XMPP / Jabber, IRC, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE and Zephyr. Available for Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@pidgin@fosstodon.org
Technology, science and science fiction news site. Based in the US, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address:
@Gizmodo@flipboard.com
Local news site for Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bsquarebulletin.com
Artist working primarily with needle felting, creates beautiful fibre sculptures. Also paints, crochets and sews.
Fediverse address:
@LisaSaarloos@mastodon.art
Independent local news site for Guernsey, a Channel Island dependency of the British Crown.
Fediverse address:
@guernseynews@thequarry.media
Publishing arm of the American Library Association, publishing resources for libraries and information professionals, scholars, students and educators.
Fediverse address:
@alaeditionsns@glammr.us
Executive editor of Morning Brew, the business and financial news site based in the United States. Previously worked at the Washington Post, NBC News, Adweek and Digiday.
Fediverse address:
@joshsternberg@mstdn.social
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
Regular online meetings for comedy writers in Washington DC and DMV.
Fediverse address:
@DCComedyWriters@mastodon.social
Independent local newspaper for Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1888.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hawkesburygazette.com
Folk dancer, melodeon and smallpipe player, performs with an inclusive morris dancing group based in England.
Fediverse address:
@Phil@folksocial.org
Climate research network in Austria, aiming to be a contact point for Austrian researchers, politicians, media and public. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ccca@fediscience.org
US edition of the womens’ lifestyle magazine and website, coveering entertainment, style, beauty and culture. First published as a print magazine in 1939.
Fediverse address:
@GLAMOUR@flipboard.com
Print and digital magazine about sign painting techniques and culture.
Fediverse address (main):
@blag@typo.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@sam@bl.ag
Fediverse address (videos):
@sam@video.bl.ag
Music fan posting mainly about all kinds of hip-hop and rap, old and new.
Fediverse address:
@TB41@mastodon.social
Car news site featuring reviews and buying guides. Founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Autoblog@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in the city of Wroclaw in Poland.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@hswro@mobilizon.pl
Independent local news site for South Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soduwelikelocal.news
Free open source platform for keeping track of your physical book collection including any books you lend. It’s suitable for individuals with lots of books, or organisations wanting to start their own private library. It has its own built-in database of titles and the latest version includes Fediverse features.
Fediverse address:
@inventaire@mamot.fr
Award-winning online newspaper covering news in Arizona and the US. The Sentinel is non-profit and was founded in 2009 by the online editor of the venerable Tucson Citizen.
Fediverse address:
@TucsonSentinel@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com
Rust programming language conference based in Italy. First held in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@rustlab@mastodon.uno
Weather forecast accounts for Bulgaria. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in Bulgarian):
@bansko@bg.fedimeteo.com
@blagoevgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@burgas@bg.fedimeteo.com
@chirpan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@dobrich@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gabrovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gotse_delchev@bg.fedimeteo.com
@haskovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kardzhali@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kazanlak@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kyustendil@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lom@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lovech@bg.fedimeteo.com
@montana@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pazardzhik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pernik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pleven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@plovdiv@bg.fedimeteo.com
@razgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@ruse@bg.fedimeteo.com
@samokov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sandanski@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sevlievo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@shumen@bg.fedimeteo.com
@silistra@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sliven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@smolyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sofia@bg.fedimeteo.com
@stara_zagora@bg.fedimeteo.com
@svishtov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@targovishte@bg.fedimeteo.com
@troyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@varna@bg.fedimeteo.com
@veliko_tarnovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vidin@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vratsa@bg.fedimeteo.com
@yambol@bg.fedimeteo.com
User group for the Commodore Amiga based in Norwich, UK.
Fediverse address:
@norwichamigagroup@mastodonapp.uk
Independent television network in north Georgia, USA, creating original programming including news, politics, podcasts, comedies, video essays etc. Also archives public domain material.
Fediverse address (videos):
@video@vod.newellijay.tv
Discussion group about aquariums and keeping fish.
Fediverse address:
@aquarium@fedigroups.social
Bot posting automated weather information and webcam images from Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders.
Fediverse address:
@borderswx@mastodon.scot
German energy co-operative with emphasis on environmentally friendlier forms of energy. (Previously known as Greenpeace Energy.)
Fediverse address (in German):
@GreenPlanet_nrg@mastodon.green
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bremen.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBBuergerschaft@social.bund.de
Music podcast and newsletter about rap and hip-hop.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@cabbageshiphop.com
Wildlife photography and astrophotography in Germany, especially in the North Sea area.
Fediverse address:
@strandrenner@pixelfed.social
Official account for Marvel, the makers of superhero comics, films, television series, games etc. Founded in 1939.
Fediverse address:
@Marvel@flipboard.com
Blog giving personal opinions of various tabletop RPGs and their modules.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.takhanes.com
Multidisciplinary secure Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@borealisdata@mstdn.ca
Free open source online project management software, including classic, agile and hybrid management throughout project life cycle.
Fediverse address:
@openproject@fosstodon.org
Maths enthusiast and academic who gives talks on mathematics and related topics. He’s also an admin on the maths-themed Fediverse server mathstodon.xyz and is keen on juggling.
Fediverse address:
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
KDE developer posting lots of interesting videos all about software created by the KDE community and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@veggero@tube.kockatoo.org
Website and think tank featuring research and commentary on urban policy issues. Based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cityobs@urbanists.social
Software and game development company using the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rustunit@mastodon.social
Creator of the humorous and slightly twisted “Extra Ordinary” web comic.
Fediverse address:
@exocomics@mastodon.world
Independent musician based in the UK, currently creating eclectic electronic music, often with a relaxed feel.
Fediverse address:
@gribbles@mastodonapp.uk
Posting about songs that were in the US, UK and Canadian Top 40 charts on today’s date 40 years ago.
Fediverse address:
@top40yearsago@musician.social
Golwg360 is a Welsh-language news service covering Welsh and international news. The same account also features Golwg, a printed news magazine covering current events in Wales.
Fediverse address (in Welsh):
@golwg@360.cymru
Discussion group about the XMPP / Jabber messaging platform.
Fediverse address:
@xmpp@fedigroups.social
Weather forecast accounts for Indiana, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@anderson__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bloomington__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@carmel__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbus__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@elkhart__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@evansville__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@fishers__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_wayne__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@gary__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@goshen__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@greenwood__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@indianapolis__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@jeffersonville__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@kokomo__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lafayette__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@marion__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@mishawaka__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@muncie__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_albany__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@noblesville__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@portage__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@richmond__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_bend__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@terre_haute__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@valparaiso__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
Community-run local news site for the SE1 area of London in the UK. Originally founded as a printed magazine in 1998.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@se1.news
Weekly podcast about Linux and Free Open Source Software.
Fediverse address:
@thelinuxcast@fosstodon.org
Independent local news service for Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@universalhub@mastodon.online
Law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center in the United States, and member of the American Law Institute. Commentator on US politics.
Fediverse address:
@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
Sports network based in the US, with regional channels around the world. Originally founded as a cable TV channel in 1979.
Fediverse address:
@espn@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Stuttgart, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cccs@chaos.social
Non-profit organisation helping planetary scientists and software developers to share and improve planetary data and tools.
Fediverse address (videos):
@openplanetary_media@solarsystem.video
Weather forecast accounts for Odisha, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bhubaneswar__odisha@in.fedimeteo.com
@cuttack__odisha@in.fedimeteo.com
Type foundry in Den Haag, Helsinki and Amsterdam, founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@underware@typo.social
News feed from independent local newspaper in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@paherald.sk.ca@rss-parrot.net
German non-profit organisation which is promoting people’s right to privacy, and making people more aware of their privacy rights.
Fediverse address (main account, in English):
@datarequestsorg@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@datenanfragende@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (technical account, in English):
@dev_at_datarequestsORG@chaos.social
Cybersecurity conference in Tennessee, USA.
Fediverse address:
@bsidesknoxville@infosec.exchange
Non-profit open-access journal for research in the life and biomedical sciences.
Fediverse address:
@eLife@fediscience.org
Recipes and news about food, nutrition, healthy eating and sustainability. Based in the US and originally founded in 1990 as a print magazine, it is now based around a website.
Fediverse address:
@EatingWell@flipboard.com
Artist creating beautiful animated pixel art accompanied by their own musical composition.
Fediverse address:
@nonamenosocks@mastodon.art
Scholars Portal is the service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries, providing shared technology and digital collections to university libraries in Ontario and beyond.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@scholarsportal@mstdn.ca
Tabletop RPG fan who paints miniatures, including mecha from Battletech and surreal things like flying cats and pirate turtles.
Fediverse address:
@NinjaDebugger@mastodon.sandwich.net
Cookery site covering recipes, techniques, ingredients, food news etc. Based in the US, founded in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@SimplyRecipes@flipboard.com
The world’s oldest digital library, distributing public domain books as free digital files in open formats.
Fediverse address (main account):
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (official bot posting latest titles):
@gutenberg_new@mastodon.social
Internet platform allowing officially licensed online play of popular TTRPGs including D&D, Savage Worlds, Pathfinder, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu etc.
Fediverse address:
@FantasyGrounds@mastodon.social
Small independent gaming blog covering video game news including indie games and mainstream titles.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@moonpiesanctuary.com
Bot posting historical photos in or connected to Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MplsPhotoBot@mastodon.social
Human-curated bot posting news, screenshots and links about the Commodore 64 computer.
Fediverse address:
@c64@techhub.social
Photographic project documenting Glasgow in Scotland. Covers the architecture, details, monuments, culture, surrounding area and miscellaneous local colour.
Fediverse address:
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot
Adjunct Professor at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in the USA. Perhaps best known for running a popular video channel about philosophy, which aims to make complex classical philosophical ideas more accessible.
Fediverse address:
@GregSadler@metalhead.club
Organisation which educates and certifies recreational sailors in the USA, founded in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@AmericanSailing@flipboard.com
Magazine and website all about cycling, including advice for cyclists, reviews of cycling equipment and coverage of cycling as a sport.
Fediverse address:
@cdncyclingmag@flipboard.com