Electronic techno/dance musician and photographer, with account running on a self-written ActivityPub server.
Fediverse address:
@pdp8@social.pdp8.info
Electronic techno/dance musician and photographer, with account running on a self-written ActivityPub server.
Fediverse address:
@pdp8@social.pdp8.info
Non-profit digital magazine dedicated to behavioural science news. Based in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@Behscientist@flipboard.com
Bot posting stills from buoy webcams in the Atlantic and Pacific around the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sea@stefanbohacek.online
Non-profit theatre in Seattle WA, USA, particularly interested in productions that question norms and embrace diversity. (BAT stands for Burien Actors Theatre.)
Fediverse address:
@BATtheatre@social.seattle.wa.us
Board game enthusiast posting photos and experiences from various tabletop gaming sessions.
Fediverse address:
@iain@ohai.social
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
Non-profit based in the United States supporting neurodiverse and disabled people, campaigning against ableism.
Fediverse address:
@stimpunks@mastodon.online
Pop culture entertainment news site, especially concerned with sci-fi, fantasy, comics and geeky topics.
Fediverse address:
@Cosmiccircus@universeodon.com
Indie singer-songwriter from Heidelberg in Germany. Sings in English, French and German. Songs are often based on real life mixed with a touch of romance.
Fediverse address:
@ajaynemusic@pixelfed.social
Motorsport news site covering many classes including Formula 1, MotoGP, IndyCar etc. Founded in 2020.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@the-race.com
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
Collection Development Manager at a public library, Graphic Novel Selector for a library vendor. Interested in connecting libraries and comics.
Fediverse address:
@comicslibrarian@mastodon.world
Independent professional critic reviewing current television series on a single episode-by-episode basis.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@episodicmedium.tv
Curated community newsletter about news and events for people in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@edinburgh@mastodon.social
Indie developer, makes experimental surreal games and software including “Tetrageddon”, “Everything is going to be OK”, “Electric Zine Maker” and more.
Fediverse address:
@alienmelon@mastodon.social
The E Foundation develops and maintains a free open source privacy-friendly de-Googled version of Android, which you can either install yourself on your existing phone or buy pre-installed on a new phone. They sell pre-installed phones through the Murena brand, all of which are manufactured by established companies like Fairphone, Samsung etc.
Fediverse address (E Foundation):
@e_mydata@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (Murena):
@murena@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@efoundation@peer.tube
Promoting and sharing cycling events in Massachusetts, USA. (Also runs the Massachusetts State Bike Tour, which is currently on hiatus.)
Fediverse address:
@CycleMA@toot.bike
Creates portraits of RPG characters, paints fantasy miniatures and makes custom dice.
Fediverse address:
@Catbat@mastodon.art
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
Discussion group about Agile, Scrum and Lean project management styles.
Fediverse address:
@agile@fedigroups.social
Intergovernmental research organisation providing European countries with observatories and astronomy facilities in the southern hemisphere.
Fediverse address:
@esoastronomy@astrodon.social
Photographer and smurf fan, often posting pictures of nature, landscapes, sometimes other topics.
Fediverse address:
@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social
US magazine covering politics, culture, social issues, humour and art, also particularly well known for its cartoons. First published in 1925.
Fediverse address:
@NewYorker@flipboard.com
News site about health and medicine, based in the United States. Owned by Boston Globe Media Partners.
Fediverse address:
@STAT@newsie.social
Group creating free open source hardware and software for monitoring water and environmental data.
Fediverse address:
@hackingecology@mastodon.social
Creating tutorial videos about the free open source animation and effects suite Blender.
Fediverse address (videos):
@spencer_magnusson@tilvids.com
Blog about one person’s car restorations and garage projects.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thegaragediaries.com
Foundation for “remembrance, responsibility and the future”, created in connection with reparation payments to victims of Nazi forced labour and other Nazi atrocities.
Fediverse address (in German):
@evzfoundation@social.bund.de
Brazilian pop culture and entertainment news site, covering games, films, television etc. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@OVicio@flipboard.com
Free open source web interface for 3D printers, which lets you remotely control them from within your web browser.
Fediverse address:
@octoprint@fosstodon.org
Pixel artist and fan of wrestling and other sports. Often creates pixel art of classic wrestlers and sports people.
Fediverse address:
@AlCreed@mastodon.social
Star Trek fan and speculative fiction writer, mostly posting about Trek but with other topics as well. Covers all the versions of the series.
Fediverse address:
@jordanlafordan@tenforward.social
Developing the next generation of Fediverse platforms, led by Christine Lemmer-Webber who co-authored the ActivityPub technical standard which the current Fediverse is built upon. (Previously known as the Spritely Project.)
Fediverse address:
@spritely@social.coop
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology and co-operation researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Fediverse address:
@cmolho@mastodon.online
German edition of the famous magazine about geography, world culture, nature and history.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NatGeoDE@flipboard.com
Bot posting a medieval book illumination every day.
Fediverse address:
@medieval_illuminations@mastodon.social
Independent coverage of competitive climbing as a sport, rather than just a hobby.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@inside-climbing.com
Linux distribution that makes it easier to create and maintain your own home server. It works on a variety of hardware including older or lower powered computers, and you can also buy it pre-installed on a single board computer.
Fediverse address:
@freedomboxfndn@mastodon.social
Free open source full-stack Ruby web framework for maintainable apps.
Fediverse address:
@hanami@ruby.social
Researcher and cultivar registration authority for the Tradescantia (Commelinaceae) wildflower genus.
Fediverse address:
@TradescantiaHub@scicomm.xyz
Official account of the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust@social.rust-lang.org
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
Women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering food, housekeeping, health, fashion, beauty and decor. Based in Canada, first published in 1928. (NOTE: This is the English-language magazine, there is also a similarly named French-language counterpart.)
Fediverse address:
@ChatelaineMag@flipboard.com
Technology reviewer doing videos about all kinds of gadgets, services and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@lonseidman@indieweb.social
Weather forecast accounts for Chiapas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tuxtla_gutierrez__chiapas@mx.fedimeteo.com
Pop culture news site and podcast network based in Alabama, USA. Covers television, film, books, sport, music etc.
Fediverse address:
@thealabamatake@newsie.social
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
Bot posting links to historical astronomy articles from the Australian public archive site Trove.
Fediverse address:
@astrove@tootbots.social
Scientist, writer, cartoonist. Blogs about metascience (the study of science itself) and epidemiology. Regularly publishes updates on the latest COVID-19 vaccines.
Fediverse address:
@hildabast@mastodon.online
Regular community event where volunteers fix people’s household items, to save money and reduce waste. Takes place in the town of Barry in Wales.
Fediverse address:
@RepairCafe_Barry@toot.wales
Astrophotographer who posts amazing photos of the night sky.
Fediverse address:
@tinoheuberger@mastodontech.de
US-based non-profit campaigning for online rights, privacy and civil liberties. Founded in 1990.
Fediverse address:
@eff@mastodon.social
Discussion group about pagan topics including paganism, witchcraft, druidry, herbalism etc.
Fediverse address:
@pagan@fedigroups.social
Street photographer taking themed portraits of people in everyday life.
Fediverse address:
@montymo@mastodon.social
Welsh linguist in Philadelphia, USA / Ieithydd o Gymro yn Philadelphia, USA, working at the University of Pennsylvania. Often posts about board games.
Fediverse address:
@garicgymro@toot.wales
Volunteer-run hackerspace based in Rosario, Argentina.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@hackfun@rebel.ar
Free open source online assessment system for mathemetical subjects, developed at Newcastle University.
Fediverse address:
@numbas@mathstodon.xyz
Travel blog featuring outdoors travel in the UK. Currently walking around the entire coast of Great Britain.
Fediverse address (blog):
@hello@ourspectrumadventures.com
Curated feed all about game development using the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust_gamedev@mastodon.gamedev.place
German satirical news site founded in 2008.
Fediverse address (in German):
@derpostillon@mastodon.social
Podcast for fans of the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns soccer clubs in Portland, Oregon, USA. Also covers Oregon soccer in general.
Fediverse address:
@OnwardRoseCity@mastodon.social
American national newspaper and news site, first published in 1982.
Fediverse address:
@USAToday@flipboard.com
Portuguese-language site about homes, architecture, gardens and related topics.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@CasaeJardim@flipboard.com
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
Discussion group about POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome).
Fediverse address:
@pots@fedigroups.social
Woodturner from Norway sculpting beautiful wooden objects
Fediverse address:
@berrefjord@mastodon.art
European organisation for planetary scientists of all backgrounds including academia, industry, government and amateurs.
Fediverse address (videos):
@europlanet_media@solarsystem.video
Weather forecast accounts for South Dakota, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@aberdeen__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@belle_fourche__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brandon__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brookings__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@chamberlain__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@custer__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@elk_point__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@hot_springs__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@huron__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lennox__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@miller__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mitchell__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mobridge__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@pierre__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rapid_city__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@sioux_falls__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@sisseton__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@spearfish__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@sturgis__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@tea__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@vermilion__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@watertown__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@winner__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@yankton__south_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
Small independent brewery in Cheshire, UK, producing cask ales for pubs and bars. The brewery was built mostly from salvaged materials as chronicled on regular video updates.
Fediverse address:
@fourpriests@mastodon.beer
Official account for the International Discworld Convention, an event for fans of the works of Sir Terry Pratchett. Held every two years in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@dwcon@mendeddrum.org
Community calendar listing events in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Fediverse address:
@yeehaw505@mastodon.social
Photographer and videographer based in Anchorage Alaska, USA. Runs the “Eye On Alaska” website featuring photos of the state.
Fediverse address:
@EyeOnAlaska@alaskan.social
Cameroonian artist creating bright surreal paintings filled with African imagery
Fediverse address:
@artcameroon@mastodon.world
Website, podcast and video channel dedicated to tabletop games including board games, card games and TTRPGs, answering questions about gaming and game nights with the aim of helping people to have better gaming sessions. Also features in-depth reviews, articles, news etc.
Fediverse address:
@TabletopBellhop@dice.camp
History site taking old postcards of particular places in cities and putting them beside photos of the same locations today, with the site’s articles discussing what has changed socially and economically in that area (or not) since the postcard was made.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@postcard-past.com
Videos of commuting by bicycle in Ottawa, Canada.
Fediverse address (videos):
@jleiper@urbanists.video
Linguist at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache in Germany. Interested in quantitative linguistics, corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, text comprehension & comprehensibility, data visualisation, Rstats.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Norway. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Norwegian.
Fediverse addresses (in Norwegian):
@alesund@no.fedimeteo.com
@alta@no.fedimeteo.com
@arendal@no.fedimeteo.com
@bergen@no.fedimeteo.com
@bodo@no.fedimeteo.com
@drammen@no.fedimeteo.com
@fagernes@no.fedimeteo.com
@flam@no.fedimeteo.com
@fredrikstad@no.fedimeteo.com
@gardermoen@no.fedimeteo.com
@gjovik@no.fedimeteo.com
@hammerfest@no.fedimeteo.com
@harstad@no.fedimeteo.com
@haugesund@no.fedimeteo.com
@horten@no.fedimeteo.com
@kirkenes@no.fedimeteo.com
@kongsberg@no.fedimeteo.com
@kristiansand@no.fedimeteo.com
@larvik@no.fedimeteo.com
@lillehammer@no.fedimeteo.com
@molde@no.fedimeteo.com
@moss@no.fedimeteo.com
@narvik@no.fedimeteo.com
@oslo@no.fedimeteo.com
@porsgrunn@no.fedimeteo.com
@sandefjord@no.fedimeteo.com
@sandnes@no.fedimeteo.com
@skien@no.fedimeteo.com
@stavanger@no.fedimeteo.com
@tonsberg@no.fedimeteo.com
@tromso@no.fedimeteo.com
@trondheim@no.fedimeteo.com
@voss@no.fedimeteo.com
Boosting interesting Italian-language Android posts and articles.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@android@mastodon.uno
Marine science PhD student concentrating on the organic complexation of trace metals as they enter the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@NicoFroehberg@fediscience.org
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
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Online magazine featuring interesting facts about history, science, pop culture and miscellaneous other topics. Based in the US, founded in 2001.
Fediverse address:
@mental_floss@flipboard.com
Weather forecast account for Washington DC, USA. Follow the account for forecasts in the DC area.
Fediverse address:
@washington__district_of_columbia@us.fedimeteo.com
Cartoonist and creator of the “Incredible Doom” webcomic and graphic novel set in the 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@matt@matthewbogart.com
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@live@matthewbogart.live
News service for the Sierra area of California, USA, also covering state, national and international news.
Fediverse address:
@yubanet@mastodon.social
Independent blog providing information about cultural events in Nagoya, Japan. Especially aimed at foreigners visiting or living in Japan.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nagoyabuzz.com
Researcher in mathematical epidemiology and modelling of infectious disease dynamics at the University of Warwick in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@EdMHill@fediscience.org
Independent US-based entertainment news site and newsletter covering film, music and fashion.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@hollywoodrebound.com
Independent local news site for South Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soduwelikelocal.news
Community-driven event dedicated to the Ruby programming language in Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@rubyunconf@ruby.social
Swedish artist who draws wonderfully cute storybook-type illustrations of the natural world. They are often beautifully flat like the pattern of a nice fabric.
Fediverse address:
@byjessicaelena@mastodon.art
Independent French magazine looking at ideas related to the environment, democracy and social justice. Founded in 2013.
Fediverse address (in French):
@socialter@mastodon.social
US-based news service about films and the film industry, originally founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@IndieWire@flipboard.com
Free open source cross-platform electronic design automation suite to draw schematics and design printed circuit boards. Aimed at people of all skill levels, from beginners to professionals.
Fediverse address:
@librepcb@fosstodon.org
Makes works of art from items of technology, combining functioning devices with other materials to create sculptures and art installations.
Fediverse address:
@combs@mastodon.art
Grassroots group that holds an annual event to promote free open software and hardware. Based in Seattle, WA, USA.
Fediverse address (main):
@SeaGL@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@SeaGL@pixelfed.social
News feed from the unofficial blog Star Wars News Net.
Fediverse address:
@www.starwarsnewsnet.com@rss-parrot.net
Hackerspace and branch of the Chaos Computer Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_inkl@chaos.social
News and events for OpenStreetMap contributors in London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@OSMLondon@en.osm.town
Highlighting lots of nice animated short films, including a wide range of animation styles.
Fediverse address:
@AnimatedShortOfTheDay@socel.net
Photographer who takes pictures of nature, birds and other wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@Picturavis@pixelfed.de
Boosting selected watercolour works of art and watercolour-related posts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@WatercolourCurator@mastodon.art
Blog about all kinds of tabletop RPG topics.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@onefootinfairyland.com
German-language discussion of the menopause and related topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wechseljahre@fedigroups.social
Queer/trans owned co-operative in Seattle, Washington, USA selling comics, graphic novels, art etc, also hosting local events.
Fediverse address:
@outsidercomics@kind.social
German NGO campaigning to protect rainforests around the world. Founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@rainforestrescue@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Ilmenau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@ilmspace@social.bau-ha.us
Prolific Linux gamer on the Fediverse, creates Let’s Play videos of Linux games in German and English.
Fediverse address (main, in English & German):
@hatnix@social.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (videos, in English & German):
@hatnix@tube.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (live stream, in English & German):
@hatnix@live.hatnix.net
Official account of the European hacking organisation founded in 1981, based in Germany. (NOTE: This means “hacking” in the sense of understanding technology rather than conducting criminal activity.)
Fediverse address:
@CCC@social.bau-ha.us
Privacy-friendly smartphone operating system based on Android.
Fediverse address:
@calyxos@fosstodon.org
Online security expert and creator of the popular “Have I been pwned” tool. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Fediverse address:
@troyhunt@infosec.exchange
Weather forecast accounts for Tennessee, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@bartlett__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@chattanooga__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@clarksville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@cleveland__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbia__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@cookeville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@dickson__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@franklin__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@gallatin__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@germantown__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@hendersonville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@johnson_city__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@knoxville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@la_vergne__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@lebanon__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@memphis__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@morristown__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@mount_juliet__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@murfreesboro__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@nashville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@oak_ridge__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@sevierville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@smyrna__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
Blind historian based in the US, author, writes books about blind individuals from history and how they dealt with the challenges of their time.
Fediverse address:
@BlindHistoryLady@nfb.social
Small bear creating little picture books to cheer people up in difficult times.
Fediverse address:
@mawsonbear@mastodon.au
Bot highlighting posters from the golden age of Film Noir movies.
Fediverse address:
@FilmNoirPosters@zirk.us
Electronic musician making own music videos.
Fediverse address (videos):
@limebar@communitymedia.video
Italian edition of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@ElleItalia@flipboard.com
Mathematician working with three dimensional geometry and topology. Makes 3D printed or computer generated mathematical works of art.
Fediverse address:
@henryseg@mathstodon.xyz
Making videos about 3D printing and electronics projects, also retro computing and assorted other stuff.
Fediverse address (videos):
@socketwench@makertube.net
Artist and crafter. Creates handmade works of art through pyrography on wood, also keen on crochet.
Fediverse address:
@UnseenCrafts@mastodon.world
Unofficial toy news blog all about Hot Wheels toy cars.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hwheadline.com
Unofficial account posting tips on how to use the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust@octodon.social
Website and videos all about retro technology, especially old computers.
Fediverse address:
@vintageapparatus@mastodon.social
Videos about repairing classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC etc. Also repairs games consoles, other tech and accessories.
Fediverse address (videos):
@morefunmakingit@makertube.net
Online music label for experimental, electronic, noise, ambient, free jazz and other outsider music. Founded in 2012, with over 500 digital-only releases.
Fediverse address:
@MuteAn_Sounds@mastodon.sdf.org
Meetups for women and non-binary users of the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@wnb_rb@ruby.social
Monthly real life event for maths enthusiasts, meeting at locations all around the world to discuss mathematical puzzles, games, topics etc.
Fediverse address:
@MathsJam@mathstodon.xyz
German-language music blog about indie and electronica.
Fediverse address (in German):
@nicorola@mastodon.social
Computing history museum with thousands of items in its collection. Based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address (in English & Slovenian):
@muzej@mastodon.social
Bot posting excerpts from “Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue”, a collection of 18th Century English popular slang (sometimes crude).
Fediverse address:
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
Discussion group for people who write books or are interested in the writing process.
Fediverse address:
@writingbooks@fedigroups.social
Astronomer, science outreach enthusiast, blogger and writer. Perhaps best known online as creator of the Bad Astronomy blog which highlights popular misconceptions about astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@badastro@mastodon.social
Creating original American-style variety cryptic crosswords.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gnomoncryptics.com
Eclectic vlogger making fun videos about gaming, snacks, writing and more.
Fediverse address (videos):
@joshg@spectra.video
Software engineer, FOSS enthusiast and retro game creator. Currently making new free games for retro computers like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64.
Fediverse address:
@reidrac@mastodon.gamedev.place
German satirist, activist and television host.
Fediverse address (in German):
@janboehm@edi.social
International society organising free online conferences, round tables and seminars to discuss animal behaviour and question our academic practices.
Fediverse address:
@animalbehaviourlive@ecoevo.social
Pixel artist who (amongst other things) creates cute images of classic game consoles.
Fediverse address:
@Ossi@mastodon.art
Collaborative games of Tetris on the Fediverse! Instructions are on the account’s profile.
Fediverse address:
@feditris@fedi.aerocity.site
US-based comedic site with satirical commentary on news and culture.
Fediverse address:
@McSweeneysFlip@flipboard.com
Placement service for artists, musicians and filmmakers by the German Federal Employment Agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ZAVKuenstlervermittlung@social.bund.de
Independent local news site for Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA. Founded in 2025.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theglenrockroundup.com
All about hiking in New Hampshire, California and other parts of the United States, including trail maps, route maps and rail trails.
Fediverse address:
@trailspotting@mas.to
Video game news, especially Japanese games. Founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@gematsu@mastodon.social
Non-profit newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science. Member newsroom of the Institute of Nonprofit News. All stories are funded by readers, and there are no ads or a paywall.
Fediverse address:
@thexylom@journa.host
Community hackerspace based in Oslo, Norway.
Fediverse address:
@hackeriet@chaos.social
Professional composer who creates pieces in a variety of styles, and also makes free instrumental music available under a Creative Commons licence.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@Tagirijus@mastodon.art
Free open source federated blogging platform. The interface and options are minimalist, with the focus on reading text with as few distractions as possible. It’s part of the Fediverse, so you can follow WriteFreely blogs from Mastodon etc. You can host a WriteFreely server yourself, or sign up on an existing server.
Fediverse address (main):
@writefreely@writing.exchange
Fediverse address (blog):
@writefreely@blog.writefreely.org
Annual festival for the open science community held in the Netherlands, open to staff and researchers across all disciplines.
Fediverse address:
@OSFNL@social.edu.nl
Voxel / low poly artist who creates splendid digital sculptures and dioramas out of computer generated blocks and simplified shapes.
Fediverse address:
@m4ndrill@mastodon.art
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
Developing an ebook creation platform, which includes an open markup language and free open source tools.
Fediverse address:
@nantucketlit@mastodon.social
Freelance journalist focusing particularly on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Amnesty International prize nominee.
Fediverse address:
@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
Community organisation helping people to explore creative technologies and crafts. Based in Hitchin in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@hackhitchin@techhub.social
UK television and online news service, covering national and international news on UK commercial television since 1955. Originally known as ITN.
Fediverse address:
@ITVNews@flipboard.com
ORCID is a free open identifier system which assigns a unique code for authors and researchers on academic publications, to help track the contributions made by individuals.
Fediverse address:
@ORCID_Org@scicomm.xyz
Publishing house of the European Mathematics Society, publishing peer-reviewed journals and books on mathematics.
Fediverse address:
@ems_press@mathstodon.xyz
Singer-songwriter creating ballads, vignettes and multipart circle songs in a folk tradition.
Fediverse address:
@jvw@musicians.today
Multidisciplinary research laboratory including geophysicists, geologists, and astronomers, based in the Côte d’Azur, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@umrGeoazur@social.numerique.gouv.fr
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
Singer-songwriter creating wonderful pop lullabies and music videos to accompany them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@meshe@makertube.net
Website listing hackerspaces in the Netherlands and providing info about them.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@hsnl@hsnl.social
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
Pixel artist with a fun, colourful cartoon-like style.
Fediverse address:
@pixelsnorf@mastodon.social
Illustrator who creates charming and pretty storybook art for children’s stories, cards and stationery. Also has a regular livestream where they create artworks.
Fediverse address (main):
@Coreyartus@mindly.social
Fediverse address (videos and live streaming):
@coreyartus@makertube.net
Trail camera videos of wildlife at Pine Mountain Club, California, USA.
Fediverse address (videos):
@wildlife@spectra.video
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
News updates and information about transport in Brussels, Belgium. Covers public transport, roads, cycling etc.
Fediverse address (in French):
@bruxellesmobilite@info.mobilite-mobiliteit.brussels
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@brusselmobiliteit@info.mobilite-mobiliteit.brussels
Hackerspace based in Strasbourg, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@hackstub@kolektiva.social
News service from the Canadian public broadcaster CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), founded in 1936.
Fediverse address:
@cbcnews@flipboard.com
Fanzine for the handheld games console Playdate, available as a digital download or physical magazine.
Fediverse address:
@UncrankdPD@mastodon.social
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
Women’s golf news, independent coverage of professional golf as well as golfing tips and features on the women’s game.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@shepars.com
Hungarian tech website about Apple products including the iPhone. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@szifon@mastodon.social
News site about the US food system, particularly its environmental and social impacts. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@CivilEats@flipboard.com
Bot posting historical articles about aviation from the Australian public archive site Trove.
Fediverse address:
@TroveAirBot@mas.to
Videos by an urbanist activist based in Montreal, Canada, but covering city planning, transport, cycling, politics and the environment across Canada and the world.
Fediverse address (videos):
@paige@video.canadiancivil.com
Organisation for women’s cricket in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@WDCV_Frauen@nrw.social
Print and digital magazine for people interested in languages and linguistics.
Fediverse address:
@babel@masto.ai
Hackerspace and branch of the Chaos Computer Club in Essen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaospott@chaos.social
Non-profit organisation providing local news coverage about North Dakota, USA. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newscoopnd.org
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
@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
@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
Staff astronomer at the observatory in Leiden University in the Netherlands, studying the nuclear regions of active galaxies. Also co-founder of Astronomers For Planet Earth, a grassroots pressure group which campaigns to stop global warming.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@leo@mastodon.green
Aviation and civil engineer, especially interested in the details of aviation including infrastructure, aircraft and emerging technologies such as eVTOLs.
Fediverse address:
@glebris@mstdn.social
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bremen.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBBuergerschaft@social.bund.de
Associate professor of psychometrics and personality psychology at the Department of Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Fediverse address:
@hdkarlsen@fosstodon.org
Annual event for discussing privacy, data and its impact on humanity. Speakers at the 2022 event include the Tor Project, Cory Doctrow, Fairphone and other experts and luminaries.
Fediverse address:
@worldethicaldataforum@mastodon.social
Statehouse reporter for the Alaska Beacon, an independent news site dedicated to Alaskan news.
Fediverse address:
@AK_OK@journa.host
Peer-reviewed open access scientific journal on evolutionary biology and genomics. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Fediverse address:
@GenomeBiolEvol@ecoevo.social
Historical fashion and sewing for the modern person, with a partial degree in dressmaking and tailoring. Also cats, art and chronic illness.
Fediverse address:
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
Creates bright bold works of crochet and other fabric arts, illustrations, and other media.
Fediverse address:
@launshae@kopiti.am
Conference about the Python programming language based in Northern California and the Bay Area, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NorthBayPython@social.northbaypython.org
The original American edition of the fashion, beauty and culture magazine founded in 1892.
Fediverse address:
@Vogue@flipboard.com
Expert advisory body publishing reports for the German Federal Government on environmental policy and analysis of environmental topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umweltrat@social.bund.de
Urbanist campaign group and news site about transport, housing and land use reform in Washington DC, USA.
Fediverse address:
@ggwash@urbanists.social
Official account for Marvel, the makers of superhero comics, films, television series, games etc. Founded in 1939.
Fediverse address:
@Marvel@flipboard.com
Musician and Accordion historian, author of the book “Accordion Revolution: A People’s History”.
Fediverse address:
@AccordionBruce@mastodon.social
Discussion group for autistic people.
Fediverse address:
@autistics@fedigroups.social
The Plain Dealer is a print-only newspaper based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, published since 1842. Its online-only sister publication, Cleveland.com, is owned by the same company.
Fediverse address:
@clevelandnews@flipboard.com
Silversmith creating jewellery from mainly from silver and gemstones, but sometimes also other metals and materials. Publishes video tutorials on how each piece was designed and made.
Fediverse address:
@Silverworker@mastodon.world
Website providing news about craft beer and related events in Idaho, Oregon, Washington State and Canada. Also covers some other drinks such as ciders, spirits, hard seltzers etc.
Fediverse address:
@beer@universeodon.com
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Switzerland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@altdorf@ch.fedimeteo.com
@basel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@bern@ch.fedimeteo.com
@biel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@chur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@fribourg@ch.fedimeteo.com
@geneva@ch.fedimeteo.com
@koniz@ch.fedimeteo.com
@la_chaux_de_fonds@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lausanne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lucerne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lugano@ch.fedimeteo.com
@montreux@ch.fedimeteo.com
@neuchatel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@schaffhausen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@sion@ch.fedimeteo.com
@solothurn@ch.fedimeteo.com
@st_gallen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@thun@ch.fedimeteo.com
@vernier@ch.fedimeteo.com
@winterthur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@yverdon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zollikon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zurich@ch.fedimeteo.com
Parenting magazine and website covering all stages from pregnancy to raising children. Based in the US, originally a print magazine first published in 1926.
Fediverse address:
@parents@flipboard.com
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Flensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_fl@chaos.social
German edition of the famous fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine, first published in 1928 and then relaunched in 1979.
Fediverse address (in German):
@VOGUE_Germany@flipboard.com
Website about art, design and photography. Based in the US, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@mymodernmet@flipboard.com
Website for food and cookery fans featuring articles about food, ingredients recipes, cooking equipment reviews etc. Based in the US and founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@SeriousEats@flipboard.com
French-language site founded in 1997 all about Nintendo, featuring news, reviews, features, podcast and its own Discord community.
Fediverse address (in French):
@PN@masto.p-nintendo.com
Podcast running since 2021 all about theatrical history in Philadelphia PA in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@schmeterpitz@historians.social
Biology research institute in Dresden, Germany. Areas of study include molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics and systems biology.
Fediverse address:
@mpicbg@wisskomm.social
Veteran programmer and game developer who has worked on many famous projects including the legendary SCUMM game engine at Lucasfilm/LucasArts.
Fediverse address:
@lardratboy@corteximplant.com
Makers of free open source IT asset management software and the Goodforms email validation service.
Fediverse address:
@grokability@hachyderm.io
Board game, card game and RPG convention in Edinburgh, Scotland, first held in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@TabletopScot@mastodon.scot
Swiss company offering geospatial services based on open source software such as QGIS.
Fediverse address:
@sourcepole@fosstodon.org
Nature, gardening and food enthusiast, often posting and sharing about homegrown food and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@DriftlessRoots@toot.community
Light-hearted videos about gaming, including indie titles, retro titles, adventure games and physical board games.
Fediverse address:
@jason_cryer@spectra.video
Photographer based in Madrid who takes pictures of cities, landscapes and nature in Spain. The accounts are in Spanish but everything is visual, so don’t worry if you can’t speak it.
Fediverse address (main, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@pixelfed.social
Second-hand and vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland. Also runs an online bookshop.
Fediverse address:
@bookshopIE@mastodon.ie
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
Weather forecast accounts for Delaware, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@bethany_beach__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@bridgeville__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@delmar__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@dover__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@elsmere__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@georgetown__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrington__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@laurel__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewes__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@milford__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@millsboro__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_castle__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@newark__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@rehoboth_beach__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@seaford__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@selbyville__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@smyrna__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@wilmington__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
Synthetic/analytical chemist, and business reporter at the American magazine Chemical & Engineering News. Covers speciality chemicals, sustainability, carbon capture, instrumentation, water and IP.
Fediverse address:
@CraigOfWaffles@mastodon.online
Spanish edition of the financial and business news magazine.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Forbes_es@flipboard.com
Website covering local news, sport and culture in New Jersey, USA. Affiliated with twelve local newspapers in New Jersey.
Fediverse address:
@NJcom@flipboard.com
Free open source Android app providing an alternative frontend for YouTube.
Fediverse address:
@libretube@fosstodon.org
UK version of the famous fashion magazine, first published in Britain in 1916.
Fediverse address:
@BritishVogue@flipboard.com
Computer club and hackerspace in Uppsala, Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@dfupdate@social.linux.pizza
Independent local news for the Mission District of San Francisco, USA. Reader-supported, non-profit, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@MLNow@sfba.social
Current views from webcams around Lake Huron in North America.
Fediverse address:
@livelakehuron@mastodon.social
American fashion magazine and website, first published in 1867.
Fediverse address:
@HarpersBAZAAR@flipboard.com
Really cute cartoons with a straightforward wholesome feel.
Fediverse address:
@heyheymomo@socel.net
Worker-owned newsroom for Bay Area of San Francisco, California, USA. Covers local news and culture.
Fediverse address:
@COYOTEMedia@flipboard.com
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
Non-profit organisation in Washington DC providing free books to people in prison. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@DCBookstoPrisons@bookstodon.com
Trade union for doctors in the UK, affiliated with Unite the Union. (Previously known as the Medical Practitioners’ Union.)
Fediverse address:
@doctorsinunite@union.place
Free open source decentralised online identity platform. It helps you prove who you are across multiple sites without storing any personal data about you.
Fediverse address:
@keyoxide@fosstodon.org
Nature and wildlife photographer based in Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@understudy77@blog.shawnthomas.art
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
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
Tabletop role-playing game blog featuring worldbuilding, homebrew and tips for Dungeons & Dragons and Daggerheart.
Fediverse address (blog):
@merithayan@tome.merithayan.com
Egyptology society based in Manchester, UK, featuring talks, museum trips, study days etc. Founded in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@MAES@mastodon.me.uk
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
Artist creating sculptures, paintings, comics and more. Often features dragons and fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@rivalmit@meow.social
Spanish non-profit foundation for fact checking news and discourse. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Malditaes@flipboard.com
Award-winning non-profit news organisation covering grassroots news in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Based in Diedrich College, Marquette University.
Fediverse address:
@MilwaukeeNe28e6@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in the Hague in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@revspace@hsnl.social
Brazilian technology news site covering phones, games, computing, gadgets and other tech items.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@canaltech@flipboard.com
Local news feed from Hawaii Tribune-Herald newspaper.
Fediverse address:
@www.hawaiitribune-herald.com.category.hawaii-news@rss-parrot.net
Hackerspace based in Ballarat, Australia. The space includes 3D printers, electronics equipment, soldering stations etc.
Fediverse address:
@ballarat@hackerspace.au
Indie game developer of adventure “Comet” for the Playdate games console.
Fediverse address:
@Guv_Bubbs@mastodon.gamedev.place
Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de
Independent local news service for Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@universalhub@mastodon.online
Discussion group for anyone interested in knitting.
Fediverse address:
@knitting@fedigroups.social
Professional illustrator and graphic novel creator who makes beautifully crafted digital paintings in a traditional style, usually based on historical subjects.
Fediverse address:
@kristinagehrmann@mastodon.art
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
Hackerspace based in Kraków, Poland.
Fediverse address (in English & Polish):
@hskrk@hackerspace.pl
Crafter making jewellery, suncatchers and decorative items from copper, natural stones, wire and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@laurelincraft@mastodon.art
Network of public radio stations in Montana, USA, providing news, arts programmes and music. MPR is affiliated with NPR, and was founded in 1965.
Fediverse address:
@MTPR@flipboard.com
News site covering world events in relation to geopolitics and international organisations such as the United Nations.
Fediverse address (blog):
@staff@aretenews.com
Artist that creates minimalist but fascinating images with bright pure colours and bold symbols reminiscent of the beginning of the 20th Century.
Fediverse address:
@helveticablanc@merveilles.town
Non-profit news service covering Welsh news, supported by grants, reader donations and advertising.
Fediverse address:
@NationCymru@toot.wales
Field hockey community site for the San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA. Brings together resources for local players, clubs and coaches.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sticktogetherfh.com
Account devoted to fiction set in space. Shares concept art, photos, behind the scenes info and other material from space films, TV, books, games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TheSpaceshipper@socel.net
News about flag football (American football variant) in universities in the USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@collegiateflagfootball.com
Non-profit communithy group for Python programmers in Turku, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@archipylago@mementomori.social
Linux distribution based on Debian designed for computer security tasks such as digital forensics, penetration testing, security research and reverse engineering.
Fediverse address:
@kalilinux@infosec.exchange
Emergency alerts for weather and civil emergencies in Portugal, provided by volunteers.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@vostpt@trombas.vost.pt
Posts photographs of naturally formed crystals, gems and other interesting stones.
Fediverse address (in English and Russian):
@kristall@poliverso.org
Photography and travel blog by a photographer based in Canberra, Australia.
Fediverse address (blog):
@des@desparoz.com
Videos by former polar researcher and geospatial expert including footage of polar expeditions and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@adam_steer@makertube.net
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
Discussion group for gamers on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@gaming@fedigroups.social
Hackerspace based in Braunschweig, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@stratum0@chaos.social
Landscape photographer taking spectacular pictures of Iceland and Scotland.
Fediverse address (Iceland):
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk
Fediverse address (Scotland):
@SilverRainbow@photog.social
Small independent catering company based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@familypartycatering.com
Group of game developers working on small indie titles.
Fediverse address (videos):
@fully_bugged@peertube.stream
Freelance artist who creates beautiful images with traditional methods, often with fantasy or story book themes.
Fediverse address:
@drachenmagier@mastodon.art
Organisation for Italian fans of the Stargate franchise, including the film and the various TV series.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@StargateFanclubItalia@mastodon.uno
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
Dancehall dancer participating in battles, workshops and events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@slimb.dance
Print and digital newspaper based in Montreal, covering local, national and international news. Canada’s oldest existing daily newspaper, first published in 1778.
Fediverse address:
@mtlgazette@mstdn.social
Community for people interested in open science based in Maastricht in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@oscmaastricht@social.edu.nl
Newsletter about climate mitigation in industries and sectors where decarbonisation is more difficult.
Fediverse address:
@industrydecarbonization@mastodon.online
Privacy-friendly free open source online office suite. It can be self-hosted, or you can use the official instance. It’s collaborative and anonymous, with “zero knowledge” encryption so no one can access your data except you and those you choose to share with.
Fediverse address:
@CryptPad@xwiki.com
Bay Area branch of University Council-AFT, a trade union representing lecturers and librarians at the University of California.
Fediverse address:
@ucaftbayarea@union.place
Free open source lightweight software for creating notebooks, databases and wikis in a single file.
Fediverse address:
@FeatherWiki@floss.social
Weather forecast accounts for Maine, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@auburn__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@augusta__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@bangor__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@bar_harbor__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@bath__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@biddeford__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@brunswick__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@caribou__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@ellsworth__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@gardiner__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewiston__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@old_orchard_beach__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@orono__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@portland__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@presque_isle__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@rockland__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@saco__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@sanford__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@scarborough__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@skowhegan__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_portland__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterville__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@westbrook__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@york__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
Conference in France for contributors, users and fans of OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@sotmfr@fr.osm.social
Researcher posting about satellite communications, space, astronomy and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Spanish newspaper published since 1978, based in Catalonia.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@ElPeriodico_Esp@flipboard.com
French online magazine covering international news, politics, economics, culture etc. Founded in 2009, it was originally based on the American news site of the same name but is now a separate entity.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Slatefr@flipboard.com
Nature lover and photographer of birds, lichen, moss, mushrooms and wildlife. Based in Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Hagukh@mas.to
Website for pickleball players in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.dinkville.com
Author of the Galvanic Century and Shadow Decade book series, indie game developer, also makes videos about retro games and comic books.
Fediverse address (main):
@mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@mcoorlim@spectra.video
Free open source end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer messaging system for Android and Linux which can be used online through Tor, or locally through wifi or bluetooth. Especially suited to activists in repressive regimes or those working in disaster zones.
Fediverse address:
@briar@fosstodon.org
Bot posting results from snooker matches, uses the snooker.org API.
Fediverse address:
@snookerbot@snooker.uk.to
Organisation promoting use of the Java programming language in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@jugch@ijug.social
Weather forecast accounts for Australia. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@adelaide@au.fedimeteo.com
@albany@au.fedimeteo.com
@albury@au.fedimeteo.com
@alice_springs@au.fedimeteo.com
@armidale@au.fedimeteo.com
@ballarat@au.fedimeteo.com
@bathurst@au.fedimeteo.com
@bendigo@au.fedimeteo.com
@brisbane@au.fedimeteo.com
@broome@au.fedimeteo.com
@bunbury@au.fedimeteo.com
@bundaberg@au.fedimeteo.com
@burnie@au.fedimeteo.com
@cairns@au.fedimeteo.com
@canberra@au.fedimeteo.com
@central_coast@au.fedimeteo.com
@coffs_harbour@au.fedimeteo.com
@darwin@au.fedimeteo.com
@devonport@au.fedimeteo.com
@dubbo@au.fedimeteo.com
@gawler@au.fedimeteo.com
@geelong@au.fedimeteo.com
@geraldton@au.fedimeteo.com
@gladstone@au.fedimeteo.com
@gold_coast@au.fedimeteo.com
@gympie@au.fedimeteo.com
@heathcote@au.fedimeteo.com
@hervey_bay@au.fedimeteo.com
@hobart@au.fedimeteo.com
@horsham@au.fedimeteo.com
@kalgoorlie@au.fedimeteo.com
@karratha@au.fedimeteo.com
@katherine@au.fedimeteo.com
@kununurra@au.fedimeteo.com
@launceston@au.fedimeteo.com
@lismore@au.fedimeteo.com
@mackay@au.fedimeteo.com
@maitland@au.fedimeteo.com
@melbourne@au.fedimeteo.com
@mildura@au.fedimeteo.com
@moree@au.fedimeteo.com
@mount_gambier@au.fedimeteo.com
@mount_isa@au.fedimeteo.com
@murray_bridge@au.fedimeteo.com
@newcastle@au.fedimeteo.com
@orange@au.fedimeteo.com
@palmerston@au.fedimeteo.com
@paramatta@au.fedimeteo.com
@penrith@au.fedimeteo.com
@perth@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_augusta@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_hedland@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_macquarie@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_pirie@au.fedimeteo.com
@rockhampton@au.fedimeteo.com
@sale@au.fedimeteo.com
@shepparton@au.fedimeteo.com
@sunshine_coast@au.fedimeteo.com
@sydney@au.fedimeteo.com
@tamworth@au.fedimeteo.com
@toowoomba@au.fedimeteo.com
@townsville@au.fedimeteo.com
@traralgon@au.fedimeteo.com
@ulverstone@au.fedimeteo.com
@warrnambool@au.fedimeteo.com
@whyalla@au.fedimeteo.com
@wodonga@au.fedimeteo.com
@wollongong@au.fedimeteo.com
Crochet fan sharing their creations as they develop their skills.
Fediverse address:
@CherryWanders@mstdn.social
Host of podcast about computational biology, bioinformatics and next generation sequencing.
Fediverse address:
@bioinfochat@scicomm.xyz
Entertainment and lifestyle magazine and website, covering celebrity news, human interest stories, true crime and royalty. Based in the US, first published in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@people@flipboard.com
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
Structural biology communications journal published by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr).
Fediverse address:
@ActaCrystF@mstdn.science
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
Physics-related journals from SciPost, a non-profit foundation publishing open access scientific journals.
Fediverse address:
@physics@scipost.social
Probably best known on the Fediverse as lead developer of the excellent Mastodon app Tusky, but did you know they’re also a talented painter?
Fediverse address:
@connyduck@pixelfed.social
Discussion group for Fediverse users in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pdxfedi@fedigroups.social
Local news site and newsletter for East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@eastlansinginsider.news
German federal government’s ministry for digital affairs and state modernisation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMDS@social.bund.de
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
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
News site covering musicals, shows and plays on Broadway in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@broadwaynews.com
Videos by an unconventional artist, crafter, yo-yo expert and musician. Based in San Francisco, USA.
Fediverse address (videos):
@docpop@spectra.video
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
Blog devoted to Commodore Amiga public domain, shareware and freeware games, attempting to collect as many as possible in one place.
Fediverse address:
@AmigaBoing@mastodonapp.uk
Videos of traditional English morris dancing.
Fediverse address (videos):
@morris_dance@spectra.video
British edition of the interior decoration magazine and website, all about how to style your home.
Fediverse address:
@HBUK@flipboard.com
Shares lots of interesting art and creative posts from across the Fediverse, covering every genre. The account has been passed from one maintainer to another over the years, which has helped keep it fresh.
Fediverse address:
@Curator@mastodon.art
Human-curated directory of interesting independent blogs about many different topics. You can see the latest recommended blogs by following the project.
Fediverse address:
@blogroll@alongtheray.social
Independent sports blog about NBA basketball in the USA, written by veteran NBA analyst Jared Dubin.
Fediverse address (blog):
@jadubin5@lastnightinbasketball.com
Physicist, oceanographer, presenter and writer. Author of “Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life” and “Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes our World”.
Fediverse address:
@helenczerski@fediscience.org
Research institute at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@cwts@social.cwts.nl
Independent local news site for Torrance County, New Mexico, USA. Founded in 2022.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mountainairdispatch.com
Mathematician and blogger mainly working in category theory and differential geometry, with a background in mathematical physics.
Fediverse address:
@highergeometer@mathstodon.xyz
Portuguese non-profit organisation promoting and researching free open source software.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@ansol@floss.social
News feed from KOAT Channel 7, a TV station based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. ABC affiliate, founded in 1953.
Fediverse address:
@www.koat.com@rss-parrot.net
Cyclists’ campaign group in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@WABA@mstdn.social
Father Christmas’s personal account, giving a unique insight into his preparations for the festive season.
Fediverse address:
@Santaclaus@c.im
Video blogger who covers FOSS, community projects, Linux and other related tech stuff.
Fediverse address:
@geotechdigital@tilvids.com
Canadian news site focused on the climate crisis, energy, politics and social issues. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@NatObserver@flipboard.com
Artist creating absolutely stunning miniature scenes and dioramas entirely through intricately made tiny scale models combined with clever lighting, often featuring technological themes. Also a pixel artist and game developer.
Fediverse address:
@6502B@mastodon.social
Bot posting about earthquakes in California and Nevada, with info sourced from Caltech.
Fediverse address:
@westquake@geodata.nexus
Rolling release Linux distro based on Arch Linux, includes extra features for gamers.
Fediverse address:
@garuda@garudalinux.org
Women’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fashion, beauty, travel, health and food. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@RedMagazine@flipboard.com
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
Podcast discussing Star Trek from a humanist perspective, going through the series in broadcast order.
Fediverse address:
@humanisttrek@trekkies.social
German federal authority and research institute for the advancement of material and chemical safety.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BAMResearch@social.bund.de
Artist based in England, using gouache, watercolour, acrylic and oil paints, sometimes all at once.
Fediverse address:
@Chloeg@mastodon.art
Local news site covering Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MassLive@flipboard.com
Steampunk / Fantasy writer, author of the Verin Empire books set in a fictional fantasy world with Victorian-style technology.
Fediverse address:
@VerinEmpire@retro.pizza
UK food and travel magazine, first published in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@OliveMagazine@flipboard.com
Organisation that aims to provide free open federated alternatives to sites like CouchSurfing or Warm Showers.
Fediverse address:
@ohn@floss.social
Making let’s play videos without commentary, mostly cosy games but with a few action titles too.
Fediverse address (videos):
@mindless_rakoon@video.hardlimit.com
Non-profit initiative to promote open science and open data by creating software tools and infrastructure based on the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rOpenSci@hachyderm.io
Weather forecasts and alerts for the Charleston SC Tri-County area (Berkely, Charleston, Dorchester). Experimental account, do not depend on it for life-saving information.
Fediverse address:
@chswx@chswx.social
Unofficial OpenBSD news account, posting and boosting OpenBSD news.
Fediverse address:
@openbsdnow@bsd.network
News service compiled by human beings at Flipboard, the news curation site. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address (main):
@NewsDesk@flipboard.social
Fediverse address (flipboard.com account):
@thenewsdesk@flipboard.com
Oslo branch of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Norway’s largest trade union umbrella organisation.
Fediverse address (in Norwegian):
@LOiO@oslo.town
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
Bot that simulates Dungeons & Dragons campaigns through regular polls. Visitors vote to choose what the character will do next.
Fediverse address:
@dungeons@mastodon.social
Canadian edition of the news site where all articles are written by experts qualified in the topic being discussed. This edition was founded in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@ConversationCA@flipboard.com
Illustrator who draws stylised versions of reality, where familiar things are stretched and folded into interesting shapes.
Fediverse address:
@Strijboll@mastodon.art
Non-profit news site covering the impact of technology on society. Founded in 2018, based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address:
@themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org
Watercolour artist who often paints landscapes, street scenes and portraits.
Fediverse address:
@JoseMel@pixelfed.social
Physicist and writer, author of “Where is Everybody?”, “Measuring the Universe”, “Around the World in 80 Ways” etc. Interested in space, astronomy and the Fermi Paradox, member of the UK SETI Research Network.
Fediverse address:
@stephenwebb@astrodon.social
PCB prototype fabrication service, lets anyone order custom PCBs.
Fediverse address:
@PCBWay@mastodon.social
Posting artworks, objects, documents and photos related to Indian history during the medieval period and later.
Fediverse address:
@medievalindianhistory@mastodon.social
UK-based news site covering only positive stories.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@goodnewspost.co.uk
Discussion group about all forms of meditation.
Fediverse address:
@meditation@fedigroups.social
Independent interdisciplinary research and education institute in Germany researching and documenting the history of Nazi mass crimes, particularly the Holocaust, and their impact on the present world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FritzBauerInstitut@bildung.social
US-based non-profit consumer organisation and magazine, publishing reviews and tips on a wide range of products.
Fediverse address:
@ConsumerReports@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Linz, Austria.
Fediverse address:
@devlol@chaos.social
German-language news site and podcast about Linux and free open source software.
Fediverse address (in German):
@gnulinux@social.anoxinon.de
Department of the British Library dealing with its digital collections, including digitising material and offering support to those researching the collections.
Fediverse address:
@BL_DigiSchol@techhub.social
Research university in Montreal, Canada focused on various engineering fields. Affiliated with Université de Montréal.
Fediverse address (in French):
@polymtl@mastodon.social
Independent local newspaper for Leicester, England, UK. Run by a non-profit co-operative.
Fediverse address (blog):
@leicestergazette@leicester.news
Photographer based in the USA. Particularly interested in signs of the past and abandoned buildings, especially in rural areas.
Fediverse address:
@BygoneLands@mastodon.social
Official account of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BfN@social.bund.de
Spanish online newspaper founded in 2001, mainly focused on politics and the economy.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@ElConfidencial@flipboard.com
Fun GIFs of the Muppets in various situations.
Fediverse address:
@GIFS_of_Puppets@ohai.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
Discussion group about all topics related to OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@fedigroups.social
Long-running podcast hosted by game designers all about D&D and RPG games, including the games themselves, the design work and the business behind it.
Fediverse address:
@MasteringDnD@dice.camp
Mathematician and hobbyist game developer, currently working on a 1990s DOS-style adventure platforming game.
Fediverse address:
@merrak@mastodon.gamedev.place
Pixel artist and illustrator who often features people and characters from popular culture, especially video games.
Fediverse address:
@sarahboeving@mastodon.art
Conference about the Python programming language held in Finland.
Fediverse address:
@pyconfi@fosstodon.org
Free open source software to help organise the translation and localisation of projects. Very widely used by the libre software community to allow crowdsourced translation.
Fediverse address:
@weblate@fosstodon.org
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
Independent music journalism site with reviews, features and news.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@hearingthings.co
Academic overlay journal platform funded by various French public bodies.
Fediverse address (in French & English):
@episciences@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Feed of the Letters From Gondwana blog, writing on palaeontology since 2013.
Fediverse address:
@paleonerdish.wordpress.com@rss-parrot.net
Radio station network in Nevada, USA, member of National Public Radio. Broadcasts on conventional FM radio and online.
Fediverse address:
@KNPR@flipboard.com
Amateur radio enthusiast, interested in SOTA, QRP including morse code/CW. Also interested in hiking, trekking, arctic submarines and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@W9SSN@mastodon.radio
Certified PT instructor creating exercise and yoga videos.
Fediverse address (videos):
@3morereps_workouts@makertube.net
Rail electrification engineer, author and train enthusiast based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@25kV@mas.to
US political blog covering how far right politicians are trying to normalise fascist policies.
Fediverse address (blog):
@dennycarter@badfaithtimes.com
Public university in Germany founded in 1971, with twelve faculties covering a wide range of topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unibremen@wisskomm.social
Fashion blog from the author of “The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion”.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@tansyhoskins.org
Interior decor and lifestyle site for university students, especially focused on how to decorate dorm rooms. Based in the USA, founded in 2023.
Fediverse address:
@DormTherapy@flipboard.com
Free open source federated events platform, designed to provide a privacy-friendly alternative to Facebook Events. It has been designed for activists and volunteer organisations, but anyone can use it. It’s part of the Fediverse, so you can follow Mobilizon accounts from Mastodon etc.
Fediverse address:
@mobilizon@framapiaf.org
Official website of the Canadian jazz musician.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@williamchernoff.com
Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, a peer-reviewed open access English language anthropology journal.
Fediverse address:
@suomenantropologi@fediscience.org
Free open source platform game in the style of Super Mario Bros, featuring Tux the penguin. Developed since 2004.
Fediverse address:
@supertux@floss.social
Tech news curated by actual human beings, covering the internet, computing, apps, social media etc. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address (main):
@TechDesk@flipboard.social
Fediverse address (flipboard.com account):
@tech@flipboard.com
Spanish sports newspaper, mainly covering football (soccer). First published in 1906.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@MDoficial@flipboard.com
English-language Ukrainian online newspaper, based in Kyiv and founded in 2021.
Fediverse address:
@KyivIndependent@flipboard.com
Independent local news site for Riverside, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@raincrossgazette.com
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
The German Federal Government’s customs agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Zoll@social.bund.de
Live webcams from Lake Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@livelakemichigan@mastodon.social