Russ Sharek is a clown. No really, he is literally a clown in a theatre group, performs a weekly online show called “Circus in Place”, has an excellent podcast called “Two Clowns in a Closet” and is one of the longest-running members of the Fediverse. Give him a listen!
Fediverse address:
@RussSharek@mastodon.art
Gaming news site and podcast, focusing on games for Linux including PCs and the Steam Deck.
Fediverse address:
@boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
News feed from independent news site for Oklahoma City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@freepressokc.com@rss-parrot.net
Tabletop RPG editor, writer, designer and publisher, including Level Up A5E, DnD 5E.
Fediverse address:
@Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie
Europe’s oldest and longest-running conference about the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@Euruko@ruby.social
Political and legal geographer, immigration researcher at the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@austinkocher@mastodon.social
Sewing enthusiast and retired musician, posts about sewing projects, sewing machines, making clothes and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@DanielMenjivar@mastodon.social
Science journalist at the ABC in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@dctrjack@aus.social
Highlighting interesting videos and livestreams on the Fediverse, especially from PeerTube and OwnCast.
Fediverse address:
@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
Co-operative donation platform, sort of like a more democratic alternative to Patreon. Because it’s a co-op, everyone who uses the platform has a say in how it is run.
Fediverse address:
@comradery@social.coop
Award-winning technology reporter at the Washington Post. Particularly interested in artificial intelligence and algorithms.
Fediverse address:
@drewharwell@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Ontario, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@barrie__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@brampton__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cornwall__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@guelph__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@hamilton__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kingston__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kitchener__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@london__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@mississauga__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@north_bay__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@orillia__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@ottawa__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@peterborough__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sault_ste_marie__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@st_catharines__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sudbury__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@thunder_bay__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@timmins__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@toronto__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@windsor__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
Painting intricately-detailed miniatures for tabletop RPGs and board games.
Fediverse address:
@smileham@techhub.social
Online news site about Apple products and services. Possibly the oldest online tech news service in the world, operating since 1990.
Fediverse address:
@TidBITS@mastodon.social
International Bibliography of Theology and Religious Studies.
Fediverse address:
@ixtheo@hcommons.social
Community news blog for Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address:
@doraleigh.com@doraleigh.com
Blog by a New Zealander who has moved to Taiwan, covering life in Taiwan from the perspective of an immigrant.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@taiwanquest.com
American branch of the famous German manufacturer of cameras, lenses, binoculars and other optical products.
Fediverse address:
@leicacamerausa@flipboard.com
Website covering sports teams at the University of Kansas, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@r1s1sports.com
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
UK newspaper published since 1903.
Fediverse address:
@TheMirror@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Santiago, Chile, focused on hacker culture and free software.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@hackerspacestgo@lile.cl
EPS is a non-profit organisation promoting physics and physicists in Europe through events, publications, prizes etc. Founded in 1968, based in Mulhouse, France.
Fediverse address:
@europeanphysicalsociety@mastodon.social
Unofficial toy news blog all about Hot Wheels toy cars.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hwheadline.com
Creates beautiful, intricate works of handmade embroidered art.
Fediverse address:
@virtuosew@mathstodon.xyz
English-language service of the German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA), founded in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@dpa_intl@flipboard.com
Online shop selling vintage Dungeons & Dragons items, run by veteran RPG fan playing since the 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@deidungeon@dice.camp
Blog covering politics, data policy and news in Ireland.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thegist.ie
Novelist, journalist and campaigner, especially for reforming copyright law and promoting Creative Commons.
Fediverse address:
@pluralistic@mamot.fr
Punk/stoner/grunge rock band that releases its music under a creative commons licence.
Fediverse address:
@hearsepileup@metalhead.club
Independent 3D graphics and animation artist creating short animated films as well as tools and 3D assets for other people to use. Especially keen on using Blender and other free open source software.
Fediverse address (main):
@nacioss@fosstodon.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@marco@makertube.net
Movie and streaming news site and newsletter covering the film world in Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@streamlined.news
Professor in departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Biology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Interested in spatial, theoretical, mathematical, computational and statistical ecology, evolution and epidemiology, plant community, ecosystem, epidemic dynamics etc.
Fediverse address:
@bbolker@fediscience.org
European organisation dedicated to mathematics in Europe, including member societies, institutions and individuals. It was founded in 1990 and has a headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@EuroMathSoc@mathstodon.xyz
Expert on urban planning and design, campaigning for more public transport, cycling and walking in urban areas. Founder of the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways project.
Fediverse address:
@CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it
Discussion group about nature and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@nature@fedigroups.social
Bot posting historical photos of northeastern Minnesota, along with locations, descriptions and sources.
Fediverse address:
@ne_mn_bot@mastodon.social
Free open source launcher for GOG and Epic Games, available on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@heroiclauncher@mastodon.social
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
Retro gaming and retro computing collector, posting about titles and hardware from years gone by.
Fediverse address:
@RetroWizzard@oldbytes.space
Print and online cultural magazine based in Vancouver, Canada, covering fashion, food, art, travel, beauty etc.
Fediverse address:
@MONTECRISTO_mag@flipboard.com
Process-based biomorphic sculptor, creating abstract ceramic sculptures inspired by the ocean and the life within it.
Fediverse address:
@SylvieAlvarezArt@mastodon.online
Italian edition of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine, first published in 1987.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@MarieClaireIta@flipboard.com
Salty, surreal, sweary dark humour comic featuring mature humour, witches, Death, robots and lots of random weird stuff.
Fediverse address:
@warandpeas@mastodon.social
Local newspaper for St John’s Newfoundland and the Avalon Peninsula, Canada. Boosted from the SaltWire Network account.
Fediverse address:
@the-telegram-saltwirenetwork@flipboard.com
Decentralised encrypted mesh network communication platform using low-power radios and the LoRa protocol.
Fediverse address:
@meshtastic@mastodon.social
Brazilian tech news site covering phones, computers, gadgets, games, software etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TechTudo@flipboard.com
UK parenting magazine with emphasis on nature and the environment.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thegreenparent.co.uk
Weather accounts for cities in Sweden. Follow a city to see its weather forecasts in Swedish on your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Swedish):
@boden@se.fedimeteo.com
@boras@se.fedimeteo.com
@eskilstuna@se.fedimeteo.com
@gavle@se.fedimeteo.com
@gothenburg@se.fedimeteo.com
@halmstad@se.fedimeteo.com
@helsingborg@se.fedimeteo.com
@huddinge@se.fedimeteo.com
@jonkoping@se.fedimeteo.com
@kalmar@se.fedimeteo.com
@karlskrona@se.fedimeteo.com
@karlstad@se.fedimeteo.com
@kiruna@se.fedimeteo.com
@linkoping@se.fedimeteo.com
@lulea@se.fedimeteo.com
@lund@se.fedimeteo.com
@malmo@se.fedimeteo.com
@norrkoping@se.fedimeteo.com
@orebro@se.fedimeteo.com
@skelleftea@se.fedimeteo.com
@skovde@se.fedimeteo.com
@sodertalje@se.fedimeteo.com
@stockholm@se.fedimeteo.com
@taby@se.fedimeteo.com
@trollhattan@se.fedimeteo.com
@umea@se.fedimeteo.com
@uppsala@se.fedimeteo.com
@vasby@se.fedimeteo.com
@vasteras@se.fedimeteo.com
@vaxjo@se.fedimeteo.com
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
Discussion group about all kinds of sewing.
Fediverse address:
@sewing@fedigroups.social
Indie game reviews and features site which aims to cover independently-made video games with alternative perspectives or interesting approaches, including older games which may have been missed originally.
Fediverse address:
@IndieGamesPlus@mastodon.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
British Columbia stories on the CBC.
Fediverse address:
@british-columbia-cbcnews@flipboard.com
Non-profit local news site for Washington DC, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@socialweb@51st.news
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
User group for Linux users in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Online meetings, in-person meetings, mailing list etc.
Fediverse address:
@PLUG@fosstodon.org
Brazilian edition of the magazine and site about geography, history and nature around the world.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@NatGeoBrasil@flipboard.com
Live webcams from Lake Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@livelakemichigan@mastodon.social
Organisation promoting good relations between the University of Alberta, Canada, and the wider community it is based in.
Fediverse address:
@friendsofuofa@mstdn.ca
Organising meetups in Switzerland for people interested in the Laravel framework, PHP and web development.
Fediverse address:
@swiss_laravel_association@phpc.social
Making videos about OpenRA, the free open source version of the Command & Conquer Red Alert games.
Fediverse address (videos):
@milkman@video.gamerstavern.online
Makes nice anime-style plushies / cuddly toys.
Fediverse address:
@Ultrapancake@mastodon.art
Official account of the Leipzig University Library.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ubleipzig@openbiblio.social
Videos by a space simulator fan creating a home-built cockpit for gaming.
Fediverse address (videos):
@bekopharm@makertube.net
Pixel artist and 2D animator, creates video game art and atmospheric multilayered backgrounds.
Fediverse address:
@PlusPixels@mastodon.social
Freelance journalist based in Japan and focused on Asia, particular topics of interest include the environment, human rights, energy, sustainability and supply chains.
Fediverse address:
@ncoca@social.coop
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
Creator of the surreal computer RPGs “The Endless Empty” and “A Chamber of Stars”, including their art and music too.
Fediverse address:
@ErikSheader@sunny.garden
Musicologist and social scientist, publishing regular classical music posts about specific pieces.
Fediverse address:
@canyonsfan@mastodon.social
Discussion group about Genealogy.
Fediverse address:
@genealogy@fedigroups.social
Advertising and climate experts trying to help environmental groups get their message across more effectively.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@actclimatelabs.org
Student magazine at Auckland University in New Zealand / Aotearoa.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@craccum.co.nz
Canadian publishing company which owns many local newspapers in Atlantic Canada including Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This account posts stories from these various different local papers.
Fediverse address:
@saltwirenetwork@flipboard.com
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
Creates digital oil paintings and other forms of visual art.
Fediverse address:
@GrumpyMark@mastodon.art
Official account for the University of Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1388.
Fediverse address (in German):
@UniKoeln@wisskomm.social
Annual hacker convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Founded in 1993, and inspired a number of affiliated local groups around the world.
Fediverse address:
@defcon@defcon.social
Non-profit news outlet and print magazine based in Texas, USA founded in 1954 to provide coverage from a progressive perspective.
Fediverse address:
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social
Entertainment news site covering video games, films, television etc. Based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@ign@flipboard.com
Artist creating cute and colourful short animations.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sea_angel_blu@makertube.net
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
Bot posting the latest scores from the NFL. Scores are hidden behind content warnings in case you want to watch match later.
Fediverse address:
@nflscores@mastodon.online
RSS news feed of the Typos newspaper in Cyprus.
Fediverse address (in Greek):
@typos.com.cy@rss-parrot.net
German language technology news site founded in 1996, covering IT, the internet and other tech stories.
Fediverse address (in German):
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
Free open source online project management software, including classic, agile and hybrid management throughout project life cycle.
Fediverse address:
@openproject@fosstodon.org
Recreates classic video game pixel art as physical paintings using acrylics.
Fediverse address:
@8bitacrylic@mstdn.games
Editor, proofreader and reviewer. Writes a blog which reviews lots of tabletop RPGs, supplements, adventures etc. Covers all genres of RPG.
Fediverse address:
@pookie@dice.camp
One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)
Fediverse address:
@kottke@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for the union territory of Delhi, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@delhi__delhi@in.fedimeteo.com
Blog by Gavin Strange, a director and designer at the UK animation studio Aardman.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.jam-factory.com
Site covering all kinds of events related to free open source software.
Fediverse address:
@foss_events@fosstodon.org
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
Non-profit based in Indiana, USA, campaigning to protect and expand environmentally important publicly-owned forests.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@forestsforallproject.com
Oldest university in Stuttgart, founded in 1818. Originally focused on agriculture and natural sciences, nowadays also covers business, economics and social sciences.
Fediverse address:
@unihohenheim@bawü.social
Hackerspace based in Tübingen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ctt@chaos.social
News, features and commentary site devoted to Liverpool FC, the English Premier League football team. Founded in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@liverpool@mstdn.social
Weather forecast accounts for Michigan, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@ann_arbor__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@battle_creek__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@dearborn__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@detroit__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@flint__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_rapids__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@holland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@kalamazoo__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@lansing__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@livonia__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@marquette__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@midland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@muskegon__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@port_huron__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@saginaw__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@southfield__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling_heights__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@troy__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@warren__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@westland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@wyoming__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
Organisation of doctors, nurses and citizens advocating for public health in Alberta, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@PopAlberta@mstdn.ca
German cooking and baking site and community, featuring recipes for all kinds of foods.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chefkochde@flipboard.com
Non-profit organisation providing local news coverage about North Dakota, USA. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newscoopnd.org
Humorous comic strips (often political or social satire) using photos of real life action figures and toys, including transformers, superheroes, Star Trek and others.
Fediverse address:
@ToyBoxComix@retro.pizza
Hackerspace based in Gdańsk, Poland.
Fediverse address (in Polish & English):
@hspsh@0x3c.pl
Fun GIFs of the Muppets in various situations.
Fediverse address:
@GIFS_of_Puppets@ohai.social
Creating commentary-free Let’s Play videos of classic first person shooter games such as Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake.
Fediverse address (videos):
@gamingwolf@video.gamerstavern.online
Creator of comic book series set in Earth’s distant past, with titles including “Paleocene”, “Pleistocene” and “Parry’n’Carney”.
Fediverse address:
@keeseycomics@sauropods.win
Bot posting latest pedestrian and cyclist incidents/accidents on the roads in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IndyPedCrisis@hoosier.social
Board game enthusiast posting photos and experiences from various tabletop gaming sessions.
Fediverse address:
@iain@ohai.social
Organisation that aims to provide free open federated alternatives to sites like CouchSurfing or Warm Showers.
Fediverse address:
@ohn@floss.social
German federal government’s ministry for digital affairs and state modernisation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMDS@social.bund.de
American actor, classical/opera singer, voiceover artist. Currently appearing on HBO’s “Julia”, singing on Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “Trial At Rouen”, Dame d’Honneur on Odyssey Opera’s “Henry VIII”.
Fediverse address:
@aleciabatson@mastodon.social
Non-profit based in New Brunswick, Canada, developing community trail network and bike park.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@backriver.bike
Discussion group about all types of Warhammer games and miniatures.
Fediverse address:
@warhammercommunity@fedigroups.social
Useful site which lets you check if you are the victim of a security breach.
Fediverse address:
@haveibeenpwned@infosec.exchange
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
Feed from the blog Extinct, featuring articles on the overlap between palaeontology and philosophy.
Fediverse address:
@www.extinctblog.org.extinct@rss-parrot.net
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
Group dedicated to preserving video game history, including games, books, magazines, manuals, news articles etc. They create and maintain a preservation archive.
Fediverse address:
@gamingalexandria@digipres.club
Teaching materials for data science using the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@Python4DataScience@mastodon.social
Makes videos about retro adventure games, especially those made by Sierra in the 1980s and 1990s. Note that the videos often feature quite a lot of swearing and adult humour.
Fediverse address (main):
@sqhistorian@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (videos):
@sqhistorian@spectra.video
Canadian non-profit group developing free open source software to help people protect their privacy.
Fediverse address:
@openprivacy@hachyderm.io
French regional newspaper covering Gironde, the Charente, the Charente-Maritime, the Dordogne, the Lot et Garonne, the Landes and the Pyrénées Atlantiques. First published in 1944.
Fediverse address (in French):
@SudOuest@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Mizoram, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@aizawl__mizoram@in.fedimeteo.com
Repair cafe in Tägerwilen, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Repair_Cafe_Taegerwilen@swiss.social
Maths teacher teaching adults at secondary level, posts frequently about mathematics, the teaching of mathematics and problem solving.
Fediverse address (in English, Catalan and Spanish):
@somenxavier@mathstodon.xyz
Amusing and sometimes shocking confessions by anonymous internet users. A comedy project created by Rob Manuel of b3ta fame.
Fediverse address:
@fesshole@mastodon.social
Draws beautiful, colourful and surreal illustrations, combining bright colours with sometimes disturbing elements.
Fediverse address:
@ashenwave@mastodon.art
Lieutenant Worf from Star Trek TNG is sending emails.
Fediverse address:
@WorfEmail@mas.to
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
Fediverse address:
@scream@bots.robots.rodeo
A Luanti (Minetest) server co-run by a contributor to the Luanti project.
Fediverse address:
@aes@peoplemaking.games
Blog posting video clips, music and stills from classic Nintendo games.
Fediverse address:
@NintendoMetro@mastodon.social
Podcast which builds film plots around random everyday objects.
Fediverse address:
@almostplausible@mastodon.social
Senior Researcher in Linguistics at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and member of the Academia Europaea. Particular interests language contact, bilingualism and endangered languages spoken in the Balkans and Latin America.
Fediverse address:
@Lila@scholar.social
Hackerspace based in Backnang, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ctbk@chaos.social
Posts pictures of cats taken from medieval manuscripts, created as part of a course at the University of Bochum in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@dailymedievalcats@troet.cafe
Fediverse address (course tutor):
@manuel_kamenzin@troet.cafe
UK food and travel magazine, first published in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@OliveMagazine@flipboard.com
Local news site and newsletter for East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@eastlansinginsider.news
Blog by the historian Sean Munge writing on a very eclectic selection of historical and pop culture topics. There are also in-depth history articles and learning materials for paid subscribers.
Fediverse address (blog):
@sean@gardenofmemory.net
Family posting videos about fun projects that involve electronics, programming, physics, maths and all kinds of interesting stuff.
Fediverse address:
@GurgleApps@mastodon.social
Independent blog covering pro wrestling in the USA, especially the storylines and the kayfabe.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@kayfabe.ink
Bot posting graffiti every day.
Fediverse address:
@graffiti@rap.social
Blogger and columnist often covering technology, has written for the New York Times magazine, Wired, Smithsonian magazine and more. Author of “Coders: the Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World”.
Fediverse address:
@clive@saturation.social
Non-profit organisation promoting persistent and openly accessible digital taxonomic data about plants, animals and fungi. Founded in 2008 and based in Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@plazi_species@mastodon.green
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
French regional newspaper covering Brittany, Lower Normandy and Pays de la Loire, also featuring national news. First published in 1944.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OuestFrance@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Regensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@binary_kitchen@chaos.social
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
Comic artist and live streamer, creator of the humorous (and occasionally melancholy) “Loading Artist” and “Plucked Up” webcomics.
Fediverse address:
@loadingartist@mastodon.world
Regular meetings in Connecticut for people interested in the Java programming language.
Fediverse address:
@ctjava@mastodon.sdf.org
Support group for people suffering or concerned about the effects of Long Covid, where Covid-19 infection causes long-term or chronic illness. Hosts regular discussions with patients, doctors, researchers and journalists.
Fediverse address:
@longcovid@mstdn.social
Interested in tessellated origami, in paper and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@lgbookworm@wandering.shop
Crochet designer and maker of environmentally friendly gifts and craft kits. Based in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@LittleConkers@handmade.social
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
Independent sports news site covering American Football and Basketball in Auburn, Alabama, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theplainsreport.com
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bremen.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBBuergerschaft@social.bund.de
Videos about radiation and radioactivity created by an amateur enthusiast. It also features urban exploration of abandoned places that relate to radioactivity, and videos on assorted other topics.
Fediverse address:
@thebench@diode.zone
Intergovernmental research organisation providing European countries with observatories and astronomy facilities in the southern hemisphere.
Fediverse address:
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social
Open access press at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Publishes peer-reviewed academic books and journals.
Fediverse address:
@HelsinkiUPress@h-net.social
Pixel artist and independent game developer, currently working on a retro styled rogue-like for PuzzleScript. Also interested in the Pico-8 pallette.
Fediverse address:
@Quaro@mastodon.art
Makers of organic ethically-produced chocolate in Costa Rica.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@malekuchocolate.com
Non-profit organisation of developers trying to protect the open web from restrictions imposed by tech giants.
Fediverse address:
@owa@mastodon.social
Award-winning drinks writer based in the UK, especially interested in beer, cider, spirits and cocktails.
Fediverse address:
@drinkswriter@epicure.social
US-based popular science magazine published since 1845. Past contributors include Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla.
Fediverse address:
@SciAm@flipboard.com
A cyclist, unicyclist, Penny Farthing rider and also uses other unpowered wheeled vehicles.
Fediverse address:
@ruari@velocipederider.com
Blog about the history and landmarks of San Francisco, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sanfranciscostory.com
German travel blog run by a sustainable tourism expert and photographer, writing about places to visit in Germany, Europe and around the world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@JuliaLassner@flipboard.com
Entertainment news site and TV series, covering the latest stories from the world of US film and television. First broadcast in 1981.
Fediverse address:
@ETOnline@flipboard.com
News feed of non-profit news service founded in 2020 to provide coverage of government and politics in the state of Kansas, USA.
Fediverse address:
@kansasreflector.com@rss-parrot.net
International society organising free online conferences, round tables and seminars to discuss animal behaviour and question our academic practices.
Fediverse address:
@animalbehaviourlive@ecoevo.social
Bot posting screenshots of old websites displayed within old browsers. The screenshots are taken from the archive.org Wayback Machine.
Fediverse address:
@wayback_exe@muffin.industries
Historian, author, columnist in the Anchorage Daily News. Posting about the history of Alaska including photos, video, art etc.
Fediverse address:
@ANC_Historian@alaskan.social
Official account for the University of Mainz in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. Originally founded in 1477, refounded in 1946.
Fediverse address:
@mainzuniversity@wisskomm.social
Monthly roundup of interesting maths content hosted by a different guest mathematics blog each time.
Fediverse address:
@carnivalofmaths@mathstodon.xyz
Hackerspace based in Nuremberg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@k4cg@chaos.social
Women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering entertainment, fashion, beauty and health. Based in the USA, founded in 2013.
Fediverse address:
@Bustle_BDGMedia@flipboard.com
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
Indie game development team based in Poland, releasing on all major computer, console and mobile platforms. Creators of “Oozi”, “I, Zombie”, “Yet Another Zombie Defense”, “Fury Unleashed” and “Yet Another Zombie Survivors”.
Fediverse address:
@awgs@mas.to
Linguist and cat enthusiast, author of “Purrieties of Language” exploring online cat-inspired words, memes, hashtags and other sociolinguistic phenomena.
Fediverse address:
@meow_factor@fediscience.org
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
Creates astronomy-related pictures of stars, planets and other space stuff based on publicly released images.
Fediverse address:
@spacegeck@astrodon.social
Independent site based in Australia all about retro gaming including vintage consoles, classic computer games, pinball machines and general retro culture.
Fediverse address:
@ausretrogamer@mastodon.online
Print and digital magazine dedicated to the Commodore Amiga computer, with retrospective articles and news from the retro scene.
Fediverse address:
@amigaaddict@mastodon.social
A free open source collaborative online calendar. It allows local communities to share a common calendar that anyone can post events to, even people without an account. (Posts are moderated to prevent spam though.) You can also interact with Gancio through the Fediverse, and it has RSS support for people who want to follow through feed readers.
Fediverse address:
@gancio@mastodon.cisti.org
US-based magazine about food and drink including recipes, cookery, restaurant reviews etc. Founded in 1978.
Fediverse address:
@foodandwine@flipboard.com
Health department at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ConcordiaSOH@mastodon.social
Freelance wine writer, blogger and podcaster, US host of the Wine Soundtrack podcast.
Fediverse address:
@pleasethepalate@epicure.social
History site all about baseball in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from the beginnings of baseball to the present day.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nwbaseballhistory.com
Weather forecast accounts for Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@carbonear__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@corner_brook__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fogo_island__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@gander__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@goose_bay__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@grand_falls_windsor__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@labrador_city__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@st_johns__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
@stephenville__newfoundland_and_labrador@ca.fedimeteo.com
Bird watcher and amateur wildlife photographer based in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cpay@mastodon.online
Newsletter highlighting special deals at restaurants in London, UK.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@softlaunchlondon.com
Cologne, Germany branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@rladies_cologne@fosstodon.org
Board game enthusiast, often posting/sharing about board games and gaming events. Also sometimes posts about UK and US politics.
Fediverse address:
@emmahunneyball@mastodonapp.uk
Posts lots of photos of birds (and occasionally other subjects too).
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@hoernchen72@chaos.social
Beauty and fashion magazine based in New York, USA, founded in 1991.
Fediverse address:
@allure@flipboard.com
Artist and illustrator who draws digitally in a fairly naturalistic style, often depicting wildlife or landscapes.
Fediverse address:
@BenjaminBrinckmann@mastodon.art
Fantasy worldbuilder hobbyist, creating the world of Castrovel.
Fediverse address:
@Reid_Sisson@universeodon.com
Independent site based in Cork, Ireland, providing updates on weather, travel, traffic, local safety-related news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@news.corksafetyalerts.com
Independent local news site for Orkney in Scotland.
Fediverse address (editor):
@fionaorkneynews@mastodon.scot
Free open source FPS game built using Godot and other libre tools.
Fediverse address (general):
@liblast@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@unfa@video.hardlimit.com
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
Community radio station broadcasting in Dresden, Germany. Founded in 1993.
Fediverse address (in German):
@coloRadio@sachsen-medien.social
Multidisciplinary designer and indie game dev creating titles for the Playdate console. Also co-creator of Uncrank’d, the unofficial Playdate fanzine.
Fediverse address:
@Xanialasagna@mastodon.gamedev.place
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
Website listing digital and technology services based within the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@european_alternatives@mastodon.social
Lifestyle website for black women, covering news, entertainment, fashion, beauty etc. Based in the United States, founded in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@MadameNoire@flipboard.com
Motorsport news site covering many classes including Formula 1, MotoGP, IndyCar etc. Founded in 2020.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@the-race.com
Sculptor carving tiny wooden animals, also makes short animations with them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@scarpyro@makertube.net
Hackerspace based in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@c3re@chaos.social
Brazilian news site about film, television and pop culture, founded in 2006.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Cinemaeafins@flipboard.com
Spinto soprano opera singer originally from Oregon USA, now based in Germany. Currently at the Staatstheater Darmstadt.
Fediverse address:
@meganmariehart@mastodon.social
Website about all the characters that make up the Unicode standard.
Fediverse address:
@codepoints@typo.social
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
Discussion group about spinning your own yarn, spindle and wheel spinning (including electric wheels).
Fediverse address:
@handspinning@fedigroups.social
Discussion group about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection.
Fediverse address:
@longcovid@fedigroups.social
Newsletter reporting on skiing conditions on the south coast of British Columbia, Canada. Written by a mountain guide and a ski mountaineer.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@snow.zenithguides.ca
Electronica musician and professional game developer.
Fediverse address:
@ice@merveilles.town
Naturalist and wildlife biologist based in Mumbai, India. Discovered the Sorting Hat Spider.
Fediverse address:
@curiocritters@ecoevo.social
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
Electronic dance music project founded by a German producer in 2012.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@news.satin-jackets.com
Creating multimedia art by combining bits of old video and audio.
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbrrrl@makertube.net
Computer club and hackerspace in Uppsala, Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@dfupdate@social.linux.pizza
Non-profit magazine based in Paonia, Colorado, USA, covering social, political and ecological issues in the western US. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@HighCountryNew@flipboard.com
Official account for the free open map of the world that anyone can edit.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@en.osm.town
US-based football (soccer) news site covering the game in New York, North America and the world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nysoccertimes.com
The Information Systems and Knowledge Management Lab (ISLab) at the University of Milan in Italy. Posts in English and Italian about research from Computational Linguistics to Computational Humanities.
Fediverse address (in English & Italian):
@IslabUnimi@fediscience.org
Free open source 2D space exploration game featuring trading and combat.
Fediverse address:
@naev@mastodon.gamedev.place
Automated aggregator of news from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@grandrapidsnews@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Illinois, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@aurora__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@berwyn__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@bloomington__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@bolingbrook__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@champaign__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@chicago__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@decatur__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@des_plaines__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@elgin__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@evanston__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@galesburg__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@joliet__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@moline__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@naperville__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@normal__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@oak_lawn__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@orland_park__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@palatine__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@peoria__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@rock_island__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@rockford__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@schaumburg__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@skokie__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
@waukegan__illinois@us.fedimeteo.com
Football news site founded in 2014, sharing footie articles from around the internet.
Fediverse address:
@footiebuzz@mastodon.social
Motorsport news site focusing on German manufacturers in endurance and GT racing, especially Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and BMW.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rennsportreport.com
Hackerspace based in Zittau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@werkraum@chaos.social
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
Indie comic news and review site.
Fediverse address:
@lotuslandcomics@mastodon.online
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
Farming and agriculture magazine and news site. Based in the US, first published in 1902.
Fediverse address:
@SuccessfulFarm@flipboard.com
Austrian environmental pressure group, with a membership mainly consisting of retired people and senior citizens.
Fediverse address (in German):
@seniorsforfuture@social.anoxinon.de
Developer of GISsurfer web map, FindMeSAR, GeoJPG, curator of 3000+ ArcGIS server list.
Fediverse address:
@mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org
News feed from the RI News site, an independent non-profit news provider covering the whole of Rhode Island, USA.
Fediverse address:
@rinewstoday.com@rss-parrot.net
Newsletter covering local politics in Austin, Texas, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@austinpolitics.net
Entertainment industry news magazine and website, covering film, television, music etc. Based in the US, founded in 1905 to cover the theatre business.
Fediverse address:
@Variety@flipboard.com
Theatre magazine based in New York USA, distributed as physical copies at plays and musicals. First published in 1884.
Fediverse address:
@Playbill@flipboard.com
Prestigious German national newspaper, first published in 1946. Available in physical and digital form.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DIEZEIT@flipboard.com
Independent sports blog about the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pointlessexercise.com
UK magazine about homes, interior design, gardening and lifestyle topics. First published in 1919.
Fediverse address:
@HomesGardens@flipboard.com
Branch of the R-Ladies organisation based in Gaborone, Botswana. Promoting gender diversity in the R programming community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesGaborone@fosstodon.org
Artist who paints and draws realistic and charming pictures of nature and wildlife.
Fediverse address (main):
@TheWeeOwl@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (photos):
@TheWeeOwl@pixelfed.art
Amateur radio operator. Active in the Pride Radio Network, a worldwide ham radio network built by the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies.
Fediverse address:
@KJ7OMO@mastodon.radio
Cycling enthusiast based in North-West England, has a photo blog about his bike trips.
Fediverse address:
@pete@masto.hypertelia.com
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
Bot posting random items from the Harvard Art Museums via their API.
Fediverse address:
@HarvardArtRoulette@zirk.us
Feed of programme news from Hawaiian public broadcaster PBS Hawai’i, on air since 1966.
Fediverse address:
@www.pbshawaii.org@rss-parrot.net
Independent game developer making point & click adventure games, creator of “Shadows of the Afterland”.
Fediverse address:
@arumastudios@mastodon.gamedev.place
Representing users of the Python programming language in Ireland, organising meet-ups and events related to Python.
Fediverse address:
@Python_Ireland@mastodon.ie
Blog about NHL ice hockey news and rumours.
Fediverse address:
@spectorshockey@mstdn.ca
An artists’ initiative based in the Netherlands and Germany which helps organise exhibitions of new and experimental art.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch and German): @womeinesonnescheint@mstdn.social
Discussion group about all kinds of fibre arts.
Fediverse address:
@fiberarts@fedigroups.social
News feed from independent local newspaper based on Route 4 in Vermont, USA.
Fediverse address:
@mountaintimes.info@rss-parrot.net
Posting random pictures of keyboards from old and modern computers, once every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@keyboards@mastodon.social
Professional illustrator and artist from India, free open source software enthusiast who uses libre tools such as Krita. Makes art videos and tutorials using Krita.
Fediverse address (main):
@raghukamath@raghukamath.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@raghukamath@makertube.net
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
Podcast app for iPhone and iPad.
Fediverse address:
@overcastfm@mastodon.social
News feed of the Australian satirical news site The Shovel.
Fediverse address:
@theshovel.com.au@rss-parrot.net
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
Hackerspace based in the city of Wroclaw in Poland.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@hswro@mobilizon.pl
Paints beautiful delicate watercolours based on the natural world and protecting the environment, mixing natural imagery with abstract shapes.
Fediverse address:
@humanum@mastodon.art
Vancouver-based non-profit society and comic publisher, dedicated to supporting local comic artists and developing the BC comics community.
Fediverse address:
@CloudscapeComics@mastodon.social
Official account of the French newspaper, founded in 1944.
Fediverse address (in French):
@lemonde@mastodon.social
Italian edition of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@ElleItalia@flipboard.com
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
Creating beautiful paintings and other works of art inspired by space subjects, such as galaxies, nebulae, moons etc.
Fediverse address:
@VickyPaintsSpace@mastodon.art
Hackerspace based in Unna, Germany,
Fediverse address (in German):
@UN_Hack_Bar@chaos.social
Amateur wildlife photographer based in the UK, published internationally. Particularly keen on bird photography, but also other animals and nature.
Fediverse address:
@VickyOuten@mastodon.world
American fashion and beauty news site, originally founded by designer Rachel Zoe.
Fediverse address:
@thezoereport@flipboard.com
Bot generating 6 second trailer GIFs for every new game release on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@microtrailers@mastodon.social
Non-profit organisation and publication looking at architecture and historic preservation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also covers urbanism, photography, public art, city life etc.
Fediverse address:
@HiddenCityPhila@flipboard.com
Videos about camping, bushcraft and cooking in the wild. The videos are calm and without any commentary.
Fediverse address:
@devran_ay@lone.earth
US political news site run by pro-democracy conservatives horrified by Trump and the anti-democratic nature of the US Republican party. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@TheBulwark@flipboard.com
Free open source alternative to Pocket and other article-saving services. There are apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Firefox, Chrome, Kindle, Kobo and others. It is also compatible with RSS readers. You can self-host your own instance for free, or use the paid-for flagship instance.
Fediverse account:
@wallabag@fosstodon.org
Making videos on retrogaming with reviews, comparisons, deep dives etc. Also chiptune composer for modern games on classic systems.
Fediverse address:
@Inglebard@oldbytes.space
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
Evolutionary entomologist, insect enthusiast, PhD student based in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@StrepsipZerg@scicomm.xyz
Long-established yachting and sailing magazine. Based in the UK, founded in 1894.
Fediverse address:
@YachtingWorld@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Paderborn, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@c3pb@chaos.social
Independent newsletter covering football (soccer) in the United States, including the national teams, NWSL and MLS. Also covers the game in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@talkinsoccer.com
Ugandan film-making collective creating fiction and documentary films collaboratively.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sisi_collective@tv.dilstories.com
News about dance, music, theatre and the visual arts at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA.
Fediverse address:
@ArtsAtUMBC@mstdn.social
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
Canadian non-profit news organisation, whose aim is to hold the rich and powerful accountable through investigative journalism. Founded by the Broadbent Institute.
Fediverse address:
@pressprogress@mastodon.online
Videos by former polar researcher and geospatial expert including footage of polar expeditions and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@adam_steer@makertube.net
Federated free open source communications platform with support for messaging and calling. The platform has many different apps available with the most popular being Element (formerly known as Riot).
Fediverse address:
@matrix@mastodon.matrix.org
Current views from webcams around Lake Huron in North America.
Fediverse address:
@livelakehuron@mastodon.social
Random panels taken from old comics removed from context in a Lichtenstein-esque manner, made weird and amusing due to their inexplicable nature.
Fediverse address:
@ComicContext@mstdn.social
Beautifully put together video guides about modern Linux, retro computing and all kinds of random tech stuff.
Fediverse address (videos):
@vkc@tinkerbetter.tube
Official Luxembourg government account providing news about digital accessibility in Luxembourg.
Fediverse address:
@AccessibilityLU@mas.to
Discussion group about upcycling houses so they become more self-sufficient using renewable energy, open hardware, FOSS etc.
Fediverse address:
@fedihouse@fedigroups.social
Posts about food, cookery and other topics. Also makes videos.
Fediverse address (food videos):
@food_and_cooking_channel@peertube.zalasur.media
Fediverse address (general):
@zalasur@mastodon.surazal.net
Weather forecast accounts for towns and cities in Taiwan. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in Taiwanese Mandarin):
@changhua@tw.fedimeteo.com
@chiayi@tw.fedimeteo.com
@hsinchu@tw.fedimeteo.com
@hualien@tw.fedimeteo.com
@kaohsiung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@keelung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@kinmen@tw.fedimeteo.com
@lienchiang@tw.fedimeteo.com
@miaoli@tw.fedimeteo.com
@nantou@tw.fedimeteo.com
@newtaipei@tw.fedimeteo.com
@penghu@tw.fedimeteo.com
@pingtung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taichung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@tainan@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taipei@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taitung@tw.fedimeteo.com
@taoyuan@tw.fedimeteo.com
@yilan@tw.fedimeteo.com
@yunlin@tw.fedimeteo.com
Official account for the non-profit organisation founded by the R core team.
Fediverse address:
@R_Foundation@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about academic studies of violence.
Fediverse address:
@violencestudies@fedigroups.social
Official account of the environmental campaign group.
Fediverse address:
@greenpeace@mastodon.social
TV channel and PBS affiliate in Seattle, Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cascadepbs@social.seattle.wa.us
Discussion group for Meshtastic enthusiasts in Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@meshtastic_de@fedigroups.social
Urbanist, chief planner for City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Job involves planning in transport, economics, environment, culture and more.
Fediverse address:
@JasonThorne@mastodon.social
Free open source XMPP app for Linux and Android, and part of the KDE project. Includes OMEMO support for end-to-end encryption.
Fediverse address:
@kaidan@fosstodon.org
Pan-African conference about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pyconafrica@mastodon.social
Streaming music videos by independent artists with their permission, highlighting the best music on the Fediverse. It’s like the old-style MTV but for the Fedi!
Fediverse address:
@TIBtv@tv.theindiebeat.fm
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
Unofficial bot posting information and warnings from the South Australian County Fire Service’s current incidents RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@CFSAlerts@mastodon.online
Weather forecast accounts for Michoacán, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@morelia__michoacan@mx.fedimeteo.com
Free open source online form system. The developers offer form services hosted on their own website, or you can self-host the software if you prefer.
Fediverse address:
@liberaforms@fosstodon.org
Rock and pop music history and commentary blog, also covering modern concerts by classic artists.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@jukeboxgraduate.com
Hackerspace based in Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@entitaet@mastodon.social
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
Online peer-reviewed social science journal, founded in 1994 at the University of Arizona. Publishes research into the linkages between political economy and human environmental impacts, across different locations and academic disciplines.
Fediverse address:
@journalofpoliticalecology@sciences.social
Third party Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Fediverse address:
@MonaApp@mastodon.social
Posting pictures of owls wrapped in towels while being treated at wildlife rescue centres.
Fediverse address:
@owlsintowels@mas.to
Print and digital newspaper covering news in Aurora, Colorado and the rest of the USA.
Fediverse address:
@TheAuroraSentinel@newsie.social
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Lithuania. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Lithuanian.
Fediverse addresses (in Lithuanian):
@alytus@lt.fedimeteo.com
@birzai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@elektrenai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@jonava@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kaunas@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kazlu_ruda@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kedainiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kelme@lt.fedimeteo.com
@klaipeda@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kupiskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@marijampole@lt.fedimeteo.com
@mazeikiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@moletai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@nida@lt.fedimeteo.com
@pakruojis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@panevezys@lt.fedimeteo.com
@pasvalys@lt.fedimeteo.com
@plunge@lt.fedimeteo.com
@prienai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@radviliskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@rokiskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@rusne@lt.fedimeteo.com
@sakiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@siauliai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@silale@lt.fedimeteo.com
@silute@lt.fedimeteo.com
@sirvintos@lt.fedimeteo.com
@svencionys@lt.fedimeteo.com
@taurage@lt.fedimeteo.com
@telsiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@utena@lt.fedimeteo.com
@varena@lt.fedimeteo.com
@viesvile@lt.fedimeteo.com
@vilkaviskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@vilnius@lt.fedimeteo.com
@visaginas@lt.fedimeteo.com
@zarasai@lt.fedimeteo.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
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
German-language independent magazine about board games and card games, with news, reviews and features for both experienced and new players.
Fediverse address:
@fairplaymagazin@brettspiel.space
Free open source web browser add-on to prevent users being tracked online, made by the privacy campaign group EFF.
Fediverse address:
@privacybadger@mastodon.social
Bot posting stills from buoy webcams in the Atlantic and Pacific around the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sea@stefanbohacek.online
Local news site for Manningham in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@manninghamlife.com.au
British edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fashion, beauty and entertainment. The UK edition was first published in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@GraziaUK@flipboard.com
Bot posting listings for plays, concerts and theatre events in the United Kingdom.
Fediverse address:
@uktw@mastodonapp.uk
French edition of the home decor, design, architecture and landscaping magazine. (Its full title is Architectural Digest France, but its main focus nowadays is interior design.)
Fediverse address (in French):
@ADmagazinefr@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Nagaland, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kohima__nagaland@in.fedimeteo.com
Non-profit organisation in Florida, USA, which runs PBS affiliate TV channel WJCT/Jax PBS and NPR affiliate radio station WJCT-FM. Founded in 1958.
Fediverse address:
@WJCT@flipboard.com
Official account of the Go programming language.
Fediverse address:
@golang@hachyderm.io
Discussion group all about ice hockey and the NHL.
Fediverse address:
@hnom@fedigroups.social
Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, member of the AAVSO organisation which coordinates observations by amateur astronomers.
Fediverse address:
@CosmoSidewalk@astrodon.social
Free open source XMPP desktop app for Linux, Mac and Windows. Includes OMEMO end-to-end encryption support.
Fediverse address:
@gajim@fosstodon.org
Singer-songwriter creating ballads, vignettes and multipart circle songs in a folk tradition.
Fediverse address:
@jvw@musicians.today
Union representing professional writers of all kinds in the United Kingdom, including television, books, film, games, theatre etc.
Fediverse address:
@WritersGuildGB@union.place
Devised / improvised theatre company based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Performances often include commedia dell’arte and parodies of popular cult genres including sci-fi, steampunk, anime etc.
Fediverse address:
@PlayersPatchwork@universeodon.com
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Denmark. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Danish.
Fediverse addresses (in Danish):
@aalborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@aarhus@dk.fedimeteo.com
@copenhagen@dk.fedimeteo.com
@esbjerg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@fredericia@dk.fedimeteo.com
@frederikshavn@dk.fedimeteo.com
@herning@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hillerod@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hirtshals@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hjorring@dk.fedimeteo.com
@holstebro@dk.fedimeteo.com
@horsens@dk.fedimeteo.com
@koge@dk.fedimeteo.com
@kolding@dk.fedimeteo.com
@naestved@dk.fedimeteo.com
@norresundby@dk.fedimeteo.com
@odense@dk.fedimeteo.com
@orhus@dk.fedimeteo.com
@randers@dk.fedimeteo.com
@ringsted@dk.fedimeteo.com
@roskilde@dk.fedimeteo.com
@silkeborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@skagen@dk.fedimeteo.com
@slagelse@dk.fedimeteo.com
@sonderborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@svendborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@taastrup@dk.fedimeteo.com
@vejle@dk.fedimeteo.com
User group for the Ruby programming language in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@kcruby@ruby.social
Canadian online news magazine featuring investigative journalism about environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@thenarwhal@mstdn.ca
Free open source 3D game engine, for creating Minecraft-style games and worlds. There’s a large range of game modes and mods available, including online multiplayer. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android.
Fediverse address:
@Luanti@floss.social
Discussion group about all genres of music.
Fediverse address:
@music@fedigroups.social
A contemporary art museum in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch & English):
@EICAS@mastodon.art
Unofficial blog about the Baltimore Orioles baseball team in Maryland USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@oriolesreview.com
International standards organisation deciding upon specifications for the World Wide Web. It was founded and is led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web.
Fediverse address:
@w3c@w3c.social
UK-based non-profit LGBTQIA+ news and publishing, aiming to support queer creatives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@wearequeeraf.com
Travel guide book publisher and travel news website. Based in the United States, first published in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@fodors@flipboard.com
Boosting interesting Italian-language Android posts and articles.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@android@mastodon.uno
British home and interior decor magazine, first published in 1920.
Fediverse address:
@IdealHome@flipboard.com
News and rumours site dedicated to Apple products including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch etc.
Fediverse address:
@9to5Mac@mastodon.online
Fine art oil paintings of landscapes and portraits, working from observation, plein air painting.
Fediverse address:
@jangaska@socel.net
German film and television news site and online community.
Fediverse address (in German):
@moviepilot@flipboard.com
International news service of the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBCNews@flipboard.com
Game developer and UI programmer.
Fediverse address:
@ben@m.benui.ca
English-language account covering the metal music scene in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lots of photos and videos.
Fediverse address:
@AmsterdamMetalScene@metalhead.club
Web-based OpenStreetMap graphical interface which lets you view themed maps and edit them with an OSM ID.
Fediverse address:
@MapComplete@en.osm.town
Weather forecast accounts for Nayarit, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tepic__nayarit@mx.fedimeteo.com
Magazine, website and TV channel about cottages and topics related to them. Covers buying rural cottages, maintaining and building them, and exploring the outdoors around them. Based in Canada, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@CottageLife2018@flipboard.com
Professional storyboard and concept artist who has worked on a panoply of films and TV series including Star Trek Discovery, Pacific Rim, Ghost In The Shell etc. Also a former comic artist at Marvel, DC and 2000AD.
Fediverse address:
@Robmccallum@mastodon.art
Austrian conference about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pycon_austria@mastodon.social
Making videos about 3D printing and electronics projects, also retro computing and assorted other stuff.
Fediverse address (videos):
@socketwench@makertube.net
Official account for the city and municipality of Slavutych in Ukraine. It was originally founded in 1986 to provide a safe home for workers and families evacuated from the Chornobyl disaster.
Fediverse address (in English and Ukrainian):
@Slavutych@social.net.ua
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
Mouse that helps people learn Latin, with really cute photos featuring Latin vocabulary.
Fediverse address:
@Minimus@archaeo.social
Weather forecast accounts for Karnataka, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bengaluru__karnataka@in.fedimeteo.com
@hubballi__karnataka@in.fedimeteo.com
Blog by an emergency doctor based in Nannup, Australia, mainly covering the environment but also other world events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thisnannuplife.net
German food news and cookery advice site, and also a real life cooking school in Hamburg.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EATCLUB2021@flipboard.com
Artist creating abstract paintings and drawings reminiscent of organic and artifical forms mixed together.
Fediverse address (main):
@hegeezias@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (images):
@hegeezias@pixelfed.social
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Flensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_fl@chaos.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
Fun website helping people give books away and follow the books as they journey around the world. Founded in 2001.
Fediverse address:
@BookCrossing@mastodon.social
Hackers’ meetup group based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@2600stockholm@mastodon.social
Platform hosting creative commons courses on using GIS software. Courses are available to anyone who wants to use them, without any kind of registration.
Fediverse address:
@gisocw@fosstodon.org
Cycling activism meetups in Montreal, Canada. Part of the Critical Mass cycling movement around the world.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@MasseCritiqueMTL@jasette.facil.services
Feed of food news website based in Portland, Maine, USA. Site founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@www.portlandfoodmap.com@rss-parrot.net
Free open source audio and video server and user space API for Linux systems.
Fediverse address:
@pipewire@fosstodon.org
Freelance artist who creates incredibly detailed, beautiful and spectacular fantasy art for comics, tabletop RPGs and its own sake.
Fediverse address:
@hesir@mastodon.art
Creates beautiful art with words and letters, through calligraphy, lettercutting and carving.
Fediverse address:
@Paracelsian@mas.to
Magazine and website about mountain biking, including equipment reviews, advice, communities etc. First published in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@BikeMag@flipboard.com
Local newsletter and podcast covering news, events, people, culture etc in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dailydetroit.com
Community-run Linux distribution which is 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Fediverse address:
@rockylinux@fosstodon.org
The popular free open source desktop email app, available for Linux, Mac and Windows. As well as email, it also works as an RSS news reader, XMPP client and IRC client.
Fediverse account (main):
@thunderbird@mastodon.online
Fediverse account (videos):
@thunderbird@tilvids.com
Hackerspace based in Saarbrücken, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hacksaar@social.saarland
Portuguese-language news site about Formula 1 car racing, also covering Indy, MotoGP, Formula E and Stock Car. Based in Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@f1mania@flipboard.com
Creates lovely surreal illustrations, often with a soft misty dream-like quality.
Fediverse address:
@_crystal_dreams@mastodon.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
News feed from magazine on chemistry and chemical engineering, published by American Chemical Society.
Fediverse address:
@cen.acs.org.most-recent.html@rss-parrot.net
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
Entomologist and lifelong fan of insects, writer and broadcaster on the subject, fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, former president of the British Entomological & Natural History society.
Fediverse address:
@bugmanjones@techhub.social
Wildlife and forest garden designer, also climate activist, based in West Wales in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@jaker@c.im
Community hackerspace based in Oslo, Norway.
Fediverse address:
@hackeriet@chaos.social
Fun webcomic about amusing adventures of various cartoon animals.
Fediverse address:
@admiralwonderboat@mastodon.social
Independent Brazilian news site founded in 2000 to look at power and politics. Participant in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on the Panama Papers etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Poder360@flipboard.com
Official account of the German State of Hesse and the state’s government.
Fediverse address (in German):
@landesregierung@social.hessen.de
Trade union of academic staff (including postgraduate students who teach), professional staff and managerial staff at the University of Leeds. Part of the University and College Union UCU.
Fediverse address:
@leedsucu@union.place
Meetups for women and non-binary users of the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@wnb_rb@ruby.social
Bot posting random items advertised in old practical joke and novelty catalogues.
Fediverse address:
@NoveltyBot@mastodon.social
Official account of the German Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BzKJ@social.bund.de
Acorn computer enthusiast, programmer and former editor of Acorn User magazine in the UK. Created a teletext version of the classic space trading game Elite.
Fediverse address:
@markmoxon@universeodon.com
Weather forecast accounts for New Hampshire, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@berlin__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@claremont__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@concord__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@derry__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@dover__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@exeter__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@gilford__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@hanover__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@hollis__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@keene__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@laconia__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@lebanon__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@littleton__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@manchester__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@merrimack__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@nashua__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@newmarket__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@plymouth__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@portsmouth__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@raymond__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@salem__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@somersworth__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@windham__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com
@wolfeboro__new_hampshire@us.fedimeteo.com