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
US-based blog about food, ingredients and food culture.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bestfoodblog.net
Hungarian community forum for Linux Mint users.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@linuxmint_hun@mastodon.social
Role-playing game creation system with 3D voxel graphics, which lets you make your own 3D RPGs and release them yourself as you see fit, with no royalties or licensing fees required. Available for Linux, Mac and Windows through Itch and Steam.
Fediverse address:
@rpginabox@mastodon.social
Blog by an urban planning and transportation writer critical of current preparations for the Los Angeles, USA, World Cup, Superbowl and Olympics. There is no actual sports coverage, it’s just about the effect of these massive sporting events on the infrastructure of the city.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@torched.la
Electronic musician based in the UK, making own samples from broken and cheap instruments. Influences include Warp Records, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, Red Snapper, Autechre etc.
Fediverse address:
@xylander@mastodon.social
Creates electronic “cybersoul” music, often mixing an ambient soundtrack with urban imagery, surreal video effects and spoken word. Setto is part of the Basspistol musical syndicate which runs Fediverse instances and other libre services.
Fediverse address:
@setto@v.basspistol.org
Unofficial bot posting about earthquakes above magnitude 4, using data from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Fediverse address:
@japanquake@geodata.nexus
Recipes and news about food, nutrition, healthy eating and sustainability. Based in the US and originally founded in 1990 as a print magazine, it is now based around a website.
Fediverse address:
@EatingWell@flipboard.com
Karate school based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gojukarate.com
Cartoonist, illustrator, doodler and visual storyteller.
Fediverse address:
@art_of_carun@mstdn.social
Bot posting street view photos from random locations in Japan.
Fediverse address:
@botinjapan@mastodon.social
Independent local news site for Glen Rock, New Jersey, USA. Founded in 2025.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theglenrockroundup.com
Public library in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA. Serves Lincolnshire, Prairie View, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Riverwoods and Vernon Hills.
Fediverse address:
@VernonLibrary@mastodon.social
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Flensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_fl@chaos.social
Reader-supported sports news site focused on the Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign football (soccer) clubs in Seattle, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@News@sounderatheart.com
Fediverse address:
@SounderAtHeart@skrimmage.com
Processes photos taken by spacecraft to make them clearer and more spectacular, and uses free open source software to do so.
Fediverse address:
@andrealuck@fosstodon.org
Wildlife photography and astrophotography in Germany, especially in the North Sea area.
Fediverse address:
@strandrenner@pixelfed.social
US-based business and financial magazine, founded in 1917.
Fediverse address:
@Forbes@newsie.social
Site and newsletter about a different approach to parenting concerned about the wider support structures society provides (or doesn’t provide) around the parent.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@antiparent.com
Bot posting links to random articles on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@RandomWiki@tiny.tilde.website
NGO managing a platform which hosts scientific communities, evaluating and recommending scientific articles in open archives and preprint servers. Also publishes the Peer Community Journal.
Fediverse address:
@PeerCommunityIn@ecoevo.social
Daily newspaper based in Chicago, USA, first published in 1847. Run by a for-profit company and currently owned by a hedge fund.
Fediverse address:
@chicagotribune@flipboard.com
Local news feed from Hawaii Tribune-Herald newspaper.
Fediverse address:
@www.hawaiitribune-herald.com.category.hawaii-news@rss-parrot.net
Making videos about creating DIY modular synths.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sandelinos@tilvids.com
British home and interior decor magazine, first published in 1920.
Fediverse address:
@IdealHome@flipboard.com
Fundraising, money management and legal status platform for charities, activists and libre projects that want to be transparent about where their money comes from and how it is used.
Fediverse address:
@opencollective@opencollective.com
Independent non-profit organisation based in Germany, monitoring human rights at home and abroad. Funded by the German Federal Parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DIMR_Berlin@social.bund.de
Annual world summit of KDE, a free non-commercial event organised by the KDE community.
Fediverse address (main):
@akademy@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@akademy@tube.kockatoo.org
Fantasy author often with a historical setting, and fashion historian posting regularly about clothing through the ages.
Fediverse address:
@natania@mastodon.world
Bot posting bongs from a bell inside a clock tower in London. Posts once an hour.
Fediverse address:
@bigben@mastodon.org.uk
Bot posting random items from the Getty museum collection via their API.
Fediverse address:
@GettyRoulette@zirk.us
Non-profit association for discourse studies run by its members.
Fediverse address:
@DiscourseNet@fediscience.org
Listener-supported non-commercial independent FM radio station in New Jersey USA, also available online. Currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@WFMU@c.im
Mathematician working with three dimensional geometry and topology. Makes 3D printed or computer generated mathematical works of art.
Fediverse address:
@henryseg@mathstodon.xyz
Coverage of NHL ice hockey from ESPN.
Fediverse address:
@nhl-espn@flipboard.com
Artist and sci-fi fan, paints miniatures, especially from the Warhammer 40k world.
Fediverse address (main):
@arcticEdge@dice.camp
Fediverse address (books):
@arcticEdge@bookwyrm.social
Automated announcements about Kubernetes Community Days for cloud people in the Washington DC and DMV area.
Fediverse address:
@kcd_dc@hachyderm.io
News feed from the Irish Times, a newspaper based in Ireland first published in 1859.
Fediverse address:
@www.irishtimes.com@rss-parrot.net
News feed from WNKY, a television station based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. Founded in 1989, affiliate of NBC and CBS.
Fediverse address:
@www.wnky.com@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group about the rock band Pearl Jam.
Fediverse address:
@pearljam@fedigroups.social
Discussion group about all topics related to road cycling and road bikes.
Fediverse address:
@roadbike@fedigroups.social
Environmental news site for Sussex in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sussexgreenedit.ghost.io
Amateur astronomy magazine and website inspired by the popular BBC television series with Patrick Moore. Includes equipment reviews, advice on viewing the night sky, science features and astronomy news. Based in the UK, first published in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@skyatnightmag@flipboard.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
English-language newsletter about Mexico by an Australian freelance journalist based in Mexico City.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@thetroubledregion.com
Hackerspace based in Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ccchh@chaos.social
Lifestyle news site for Austin, Texas, USA, covering events, food and drink, travel, beauty, fashion etc.
Fediverse address:
@CultureMapATX@flipboard.com
Local news site for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@brweeklypress.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
Cybersecurity conference based in Germany, run by a group of enthusiastic professionals. Uses an open space format to provide a more informal experience for participants.
Fediverse address:
@OSCo@infosec.exchange
Bot posting random items from the Smithsonian via their API.
Fediverse address:
@SmithsonianRoulette@zirk.us
Telescope and astrophotography enthusiast, sci-fi author, software developer and wind tunnel engineer. Runs a video channel all about telescopes including buying, using, repairing etc.
Fediverse address:
@jjdreese@c.im
The world’s first museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and gynae anatomy. It’s an actual physical museum based in London.
Fediverse address:
@vagina_museum@masto.ai
Posting and sharing cool stuff about Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld consoles, including info on games, hardware and accessories. Has a special focus on homebrew development.
Fediverse address:
@gameboyscene@mastodon.gamedev.place
Weather forecast accounts for Chihuahua, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@chihuahua__chihuahua@mx.fedimeteo.com
@ciudad_juarez__chihuahua@mx.fedimeteo.com
@parral__chihuahua@mx.fedimeteo.com
Designs custom emoji, emotes, icons, stickers etc for use online. Dzuk is also the creator of Mutant Standard, an emoji set that is more inclusive of society and culture.
Fediverse address (main):
@dzuk@weirder.earth
Fediverse address (Mutant Standard):
@mutantstd@weirder.earth
Website featuring news about pets and advice for pet owners. Based in the US, founded in 2020.
Fediverse address:
@DailyPaws@flipboard.com
Freelance artist who creates beautiful images with traditional methods, often with fantasy or story book themes.
Fediverse address:
@drachenmagier@mastodon.art
US-based organisation promoting research, education and use of maps and geographic information systems. Member of the International Cartographic Association.
Fediverse address:
@CaGIS@mapstodon.space
Amateur radio operator, often posting about CW events on the airwaves.
Fediverse address:
@eamoEI7LC@mastodon.radio
Maritime exhibition in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, featuring the decommissioned research submarine USS Albacore (AGSS-569) now in drydock for tours.
Fediverse address:
@albacorepark@mastodon.social
Posting about the latest Alpha and Beta testing playable game builds, mainly indie titles but some AAA releases too.
Fediverse address:
@AlphaBetaGamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
Live streaming account mainly about Linux and Linux gaming.
Fediverse address:
@ozoned@stream.ozoned.net
Project to investigate hunter-gatherer societies, based at the University of Wyoming USA and the Collasuyo Archaeological Research Institute in Peru.
Fediverse address:
@ForagerLab@archaeo.social
Spanish-language news site and forum about Linux gaming.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@jugandoenlinux@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for the state of Mexico in the country of Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@toluca__estado_de_mexico@mx.fedimeteo.com
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
Freelance illustrator and digital painter who creates beautiful surreal images, often with fantastic themes, usually using Krita software.
Fediverse address (main):
@Xernist@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (images):
@Xernist@pixelfed.social
Food foraging blog, written by a dietitian based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Covers many kinds of food and drink ingredients that can be foraged from the wild.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@deepwoodsdietitian.com
Newspaper and news site for Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. First published in 1883.
Fediverse address:
@Leader_Post@flipboard.com
Discussion group about Genealogy.
Fediverse address:
@genealogy@fedigroups.social
Supporting open science at the Helmholtz Association, a union of scientific, technical and medical research centres and Germany’s largest scientific organisation.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@HelmholtzOpenScienceOffice@helmholtz.social
Account and website highlighting classical and opera music livestreams around the world.
Fediverse address:
@WConcertHall@mastodon.world
Pixel artist who makes images that fit the constraints of older computers, with low resolutions and limited colour palettes. Their works are often based on the Commodore Amiga computer’s graphics capabilities and the 1980s/90s demo scene aesthetic, mixed with fantasy or sci-fi themes.
Fediverse address:
@jok@mastodon.art
Bird and nature photographer based in the UK, posts and shares lots of wildlife photos.
Fediverse address:
@JimsPhotos@ohai.social
The film-making team behind amazing open animated films like “Spring”, “Charge”, “Sintel” etc. They also run a platform where subscribers get access to training and assets created by the team, with subscriptions being used to fund open productions.
Fediverse address:
@BlenderStudio@mastodon.social
Gaming blog recommending good fun games to play, mainly indie titles on the PC.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@justgood.games
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
Food news blog run by a German chef, covering recipes, restaurants and food culture.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bert007@flipboard.com
Cooking website featuring recipes, articles, ingredients, kitchen equipment, kitchen design etc. Based in the US, founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@TheKitchn@flipboard.com
W3C initiative developing strategies and standards to make the world wide web accessible to people with disabilities.
Fediverse address:
@wai@w3c.social
Online museum of physical media formats, showcasing developments in audio, video, film and data storage.
Fediverse address:
@obsoletemediauk@mastodon.world
Writing about experiences with mathematics, particularly anxiety. Working on holding conference in US to connect mathematics communicators. Encouraging STEM people to make content for the general public.
Fediverse address:
@suzza@mathstodon.xyz
Blog by an American political activst on how to resist the rise of authoritarianism in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@organizingmythoughts.org
Blog and website about beer founded in 2007, based in England. Includes news, guides and articles about beers, pubs and lots of related topics.
Fediverse address:
@boakandbailey@mastodon.online
Independent crowdsourced hiking trail maps and guides for the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hikingamerica.com
Official account of the The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, an independent French public body created by the French government.
Fediverse address (in French):
@InseeFr@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Independent sports news site covering football (soccer) in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hudsonriverblue.com
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
Swiss company offering geospatial services based on open source software such as QGIS.
Fediverse address:
@sourcepole@fosstodon.org
Evolutionary ecologist and Junior Research Group Leader at Bielefeld University in Germany. Interested in phenotypic plasticity, transgenerational plasticity and the role of plasticity in evolution.
Fediverse address:
@DenisMeuthen@fediscience.org
Skiing blog aimed at people over the age of 50, featuring skiing tips and feature articles.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@goldskis.com
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
Non-profit developing the free open source NVDA screen reader for Windows. Based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@NVAccess@fosstodon.org
Medieval historian at University of Cologne in Germany. Focus on Northern European History (England, Scandinavia, ‘Germany’), especially the 10th – 12th centuries.
Fediverse address (main account, in German and English):
@domwass@scholar.social
Fediverse address (book reviews, in German and English):
@domwass@ramblingreaders.org
Golf magazine and website about golf. Mainly focusing on professional matches in PGA, LPGA and Euro, but also including features on how to improve your own game. Based in the US, first published in 1975.
Fediverse address:
@Golfweek@flipboard.com
Discussion group for gamers on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@gaming@fedigroups.social
Retro game fan and game collector, also makes gorgeous-looking cakes with elaborate decorations.
Fediverse address:
@GaymerGeek@mstdn.games
Account of the R Contribution Working Group, encouraging a wider range of contributors to R.
Fediverse address:
@R_Contributors@hachyderm.io
News feed from UK-based charity supporting neurodiverse people, led by neurodiverse people.
Fediverse address:
@www.s4nd.org@rss-parrot.net
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
Newsletter highlighting bizarre stories from various magazines and news outlets.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@newsletter.mathewingram.com
Sports news site covering American Football and Basketball in Utah, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theaggship.com
US political news site founded in 2000, reporting from a progressive perspective.
Fediverse address:
@TPM@flipboard.com
News feed of HRT, Croatia’s public broadcaster on television and radio. Founded in 1926.
Fediverse address (in Croatian):
@vijesti.hrt.hr@rss-parrot.net
Non-profit volunteer organisation of professionals in mental health and psychology, looking at the psychological aspects of the climate crisis and promoting psychological shifts towards tackling the crisis.
Fediverse address:
@climatena@climatejustice.social
Podcast featuring three guys talking about Star Trek, covering the TV episodes, films and games.
Fediverse address:
@CaptainIdol@tenforward.social
Digital kitten that lives on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@netkitty@meow.social
Advertising and climate experts trying to help environmental groups get their message across more effectively.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@actclimatelabs.org
Creates works of experimental video art, usually involving abstract computer generated imagery.
Fediverse address (main):
@kandid@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kandid@diode.zone
Discussion group about the wonderful drink tea.
Fediverse address:
@tea@fedigroups.social
Podcast and radio show about craft beers, with a new episode every week. Based in Georgia in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@BeerGuysRadio@mastodon.beer
Cookery site covering recipes, techniques, ingredients, food news etc. Based in the US, founded in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@SimplyRecipes@flipboard.com
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
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
Musician who also runs a band called the Capharnaum County Magicians Society. The music is mainly 19th/20th Century banjo pieces.
Fediverse address (main):
@mayor@banjo.town
Fediverse address (band):
@magicians@banjo.town
Spanish online newspaper founded in 2001, mainly focused on politics and the economy.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@ElConfidencial@flipboard.com
Urban bird and wildlife photographer based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address:
@urbandinosaurs@urbanists.social
News feed of the Australian newspaper founded in 1854.
Fediverse address:
@www.theage.com.au.rss.feed.xml@rss-parrot.net
Blog all about Linux, FOSS and related topics. Sister publication to the OMG! Ubuntu website.
Fediverse address:
@omglinux@mastodon.social
Local newsletter and podcast covering news, events, people, culture etc in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dailydetroit.com
Painting intricately-detailed miniatures for tabletop RPGs and board games.
Fediverse address:
@smileham@techhub.social
Creative writing events at the University of Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IowaWritersWksp@mastodon.social
Newsletter about Japanese woodcraft, written by a carpentry apprentice.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@paklan.org
Award-winning writer and film-maker based in Uganda, approaching stories as an important tool in social activism. Particularly interested in science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Fediverse address (main):
@dilmandila@mograph.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@dilmandila@tv.dilstories.com
Fediverse address (blog):
@dilman@www.dilmandila.com
Software engineer and core developer on Luanti (formerly known as Minetest), the free open source voxel game platform.
Fediverse address:
@rubenwardy@hachyderm.io
German geocaching discussion group.
Fediverse address (in German):
@geocaching_de@fedigroups.social
Hackerspace based in Potsdam, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cccp@chaos.social
GNOME developer, GNOME foundation member, author of “This Week in GNOME” blog, fan of Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@haeckerfelix@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Wisconsin, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@appleton__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@beloit__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@brookfield__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@eau_claire__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@fond_du_lac__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@green_bay__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@greenfield__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@janesville__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenosha__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@la_crosse__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@manitowoc__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@menomonee_falls__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@milwaukee__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@muskego__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_berlin__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@oshkosh__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@racine__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@sheboygan__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@stevens_point__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@waukesha__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@wausau__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@wauwatosa__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_allis__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_bend__wisconsin@us.fedimeteo.com
Brazilian technology news site covering the internet, phones, computers, gaming and other tech topics.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TecMundo@flipboard.com
Bookshop buying and selling rare titles, founded in 1879. The shop is based in Oxford, UK, and also has an online service.
Fediverse address:
@blackwellrare@glammr.us
News feed from non-profit organisation providing public broadcasting on radio and television in Alaska, USA. Affiliate of NPR and PBS, founded in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@www.ktoo.org@rss-parrot.net
Independent community newspaper featuring local news for coastal areas of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. Townships covered include Meeniyan, Stony Creek, Buffalo, Fish Creek, Foster, Port Franklin, Toora, Port Welshpool, Welshpool, Yanakie, Tidal River, Waratah Bay, Sandy Point, Walkerville, Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@promcoastnews.org.au
KDE project creating MauiKit, a free open source modular front end UI framework.
Fediverse address:
@mauiproject@floss.social
Creates astronomy-related pictures of stars, planets and other space stuff based on publicly released images.
Fediverse address:
@spacegeck@astrodon.social
Non-profit publisher of Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open.
Fediverse address:
@Co_Biologists@biologists.social
Independent non-profit local news site for North Carolina, USA. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@CPublicPress@flipboard.com
US-based community initiative to create an open persistent identifier for every research organisation in the world.
Fediverse address:
@ResearchOrgs@mastodon.social
Bot posting random photos of the surface of Pluto, as taken by the New Horizons probe.
Fediverse address:
@bitsofpluto@mas.to
Podcast about technology history, covering both obscure and well-known software, computers, gadgets and other tech stuff, including both failures and successes.
Fediverse address:
@techtales@mas.to
Astronomer at Helsinki University in Finland, interested in exoplanets, planetary systems, stellar activity, astrobiology and more. Has discovered dozens of planets including Proxima B, a potentially habitable planet orbiting our nearest neighbouring star Proxima Centauri.
Fediverse address:
@mustapipa@scicomm.xyz
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
Non-profit website about astronomy, posts photos of stars, galaxies and other space phenomena. It posts in English but links to articles in Spanish.
Fediverse address:
@umplus@mastodon.online
Independent blog covering new music in Ireland.
Fediverse address (blog):
@blog@fourth.best
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
Print and digital magazine about sign painting techniques and culture.
Fediverse address (main):
@blag@typo.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@sam@bl.ag
Free open source collaborative markdown editor. HedgeDoc is web-based and you can host it yourself if you want to. (HedgeDoc was previously known as CodiMD.)
Fediverse address:
@hedgedoc@fosstodon.org
Official account for the free open map of the world that anyone can edit.
Fediverse address:
@openstreetmap@en.osm.town
Academic librarian, head of the Open Science Lab at TIB, the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@Lambo@openbiblio.social
New project to make a Fediverse alternative to Tumblr. It’s still at a very early pre-Alpha stage, but is making progress.
Fediverse address:
@Swanye@fosstodon.org
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
Professional concept artist who works with futuristic CGI concepts, but often draws intricate sketches of insects using traditional pen and ink methods.
Fediverse address:
@mooncube@mastodon.art
Non-profit community news service based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, founded in 2015. It has a particular focus on non-white perspectives.
Fediverse address:
@Madison365@flipboard.com
Advises the Welsh government on what infrastructure the country needs.
Fediverse address (main, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@toot.wales
Fediverse address (videos, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@urbanists.video
Fediverse address (photos):
@NICW@pix.toot.wales
American research astronomer at the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics, currently mapping the Milky Way.
Fediverse address:
@rdrimmel@mstdn.social
Group of film critics for publications based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fediiverse address:
@AtlantaFilmCriticsCircle@defcon.social
UK organisation dedicated to the history of labour (i.e. the lives and politics of working people and the labour movement, not specifically the political party).
Fediverse address:
@sslh@mastodon.me.uk
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
Weather forecast accounts for Baja California, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@ensenada__baja_california@mx.fedimeteo.com
@mexicali__baja_california@mx.fedimeteo.com
@tijuana__baja_california@mx.fedimeteo.com
US-based organisation for anyone interested in weather alerts, emergency alerts, weather radio and related topics. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@GWESOfficial@masto.globaleas.org
The open data team of the local government in the City of Dortmund.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DortmundData@ruhr.social
US-based crowdfunding platform, founded in 2009.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@updates.kickstarter.com
Highlighting and archiving artwork from classic video games and their manuals.
Fediverse address:
@GameArtArchive@mastodon.social
Entertainment news site covering comic books, anime, television, film, video games etc. Based in the US, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@ComicBookcom@flipboard.com
“Let’s Play” gaming videos, especially of bright colourful retro games from 1990s/2000s. Particularly keen on fan-created mods/romhacks of Mario games.
Fediverse address (videos):
@0lhi@video.hardlimit.com
Award-winning journalist, currently staff writer at Forbes covering money and politics. Known for investigative reporting on Donald Trump’s use of Trump properties before and during his time in office, particularly the Trump hotel in Washington DC. After the reporting, the Trump DC hotel banned Everson for life.
Fediverse address:
@z_everson@journa.host
Association of OpenStreetMap volunteer contributors in Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@SwissOSM@en.osm.town
Computer security expert and Microsoft MVP, posting on InfoSec, client security and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@SwiftOnSecurity@infosec.exchange
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
Body paint artist creating vivid and varied characters using paint, wigs, contact lenses etc.
Fediverse address:
@vitani4000@nerdculture.de
Weather forecast accounts for Uttar Pradesh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kanpur__uttar_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
@lucknow__uttar_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
Local news site for Sheffield, UK. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sheffieldtribune.co.uk
US-based site all about DIY, home renovation, gardening and interior decor, inspired by the host of “This Old House”.
Fediverse address:
@BobVilacom@flipboard.com
Runs an enormous online archive of computing history material at the bitsavers website, and is software curator at the Computer History Museum in California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@bitsavers@oldbytes.space
Newsletter highlighting paid work (including paid internships) available in the clean energy and sustainability fields. Maintained by a US-based energy policy expert.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@edscleanenergysustainabilityjobs.com
Blog all about Korean pop music and pop stars.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@notesonkpop.com
Digital type foundry founded in 1994. Specialises in custom fonts for multilingual publishing and computing.
Fediverse address:
@TiroTypeworks@typo.social
Excellent free open source video editing software, it’s a proper NLE with many useful features, and probably the most popular libre alternative to Adobe Premiere. As the name suggests, it’s made by the KDE FOSS community.
Fediverse address:
@kdenlive@floss.social
Weather forecast accounts for Chhattisgarh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bilaspur__chhattisgarh@in.fedimeteo.com
@raipur__chhattisgarh@in.fedimeteo.com
Independent hosting company based in the USA, encouraging universities, schools and students to use free open source educational software and services. Also runs livestreams about FOSS educational software and resources.
Fediverse address (main):
@reclaimhosting@reclaim.rocks
Fediverse address (videos):
@reclaim@archive.reclaim.tv
Fediverse address (livestreaming):
@live@reclaim.tv
Retro gaming news blog and newsletter, also makers of protective cases for game collectors.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retroshell.com
Free open source RSS reader for Mac and iOS devices.
Fediverse address:
@NetNewsWire@indieweb.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
Works on the Playdate handheld console and software development at Panic. Based in Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@foozmeat@pdx.social
Weather forecasts for Alabama, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@alabaster__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@anniston__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@auburn__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@birmingham__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@decatur__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@dothan__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@enterprise__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@florence__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@gadsden__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@hoover__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@huntsville__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@mobile__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@montgomery__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelika__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@phoenix_city__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@prattville__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@selma__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@tuscaloosa__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@vestavia_hills__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
German music magazine and website, mainly about rock and pop but also covering hip-hop, electronica, indie. Additionally covers pop culture including films, books, art etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@MUSIKEXPRESSde@flipboard.com
Small independent press, mainly publishing literary fiction. Run by a collective of authors, based in Philadelphia PA, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NewDoorBooks@sunny.garden
Company offering forward and reverse geocoding API based on open data, sponsors and organises Geomob events and the Geomob podcast, member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@opencage@en.osm.town
Tabletop RPG game master, creator of the Grim Fictions TTRPG, also making community content for other TTRPGs such as Scion 2nd Edition and the Storypath system.
Fediverse address:
@OskarGhoti@dice.camp
Researcher posting about satellite communications, space, astronomy and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
News feed from the government of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@news.gov.mb.ca.news.index.html@rss-parrot.net
Bot posting pictures of exhibited artworks featuring birds.
Fediverse address:
@birdsinmuseums@mastodon.online
Community-focused Minecraft survival server.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@peanutsmp.com
Community project to track when Android phones will get updates.
Fediverse address:
@android@masto.ai
Weather accounts for cities in Latvia. Follow a city to see its weather forecasts in Latvian on your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Latvian):
@aizpute@lv.fedimeteo.com
@akniste@lv.fedimeteo.com
@aluksne@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ape@lv.fedimeteo.com
@baldone@lv.fedimeteo.com
@balozi@lv.fedimeteo.com
@bauska@lv.fedimeteo.com
@cesis@lv.fedimeteo.com
@cesvaine@lv.fedimeteo.com
@dagda@lv.fedimeteo.com
@daugavpils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@dobele@lv.fedimeteo.com
@grobina@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ikskile@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ilukste@lv.fedimeteo.com
@jekabpils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@jelgava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@jurmala@lv.fedimeteo.com
@karsava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kegums@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kekava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kraslava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kuldiga@lv.fedimeteo.com
@liepaja@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ludza@lv.fedimeteo.com
@madona@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ogre@lv.fedimeteo.com
@olaine@lv.fedimeteo.com
@preili@lv.fedimeteo.com
@priekule@lv.fedimeteo.com
@rezekne@lv.fedimeteo.com
@riga@lv.fedimeteo.com
@rujiena@lv.fedimeteo.com
@sabile@lv.fedimeteo.com
@salaspils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@saldus@lv.fedimeteo.com
@sigulda@lv.fedimeteo.com
@skrunda@lv.fedimeteo.com
@smiltene@lv.fedimeteo.com
@stende@lv.fedimeteo.com
@subate@lv.fedimeteo.com
@talsi@lv.fedimeteo.com
@tukums@lv.fedimeteo.com
@valka@lv.fedimeteo.com
@valmiera@lv.fedimeteo.com
@vangazi@lv.fedimeteo.com
@varaklani@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ventspils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@viesite@lv.fedimeteo.com
@zilupe@lv.fedimeteo.com
Free open source encrypted platform that allows whistleblowers and activists to contact journalists and NGOs anonymously through the Tor network.
Fediverse address:
@securedrop@freedom.press
Discussion group about all kinds of coins, tokens and medallions from any period in history.
Fediverse address:
@numismatics@fedigroups.social
Non-profit promoting cycling in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Organises cycling education, bike repairs and community events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@greenwaygearcollective.org
Account owned by Menhit the cat, documenting their life with hoomans.
Fediverse address:
@Menhit@strafpla.net
Local news site for Massachusetts USA published by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.
Fediverse address:
@BINJdotNews@mas.to
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@fastmail@mastodon.social
Posting links to news articles on molecular biology and cellular biology.
Fediverse address:
@cellbionews@scientificnetwork.de
Japan’s oldest English language newspaper, founded in 1897. Covers Japanese and world news from a Japanese perspective.
Fediverse address:
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social
US magazine covering literature, politics, the arts, culture, philosophy, history and current events. First published in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@nybooks@newsie.social
Site and podcast looking at video games from an arts, design and cultural perspective.
Fediverse address (blog):
@killscreen@killscreen.com
Spanish non-profit foundation for fact checking news and discourse. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Malditaes@flipboard.com
Group of game developers working on small indie titles.
Fediverse address (videos):
@fully_bugged@peertube.stream
Free open source alternative to Google Play. Looks a bit like an app store, but it’s entirely FOSS apps.
Fediverse address:
@fdroidorg@floss.social
Free open source Fediverse platform for 3D printing enthusiasts, lets you upload and share 3D models for prints. It’s intended as a Fediverse alternative to Printables, Makerworld and Thingiverse.
Fediverse address:
@manyfold@3dp.chat
Blogger writing about emerging infectious diseases such as Covid, new flu strains and others. Also interested in climate change, biology and geology.
Fediverse address:
@GMIK69@mstdn.science
News feed from JTechLog, a Hungarian blog about the Java programming language.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@www.jtechlog.hu@rss-parrot.net
Independent local news site for Clarington, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@claringtonpost.ca
Free open source web browser, soft fork of Mozilla’s Firefox browser.
Fediverse address:
@Waterfox@mastodon.social
Account and website dedicated to European trees, and also plants, wildlife and nature in general.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@bomengidsnl@mastodon.green
News, analysis and intelligence about the international railway industry
Fediverse address:
@RailwayGazette@mastodon.world
Feed from the website of the Arkansas Times, an alternative investigative newspaper based in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@arktimes.com@rss-parrot.net
RSS feed from the unofficial Star Wars news site Jedi News.
Fediverse address:
@www.jedinews.com@rss-parrot.net
Initiative supported by KDE to certify free open source software as ecologically sustainable.
Fediverse address:
@be4foss@floss.social
Video maker interested in amateur radio, robotics, retro computing, vintage electronics and related topics.
Fediverse address (videos):
@kd8bxp@makertube.net
Artist recreating scenes from films and popular culture using miniature models and practical effects in great detail.
Fediverse address:
@robotwig@socel.net
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, part of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Collects, processes and distributes scientific and technical research results.
Fediverse address (in French):
@InistCNRS@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Official account of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an independent international organisation protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@commissionerHR@mastodon.social
(NOTE: The Council of Europe is a totally separate organisation from the European Union or the European Council. They just have similar names.)
German website about food, nutrition and healthy eating, featuring recipes for healthier meals.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EATSMARTER@flipboard.com
English-language service of the German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA), founded in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@dpa_intl@flipboard.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
Human-curated account posting and boosting useful links for game developers.
Fediverse address:
@game_programming@mastodon.social
Curated crowdfunding platform for engineers, designers and open source tech.
Fediverse address:
@crowdsupply@hachyderm.io
Entertainment news site covering video games, films, television etc. Based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@ign@flipboard.com
Streaming platform for PBS public broadcasting television stations in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@localpublic.tv
Educational version of Ubuntu Linux, designed for schools and students of all ages.
Fediverse address:
@edubuntu@ubuntu.social
Tabletop RPG writer putting a new egalitarian twist on familiar genres. For example, Dungeon Local 001 is a fantasy game where the monsters in an already-looted dungeon organise themselves as they try to make it a nice place to live.
Fediverse address:
@notwriting@dice.camp
Hackerspace based in Magdeburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@netz39@machteburch.social
Bot posting random examples of Linear A, a Minoan writing system which is still undeciphered.
Fediverse address:
@lineara@mastodon.social
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution using the KDE Plasma desktop.
Fediverse address:
@Feren_OS@mastodon.social
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
Professional software developer, posts regularly about various forms of programming as well as random other thoughts.
Fediverse address:
@amit@social.lol
Independent sports blog about basketball in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@kdonhoops.com
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
Blog about one person’s car restorations and garage projects.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thegaragediaries.com
Tabletop game designer, illustrator and pixel artist.
Fediverse address:
@raul_volp@dice.camp
Artist based in England, using gouache, watercolour, acrylic and oil paints, sometimes all at once.
Fediverse address:
@Chloeg@mastodon.art
Independent curated directory of Fediverse servers that have promised to abide by certain standards of reliability and responsible moderation.
(NOTE: This is nothing to do with fedigardens.app ⧉, they just have similar names.)
Fediverse address:
@FediGarden@social.growyourown.services
Artist who creates wonderfully intricate and colourful 2D drawings and 3D renderings of surreal, fantastic monsters.
Fediverse address:
@xzyolotl@mastodon.art
Hackerspace based in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@hack42@chaos.social
Astrophysicist at Harvard and the Smithsonian, currently working on NASA’s Chandra x-ray observatory.
Fediverse address:
@thomasconnor@mstdn.social
Writer of speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore, published in ArabLit Quarterly, Fantasy Magazine, Lackington’s and others. Member of the SFWA, CSFFA and Codex Writers Group.
Fediverse address:
@SoniaSulaiman@wandering.shop
Website dedicated to volleyball coaching, especially how different coaches approach volleyball.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@volleybrains.com
Polish organisation supporting open science in scientific institutions, providing software tools and legal solutions.
Fediverse address:
@OpenSciPlatform@mastodon.social
Black men’s lifestyle site for urban enthusiasts and all lovers of culture, based in the US. Covers news, entertainment, sports, relationships and more.
Fediverse address:
@CassiusLife@flipboard.com
News feed from Crikey, the Australian online news site.
Fediverse address:
@www.crikey.com.au@rss-parrot.net
Lifestyle magazine and website for men covering fitness, nutrition, fashion etc. Based in the US, founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@MensHealth@flipboard.com
Game designer/writer/director on many highly influential adventure games at Lucasfilm/LucasArts and Telltale, such as Day Of The Tentacle, Monkey Island, Pajama Sam, Sam & Max, Wolf Among Us etc.
Fediverse address:
@thatdave@mastodon.social
Conference about the Python programming language held in Finland.
Fediverse address:
@pyconfi@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for Guerrero, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@acapulco__guerrero@mx.fedimeteo.com
@chilpancingo__guerrero@mx.fedimeteo.com
News feed from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel local newspapers in Maine, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.centralmaine.com@rss-parrot.net
Artist based in the UK creating music, poetry and handmade jewellery.
Fediverse address:
@emmanuelleskaly@mementomori.social
Online shop providing retro computer parts and repairs, especially the Commodore 64, 128, 16, +4, VIC-20, Amiga. Also the Tandy CoCo.
Fediverse address:
@retrorewind@retrorewind.social
Independent coverage of competitive climbing as a sport, rather than just a hobby.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@inside-climbing.com
Chess enthusiast and FOSS fan, often posting and sharing news about chess competitions.
Fediverse address:
@Hrastnik@fosstodon.org
FOSS wiki software aimed at businesses, it’s inteded as an alternative to Confluence and Mediawiki.
Fediverse address:
@xwikiorg@fosstodon.org
Blog by expert on floods and coastal communities vulnerable to climate change. Features stories about water safety, flood recovery and climate adaptation.
Fediverse address (blog):
@joep@joepjanssen.com
Women’s lifestyle news site, covering parenting, health, food, the home and entertainment. Based in the US, founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@SheKnowscom@flipboard.com
Discussion group about academic studies of violence.
Fediverse address:
@violencestudies@fedigroups.social
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
Free open source federated audio platform, which allows people to discover, follow and share music and podcasts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@funkwhale@social.funkwhale.audio
Video game news site with reviews, videos, features etc. Independent and based in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gamefriend.co.uk
Law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center in the United States, and member of the American Law Institute. Commentator on US politics.
Fediverse address:
@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social
Italian-language site about privacy-friendly apps and services, reviews of FOSS games, news about online privacy etc.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@lealternative@mastodon.uno
Hackerspace based in Lyon, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@labolyon@nerdculture.de
Blog about all kinds of tabletop RPG topics.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@onefootinfairyland.com
UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff in further and higher education.
Fediverse address:
@ucu@mastodonapp.uk
Campaign urging event organisers to make their events safer by implementing protections against the spread of Covid-19 (such as testing, masking, ventilation etc).
Fediverse address:
@phpledge@floss.social
Weather forecast accounts for Aguascalientes, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@aguascalientes__aguascalientes@mx.fedimeteo.com
Hackerspace based in Wageningen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch & English):
@nurdspace@hsnl.social
Runs a blog about generating your own off-grid energy, which is particularly topical right now. There are also photographs of life in Scotland.
Fediverse address (main):
@withaveeay@mastodon.scot
Fediverse address (photos):
@withaveeay@pixelfed.de
Website about the best restaurants in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GaultMillauCH@flipboard.com
Discussion group about grunge music.
Fediverse address:
@grunge@fedigroups.social
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mailbox_org@social.mailbox.org
Blog combining maps with geography and other topics such as language, history, art etc. to produce interesting presentations of information.
Fediverse address:
@mapologies@mastodon.social
French-language news and review website all about Nintendo.
Fediverse address (in French):
@NintendoLeSite@framapiaf.org
Newsletter by a historian based in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Mainly posting on American history, especially related to the Pacific Northwest area.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@adamsowards.net
Official Mastodon feed for the free open source turn-based strategy game with a fantasy setting.
Fediverse address:
@wesnoth@fosstodon.org
Monthly hackers’ meetup group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Operating since the 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@philly2600@jawns.club
Physical Commodore 64 fanzine published in colour A5 format, based in the UK and available worldwide.
Fediverse address:
@FREEZE64@mastodon.world
US-based baseball newsletter mainly covering the latest events in baseball, but also including assorted other topics.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@cupofcoffeenews.com
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
German women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering entertainment, food, health, beauty and fashion.
Fediverse address (in German):
@myselfde@flipboard.com
Freelance artist who creates incredibly detailed, beautiful and spectacular fantasy art for comics, tabletop RPGs and its own sake.
Fediverse address:
@hesir@mastodon.art
Conference about free open source software held annually at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences in Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@FrOSCon@bonn.social
News feed of WOAY, a television station based in West Virginia, USA. ABC affiliate, founded in 1954.
Fediverse address:
@woay.com@rss-parrot.net
Hackerspace based in Erfurt, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bytespeicher@chaos.social
Free open source transport network simulation game inspired by Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Fediverse address:
@openttd@mas.to
French language site about Nintendo featuring news, articles and podcasts.
Fediverse address (in French):
@nintendojofr@m.nintendojo.fr
Unofficial bot reposting the National Weather Service feed for Washington DC. NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please do not rely on it for safety-critical purposes.
Fediverse address:
@nws_lwx@social.edist.ro
Draws original cute little monster designs in a Pokemon/Digimon style.
Fediverse address:
@Furrama@mastodon.art
Wilderness conservation group in Alberta, Canada, founded in 1965.
Fediverse address:
@albertawildernessassociation@mastodon.social
Contemporary art museum based in Eupen, Belgium featuring works by artists from around the world. Founded in 1993, originally named the International Art Centre of East Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@ikob@mastodon.social
Cycling videos in the Pacific Northwest of North Amerca and in the Netherlands in Europe. Highlights cycling-friendly city features.
Fediverse address (videos):
@mobility_matters@urbanists.video
Brazilian news service of the BBC, the UK public broadcaster.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@BBCBrasil@flipboard.com
Automated feed of posts from a curated list of TTRPG blogs.
Fediverse address:
@ttrpgblogs@chirp.enworld.org
Botanist and plant curator at the Natural History Museum in London. Also a fan of fungi.
Fediverse address:
@dr_norb@fediscience.org
Magazine covering outdoor activities such as hiking, running, adventure travel and related topics. First founded in 1977.
Fediverse address:
@outside@flipboard.com
Photography group meeting regularly for photo walks in Toronto, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@topw@mstdn.ca
Blog all about tango music and dancing, especially the Argentine tango.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@tandaoftheweek.com
Making Let’s Play videos of fun and colourful games from the 1990s/2000s, with some videos in English and some in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@rick_van_den_bergh@video.hardlimit.com
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
American lifestyle website and digital magazine, covering health, beauty, culture, fashion etc, founded by Oprah Winfrey. Previously known as “O, the Oprah Magazine”, launched as a print publication in 2000.
Fediverse address:
@OprahDaily@flipboard.com
Canadian newspaper and news site covering the Canadian Parliament, the federal government and federal politics. Founded in 1989.
Fediverse address:
@TheHillTimes@flipboard.com
Senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool in the UK. Interested in Human-Computer Interaction, Science and Technology Studies, Programming as a Social Science.
Fediverse address:
@pdbrooker@mastodon.online
Portuguese programming community including its own forums, magazine, blog, wiki and IRC.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@ptprogramar@mastodon.online
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
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
Union representing professional writers of all kinds in the United Kingdom, including television, books, film, games, theatre etc.
Fediverse address:
@WritersGuildGB@union.place
Worker-owned co-operative that provides internet hosting and other tech services.
Fediverse address:
@autonomic@sunbeam.city
Online women’s magazine focusing on health, fitness, beauty and style. Based in the US, founded in 1979 as a print magazine but nowadays entirely online.
Fediverse address:
@self@flipboard.com
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
Bot posting about Sega Master System games including a text description and animated GIF.
Fediverse address:
@dailysms@retro-gaiden.com
Star Trek convention in Long Island, NY USA, raising money for charity to help marginalised groups.
Fediverse address:
@TrekLongIsland@mastodon.world
Organisation representing nine thousand scientists in Germany, covering particle, astro, astroparticle, hadron and nuclear physics. Aims to set up a FAIR federated science data platform.
Fediverse address:
@punch4nfdi@nfdi.social
Official account for the non-profit organisation that promotes Creative Commons licences and public domain tools for sharing knowledge and creativity.
Fediverse address:
@creativecommons@mastodon.social
Artist who does brilliant fantasy and sci-fi inspired works, the kind of thing you might see on the cover of a novel or game book.
Fediverse address:
@Zhjake@mastodon.art
Cycling enthusiast based in North-West England, has a photo blog about his bike trips.
Fediverse address:
@pete@masto.hypertelia.com
US humorous and satirical magazine available in print and online. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@online.americanbystander.org
Bot posting alerts for aircraft squawking emergency transponder codes 7500 (hijacking), 7600 (radio failure), 7700 (emergency).
Fediverse address (squawking 7500, 7600 & 7700):
@aircraft_alert@mastodon.social
Independent game developer, creating cute games (often featuring cats) for the Playdate handheld console and the web.
Fediverse address:
@pawprints@mastodon.gamedev.place
Women-led, independent, reader-funded digital news magazine based in the United States
Fediverse address:
@damemagazine@newsie.social
Blog about Organic Chemistry, summarising topics taught on undergraduate university courses and including worked questions on those topics.
Fediverse address:
@nz_molecules@mas.to
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
Non-profit public interest news reporting inTexas, USA. Particularly aimed at young people, non-white communities, women, and Spanish-speaking communities.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@texassignal.com
Non-profit organisation taking a sceptical view of AI and LLMs, trying to burst the bubble of unrealistic AI hype.
Fediverse address:
@DAIR@dair-community.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@dair@peertube.dair-institute.org
Non-profit citizen journalism news site covering East Anglia in the UK (including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@BylinesEast@mastodon.social
Grassroots interdisciplinary open science community based in Twente in the Netherlands, part of the Dutch Network of Open Science Communities. Open to researchers, students and anyone who is interested in open science.
Fediverse address (in Engish & Dutch):
@OpenSciTwente@akademienl.social
Discussion group about books with LGBTQIA+ romance themes.
Fediverse address:
@queerromanceclub@fedigroups.social
Community workshop and makerspace with tools and machines, based in York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@yorkhackspace@mastodonapp.uk
Blog all about beer and beer history, maintained by a beer enthusiast who has written five books on the subject.
Fediverse address:
@agoodbeerblog@mstdn.social
Conference about the Python programming language, based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@pycascades@hachyderm.io
Discussion group about Formula One car racing.
Fediverse address:
@f1@fedigroups.social
Artist creating figurative and abstract sculptures entirely from old typewriter parts.
Fediverse address:
@jeremymayer@mastodon.art
French government’s official team for preventing and handling cybersecurity incidents. Also known as the CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team). Part of ANSSI, the French cybersecurity agency.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cert_fr@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Superhero comics, TV and pop culture review, features and interviews site, especially Power Rangers. Based in the US.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hero-club.com
Software architect, open source maintainer and quantum computing expert, author of “Introduction to Quantum Computing with Q# and QDK”.
Fediverse address:
@filipw@mathstodon.xyz
The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Digital photography news and review site, covering cameras, lenses, equipment etc, also featuring a photography forum. Currently based in the US, founded in the UK in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@DPReview@flipboard.com
Community organisation helping people to explore creative technologies and crafts. Based in Hitchin in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@hackhitchin@techhub.social
French national online geospatial service to locate particular addresses, using map data from OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@adressedatagouv@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Free open source app to help passengers use public transport services.
Fediverse address:
@bimba@floss.social
Artist combining different styles, mixing figurative with the surreal, making works that are really hard to categorise. It’s like a mash-up of impressionism and 1980s/1990s pop culture.
Fediverse address:
@unibrawn@mastodon.art
Photographer and smurf fan, often posting pictures of nature, landscapes, sometimes other topics.
Fediverse address:
@antoinnesterk@cyberplace.social
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
Open access academic journal on archaeology, published by the Cambridge University Press.
Fediverse address:
@aap_saaorg@fediscience.org
Retro long-play videos of classic video games from arcades, home computers and consoles, accompanied by reviews in the comments.
Fediverse address:
@danuar@video.hardlimit.com
Editor and lead cartographer at Political Geography Now (aka PolGeoNow), producing detailed maps relevant to current events, especially those with a political aspect.
Fediverse address:
@polgeonow@mstdn.social
Independent online shop selling sequins and beads worldwide, based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@sequinworld@mastodon.world
Unofficial bot tooting information from the Boston National Weather Service feed. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please don’t rely on it for critical or safety purposes.)
Fediverse address:
@nwsboston_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Meetups for users of the Ruby programming language in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@amsrb@ruby.social
Fediverse livestreamer hosting fun community chats, quizzes, playing music, occasionally mentioning serious topics.
Fediverse address (livestream):
@hamishtpb@watch.thepolarbear.co.uk
Fediverse address (videos):
@hamishtpb@video.thepolarbear.co.uk
Professor of computational mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address:
@andrejbauer@mathstodon.xyz
International society organising free online conferences, round tables and seminars to discuss animal behaviour and question our academic practices.
Fediverse address:
@animalbehaviourlive@ecoevo.social
Experimental account providing National Weather Service alerts for Charleston, South Carolina Tri-County area (Berkeley/Charleston/Dorchester) in the USA. NOTE: This is an experimental bot, please do not rely on it for timely safety information.
Fediverse address:
@alerts@chswx.social
Official account of the Leipzig University Library.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ubleipzig@openbiblio.social
Independent US-based news site reporting on reproductive rights and bodily autonomy issues including abortion, contraception and gender affirmation.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@autonomynews.co
Free open source software which allows classic adventure games, graphic adventures and RPGs to run on modern, old and unusual hardware.
Fediverse address:
@scummvm@manitu.social
A digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. BHO is part of the Institute of Historial Research, a UK educational organisation founded in 1921.
Fediverse address:
@BHO@historians.social
Blog highlighting tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns and talking to the people behind them.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rpgdrop.com
Vancouver and UBC local committee of HUB Cycling, a non-profit organisation advocating for cycling.
Fediverse address:
@HUBVancouverUBC@mstdn.ca
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
Open source web development tool for PHP and Node.js websites.
Fediverse address:
@ddev@fosstodon.org
NGO matching Ukrainian refugees with offers of private accommodation in Germany, supporting refugees, and helping deliver aid and reconstruction supplies to Ukraine.
Fediverse address:
@liftUKRAINE@social.anoxinon.de
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
Discussion group for people who enjoy all kinds of puzzles.
Fediverse address:
@puzzling@fedigroups.social
Hackers’ meetup group based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@2600stockholm@mastodon.social
Local news site for Greater Lynchburg, Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@lynchburgagenda.com
Organisation founded in 1914 to increase awareness of local history in Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA.
Fediverse address:
@HSH1914@glammr.us
Prolific award-winning novelist, mainly in the sci-fi, horror and thriller genres. Author of “The Black” and “The Derelict” series, runs runs a podcast about the books. Also a software development veteran.
Fediverse address:
@paul_e_cooley@vyrse.social
Environmental scientist and “eclamgelist” at San Francisco Estuary Institute. Killam is particularly interested in clams, and often posts about them.
Fediverse address:
@dantheclamman@scicomm.xyz
Independent local news site for South Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soduwelikelocal.news
Independent video game news site, featuring reviews, previews, interviews, guides etc. Covers all current platforms including consoles, computers, mobile.
Fediverse address:
@TheSixthAxis@mastodonapp.uk
Non-profit organisation promoting planetary science research.
Fediverse address (videos):
@planetary_research_media@solarsystem.video
Blog for the scientific community of the journals Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources.
Fediverse address:
@molecologist@genomic.social
Online radio station playing unusual music including comedy, oddities, parodies, mashups, offbeat etc.
Fediverse address:
@funhouseradio@mastodon.world
Bot posting regularly about what percentage of Mastodon image posts include alt text descriptions.
Fediverse address:
@AltTextHealthCheck@mastodon.social
Queer feminist collective based in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Operates a bookstore co-op and social movement.
Fediverse address:
@firestorm@kolektiva.social
Musician, composer, pianist and singer-songwriter. Creating songs and instrumentals in a wide range of different styles.
Fediverse address:
@muz4now@mastodon.world
Discussion group for German-language word games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@galgodon@fedigroups.social
Popular blog covering art, culture and technology, founded in 2003 with roots in an older email list from 1996. It’s run by a web hosting company of the same name based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@laughingsquid@mastodon.social
News feed from ERR, the Estonian public broadcaster founded in 2007. Available in Estonian and English languages.
Fediverse address (in Estonian):
@www.err.ee@rss-parrot.net
Fediverse address (in English):
@news.err.ee@rss-parrot.net
UK-based music magazine about experimental music and sound art.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@attnmagazine.co.uk
Retro computing enthusiast who uses and repairs old computers, and hosts a retro computing livestream.
Fediverse address:
@48kRAM@oldbytes.space
German branch of the environmental campaign group.
Fediverse address (investigative account, in German):
@gpinvestigativ@greenpeace.social
Fediverse address (general account, in German):
@greenpeace_de@greenpeace.social
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
Bot posting historical articles about aviation from the Australian public archive site Trove.
Fediverse address:
@TroveAirBot@mas.to
Portuguese-language discussion group about the Campinas region in Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@rmc@fedigroups.social
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Official account of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmftr_bund@social.bund.de
Feed of palaeontology articles from bioRxiv.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_paleo@biologists.social
News feed from the Portuguese public broadcaster RTP. (NOTE: This account posts very frequently, you may want to use Mastodon’s Lists feature to put it in a separate timeline ⧉ so that it doesn’t overwhelm your main timeline.)
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@www.rtp.pt@rss-parrot.net
Hacker and makerspace based in Leigh in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@leigh_hackspace@mastodon.social