Cosy laidback chats with familiar faces from the Fediverse. Available on multiple Fediverse platforms including livestream, video on demand, blog and podcast.
Fediverse address (main):
@firesidefedi@social.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (livestream):
@ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (videos):
@firesidefedi@video.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (blog):
@firesidefedi@write.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (podcast):
@firesidefedi@audio.firesidefedi.live
Technology news site based in the USA, founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@verge@mastodon.social
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Los Angeles and southern California.
Fediverse address:
@socalpython@fosstodon.org
Computer club and hackerspace in Uppsala, Sweden.
Fediverse address:
@dfupdate@social.linux.pizza
Discussion group about health from a male perspective.
Fediverse address:
@menshealth@fedigroups.social
Community workshop and makerspace with tools and machines, based in York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@yorkhackspace@mastodonapp.uk
Official account of the Data Protection Officer in the German State of Saxony.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sdtb@social.sachsen.de
Hackerspace and branch of the Chaos Computer Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_inkl@chaos.social
Vintage and retro gaming arcade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Features arcade machines, retro consoles, tabletop games etc with a flat fee that covers all gaming.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retroroombelfast.com
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
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Northern Ireland, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@armagh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bangor_ireland@uk.fedimeteo.com
@belfast@uk.fedimeteo.com
@londonderry@uk.fedimeteo.com
@omagh@uk.fedimeteo.com
Blog all about decentralised social networks, featuring news items and analysis
Fediverse address:
@fediversereport@mastodon.social
News about dance, music, theatre and the visual arts at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA.
Fediverse address:
@ArtsAtUMBC@mstdn.social
Retro gaming livestreamer who tends to focus on older games and unusual forgotten titles that aren’t streamed often.
Fediverse address:
@shaneisgames@mstdn.games
Hiking, skiing and outdoors blog based in the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@where-is-jared.com
Hackerspace in Montpellier, France, for people interested in technology, computing, art etc.
Fediverse address (in French):
@lebib@social.bim.land
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
US-based organisation promoting awareness, inclusion and well-being of blind and visually-impaired LGBTQIA+ people. Affiliate of the American Council of the Blind.
Fediverse address:
@BPI@universeodon.com
Adjunct Professor at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in the USA. Perhaps best known for running a popular video channel about philosophy, which aims to make complex classical philosophical ideas more accessible.
Fediverse address:
@GregSadler@metalhead.club
Hacker and makerspace based in Leigh in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@leigh_hackspace@mastodon.social
Illustrator, designer, realtime 3D artist and game developer. Much of Sikowsky’s art contains their own original designs for industrial futuristic machines, characters and vehicles.
Fediverse address:
@Ailantd@mastodon.art
Music news site about metal music including news, reviews and interviews.
Fediverse address (blog):
@news@themetalverse.net
Official account for the University of Mainz in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. Originally founded in 1477, refounded in 1946.
Fediverse address:
@mainzuniversity@wisskomm.social
Unofficial bot posting news of the latest rescue launches by the UK & Ireland’s voluntary lifeboat service.
Fediverse address:
@outonashout@mas.to
Former professional photographer taking lots of lovely pictures of birds, often including descriptions of where the birds are and what they have been doing.
Fediverse address:
@mikestewart@mastodonapp.uk
Organisation promoting gender diversity in the R programming and statistics community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesGlobal@hachyderm.io
Provides practical training courses for investigative journalists covering data journalism, open source intelligence, InfoSec, financial investigations, freedom of information requests etc.
Fediverse address:
@cijournalism@journa.host
News feed of sports site and radio station covering all major sports in Utah, USA.
Fediverse address:
@espn700sports.com@rss-parrot.net
The most popular free open source office suite, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc. It’s very widely used by businesses, governments, organisations and individuals, and is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org
There are also user groups on the Fediverse:
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@LibreOfficeEs@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (in French):
@LaMouetteODF@framapiaf.org
Regularly changing exhibitions on plants at the Stephen & Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The garden is based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@mobotmuseum@mstdn.social
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
@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
Bicycle fan based in North America, posts photos and maps from various cycling trips.
Fediverse address:
@ridewithchris@mstdn.social
Polish-language discussion group about metal music.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@muzykametalowa@fedigroups.social
Discussion group about Formula One car racing.
Fediverse address:
@f1@fedigroups.social
Free open source game preservation platform for Linux PCs which lets you access your games collections from many different platforms. It includes a collection of emulators and compatibility layers to help even older games run correctly on your current machine.
Fediverse address:
@lutris@fosstodon.org
Founder and Executive Director at the DAIR Institute, researching AI from an ethical starting point, encouraging safety processes to be built into AI from beginning to end, and bringing more diverse participation into AI research.
Fediverse address:
@timnitGebru@dair-community.social
Website and podcast covering Japanese anime, manga and pop culture from a feminist viewpoint.
Fediverse address:
@animefeminist@mstdn.social
Official account for the Department of Philosophy at the University of York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@UoYPhilosophy@fediphilosophy.org
Handwritten notes using many different kinds of fonts, inks and fountain pens.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and English):
@Escritos_mano@mastodon.online
Celebrity gossip and lifestyle magazine and website. Based in the US, founded in 1977.
Fediverse address:
@usweekly@flipboard.com
Researcher in mathematical epidemiology and modelling of infectious disease dynamics at the University of Warwick in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@EdMHill@fediscience.org
Magazine covering outdoor activities such as hiking, running, adventure travel and related topics. First founded in 1977.
Fediverse address:
@outside@flipboard.com
French government body that manages basic pensions of private sector employees, the self-employed, contract workers, authors and others.
Fediverse address (in French):
@L_ARetraite@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Hackerspace based in the city of Le Mans in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@HauM@piaille.fr
Creator of gaming videos, often about handheld PC game devices such as the Steam Deck. Fan of indie games, retro games, emulation and more.
Fediverse address:
@Phawx@meta.masto.host
Developer of GISsurfer web map, FindMeSAR, GeoJPG, curator of 3000+ ArcGIS server list.
Fediverse address:
@mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org
Feed for the Coffee With Kenobi website, an unofficial Star Wars news site and a spoiler-free family-friendly podcast.
Fediverse address:
@coffeewithkenobi.com@rss-parrot.net
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary, writing about folk tales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
Brazilian edition of the magazine and site about geography, history and nature around the world.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@NatGeoBrasil@flipboard.com
Electronic musician based in the UK, making own samples from broken and cheap instruments. Influences include Warp Records, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, Red Snapper, Autechre etc.
Fediverse address:
@xylander@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@matehuala__san_luis_potosi@mx.fedimeteo.com
@san_luis_potosi__san_luis_potosi@mx.fedimeteo.com
Official account for the Department of Health in the US state of Washington.
Fediverse address:
@WADeptHealth@universeodon.com
Website about art, design and photography. Based in the US, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@mymodernmet@flipboard.com
Unofficial bot posting latest raw images taken on the surface of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance mission.
Fediverse address:
@PersevereImgBot@mastodon.social
Local news site for San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@SFistNews@flipboard.com
Discussion group for people who enjoy all kinds of puzzles.
Fediverse address:
@puzzling@fedigroups.social
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
Free open source cross-platform game engine (previously known as Xenko).
Fediverse address:
@xenko@mastodon.gamedev.place
App directory for Linux-based smartphones, listing all kinds of software available for them.
Fediverse address:
@linuxphoneapps@floss.social
Brazilian news service of Deutsche Welle, Germany’s state-owned international broadcaster.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@dwbrasilflip@flipboard.com
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
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
Retro computing expert and author. Creates videos on vintage computers and consoles, including both highly obscure and well known machines. Provides the historical context of the devices, and explores the technical details of the hardware itself.
Fediverse address (main):
@jonn_blanchard@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@johnny_blanchard@makertube.net
Fediverse address (photos):
@jonn_blanchard@metapixl.com
Climate specialist in the International Arctic Research Center at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Interested in Alaskan climate, environment and Indigenous cultures and langauges.
Fediverse address:
@AlaskaWx@alaskan.social
Film and television news site based in Germany, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Filmstarts@flipboard.com
Independent local news site for Clarington, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@claringtonpost.ca
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
Official Mastodon feed for the free open source turn-based strategy game with a fantasy setting.
Fediverse address:
@wesnoth@fosstodon.org
Photos of classic and obscure 45rpm vinyl records from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@45rpm@metapixl.com
Account for the long-running Boba Fett Fan Club website (founded in 1996!), featuring news, artwork, collectibles guide, costume/cosplay guide, the “Fettpedia”, message boards, recommended links and more.
Fediverse address:
@bobafettfanclub@mas.to
Free open source version of the classic 1993 PC game “Buzz Aldrin’s Race Into Space”.
Fediverse address:
@raceintospace@mstdn.games
UK lifestyle magazine about entertainment, technology, gaming, fashion, food etc.
Fediverse address:
@ShortListMag@flipboard.com
Conference for the GNOME community in Latin America, held online and in person.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@GNOMELatam@floss.social
Gaming blog about cosy games, written from the perspective of someone over 40.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pixelsandchai.games
French investigative journalism news site, covering corruption, pollution, violence etc. Founded in 2008 by the former editor of Le Monde.
Fediverse address (in French):
@mediapart@mediapart.social
Lifestyle magazine and website mainly about the home, interior decoration and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@VerandaMag@flipboard.com
Posting about songs that were in the US, UK and Canadian Top 40 charts on today’s date 40 years ago.
Fediverse address:
@top40yearsago@musician.social
Discussion group about cycling, featuring a weekly question and answer session.
Fediverse address:
@bikenite@fedigroups.social
Watercolour artist and illustrator mainly focusing on landscapes and spaceflight. Also interested in geology and gems.
Fediverse address:
@manyfaceted@mstdn.social
Solo indie game developer based in Finland. Creator of “Molez”, “Final Duel 2”, “Lockdown Protocol”, “Hyper Ultra Astronautics”, “Polychoron” and the upcoming “Phobos Down”.
Fediverse address:
@fractilegames@mastodon.gamedev.place
Official account for the BBC’s research & development department, exploring and creating new technologies for use in public service broadcasting and online services.
Fediverse address:
@BBCRD@social.bbc
Non-profit local news organisation based in Austin, Texas, USA. It was originally founded as a newsletter in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@AustinMonitor@flipboard.com
News feed of Chemistry World magazine, published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Fediverse address:
@www.chemistryworld.com@rss-parrot.net
One of Germany’s oldest universities, established in 1477, and its alumni include eleven Nobel winners.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unituebingen@bawü.social
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Switzerland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@altdorf@ch.fedimeteo.com
@basel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@bern@ch.fedimeteo.com
@biel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@chur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@fribourg@ch.fedimeteo.com
@geneva@ch.fedimeteo.com
@koniz@ch.fedimeteo.com
@la_chaux_de_fonds@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lausanne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lucerne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lugano@ch.fedimeteo.com
@montreux@ch.fedimeteo.com
@neuchatel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@schaffhausen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@sion@ch.fedimeteo.com
@solothurn@ch.fedimeteo.com
@st_gallen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@thun@ch.fedimeteo.com
@vernier@ch.fedimeteo.com
@winterthur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@yverdon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zollikon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zurich@ch.fedimeteo.com
User group for the Ruby programming language in York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@yorkruby@ruby.social
US political blog by former policy advisor Patrick G. Eddington warning about the dangers of the authoritarian regime currently in power, and Trump’s dismantling of the constitution.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@therepublicsentinel.com
Amateur radio enthusiast, interested in SOTA, QRP including morse code/CW. Also interested in hiking, trekking, arctic submarines and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@W9SSN@mastodon.radio
Community organisation helping people to explore creative technologies and crafts. Based in Hitchin in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@hackhitchin@techhub.social
Weather forecast accounts for Telangana, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@hyderabad__telangana@in.fedimeteo.com
Crochet designer and maker of environmentally friendly gifts and craft kits. Based in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@LittleConkers@handmade.social
Bot posting a random word every hour from an Esperanto-English dictionary.
Fediverse address:
@vortaro@bots.petras.space
News site about digital media and marketing, aimed at those working in the industry. Based in New York, USA, and founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@Digiday@flipboard.com
Düsseldorf, Germany branch of the human rights NGO Amnesty International.
Fediverse address (in German):
@AmnestyDdorf@nrw.social
Posting about racial equality, inclusivity in tech, engineering director at Google building digital ecosystems.
Fediverse address:
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
German Federal Government body advising other parts of the government on implementation of open data.
Fediverse address (in German):
@opendatabund@social.bund.de
French-language site founded in 1997 all about Nintendo, featuring news, reviews, features, podcast and its own Discord community.
Fediverse address (in French):
@PN@masto.p-nintendo.com
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Kiel, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@toppoint@chaos.social
Podcast about television series and films that can be watched free of charge.
Fediverse address (blog):
@freespace@howtowatchfree.tv
Technology news and review site focused on PC components, PC accessories and general tech. Based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@TomsHardware@flipboard.com
Lots of plants, wildlife, lichen, fungi and nature in general. Also sometimes other topics too.
Fediverse address:
@BjornIdle@mastodonapp.uk
US sports news website, mainly focused on college football and basketball.
Fediverse address:
@247Sports@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Lyon, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@labolyon@nerdculture.de
Hackerspace based in the Westerwald area of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@westwoodlabs@chaos.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
Discussion group about the comics, films and other works by Marvel.
Fediverse address:
@marvel@fedigroups.social
Feed from an English-language blog all about exploring food and restaurants in Taipei, Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@hungryintaipei.blogspot.com@rss-parrot.net
News and reviews of bourbon whiskey.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bourbonbanter.com
Campaign group fighting for online rights and privacy, based in Finland. Founded in 2001.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@effi@eupolicy.social
Discussion group for nurses, nursing researchers and nursing academics.
Fediverse address:
@nursing@fedigroups.social
News site about health and medicine, based in the United States. Owned by Boston Globe Media Partners.
Fediverse address:
@STAT@newsie.social
Wildlife photographer from New York who takes pictures of local birds, insects and other creatures.
Fediverse address:
@johnpavan@photog.social
Research establishment in Göttingen, Germany which studies all the bodies that make up our solar system including the Sun, the planets, the asteroids etc. The Institute develops scientific instruments that are sent into space on ESA and NASA missions.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@mpsgoettingen@academiccloud.social
Annual conference about the Ruby programming language, based in Brighton, UK. First held in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@brightonruby@ruby.social
Creating short simple 3D animations using the Blender animation suite.
Fediverse address (videos):
@axaneco@makertube.net
Brazilian cookery and food website, featuring recipes for all kinds of dishes and cooking types.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TudodeReceitas@flipboard.com
Group campaigning for better passenger and freight rail service in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aawa@rail.chat
Linux-based operating system for personal home computers, with the desktop environment Budgie specially created for it (Solus is also available with many other desktops too).
Fediverse address:
@getsolus@floss.social
Based in the North East of Scotland, takes spectacular photos of the landscapes, nature and wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@jimfrost@mastodon.scot
Micro-conferences devoted to the Python programming language held in various cities in Europe and elsewhere, originally based in Naples, Italy.
Fediverse address:
@pythonpizza@fosstodon.org
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
Satirical news site focused on UK and world news.
Fediverse address:
@newsthump@mastodon.online
All-volunteer collective based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Has several working groups related to digital equity/broadband, green land use, the parcel in Laurelhurst called Talaris, housing stability and more.
Fediverse address:
@ShareTheCities@social.ridetrans.it
German satirical news site founded in 2008.
Fediverse address (in German):
@derpostillon@mastodon.social
Free open source web-based font editor, aimed at typeface design beginners and hobbyists.
Fediverse address:
@glyphrstudio@typo.social
Official account of the R User Group at the Harvard Data Science Initiative based at Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@RUGatHDSI@fosstodon.org
Independent travel guide and accommodation listings service for people visiting Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@UndisScot@mastodon.scot
Weather forecast accounts for Rajasthan, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@jaipur__rajasthan@in.fedimeteo.com
@jaisalmer__rajasthan@in.fedimeteo.com
News and social media curation service, presenting articles in a magazine-like visual format on the web, and also on iPhone/iPad and Android apps.
Fediverse address:
@Flipboard@flipboard.social
Weather forecast accounts for Gujarat, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@ahmedabad__gujarat@in.fedimeteo.com
@rajkot__gujarat@in.fedimeteo.com
@surat__gujarat@in.fedimeteo.com
@vadodara__gujarat@in.fedimeteo.com
Hackerspace based in Aachen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@cccac@chaos.social
News feed of the Australian news network 9News.
Fediverse address:
@www.9news.com.au.rss@rss-parrot.net
Reader-supported local news site for Birmingham in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@birminghamdispatch.co.uk
German privacy-oriented digital agency providing advice on privacy-friendly technology, creating digital content and publishing Pyngu Magazine with articles about privacy, design and technology. They also run their own Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in German):
@pyngudigital@social.pyngu.com
German trade union formed in 2001 through the merger of five unions, with almost 2 million members in total.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wirsindverdi@mastodon.social
Initiative to promote translation of scientific articles, books, papers etc.
Fediverse address:
@TranslateScience@fediscience.org
Posting exclusive pictures of forgotten technology such as the all-touchbar MacBook Pro, AOL Punchcards and the IBM ThinkPod.
Fediverse address:
@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
Nintendo enthusiast, Super Mario Kart expert, SNES hacker, co-creator of Super Mario Kart Deluxe, and maker of the “Super Mario Kart: Under The Hood” videos.
Fediverse address:
@MrL314@peoplemaking.games
Print and online cultural magazine based in Vancouver, Canada, covering fashion, food, art, travel, beauty etc.
Fediverse address:
@MONTECRISTO_mag@flipboard.com
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
Official account of the German Federal Administrative Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVerwG_de@social.bund.de
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
Game developer, writer and artist. Perhaps best known as the creator of the classic games “Prince of Persia” and “Karateka”, Mechner nowadays writes and draws graphic novels and publishes sketchbooks.
Fediverse address:
@jmechner@mastodon.art
Automated account posting historical photos from Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@TaiwaninMchrome@mastodon.world
Band creating rock music and songs inspired by tabletop RPGs and fantasy settings.
Fediverse address:
@lootthebody@dice.camp
French site about podcasts, recommending podcasts to listen to and providing news about the podcast world. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address (in French):
@podmust@flipboard.com
News feed from KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate television station based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.kmbc.com@rss-parrot.net
Photo sharing network on the Fediverse, this is sort of the Fedi’s alternative to Instagram. You can follow people on Pixelfed from Mastodon etc and vice versa.
Fediverse address:
@pixelfed@mastodon.social
French edition of the magazine about geography, history, culture and the environment around the world.
Fediverse address (in French):
@NatGeoFrance@flipboard.com
DJ and electronic music producer interested in techno, based in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@consint@mstdn.social
Independent local news site for Medford, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2022.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gottaknowmedford.com
Drummer posting videos of their drumming sessions on progressive and alternative metal music tracks.
Fediverse address:
@luca_mancini@makertube.net
Community for researchers, students or anyone interested in open science in Mainz, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@OSCMainz@fediscience.org
French-language news and review website all about Nintendo.
Fediverse address (in French):
@NintendoLeSite@framapiaf.org
Fantasy author often with a historical setting, and fashion historian posting regularly about clothing through the ages.
Fediverse address:
@natania@mastodon.world
Makes lovely crochet figures based on free open source projects, well known game characters and other subjects.
Fediverse address (main, in French):
@doomyflo@framapiaf.org
Fediverse address (photos, in French):
@Doomyflocrochet@pix.diaspodon.fr
Website featuring articles by academics about history (all periods), art and philosophy. Based in Canada, founded in 2019.
Fediverse address (all periods of history):
@thecollector@flipboard.com
Fediverse address (ancient history):
@ancient-history-thecollector@flipboard.com
Former appellate defender, US legal expert and writer, particularly interested in criminal law, criminal procedure, elections and election law. Award-winning author and legal analyst on major news providers such as NBC, Washington Post, CNN etc.
Fediverse address:
@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social
Passenger and transit worker campaign group advocating for better public transport in Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@TransitForMD@thepit.social
Free open source Fediverse app for iPhone and iPad, compatible with Mastodon, Glitch, GoToSocial, Akkoma IceShrimp etc. Currently still in beta testing, not yet available in app store. Community-run successor to the defunct Metatext app.
Fediverse address:
@Feditext@mastodon.social
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, USA. Interested in biodiversity, ecology, climate change, scaling, physiological ecology, macroecology and open science.
Fediverse address:
@bjenquist@mastodon.social
Canadian non-profit group developing free open source software to help people protect their privacy.
Fediverse address:
@openprivacy@hachyderm.io
Discussion group about cosmology and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@cosmology@fedigroups.social
German art magazine and website mainly focused on contemporary art, also featuring design, architecture, fashion etc. First published in 2004.
Fediverse address (in German):
@monopol_online@flipboard.com
Unofficial bot posting about earthquakes above magnitude 4, using data from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Fediverse address:
@japanquake@geodata.nexus
Soft fork of the Firefox web browser, emphasising privacy. The default settings and included security software prioritise protecting the user from being tracked.
Fediverse address:
@librewolf@chaos.social
Pixel artist who (amongst other things) creates cute images of classic game consoles.
Fediverse address:
@Ossi@mastodon.art
Canadian luxury lifestyle magazine covering design, culture, travel, art, fashion and wines. Founded in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@NUVOMagazine@flipboard.com
Podcast discussing Star Trek from a humanist perspective, going through the series in broadcast order.
Fediverse address:
@humanisttrek@trekkies.social
Artist creating figurative and abstract sculptures entirely from old typewriter parts.
Fediverse address:
@jeremymayer@mastodon.art
The Fediverse’s alternative to Goodreads. You can keep track of your books, write reviews, follow other readers and more. Also, as it’s part of the Fediverse you can follow BookWyrm members from Mastodon etc.
Fediverse address:
@bookwyrm@tech.lgbt
Weather forecast accounts for Campeche, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@campeche__campeche@mx.fedimeteo.com
@ciudad_del_carmen__campeche@mx.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
Small independent press, mainly publishing literary fiction. Run by a collective of authors, based in Philadelphia PA, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NewDoorBooks@sunny.garden
Swedish artist who draws wonderfully cute storybook-type illustrations of the natural world. They are often beautifully flat like the pattern of a nice fabric.
Fediverse address:
@byjessicaelena@mastodon.art
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 2D game engine designed mainly for RPGs. Solarus games run on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@solarus@mastodon.gamedev.place
Long-form videos on retro tech including computers, radios, pocket televisions, calculators, games consoles etc. Currently publishing older archive videos.
Fediverse address (videos):
@flo@makertube.net
Blog of the UK-based writer and director Julian Simpson.
Fediverse address:
@julian@cartoongravity.com
American fashion and beauty news site, originally founded by designer Rachel Zoe.
Fediverse address:
@thezoereport@flipboard.com
US political blog covering how far right politicians are trying to normalise fascist policies.
Fediverse address (blog):
@dennycarter@badfaithtimes.com
Weather forecast accounts for California, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@anaheim__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@bakersfield__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@chula_vista__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@elk_grove__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@fremont__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@fresno__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@glendale__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@huntington_beach__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@irvine__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@lancaster__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@long_beach__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@los_angeles__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@modesto__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakland__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@oceanside__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@ontario__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@oxnard__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@riverside__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@sacramento__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_bernardino__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_diego__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_francisco__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_jose__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@santa_rosa__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@stockton__california@us.fedimeteo.com
Pixel artist and digital painter, creates assets for indie games with classic 2D top-down and isometric styles.
Fediverse address:
@raou@mastodon.gamedev.place
A bot for tech people (or anyone) to remind them to take care of themselves while working. There are two versions, with identical content but different post frequencies.
Fediverse address (updates every 3 hours):
@selfcare@hachyderm.io
Fediverse address (updates every 6 hours):
@selfcaregentle@hachyderm.io
American beauty and make-up news site, founded in 2013.
Fediverse address:
@byrdiebeauty@flipboard.com
All about retro gaming and retro computing, mainly on MS-DOS PCs of the 1980s and 1990s. Posts include screenshots, video clips, MIDI music and discussion of favourite memories.
Fediverse address:
@dosnostalgic@mastodon.social
Artist working primarily with needle felting, creates beautiful fibre sculptures. Also paints, crochets and sews.
Fediverse address:
@LisaSaarloos@mastodon.art
Django community based in Denmark.
Fediverse address:
@djangodenmark@fosstodon.org
Sport and sports culture website based in San Francisco, USA, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@BleacherReport@flipboard.com
French government regulator responsible for communications, postal services and print media distribution.
Fediverse address (in French):
@arcep@social.numerique.gouv.fr
The adventures of Moxxi, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi with a lovely smile.
Fediverse address (main):
@moxxi@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@moxxi@makertube.net
Unofficial feed of NASA’s popular service highlighting interesting pictures from space.
Fediverse address:
@apod@reentry.codl.fr
Spanish terrestrial television station founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Antena3tv@flipboard.com
Discussion group for discussing art and sharing your own works.
Fediverse address:
@drawing@fedigroups.social
US edition of the women’s magazine and website, covering health, beauty, fashion, politics, money and careers. Originally published in France in 1937.
Fediverse address:
@MarieClaire@flipboard.com
Non-profit organisation encouraging co-operation between academic institutions and Wikipedia, with institution members at all levels encouraged to contribute to articles.
Fediverse address:
@WikiEducation@wikis.world
Free open source operating system for smartwatches, based on Linux.
Fediverse address:
@AsteroidOS@fosstodon.org
Free open source software for running XMPP instant messaging servers, and one of the most popular ways to set up an XMPP server.
Fediverse address:
@prosodyim@fosstodon.org
German technology news and review site looking at phones, cameras, computers, televisions, online services etc. Also covers food and health.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CHIP_online@flipboard.com
German website about fitness and health, originally a magazine first published in 1994.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FitForFun@flipboard.com
Hesse (also known as Hessen or Hessia) has a population of 6 million, with its largest city being Frankfurt.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
Project to record and monitor power outages in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@PowerOutageUS@bfs.llc
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
Photos, facts and flyers from the punk music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social
Crafts enthusiast posting about sewing, crochet, jewellery-making and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@Natalie@aus.social
Unofficial toy news blog all about Hot Wheels toy cars.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hwheadline.com
Site about sustainable farming, small scale farms and homegrown food.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@homesteadhorizon.com
German federal agency for providing topographic data, cartography and geodetic reference systems.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKG@social.bund.de
Free open source software for creating virtual worlds and social VR.
Fediverse address:
@overte@fosstodon.org
Newspaper based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Founded in 1871, it is nowadays run by a non-profit organisation.
Fediverse address:
@sltrib@mas.to
Community calendar of punk music events in Montreal, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@shows@montreal.askapunk.net
Video blogger who covers FOSS, community projects, Linux and other related tech stuff.
Fediverse address:
@geotechdigital@tilvids.com
German edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and site, covering fashion, beauty, culture and travel.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HarpersBAZAARde@flipboard.com
Instrument scientist at the Australian Astronomical Observatory in Sydney, and is working on the international MAVIS project. Horton posts particularly about telescopes and observatories themselves, including lots of photos.
Fediverse address:
@spacelizard@aus.social
Proprietor of the Tablas Creek Vineyard in California USA. Posts on wine, wine production and life on a vineyard.
Fediverse address:
@jasonchaas@mastodon.world
UK magazine about homes, interior design, gardening and lifestyle topics. First published in 1919.
Fediverse address:
@HomesGardens@flipboard.com
Electronic music producer based in Baltimore MD, USA. Genres include electronic and electric, acid hop, drum and bass, bass music/dubstep etc.
Fediverse address:
@zipzapzop@ravenation.club
Toy photography mainly based around Transformers, sometimes featuring digibashes and crossovers between franchises.
Fediverse address:
@chchchch1tf@retro.pizza
Newsletter recommending classic songs and occasionally about how to create a good hi-fi setup.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@seekhifi.com
Discussion group about grunge music.
Fediverse address:
@grunge@fedigroups.social
Free open source software for running your own internet radio station through the web.
Fediverse address:
@azuracast@floss.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
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
Newsletter highlighting recent political influence operations by authoritarian states and groups.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@disinfodocket.com
Italian daily national newspaper first published in 1976.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@repubblica@flipboard.com
Independent local news site for South Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soduwelikelocal.news
Feed of articles from the West Virginia Explorer, an online travel guide for the state of West Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@wvexplorer.com@rss-parrot.net
Small business creating hand dyed yarns in Yorkshire, England. The yarns are made with wool sheared from local sheep, hence the name 🐑
Fediverse address:
@baabaabrighouse@mastodonapp.uk
Co-working community hackerspace, based in Cologne, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@kalkspace@chaos.social
Website featuring a curated list of XMPP instances organised into categories based on the quality and type of services offered.
Fediverse address:
@xmpp_providers@fosstodon.org
Non-profit independent local news service for Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@BaltimoreBanner@mastodon.online
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Rennes, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@pythonrennes@social.breizhcamp.org
Enthusiastic bibliophile, posting about books, literary news, poetry, occasional reviews, runs a “Silent Book Club” and a blog about reading.
Fediverse address:
@bookgaga@mastodon.social
News feed from the website of Autism Europe, a non-profit advocating for the rights of autistic people.
Fediverse address:
@www.autismeurope.org.news-publications@rss-parrot.net
IT expert, software developer, good guy hacker, long-time Fediverse user. Fighting for privacy rights, libre software and ethical tech. Did information security and infrastructure for Panama Papers journalists, amongst others.
Fediverse address:
@rysiek@mstdn.social
Small independent publisher of TTRPG books including source material, rule sets and more.
Fediverse address:
@periaptgames@dice.camp
English-language newspaper in the Philippines, covering national and international news. Founded in 1898.
Fediverse address:
@TheManilaTimes@mastodon.social
Independent non-profit investigative news site based in Pennsylvania, USA, and founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@SpotlightPA@flipboard.com
Account for Mark Smith, founder of the Seat61.com website. The site provides information, photos and experiences of rail travel in Britain, Europe and all around the world.
Fediverse address:
@seatsixtyone@mas.to
Indie game developer and creator of the colourful retro neon title Spectrum Break for Android, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@JHein@mastodon.social
Hosting provider offering fully managed hosting of wide range of FOSS platforms including Nextcloud, Mastodon, PeerTube and many others.
Fediverse address:
@Cloud68@fosstodon.org
Independent local news site for Park County, Montana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pccjournal.com
Hackerspace based in Paderborn, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@c3pb@chaos.social
Women’s lifestyle site, covering beauty, entertainment, food, health etc. Based in the US, founded in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@PureWow@flipboard.com
Spanish fact-checking company mainly focusing on social media.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NewtralMedia@flipboard.com
Independent news site based in Australia focusing on how the media is failing to accurately cover the rise of fascism and far right groups.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@lamestream.com.au
Fashion and style account posting outfits and accessories worn in the office. Also features cats and self-deprecating humour.
Fediverse address:
@sahakanouch@fashionsocial.host
News site all about 3D printing, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@fabbaloo@techhub.social
Founder of Scientists For EU and the Bylines Network, presenter at BylineTV.
Fediverse address:
@mikegalsworthy@mas.to
Publishing papers that describe novel and rigorous research addressing broad principles in plant science.
Fediverse address:
@JXBot@mastodon.social
French national online geospatial service to locate particular addresses, using map data from OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@adressedatagouv@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Official Fediverse account of the largest news site about the video game business.
Fediverse address:
@GIbiz@mastodon.social
Electronic techno/dance musician and photographer, with account running on a self-written ActivityPub server.
Fediverse address:
@pdp8@social.pdp8.info
Former journalist turned digital marketer, host of the Entrepreneur’s Enigma podcast which interviews a different businessperson each week.
Fediverse address:
@seth@socl.bz
Street art in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including murals, graffiti etc. Includes art by all traditions and communities in the city, both political and non-political.
Fediverse address:
@extramuralactivity@mastodon.ie
US magazine covering literature, politics, the arts, culture, philosophy, history and current events. First published in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@nybooks@newsie.social
Writing threads about the history of Ediburgh and Leith in Scotland, as well as modern Scottish history in general.
Fediverse address:
@cocteautriplets@mastodon.scot
Mathematician, statistician, economist, actuary. Professor and researcher at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Fediverse address:
@freakonometrics@mastodon.social
Obscure hip-hop enthusiast and music lover, posting about new hip-hop artists and releases.
Fediverse address:
@hiphopheaven@rap.social
Bot posting images of 1990s clip art.
Fediverse address:
@clipart@mastodon.art
Really cute cartoons with a straightforward wholesome feel.
Fediverse address:
@heyheymomo@socel.net
Official account for the city of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@jyvaskylankaupunki@mastodon.social
Railway enthusiast based in Europe, posting pictures from their train travels in many different countries.
Fediverse address:
@andreaswiedenhoff@rail.chat
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
Non-profit for people connected to type and typography, organising typography conferences, workshops and promoting innovation in the field. Based in the United States, but has an international membership.
Fediverse address:
@atypi@typo.social
Popular long-established Linux distribution first released in 2003, sponsored by the US software company Red Hat.
Fediverse address:
@fedora@fosstodon.org
German edition of the football news site covering club and international games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@goaldeutschland@flipboard.com
News feed from the official website of the Government of Croatia.
Fediverse address (in Croatian):
@vlada.gov.hr@rss-parrot.net
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Scotland, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@aberdeen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@dundee@uk.fedimeteo.com
@edinburgh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@fort_william@uk.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow@uk.fedimeteo.com
@inverness@uk.fedimeteo.com
@kirkwall@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lamlash@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lerwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@port_ellen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portree@uk.fedimeteo.com
@tarbert@uk.fedimeteo.com
@thurso@uk.fedimeteo.com
Free open source interface prototyping and design platform. It operates entirely through web browsers using SVG, so it can be used collaboratively and on any OS.
Fediverse address (main):
@penpot@fosstodon.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@penpot_app@peertube.kaleidos.net
Non-profit volunteer group organising endurance races (swimming, cycling, running etc) in North Dakota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@endracing@mspsocial.net
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
German women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, beauty, recipes and relationships. First published in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@freundin_de@flipboard.com
Independent reader-supported German news blog fighting fake news and far right fascism.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Volksverpetzer@digitalcourage.social
Blog posting about animals, nature and conservation, written by an expert in animal behaviour and welfare.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sincerelyblue.org
Retro computing fan, posting about the ZX Spectrum, SAM Coupé and other classic 8-bit systems.
Fediverse address:
@noisetank@oldbytes.space
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
Small university radio station broadcasting from the basement of Walker Memorial at MIT in Massachusetts USA. Available on FM radio in the Cambridge and Boston MA area, or online via their website.
Fediverse address:
@wmbr@mastodon.mit.edu
Free open source transport network simulation game inspired by Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Fediverse address:
@openttd@mas.to
US-based investigative news site aimed at holding powerful figures accountable.
Fediverse address:
@news@levernews.com
News feed from television station based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Affiliate of ABC, founded in 1967.
Fediverse address:
@wgno.com@rss-parrot.net
Blog about transport, housing and politics in Alameda, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@hello@themorningbun.com
Award-winning technology reporter at the Washington Post. Particularly interested in artificial intelligence and algorithms.
Fediverse address:
@drewharwell@mastodon.social
Gossip and entertainment magazine with focus on black celebrities, based in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@Bossip@flipboard.com
Fan of the red panda, runs a website all about this small mammal. Features the latest news about red pandas in the wild and in captivity.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@redpandazine@c.im
Portuguese-language site about homes, architecture, gardens and related topics.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@CasaeJardim@flipboard.com
Independent game asset designer, including buildings, scenery and props from all kinds of genres including sci-fi, fantasy, real world etc.
Fediverse address:
@loafbrr@mastodon.gamedev.place
Blog about current television series by the professional critic Alan Sepinwall.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@whatsalanwatching.com
Community radio station based in Aragon in Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@radiotopo@mastodon.social
Pop culture and enterntainment news blog covering film, music, TV etc.
Fediverse address:
@ScreenHubentertainment@nerdculture.de
Publishing house of the European Mathematics Society, publishing peer-reviewed journals and books on mathematics.
Fediverse address:
@ems_press@mathstodon.xyz
US-based non-partisan non-profit organisation trying to fight misinformation and disinformation, and help people distinguish between credible and non-credible news. Founded by the Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Alan C. Miller in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@NewsLitProject@flipboard.com
International Bibliography of Theology and Religious Studies.
Fediverse address:
@ixtheo@hcommons.social
Conference in Switzerland devoted to the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@helvetic_ruby@ruby.social
3D printing enthusiast and software engineer, printing both fun bits of art and practical objects.
Fediverse address:
@IvyMike@infosec.exchange
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
Discussion group about crochet and for crocheters.
Fediverse address:
@crochet@fedigroups.social
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
Data journalist with CBC Calgary in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@robsonfletcher@mas.to
Community calendar highlighting activism, mutual aid and advocacy events in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@showuptoronto@cosocial.ca
Discussion group about all kinds of coins, tokens and medallions from any period in history.
Fediverse address:
@numismatics@fedigroups.social
News feed from local independent non-profit newsroom for Nebraska, USA. Investigative reports on local issues.
Fediverse address:
@flatwaterfreepress.org@rss-parrot.net
Independent community news site for San Francisco, California, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@newsletters.48hills.org
American men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering the outdoors, fitness, food and drink, fashion, travel etc. First published in print in 1992.
Fediverse address:
@mensjournal@flipboard.com
Public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, industry and period. Founded in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@FontsInUse@typo.social
KDE developer posting lots of interesting videos all about software created by the KDE community and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@veggero@tube.kockatoo.org
Feed from independent blog covering South Dakota politics and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@dakotafreepress.com@rss-parrot.net
Formula One motor racing news site, based in the UK and founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@PlanetF1@flipboard.com
Executive director at MIT Office of Research Computing & Data, high performance computing expert.
Fediverse address:
@jcuff@mastodon.mit.edu
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
Professional drum & bass, techno and electronic musician and composer from Germany, featuring a cyberpunk dystopian aesthetic. Incredibly, their latest track is also available on MiniDisc! 💽
Fediverse address:
@revengeday@corteximplant.com
Independent local news site for Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@fallschurchindependent.com
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
Mathematical physicist at the University of California, Riverside, and a keen science communicator who posts lots of stuff of interest to maths fans.
Fediverse address:
@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz
Bot posting random items from the Smithsonian via their API.
Fediverse address:
@SmithsonianRoulette@zirk.us
News feed from UK-based charity supporting neurodiverse people, led by neurodiverse people.
Fediverse address:
@www.s4nd.org@rss-parrot.net
Website and podcast with news and features about art, culture and more. Founded in 2009, based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address:
@hyperallergic@newsie.social
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
US-based news site founded in 2014, also producing videos on YouTube and Netflix.
Fediverse address:
@Vox@flipboard.com
Tampa Florida branch of the US-based organisation for LGBTQIA+ people and their parents, families and allies.
Fediverse address:
@pflagtampa@noc.social
News feed from the Lens non-profit public interest news service for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@thelensnola.org@rss-parrot.net
French language reggae music show on the community station Radio Pulsar.
Fediverse address:
@rastapuls@diaspodon.fr
Free open source alternative to Linktree, which helps people publish links to all their profiles and sites on a single page.
Fediverse address:
@linkstack@mstdn.social
The Digital Humanities Program at Michigan State University, USA.
Fediverse address:
@dhatmsu@h-net.social
Free open source third party Mastodon app for Android devices, first released in 2017.
Fediverse address (in Japanese & English):
@SubwayTooter@mastodon.juggler.jp
Listener-supported public radio network based in the state of Kansas, USA. First broadcasting in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@RadioKansas@mastodon.social
Discussion group for allotment gardeners.
Fediverse address:
@allotments@fedigroups.social
Official account of the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust@social.rust-lang.org
News feed from the government of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@news.gov.mb.ca.news.index.html@rss-parrot.net
French language website dedicated to Sega, covering both retro and current releases.
Fediverse address (in French):
@segamag@mamot.fr
Posts videos of songs he’s working on, some of them rather silly such as a love song about a “beholder” monster.
Fediverse address:
@guyjantic@tube.tchncs.de
Canadian trade union based in London, Ontario. Affiliated with Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
Fediverse address:
@londonlabourcouncil@union.place
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
Scottish concept artist working on video games and tabletop roleplaying games.
Fediverse address:
@BraveRobynArt@peoplemaking.games
Writing about railways, cycling and other topics. Advocates for cross border rail in the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@jon@gruene.social
Hackerspace based in Basel, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CCCBasel@chaos.social
Astrophysicist and senior lecturer at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, and part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. Hunts for exoplanets.
Fediverse address:
@eamonn_kerins@astrodon.social
Free open source software organisation, probably best known for the Firefox web browser and many other libre projects.
Fediverse address:
@mozillaofficial@mastodon.social
Unofficial OpenBSD news account, posting and boosting OpenBSD news.
Fediverse address:
@openbsdnow@bsd.network
Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice at York University in Canada. Researches network cultures and technologies, alternative social media and manipulative communication. Author of “Reverse Engineering Social Networks”, “Weaving the Dark Web” and “Social Engineering”.
Fediverse address:
@robertwgehl@scholar.social
Discussion group about upcycling houses so they become more self-sufficient using renewable energy, open hardware, FOSS etc.
Fediverse address:
@fedihouse@fedigroups.social
US-based progressive magazine for young women covering current affairs, politics, fashion, beauty etc.
Fediverse address:
@TeenVogue@flipboard.com
Bot posting pictures of exhibited artworks featuring birds.
Fediverse address:
@birdsinmuseums@mastodon.online
Website packed with all kinds of information about online bots, including catalogues of bots and guides on how to make a bot.
Fediverse address:
@botwiki@mastodon.social
French edition of the news site where all articles are written by experts qualified in the topic being discussed. French edition founded in 2015.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ConversationFR@flipboard.com
Daily 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:
@gnatho@makertube.net
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
Freelance artist working on animation and gaming, often with a cartoon-like style.
Fediverse address:
@saku_art@mastodon.gamedev.place
German-language discussion group about mountain biking.
Fediverse address (in German):
@mtb@fedigroups.social
Support forum for sufferers of psoriasis.
Fediverse address:
@PsoriasisClub@mas.to
Posting photos and stories from dining cars on trains around the world, especially in Europe and Austria.
Fediverse address:
@diningcar@rail.chat
Series of history books written by Irish academics John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs by Breslin along with historical context and captions written by Buckley.
Fediverse address:
@oldirelandincolour@mastodon.social
Discussion group about web comics.
Fediverse address:
@webcomics@fedigroups.social
Wilderness conservation group in Alberta, Canada, founded in 1965.
Fediverse address:
@albertawildernessassociation@mastodon.social
Storytelling podcast featuring stories and folklore with connected recipes and food history.
Fediverse address:
@FairytalesFood@mstdn.social
Creates digital oil paintings and other forms of visual art.
Fediverse address:
@GrumpyMark@mastodon.art
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
Discussion group about books with LGBTQIA+ romance themes.
Fediverse address:
@queerromanceclub@fedigroups.social
Hackerspace based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@sandbox@kolektiva.social
Weather forecast accounts for Texas, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@abilene__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@amarillo__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@arlington__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@austin__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@beaumont__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@brownsville__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@carrollton__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_park__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@college_station__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@corpus_christi__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@dallas__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@denton__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@el_paso__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_worth__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@frisco__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@garland__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_prairie__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@harlingen__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@houston__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@irving__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@killeen__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@laredo__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewisville__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@lubbock__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mcallen__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mckinney__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mesquite__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@midland__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_braunfels__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@odessa__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@pasadena__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@plano__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@round_rock__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_angelo__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_antonio__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@temple__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@tyler__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@victoria__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@waco__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@wichita_falls__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
Artist creating beautifully detailed pixel art featuring wonderfully lit scenes.
Fediverse address:
@nyurakim@mastodon.art
Hackerspace based in Erfurt, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bytespeicher@chaos.social
Hackerspace based in Coburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Hackzogtum@chaos.social
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
Automated accounts posting weather forecasts and warnings for Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mirror of the official RSS feeds from the Canadian government’s weather service.
Fediverse address (general weather):
@meteo.gc.ca.rss.city.mb-38.f.xml@rss-parrot.net
Fediverse address (weather warnings):
@meteo.gc.ca.rss.warning.mb-38.f.xml@rss-parrot.net
Free open source personal wiki, which can be used as a notebook, to-do list, website etc. It stores its content and code within a single HTML file which includes all the needed CSS and JavaScript, so it can be used through any browser without installing anything.
Fediverse address:
@TiddlyWiki@fosstodon.org
Climate scientist, professor of Public Policy and Public Law at Texas Tech University, Chief Scientist at the Nature Conservancy organisation. Science communicator campaigning to stop global warming.
Fediverse address:
@kathhayhoe@fediscience.org
News feed from the Portuguese newspaper Publico, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@www.publico.pt@rss-parrot.net
PBS/NPR public broadcaster providing news on television and radio for Boston, Massachusetts and beyond. Owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation.
Fediverse address (main):
@gbhnews@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@gbhnews@pixelfed.social
Website all about vinyl records, record players, equipment, accessories, tips and news. Founded in 2012.
Fediverse address:
@AnalogPlanet@flipboard.com
Posting everyday stories about cats around the world and drawing pictures to accompany them. Readers can send their own cat’s stories to be shared and illustrated by the account.
Fediverse address:
@cat_news@mas.to
German edition of the men’s health, fitness and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in German):
@MensHealth_de@flipboard.com
German-language website devoted to Captain Future, a cult series of American pulp stories from the 1940s and a Japanese anime adaptation from the 1970s.
Fediverse address (in German):
@futuremania@mastodon.social
Greek photographer who takes beautiful arty images, usually quite close to the subjects and often emphasising abstract shapes.
Fediverse address:
@nikant@toot.community
Free open source instant messenger software compatible with XMPP / Jabber, IRC, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE and Zephyr. Available for Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@pidgin@fosstodon.org
Feed from the website of Radio Boise, a community radio station in Boise, Idaho, USA.
Fediverse address:
@radioboise.org@rss-parrot.net
Insectary manager at the Pirbright Institute, an animal health research institute in Surrey, UK.
Fediverse address:
@callumjethomas@ecoevo.social
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
Hackerspace based in Brasilia, Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@calangohc@bolha.us
Live streaming account on the Fediverse that shows weird old public domain films and television series 24 hours a day. They are usually kitsch documentaries or tacky sci-fis, but there’s the occasional genuine classic too.
Fediverse address:
@rstv@live.retrostrange.com
Creating in-depth tutorial videos about low-budget cinematography, film-making and photography. Especially keen on lighting setups and reviews of different lighting techniques.
Fediverse address (videos):
@trenton_hoshiko@trentontube.trentonhoshiko.com
ORCID is a free open identifier system which assigns a unique code for authors and researchers on academic publications, to help track the contributions made by individuals.
Fediverse address:
@ORCID_Org@scicomm.xyz
Creates precise but psychedelic, colourful and detailed artwork, often related to animals and/or libre projects. For example, Ubuntu releases often receive a new piece of artwork by Ritter based on that version’s animal mascot.
Fediverse address:
@sylvia_ritter@mastodon.social
Senior researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Interested in mathematical models in social sciences, social networks, complex networks, social influence and conflict.
Fediverse address:
@vtraag@social.cwts.nl
Harpist and songwriter, creates videos and livestreams of harp music and harp practice. Also performs harp versions of video game music.
Fediverse address:
@windy_harper@mastodon.world
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
Physician and medical data scientist specialising in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Enthusiastic about open science.
Fediverse address:
@danielsteinbach@fediscience.org
Software developer and retro computing enthusiast, collects old computers and creates retro software for MS-DOS such as the FOSS Mastodon client DOStodon and the JavaScript environment DOjS.
Fediverse address:
@dec_hl@mastodon.social
Astrophysicist working on gamma-ray astronomy at IRAP (CNRS) in Toulouse, France. Also interested in the impact of scientific research on the environment.
Fediverse address (in English, French, German):
@jknodlseder@astrodon.social
Grassroots initiative organising video game speedruns to support LGBTQIA+ charities.
Fediverse address:
@PowerUpWithPride@kind.social
News and analysis of US national security, law and policy, run by the Lawfare Institute in co-operation with the Brookings Institute.
Fediverse address:
@lawfare@mastodon.social
Non-profit based in the US promoting global adoption of open geospatial technology.
Fediverse address:
@osgeo@fosstodon.org
Small indie game studio making hand-crafted cosy games. Based in Colorado, USA.
Fediverse address:
@PonderosaGames@indiegames.online
Gardening fan and carnivorous plant enthusiast. Also interested in insects and arachnids. Creator of a colouring book themed around carnivorous plants.
Fediverse address:
@tippitiwichet@mastodon.social
News feed from the City of Calgary’s official website.
Fediverse address:
@newsroom.calgary.ca@rss-parrot.net
Artist recreating scenes from films and popular culture using miniature models and practical effects in great detail.
Fediverse address:
@robotwig@socel.net
Small independent gadget review site covering all kinds of stuff.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@powermoves.blog
Free open source screenshot app for Linux, Mac and Windows. It does more than just capture the screen, it also includes editing tools and upload features.
Fediverse address:
@flameshot@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about all kinds of sewing.
Fediverse address:
@sewing@fedigroups.social
Official account of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmftr_bund@social.bund.de