Science news service curated by human beings at Flipboard, covering lots of current topics including climate change, space, health and more. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address (Mastodon account, interacts more):
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
Fediverse address (Flipboard account):
@science@flipboard.com
Discussion group for anime bloggers.
Fediverse address:
@animeblogging@fedigroups.social
Electronic musician making own music videos.
Fediverse address (videos):
@limebar@communitymedia.video
US-based car magazine covering all kinds of vehicles including new, old and racing cars. Founded in 1947.
Fediverse address:
@Roadandtrack@flipboard.com
Surfing and surf culture digital magazine and website. Based in the USA, founded in 1962.
Fediverse address:
@Surfer@flipboard.com
Wildlife photographer in Singapore who takes lots of interesting photos of nature including birds and insects.
Fediverse address:
@sohkamyung@photog.social
(Note that this a locked account, but owner is fine with people sending follow requests as long as they have profile bio text filled in and at least one public post.)
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
Professor in the Social Sciences Institute and the Department of Geography at the Maynooth University in Ireland. Recipient of the 2013 Royal Irish Academy’s Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.
Fediverse address:
@robkitchin@mastodon.social
Independent smartphone company based in Finland, continuing work on a Linux-based smartphone OS previously started by Nokia.
Fediverse address:
@jolla@techhub.social
Hackerspace based in Basel, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CCCBasel@chaos.social
Retro gaming and retro computing collector, posting about titles and hardware from years gone by.
Fediverse address:
@RetroWizzard@oldbytes.space
Indie game developer, previously worked on Wii U games and now releasing on Steam and Xbox. Current release is the puzzle game “Drop It: Block Paradise”.
Fedi directory:
@ZeNfA@mastodon.gamedev.place
News feed from television station based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Affiliate of ABC, founded in 1967.
Fediverse address:
@wgno.com@rss-parrot.net
A set of continuously delivered immutable Linux-based OSes using Fedora Atomic Desktop, with flavours for general use, gaming, work and lightweight systems.
Fediverse address:
@UniversalBlue@fosstodon.org
Humanist theatre company based in Picardy, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@compagniedelarcade@mastodon.social
Pixel artist with a fun, colourful cartoon-like style.
Fediverse address:
@pixelsnorf@mastodon.social
Connecting space-related academics, companies and government departments in Taiwan and around the world.
Fediverse address (videos):
@tsu@solarsystem.video
Professor of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Particularly interested in researching pollution and waste from electronics.
Fediverse address:
@jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
Providing bindings for the Godot game engine to the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@GodotRust@mastodon.gamedev.place
Discussion group about anything plant-based including food etc.
Fediverse address:
@plantbased@fedigroups.social
Free open source forum software very widely used by many different websites. Maintained since 2014.
Fediverse address:
@Discourse@mastodon.social
Discussion group about building and running your own homelab.
Fediverse address:
@homelab@fedigroups.social
8-bit retro computing enthusiast, particularly keen on Acorn computers like the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
Fediverse address:
@8bitTim@mastodonapp.uk
Writes indie RPG material including settings, source books, adventures etc covering a wide range of genres such as fantasy, parody, history, film noir and modern crime.
Fediverse address:
@dcbradshaw@dice.camp
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution using the KDE Plasma desktop.
Fediverse address:
@Feren_OS@mastodon.social
Annual conference of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@sotm@en.osm.town
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Flensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_fl@chaos.social
Academic librarian, head of the Open Science Lab at TIB, the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology in Hannover, Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@Lambo@openbiblio.social
Free open source lightweight blogging engine, uses files without a database.
Fediverse address:
@flatpress@fosstodon.org
Feed of food news website based in Portland, Maine, USA. Site founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@www.portlandfoodmap.com@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group about cosmology and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@cosmology@fedigroups.social
Official account of the French newspaper, founded in 1944.
Fediverse address (in French):
@lemonde@mastodon.social
US humorous and satirical magazine available in print and online. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@online.americanbystander.org
Hackerspace based in Konstanz, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hacknology@chaos.social
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
Music blog recommending albums. Covers many genres of popular music from many different decades, featuring each album’s cover and a brief review of why it’s worth listening to.
Fediverse address:
@pulin@auditorymusings.net
Illustrator who draws stylised versions of reality, where familiar things are stretched and folded into interesting shapes.
Fediverse address:
@Strijboll@mastodon.art
Retro gaming site with news, reviews, interviews and features about classic video games and systems. Founded in 2019.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retrododo.com
Centre for citizen science in Flanders, Belgium.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@Scivil@mastodon-belgium.be
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
Discussion group for drummers and about drumming.
Fediverse address:
@drumming@fedigroups.social
Cycling cartoonist, author of the cycle-themed book “From A to B”, draws amusing and thought-provoking diagrams about sustainable transport and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@davewalker@mastodon.social
Online radio station, podcast and blog featuring shows about Sega and music from games.
Fediverse address:
@RadioSEGA@thevipvipers.space
AFAR is a travel magazine and website, based in San Francisco USA but covering travel worldwide. Founded 2009.
Fediverse address:
@AfarMedia@flipboard.com
Hungarian-language blog exploring selected films and television series, and recommending the good ones.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@filmtro@mastodon.social
Bot posting random flags of nations and regions.
Fediverse address:
@FlagFacts@mas.to
Film site looking at offbeat alternative cinema, including Hollywood, World and LGBTQIA+ films. Runs two accounts covering modern films and older films.
Fediverse address (main):
@altfilmguide@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (classic cinema):
@altfgclassics@mastodon.social
Newspaper and website based in Portland, Oregon, USA, covering local news, sports, culture etc. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@wweek@flipboard.com
Plushiemaker, crocheter and illustrator. Makes cute amigurumi animals often based on characters from popular fiction.
Fediverse address:
@artpricott@mastodon.art
Watercolour artist from Spain, often painting landscapes and cityscapes with a slightly abstract feel and restricted range of colours.
Fediverse address (in English & Spanish):
@jcwatercolor@tkz.one
Humorous comic strips (often political or social satire) using photos of real life action figures and toys, including transformers, superheroes, Star Trek and others.
Fediverse address:
@ToyBoxComix@retro.pizza
English-language non-profit news site about Vietnam, run by activists and journalists concerned about human rights in the country.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thevietnamese.org
Independent local news site for Forest Grove, Oregon, USA. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newsinthegrove.com
Non-profit citizen journalist news site for North East England (including Durham, Northumberland, Teesside, Tyneside and Wearside). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@NEBylines@mastodon.social
RSS feed of the news service of Japan’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address (in Japanese):
@www3.nhk.or.jp.news@rss-parrot.net
Non-profit citizen journalism news site covering the Nort West of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@NWBylines@mastodon.social
Discussion group for autistic people.
Fediverse address:
@autistics@fedigroups.social
Podcast founded in 2006 to review technology and games to assess how accessible they are for blind people. Also does livestreams and videos, the livestreams are available later on the video account.
Fediverse address (main):
@podcast@tffp.masto.host
Website and videos all about retro technology, especially old computers.
Fediverse address:
@vintageapparatus@mastodon.social
News site about space exploration, astronomy and related topics. The site is based in the UK and US, and was founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@Spacecom@flipboard.com
News feed of YLE News, from Finland’s public broadcaster Yleisradio.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@yle.fi.uutiset@rss-parrot.net
German edition of the famous fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine, first published in 1928 and then relaunched in 1979.
Fediverse address (in German):
@VOGUE_Germany@flipboard.com
Non-profit archive of over 100,000 items related to lettering, typography, calligraphy and graphic design throughout human history. Based in California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@letterformarchive@typo.social
Print and digital magazine about sign painting techniques and culture.
Fediverse address (main):
@blag@typo.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@sam@bl.ag
Fediverse address (videos):
@sam@video.bl.ag
Tech news site focused on products by Apple including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch etc.
Fediverse address:
@cultofmac@mastodon.social
Long-running podcast hosted by game designers all about D&D and RPG games, including the games themselves, the design work and the business behind it.
Fediverse address:
@MasteringDnD@dice.camp
Builds and paints scale models, miniatures and dioramas. Covers many genres including sci-fi, fantasy and realism.
Fediverse address:
@DrH@dice.camp
Austrian daily newspaper based in Vienna, published in both print and online.
Fediverse address (in German):
@derStandard@derstandard.at
Local newspaper for Wayne County, Indiana, USA. Founded in 1991 as a grassroots project.
Fediverse address:
@WesternWayneNews@newsie.social
Independent conference for fans of the Mac and other Apple products. Based in Illinois, USA.
Fediverse address:
@macstockexpo@tooting.ninja
Wildlife photographer based in the South Downs, Sussex in the UK. Especially keen on foxes. Runs the Permuted website.
Fediverse address:
@Words@vivaldi.net
Independent coverage of football (soccer) in Halifax, Canada. Particularly focused on the Halifax Wanderers and Halifax Tides.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hfxfootballpost.ca
Independent game developer working on games and utilities for the Playdate handheld console, with emphasis on cute fun gameplay.
Fediverse address:
@rae@mastodon.gamedev.place
Official account of the French government’s ambassador for digital affairs.
Fediverse address (in French & English):
@ambnum@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Shop making and selling nerdy maths things including dice, shapes, puzzles, games, books etc. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@mathsgear@mathstodon.xyz
Handwritten notes using many different kinds of fonts, inks and fountain pens.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and English):
@Escritos_mano@mastodon.online
Highlighting interesting articles etc about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pythonhub@mastodon.social
Gardener and solarpunk/permaculture fan who grows plants, flowers, berries etc, and does seed swaps.
Fediverse address:
@yekuhl@mastodon.green
Long-running series of “non-conference” events for software developers in Czechia.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@jopenspace@mastodonczech.cz
Hackerspace based in Zwickau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@zLabor@chaos.social
Pixel artist creating minimalist depictions of complex objects, especially for the Pico-8 virtual game console. Currently working on a shoot-em-up with magic robots.
Fediverse address:
@jammigans@mastodon.art
Technology and consumer electronics news site, based in Oregon, USA and founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@DigitalTrends@flipboard.com
German edition of the men’s health, fitness and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in German):
@MensHealth_de@flipboard.com
Web-based OpenStreetMap graphical interface which lets you view themed maps and edit them with an OSM ID.
Fediverse address:
@MapComplete@en.osm.town
Independent non-profit environmental news site, with focus on investigating companies that are blocking climate action. Based in the US, founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@floodlightnews.org
Non-profit community observatory in Connecticut USA, run by volunteers from the Westport Astronomical Society.
Fediverse address:
@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
Research scientist who writes books, articles and blogs about artificial intelligence, as seen in major publications like Wired, Popular Science and Physics World.
Fediverse address:
@janellecshane@wandering.shop
Italian artist running art livestream. Working on graphic design, motion graphics, animation, illustration and comics. Founder of the SUPERAMICI collective. Professor at ISIA Roma Design.
Fediverse address:
@studio@tv.lrnz.it
Bicycle enthusiast who posts about cycling and advocates for better cycling infrastructure.
Fediverse address:
@BicycleBen@mas.to
Comic book podcast about weird comic moments and how they relate to pop culture and history, with a queer-friendly feminist viewpoint. May contain strong language.
Fediverse address:
@tencenttakes@retro.pizza
Sports news feed from the Czech public broadcaster Česká televize.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@www.ceskatelevize.cz.sport@rss-parrot.net
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
Romanian Nigerian British rapper, also a medical doctor based in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@chimaanya.com
Knitting fan posting about projects they are working on. Also many pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@exclusivecats@mastodon.ie
OpenStreetMap contributor and enthusiast, also interested in FOSS, privacy, Wikidata etc.
Fediverse address:
@Doudouosm@en.osm.town
Mexican animator and illustrator making web comics and single panel sketches. Much of their work is released under Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Fediverse address:
@jectoons@comicscamp.club
Indie comic news and review site.
Fediverse address:
@lotuslandcomics@mastodon.online
Newsletter highlighting bizarre stories from various magazines and news outlets.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@newsletter.mathewingram.com
Website about photography and videography, featuring tutorials, ideas, software, equipment etc.
Fediverse address:
@Photofocus@flipboard.com
Independent news site based in Maine, USA, published by the non-profit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.
Fediverse address:
@MaineMonitor@flipboard.com
Veterinarian specialising in avian medicine and surgery. Often travels to remote locations to implant trackers for studying wild bird populations.
Fediverse address:
@avianvet@birds.town
Unofficial bot posting news of the latest rescue launches by the UK & Ireland’s voluntary lifeboat service.
Fediverse address:
@outonashout@mas.to
Information about LGBTQIA+ pride events in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@GayPride@framapiaf.org
Bot posting aerial photos and maps of random airports at 6 hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@airports_bot@mastodon.world
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
Astronomer and media officer at the European Southern Observatory organisation. The ESO is funded by European countries who wish to observe the sky from the southern hemisphere, to complement observations made in the northern hemisphere.
Fediverse address:
@astro_jcm@mastodon.online
Open source project to help use geospatial data in the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@geopandas@fosstodon.org
Science fiction and fantasy convention in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States, operated entirely by volunteers. Founded in 1978, based in SeaTac WA.
Fediverse address:
@norwescon@social.seattle.wa.us
Online magazine covering the news from a variety of black perspectives. Based in the US, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@TheRoot@flipboard.com
Makes works of art from items of technology, combining functioning devices with other materials to create sculptures and art installations.
Fediverse address:
@combs@mastodon.art
Site all about news, arts and culture in the Jewish communities of New Mexico, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nmjewishjournal.com
Long-established yachting and sailing magazine. Based in the UK, founded in 1894.
Fediverse address:
@YachtingWorld@flipboard.com
Volunteers mapping the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France through the free open mapping platform OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OSM_BFC@mstdn.social
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
Posting and podcasting about all kinds of board games, as well as occasional random tangents.
Fediverse address:
@ofdiceandmen@tabletop.social
Technology and gadget videos covering phones, audio equipment, computers etc.
Fediverse address:
@macbla@makertube.net
Independent gaming news site about MMORPGs and also selected other online multiplayer games. Founded in 2015 as the spiritual successor to massively.com.
Fediverse address:
@massivelyop@mastodon.social
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
News feed of newspaper based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The Tribune was founded in 1991 and presents an African-American perspective on the news.
Fediverse address:
@tntribune.com@rss-parrot.net
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
Swiss newspaper covering national and international news, first published in 1780.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NZZ_Ch@flipboard.com
Discussion group about poems and poets.
Fediverse address:
@poetry@fedigroups.social
Illustrator, crafter and tattoo artist, often working with dark gothic themes, and also creator of the Fantômes ghost story zine.
Fediverse address:
@ritualdust@merveilles.town
British edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website about health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and parenting.
Fediverse address:
@WomensHealthUK@flipboard.com
Official site run by the founders of Earth Day, which encourages people to consider the environment on 22nd April each year.
Fediverse address:
@EarthDayorg@flipboard.com
Group of game developers working on small indie titles.
Fediverse address (videos):
@fully_bugged@peertube.stream
Long-running technology news site mainly focused on Apple products.
Fediverse address:
@macstories@flipboard.com
Magazine about travelling and holidays, first published in 1971 as “Travel & Camera”.
Fediverse address:
@travelleisure@flipboard.com
Film reviews that are brief enough to fit on the back of a beer mat.
Fediverse address:
@beer_mat_movies@mastodonapp.uk
Independent non-profit local news site for North Carolina, USA. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@CPublicPress@flipboard.com
Free open source minimalist web browser for older computers and low-power systems. Maintained since 1999.
Fediverse address:
@dillo@fosstodon.org
Print magazine about contemporary visual art, published in the UK. Includes features, interviews, profiles, reviews and news.
Fediverse address:
@artmonthly@mastodon.social
Canadian online newspaper based in Vancouver, also covering Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton, as well as Seattle and Portland in the USA. It was originally founded as Vancity Buzz in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@DailyHive@flipboard.com
America’s second-oldest hackerspace, based in Washington DC.
Fediverse address:
@hacdc@infosec.exchange
Science news site, publishing articles on the latest research and discoveries in all scientific fields. Based in Australia, founded in 2004
Fediverse address:
@ScienceAlert@flipboard.com
Retired Professor of Political Economy at Lancaster University in the UK. Commentary on UK news and politics, also a contributor to North West Bylines.
Fediverse address:
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us
Hosting provider offering fully managed hosting of wide range of FOSS platforms including Nextcloud, Mastodon, PeerTube and many others.
Fediverse address:
@Cloud68@fosstodon.org
Photographer based in Madrid who takes pictures of cities, landscapes and nature in Spain. The accounts are in Spanish but everything is visual, so don’t worry if you can’t speak it.
Fediverse address (main, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@pixelfed.social
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
Creates videos on musical instruments and folk songs, arranges classical and folk for ukulele and ocarina. Also interested in board games, genealogy, esperanto etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@tepreece@makertube.net
Fediverse address (personal account):
@thomas@beige.party
Geek culture and pop culture news and review site covering film, television, games, gadgets, comics etc. Includes air dates for TV series.
Fediverse address:
@geektown@mastodonapp.uk
Lifestyle and arts magazine covering California and the western part of the USA. Founded in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@AltaJournal@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Fediverse address:
@labitat@chaos.social
Writer, former psychotherapist, member of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. Essays published in Slate, Vox, New York Magazine.
Fediverse address:
@shrinkthinks@spore.social
Security risk analysis based on current geopolitical events, provided by a US-based security risk management company.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rileysentinel.com
Free open source XMPP/Jabber app for Linux which includes support for end to end encrypted messaging, voice/video calls and conferencing.
Fediverse address:
@dino@fosstodon.org
Official account for Saint Francis Parish and Outreach, an Old Catholic church in Augusta, Georgia, USA. The parish is especially welcoming of LGBTQIA+ people.
Fediverse address (main):
@saintfrancis@mastodon.myocci.social
Fediverse address (podcast):
@ExpandingYourFaith@pod.myocci.social
Fediverse address (livestream):
@live@video.myocci.social
Annual hacker convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Founded in 1993, and inspired a number of affiliated local groups around the world.
Fediverse address:
@defcon@defcon.social
Spanish edition of the magazine about geography, history, nature and culture around the world.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NatGeoEsp@flipboard.com
News feed of independent student newspaper at Iowa State University, based in Ames, Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@iowastatedaily.com@rss-parrot.net
US-based magazine about food and drink including recipes, cookery, restaurant reviews etc. Founded in 1978.
Fediverse address:
@foodandwine@flipboard.com
Wildlife photography, especially macro shots of small animals like insects, arachnids etc.
Fediverse address:
@mgerique@c.im
Automated observatory at Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Observers can request images from the telescope by registering on its website.
Fediverse address:
@BGO@observatory.social
Research institute in Germany looking at general relativity, quantum gravity, astrophysical relativity and gravitational-wave astronomy.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mpi_grav@astrodon.social
Archival research company based in Vancouver, Canada. Specialists in land records and genealogy to support Indigenous status.
Fediverse address:
@KlahanieResearch@mastodon.sdf.org
Official account of the Data Protection Officer in the German State of Saxony.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sdtb@social.sachsen.de
Fantasy author often with a historical setting, and fashion historian posting regularly about clothing through the ages.
Fediverse address:
@natania@mastodon.world
Producer/writer/actor based in the East Midlands of England, experienced in theatre, improv and comedy. Currently performing in “Some Other Mirror”, his original theatre/standup show about transitioning in the UK during lockdown.
Fediverse address:
@riewarden@zirk.us
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 any kind of audio fiction including audio dramas, audiobooks, radio dramas etc.
Fediverse address:
@audiofiction@fedigroups.social
Independent news site for the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, USA. Founded in 2021 by former City Pages editors, writer-owned and reader-supported.
Fediverse address:
@RacketMN@flipboard.com
Videos looking at classic home computers of the 1980s and 1990s, especially about repairing their electronics. Machines covered include the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga etc and many accessories of the period.
Fediverse address:
@noel_llopis@makertube.net
Amateur radio operator based in Ottawa, Canada, owns a satellite and HF tower installation.
Fediverse address:
@va3db@mastodon.radio
Fan blog covering news about the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pensionplanpuppets.com
Initiative to promote translation of scientific articles, books, papers etc.
Fediverse address:
@TranslateScience@fediscience.org
Website and account documenting the differently decorated rubbish bins used in Disney theme parks throughout their history.
Fediverse address:
@magicaltrash@mastodon.online
Free open source podcast player for Android devices. The app lets you listen to podcasts, keep track of episodes and manage your podcast subscriptions through open standards like RSS.
Fediverse account:
@AntennaPod@fosstodon.org
Community meetups for users of the Python programming language in Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Galician):
@PythonCoruna@mastodon.gal
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
Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author based in Hawaii. Creator of the Inverted Frontier series.
Fediverse address:
@LindaNagata@mastodon.online
Official account of the State Government of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RegierungBW@bawü.social
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
US-based popular science magazine published since 1845. Past contributors include Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla.
Fediverse address:
@SciAm@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Bielefeld, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HSB@chaos.social
US news magazine covering politics, foreign affairs, culture etc. Founded in 1857.
Fediverse address:
@TheAtlantic@flipboard.com
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 website of the Canadian jazz musician.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@williamchernoff.com
Urbanist, chief planner for City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Job involves planning in transport, economics, environment, culture and more.
Fediverse address:
@JasonThorne@mastodon.social
Blog giving personal opinions of various tabletop RPGs and their modules.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.takhanes.com
Anime club based in southwest Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@AnimeLondon@ani.work
History site all about baseball in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from the beginnings of baseball to the present day.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nwbaseballhistory.com
German non-profit organisation which helps ordinary people “de-Google” their phones by installing privacy-friendly operating systems. They run events to help with this including workshops, exhibitions, lectures etc.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@topio@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in German):
@topio@pixelfed.social
Fediverse address (events, in German):
@topio_space@mobilize.berlin
Creating original American-style variety cryptic crosswords.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gnomoncryptics.com
Posting about notable people and moments from chess, both serious and lighthearted.
Fediverse address:
@Chess_Olympus@mastodon.online
Weather forecast accounts for Oaxaca, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@oaxaca__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
@puerto_escondido__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
@salina_cruz__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
Environmental newsletter based in Wellington, New Zealand / Aotearoa. Mainly focused on the climate crisis and how to fight it.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@hello@threesixtysix.news
Newsletter covering news about the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rustaceans@mastodon.social
Intergovernmental research organisation providing European countries with observatories and astronomy facilities in the southern hemisphere.
Fediverse address:
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social
German federal court of appeal for cases involving social security (including public health insurance, pensions, occpational safety insurance etc).
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundessozialgericht@social.bund.de
US-based lifestyle news site covering decor, fashion, food, wellness etc. Founded by interior designer Bobby Berk, perhaps best known for his appearances on TV series “Queer Eye”.
Fediverse address:
@Bobby_Berk@flipboard.com
Dutch-language weather forecast accounts for cities in the Netherlands, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (in Dutch, organised by city):
@almelo@nl.fedimeteo.com
@almere@nl.fedimeteo.com
@amersfoort@nl.fedimeteo.com
@amsterdam@nl.fedimeteo.com
@apeldoorn@nl.fedimeteo.com
@arnhem@nl.fedimeteo.com
@assen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@breda@nl.fedimeteo.com
@den_haag@nl.fedimeteo.com
@deventer@nl.fedimeteo.com
@dordrecht@nl.fedimeteo.com
@eindhoven@nl.fedimeteo.com
@emmen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@enschede@nl.fedimeteo.com
@groningen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@haarlem@nl.fedimeteo.com
@haarlemmermeer@nl.fedimeteo.com
@helmond@nl.fedimeteo.com
@hengelo@nl.fedimeteo.com
@hilversum@nl.fedimeteo.com
@leeuwarden@nl.fedimeteo.com
@leiden@nl.fedimeteo.com
@maastricht@nl.fedimeteo.com
@nijmegen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@oss@nl.fedimeteo.com
@roosendaal@nl.fedimeteo.com
@rotterdam@nl.fedimeteo.com
@s_hertogenbosch@nl.fedimeteo.com
@sittard_geleen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@tilburg@nl.fedimeteo.com
@utrecht@nl.fedimeteo.com
@venlo@nl.fedimeteo.com
@zaanstad@nl.fedimeteo.com
@zoetermeer@nl.fedimeteo.com
@zwolle@nl.fedimeteo.com
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
Despite its name, this is a non-religious newspaper covering US and world events. Based in the US, the Monitor was founded in 1908 and has won seven Pulitzer prizes.
Fediverse address:
@csmonitor@flipboard.com
Molecular Ecology group at the University of Innsbruck. Uses molecular biology and multiple other disciplines to study ecology as a snap-shot of evolving biodiversity.
Fediverse address:
@Mol_Ecol@ecoevo.social
Cybersecurity conference in Tennessee, USA.
Fediverse address:
@bsidesknoxville@infosec.exchange
Maths teacher teaching adults at secondary level, posts frequently about mathematics, the teaching of mathematics and problem solving.
Fediverse address (in English, Catalan and Spanish):
@somenxavier@mathstodon.xyz
Non-profit based in the United States supporting neurodiverse and disabled people, campaigning against ableism.
Fediverse address:
@stimpunks@mastodon.online
Spanish website about technology, culture and entertainment, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Hipertextual@flipboard.com
News site covering musicals, shows and plays on Broadway in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@broadwaynews.com
LGBTQIA+ staff organisation at Leeds City Council in the United Kingdom.
Fediverse address:
@LCCLGBT@mastodonapp.uk
Discussion group about the comics, films and other works by Marvel.
Fediverse address:
@marvel@fedigroups.social
Free open source software tools to help researchers create experiments in behavioural sciences including psychology, neuroscience, psychophysics, linguistics, behavioural economics etc.
Fediverse address:
@psychopy@mastodon.social
Retro gaming enthusiast posting photos and making videos about classic games, obscure consoles and retro collections.
Fediverse address:
@Robavince@vmst.io
Computer and technology magazine, originally dealing with just PCs but nowadays covering a wider range of gadgets. Based in the US, founded in 1982.
Fediverse address:
@PCMag@flipboard.com
Independent local news site for South Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soduwelikelocal.news
Videos of playing sessions in the video game “Art of Rally”.
Fediverse address (videos):
@radi@video.hardlimit.com
Investigative journalism and open source intelligence group reporting on major international events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, corrupt governments, racist conspiracy theorists etc. Bellingcat is based in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Independent Finnish car review website and video channel.
Fediverse address (blog, in Finnish):
@index@kaaratv.com
Meetups of PHP users in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@phpugffm@phpc.social
American car magazine and website, featuring car news, reviews, guides, accessories etc. First published in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@motortrend@flipboard.com
Pub in Ludlow, a town in the UK. The pub features regular live music events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@oldstreettavern.com
Non-profit volunteer group organising endurance races (swimming, cycling, running etc) in North Dakota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@endracing@mspsocial.net
Exhibited surrealist painter based in Los Angeles, mainly using oil paints on canvas.
Fediverse address:
@nateseubert@mastodon.social
Unofficial bot posting information and warnings from the South Australian County Fire Service’s current incidents RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@CFSAlerts@mastodon.online
Non-profit based in Arizona, USA, helping a wider range of children take part in golf by supplying free equipment and coaching.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@todaysjuniorgolfer.com
Storytelling podcast featuring stories and folklore with connected recipes and food history.
Fediverse address:
@FairytalesFood@mstdn.social
Feed from blog all about hiking in the state of Maine, USA.
Fediverse address:
@hikinginmaine.blog@rss-parrot.net
Screenwriter and comedian based in the US. Creator of TV series “Home Economics”, writer on “Close Enough”, “A Futile and Stupid Gesture”, “Childrens Hospital” and the cinema version of “Penguins of Madagascar”. Also a ham radio enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@jaboud@indieweb.social
UK-based digital rights campaign group, aiming to protect online civil liberties.
Fediverse address (main):
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@openrightsgroup@peertube.openrightsgroup.org
Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial expert, mapping enthusiast, sharer of map-related memes.
Fediverse address:
@pokateo@mapstodon.space
Discussion group about all kinds of jazz music.
Fediverse address:
@jazz@fedigroups.social
Canadian publishing company which owns many local newspapers in Atlantic Canada including Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This account posts stories from these various different local papers.
Fediverse address:
@saltwirenetwork@flipboard.com
Creates beautiful art with words and letters, through calligraphy, lettercutting and carving.
Fediverse address:
@Paracelsian@mas.to
Illustrator and sculptor who works with polymer clay, often making cute tiny objects and animals.
Fediverse address:
@Loryenne@mastodon.art
Makerspace and hackerspace based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@vspaceone@chaos.social
Small theatre based in Avignon, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@theatre_humanum@piaille.fr
Small independent coffee roasters in Dublin, Ireland. A percentage of all sales are automatically donated to Women’s Aid, to projects in the places that grow the coffee, and to Imbibe’s staff.
Fediverse address:
@ImbibeCoffeeRoasters@mastodon.ie
Blog covering endurance motorsport such as Le Mans, Daytona etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@oe@onlyendurance.com
Upcoming free open source UI/UX design tool for Linux. Aimed at web designers and graphic designers, and is currently in alpha testing.
Fediverse address:
@akiraux@fosstodon.org
Web-based IDE which lets you write code for classic 8-bit computers and consoles within your browser, and see it run as you do so. Also publishes a range of books on programming for classic 8-bit systems.
Fediverse address:
@8bitworkshop@oldbytes.space
Weather forecast accounts for Connecticut, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@bridgeport__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@danbury__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@hartford__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@meriden__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@milford__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_britain__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_haven__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_london__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@norwalk__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@norwich__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@shelton__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@stamford__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@torrington__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterbury__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_haven__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@wethersfield__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@willimantic__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@windsor__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
Independent local news site covering Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Fediverse address:
@whatsupnewp.com@rss-parrot.net
Official site for GB Studio Dev, the free open source game development tool for the Nintendo Game Boy. Features news, articles and guides about making new Game Boy games.
Fediverse address:
@gbstudiocentral@pocketpixels.club
Artist who makes lively colourful illustrations and 3D renders packed with cute details and frantic touches.
Fediverse address:
@erbmaster@mastodon.art
US author, lawyer, academic and political commentator. Served in the administrations of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton.
Fediverse address:
@rbreich@masto.ai
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@btfree.social
Fediverse address (livestream):
@ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (videos):
@ozoned@tubefree.org
Italian daily national newspaper first published in 1976.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@repubblica@flipboard.com
Discussion group about multichannel music and 3D audio.
Fediverse address:
@MultichannelMusic@fedigroups.social
Inspired by the classic video games, this is a bot that posts unusual crossovers featuring characters from all genres of popular culture. Posts once a day.
Fediverse address:
@vs_everyone@mastodon.social
Independent journalist-owned reader-supported local news for New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nygroove.nyc
US-based non-profit consumer organisation and magazine, publishing reviews and tips on a wide range of products.
Fediverse address:
@ConsumerReports@flipboard.com
Academic journal about the links between philosophy and psychology.
Fediverse address:
@PhilosophicalPsychology@fediscience.org
The Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting is a well-established non-profit annual conference all about FOSS. It has taken place every year since 2000, though the most recent ones have been online due to the pandemic.
Fediverse address:
@fosdem@fosstodon.org
Discussion group for fans of The Ark television series.
Fediverse address:
@thearkchat@fedigroups.social
News feed from KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate television station based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.kmbc.com@rss-parrot.net
Online music magazine highlighting independent musicians from the Fediverse and fair music platforms.
Fediverse address (main):
@nham@nham.co.uk
Fediverse address (videos):
@nham@spectra.video
News stories about Calgary, Canada, from Global News.
Fediverse address:
@calgary-GlobalNews@flipboard.com
Gaming news blog, newsletter and videos about World Of Warcraft and video games in general.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bellular.games
Bot posting latest Rust releases.
Fediverse address:
@whatrustisit@social.berline.rs
PBS TV affiliate and NPR radio affiliate in Houston, Texas, USA. Founded in 1950, run by the University of Houston.
Fediverse address:
@houstonpublicmedia@mastodon.social
Version of Ubuntu Linux using the KDE Plasma desktop interface.
Fediverse address:
@kubuntu@fosstodon.org
Posts photos and screenshots of old games, software and other items of computing history. Lots of nostalgia.
Fediverse address:
@256@mastodon.social
Posts pictures of cats taken from medieval manuscripts, created as part of a course at the University of Bochum in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@dailymedievalcats@troet.cafe
Fediverse address (course tutor):
@manuel_kamenzin@troet.cafe
Folk music concerts and events based in Crumpsall, Manchester, UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@crumpsall_folk_club@crumpsallfolkclub.co.uk
Works on the Playdate handheld console and software development at Panic. Based in Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@foozmeat@pdx.social
Local news site for Michigan, USA, publishing articles from MLive-owned newspapers in the state such as the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot etc.
Fediverse address:
@MLivecom@flipboard.com
Official account for the Playdate, a new and quirky handheld video game system.
Fediverse address:
@playdate@panic.com
Non-profit organisation developing free open source software related to videos and other types of media. Its most famous software is the media player VLC (VideoLAN Client).
Fediverse address:
@videolan@floss.social
Hackerspace based in Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@HSN@hsnl.social
Organisation in Czechia for the protection and research of birds.
Fediverse address (in Czech):
@birdlifecz@mastodonczech.cz
Runs website and video channel looking at the history of laptop computers, especially ThinkPads.
Fediverse address:
@laptopretrospective@techhub.social
LGBTQIA+ news site based in the US, founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@LGBTQNation@flipboard.com
Free open knowledge base, available for anyone to use on any project. It is collaboratively edited like Wikipedia, and its contents is public domain.
Fediverse address:
@wikidata@wikis.world
Hackerspace based in Braunschweig, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@stratum0@chaos.social
Drummer posting videos of their drumming sessions on progressive and alternative metal music tracks.
Fediverse address (videos):
@luca_mancini@makertube.net
Weather forecast accounts for Manipur, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@imphal__manipur@in.fedimeteo.com
Food and drink news site with a pop culture food slant, covering fast food, home cooking, groceries, restaurants, recipes, kitchen equipment etc. Based in the US, founded in 2016.
Fediverse address:
@TheTakeout@flipboard.com
Develops and maintains a free open source desktop environment used by many popular versions of Linux including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@gnome@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@gnome_community@tube.kockatoo.org
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@gnome_br@mastodon.social
Official account for the Minister for Digital Strategy and Development in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DigitalesHessen@social.hessen.de
Weather forecast accounts for Jharkhand, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bokaro__jharkhand@in.fedimeteo.com
@ranchi__jharkhand@in.fedimeteo.com
W3C initiative developing strategies and standards to make the world wide web accessible to people with disabilities.
Fediverse address:
@wai@w3c.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
Physics professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the USA. Interested in optical physics, runs the blog “Skulls in the Stars” about physics, optics, pulp fantasy, horror fiction and the intersections of all these.
Fediverse address:
@drskyskull@mastodon.social
Proprietor of the Tablas Creek Vineyard in California USA. Posts on wine, wine production and life on a vineyard.
Fediverse address:
@jasonchaas@mastodon.world
German government body for dealing with matters relating to the elderly.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DZA@social.bund.de
Hackerspace based in Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaostreffbern@chaos.social
Based in the North East of Scotland, takes spectacular photos and videos of the landscapes, nature and wildlife.
Fediverse address (main):
@jimfrost@mastodon.scot
Fediverse address (videos):
@jim_frost@makertube.net
American website highlighting local attractions in various US states, including parks, trip ideas, events, restaurants etc.
Fediverse address:
@OIYS@flipboard.com
Open Data Portal of the Luxembourg Government.
Fediverse address (in French, German, English & Luxembourgish):
@OpenDataLu@mas.to
Systems engineer at NASA JPL, working on Europa Clipper probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa, Perseverance and Curiosity rovers on Mars.
Fediverse address:
@astroptere@masto.ai
Sports news site covering the New York Rangers ice hockey team.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blueshirtbanter.com
Online magazine featuring interesting facts about history, science, pop culture and miscellaneous other topics. Based in the US, founded in 2001.
Fediverse address:
@mental_floss@flipboard.com
Independent UK-based music news blog and podcast, especially music in relation to culture and politics. Founded in 2000.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@drownedinsound.org
Dutch non-profit organisation promoting free open source software and open standards. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address (main):
@nlnetlabs@social.nlnetlabs.nl
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.nlnetlabs.nl
Comic artist and live streamer, creator of the humorous (and occasionally melancholy) “Loading Artist” and “Plucked Up” webcomics.
Fediverse address:
@loadingartist@mastodon.world
Polish-language discussion group about books and authors.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@ksiazki@fedigroups.social
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
Newsletter recommending films to watch, covering all genres and periods including contemporary and classic films. Written by a Pulitzer-nominated film critic.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@tyburrswatchlist.com
Professional illustrator who creates excellent striking portraits usually based around line drawings with additional colours and elements. It feels like these are lost book covers or album artwork.
Fediverse address:
@shugmonkey@mastodon.art
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
Second-hand and vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland. Also runs an online bookshop.
Fediverse address:
@bookshopIE@mastodon.ie
Initiative to co-ordinate scientific projects and communities that use the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@scientific_python@fosstodon.org
Professor of Geography and the Environment at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, New York USA. Interested in climate change, climate coloniality, sustainability, water justice, international development and political ecology.
Fediverse address:
@farhanasultana@mastodon.social
Professional watercolour artist from the north of Scotland, mainly painting landscapes and buildings in a classic style.
Fediverse address:
@robwighamwatercolours@mastodon.art
Discussion group about spinning your own yarn, spindle and wheel spinning (including electric wheels).
Fediverse address:
@handspinning@fedigroups.social
Looking at sustainable urban policy in New York Metro area in the USA, and power relations through social ecology and feminist urbanism.
Fediverse address (blog):
@LoSontag@sprawlism.com
US political news site run by pro-democracy conservatives horrified by Trump and the anti-democratic nature of the US Republican party. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@TheBulwark@flipboard.com
Free open source Fediverse photography platform, sort of like an alternative to Flickr. Vernissage users can follow accounts from servers across the Fediverse including Mastodon, Pixelfed etc.
Fediverse address:
@vernissage@mastodon.social
France’s biggest non-profit organisation promoting free open source software. They have created many libre online projects including the Fediverse’s PeerTube, Mobilizon and the “Frama” series of servers.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Framasoft@framapiaf.org
Italian news agency founded in 1950.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@Agenzia_Italia@flipboard.com
Developer of GISsurfer web map, FindMeSAR, GeoJPG, curator of 3000+ ArcGIS server list.
Fediverse address:
@mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org
Italian paediatrician, formerly in Public Health and now freelance. Particularly interested in diseases that can be prevented by vaccination.
Fediverse address (in English and Italian):
@DrACapolongo@med-mastodon.com
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
Long-running website, archive and blog dedicated to the life and times of silent film star Louise Brooks, perhaps best known as Lulu from G.W. Pabst’s classic “Pandora’s Box”.
Fediverse address:
@LouiseBrooksSociety@sfba.social
Official account for the Open Dylan implementation of the Dylan programming language, a descendant of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@DylanLang@fosstodon.org
Uploading classic public domain films covering a range of periods and genres.
Fediverse address:
@films@fedi.video
Food newsletter covering where to eat in San Francisco, USA, also covering cultural events. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@tablehopper.com
Dancehall dancer participating in battles, workshops and events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@slimb.dance
Unofficial bot posting latest raw images taken on the surface of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance mission.
Fediverse address:
@PersevereImgBot@mastodon.social
Lifestyle magazine covering house decor, food and drink, gardening, housekeeping, DIY and related topics. Based in the USA, first published in 1922.
Fediverse address:
@BHG@flipboard.com
Non-profit news organisation covering state politics and policies in California, USA. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@CALMatters@flipboard.com
News and articles about football (soccer) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Especially focused on Atlanta United but also covers the sport more generally.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@12thnews.com
Indie pop folk rock musician based in Toronto, Canada.
Fediverse address (videos):
@bgm@makertube.net
Italian documentary film-maker, especially interested in the relationship between technology and society. Also a keen fan of the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (videos):
@ele@videos.elenarossini.com
Technology Conference / Hacker Con in North Carolina, USA. Founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@CackalackyCon@infosec.exchange
Videos of repairing and modding vintage technology including old computers, peripherals, games consoles and other electronics. Also does MS-DOS programming.
Fediverse address (videos):
@root42_videos@peertube.v1.root42.de
British Columbia stories on the CBC.
Fediverse address:
@british-columbia-cbcnews@flipboard.com
Discussion group for anyone interested in weaving of any kind.
Fediverse address:
@weaving@fedigroups.social
Bot posting random items from the Getty museum collection via their API.
Fediverse address:
@GettyRoulette@zirk.us
Sports news from the American newspaper USA Today.
Fediverse address:
@usatodaysports@flipboard.com
UK-based music magazine about experimental music and sound art.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@attnmagazine.co.uk
Spanish edition of the famous fashion magazine, first published in 1981.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@VogueSpain@flipboard.com
International church denomination in the USA and Latin America, based in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Emphasis is on welcoming marginalised people including migrants, LGBTQIA+ people, women and BIPOC.
Fediverse address:
@myocci@mastodon.myocci.social
Registered charity campaigning against poverty in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@povertyalliance@mastodon.scot
Website from the creator of Fedi.Directory (that’s me!) which helps non-technical people create their own online services through managed hosting providers, who do all the technical stuff behind the scenes.
Fediverse address:
@homegrown@social.growyourown.services
Professor of Astrophysics, author of “Licht im Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternis”, joint winner of the 2011 Spinoza prize, 2021 Henry Draper Medal, 2023 Herschel Medal, 2023 Balzan Prize. Working on the Event Horizon Telescope project at Radboud University.
Fediverse address:
@hfalcke@mastodon.social
Regular meetups for users of the Python programming language in Helsinki, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@HelPy@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for New Jersey, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@atlantic_city__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@bayonne__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@bridgeton__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@clifton__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@east_orange__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@elizabeth__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@garfield__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@hackensack__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@hoboken__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@jersey_city__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@long_branch__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@millville__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_brunswick__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@newark__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@passaic__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@paterson__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@perth_amboy__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@plainfield__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@rahway__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@summit__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@trenton__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@union_city__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@vineland__new_jersey@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_new_york__new_jersey@us.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
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
Human-curated account sharing interesting art and photography posts from the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@ArtPhotosDesk@flipboard.social
Meetup group for PHP users in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@phpbelfast@phpc.social
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
Mainly painting Warhammer 40K miniatures, and sharing lots of interesting miniature posts from others.
Fediverse address:
@Berit@dice.camp
News site featuring tips and articles about Ubuntu, Linux, free open source software and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@omgubuntu@floss.social
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
Lifestyle news site for Austin, Texas, USA, covering events, food and drink, travel, beauty, fashion etc.
Fediverse address:
@CultureMapATX@flipboard.com
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
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
Non-profit citizen journalism from Yorkshire, UK. Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@YorksBylines@mastodon.social
Taskforce of the R Foundation, promoting diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@R_Forwards@hachyderm.io
Star Trek fan and speculative fiction writer, mostly posting about Trek but with other topics as well. Covers all the versions of the series.
Fediverse address:
@jordanlafordan@tenforward.social
US-based non-profit news organisation covering climate change, energy and the environment. Winner of 2013 Pulitzer prize for national reporting.
Fediverse address:
@InsideClimate@flipboard.com
Conference in Namibia about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@PyConNA@hachyderm.io
Posting threads about genealogy in German and English.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@genealogy@berlin.social
Image processing app for iPhone/iPad which lets you convert stills and video clips so that they look like graphics from classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers and consoles.
Fediverse address:
@retrospecs@mastodon.social
Bot posting the latest scores from Premier League football matches. Scores are hidden behind content warnings in case you want to watch match later. Posting schedule is pinned to profile, and post frequency increases during matches.
Fediverse address:
@premierleaguescores@mastodon.world
Director of the GNOME foundation, a software and organisation engineer.
Fediverse address:
@sonny@floss.social
Body paint artist creating vivid and varied characters using paint, wigs, contact lenses etc.
Fediverse address:
@vitani4000@nerdculture.de
Evolutionary entomologist, insect enthusiast, PhD student based in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@StrepsipZerg@scicomm.xyz
Bot posting Garfield cartoon strips with random song lyrics replacing the text.
Fediverse address:
@LyricalGarfield@masto.ai
News feed from independent news site for Oklahoma City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@freepressokc.com@rss-parrot.net
Bot posting images from the famous Mandelbrot fractal.
Fediverse address:
@benoitmandelbot@freeradical.zone
Weather forecast accounts for Kerala, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kochi__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
@kottayam__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
@thiruvananthapuram__kerala@in.fedimeteo.com
Freelance illustrator creating brightly coloured high contrast works often with a spooky supernatural theme.
Fediverse address:
@carlydraws@mastodon.art
Magazine and website about design, decor and architecture in modern homes. Based in the USA, first published in 2000.
Fediverse address:
@Dwell@flipboard.com
Electronic techno/dance musician and photographer, with account running on a self-written ActivityPub server.
Fediverse address:
@pdp8@social.pdp8.info
Website helping people to follow the activities of the United States Congress, including the passage of bills and the voting records of members.
Fediverse address:
@GovTrack@mastodon.social
Free open source digital audio workstation software, available for Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@ardour@fosstodon.org
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
Film blog looking at contemporary cinema around the world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@therewerenogodsleft.com
Local news site for Manningham in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@manninghamlife.com.au
Photography group meeting regularly for photo walks in Toronto, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@topw@mstdn.ca
Posting random pictures of keyboards from old and modern computers, once every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@keyboards@mastodon.social
Accessibility company offering online human assistants to help with everyday tasks that require eyesight, via the web and smartphone apps.
Fediverse address:
@AiraVI@techhub.social
Creators of the free open source forum software which is compatible with the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@Discourse@mastodon.social
Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Bath, Visiting Fellow in Psychology at the University of Lincoln, both in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@davidellis@fosstodon.org
Public domain and creative commons videos about space and space exploration.
Fediverse address:
@space@fedi.video
Free open source third party Mastodon app for Android devices, first released in 2017.
Fediverse address (in Japanese & English):
@SubwayTooter@mastodon.juggler.jp
Website dedicated to volleyball coaching, especially how different coaches approach volleyball.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@volleybrains.com
Hackerspace club based in Barcelona, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Catalan):
@logout@bcn.fedi.cat
International news service of the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBCNews@flipboard.com
Site exploring history through original written documents by historical figures such as letters, manuscripts, notes etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@historyonpapers.com
Star Wars and Lego fan, often posts short videos featuring both.
Fediverse address:
@punkrockvader@mastodon.cloud
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
Managing director of the High Performance Computing Center at Texas Tech University, and adjunct professor of physics.
Fediverse address:
@AlanSill@mast.hpc.social
German Federal agency promoting civic education, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bpb@social.bund.de
Non-profit initiative to promote open science and open data by creating software tools and infrastructure based on the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rOpenSci@hachyderm.io
Publishing house of the European Mathematics Society, publishing peer-reviewed journals and books on mathematics.
Fediverse address:
@ems_press@mathstodon.xyz
Weather forecast accounts for Coahuila, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@saltillo__coahuila@mx.fedimeteo.com
Discussion group about hip hop and rap music.
Fediverse address:
@hiphop@fedigroups.social
German food magazine and website featuring recipes, cookery and baking.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Lecker_de@flipboard.com
Amateur radio enthusiast who runs the mastodon.radio server for other ham radio fans. M0YNG shares lots of posts by amateur radio fans looking for followers, so following him is a good way to meet others in this field.
Fediverse address:
@M0YNG@mastodon.radio
News feed from website encouraging political and environmental activism in Rhode Island, USA.
Fediverse address:
@upriseri.com@rss-parrot.net
Photographer based in Kiel in Northern Germany, taking pictures of the surrounding area, especially buildings and architecture.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@viereck@norden.social
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
Discussion group for sharing hiking photos and anecdotes.
Fediverse address:
@hiking@fedigroups.social
Non-commercial grassroots semiconductor and analytical chemistry lab based in Munich, Germany. Contributing to DIY semiconductor research, often with a humorous touch.
Fediverse address:
@fafo@fa-fo.de
An off-beat podcast about free open software, making stuff, handicrafts and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@fossandcrafts@octodon.social
Blog, newsletter and podcast about home schooling children, made by a father in New Zealand / Aotearoa.
Fediverse address (blog):
@issy@starkravingdadblog.com
US-based food and restaurant website, providing news and reviews of dining in 23 cities around America. Founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@Eater@flipboard.com
All about hiking in New Hampshire, California and other parts of the United States, including trail maps, route maps and rail trails.
Fediverse address:
@trailspotting@mas.to
The Environmental Physics Group at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@umphy@bawü.social
News site for New York, USA, covering news, events, culture etc. Run by the non-profit public broadcaster New York Public Radio.
Fediverse address:
@Gothamist@flipboard.com
Local newspaper and website covering Staten Island in New York City, USA. Founded in 1886.
Fediverse address:
@SILivedotcom@flipboard.com
Video game news and review site based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@Gamespot@flipboard.com
Engineer and martian photographer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Also processes images taken by space probes from NASA and other space agencies.
Fediverse address:
@kevinmgill@deepspace.social
Antiquarian who collects rare books, maintains a private library and blogs about this and related topics in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Perkamentus@mastodon.social
Podcast about the Ruby programming language and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@rooftop@ruby.social
Makerspace combining arts and technology crafts in Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Fediverse address:
@makerspace_urbana@tech.lgbt