Blog and podcast about retro pop culture, especially in the United States of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@retroist@mastodon.social
Category Archives: Uncategorised
Creative Commons
Official account for the non-profit organisation that promotes Creative Commons licences and public domain tools for sharing knowledge and creativity.
Fediverse address:
@creativecommons@mastodon.social
The EMBO Journal
Peer-reviewed scientific journal on molecular biology, published by the European Molecular Biology Organisation.
Fediverse address:
@embojournal@sciencemastodon.com
Bits & Bäume (“Bits & Trees”)
German campaign group which aims to build bridges between technology fans and environmentalists.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@bits_und_baeume@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@bitsundbaeume_berlin@mastodon.bits-und-baeume.org
Fediverse address (Dresden branch, in German):
@BitsUndBaeumeDresden@dresden.network
Das Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) / Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
Project Gutenberg
The world’s oldest digital library, distributing public domain books as free digital files in open formats.
Fediverse address (main account):
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (official bot posting latest titles):
@gutenberg_new@mastodon.social
Tangleworm
Illustrator who often draws scenes and characters from fantasy settings. They also post very useful art tips.
Fediverse address:
@Tangleworm@mastodon.art
IndieWire
US-based news service about films and the film industry, originally founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@IndieWire@flipboard.com
Montana Public Radio
Network of public radio stations in Montana, USA, providing news, arts programmes and music. MPR is affiliated with NPR, and was founded in 1965.
Fediverse address:
@MTPR@flipboard.com
Sprawlism
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
The Ferret
Award-winning investigative news co-op, owned by its readers and writers. Based in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@theferret@mastodon.scot
Tiny bus stop
Bot generating tiny bus stops with people waiting at them.
Fediverse address:
@tiny_bus_stop@mas.to
Home Assistant FediGroup
Discussion group about free open source software for home automation.
Fediverse address:
@homeassistant@fedigroups.social
Planet F1
Formula One motor racing news site, based in the UK and founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@PlanetF1@flipboard.com
John Ackermann
Vinyl record enthusiast and radio broadcaster on CityNews Vancouver in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@jackermann@mstdn.party
Quote Me
Bot which generates nice-looking images based on specific Fediverse posts.
Fediverse address:
@quoteme@mas.to
LB / Little Bitchard
Electronic music composer, remixer and producer based in Finland, originally started writing music on an Amiga 500. Interested in demoscene, synths and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@lb@icosahedron.website
Mill Forge Makerspace
Large community makerspace in southeastern Massachusetts, workshop for local makers and fixers.
Fediverse address:
@millforge@masto.millforge.org
NewYorkUpstate.com
Local news site covering upstate New York, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NewYorkUpstate@flipboard.com
The Current News Feed
News feed from The Current, a non-profit news service for Lafayette and southern Louisiana. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@thecurrentla.com@rss-parrot.net
RustLab Conference
Rust programming language conference based in Italy. First held in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@rustlab@mastodon.uno
Full Circle Magazine
Long-running free PDF magazine and podcast devoted to the Ubuntu and Linux communities, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@fullcirclemagazine@mastodon.social
Andrej Bauer
Professor of computational mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address:
@andrejbauer@mathstodon.xyz
Steven Dollins
Creating and sharing mathematically generated artworks and animations.
Fediverse address:
@scdollins@genart.social
HelloBeautiful
US-based website featuring news, lifestyle, fashion and beauty for black women.
Fediverse address:
@HelloBeautiful@flipboard.com
Homestead Horizon
Site about sustainable farming, small scale farms and homegrown food.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@homesteadhorizon.com
University of Freiburg
Based in Freiburg, Germany, it’s one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1457. It has a wide range of faculties covering science, humanities, law, medicine and more.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unifreiburg@bawü.social
Palaeocast Feed
Feed from Palaeocast, the popular palaeontology podcast founded in 2012.
Fediverse address:
@www.palaeocast.com@rss-parrot.net
Courtney Heard
Host of the Q-Dropped podcast, which explores families and relationships torn apart by delusional “QAnon” conspiracy theories.
Fediverse address:
@godlessmom@mas.to
ADMIN Network & Security Magazine
Technical journal for system administrators, covering virtualisation, containers, security, DevOps, HPC, storage, cloud computing etc. Available in print and digital.
Fediverse address:
@adminmagazine@hachyderm.io
Lambert Heller
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
Insa van den Berg
Freelance journalist and writer based in Leipzig, Germany. Particularly interested in social policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@insavandenberg@mstdn.social
Andrés Monroy-Hernández
Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and assistant professor of the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University in the United States. Also runs the hci.social Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in English and Spanish):
@andresmh@hci.social
PCBWay
PCB prototype fabrication service, lets anyone order custom PCBs.
Fediverse address:
@PCBWay@mastodon.social
Pwnallthethings
Account commenting on foreign policy, infosec and national security. Maintained by Matt Tait, a former specialist from British intelligence and now working for a cybersecurity company.
Fediverse address:
@Pwnallthethings@mastodon.social
Scientists for Future Deutschland
German branch of the campaign by scientists to save the planet from environmental destruction due to climate change. They are letting the world know the science of climate change, conducting research themselves and helping climate scientists to network.
Fediverse address (in German):
@S4F@climatejustice.global
pyOpenSci
Organisation for people creating and using FOSS scientific software written in the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pyOpenSci@fosstodon.org
Wine Drinker
UK-based wine website with news, picks and offers, run by a wine enthusiast. Focused on wines that are reasonably priced and available in Britain/Europe.
Fediverse address:
@winedrinker@mastodon.social
GNOME Latam
Conference for the GNOME community in Latin America, held online and in person.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@GNOMELatam@floss.social
Jugando En Linux
Spanish-language news site and forum about Linux gaming.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@jugandoenlinux@mastodon.social
Kyle Szklenski
Game developer and enthusiastic user of the Godot game engine. Posts lots of tips and tricks for using Godot, and is creator of the Godot Firebase plugin.
Fediverse address:
@BackAt50Ft@mastodon.social
Douglas Natelson
Condensed matter physicist and science blogger, physics professor at Rice University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@Nanoscale@sciencemastodon.com
Denver Life Magazine
Lifestyle magazine based in Denver, Colorado, USA, also covering culture, arts, food, style and travel.
Fediverse address:
@DenverLifeMag@flipboard.com
Crafters FediGroup
Discussion group for anyone who does some kind of craft such as crochet, knitting, sewing etc.
Fediverse address:
@crafters@fedigroups.social
Weeds and Potential
Gardening blog about first experiences on an allotment in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@weedsandpotential.com
The Tor Project
Non-profit organisation that maintains the Tor network, which allows people to communicate anonymously over the internet thanks to a special network that scrambles any attempts to trace connections. The easiest way to use Tor is with the Tor web browser, which you can download from their website.
Fediverse address:
@torproject@mastodon.social
Chris Messina
Blogger, product consultant, perhaps best known as the inventor of the hashtag on social networks. Also co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms, which led to the creation of the ActivityPub Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@chrismessina@mastodon.xyz
OwnCloud
Free open source self-hostable file storage and collaboration platform. This is the project that Nextcloud was forked from, but the original is still going as its own thing.
Fediverse address:
@ownclouders@mastodon.social
Mars Relay Network Status
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from NASA’s Mars Relay Network.
Fediverse address:
@mrn_status@bot.country
Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology Communications
Structural biology communications journal published by the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr).
Fediverse address:
@ActaCrystF@mstdn.science
TootSDK
Free open source Swift package library to help developers make apps that interact with the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@tootsdk@iosdev.space
University and College Union (UCU)
UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff in further and higher education.
Fediverse address:
@ucu@mastodonapp.uk
GamingTrend
Video game news site founded in 2004, also covering technology and entertainment.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@gamingtrend.com
FediMeteo Bulgaria
Weather forecast accounts for Bulgaria. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in Bulgarian):
@bansko@bg.fedimeteo.com
@blagoevgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@burgas@bg.fedimeteo.com
@chirpan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@dobrich@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gabrovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gotse_delchev@bg.fedimeteo.com
@haskovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kardzhali@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kazanlak@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kyustendil@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lom@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lovech@bg.fedimeteo.com
@montana@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pazardzhik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pernik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pleven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@plovdiv@bg.fedimeteo.com
@razgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@ruse@bg.fedimeteo.com
@samokov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sandanski@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sevlievo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@shumen@bg.fedimeteo.com
@silistra@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sliven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@smolyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sofia@bg.fedimeteo.com
@stara_zagora@bg.fedimeteo.com
@svishtov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@targovishte@bg.fedimeteo.com
@troyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@varna@bg.fedimeteo.com
@veliko_tarnovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vidin@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vratsa@bg.fedimeteo.com
@yambol@bg.fedimeteo.com
Hive Fleet Kalos
Paints miniatures for Warhammer 40k and other tabletop games.
Fediverse address:
@kalos@dice.camp
Primary Focus with Miss Natalie
US-based website providing parents with advice and news about elementary schools, run by a former elementary school teacher.
Fediverse address (blog):
@hello@primaryfocus.tv
WFMU
Listener-supported non-commercial independent FM radio station in New Jersey USA, also available online. Currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@WFMU@c.im
The Copenhagen Post News Feed
News feed from Denmark’s English-language newspaper The Copenhagen Post.
Fediverse address:
@cphpost.dk.rss-feed@rss-parrot.net
Liberapay
Free open source non-profit platform for making recurring donations to projects or people. It’s like a libre alternative to Patreon. The project is funded entirely by donations made through its own platform.
Fediverse address:
@Liberapay@mastodon.xyz
Daily Paws
Website featuring news about pets and advice for pet owners. Based in the US, founded in 2020.
Fediverse address:
@DailyPaws@flipboard.com
North Dakota News Cooperative
Non-profit organisation providing local news coverage about North Dakota, USA. Founded in 2021.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newscoopnd.org
Charity Shop Classics
Community radio show that plays records & CDs bought from charity shops across the UK. The show is also available online on Mixcloud
Fediverse address:
@charityclassics@mas.to
punkrockers-radio.de
German-language internet radio station for punk music.
Fediverse address (in German):
@punkrockers@metalhead.club
University of York Philosophy
Official account for the Department of Philosophy at the University of York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@UoYPhilosophy@fediphilosophy.org
FediMeteo Czechia
Weather forecast accounts for cities and towns in Czechia, in the Czech language.
Fediverse addresses (in Czech):
@brno@cz.fedimeteo.com
@ceske_budejovice@cz.fedimeteo.com
@cesky_krumlov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@cheb@cz.fedimeteo.com
@chomutov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@decin@cz.fedimeteo.com
@havirov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@hradec_kralove@cz.fedimeteo.com
@jablonec_nad_nisou@cz.fedimeteo.com
@jihlava@cz.fedimeteo.com
@karlovy_vary@cz.fedimeteo.com
@karvina@cz.fedimeteo.com
@kladno@cz.fedimeteo.com
@liberec@cz.fedimeteo.com
@mlada_boleslav@cz.fedimeteo.com
@olomouc@cz.fedimeteo.com
@opava@cz.fedimeteo.com
@ostrava@cz.fedimeteo.com
@pardubice@cz.fedimeteo.com
@pisek@cz.fedimeteo.com
@plzen@cz.fedimeteo.com
@praha@cz.fedimeteo.com
@pribram@cz.fedimeteo.com
@prostejov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@tabor@cz.fedimeteo.com
@teplice@cz.fedimeteo.com
@trinec@cz.fedimeteo.com
@uherske_hradiste@cz.fedimeteo.com
@usti_nad_labem@cz.fedimeteo.com
@zlin@cz.fedimeteo.com
Kamp Kustoms
Carpenter creating custom-built wooden furniture.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@kampkustoms.com
FediMeteo Jammu and Kashmir
Weather forecast accounts for Jammu and Kashmir. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@srinagar__jammu_and_kashmir@in.fedimeteo.com
Cascadia R Conference
Annual conference in the Pacific Northwest dedicated to the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@cascadiarconf@fosstodon.org
Kino.de
German film and television news site, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address (in German):
@kinode@flipboard.com
My Modern Met
Website about art, design and photography. Based in the US, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@mymodernmet@flipboard.com
Biker-Lounge FediGroup
German-language discussion group for cyclists of all kinds.
Fediverse address (in German):
@fedibiker@fedigroups.social
Arthur Pizza
Videos mostly about technology, especially free open source software, Linux and PC accessories. The videos are a mixture of features, tutorials and news items. There are also some interesting wild card non-technical videos too.
Fediverse address:
@art@tilvids.com
MLive.com
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
Meg Maker
Writer and essayist on many topics including wine, food, culture, agriculture, nature and place. Fine artist, illustrator, and nature photographer.
Fediverse address:
@megmaker@mastodon.social
Beth Johnson
Planetary scientist, science communicator, writer, podcast host. Comms specialist for the SETI Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@planetarypan@tech.lgbt
WCBD Channel 2 News Feed
News feed of the television station WCBD in Charleston, South Carolina. Affiliate of NBC, founded in 1954.
Fediverse address:
@www.counton2.com@rss-parrot.net
Michał “rysiek” Woźniak
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
Yokai Parade
Creating original characters based on Japanese folklore, available as artworks, t-shirts, badges etc.
Fediverse address:
@yokaiparade@mastodon.art
NeoChat
Free open source Matrix messaging app for Linux desktop and Linux mobile. It’s made by KDE.
Fediverse address:
@neochat@kde.social
Volksverpetzer
Independent reader-supported German news blog fighting fake news and far right fascism.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Volksverpetzer@digitalcourage.social
Scivil
Centre for citizen science in Flanders, Belgium.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@Scivil@mastodon-belgium.be
American Songwriter
Magazine and website about songwriting, covering all musical genres. Based in the US, first published 1984.
Fediverse address:
@AmericanSong@flipboard.com
Gary Hammond
Full time beekeeper posting about bees, honey and other topics. Based in Hertfordshire, England. Runs the Bee 1st beekeeping supplies site.
Fediverse address:
@garyhammond@c.im
Games That Weren’t
Non-profit archive of cancelled or unreleased computer and console games, including prototypes, developer history and assets. Founded in 1999
Fediverse address:
@gamesthatwerent@mastodon.world
ScreenHub Entertainment News
Pop culture and enterntainment news blog covering film, music, TV etc.
Fediverse address:
@ScreenHubentertainment@nerdculture.de
adafruit
Open source hardware manufacturer based in the United States, making components, boards, accessories etc for computing and electronics projects. Certified as a minority and women owned business enterprise.
Fediverse address:
@adafruit@fosstodon.org
Esquire UK
British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, grooming, culture etc. UK edition first published in 1991.
Fediverse address:
@EsquireUK@flipboard.com
Medialab Invisible
Hackerspace and activist group in Andalusia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@medialab_invisible@xarxa.cloud
R-Ladies Cologne
Cologne, Germany branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@rladies_cologne@fosstodon.org
Accrescent
Free open source Android app store with emphasis on security and privacy. Currently under development.
Fediverse address:
@accrescent@infosec.exchange
Prav App
Free open source encrypted XMPP app for Android produced alongside a member-funded XMPP service, currently in private beta testing. Developed and run by a co-operative based in India.
Fediverse address:
@prav@venera.social
Filip W
Software architect, open source maintainer and quantum computing expert, author of “Introduction to Quantum Computing with Q# and QDK”.
Fediverse address:
@filipw@mathstodon.xyz
Elle Deutschland / Elle.de
German edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, beauty, decor, travel.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ELLE_de@flipboard.com
Tetalab
Hackerspace based in Toulouse, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@tetalab@mamot.fr
FediMeteo Punjab
Weather forecast accounts for Punjab, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@amritsar__punjab@in.fedimeteo.com
@hoshiarpur__punjab@in.fedimeteo.com
@ludhiana__punjab@in.fedimeteo.com
The Open Hospitality Network
Organisation that aims to provide free open federated alternatives to sites like CouchSurfing or Warm Showers.
Fediverse address:
@ohn@floss.social
Hawaii Punk Museum
Archive of rock, punk, new wave, indy rock, industrial, metal and post-punk from Hawaii, from 1960s onwards with focus on 1970s/80s.
Fediverse address:
@HawaiiPunkMuseum@mastodon.social
Index Theologicus / IxTheo
International Bibliography of Theology and Religious Studies.
Fediverse address:
@ixtheo@hcommons.social
Jickel
Swedish fan of robots, toy robots and Transformers, builds models and games too.
Fediverse address:
@ChromeGadget@retro.pizza
FediMeteo Northwest Territories
Weather forecast accounts for the Northwest Territories, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@fort_smith__northwest_territories@ca.fedimeteo.com
@hay_river__northwest_territories@ca.fedimeteo.com
@inuvik__northwest_territories@ca.fedimeteo.com
@yellowknife__northwest_territories@ca.fedimeteo.com
OrganicChemistry.eu
Website highlighting short excerpts about recent developments in the field of total synthesis, catalysis, medicinal chemistry, and organic chemistry.
Fediverse address:
@organic_chemistry@mstdn.social
The Atlantic
US news magazine covering politics, foreign affairs, culture etc. Founded in 1857.
Fediverse address:
@TheAtlantic@flipboard.com
Marie Claire (US Edition) / marieclaire.com
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
The British History Podcast
Podcast all about the history of the island of Britain, starting from the ice age and moving forward in chronological order. The emphasis is on the human side of history, rather than just giving dry facts.
Fediverse address:
@bhp@mastodon.social
FediMeteo State of Mexico
Weather forecast accounts for the state of Mexico in the country of Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@toluca__estado_de_mexico@mx.fedimeteo.com
Gay SA Radio / GSARadio.stream
LGBTQIA+ radio station based in South Africa, music and programming available online 24/7.
Fediverse address:
@GAYSARadio@mastodon.social
Dragons8mycat
Chartered Geographer with the Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers. Interested in Geospatial / GIS topics.
Fediverse address:
@Dragons8mycat@mapstodon.space
Washington, DC, USA Transit
Unofficial feed of updates from DC’s transit (VRE, MARC, WMATA).
Fediverse address:
@CapitalTransit@epsilon-ix.masto.host
João Salomão
Professional illustrator and graphic designer from Brazil, who combines 3D graphics with a nice low polygon handmade look.
Fediverse address:
@miojao@mastodon.art
Topio e.V.
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
Studio Neat
Design studio creating simple but well-designed practical objects such as mechanical pencils, smartphone holders, desk notebooks etc.
Fediverse address:
@studioneat@mastodon.social
FreeTech Project
Non-profit initiative helping people use technology in a more financially, socially and environmentally sustainable manner, mainly relying on FOSS wherever possible. Provides help to everyone, regardless of technical skill level. Based in South Yorkshire, UK.
Fediverse address (main):
@freetechproject@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@freetechproject@tilvids.com
Moxxi
The adventures of Moxxi, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi with a lovely smile.
Fediverse address (main):
@moxxi@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@moxxi@makertube.net
Comité pour la science ouverte
Official account of the French government’s Committee for Open Science.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ouvrirlascience@social.numerique.gouv.fr
FediMeteo Scotland
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
Bicycling Magazine
Cycling magazine and website, covering all aspects of using a bicycle. Based in the US, first published in 1961.
Fediverse address:
@Bicycling@flipboard.com
CCC Salzburg
Hackerspace based in Salzburg, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@CCCSbg@chaos.social
IGN / L’Institut national de l’information Géographique et forestière
France’s National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information, a public body which produces and distributes geospatial data including information on forests and other areas.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ignfrance@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Nuvo Magazine
Canadian luxury lifestyle magazine covering design, culture, travel, art, fashion and wines. Founded in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@NUVOMagazine@flipboard.com
Patters
Artist drawing robots in a cute, adorable style, sometimes as mini-comics. Often features characters from Transformers.
Fediverse address:
@smoketopus@socel.net
weit_im_westen
Photographer, especially of landscapes and nature in central and northern Europe.
Fediverse address:
@weit_im_westen@nrw.social
HeySoCal
Local news organisation and news site for California, running 21 local newspapers. Founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@HeySoCal@flipboard.com
Milano University Press
Publisher of academic journals based at the University of Milan, Italy.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@milanoup@mastodon.uno
The Tyee
Independent non-profit news site based in Vancouver BC, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@thetyee@mstdn.ca
Dr Sascha Wolfer
Linguist at the Institut für Deutsche Sprache in Germany. Interested in quantitative linguistics, corpus linguistics, psycholinguistics, text comprehension & comprehensibility, data visualisation, Rstats.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@sascha_wolfer@fediscience.org
Geomob
Event series and podcast for geospatial enthusiasts. Holds meetings in European cities to discuss geoinnovation.
Fediverse address:
@geomob@mapstodon.space
Juan Carlos Muñoz
Astronomer and media officer at the European Southern Observatory, in Chile. The ESO is funded by European countries who wish to observe the sky from the southern hemisphere, and is based in the Chilean desert far from light pollution.
Fediverse address:
@astro_jcm@mastodon.online
Jessica Elena
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
The Lever
US-based investigative news site aimed at holding powerful figures accountable.
Fediverse address:
@news@levernews.com
PyCon Africa
Pan-African conference about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pyconafrica@mastodon.social
Auditory Musings
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:
@auditorymusings@mstdn.social
Papíráčky
Paper craft artist making astonishingly intricate and realistic scale models out of paper.
Fediverse address:
@papiracky@mastodon.social
Bayerischer Landtag / Bavarian State Parliament
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BayerischerLandtag@social.bund.de
ZBW MediaTalk
Blog about open science and information infrastructure, run by the German National Library of Economics (also known as ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics).
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@ZBW_MediaTalk@openbiblio.social
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Art museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Has a huge collection covering all periods of art, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Fediverse address:
@boijmans@mastodon.social
The Spruce Eats
Cookery and food website featuring recipes, food ideas, ingredients, cooking equipment reviews etc. Based in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@TheSpruceEats@flipboard.com
Open State Foundation
Netherlands-based organisation campaigning for more government open data and transparency.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@openstate@mastodon.nl
OnlyInYourState.com
American website highlighting local attractions in various US states, including parks, trip ideas, events, restaurants etc.
Fediverse address:
@OIYS@flipboard.com
CoffeeGeek
Website and blog about coffee, espresso, coffee-making equipment, accessories and related topics. Founded in 2001, it was also home to a massive online coffee community, with many community features possibly returning soon.
Fediverse address:
@coffeegeek@flipboard.social
CNIG / Conseil national de l’information géolocalisée
French government agency co-ordinating public bodies and private stakeholders in the creation of geospatial data and services.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cnig_france@social.numerique.gouv.fr
SFist
Local news site for San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@SFistNews@flipboard.com
Sherlock Holmes Quotations
Bot posting daily random quotation from the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Fediverse address:
@SherlockHolmesQuotes@universeodon.com
FRACTiLE Games
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
Kunstenpunt / Flanders Arts Institute
Organisation based in Flanders, Belgium, which supports, promotes and researches art in Belgium and abroad.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Kunstenpunt@mastodon.social
RadioSEGA
Online radio station, podcast and blog featuring shows about Sega and music from games.
Fediverse address:
@RadioSEGA@thevipvipers.space
Matthias Pfefferle
Creator of the “ActivityPub for WordPress” plug-in which turns WordPress blogs into Fediverse servers. When it’s active, people will be able to follow your WordPress account from Mastodon etc, and when you post a new blog entry it will appear as a post on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in English and German)
@pfefferle@mastodon.social
Hello! Magazine UK
British edition of the celebrity gossip magazine, often featuring stories about the royal family. UK edition first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@HELLOMagazine@flipboard.com
Der Tagesspiegel
German daily newspaper covering national and international news. Based in Berlin, founded in September 1945.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Tagesspiegel@flipboard.com
WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore Feed
News feed from local television station in Baltimore MD, USA
Fediverse address:
@wbaltv11_bot@dmv.community
Norbert Holstein
Botanist and plant curator at the Natural History Museum in London. Also a fan of fungi.
Fediverse address:
@dr_norb@fediscience.org
Karrot
Free open source online platform for organising community activism and volunteer initiatives such as food sharing etc. Anyone can set up their own Karrot site, or join an existing site.
Fediverse address:
@karrot@fosstodon.org
Geofabrik
Small company providing services and training for businesses and individuals wishing to create maps or data packages based on OpenStreetMap. The company also contributes to OSM and is a member of the OSM Foundation.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@geofabrik@en.osm.town
Derek Law
Product manager at Esri, interested in GIS, Health GIS, Maps and Data Visualisation.
Fediverse address:
@GIS_Bandit@mastodon.world
Mekka Okereke
Posting about racial equality, inclusivity in tech, engineering director at Google building digital ecosystems.
Fediverse address:
@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io
Nylon Magazine / Nylon.com
Lifestyle magazine and website covering entertainment, pop culture, beauty, fashion etc. Based in the US, first published in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@nylon@flipboard.com
Court of Justice of the EU / Cour de justice de l’UE
The judicial branch of the European Union. The court mainly deals with application and interpretation of EU law, resolves cases between national governments and EU institutions, and may take action against EU institutions on behalf of individuals, companies or organisations.
NOTE: This is not connected in any way with the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, not the European Union. These are totally separate organisations.
Fediverse address (in English):
@Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (in French):
@Curia_fr@curia.social-network.europa.eu
PetaPixel
Website about digital photography, digital cameras and accessories. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@PetaPixel@flipboard.com
Inventaire
Free open source platform for keeping track of your physical book collection including any books you lend. It’s suitable for individuals with lots of books, or organisations wanting to start their own private library. It has its own built-in database of titles and the latest version includes Fediverse features.
Fediverse address:
@inventaire@mamot.fr
Fesshole
Amusing and sometimes shocking confessions by anonymous internet users. A comedy project created by Rob Manuel of b3ta fame.
Fediverse address:
@fesshole@mastodon.social
Abundant Housing Vancouver
Group advocating for more housing of all types in Metro Vancouver, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ahvancouver@mstdn.ca
Festa do Software Livre
Portuguese festival of free open source software.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@FestaSoftwareLivre@masto.pt
Backyard Garden Lover
Gardening website providing tips and tricks, photos, ideas etc for many types of garden including ornamental, vegetable etc.
Fediverse address:
@BackyardGarden@flipboard.com
Socialter
Independent French magazine looking at ideas related to the environment, democracy and social justice. Founded in 2013.
Fediverse address (in French):
@socialter@mastodon.social
Cycling Historian
Professor of History, sport and environmental historian. Particularly keen on the history of bicycles, posting lots of historical photos, articles and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@DrRickWoten@historians.social
Flipboard Art & Photo Desk
Human-curated account sharing interesting art and photography posts from the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@ArtPhotosDesk@flipboard.social
Sludge
Independent news blog focusing on corruption in US politics, especially involving donations from corporations and wealthy individuals. Blog is supported by reader donations.
Fediverse address (main):
@sludge@journa.host
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@readsludge.com
Unofficial NWS Boston Bot
Unofficial bot tooting information from the Boston National Weather Service feed. (NOTE: This is an unofficial bot, please don’t rely on it for critical or safety purposes.)
Fediverse address:
@nwsboston_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Video Game Art Archive
Highlighting and archiving artwork from classic video games and their manuals.
Fediverse address:
@GameArtArchive@mastodon.social
Yachting World
Long-established yachting and sailing magazine. Based in the UK, founded in 1894.
Fediverse address:
@YachtingWorld@flipboard.com
House Beautiful Magazine / HouseBeautiful.com
Lifestyle magazine and website focused on homes, interior decorating and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1896.
Fediverse address:
@HouseBeautiful@flipboard.com
Samsai
Does regular live streams of Linux games.
Fediverse address:
@stream@cast.samsai.eu
Servo
New type of web browser engine, currently in the experimental phase. Free open source software, developed by the Linux foundation and volunteers.
Fediverse address:
@servo@floss.social
Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
US-based organisation promoting research, education and use of maps and geographic information systems. Member of the International Cartographic Association.
Fediverse address:
@CaGIS@mapstodon.space
Waranga News
Local community newspaper for the Waranga area in Victoria, Australia. Covers news in Colbinabbin, Corop, Girgarre, Kyabram, Murchison, Nagambie, Rushworth, Stanhope, Tatura and Toolleen. Founded in 1978.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@wnews.org.au
Emoji Meadow
Bot posting random meadows made of grass and flower emoji.
Fediverse address:
@EmojiMeadow@mas.to
Aaron J. Waltke
Award-winning screenwriter, executive producer and showrunner. Currently working on Star Trek: Prodigy, previously on Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, Unikitty!, Trollhunters etc
Fediverse address:
@GoodAaron@mastodon.social
Journal of Cell Science
Scientific journal about research into all aspects of cell biology.
Fediverse address:
@J_Cell_Sci@biologists.social
DawVert
Free open source DAW project file converter.
Fediverse address:
@DawVert_FOSS@fosstodon.org
José Melgratti
Watercolour artist who often paints landscapes, street scenes and portraits.
Fediverse address:
@JoseMel@pixelfed.social
PennLive.com
Local news site for Pennsylvania, USA.
Fediverse address:
@PennLivedotcom@flipboard.com
Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit / Society for Plant and Reactor Safety
German government-funded scientific organisation working on improving the safety of nuclear power plants, their decommissioning and the disposal of nuclear waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GRS@social.bund.de
Ottawa Citizen
Newspaper and news site based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1845.
Fediverse address:
@OttawaCititzen@flipboard.com
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / Federal Agency for Civic Education
German Federal agency promoting civic education, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bpb@social.bund.de
Helen McLaughlin
Artist creating paintings of nature, landscapes, portraits etc. Makes detailed timelapse videos of how the paintings were created, showing each step of the process.
Fediverse address (videos):
@helenmclaughlin@makertube.net
Grand Rapids Michigan News
Automated aggregator of news from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@grandrapidsnews@mastodon.social
Dwell Magazine / Dwell.com
Magazine and website about design, decor and architecture in modern homes. Based in the USA, first published in 2000.
Fediverse address:
@Dwell@flipboard.com
HacDC
America’s second-oldest hackerspace, based in Washington DC.
Fediverse address:
@hacdc@infosec.exchange
OBS / Open Broadcaster Software
Free open source software for video recording and live streaming.
Fediverse address:
@OBSProject@mastodon.social
Oakville Weather
Bot posting weather info from an automated weather station in Oakville, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@OakvilleWX@wx.social
65dBnoise
Engineer who posts lots of info and photos about space missions, particularly exploration of the surface of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@65dBnoise@mastodon.social
Architectural Digest / AD
Interior design and landscaping magazine based in the US, first published in 1920. (Despite the name, it’s not strictly speaking an architecture magazine.)
Fediverse address:
@ArchDigest@flipboard.com
Ian Betteridge
Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.
Fediverse address:
@ianb@well.com
Aaron Hockley
Photographer writing and creating videos about photography, featuring tutorials, news items etc.
Fediverse address:
@techphotoguy@mastodon.social
James Green
Archaeologist based in southeastern USA, posting about archaeology, history, botany, geology and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@archeaids@mastodon.online
Bucolia
Blog and newsletter by someone who has just bought an old house and some farmland on Orcas Island in Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bucoliafarm.com
Chaos Computer Club Hamburg
Hackerspace based in Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ccchh@chaos.social
Terms of Service, Didn’t Read
Free open source project, website and browser add-on that summarises the small print of online services in very concise plain English. It also grades them according to how privacy-friendly and ethical they are. Project founded in 2012.
Fediverse address:
@ToSDR@mastodon.indie.host
Professor Nisreen Alwan
Epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton in the UK. Interested in Lifecourse Epidemiology and Long Covid.
Fediverse address:
@nisreen@mastodon.online
Jfml
Creates quirky and fun illustrations with a very polished and professional feel.
Fediverse address:
@jfml@mastodon.art
heise Security
German language computer security news site.
Fediverse address:
@heisec@social.heise.de
Solus
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
Chimera Linux
General purpose Linux distribution. Takes an alternative approach, is non-GNU and built from scratch.
Fediverse address:
@chimera@gts.chimera-linux.org
Byrdie
American beauty and make-up news site, founded in 2013.
Fediverse address:
@byrdiebeauty@flipboard.com
BoardingPass.ro
Romanian aviation news website.
Fediverse address (in Romanian):
@BoardingPass@mstdn.ro
SjöminenJaPyöräily
Cyclist who posts about trips with a cargo bike to get food made in their local area, cookery and baking bread.
Fediverse address (in German):
@syoeminenjapjoeraeily@mastodon.social
ATTN:Magazine
UK-based music magazine about experimental music and sound art.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@attnmagazine.co.uk
Ottawa Biking Adventures
Posting videos of bike rides and cycling in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@deathbydenim@spectra.video
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Research institute based in Germany, investigating the physical foundations of fusion power. The institute is part of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@plasmaphysik@wisskomm.social
90min.com Brasil
Brazilian edition of the football news site 90min.com.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@90min_BR@flipboard.com
Toy Box Comix
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
Victoria Laurelin
Crafter making jewellery, suncatchers and decorative items from copper, natural stones, wire and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@laurelincraft@mastodon.art
Laughing Squid
Popular blog covering art, culture and technology, founded in 2003 with roots in an older email list from 1996. It’s run by a web hosting company of the same name based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@laughingsquid@mastodon.social
Anime Bloggers FediGroup
Discussion group for anime bloggers.
Fediverse address:
@animeblogging@fedigroups.social
OpenTTD
Free open source transport network simulation game inspired by Transport Tycoon Deluxe.
Fediverse address:
@openttd@mas.to
Erb
Artist who makes lively colourful illustrations and 3D renders packed with cute details and frantic touches.
Fediverse address:
@erbmaster@mastodon.art
Jeremy Muller
Musician creating experimental percussion and electroacoustic music, and also creating digital animated works of art.
Fediverse address:
@jeremymuller@mastodon.art
Craicer
Writer and teacher running a weekly newsletter featuring publishing news, writing tips and advice about book marketing for indie authors.
Fediverse address:
@craicer@mastodon.nz
Manchester Oxford Road Cycle Bot
Bot posting usage of cycle lanes on Oxford Road in Manchester UK.
Fediverse address:
@oxfordroadmcr@toot.bike
Magic Aye
Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.
Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@mastodon.social
pokateo maps
Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial expert, mapping enthusiast, sharer of map-related memes.
Fediverse address:
@pokateo@mapstodon.space
Cats FediGroup
Discussion group all about cats!
Fediverse address:
@cats@fedigroups.social
Ars Technica
Technology news site running since 1998, covering a wide range of tech including computing, hardware, science, the internet, gadgets, video games, cars etc.
Fediverse address:
@arstechnica@mastodon.social
Topaz / The Industrious Rabbit
Artist and retro computing fan, also runs a video account and photo account dedicated to retro computing / retro gaming topics. Particularly interested in the Commodore Amiga.
Fediverse address (main):
@TopazRabbit@oldbytes.space
Fediverse address (videos):
@topazrabbit@makertube.net
Epicurus
Amateur archaeology and prehistory enthusiast, shares lots of stories and images related to the ancient world.
Fediverse address:
@Epicurus@mastodon.online
R Forwards
Taskforce of the R Foundation, promoting diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@R_Forwards@hachyderm.io
The CA-WN Exchange
Local environmental group for residents of West Northamptonshire in the UK. Main focus is on fighting climate change and pressuring the government into taking action.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@exchange.ca-wn.org
Filmstarts
Film and television news site based in Germany, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Filmstarts@flipboard.com
The Salt Lake Tribune
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
Ashenwave
Draws beautiful, colourful and surreal illustrations, combining bright colours with sometimes disturbing elements.
Fediverse address:
@ashenwave@mastodon.art
Hare
A new programming language currently under development. The developers describe it as: “a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust” and “well-suited to low-level, high performance tasks.” Apparently it fits onto one 3.5 inch disk! 💾
Fediverse address:
@hare@fosstodon.org
Toppoint
Hackerspace and makerspace based in Kiel, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@toppoint@chaos.social
ScienceAlert
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
MobileSyrup
Technology and gaming news site covering phones, tablets, computing, video games, streaming services etc. Based in Canada (hence the unusual name!) and founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@mobilesyrup@flipboard.com
Nottingham Hackspace
Non-profit community workshop for hackers, tinkerers and geeks in Nottingham, UK.
Fediverse address:
@nottinghack@hachyderm.io
Concordia School of Health
Health department at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ConcordiaSOH@mastodon.social
Ruby Unconf
Community-driven event dedicated to the Ruby programming language in Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@rubyunconf@ruby.social
Elle Decor Magazine / ElleDecor.com
Interior design and furnishings magazine and website, US edition of the Elle Decoration franchise.
Fediverse address:
@elledecor@flipboard.com
CBS News
TV, radio and online news service of the US broadcasting network CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System). Founded in 1927.
Fediverse address:
@CBSNews@flipboard.com
Der Zoll / German Customs
The German Federal Government’s customs agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Zoll@social.bund.de
Tucson Sentinel
Award-winning online newspaper covering news in Arizona and the US. The Sentinel is non-profit and was founded in 2009 by the online editor of the venerable Tucson Citizen.
Fediverse address:
@TucsonSentinel@mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com
The A.V. Club
Online newsaper and website about entertainment and pop culture, including film, TV, music, games etc. Based in the US, first published in 1993.
Fediverse address:
@AVClub@flipboard.com
CERT-Bund / Federal Computer Security Incident Response Team of Germany
German Federal Government’s 24-hour team for computer security incidents, handling crises in real time and issuing preventative measures.
Fediverse address (in German):
@certbund@social.bund.de
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Creative writing events at the University of Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IowaWritersWksp@mastodon.social
Mandaï Distribution
Independent music distributor based in Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@Mandai_Distribution@mastodon.social
FediMeteo Malta
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Malta. Follow an account to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@attard@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birkirkara@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birzebbuga@mt.fedimeteo.com
@bugibba@mt.fedimeteo.com
@ghaxaq@mt.fedimeteo.com
@gzira@mt.fedimeteo.com
@marsaskala@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mellieha@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mosta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@naxxar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@paola@mt.fedimeteo.com
@qormi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@san_gwann@mt.fedimeteo.com
@siggiewi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@sliema@mt.fedimeteo.com
@st_julians@mt.fedimeteo.com
@valletta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@victoria@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zabbar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zurrieq@mt.fedimeteo.com
Association for Scottish Literature
Non-profit organisation promoting the reading, writing and study of Scottish literature, publishing newsletters, holding conferences etc. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@scotlit@mastodon.scot
RaumZeitLabor
Hackerspace based in Mannheim, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RaumZeitLabor@chaos.social
IHC Institute of Contemporary History
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese & English):
@IHChistory@masto.pt
Silver Seven
Ice hockey fan site covering the Ottawa Senators.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@silversevensens.com
FediMeteo Chandigarh
Weather forecast accounts for Chandigarh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@chandigarh__chandigarh@in.fedimeteo.com
Daniela Vasco
Creates lovely surreal illustrations, often with a soft misty dream-like quality.
Fediverse address:
@_crystal_dreams@mastodon.social
News in the Grove
Independent local news site for Forest Grove, Oregon, USA. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newsinthegrove.com
The Japan Times
Japan’s oldest English language newspaper, founded in 1897. Covers Japanese and world news from a Japanese perspective.
Fediverse address:
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social
Apertus
Develops and promotes FOSS applications and open source hardware for professional filmmaking. One of their flagship products is the Axiom range of open hardware high end film cameras, produced in association with Magic Lantern (the makers of unofficial Canon firmware).
Fediverse address:
@apertus@mastodon.social
Alex Tomlinson
Artist and illustrator making really sweet wholesome bird art. Highly recommended!
Fediverse address:
@hootalex@mastodon.social
Auswärtiges Amt / German Foreign Office
The official account of the German federal government’s Foreign Office
Fediverse address (in German):
@AuswaertigesAmt@social.bund.de
Marie Claire UK
British edition of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@MarieClaireUK@flipboard.com
Aaron Ouellette
Runner and cyclist based in New England, USA. Often posts about fitness and exercise.
Fediverse address:
@m750@better.boston
GeoPandas
Open source project to help use geospatial data in the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@geopandas@fosstodon.org
Words
Wildlife photographer based in the South Downs, Sussex in the UK. Especially keen on foxes. Runs the Permuted website.
Fediverse address:
@Words@vivaldi.net
Weblate
Free open source software to help organise the translation and localisation of projects. Very widely used by the libre software community to allow crowdsourced translation.
Fediverse address:
@weblate@fosstodon.org
Fit For Fun
German website about fitness and health, originally a magazine first published in 1994.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FitForFun@flipboard.com
Motor Trend Magazine / MotorTrend.com
American car magazine and website, featuring car news, reviews, guides, accessories etc. First published in 1949.
Fediverse address:
@motortrend@flipboard.com
Goal Deutschland
German edition of the football news site covering club and international games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@goaldeutschland@flipboard.com
Retro Dodo
Retro gaming site with news, reviews, interviews and features about classic video games and systems. Founded in 2019.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@retrododo.com
Université de Liège
Official account for the University of Liège, Belgium. The university was founded in 1817.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@UniversitedeLiege@mastodon.online
Gareth Roberts
Welsh linguist in Philadelphia, USA / Ieithydd o Gymro yn Philadelphia, USA, working at the University of Pennsylvania. Often posts about board games.
Fediverse address:
@garicgymro@toot.wales
AkaSci
Researcher posting about satellite communications, space, astronomy and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Cascade PBS
TV channel and PBS affiliate in Seattle, Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cascadepbs@social.seattle.wa.us
Veronica Explains
Beautifully put together video guides about modern Linux, retro computing and all kinds of random tech stuff.
Fediverse address (main):
@vkc@linuxmom.net
Fediverse address (videos):
@vkc@tinkerbetter.tube
Entomological Society of America (ESA)
US organisation dedicated to the study of insects, founded in 1889. Has thousands of members including scientists, students, researchers etc.
Fediverse address:
@entsocamerica@ecoevo.social
Conspiracy of Cartographers
Runs a website about maps, mainly featuring the effects of extreme sea level rises.
Fediverse address:
@ConspiracyOfCartographers@mastodon.social
TidBITS
Online news site about Apple products and services. Possibly the oldest online tech news service in the world, operating since 1990.
Fediverse address:
@TidBITS@mastodon.social
FediMeteo Arunachal Pradesh
Weather forecast accounts for Arunachal Pradesh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@itanagar__arunachal_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
Simply Recipes
Cookery site covering recipes, techniques, ingredients, food news etc. Based in the US, founded in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@SimplyRecipes@flipboard.com
R-Ladies Vienna
Vienna, Austria branch of the R-Ladies organisation, promoting gender diversity in the R community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesVienna@mastodon.social
James Gleick
Award-winning best-selling science writer, wrote the book on chaos theory that helped inspire the Ian Malcolm character in Jurassic Park. More recent works include “Time Travel: A History” and “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood”.
Fediverse address:
@gleick@mas.to
Elementary OS
Free open source operating system which visually resembles MacOS, but is built upon Ubuntu Linux.
Fediverse address:
@elementary@mastodon.social
The Urbanist
News about city planning, transportation, housing and politics in the Seattle and Puget Sound area of Washington State, USA.
Fediverse address:
@urbanistorg@mstdn.social
JoinJabber
Informal collective promoting the use of XMPP/Jabber messaging. They run a non-technical website, also called JoinJabber, which helps people sign up on XMPP and includes advice on apps and servers.
Fediverse address:
@joinjabber@indieweb.social
Vancouver DIY Music Events
Community calendar highlighting anti-corporate music scene events in Vancouver, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@relay@cal.fiera.social
Tagesschau
German national and international news programme from the public TV broadcaster ARD, first transmitted in 1952.
Fediverse address:
@tagesschau@ard.social
Brighton Ruby Conference
Annual conference about the Ruby programming language, based in Brighton, UK. First held in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@brightonruby@ruby.social
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Official account of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe is an independent international organisation protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@commissionerHR@mastodon.social
(NOTE: The Council of Europe is a totally separate organisation from the European Union or the European Council. They just have similar names.)
Library at University of the Philippines Diliman
Official account for the university library at UPD in the Philippines.
Fediverse address:
@updlibrary@mastodon.social
Missing The Point
Surreal observations on the Fediverse, the internet, technology, current events and the real world.
Fediverse address:
@MissingThePt@mastodon.social
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) / German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
German federal authority and research institute for the advancement of material and chemical safety.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BAMResearch@social.bund.de
Who What Wear UK
British edition of the fashion and beauty news site, giving advice on what to wear and where to buy it.
Fediverse address:
@WhoWhatWearUK@flipboard.com
Scholars Portal
Scholars Portal is the service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries, providing shared technology and digital collections to university libraries in Ontario and beyond.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@scholarsportal@mstdn.ca
Bundesnetzagentur / Federal Network Agency
German federal authority responsible for essential electric, gas, telecoms and postal infrastructure.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@BNetzA@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (power grid account, in German):
@Netzausbau@social.bund.de
Rivista Undici
Italian sports magazine covering mainly football (soccer) but also tennis, formula 1 and other sports.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@RivistaUndici@flipboard.com
Jack / Of Gods and Gamemasters
Maintains the “Of Gods and Gamemasters” website full of articles about fantasy world building, tabletop RPGs, adventures, monsters etc.
Fediverse address:
@Jackgiantkiller@dice.camp
Cano
Creating lovely sketches and watercolours.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and English):
@Bodastarte@mastodon.art
Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL)
Hackerspace in Brussels, Belgium hosting regular events for tech people, tinkerers and artists. Features an electronics lab, 3D printing facilities, tools etc.
Fediverse address:
@HSBXL@mastodon.online
Codeberg
Non-profit hosting service for FOSS projects, their source code and their development. Powered by the self-hostable FOSS forge software Forgejo (which Codeberg helped to fork from Gitea).
Fediverse address:
@Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de
Forgejo
Free open source self-hostable software forge, a community fork of Gitea supported by Codeberg. Federation of forges through ActivityPub planned.
Fediverse address:
@forgejo@floss.social
FediMeteo Coahuila
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
New Bloom Magazine
Online magazine covering youth culture and politics in Taiwan and Asia Pacific.
Fediverse address:
@newbloommag@mastodon.online
The New York Review of Books
US magazine covering literature, politics, the arts, culture, philosophy, history and current events. First published in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@nybooks@newsie.social
Sentient Media
Non-profit organisation looking at effect of factory farming on animals and the environment.
Fediverse address:
@sentientmedia@newsie.social
Queer Romance Club FediGroup
Discussion group about books with LGBTQIA+ romance themes.
Fediverse address:
@queerromanceclub@fedigroups.social
Serebii.net
Unofficial Pokemon site with lots of news, information and forums about Pokemon games, anime and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@serebiinet@mastodon.social
Arizona Mirror News Feed
News feed of independent non-profit news service for Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address:
@azmirror.com@rss-parrot.net
dr. Sybren
One of the developers at Blender HQ who creates the brilliant FOSS 3D graphics package Blender, mainly focused on animation and rigging.
Fediverse address:
@sybren@fosstodon.org
Rollleaf Drumlinhat
Painting miniatures from Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, D&D and other tabletop games. Also sharing lots of posts by other miniature artists.
Fediverse address:
@RollleafD@dice.camp
Feditext
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
D3 Direitos Digitais
Non-profit group based in Portugal, campaigning to protect privacy and the rights of ordinary people using digital services.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@d3@ciberlandia.pt
WGNO News Feed
News feed from television station based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Affiliate of ABC, founded in 1967.
Fediverse address:
@wgno.com@rss-parrot.net
Meanwhile in Canada
Humorous posts about life in Canada and Canadian-related topics.
Fediverse address:
@MeanwhileinCanada@ohai.social
PostmarketOS
Version of Linux for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distro.
Fediverse address:
@postmarketOS@treehouse.systems
CalMatters
Non-profit news organisation covering state politics and policies in California, USA. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@CALMatters@flipboard.com
Space Is The Place Radio Show
New music show on Cando FM, a community radio station broadcastjng in the Furness and Ulverston areas of Cumbria, England, UK.
Fediverse address:
@SpaceIsThePlace@mstdn.social
Colin the Mathmo
Maths enthusiast and academic who gives talks on mathematics and related topics. He’s also an admin on the maths-themed Fediverse server mathstodon.xyz and is keen on juggling.
Fediverse address:
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
Bike Nite FediGroup
Discussion group about cycling, featuring a weekly question and answer session.
Fediverse address:
@bikenite@fedigroups.social
Digital Trends
Technology and consumer electronics news site, based in Oregon, USA and founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@DigitalTrends@flipboard.com
Unseen Crafts
Artist and crafter. Creates handmade works of art through pyrography on wood, also keen on crochet.
Fediverse address:
@UnseenCrafts@mastodon.world
SchenklRadio
German language online radio station playing many kinds of music. It also hosts regular live video stream shows.
Fediverse address (main):
@schenklradio@chaos.social
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@SchenklTV@tv.schenklradio.de
Volla
German company which sells smartphones with pre-installed de-googlised Android or Ubuntu Touch.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@volla@mastodon.social
OpenStreetMap Utah
Mapping community group based in Salt Lake City, aiming to maintain and update OSM data for Utah USA.
Fediverse address:
@utah@en.osm.town
FediMeteo New Brunswick
Weather forecast accounts for New Brunswick, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@bathurst__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@campbellton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@dieppe__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@edmundston__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fredericton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@grand_falls__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@miramichi__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@moncton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saint_john__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
State of the Map
Annual conference of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@sotm@en.osm.town
Gwenn Seemel
Artist and illustrator who draws colourful psychedelic images, usually of people or animals.
Fediverse address:
@gwenn@mastodon.art
OpenStreetMap BFC
Volunteers mapping the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France through the free open mapping platform OpenStreetMap.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OSM_BFC@mstdn.social
Dead of Night
Newsletter discussing horror films and the horror genre.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@deadofnightletter.com
EngrXiv.org
Website that moderates and publishes scientific papers related to Engineering, run by the non-profit Open Engineering.
Fediverse address:
@engrxiv@scicomm.xyz
PodQuiz
Weekly trivia podcast running since 2005, possibly the longest-running trivia podcast in the world.
Fediverse address:
@podquiz@mas.to
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol
Official account of the University and State Library of Tyrol, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ulbtirol@social.uibk.ac.at
FanCityKnits
Lifelong fibre and yarn fan, interested in spinning, knitting, crocheting and weaving.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@FanCityKnits@troet.cafe
Disease Models & Mechanisms
Open access scientific journal on how models-systems-based research improves human health.
Fediverse address:
@DMM_Journal@biologists.social
BSides Saskatoon
Computer security conference based in Saskatoon, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@bsidesyxe@infosec.exchange
Hit or Miss: Star Trek & Doctor Who Podcast
Podcast series discussing every era of Star Trek and Doctor Who, covering characters, episodes and more.
Fediverse address:
@homtrek@mstdn.social
Pyninsula
Community group for users of the Python programming language in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pyninsula@fosstodon.org
Arbeitsgruppe Umweltphysik Universität Tübingen
The Environmental Physics Group at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@umphy@bawü.social
Dogs FediGroup
Discussion group about all kinds of dogs, doggos and good bois.
Fediverse address:
@dogs@fedigroups.social
NextN, ¡actualidad Nintendo!
Spanish-language news and review site all about Nintendo. Based in Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NextNnet@mastodon.social
FediMeteo
Fediverse weather service posting forecasts for cities and towns around the world, provided in each country’s local language. This account is for posts about the service itself, to discover forecast accounts go to the fedimeteo.com website ⧉ and choose your country.
Fediverse address:
@admin@fedimeteo.com
FediMeteo Yucatán
Weather forecast accounts for Yucatán, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@merida__yucatan@mx.fedimeteo.com
Chaotikum e.V.
Hackerspace based in Lübeck, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaotikumev@social.chaotikum.org
Condé Nast Traveller
UK-based travel magazine and website about holidays at home and abroad. First published in 1997.
Fediverse address:
@cntraveller@flipboard.com
K4 Computergruppe
Hackerspace based in Nuremberg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@k4cg@chaos.social
FediMeteo Indiana
Weather forecast accounts for Indiana, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@anderson__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bloomington__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@carmel__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbus__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@elkhart__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@evansville__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@fishers__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_wayne__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@gary__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@goshen__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@greenwood__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@indianapolis__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@jeffersonville__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@kokomo__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lafayette__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@marion__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@mishawaka__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@muncie__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_albany__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@noblesville__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@portage__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@richmond__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_bend__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@terre_haute__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@valparaiso__indiana@us.fedimeteo.com
Alles rund ums Mountainbiken FediGroup
German-language discussion group about mountain biking.
Fediverse address (in German):
@mtb@fedigroups.social
Old Ireland in Colour
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
bellowing timber
Woodworking person, creates sculptures, boxes, furniture, houseware etc from wood. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@bellowingtimber@woodworking.group
Sonia Sulaiman
Writer of speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore, published in ArabLit Quarterly, Fantasy Magazine, Lackington’s and others. Member of the SFWA, CSFFA and Codex Writers Group.
Fediverse address:
@SoniaSulaiman@wandering.shop
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund / DGB News Feed
News feed from Germany’s largest trade union umbrella organisation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@www.dgb.de.aktuelles@rss-parrot.net
Old Weird Scotland
Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history through the ages, including forgotten stories, science, language, art, people, poetry.
Fediverse address:
@WeirdScotland@mastodon.scot
Baltic Ruby
Community-driven conference for the Ruby programming language held in Baltic and Nordic countries.
Fediverse address:
@balticruby@ruby.social
grateful wolf
Senior news editor at Stone Pages, a guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@gratefulwolf@archaeo.social
Cottage Life Magazine / CottageLife.com
Magazine, website and TV channel about cottages and topics related to them. Covers buying rural cottages, maintaining and building them, and exploring the outdoors around them. Based in Canada, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@CottageLife2018@flipboard.com
Neo-Classical Music FediGroup
Discussion group about neo-classical or modern classical music.
Fediverse address:
@neoclassicalmusic@fedigroups.social
Mailbox.org
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mailbox_org@social.mailbox.org
Andy Carolan
Illustrator and graphic designer with a clean, clear and friendly style.
Fediverse address:
@andycarolan@social.lol
Benita Skinner
Independent quilt and fabric designer, currently living off-grid in a forest.
Fediverse address:
@BenitaSkinner@mastodon.social
Race Into Space
Free open source version of the classic 1993 PC game “Buzz Aldrin’s Race Into Space”.
Fediverse address:
@raceintospace@mstdn.games
University of Aberdeen
Scottish university founded in 1495, covering a diverse range of fields and associated with five Nobel laureates.
Fediverse address:
@uniofaberdeen@mastodon.scot
International Commission on Polar Meteorology
Promoting study of the Arctic and Antarctic weather and climate. Part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) NGO which promotes atmospheric sciences.
Fediverse address:
@ICPM@fediscience.org
Sini Tuulia
Historical fashion and sewing for the modern person, with a partial degree in dressmaking and tailoring. Also cats, art and chronic illness.
Fediverse address:
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales / Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru
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
FediMeteo New Jersey
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
FediMeteo Pennsylvania
Weather forecast accounts for Pennsylvania, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@allentown__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@altoona__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@bethlehem__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@butler__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@chambersburg__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@chester__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@easton__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@erie__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@greensburg__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrisburg__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@hazleton__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@hermitage__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@johnstown__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@lancaster__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@lebanon__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@mckeesport__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_castle__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@philadelphia__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@pittsburgh__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@pottstown__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@pottsville__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@reading__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@scranton__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@wilkes_barre__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@york__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
OpenAndroidInstaller
Graphical installer software that makes it extremely easy to install alternative operating systems on Android phones. Supports many devices and many kinds of Android ROMs.
Fediverse address:
@openandroidinstaller@fosstodon.org
Regina Leader-Post
Newspaper and news site for Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. First published in 1883.
Fediverse address:
@Leader_Post@flipboard.com
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
Project helping students talk to astronauts on the International Space Station via amateur radio equipment, hopefully inspiring them to pursue a career in STEM subjects. There are also repeaters for ham radio fans to take part.
Fediverse address:
@ARISS_Intl@mastodon.hams.social
Ian Forrester
Emergent tech expert, formerly at the BBC’s research and development section.
Fediverse address:
@cubicgarden@mas.to
Winderful
UK energy currently supplied by wind energy, posted by an automated account. Posts whenever wind energy supplies more than 10% of UK total energy.
Fediverse address:
@winderful@mstdn.social
Geneva.rb
User group in Geneva, Switzerland for the Ruby programming language and Ruby on Rails framework.
Fediverse address:
@genevarb@ruby.social
Oskar Ghoti
Tabletop RPG game master, creator of the Grim Fictions TTRPG, also making community content for other TTRPGs such as Scion 2nd Edition and the Storypath system.
Fediverse address:
@OskarGhoti@dice.camp
FediMeteo Poland
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Poland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in Polish in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Polish):
@bialystok@pl.fedimeteo.com
@bydgoszcz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@czestochowa@pl.fedimeteo.com
@elblag@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gdansk@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gliwice@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gorzow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@gorzow_wielkopolski@pl.fedimeteo.com
@grudziadz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@jastrzebie_zdroj@pl.fedimeteo.com
@kalisz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@katowice@pl.fedimeteo.com
@kielce@pl.fedimeteo.com
@krakow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@legnica@pl.fedimeteo.com
@lodz@pl.fedimeteo.com
@lublin@pl.fedimeteo.com
@olsztyn@pl.fedimeteo.com
@opole@pl.fedimeteo.com
@plock@pl.fedimeteo.com
@poznan@pl.fedimeteo.com
@radom@pl.fedimeteo.com
@rzeszow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@szczecin@pl.fedimeteo.com
@tarnow@pl.fedimeteo.com
@torun@pl.fedimeteo.com
@walbrzych@pl.fedimeteo.com
@warszawa@pl.fedimeteo.com
@wroclaw@pl.fedimeteo.com
@zielona_gora@pl.fedimeteo.com
Bossip
Gossip and entertainment magazine with focus on black celebrities, based in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@Bossip@flipboard.com
Unicorn Riot
US-based non-profit news collective covering stories related to social injustice, racism, environmental damage, authoritarianism and far right groups. The collective was founded by environmental and social activists, its stories often cover protests.
Fediverse address:
@UnicornRiot@mastodon.social
Arkadiusz Wieczorek
Photographer from Poland, who takes many kinds of pictures including portraits, landscapes and more.
Fediverse address:
@arkadiusz@pixelfed.social
Jeremy Mayer
Artist creating figurative and abstract sculptures entirely from old typewriter parts.
Fediverse address:
@jeremymayer@mastodon.art
Dr Sherifa Zuhur
Research professor and author on the Middle East and the Islamic world. Has been a professor at a number of institutions across the United States, most recently as visiting scholar at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of California.
Fediverse address:
@Sherifazuhur@sfba.social
Eamo EI7LC
Amateur radio operator, often posting about CW events on the airwaves.
Fediverse address:
@eamoEI7LC@mastodon.radio
Allison Levine
Freelance wine writer, blogger and podcaster, US host of the Wine Soundtrack podcast.
Fediverse address:
@pleasethepalate@epicure.social
Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI)
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
FediMeteo Chihuahua
Weather forecast accounts for Chihuahua, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@chihuahua__chihuahua@mx.fedimeteo.com
@ciudad_juarez__chihuahua@mx.fedimeteo.com
@parral__chihuahua@mx.fedimeteo.com
Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Centre
German government centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research, and effectively the German space agency.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@DLR@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (alternate account, in German):
@dlr_next@social.bund.de
Wub-Fur Internet Radio
Long-running internet indie and psychedelic rock radio station featuring human-curated mixes of music. It ran live from 1999 to 2016 as a 24 hour stream, and nowadays is a selection of 350 mixes on various platforms for streaming on demand.
Fediverse address:
@wubfur@mastodon.social
FediMeteo Nayarit
Weather forecast accounts for Nayarit, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tepic__nayarit@mx.fedimeteo.com
Cubby / CubbyAtHome.com
Lifestyle website for families focusing on homes, food and toys. Based in the US, founded in 2020.
Fediverse address:
@CubbyatHome@flipboard.com
Evangelia (Lila) Adamou
Senior Researcher in Linguistics at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and member of the Academia Europaea. Particular interests language contact, bilingualism and endangered languages spoken in the Balkans and Latin America.
Fediverse address:
@Lila@scholar.social
Prime Sports
German publisher of magazines about active living, including mountain biking, surfing, skiing and snowboarding.
Fediverse address (in German):
@PrimeSports@flipboard.com
Kotaku
Video game news and review site, also covering related pop culture, anime, TV, films etc. Based in the United States, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Kotaku@flipboard.com
Port39 e.V. Stralsund
Hackerspace based in the city of Stralsund, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Port39@chaos.social
Craccum
Student magazine at Auckland University in New Zealand / Aotearoa.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@craccum.co.nz
Vintage Apparatus
Website and videos all about retro technology, especially old computers.
Fediverse address:
@vintageapparatus@mastodon.social
Powder Magazine / powder.com
Skiing magazine and website, covering where to ski, equipment to use, weather reports etc. First published in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@PowderMag@flipboard.com
Madison Python / MadPy
Community group for users of the Python programming language, based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@madpy@fosstodon.org
FediMeteo New Mexico
Weather forecast accounts for New Mexico, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@albuquerque__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@belen__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@bernalillo__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@carlsbad__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@clovis__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@deming__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@edgewood__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@gallup__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@grants__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@hobbs__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_cruces__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_vegas__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@los_lunas__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@portales__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@raton__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@rio_rancho__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@roswell__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@santa_fe__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@shiprock__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@silver_city__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@socorro__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@sunland_park__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@taos__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@truth_or_consequences__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
University of Bremen / Universität Bremen
Public university in Germany founded in 1971, with twelve faculties covering a wide range of topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unibremen@wisskomm.social
FediMeteo Latvia
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
Poder360
Independent Brazilian news site founded in 2000 to look at power and politics. Participant in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on the Panama Papers etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Poder360@flipboard.com
HAUM / Hackerspace au Mans
Hackerspace based in the city of Le Mans in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@HauM@piaille.fr
Chris Tarr
Professional broadcast engineer, managing technical operations on twenty-five radio stations. Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@TheGeekJedi@mastodon.social
Vintage Ireland
Longest-running organiser of antiques fairs and vintage fairs in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@vintageireland@mastodon.ie
TeleCoop
French mobile phone network co-operative. The co-op is owned by its members who vote on the direction it should take. They are also part the FairtecEU group which campaigns for more ecologically sustainable and privacy-friendly digital services.
Fediverse address (in French):
@telecoop@framapiaf.org
Dr Richard M. Carpiano
Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. Public health scientist and sociologist who studies and does policy work around population health and community issues.
Fediverse address:
@RMCarpiano@mastodon.social
RubyKaigi
Conference in Japan for the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rubykaigi@ruby.social