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Recommending interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌐

You can see past recommendations organised into categories on my website at https://fedi.directory

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Maintained by @FediThing

🎂 Account originally joined mastodon.online on 11th June 2020

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

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Many organisations have official accounts on here (e.g. German government is @Bundesregierung ) but others don't.

However, organisations often also have official feeds you can follow via the RSS Parrot service (more info at https://rss-parrot.net).

For example you can follow the White House feed at
@www.whitehouse.gov.briefing-room@rss-parrot.net

If you're finding it difficult to use RSS Parrot, let me know in replies which org you want to follow and I will try to find their feed for you 🙂

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#Satellite / #Satellites picks of the day:

➡️ @PolarBremen - Research group using satellite data to monitor polar sea ice

➡️ @AkaSci - Researcher posting on satellite communications, space, astronomy etc

➡️ @thomasconnor - Astrophysicist working on NASA's Chandra x-ray observatory

➡️ @sundogplanets - Astronomy professor, campaigner for dark skies & regulation of reflective satellites

➡️ @JohnBarentine - Astronomer and historian, particularly interested in preservation of dark skies

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#Satellite / #Satellites picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @wd9ewk - Amateur satellite radio enthusiast

➡️ @zoom_earth - Interactive weather map featuring real time satellite imagery

➡️ @weirdsatellite - Bot posting tongue-in-cheek analysis of spy satellite photos

➡️ @SA1 - Bot posting satellite photos of random SA1 census areas in Australia

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#Metal / #MetalMusic / #HeavyMetal picks of the day:

➡️ @HailsandAles - Music journalist, heavy metal fan, reviews & interviews on Heavy Matters podcast & website

➡️ @angrymetalguy - Metal music site with reviews, interviews & "general angryness"

➡️ @AmsterdamMetalScene - English-language account covering metal music scene in Amsterdam

➡️ @moshtimes - UK-based rock/metal fanzine, established 2008

➡️ @metalreleases - App for keeping track of new metal releases

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Special shoutout today to the 🇺🇦 Ukrainian city and municipality of Slavutych which now has an official Fediverse account:

➡️ @Slavutych (in English & Ukrainian)

Slavutych was founded in 1986 to provide a safe home for workers and families evacuated from the Chornobyl disaster. More recently it has had to resist the Russian invasion.

(I've verified the account as genuine by emailing their official Ukrainian government address with a gov.ua domain.)

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#Email picks of the day:

➡️ @thunderbird (main) & @thunderbird (videos) - Popular free open source email & communications suite

➡️ @delta - E2EE encrypted chat app which works through your existing email account

➡️ @WorfEmail - Lieutenant Worf is sending emails

➡️ @Tutanota - Indie email provider based in Germany

➡️ @mailbox_org - Another indie email provider in Germany

➡️ @hellomailo - Indie email provider based in France

➡️ @fastmail - Indie email provider based in Australia

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/ picks of the day:

➡️ @Kathaja - Artist drawing Giger-esque alien & fantasy creatures

➡️ @SurekhaDavies - Historian, currently working on "Humans: A Monstrous History" about humanity's need to create monsters

➡️ @KeithAmmann - Author of "The Monsters Know What They're Doing" about creatures in fantasy TTRPGs

➡️ @CreatureAuthor - Author of sci-fi & fantasy novels featuring mythical monsters & kaiju

➡️ @CassetteBeasts - Indie open world RPG with monster-fusing gameplay

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#Cyberpunk picks of the day:

➡️ @GreatDismal - William Gibson, author of Neuromancer, laid foundations of cyberpunk genre

➡️ @silverspookgames - Indie game dev, creator of cyberpunk adventure game Neofeud

➡️ @dystopian - Posting & sharing how modern life is a cyberpunk dystopia

➡️ @revengeday - Drum & bass, techno & electronic musician with cyberpunk aesthetic

➡️ @TreseBrothers - Indie game studio making RPGs & strategy games with various settings including cyberpunk, sci-fi, mecha etc

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#Cyberpunk picks of the day (continued):

The account below is a discussion group. Follow it to see its discussions in your timeline, mention it to post to the group. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/)

➡️ @cyberpunk - Discussion group about cyberpunk things

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.

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Some of the European Union's official accounts on the Fediverse have changed addresses. Here are the new addresses:

➡️ @EUCommission - The European Commission, appointed by the EU's elected governments

➡️ @EC_OSPO - Connecting EC to the open source community

➡️ @EC_DIGIT - Handles IT within European Commission

➡️ @IHIEurope - EU public-private partnership for health research

Most existing followers should be transferred automatically, but some may need to refollow manually.

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#BritishColumbia / #BC picks of the day:

➡️ @thetyee - Independent non-profit news site based in #Vancouver #Canada

➡️ @VisionZeroYVR - Road safety campaign group in Vancouver

➡️ @ahvancouver - Non-profit campaigning for more types of housing in Metro Vancouver

➡️ @jackermann - Radio broadcaster on CityNews Vancouver

➡️ @cedge - Research centre at Simon Fraser University promoting equitable society through education

➡️ @vanpy - Python programming language group for people in Vancouver

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#BritishColumbia / #BC picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @CloudscapeComics - Vancouver-based non-profit supporting local comic artists & BC comics community

➡️ @CascadiaRail - Non-profit group campaigning for high speed rail in Pacific Northwest including Vancouver

➡️ @thegraffitiexpress - Graffiti on cargo trains passing through Kamloops BC

➡️ @wastewater - Unofficial bot posting COVID wastewater levels in Metro Vancouver

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#InvestigativeJournalism picks of the day:

➡️ @ProPublica - US-based investigative journalism, first online news outlet to win Pulitzer

➡️ @Bellingcat - Europe-based investigative journalism & open source intelligence

➡️ @ZekuZelalem - Award-winning investigative journalist, focus on Ethiopia & Horn of Africa

➡️ @thenarwhal - Canadian online news, investigative journalism about environmental issues

➡️ @theferret - Award-winning Scottish investigative news co-op, owned by readers & writers

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#BoardGames & #CardGames picks of the day:

➡️ @boardgamebreakdown - Board game website & video channel, reviews & how-tos

➡️ @theboardgameschronicle - Blog all about board & strategy games

➡️ @meeplemountain - Board game news & reviews, videos, interviews, festival reports etc

➡️ @ofdiceandmen - Posting & podcasting on all kinds of board games

➡️ @TabletopBellhop - Tabletop games webite, podcast, videos

➡️ @tabletopgamesblog - Blog on board games, reviews & editorials, written & audio

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/ picks of the day:

➡️ @wikipedia - Official account of Wikipedia, the collaboratively-written encyclopedia

➡️ @mediawiki - Free open source Wiki software, originally created for Wikipedia

➡️ @kiwix - Free open source app for viewing & searching wikipedia & other wikis entirely offline

➡️ @xwikiorg - FOSS wiki software aimed at businesses

➡️ @FeatherWiki - Tiny extensible wiki app stored in single file

➡️ @dokuwiki - FOSS wiki software, aims to be versatile & easy

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/ picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @wikidata - Free open collaborative knowledge base

➡️ @WikiSignpost - Independent news site covering Wikipedia & Wikimedia

➡️ @wmlgbt - User group improving quality of LGBTQIA+ history on Wikipedia

➡️ @WikiEducation - Encouraging co-operation between academic institutions & Wikipedia

➡️ @camerawiki - Wiki of all camera & lens models

➡️ @FRWiki - Wiki about D&D setting Forgotten Realms

➡️ @eberronwiki - Wiki about D&D setting Eberron

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/ picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @doomwiki - Wiki about Doom games from id Software

➡️ @MinecraftWikiEN - Unofficial Wiki about Minecraft

➡️ @wikipedia_featured_content - Bot posting featured article on English-language Wikipedia

➡️ @YesterdaysWiki - Bot posting most viewed page on English-language Wikipedia

➡️ @random_wiki - Bot posting links to random articles on English-language Wikipedia

➡️ @TrendingOnWiki - Bot posting trending topics on Wikipedia in random countries

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#ScienceNews picks of the day:

➡️ @ScienceDesk (Mastodon) & @science (Flipboard) - Human-curated science news from the Flipboard team

➡️ @thexylom - Student-run non-profit newsroom exploring communities influencing & shaped by science

➡️ @STAT - News site about health & medicine, based in USA

➡️ @sciencefocus - BBC Science Focus, UK-based science & technology magazine

➡️ @AnnBot - Peer-reviewed botany journal, founded 1887

➡️ @ChemistryViews - Online news magazine from Chemistry Europe

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#Horror picks of the day:

➡️ @horrordna - Website all about horror including films, comics, books, games etc

➡️ @horroryear - Spends week watching horror films made in random year

➡️ @horrorlex - World’s first research site dedicated to horror cinema

➡️ @erikapriceart - Creates indie horror comics with mature themes

➡️ @PhineasX - Professional freelance artist, often cute things mixed with horror

➡️ @ritualdust - Illustrator, crafter, tattoo artist, dark gothic themes

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#Horror picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @paul_e_cooley - Award-winning sci-fi/horror/thriller novelist

➡️ @TheHorrorGuru - Video reviews & riffs about horror films

➡️ @carlydraws - Brightly coloured art with supernatural themes

➡️ @FHTAGNRPG - German-language TTRPG "Fhtagn" based on the works of Lovecraft

➡️ @happyjakgames - Indie TTRPG designer, horror title "The Crypt Has Opened"

➡️ @DrHorrorGeek - Posting & boosting about horror topics

➡️ @TheRealElvira - Official account of Elvira

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#Horror picks of the day:

The accounts below are discussion groups. Follow a group to see its discussions in your timeline, mention a group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/)

➡️ @horror - Discussion group about horror in any genre

➡️ @horrorbooks - Discussion group about horror books & hgorr authors

PLEASE DON'T REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.

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& picks of the day:

➡️ @smoketopus - Artist drawing robots in a cute, adorable style, often Transformers

➡️ @smerp - Artist creating stylised paintings/drawings made IRL by plotter pen robots

➡️ @drcaberry - Robotics Professor with a mission to diversify STEM

➡️ @brohrer - Data expert, author of "How to Train Your Robot"

➡️ @supaplex - 3D graphics artist, retro sci-fi robots & scenes

➡️ @llicorish - Artist with comic book style, often mecha & Transformers

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day:

➡️ @theferret - Award-winning Scottish investigative news co-op, owned by its readers & writers

➡️ @edinburgh - Curated community newsletter about news & events in Edinburgh

➡️ @Broadcastscot - Scottish indie news site with regular video broadcasts

➡️ @scotlit - Association for Scottish Literature

➡️ @radiojammor - Internet radio station based in Scotland, many genres of music including Scottish shows

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @thisismyglasgow - Photo project documenting Glasgow's architecture, monuments, culture etc

➡️ @UndisScot - Scottish visitor guide, accommodation listing & business directory

➡️ @canongatebooks - Award-winning independent publisher based in Scotland

➡️ @ArachnidPress - Scottish indie publisher

➡️ @ctc - Grassroots tech initiative in Aberdeen, organises user groups, hack events etc

➡️ @ASC - Activist space & social centre in Aberdeen

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @Snoweider - Freelance Mountain Leader in Scotland and English Lake District, based on Isle of Arran

➡️ @theapiarist - Beekeeper in Scotland, author of Apiarist website on practical beekeeping

➡️ @WeirdScotland - Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history

➡️ @MalcolmMacWatt - Scottish singer-songwriter, Americana, folk, acoustic, roots

➡️ @TheWeeOwl - Scottish artist, paints & draws nature & wildlife

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @robwighamwatercolours - Professional watercolour artist in northern Scotland, especially landscapes

➡️ @chrisbaldie - Comic artist, graphic designer, illustrator based in Glasgow

➡️ @BraveRobynArt - Scottish concept artist, works on video games, TTRPGs

➡️ @KeithDEdinburgh - Tabletop RPG adventure author, often set in modern & historic Scotland

➡️ @TabletopScot - Gaming convention (board games, card games, RPGs) held in Perth

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @onepict - Computer scientist campaigning for online privacy

➡️ @sylvianana - Bird watcher and wildlife photographer in Borders

➡️ @jimfrost - Lanscape & nature photographer in North East of Scotland

➡️ @heavybawbag - Photos of Scottish nature & wildlife

➡️ @withaveeay (main) & @withaveeay (photos) - Photos of life in rural Scotland, also generates off-grid power

➡️ @MikeBolam - Photographer, film-maker, astrophotographer in Scotland

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @Dendrochronicle - Dendrochronologist, environmental archaeologist in Scotland

➡️ @borderswx - Automated weather info & webcam from Greenlaw in Borders

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#Scottish / #Scotland picks of the day (continued):

The accounts below are discussion groups. Follow them to see their discussions in your timeline, mention a group to post to it. (More info on how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/)

➡️ @scotland - Discussion group about Scotland

➡️ @gaidhlig - Discussion group about the Scottish Gaelic langauge, either talking about it or using the language itself

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I feel as though I’ve stumbled into a roomful of techies, many of whom are enthusiastic cat lovers while some evidently have a predeliction for porn. Hello? Humanities calling! #philosophy #ecology #ecologicalemergency #yoga #meditation #existential #mentoring

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@rainercade @lucyweirphd

Hey there, just as you tagged me about follows, there are also many other methods of finding people to follow on here:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

Groups are especially good as they have the widest reach (for various techie reasons).

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#Affinity users, you might want to check out free open source art & design tools which cannot be bought out:

(All of these are FOSS)

➡️ @inkscape - Vector drawing software

➡️ @doctormo (main) & @martin_owens (videos) - Inkscape dev, Inkscape videos

➡️ @penpot (main) & @penpot_app (videos) - Collaborative online design & prototyping

➡️ @darktable - Photo organising, raw image processing

➡️ @Krita (main) & @krita (videos) & @krita_artists (community) - Painting, drawing & illustration software

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#Fediverse picks of the day:

NEWS & EVENTS

➡️ @fediversereport - Blog featuring news about the Fediverse

➡️ @hello (main) & @news (blog) - Articles, news about the Fediverse

➡️ @greenfediverse - Listing Fedi servers using environmentally friendlier energy

➡️ @radiofreefedi - Online radio station featuring music, spoken word etc by people on the Fediverse

➡️ @AltTextHealthCheck - Servers with highest percentage of images with alt text

➡️ @announce - Annual FediVision Song Contest

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#Theatre & #Theatres picks of the day:

➡️ @TheatreReviews - Professional theatre reviewer running video channel & website covering UK theatre

➡️ @schmeterpitz - Podcast on theatrical history in Philadelphia PA, USA

➡️ @uktw - Bot posting listings for theatre events in UK

➡️ @iloveactors - Helping actors get connected on the Fediverse

➡️ @BATtheatre - Non-profit theatre in Seattle WA, USA

➡️ @PocketOperaCompany - Germany's oldest independent mobile opera (in German)

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The government of #France 🇫🇷 now has its own official Fediverse server 🥳

(All accounts in French unless otherwise noted)

➡️ @ambnum - French ambassador for digital affairs (in English)

➡️ @sup_recherche - Ministry of Higher Education & Research

➡️ @cnes - France's space agency

➡️ @astroIAP - Astrophysics Institute of Paris

➡️ @cnrs - CNRS, the French National Centre for Scientific Research

➡️ @umrGeoazur - Geology/geophysics research unit for Côte d'Azur Univ, CNRS, Côte d'Azur Observatory

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#DeGoogling / #Google Alternatives picks of the day:

➡️ @fastmail - Indie email provider in Australia

➡️ @hellomailo - Indie email provider in France

➡️ @Tutanota - Indie email provider in Germany

➡️ @mailbox_org - Indie email provider in Germany

➡️ @peertube - FOSS federated ad-free video platform, part of Fediverse

➡️ @invidious - FOSS privacy-friendly unofficial front end for YouTube

➡️ @openandroidinstaller - Making it easy to install de-Googled operating systems on Android phones

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& official accounts on the Fediverse:

➡️ @EU_Commission - EU's executive body, appointed by elected governments of EU member states

➡️ @EUSPA (main) & @euspa (videos) - Co-ordinates EU space activities, sat nav, climate sats etc

➡️ @EC_OSPO - Handles EU's relationship with FOSS, driving EU's presence on the Fediverse

➡️ @EC_NGI (main) & @ec_ngi (videos) - EU initiative helping fund FOSS online projects such as Mastodon, PeerTube etc

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picks of the day:

➡️ @chchchch1tf - Transformers toy photos, digibashes, crossovers

➡️ @llicorish - Comic book artist, often makes works featuring Transformers and other popular characters

➡️ @smoketopus - Artist drawing Transformers & other robots in a really cute, adorable style

➡️ @UnicronCom - Site about collecting all generations of Transformers

➡️ @ChromeGadget - Robot fan, especially Transformers

➡️ @ToyBoxComix - Political & social satire using photos of Transformers

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