Hey everyone, it appears there are now at least 8 members of congress on Mastodon and I see our first committee.

I've confirmed 5 accounts and am waiting for a response from the other 3.

If you see folks I'm missing, please let me know.

Here's the list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1egupogzhZgPgcM1NcIxBC4iW2xgvs1qJPAG568YaCuY/edit?usp=sharing

#legislatures #USPOL

Congress on Mastodon (Responses)

Data about Members of Congress on Mastodon If you are from a congressional office and want you account verified, please email [email protected] This spreadsheet is maintained by Demand Progress Education Fund Timestamp,Member Last Name / Committee Name / Leadership Name,Member of Congres...

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Update: we now have the first committee confirmed. Welcome @housebudgetdems
@danielschuman these folks should verify themselves... (do the green link thing...)
@danielschuman @housebudgetdems Feels like the House/Senate should make their own instances for members / committee official presence.
@marcoshuerta @housebudgetdems I agree with you. I’m not sure if it is the house or senate or whether there should be a broader instance managed by GPO or the Library to include non-political entities
@danielschuman @housebudgetdems what would be the process by which the house, senate, executive branch, etc, or some other breakdown could each make their own server? I think that would help with verification
@danielschuman super helpful. thanks for doing this.
@danielschuman You can add my former congressman Sean Casten to the list @SeanCasten
@danielschuman so cool! thank you for doing this! I believe it may be your job, but, still!
@serenebabe Lol, definitely not my job. :)
@danielschuman ohhhhhh!! well extra thank you then! :-)
@danielschuman Is there any way to actually “follow” a hashtag here?
@LauraPhillips99 @danielschuman Yes. On the website, click the hashtag and then at the top right, you'll see an icon of a person with a plus. Click that to follow.
@danielschuman New user. How do I bookmark for later?

@Scotter @danielschuman Welcome!
You have a few options to save this for later:

🔁You can boost it (reblog) and it will appear on your profile page. Boosting also helps others (in your network) see it too, since there is no algorithm putting content in front of people.

⭐️ You can favorite it, and it will show up in your “Favorites” tab in Mastodon’s app.

🏷️ You can bookmark it; it will show up in your “Bookmarks” tab (click the 3 dots above the post).

#feditip

@danielschuman Huge missed opportunity not making his name MastoDonBeyer
@danielschuman if someone has multiple accounts, does that mean that they created accounts on multiple instances, or should we be wary of impersonation? I’m grateful that you included the full user/instance name, but it raises the larger question. Thanks for the list.
@danielschuman What a flashback. I remember doing the same exercise about Twitter in 2009!!
@danielschuman should public officials have a public instance supported by tax dollars?
@danielschuman Thanks for making the list!! Much appreciated!
@danielschuman possible to list some of the members accounts on a post here so we can click and follow? I tried copying and pasting from your google sheet and then finding them but couldn't (for ie Grijalva and Barrigan).
@murshedz yes absolutely. I did a follow up toot with some of them. The auto populate tool is a little wonky.
@danielschuman thank you so much but putting this together.
#USPolitics
@danielschuman thanks, very useful. Castro has been active at least. Can't seem to find Trahan though
@danielschuman Thank you for compiling the list! I can't wait to see who will be first from Michigan.
#legislatures
@danielschuman Thank you for sharing this list! All followed.
@danielschuman We have already a political party with their own Mastodon instance … https://mastodon.pirati.cz/ ;)
Pirátský Mastodon - Sharing is caring

Pirátská instance nejen pro členy. Budujeme Fediverse od roku 2019. Jsme připojeni k české relay.witter.cz (ve federované ose uvidíte mnoho českých příspěvků).

Mastodon hosted on mastodon.pirati.cz
@mcepl Tell me more. :)
@danielschuman There is nothing more to say … Czech Pirate party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Pirate_Party is quite group of Internet people, usually rather young, so they went first. But I think they may not be the latest ones.
Czech Pirate Party - Wikipedia

@danielschuman
If politicians want a Mastodon account for official use they should use money out of their budgets to set up a single user instance, and not put the administrative, legal, and financial load on volunteers and donors who may not agree with their positions, or even be a citizen of the nation they represent.
@danielschuman I hope that these politicians are donating to these instances and not just mooching off of someone else’s server.
@danielschuman thanks for putting this together and sharing it

@danielschuman

Could you sort by last name or district or something? It's okay now, but I wouldn't relish wading through 535+ names. :)

@bruce_korb Bruce, yes, absolutely, especially as it gets longer.

You should also be able to click through to a spreadsheet that you can download.