Mastodon Follow Pack Directory 1.7

Follow entire groups of accounts listed below or simply click on accounts to view their profile page and follow them from there.

This directory includes notices, instructions and follow pack directory listings.

Notices

NOTIFICATION NOTICE: If you receive this federated WordPress blog post in your Notifications, your account may be included in one or more packs. OPT-OUT NOTICE: If your account is listed in any Follow Pack and you do not want it to be, please message @[email protected] and refer to the pack from which you would like your account removed.BRIDGE ACCOUNT NOTICE: Packs that include accounts that bridge outside the Fediverse will be identified with a special notice.REPLIES ON MASTODON SPAM NOTICE: Replies include all named accounts. To avoid spamming, please edit any replies to remove addresses you do not intend to send the reply.

Follow Pack Instructions

Download the pack .csv file and import into Mastodon to follow all accounts:

– Click on a FollowPack .csv file link to download
– Click on Preferences (gear) icon on bottom right
– On mobile or narrow desktop click top right “hamburger” button
– Click Import and Export >>> Import
– Import type dropdown: Select “Lists” (NOT “Following list”)
– Verify that ‘Merge’ is selected (IMPORTANT)
– Click Browse… button >>> Select “[file name] – list.csv”
– Upload >>> Confirm

Follow Pack Directory

ASTRONOMY & SPACE

Pack: Astronomy
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on astronomy and space.
Size: 60
List: Astro
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Astronomy-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRA5Aef7KPIlw6unflo2V1DairG-4B7SNgko3Rs3WScj-2BXSqVeksf_-_qmhWdly69jOm8oju6a6Co/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@65dBnoise, @AkaSci, @apod, @astrobin_iotd, @astrocamp, @AstroHyde, @astrokiwi, @astroland, @Astromeg, @astron, @astronomerstel, @AstronomieNL, @astroptere, @badastro, @benknispel, @bibianaprinoth, @coreyspowell, @CosmicRami, @cosmos4u, @cplberry, @crawfordsm, @dburke, @dstndstn, @ec_euclid, @elizabethtasker, @evilscientistca, @franco_vazza, @fraser, @GravityGrinch, @hannorein, @hausderastronomie, @hfalcke, @IRAP, @JohnBarentine, @kellylepo, @LIGO, @markmccaughrean, @megschwamb, @mpi_astro, @mpi_grav, @mpsgoettingen, @nasa, @NSFVoyager2, @OJ_Astro, @PhilStooke, @pomarede, @rubymoonbeams, @setiinstitute, @skrishna, @spacegeck, @starstryder, @startswithabang, @sundogplanets, @telescoper, @thomasconnor, @vicgrinberg, @VRubinObs, @weltraum, @mustapipa, @emilydoesastro

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AV GEEK

Pack: AVGeek
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on aviation.
Size: 31
List: AVGeek
Admin: @rpmik

Click to download AVGeek-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQwIpsX88KPWBfCW0WxpdqfFzg6QUII8k5baqVbdReu3E4H-Hu-eCSZwZMzjDYLvPZM4Isa70XAFQ5d/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@ai6yr, @AirlineReporter, @alexf24, @aligorith, @andybrwn, @AstroHawk, @[email protected], @Aviation_Librarian, @clemensv, @CosmicTraveler, @cvvhrn, @elanhead, @ErrolNZ, @[email protected], @gb0n, @hypeav, @ikluft, @JetTip, @JohnOCFII, @jp, @mancavgeek, @midendian, @ottergoose, @photoJDL, @photoJDL, @[email protected], @rpmik, @thebaldgeek, @TheSnoopySnoop, @User47, @[email protected]

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BRAZIL FALANTES

Pack: BrazilFalantes
Criteria: Selected Brazilian accounts.
Size: 43
List: BrazilFalantes
Admin: @augustocc

Click to download BrazilFalantes-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSix8DugkdH9Q4cK663XToZ1hCcPmuPqBva0s2Q6Jh6RdnKZtParEjiHsEF156yVk5mpjh4SbCNUlPj/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@dudagc@mstdn.social, @ACarolaRodrigues, @adolfoneto, @alexmelo, @alter, @althieme, @Bruiserzinha, @CaetanoCosta, @caironoleto, @cajuuh, @caparica, @d_nho, @diegopds, @duran, @evaristoramosarte, @fabiocosta0305, @faconti, @felipesiles, @gfpreger, @gutocarvalho, @jimi, @kianda, @kiff, @lffontenelle, @liaamancio, @malcontato, @mari, @msmelo, @not_that_barb, @paulohrpinheiro, @pensadorlouco, @Pitico, @rafael, @retinadesgastada, @Roneyb, @sergiovds, @Tati, @tiagojferreira, @Valdemar1986, @vitordelucca, @vitu, @wag, @[email protected]

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CLIMATE

Pack: Climate
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on climate change and climate science.
Size: 40
List: Climate
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Climate-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRDIriRmHiv7LNZcvSvCpWlSZEvBTrEATlcOkEAZYz9_vbeYLFz3gFtsatI9pwi4o2ozHFQoFQoXXtj/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@AlaskaWx, @allochthonous, @andrewdessler, @Bellingen, @bethsawin, @breadandcircuses, @CelloMomOnCars, @ClimateNewsNow, @Climatologist49, @clive, @CopernicusEU, @ct_bergstrom, @davidho, @douglasvb, @DrEvanGowan, @drsimevans, @GeraldKutney, @greeneralia, @gwagner, @helenczerski, @IcooIey, @janrosenow, @jphuston, @MichaelEMann, @petergleick, @PeterRu, @rahmstorf , @ProgGrrl, @Ruth_Mottram, @ScientistRebellion, @seaice, @SheDrivesMobility, @Snoro, @steve, @W_Lucht, @whatzaname, @weatherwest, @WmOrcutt, @wolfgangcramer, @ZLabe

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CYBERSECURITY

Pack: Cybersecurity
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on cybersecurity, hacking and digital threats.
Size: 50
List: Cybersecurity
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Cybersecurity-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT1kwhmiytfhp6vhsE1bKGrigQBHgeNhRaPjIjem4vgl5ejviQhsuh1RR39P49mAtFDPKEqmuouG8nq/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@adamshostack, @adulau, @Ange, @botconf, @briankrebs, @catsalad, @charlesmok, @circl, @cryptax, @decalage, @deviantollam, @drwhax, @eff, @Em0nM4stodon, @ericfreyss, @evacide, @F_kZ_, @fr0gger, @futex, @GossiTheDog, @hacks4pancakes, @hasherezade, @haveibeenpwned, @jerry, @josephcox, @justicerage, @kimzetter, @malwaretech, @mattblaze, @metacurity, @nopatience, @petersuber, @qutluch, @r00tbsd, @SecurityWriter, @Sh0ckFR, @SheHacksPurple, @shellsharks, @shodan, @spaf, @SteveD3, @SwiftOnSecurity, @talossecurity, @tychotithonus, @virtualabs, @VirusBulletin, @Viss, @volatility, @williballenthin, @zackwhittaker

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HUMOR

Pack: Humor
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly jokes and humor.
Size: 60
List: Astro
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Humor-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ–hRKJff-OrgWcqc0U41Oh2v-1bcAlkD_4VO_tH0y5VmiAtlT3Y5JygUjm8R8wUm5529Rr8hwuIzC/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@abnormalmemery, @AbsoluteMemery, @dadjokes, @Daily_Twerk, @DailySBMemes, @funhouseradio, @humortimes, @johnnyd_cm, @kittencaboodle, @LaffGaff, @lowqualityfacts, @MarkoTheComic, @newsthump, @nicbest, @rooniecomics, @s8n, @sushvee

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INFOSEC PRO

Pack: InfosecPro
Criteria: Curated list of people “identifying” as information and cybersecurity people. See https://github.com/cstromblad/infosec_mastodon/blob/main/README.md for a full description of the methodology and criteria used for inclusion.
Size: 143
List: InfosecPro
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@[email protected]

Click to download InfosecPro-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQZmhqzGFSp-UoamD7l1jJGZDWC2TVXuNXS3g-kHLhm8wOkixnLzujDj5KxASEPWy-BuwCQLkNfG6nk/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@_dm, @againsthimself, @agent0x0, @albinowax, @AlesandroOrtiz, @alethe, @amuse, @andreamm, @andygreenphd, @atoponce, @barbie, @bascule, @bittner, @bknudtson, @bluecat, @bogo, @brynet, @catileptic, @catsalad, @charlesdardaman, @chetwisniewski, @chetwisniewski, @ChocolateCoat, @ChrisJohnRiley, @christophetd, @CommieGIR, @Crudge, @darkoperator, @Dave_von_S, @DavidJBianco, @Dcuthbert, @decalage, @dhw, @dmnk, @dostalcody, @dragosr, @droe, @eljefedsecurit, @enoclue, @epixoip, @ewj, @fj, @Folini, @ForiamCJ, @Foxboron, @fsmontenegro, @fullyabstract, @g0tmi1k, @gcluley, @glennpegden, @Gorka, @gynvael, @hal_pomeranz, @HalvarFlake, @hatr, @hdm, @helma, @hughsie, @Imlordofthering, @insiderphd, @itm4n, @itspeterc, @Janterpstra, @jaybeale, @john, @JohnTimaeus, @jomo, @JosephMenn, @jrenken, @jschauma, @jtk, @jullrich, @kennwhite, @kevincollier, @kravietz, @krelnik, @lattera, @lcamtuf, @lennyzeltser, @liampomfret, @ljrk, @lkarlslund, @LukaszOlejnik, @mainframed767, @maldr0id, @markschultz, @matthew_d_green, @MrMeritology, @mttaggart, @nasko, @nono2357, @nopatience, @nw, @patrickcmiller, @paulasadoorian, @percepticon, @pgl, @phretor, @pixelnull, @PrivacyDigest, @psiinon, @quaithe, @raptor, @redford, @reitinger, @rene_mobile, @ret2bed, @RGB_Lights, @ric, @robert, @ryanc, @ryanc, @sawaba, @Schuldberg, @securestep9, @Secvalve, @seecurity, @sharedsecurity, @Sikorsky78, @SonarResearch, @spacerog, @stevenseeley, @sundhaug92, @Tarah, @tek, @teksquisite, @thegrugq, @theJoshMeister, @timcappalli, @tomchop, @troed, @tsudo, @tweedge, @vanhoefm, @vcsjones, @vinoth, @volt4ire, @williballenthin, @WPalant, @xabean, @Xavier, @xntrik, @z_edian

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LEGAL

Pack: Legal
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on the law, criminal justice and other legal matters
Size: 31
List: Legal
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Legal-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQlxhRYLmA_OW_JrK_y0B5WXI3ENc4nj84XWA8CsDL4m5Z1WybynqcmZjAnFVMnn95tIvhjudI30VWo/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@1br0wn, @alysondecker, @andreamm, @andrew, @annmlipton, @AustinB, @austinkocher, @bespacific, @chargrille, @chrisgeidner, @cmorris, @copyrightlately, @D_J_Nathanson, @davidallengreen, @design_law, @drrimmer, @evacide, @FrankPasquale, @heidilifeldman, @icymi_law, @karlauerbach, @KProfsBlog, @lawfare, @LeftistLawyer, @LeslieBurns, @molly0xfff, @pdxlawgrrrl, @petersuber, @SteveBellovin, @Teri_Kanefield, @trabern

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MISCELLANY

Pack: Miscellany
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on a varying and wide range of topics.
Size: 46
List: Miscellany
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Miscellany-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSdl9t0EDx6igJi7TXyOutp2LedZvtMNnE2m0pxfcEWXVJVUL1uZn4z6Z_OcEbaEYFVjda9d1Lw8UJl/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@Alice, @amydiehl, @AnneTheWriter1, @augieray, @billyjoebowers, @Catvalente, @chris, @clive, @CStamp, @dansinker, @Daojoan, @donni, @emilymbender, @ErickaSimone, @flexghost, @futurebird, @GhostOnTheHalfShell, @godpod, @grimalkina, @hildabast, @inquiline, @jalefkowit, @jawarajabbi, @jaykuo, @jessamyn, @karlauerbach, @kims, @Lana, @lowqualityfacts, @luckytran, @mattblaze, @mcc, @mckra1g, @mekkaokereke, @MostlyHarmless, @paninid, @peterbutler, @RickiTarr, @rysiek, @skeletor, @skinnylatte, @SmudgeTheInsultCat, @Strandjunker, @strypey, @tess, @VeroniqueB99

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MOSTLY DOGS

Pack: MostlyDogs
Criteria: Selected accounts that post mostly dogs and some cats.
Size: 60
List: MostlyDogs
Admin: @moxxi

Click to download MostlyDogs-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSsBqVEiKBn8QQKG94q31P48wgATL8pvLCWGwoZXipT1OuVx455h3rDgy0a75CTuue5YRdYmap9idJO/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@amyfou, @bark_maul, @DerPitcher, @DogWatson, @effies, @flicka, @hopper, @howisyourdog, @huskify, @iris, @ixi, @JoergBM2, @JulietAndJones, @kotetsu, @LisaKalayji, @lumi, @masayuki60, @michaelmeckler, @moxxi, @nicegnome, @PaulaTheSausage, @pieceofthepie, @reggie, @rexi, @Saltywavedog, @simmagolda, @sunguramy, @theclementinecorgi, @TheDoodletons, @thisistheworldofollie, @tykesitsfunny2

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NEWSLETTERS

Pack: Newsletters
Criteria: Selected Mastodon accounts who also publish a non-Substack newsletter or blog.
Size: 8
List: Newsletters
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Newsletters-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ724vJjsQ4RP0KAywj4yhsJ06N9LsVargAapcrepQeqjoWZi9BmARnKOYPA1-LXrp7udY0qYqy-iiD/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@caseynewton, @dangillmor, @Daojoan, @democracydocket, @kissane, @molly0xfff, @pluralistic, @wendysiegelman

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OPEN SCIENCE

Pack: OpenScience
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly from the Open Science Community on Mastodon (https://germanrepro.github.io/Mastodon-OpenScience/).
Size: 110
List: OpenScience
Admin: https://fediscience.org/@rupdecat, https://nerdculture.de/@rmrahal

Click to download OpenScience-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQrNf9konejxz71w-_DZ4THfRXLmGtt9W1YyaGhZOySwMaQ_ImiTPKVQa5PeWETBKZsU5Tg7j-rVxZV/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@aeryn_thrace, @allysonlister, @antikemagie, @askopenscience, @Bibliothecaris, @brembs, @cark, @Centre_Mersenne, @CharlesO, @chartgerink, @christof, @clementaubert, @cnsyoung, @da5nsy, @danielskatz, @datacite, @Datendealerin, @david_colquhoun, @dcanalitica, @dstephenlindsay, @dylanvanassche, @dylanwre, @egonw, @EJWagenmakers, @ElenLeFoll, @ElineVG, @EMarinus, @enroweb, @EuroMathSoc, @EvoMRI, @flavioazevedo, @floe, @FORRT, @forschungsdateninfo, @FrederikAust, @fresseng, @fuzzyleapfrog, @GermanRepro, @gin, @GuidoScherp, @hardyschwamm, @hauschke, @HeidiSeibold, @HelmholtzOpenScienceOffice, @hildabast, @HughShanahan, @hye, @ignactro, @improvingpsych, @jcolomb, @JeffreyRStevens, @jesper, @joerglohrer, @joeroe, @JohannesBreuer, @joshmoore, @jscaux, @juancommander, @julsraemy, @kbroman, @kevinmoerman, @kirk, @ktoddbrown, @kuf, @LeaMariaFer, @leonido, @lgatto, @lnnrtwttkhn, @LudwigHuelk, @Luke_Drury, @MalikaIhle, @marind, @MarkHanson, @MarkRubin, @matherion, @meliimming, @mob, @mostlyphysics, @MsPhelps, @ndporter, @nicebread, @oberman, @OpenScienceNL, @owlyph, @paul4kant, @pcirr, @petersuber, @philipncohen, @prereview, @PublicKnowledgeProject, @re3data, @ReproducibiliTeaGlobal, @researchsoft, @rmounce, @rmrahal, @rob_models, @rupdecat, @saraemilyburke, @SarahHLib, @schochastics, @smirandafield, @SusannAuer, @thofel, @Tontrug, @tullney, @twm, @uwuttke, @veit, @wendympatterson, @zuphilip

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SCIENCE

Pack: Science
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on Science.
Size: 49
List: Science
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Science-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQCFmo86nezpwPhO4b0t9GpueZAjyqn6XTnbYiMuGq6CuSWIZzNnFYDOoozDlhVcDtdmA3cSn0u1XMq/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@[email protected], @Adrenochrome, @AkaSci, @BG_Grace, @bojacobs, @BorisBarbour, @BorkLab, @brembs, @CarveHerName, @ChemistryViews, @coreyspowell, @davidho, @drmambobob, @eLife, @etschopp, @firefoxx66, @furqanshah, @futurebird, @GrrlScientist, @j2bryson, @jby, @JenLucPiquant, @johncormier, @justinmponcet, @KnowableMag, @LingLass, @llewelly, @luckytran, @MarcAbrahams, @markwitton, @memerman, @miekeroth, @mike, @mok0, @mpi_grav, @PaoloViscardi, @PeerCommunityIn, @PeterFalkingham, @physics, @rahmstorf, @rewildingmag, @RSPB, @Ruth_Mottram, @ScienceAlert, @ScienceDesk, @Sheril, @STCmicrobeblog, @weatherwest, @ZLabe

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TRANSIT&URBANISM

Pack: Transit&Urbanism
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on Transit and Urbanism.
Size: 49
List: Transit&Urbanism
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download Transit&Urbanism-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSmigGLmwHF5gg8eRmzdxuLTG8Fga3_niqoxcdRulfSbuH7AoPVjWGAvRsoV4iuRNFBgUKrEpU2Nzns/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@Alon, @Andres4NY, @BenRossTransit, @bikegridnow, @BMWSB_Bund, @capntransit, @CelloMomOnCars, @citylab, @cityobs, @danielbowen, @davidzipper, @enobacon, @ggwash, @gwagner, @heartlandurbanist, @IndyPedCrisis, @Iragersh, @JasonThorne, @kkavee, @mattcaff, @mobileharv, @[email protected], @notjustbikes, @ohtheurbanity, @OlivierRazemon, @paige, @parkingreform, @PedestrianError, @pedestrianist, @reece, @rivoluzioneurbanamobilita, @shifter, @sub_urban, @TheOverheadWire, @TheWarOnCars, @tmstreet, @urbanistorg, @waeiski

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US POLITICS

Pack: USPolitics
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on US Politics.
Size: 57
List: USPolitics
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download USPolitics-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSK9Jj_AwwHOFnoHnkYFeM8F2FVQ5n9dyo-GrNT8NvWHRkaKQL9V7f2KblNGXFjyXLY-gBz5T29e8Kk/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@AnarchoNinaWrites, @anneapplebaum, @atrupar , @austinkocher, @benroyce, @bjmendelson, @blogdiva, @Brandi_Buchman, @briankrebs, @carnage4life, @cathygellis, @charlesgaba , @courtcan, @dangillmor, @dansinker, @darnell, @davetroy, @DemocracyMattersALot, @dworkin, @eloquence, @evangreer, @gleick, @GottaLaff, @heidilifeldman, @indivisibleteam, @inthehands, @jaykuo, @jeffjarvis, @JuliusGoat, @KimPerales, @kims, @knittingknots2, @lawfare, @LindaCollins11, @lolgop, @mattsheffield, @mckra1g, @mekkaokereke, @molly0xfff, @Nonilex, @Npars01, @palafo, @pbump, @Pineywoozle, @QasimRashid, @rbreich, @skykiss, @StillIRise1963, @TheJen, @timkmak, @TomWellborn, @tzimmer_history, @velshi , @w7voa, @wdlindsy, @wendysiegelman, @z_everson

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US POLITICS BOOSTERS

Pack: USPolBooster
Criteria: Selected accounts that boost and post a lot of US Politics content.
Size: 25
List: USPolBooster
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download USPolBooster-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQRbos9d6LHWT9_vqZSRuxiDWXMeSzc0mN16L_bz4eEZi-KtBkvv7KCQGVr8nXPoyjccvF26b3XtXhv/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@Americanist4u, @blogdiva, @Catawu, @courtcan, @dannotdaniel, @DemocracyMattersALot, @futurebird, @Hey_Beth , @inthehands, @Jessicascott09, @JonChevreau, @katrinakatrinka, @Lazarou, @lolgop, @lupus_blackfur, @NewsDesk, @Nonya_Bidniss, @Npars01, @Pineywoozle, @PJ_Evans, @Remittancegirl, @rightardia, @soc_i_ety, @TCatInReality, @TonyStark

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US POLITICS MEDIA

Pack: USPolMedia
Criteria: Selected media accounts that post coverage of US Politics.
Size: 34
List: USPolMedia
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

Click to download USPolMedia-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTAnZ4TuG716HNsSf4VmLDNPvFn_bAdc8Bq3J9eMPWnW6XKOIol-wZnYj2-ZrFj28zNQQ1fwxgtHURj/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@19thnews, @404mediaco, @AssociatedPress, @Bellingcat, @BNONews, @bolts, @coloradosun, @crooksandliars, @csmonitor, @damemagazine, @DemocracyNow_Headlines_rss, @freedomofpress, @Grist, @igd_news, @indybay, @Inoreader, @MotherJones2021, @msfreepress, @NewsDesk, @npr, @podnews, @ProPublica, @RollingStone, @TeenVogue, @TexasObserver, @TheAtlantic, @TheConversationUS, @TheSeattleTimes, @theverge, @TucsonSentinel, @UnicornRiot, @uspolitics, @vanityfair, @VOANews

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US POLITICS THREADS

Pack: USPolThreads
Criteria: Selected accounts that post about US Politics from Threads visible on Mastodon.
Size: 20
List: USPolThreads
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration

SPECIAL THREADS NOTICE: Following these Threads accounts could lead to your information being shared with Meta as per their privacy policy.

Click to download USPolThreads-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTKAP6T49TEB6Fk9ebBBtIAlaQUkuAtfAdtld78KPDW0VQLZ9o5enoE29MWH09TvI8Mmk9XwQgMaMPr/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@adamparkhomenko, @brianstelter, @bulwarkonline, @chris, @gtconway3, @jbouie, @jefftiedrich, @jerilryan, @jojo.fromjerz, @joyannreid, @keithedwards, @lorakolodny, @[email protected], @meidastouch, @mollyjongfast, @newrepublic, @personality_of_colt, @rudepundit, @stonekettle, @therobarcher, @wonderofscienceofficial

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WEATHER

Pack: Weather
Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on weather.
Size: 60
List: Weather
Admin: @ai6yr

Click to download Weather-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQG_Xr1yoogcxupTstRynN_KIpcccv5p7fnmaqHJ59xI1x3CGYZxoed70ggV8YAU5xNISvksYWdS3HE/pub?output=csv

Accounts (click to view profile):
@ai6yr, @AirlineReporter, @akrherz, @AlaskaWx, @austinburkeswx, @bretthoover, @chswx, @Climatologist49, @copacetic_vibe, @DeniseGutzmer, @geravitywave, @GWESOfficial, @ianlivingston, @IdahoFireInfo, @ikluft, @ingalls, @jared, @jreineron7, @kathhayhoe, @lckrohjr, @LexMAWeather, @mattlanza, @MichaelEMann, @nadocast_bot, @nadocasthail_bot, @nadocastwind_bot, @nwstornado_bot, @paulknightly, @petergleick, @philbaker1, @rahmstorf, @robmayeda, @rpmik, @RustyMehlberg, @rustywx, @Ruth_Mottram, @rvaweather, @spann, @srmullens, @stormdig, @technodad, @theeyewallwx, @User47, @WeatherGoddess, @weathermatrix, @weatherwest, @wxstory_bot, @ZLabe, @zoom_earth

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Revisions

11/20/2024 Rev. 1.0: Published
11/21/2024 Rev 1.1: Astronomy2 Pack Added
11/24/2024 Rev 1.2: Consolidated Astronomy packs, Added accounts to USPolitcs, USPoliticsBoosters and Miscellany Packs
11/29/2024 Rev 1.3 Added to Astronomy, Miscellany and USPolitics packs. Added CyberSec and Legal packs
11/29/2024 Rev 1.4 Added InfosecPro pack
12/2/2024 Rev 1.5 Added to Cybersecurity and USPoliticsBooster packs.
12/3/2024 Rev 1.6 Added Science, Open Science and Transit&Urbanism Packs
12/22/2024 Rev. 1.7 Added AVGeek, BrazilFalantes, Humor, MostlyDogs, Weather. Added accounts to Climate

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@mastodonmigration It is an absolute honor to be classified as "miscellany." 😂

@Alice
> It is an absolute honor to be classified as "miscellany." 😂

As a specialist all-rounder, I heartily agree : P

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@Alice

Alice McFlurry:

Codename,

Miss Cellany

@benroyce Is there a Mr. Cellany?

@Alice

No but there is a guy who wears a celery costume on the corner by the 7-11, we call him Mr. Celery. He seems to beef with the hot dog costumed so best avoid him or come ready to throw hands. He's always yakking about "clean eating," and "I pity the fool who dips their celery in peanut butter" so maybe if you explain you're in a vegetarian hot dog costume? or ambush and sucker punch him with a "have some saturated fats, weak ass limp water straw"

@benroyce

Look you know what happens when we post after partaking of adult refreshment - it never ends well, now does it[1]? 🙂

1. I should know!

@Alice

@Alice

LOL, could you remove the reply addresses from your reply. This is one of the unfortunate characteristics of Wordpress blogs, all the addresses are included in your reply.

@mastodonmigration OMG so many names! So sorry! The unwitting victims have been removed.
@Alice Certainly they will recover. They are, after all, social media warriors.
@Alice I'm classified under "politics," which tells me I am not posting anywhere near enough about my writing and art and cats. 😆

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@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com

FYI There are a bunch of polls about Starter Packs, starting with this one:

https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy/113512328290399242

I'm totally fine with opt-out for myself. But as these poll results reflect, people in the verse are, on the whole, keener on opt-in.

I strongly suggest you make this an opt-in thing ASAP, to avoid getting dogpiled the way @snarfed.org did when he added BlueSky and Nostr support to BridgyFed.

The Nexus of Privacy (@[email protected])

A poll: how do you feel about the general idea of starter packs (or some equivalent) on fedi? (1/7) Bluesky's "starter packs" make it easy to follow a bunch of accounts all at once. Anybody can create one or more starter packs, and they're used for a lot of different things; the Blacksky starter pack, for example, is great for newcomers from Black Twitter, and Newsmast's FediSky starter pack is helpful for finding folks you might know from the fedivere. But Bluesky's implementation has some major problems: people can be added to starter packs without their consent, aren't even notified when it happens, and it's not obvious how to opt out. And any mechanism like this potentially creates "rich get richer" dyanamics and risks magnifying existing biases -- guys tend to mostly add guys to starter packs, white people tend to mostly add white people to starter packs, etc. Still, despite the problems, they're very helpful for onboarding. I've had discussions with multiple people working on ideas for fediverse starter packs or the equivalents, and similar questions keep cropping up. So I figured I'd do a series of polls to get feedback on what people think. To start with, the basic question, how do you feel about the general idea of starter packs (or some equivalent) on fedi? *the Mastodon iOS app cuts off long text in the polls, so I'm including it here as well* - No, Bad idea for fedi, don't do it - Maybe, depending on how it's implemented - Yes, this is important functionality - get something out now, we can fix it later! - Not sure EDIT: untagged newsmast. Sorry about that! #fediverse #bluesky #starterPacks [ ] No. Bad idea for fedi. Don't do it! [ ] Maybe, depending on how it's implemented [ ] Yes, this is important functionality - get something out now, we can fix it later! [ ] Not sure

Infosec Exchange
FYI the second, @Dansup of @pixelfed is working on a more automated way of doing Starter Kits. Maybe you could collaborate?

@strypey @mastodonmigration.wordpress.com @snarfed.org

Very familiar with the poll and have been promoting it. This implementation could maybe be viewed as a temporary laboratory for whatever future more integrated solution emerges and this account will certainly collaborate with anyone working in this area.

1/4

@strypey @snarfed.org

Regarding Opt-in, Opt-out. So far no one has objected to being in a pack. Misidentified one person for a topic and they asked to be removed. 100% opt-in is very laborious to do, and would effectively kill any such implementation. If we want to have these things which help build community, we can't impose so many impediments that they become useless. Trying to be very clear about the opt-out policy, and responsive. Let's see how this goes.

2/4

@strypey @snarfed.org

Also, feel like the absolutely critical thing is that people are notified when a pack is published and given the clear opportunity and method to object. Again, this effort is experimenting with how to do this and so far there has been no problem communicating with pack members. All so far are very pleased.

3/4

@strypey @snarfed.org

Also, very important IMO, is pack size. In order to manage these things it is critical that the number of accounts in a pack be capped. Finding 25 to be ideal because it is enough to 'prime the pump', but not too many to stay on top of. Also 25 accounts fit in a 500 char post if you need to message all of them with some room left over for the message.

Plenty more lessons learned, and happy to discuss them.

4/4

@mastodonmigration
Trying to be very clear about the opt-out policy, and responsive

That's what @snarfed.org did too, and his project was just connecting a service (BS) to the fediverse.

> Let's see how this goes

I admire your cajones ; )

@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com would love to see more creatives on here (you can include me if you want 😊 )

@tashasounart

If you would like to provide a list, would be happy to start a Creatives pack.

@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com Thanks! 😊

@[email protected]

thanks for adding me; I feel honored!

@Dave_von_S

Please remove all the addresses from your reply as this spams them all.

Thank you!

Edit: To further explain. One of the unfortunate aspects of Mastodon is when you simply hit reply here all the addresses are included and all receive your reply. If you could simply edit your reply to remove all addresses other than this account it would be appreciated. Thanks again!

@mastodonmigration btw, maybe this list can be useful to add to your infosec groups (but maybe you already know this one): https://swecyb.com/@nopatience/111654519942385742
Christoffer S. (@[email protected])

Finding it hard to find infosec people to follow? How about an importable CSV-list of roughly 500 infosec people? Last summer (of 2023) I put together a little script that automatically translates @[email protected] original document into an importable CSV-file containing some roughly 500 people tooting about, at least occasionally, cyber and information security. Perhaps useful to get your toots rolling! https://swecyb.com/@nopatience/110751325042467421 #InfoSec #CyberSecurity

Swedish Cyber Security Community

@Dave_von_S

Thanks for your suggestion.

@nopatience is administering this list, so passing it on to him.

@mastodonmigration @nopatience lol, he made that list, so I doubt he will find anything new in there 😜🤣
@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com so how long do these imports take? I am at over an hour...

@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com I appreciate the inclusion in the #OpenScience pack, and am enjoying looking through all of the others!

I also post via our academic project @fairsharing , so if there is some way for us to add this account to the #OpenScience pack, it would be lovely!

Thanks!

@mastodonmigration

Wow! Thanks for putting these fantastic lists & clear instructions together!