Mastodon Follow Pack Directory – Nov 20, 2024

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Mastodon Follow Pack Directory – Nov 20, 2024

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.

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Follow Pack Notices

OPT-OUT NOTICE: If your account is listed in any Follow Pack and do not want it to be, please message the pack administrator 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 NOTICE: Replies include all named accounts. 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

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on astronomy and space.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #Astronomy #Space #Astrophysics

Click to upload 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, @ansate, @apod, @astrobin_iotd, @astrocamp, @AstroHyde, @astroland, @Astromeg, @astronomerstel, @astroptere, @badastro, @coreyspowell, @CosmicRami, @cosmos4u, @ec_euclid, @elizabethtasker, @evilscientistca, @franco_vazza, @JohnBarentine, @kellylepo, @markmccaughrean, @nasa, @NSFVoyager2, @OJ_Astro, @PhilStooke, @pomarede, @rubymoonbeams, @setiinstitute, @skrishna, @starstryder, @sundogplanets, @VRubinObs, @world_beauty

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CLIMATE

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on climate change and climate science.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #Climate #ClimateScience #GlobalWarming

Click to upload 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, @gwagner, @helenczerski, @IcooIey, @janrosenow, @jphuston, @MichaelEMann, @petergleick, @PeterRu, @rahmstorf , @Ruth_Mottram, @seaice, @ScientistRebellion, @SheDrivesMobility, @Snoro, @steve, @W_Lucht, @weatherwest, @WmOrcutt, @wolfgangcramer, @ZLabe

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MISCELLANY

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on a varying and wide range of topics.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #Miscellany #Random

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

Click to upload USPolitics-list.csv:
@Alice, @AnneTheWriter1, @Catvalente, @chris, @CStamp, @Daojoan, @ErickaSimone, @flexghost, @futurebird, @GhostOnTheHalfShell, @grimalkina, @inquiline, @karlauerbach, @lowqualityfacts, @mattblaze, @mekkaokereke, @RickiTarr, @rysiek, @SmudgeTheInsultCat, @Strandjunker, @strypey, @tess

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US POLITICS

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on US Politics.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPolitics #USPol #Politics

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

Accounts (click to view profile):
@anneapplebaum, @atrupar , @austinkocher, @benroyce, @bjmendelson, @blogdiva, @Brandi_Buchman, @briankrebs, @carnage4life, @cathygellis, @charlesgaba , @dangillmor, @dansinker, @DemocracyMattersALot, @eloquence, @evangreer, @gleick, @GottaLaff, @heidilifeldman, @jeffjarvis, @JuliusGoat, @kims, @knittingknots2, @mattsheffield, @mekkaokereke, @molly0xfff, @Nonilex , @palafo, @pbump, @QasimRashid, @rbreich, @timkmak, @tzimmer_history, @velshi , @w7voa, @wdlindsy, @wendysiegelman, @z_everson

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US POLITICS BOOSTERS

Criteria: Selected accounts that boost and post a lot of US Politics content.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPolitics #USPol #Politics

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

Accounts (click to view profile):
@blogdiva, @dannotdaniel, @DemocracyMattersALot, @futurebird, @Hey_Beth , @inthehands, @Jessicascott09, @JonChevreau, @katrinakatrinka, @Lazarou, @lolgop, @lupus_blackfur, @NewsDesk, @noondlyt, @PJ_Evans, @Remittancegirl, @soc_i_ety, @TonyStark

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US POLITICS MEDIA

Criteria: Selected media accounts that post coverage of US Politics.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPoliticsMedia #USPolitics #USPol #Politics #Media

Click to upload 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

Criteria: Selected accounts that post about US Politics from Threads visible on Mastodon.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPoliticsThreads #USPolitics #USPol #Politics #Threads

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

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

Accounts (click to view profile):
@adamparkhomenko, @bulwarkonline, @brianstelter, @gtconway3, @jbouie, @jefftiedrich, @jerilryan, @joyannreid, @lorakolodny, @keithedwards, @meidas.guy, @meidastouch, @mollyjongfast, @newrepublic, @personality_of_colt, @rudepundit, @stonekettle, @wonderofscienceofficial

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Alice McFlurry :bc:

@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com @65dBnoise @AkaSci @apod @astrobin_iotd @astrocamp @AstroHyde @astroland @Astromeg @astronomerstel @astroptere @badastro @coreyspowell @CosmicRami @cosmos4u @ec_euclid @elizabethtasker @evilscientistca @franco_vazza @JohnBarentine @kellylepo @markmccaughrean @nasa @NSFVoyager2 @OJ_Astro @PhilStooke @pomarede @rubymoonbeams @setiinstitute @skrishna @starstryder @sundogplanets @VRubinObs @world_beauty @AlaskaWx @allochthonous @andrewdessler @Bellingen @bethsawin @breadandcircuses @CelloMomOnCars @ClimateNewsNow @Climatologist49 @clive @CopernicusEU @ct_bergstrom @davidho @douglasvb @DrEvanGowan @drsimevans @GeraldKutney @gwagner @helenczerski @IcooIey @janrosenow @jphuston @MichaelEMann @petergleick @PeterRu @rahmstorf @Ruth_Mottram @seaice @ScientistRebellion @SheDrivesMobility @Snoro @steve @W_Lucht @weatherwest @WmOrcutt @wolfgangcramer @ZLabe @AnneTheWriter1 @Catvalente @chris @CStamp @Daojoan @ErickaSimone @flexghost @futurebird @GhostOnTheHalfShell @grimalkina @inquiline @karlauerbach @lowqualityfacts @mattblaze @mekkaokereke @RickiTarr @rysiek @SmudgeTheInsultCat @Strandjunker @strypey @tess @anneapplebaum @atrupar @austinkocher @benroyce @bjmendelson @blogdiva @Brandi_Buchman @briankrebs @carnage4life @cathygellis @charlesgaba @dangillmor @dansinker @DemocracyMattersALot @eloquence @evangreer @gleick @GottaLaff @heidilifeldman @jeffjarvis @JuliusGoat @kims @knittingknots2 @mattsheffield @molly0xfff @Nonilex @palafo @pbump @QasimRashid @rbreich @timkmak @tzimmer_history @velshi @w7voa @wdlindsy @wendysiegelman @z_everson @dannotdaniel @Hey_Beth @inthehands @Jessicascott09 @JonChevreau @katrinakatrinka @Lazarou @lolgop @lupus_blackfur @NewsDesk @noondlyt @PJ_Evans @Remittancegirl @soc_i_ety @TonyStark @19thnews @404mediaco @AssociatedPress @Bellingcat @BNONews @bolts @coloradosun @crooksandliars @csmonitor @damemagazine @DemocracyNow_Headlines_rss @freedomofpress @Grist @igd_news @indybay @Inoreader @MotherJones2021 @msfreepress @npr @Podnews @ProPublica @RollingStone @TeenVogue @TexasObserver @TheAtlantic @TheConversationUS @TheSeattleTimes @theverge @TucsonSentinel @UnicornRiot @uspolitics @vanityfair @VOANews @adamparkhomenko It is an absolute honor to be classified as "miscellany."

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@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.

Strypey

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@mastodonmigration.wordpress.com

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

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 (infosec.exchange)

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.

Alice McFlurry :bc:

@mastodonmigration OMG so many names! So sorry! The unwitting victims have been removed.

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@Alice Certainly they will recover. They are, after all, social media warriors.

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@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.

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@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.

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@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.

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@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.

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