Recommended follow list for Ukraine war on Mastodon
Here are my recommendations for coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Only accounts active recently and you can easily import them from a file. They are split into two different lists by type.
Ukraine: OSINT & war updates
This list mostly has accounts posting quickly about daily events of the war and doing open source intelligence.
The import file relies on the List import feature recently added to Mastodon. I have noticed the list import results in a few accounts sometimes ending up in their separate list by the same name so you may have to fix that manually afterwards if this happens on your instance. If many people are on an older Mastodon version and want it I can also post a follows file that will work for those.
Import instructions:
Sign into your instance on the web
go to settings (Gear icon)
Choose Import and Export -> Import
For import type choose "Lists" (could also be "Translation missing: en.imports.types.lists" if there is an issue with the localization).
Select "merge" to only add to your current follows/lists so nothing you have gets deleted
For no particular reason 😁 this seems like an excellent moment to remind people that we have this handy list of people who work on security and defence topics.
So apparently, after being here since November, I crossed 4K followers sometime recently, which is kind of astounding to me since I only made it to roughly three k in the algorithm-stanched mire of twitter after being active on it for SEVEN effing years, and it's never really been a NUMBERS thing for me - cuz if it were I would probably type fewer f- and c- and t-words and do fewer extended drunkrants - but more about "I think these words put together this way are funny and let's see if my online friends think so" or sometimes "here is a song I wrote somewhat relevant my current RAGETOPIC" or "I wonder how long can I make this fucking sentence whilst still doing proper grammar shit AND still having people read it," but, that said...
Big thanks to you kids who decided all that^ rubbish was worth following and for helping all of us carve a fun new space here, and since we've got a new wave of #twittermigration from birdland like it is 1933 Germany - seeing as it kind of fucking is - here are some must-follow accounts that are alternately funny, menschy, delightful or, on occasion, funmenschlightful, and you should follow them if you enjoy good things versus bad.
Starting with the intrepid and abstractly hilarious brainiac who made our beachhead instance [beige.party] the BEST one and a warm port for immigrants: @theropologist
This list is in no way complete and in five minutes I'll probably think of others and feel like an asshole - which I AM - and then fifteen minutes later again and probably add to it, but - BUT - you can't go wrong following these good word-sharing people. SO GO HOG WILD, is my advice.
Beige bless and never forget to smash fascism, mis compañeros.
Fuck, I got a #FF shout-out from Bread and Circuses. Better do that intro I've been meaning to (re) do! Hello, new followers! :heart_pride:
Who am I: a lady, a bitch, a woman, a human. Cisgender, queer, white. Living in New York, where I was born, but I have traveled. Doing my best to support my Darling Nonbinary Spouse in their challenges being one of very few Black people in our community. Currently working as a drafter of soil/water conservation infrastructure. Before that, I bounced around a lot. Did construction and childcare and food service and data entry and more.
What you can expect from me: PLENTY boosts. I see it, I like it, I boost. Regular posts about #ClimateChange, #Degrowth, #GreenBuilding, and related topics. Commentary about social justice. Some news, but more opinion, about USA and NYS politics. I tag these (USpol/NYpol), but don't CW them. Edit: almost forgot to mention: I'm an anarchist apparently (I had to look it up) and I hate capitalism.
Other, less weighty stuff I like to talk about: #music of any genre. I'm developing the desire to become a DJ and collect vinyl, somebody stop me! #Crochet and fiber arts. #SciFi, #SpecFic. Not a skilled shitposter but I do appreciate the art form.
Fair warning: I like to argue. If you don't enjoy seeing someone go back and forth with mildly offensive bootlickers from time to time, I may not be your cup of tea. And don't worry about my mental health WRT arguments, to my brain a good argument is a lot like a good video game.
"Avant", quand c'était sympa d'aller Twitter, y'avait le #FF#FollowFriday, où on se recommandait des comptes sympas à suivre.
Je vous propose un truc sympa et bienveillant pour repérer des mast@s à ajouter :
Cite 3 comptes que tu suis, dont tu n'as pas rencontré l'auteur.ice, mais au vu de ce qui y est posté tu serais content.e que ce soit le cas !
If you're not already following @longreads you should. This is a beautiful and enlightening piece of writing on the glory of #Butterflies in @hakaimagazine (also #FF) which I wouldn't have otherwise seen. A delight, even if it is also about the loss of #biodiversity + the impact of #ClimateChange
Je profite de ce #FollowFriday pour faire d'une pierre deux coups : vous partager une vidéo de #TEDxQuartierLatin qu'il faut absolument que vous regardiez puisque c'est celle d'un mastonaute : @crounchann !
Hé oui, j'ai eu la joie de découvrir les créations de Sylvain Trabut sur #Mastodon à mon arrivée sur le réseau, probablement lors d'un autre #FF d'ailleurs !
Il a 22,5k followers sur Instagram, allez gogogo lui montrer qu'ici aussi, on aime son travail 😍
Et sinon prenez quelques minutes pour profiter de ce moment hors du temps, original et poétique, à la rencontre des créatures végétales qu'il confectionne 🌱
M’yello. I am giving Mastodon another shot. So here’s another #introduction :
I am a #TwitterRefugee from The Great Migration.
I love humor, jokes and funny toots.
I love to read. Mostly horror and thriller.
I love art doodling and music.
Also, not that it defines my life, but I am just now embracing my #ADHD and how it affects my daily existence.