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.
Accounts in this list:
@warnoir
@noelreports
@warmapper
@Tendar
@militarylandnet
@chrisschmitz
@militarnyi
@Landcombatmissiles
@Gettyregion
- Ukraine: Analysis & coverage
This list is accounts focused more on in-depth analysis, information about what is happening in the background, followup stories etc.
Accounts in this list:
@Odrachewych
@markhertling
@justinling
@WarInTheFuture
@joannekelly
@rikefranke
@EmmanuelleChaze
@aliide
@anneapplebaum
@giocomai
@PopovaProf
@OlyaOliker
@EugeneMcParland
@ChrisO_wiki
@AlexSpal
@markmackinnon
@timkmak
@jpaulgoode
@ScottLucas
@tonimichel_
@ManyRoads
@AndersGottlieb
@kevinrothrock
@MAKS23
Download the file here if you want to import: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmVkBo17Jko4sozHoMzQU6raR4D1KCKomEZJ6QZChVJeLA?filename=ukraine_lists.csv
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
- Browse for CSV file and start import
I would also suggest following the hashtags #Ukraine and #UkraineWar
Crossposted to @ukraine on Lemmy which you can also follow through Mastodon
#TwitterMigration #RedditMigration #FediTips #FollowFriday #ff #Ukraine #UkraineWar
@73ms A few more suggestion based on my personal list:
@fulelo
@ScottLucas
@ChristopherJM
@anderspuck
@mhmck
my personal list: https://mastodon.cloud/@dan80/110922700006755428
@dan80 @ukraine Some good additional suggestions there and thanks for linking your list as well! There’s lots more accounts to follow besides the ones I mentioned for sure if anyone is left wishing they had a larger list.
The better known ones that I may have left out I probably just put in a slightly different category due to other stuff they post about or think are inactive on Mastodon currently.
Also useful: @ragnarbjartur Data analist that consolidates all available data regarding the war in nice graphs daily
Anyone following @kevinrothrock should be VERY careful. Meduza gets good scoops on #Russia, which is their focus, but Kevin has some odd takes on geopolitics which he likes to interject as commentary. He also has paper thin skin. I wrote a thread about him a while ago.
Any list of #Ukraine analysts in the #Fediverse is incomplete without mentioning @anderspuck !
Good list, though.
@DeeGLloyd @ukraine Good suggestion, I agree @anderspuck is another great one to follow.
Thanks! Very useful for the likes of myself who is new to Mastodon and wondering who to follow in this space.
