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Investigative journalism accounts (continued):

USA (continued)
@index@vallejosun.com - Solano County, California
@index@berkshireargus.com - Berkshire County, Massachusetts
@NMInDepth - New Mexico
@Investigati39q0 - Buffalo & Western New York
@SpotlightPA - Pennsylvania

NOTE: Haven't included Pro Publica as their staff voted to strike, and wasn't sure how best to support staff. Any info appreciated.

ALSO NOTE: None of the accouunts are blank, if something looks blank it's because no one from your server follows it yet.

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Investigative journalism accounts (continued):

USA
@index@thedissenter.org - Newsletter on journalistc freedom & whistleblowers in US
@news - US investigative news site
@sludge (main) & @index@readsludge.com (blog) - Independent news blog on corruption in US politics
@index@floodlightnews.org - Environmental investigative journalism in US
@InsideClimate - Pulitzer-winning environmental non-profit news org
@motherjonesmag - US news & investigative journalism magazine
@IMidwest - Midwest
@index@thebluealaskan.com - Alaska
@index@thesouthlander.com - Los Angeles, Cailfornia

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Investigative journalism accounts (continued):

CANADA
@thenarwhal - Environmental investigative journalism in Canada
@pressprogress - Canadian non-profit investigative news org

FRANCE
@mediapart - French investigations of corruption, pollution, violence etc (in French)
@splann -Investigative journalism Brittany (in Breton & French)

󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTLAND
@theferret - Award-winning investigative news co-op in Scotland

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By request, some #InvestigativeJournalism accounts to follow:

WORLD
@404mediaco (main) & @feed (blog) - Investigative journalism on cybersecurity, tech, consumer rights, privacy etc
@Bellingcat - Investigative journalism & open source intelligence group
@cijournalism - Practical training courses for investigative journalists

& ETHIOPIA & HORN OF AFRICA
@ZekuZelalem - Award-winning freelance journalist covering conflict in Ethiopia & Horn of Africa

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Fun wholesome accounts to follow (continued):

@living_birdhouse - Videos from a garden birdhouse
@crossing - News about Animal Crossing
@Gynux - Professional illustrator, cute stylised art
@mawsonbear - Small bear creating picture books to cheer people up
@selfcare (every 3 hours) & @selfcaregentle (every 6 hours) - Bot posting suggestions for self-care and stress reduction

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By request, fun wholesome accounts to provide a break from bad stuff:

@owlsintowels - Owls wrapped in towels at rescue centres
@GIFS_of_Puppets - Muppet GIF of the day
@GoatsLive - Daily life of pet goats on a farm
@Minimus - Toy mouse helping people learn Latin
@heyheymomo - Cute wholesome cartoons
@hootalex - Lovely bird art
@dantheclamman - Environmental scientist posting fun facts about clams
@3goodthings - Discussion group for people to post three good things that have happened

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Are there any particular topics you want account recommendations for?

I can't promise anything as I can only list what exists, but would be interesting to hear what kind of accounts you would like me to post about

Wales & Welsh accounts to follow (continued):

@index - History of Newport
@MTP - Welsh acoustic singer-songwriter
@jaker - Wildlife & forest garden designer in West Wales
@Storms - Severe weather in North Wales

️ WEATHER FORECASTS FOR WALES:
@aberystwyth
@bangor
@caernarfon
@cardiff
@carmarthen
@holyhead
@monmouth
@newport
@st_davids
@swansea
@wrexham

NONE OF THESE ACCOUNTS ARE BLANK! If an account looks blank to you, it's because no one from your server follows it yet.

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󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales & #Welsh accounts to follow:

@NationCymru - Welsh news site, run by non-profit
@golwg - Welsh-language news site
@SwanseaBayNews - Local news for Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire
@nicw@urbanists.video (videos) & @nicw@toot.wales (text) - National Infrastructure Commission for Wales / Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru
@LighthouseWales - Lighthouses in Wales & elsewhere
@RepairCafe_Barry - Repair cafe in town of Barry

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#Cymru

California USA accounts to follow (continued):

WEATHER (continued)
@san_bernardino__california
@san_diego__california
@san_francisco__california
@san_jose__california
@santa_rosa__california
@stockton__california

ALL OF THESE ACCOUNTS HAVE POSTED BEFORE! If an account looks blank to you, it's probably because no one from your server is following it. Follow the account and its posts will start gradually showing up on your server too.

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

WEATHER
@anaheim__california
@bakersfield__california
@chula_vista__california
@elk_grove__california
@fremont__california
@fresno__california
@glendale__california
@huntington_beach__california
@irvine__california
@lancaster__california
@long_beach__california
@los_angeles__california
@modesto__california
@oakland__california
@oceanside__california
@ontario__california
@oxnard__california
@riverside__california
@sacramento__california

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

ARTISTS & CREATIVES
@nateseubert - Exhibited surrealist oil painter in LA
@JazzCatArtist - Watercolour painter in CA, gentle style inspired by nature
@docpop - Yo-yo enthusiast & artist in San Francisco
@ajyoung - Directory of Photography based in Los Angeles

NATURE
@wildlife - Trail camera videos of wildlife at Pine Mountain Club
@AltonDooley - Palaeontologist, Executive Director at the Western Science Center in Hemet

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

HISTORY
@index@starbuck.org - Blog documenting historical mines & Native American rock art in California & Nevada
@index@sanfranciscostory.com - Blog about history & landmarks of San Francisco
@Essanay - Silent film museum in Niles
@letterformarchive - Non-profit archive of typography, based in CA

TRANSPORT
@hello - Transport blog about Alameda
@RapidResponseTeam (main) & @web (blog) - Campaign against traffic deaths in Oakland

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

TECHNOLOGY
@SouthPasRadio - South Pasadena Amateur Radio Club
@pybay - Python programming conference in Bay Area
@NorthBayPython - Python programming conference in northern California & Bay Area
@socalpython - Python programming group in Los Angeles & southern California
@nostarch - Independent publishing house focused on programming, hacking, STEM, based in San Francisco
@sequoiafabrica - Makerspace & hackerspace in San Francisco

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

FOOD & DRINK
@index@tablehopper.com - Food newsletter on where to eat in San Francisco
@index@berkeley-eats.com - Berkeley restaurant review site
@index@blog.tablascreek.com - Blog by vineyard in Paso Robles

SPORTS
@index@sdfcnation.com - San Diego FC & San Diego Wave soccer news
@index@sticktogetherfh.com - Field hockey community site for Bay Area
@mrcooley - Martial arts school in San Francisco
@feed - Highlighting negative effects of preparations for major sporting events on Los Angeles

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

CALIFORNIA NEWS (continued)
@index@raincrossgazette.com - Riverside independent local news site
@KPBSPublicMedia - San Diego PBS & NPR affiliate
@index@daylightsandiego.org - San Diego non-profit community news site
@index@vallejosun.com - Solano County local news & investigative journalism

CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
@somafm - Radio station in San Francisco
@dnalounge - Nightclub in San Francisco
@jukeboxmarty - Jukebox & pinball repairs in LA
@AltaJournal - California lifestyle & arts journal

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California USA accounts to follow (continued):

CALIFORNIA NEWS (continued)
@MLNow - Independent local news for Mission District of San Francisco
@alamedapost - Alameda local news service, run by non-profit
@index@berkeleyscanner.com & @BerkeleyScanner - Berkeley crime news
@index@culvercrescent.com - Culver City local news site
@index@elkgrovedailynews.com - Elk Grove independent local news site
@index@inglesidelight.com - Ingleside local news site
@index@ielaw.news - Inland Empire legal news
@index@communityforwardredlands.com - Redlands local news site
@index@grandviewindependent.com - Richmond local news site, reader-supported

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#California USA accounts to follow:

CALIFORNIA NEWS
@CALMatters - Non-profit news org covering politics & policies in California
@HeySoCal - Local news org in California, runs many local newspapers
@AfroLA - Los Angeles independent news site covering stories from Black community perspective
@index@thesouthlander.com - Investigative reporting co-operative in Los Angeles
@index@newsletters.48hills.org - San Francisco community news site
@SFistNews - Local news for San Francisco
@COYOTEMedia - Bay Area worker-owned news site

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Video accounts about Art & Artists to follow (cont.):

@shiftypumpkin - Concise timelapses of oil painting
@gbrrrl - Multimedia art, mixing old video & audio clips
@zitapanyi - Painter & illustrator
@krita - Free open source pro painting software
@lgm - FOSS graphics software conference

ALL OF THESE ACCOUNTS HAVE POSTED BEFORE! If an account looks blank to you, it's probably because no one from your server follows it. Follow the account and its videos will start gradually showing up.

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Video accounts about Art & Artists to follow (continued):

@cory_kerr - Videos on creativity & design, organising artistic ideas
@scarpyro - Carving tiny wooden animals & animating them
@kevin - Professional puppet maker, creates muppet-style puppets
@littlemissbonnie - Artist & crafter working with paints, plastics, miniatures etc
@marco - 3D graphics & animation artist, especially using Blender
@topazrabbit - Artist & retro computing fan, uses graphics software on old computers

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