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 This list of academics on Mathstodon is somewhat useful:

https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon

But it doesn't list mathematicians or physicists.  It *does* list "theologidons".  What's a theologidon?  A don who is a theologian?

https://media.mathstodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/111/130/653/904/409/192/original/6dfb6c698e1fcd99.png 
 @b4c50e1b Surely some kind of dinosaur with teeth like a theologian. 
 @b4c50e1b Nice alt-text joke. 
 @b4c50e1b :  Well, it's a list of lists, right?  So someone needs to create a list of mathematicians and a list of physicists, and then they can be included in this list.

Oh, and it looks like theologidon is a *theologi*an on Masto*don*. 
 @b4c50e1b 

That list is kinda suspect considering it is maintained in part by someone from Scholar.social, an instant notorious for abusing its own LGBTQ members (while trying to pretend it is an ally)..

The admin has also been called out for calls to violence and doxing in the past which.. it was quite ugly, took days before they finally back peddled