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DW and Al Jazeera are tremendous networks, particularly if you keep in mind the few biases they do have; DW won't criticize Israel, and Al Jaz won't criticize Dubai and Qatar. But outside of that, they have tremendous programs and report on news that US channels won't touch.
Text based news are so important too, Reuters and the absolute GOAT, AP News. For those who don't know, AP is generally the first, at least major outlet, to report on any significant news stories. Literally every other outlet depends on AP as a central source of the bulk of their major news.
I'm one of those people that's been obsessively checking my various news sources throughout the day, for years. It's a very easy habit to begin and to maintain, and it has a tremendous impact on your understanding of the world we live in. Always use a skeptical, discerning perspective, but this is like the filter for the coffee grounds or tea leaves of information.
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Jul 29, 2024
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independent journalists are great, usually via substack or bluesky - a few i follow include: Talia Jane, Dr. Lucky Tran, Ken Klippenstein, Marisa Kabas, Spencer Ackerman, Kat Tenbarge, Kim Kelly, Law Dork. just be sure to read more than one source (though that is standard advice for reading any news lol).
i also admittedly (as a leftist!) mostly read/listen to things that i think are perceived as left-friendly - Democracy Now, Al Jazeera, and Hellgate for news; outlets like In These Times, The Flytrap, ProPublica, Intercept, Verge, Rolling Stones and Teen Vogue etc. for analyses and exclusives
mainstream outlets like the AP can be O.K., i read them usually for developing/live situations as they tend to be kept really up to date more than smaller outlets, but i also take MSM with a grain of salt because they recently all had terrible language and bias against Palestinians the last two years (article) and trans people too
& always avoid the new york times as much as possible! archive.ph is your friend
Feb 19, 2025
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You have to take some time and really curate Instagram but I have an account that I switch to just to read stuff a lot of individual journalists or people able to aggregate and translate on the ground coverage
Democracy now is also good and so is Al Jazeera English
Feb 12, 2024
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US-lean but lots of international stuff. you mention BBC so i’m assuming you’re a brit but if you’re american or okay with a US-lean in your media - here’s leftist and independent or worker-owned news. they all do political reporting some just have a general lean in content. all have social media accounts/email newsletters and i’m guessing most have rss if youre into that
general lefty: In These Times, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Real News Network, The New Republic, Truthout
social movement + labor focus: Unicorn Riot, Jacobin, BreakThrough News, More Perfect Union
tech or science focus: The Intercept, 404 Media, The Verge, Inside Climate News, Sequencer Mag
identity focus / perspective (ie feminist, lgbtq, bipoc): Prism Reports, The Advocate, The Flytrap, Capital B, 19th News, Jewish Currents, ReWire, Assigned Media, Prison Journalism Project, The New Arab
culture focus (music/film/tv/lit/sports): Hearing Things, Book Riot, Pop Heist, Defector, Aftermath, Edge of Sports
read with a grain of salt but i like a lot of local outlets too
Apr 24, 2025
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Put some flour in a bowl, enough that it looks like just a bit less than how much bread you want. Throw in some salt and any other spices you want, mix it up. I've said before but I pretty much always use white whole wheat flour. That way you've got the nutritional benefits of whole grains without the somewhat overpowering flavor.
Add a bit of yogurt and/or sour cream (remember, it's always easier to add more to something than to take it out. Err on the side of not enough yogurt so you can add more if needed). In theory, it should be about equal weights of flour and yogurt, but don't take it too seriously.
Mix together; I like to use a rubber spatula and smear the mix down and around the bowl, folding it over itself to combine. You want your dough to be pretty thick, not very wet at all.
Melt a tiny bit of butter and some oil in a pan. Either shape the naan and place it in the oil on medium heat, or do what I do and put the dough in the pan as a lump, then spread it out to shape in the pan. You don't want it to be too thick or the inside won't cook, I'd say no thicker than your thumb.
Cook until it's nicely browned, and devour. Super simple, super quick, delicious.
So that's:
1: mix flour, salt, and desired spices.
2: add approximately equal weight yogurt or sour cream, combine thoroughly.
3: pan fry on medium to medium high heat.
Sep 27, 2024
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I love changing outfits like 3 or even 4 times in a day. Decently cute but lazy fit for morning, makeup and a quality look for midday, change either into another good fit ~to be seen in~ or something cute, funny and comfy to stay home in. Not to mention workout clothes.
Clothes are wonderful, fashion is wonderful, your body is a canvas and clothing is puffy paint. It's so freaking fun and simple.
Jul 30, 2024
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You know this recipe because I feed it to you, but I'm gonna write it out anyway for all the tiny people inside my phone;
I make my own remoulade with a homemade olivey mayonnaise base, to which I add lime juice, Worcestershire, fancy mustard, some good plain hot sauce like Cholula, Old Bay, some extra paprika and cayenne, kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, minced garlic and ideally fresh shallots. I think that's all I put in, not sure right now.
Get some crab, cheap shit is fine, and toss it in a bit of the remoulade. Heat up some olive oil on the stove, I have no idea how high I set the flame.
Crumple up a bunch of saltines and mix them with some spices (feels like cheating, I prefer everything to be as homemade as possible, but whatever). If you used too much sauce with the crab, thicken it up with some of the saltine crumbs.
Shape up some tiny little adorable macaroon patties of the sauce-ed crab, chuck em in the crumbs and shape it up. Fry the bitches.
Serve with fresh lime to squeeze, more of the remoulade to dip. I like some clean greens as a bed for the cakes and as extra material to dip in the absolutely banging remoulade. Sweet potato fries (I don't gotta tell you what to dip these in do I?) and as much fruit as you can possibly cut up (do not be dipping the fruits, please.) make a lovely side.
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Jul 24, 2024