i'm also trying to figure it out. I use a site called allsides. i like it because it compiles the same news but tells you which side the news outlet tends to lean. it's really interesting to see how the same exact news topic can be reported so differently. i linked it to this reply :)
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not particularly left wing, but you get news with ratio bars which tell you how many left-wing vs centrist vs right-wing news outlets reported the particular news
Apr 23, 2025
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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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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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i like to ponder in the shower just like everyone else. tonight's shower ponder had to do with the fact that i'm in the job search process right now and it is so disheartening to have to tailor my resume to every post and just basically do the most for every single job post just to most likely receive a rejection within a few days of applying.
i started thinking about the fact that when people accomplish something difficult in life such as finding a job, owning a house, or finishing education there tends to be 2 types of thinking that come out on the other side. the 1st way of thinking is the "well i did it alone and although it was difficult, i was able to do it alone so i think everyone else should be able to do it alone if they try hard enough" the 2nd way is "i did it alone and it was hard and i recognize that there is a need for support here therefore, i would like to change the system so that other people do not have to go thru the same hardship in the same way i did." not saying that everyone thinks like this, but i feel like these are the 2 common ways of thinking that i've heard.
& basically that was ponder as i sat there waiting to wash out my leave in conditioner.
Jan 18, 2025
this is me with my aunt's dog! she has eye lashes and always has the little bow in her hair. i hope this can cheer you up a little! :3
Jan 21, 2025
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the phase never went away actually. every time i feel like i need a therapeutic cry or release of emotions, i listen to them.
i went on a two hour drive today to listen to them and the cathartic release i get from yelling their songs while crying is unmatched.
Jan 21, 2025