Independent Media
Welcome to the community for independent journalism, a place to post and engage with diverse, free news media from around the world.
The rundown:
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Posts should link to a current* article from a credible independent news source. If there's a paywall, please put the official link in the URL box and add an archive link in the text body of your post. Blogs, editorials and reports are allowed.
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Post title should be the article headline or best fit. Add this tag if people need an account for access: [sign-in required.]
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No misinformation or bigotry.
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Be civil. Be respectful. Be cool. Instance rules apply.
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Tag NSFW at your discretion.
*Independent journalism is generally free from government and corporate interests and is not controlled by a major media conglomerate. "Independence" is a gradient, so use your best judgement when posting.
*Current depends on whether new, publicly available information has been released since the article has last been updated. When in doubt please add the published date to the title in a tag [like this.]
For a less serious news community, check out: https://sh.itjust.works/c/wildfeed
Both communities were created with the goal of increasing media pluralism. Feel free to share and contribute.
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There are lots of things I would like to address and fix if I wasn't stuck in bed with a bad back. Therapy might fix some. Most of my issues are circumstantial.
Not at all trying to be a dick. I'm disassociated from time. I'm not actually using my broader vocabulary. Not trying to be an ass or anything like that. I have been super into AI stuff for the last few years where I need more specific language. I started noting stuff I came across and wanted to recall by posting some of it here as Word of the Day but like 5 people ever cared so eh. I'm rather poor at language IMO.
I blame my time spent painting cars for my dynamic range of detail. Maybe if I was not stuck physically disabled, spending most of my time stuck in bed, I would be more aware of larger vocabulary, or less inclined to ramble on to make my points. I don't directly interact with much of anyone any more, so I am rather disconnected from feedback of what exactly constitutes big words in a practical sense I can manage. I try not to be a pretentious asshat by using words without surrounding context. I usually save that stuff for real insults, returning 8 to 12 letters for every halfwit four letter expletive dished into the fray.
Normal is a person you have not taken the time to get to know yet. It is a fallacy and abstraction of the mind; normal people do not actually exist. Some take a little digging to find eccentricity, but no one is spherical, or lacking a Chinese menu.
I was merely explaining my thoughts and intent with a little personal experience in the mix.
Sorry about your back, that sucks. Isolation can drive a person to unusual places.
Writing is a practice, like cooking, both art and science. Big words don't mean big thoughts, as Hemmingway has taught us. "Fuck it," is a full sentence.