WYM Mod<p>Cliff Schecter reveals the stark contrast between Marjorie Taylor Greene's chaotic demeanor and the intelligence of Representative Jasmine Crockett. In a fiery encounter, Crockett showcases her charisma and wit while effectively addressing Greene's confrontational style. This serves as a reminder of the importance of holding political figures accountable. Support independent media for more insights! Read more: <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/05/crockett-takes-down-mtg-epic-verbal-brawl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/05/cro</span><span class="invisible">ckett-takes-down-mtg-epic-verbal-brawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/MarjorieTaylorGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarjorieTaylorGreene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/JasmineCrockett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JasmineCrockett</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/CliffsEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliffsEdge</span></a></p>
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WYM Mod<p>Cliff Schecter highlights Marjorie Taylor Greene's crisis as her MAGA base, especially uneducated white voters, shifts away from Trump. Economic struggles have exacerbated this rift, yet Greene fails to hold Trump accountable, choosing deflection instead. This approach could threaten her political future as she faces a critical choice: align with die-hard supporters or adapt to broader sentiments. Explore the full analysis for deeper insights and support independent media. Read more: <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/05/whats-really-led-marjorie-taylor-greenes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/05/wha</span><span class="invisible">ts-really-led-marjorie-taylor-greenes</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/MargeGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MargeGreene</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/TrumpSupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSupporters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/CliffsEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CliffsEdge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/PoliticalAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalAnalysis</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Op0DtbLpc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=77Op0DtbLp</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> </p><p>'<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> Isn't "Cpming", It's HERE': <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MehdiHasan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MehdiHasan</span></a> on <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> and Leaving <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MSNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSNBC</span></a> to Start <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Zeteo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeteo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> 🇵🇸 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentmedia</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SupportIndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportIndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>The reason why you hear that cutting all taxes for the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> is such a good idea is because the rich own the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>.</p><p>But here's some <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> explaining why you cost cutting <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/PublicGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicGood</span></a> is the reason why people are leaving their countries of origin - and not because of tax havens.</p><p>JimmyTheGiant explains.</p><p>Why Everyone’s Fleeing <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a><br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=iH6cB4Sd-38" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iH6cB4Sd-3</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PeoplePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeoplePower</span></a> Protest: <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Milwaukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milwaukee</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HannahDuganArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HannahDuganArrest</span></a> </p><p>I'm not finding much in the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentmedia</span></a> . anyway... </p><p>🚨 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MilwaukeeJournalSentinel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilwaukeeJournalSentinel</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.jsonline.com/videos/news/local/2025/04/25/protestors-explain-their-support-for-judge-hannah-dugan/83274995007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jsonline.com/videos/news/local</span><span class="invisible">/2025/04/25/protestors-explain-their-support-for-judge-hannah-dugan/83274995007/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYVkmnBLQg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=JlYVkmnBLQ</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a> </p><p>🚨 FYI: This is FOX6News, but there's no narration from a reporter or anchor, so <br> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmeGyANOkE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ecmeGyANOk</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/StopAbductionsAndRemovals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAbductionsAndRemovals</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FIGHTBACK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIGHTBACK</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FASCISTUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FASCISTUSA</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/KrazyKashPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KrazyKashPatel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USLaw</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AbolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishICE</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SENDTOMHOGANTOELSALVADOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SENDTOMHOGANTOELSALVADOR</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SENDPamBondiToElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SENDPamBondiToElSalvador</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SendElonMuskToElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SendElonMuskToElSalvador</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SendFascistsToElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SendFascistsToElSalvador</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HannahDugan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HannahDugan</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>Looking online, I'm seeing a lot of sources I don't know and corporate media covering this story. I'd prefer <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a>. </p><p>Judge <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HannahDuganArrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HannahDuganArrest</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Milwaukee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milwaukee</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AbolishICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbolishICE</span></a> <br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USLaw</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/StopAbductionsAndRemovals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopAbductionsAndRemovals</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FIGHTBACK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIGHTBACK</span></a></p>
Work in Progress 🌻<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ZDL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZDL</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.mondoweiss.net/@mondoweiss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mondoweiss</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> For all of our many, many faults, in the US we <em>do</em> have a First Amendment right of free speech in our constitution. This is quite unusual worldwide. Sadly, athough we are living in a golden age of <a href="https://gts.epigaea.net/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a>, the vast majority of the sheeple do not avail themselves of this, and continue to pollute their minds with legacy corporate media.</p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StatusCoup" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/@StatusCoup</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/StatusCoupNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatusCoupNews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SupportIndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportIndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentmedia</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grifters</span></a> running <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amerikkka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amerikkka</span></a> are calling public media a grift! Probably because they embrace DEI and aren't afraid to criticize the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> administration! This will not only cripple or destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTelevision</span></a> stations, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityRadio</span></a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WMPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WMPG</span></a> also receives money from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPB</span></a>!!!</p><p>White House calls <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding</p><p>By Jon Brodkin, April 15, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "In a statement provided to Ars today, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that 'the effort underway to get Congress to rescind public media funding would disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people. There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress... Without PBS member stations, Americans will lose unique local programming and emergency services in times of crisis.' "</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmanpourAndCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmanpourAndCompany</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SesameStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SesameStreet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationalTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationalTelevision</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MisterRogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MisterRogers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kindness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empathy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Truthtelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truthtelling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"... seizing on the opportunity of COVID, under the guise of preventing misinformation, there's been a spate of laws from Singapore to India to Indonesia ... to supposedly curb misinformation, but have really been used to throttle freedom of speech and expression... Singapore for example ... many of the remaining independent media have been [censored using these laws]"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/AnupriyaDatta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnupriyaDatta</span></a>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/part-2-technology-democracy-and-powerjournalisms-role-in-a-time-of-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techpolicy.press/part-2-techno</span><span class="invisible">logy-democracy-and-powerjournalisms-role-in-a-time-of-crisis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>We love independent and worker-owned media. Last week, the team at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/aftermath.site" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aftermath.site</span></a></span> invited their friends at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span>, Defector and Hell Gate to discuss indie journalism in an episode of their podcast. They chatted about starting publications, how you measure success when you're not traffic-obsessed, who does the business stuff, and how indies can work together.</p><p>Read some of the highlights here, listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe to their sites, which specialize in video games, technology, sports and New York, but — in the best possible ways — don't always stay in their lanes.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/kwP4D7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/kwP4D7</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/WorkerOwnedMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkerOwnedMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MediaIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaIndustry</span></a></p>
AoB_Motomasa🇨🇦🎚🎛🎚🎧<p>Tonight! Week two of Spring <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MembershipDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MembershipDrive</span></a> and we're pleased to welcome SLB repping the Insidēōut family on sister statio B-Side Radio.<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Kumabear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Kumabear</span></a></span> has some new <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DrumNBass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrumNBass</span></a> and I've got a sunrise set for ya. Midnight PDT, 8am BST. 100.5FM in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a> and streaming live at coopradio.org/listen-live.</p><p>Support <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> by becoming a member at coopradio.org/donate</p>
ZNet (unofficial)<p>Not too late to catch March's ZMagazine! </p><p>Subscribe for your free first month or become a sustainer to receive a monthly edition. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/liberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a></p><p><a href="https://znetwork.org/about-support-us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">znetwork.org/about-support-us/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
everton137<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Snowshadow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Snowshadow</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Bellingcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bellingcat</span></a></span> this article nailed it </p><p>Tl;dr: "European independent media systemically and structurally rely on Silicon Valley companies for their infrastructure provision through, for instance, cloud computing services. This dependency raises urgent questions regarding security and privacy, but also the incentive structure of the news industry. Crucially, the sector is not strong enough to develop its own alternatives. We need a strong industrial strategy at an EU-level that can provide alternative services."</p><p><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/independent-media-has-an-infrastructural-problem/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techpolicy.press/independent-m</span><span class="invisible">edia-has-an-infrastructural-problem/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentmedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Last week, Quartz, the finance publication co-founded by Zach Seward in 2012, was sold by G/O Media to a Canadian software company. All the editorial staff were fired. In a blogpost, Seward writes about Quartz's journey from thriving enterprise to "zombie brand." It's a story that has been repeated across journalism for years now, but Seward sees some hope in the ascendant non-profit media scene. "The media business often feels like a battle between idealists and cynics," he writes. "Most of my favorite news startups of the current era have chosen the non-profit path, which has its own major challenges, but at least cynicism is not one of them."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/da1UwY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/da1UwY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/GOMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Quartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quartz</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MediaIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NonProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonProfits</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a></p>
Ferdi Magellan<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@feather1952" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>feather1952</span></a></span> </p><p>Explainer for USians. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TradeDeficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeDeficit</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/profligateconsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profligateconsumption</span></a></p><p>You have been living beyond your means. Don’t blame the rest of the world, tax the billionaires. </p><p>“A country’s trade deficit (or more precisely, its current account deficit) does not indicate unfair trade practices by the surplus countries. It indicates something completely different. A current account deficit signifies that the deficit country is spending more than it is producing. Equivalently, it is saving less than it is investing.</p><p>“America’s trade deficit is a measure of the profligacy of America’s corporate ruling class, more specifically the result of chronically large budget deficits resulting from tax cuts for the rich combined with trillions of dollars wasted on useless wars. The deficits are not the perfidy of Canada, Mexico, and other countries that sell more to the US than the US sells to them…</p><p>…<br>“The budget deficit is not due to the salaries of civil servants, who are being wantonly fired, or due to the government’s R&D spending, on which our future prosperity depends, but rather due to the combination of tax cuts for the rich, and reckless spending on America’s perpetual wars, US funding for Israel’s non-stop wars, America’s 750 overseas military bases, the bloated CIA and other intelligence agencies, and interest payments on the soaring federal debt.”</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/USTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USTrade</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TradeImbalance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeImbalance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/JohnMenadue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMenadue</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a></p>
Purple Haze II<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/sL3mY9_sb3Y?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/live/sL3mY9_sb3Y?f</span><span class="invisible">eature=shared</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/donlemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donlemon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/thedonlemonshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thedonlemonshow</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/lemonliveat5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lemonliveat5</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/georgehahn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>georgehahn</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/comediansofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comediansofmastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/comedians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedians</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFedi</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blackfediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackfediverse</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IndependentPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentPress</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/independentmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentmedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/karolineleavitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>karolineleavitt</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/howardlutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>howardlutnick</span></a></p>
ItsDrGrandmaToYou :verified:<p>While <a href="https://c.im/tags/MMM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMM</span></a> is not coverning <a href="https://c.im/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> throughout the country, the burgeoning <a href="https://c.im/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> ecosphere is. One source:</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/TheContrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheContrarian</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrarian.substack.com/p/the-</span><span class="invisible">contrarian-covers-the-citizens?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email</span></a></p>
@wm They do a great work. Also for Europeans: When the NYT started to be too much pro-Trump before the elections, I cancelled my subscription and transferred it to the Guardian.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗹𝗱—𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬.
Independent media. Community schools. Worker co-ops. Public banks. Mutual aid networks. Tech commons.
These aren’t utopian dreams—𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.
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