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I used to read quite a bit of news, sometimes I still try, but tbh every news site feels so hostile I have a hard time trusting it's a decent source.

I prefer tech, science(space, physics, robotics), gaming, programming, philosophy, music, computing, and just about any article that could teach me about new things, even if they aren't current! I want to learn.

The big no and really the only thing I'm totally averse to is politics. I get some things I like can cross into it, but certain political headlines can ruin my mood all day. I find when I follow political news I become an angry individual. Covid was when I stopped consuming news, because I was so stressed and angry at the world that my mental health was gone.

What I'm really looking for is thoroughly researched statement of facts, and I'm cool with there being some frosting on the cake. I just don't want someome who tells me what google is doing is the greatest thing ever because I'll have less cookie popups without telling me why I won't have them. I would prefer a source with unbiased opinions, but I know that isn't realistic, we all have them. Any one who can write an article and question themselves is a plus. I don't care if their site is a nightmare, I'll manage it with other means.

I honestly get most of my news here or from podcasts(99pi would be an ideal example of what I'd want in article form) and sometimes I would like a different source than Lemmy.

One last preference, I would prefer no drama. I don't want to know what x youtuber said to y and why they were "slammed" or why A company is putting B company out of business.

If you have a specific way of following your preferred outlet, outside of just doing it in browser, what do you do? It would be awesome to have a feed of news that I maintain myself.

Trust me, I understand I'm looking for a unicorn. Don't try and fit everything with your suggestions because the reason I'm here is that I want multiple decent sources.

Tldr: looking for a decent source(s) of non-political news, I don't mind some hyperbole but would prefer that the author can recognize their biases. Also let me know if you use atypical methods to read your news, such as a custom feed.

E: Thanks for all of the suggestions! I'll be looking into them all as I can.

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[โ€“] viking@infosec.pub 5 points 7 months ago

A heavily curated blocklist for google news. I've got 220 "news" outlets removed, so that I basically just get something from about 20 remaining sources displayed.

I don't really follow individual authors or content producers for news anymore, sooner or later they all go downhill in quality.