For the past few years, I’ve been encouraging people to seek out different sources of news and ditch the mainstream media and Big Tech. I’ve experimented with a few different ways of trying to help people do this because I believed it was critical. If it was true a few years ago, now it can be a matter of life or death.
If you think this statement is hyperbole, then I’m going to be frank. You may not fully realize how dependent you are on the many false news narratives. You may not understand how the framing of news is creating significant problems in this country and the world. If people aren’t actively seeking out better news sources on a daily basis, they have no idea what is going on. That’s not my opinion. That is simply the truth.
In this post, I’m going to provide a list of what I think are better news and information sources that I am currently using. I source my news from many places and I’m constantly refining my list. There are people I would have put on this list last year that I wouldn’t now (such as The Daily Wire – I no longer trust them). There are people I will follow for a bit to see if they are trustworthy. Sometimes they are and sometimes they aren’t.
There is no one on this list with whom I agree with completely. I follow each source or person because after following them for a bit I realize that they are really effective at ferreting out certain types of information. I’m providing this list for people who want to start to look for real information from real journalists and other people who are interested in the truth.
Remember – You don’t have to read everything they write. Simply skim them to keep up on the stories you aren’t seeing anywhere else. You’ll find a few that you like the best. Subscribe and keep an eye on them.
Here is the big thing. When you are consuming news, make a point to look for the patterns over time. I know this doesn’t come naturally to many people, but that is the way my brain works. It’s constantly looking for patterns and ways that stories connect with other stories.
For example, the other day I was listening to an interview and someone mentioned off-hand that Burma/Myanmar is one of the two biggest producers of poppies (opium). The other is Afghanistan. In that split second, all of these news stories that I’ve been following for months came together for me in a very clear way. I had followed the Burma/Myanmar (overthrow of government) story for a bit last winter when we had the Locals group. But it wasn’t until this week that all these various stories fit together for me in a way I was confident I had put as many of the pieces together as I could. I went from thinking maybe I had put things together to being very certain. You might not be naturally wired that way, but you can train yourself to do it.
But you can only do it if you keep up on the news. And you can only keep up on the news if you follow sources that aren’t blatantly lying to you and seeking every. single. day. to discourage you and wear you down. The mainstream media isn’t there to inform you. They are there to create a narrative that depresses you and makes you hopeless. IT IS. TRUST ME ON THIS. You MUST find other ways to stay informed that don’t seek to ruin your mental and emotional health. Truly.
Be sure to check out my forums, especially those related to the Christian Faith and Current Events and Finding the Truth. I am constantly putting excellent information in there. There are some seriously great content sections. I just started a thread of Ivermectin stories and information that is incredibly valuable. There is so much in my current events forums.
No joke with what I’m about to say.
My forums usually get more page views each day now than the rest of my website. Sometimes it is multiple times more. I’m not sure if that is something to celebrate or is really depressing, but there it is. LOL!
You can’t tell from the numbers that display in the forum because the WP Foro plugin STINKS at accurately tracking traffic. They have a stupid way of doing it and won’t change it. (I know this because I’ve asked.) There may not be many comments, but that forum is busy with people reading and searching out information all day and all night. Sometimes I get up in the morning and the forum has had hundreds and hundreds of page views just while I was sleeping.
So here are some suggestions for you to consider. Where applicable, I’ll leave a short comment about why I like that particular source.
Disclaimer: There are some Q-focused people on this list. If you don’t know why I follow a handful of them, see this post I did in the forum: The One Thing That Changed My Mind and the Key People Interacting With Q Movement – Scavino, Pompeo, Trump, Don Jr., General Flynn, Grassley. I’ve covered this more extensively in the Everything Q forum. I do not consider myself an anon and have not read all of the Q drops. (I’ve probably read 15% of them. Maybe?) However, I have identified the sane anons who seem most in tune with the movement and also seem to have the best grasp of the big picture and how it ties into Trump. (And it clearly does.)
News Websites
Revolver (Actual journalism of big national stories)
Video and Podcasts
Stew Peters (Excellent interviews with people and he usually lets them talk at length without interrupting. Look past the website that needs serious help.)
Steve Bannon’s Warroom (Also on Rumble) (Steve talks too much, but he brings on good guests. I watch it after the fact, not live.)
Epoch TV (Rapidly growing lineup of shows and I have especially liked American Thought Leaders when I’ve had time to watch it)
Right Side Broadcasting (For live coverage of Trump events and others)
Bloggers
Anonymous Conservative (Really interesting insights on stories and great at sourcing.)
Conservative Treehouse (If you like to mine comments for little bits, this is one place to go.)
Vox Popoli (Also brings a different perspective to stories. Good at finding the best stuff that cuts to the chase. Just removed comments which made me really sad because the comments were even better than the posts.)
USA Watchdog (I just started following this one. He has had some very interesting interviews of late.)
Gab Accounts
Andrew Torba (CEO and Owner of Gab, Christian, staunch free speech advocate)
Major Patriot (Military vet, excellent link sharer)
Pepe Lives Matter (Very Q, Christian)
OutlawJW (Vet, Christian, link sharer)
Praying Medic (Q, Christian)
Kanekoa The Great (link sharer)
Wendy Rogers (AZ state senator, election integrity)
The Sharp Edge (link sharer)
Telegram Channels
A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink (You can access my channel through both Telegram and the widget in my blog sidebar. The widget isn’t all the specialized category sidebars yet, but if you click on blog it is there.)
The Library (Excellent link sharer)
We The Media (Group channel of mostly Q following people. Excellent at sharing links.)
Brian Cates (Journalist. He writes and shares good stuff.)
Patel Patriot (Author of Devolution series I’ve shared in my forum)
Kanekoa The Great (High quality link sharing)
Seth Keshel (Elections, Christian, former military)
Red.Pill.Pharmacist (Q follower, reliable link sharing)
Pepe Lives Matter (VERY Q, Christian)
The Professor’s Record (Christian, Free Speech, Election Integrity)
Dr. Christina Parks (COVID, Vaccines)
Ice Age Farmer (Can be dark and pessimistic but EXCELLENT link sharer in the topics he covers)
Jeffrey Peterson (Breaking free from Big Tech)
Qtah (Q, obviously)
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Sallie, this is essential information to share with other people. The general masses are so blinded by the MSM and it’s imperative we share other sources. I follow most of those on the list that you do via Telegram.
Also on Telegram, I follow 2 Citizen Moms for COVID info & studies. They are Christian and homeschoolers and I really appreciate their perspective. https://t.me/TwoCitizenMoms
I’d be grateful if you did a list like this for Big Eva and the SBC world, as I’d like to follow that more closely. (And I didn’t even know the phrase ‘Big Eva’ until you said it many months ago! Thanks for that!)
-Lauren
Hi Lauren,
Thanks for the heads-up about Two Citizen Moms. I’ve added them to my list of people I follow on Telegram. Since I wrote this post, it’s become clear Dr. Parks is a Christian from the things she’s shared. That was great to see. She’s started sharing information about filing lawsuits regarding upholding FEDERAL religious exemptions on the state level. I just started forwarding them in my Telegram account. (Anyone reading this can see them in my blog sidebar.)
You know what’s really sad? The list of people to follow regarding Big Eva and/or the SBC is so small because so much of the public leadership is compromised. I will try to put together a list of people who are offering good information about that and put it into another post. ♥
Sallie
This list is invaluable.Thank you Sallie for all your work keeping us informed.I subscribed to the epoch times newspaper and emails a few months and I find their coverage very balanced.I do still like World magazine too even though I sometimes don’t agree but I think reading a Christian perspective on the news is very important.
Hi Joslyn,
Good to hear from you! I agree The Epoch Times is doing some really good work. They are focusing on so many areas, not just news. For anyone reading this who isn’t familiar with them, they have started print magazines and so many other things. There is a massive market for what they are doing. The biggest obstacle for them is simply getting the word out. ♥
Sallie
And just like that – poof! My forum traffic is gone.
What changed?
I removed the Google AdSense ads and replaced them with ads for my own shop. Within 36 hours my forum traffic tanked. Was it because the information was no longer good? Of course not.
If you don’t play their games and make them money, they shut you out of the search. It’s really that simple.
Obey your Google overlords or be made irrelevant.
Sallie,
What a bummer! I love your forum! I try to contribute what I can of important information. You have an awesome thing going here.
Thanks!
Hi Kris,
Thank you for the kind words. I am very happy with what I’ve created in the forum and am thankful for your and the others who do participate there. I will still continue to add to it. It is still getting traffic. But there was a noticeable drop after I removed the Google Ads.
I mean, I have to keep it going. I’m apparently still one of the go-to sources on the internet for “What was in the envelopes at President Bush’s funeral?” It gets traffic every day. I think it’s funny.
Sallie