Definition of independent for the purposes of this question: source is not owned by a for-profit corporation, is not financially backed by any billionaire (either directly or via foundation or nonprofit organization) and is not financed by any national government (even if run without oversight).
It can have any perceived bias or political leaning.
Edit: Just to add it has to be written in English.
The Lever.
Drop Site News.
Don’t follow news sources. Follow journalists.
Most journalists are still sitting on Twitter or those that got kick out from Twitter are on Nazi infested Substack.
I didn’t mean follow as in Twitter. I meant follow as in pay attention to them and the stories they work on.