1. AES means Actually Existing Socialism.
2. If having to buy a phone from any sort of corporate entity, they may prefer a Chinese owned entity because of reason 1.
3. I agree with that, and will provide more options than with a plain Linux phone.

Normally an old soviet Ракета watch (that often sticks) or a shitty Casio with a cloth band. Have a couple of broken Штурманские watches as well that I need to fix.

They’re a state media from Qatar; Pro-Palestine, Anti-Imperialist, usually (unfortunately) Anti-LGBT.

Provides World and Middle East coverage primarily but also I’ll see African (normally northern African) and SEA coverage as well.

I view it in the way as RT or CGTN, use it be aware of developments from a anti-imperialist POV and conduct my own research from there.

Additionally they, like RT and CGTN, also have RSS feeds for news apps. 👍