Stop taking western media outlets seriously. Recently, I stopped getting mad about the media's spins on current events. Occasionally one still really annoys me, like the BBC posting a sob piece about blatant Azov patched Nazis wearing Kolovrat earrings. But I can only really laugh at it. Otherwise, just take the spin as 'the usual' and either get on with your day, or truly do something to counter it. Don't just mald in solitary confinement.
Most people aren't communists, but you can make friends with people who are mostly sympathetic to that sort of thing, or are interested in imperialism and stuff. All of my closest friends are. But then again, I live in a big city, which makes it easier. I'm in the arts, so everyone is at least lib-left.
I see your pronouns are they/them. If you're in a big city, LGBT groups tend to swing left and are generally very accepting.