I would recommend gitlab pages over github pages. Github is owned by Microsoft so who knows how private it is anymore.

If only we could convince US banks not to use MFA only via SMS

Seconded. I switched from namecheap when they raised the price of my domain. I never had a problem with name cheap but porkbin is cheaper.

Indiegogo also tries to sneak a crazy high tip to the platform when you back a project now.

I’ve been using pixey.org for a year or so. No complaints