YouTube content providers that you follow?

[nakedfrog]

Lincoln project people, Steve Schmidt are MAGA foils.

The Lincoln Project is explicitly anti-MAGA. They are still conservatives though.

 

[MtnMan]

It's really strange that you establish the event, the setup, the rules, and the conclusion, then expect me to treat it as anything but your own little fantasy.

The democrats fucked the dog and gave the election to Trump. That's the whole story. I didn't do that, the democratic party did that. But you can't be angry at the party that decided that you don't get to choose who to vote for because that would be an admission of their failure, and we all know they couldn't have been wrong.

I observe your actions (posts) as you defend this abhorrent person, and it is easy to come to the conclusion that abhorrent people are your favorites.

Your only response is to attack me, or blame others (non-voters), how utterly Trumpian...

So, which of this orange pond scums qualities do you support and/or admire? I'm sure I'm not the only here that is curious.

 

[Muse]

The Lincoln Project is explicitly anti-MAGA. They are still conservatives though.

At least they hate Trump with a passion. I don't pursue them, I do watch their videos when I encounter them, which is occasionally. Every time I've seen them they are excoriating Trump. Don't think I've seen any in a couple months though.

 

[MtnMan]

This guy is apparently just starting out, but I think he could gain traction with a little exposure. My wife actually linked me to his channel.

 

[outriding]

At least they hate Trump with a passion. I don't pursue them, I do watch their videos when I encounter them, which is occasionally. Every time I've seen them they are excoriating Trump. Don't think I've seen any in a couple months though.

I agree. But they (conservatives) laid the foundation for the MAGA movement so as far as I am concerned they can go fuck themselves

 

[Muse]

I agree. But they (conservatives) laid the foundation for the MAGA movement so as far as I am concerned they can go fuck themselves

Oh, come on. Steve Schmidt was a Republican campaign strategist but he's no long a Republican and hates their guts and is constantly warning against the development of the fascist state. Give him some credit. FFS he's doing more to combat Trump than you are.

 

[Brainonska511]

The problem with all of these channels isn't that they are wrong, per say, it's that they are just preaching to the choir.

I would guess that the way to reach broader audiences isn't necessarily to have a specific bent political channel, it's to inject partisan political bends into other channels of interest. Politics permeates our lives, whether we want it to or not - it simply is going to be there. So subtly bring the important political points to audiences in other channels.

Some of the prominent right wing talking heads didn't get their start as such. They were sports and whatever podcasters first that then brought those right wing messages in.

 

[Reflex]

Oh, come on. Steve Schmidt was a Republican campaign strategist but he's no long a Republican and hates their guts and is constantly warning against the development of the fascist state. Give him some credit. FFS he's doing more to combat Trump than you are.

Has Steve renounced conservatism and devoted himself to combating the far right by normalizing the left to his former colleagues?

 

[uallas5]

Thought this was OT for a minute and was about to list different gamers I subscribe to. That and funny reviews of bad movies. Oh, and the Norwegian train engineer that posts multi-hour vids of the routes she drives. Very relaxing, especially the ones through snowy conditions.

But news, not so much. I spend a fair amount of time driving between sites, so I listen to a lot of NPR and BBC radio for news updates. And WWDTM of course.

 

[pmv]

Don't follow any political stuff on YouTube. For some reason politics is a podcast-only topic for me. Just can't be arsed with watching someone talk about politics.

On YouTube I tend to watch documentary-type things about movies, WW2 tanks, aircraft disasters, Maritime disasters, and, well, disasters in general.

Actually, there are a lot of youtube channels I wish were podcasts instead. Some have associated podcasts, but, annoyingly, put content on youtube that isn't in the podcast feed.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Closest thing to a political channel that I watch or listen to is Professor Dave.

 

[cytg111]

Problem with not consuming news from an actual journalistic authority means that you are only getting opinion pieces, ie. You are at least one step removed from that factual truth.

 

[nakedfrog]

Don't follow any political stuff on YouTube. For some reason politics is a podcast-only topic for me. Just can't be arsed with watching someone talk about politics.

On YouTube I tend to watch documentary-type things about movies, WW2 tanks, aircraft disasters, Maritime disasters, and, well, disasters in general.

Actually, there are a lot of youtube channels I wish were podcasts instead. Some have associated podcasts, but, annoyingly, put content on youtube that isn't in the podcast feed.

You can use yt-dlp to download a YouTube video, I think there may be an option to have it download the audio only too (but it's also fairly easy to separate the audio and video files).

 

[pmv]

You can use yt-dlp to download a YouTube video, I think there may be an option to have it download the audio only too (but it's also fairly easy to separate the audio and video files).

Is that a linux thing? I have a Linux-based machine, but had to put it in the cupboard and it's a hassle to get it connected up to everything. Might try that at some point.

 

[nakedfrog]

Is that a linux thing? I have a Linux-based machine, but had to put it in the cupboard and it's a hassle to get it connected up to everything. Might try that at some point.

Nah, you can use it on Windows too. It's still command-line but pretty simple to use.

 

[outriding]

Oh, come on. Steve Schmidt was a Republican campaign strategist but he's no long a Republican and hates their guts and is constantly warning against the development of the fascist state. Give him some credit. FFS he's doing more to combat Trump than you are.

While I am not a “ influencer “ like he is. I did my part by voting and went to a few rallies. Since he is an influencer that his only job…. So golf clap for someone actually doing what they get paid

But on a side note. Steve did give us bush # 2. And tried to give us palin.

 

[MtnMan]

Problem with not consuming news from an actual journalistic authority means that you are only getting opinion pieces, ie. You are at least one step removed from that factual truth.

So you watch Fox News?

 

[nakedfrog]

So you watch Fox News?

I'm puzzled at how you're jumping to that conclusion based on what was said.

 

[cytg111]

So you watch Fox News?

Mmm. Expand please? Did I miss the silent /s again?

 

[pmv]

Problem with not consuming news from an actual journalistic authority means that you are only getting opinion pieces, ie. You are at least one step removed from that factual truth.

What is "an actual journalistic authority"?

 

[cytg111]

not someone doing his own research. But speaking of it's googable.. or ai'able.

 

[MtnMan]

I'm puzzled at how you're jumping to that conclusion based on what was said.

The only actual journalistic authority that haven't taken a knee to Trump are PBS and NPR. Some took it in 2015, others not until 2025.

 

[pmv]

not someone doing his own research. But speaking of it's googable.. or ai'able.

I mean, I get "news" pretty much without even trying - it's all around me. I turn on the radio (Radio Four or LBC) and there's "news", I get bored and go to a newspaper website, either the NYT or the Guardian or The Daily Mail (if I want to get riled up) and I get "news", albeit with particular types of "spin" and bias (the NYT has always struck me as a fairly right-wing paper, incidentally).

Or I just find a discarded print copy of a newspaper like The Telegraph (God help me) or the FT on the train. Doesn't really require any special effort. If I was prepared to pay for a TV license I'd have BBC TV news, but, well, I'm not (no way am I paying money to the cravenly-pro-Tory Beeb).

I like podcasts for analysis or commentary though - interviews with academics about the history of neoliberalism or US-Russia relations or something that puts that "news" in context. YouTube seems to carry similar things, but I prefer the podcast format.

 

[cytg111]

I mean, I get "news" pretty much without even trying - it's all around me. I turn on the radio (Radio Four or LBC) and there's "news", I get bored and go to a newspaper website, either the NYT or the Guardian or The Daily Mail (if I want to get riled up) and I get "news", albeit with particular types of "spin" and bias (the NYT has always struck me as a fairly right-wing paper, incidentally).

Or I just find a discarded print copy of a newspaper like The Telegraph (God help me) or the FT on the train. Doesn't really require any special effort. If I was prepared to pay for a TV license I'd have BBC TV news, but, well, I'm not (no way am I paying money to the cravenly-pro-Tory Beeb).

I like podcasts for analysis or commentary though - interviews with academics about the history of neoliberalism or US-Russia relations or something that puts that "news" in context. YouTube seems to carry similar things, but I prefer the podcast format.

I like the podcast format too but only those which uses sources I am comfortable with, its like getting your meal pre-chewed.. And to be honest it's often just the first two minutes of it where I get a breakdown of the actual news they're reporting on, the opinion piece that follows .. I've heard that 1000 times. I agree with it, but have still heard it 1000 times before.
And when there is a real breaking story, I go to the source.

By journalistic standards I mean for one that the institution is indeed doing its own journalistic legwork and not just reporting on others work(ie. Reuters). And the following guidelines are followed.(It's the core of what a free press is supposed to be like).

Journalism ethics and standards - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

https://www.spj.org/what-the-codes-say-code-provisions-by-subject/

 

[cytg111]

But that too is a problem, cause who is funding the true free press and journalistic work in this day and age that is driven by a click bait based economy.

It's shit.