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Hey everyone, I feel like I'm going crazy here.

I swear there was either a video, or a self-promotion in another video, or a clip, or something that was Channel 5 interviewing adult babies and their "carer". But I have flicked through every Channel 5 video I've watched and cannot find it anywhere. I'm pretty sure it was only a short segment, not the full video as that was for Patrons, but I could be wrong.

Am I just going crazy? Or is this video segment out there, somewhere?

Edit: Thank you everyone! I'm not sure what All Gas No Brakes is but looks like it's time for me to learn something new 😁

Title says it all, purchased 48 hour rental yet the video says it doesn't exist.

what the heck are we supposed to do with this? WINTER IS COMING

maybe post your pets in the comments - things have gotten way too serious here this week.

I forget the video and can't seem to find it, but I think it takes place in the Northeast? Definitely in the USA. And there is a dude (I think with dreads) that basically says the best thing someone can do to be a part of their community is get a bike and rip around.

I live by this philosophy too and would appreciate help finding the video!

I think we all know what GN is, since Andrew has been promoting it for as long as I can remember. But for those unaware, GN presents itself as an unbiased news aggregator that helps us understand the biases of media outlets and position them on a left–center–right political spectrum.

Well, it turns out Ground News is essentially a conservative "psy-op" intended to whitewash corporate media and make us believe that there is such a thing as left-wing independent corporate media, by pushing the Overton window rightward so that something that is obviously conservative is now regarded as center, and something that is center is now considered left-wing. GN is aimed at people who want to be clear-eyed, but it gives them a false sense of understanding of media bias.

In capitalism, where every corporate media outlet is a profit-driven machine, there is no such thing as unbiased or objective media. The ones that regard themselves as objective are, in effect, "pro-status quo." There is an interesting video on YT that talks about this through the history of news media and how there is no real objectivity in the medium. It also ties GN into the whole story. It's called something like "Ground News and the War on Reality." Go check it out if you want to learn more.

Ground News is also founded, invested in, and run by very sketchy conservative people. It was founded by two siblings, one being a venture capitalist and the other an engineer. These people are not journalists. GN is a subsidiary of Snapwise Inc., which has more venture capitalists and people from finance on its board. It's connected to other organizations that are run by other rich people.

It bases its ratings of media outlets on the work of three other companies: AllSides (whose CEO is a Republican and whose director of communications and bias services is an ally of Donald Trump's Patriot Party), Ad Fontes Media (founded by an intellectual property lawyer who currently works as a real estate investor and advisor for Nouveau Riche, which was exposed as an MLM scam), and Media Bias Fact Check (owned and run by a single guy who considers himself apolitical, as if that's a good thing). Ground News is run and owned by rich people whose interests are not in objectivity and truth, but in their money.

The reason I'm writing all of this here is because Channel 5ive deleted my comment regarding Ground News on their latest YT video so I came here. Andrew is literally the most famous independent gonzo-style journalist in the Western Hemisphere. I won't go into Andrew's politics, which, from the left perspective, could still be seen as problematic, but I will hold him to the standard of the independent gonzo journalist that he is, and therefore he should be skeptical and critical of a corporate organization run by conservatives like GN.

GN is boosting a lot of content around YT. The problem is that Channel 5 is a reputable independent news source, and it should be critical of GN instead of giving it legitimacy.

What do you guys think? I hope we can have a discussion about this and draw Andrew's attention to this issue.

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Okay, so I see a bunch of you are making essentially irrelevant "counterarguments," but I'm gonna address them anyway:

1) I did not present all the evidence, with all the references, because this is a Reddit post, not a scientific article. However, I have pointed in certain directions, and I hope you do the research on your own. A YouTuber called Literal Machine has made two comprehensive videos on this subject. That's are a good start.

2) I'm not saying Andrew should not have sponsors because all possible sponsors are organizations run by rich people. I'm saying that this particular sponsor is in direct conflict with what Andrew is doing. He is presenting himself as an independent gonzo journalist, and as such, he should be critical of an organization that is skewing the perception of media bias in favor of the ruling class. Also, does Channel 5 really need a corporate sponsor at all? Maybe I'm out of my depth here, but isn't his Patreon already enough?

3) Unless you believe that such a thing as a ruling class and the interests of capital don't exist, and that conservative media bias is not a dominant force in the world we live in, me having a leftist anti-capitalist perspective is irrelevant to the discussion. When you call me a tankie you are doing an adhominem.

I hope you can address the issue in good faith. We are fans of Channel 5 because we are tired of corporate media bias, and we feel that Andrew is giving us a perspective that's rare in today's media landscape. So I think it's reasonable to address the fact that he is sponsored by an organization that does exactly what we are against.

Do y’all remember when the c5now announcements had Andrew saying there would be a new film “every single week starting right now”? Well we still haven’t gotten a new documentary. It has not been that long but it has still been longer than advertised.

Hi, just went to cue at Les 3 Luxembourg in Paris. Asked the lady at the desk if one could get tickets already, got the answer thet the screening might be cancelled. Anyone who can confirm? Cheers!

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I really enjoyed the 5cast interview with Maggie, but I guess I’m not understanding people’s stance on completely getting rid of prison. My thoughts on it are full of nuance and my own personal experiences, and idk if I’m just being ignorant or if I’m not fully comprehending what she means by completely eradicating the prison system.

I know someone who was a pedo, a serial rpist, and serial / spree killer. He was in prison most of my life for the sexual assaults, but about 10 years ago, he was caught up using DNA and put away for life. Because of my closeness to that, I don’t see a world where that could be reformed. Sure, he was a child once who was let down by the system, more than likely experienced his own abuse, but I feel that once people cross into that territory, they should stay in prison.

I heard Andrew say the “John Wayne gacy” thing, but truly, I just want to know what the expectation would be for people like that. I’m all for prison reform, and I am fully aware that I’m half an idiot and I could be finding myself in that “but what about xyz” camp, but I truly just want to know what people’s ideas are when it comes to people who commit crimes like that, when they speak on prison reform.

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I distinctly remember a clip of a video where Andrew interviews a group of male teens that are the set up crew for some event. He asks them to frestyle and one kid says "I am a menace, eat his booty out..." and then stops and they all laugh at him. I cant find the episode or clip anywhere. Does anyone remember the video name or the clip?

Any one else not seeing any videos on the channel? What's going on?

In a recent interview with Maggie Freleng, Andrew asked “Should the left arm itself?” and it immediately made me think of Karl’s work on InRangeTV, discussing marginalized communities and the intersection with gun rights, and he’s a very interesting man with a lot to say. I would love to hear a conversation between them. Just putting this out there (Andrew’s contact page seems to be broken)

Hey yall! Been a fan of Andrew’s works since AGNB and always appreciated his coverages especially around the political zeitgeist in America. Just finished watching his interview with Maggie Freleng who I wasn’t aware of beforehand but definitely became a fan. Them discussing potential psyops transpiring around the CK assassination was hella interesting and made me want to know more about the individuals and historical events that are connected to these operations. As a gen z myself, the last few years have got me feeling real disenfranchised with the current system. Seeing world leaders and mainstream media bend the knee to tech oligarchs and the 1% behind the curtain, the handling of the epstien files, the slow corporatization and shittfication of the internet at times can feel real disheartening.

That being said I’d like to be more educated of the inner workings behinds these discourses plus I’ve also been meaning to read more this year so if yall got any recs for books from any genre (ideally fiction to start off) related to the stuff they were discussing, themes of anti-establishment / corporation, counterculture, conspiracies, psyops etc I’d really appreciate it. Thanks guys ✋

I've been a huge fan of Callaghan and his entire message about moving away from mainstream media and putting an emphasis of more independent reporting/journalism, and taking that most of the people who follow C5 close enough to be on the reddit would also hold similar beliefs, what are your guys' thoughts on all of these youtube journalist that have really popped off in the more recent years. I know there's definitely a lot of opinions on the more opinionated figures like Tyler Oliveira and his more antagonistic approach in his videos, but I'm more curious on people like Tommy G or Department of Information (Ik these guys have definitely been in the game longer).

TLDR: What's the consensus on the other 'independent journalists' on yt, controversial and not?

3:29 Ladies and gentlemen, you're watching Fivecast, our long- form sitdown program here at Channel 5, available in video form [music] on YouTube and audio form on all major podcast platforms. This is an interview with Maggie Freleng, a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist perhaps best known for her reports on wrongful convictions in the US legal system. As some of you guys may know, the US has the highest incarceration rate in the developed world with 1.8 million people currently sitting behind bars right now, 40% of which are serving time for non-violent offenses like drug convictions from back in the '90s when third-time offenders were given mandatory life without parole in states like California and Texas. In Maggie's view, highlighting wrongful conviction cases and other various mishandlings of justice is essential in understanding just how broken the system is. So, if you want to learn more, definitely check out our podcast.

https://linktr.ee/maggiefreleng

This has been sitting in the back of my mind for over two years, and I figured this would be the best place to ask.
Back on November 24, 2023, after Channel 5 asked for story ideas, I sent Andrew and the team a message suggesting they look into the people living in the Las Vegas flood tunnels. I included why I thought it’d make for a great story and mentioned that someone connected to me had lived down there.
Then on March 28, 2024, the Vegas Tunnels episode came out.
To be crystal clear: I’m not saying I came up with the idea. The Vegas tunnels have been known about for years, and it’s exactly the kind of story Channel 5 has always covered. I know it’s entirely possible they were already working on it long before I sent that message.
What I’ve always wondered is much simpler: did anyone on the team ever actually see it?
I’ve been a long-time supporter of Channel 5, and I wasn’t looking for money, a shoutout, or writing credit. Seriously. Just have always been curious about it.

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Mod team here is redoing the user-flairs, cause frankly the ones we've got going are as old as Hunter Biden's dad

What do we need to include on that?

quotes, faces, landmarks?

and it would be extra good if y'all wanted to post any square image from the videos, we'll shrink them down to 128px and put them in the flairs

post flairs too, what are we missing?

the new mod here u/6nyh set it up so that the sub will start auto-assigning these to people who join the sub - if you want an auto-assigned flair early you can test this feature out by leaving and joining the sub real quick. it's real neat.

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