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Keepthesoulalive

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33. I follow some of the black content creators

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 12:55 PM

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They tell the other side of the story and thoughtful well researched content. Heather Cox Richardson, Belle of the ranch, Tizzy, Danesh, Danainspired and a few others. Sensational ranting gets clicks and clicks mean money.

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Progressive YouTubers HATE This One Simple Trick! (Shocking Media Secrets Revealed!) 😱🔥 [View all] QueerDuck 20 hrs ago OP

K and R FalloutShelter 20 hrs ago #1

On DU we can trash any post that contains the word "bombshell" FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #13

So, more Cronkite and less carnival barking? Baitball Blogger 20 hrs ago #2

Preferably.... paleotn 17 hrs ago #23

It's always just "one simple trick " ornotna 20 hrs ago #3

Yes... absolutely! You get it! QueerDuck 20 hrs ago #4

I haven't clicked on a Midas Touch video in a long time Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #5

I dislike their tabloid approach DinahMoeHum 17 hrs ago #26

Like the stage collapsed at the County Fair tag line? Bengus81 16 hrs ago #30

It's not only "progressive" YouTube channels TVguyCards 19 hrs ago #6

You should post dweller 19 hrs ago #11

List of these Channels if interested 3825-87867 18 hrs ago #17

I am guilty of clicking on Meidas Touch every night Rastapopoulos 17 hrs ago #18

I don't click on the anything with those headlines...LOL LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #46

Good list! A_Woman_from_MI 16 hrs ago #32

Nice list. I would add... masmdu 15 hrs ago #34

Wow Cirsium 19 hrs ago #7

lol I know these terms mean nothing but I would definitely not call Really American or Meidas Touch "progressive" WhiskeyGrinder 19 hrs ago #8

It's entertainment, not news. Of course, YouTube content creators are only concerned with the money Raftergirl 19 hrs ago #9

Well said, you! 🫂 QueerDuck 19 hrs ago #10

BOOM! IrishAfricanAmerican 18 hrs ago #12

Oh absolutely PatSeg 18 hrs ago #14

Same for me, with few exceptions I'd rather read the story than listen to the dumb video FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #27

Yeah, I've experienced the PatSeg 15 hrs ago #35

If you read Cory Doctorow's book, "Enshittification," dlk 18 hrs ago #15

There are still some some gems in the crap. Shipwack 18 hrs ago #16

I do like Aaron Parnas for straight news. He doesn't do hyperbole. Amaryllis 17 hrs ago #19

Agreed BlueKota 9 hrs ago #54

Wow - a lot of determination to knock down progressives - TBF 17 hrs ago #20

RIGHT. Let us Liberals and Progressives B.See 7 hrs ago #56

I dont care about likes and I dont read comments on utube because I 've known for years its a game. I watch content Cheezoholic 17 hrs ago #21

I won't click on video links with scare headlines. mn9driver 17 hrs ago #22

I don't particularly care for those channels production style and I don't watch them very often for that reason ToxMarz 17 hrs ago #24

My approach is to not subscribe... WestMichRad 17 hrs ago #25

Yes... I didn't realize that my early subscription was helping to feed the monster... QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #28

Yeah, it's my defense mechanism WestMichRad 15 hrs ago #36

I have stopped watching Meidas Touch as well Bev54 17 hrs ago #29

Meidas Touch posted 14 videos in the past 24 hours Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #31

That many makes me wonder if... WestMichRad 15 hrs ago #38

Doubt that but he's banking serious coin and keeps posting and posting Bengus81 14 hrs ago #40

The thumbnails are frequently AI Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #41

I follow some of the black content creators Keepthesoulalive 16 hrs ago #33

I like coachd... QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #37

Definitely Keepthesoulalive 15 hrs ago #39

Frankly, most of them suck. Behind the Aegis 13 hrs ago #42

Three cheers for pet videos! ❤️🥰🥳 QueerDuck 13 hrs ago #43

Exactly. They're profiting while trump is in office IcyPeas 13 hrs ago #44

I watch YouTube for entertainment, it's more interesting than more than an hour of MSM. GoodRaisin 13 hrs ago #45

...lately 9 out of 10 videos are labeled "All Hell Breaks loose..... joanbarnes 12 hrs ago #47

I'm a YouTube content creator. Wednesdays 12 hrs ago #48

I absolutely agree! Trueblue Texan 11 hrs ago #49

Jack was a disappointment for me ... QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #50

Pro tip canetoad 10 hrs ago #51

So, it's just progressives doing this? ... NeoTrajan 10 hrs ago #52

They irritate the crap out of me. BlueKota 9 hrs ago #53

If I see a yellow arrow, I ignore mcar 8 hrs ago #55

OMFG, yes! Clickbait bullshit is ruining everything! Initech 7 hrs ago #57