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New Video! TERFs

The Freedom Report with Jackie Jackson is back, this time with a marketplace of ideas about trans people and TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists).

This is the second video in a row I've done on trans issues. I don't want to become too niche, but I've just started transitioning—oh, that's happening by the way, I'll probably discuss it on my channel once there's more to discuss, all you really need to know is I've switched to she/they pronouns and IRL I now go by Natalie/Nat, hi, nice ...

Discord Hangout Today

Dear $15+ friends,

Just a reminder that the Discord patron hangout will be today at 1pm and again at 8pm Eastern time (I'm hoping most who want to will be able to make one time or the other). If it's your first time on the Discord, try to join at least ten minutes before the hangout—that way I or a mod can help you troubleshoot.

If you're new to Discord here's how it works:

Discord is an app that you can run in your browser that basically works just like an old-fashioned chatroom...

Discord Hangout This Sunday

Dear $15+ friends,

I'll be hosting the next Discord patron hangout this Sunday at 1pm and again at 8pm Eastern time (I'm hoping most who want to will be able to make one time or the other).

If you're new to Discord here's how it works:

Discord is an app that you can run in your browser that basically works just like an old-fashioned chatroom. The advantage over Google hangouts is you can have more than 10 people in chat at once.

I have my own ContraPoints server, and within t...

AMA Patron Stream 1

Hi friends,

Here's the link to the archived stream!

<3

Contra

AMA Patron Stream in 10 Minutes

Hi all,

Going live with the AMA in 10 minutes. Any extra questions you have you can ask in the chat at the end of the stream if we have time, or we can just hang out. I'll post the archive here tomorrow for those who miss it.

Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCi75jeRvOY

Talk to you soon!

Contra

AMA Patron Stream Tomorrow

Dear friends,

I'll be doing my first AMA patron stream tomorrow at 4pm Eastern Time. It looks like only 17 of the $10+ folks have submitted questions so far, so if you're in that group and want to ask a question but haven't done so yet, leave it as a comment on the previous post.

What I'll do now though is open up the questions to the rest of the 2+ patrons. So if you have a question leave it as a comment on this post. I'll do all the 10+ ones first and then as many of the others as I ha...

Invitation to Ask Me Anything

Dear friends,

This week I'll be trying out the AMA stream patron reward for the first time. Let's see how it goes!

Since you're my top-tier patrons, you get to ask the questions that I'll answer on the stream. Here are some tips on asking a question that I can give a satisfying answer to:

1. Keep it short. Pretend you're one of a hundred journalists asking a question at a press conference.

Good questions: "Have your views on cultural appropriation changed at all since you mad...

New Patron Rewards, Updates

Dear friends,

I've added the following to the patron rewards: $1+ people (everyone, basically) now get access to the outtakes videos. $10+ patrons now get to submit questions in advance for a monthly AMA (ask me anything) live stream, which all $2+ patrons can watch. $2+ patrons also get access to the archives of past AMA streams, so it doesn't matter too much whether you're able to catch the stream live.

This I'm hoping is a nice way to fill the gap left by removing the "read your name ...

New Video! Gender Dysphoria: The Movie

Dear Friends,

This one took about three weeks but is finally complete at considerable financial and emotional cost. Hopefully it's worth it!

Next time I think I'll go back to squabbling with Nazis or something else that's only middle-tier injurious in terms of mental health.

In return for my troubles you owe it to me to be extra entertained by this one. You are gods of pleasure and I am your servant.

Also, new outtakes video coming this week!

<3

Contra

Patron Hangout Today

Dear $15+ friends,

This is a reminder that the patron hangout will be on my Discord server today at 1pm and again at 8pm Eastern time (I'm hoping most who want to will be able to make one time or the other).

If you're new to Discord here's how it will works:

Discord is an app that you can run in your browser that basically works just like an old-fashioned chatroom.  The advantage over Google hangouts is you can have more than 10 people in chat at once.

I have my own Cont...

Debating Laci Green, Schedule for July

Dear friends,

Just want to notify you of a few things.

First, apologies to the $15+ folks that I haven't scheduled a hangout yet this month. I've been busy working on a very complicated video while simultaneously dealing with a certain level of identity crisis that is itself related to the video I'm working on. It's all very authentic, very raw, man. I'm going to stay in a cabin in the WiFi-less woods this weekend, so let's schedule the hangout for next Tuesday. I want to do two separate...

Correct Link for Stream w/ Dick Coughlan (Live in 20 Minutes)

Messed up the link as I always do! Here's the right one. See those of you who can make it in 20 min! If you can't make the stream it'll be archived on the channel as usual.

-Contra

Patron Updates for July

Dear friends,

Here's a quick rundown of my plans for this month:

-Tomorrow at 2pm ET I'll be streaming a discussion with Dick Coughlan, a veteran YouTuber who has been making anti-nationalist videos for longer than just about anybody. The link to the stream is attached to this post.

-I'm planning two full-length videos for this month, one about gender dysphoria and the other comparing the political rhetoric of the right and left.

-A new outtake video will be available this mo...

New video! Does the Left Hate Free Speech? (Part 2)

This is the only patron-funded video I'll be doing this month. The upside is that it's basically three videos in one. What a great value for you!

I decided to read the names of the $10+ patrons who were new last month, to cover the gap left by my dropping that reward. Next month I'll be rolling out a new $10 reward, possibly involving an AMA or access to patron-only live streams.

Let me know what you think of the video! Hopefully it doesn't get flagged and removed like the last one (whic...

$15+ Patron Hangout Tomorrow at 2pm Eastern Time

Hi $15+ friends,

Using Discord to host the hangout worked pretty well last month. If you're new to Discord here's how it will works:

Discord is an app that you can run in your browser that basically works just like an old-fashioned chatroom.  The advantage over Google hangouts is you can have more than 10 people in chat at once.

I have my own ContraPoints server, and within the server there are different text-chat channels, like #general, #books, # politics, etc. There are als...

Discussion with Eiynah (recorded stream)

Here's the recorded discussion, in case you missed it yesterday. Sorry for the confusion about the link—basically I'm prevented from streaming on my main channel because of the strike on my account (though not, apparently, from creating live events), so at the last minute I had to stream from my live stream channel instead.

If you find the discussion interesting you should definitely check out Eiynah's podcast and consider supporting her on Patreon. She talks to a lot of interesting people w...

New link for stream

I'll explain later, sorry!

Live stream today with Eiynah (@NiceMangos)

Hi all,

I'll be hosting a live stream on my main channel in about an hour with Eiynah, whom if you've followed me for a while you may remember I did a podcast with a few months ago. She's an ex-Muslim blogger who does a podcast about Islam, sex, religion and LGBT+ issues. Likely topics for today include Islam, Islamophobia, the LGBT+ Muslim community, Trump. Stop in while we're live if you're free, otherwise the recorded stream will be posted on my channel later today.

-Contra

Free Video: Free Speech Video CENSORED!!!

Well, YouTube rejected my appeal. Here's a quick video explaining my take on the situation (which you won't be changed for, naturally). Links to the removed video are in the description.

Thank you all for your ongoing support!

<3

Contra

Latest Video Falsely Flagged, Removed by YouTube

Hi all,

Just a heads up: My latest video was falsely flagged and removed by YouTube. Basically here's how this works: a bunch of people (could be 4chan, anyone, who knows) decide they want a video taken down. They all flag the video for violating TOS. If enough people do this, YouTube automatically removes the video. They then send an email to the creator saying "After review, we've found that your video violates community guidelines" (though no actual review has taken place, and they don't te...

New Video! Does the Left Hate Free Speech? (Part 1)

I'm finally covering what's probably the biggest controversy in YouTube politics (and possibly contemporary right-wing political discourse full stop).

As always, enjoy, and let me know what you think!

<3

Contra

New Video! Debating the Alt-Right

It's finally done! I think I set a new record again for the sheer number of work hours involved in a video, and hopefully it pays off!

Like I did last month, I've put the $10+ folks first in the credits, and will read everyone's names in the second video of the month. I'm currently trying to think of some alternative to reading the credits aloud because (thank you all so much!), there are now enough of you that it's a little unweildy to read them all. Also, I've decided to start putting little...

$15+ Patron Hangout Tomorrow at 2pm Eastern Time

Hi $15+ friends,

This month I'm going to try using Discord to host the Patron hangout. If you don't know, Discord is an app that you can run in your browser that basically works just like an old-fashioned chatroom.  The advantage over Google hangouts is you can have more than 10 people in chat at once.

I have my own ContraPoints server, and within the server there are different text-chat channels, like #general, #books, # politics, etc. There are also voice-chat channels where you c...

Scheduling Next Google Hangout/Discord

Hey $15+ folks,

I was thinking of scheduling two separate google hangouts this weekend, since each can only hold ten people at a time. But seeing as there are now more than 40 of you (!!!), I think it's time to look for a different medium that can accommodate more people. Discord is a voice and text chat app that's been widely suggested to me for this purpose. I have no idea how to use it as a host, but I think it's worth looking into. So I'm going to try to get that set up, and hopefully we c...

Live Discussion With RoamingMillennial

Hey all,

If you follow me on Twitter you'll remember that a couple days ago I got into a big tiff with conservative YouTuber RoamingMillennial over her decision to give white nationalist Alt-Right founder Richard Spencer a very softball interview on her channel. We'll be discussing the appropriateness of platforming Nazis, as well as my characterization of Spencer as a Nazi, which RM disputes. The stream will start in two hours, at 3pm Eastern Time (not 4 as it says on the stream, I hope).

New video! What is Race?

 Enjoy!

New outtakes vid and info about the next $15+ Patron hangout coming this week too!

(Note to new $5+ patrons: new patrons will be in the credits for the first time the month AFTER they pledge. This is because Patreon doesn't actually charge anyone for anyone for anything till the 1st of the following month, so they recommend not doing rewards until then. Hopefully that makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions!)

Live Stream With Blaire White

Here's the link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SeCD8tJUhU

Debating Blaire White Tomorrow

Hi all,

If you follow me on Twitter you may have already seen that I've agreed to debate Blaire White in a live stream tomorrow at 8pm Eastern Time. It's a decision I agonized a lot over as I consider Blaire an intellectually dishonest bully. Not only that, it will mean putting myself in front of her intensely hostile, transphobic audience (in her stream with Laci Green the chat was overrun with swastikas). And worst of all, this will be on her channel, so she will make money from it. All of t...

New Video: What is Gender?

Enjoy!

Think I'm about due for a new outtakes vid too :)

(Note to new $5+ patrons: new patrons will be in the credits for the first time the month AFTER they pledge. This is because Patreon doesn't actually charge anyone for anyone for anything till the 1st of the following month, so they recommend not doing rewards until then. Hopefully that makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions!)

Google Hangout Tomorrow!

Hi $15+ patrons,

This is a little after the fact as a notification, but tomorrow has won the poll for the Google hangout, so I'll be hosting that at 1pm Eastern Time tomorrow (Sunday). I'll send out invitations to the emails associated with your Patreon accounts shortly before the stream, unless you want me to use a different email, in which case get in touch and let me know!

Talk to however many of you are interested and can make it tomorrow!

-Contra