Please turn off corporate media and turn on Democracy Now.

[tabasco]

Great news for those who have cut or want to cut the cable/dish corporate media connection. Democracy Now streams online (morning show live at 8 a.m. EST and stream past shows anytime) and works for people who still don't have a lot of bandwidth - like me. It amazes me how many posts I see on DU decrying this or that about Joe Fucking Scarborough or some other asshole show on the corporate propaganda networks. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO SEE ON THE GODDAMN PLUTOCRACY CHANNELS?

Turn that crap off and tune in to Democracy Now for the TRUTH and important issues.

Example from this morning:

Corporate media: Who won the big lottery !!!!! What about Khloe Kardashian's new panties!!!
Democracy Now: Relations with Iran, climate change, environmental catastrophe in California (methane leak).

www.democracynow.org/

Just say NO! to corporate propaganda and lies!

[SamKnause]

1. Big Fan.

Their website is excellent.

It is archived all the way back to February, 1996.

It is so easy to navigate.

It is a treasure trove of information and outstanding interviews.

Full transcripts are printable.

Democracy Now rocks.

Love Amy and Juan.

[RandiFan1290]

2. Thank you! nt

[SheilaT]

3. I wake up every morning to Democracy Now

on my local community radio station. Best possible start to the day.

[tularetom]

4. Wait, what about Khloe Kardashian's new panties?

I have no cable or satellite connection, Free Speech TV is streaming on my Roku or computer most of the day.

I got rid of commercial TV almost a year ago and other than for sports I have never regretted it.

[tabasco]

6. I knew somebody would ask about those panties.

I made that part up but the part about the big lottery winner is true.

[Geronimoe]

29. Kim wears panties?

well that sure is news!

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Did that years ago, actually.

Thank god for the web.

[tabasco]

7. Been about seven years for me.

I haven't been able to stream much of anything because of my crappy DSL. Here are some news channels I found that work with very low bandwidth, I'm talking 500k or less.

WPIX New York
KRON San Francisco
WGN Chicago
CNN (changed format to "must see" videos which is a lot of crap and it's corporate crap anyway)

I must have tried Democracy Now awhile back and it didn't work well for me due to bandwidth. But this last week, I've been watching the 8 a.m. live stream and it's working OK. Yay!!

[Marty McGraw]

18. and is always handy

to have a video to MP3(audio) converter site handy too. In this case I believe it's for any of the youtube videos. First Link can handle very large videos. Second one is the one I've used for a long time before discovering the other one. Both are fast and work great for when data limits are fragile.

http://www.clipconverter.cc/

http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

and you probably well know, the audio size is only a fraction of the data size of it's video counterpart. Video is great for when it's needed, but most news can be delivered audio.

[tabasco]

24. Thank you!

Gonna check that out.

[Marty McGraw]

25. Paste (the link)

and convert. That's all there is to it! Well, and figuring out where to save the mp3 to.



Also I've noticed my firefox's Flash Video Downlder detects *any* media content on a page, youtube based or not, and allows for all format choices to download to. This one is wonderful to have for a bunch of reasons.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader/

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. and, if you caneven download YouTube

( there are download helpers for it)
you can find within 24 hours almost any news broadcast
I donate to Democracy Now but I prefer to read the transcripts, it is faster for me.
We have slow DSL also.

[navarth]

8. I keep the cable for TCM, HBO, and Lions games

otherwise I adhere to your recommendation wholeheartedly.

We should probably also mention TYT, Real News Network, Thom Hartmann on RT

[tabasco]

11. I admit I miss the sports, but where I live I couldn't get the games I want without spending big $$$

I sign up for the streaming radio for the playoffs only.

[navarth]

16. You're probably better off.

I'm almost cured of sports....just need the Lions to win a couple of super bowls and I'll be cured.

(note to any snarkers: you can't tell me anything I haven't already heard.)

[tabasco]

21. I'm a Steelers fan but I root for the Lions in the NFC.

I remember how great the Detroit fans were for Bettis and the Steelers when the SB was played there. I thought they would do better this year, with a new coach and all.

I will admit that sometimes I avoid spoilers and get games on torrents after they are played.

[navarth]

22. thanks! nt

[ChiciB1]

9. FSTV & RT Are Great Channels To Watch...

I've been watching Democracy now for many, many years. Those other channels have many great shows AND Ed Schultz is going to have is new show on RT starting on January 25th!

I stopped watching those other channels long ago!

[tabasco]

19. Yes! FreeSpeechTV has live streaming too. No cable/dish connection required.

I just checked and it works on my LOW bandwidth connection.

Guess what's on right now - Democracy Now. LOL.

Thanks!

[Duval]

10. Have been a fan for years. Thanks, tabasco!

[True Blue American]

12. Station

On DIRECT TV, I have Free Speech and LINK TV.

Stations 348 and 375.

Where is RTUSA? I do not see it. But have been watching Ed ever since he left MSNBC. Big mistake on their part.

Ed and Rachel are the only two I watched. I was sick of Joe screeching over his guests long ago with the same 4 or 5 faces who seem scared of him. And I am sick of Trump and Christie. Their very dear friends.

[Fuddnik]

15. LINK TV is especially good during fundraising times.

Chris Hedges, Richard Wolff, Ralph Nader, Dennis Kucinich, ..........

[Fuddnik]

13. I have my coffee every morning with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now (DirecTV-FSTV)

I have never once, other than a couple of minutes, watched Joe Scarborough.

[tabasco]

26. Now that I figured out that streaming will work for me now ....

that's exactly what I'm going to do.

[saidsimplesimon]

14. I support FSTV and LINK.

RT is owned and operated by Russian oligarchs. No free press just 24/7 coverage attacking the US. I detest media bias be it in Qatar, Turkey, or Russia.

[Kali]

17. also the FM airwaves at your local community radio station as well

if you have that

[tabasco]

23. I live deep in the sticks and believe it or not,

I can get no radio stations with a standard antenna. FM or AM. I sit between two mountains too.

[Kali]

27. I have the same problem.

I could get my old station on the anceint teevee antenna mounted to an old telephone pole, but they changed their broadcast antenna direction just enough I can't get them anymore. And I pay for data when using the internet because I am using a cell modem.

Living in the sticks can suck for this sort of thing, but gets made up in a lot of other ways. I can get the radio in the car/truck so I try to be out and about when DN! is on. LOL

[tabasco]

31. "gets made up in a lot of other ways."

You got that right. I love living in the boondocks.

[RoccoR5955]

20. I listen to DN when I can but

I listen to Bob Kinkaid on the horn and Mike Malloy all the time in the evenings

[doc03]

28. I get it on Direct tv but picture quality is terrible

almost unwatchable.

[Laughing Mirror]

30. Hands down, Democracy Now is the best

Always has been. In a class all by itself.

I watch online.