New Member/ News Sources?

[jtyr8nt93]

Hello everybody. My name is Jeremy and I'd like to join into the ranks of this forum. I was a conservative first because of my belief in the free markets and I once had a belief in a tough foreign policy. then I switched over to the liberal side because of the rhetoric of the apparent equality of results and the caring of minorities and other social classes. And now, I think I have found a home with Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Murray Rothbard, George Reisman, and all of you.

I actually want to use my first post not just as an introduction, but as for my first question. What news does everyone follow for the happenings in the world? I no longer stand MSM and the incessant statist propoganda and talk show yelling. But without these, what sources of news can I get? Libertarian leaning would be nice, but news sources that tell what is REALLY happening with no bias is good enough. I already do mises blog and lewrockwell. And John Stossel is one of the few people on Fox I watch. So, any help for a newbie?

[LatinsforPaul]

In no specific order....

http://www.ronpaulforums.com
http://www.dailypaul.com/
http://antiwar.com/
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
http://mises.org/
http://lewrockwell.com/
http://www.thenewamerican.com/
http://www.amconmag.com/index.html
http://non-intervention.com/

[MikeStanart]

You should definitly check out "Freedom Watch" with Judge Andrew Napalitano on Fox Business (You can find youtubes frequently). Also, DailyPaul.com is a pretty good resource for random freedom movement videos and news.

But really, just stick your head in the "General Politics" forum, and you'll get a fair amount of news that has been filtered for bias from us liberty-minded folk.

A lot of us check Drudgereport.com simply because Drudge gets stories / news incredibly fast; but Drudge has a slight Neo-con bias simply based on the types of stories he chooses to run / provide links for (and also how he titles his links). Take drudgereport with a grain of salt. If you have doubts, just ask anyone on the forums and we'll be happy to give you the scoop.

Oh, and Welcome to LibertyForest!


Edit: For example, someone just linked today's youtube for freedom watch in General Politics! See here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?283132-Freedom-Watch-3-10-11

[muzzled dogg]

yeah man watch freedom watch

[Zatch]

In no specific order....

http://www.ronpaulforums.com
http://www.dailypaul.com/
http://antiwar.com/
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/
http://mises.org/
http://lewrockwell.com/
http://www.thenewamerican.com/
http://www.amconmag.com/index.html
http://non-intervention.com/

These and:

Republican Liberty Caucus Blog: http://www.rlc.org/blog/

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel

http://www.zerohedge.com

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com

http://market-ticker.org

http://krugman-in-wonderland.blogspot.com

http://www.youtube.com/drronpaul2012

http://www.youtube.com/saveoursovereignty3

http://www.youtube.com/RonPaul2008dotcom

http://www.youtube.com/schiffreport

[ronpaulhawaii]

Welcome :)

For sheer rawness and volume we can't forget the CSPAN-Junkie (http://moxnews.com/)

[Anti Federalist]

Many good suggestions already and welcome.

Two others that I use quite often

http://www.infowars.com/

http://www.newsandjava.com/

[speciallyblend]

woot woot

[jclay2]

For Economics News: Zerohedge.com

Absolutely second to none.

[Jandrsn21]

www.wsws.org I don't always agree with their conclusions, however, they are certainly unbiased for ideologues and their analysis is some of the best I've seen.

[Tenbobnote]

Welcome! I would say that most of the news is irrelevant. I would get as educated as you can at Mises.org. They have thousands of open source wonderful books and a vast array of media. If you want to get a better understanding of the world you should take a week and listen to mises university http://mises.org/media/category/17/Mises-University 2009 has audio and video lectures. They also have a great Itunes section for downloading the media.

[Koz]

Another + for Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano.

I get a lot of my news here. Welcome, it's a good feeling to be enlightened isn't it. Takes a while to see through all of the lies, at least it did for me.

I also look at Mises Institute, Lewrockwell.com, daily caller, tom wood blog page, read a lot of books too.

[aravoth]

Welcome! I would say that most of the news is irrelevant. I would get as educated as you can at Mises.org. They have thousands of open source wonderful books and a vast array of media. If you want to get a better understanding of the world you should take a week and listen to mises university http://mises.org/media/category/17/Mises-University 2009 has audio and video lectures. They also have a great Itunes section for downloading the media.

this

[Carehn]

Its been said but i will say it again.
Infowars.com
It grows on you. at 1st Alex is a bit raw and may not be right all the time but one thing is for sher. The man is 100 real and uncut.

[Teaser Rate]

Its been said but i will say it again.
Infowars.com
It grows on you. at 1st Alex is a bit raw and may not be right all the time but one thing is for sher. The man is 100 real and uncut.

Not a news source.

[Anti Federalist]

Not a news source.

Sure it is. A pretty good one too, with a staff of decent writers.

They broke the MIAC story, among other things and link to MSM stories daily.

[Inkblots]

For economic news and statistics, it's really hard to beat Calculated Risk: http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

I have seen most of what I would suggest already suggested so all I am left with is to welcome you to the forums so welcome aboard.

[jtyr8nt93]

Thank you so much everyone. Just want to stay on top of the all the lies and minsformation that we get.

[manonearth]

New member here also, but been following Dr. Paul for about 4 years. Figured I would register to this site before he announces, just want to be ready for all the great discussions that are sure to come. Always been a fan of RP videos made by the grassroots like "A New Hope", or "Don't Tread On Me". so I decided to give it a try. Here's the latest one I did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mALcFb4SgY0

I also put together an hour of you tubes to educate newbies. I call it Ron Paul, The Champion of the Constitution. This is my first post on this site, just trying to get used to it.

[Slutter McGee]

Sure it is. A pretty good one too, with a staff of decent writers.

They broke the MIAC story, among other things and link to MSM stories daily.

Actually I agree. I have found lots of news on infowars that I have not seen other places. I think it is one of the best sites out there for pointing out government abuse.

Now granted I don't always agree with the conclusions drawn by infowars when analyzing that news. But it is still a good site.

Slutter McGee

[Anti Federalist]

Actually I agree. I have found lots of news on infowars that I have not seen other places. I think it is one of the best sites out there for pointing out government abuse.

Now granted I don't always agree with the conclusions drawn by infowars when analyzing that news. But it is still a good site.

Slutter McGee

Well, I'll be damned, will wonders never cease? LoL ;)

[pcosmar]

Sure it is. A pretty good one too, with a staff of decent writers.

They broke the MIAC story, among other things and link to MSM stories daily.

Didn't they break the American Police Force/Hardin Mt. Prison story too?
If they did not break it , they certainly uncovered several unsettling connections.

[Anti Federalist]

Didn't they break the American Police Force/Hardin Mt. Prison story too?
If they did not break it , they certainly uncovered several unsettling connections.

IIRC they sure did.

[Pericles]

I have seen most of what I would suggest already suggested so all I am left with is to welcome you to the forums so welcome aboard.

That ^^^^ and +1 more for Freedom Watch.

[Teaser Rate]

Sure it is. A pretty good one too, with a staff of decent writers.

They broke the MIAC story, among other things and link to MSM stories daily.


Actually I agree. I have found lots of news on infowars that I have not seen other places. I think it is one of the best sites out there for pointing out government abuse.

Now granted I don't always agree with the conclusions drawn by infowars when analyzing that news. But it is still a good site.

Slutter McGee

Here's a screenshot taken from today's front page:

http://img858.imageshack.us/img858/9713/supermoon.png

Where that picture links to (http://www.infowars.com/is-japanese-earthquake-latest-natural-disaster-caused-by-supermoon/):


The powerful tsunami that today slammed into Japan’s eastern coast comes just two days after warnings that the movement of the moon could trigger unpredictable events on Earth.

Astrologers predicted that on March 19 – a week tomorrow – the so-called ‘supermoon’ will be closer to Earth than at any time since 1992, just 221,567 miles away, and that its gravitational pull will bring chaos to Earth.

Others on the Internet have predicted it will cause further catastrophes such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

Coming just three weeks after the quake which devastated Christchurch in New Zealand killing hundreds, this latest disaster will only add fuel to their fire.

When you have stories which lend legitimacy to astrology being a legitimate science on your front page, you lose the right to be called a news site.

[Anti Federalist]

When you have stories which lend legitimacy to astrology being a legitimate science on your front page, you lose the right to be called a news site.

LoL.

Go read the UK Daily Mail article that is linking to.

It shoots the ideas of "astrologer" Richard Nolle down.


However, scientists dismiss this as utter nonsense and that although it makes a good photo opportunity for astronomers it has no impact on Earth.

Dr David Harland, space historian and author, said: 'It's possible that the moon may be a kilometre or two closer to Earth than normal at a perigee, but it's an utterly insignificant event.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1365225/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Did-supermoon-cause-todays-natural-disaster.html#ixzz1GM4cVVpT

But, whatever, read whatever you like.

[jtyr8nt93]

I guess I'm overwhelmed because there is so many news out there. Viewer-contributed news is relatively new in this century. There is this desire of mine to want to find everything there is to know. I WAS A SOMEWHAT LAZY GUY WHO DIDN'T REALLY CARE FOR CURRENT EVENTS, AND NOW THAT I WANT TO PAY ATTENTION, IT FEELS THAT I HAVE TO PLAY CATCH UP.

Anyone have an opinion on british sources like BBC, guardian, dailytelegraph, and such? It seems that a lot of my friends tune it to that rather than American News Sources?

Any good sites that have news sources thrown together? What of wiki news?

[matt0611]

My favorite trusted information resources:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/
http://mises.org/
http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/freedom-watch/index.html
http://stossel.blogs.foxbusiness.com/
http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/index.html
http://www.schiffradio.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/SchiffReport
http://www.dailypaul.com/
http://www.zerohedge.com/
http://www.thenewamerican.com/
http://reason.tv/
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/

No need to get overwhelmed though.

I also check out what the more mainstream news are saying just to keep up with them(CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NYT, BBC etc)

[jtyr8nt93]

I guess it is important to keep up with msm if just for headlines and for what the 'others' are saying :)

Trying not to be overwhelmed.