Tag Archives: YouTube

From the ABC affiliate in Las Vegas: A 24-year-old Las Vegas man has been charged for making terrorist threats in a video that was posted on YouTube. Las Vegas police say they were notified on July 2 by Interpol via Google about a suspicious/threatening YouTube video. Although Google had removed the video, they were able to provide a link for …

Via Billboard Magazine: On Tuesday, GLAAD, in cooperation with Interscope Records, released a lyric video for the single “Hands,” which benefits the victims and families affected by the Orlando mass shooting. “Hands” — which was released July 5 — tells the story of the power held in one’s hands: “They can break the world/ They can change it too.” The single …

TIME recaps: HBO late night host John Oliver found humor in the mean comments viewers leave on his YouTube channel. In a web video—the series is on a break until July 24—Oliver read some of his favorite mean comments and some rave reviews about the Last Week Tonight hosts’ appearance. In true Oliver fashion, he refers to the comments as …

Clip recap: Pride is about celebrating who you are and who you love. But millions around the world don’t have the ability to take part. With this immersive 360° film, now anyone can experience parades from around the globe, from São Paulo to Sydney, on your computer, mobile device or with Google Cardboard. Join the celebration and share with friends—together …

Over five million views in one day. From the clip description: From commemorating Pride parades to opening up about transitions and explaining the ABCs of LGBT, YouTube is a place where anyone can belong no matter who they are or who they love. That is why today we want to help people honor and celebrate who they’re #ProudToBe. Now, more …

The New York Daily News has hired viral YouTube star Trae Crowder as their “Hillbilly-In-Chief” as part of their continuing campaign against the NRA. As always, no recap because the jokes must be heard firsthand. Watch below.

YouTube’s viral Liberal Redneck (a real-life comedian named Trae Crowder) is back, this time with a comparatively serious take on Donald Trump. As before, I won’t give away the best lines with a recap. Just watch below.

Gizmodo recaps: In need of a quick refresher course on, well, the science of pretty much everything? Here’s a cheeky, irreverent summation of the universe in just four minutes from Exub1a, YouTube purveyor of “spacey stuff and existential angst.” Loosely reminiscent of the classic “Powers of Ten” motif, the video starts with “the Tyrion Lannister of physics,” better known as …

YouTube’s viral Liberal Redneck (a real-life comedian named Trae Crowder) is back with his take on the American Family Association’s boycott of Target. As like last time, I won’t give away the best lines with a recap. Just watch below.

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: A woman who overheard a cashier at a New Orleans Family Dollar store loudly expressing homophobic sentiments to customers with a “hateful passion” said she was denied service after she identified herself as gay and asked the cashier to stop. Videos recorded by Melissa Langford, 34, capture the moments after her initial confrontation as the …

There’s so many great lines in this short clip and I’m not going to give any of them away with a recap. Just watch this. Language warning for those at work.

Two real life Mormon missionaries are going viral on YouTube with parody of Adele’s Hello than has hit 200,000 views in its first day. Marcus Joseph and Korey Smith (Joseph Smith, get it?) are Brigham Young students and you might not glom onto the fact that they’re actually pitching Mormonism until the final credit appears for LDS Smile, a group …

Half a million views overnight. Via Entertainment Weekly: Sure, it’s all in the spirit of April Fools’ Day, but that doesn’t make watching the most fearsome fighter in Westeros advertise a brand of bottled water any less fun. Hafthór Júlíus “Thor” Björnsson, who’s placed in the top 3 at the World’s Strongest Man competition every year since 2012, released a …

The Week recaps: Last Week Tonight took a break for Easter, but John Oliver posted a special web-only video to celebrate the holiday. And he created it, he said, “in one of YouTube’s most entertaining forms. I’m talking, of course, about YouTube conspiracy videos, science fiction for people who don’t understand they’re watching science fiction.” Whenever he watches one of …

HuffPo recaps: Is your face looking a little … “ethnic” lately? Well, you’re in luck, because the hottest trend in makeup finally has a tutorial! “Trumping” is what all the kids are doing these days when they’re not voluntarily patrolling the border or passing out National Socialism pamphlets. So stop laying the foundation to that wall, and let actress Tess …

Last year the documentary Do I Sound Gay? generated quite a bit of discussion here. Today JMG reader James points us to the below clip in which Donald Trump’s voice is replaced by a stereotypically gay voiceover. On its surface most might find the clip amusing but there’s a lot to unpack here, not the least of which is that …

Christian Nightmares points us to this bit of “adorable brainwashing” in which kids sing about submitting to the church administration. In multiple languages! With helpful on-screen lyrics! There are dozens of similar clips recently posted to the YouTube channel of Inc Kids, which is the work of this group: The Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) is a Christian religion …

The Iowa Caucus is Monday. Here’s a very simple 90-second tutorial on how caucuses work, where they happen, and how they began. Watch below.

JMG reader Tim points us to this delightful “country EDM” remix of Sarah Palin’s endorsement word salad for Donald Trump. You’ll like this, yes you will.

A few days ago the web went nuts with Donald Trump’s Hitlerjugend-esque “official jam.” Today JMG reader Michael tips us to an appropriately dirge-like cover of Trump’s Freedom Girls. Watch below.