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Texas Border Crisis (Part 3/4) - Hopping the Border

Hey guys,

Happy new week! Been working hard all week on this episode and stoked to finally get it to you. In this episode, we illegally enter the United States by crossing the Rio Grande alongside two coyotes.

Unbeknownst to me, entering the U.S. this way is actually a federal crime, even as an American citizen with a clean record.. so if you're watching this, don't attempt to do wh...

Texas Border Crisis - Part 2/4 - Interviewing the Coyotes

In this episode, we are in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, interviewing the two 'coyotes' who agreed to give us a tour of their human smuggling route across the U.S.-Mexico border. 

We discuss many issues, such as drownings in the Rio Grande and the worship of unofficial Catholic saint, Santa Muerte.

More to come.

AC

C5 Newsroom #1 (Patreon-Exclusive)

Hey Guys -

thank you all so much for supporting. One of the things we've wanted to commit to was doing MORE for Patreon supporters this year, particularly because this platform has been our lifeline and the backbone of our operation from the very start. 

I'm stoked to announce our new Patreon-exclusive series 'C5 Newsroom,' which we'll produce weekly episodes of. This first epi...

Ocean City Streets/Nights (Part 3/4) - Under the Boardwalk

In this episode, we dig beneath the myth that Ocean City, New Jersey is a 'dry town' and attempt to uncover the prohibition-style secret society of White Claw-slammers that appear to be operating beneath the Ocean City Boardwalk. 

More Border soon. 

Also, we got a Patreon-exclusive behind-the-scenes show in the works right now, just for you guys. 

Best

AC<...

Texas Border Crisis (Part 1/4) - Crossing into Mexico

Hey guys,

Been editing nonstop for a week straight and so stoked to get this new series moving, called 'Texas Border Crisis.'

Unlike our previous coverage along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, which predominantly revolved around the experiences and first-person accounts of of migrants from a variety of faraway countries like Guinea, Bangladesh, Senegal, Guatemala, and beyond -- t...

Arizona Border Crisis (Part 4/4) - Migrant Bus

In this concluding episode, we'll speak to some migrants of Guatemalan and Bengali descent, examine the value of the US dollar in developing nations, and follow one of the Texas-funded commuter buses through Arizona onto the Tohono O'odham nation. 

I hope you all found this series to be informative - we've got a lot more Border coverage in the works .. next, we'll approach this issue...

Ocean City Streets (Part 2/4) - The Temperance Movement

In this episode, we sit down with Mom Mom  at Uncle Bill's pancake house to discuss the origins of the Temperance Movement and it's influence on Ocean City. We also give a brief overview on the Prohibition of 1919 and how it led to the creation of organized crime and changed American drinking culture forever. 

Ocean City holds a very special place in my heart and so making this ...

Arizona Border Crisis (Part 3/4)

In this episode, we consider the authenticity of many migrants' claim that 'the Cartel' is creating an unsafe living environment for average, non-criminal citizens in Mexico. 

We also look through some of the discarded backpacks that were left behind in the Sonoran Desert and speak with migrants of Guinean and Guatemalan descent about their long journey into the United States. <...

Ocean City Streets (Part 1/3) - Toy Store

After several months of covering open-air drug markets in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and beyond, we decided to take a more lighter tone and check out the beautiful beach town of Ocean City, New Jersey - which has been under strict prohibition since the 1890s.

In this episode, we take the Callaghan Cousins to a toy store and speak with a town historian. Next episode will be an in-depth d...

Arizona Border Crisis (Part 2/3) - Migrant Detention Facility

Hola!

Here's our second episode covering the ongoing crisis at the U.S./Mexico Border.

We began our coverage by investigating the allegedly 'closed' port of entry in Gringo Point, AZ, and speak with a few migrants of Mexican origin, then were pointed in the direction of a migrant processing center hidden in the Sonoran Desert.

In this episode, we'll show you an in-depth look a...

Crip Mac Returns to Prison (Part 3/3)

Here is our final installment of the Crip Mac series. In this episode, we sit down with No Jumper podcast host, Adam22, who first jumpstarted Crip Mac's career with a viral interview in 2019. We also speak with China Mac, Lupe, Mama Bear, Granny Bear, and finally get a 2-minute phone call with Crip Mac from jail, where he leaves us with some kind words.

In terms of fundraising, I do plan ...

Arizona Border Crisis (Part 1/3)

Here's our first episode covering the ongoing crisis at the U.S./Mexico Border.

We begin our coverage by investigating the allegedly 'closed' port of entry in Gringo Point, AZ, and speak with a few migrants of Mexican origin. 

In the latter part of the episode, we encounter a strange old friend who points us in the direction of a migrant processing center hidden in the Sonoran ...

Crip Mac Returns to Prison (Part 2/3)

In this episode, we analyze the role that Crip Mac's paranoid schizophrenia has played in creating his constant need to have a gun. We also discuss the prison-industrial complex and Granny Bear's childhood in segregated Houston. 

Also - YES, we will be raising funds for a decent fed lawyer and setting up a protest in LA for his next court date in mid-January. However, China Mac and I...

Crip Mac Returns to Prison (Part 1/3)

Sucks to make this, but due to the ridiculous nature of Crip Mac's charges, I feel as though I have to. 

As many of you may have heard -- the feds recently decided to 'adopt' Crip Mac's case from the State of California, which was  Possession of a Firearm as a Felon. They are likely sentencing him to a 5 year minimum sentence, and potentially adding 10 years to his sentence as a...

Philly Streets (Part 4/4)

Here's our final installment of 'Philly Streets,' which covers late-stage history, from the 1970s until now, with particular emphasis on the ongoing gentrification of North-Central Philly as a result of Temple University and its shell companies. We also speak to a pair of homeless women living together on K&A. 

I hope you guys liked this series. I'm going to move on from drug/hom...

Philly Streets (Part 3/4)

Here is another chapter of Philly Streets, which focuses on Philadelphia's history and includes some of my own reflections. 

Philly Streets - Dermatologist Interview (Dr. Cartwright)

Hey guys,

Here's our complete, bonus interview with Dr. Martina Cartwright, a dermatologist who is on the frontier of studying the effects of Xylazine (Tranq) on the body. This is my first time interviewing a doctor, so I'm stoked!

Also, I did this because you kind Patrons let me know that my inferences about Necrotizing fasciitis where a little off base, so thanks for keeping the j...

Holiday Merch Drop Live Now! (30% OFF for Patrons) - www.channel5.news

First and foremost,

Thank you all so much for supporting us throughout this re-launch. It’s truly a blessing to be back in the field doing what we love.

Anyways, we’ve got some new Merch dropping for the holidays!

As you may know, your monthly support has been the lifeblood of our organization since the very beginning.

In a country where all major media is controlled...

Philly Streets (Part 2/3) - Tranq Brothers

Here is our interview with one of the two brothers who control the flow of Xylazine in-and-out of Philadelphia, who and manufacture wholesale amounts of 'Tranq' (a mixture of Fentanyl, Heroin, and Xylazine), to be sold to drug users on the streets. 

As we covered in our previous episode in Philly, Tranq is an animal tranquilizer which has not yet been approved for human consumption, ...

Philly Streets (Part 1/3) (18+ Footage)

WARNING: This video contains depictions of gross bodily injury, injection drug use, violence, and beyond. 

This footage was filmed on the streets of Kensington, Philadelphia, a neighborhood in North Philly quite similar to San Francisco's Tenderloin, wherein police turn a blind eye to public drug consumption and drug dealing in a six-block radius in hopes that this containment policy...

Harm Reduction Facility (Parts 1 + 2)

Hey guys,

Here's a Final Cut of our Harm Reduction coverage inside The Gubbio Project in San Francisco and Beyond. 

This concludes our SF series. Hope you guys enjoyed, and if so, I implore you to help save Lost Soul Courier Collective, the organization of on-demand bike messengers that deliver free Narcan to SF residents. 

For a refresher, Lost Soul Collective is ra...

Frisco Pimpin (Part One + Two)

Here's the final, complete version of our video, Frisco Pimps, which will only ever live on Patreon. In this episode, we interview a pimp named Wett Money, a rapper named HoodKen, and an online sex worker about their annual salaries and beyond. 

The woman depicted in the alley reached out and said that since this was filmed last May, she's since moved on to teaching Kindergarten and ...

Jack the Bipper (All Parts Unblurred)

Hey guys,

Here's the Final Cut of Jack the Bipper - un-blurred by request.

Enjoy!

AC

San Francisco Streets (Part 6/6) - Harm Reduction Finale

Hey guys.

It's been a great series. I plan to release my 'pimp' interviews over the coming days as Extras, but here's this -- some more interviews from inside The Gubbio Project and with a Narcan courier named Antonio Chavez, who runs a non-profit called 'Lost Soul Courier Collective,' which delivers Narcan on-demand to anywhere in San Francisco, 7 days a week. I plan to use the final You...

San Francisco Streets (Part 5/6) - Jack the Bipper Resells

Here is the final installment of our work with Jack the Bipper, from 'bipping a car' downtown, to reselling stolen goods at an illegal flea market in the Mission District of San Francisco. 

Many of you may notice that Jack is un-blurred in the video. 

This morning, Jack called me to let me know he'd seen the first installment of our series 'Jack the Bipper,' and that he wa...

San Francisco Streets (Part 4/6) - Jack the Bipper

Hey guys - Here it is, the first installment of our up-close-and-personal coverage of Jack, a professional 'Bipper' who breaks into cars for a living. 

I plan to add music to a lot of all the informative, voice-over parts, but I'm still trying to figure out a tone .. but I wanted to give you guys this.

If you're new here. Welcome!

- AC

Selling Final 'All Gas No Brakes' Zine Copies (Discounted for Patrons)

Hey guys!

As many of you know, my career began in written journalism - with a 70-page story zine called 'All Gas No Brakes: a hitchhikers' diary, which is something that I wrote, designed, and self-published in 2018, around a year before I hit the streets of New Orleans to begin my debut video-series 'Quarter Confessions.'

The book documents the insane experiences that I had hitchhi...

San Francisco Streets (Part 3/6) - Harm Reduction Facility

In this video, we visit a Harm Reduction facility managed by a nonprofit called The Gubbio Project and speak with the program director, Lydia Bransten, who is the face behind many of the pop-up, 'renegade' harm reduction facilities in SF.

Much of the controversy surrounding the drug crisis in SF surrounds the Harm Reduction Coalition and their continuous efforts to provide drug users with...

San Francisco Streets (Part 2)

In this episode, we shadow a retail boosting squad and graffiti crew called "Finesse Em' All" (FEA) and reunite with some old friends on a Tenderloin trap corner called the 'Woo Block' :)

In the next episode, we'll actually shadow 'Jack the Bipper' on a real boosting mission.

We're trying to go above and beyond to give all of our loyal supporters extended content WAY in advance. In ...

San Francisco Streets (Part 2) RE-Upload Coming Today!

Hey guys,

Took a lot of your feedback from yesterday's Part 2 to heart, and realized I needed to do a better job blurring the bippers, boosters and shoplifters featured in the video, and also wanted to fix a couple audio lags, so I'm gonna do that and re-upload! 

See ya soon

- AC