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You're on Popak Live, only on the Midas Touch Network. You know, when I was putting the show together today, I had a lot of things to talk about. I didn't know, first of all, was I going to talk about the downed airplane and helicopter and Donald Trump's response to it?
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Was I just going to talk in general about the chaos that is just encircling this particular administration? We're two weeks in. And there are already, by my count and the count of Norm Eisen, 31 lawsuits in federal courts, most of them in the District of Columbia, but not only the District of Columbia,
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against Donald Trump and his administration. Now, I have a prediction. It's the Popak quotient. I said that there was going to be 4,000 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration in his four years. That averages about three and change per day. We're at over two filings a day already in his first couple of weeks and more to come.

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Legal AF's Michael Popok provides an urgent briefing to our audience on late-breaking events, two weeks into the chaotic Trump administration, and answers questions too!

On this episode, Popok discusses:

  • A new temporary restraining order issued by a third federal judge against Trump and his rogue executive orders

  • The escalating conflict between Trump’s DOJ and FBI leadership, along with a new lawsuit to stop the illegal political purge

  • Trump giving Elon Musk the power to shut down Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, and disability payments, with a new lawsuit on the horizon to stop it

  • Trump losing a 24-hour trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China

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Jodi Andrews's avatar

Can you please explain how and why Elon and his boys haven’t been stopped & arrested. They aren’t vetted or cleared to touch sensitive, hippa, etc. employees

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Karen's avatar

Yes, my question also! We hear a ton on law suits, but not the actions to get Musk out of our systems with sensitive information. Just baffles me!

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Kenneth John Jr.'s avatar

Unlawful Fascists don't follow rules or laws, but First Lady Musk & his 24 and Under Hacker Groups posing as "Govt. Officials" illegally Invading our U.S. Treasury, U.S. Aid, NOAA would have backed the fuck down to Pepper Spray and a solid punch in the nose, something that NEPO NAZI'S 'RUMP & FIRST LADY MUSK NEVER GOT THEIR ENTIRE WARPED WHITE RICH MALE LIVES.

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Pauline  Carter's avatar

Who is in charge of the FBI and Police?!!!!)

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Same people who were in charge in the Jan 6 insurrection--Dumpster and the kids.

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West Winds's avatar

The POTUS

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Lisa Gillie Bledsoe's avatar

I think they fired them?

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Jos1463's avatar

The ethics expert Walt Shaub says he's undoubtably violating criminal laws. But do we have a DOJ who will prosecute him? https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/musks-status-in-government-may-violate?r=151l1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Ellen's avatar

EXACTLY.......while every judge makes a decision that all this shit is illegal, so what?? WHO will enforce those decisions? WHO will force dt and musk to obey those decisions? NO ONE........The Fox is in charge of the hen house.......there is NO ONE to protect us chickens from the FOX........

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Peggy Lou Samas's avatar

Because trump took over our government!

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Jeannie M May's avatar

Social security and Medicare are NOT ENTITLEMENTS!!! I, and many others have worked our lives paying in to these programs!!

The dole that Musk collects is entitlement.

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Karen's avatar

Absolutely 💯 agree! I was just telling my sister this morning that I worked over 43 years and to get my first SS check this month, but worried I will not. I also said one thinks they can relax and enjoy your remaining years and now our lives are in upheaval with much unknown. Musk needs to be charged and removed from getting access to our information system 😒

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Jeannie M May's avatar

I’m particularly fond of the idea of revoking all of his contracts. He also seems to be “challenged” in the safety department with those contracts, so yank them!

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Michelle Walton's avatar

I agree. His 7th attempt with his heavy rocket failed. Clearly he doesn't know what he's doing and just playing with someone elses money.

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Barbara Moore's avatar

I worked more than 60 years before drawing on my SS.

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

FK that! The system is rigged to make people work themselves into an early grave. Thank goodness I had other options to be able to resign from my last toxic job and collect my P&T disability and ssdi. Screw the govt. They don't give a damn about us.

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NOLA RANDALL's avatar

Certainly not THIS government. If they had a brain, it would be lonely.

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Jeannie M May's avatar

They could fall on the floor and miss!

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Jeannie M May's avatar

Same!

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Terri's avatar

Social Sevurity uses the word entitlement …. Per a worker there, it’s because we worked for it and we are entitled to it.

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Melissa's avatar

The right has made it synonymous with a handout/welfare.

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Oaktown's avatar

That's why we need to flood the media with the truth. Unmake it.

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Jeannie M May's avatar

Interesting, that so many that voted for The Orange Menace, themselves, rely on those “entitlements”

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Ellen's avatar

The MAGA idiotic morons are cheering musk going in and taking control of the governemnt computers.......they are cheering musk having access to their personal info......they are cheering that musk can just stop all SS payments, all Medicare and Medicaid payments, stop all VA benefits payments, ........they do not understand they are taking away THEIR OWN money, but also their parents and/or grandparents.......Is grandma/grandpa in a nursing home? Well, who is going to take care of them when they get kicked out because Medicaid payments are stopped? They also do not understand that if all the government Civil Servants are fired that everything they rely on comes to screeching halt. Because there will be NO ONE to make SS payments, Medicare/Medicaid payments. There will be NO ONE to process their tax return and therefore will not get their refunds. and so much more.........idiotic MORONS......

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Jeannie M May's avatar

They appear to think that it won’t impact them. Let me introduce to three of my five siblings.

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

That's so nice to know. I was wondering about that. Thank you.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I wonder how many ignorant MAGAs thought they would be exempt from Trump's massive cruelty and destruction?

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Bill Reitz's avatar

The entitlements are the trillions of dollara of tax breaks for the rich and corporations.

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ABossy's avatar

Exactly!!

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Linda Morway's avatar

Trump is too dumb to realize he is dumb

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Oliver's avatar

This became very clear during the Covid crisis, all the conspiracy theories from genetic specialists who had a 4-hour YouTube training:

the Dunning Kruger effect.

Someone overestimates their own knowledge/ability and does not recognize when they are sitting opposite an expert.

It is a tragedy that the USA is now run by people who are hypnotized by the Dunning Kruger effect.

They must be away from computers (data to control payments to enforce obedience)

and nuclear buttons.

(written with Google Translate)

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

LMAO!!!! I needed that laugh!

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Carlos Guzman's avatar

Law and order does not even come into play with the current administration.They have no intention of following the law. The playbook Project 2025 is in phase 3, they intend to steam roll the judicial system. Time to fight fire with fire,time to take off the gloves before it’s to late.

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Marjorie Witmer's avatar

I totally agree 💯

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Oaktown's avatar

Why didn't the guy in charge of protecting gov. databases and classified information call the capitol police to keep Musk and his Muskrats from hacking and recoding our computers? I can't believe the capitol police would not have been happy to arrest these criminals. Why weren't these critical computers protected with armed security in the first place?

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

It appears everyone is scared of Trump and Musk for some reason.

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Ellen's avatar

The Security at all government buildings is under the DHS....Homeland Security. WHO is now in charge of Homeland Security? Kristi Noem/DT/Musk........again.....The Fox is in charge of the hen house so will protect us chickens???

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Kenneth John Jr.'s avatar

My uproar too, like didn't Biden Harris feckless Garland DOJ and ALL FBI CIA CAPITOL SECURITY/POLICE think of every Illegal Coup scenario possible under 'Rump & Musk first 100 Days, I mean 'Rump's own flooding of shit of EO's will NOT HIDE AN UNELECTED BILLIONAIRE BOND VILLIAN STEALING SS, VA BENEFITS AND MORE FROM ALL AMERICANS - YES ESPECIALLY THE POOR, WORKING & MIDDLE CLASS WHITE ONES THAT THINK THEY ARE SPECIAL "DERP I CUZ VOTED MAGA DERP!".

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Dr. Lisa's avatar

Two weeks - feels like 20 years...............

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Carolyn Bertrand's avatar

He is killing my birthright as a US citizen by trashing the constitution! He needs to be stopped!!!

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Julyluv31's avatar

This is some tiring s***, this is the only thing he knows chaos!! He is so uneducated he will never know anything but STUPIDITY!! His Stupid Self!!

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Debra Barnett's avatar

Trump doesn't want to be president. He wants to be King. Nothing will Applied to him🤬

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Robin D's avatar

Well he got what he wanted. But you know the expression "don't wish too hard. You might get it". While Donald was busy reading Mein Kampf he forgot to remember the French Revolution and Louis XVI (take note Melania-Antoinette). and the killing of the Tsar. He is the biggest coward. He would shove Ivanka and definitely Melania in front of a train to save himself. Probably hired a Big-Mac" taster".

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Armand Saiia's avatar

Don't pay taxes this year, file extentions in mass.

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Oaktown's avatar

Thought of that, but things could be even worse by Oct., plus some people depend on their refunds. Anyone out there who works for the IRS have info or advice on this problem?

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Ellen's avatar

Former IRS employee....and extension is ONLY for filing the return......IF YOU OWE TAXES those taxes MUST BE PAID by April 15th!

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Oaktown's avatar

Thanks for spreading the truth, Ellen. I'm still very concerned about filing now because of the data breech. I saw this morning the dems are launching a Taxpayer Protection Act, which—even if successful—only closes the door after Elon and his goons have already downloaded all our private data. Do you think it's wiser to wait a bit to e-file to see what instructions the IRS issues (if any!) to protect filers from fraud and abuse? I haven't called them because no doubt they're being inundated with calls and even if the call is picked up, you get put on hold forever. This is a disaster for trust in the IRS, which is low to begin with.

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Ellen's avatar

To be honest I do not know....I mean they already have access to your information.....so filing a return probably won't reveal anything they do not already have. IF you want your refund, I would suggest you file as soon as possible before they decimate the number of employees.......once the employees are gone they will not replace them and you may NEVER see your refund......But each person will have to make their own decision based on their own individual circumstances.

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Oaktown's avatar

Thank you for your help and honesty.

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LeeAnnCastillo's avatar

I have gotten money back all my working life, now in retirement, I have to pay!

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Jackie Reilly's avatar

You already paid your taxes through the payroll tax system, except for any additional amount you owe at filing.

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Rebelone's avatar

I am not going to file with these crooks!

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Barb O's avatar

If you know you owe, it doesn't matter. My policy is that I pay most of my taxes, but not all of them, so I usually have a small bill at tax time. Why give the money to the government ahead of time as it's just a free loan? So, if you know you owe a little, just file for an extension and pay later. With how things are going, will there be a government to fund by the fall?

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Ellen's avatar

THAT is NOT how it works......extensions are for filing the RETURN ONLY....any taxes owed are STILL DUE by April 15th........READ the INSTRUCTIONS concerning extensions!!

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Ellen's avatar

Filing an extension is for filing your return ONLY.....IF you owe tax it is STILL due by April 15.

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Debra Barnett's avatar

Do you know that January 2nd 2025 STOPPED PAYING TO SOCIAL SECURITY 🤔. NOW IS IN OUR TREASURY SMH!!!

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James Jaramillo's avatar

So... tRump giving Skum the power to cut off SS, Medicaid, etc. makes perfect sense because when the proverbial Sh1t hits the fan and the pitchforks start coming out, he can say "It wasn't ME, Go After HIM!"

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Oaktown's avatar

OK. Let's go after Musk and his goons then. Hard to go after King Tyrant now that he's got the entire MAGA party kissing his feet and ceding their legislative powers to a demented old man. Anyone who's represented by one of them could make an impact by filling their offices and phone lines with protesters demanding the little Nazis be arrested and held accountable. They want to get reelected; let them know they will not. And when Elon threatens to spend his billions to "primary" them, remind them of what Bernie did with contributions averaging $35.

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Gordon Putnam's avatar

If Trump is ignoring the law why would he pay attention to the courts?

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Ellen's avatar

EXACTLY!! And there is NO ONE to force them to obey the court orders.....

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Oliver's avatar

A fundamental, life-threatening problem with HIV medication (as I have heard it with my limited understanding):

if treatments are interrupted in Africa, resistance develops and patients cannot be treated any further.

What a tragedy.

We in Germany are shocked by what is happening in the wonderful USA.

(written with Google Translate)

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Barbara Moore's avatar

And, we are still in shock! But, lawsuits and complaints are being filed right now!!!

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Sandy W's avatar

It is sickening. I live in California and we are fighting.

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Doug's avatar

I am sick and tired of social security and Medicare referred to a entitlement program please get I right. Or I will tune you out

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Patricia Geraghty's avatar

Yeah. That kind of tripped me up too. But there is a difference between the Republican generated connotation and the true meaning of the word. Having paid into Social Security since I was 15 years old, I am now entitled to my benefits.

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Doug's avatar

Then they should be called earned benefits . I also payed in since I was 13.

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James Jaramillo's avatar

They Are "Entitlements".

We Pay Into Them, Therefore We ARE "Entitled" To Them. I think the definition gets mixed up with something that is rightfully owed to someone over we'll say some spoiled rotten rich kids who think that they can have anything they want based solely upon who they are. Hope that helps out a little.

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Christa Byrd's avatar

Rick Scott makes it sound like welfare.

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James Jaramillo's avatar

Then Rick Scott needs to be publicly "Educated" on the entire subject. Not that it would actually make a difference, but at least We can come out of this knowing that he has been informed.

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Rebelone's avatar

I believe their only motivation is taking our money and try to oppress the people. Time to take the gloves off!

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Patricia Geraghty's avatar

This seems basic but i can’t find an answer. There are laws. If I break a law, I get arrested. If Musk, as well as his six boys, breaks a law why do we have to rely on nonprofits, unions, private citizens, etc to enforce the law? Serious question.

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B. Alexander's avatar

The question is that lawsuits are delayed justice and look at the incredible amount of damage he is doing just this week. How can we stop his elimination of USAID?

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Jodi Andrews's avatar

Thank you BLUE states, many people in the red states wish we could be of more help 😩 we’re stuck

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

Call your elected officials. Do it every day with a prepared sentence or two. Sometimes their voicemails are full, so call their local or other sate offices. I have two magat senators, so I feel your pain.

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Kenneth John Jr.'s avatar

No, you NEED TO HARASS EVERY SINGLE MAGA 'RUMP & MUSK CUCKING LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL PERSON IN OFFICE THAT REPRESENTS YOU!! What 'Rump & First Lady Musk are doing IS NOT WHAT ANY SANE AMERICAN VOTED FOR.

Go to Indivisible or Watchdog for sending letters to your State Senators and to join local organizing groups near you for knowing what your rights are, sharing Resistance ideas with likewise individuals (especially in Red States/Red Counties in Blue States)...HARASS THE ONES THAT ARE ALLOWING 'RUMP & MUSK'S BLATANTLY ILLEGAL (and deadly BTW, ahem FAA & Aviation Safety) MOVES the past 2 weeks.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-dont-allow-trumps-recess-appointments

https://indivisible.org/

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Oliver's avatar

Basic thought about Trump, Musk and the people around them:

how can they sleep peacefully? Karma works with the utmost precision... (Milarepa)

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May Lee's avatar

They sleep like babies. Sociopath/Psychopaths don't ever feel a thing on behalf of the people they are hurting. Never even crosses their mind.

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LJ's avatar

One can only hope.

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Rick's avatar
Feb 5Edited

California just announced that they need Canadian Lumber to rebuild. I say it's a Blue state and we should help them, it's not their fault that they have the idiot for a President

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MK's avatar

FYI Social Security and Medicare are NOT ENTITLEMENTS, money was taken out of our paychecks!!

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Sandra's avatar

My husband and I were at the Indiana Capitol in Indianapolis today peacefully protesting the violations of the rule of law. I hope people in other cities were as well.

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Kristene  Foust Edwards's avatar

It means that we are entitled to it. They’ve made it a negative connotation.

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Robbin's avatar

Should we be freezing our credit? No one is giving advice on what we should do?

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Kristene  Foust Edwards's avatar

I’ve seen that suggested somewhere. I’ve done it.

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Oaktown's avatar

I was about to e-file my taxes today. How can I do that now that a drug addled mentally ill man has access to my private personal data and controls the IRS?

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sj's avatar

But who is actually going to physically remove that piece of shit?

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Patricia Biswanger's avatar

Let me tell you why Musk is going after USAID. Almost all Americans, especially those on the right and certainly MAGA people, believe that we spend about 30%+ of our budget on foreign aid. In truth, we spend less than 1%. But by going after USAID, your average MAGA moron will think Trump and Musk are taking down a whale. They will not understand that it's a very small amount of money, and that small amount of money buys a lot of health, wellness, good will, etc. But they don't care about stuff like that. To them, they can point to a huge bureaucracy that was taken down by Trump.

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Fox.or.Ox's avatar

How are The federal judges’ judgments going to be enforced? The DOJ can’t be counted.

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Ellen's avatar

Exactly!!

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Ted Lontkowski's avatar

Sounds great in Dolby surround…Can we end this RUMPY crime families criminal activity’s?

ASAP!!!!

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Beth Andersen's avatar

Did you hear? The Meiselas Brothers are going to be on Jim Acosta's new show tomorrow. Cannot WAIT!

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Jennifer's avatar

Here's a thought. Why don't we lock Elon and company in the building, then turn off the electric and water. No food, no heat, no water. They probably wouldn't last more than 2 days.

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Marjorie Witmer's avatar

Why when Nixon after Watergate was forced to resign, and Trump is way worse than him , why can't Congress make him resign because he is so heinous in his actions politically and breaking our governments laws?

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Betty Wilusz's avatar

Because the republican congress is in control and they don't want to do anything about what he's doing.

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Kenneth John Jr.'s avatar

They have COMPLIED YEARS AGO BY MAKING THIS MONSTER AND THEY NOW CANNOT CONTROL HIM OR HIS FIRST LADY MUSK RAMPAGE AGAINST US AMERICANS THAT NEED TO NOW RESIST IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!!!

- SEND LETTERS & EMAILS & DAILY PHONECALLS TO ALL IN CONGRESS TO GROW BALLS (TALKING TO YOU MUSK RUMP ASS KISSERS FROM BOTH DEM & MAGA)!!

- SPEAK WITH YOUR WALLETS!! DO NOT SUPPORT ANY FUCKING COMPANY THAT HAS REVERSED DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION TO PUCKER UP TO 'RUMP AND THE HATE FILLED MINORITY IN THE U.S.!!

- GET A COSTCO (98% OF COSTCO THE BOARD/SHAREHOLDERS REFUSED TO ROLL BACK DIVERSITY PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF 'RUMP) MEMBERSHIP AND SUPPORT THEM, AND SUPPORT ALL BLACK BROWN WHITE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT REBUKE 'RUMP & MUSK'S BS AS WELL!!

*THIS INCLUDES CANCELLING ALL MEDIA STREAMING APPS (I cancelled MAX Streaming last July once WB, Disc., CNN, MAX CEO David Zaslav cozied to 'Rump publicly), SOCIAL MEDIA APPS (Xhitter exodus needs to be more to BlueSky) THAT ARE NOT ALIGNED WITH REAL DEMOCRATIC AMERICAN VALUES OF EMPATHY, TRUTH, RULE OF LAW, RIGHT FROM WRONG AND REAL CHRISTIANS, NOT DOMESTIC TERROR CHRISTIAN WHITE NATIONALISTS LIKE OUR F-ING UNFIT SECT. OF STATE!!

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May Lee's avatar

Because ALL REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS ARE EVIL. Congress is controlled by them.

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Barbara Moore's avatar

Because they are missing strong, righteous Republicans like Barry Goldwater and John McCain. Goldwater, a Republican, had a private talk with Nixon, next morning he resigned.

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Ellen's avatar

Because they are complicit in the coup......they WANT this!!

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Sherri Nicol's avatar

There is no way in hell that ANY other country would put up with an unelected illegal alien digging through personal records and the fed payment system! No F-ing way! They would at the very least be arrested , at the most executed! This is some hokey bullshit here in the U.S.!

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Lisa Burton's avatar

Why aren’t we organizing a national general strike? Why isn’t Congress protesting with a sit-in at the capitol like John Lewis would do? Why aren’t we blocking the buildings to prevent Elon and his minions from entering? This is a time for civil disobedience!

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Kristene  Foust Edwards's avatar

Who really loves paying taxes? No one but when it helps us all, it makes it feel better about it. The missing link in these leader’s thinking, is that everyone can do all of these things themselves. They don’t know what it’s like to live on most citizen’s incomes.

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LJ's avatar

And now Gaza ffs!

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Norleen's avatar

There is a subject in here that really scares the fuck out of me. I really hope you are just sitting or playing a joke on us. And, if this is the case, shame on you.

FOTUS giving authority to Muskrat to stop payments of Social Security and other payments. This got me to my core. I have a sister in assisted living on disability, My wife is on disability and I'm retired from over 40 diligent years of work. We all worked and paid into that system.

This is personal. What the fuck did we, as in society do to have our government do this to us.

Yep, now I'm made and motivated.

Thanks for the report

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Norleen's avatar

Yep, I am so aware of this. This affects so many people. We are all in this together.

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Debbie Detmer's avatar

Will any of Elon’s pilfering of the Treasury Department be put on hold while these action wanders through the courts?

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Christeen Serna's avatar

This is the first time I’ve felt hopeful for the last few weeks. Thank you.

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Donna R Mathre's avatar

we need seal teams to take musk out period !! and Please do not stop there !!

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Renate Trittelvitz's avatar

We are clogging up the system with lawsuits. It's like a traffic jam with our slow motion lawfare. We need to get out the police, the pitchforks.

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manesalon3's avatar

Why can't we as the people file a class action suit against Him and Elon Musk and the 6 kids that went into the treasury payment site??

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Olga Shey's avatar

Can he be impeached for doing all this?

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Susanne P Connor's avatar

BOYCOTT ALL of THEIR INTEREST and Business AFFILIATIONS , TANK THEIR STOCKS ETC.

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Jill Walton's avatar

Good for Canada

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JK7's avatar

What is plan to remove treasury dept coup invaders

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Nicola Noetic's avatar

We need a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk for stealing our social security numbers, private financial records, etc. Include his underaged colluders

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Lisa's avatar

2 per day? That's all? Why so low, relatively speaking, considering the crazy shit they're doing as we speak?

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Betty Wilusz's avatar

J d vance is a spineless. I don't know where he's hiding.Maybe in the basement!!!

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RoseAnn C Spalt's avatar

I hear you saying he's only got 4 years, really? he said the only mistake he made the last time was leaving. They are not stopping his insanity now who says they will be able to throw him out in 4 years. Besides will we have a country left in 4 years?

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Joseph P Popp's avatar

What a great educator Popok is for us simple folks. Listening to him and the knowledge he has has brought my anxiety level down to zero. Thank you so very much Michael!!

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Marilyn Seeley's avatar

What do all these lawsuits really mean to a felon who has yet to be held accountable and has been given immunity by the highest court in the land? Has the damage not already been done?

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deebie14@telus.net.'s avatar

How can we impeach Trump and Elon? They are fascist socialist they ruining the reputation of America.

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May Lee's avatar

Musk has not been elected so cannot be impeached. Trump has control of Congress and they won't be voting to impeach. We are well and truly f'd

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Ann Dalton's avatar

You give me hope. So glad you're here.

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Cindy's avatar

I have an issue that you referred to Social security and Medicare as entitlement programs. We, as working citizens PAID INTO THESE PROGRAMS AT EVERY PAYCHECK FOR MANY MANY YEARS MUCH LIKE ANY INSURANCE POLICY! If the government wants to not honor those contracts, I would file a class action suit to challenge that!

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Plenty of us would fall under this category! We so shouldn’t be so worried when their exists a specific contract that we should be able to trust⁉️🤢

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Linda Morway's avatar

I saw that Musk does not contribute to any humanity causes.

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Beve Johnson's avatar

With all these lawsuits against Elon, can't Trump just pardon him and give him total immunity like supreme Court gave Trump?

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Ellen's avatar

These are NOT criminal cases......pardons are for criminal indictments and convictions!!

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harry Nesteruk's avatar

Could you please establish, with your lega colleagues, a water fall of class action suites against Trump. This harmed group class would be those of us Ds I Red states. We have limited recourse with our R representatives and R assigned judges. You would have tens of millions in these class actions!!!

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ISIS_Sledge's avatar

I’m so glad there are multiple groups fighting for us!

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Teresa's avatar

Congrats on new little Popok! 💝

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Robbin's avatar

have you read the article in the February issue of The Atlantic? The Army of God Comes out of the Shadows?

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Lisa Thomas's avatar

Thank you for making sense of the madness!!!

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Teri Mallory's avatar

But who is going to enforce these judicial stays? Looks like Trump owns the justice dept.

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Mary Kay's avatar

So happy you will be steering us thru the shits creek, thank you for your expertise and advice!!

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Donna R Mathre's avatar

after everything trump got away with last time. he really believes he is invinceable !! we need to SHOW HIM HOW IRRELIVENT he actuallyis. he says he love the ignorant . which he truely is.. proves what the ignorant are capable of.. destroying America. and the rest of the world is finding that outr now. we MUST STOP HIM AND HIS NAZI CULT NOW!!

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Nancy Casten's avatar

What happens when we win cases but DT ignores the ruling? That´s what I worry about. I also worry about the damage that will be done before anyone can stop this madness

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Daniel PASCAUD's avatar

We are getting very upset in my country. Thanks Meidas for your channel. Best regards

Daniel PASCAUD

Paris, France

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"'Gobsmacked' senators demand to know extent of Elon Musk's access to Americans' data"......

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/elon-musk-american-data/

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Sylvia Corfman's avatar

It helps

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deebie14@telus.net.'s avatar

I love Meidas there are good networks they're telling the truth and facts and given information what's happening in American Politics.

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JK7's avatar

When will treasury dept coup be arrested

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LeeAnnCastillo's avatar

All the law suits are going away when trump announces his dictatorship.

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Chris's avatar

OMG … thank you for making light of all the craziness that’s going on right now. I think I have a Popok crush based on this live.

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Sherry Fitzpatrick's avatar

Who is the richest in the world??? YOU, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Not some cross eyed psychos. YOU. Capitalists have lost their way. I worked for a company from Houston. George Bush lost the election, the world broke out into celebration. But they didn’t get it. They said, Look at all the oil he stole, look at the oil fields given over to Americans, he made a gazillion dollars by invading an oil rich country. That’s what it’s all about, right?!? To them, Capitalism was a way of life, a deep rooted belief that it was ok to be greedy and cruel. A God given right. 100,000 people dead, so what! they said. They are doing this in YOUR name, the wealthiest country in the world. Shame on you.

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

I am 75 yr old a retired RN. I am not rich and I depend on my Social Security to live on and pay bills!! And Trump gave Elon permission to shut down our Social Security Medicare Medicaid food stamps. What the hell are we going to do now? Trump doesn't understand how this works. That's our money he shutting down not his, not the government's money. It's our money. it's bad enough the federal government since Roosevelt days have taken over $7.9 trillion in the Social Security trust fund so don't tell me we're rich when we're not.

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Peter's avatar

Donald Trump's powers most of them are crying that they're not getting certain benefits like they used to there are also getting cut off now they're saying that they made a big mistake by voting him in

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

They the Magas are very strong minded. We would all try to tell them that Trump lies all the time due to his NARCISSISTIC PSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS! But they did not pay attention. Always had a Nasty response. So now You people live in it like we are!!!

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Pepperette's avatar

they have lied so much, they can't keep up and yes so much conflict

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MLA's avatar

App keeps reversing my red heart ♥️ to blank heart, and I’m a paid subscriber.

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Susan Wurtz's avatar

Mr. Popok thank you for all you do. I learned so much today and I will be watching you more. You are a super hero!

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Jackie's avatar

I wonder if it is a breach of contract between The Treasury Department and we the people that an unelected, unvetted group of people has stolen all of our most sensitive info and therefore we the people should have a moratorium on paying any taxes until said unprecedented situation is investigated and resolved. Equipment inspected for spyware and means of information gathering retrieved.

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KellyMC's avatar

Michael Popok ! Legal AF is my saving grace . You keep me hopeful and educated. Thank you for all you do !!

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Charlotte Ann's avatar

After social media comments this weekend insinuating that the courts’ rulings are essentially illegitimate - made by GOP senators, the VP, and now a Harvard educated lawyer(!) - Joyce White Vance, among others, is saying that the courts don’t have their own enforcement agency and that the U.S. Marshall’s service is under direct control of DOJ. Would you explain in more detail why/how you are so confident that the courts will be able to enforce their orders? Because it’s sounding to me - to a lot of us - that they are paving the way toward a constitutional crisis, completely upending the rule of law.

https://bsky.app/profile/joycewhitevance.bsky.social/post/3lhqqgqj2l226

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QUESTION: fast forward to most recent lawsuit brought by AG Letitia James and 19 AGs across the country versus plaintiff (Trump/Musk/DOGE and the current head of the Treasury). Immediately after Trump revoked James' security clearance. Can she function in her role without it?

COMMENTARY: the lawsuit states in so many words that plaintiff HAS INFORMATION showing defendant is not motivated by seeking to find inefficiencies and fraud but instead to comb thru and discovery who and what entities do not demonstrate 100% loyalty to Trump for the purposes of not funding their work.

QUESTION: that is huge is it not because it means plaintiff has INFORMATION that must be so damning he struck back by removing James' security clearance. Agreed? And is she now decapitated and unable to function or continue?

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Candace Wegner's avatar

Thank you for your true patriotic work! You give this boomer hope for a future for our grandkids!

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NOLA RANDALL's avatar

Drump, the orange village idiot moron, is Definitely unifying against USA

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John Kleisle's avatar

How am I going to pay my bills without disability check now !

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Jimmy Olea Jr's avatar

what is your firms name again?

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ell's avatar

Great show... amazing amount of good info...

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Kelly's avatar

But what about all our info they already stole? What stops them from putting in back doors or wreaking revenge on their way out the door?

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Phyllis Anis Leewilliams's avatar

Results no surprise to thinkers.

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Patricia Brady-Danzig's avatar

Keep up telling the truth. Pat NJ

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julie ranahan's avatar

Why can’t Drumph just pardon to blunt these

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Olga Shey's avatar

Popak is my favorite 😍

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Lulu Manus's avatar

I love law scholl.

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Lulu Manus's avatar

Transwoman here. Thank you so much what you are doing.

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Cindy L Nelson's avatar

What is Musk actually looking for??

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Southrengypsy65's avatar

Benedict Donald is allowing musk and minions ( russian assets)(cpr too)), they are foreign agents, working on behalf of Benedict Donald need to be rounded up and expell them immediately back to s. africa while we freeze all their assets. Recoup all info ,(if we can) Perhaps you should drop the immigrant down in gitmo ! There is No Immunity for Treason!

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Donna R Mathre's avatar

the courts have been zero in charge since trumps firt horrible first act, this one is so much more dangerous !! and I do not, cannot think they will do anything to stop this mentally ill M FER!! and Musk, he should be deported and banned from any contacts in Am ericasafor life. he is even more disturbed that nazi trump !! they should both be silenced NOW Permanently !! and since the supreme court is solely responsible forr him. they should also ber shut down NOW!!

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Schoolhouse Rock and Project 2025 (The redacted version.)😼

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up laws in phases and pauses.

Injunction Junction, how's that function?

I got three favorite stars

That get most of my job done.

Injunction Junction, what's their function?

I got "stay", "cut", and "enforce",

They'll get you pretty far.

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up to losers and making 'em act right.

Bilk the money, head in gutter, treason and vice.

Hey that's the price!

Dirty but scrappy, rigging and snatching,

Losing your shit for a reaction or two,

Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up laws in phases and pauses that balance, like:

Shout at the lying man and into the mire.

He cut loose the dirtbags,

But the loon wouldn't stop being a liar.

Let's jump into the fountains,

Or down on your knees.

You should always say "eff you",

Or at least say "cheese".

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up laws in phases and pauses

in prison sentences like:

In the warnings, when I yell out it’s fake, I love to stalk the wardens who are not on the take, where I often see a cuck and a snake, and I wonder, as I stalk by, just what they'd say if they could tweet, although I know that's an absurd thought.

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

Hooking up stars and making 'em function.

Injunction Junction, how's that function?

I like tying up laws in phases and pauses.

Injunction Junction, watch that function.

I'm going to bet your scared and you're very spiteful.

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

I'm going to bet your scared and you're very spiteful.

Injunction Junction, what's your function?

I'm going to bet your scared and you're very spiteful.

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Ginger's avatar

Thank you... this helps

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PattyAnn Peal's avatar

I LOVE that you are so passionate about what you're doing, and SO GOOD AT IT. WE NEED THAT. At the same time, although I would LOVE to hear what's happening LEGALLY with all these issues, I can't sit through all the preliminary stuff, most of which I already know, in order to get to the meat of your podcast. I just don't have over an hour to spend in that pursuit. Do you think you could consider condensing your program a little? I doubt that I'm the only one who has trouble getting through the preliminary discussions of what you're going to talk about. Thank you so much for all you do, and for considering this request. You're an awesome warrior.

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Mark Simpson's avatar

Legal restrictions? Great! But who enforces these restrictions on a group of traitors who don’t recognize the rule of law? The DOJ? The FBI? Who???

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La Resistance's avatar

Is anyone 100% positive that Elon can’t access and manipulate the systems that interface with the states’ voting machines?

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Jenny's avatar

Thank you! Great informative information 💙💙💙💙

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Melody L Wollan's avatar

Popok- I love you and listen to you 3-5 times a day. But this had way too much promotion of your other projects. I don't mind one or two, but it was like 10. Your content and knowledge, and the learning that you provide, will sell your other efforts. Please!

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Gary Mcdonald's avatar

You're missing the point...they want to destroy our Government. It's been their stated goal for many years .

Stephen Miller and the rest have calculated this , but you talk like it's just a bunch of clue less idiots doing this .

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Sally Lovely Harris's avatar

Thank you for all you do for us every single day, 24 hrs.a day! Thanks to all of you at MTN!! I, for one, wouldnt feel 1oz of hope if it weren't for all of you!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sherry Kissell's avatar

You said people on disability are at risk to lose their checks. If you are openly against Musk and Trump are they going to go after them?

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West Winds's avatar

MP: There were two different spellings for your last name. One is with a "K" and the other with a "C". Was this intended? Which spelling is correct for each; your AF work and/or your new PI firm?

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Ames F's avatar

What happens when Trump and his administration, and Elon, blatantly ignore the court orders and continue doing what they want? I expect they will not comply with any judicial instruction/order. Who will hold them accountable when Trump installs his yes-men across every federal law enforcement agency?

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patte ranney's avatar

popok, you offer me a wee sliver of hope in what is otherwise a very very dark time. thank you.

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

21:09 We all know Chump is a racist and doesn't like black people. So that's his aim, is mainly black people. "Woke" is a term mostly used in black communities.

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Kathey Hunt's avatar

I am afraid that the GOP knows what's going on behind the chaos and agrees with it and is complicit. They're not speaking up nor taking action because they know, from Mar-a-Lago soirees, that Project 2025 is the blueprint, Musk is the action man, and the President is the creator of red herrings.

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Susanne P Connor's avatar

SWAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY STORMED IN & YANKED THEM OUT

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Jeanie's avatar

Michael has great information! However, when I looked up the Federal Marshalls it says they report to the Attorney General. If Musk and his gang of thieves are found in contempt of court by a federal judge for not complying with a TRO, and the judge sentences them to jail—if the don’t report to jail, couldn’t the Attorney General order the Federal Marshalls not to enforce the order?

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Jane B In NC🌼's avatar

Thank you SO much!

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ABossy's avatar

Haha, Doug Ford. Seems he was a trump fan, a maple-maga. Talk about FAFO.

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Bill Reitz's avatar

From California to the New York Iiiieeeyland, these justices will fight for you and meeee!

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David Belton's avatar

Thank you for such encouraging 🙏 news.

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ABossy's avatar

In regards to data-harvesting, Propublica has an article on how the gun lobby worked with Cambridge Analytica to create targeted ads to influence the 2016 election. Example: they had data on women's underwear sizes.

https://www.propublica.org/article/guns-lobbying-cambridge-analytica-nssf-privacy-elections

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ABossy's avatar

I know that. This is exceptional because it was put together with great expense and shady dealing by the gun industry as a means to influence an election. Read the article. We’re not talking about selling bras here.

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Sara Patton's avatar

Are we not leveraged to the Hilt to China? Don't we owe them like a bazillion bucks? Imposing tariffs on our debtors?? Who did the mental gymnastics that made that seem like a fine idea??

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Democrats FINALLY fight back" on YouTube......

https://youtube.com/shorts/rHaMwOPQADg?si=dTR55Rr3JcsepqXn

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"No One Elected Elon, and He is Breaking the Law"......

(My colleagues and I are gathering evidence that implicates DOGE in crimes, plus all the reasons why Elon is a fascist.)

https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/no-one-elected-elon?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true

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Betty Wilusz's avatar

Trump is an illegal president. We know musk bought him this election.Why aren't they not investigating that Karmala should have been our president.

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US Patriot's avatar

Please correct me if I'm wrong but can't they appeal all the suits to the scotus? Scotus won't hear it but it will still be in their pipeline without a decision for as long as they see fit. That is how trump has worked for 8 years, delay delay delay. And during that delay he still executes what ever criminal act he's working on at the time. If all that holds there is no stopping the fascists.

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Betty Wilusz's avatar

Why can't?

The police or whoever's in charge can not go in and arrest musk and his musk rats????

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West Winds's avatar

Thank you for providing links to your messaging. We don't have to dig around and maybe find the right link, or maybe dig around and never find the right one and give up in favor of some distraction along the way. Providing a link means, we get the wind-up followed by instant gratification re information/breakdown/analysis on the instant topic. This means a higher amount of connection, a higher amount of informed, a higher amount of bulwark cooperation and strength operating off the same page bc everyone is understanding the same things correctly at once. So, thank you again for the facilitation. Greatly appreciated. 👍🎯👍💯

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JoyceTX's avatar

I am glad I listened to this LegalAF podcast. I am glad to hear how many lawsuits in multiple formats and in different courts have already been filed. What a waste of time and energy just to stop Trump. We shouldn’t have to do that to stop that tyrant.

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Peggy Lou Samas's avatar

This is going to be a long four years!

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Jane B In NC🌼's avatar

Oh that awesome card from Canada was uplifting

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Cindy's avatar

Trump knows how to jam up the courts with delay after delay after delay. What is in place to speed up the legal/justice processes in our system? These cases will drag on well after the perpetrator is under the surface of earth if the perp and his attorneys do what we know they will do.

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Great overview on the 31 cases filed against the dumpster fire dystopian that DJT Agent Orange, GQCP, Felon Elon, and the chaos of Mass Distractions❣️Thank you very much Popok and new firm arrangement❣️👏🏼

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Marijane Mercer's avatar

I appreciate the comments and very decent questions. It is curious that many are not barred and/or arrested entering the Treasure Dept and USAID....what's with this! I feel a bit better that you and your colleagues are OUR watchdogs. Come on Dems keep showing up like have been these days....WE NEED TO SEE YOU OUT THERE!

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against Donald Trump and his administration. Now, I have a prediction. It's the Popak quotient. I said that there was going to be 4,000 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration in his four years. That averages about three and change per day. We're at over two filings a day already in his first couple of weeks and more to come.