Are you joining the boycott?

By Ben Meiselas

Hey everyone, Ben Meiselas here.

This is not a normal moment.

Trump is preparing the country for what could become a prolonged military confrontation with Iran. Two aircraft carrier groups. Twelve warships. Hundreds of fighter jets. Massive weapons transfers into the region. Oil prices climbing.

We are witnessing sustained escalation.

At the same time, Trump is reposting QAnon messaging saying, “I will be the one to shut it down.”

His sons go on CNBC and openly discuss using political power for “retribution.” A convicted narcotrafficker receives a pardon and a taxpayer-funded luxury stay at the Waldorf Astoria. Tariffs are defended with the claim that only the wealthy pay for them. The FDA rolls back warnings that protected children from dangerous, fraudulent autism treatments.

And now this.

Les Wexner’s deposition in the Epstein investigation is over.

Not a single Republican showed up.

Not one.

As testimony was taken about the financial lifeblood of Epstein’s operation, Republicans boycotted the proceeding entirely at the direction of Trump and MAGA Mike Johnson.

They do not want this examined.

They do not want the money trail exposed.

They want it buried.

Nothing will distract us from this investigation. Not war drums. Not culture wars. Not staged outrage.

Survivors deserve answers. The public deserves answers.

This is convergence.

Military escalation. Corruption. Self-dealing. Accountability tightening. And a regime hoping the noise overwhelms you.

It won’t.

Because we are not sitting quietly.

MeidasTouch is leading the boycott of Trump’s State of the Union.

Nineteen members of the House and Senate are already refusing to legitimize this spectacle.

Nineteen.

And the list is growing.

On February 24th at 8:30 p.m. ET, we are hosting the People’s State of the Union live on the National Mall with MoveOn. Hosted by Katie Phang and Joy Reid. Lawmakers. Workers. Americans directly harmed by these policies.

We are not reacting to history.

We are helping shape it.

If you are reading this and you believe this country deserves accountability, truth, and courage, then don’t just watch.

Stand with us.

Become a paid subscriber.

Your support funds the investigations. The Washington bureau. The live broadcasts. The reporting they want buried.

We are building something they cannot intimidate and cannot silence.

This is the moment.

Choose your side. Make it known. Fight for democracy.

— Ben