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sheryl jeffries's avatar

They always do cowardly things at night. Thank you for your reporting and i hope you have a great weekend.

MeidasTouch Network's avatar

You too! Thanks for reading!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

It is a very sad time in America when CENTCOM lies and covers up what is really happening. They have lost all credibility.

Nicole Koretsky's avatar

I agree, and I never thought we'd be here. It worries me so much as well, because we're relying on the military professionals to protect us from politicization and from dangerous, illegal activity and orders (what if That Man decides to loft a tac nuke?) and if that guardrail is failing, we're in deep waters.

Suel J's avatar

And no consequences as usual.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I can't take it anymore! Demolishing the Statue of Liberty?! WTF?! 😢

Lee Lenard's avatar

I wrote a long comment back in early 2025 on Reddit about the trumpets destroying the Statue of Liberty. Did I ever get pounced on. Demeaned and called outright stupid. Some nasty comments directed at me for what the responders called absurd.

70,000,000 U S voting citizens still burying their brain in Fox scripted entertainment opinion news.

When we have a dictator president, a Supreme Court, republicans senators, all cabinet people and oligarchs who all have one goal, DESTROY DEMOCRACY , take all resources and wealth for themselves THEY do not want to leave anything that resembles or reflects what has been built in the past 250 years.

ramonaj's avatar

Sadly, you are right Lee. I've been

screaming into the void since 2015. Nobody listened. We are so screwed.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Me too, Ramona and yes we are screwed.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

We have to believe that the bloated pedophile will be chocked off after the midterms. If we ALL vote Dem.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I hope so. I can't take this anymore.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

Our country can’t either. Sorry to hear you feel like a fish out of water in NY state. The state has the most ski areas. I’d be in heaven if I lived up there. Take up a new sport or hobby. 😊

Skitealwedrop's avatar

If the bloated yam demolished the east wing than I believe he’s capable of trashing other important structures. But he knows New Yorkers hate him passionately. I could see them hanging his spray tanned corpse off the Brooklyn Bridge. I’d take a three hour flight just to witness that 😊

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I wonder what Mandami thinks of this? I know it's federal but it sits on a part of NYC.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

Trump has already started talking shit about him. I really like Mamdani. He seems like he really cares about NYC. I love the city but it’s very difficult to live and work there.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Difficult because New Yorkers hate his guts.

ramonaj's avatar

I spent a lot of time in NYC . Had friends there. Great City. Couldn't afford to live there. My hubby worked in Newark. Right near Doremus Ave. where Delaney Hall is. I used to drive up from Jersey and we had such great times . This Knicks Championship would mean the world to all of us. He will just fuck it up. Go golf Grandpa. Leave basketball alone. You already did enough damage to the Nortneast.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

Trump was in business in the city for many many years. He fucked a lot of people over particularly with construction contractors. He has a bad name, bad reputation. I meant difficult to live there because of very high costs and payroll taxes. 40% of peoples pay goes to payroll taxes and the rest to rent. It’s a great city but give people a freaking break. My daughter went to NYU to get her Masters. She stayed in NYC and could barely survive on 110k a year.

Jean Conley's avatar

Oh--he definitely has a list..........

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I know the feeling, Lee. I was pounced on, screamed at, told I was full of shit etc. when I called out the military last summer. No one believed the military would turn on the constitution and us Americans. Look where we are now.

ramonaj's avatar

I never thought the military would side with fascist Dumbo. Very dissapointed. Always thought they would help WE THE people.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I knew it would come to this. I lived in the largest military town in the US. I watched and listened to their behavior. It doesn't surprise me but I am very disappointed and saddened.

ramonaj's avatar

It is so hard to watch. Beyond imagination.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I agree, therefore absolutely no respect from me.

Nancy Endersby's avatar

Agree Lee . Nothing this Administration Regime does surprises me. They have totally been trying to rewrite history so destroying the Statue of Liberty would not surprise me even though it would anger me!

Suel J's avatar

From the richest country to a less than third world. Trashed by the few. Those islands the disgusting criminals seem to be drawn to are going to get pretty small for them.

MM Harris's avatar

I know! Where the H did that come from????

Toni Shanti's avatar

The regime hates American history. There's no other explanation.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

That really pissed me off when I read it. Who would ever think or do such a thing? I guess the same assholes that demolished the East Wing.

Barb O's avatar

Given proper permits were not issued, once power shifts, the companies doing the work should be heavily fined and licenses pulled

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

It pissed me off and I got really sad. I'm still sad.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

I’m still pissed about the East Wing. The pedophile needs to hang for that.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

Love it. A clean slice 😂😂 🤣😆 good laugh!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I would pay to see his orange head roll! 😂

Dee Cee's avatar

I commented before I saw yours: Metaphorically, they already have.

ramonaj's avatar

This is just a nightmare . It's so ... indescribable at this point .

Skitealwedrop's avatar

No one will touch our beautiful statue. I think the pedophile makes remarks like that to get a rise out of people like us, the radical left extremists. The conman is nothing but a miserable POS.

ramonaj's avatar

I agree. He is a huge shit stirring , troublemaking , bully. The voice is like torture. He is a rat bastard and should just resign 😤

Skitealwedrop's avatar

Damn girl, you hate him as much as I do. I want him dead so he can never hurt another human on our planet, ever. He’s a mean spirited son of a bitch.

ramonaj's avatar

Too much . I hate him too much. It isnt a normal state for me. What a moron he is.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I want him dead too. I hate his fucking guts.

Lee Lenard's avatar

Do not be deceived. No one thought he would destroy West wing of White House, destroy the rose garden, destroy the cherry trees, destroy beautiful grounds around Arlington, damage the golf courses in DC along with the reflection pool at the Washington monument. Yes he sometimes makes comments to redirect the independent press and our focus from another horrible situation he is involved with. But those comments come from what is rooted in that twisted brain. In early 2025 he commented something to the effect, “the Statue of Liberty value of copper is tremendous and cost of maintaining is absurd. It should be torn down and copper sold.”

…this is the way a dictator thinks…. What he really wants is a statue of himself where the Statue of Liberty now stands.

Skitealwedrop's avatar

You are right. I should never underestimate the miserable pedophile. The demolition of the East Wing is painful to watch. I can’t imagine flying into La Guardia and not seeing the beautiful statue. I’d rather be waving to the conman in the Rikers play yard in his orange jumpsuit.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I am deeply saddened.

ramonaj's avatar

The first thing I thought of was that movie scene LHS. It was a shocking thing to see. Goosebumps.

Jean Conley's avatar

The only (possible?) good that would come from it is if the Dictator Moron is buried under it when it's demolished. Oh--wait a minute--being buried under it would be way too good a place for him when he kicks the bucket. Besides, we KNOW where he's going, and it definitely don't be in any cemetery anywhere!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Congrats, guys on your latest YouTube milestones! Cheers! 🥳

Candace Lucas's avatar

i can predict if they come close to the Statue of Liberty, they will be met with guns.

Timothy Richley's avatar

Trump likely wants to replace the Statue of Liberty with a same sized gold leaf covered statue of himself

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I was thinking that too, Timothy. Puke.

Gloria C.'s avatar

I think you are absolutely💯 correct. I hope I am not here to see it. I'm old and bad health, but I think God that I don't have any kids. I feel sorry for kids that I have to grow up in this sad sad America.

MM Harris's avatar

Same if even one more inch of the WH........

Lee Lenard's avatar

Never happen. Military will not stand up and ICE just got their Senate approved funding for a larger Gestapo force. Democrats will say “we want to be nice” so we want to be compassionate and not resist. (Oligarch owned Democrat standard response) and public at large will just “Uh !, Duh … what?”, does not concern me because my text msgs still work!

Wendy B.'s avatar

New York residents will turn out to protect the Statue of Liberty. They hate Trump.

Suel J's avatar

The ice funding was the horror of the day followed closely by several others

ramonaj's avatar

Oh, I don't wanna believe that. I really don't have words to describe what that situation looks like.

Jenn A's avatar

If it weren't for you all we would have no credible news!!! Thank you so much for your hard work!

I love how Trump and his syncopates run around and accuse every one of being un-American yet he and his crew talk about knocking down the Statue of Liberty. Probably the most patriotic symbol of our country. Would that FINALLY be the last straw for his class of actual non-patriots??

Chuck's avatar

There is no "last straw": they don't care about our nation, as we are just the means to an end. We are the means they use to make money, and neither our history nor our future matters to them as long as they can profit maximally.

And remember that TrumPedo is a rapist, so he's accustomed to taking and doing whatever he wants; and because of his wealth and mob connections, he's been able to do it without consequences for his entire life until now. It won't be easy to make this inherently UNlawful scumbag "take care that the laws be faithfully followed" as required by our Constitution...even from HIMSELF.

Orangeshitstain's avatar

The fire hose of fuckery never ceases.

Linda Harris's avatar

Congratulations and a well earned accolade. In regard to Hassett, does he not realize that those pipelines that he is discussing take years to build and implement. I do not really think that the world can wait that amount of time before crisis hits.

Lee Lenard's avatar

Think about it….you are asking that question about a Trump cabinet member….no one in the Trump picked administration has enough knowledge or ability to even discuss a pipeline.

Linda Harris's avatar

LOL Yes, Lee, you are right. How silly of me to think for one second anyone in his entire retinue would know any basics facts.

Wendy B.'s avatar

No need to worry. Did you miss the pressor where Trump almost fell out of his chair due to being unconscious while his clowns all said "We can just use coal! We don't need oil or solar panels, just good old American coal."

Linda Harris's avatar

I did see that as did probably most of the world. We are a laughing stock. And Rubio had the gall to say that he has never seen trump asleep in a meeting when Ted Lieu questioned him. Lieu said I believe you just lied to congress.

ramonaj's avatar

The best was Al Greene. With the two name markywayne. Fantastic. The racist plumber told to shut up. ALOT. check it out. SMILE MATERIAL.

MM Harris's avatar

Go, Albanians, GO!!!

John Widdowson's avatar

Iran situation: A clusterfck. trmp and his toadies are idiots and we are humiliated again.

Golden age: for whom? trmp, as we knew, ruined the economy and he does not care and his disgusting toadies in the Cabinet slavishly go along w/ him...

Destroying The Statue of Liberty: wtf is going on here?! This is overt dictatorship. France needs to take it back until we are rid of trmp and maga.

Senate slush fund bill: the GOP has no spine, balls, ethics. 'Nuf said.

Ukraine Support Act: thumbs up for the House. Thumbs down for the Senate GOP who are pro-Russia-Putin-communism.

NYC sets a record: maybe a Democratic Socialist has succeeded? Whooda thunk? Common sense decisions lead to better outcomes.

Albania: says f/u to Ivanka and Jared, 2 spoiled brats who epitomize greed and corruptness.

Linda Harris's avatar

Thank you for this link. I was not aware of the utter beauty of this area and it makes me understand even more why the people are turning out in droves to protect it.

MM Harris's avatar

So..... Affinity was drawn to the area because of "its pristine natural beauty .... and serenity"... but 6,000 units (plus the associated restaurants, docks, boats, autos, air traffic, (golf courses?) and PEOPLE, etc etc etc) won't impinge on any of that? I guess when one has "too much it never IS enough" is it? (Does anyone know if the t---- "luxury" developments that have gone up so far and those already established all look alike? . . . . Can't WAIT.)

LHS's avatar

Plus, they want to build an "eco-resort" in a place with an abandoned military base. Can you imagine the toxins and poisons in the ground in and around that base?

Chuck's avatar

"Its pristine natural beauty and serenity" is only "pristine, natural and serene" BECAUSE of it's isolation and lack of "development. But because the TrumPedo Crime Family only sees nature as "not-yet-built condos to profit from," to them ANY natural beauty looks like "a great place for a golf course and PedoPalace."

Chuck's avatar

(and NOTHING makes an area more "pristine, natural and serene" than a new airport near endangered species' habitats...)

“The monastery will become a bigger tourist destination, but that’s not its purpose. It will be surrounded by development; the lagoon will be destroyed, and the meaning of this place will be diminished. And for what? For whose advantage?”--Father Jani Tereziu, Eastern Orthodox priest who oversees St. Mary’s, a 13th-century Byzantine monastery on the island of Zvërnec.

For WHOSE advantage/benefit, indeed.

Anna Bifano's avatar

Dear Ben and Bro’’s! Congratulations on your latest milestone! Awesome. Seriously - the corrupt DOJ argued they could destroy the statue.of liberty! Disgusting. So many symbols we hold dear have fallen… The Rose Garden, East Wing, Kennedy Center and our reputation in the world. Way to make America Great Again. Disgusting. Meanwhile, people are dying and starving while DT plays golf on Friday. Thx for letting me vent!

Protect the Vote's avatar

I Love You Cheeto!: A Case For Disbarment

Todd Blanche has worked overtime to get into Cheeto’s good graces. He’s been loyal to him all the way through his civil trials, felonies and rape charges defended unsuccessfully. After Cheeto got rid of Bondi, he put his loyalist Blanche into Bondi’s position as acting AG. Cheeto told Blanche in nominating him, “Don’t fuck this up like Bondi did”. So Blanche has his marching orders.

Unfortunately for Blanche, he has to be confirmed now with 18m of legal baggage as Deputy AG doing Bondi’s bidding. From the lack of public interviews with Maxwell to the hiding of half of the Epstein files to creating the “slush fund” for Cheeto to pay off the J6 rioters.

What gives cover for all of this corruption in Cheeto’s regime including the AG and all his secretaries, is that Cheeto more than likely either told them privately or by action, that there will be a blanket pardon for all those in the regime. Fortunately for WE the People if WE want expressed retribution Todd Blanche even if pardoned doesn’t prevent him from being disbarred, like infamous loyalists Rudy Guiliani, Ken Chesebro, John Eastman, Michael Cohen, and Jenna Ellis(https://bit.ly/4dSBb5u)

Will Todd Blanche join the above elite list with a group of DOJ lawyers? Let’s hope.

Julie's avatar

Agree.. toady needs to join Rudy and Michael!

Happy Valley No More's avatar

No matter what wrongs democrats try to right, or process improvements they try to suggest, the GOP in Congress and the Extreme Court do not support democracy. Their congressional silence and the Extreme Court rulings are complicit in destroying what this country has strived for since its founding. It has not been perfect and that’s why we have amendments. Both of the above bodies show that they are willing to create and live under authoritarian rule.

We need to start impeaching and recalling before the midterms.

Jay Philpott's avatar

Trump’s DOJ argues in court that the government could bulldoze the Statue of Liberty with no legal recourse if they wanted???

Oh great! We're moving on from "Idiocracy" coming true to "The Man In The High Castle" and its Season 3 Finale.

In The Man in the High Castle, the Statue of Liberty is destroyed in the Season 3's final episode, titled "Jahr Null (Year Zero)" The Greater Nazi Reich orchestrates the demolition as a grand public spectacle to culturally erase American history and signal the dawn of a new Nazi era.

https://youtu.be/Q6fC5cMSoZg?si=25vlPccRaqCVHdkW

Dee Cee's avatar

Life imitates art more than art imitates life. - Oscar Wilde

Hopefully, we'll move on to an episode where trump's reality show is permanently cancelled.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I love Oscar Wilde and I can't wait until this fucker meets his fate.

WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE?'s avatar

Excellent reporting as always, Ben. Many thanks!

MeidasTouch Network's avatar

Thanks so much for reading!