I live in a very red district in Florida and was heartened reading the Letters To Ed in my local Garnett paper this morning….overwhelmingly anti-Trump.
I live in Naples FL (nuff said)...however most of the transplants who live here come from blue states so we had a pretty big turnout at the last No Kings Protest. I always wear my Meidas Touch t-shirts and the back of my sign has their logo and "Truth is Golden" message. I love these guys!
Not so fast. Here in Baghdad By the Sea, Cuba is primary and the US is secondary. Even Dems here vote for war with Cuba.
IMHO the common denominator remains EPSTEIN.
No Cuban Americans (besides Acosta and other Miami prosecutors) in the Epstein files? No Cuban American victims? Epstein had documented ties to Fidel Castro visiting Havana in 2003 on his private jet (along with former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana) and hosting meetings with Castro. Unsealed documents from Epstein's Paris apartment later revealed framed photos of him posing with Castro.
What does L'l Marco know and when did he know it? Marco was a witness in the Rivera case. MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.
"Jurors found Republican David Rivera and an associate guilty on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of their work for former President Nicolás Maduro's government.
"The seven-week trial offered a rare glimpse into Miami's role as a crossroads for foreign influence campaigns aimed at shaping U.S. policy toward Latin America, one highlighting the city's reputation as a magnet for corruption and anti-Communist crusaders among its sizable exile population."
You help give us Hope in these dark times !! Along with the younger generation like Adam Mockler and the other independents working so hard to get real in depth information to us. That is the tide sweeping away the dark side that is so bad. Thanks to all of you they can no longer hide.
Get out there and get your friends voting on the day. You can do that. Knock on doors, deliver leaflets, march in the streets every chance you get. We are in Canada; we can’t do this for you!
Exactly, Heather. We need to Get Out the Vote and vote in numbers Too Big to Rig. Both now in the primaries, and in November. Even Hungary’s dictator Viktor Orban, the master of election tampering, couldn’t “win” when 78% of the Hungarian electorate turned out to vote. America can do this too. It’s the key to our dumping Trump and the GQP.
I count on Secretaries of State and Attorneys General throughout the US to keep our elections fair, free, balanced, safe. They have done well in the past, and I believe they will do so again this year.
People want normalcy. People want compassion. People want honesty. People want leaders who bring people together rather than tear them apart. Amen!!!!!!
Thanks Ben, for your truth, honesty and integrity. You bring us the truth on a daily basis and it’s succinct and to the point. We are with you every step of the way. Terrific job!
Sad to say, from the few things I’ve read, because I don’t read or watch mainstream media, they’re not doing too well, mainly in their own physical condition. It’s a very tough spot there and not just the danger from the enemy but the danger of how they’re treated by their own leaders.
We need answers to these questions NOW — along with in-depth, detailed reporting on what’s happening at OMB and with ICE — we can’t afford to drop the ball on ANY of this stuff!
Tic Tic Tic ….. Michael Wolfe is Donald Trump‘s biographer and knows him more than anyone feels that when he dies it will not be a big “ thing” it will be limited. The He believes if Trump shows any weakness, for instance like relying a ventilator or medication to keep his blood pressure up, that impression of him as a weak leader will disintegrate his power.
Survery sez Michael Wolff knew about Epstein but was his confidant, gave him advice.
AI Overview You are likely referring to journalist and author Michael Wolff. Newly released emails and documents revealed that Wolff, who has chronicled the Trump administration, maintained a years-long relationship with the late convicted sex offender, acting as a confidant and offering him strategic advice on media relations and politics.
Key details of their relationship include:Advising Epstein on Trump: Thousands of released correspondences show Wolff advising Epstein on how to navigate the media scrutiny surrounding his relationship with Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. In December 2015, Wolff advised Epstein to let Trump "hang himself" and explained how Epstein could leverage his connection to Trump for political currency or leverage.
Journalism Ethics Concerns: Media ethics experts and journalists heavily scrutinized Wolff's communications. Critics argue that Wolff crossed the line from interviewing a source into the realm of being a public relations agent, consultant, and confidant.
Wolff's Defense: Wolff has defended his actions, comparing his approach to other controversial biographies he has written. He argued that in order to get powerful, secretive subjects to open up and to secure exclusive information, he had to build "insider" relationships and operate outside the bounds of traditional daily reporting.
Tapes and Lawsuits: Wolff recorded over 100 hours of discussions with Epstein. He used these recordings as a basis for his books, to reveal previously undisclosed details about the Trump-Epstein friendship, and to support claims involving figures such as First Lady Melania Trump—which led to ongoing, high-profile lawsuits.
You can read more about the released correspondence and the surrounding controversies in reports published by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.12 sites.
I’m not hopeful because of the way New Jersey state police are siding with Ice in front of the detainment concentration camp protests. This is the optic I’d compare to any authoritarian overseas government. It’s despicable that a centrist democrat Mikie Sherrill is allowing this to happen in a blue state. I’m not hopeful because centrist democrats don’t want to challenge the oppression we are seeing. Another example is the Virginia Supreme Court knocking down the voters decision on their redistricting and the centrist governor not challenging that. What do you think about this because I want to find hope but brutalizing the protestors with horses, tear gas and rubber bullets really upsets me.
Agree, centrist dems are not the answer. Progressive dems are needed, otherwise we’ll continue to be in the same dystopian state.
Here in Michigan I continue to bang the drum for progressive candidates. Abdul El-Sayed for US senate and Chris Swanson for Governor, both are very progressive.
I’m hopeful however I still worry that they will find a way to cheat the midterms. There can be two things at once. I have applied for citizenship in Canada just in case. I used to thank God that I was born in America and normally I would be excited to celebrate our 250. I won’t be celebrating now. Trump has ruined it. It’s become a celebration of him. I can’t celebrate him. I pray every day that God will expose him and his Epstein buddies for the evil people that they are.
I am totally with everything you said! My main concern is the midterms. And I am working on residency in Costa Rica. My legal, 25 year perm. resident husband did not want to chance being disappeared and sent to El Salvador. Wish I did not look so much like a gringa - I'm embarresed by it. I was living in NJ when the 200 anniversary was celebrated. The doctors I worked for closed the office and we all walked down to the shore to watch the Tall Ships go by. It was so cool! So special. But not this time! It's just another day. I think everyone knows tRump was knee deep in Epstein's "business", I just hope that when it all comes out, someone has the cojones to hold him accountable!
Good plan, Angie. If we vote in huge numbers, Too Big to Rig, we will win. Getting out the vote is key. No sitting home this time. Vote tampering only works when elections are close - and in America, they usually are (too much voter apathy).
We love you, Ben!! Thanks for all that you are, all that you've done, all that you're doing, and all that you have yet to do. We're in this together. Go, fight, win, win, win!!
I read your Sunday message and I feel many points are true. People really are tired of constant conflict and chaos in politics. As an Afghan veteran I have seen how instability destroys trust in leadership, and I think citizens now want more normal life and honest leaders who focus on unity not division.
Don’t assume he doesn’t have several plans in the works to push back. The more desperate he gets the more danger we’re in. This is not the time to celebrate yet. Something big is coming.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I don’t assume anything. But there are plenty of people in plenty of places making plans for just such contingencies. And if you’re not, join the crowd who is.
Even if the orange blasphemy passes, those traitorous Project 2025ers will continue to wreak havoc on our democracy. After November we must keep pushing back. Receive good news as an energy blast, bad news as a motivator. We must not give up.
Independent media is crucial to our well-being and our sanity in the face of the onslaught. Thank you Meidas for supporting our democracy. This is the way.
Yesterday was my 68th birthday. I really did not celebrate much. The birthday of America is coming up, but i do not feel like celebrating that either. I feel as if i cannot really celebrate America and democracy until Don the con and his regime are gone and cooler heads are again moving this country in the right direction.
We get nothing but lies from the current regime. We still are not being told the truth about the war in Iran and the fallout that is really happening. What about our economy? It stinks. Where is the truth there? I am really, really exhausted hearing some form of “it was Biden/Obama’s fault”. I even heard the governor of Indiana blame Biden in the last week use the blame game excuse. Politicians are becoming utterly useless.
I do see change coming. I see signs people want to move away from chaos, lies and corruption. Thank you MTN for keeping us informed, and focused on progress.
I agree, Julie, but still want to wish you a happy birthday! 🌹 I turn 68 in January. We’ll survive this. Dumpty is going down and we just need to get out the vote - now during the primaries, and in November. Voting in huge numbers “too big to rig” will end this nightmare. Hang in there, sister. 💙
I live in a very red district in Florida and was heartened reading the Letters To Ed in my local Garnett paper this morning….overwhelmingly anti-Trump.
Never.Give.Up.
👍💙
I live in Naples FL (nuff said)...however most of the transplants who live here come from blue states so we had a pretty big turnout at the last No Kings Protest. I always wear my Meidas Touch t-shirts and the back of my sign has their logo and "Truth is Golden" message. I love these guys!
My parents lived in Naples in the Winter, Cape Cod in the summer ☀️. Just agreeing with your comment.
Not so fast. Here in Baghdad By the Sea, Cuba is primary and the US is secondary. Even Dems here vote for war with Cuba.
IMHO the common denominator remains EPSTEIN.
No Cuban Americans (besides Acosta and other Miami prosecutors) in the Epstein files? No Cuban American victims? Epstein had documented ties to Fidel Castro visiting Havana in 2003 on his private jet (along with former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana) and hosting meetings with Castro. Unsealed documents from Epstein's Paris apartment later revealed framed photos of him posing with Castro.
What does L'l Marco know and when did he know it? Marco was a witness in the Rivera case. MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.
"Jurors found Republican David Rivera and an associate guilty on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of their work for former President Nicolás Maduro's government.
"The seven-week trial offered a rare glimpse into Miami's role as a crossroads for foreign influence campaigns aimed at shaping U.S. policy toward Latin America, one highlighting the city's reputation as a magnet for corruption and anti-Communist crusaders among its sizable exile population."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-congressman-david-rivera-convicted-in-case-on-secret-venezuela-lobbying
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When Pam Bondi was our AG did she speak to Acosta about Epstein? Local prosecutors? Anbody else?
Was Acosta placed on notice of the Epstein/Fidel tie?
What does JEB know and when did he know it? Rick Scott? Did they attend any Epstien functions? Parties at Mar a Lago?
People are Rising in Alberta!!!!
Mass protests this weekend against Maple Maga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFL3LOhgFso
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻
You help give us Hope in these dark times !! Along with the younger generation like Adam Mockler and the other independents working so hard to get real in depth information to us. That is the tide sweeping away the dark side that is so bad. Thanks to all of you they can no longer hide.
I wish I trusted that upcoming election will be fairly counted....
They will do everything they can dream up to stop it
Get out there and get your friends voting on the day. You can do that. Knock on doors, deliver leaflets, march in the streets every chance you get. We are in Canada; we can’t do this for you!
Exactly, Heather. We need to Get Out the Vote and vote in numbers Too Big to Rig. Both now in the primaries, and in November. Even Hungary’s dictator Viktor Orban, the master of election tampering, couldn’t “win” when 78% of the Hungarian electorate turned out to vote. America can do this too. It’s the key to our dumping Trump and the GQP.
I count on Secretaries of State and Attorneys General throughout the US to keep our elections fair, free, balanced, safe. They have done well in the past, and I believe they will do so again this year.
People want normalcy. People want compassion. People want honesty. People want leaders who bring people together rather than tear them apart. Amen!!!!!!
Thanks Ben, for your truth, honesty and integrity. You bring us the truth on a daily basis and it’s succinct and to the point. We are with you every step of the way. Terrific job!
Thanks Ben & Bros!
We see glimpses of truth coming back, we see glimpses of change coming. It’s hopeful.
When will we start getting reporting from our troops in the Middle East & elsewhere? When will we hear about the troops returning on ships?
What is the casualty count among our troops?
How’s our military?
Sad to say, from the few things I’ve read, because I don’t read or watch mainstream media, they’re not doing too well, mainly in their own physical condition. It’s a very tough spot there and not just the danger from the enemy but the danger of how they’re treated by their own leaders.
We need answers to these questions NOW — along with in-depth, detailed reporting on what’s happening at OMB and with ICE — we can’t afford to drop the ball on ANY of this stuff!
Tic Tic Tic ….. Michael Wolfe is Donald Trump‘s biographer and knows him more than anyone feels that when he dies it will not be a big “ thing” it will be limited. The He believes if Trump shows any weakness, for instance like relying a ventilator or medication to keep his blood pressure up, that impression of him as a weak leader will disintegrate his power.
*that illusion of him as a great strong effective muscular leader
Fixed that for you...
Survery sez Michael Wolff knew about Epstein but was his confidant, gave him advice.
AI Overview You are likely referring to journalist and author Michael Wolff. Newly released emails and documents revealed that Wolff, who has chronicled the Trump administration, maintained a years-long relationship with the late convicted sex offender, acting as a confidant and offering him strategic advice on media relations and politics.
Key details of their relationship include:Advising Epstein on Trump: Thousands of released correspondences show Wolff advising Epstein on how to navigate the media scrutiny surrounding his relationship with Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. In December 2015, Wolff advised Epstein to let Trump "hang himself" and explained how Epstein could leverage his connection to Trump for political currency or leverage.
Journalism Ethics Concerns: Media ethics experts and journalists heavily scrutinized Wolff's communications. Critics argue that Wolff crossed the line from interviewing a source into the realm of being a public relations agent, consultant, and confidant.
Wolff's Defense: Wolff has defended his actions, comparing his approach to other controversial biographies he has written. He argued that in order to get powerful, secretive subjects to open up and to secure exclusive information, he had to build "insider" relationships and operate outside the bounds of traditional daily reporting.
Tapes and Lawsuits: Wolff recorded over 100 hours of discussions with Epstein. He used these recordings as a basis for his books, to reveal previously undisclosed details about the Trump-Epstein friendship, and to support claims involving figures such as First Lady Melania Trump—which led to ongoing, high-profile lawsuits.
You can read more about the released correspondence and the surrounding controversies in reports published by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.12 sites.
I’m not hopeful because of the way New Jersey state police are siding with Ice in front of the detainment concentration camp protests. This is the optic I’d compare to any authoritarian overseas government. It’s despicable that a centrist democrat Mikie Sherrill is allowing this to happen in a blue state. I’m not hopeful because centrist democrats don’t want to challenge the oppression we are seeing. Another example is the Virginia Supreme Court knocking down the voters decision on their redistricting and the centrist governor not challenging that. What do you think about this because I want to find hope but brutalizing the protestors with horses, tear gas and rubber bullets really upsets me.
Mikie Sherrill...just another brick in the wall.🤑🤮🥸
The key to all is confronting ICE.
.
ICE must be dissolved, disbanded, and despatched to the dustbin of history. Let’s get it done before July Fourth!!!
Agree, centrist dems are not the answer. Progressive dems are needed, otherwise we’ll continue to be in the same dystopian state.
Here in Michigan I continue to bang the drum for progressive candidates. Abdul El-Sayed for US senate and Chris Swanson for Governor, both are very progressive.
Thank you for this and all your reporting. It gives me hope in a world that at times feels hopeless. Keep up the great work!
I’m hopeful however I still worry that they will find a way to cheat the midterms. There can be two things at once. I have applied for citizenship in Canada just in case. I used to thank God that I was born in America and normally I would be excited to celebrate our 250. I won’t be celebrating now. Trump has ruined it. It’s become a celebration of him. I can’t celebrate him. I pray every day that God will expose him and his Epstein buddies for the evil people that they are.
I am totally with everything you said! My main concern is the midterms. And I am working on residency in Costa Rica. My legal, 25 year perm. resident husband did not want to chance being disappeared and sent to El Salvador. Wish I did not look so much like a gringa - I'm embarresed by it. I was living in NJ when the 200 anniversary was celebrated. The doctors I worked for closed the office and we all walked down to the shore to watch the Tall Ships go by. It was so cool! So special. But not this time! It's just another day. I think everyone knows tRump was knee deep in Epstein's "business", I just hope that when it all comes out, someone has the cojones to hold him accountable!
Good plan, Angie. If we vote in huge numbers, Too Big to Rig, we will win. Getting out the vote is key. No sitting home this time. Vote tampering only works when elections are close - and in America, they usually are (too much voter apathy).
We love you, Ben!! Thanks for all that you are, all that you've done, all that you're doing, and all that you have yet to do. We're in this together. Go, fight, win, win, win!!
Thanks Ben! Perseverance wins out in the end!!
I read your Sunday message and I feel many points are true. People really are tired of constant conflict and chaos in politics. As an Afghan veteran I have seen how instability destroys trust in leadership, and I think citizens now want more normal life and honest leaders who focus on unity not division.
Don’t assume he doesn’t have several plans in the works to push back. The more desperate he gets the more danger we’re in. This is not the time to celebrate yet. Something big is coming.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I don’t assume anything. But there are plenty of people in plenty of places making plans for just such contingencies. And if you’re not, join the crowd who is.
Even if the orange blasphemy passes, those traitorous Project 2025ers will continue to wreak havoc on our democracy. After November we must keep pushing back. Receive good news as an energy blast, bad news as a motivator. We must not give up.
Independent media is crucial to our well-being and our sanity in the face of the onslaught. Thank you Meidas for supporting our democracy. This is the way.
Yesterday was my 68th birthday. I really did not celebrate much. The birthday of America is coming up, but i do not feel like celebrating that either. I feel as if i cannot really celebrate America and democracy until Don the con and his regime are gone and cooler heads are again moving this country in the right direction.
We get nothing but lies from the current regime. We still are not being told the truth about the war in Iran and the fallout that is really happening. What about our economy? It stinks. Where is the truth there? I am really, really exhausted hearing some form of “it was Biden/Obama’s fault”. I even heard the governor of Indiana blame Biden in the last week use the blame game excuse. Politicians are becoming utterly useless.
I do see change coming. I see signs people want to move away from chaos, lies and corruption. Thank you MTN for keeping us informed, and focused on progress.
I agree, Julie, but still want to wish you a happy birthday! 🌹 I turn 68 in January. We’ll survive this. Dumpty is going down and we just need to get out the vote - now during the primaries, and in November. Voting in huge numbers “too big to rig” will end this nightmare. Hang in there, sister. 💙
Thanks Punkette! I have voted in my primaries. Will vote in November too.
Yay, you! 👏🏼 We early-voted too in our nutty California jungle primary, which is coming up on Tuesday. It’s gonna be wild! 😬