By Ben Meiselas
Hey everyone, it’s Ben Meiselas here, and I just had the pleasure of sitting down with Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff on the MeidasTouch Podcast for an electrifying conversation that’s got me fired up—and I know it’ll do the same for you. Ossoff came in swinging, naming names and calling out the rot at the heart of Donald Trump’s dangerous regime. And make no mistake: that’s what this is—a regime, not an administration.
Ossoff just kicked off his 2026 re-election campaign in Atlanta with thousands showing up with little promotion. That kind of grassroots energy doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s a direct response to the fascist creep of Trump 2.0, and people across the political spectrum in Georgia are waking up and saying, “Not on our watch.”
Senator Ossoff didn’t hold back. He laid out how Trump has purged the government of independent watchdogs, replaced them with personal loyalists, and unleashed them on his political enemies. He’s not just obsessed with revenge—he’s doing nothing for the American people while turning the government into a billionaire playground.
Speaking of billionaires, Ossoff went right at Elon Musk. He called out the fact that Musk—who spent $300 million to help Trump get elected—is now running the government like a tech startup gone mad. He’s slashing critical agencies, mishandling sensitive data, and literally getting people killed through reckless decisions like gutting Social Security offices and firing the people who staff veteran crisis hotlines. Even some MAGA voters are fed up with Musk’s wrecking-ball approach.
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We talked about Trump’s so-called cabinet—the richest in history—mocking everyday Americans. Like Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who suggested that if someone calls to ask why their Social Security check didn’t arrive, they’re probably a “fraudster.” I don’t know what kind of dystopia these people live in, but I can tell you it’s not the same America our grandparents fought for.
Ossoff nailed it: this is corruption, incompetence, and elitism rolled into one. And while they pretend to be anti-elite populists, they’re giving tax cuts to billionaires, posting memes mocking the Department of Education (while misspelling "department"), and trying to eliminate it entirely. Meanwhile, real families in Georgia—especially parents of disabled students—are terrified.
He also called out Trump’s ongoing love affair with dictators. The way Trump constantly praises Putin while spreading Kremlin propaganda is more than disgusting—it’s dangerous. The rest of the free world is watching the U.S. cozy up to the very authoritarians we used to oppose. And with Trump now weaponizing the government against political enemies in ways we’ve never seen before, it’s not just foreign policy on the line—it’s our democracy itself.
And just when you thought it couldn’t get more absurd, we covered the latest breaking news: Trump’s national security team using group chats with emojis to discuss sensitive war plans. You can’t make this stuff up. As Ossoff said, it’s what happens when Fox News cosplayers get handed the nuclear codes.
Senator Ossoff closed with a powerful message. He’s the only Democratic senator up for re-election in a state that voted for Trump in 2024—but he’s confident. “I will win in 2026. In a landslide,” he said. He’s up against massive dark money and billionaire backing, but he’s ready—and he’s asking for help at electjon.com.
His message is clear: we must reject this un-American descent into authoritarianism. But we also have to confront the deeper corruption that gave rise to Trump—super PACs, dark money, and a broken political system that left people feeling hopeless. Trump didn’t fix the rigged system. He’s just trying to re-rig it for himself and his cronies.
We’re in a fight for the soul of this country, and Senator Ossoff isn’t backing down. Neither are we.
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Jon Osoff a great leader for the future party
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🔸️Without mental fitness evaluations, the public needs to know the danger of certified madness in politics. When dangerous mental pathologies are allowed to spread like a pandemic, an Extinction Level Event is headed straight for Earth. The U.S. could be a shining example of how to stop dangerous mental pathologies before they worm their way into politics but it is now left with "emergency cleanup on aisle madness'.
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Yes, Lonnie E!!
Pete & Jon for the dream ticket!
For real! Right.
Ooh I love that!
Ooh I love that!
Rep. Osoff is an exceptional person and a fighter for all of the people! I maybe from Hawaii, but I donated to his congressional campaign before and will of course do it again! Go get ‘um Rep. Osoff! And thank you to the phenomenal MTN team! Mahalo from Hawaii 🤙
Agree that Ossoff is exceptional, but let's give him his due. He is not a Rep. He is a Senator. His most likely opponent in the 2026 Georgia Senate race will be Marjorie Traitor Green.
You will win...bleach blonde, butch body, needs to fade into the past!
She is in the House as a rep for one district in GA. He is in the senate and represents us all.
She's running against him 😐
Not yet. It will be either Kemp or her.
kemp is synonymous to mtg. in 2024, that is last year especially, he purged millions of Georgia Democratic voters i.e. he stole Georgia for tRumputin.
I didn’t think that was official yet…?
Yep. She’s a thug and Jon is not.
By Lutnick's reasoning - the one who complains loudest is a fraudster - perfectly describes the Cheetohead...just saying
Exactly!! btw. lutnick's family as billionaires and millionaires shouldn't even be eligible for SS!!
I accidentally ran across him on a YouTube channel. It was last week or something. I was so impressed with him. I was thinking he should be a great president. Very impressed! Even the way he speaks to people not at people is impressive.
He speaks well but turns around and votes with Republicans
He is a superb senator. He is my senator.
Great. Tell him to stop helping the Republicans by voting with them
Huh. I will have to look into that like I said I just came across the channel so I don’t have that information. Thank you for the advice.
Jon Ossoff is my senator and he’s great. He worked with FEMA when hurricanes hit Georgia. He is a great guy.
I really felt like he was talking to me like a friend not below or above him. These things matter to me I really felt like he was one of us and humble. Super impressed with him!
He did?? When?
You would have to look up his name on YouTube it to find it
Lutnicks comments on social security should be on billboards and commercials everywhere.
I hope you win Jon Ossoff! We NEED you!
Good. But where the hell is Kamala??? She needs to be out there like Bernie, AOC. If she's afraid and been threatened, we need to know. Her silence is disheartening
She is taking care of herself and I am proud of her.
Respectfully, this will lose the election for us. I voted for Kamala and I admire Bernie and AOC (since she has become a grown-up). Kamala and the party badly misread the moment— while I am more than disgusted and sickened by everything about Trump and longed for some positivity, I think that her laughter badly alienated the millions of Americans who are struggling to put food on the table. I think she is now just as toxic as Hillary, who I also voted for. She should stay out of national politics, maybe run for Gov of my state, CA, where I will vote for her. We need some tough new blood and Ossof may be the person, or maybe someone we don’t even know about yet.
You won’t vote for Kamala because you don’t like her laugh???? Last time I heard anyone use that as a reason against voting for someone I was the adult advisor for our grade school Student Council!! And as an adult, ur not worried about donOLD’S multiple tariffs that are raising prices- that keep food off tables for children. and not get a school lunch, or buying a car to carpool kids to/fro school, so some pervert doesn’t abduct them!
Susan, I think you missed the point. I meant that Kamala’s laughter and general bearing were tone-deaf for the times. It looked to many people that she did not take them and their predicaments seriously or that she was an unserious person. That is not what a good politician does not do if they want to gain trust and votes. As for my relationship with laughter: I don’t like or trust anybody who does not have a major sense of humor. And to that point: look at what those humorless, self-righteous prigs did to Al Franken, costing us a great Senator over some silliness from many years ago when he did touch anybody. In the words of the great Howard Stern: “Everybody just calm down!”
Further to that point: I am as disgusted and horrified by what that sociopathic piece of shit does on a daily basis, aided and abetted by his psycho pal who does not care about anybody or anything other than self-glorification. I voted for Kamala because of her policies and basic decency. It didn’t work out I just want us to win.
Excuse me, WTFishappening, but your comment addressed at Susan is mostly senseless. I've read it several times and I still don't see what are you trying to say. I really don't know what is your problem with Kamala's laughter. Kamala was a great candidate who got robbed by tRumputinists&eVIlonmusk of her votes and thrown under the bus by Biden who like crazy chose to host tRumputin in his i.e. Biden's White House soon after the monstrous nov. 6th 2024 and was all about transferring the most powerful power on Earth to the criminal insurrectionist kgb-agent tRumputin when he knew he should NOT have done that!!
Like I said before ad nauseam, I LOVED President Biden - all until nov. 6th 2024 when he chose to force Kamala to concede too fast, to capsize his own self and became so quickly unrecognizable choosing to become tRumputin's tool - instead of fighting against him with his Presidential Powers the most. I don't see where is Kamala's fault in that, except for listening to the two crazy oldmen - Biden and tRumputin.
Vel Santic Thank you for ur reply, I wasn’t following WTFishappening post now I’m feel I’m sane!
Well, my wife calls me “lame” all the time too but that does not make her right. I referred to Al Franken because some really stupid Dems (my party) chased him (and his vote) out of the Senate because of an (admittedly lame) joke that they did not like. He never hurt anybody. I quoted Howard Stern, another guy whose sense of humor is not to everyone’s liking, for the wise and astute saying that everybody just needs to calm down. Otherwise, we would not have lost Franken. This is called irony.
My point all along has been about the OPTICS of Kamala’s campaign. There are a lot of frustrated people out there and I think they may have felt she was dismissive of their concerns. Kinda like when Hillary did not go to Wisconsin in 2016. So, they fell for our own Hitler and his abominations. An important part of politics is to give a good look to as many potential voters as possible while remaining true to your principles.
For perspective, I was a major supporter of Kamala, I donated money, and my wife and I worked on her campaign. I am one of those “coastal elites” and until recently, I lived in the same LA neighborhood as Kamala. She is my kind of person and her light touch and warmth worked for me. However, I think that her demeanor was not good messaging to many voters.
The only single reproach I have of Kamala Harris has been that she either missed to sufficiently enough, or the msm censored her i.e. refused to inform thereof when she did (assuming she did), include more white men esp. the white men under 60 y.o. in her speeches emphasizing that equality and equity are what really confident men of any race (white, black, mixed, Latino etc...) should be very comfortable with!! But, I guess, she counted that even more of white men under 60 y.o. were aware already thereof after a nearly decade of what evil tRumputin was and that additional, "egging-on" repetitions of what she thought was understood, could backfire.... I don't know, only she and Democratic Leadership know what was going on in their heads this last fall.
Little misread, lots of cheating, election bought, purchaser enjoying the power.
Agree. To soon. Love her but everything would just simply be rehashed.
I dunno. Seems like the joy was for moving forward, building on Biden’s programs. I don’t disagree that those working paycheck to paycheck were disaffected, but lookee what they have now.
I think much of this is about selfishness, ignorance, and worse. I think that the MAGA and MAGA-adjacent people will have to feel the effects personally or see the impact on their families and friends before they start to care.
Someone, somewhere made a reference to taking time to turn the Titanic around. Looks like the heading is changing, at least.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I thought she could be channeling her values into a "equity for all" type foundation. And speaking about those issues. Not to run again. That would be a disaster, I agree. Thanks again. Gave me a perspective to think about 😊
She doesn't owe anyone anything!🤫
My question and sentiments exactly, Sandra Cadena!! As a prosecutor who knows what evil tRumputin-his cult is/are, Kamala Harris is/should be one of the uniquely expertly people to voice her opinions!
How about Gay Valimont FL D1 coming on the show?
Yes
How are we letting a billionaire IMMIGRANT come into our country and letting him take control of EVERYTHING?!?! This is ridiculous!
I support Jon Ossoff and sincerely hope there is a complete trouncing of his opponent. It seems she has sway over one area in particular and it's time the rest of the state let her know she's not even a big fish in a tiny puddle.
The whole fraudster and mother in law argument is just ignorant to the highest degree
We need this kind of wise leadership!!!!
I love this man. He’s lived up to every expectation. I’m proud to have dedicated all that time writing postcards for Ossoff to voters.
Trump/Musk do not see that the people in America ARE its wealth, they are NOT pieces of machinery or electrical components.
tRump/musk/jdvance/mikejohnson are criminals, insurrectionists, sociopaths and psychopaths. sociopaths and psychopaths don't see that people in America ARE its wealth and NOT pieces of machinery or objects for abuse.
It's why Democrats should have NEVER allowed a transfer of power to tRump/musk/jdvance/mikejohnson because they are that evil. the situation was/is unprecedented and that required the unprecedented measures having to be used!!
I really like this Guy. I AM CANADIAN FROM QUÉBEC. Thruth is important ex: Trump said: we needed nothing from Canada !@ Just for aluminium , précise infos : USA production is only 14% of their quantity they needed Québec send 60% of aluminium in USA follow their needed and the rest come ftom others country like Australia ... Mean the tarrifs increase pricing in USA for a lot of products and can not be a short transition. The reason ALUMINIUM from Québec is because electricity represent 40% of the cost of aluminum production and Québec have the lower cost électricity in the world with clean production. And for replace this production and built electric plant in USA it will take minimum 10 years with aluminium plant with workers spéciality educated same with this the aluminium at the end will cost lot more and USA will need invested trillions $$$ Conclusion with rares earth exclusif in Canada and China like tungsten and others ressources USA needed Canada they dont buy by charity or for help and subsodize. These statements none stop by the president of USA are false but show at the world no logic and base only on his needed to show power with bully manner.
Yup. Well said. Reports by experts say, tariffs on aluminum will kill U.S. auto makers. Oh well. Let him run it into the ground and dig his own grave!
Well said, my fellow Canuck! 🇨🇦 🍁 ❤️
Pierre, we are all disgusted with the deluded and psychopathic idiots who cheated their way into office with voter suppression and $$$. We despise having to suffer because of these Seditionists & putin lovers. We will not stop fighting until they are gone, then we will demand to make things right with Canada, Mexico, the rest of our allies. We understand we’ll endure some hardships, but we support what actions Canada must make to prove to the world how deluded wannabe dictator trump is. Of course, we need our neighbors and allies. Musk and trump are used to ruling with their vile bullying & undeserved excessive wealth. We need a massive system change here after this! Most of us do value Canada!
Yesssss
You are AWESOME 💯💙🇺🇸💙💙💙💙
Great writing that describes exactly what is happening and why it’s so scary. Keep up the great fight! We’re with you 100%.
The relocation of Canadian automobile manufacturers to the United States in response to the tariffs that Donald Trump wants to impose would be extremely complex, costly, and unlikely for several reasons:
1. Prohibitive Relocation Costs
Moving an automobile plant involves massive investments. It’s not just about transporting equipment but also rebuilding facilities, re-establishing the supply chain, and hiring a new skilled workforce. The costs could reach several billion dollars per plant, with delays of 5 to 10 years to restore optimal production capacity.
2. Skilled Workforce and Expertise
Canada has a highly skilled automotive workforce, particularly in Ontario, with decades of experience. Moving this expertise to the United States would take years, and it would be difficult to train an American workforce to the same standards as the Canadian industry.
3. Energy Costs and Tax Incentives
Ontario benefits from abundant and affordable electricity due to hydroelectric power. In the United States, energy costs are generally higher, which would increase production costs. Additionally, Canadian provincial and federal governments offer tax incentives to support the automotive industry, which companies would lose if they relocated.
4. Logistical and Supply Chain Challenges
The automotive industry operates on an integrated supply chain model between Canada, the United States, and Mexico (CUSMA/USMCA agreement). Parts cross borders multiple times before vehicles are assembled. Moving production to the United States would disrupt this supply chain, increasing logistical costs and slowing down production.
5. Higher Costs for Consumers
Even if manufacturers attempted to relocate to avoid tariffs, production costs in the United States would be significantly higher, leading to a substantial increase in vehicle prices for American consumers. This could harm the competitiveness of both Canadian and American brands compared to foreign competitors.
6. More Viable Alternatives
Rather than relocating, Canadian manufacturers are more likely to negotiate exemptions or adjustments to the tariffs. They may also seek to increase the production of high-value vehicles to offset increased costs.
Conclusion
Canadian automobile manufacturers have neither the financial means nor the strategic incentive to move their operations to the United States, even if tariffs are imposed. They are more likely to pursue diplomatic or economic solutions to avoid a massive relocation.
Don’t worry Pierre. The Blue states in northern US have already proclaimed us as Southern Canada. 😄 If he can rename…so can we. But we’ll need to build a wall around Maralago.
In French Quebecois - Pourquoi le Canada envisagerait-il même de déplacer quoi que ce soit de Canadien vers les États-Unis qui sont envahis, détournés, usurpés par le terroriste putin de russie par le biais de son agent orange krasnov ?
Le Canada ne devrait soutenir que les Américains NON-tRumputinistes et ANTI-tRumputinistes et les partis des États-Unis qu'ils détiennent, mais ils i.e. les Américains NON-tRumputinistes et ANTI-tRumputinistes doivent s'affirmer sans relâche dans le maintien des partis Démocrates (comtés, villes, États...) des États-Unis et couper tout lien avec les partis « rouges » des États-Unis. Bien sûr, cela signifie que tout de tRumputin, de la Maison Blanche au Pentagone, doit être libéré de l'emprise de tRrumputin et de sa secte, car Washington DC est le territoire le plus Démocratique des États-Unis !
Why would Canada even consider moving Canadian anything to USA that is invaded, hijacked, usurped by terrorist putin of russia through his agent orange krasnov??
Canada should only support the NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans and parts of USA that they hold but they i.e. ANTItRumputinist Americans must be relentlessly assertive in holding the Democratic parts (counties, cities, states...) of USA and cut off any ties with the "red" parts of USA. Of course that means - the entire tRumputin's everything from White House to Pentagon - must be liberated from tRumputin's and his cult's grip because Washington DC is the most Democratic Territory of USA!!
Don't be a talking head, ossoff. Speak about the threat to free speech and what's happening at the colleges and universities.
25 Mar 2025 American Oversight suing Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe et al, says their messaging via Signal is a violation of the Federal Records Act.
AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. HEGSETH → https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69788832/american-oversight-v-hegseth Complaint → https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278806/gov.uscourts.dcd.278806.1.0_1.pdf
American Oversight nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog advances truth, accountability, & democracy by enforcing public’s right to government records. → https://americanoversight.org
Excellent info, thank you!! Such utter, reckless and traitorous disregard they had for the safety of those American Pilots and any other Service Members involved and/or stationed overseas. Outrageous considering Gabbard and Hegseth were both serving in the American Military. It is completely mind-boggling, and ILLEGAL. They need to be Court Martialed. 🇨🇦 🍁
Why isn’t Vance on the court order? Just wondering
It's a complaint (Document 1 that is linked a above), not a court order and why jd. Isn't a named defendant maybe is because he is not an agency head required by FRA, Federal Records Act, &/or by APA, Administrative Procedures Act, to secure the documents amenable to release in FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, release but I'm just guessing & not a lawyer nor part of this case .
Thank you!
Donald Trump is the loudest complainer I know.
It just shows you that the rich bitches are so out of touch with the everyday person. They don't know how we live ( survive) . Makes me sick!
He and Warnock need to go up against Trump and his cronies!
Thank you Senator Osoff for standing up for the constitution.
Let’s make sure John Ossof from Georgia and Ralph Warnock is from there too. I love The Meidas Touch Network. Adam Kinzinger knows Trump is going after them for being on the J6 Committee
My Senator and a proud supporter when he first ran for Congress and lost. His background is investigative journalism so not surprised by his accomplishments.
I’d like to see him here in Georgia get out of the safe Blue cities and hold town halls in rural Middle and South Georgia.
Be like Bernie. You’re the Senator for the entire state. Get on the bus and drive the US highways like US17, US27, US411 and not the Interstates 75, 85, 20, or 16 across the state!
Jon I am 💯 % in favor of your candidacy ~ MGT must go, Trump must go~ DOGE must go ~ especially Elon Musk should be sent back to South Africa
Elon should go to Guantanamo!!
“The loudest screamer is a fraudster”…..was he talking about Trump?
Thank you both. Senator, you are a mensch. "They are the elites that they pretend to hate." Yes they are. And they are sadists as well.
Love Jon Ossoff!!! Strong, articulate and spot on in addressing the issues that matter to everyday citizens!
Great conversation!! This. We need MORE of this. Share this far & wide. Thank you guys!!
What is he DOING? Rhetoric is OUR job. Our representatives’ job is to ACT on it. We don’t need someone to bitch about how bad the Trump regime is, we already know. We need someone to STOP IT.
Peoples rent is paid out of social security. My residents are left with $200 after they pay rent.
It boggles my mind that they (drump/muck) are not taken out of our money and our government.
I will post a video of J6 today
Michael Fanone nearly died from fighting the mob at the Capitol
Bennie Thompson has received death threats, so has Jamie Raskin, Liz Cheney, Jamie Raskin who is cancer free. This is why I only do Podcasts and Substacks, as I don’t trust Zuckerberg who donated to Trump too
facebook is evil. I've deleted my fiercely ANTItRumputinist account a day after the monster's inauguration 'cause zuck the cuck on jan. the 20ieth totally unbeknownst to me started hijacking my "Following" section to, get this!!!!, make-believe I "followed" the white house. When I found that out, I was so livid and deleted my everything from faKebook.
Jon is a good man, I am friends with Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney, I have her book Oath and Honor. Plus I have the book Peril with Bob Woodward and Robert Acosta “Peril”
Ukraine matters
We got here because the election was stolen. Donald Trump is in office with the help of Elon Musk and Putin.😡👺
yep!!
That’s my Senator right there!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We are at critical mass. We have to impeach him and the entire administration. There’s no more time to wait.
Call your reps and demand it. Even if they are MAGA. They need to feel the pressure.
Thank you
Signed on the monstrous day of his so-called "inauguration" and been sharing it and spreading it ever since https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/?emci=b7ec0ad0-49d7-ef11-88d0-0022482a9d92&emdi=81e076a2-51d7-ef11-88d0-0022482a9d92&ceid=5213211
That's called privilege. Most live month to month and barely make it.
NO TAXATION IF JANUARY 6 GET COMPENSATION!!!
I think the premium channels out there should show the movie “JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG “. It says so much about what is happening.
Yep, clearly saying that tRumputinists are the nazis!!
Tulsi Gabbard, Director, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), told U.S. House P.S.C.I. on 26 Mar 2025 in its open hearing that “…cartels gangs and other transnational criminal organizations in our part of the world are engaging in a wide array of illicit activity…” but she did not include #47-The Felon’s transnational criminal organization masquerading as a government in her long list of specific “… immediate and directl threats (to) the United States …” nor did she hold accountable herself &/or other hearing witnesses Patel & Ratcliffe, seated to her immediate left & right who are part of that “cartel”. Truly they are all 3 part of the “… increasingly complex threat environment that is threatening us here at home and our interests abroad …” → https://youtu.be/Qfjzf5als_I?t=1667
the terrorist putin's of russia "girl" tulsi gabbard is one of the main proofs that tRump invaded, hijacked, usurped USA to serve the terrorist putin of russia.
Yep, I know.
she on position of CIA is like osama bin laden on that position.
We need more like Osoff who's not afraid to call a spade a spade and defends Americans rights and laws.
Lutnick's mother in law lives WITH him for crying out loud! What an a$$.
We need more like Osoff in positions of leadership, it’s time for the “old guard” to step aside.
3.5 million votes were purged. Primarily in democratic areas. So Georgia did the dirty. We don’t know if he actually won.
Yep!! it's why I kept posting this https://unitedwestand.vote/recount, although I'm a paying member of TMN, not Jessica Denson's organizations. But, TMN must find a common language with the excellent Jessica Denson (who was the first woman who genuinely learned her lesson how foolish she was in 2016 believing in anything of tRump!!), instead of the stupid personal animosities between TMN and Jessica Denson and her organizations. I'm saying this because she and her organizations really sound genuinely proactive to me because they know that the time is a luxury we don't have and the sooner and wiser we act against tRumputin-eVIlonmusk-jdvance-mikejohnson reign of terror, the better chances of delegitimizing them and disempowering them and restoring Democracy in America!!
I don’t see any of these sub stacker’s talking about this. I have a feeling that they don’t believe that there was fraud. Purging voters is fraudulent. Because they were purged for no reason. They were randomly selected in areas that vote Democratic. Mostly people of color.
the sad fact these substackers haven’t been talking about the real steal that is nov. 5th 2024!! had me hurt more than anything. Yet we/I can’t wallow in that but find a way to balance supporting them while never forgetting that we who never accepted the nov. 5th 2024 results as valid nor false equivalences with Jan6th 2021 insurrectionists who never had any valid reason to rise, were correct that it’s better to prevent the evil than embolden the evil by capitulating in advance to the evil!! For Chrissakes, tRumputin&his have already perpetrated the crimes of felony, cheating, bribing for silence, rapes, he’s already a convicted felon of 34 counts of crimes in 2016 and before; indicted for almost up to 60 additional counts of even much worse crimes against America and the Modern West!! So, HOW AND WHY could Biden and his Administration be afraid of being likened to tRumputin&his insurrectionists - had Biden and his Administration only followed The Constitution and Presidential Powers that clearly say that transferring Presidential Powers to the criminal felon quisling tRumputin was NOT an option??
Jon Ossoff is telling it like it is under Trump and his administration. I'm glad he's running and not cowing down to Trump and his Maga Cultists. Go Jon and good luck with your mission.
I agree with you, Senator Ossoff, and I believe you are absolutely correct in this assessment! Thank you!
Wishing you the best and know you’re the best man for the job and to take back our Country! I can only pray that your voters come out for you, as being on SS every $ counts!
The recent U.S. attack on Houthis revealed to the public a security breach of unparalleled proportions. The breach identified a rogue, unprincipled element of senior U.S. leadership. This group knowingly and unlawfully violated OPSEC rules and U.S. Espionage Act laws. The group discussed—on a commercial communications chat app—an imminent top secret aerial attack on an enemy in the Arabian Gulf.
The commercial app Signal’s chat communications by the law-breaking group extended across the U.S. and internationally. The group included one operative that was in Moscow where open communications are collected and analyzed.
The meeting was set up and attendees invited on the commercial Signal app by the NSA, our National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. The NSA is the most senior of our intelligence officers. This is not “setting an example”.
NSA Michael Waltz assumed "full responsibility" for the leaked Signal group chat of senior Trump officials. "I take full responsibility. I built the group," Waltz said on "The Ingraham Angle" Tuesday. "It's embarrassing. We're going to get to the bottom of it."
Get to the bottom of it? What is that supposed to mean? You more than hit rock bottom, you went 6 feet under. Government-owned phones are being issued by the Executive Branch with the commercial Signal chat app already installed on them. Each phone carrier knows the app eases stored data. This app’s erasure of data has the phone carrier guilty of violating the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Pete Hegseth, a participant in the group chat, has not yet hit rock bottom, but is aiming to exceed Waltz’s debacle depth record. Hegseth flat out denies the obvious breach by trying to wordsmith like a 5 year old. He denies “war plans” were given out. That is not the point. Classified information was disclosed.
After an initial round of air strikes on March 15, the SECDEF wrote in the chat that “CENTCOM was/is on point,” referring to the military’s Central Command, which was in charge of the operation. It is CENTCOM that would have set the SECRECY classification level for that attack. That is a record that no one has changed. It takes an “Authorized Declassifier” to change the assigned security level. The SECDEF had that unilateral authority as the OCA, but failed in his responsibility. He is not real bright. Amateur hour. Watch for them to change the official records.
Authority: The authority to declassify information rests with the Original Classification Authority (OCA) or their successor, or officials delegated declassification authority by the Secretary.
Executive Order 13526: This order outlines the procedures for classifying and declassifying national security information, and it's the primary legal basis for declassification.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/cabal-signals-classified-conflict?r=3m1bs
Exactly all!!
Just one geographic correct. needed, I think - 'cause houthis are of Yemen, then, in the Gulf of Aden and/or Red Sea, not Arabian Gulf. Unless houthis were located really in the Arabian Gulf.
Everything else you said, absolutely so!!
I can fix that. Thank you for telling me. You are the only one that has alerted me. I should know better but all of my near-term experience is in the Arabian Gulf. So that
geolocation is omnipresent in my mind. I thought nothing of writing the wrong gulf. I might as well have said the Gulf of America. Lol. I have bid for the Djibouti O&M contract too. That makes this mistake sting a little. I must do better double checking. Please alert me to anything you find. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it.
Oh, my pleasure. I’m into geography, nothing can pass me by in geography. :)
I’m very happy to have him as one of my Senators.
this was one exemple. If you are interesting I have other precises infos where the poeples do not know. Ex: when Trump said Canada tax dairy product at 200% it is false : firts Canada buy more dairy US product than US buy Can products . Can system work with tarrifs base on demand and the offer ex if we use 20 millions gallon of milk and a country domp pricing with 30 millions of gallons the 10 millions over the demand will be tax at 200% and it is never happen .US always respect and sold dairy without to be tax in Canada
Go Jon go!
Excellent interview Ben.
I was so impressed with Jon in the SIC.
He’s the real deal.
Why did he vote for the Laken Riley Act??
Democracy first. Republic is just a consequence.
If some greek people figured it out long ago I'm pretty sure everybody can today.
It is not rocket science (no offence to rocket scientists obviously 😉)
Time for old white men to get out of the way
Trump’s enemies are not OUR enemies!
Trump belongs in jail and screw Elon Musk he looks like a Jack Rabbit with buck teeth
That’s my wonderful senator 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Well obviously his mother-in-law is not using that character survive like most of the rest of us that are on social security I happen to be on disability and let me tell you if my check does not show up I cannot pay the rent and after I pay the rent I have approximately $35 West to my name so believe me if that check is not come in I get on the phone and I'm definitely not a fraud on my him
Or get evicted because you can’t pay your rent😡😡😡😡
Great interview tonight, Ben and with Rep Ossof!
DJT would understand this: Get ride of these bums including CHUMP!
Afterall, he's obviously NOT running OUR Whitehouse either! Delegating your to do bs isn't working and your so called popularity is in the toilet too!
Luckily, BY State demanded ALL your passports too... 🙂🙂
Trying to explain away the massive cluster f@#k was a joke to watch.. Especially using old outdated computer terminology was pitiful too. BTW:
Even your sons could have warned you No one utilizes dial up services since the u0,early 80s anyway
you Scheissköpf!
So not only you and your impotent appointees are guilty of "Treason, failing to follow a Federal Judge's edicts.... ⏰️ Oh no... that's your alarm going off to reappear in front of HIS Honor in NY State for your arraignment! The rest of your incompetent staff lied to Congress so they'll probably traveling with you too!!
Lastly. Time to replace at least two SCOTUS Judges as well since their corruption is blatantly obvious, and change their term limits to no more than twenty years in office with continuing proof they've attended further legal seminars for their continuing CLE credits!
rid, not "ride". Otherwise, excellent post!!
Thank you.
I've been having trouble with the AI and spell ck on my phone either changing the words I'm trying to type, or it's been changing my verbiage all together. 😡
I apologize as I've lost both fine/gross motor neurological problems in my dominant arm-hand-fingers after failed neurosurgery..
Oh, no need to apologize, I totally understand. It’s why I prefer my laptop, I don’t find the “smartphones” too convenient, too many annoying AI-spellcheckers-other stupid apps who do the disfavors instead of favors.
Again, no need to apologize. I hope you recover!! :):)
Tha k you for your reply...
Unfortunately there's really no cure for my neurological problems..
Sigh, but there is always a management for improvement, if not cure!! Never give up, friend!!
Jon Ossoff is a dark horse. Smart, great speaker, charismatic, and gets it. A pragmatic progressive who is laser-focused on corruption and veterans. Just keeps his head down and does the damn job. Donate to his campaign if you can. He’s one of the good one.
Senator Jon Ossoff is a great orator with charisma; exactly what we need in a candidate IMO.
I’ve just become more aware of Jon this past month. I really like him!
Wow. Jon Ossoff was great to hear out. Such eye opening reasons to support our politicians that are opposing the Trump regime ! 🫡
The rich 🤑 radical ruthless raunchy lawless Republicans need to follow the yellow brick road to TRY to find a candidate with a brain, heart, and courage! No luck 🍀 so far! 😵💫
The rich 🤑 radical ruthless raunchy lawless Republicans need to follow the trail of tears for many reasons as Native Americans did for NO valid reasons!!
I donated
I would like to see him in the WH 2028!!
I would like to see him in the WH NOW!!
If Democrats don't do something and that must not leak to the public, I know, we won't be able to make it to 2028!! tRumputin&his regime are ILLEGAL, ILLEGITIMATE, QUISLING, TERRORISTIC, tRumputin&his regime need to be gone NOW!
Found this on youtube just now. Meidas mention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhA3bpjah5k
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🗽
Go Jon, don't hold back we need you.
From Chicago, Mike here. I just donated $5 to Jon.
"response to the fascist creep of Trump 2.0"
Slight edit: replace "of" with ", "
Howard Lutnick's life was spared on 9/11 when over 600 of his coworkers and his brother died in the WTC. Instead of living a life showing gratitude for a second chance, he decides to spread propaganda and misinformation about vulnerable senior citizens who depend on the social security checks they depend on to survive, all while him and his mother in law roll around in their billions. I can promise you there will be a special place in hell for these people.
Thank you for 14 minutes of hope!
Can Trump take away voting rights?
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If they shut down social security. I want my money back, now.
I was at the Saturday rally and I'm kicking myself. When someone is just kicking off a campaign all of their messaging people are behind the curtain taking notes on crowd reactions and individual shout-outs and I fell down on the job in real time. On the way home I thought of what those guys needed to hear and should be shouted out at every opportunity:
"American Democracy is BLEEDING OUT BEFORE OUR EYES !!!!"
I've been and continue to be an active OSSOFF supporter since his initial run for Congress because he was willing to put himself in harms way filming a documentary about women who were captured by ISIS and held in brothels for ISIS soldiers. When resistance fighters broke them out these women (many of them young girls) formed the Yazidi Battalion that fought ferociously, scaring the hell out of the jihadists (they feared death at a woman's hands would block them from the afterlife).
Look up the documentary: "Girls, Guns & Isis"
Nazis have long been concerned about being silenced and not being able to express their conservative opinions So the diatribes go….being bullied, “thought police” But it’s not that they have been silenced it’s just that their opinions are often so outrageous that they are laughable eg Fox and Friends
So there is a Nazi attack on free speech If the Nazis don’t like what you say then it’s not free speech Complete HYPOCRISY
It’s not about free speech it’s about their protected speech….the Nazi free speech of propaganda
Networks should lose their FCC licenses Judges with differing opinions should be impeached Banning news organizations who don’t go along with the Nazi talking points Going after law firms that don’t favor the regime’s propaganda line Students with green cards who protest with differing opinions should be thrown out of the country because “they are agitators who don’t love our country” Universities should lose federal grant money if they dare speak out against the Nazi regime Take over the Kennedy Center for Continuing Arts to even control the art’s free speech and have only shows that are deemed “appropriate”
But billionaire/oligarchic Nazis protect social media such as X, Meta, and Tik Tok because it’s algorithmic, simply a machine that directs your attention It’s planned Nazi propaganda And it’s not free speech Billionaires are literally rewiring our thinking to solidify their power grab
This is what it looks like living in a dictatorship in the 21st century Fox channel is the only channel available and X will be the social media platform WAKE UP AMERICA
From Jon Stewart March 24 2025 Daily Show https://bit.ly/41IXEvA
Marvellous interview with Sen Jon Ossoff.
I am worried about you, Ben. While I certainly appreciate your tireless efforts in keeping us informed, I'm worried about your health. You look so tired the last two days. Please get some rest.
And please remove the "coming attraction" type videos. They prevent me from keeping my two TVs from streaming Meidas 24/7 (trying to maintain the ratings).
Krome detention ctr. 3 have perished at hands of ICE
Qt: I am a paid subscriber. I wish to remain a subscriber, but want to stop the ‘payment’ piece. Please advise! Thanks!!
It’s his “we won’t bow to kings” that got me . He’s a credit to the state.
welcome!!!
They are insane! What about people who live check to check?
I voted for Kamala
I voted for hope and Joy
What I got has been stress, and anxiety, and nausea caused by the stress and anxiety.
Will I or will I not get my ss payment next month. Is the ssa office nearest me still open?
Do I have to go in there to make sure it continues to be deposited? What will I do if it is gone?
all because President Biden and his administration as of nov. 6th 2024 on shockingly capitulated to tRumputin when he/they should've fought the most.
Deeper, yes. Into a population sick with a societal disease, a pestilence of the Baby Boomers waged Culture War. All wars cause sickness, mental and biological. We caught one called #BabyDoomerism
The relocation of Canadian automobile manufacturers to the United States in response to the tariffs that Donald Trump wants to impose would be extremely complex, costly, and unlikely for several reasons:
1. Prohibitive Relocation Costs
Moving an automobile plant involves massive investments. It’s not just about transporting equipment but also rebuilding facilities, re-establishing the supply chain, and hiring a new skilled workforce. The costs could reach several billion dollars per plant, with delays of 5 to 10 years to restore optimal production capacity.
2. Skilled Workforce and Expertise
Canada has a highly skilled automotive workforce, particularly in Ontario, with decades of experience. Moving this expertise to the United States would take years, and it would be difficult to train an American workforce to the same standards as the Canadian industry.
3. Energy Costs and Tax Incentives
Ontario benefits from abundant and affordable electricity due to hydroelectric power. In the United States, energy costs are generally higher, which would increase production costs. Additionally, Canadian provincial and federal governments offer tax incentives to support the automotive industry, which companies would lose if they relocated.
4. Logistical and Supply Chain Challenges
The automotive industry operates on an integrated supply chain model between Canada, the United States, and Mexico (CUSMA/USMCA agreement). Parts cross borders multiple times before vehicles are assembled. Moving production to the United States would disrupt this supply chain, increasing logistical costs and slowing down production.
5. Higher Costs for Consumers
Even if manufacturers attempted to relocate to avoid tariffs, production costs in the United States would be significantly higher, leading to a substantial increase in vehicle prices for American consumers. This could harm the competitiveness of both Canadian and American brands compared to foreign competitors.
6. More Viable Alternatives
Rather than relocating, Canadian manufacturers are more likely to negotiate exemptions or adjustments to the tariffs. They may also seek to increase the production of high-value vehicles to offset increased costs.
Conclusion
Canadian automobile manufacturers have neither the financial means nor the strategic incentive to move their operations to the United States, even if tariffs are imposed. They are more likely to pursue diplomatic or economic solutions to avoid a massive relocation.
The relocation of Canadian automobile manufacturers to the United States in response to the tariffs that Donald Trump wants to impose would be extremely complex, costly, and unlikely for several reasons:
1. Prohibitive Relocation Costs
Moving an automobile plant involves massive investments. It’s not just about transporting equipment but also rebuilding facilities, re-establishing the supply chain, and hiring a new skilled workforce. The costs could reach several billion dollars per plant, with delays of 5 to 10 years to restore optimal production capacity.
2. Skilled Workforce and Expertise
Canada has a highly skilled automotive workforce, particularly in Ontario, with decades of experience. Moving this expertise to the United States would take years, and it would be difficult to train an American workforce to the same standards as the Canadian industry.
3. Energy Costs and Tax Incentives
Ontario benefits from abundant and affordable electricity due to hydroelectric power. In the United States, energy costs are generally higher, which would increase production costs. Additionally, Canadian provincial and federal governments offer tax incentives to support the automotive industry, which companies would lose if they relocated.
4. Logistical and Supply Chain Challenges
The automotive industry operates on an integrated supply chain model between Canada, the United States, and Mexico (CUSMA/USMCA agreement). Parts cross borders multiple times before vehicles are assembled. Moving production to the United States would disrupt this supply chain, increasing logistical costs and slowing down production.
5. Higher Costs for Consumers
Even if manufacturers attempted to relocate to avoid tariffs, production costs in the United States would be significantly higher, leading to a substantial increase in vehicle prices for American consumers. This could harm the competitiveness of both Canadian and American brands compared to foreign competitors.
6. More Viable Alternatives
Rather than relocating, Canadian manufacturers are more likely to negotiate exemptions or adjustments to the tariffs. They may also seek to increase the production of high-value vehicles to offset increased costs.
Conclusion
Canadian automobile manufacturers have neither the financial means nor the strategic incentive to move their operations to the United States, even if tariffs are imposed. They are more likely to pursue diplomatic or economic solutions to avoid a massive relocation.
Clownish, yes. Molotov Clown Car
The recent U.S. attack on Houthis revealed to the public a security breach of unparalleled proportions. The breach identified a rogue, unprincipled element of senior U.S. leadership. This group knowingly and unlawfully violated OPSEC rules and U.S. Espionage Act laws. The group discussed—on a commercial communications chat app—an imminent top secret aerial attack on an enemy in the Gulf of Aden.
The commercial app Signal’s chat communications by the law-breaking group extended across the U.S. and internationally. The group included one operative that was in Moscow where open communications are collected and analyzed.
The meeting was set up and attendees invited on the commercial Signal app by the NSA, our National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. The NSA is the most senior of our intelligence officers. This is not “setting an example”.
NSA Michael Waltz assumed "full responsibility" for the leaked Signal group chat of senior Trump officials. "I take full responsibility. I built the group," Waltz said on "The Ingraham Angle" Tuesday. "It's embarrassing. We're going to get to the bottom of it."
Get to the bottom of it? What is that supposed to mean? You more than hit rock bottom, you went 6 feet under. Government-owned phones are being issued by the Executive Branch with the commercial Signal chat app already installed on them. Each phone carrier knows the app eases stored data. This app’s erasure of data has the phone carrier guilty of violating the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Pete Hegseth, a participant in the group chat, has not yet hit rock bottom, but is aiming to exceed Waltz’s debacle depth record. Hegseth flat out denies the obvious breach by trying to wordsmith like a 5 year old. He denies “war plans” were given out. That is not the point. Classified information was disclosed.
After an initial round of air strikes on March 15, the SECDEF wrote in the chat that “CENTCOM was/is on point,” referring to the military’s Central Command, which was in charge of the operation. It is CENTCOM that would have set the SECRECY classification level for that attack. That is a record that no one has changed. It takes an “Authorized Declassifier” to change the assigned security level. The SECDEF had that unilateral authority as the OCA, but failed in his responsibility. He is not real bright. Amateur hour. Watch for them to change the official records.
Authority: The authority to declassify information rests with the Original Classification Authority (OCA) or their successor, or officials delegated declassification authority by the Secretary.
Executive Order 13526: This order outlines the procedures for classifying and declassifying national security information, and it's the primary legal basis for declassification.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/cabal-signals-classified-conflict?r=3m1bs
Yeah! Ben, go on the road! A great idea!
it is about corruption but also the fact that the average person feels unheard.
🎵 Hostile government takeover 🎵 🎶 I don't know if you meant for me to start singing the song but I did.
Great interview!!!
It's Mitch who gave us Trump for real...
Hi! We need to have a plan to reconstruct our government in a smart, sustainable way. Is anyone working on that? That is what the American people need in order to come together and fight fascism! Right now we are calling them out and that's important, but we definitely need a plan so the disgruntled Magats will realize there is a better way. Thank you for educating me every day!!!
Excellent. Watching again.
Who am I? Wiskey Leaks 😆
Excellent. This was the first time that I have heard the Senator speak at length
America, you need more Jon Ossoff's to combat this dangerous tyrannical regime. They seem intent on destroying the Constitution and Democracy!
Their goal is a MONARCHY!!! Trump fancies himself as a king and the media enables his fantasies. This is a serious failure of all media across the board!!!
This is one of my senators! I love both him and Warnock! So thankful Georgia has them as senators.
We all need to fight this Project 2025 that Trump is implementing. Can “We the People” call for impeachment of congress people? We need to get rid of this administration and charge them with criminal acts against the US, if possible.
I so appreciate the people that can and actually do stand up to this regime. This is the truth that cuts through the darkness.
John, we adore you in Lake Orion MI!
That’s 🐂 💩 what that guy said. My partner receives SS and he needs it. He already has to work a part time job just 2 be able to make bill payments. Without SS he would lose his house that he’s still paying on!!
Bottom line is that Ossoff never answered the question “what's going on in Georgia?. Like all politicians it took him a couple hundred words to say that people are this or that the country is that. BS. Would someone please stand up and be honest rather than generic?. I hope it's not just wishful thinking.
Jon Osoff is one of the leaders who need to be elected and is our future! We cannot continue to be the Status Quo government we have been for decades. We must meet this modern moment, and that means we need fundamental change in government that puts We the People first, not Corporations and the Elite.
#electjon.com
#electjohn.com
Mitch McConnell is to blame for all this. Why? He did not allow the senate to convict Trump when he could. I bet he’s sorry.
Jon Osoff explains things so clearly. They are the elite they have claimed to be against. Take that line and run with it MTN. I’m proud to be part of this movement.
Please, folks, read the excellent Timothy Snyder https://snyder.substack.com/p/signalgate-violating-national-security , this scandal is worse than we think!! And vast majority of the comments are very good to read!
Brilliant news
I turned Trump and Musk in this past week
Musk is a jerk and Trump’s ugly face with orange hair isn’t who we are. TJ and I will go to Walmart on our own. We live in a good neighborhood and who ever voted for your rights to be taken away from a foreigner. Musk call Social Security a Ponzi scheme
John is a good man and wants to protect Georgia
They say this on purpose
What has happened to the Bulletins? I haven’t gotten one for a couple days…I depend on them!
OSSOFF IS A NOBODY!!! LIKE YOU
Bring it on 😎
He says all the right things but his voting record speaks louder. He voted YES on some of Trump's worst cabinet picks and voted YES on Laken Riley with the Republicans. I'm a firm NO on Ossoff. Don't come here talking strong and then voting with Republicans.
if that is really so, then, that is disturbing.
It's extremely easy to look up any senator or representatives voting records online through the government site. It disturbed me greatly when he voted YES to some of Trump's cabinet confirmations enough to contact his office and complain. His vote of YES on Laken Riley really set me off on him permanently
Indeed, it’s how I’ve been feeling about John Fetterman, Brian Schatz, Chuck Schumer, etc..etc…
I like the most Rep. Al Green (D-TX).
all those 10 dinos who joined tRumputinists to censor Al Green, disgusted me.
Yet, in a two-party system that USA has, they say, that’s how it goes. Sad….
Agreed. I've spent a great deal of time speaking with Fettermans office as well, asking him to please stand up and start supporting his constituents and party.
And while Yes, things should work a certain way in a two party system, Republicans stopped playing by the rules years ago and it doesn't help the Democratic party, nor the American people to pretend the system is working and playing along. They need to stand strong, and stand together right now. It's the only way to reign this in.
Precisely so, my friend!!
I’ve been a Democratic Activist for most of my life exactly in western Pennsylvania. But from Democratic politicians and lots of base I’ve too often encountered a lethargy, complacency, apathy….. very frustrating.
Thank you!!!
Too bad he can't get the other invertebrates he works with to go to bat for us. Fuck 'em all.
Just checking new account
Do it !
My sentiments exactly!! The situation IS THAT ALARMING!