You realize there’s a lot of us Baby Boomers out here yearning to keep up with the truth and most of us on SS can’t afford to pay subscriptions and worry if our income will be taken away any given minute. I’ll be more than happy to get a paid subscription when I know I’ll be able to buy food next week. I come here to hear the truth in a space I’m not afraid to be
You realize there’s a lot of us Baby Boomers out here yearning to keep up with the truth and most of us on SS can’t afford to pay subscriptions and worry if our income will be taken away any given minute. I’ll be more than happy to get a paid subscription when I know I’ll be able to buy food next week. I come here to hear the truth in a space I’m not afraid to be
We put nearly all of our content up with no paywall whatsoever, so please feel no pressure to pay for a subscription. Just continue to spread the word!
I know you do and I was referring to others not you. If it was accidentally on yours I apologize. But, it’s out here in many others. I love you guys always truthful
I am doing exactly that here just north of Toronto Canada. It is great hearing many say they already listen to, watch, are subscribed to MTN. Thank you all involved for your input and effort.
Richard, one of the sad outcomes of Trump's attacks against Canada is fewer Canadians coming to FL for vacation. I know I'm really gonna miss one of the nicer and more positive aspects of living here.
As you said, "MeidasTouch Editor-in-Chief Ron Filipkowski keeps cranking out the best summaries of the day’s events I have ever read." I read it every day, and he has a great process for assembling his posts - and his summaries ARE the best, but:
Who are u referring too? elon’s been very clear that he looks @ SOC SEC. as a “ Ponzi scheme” & he wants it to stop- guess when ur daddy owns an emerald mine u have plenty access to FREE MONEY, so elon doesn’t have to worry about getting older, retiring & monthly collecting the money you paid thru deductions from your paycheck since u started working @ 16 yrs old! I receive Soc Sec because I PAID INTO IT for 60 yrs!!
I am in the same place you are. I would love to subscribe to a dozen writers but my SS income doesn't stretch that far, especially with the cost of electric power, groceries and insurance climbing while our fixed incomes stay fixed.
It’s time people understand that we’re trying not to freak the f out and trust me I’m super active on IG, FB and threads fighting like crazy to deaf and blind people of the same age
It’s amazing how unwilling so many Americans are to accept the reality that republicans actually only represent the 1%, not the majority of Americans. The republicans have been taken over by radical fascist billionaires and their christofascist buddies. Talking to family/friends who vote “R” is like spitting in the wind, unfortunately. The mess blows back in their faces but it’s someone else’s fault.
I'm a Brit & can't vote here in the US, but what I see is that people belong to the Republican party largely because they think they belong to the upper crust of society OR wish to be seen that way ! In UK the class structure is blatant & ancient, and here in the US it is not regarded as a 'class' thing, but the effect is the same - the bottom level humans who vote Repub are doing it not because they believe they are better off financially but because they want to 'belong' or be identified with those they see as 'upper class' or 'better' than the riffraff ! Thinking of Democrats as "almost-Commies" makes their decision to vote RW the obvious choice. Funny how now that the Russian system has gone over to the oligarchs, that system is no longer 'Commie' but attractive to RW'ers here in the US with putin as the ultimate oligarch !
You are absolutely correct! And of course the irony gets richer because they kept calling the Democrats "the elites"--meaning the educated, rich people, when in fact they're the ones who always advocate for the poor and uneducated to GET them educated and improve their financial status. Oh, dear, the sheer stupidity of it all...
You said: "the bottom level humans who vote Repub are doing it not because they believe they are better off financially but because they want to 'belong' or be identified with those they see as 'upper class' or 'better' than the riffraff ! " I believe there is more to it than that. They, MAGA, the radical fascist billionaires and their christofascist buddies (as Kathy said) all hate. They hate anyone who is not straight, white, and male. If you read Project 2025, it is quite evident what they want, and it is terrifying.
they see anyone who is not white as just one step above apes and women as just a convenience to stick their **** into something warm. If they could remove women's mouths and brains, they would do it.
If you are white skinned, then you consider yourself in the upper class. It doesn’t matter that you live in a house trailer and make minimum wage; your white skin makes you entitled no matter how dumb or stupid you are.
Nicely put. Truth is Politics is not for the everyday Jane or Joe except in extraordinary and extremely rare ( working class poor) cases. I keep in mind there are not now nor have there been nor will there be any paupers on Capitol Hill.
These people don't "run" to represent Americans as a rule. Of course, we have witnessed a precious few who are genuine and who work for freedom and Democracy despite being well off to begin with. Rare indeed.
From my observations through the decades, I've been unimpressed with many of the talking heads. The job is to get to the "carnival" and grab the brass ring. By the time they've parlayed their local yokel operations from their home states to the Hill their spouses no longer have to hide their quickie jaunts to shopping at Tiffany's or Rodeo Drive.
And I'm still waiting for Maxine Waters to clean up her district and Hal Rogers to lift the poorest region in Kentucky out of poverty. Old Hal's been at it since 1981. And "Aunt" Marlene? She's been in the game since the 70's. These two are representative of all the swells in D.C.
They're "fighting" for this and that and living quite comfortably all the way to the bank. Few of these changelings impress me. The (Politicians, Preachers and Pimps) PPP club never manages to lift folks who need lifting, but by God, they make a good go of "trying," don't they?
Nobody can "try" to sit in a chair. A butt is either in the air or it's in the chair.
I’m on Bluesky I prefer to be here seeing our democracy being burnt down. I think people now days don’t understand that this generation was during the Vietnam time and every other bad time. We really are the resistance if given a chance
Most of those at the Veteran's march here in Maine last week were grey haired seniors. Like me. Of course it would help to have these things on a weekend to bring out the youth...if they would show up.
I recall, as a child hearing body counts from Walter every night.
It sucks how us boomers are so often ridiculed and ignored.
Right! My friend had one of those canes that folds out into a seat...no rule that you must stand with your sign...in fact it attracted a photographer! LOL
I think we need to have these things on weekends when the youth who still have jobs can attend...and advert on tiktoc if any of us can figure it out.
I too am. A retired lady living on ss and watching my meager savings ( 401k,) shrink daily. I appreciate Medias touch.. I can always count on them to deliver the truth for free.
Yes even if ones a retired fed.employee! If he privatised it? Pension? Health benefits? TSP 401k?? Its not good!! I hope.they listen to the.California and Maryland Judges orders! Elon? OEM lead? To email the fired and.tell them there now rehired?? :-). What a chotic.mess.Donald .clean up you pungent scanky.piece.of loose.shit!!
Do you realize that the increase in our Social Security payments is not to improve our situation? It is provided to line the pockets of our landlords and utility companies. They skim those tiny increases right off the top. We continually fall behind year by year.
Substack is free for most of the writers. You can sign up for paid as well but they are purposely providing fee content. Also check out Heather Cox Richardson and Mary Trump media - most all of these writers are also on YouTube.
I really appreciate the subs that let everyone comment (paid or not). Meidas, Mary Trump, et al. Oh yeah, occasionally you get some rando troll, but you can either have some fun and troll back or just block them.
Many readers are on fixed incomes and can only afford to pay for a finite number of subscriptions, if that. More eyes means more of the truth is getting out to the resistance.
I’ve been following Heather Cox Richardson for years. I have saved every letter to Americans on my computer for years. Her knowledge of history is invaluable at this time in history . She does an amazing job of showing how are darkest history is happening again.
She was my first substack free sub 2 years ago before I knew what substack was. I adore her! I pay now to support her but she comes with the receipts. She is how I found so many incredible resources from ( especially great people on Twitter before it became a Nazi crypto bot farm). She is my professor that I don't have to write a paper for.
Here’s a thought: what if all of us feeling this pinch started writing? Let’s share our perspectives, our life experiences, fears, hopes, and why we’re so passionate about what’s happening, especially with the Trump administration back in power. Substack lets us publish for free, so why not use it to spark conversations and get organized? I love MeidasTouch and other voices here. I can’t afford subscriptions either, but the free access keeps me informed and that’s enough to begin.
We need to raise our voices and build a community. Unity, not division, is our strength. Trump’s base is unrelenting and driven by hate, extremism, and dangerous Christian fundamentalism. They won’t stop in the name of hate; we can’t stop in the name of equality, freedom, democracy, love, and respect for each other and our neighbors. I’m scared too. I’ve been censored on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Reddit, trolled relentlessly. Not for anything radical, just for criticizing Trump and Elon.
I’m done with street protests and in-person resistance. I’m fighting with words now. Substack is where I can speak freely on current events, and I want us to do it together. My account is free, and I’m inviting you to join me. Use your free account write your truth, share it, discuss it, and let’s fight back with our stories. Follow each other, lift each other up. We have to stick together. Who’s with me? Let’s turn our fears into action, our voices into a movement right here, right now. Let’s use everything we’ve got so there’s something left for the future.
Appreciate all that you are doing! And...as I understand it, we all do whatever we can, whatever we are called to do in whatever form and it all adds up to a massive movement. I believe street protests are powerful because they show visibly, to those in power, the resistance against them and they are also tremendous opportunities for us to feel united, connected and uplifted in this very difficult time. :)
Thank you for stating this. I personally stopped the street protests during Trump's last administration when we were getting flash banged, pepper sprayed, and people were being taken off the street in unmarked cars. I was scared. I give all of my power and support to the ones who are willing to tough it out and if I have to go back out there I will, but for now I will use my words.
I am also a baby boomer and on SS and although I am a paid subscriber, any video here "ad-free" as a subscriber, you get on youtube for free with ads. Every single substack I subscribe to paid or unpaid asks to "become a paid subscriber" in their emails. It's a business. But every video here as far as I know is on the Meidas Touch youtube channel (so much content from so many contributors you couldn't possibly watch it all) including Legal AF (plus they have a separate Legal AF MTN you tube channel) and Ron's Uncovered with Anthony Davis on Wed (which is why he doesn't publish the newsletter on Wed). Anyone can come here as an unpaid subscriber and read post and comment. That's why there is brainfog spam and Pete/petey/peter the pizza troll.
The only difference I note is on Ron's newsletter during the week only non-paid get the first half, and I get the rest, but on Sunday every member here paid or unpaid gets the entire thing. The man is online 14 hours a day getting every piece of news he can for us and he deserves every single dime for the scum of the earth he has to wade through so we don't have to. I am very empathetic to all of those who can't pay. MTN is the most expensive substack and I didn't pay at the beginning but now I do so I see the few differences.
Bottom line, the paid subscribers help to pay for their 30 member or more staff they have grown so much and have to make their money from YT ads online or paid subs here. Ben and his brothers, Popok,, Ron quit their jobs to do this fulltime. And there are certain perks for paying. That's life. and it's not unfair. MTN is one of THE most generous with their free content. You can read and comment. That is a perk for everyone.
I honestly don't know what precipitated this convo because I can't go through all the comments, but I signed in to see the comments and yours was first so that's why I'm responding to you but I hear this comment from others too.
No one is taking our food or home or SS to be here. Most of us are here because it's a great community of like minded people internationally and a safe space to speak. I mean this from my heart Gale. You don't owe anyone an explanation if you are not paid. You get the same respect from me, and your opinion is worth just as much as anyone else's. Have a good Sunday. . 🙏
Same here. In fact, I launched a tirade recently on Qasim Rashid's substack asking why so many writers on this platform also have full time jobs as lawyers, journalists etc., yet they plead poverty and put their Substacks behind paywalls. Substack itself charges no fees, they can publish here for free, but most Substack writers charge readers $5 to $40 a month. Many writers have literally thousands of paid subscribers, so that's a lot of money to pay for what are mostly op-eds.
Substack writers have to constantly remind people that they are subscriber supported because nothing else keeps the lights on like in corporate backed media. I know some BRILLIANT authors hate doing it, promoting themselves or begging, lol, but it has to be done in independent media. People's ability to pay varies a lot. I am on a real tight budget & there a lot of good publications coming out now. It's kind of a cool, democratic thing that people can pay what they are willing & able & most, if not all of the content is available for everyone. We're in this together, we all have strengths & ways to be a part. Meidas Mighty!
Many writers offer a Free subscription--it usually means you only get to read their content. Some, however, allow you to comment as well. And there are other writers on Substack like myself who don't charge others at all. I'm retired, I could use the $$, but I don't see why anyone would want to pay good money to read my content, LOL!
In order to comment on some posts you must have a paid subscription. And there are a few writers who do tease you and only allow you to read the first few paragraphs and ask you to pay. In those cases, I read as much as I can. As Chris mentions, you can subscribe for free and that in general will open up one or two full articles a week and more commonly, you will be notified and able to listen to videos. Personally, I quit live tv. which now costs $50 a month. You can LISTEN to tv for free with commercials if you have a ROKU on TUNEIN it's an app. Old School Radio on your TV set Best regards
There are people who don't have paywalls like Heather Cox Richardson who I pay just to support her work (and it can be very lucrative) but I pay to support a lot of my faves. The Contrarion uses a lot of their money to fund Norm Eisen's fantastic pro bono legal work. Glenn Kirschner who I love says everybody gets all of his content for free but I decided to pay to support him anyway. If I am able to, I am happy to.
I have a couple who I have decided not to renew because I don't feel I'm get much content and it's not worth my money. I may have gotten the first year at a discount and will let it run out. Then there are those who want to keep the spam and trolls out of their comments
I have followers and subscribers and have no idea why. I'm a nobody who comes to read and comment. I don't even know how this place works! Like "notes". I'm not trying to get my message out. I'm commenting so I don't jump out my window! 🙏
You are right...it is all a con game... It sucks and the fact of the matter is that there exists 150 at least very very venerable world renowned news sources that are free to read and free to post... To see how much they are full of shit ...imagine you are watching your favorite Gunsmoke rerun... the one where James Arness kisses his horse on mouth... you are in the middle of great scene, and the screen goes blank and says" Hope you are enjoying this great broadcast...to continue viewing your favorite shows,,, please buy a jar of Greaseball Hard On Creme and Hand Wash Guaranteed to make you want to fuck a rodeo bull clown in 5 minutes" The problem is that we are drowing in shit content and whores are stepping over each other to try to broadcast everything, and they want you to pay for it... Pay for it?? Fuck you, I am paying for the computer, the house.apt, the electricity the chair I am on,,,the internet connection, and the sugar donut... These sites need to step into the 21st Century and sell ads... This bullshit about"paywalls" is crap.. Get a fucking ad blocker... I mean radio has ads, ssubway walls have ads. ads have ads. TV...even Howdy Doody had ads. I will say it for the 12,678th time,,, do not pretend to be the beacon of freedom in the world and then charge that lady in the wheelchair to read what she saw on TV last night... Shit can the hypocrisy..
And just how do you propose they feed their families and pay their bills if not for paid subscriptions??? I guess you spend your entire day at your job and expect to do it for free because you don’t have bills to pay or family to feed. Get a grip troll Pete!
What the fuck are you talking about you simpleton moron... You actually think that people base their existence on Substack and Meidas Touch subscriptions? Please please subscribe to my blog, I need to bhuy undwear,,, and a lb of grapes... My fucking god you are scary gullible dense...
Oh petey, like clockwork. Thankfully our overlords aren’t as efficient as you or they might not be crashing the country.
Do you not realize very few things in life are free? If the old lady in a wheelchair is watching Faux News, someone’s paying for her cable service to be fed that garbage. That could be her, her family members, or hell even taxpayers if she is like most nursing home residents on Medicare/Aid. I highly doubt anyone is using rabbit ears to watch their favorite Gunsmoke episodes these days.
By not using advertisements, your opinions are not dictated by $$$.
Go fuck a mule very often...another example of why Democrats will never win...They keep excluding people who are not exactly like they are... Too many selfies and group sex massages
Try this cunt.. Spoken just like a privileged literal quasi liberal arrogant twat.. Are you actually going to use that abject bullshit about"Nothing in life is free.There are no free lunches?" My fucking god,,,are you from 1954? You are the assole who says to the cancer patient"okay... you have been off radiation for 6 hours.. This is all your own fault.. Nobody ever told you to start smoking now get off the bed and get a job" You people are totally fucked in your exclusion, and haughtiness.. This is why you will lose every national election forever. You have learned fucking nothing from 2024 results... Opinions dictated by money? Fuck you... Did you fill up your car with oligarchy billionaire oil compamy gas....make a call with oligarch ATT, use a credit card from oligarchy Citibank,,, fly on oligarch United Airllines, have a whopper at oligarcy Burger King. that is owned by huge South Am erican company, use air freshener made with the help of oligarcy Du Pont, sleep on a mattress made by oligarchy Serta,,, listen to music from oilgarch Spotify, send a text with an Apple oligarchy phone,,, make a post on oligarchy Facebook,, buy instant lemonade from oligarchy Amazon, get a mustard drenched burger from oligarchy Grub Hub..????. etc... There is not a thing that you do, all day every day, that you are doing without the assistance of an oligarch... You do not like money? Sell every thing you own and move into the basement of a church... You assoles are so fucking full of crap
Pete the rager. So where is your action plan, mouth almighty? Fuck , cunt, quasi twat,,, is not a plan. Any 2 bit frustrated POS can complain all day long and it is useless! The world is never going to be what you want. How sorry can you be? You are just one of the millions of finger pointers with nothing to say.
Gale, I am thinking about what you are really saying. Fortunately Ben let's everyone comment in the majority and you are subscribed here and are able to comment with everyone. Do not respond with personal information.. I am just making a suggestion. What you are saying is you're having a tough time purchasing things. I wonder if you might find a social worker at a Senior Center. who can see if there may still be programs available which might be able to help you. Senior Centers are a good place to go for information. Juat a thought.
But they BUILT this platform out of 5 subscribers during covid out of their own pockets. Youtube is free. All of the social media they post on is free. The podcasts are free. You can read and comment and see mostly everything they post. This is a business and I don't mean to be rude, because I am very empathetic for everyone who is on fixed incomes as I see my 401k swan dive and my groceries and everything go up, my medical, my drugs, and I'm 68 and on SS too, but it is none of our business how much money they make, and I say good for them. They are not a tax-free charity. We are not owed anything from them except for the truth. Let's show a little more gratitude for what they have done and the difference they have made. Life is not fair but for those who can pay to support them we do.
You realize there’s a lot of us Baby Boomers out here yearning to keep up with the truth and most of us on SS can’t afford to pay subscriptions and worry if our income will be taken away any given minute. I’ll be more than happy to get a paid subscription when I know I’ll be able to buy food next week. I come here to hear the truth in a space I’m not afraid to be
We put nearly all of our content up with no paywall whatsoever, so please feel no pressure to pay for a subscription. Just continue to spread the word!
I know you do and I was referring to others not you. If it was accidentally on yours I apologize. But, it’s out here in many others. I love you guys always truthful
And we love you for it.
I am doing exactly that here just north of Toronto Canada. It is great hearing many say they already listen to, watch, are subscribed to MTN. Thank you all involved for your input and effort.
Richard, one of the sad outcomes of Trump's attacks against Canada is fewer Canadians coming to FL for vacation. I know I'm really gonna miss one of the nicer and more positive aspects of living here.
I suggest you let you representatives in Washington and in the State legislature what you have noticed.
To be honest, I have only been to FLA for business. I have never vacationed there, although I know many Canucks do.
As you said, "MeidasTouch Editor-in-Chief Ron Filipkowski keeps cranking out the best summaries of the day’s events I have ever read." I read it every day, and he has a great process for assembling his posts - and his summaries ARE the best, but:
Only the top half is free.
Molly JongFast showed a chart today showing views Red vs Blue— Meidas wasn’t noted.
But I pay for subscription but not having access or acknowledged.doesn’t show in my paid subscriptions, can someone address this please? Thanks
You should be ashamed of yourselves scaring all of these American Seniors 🧐
Who are u referring too? elon’s been very clear that he looks @ SOC SEC. as a “ Ponzi scheme” & he wants it to stop- guess when ur daddy owns an emerald mine u have plenty access to FREE MONEY, so elon doesn’t have to worry about getting older, retiring & monthly collecting the money you paid thru deductions from your paycheck since u started working @ 16 yrs old! I receive Soc Sec because I PAID INTO IT for 60 yrs!!
I am in the same place you are. I would love to subscribe to a dozen writers but my SS income doesn't stretch that far, especially with the cost of electric power, groceries and insurance climbing while our fixed incomes stay fixed.
It’s time people understand that we’re trying not to freak the f out and trust me I’m super active on IG, FB and threads fighting like crazy to deaf and blind people of the same age
It’s amazing how unwilling so many Americans are to accept the reality that republicans actually only represent the 1%, not the majority of Americans. The republicans have been taken over by radical fascist billionaires and their christofascist buddies. Talking to family/friends who vote “R” is like spitting in the wind, unfortunately. The mess blows back in their faces but it’s someone else’s fault.
I'm a Brit & can't vote here in the US, but what I see is that people belong to the Republican party largely because they think they belong to the upper crust of society OR wish to be seen that way ! In UK the class structure is blatant & ancient, and here in the US it is not regarded as a 'class' thing, but the effect is the same - the bottom level humans who vote Repub are doing it not because they believe they are better off financially but because they want to 'belong' or be identified with those they see as 'upper class' or 'better' than the riffraff ! Thinking of Democrats as "almost-Commies" makes their decision to vote RW the obvious choice. Funny how now that the Russian system has gone over to the oligarchs, that system is no longer 'Commie' but attractive to RW'ers here in the US with putin as the ultimate oligarch !
You are absolutely correct! And of course the irony gets richer because they kept calling the Democrats "the elites"--meaning the educated, rich people, when in fact they're the ones who always advocate for the poor and uneducated to GET them educated and improve their financial status. Oh, dear, the sheer stupidity of it all...
You said: "the bottom level humans who vote Repub are doing it not because they believe they are better off financially but because they want to 'belong' or be identified with those they see as 'upper class' or 'better' than the riffraff ! " I believe there is more to it than that. They, MAGA, the radical fascist billionaires and their christofascist buddies (as Kathy said) all hate. They hate anyone who is not straight, white, and male. If you read Project 2025, it is quite evident what they want, and it is terrifying.
they see anyone who is not white as just one step above apes and women as just a convenience to stick their **** into something warm. If they could remove women's mouths and brains, they would do it.
Well, not necessarily their mouths. . . .
Just our vocal cords...
If you are white skinned, then you consider yourself in the upper class. It doesn’t matter that you live in a house trailer and make minimum wage; your white skin makes you entitled no matter how dumb or stupid you are.
Nicely put. Truth is Politics is not for the everyday Jane or Joe except in extraordinary and extremely rare ( working class poor) cases. I keep in mind there are not now nor have there been nor will there be any paupers on Capitol Hill.
These people don't "run" to represent Americans as a rule. Of course, we have witnessed a precious few who are genuine and who work for freedom and Democracy despite being well off to begin with. Rare indeed.
From my observations through the decades, I've been unimpressed with many of the talking heads. The job is to get to the "carnival" and grab the brass ring. By the time they've parlayed their local yokel operations from their home states to the Hill their spouses no longer have to hide their quickie jaunts to shopping at Tiffany's or Rodeo Drive.
And I'm still waiting for Maxine Waters to clean up her district and Hal Rogers to lift the poorest region in Kentucky out of poverty. Old Hal's been at it since 1981. And "Aunt" Marlene? She's been in the game since the 70's. These two are representative of all the swells in D.C.
They're "fighting" for this and that and living quite comfortably all the way to the bank. Few of these changelings impress me. The (Politicians, Preachers and Pimps) PPP club never manages to lift folks who need lifting, but by God, they make a good go of "trying," don't they?
Nobody can "try" to sit in a chair. A butt is either in the air or it's in the chair.
You might find hope like on here on BlueSky...
I’m on Bluesky I prefer to be here seeing our democracy being burnt down. I think people now days don’t understand that this generation was during the Vietnam time and every other bad time. We really are the resistance if given a chance
Most of those at the Veteran's march here in Maine last week were grey haired seniors. Like me. Of course it would help to have these things on a weekend to bring out the youth...if they would show up.
I recall, as a child hearing body counts from Walter every night.
It sucks how us boomers are so often ridiculed and ignored.
I think you hit a trigger.
Jesus. Be ironic if the boomers had to save the country AGAIN. And me with two dodgy hips. . .
Right! My friend had one of those canes that folds out into a seat...no rule that you must stand with your sign...in fact it attracted a photographer! LOL
I think we need to have these things on weekends when the youth who still have jobs can attend...and advert on tiktoc if any of us can figure it out.
I too am. A retired lady living on ss and watching my meager savings ( 401k,) shrink daily. I appreciate Medias touch.. I can always count on them to deliver the truth for free.
Commenting on social media is not an effective tool, and that's been proven.
No. Or clicking on petitions. March or donate is basically the bottom line.
And retirement accounts disappear thanks to Liar in Chief and his rich Monkey.
Yes even if ones a retired fed.employee! If he privatised it? Pension? Health benefits? TSP 401k?? Its not good!! I hope.they listen to the.California and Maryland Judges orders! Elon? OEM lead? To email the fired and.tell them there now rehired?? :-). What a chotic.mess.Donald .clean up you pungent scanky.piece.of loose.shit!!
Do you realize that the increase in our Social Security payments is not to improve our situation? It is provided to line the pockets of our landlords and utility companies. They skim those tiny increases right off the top. We continually fall behind year by year.
They took it off my FS the minute I received the inflation cost of living extra money. They will never let us get anything for free.
Assuming they stay at all!
Exactly, same problem here. I can't afford to subscribe. SS doesn't stretch for options not essential. But, I do enjoy reading your posts!🙂
Substack is free for most of the writers. You can sign up for paid as well but they are purposely providing fee content. Also check out Heather Cox Richardson and Mary Trump media - most all of these writers are also on YouTube.
I really appreciate the subs that let everyone comment (paid or not). Meidas, Mary Trump, et al. Oh yeah, occasionally you get some rando troll, but you can either have some fun and troll back or just block them.
Many readers are on fixed incomes and can only afford to pay for a finite number of subscriptions, if that. More eyes means more of the truth is getting out to the resistance.
Keep up the good fight MEIDAS MIGHTY!
I’ve been following Heather Cox Richardson for years. I have saved every letter to Americans on my computer for years. Her knowledge of history is invaluable at this time in history . She does an amazing job of showing how are darkest history is happening again.
Me too. All saved. Brilliant.
She was my first substack free sub 2 years ago before I knew what substack was. I adore her! I pay now to support her but she comes with the receipts. She is how I found so many incredible resources from ( especially great people on Twitter before it became a Nazi crypto bot farm). She is my professor that I don't have to write a paper for.
Ditto.
Here’s a thought: what if all of us feeling this pinch started writing? Let’s share our perspectives, our life experiences, fears, hopes, and why we’re so passionate about what’s happening, especially with the Trump administration back in power. Substack lets us publish for free, so why not use it to spark conversations and get organized? I love MeidasTouch and other voices here. I can’t afford subscriptions either, but the free access keeps me informed and that’s enough to begin.
We need to raise our voices and build a community. Unity, not division, is our strength. Trump’s base is unrelenting and driven by hate, extremism, and dangerous Christian fundamentalism. They won’t stop in the name of hate; we can’t stop in the name of equality, freedom, democracy, love, and respect for each other and our neighbors. I’m scared too. I’ve been censored on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Reddit, trolled relentlessly. Not for anything radical, just for criticizing Trump and Elon.
I’m done with street protests and in-person resistance. I’m fighting with words now. Substack is where I can speak freely on current events, and I want us to do it together. My account is free, and I’m inviting you to join me. Use your free account write your truth, share it, discuss it, and let’s fight back with our stories. Follow each other, lift each other up. We have to stick together. Who’s with me? Let’s turn our fears into action, our voices into a movement right here, right now. Let’s use everything we’ve got so there’s something left for the future.
Appreciate all that you are doing! And...as I understand it, we all do whatever we can, whatever we are called to do in whatever form and it all adds up to a massive movement. I believe street protests are powerful because they show visibly, to those in power, the resistance against them and they are also tremendous opportunities for us to feel united, connected and uplifted in this very difficult time. :)
Thank you for stating this. I personally stopped the street protests during Trump's last administration when we were getting flash banged, pepper sprayed, and people were being taken off the street in unmarked cars. I was scared. I give all of my power and support to the ones who are willing to tough it out and if I have to go back out there I will, but for now I will use my words.
I am also a baby boomer and on SS and although I am a paid subscriber, any video here "ad-free" as a subscriber, you get on youtube for free with ads. Every single substack I subscribe to paid or unpaid asks to "become a paid subscriber" in their emails. It's a business. But every video here as far as I know is on the Meidas Touch youtube channel (so much content from so many contributors you couldn't possibly watch it all) including Legal AF (plus they have a separate Legal AF MTN you tube channel) and Ron's Uncovered with Anthony Davis on Wed (which is why he doesn't publish the newsletter on Wed). Anyone can come here as an unpaid subscriber and read post and comment. That's why there is brainfog spam and Pete/petey/peter the pizza troll.
The only difference I note is on Ron's newsletter during the week only non-paid get the first half, and I get the rest, but on Sunday every member here paid or unpaid gets the entire thing. The man is online 14 hours a day getting every piece of news he can for us and he deserves every single dime for the scum of the earth he has to wade through so we don't have to. I am very empathetic to all of those who can't pay. MTN is the most expensive substack and I didn't pay at the beginning but now I do so I see the few differences.
Bottom line, the paid subscribers help to pay for their 30 member or more staff they have grown so much and have to make their money from YT ads online or paid subs here. Ben and his brothers, Popok,, Ron quit their jobs to do this fulltime. And there are certain perks for paying. That's life. and it's not unfair. MTN is one of THE most generous with their free content. You can read and comment. That is a perk for everyone.
I honestly don't know what precipitated this convo because I can't go through all the comments, but I signed in to see the comments and yours was first so that's why I'm responding to you but I hear this comment from others too.
No one is taking our food or home or SS to be here. Most of us are here because it's a great community of like minded people internationally and a safe space to speak. I mean this from my heart Gale. You don't owe anyone an explanation if you are not paid. You get the same respect from me, and your opinion is worth just as much as anyone else's. Have a good Sunday. . 🙏
Same here. Retired and trying to figure out how to survive what I get already. Can't afford anything.
I'm disabled, so I can relate. Money is very tight. I glean all I can from free resources for truth.
Same here. In fact, I launched a tirade recently on Qasim Rashid's substack asking why so many writers on this platform also have full time jobs as lawyers, journalists etc., yet they plead poverty and put their Substacks behind paywalls. Substack itself charges no fees, they can publish here for free, but most Substack writers charge readers $5 to $40 a month. Many writers have literally thousands of paid subscribers, so that's a lot of money to pay for what are mostly op-eds.
Substack writers have to constantly remind people that they are subscriber supported because nothing else keeps the lights on like in corporate backed media. I know some BRILLIANT authors hate doing it, promoting themselves or begging, lol, but it has to be done in independent media. People's ability to pay varies a lot. I am on a real tight budget & there a lot of good publications coming out now. It's kind of a cool, democratic thing that people can pay what they are willing & able & most, if not all of the content is available for everyone. We're in this together, we all have strengths & ways to be a part. Meidas Mighty!
Same here same situation, but I sacrificed and subscribed at 6.99 monthly but I can’t access paid membership chats etc
I don’t know who to contact to get this straightened out🤦🏾♀️🤔
We worked our whole life for this? C'mon dems, get off your asses.
Then why when I’m reading something’s it states to see the rest of the statement it states you need to pay subscription
Many writers offer a Free subscription--it usually means you only get to read their content. Some, however, allow you to comment as well. And there are other writers on Substack like myself who don't charge others at all. I'm retired, I could use the $$, but I don't see why anyone would want to pay good money to read my content, LOL!
In order to comment on some posts you must have a paid subscription. And there are a few writers who do tease you and only allow you to read the first few paragraphs and ask you to pay. In those cases, I read as much as I can. As Chris mentions, you can subscribe for free and that in general will open up one or two full articles a week and more commonly, you will be notified and able to listen to videos. Personally, I quit live tv. which now costs $50 a month. You can LISTEN to tv for free with commercials if you have a ROKU on TUNEIN it's an app. Old School Radio on your TV set Best regards
Some people put up paywalls. Not sure what good that does if you are truly trying to get your message to the masses.
There are people who don't have paywalls like Heather Cox Richardson who I pay just to support her work (and it can be very lucrative) but I pay to support a lot of my faves. The Contrarion uses a lot of their money to fund Norm Eisen's fantastic pro bono legal work. Glenn Kirschner who I love says everybody gets all of his content for free but I decided to pay to support him anyway. If I am able to, I am happy to.
I have a couple who I have decided not to renew because I don't feel I'm get much content and it's not worth my money. I may have gotten the first year at a discount and will let it run out. Then there are those who want to keep the spam and trolls out of their comments
I have followers and subscribers and have no idea why. I'm a nobody who comes to read and comment. I don't even know how this place works! Like "notes". I'm not trying to get my message out. I'm commenting so I don't jump out my window! 🙏
You are right...it is all a con game... It sucks and the fact of the matter is that there exists 150 at least very very venerable world renowned news sources that are free to read and free to post... To see how much they are full of shit ...imagine you are watching your favorite Gunsmoke rerun... the one where James Arness kisses his horse on mouth... you are in the middle of great scene, and the screen goes blank and says" Hope you are enjoying this great broadcast...to continue viewing your favorite shows,,, please buy a jar of Greaseball Hard On Creme and Hand Wash Guaranteed to make you want to fuck a rodeo bull clown in 5 minutes" The problem is that we are drowing in shit content and whores are stepping over each other to try to broadcast everything, and they want you to pay for it... Pay for it?? Fuck you, I am paying for the computer, the house.apt, the electricity the chair I am on,,,the internet connection, and the sugar donut... These sites need to step into the 21st Century and sell ads... This bullshit about"paywalls" is crap.. Get a fucking ad blocker... I mean radio has ads, ssubway walls have ads. ads have ads. TV...even Howdy Doody had ads. I will say it for the 12,678th time,,, do not pretend to be the beacon of freedom in the world and then charge that lady in the wheelchair to read what she saw on TV last night... Shit can the hypocrisy..
And just how do you propose they feed their families and pay their bills if not for paid subscriptions??? I guess you spend your entire day at your job and expect to do it for free because you don’t have bills to pay or family to feed. Get a grip troll Pete!
What the fuck are you talking about you simpleton moron... You actually think that people base their existence on Substack and Meidas Touch subscriptions? Please please subscribe to my blog, I need to bhuy undwear,,, and a lb of grapes... My fucking god you are scary gullible dense...
Oh petey, like clockwork. Thankfully our overlords aren’t as efficient as you or they might not be crashing the country.
Do you not realize very few things in life are free? If the old lady in a wheelchair is watching Faux News, someone’s paying for her cable service to be fed that garbage. That could be her, her family members, or hell even taxpayers if she is like most nursing home residents on Medicare/Aid. I highly doubt anyone is using rabbit ears to watch their favorite Gunsmoke episodes these days.
By not using advertisements, your opinions are not dictated by $$$.
Happy trolls to ya!
Go fuck a mule very often...another example of why Democrats will never win...They keep excluding people who are not exactly like they are... Too many selfies and group sex massages
Try this cunt.. Spoken just like a privileged literal quasi liberal arrogant twat.. Are you actually going to use that abject bullshit about"Nothing in life is free.There are no free lunches?" My fucking god,,,are you from 1954? You are the assole who says to the cancer patient"okay... you have been off radiation for 6 hours.. This is all your own fault.. Nobody ever told you to start smoking now get off the bed and get a job" You people are totally fucked in your exclusion, and haughtiness.. This is why you will lose every national election forever. You have learned fucking nothing from 2024 results... Opinions dictated by money? Fuck you... Did you fill up your car with oligarchy billionaire oil compamy gas....make a call with oligarch ATT, use a credit card from oligarchy Citibank,,, fly on oligarch United Airllines, have a whopper at oligarcy Burger King. that is owned by huge South Am erican company, use air freshener made with the help of oligarcy Du Pont, sleep on a mattress made by oligarchy Serta,,, listen to music from oilgarch Spotify, send a text with an Apple oligarchy phone,,, make a post on oligarchy Facebook,, buy instant lemonade from oligarchy Amazon, get a mustard drenched burger from oligarchy Grub Hub..????. etc... There is not a thing that you do, all day every day, that you are doing without the assistance of an oligarch... You do not like money? Sell every thing you own and move into the basement of a church... You assoles are so fucking full of crap
Mwah, chefs kiss! 💋 I only wish I could be paid for the number of words in your lovely ‘retort’.
BTW, those companies rolled off your fingertips a little too quickly. How many of those apps do you have!?!
This man is obviously mentally ill. Best not to respond unless you are medically trained.
You’re right.
pete, you read the Lady, seek help.
Pete the rager. So where is your action plan, mouth almighty? Fuck , cunt, quasi twat,,, is not a plan. Any 2 bit frustrated POS can complain all day long and it is useless! The world is never going to be what you want. How sorry can you be? You are just one of the millions of finger pointers with nothing to say.
Good one true and made me laugh a lot
Points for making me laugh this morning!
And I agree...
Gale, I am thinking about what you are really saying. Fortunately Ben let's everyone comment in the majority and you are subscribed here and are able to comment with everyone. Do not respond with personal information.. I am just making a suggestion. What you are saying is you're having a tough time purchasing things. I wonder if you might find a social worker at a Senior Center. who can see if there may still be programs available which might be able to help you. Senior Centers are a good place to go for information. Juat a thought.
But they BUILT this platform out of 5 subscribers during covid out of their own pockets. Youtube is free. All of the social media they post on is free. The podcasts are free. You can read and comment and see mostly everything they post. This is a business and I don't mean to be rude, because I am very empathetic for everyone who is on fixed incomes as I see my 401k swan dive and my groceries and everything go up, my medical, my drugs, and I'm 68 and on SS too, but it is none of our business how much money they make, and I say good for them. They are not a tax-free charity. We are not owed anything from them except for the truth. Let's show a little more gratitude for what they have done and the difference they have made. Life is not fair but for those who can pay to support them we do.