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After vacationing in Mar-a-Lago this weekend once again, Donald Trump went back to Washington DC and said, you know what, I'm going to just further tank the markets in the United States of America. The Dow was down 1.48%, the S&P 500 down 1.76%, NASDAQ down 2.64%, and it started crashing significantly when Donald Trump held a press conference
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In this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Trump tanks the stock market during a speech, adding to growing warning signs for the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, more voters in red districts are turning against their representatives, signaling a deepening revolt. As Trump and his VP, JD Vance, attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and pull U.S. aid, the world rallies around Ukraine in response. Ben, Brett, and Jordy break it all down, covering these major developments and more.

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Lori Perez's avatar

Melania should start at home and teach her husband to stop bullying people.

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Sam's avatar

She’s a bully herself. Let’s not forget that jacket. She’s bullied and in turn bullies others. She just chose a popular cause to look like a caring person. Regardless of how she feels about him she is still standing by him. That or they all have a “gun” to their head.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

She does not care about America at all. She is just looking to see how much money she can get out of us and laughs all the way to the bank.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

THIS is NOT the place for SCAMMY ADS! Totally INAPPROPRIATE! YOU MUST have brain fog yourself, to think THIS is a good idea! GO AWAY PLEASE!!! It is not wanted, nor approved of!!!

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Amanda Reiche's avatar

She really doesn’t care about anything but maintaining the legality of her pre-nup and filling her ‘barns’ with wealth from MAGA pockets—when will they ever learn?

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Not likely.... sadly...

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

More like a checkbook to her head!

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Sam's avatar

Oh I don’t know..with Eric Swalwell giving that interview about Republicans being physically threatened. It maybe way more then just a checkbook.

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Gloria Steiner's avatar

A bi-atch.

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Leah Baum's avatar

Highly paid hooker.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

I doubt she even has sex with him any longer.... she is just for show, and as such, she is guaranteed to continue to get PAID! DEFINITELY a HIGH PRICE HOOKER!

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Ruth's avatar

It’s only about the money for her too!

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

Girrrrl!!! You read my mind! Clean up that home front first.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Laura Benanti returns as Melania Trump on Stephen Colbert

SHE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Laura-Benanti-Returns-as-Melania-Trump-on-THE-LATE-SHOW-20250304

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

THAT is SO great! Hahahahaha (Sadly true, but funny anyhow!)

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WJB Motown's avatar

Do your own search on YOUTUBE.......Laura's first appearance was Melania's plagerized speech.......Laura is the only one I have ever seen that can crack up Stephen like she does......nothing comes close.

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Sandra Irber's avatar

She is not “Be Best” she & djt are “Be Worse!”

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Kathy H's avatar

She's complicit. She doesn't give a damn about anyone else. She gives women a bad name. I don't believe anything she puts out there. She's a part of the problem. I wouldn't slam an honest sex worker, but she & her husband are both the worst possible whores.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

She's Trump's, whilst not letting him ANYWHERE near her and Trump is Putin's whore!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

OMIGOD!!! Would you??? Aaaargh!!!

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Lori Christian's avatar

lol 😂

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Denise Bolin's avatar

Or maybe she could take care of his mushroom so he won't ne so mean.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

THAT is absolutely NOT GONNA HAPPEN! (and I don't blame her for THAT!)

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

She has to.... she doesn't want Trump ANYWHERE near her...lol hahahaha

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Shoshana's avatar

Watch TRUDEAU's speech and this is Trump's reply:

Donald trump just posted on Truth Social, please explain to Governor Trudeau of Canada that when he puts on a retaliatory tariff on the US our reciprocal tariff will immediately increase by a like amount.

AGAIN, TRUMP DISRESPECTING A A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER OF ANOTHER COUNTRY.

TRUDEAU IS PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA. THE LEADER.

AND BY THIS TWEET, TRUMP GAVE AWAY THE GAME. IT'S NOT ABOUT FENTANYL, JUST LIKE TRUDEAU SAID.

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Bill Forsythe's avatar

Democrats need to rise up now. I know they do not have a majority in the House or Senate but they need to let the public know that Trump is a traitor. He is unfit to be President and should be impeached. I know it will not get through the Senate but make noise everyday. Let the papers pick it up. Let the news start covering it. Just don't go on talk shows. Stand up each day and tell about it. Forgot about being nice to your colleagues on the other side.!!

It is deep time to be relentless and save our country from Trump's treachery.

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Ana Novak's avatar

Also, make sure you do your part by calling/writing your representatives and sharing your thoughts to them directly.

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Sam's avatar

Especially if you live in a red district. They are yelling too.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

Oh believe me I am doing this.

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Ellen CW's avatar

Absolutely, we need to do this.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I agree and we the people need to shake their cages. Right now they are all hiding. Stand up cowards. Do something. Be like Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crockett, Chris Murphy, Governor Newsom, Governor Pritzker, and AOC.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

YES!!! ALL you supposed Republicans in Congress... FIND YOUR BACKBONES and REMOVE TRUMP under the 25TH AMENDMENT!!! Impeach Vance and all the OTHER enablers in his Cabinet for TREASON!!! Grrrrr

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Rita McNeil's avatar

Just because Trump has been granted immunity in the US, that doesn’t mean the rest of the world has to display the same fielty. Democratic countries need to band together to fortify the International Tribunal Council whose mission is to root out war criminals. Putin was charged years ago. WHY is he still at large? We need to mobilize internationally to fortify the ICC and provide resources and support to capture, charge and punish war criminals. We can start with Ukraine and Gaza and move to the genocide in Africa…there’s plenty of work to do. But Trump and his administration need to know that if they set one foot in Greenland, Panama, Canada, Gaza, there will be a bounty on them. They should already be charged with crimes against humanity for the devastation they’re inflicting on people in the US.

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My understanding of international law is that it is a crime yo even threaten to annex sovereign territory. I think they could be charged now.

Both Canada and Mexico have had decades-long issues with US gun runners. The Mexican cartels use US guns, and 90% of guns pulled out of the hands of criminals in Canada are illegal US guns that have been smuggled in. 80% of the illegal guns in Canada were legally purchased in the US.

Back in the 90s, I asked a Canadian politician why the US doesn't help us with the gun issue. He said, they don't care. It won't win them votes. In a lot of cases, we know who the gun runners are - sellers and buyers. And the US government has been complicit.

Canada and Mexico need to take US gun runners - sellers, buyers, and a complicit government - to the ICC. At the very least, gun runners should be fearful of arrests sand international trial.

Mayne then Trump will stop making up BS about drugs entering the US from Canada, when we all know the net exporter of drugs between Canada and the US is, and has always been, the US.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I don't know why other countries should do what we should be doing - jail Trump and deport Musk.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Evil will win, when good men do nothing! I don't know who said that.... but it applies... not JUST in the US, but in Democracies all around the world! Democracies Globally..... UNITE against this EVIL US Regime!!!

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Debra F Hickerson's avatar

We should.

Just like the awesome rise of support for Kamala and "Joy,"- Republicans were even on board. We can stick together to stop the destruction of our lives, as we know it. stick together. work the details out later. We can do it.

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Some Congressional Republicans acknowledge it. The antidote is to impeach the bastards. https://jerryweiss.substack.com/p/to-stop-the-coup-impeach-the-traitor

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Ellen CW's avatar

I agree, Democrats need to make more noise. Trump the traitor and so despicable, he is unfit to run office. He should be impeached 👍☮️

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

OR REMOVED under the 25TH AMENDMENT!!!

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Sam's avatar

Lol Americans are immigrating to Mexico. The irony is killing me.

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ramona j's avatar

He is a narcissistic embarrassing fool. He deserves NO RESPECT at all. A loser. A felon. Thinks he is so smart. I don't think he is as smart as a fifth grader.

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WellsyCreates's avatar

Honestly the lower the stocks go, the cheaper they are for them to scoop up now. They ran a trial run a few weeks ago to make sure this would be the outcome. Now they know they can manipulate the market in this way to cash in later.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Warren Buffet was hoarding cash waiting for this moment.

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Steve's avatar

So am I.

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Da Memaw's avatar

Recently decided - he sort of announced it

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Daniel Solomon's avatar

Hedgefunds use the butterfly straddle. They don't care which way the market moves...as long as it does.

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Merlene Smith's avatar

TRUMP IS A LIAR AS ALWAYS!! So are his Musk, VP and Cabinet!

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Jacque DeWolf's avatar

And they don’t know what jobs they are looking at and eliminating. Not analyzing carefully just slashing to find money for yet another tax cut for the wealthy. GREEDY never enough $$$$$$$$

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Merlene Smith's avatar

I know and it stinks!! They say it’s illegal, SO Why doesn’t someone with authority, STOP HIM??!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

ER.... who, EXACTLY? Like they're EVER going to obey a legal order???

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Love Meidas. I appreciate all they do and they are my source for news. Love when Ben speaks truth to power and shows his disdain for the orange felon. Go guys.

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Michelle Bennett's avatar

Same with Canada. I love the people of the US but their government needs to go.

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Margaret's avatar

We agree, Michelle from Canada!

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Rebecca's avatar

I love listening but am super stressed. He needs to go.

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Shoshana's avatar

Melania, posting about bullying online is such an oxymoron, and she's a moron, her husband is the biggest online bully. Today Trump posted online calling Trudeau - Governor Trudeau. He is the democratically elected leader of Canada. Trump on Friday disrespected President Zelensky and today Tuesday he disrespected Prime Minister Trudeau.

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Steve's avatar

He's the ox and she's the moron.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

No.... they're both MONEY-HUNGRY MORONS!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

He is OWNED by Putin, and he is Putin's Useful Idiot in the White House ... same as last time! 25th Amendment peoples and Impeachments ALL AROUND! REMOVE them from Office.... NOW! Before you become a part of Russia, which is where you're headed right atm.... Grrrrr!

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Keep reporting truth to power

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Story Time's avatar

I am sad this is happening. I never thought I would see this in my lifetime.

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Susan Rhoades's avatar

He is intentionally destroying America...helping Putin with Ukraine. Its not just him

Republicans are complicit and the Supreme Court is giving him every advantage...

Our time to rise up and stop this and protest is NOW.....not after he conviences our military to turn on us!!! We must all rise up...Medicare is next,

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Sam's avatar

Only gonna get worse.

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Patt Reid's avatar

I sadly agree. We’ve seen nothing yet, it’s going to get a lot worse.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Tempertantrump and Muskolini’s style: Break everything so they can say, “ Only I can fix it.”

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I am quite happy with your site. I am unable to pay, nonetheless I receive all kinds of information and I'm grateful.

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Egad America's avatar

Trump is a traitor...SOMEBODY GET A ROPE!

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WJB Motown's avatar

Where is Seal Team 6????

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Sam's avatar

Seal Team Six are under his directive. So leave them alone.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Yea....How humiliating and embarrassing for decency, hnesty, democracy......the United??? States of America. Donald Trump will be know as being the biggest turdcoat in the last 2000 years.

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Sam's avatar

Yeah that is an understatement..

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Kathy H's avatar

Hanging's too good for these batshit mofos, I want them working off their debt to society with hard labor. The tremendous distress they have caused can never be repaid. We do have to demonstrate consequences for irresponsible behavior.

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Egad America's avatar

You're absolutely right…

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Candy Schmitz's avatar

Not word about the fires in Carolina 😡

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Kjersti Paladino's avatar

Cause he doesn’t care

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Angie's avatar

How did the Carolina’s respond to the fires in California, I wonder?

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Ana Novak's avatar

the conditions are vastly different. They were able to get these smaller fires under control much more easily than the firefighters were able to battle the Santa Ana winds sustained fires.

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Kathy Asselin's avatar

The only thing we should be talking about now is the corruption in the government. Nothing else is going to change as far as jobs and agencies being done away with until corruption is dealt with. That means standing up to these traitors!

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Lisa’s Last Words's avatar

Saturday Night Live is getting some really good material, but unfortunately it’s the cost of the people that are really devastating

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Jemma waldron's avatar

Does trump not expect other countries to retaliate, always flipping the narrative to his defense

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Sam's avatar

They are responding in tariffs and apparently a major Oil Company in Norway is refusing to sell oil for American Naval Warships until Trump leaves office and is calling for others to follow. Saudi and Russia will probably still supply. Wonder how that would play out logistically? NY/CA to Russia to refuel? How would the Navy respond when Russia has always been hostile?

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Naomi Bailis's avatar

If you want to avoid the fart noise coming from the Oval tonight, tune in to Senator Chris Murphy's fact based state of the union that will run parallel to the bloviating yam's lies and grifts.

https://mobilize.us/s/Tuxm7X

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Lee Burns's avatar

Done- Thanks for the link

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Susan Linde's avatar

Best honest news source!! Thanks for telling it like it is…no matter how bad Trump and Musk are tanking the US!!

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Fern's avatar

Thanks for the news—timely, accurate and pro-democracy!

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Jemma waldron's avatar

Trump is a bully get a taste of your own medicine, stand up to this bully.

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Mishelle Henson's avatar

how do I leave a damned review. we are being attacked by maga trolls. I have time and am willing to troll back. I'm old I'm tired and I am PISSED

5 STARS............................

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Mishelle Henson's avatar

Wish me luck 🤣

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Dan D's avatar

Write over top where it says write.

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Elyn T's avatar

My 401(k) is taking a hit. 😡

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Ramondo Stallings's avatar

Melania Trump is a horrible first lady! She may be good looking but she’s still a terrible first lady and looks can’t make you a good first lady I!

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Angie's avatar

She’s an old Slovak whore is what she is. Time for our side to stop being PC.

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Eileen Róque's avatar

Good looking? Have you seen her before all the work? She’s mediocre like most women without all the bells and whistles most women can’t afford 💁🏻‍♀️

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WJB Motown's avatar

Laura Benanti returns as Melania Trump on Stephen Colbert!!!!!

(Dispite Maggot threats of harm.......Laura Benanti has returned!!!!)

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Laura-Benanti-Returns-as-Melania-Trump-on-THE-LATE-SHOW-20250304

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Margaret H. Kleber's avatar

We have proudly flown the United States flag in front of our home for 35 years. On Monday, we replaced it with the Ukrainian flag.

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Donna Newcomer's avatar

So thankful for the Meidas Podcast….i need normal thinking!!! So tired of the lies and bullying!

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Michael Grieshaber's avatar

FOX REALLY NEEDS TO GO 😡😡

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Michel Gaudette's avatar

I am a Canadian and I feel HORRIBLE and SAD for poor Zelensky who had to grovel back to trump going as far as mentioning peace process "under the strong leadership" of trump. What a fucking sick mentally depraved maggot trump who wants the brave Zelenski to come back crawling.

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Michelle Bennett's avatar

Trump just doesn't understand how trade works, at the end of the day. He just wants to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.

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Barbie's avatar

It’s disgusting!!! DJT lies so much with every breath. Kristen with meet the press shouldn’t even call Social security an entitlement!! I don’t even like hearing her ask questions. Also some of those gov programs they were talking about were 20 years old and were already paid out. His numbers are completely wrong they don’t have the receipts!!! I wish when the media questions Elon musk they would ask about the gov funds he’s accepting. We need a strong voice. Giving it to them!!!

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Sandra Myers's avatar

They call it an “entitlement “ because we paid into our working lives and we are entitled to get our federally insured retirement money back when we retire and file for it. It’s actually called FICA—Federal Insurance Contribution Act. Employees have it deducted and it’s usually matched equally by their employer. Same applies to the self employed, but they contribute as both -employee and employer. And married couples choose how they contribute, both pay in as both or they decide who is the higher earner and it’s paid for that spouse as employee and employer. Then when it’s time to collect, the higher earner gets the higher benefit and the spouse who didn’t take a salary or contribute, gets half of the spouse’s benefit until they pass. Then they get the benefit in the original benefit from the deceased spouse. Been there, done that.

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Linda Ann Niro's avatar

He bankrupted a CASINO! How stupid do you have to be to do that??? And on top of it, he regularly stiffed small business people (plumbers, electricians, contractors, etc.) for money he owed them! Next big financial debacle - crypto. It's an accident waiting to happen.

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Sam's avatar

People stopped going because they can gamble online. I don’t recall him having a huge presence with online gambling also NJ had an issue for too long with online casinos. That really did not help the situation but he didn’t grease the right palms.

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Linda Ann Niro's avatar

his casino failed in 2004-online gambling became legal in NJ in 2013 ( i’m from NJ). The casino failed due to excessive debt. He is a failure.

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Sam's avatar

I’m from NJ too. I forgot when his casino went under but that effff owed some people I know money. But online gambling in NJ was only legal in state in 2013. But when Murphy became governor that is when people out of state were allowed to gamble. Remember when he put that legislation on hold for a few days during a huge sports betting weekend?

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Ballard Graham's avatar

The Democrats save the economy and the Republicans tank the economy!

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Jane B In NC🌼's avatar

As much as Trump files bankruptcy why would we think he’s a good businessman? I don’t think so. I think he’s tanking the US for Putin. Same with Elon.

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Empress's avatar

Didnt DJT sign the current trade agreement that we have with Canada? So why is he saying 40 years?

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ramona j's avatar

Because he lies and makes up numbers,dates,also sucks at geography. COVFEFE. Remember. Even words

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Kenneth Boyle's avatar

JD Vance talking about random countries that haven't fought a war in decades!!!! Has he forgotten the European countries that stood shoulder to shoulder with American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq not to mention the Ukrainians that were fighting side by side with American and European troops?? Vance the Vile Vice President!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

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George Salter's avatar

Keep it up, Meiselas Brothers! You’re great !

We can tell if Trump’s hands are playing the accordion and his lips are moving that he is lying !!

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John Jackson's avatar

Keep up the fantastic reporting.

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Melissa's avatar

Trump was trying to provoke Zelenskyy into blowing up. He didn’t say anything about concessions he just kept escalating his nonsense. He was making a scene. There’s nothing Zelenskyy could have done.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Zelensky is the President of a Democracy; can't say that about Trump.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

F Trump.

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Dave Cassenti's avatar

I have a friend in Canada and he said eggs are $3.79CAN a dozen. We’re starting a black market egg trade. NO TARRIFS!

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Trump and Vance need to apologize to Zelensky...hands down.

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Mike's avatar

You guys are killin' it! Thank you for your sacrifice and very informative commentary. I never miss the Meidas Mighty show on YouTube! Incredible!

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Brianna's avatar

I’m playing these videos out loud just so people can hear a snippet of the truth

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Jodi Smith's avatar

Thanks for truth!

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Tangeman's avatar

This is clearly domestic terrorism. So why is this entire corrupt administration not being put in prison for treason?

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Joyce Hawkins's avatar

Her husband is the biggest bully.

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Ballard Graham's avatar

Well Melanie should start with her criminal felon husband!

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Larry Schmidt's avatar

The LIAR, TRAITOR is doing his usual Foul rambling. But it looks like some Ignorant MAGA are starting to pull their heads out of there asses. EXPOSE/RESIST/REMOVE MORON Clown Trump! Impeach!

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Sarita Krauss's avatar

Please cover why the Dems aren’t out there as much as Bernie Sanders?! I feel they’ve done quiet and feel abandoned.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Taylor Swift should sue Trump.

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Cheryl Grady's avatar

You are so right, they were very clear that they were going to inflict pain. It's surreal.

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Rebecca's avatar

I couldn’t even finish listening to effing Melania. JFC!

How much bullshit do we have to endure?????

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Jacqueline C Simon's avatar

Larry Cudlow has no Integrity and honor...

Yes indeed the whole Fox Nutwork team are shameful maga trolls...

I cannot watch them online or on their Swamp like TV channels 😕!

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Lisa’s Last Words's avatar

We the people🇺🇸

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Maczka B's avatar

I was hoping you would do another doggie show. But, instead I went ahead and scheduled an emergency root canal.

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SLMontgo's avatar

Once again, Melania shows her admiration for the Obamas. However, Barack Obama looks far more handsome in his tan suit than she does.

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Patt Reid's avatar

Melania likely wishes she had a happy and supportive marriage like they do.

I would guess that, when she made her deal with the devil, she did not understand what a devil she was getting.

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Sam's avatar

It’s like getting a million dollars for every black eye.

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Deborah Bray's avatar

What is happening is just what I feared would happen years ago when Trump came on the scene. Clearly the American people know nothing about the history of our country and of Europe. This is exactly Hitler's playbook And when I tried to talk to my sisters, they said Trump loves us. He loves America. I said yes and Hitler loved Germany. He was married to Germany so he had to keep his mistress undercover and he only cared about the nation. So when he knew he had to commit suicide he said the German people had let him down and so they should be dead along with him. I don't understand why they don't see it. I loved President Biden. Well I guess I still do. It's not like he disappeared from the earth. I think he was a great president, one of my favorites. But when it comes to Trump, my hatred is off the charts and it's so difficult to watch the news because I cannot stomach seeing his face or hearing his voice. And president zielinski who would endure almost anything for his country have to sit there and listen to these two despicable assholes. It made me want to vomit

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

AND.... it is Trump voters also are feeling the pain! It's not JUST Democrats and Independents who are being targeted in these MASS FIRINGS.... many of these people were actually TRUMP VOTERS.... and don't understand WHY this is happening! I'll TELL YOU WHY.... because Trump fed you all a HUGE LINE OF BULLSHIT.... that's WHY! Wake the F UP... for goodness sake! He's a MORON and Putin's Useful Idiot in the White-House! Why do you think that Putin (and Musk) wanted him re-elected? So the Russian agenda could be followed and realised! Are you ALL so stupid, that you are UNABLE TO SEE THIS? Or don't you CARE about your Country, your family and your future??? Because if THIS is NOT what you believe you voted for... then GET OUT THERE and STAND UP AND BE COUNTED FFS!!! Geeze Louise! WTF??!! (Sending EXTRA love and strength to you all from Australia! We're STILL with you in Spirit!. Please stay strong, keep up the good fight and stay safe if you can!) These people don't give a FUCK about ANY of you... they just want to increase THEIR bank balances! Are YOU going to let them get away with this??? Stand up and be counted! AND to all those GOP's in Congress.... how about you honour your OATH to the Constitution and the Rule of Law and STOP THIS INSANITY!!! Grrrrrr!

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Deborah Bray's avatar

Wow that was great! Thank you for putting a big smile on my face ❤️ I totally enjoyed reading your comment. . You read my mind. Thank you

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Susan Troy's avatar

It was a relief to hear someone intelligent speak out against the bullies. I've done with Trump and MAGA, and I always have been. If they want to be isolationists, they should find an island to live on. I love the whole world, and I'm beyond fed up with over-privileged folks who've never been in battle belittling President Zelenskyy, one of the bravest men in the world. I've had it. Damn. What does it take to rid ourselves of these self-important, unqualified zombies? Kamala Harris said it best: "Putin is a brutal dictator, Donald. He would eat you for lunch." Wake up, America. This guy is selling us all down river to save his thin skin.

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Janecebell08@gmail.com's avatar

I am Australian i thought I would never say this.i feel really sorry for the people of America. Blind obedience is a shocking thing .

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I just came back from the rally in Buffalo. It was well attended. I was honored to carry the Canadian flag as I was born and raised there but I also carry American citizenship. Fight! Fight! Make our voices heard.

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Larry Schmidt's avatar

As a retired farmer and Combat Vietnam Veteran I am Really Way Beyond upset! I am Enraged at What Damage Traitor Trump and his Corrupt, CRUEL MAGA MORONS are doing to my Family, Friends and Fellow Veterans!

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Oh Dear God. Ludicrous.

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Jane Burnes Leverenz's avatar

Budapest Memorandum 1994

Guaranteeing protection to Ukraine for giving up there Nuclear arsenal. He & his buddies are evil.

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Robert's avatar

great, thoughtful podcasts, need to keep them going and spreading, drowning out the dummies

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Cathi Connelly's avatar

**** Please verify and then post if accurate. I read that it is critical to have your tv on tonight, just not on the channel of Trumps speech tonight. If the TV is off then it will not be calculated in audience size for viewing. As I am heading out to the 50501 in Boston soon, I will leave my TV on to PBS**. if true we need to get the word out

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Beth M's avatar

Thank you for what you're doing. Watching the deliberate destruction, the grinning cruelty, just grotesque monsters, it takes all my energy and hope. It helps to turn away from it for a while and listen to you all.

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Bob K.'s avatar

Good conversation! Keep up the good work!

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Lisa’s Last Words's avatar

It’s like a bully cowboy shooting on his feet with bullets so messed up

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Ronald Gersh's avatar

How this country voted a lying grifter and convicted felon back into power is beyond me! You tell the truth about this monumental failure in business and humanity, basically! How he became president again is unfathomable to me!

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US Taxpayer's avatar

“Pump and dump” - Yes, that’s exactly the strategy! Rich get richer and the poor get poorer; the poor get less and the rich get more.

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Lynne Potter Lord's avatar

Never prouder to be a Canadian!! Looks like donald using economic means to take over our country. What an incredible immature asshole this guy is. He is getting disinvited to G7 Canadian summit. Now he can just take his crown and go home.

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Rebecca's avatar

Thank you for sharing the truth about this horrible regime. Their actions are horrendous and have hurt and will continue to hurt millions of Americans. Please keep up the excellent work on reporting!

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Merlene Smith's avatar

PLEASE PUT ALL T BANKRUPTCIES IN LARGE PRINT SO I CAN PRINT IT OFF!

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Lynda Jones's avatar

When is America going to put a stop to what he is doing, he's a freekin lunatic 🤬

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US Taxpayer's avatar

I love how Canada is targeting red states. They know Democrats are against Project 2025, but have no political power.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

That meeting was utterly shameful. Trump and Vance are both beyond stupid.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Trump has no idea how tariffs work.

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S H's avatar

Will be interesting to see how many Dump supporters cling to their savior when their SS checks don't arrive! Guess that will be Biden's fault too! What a frickin' joke!!

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SiriusLee's avatar

BeenAdicK DonOld

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Eileen Róque's avatar

The prez using A. I. to fool the public?

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Merlene Smith's avatar

How many drugs does Cudlow take to be able to sleep. 😳🤡🤯🤯

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

When are some of these self-proclaimed macho men, in the GOP and MAGA, going to stand up to Trump, FOR OUR COUNTRY, DEMOCRACY, CONSTITUTION, RULE OF LAW?! So far they have proven to be lying spineless traitors, who continue to kiss Trump's ass for a buck, and Iawless, unlimited power! How do they even look their children, families, and constituents in the eye, while betraying them all every day. All will be recorded in history, as a complete corrupt disgrace, traitors to the United States of America, who chose to turn their backs on the USA, betray us, and team with communist, murderous Russia, and has stomped all over our Constitution and laws.

TRUMP + GOP + MAGA = TRAITORS

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Can I just say... I LOVE Jordie! He is a BEAUTIFUL SOUL! I'm a 65 year old woman in Australia and he just brings out my maternal instinct! I just want to give him a HUGE Grandmotherly HUG!!! Ben and Brett.... you are ALSO AMAZING.... but Jordie just melts my heart!...lol (sorry guys...lol)

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Tia's avatar

I am really tired of everything being blamed on Biden by this administration!¡

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Marilyn Campbell's avatar

Thanks for all you do. Don't let the Maga mutts and their negative reviews stop your relentless efforts to bring the truth to the people.

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Colleen Cassel's avatar

Great, truthful reporting.

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Lisa’s Last Words's avatar

you can’t let the bully win how much you watch after school special🤯🎉✌️

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Ex-lawmaker says Republicans are telling him they're 'overwhelmed' by angry calls." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/republican-2671264555/

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dmwcg's avatar

Aaron Parnas reports that university students entering protests will be arrested. What can you report about that? Is it true?

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Sara Ellert-Beck's avatar

Trump and Elon win no matter which way the stock's go

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Carol's avatar

keep up the great work!!

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Vicki J's avatar

Thank you for timely and accurately reporting the news!

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Soup lines once again….

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

The great Egg crash of 2025. Engraved in history. Survival tactics...

Listen, restaurants and food manufacturers, etc... all you need is backyard chickens to stay in business.

What is egg replacement in food industry?

Egg Replacer is a mixture of "potato starch, tapioca flour, leavening (calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, cream of tartar), cellulose gum, modified cellulose". The Vegg is a vegan liquid egg yolk replacer, suitable in any recipe that one would alternatively use egg yolk.

The Pioneer Woman lists 13 cupboard staple substitutes for eggs in baking. Google for link.

The U.S. imports eggs and egg products from a relatively small number of countries, including Canada, Taiwan and Lithuania, according to the USDA's Economic Research Service. In Turkey, another supplier, the Egg Producers Central Union, said this month that it would be shipping 15,000 metric tons of eggs to the U.S. Oh, sorry...tariffs. Chicken scratch that solution.

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Carolyn Sweet's avatar

I don’t think Trump is doing anything but following orders of the people who got him elected so he wouldn’t go to prison. Project 2025 leaders and the top 1% of the US.

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Thomas Wilson's avatar

They are traitors put them in cuffs and haul their ass to gitmo

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Margie Lynch's avatar

How are we going to stop him? He doesn’t care and wants to destroy our country and the world.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Sadly, history DOES repeat itself... and we're all seeing it now. Why is it, we NEVER learn??? Why is it, we keep making the SAME mistakes over and over and over again??? WAKE THE FUCK UP... AND LEARN from history! This Administration is SO WRONG!!!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

I hate to say this.... but I will. I am thankful that the meeting with Trump, JD Vance and Zelinsky happened last Friday..... because.... NOW the world has it's CONFIRMATION that the United States under Donald Trump and his LUNATIC ADMINISTRATION bows to Vladimir Putin! A horrifying fact, but one which has NOW been confirmed to Democracies around the world, which will make them more prepared to fight their adversaries, now that they KNOW without a doubt, that the USA sides with PUTIN.... making the USA an Adversary to ALL their previous allies! PRO-DEMOCRACY, guys.... the USA is now OFFICIALLY a BAD GUY!!!!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

MAGA Mike Johnson doesn't have a responsibility bone in his entire body!!! If he did, he would HONOUR HIS OATH, instead of BETRAYING IT every single day with this LUNACY!!!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

I would rather they yell... HONOUR YOUR OATH.... HONOUR YOUR OATH... rather than 'Do your job"... as EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the Republican GOP in Congress are ALL BETRAYING their Oath to both the Constitution and the Rule of Law, and replacing it with LOYALTY TO DONALD TRUMP!!! A man baby, who has MANY mental disabilities, which makes him TOTALLY UNFIT FOR THE HIGH OFFICE OF POTUS!!! Republicans in Congress.... HONOUR YOUR OATH and STOP THIS INSANITY... NOW!!!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

The BLINDERS need to come off COMPLETELY, for these TOTALLY MINDLESS TRUMP FOLLOWERS' to be able to SEE what this LUNATIC is doing to THEM! (As well as everyone else) Oh yeah.... let's OWN the Libs.... what sort of CRAP is THAT???? He's OWNING YOU as well!!! Wake the FUCK UP!!!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Basically, Trump voters need to WAKE THE FUCK UP!!! He and his Administration is SCREWING you and looking after his billionaire mates!!! WHAT will it take to OPEN YOUR EYES to what he is doing to YOU and YOUR FAMILY right now??? THE MIND BOGGLES!!!

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JE Wise's avatar

We need him gone. Is it true that the Dems could remove him by the no insurrectionist part of the Constitution? Call for a review? Something must be done.

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Linda Moore's avatar

Thanks so much for helping us know what is going on. We need to remember that if & when the US leaves NATO, we will be on our own. If we are attacked, ie 911, no one will be obligated to come to our aid. Talk about a National Security Crisis.

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Linda's avatar

Melania will do anything to secure her portfolio of wealth….

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Jean Conley's avatar

What an ignorant, stupid dope the First Lady is. Talking about bullying?????? Her idiot husband is the expert at it. What an oxymoron. She never pays any attention her husband, which is obvious.

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Jessie's avatar

WARREN BUFFETT called CRYPTO 'rat poison squared!'

CHINA & other nation banned CRYPTO!

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Irene Finn's avatar

Zelensky should never apologize. He's got nothing to apologize for. The world already has respect for him. The world does not respect Trump.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Did Zelensky learn from Trump that you should never bite the hands that feed you?" (Quora/Done With The Bullshit)......

"I think what he learned was that the USA is now only a “transactional ally”, which expects literal “payback” in the form of protection money or other assets, and that if that is refused it will threaten to walk away or even to change sides. So yes, in a way, he did learn that the Trump thinks that Zelensky should demonstrate gratitude and humility, rather than behaving as a head of state entitled to some respect, and basically do what he’s told, even if it isn’t in his national interests.

Expecting the USA to defend a principle - eg the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an ally - simply because it is a principle that is shared with that ally, is no longer a reliable predictor of its foreign policy. Taken together with the USA’s own threats to other allies - eg Panama, Canada, and Denmark - and the President’s stated admiration for Putin and Xi, it suggests a foreign policy based only on “might makes right”, and a desire to carve up the world into “spheres of interest” with Russia and China, very much like 19th century imperialists."

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Jessie's avatar

There have been numerous comments about CHICKENS in your backyard....just another BRAIN DEAD APPOINTMENT! Not everyone has a backyard...not everyone lives in a community that permits CHICKENS...one woman wrote that she lived on the 20th floor....

Let's remember that REAGAN eliminated ASYLUMS so they all flocked to the REPUBLICAN PARTY!

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Linda Morway's avatar

Bird flu is in backyard chickens too, you flaky women.

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Lori Christian's avatar

Biden had our country in such a good position and these morons destroyed it! GET THEM OUT!

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Pat Smart's avatar

Trump should not only be impeached, but charged with treason! I believe that he is trying to "beat" Hitler's "record" of taking control of his country (53 days), just to assuage his ego!

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Karen Keough-Huff's avatar

Love this podcast. Thank you for telling the truth! I am recommending this podcast to everyone I know.

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Trisha's avatar

How in the world do we teach our children and grandchildren to strive to be people of integrity when we hear and see all the hypocrisy displayed by our government leaders!

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Mark Stocker's avatar

Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Buy crypto currency instead. - Ketamine kid Musk

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Heidi Schroder's avatar

Please don’t make us look at him or hear his voice! Please just read it to us.

I am literally starting to feel traumatized every time he appears.

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Chris Lewis's avatar

Trump like to be "the chief executive" and having people adore him...he loves to parade around his real estate and golf courses and throw around his weight and puff out his chest as "I'm the President"... while other heads of state are acting like real leaders of their countries. Trump is only about the pomp and circumstance but if you try to ask him questions that actually require "knowledge or critical thinking," you'll realize he has neither.

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Tenthkid's avatar

We in TN are live in a fascist state

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Susie Marr's avatar

What if you live in an apartment? What if your city or HOA doesn’t permit chickens?

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Steven Linhart's avatar

tRump & musk are both fu@king idiots. I saw this morning that social security checks may not go out in April. So that means by may, to celebrate my birthday, I can start thinking about how I am going to starve to death. Oh well one less Democrat to bitch at trump & musk and the rest of his minions. Thanks to Meidas Touch for keeping us informed.

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Boivinjm4's avatar

I’m sorry I can’t be a monthly subscriber. I had all my IRAs & savings, stolen in a government Imposter Scam. What you are doing is a great way to try and balance out the lack of truth and conspiracy theories pervasive today.

The only thing to counter the manipulation, untruth and bullying that is pervasive is to continue to speak truth and model behavior that doesn’t slide into counter bullying and judging.

From what I have read you are well equipped and do a fine job and the Truth and Light will emerge as it must.

Hope not Fear and Unity not Separation. There are NO winners in War. Where we, USA, are today, is a glaring example of that. Divide and Conquer is not a mode that grows lasting balance of justice and unity of nations nor humanity.

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Susan's avatar

The idiotic suggestions by the SecAg re: every one raising their own chickens enraged me when I saw it yesterday. Complete smugness, unaware (or don't care) that not everyone lives with a yard or land, as well do they think that chickens living in a backyard are somehow magically immune to avian flu. And so f-ing perky "it's awesome!!" "Everyone wants to be a farmer right now" They live in La La Land -- must be nice.

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

Trump does not have the mind to think with or to understand anymore. He is just a thug sitting in a chair and waiting for Musk to tell him which way to move.

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Jacqueline Litten's avatar

Create isolation from our alliances, reduce individual assets, chaos and we become the peasants under authoritarian rule. The writing is on the wall.

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Margaret's avatar

I can’t listen to the whole thing. Donny claiming how Zelensky isn’t appreciative enough…bullshit. We need to start a petition to ship Donny to the Antarctica without winter gear. Then we wouldn’t have to listen to his blabbing about this or that. Even the penguins would be ready to dump his carcass.

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Chris Fox's avatar

I can't listen to Felon47 or his "bride", Melanoma - so when you show either of them speaking I mean lying, I have to mute it. They're disgusting beyond belief.

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Lisa McGuy's avatar

But truth mainstream media just has allowed all the lies and disinformation..

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Jane B In NC🌼's avatar

Wonderful podcast. Thank you so much!

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Mary Machunis's avatar

They don't realize that not all areas are coded for agriculture.

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Christine Axsmith's avatar

Your updates are excellent, but it doesn't give your audience something to do. Maybe like Jon Stewart said, and have a press conference on the steps of the Capital every day.

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Mike's avatar

I love her. What a beautiful breath of fresh air. She has Melania down to a TEE!!

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Lisa McGuy's avatar

Didn’t he negotiate the last agreement

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Dan D's avatar

"Write a Comment" or hit "Reply"

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Veronica Velardes's avatar

Fk u ..FRKN lying jackass !!!

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Jennifer Dyke's avatar

Hahahahahahah! Trump says "if we had a president that knew what they were doing" well, who says we have someone in him that's capable now?! What an utterly dull-minded jerk!

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Jayne's avatar

Great Reporting! Thank you!!!

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Lisa’s Last Words's avatar

thank you I’m so grateful that you’re on there talking about this🙏✌️

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Steve's avatar

I heard that Zelensky wants to go back to the White House despite being tag teamed and kiss the ring and sign a deal which includes minerals. He is desperate and Trump is salivating.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"'Stop this madness right now': Conservative writer begs Congress to block Trump trade war." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2671259752/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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Dan D's avatar

Exactly. Drive the mkt down scoop up the devalued stocks buy em for a song! Then run em up & sell! This is just a game for tRump & cash out & take his winnings from his manipulated stocks & the hell with all the ppl he screwed in the mkt! Nice guy huh?!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"We've reached the moment of maximum peril for our nation and our freedoms." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/we-ve-reached-the-moment-of-maximum-peril-for-our-nation-and-our-freedoms/

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ann luttrell's avatar

Can't we just post how the Meidas Touch is the truth???

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Randall Reid's avatar

Throughout his entire life, everything tRump touches DIES. Who bankrupts 3 casinos? tRump steaks? trump vodka? trump university? The list goes on and on.

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Sandra Myers's avatar

Keep poking the bear. Just keep your eyes open and your distance. It needs to learn it isn’t all powerful.

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Tamara Barnes's avatar

Why in the hell would Russian oligarchs want to be a citizen of the US?

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Edward Kuryluk's avatar

Where the f is Howard Lutnick getting 1 million people to pay $5m for a visa? In 2023 there were 10.4m Visa applications. He thinks 10% of those people would’ve been willing and able to pay $5m? And it’s got to happen again next year and the year after? Especially after they’re flushing the country down the toilet? Yet another example of these morons not thinking things through.

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Sandra Myers's avatar

It’s another Trump scam. It’s like his meme coins or nfts. He’s ripping off people. There is no way in hell those happen. Where did the money go from his other b-s products?? Just pointing out the obvious.

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Ballard Graham's avatar

Trump has been and will continue to be a pathological liar his entire life!

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Sara Ellert-Beck's avatar

Trump is the greatest idiot in history!!!

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Linda's avatar

Thanks!

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Sondra Johnson's avatar

I am a paid subscriber to Meidas but I don’t understand how this works all the little spinoffs charge to read their articles. This would amount to a very large monthly fee. I’ve never seen such a disorganized site.

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Naomi Bailis's avatar

Yes that's true. It's a substack thing (and a thing with streaming services now too). I cancelled Patreon and signed up for Meidas Touch Network instead. Much happier.

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Sam's avatar

Who you want to subscribe to..don’t have to subscribe to everyone.

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Sondra Johnson's avatar

No but there are at least seven that times even five is thirty-five. I’m retired that puts a huge strain on my budget. I guess I expected it to be like many other streaming services with many under the same umbrella which I assumed was Meidas. Guess I was very wrong.

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Sam's avatar

No they are independent and not owned by people like Arianna Huffington or Jeff Bezos. This way is better. In order for them to become under one umbrella they would need a monetary backer. I do not have paid subscriptions but I still read what I am able to. Is what it is. It is no different then having magazine and news subscription when they were print. Still had to pay for them when they went digital. I think maybe your issue maybe budgeting. You can follow then on Spotify or YouTube and Patreon.

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Sam's avatar

Pick and choose

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Sondra Johnson's avatar

Pick and choose what?

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Oliver's avatar

substrack is a container with many publishers

you can subscribe to any publisher (Meidas, Adam Mockler, Kunzinger etc)

then you are a free subscriber

you can also make a monthly subscription with 8 or 10 dollar (cancel any time)

that helps the publisher to pay his home and food

some publisher you can only comment when you are a paid subscriber

you can manage your subscriptions in your profile (scroll down to subscriptions)

i hope this helps you a bit, for me it was also a bit dificult at the beginning.

if i explain something not good. please friends: correct me and explain it better :-)

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Mishelle Henson's avatar

Whichever one you want to join. I put my NPR membership to MTN I watch all their podcasts, all the clips. just subscribe and you will get their pieces. It's not as confusing when you know that you can give to one and see all. Goodluck

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Sondra Johnson's avatar

Sam I don’t think it’s my budgeting but the fact that my gas has more than doubled since I retired as have groceries and other essentials along with my car insurance since I turned 65 even though I never have had a ticket. I pay less for my subscriptions to Mother Jones and The Atlantic which both feature various journalist.

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Deborah Bray's avatar

When I found Midas touch 3-4 years ago, I was so grateful because I felt totally alone in the world. Everyone around me including my family with the exception of my daughter who agrees with me. Nothing has changed on that front except I haven't spoken to my family 4 almost a year. I can no longer abide the stupidity and beating my head against a brick wall. It got to the point where I was dragging my little sister by the arm to the front door and telling her to get out. Basically throwing her out and she left a gift at my front door. Which is total b*******. However, none of this that's going on is about me. It's about my country and the people that exchange their ideas on this network to Midas for bringing us the latest news good or bad and for the enlightenment. I'm practically a lawyer now. Love you guys and God bless America

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Kathryn S. O'Brien's avatar

I have a comment that many won’t like. Substack is getting to be like my TV offerings. Everyone wants a paid subscription. And I can’t afford it. So…I can only learn what’s going on in my country if I buy multiple subscriptions?

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Doug Spraley's avatar

So do we now have the Democratic Party, Independent party and communist party?

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Theresa N's avatar

Why don’t the people interviewing GOP ask about the arrests made for social security fraud?! Are they afraid to ask the most obvious questions?!

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Theresa N's avatar

Those who want to get rid of Social Security have not offered any good alternatives to pay the money owed to retirees or the disabled who currently rely on Social Security.

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Theresa N's avatar

Melania trying so hard to be relevant. Sad… I don’t know any American person who can relate to her. Her “fans” have delusions of being like her. Most shameful woman in the role of First Lady of the US.

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Christine Wajda's avatar

You have verbalized everything that I can't, due to my utter speechless, inconceivable frustration. Thank you!

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Teresa Pezzino's avatar

Pardon the interruption with a different topic, but I wonder if there is anything coming out about our National parks cuts. It seems rather obvious that they want to sell off these lands to developers.

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Kevin R's avatar

Ben, Brett & Jordy,

Thanks for bringing truthful news, unfiltered! Meidas+ is now my main source for political information!

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Mireya Castilaw's avatar

How true is this?

BREAKING: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the President Trump at his Florida compound, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting, per WIRED.

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Dan-The-Man's avatar

Does this dumb ass remember he was one of the presidents from the last forty years between 2017 to 2021 and was and still is a laughing stock! All he does is talk about Biden. American doesn’t want to talk about the past we want hope and a future.

Also, he is so stuck on the 100 billion the us has provided to the Ukrainian people to fight their own war, what about the 8 trillion dollars the republicans paid to fight in both Iraq and Afghanistan over 7,000 killed under their watch!

He keeps talking about the 13 that died when Biden left Afghanistan. During Trumps time in office the first time America lost 220 soldiers in the Middle East, and yes any life lost is a tragedy put I don’t see him calling any of those 220 families that lost their lives under his first term, he is only worried about other peoples term! Sorry for the rant!

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Janet Leininger's avatar

After all these years and all the bankruptcies that trump lied about and claimed that he lost money I have to believe that he lost his money deliberately so he could hide his profits and pay his debts to the Russian mafia that he owes billions of dollars to! Just like he keeps two separate sets of books for his business dealings with banks and IRS. It’s the old mob mentality of threatening people with a fire and destruction if they don’t pay their debts to their enemies they will lose their business after it is destroyed! So yeah he cheated and lied and he broke the law again over and over!! And he is still working for Putin and his fascists regime today and every day of the week! So either way, he bankrupted his business on purpose because he is a criminal or he bankrupted because he is incompetent! Terrible businessman who will bankrupt our country next! But don’t worry, we will overcome this problem and settle it by continuing our protest and suing him for the illegal activities he has committed against America! We can do it !!

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Deborah Bray's avatar

What's going on with Guantanamo Bay?

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Deborah Bray's avatar

Selling our country. Why are the Democrats allowing this to happen? What are they doing to stop this? This is a horror film

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Sandy Stepina's avatar

Slump Drump

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Beth Kuzmiskas's avatar

Jordy Ben Brett

PLEASE host daily a HONESTLY HOUR every day going forward and invite congress members and governors to join.

ONE HOUR. EVERY DAY.

NOW. PLEASE.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump's Social Security Lies, in Speech to Congress, Seen as 'Prelude to Vicious Cuts'. Social Security has survived wars, pandemics, and recessions," said one advocate. But unless there is a rapid course correction, it may not survive Donald Trump and Elon Musk." (Common Dreams)......

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-social-security-lies?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=96a0c83807-News+Alert%3A+Trump%27s+Social+Security+Lies&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4da0978648-600492151

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Katie McAllister's avatar

The sellouts are the worst. Spineless and the weakest of the weak men.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "Dems RIP the GOP TO SHREDS, after Trump DISASTER", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/Jug1dGgWGoU?si=SL6qsh8JbE33w_jb

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "Canada takes action against Trump", on YouTube. (BTC)......

https://youtube.com/shorts/twcoIEV-8dU?si=GfceEcBM2f1IXCzS

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "Trump CRUMBLES in PUBLIC, as his Entire Life UNRAVELS", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/PoxuTBFUVIc?si=WNxKTMwUNSqWAnMF

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Did Zelensky learn from Trump that you should never bite the hands that feed you?" (Quora/Done With The Bullshit)......

"I think what he learned was that the USA is now only a “transactional ally”, which expects literal “payback” in the form of protection money or other assets, and that if that is refused it will threaten to walk away or even to change sides. So yes, in a way, he did learn that the Trump thinks that Zelensky should demonstrate gratitude and humility, rather than behaving as a head of state entitled to some respect, and basically do what he’s told, even if it isn’t in his national interests.

Expecting the USA to defend a principle - eg the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an ally - simply because it is a principle that is shared with that ally, is no longer a reliable predictor of its foreign policy. Taken together with the USA’s own threats to other allies - eg Panama, Canada, and Denmark - and the President’s stated admiration for Putin and Xi, it suggests a foreign policy based only on “might makes right”, and a desire to carve up the world into “spheres of interest” with Russia and China, very much like 19th century imperialists."

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I watched 5 minutes....it made me sick to my stomach. It was nothing but bullshit lies, rallyesque, and cheap theatrics. Trump is a big fat ugly nasty narcissistic arrogant belligerent lying feloneous racist L-O-S-E-R!!! HE HAS GOT TO GO!!!

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Thomas Wilson's avatar

Yeah, I don’t think I’d go into one of those fox news bathrooms either Brett

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Alexis's avatar

Keep pressuring your Republican reps- write, call, email whatever you can do. Tell them they are complicit in the coup, tell them you are appalled at the administration betraying Ukraine, how we are not longer leaders of the free world, tell them they are not upholding their oaths. Shame them. As much as possible. Also thank the ones actually fighting for us too.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Trump isn't a con artist... he's WORSE... he's a Snakeoil Salesman (and always has been!)

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

I love how we can really make our feelings felt, and SWEAR on here, and NOT be sanctioned, as we are on You Tube and other platforms... because WHAT is happening in the United States NOW, you would have to be an absolute SAINT.... NOT TO SWEAR!!! What is happening atm.... it's no wonder people are SWEARING!!! I say BRING IT ON!!! SHOW your PASSION in this space!!!

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Eilee Hurley's avatar

What happened to Rudy and my pillow guy they both ruined their lives for trump so is trump looking after them now he’s president

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Lynn Oshiro's avatar

Thanks for your research (receipts!) and commentary. 💙 Parkrose Permaculture shared this today about why the oligarchy loves a recession: https://youtu.be/CI2CLzYlZQk?si=uwOID_4VZ0w7a6wy

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Annie Kent's avatar

They say, "You are what you eat." I guess, then, that tRUMP augments his diet of burgers, fries, and KFC with cow excreta.

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David's avatar

Love watching this instead of watching Trump the trailer talk live tonight. Blah.

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Lori Christian's avatar

LEGAL AF! POPOK RULES!

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Donna Pizanie's avatar

Is she wearing a tan suit?

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Haleigh Cleveland's avatar

How much was Melania payed for that

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Deborah Alecson's avatar

I love you guys. Thank you.

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Mary Tirpok's avatar

This is a great episode!!! Thanks MTN 💙

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Irene Finn's avatar

The only good thing about Trump's presidency is that we'll be able to tell his supporters "We told you so- you were warned."

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Lori Christian's avatar

Zelenskyy is appreciative MAGA is so stupid!

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Carolea Hassard's avatar

This is Trump's sandbox now. Biden is nowhere near.

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Irene Finn's avatar

Trump is wrong, the USA didn't become a laughing stock until Jan 20, 2025. We have a buffoon in the White House.

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Janet Roemer's avatar

Love these broadcasts

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Noah Hopson-Walker's avatar

Was Musk wearing a Half Life shirt? It just shows how far behind the times he is. Also, he's metaphorically radioactive, so it fits.

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Christy Jobe Carter's avatar

Also let me yell this for the MAGAs in the back. SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT....We PAID INTO IT.

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Christy Jobe Carter's avatar

What Elon does not understand is that Business' pay as much as the employee pays in. So they aren't just going to screw the American people they will be screwing all the employers of these people.

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The United States has been taken advantage of for 40 years.