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Poll after poll after poll, Donald Trump's approval is plummeting. The worst ever, the worst ever among independents, the worst ever in modern polling in presidential history across all polls, whether you're talking about a Fox poll, a CNN poll, an ABC Washington Post-Ipso poll, a Pew Research poll, they all tell the same story. The American people hate the
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Donald Trump, and it's the worst 100 days ever. Let's just talk about what just happened, what, in the past 24 to 48 hours? Donald Trump humiliated the United States at Pope Francis's funeral. He violated the dress code, the only person there wearing a blue suit, and he seemed to continuously fall asleep during the solemn proceedings.
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Donald Trump continues to lie about having fake conversations with China and Chinese president Xi Jinping. Donald Trump claims that he's already done 200 deals already. He just doesn't want to announce it. He wants to build up the drama. Folks, there's 193 countries and now Donald Trump's treasury secretary is saying, oh, Donald Trump meant 200 sub deals

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In today’s episode, we break down a humiliating scene on the world stage as Donald Trump disgraced the United States at Pope Francis’ funeral — showing up in a blue suit, falling asleep, and making an international mockery of himself. But that's just the start. Trump is still inventing fake conversations with China's Xi Jinping, trying to spin a fantasy world as real economic warning signs flash: freight and trucking volumes are collapsing, and experts warn we could start seeing empty shelves soon.

Meanwhile, Trump launched a bizarre attack on Canada, hinting at a takeover and pushing his “51st state” delusions. And the chaos within Trump’s DOJ is reaching terrifying new levels, with armed arrests of state court judges happening inside their own courtrooms. We cover all this — and more — as the Trump regime's lawlessness and instability grow even more dangerous.

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In tune's avatar

We have the momentum! the Carney victory in Canada will give the world inspiration to stand up to the Putin Trump Fiasco

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Penguin Joe's avatar

Hey Walter. Looks like you attracted a MAGAt (Peter). He didn't like what I had to say to him and blocked me after going on a fascist rant 🤣🙃🤡💙💙💙

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In tune's avatar

The truth hurts The guilty 💙 vote out all Republicans in the midterms .

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peter's avatar

You are fucking deluded

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Penguin Joe's avatar

That's all you have? A childish insult? You sound like a lousy MAGAt.

Care to explain why you think he is "fucking deluded"? Or IS that all you got.

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peter's avatar

Sure. You Mighty Meidas little dick suckers think that there is going to be world revolution,,, You people act as if you are looking for controversy, conflict, and confrontation. Give me a fucking break,,, You would shit the bed, and call mama if your cell phone died, and Starbucks ran out of coffee

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

This incompetent gaslighting clown-car administration is projecting their fuckin’ stupidity upon us. They think the people are stupid. The people might be slow, but America’s stupid gaslit masses of people are waking.

I’m both terrified and enraged.

People, we must hit the streets and scare billionaire-owned SCOTUS & spineless GOPMAGA more than they’re scared of the oval occupier, fElon’s money and his brownshirts.

Now, loud, non-stop.

Impeach.

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Heather.B's avatar

Trump knows people are not better off now than they were before he took Office.

He just wants people to believe they are better off now than they were before he took Office. He has created a fantasy world for those who fall 4 his lies.

His followers are easily gaslighted. MAGAs need to hate others, so he gives them targets.

But in reality Americans are 20% poorer due to Trump’s polices. He did that in <100 days! He is ruining the great economy that Joe Biden left us!

I noticed they stopped asking if we were better off than 4 years ago... 🤔

We are all worse off than we were 90 days ago!

In 100 days Trump destroyed our leadership of the free world. Brought fascism to America. Caused several constitutional crisis. Broken dozens of laws. Made us less safe. A corrupt broken administration.

I'm wearing this "Don't blame me, I voted for her" tee shirt every day 👇

https://libtees.dashery.com/products/74030236-dont-blame-me-i-voted-for-harris

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

He’s a delusional, paranoid liar and a tool of the billionaire freaks.

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Well, most MAGAs are so gullible if he tells them they are better off they are going to believe him.

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David A Pitock's avatar

He doesn't care, period.

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MaeMargaret Evans's avatar

We did it in the 60’s, we can do it again. Americans hitting the streets gets attention and action. “ All that is essential for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing” Edmund Burke

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David A Pitock's avatar

Haven't heard a word from propaganda Barbie 🤔. Thank you meidas network or no one might know the truth.

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Judy Cross's avatar

I would like to never hear from her again. All she says is lies and I, for one, am so tired of hearing their lies. I think they should all leave and find an inhabited island and play their games with each other. Sorry Penguins.

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Mari's avatar

Those of us from the 60's and 70's know how get this done

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Mark Sams's avatar

Let Canada do the executions!

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Mark Sams's avatar

Bring back the guillotine!

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Mark Sams's avatar

GOP congressional members. impeach or stay home. Resign immediately you are a traitor. It will come home to roost. We don’t like treason. The punishment ( federal) for treason is death. So impeach or be prosecuted and die. If this is America . You made this fucking mess now clean it up. And Fox. Stop broadcasting or tell the truth. #1 rule of journalism.

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

Nazis Hate America

Republicans aka Nazis are showing their true colors as the Orange Cheeto and his Gestapo are showing their hatred for Americans except for the uberwealthy The Cheeto lied in campaigning to stay out of jail and now the Nazis are taking it to the middle class

For seniors getting rid of Social Security support for citizens which directly hurts Americans with disabilities, dismantling Meals on Wheels For the 80m of the middle class gutting Medicaid which is a lifeline for medical care, dismissing support for firefighters, stopping food inspections that protect us from food poisoning, stopping the Narcan program For kids eliminating Head Start and committing child abuse by weakening child labor laws due the loss of immigrants And now marginalized families can get a new source of income by affecting their child’s education with their children out of school The Nazis want to make the middle class less educated And book bans to eliminate DEI

The Orange Cheeto showed us during COVID that he doesn’t care about Americans….remember “it’ll go away by summer” and “inject bleach” He knowingly ignored science and he’s doing it again by dismantling the CDC and creating the beginnings of measles epidemic He has made the nation less secure by eliminating agencies whose job was counterintelligence and cybersecurity The attacks on the judiciary and due process fail to protect the middle class

The Nazis including those in the Congress should not be voted into any office They have shown by their actions that they hate America and Americans

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Laura Katzman's avatar

No ships in port in Seattle!

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

Son in law is a Seattle longshoreman and says the summer cruise ship business will help support

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James Seever's avatar

It'd support the Seattle port, but Cruise ships are not hauling cargo, or settling trade issues with China.

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David A Pitock's avatar

There all sitting in the harbor docked , very few in LA as well

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

It is literally grotesque how those who enter Oval occupier’s orbit debase themselves.

They either become slithering, spineless, weak toads (think Marco) or emphatic, nasty, snarking liars (think Karoline) as they blather idiotic dear-leader lines of horse-shit.

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David B. McClure MD's avatar

I find it hard to look at or listen to the mango moron!

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CJ Spinks's avatar

It’s obscene

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Reid McClure's avatar

So true!!!

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Reid McClure's avatar

So true!!!

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Reid McClure's avatar

So true!!!

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

And his clever solution was to chuck the victim under the bus.

Great, very clever solution. Any mf could come up with this stupidity. Of course, the dumb thug entirely misses the point of a peaceful, visionary solution.

Only idiots believe this carnival barker.

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

Once a stupid lying conman, always a stupid lying conman.

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Peter De Abreu's avatar

China is about to bring about the downfall of The ORANGE MORON by withholding product.

Empty Walmart shelves will drive home to MAGA the incompentence of their Commander Bone Spurs.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump doesn't know how to drive.

Trump doesn't know how to pump gas.

Trump doesn't know how to buy groceries.

Trump doesn’t know how to use a computer.

He's lived in a gold, chauffeur bubble his entire life.

He is completely, utterly out of touch with the American people." (Tristan Snell)

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purcellj's avatar

None of what he spews is "hilarious"...it's sick and psychotic.

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Linda Morway's avatar

Everything is going to happen in "two weeks" idiot.

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P A Williams's avatar

Yes but Donald solved it by telling the country that the "polls are fake", well now we have the truth right, lol NOT.....

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Karma Infinity's avatar

Beneath the swirl of headlines and reactions, this podcast episode captures a poignant intersection of perception, protocol, and public expectation. When a global figure stumbles—symbolically or literally—the world responds not only with critique or curiosity, but with a mirror held up to its own values, assumptions, and collective memory. It is not simply about one man’s moment, but the symbolic charge such moments carry across cultures.

The reflections offered, while critical in tone, touch on deeper themes of accountability, image, and the evolving weight of public roles in a hyper-connected world. It invites listeners to consider not just political allegiances, but the broader implications of how leadership presence, or absence, shapes the global psyche. What does it mean to witness, and how do we hold complexity without rushing to conclusion? ♾️

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Thomas Thompson's avatar

He controls the FBI, the intelligence community, the DOJ, and the congress. The most corrupt SCOTUS in history has given him immunity to crime all he wants. If he gains control of the judiciary, the federal courts, he is Dictator Donny!

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WMarion's avatar

I am absolutely disgusted that U.S. shut down WPS. Hegseth et al are just afraid of empowering women. You're going backwards U.S. Shame on the U.S. administration! I hope it implodes sooner than later.

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Jenny Mann's avatar

... maybe I am an altruistic fool. I say to myself 'if I cannot help, I will do no harm'.

Through my life, starting from a child to my now 76 years of age, I will say it was a good life. Good education, good parents, training from people and places and books from libraries. Thank you to the Cleveland Public Library! I still am an altruistic fool, just that now I am also angry much of the time. Whenever I have voted, whether it is for a city or state or federal election, I think how much of it will be good for the greater populace, and will we be able to curb the excesses and do the best we can with the good. Assuredly, those who voted for trump, again, maybe did not read the back issues of the New York Times that followed trump - building the WALL was more repairing and adding some length but never finished and buying big buildings and setting his name on them is easy enough. Then there is the bankrupting of his casinos, hotels and more. That is the businessman he is. Nor did they care about his felony charges and trial. I think trump is full of himself and in his arrogance and hubris, saying he runs this country and the world, he advances himself,again, and ignores so much that is necessary. He wants to return manufacturing to the US. It should never have been sent abroad. We need buildings, machinery, materials. People need to be trained. This does not happen in a few weeks or months or years. Our allies are important beyond anything. Let us hope trump does not get us into a war.

Yes. Americans stand up and speak out to protect our country, our liberties, our Constitution.

For a few hours of reading, so much could have been avoided.

As my Roman ancestors would have said, in Latin .....futue te ipsi, rump man!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "GOP Leaders PANIC IN PUBLIC at Trump CRASHING HARD", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)

https://youtu.be/BlCvMzRqyQU?si=RAv6_UMAIfSH19Sd

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Joe Jabroni's avatar

I just wanted to correct the record ... a couple of times now, Ben has referred to the Judge Dugan situation as being unprecedented, but there was a very similar set of circumstances in a 2019 case (although with some important differences; scroll down to second subhead):

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/27/some-thoughts-on-the-arrest-of-judge-hannah-dugan/

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MaryAnn Havas's avatar

With the reaction of other countries turning against their MAGA candidates, it seems that Trumpism may save the world in its own strange way. Here's hoping that the USA has a chance to vote him out of sight.

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Steve's avatar

The low-poll presidency.

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

I just now noticed that the ridiculous, nonexistent gold card has HIS f*ing face on it! WTH?!🤦‍♀️

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Judy Cross's avatar

Carney and Angus are fantastic. I could listen to both of them all day. Congrats Carney. So glad you won. Elbows up.

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Judy Cross's avatar

It's so sad that someone has to lie so much. I'm surprised that his nose isn't a mile long. Why would anyone believe him or his cabinet? The Senate isn't any better. How did politics get so full of liars? I am 83 and have never seen anything like this in politics. It's really disgusting. I hope that I live long enough to see him out of office and see our Country great again. I wish that he would crawl in the hole that he came out of. Better yet, I wish he was in a cell looking out the bars where he belongs for the crimes he has committed and continues to commit. No wonder he has the name tRump Crime Family. So well deserved. We are going to win and get our Country back. The Constitution and Democracy are way too important to let him destroy them. The deals he has made are with his goonies. Never forget what he has done. Let's all remember the little 4 year old boy with cancer and his family. Pray for them. Don't forget signal and the mistakes made there. Don't forget what he has done to Garcia and others. Keep these things fresh in your minds and call him out on all things wrong. Never forgive him for all the harm he has done. Never forgive him for all his lies. Never forgive him for putting our military at risk because of Hegseth and signal, who has done it more than once that we know of. Hold his accountable for all the harm he has done and will continue to do.

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Human Kind's avatar

Get Donald J Trump out by physical force have three different types of police officers there physically removing arresting him and JD Vance. Kick Elon Musk out of our country back to South Africa ASAP, just shutdown banned all of his companies immediately. Remove the entire Trump Regime by physical force! Also vote out those that are Trump MAGA bootlicking Loyalists right now.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Here's how FEMA cuts will hit Trump country especially hard."

Small towns that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, are now facing increased vulnerability to deadly natural disasters, after Trump cut Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.

According to The Associated Press, these towns are losing millions of dollars that were allocated to them by the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which provided funding for projects to protect core infrastructure from weather events like hurricanes and floods.

But on April 4, the Trump administration ended that program, claiming in a FEMA press release, authorized by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, that it was “wasteful” and politicized. The administration did not provide any evidence to support these claims.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/28/2319300/-Here-s-how-FEMA-cuts-will-hit-Trump-country-especially-hard

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Chuck Schumer Reveals Grand Plan to Stop Trump from Pulling Harvard’s Funding: ‘We Sent Him a Very Strong Letter’."

Other options on the table reportedly included aggressive finger wagging, synchronized brow furrowing, and Chuck shaking his fist on the Senate floor while saying, "Why, I oughta..." out of the corner of his mouth, in a 1920s cartoon gangster voice. You can really feel Donald quaking in his jack boots, can't ya?

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/schumer-reveals-grand-plan-to-stop-trump-from-pulling-harvards-funding-we-sent-him-a-very-strong-letter/?link_id=9&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-hits-fans-with-utterly-preposterous-new-claim&email_referrer=email_2715171&email_subject=trump-publicly-snubbed-by-super-bowl-mvp&&

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Jennae Bullet's avatar

Isn’t he a disappointment. I smiled at your post, but it hurt too.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I agree, Jennae.

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John Kleisle's avatar

It was just a concept!

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Sue Holmes's avatar

You need to put another video together with all his two weeks promises Brett in both Administrations and elections. Will be a proving point.

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Nancy G Leveson's avatar

They are not just ignoring problems, they are trying to deflect from them. So today it is freight. People are warning about the lack of freight coming into this country. So what does Trump talk about? Today, he signs an executive order that all truck drivers must speak English. But, in reality, one of the current requirements for getting a commercial drivers license is that the applicant must speak English. So there is no likely change because it is already part of the law. But they can deflect from their own incompetence and instead focus on "non-English speaking" truck drivers, i.e., "foreigners," as the problem. Really?

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Sue Holmes's avatar

Hopefully the penguins on McDonald Islands? Will send a whole load of crap for their tariff payment.

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

Bessent - Lurch as grifter.

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CJ Spinks's avatar

Absophuquinglutely

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Clarke Shaw's avatar

Canada has agreed to make Trump their D*cktaster.

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Carla's avatar

In two more weeks he’ll grow a 2” dick obscured by a diaper, so we’ll never know.

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Mary Anne Devereaux's avatar

I don’t get the deal with Social Security because Social Security is not part of the budget and there is no government money involved so how do they get to decide that we’re going to their only job is to manage the trust the money isn’t the government government puts no money in there

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Robert Burrows's avatar

What will it take the USA’s and Europe’s, and other english-speaking nations, and their clear-headed leaders to focus the energy and action to secure a stable global political environment?

And, to prove to Trump’s followers that the president is a dangerously incompetent pilot of this nation

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Jeff Palmer's avatar

DIPSHIT DONNY'S SECOND REVENGE TOUR IS IN FULL BLOOM. Leave to him to cause the world to suffer even more in his second term as we all live through his "WORST 100 DAYS". ______ OH, HOW I WISH WE COULD ALL WAKE UP FROM THIS DEMOCRACY KILLING NIGHTMARE AND FIND KAMALA OR JOE OR ANY OTHER SANE AND COMPETENT PERSON IN CHARGE OF OUR LIVES. Was your life better 1 year ago? 2 years ago?

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Sharon M. Morrison's avatar

Why would Trump buy a "Gold Card?" Because he intends to re-sell it for a profit. Which raises the question as to whether the holders of these cards will have any vetting. Apparently not.

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David A Pitock's avatar

So glad Canada did not fall for the maga toxic rot, look at us and realize you dodge a giant bullet Canadians. Good for you . Elbows up.

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Tia's avatar

When we re-build this democracy, we need to make sure the group rebuilding is diverse in age, race, and gender.

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Sandra Graves's avatar

Trump’s voters are so brainwashed they are thrilled to be helping Trump destroy our economy and our world status and our entire democracy. Our best hope is to get the millions of eligible voters who don't vote to realize the danger they are in and they have go vote for candidates that will reverse the tariffs and will pass immigration laws that protect both our citizens from criminal immigrants, but provides legal pathways to citizenship, and guarantees are humanized AND no deportations without due process. We want to ekect candidates who will DEFUND DOGE and abd Rehire fired government employees before Elon costs us more than money. Candidates must take a stand against fascist legislators AND fascist Fox News. Fox and Trump followers are allowed their freedom of speech to call Democrats evil, so Democrats need to call them out for what they are! They are fascists and fake Christians with cruel intentions against minorities and working folks. I am so grateful to Meidas Touch, but we need much more noise and more help to get non-voters on our side and help to get them to actually vote in elections. Trumpers are too ignorant and stubborn to change! Rise up "new" voters! Elect "Democrats who are Determined to Defend Democracy and Restore a Respected American with a Resourceful and Booming Economy!

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Valerie's avatar

I'm so happy about Canada. The world needs to admit that trump is a complete failure. Please people wake up

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hanet's avatar

I'm a non violent protestor and peace loving person but at this point I think I'd like to cause some short term pain to trump and all those surrounding him with a good slap to the face. What a bunch of disgusting grifters. So ugly!

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ShelbyRae Lane's avatar

What have we learned from Stephen Miller and Trashy Trump? If you don't like the poll numbers, start screaming for the firing of the pollsters 🤣 Maybe he'll sue them next for the pain and suffering of his hurt feelings, lol. Just keep endlessly repeating that anything and everything Trump doesn't like is FAKE NEWS.

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Deb's avatar

It’s amazing that Trump’s people can spew lies, obfuscate facts, stomp on the truth all with serious looks on their faces. If you put out your hand and they put a pile of s&@t / dross in it, they’d tell you it was rose petals. AND, the MAGA’s would say ooh, thanks, this is lovely. How do these people look in their mirror and not vomit over what and who they’ve become? How do they sleep at night.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

'"The dam is breaking': Podcast host claims pushback is leading Trump to destruction."

“Protests, polling, and pushback”: These are the three things The New Abnormal podcast host, Jesse Cannon, believes show the “Trump dam is breaking.”

Cannon believes small wins like the lowest 100-day approval rating in 70 years are “super important”, because they chip away at the “Achilles’ heel" of the president.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-approval-rating-2671862913/

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

Ignorant propagandized voter base + self-interested wealthy = fascist’s fantasy

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Jeni O's avatar

Thank God other countries are seeing what's going on here and voting correctly! The US should be a symbol of warning to those who like their independence.

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Kathryn Allen's avatar

What are the billionaires who are supporting DonOld going to say when they can’t find their favorite gadget they enjoy for their entertainment can no longer find those little goodies at the store?? Will they then appreciate his massive tariffs the American people are forced to pay??

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Judy Cross's avatar

Wouldn't it be nice if, when politicians were campaigning, they had to swear on the Bible that they would do what they promised to do and if they didn't they would be put out on their ass?Just think how easy if would be to vote for what you wanted and to know that if that person didn't hold their campaign promises it would be "You're fired. Good-bye"

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Mary's avatar

What an idiot!!!!

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Kathy (Kate) Dana's avatar

For the average person, even if we never paid taxes again, we would be worse off because the cost of everyday necessities is skyrocketing and will be far higher than any tax savings .

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Theresa N's avatar

Congratulations to Canada! I hope the Trump effect will help non-conservative parties win in elections around the world!

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Paula's avatar

Question: Why did several Democratic Senators voted to confirm David Perdue as Ambassador to China? He’s an 2020 Election denier.

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Dirk Engelage's avatar

Donald Trump was right in one thing he said when declaring tariffs: This is liberation day! This liberated the world, at least those countries that weren't already wide awake about the USA and it's goals, from the almost addicted connection to the USA. We're going to see hard times ahead for a lot of 'western' countries, but new awareness and new connections are coming into existence right now, that leave the USA out of the picture! And it will be hard, very hard for the USA in a post-MAGA era, to establish new trust! Maybe, just maybe, this will invoke a change within the USA to real morality, humanity and (international) justice being practiced instead of merely preached (while facts point in opposite direction)! I can't stop myself from hoping that this horror will turn into something good!

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Rebecca Bain Patchell's avatar

Hey you people that voted for trump. We forgive you. Join us in getting him gone so that we may make a better u.s. for ALL of us.

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David Holst-Grubbe's avatar

Eviscerate FOX. Deny them ad $ by denying the ad buying company CEO and execs bonuses. For example Home Depot. Boycott them for a full fiscal quarter. Get all on line influencers to post every day for the entire time. See how fast CEO’s stop buying ads - do only ONE brand - do it implacably for an entire quarter. See how quickly you become the new sheriff in town and how fast other CEO’s quit buying ads. See how fast FOX changes content. All they care about is $. Oh - and next generation FOX CEO will be a decent human being if you do this.

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Louise Champagne's avatar

POLLS don’t matter when Musk already has the keys to most if not all of the castle’s computer systems —

and Trump is sending the U.S. military and “national security assets” into police communities!!!

Trump and MAGA are just the distraction.

The real threat is from the techno-fascists “DARK MAGA” agenda using a strategy which called for this kind of blitzkrieg — to stun the public; traumatize the civilian federal workforce; defund and destabilize agencies, departments; destroy our democratic institutions and create a “techno-monarchy” corporate state run by a tech billionaire “CEO.”

Curtis Yarvin is the extremist “Alt Right” political guru that Musk, Thiel and Vance are following.

And Yarvin has recently said that “Americans will have to get over their dictator phobia.”

Just Google these three names (key words) together: “Musk, Vance, Curtis Yarvin”

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Special 100 Days of Trump edition of "The Jim Acosta Show", with Steve Schmidt, Aaron Parnas and Katie Phang."

Special thanks to Katie Phang and welcome to Substack!

(Jim Acosta, Steve Schmidt, Aaron Parnas, and Katie Phang, Apr 29, 2025)

https://jimacosta.substack.com/p/special-100-days-of-trump-edition?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3775894&post_id=162422313&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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theOriginalNicole's avatar

They’re going to bankrupt America as they did Atlantic City.

We can see it in play, right now.

Don the Con-job.

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Darrell T's avatar

I’m looking at a very busy port at this moment…in Vancouver BC

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump is destroying trust in the government – we can't let him win."

A few words about trust in the government, and I don’t mean the usual words about it.

Usually, we mean “conservatives” don’t trust. No matter how well and fairly the government actually performs, they still don’t, and they still don’t, because trust is a red herring. What they don’t really trust is a government out of their control that works for everyone, equally.

We don’t need to talk about that anymore. What we need to talk about is the people who normally trust the government, meaning liberals. And we need to talk about the fact that, unlike “conservatives” who distrust the government for phony reasons, liberals have real reasons. The Trump regime is actively trying to hurt the American people.

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/should-i-trust-the-government/

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

'"Pure unadulterated evil': Trump envoy’s Putin meeting ignites outrage."

Political, foreign policy, and national security experts are expressing shock and outrage, after President Donald Trump’s special envoy, real estate billionaire Steve Witkoff, met with Vladimir Putin on Friday at the Kremlin for the fourth time—entirely unaccompanied by any senior State Department officials, administration representatives, or policy experts—reportedly to discuss ending Russia’s unlawful war against the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

The Financial Times on Friday reported that critics describe Witkoff “as an innocent abroad, unskilled and unlettered in diplomacy. His fans say experience is overrated.”

https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/trump-putin-2671846148/

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CJ Spinks's avatar

Witkoff is no innocent

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"'Face to the cruelty': MSNBC sees Trump repeating same error that crashed last presidency."

MSNBC's John Heilemann warned that Donald Trump was making the same mistake that caused him to lose support during his first term, for one of his strongest campaign issues.

The president is bleeding support for his handling of immigration 100 days into his second term, with 46 percent of adults in one poll saying they approve while 53 percent disapprove, a three-point swing in each direction since last month. Heilemann said that horrific stories about individual families were once again dragging Trump down.

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-approval-immigration/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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Linda Morway's avatar

Is Trump going to pay taxes on his meme coins?

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Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

lol! Remember he said publicly that he’s smart and doesn’t pay taxes and was very proud of that ! EGADS

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P A Williams's avatar

I was hearing that Donald told Canadians to vote for him, and now he can tell Australians to vote for him and get that country secured in his visions of empire.

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Margheritta J Tessitore's avatar

The only joke is Donald Trump and selling gold cards so that people can become citizens of this great country I don't think so he thinks that money bought him his presidency so he figures that money can buy anything no it can't and you cannot become a citizen just because you pay that imbecile $5 million

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Margheritta J Tessitore's avatar

I'm sorry I hit the wrong button the Pope told Trump that he was no Christian he said their man that's willing to build wolves instead of bridges is no Christian with that kind of denouncement from the holy Father it really doesn't leave you much room to think of trump in a good light and the audacity unbelievable audacity that he would dare to put himself up to be the next Pope he really has delusions of friends and he is so delusional that he really thinks that the American people think he's the greatest thing on earth well guess what I just heard that Subaru has decided to take two factories out of this country and move them overseas now those two factories they're going to shut down what's going to happen to all those people they're going to be without work and what's Trump doing about it not a God damn thing I'm so tired of hearing them stroking his ego and giving him false praise the world is going down around America's ears hello people it's time to wake up and realize we are going down for the third time and Trump is sitting back enjoying the ride he wants to be a dictator and with everything he's done to our government and everything he intends to you our government and the jobs are being lost and the stock market that's down and unemployment is up he intends to break us down and then take us over as a dictator I don't want to see that happen and I refuse to allow it to happen now is the Battle cry America we beat the king of England to be free are we going to let the likes of trump destroy everything we have built in 250 years I certainly hope not it's time for him to go impeach him before none of the countries of the world was going to talk to us

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Margheritta J Tessitore's avatar

I don't know I have read a few different articles by mother sucks one evening includes the fact that Trump wants to be the next Pope he wants to be a pope president first of all he's not Catholic second of all he's not a priest third of all you can't be a president and a pope no man can serve two masters and whoever comes in as the pope has to worry about the Sea of his devoted people oh I see is Trump getting crazier by the minute and all of the idiots he has put in his cabinet or just telling him how wonderful he is the world is falling down around him he's so proud of his tariffs but yet when Amazon said that she wanted to put up the prices and how much the terrorists are going to raise the prices he had a fit if there's so good for the country what is the problem don't you want the American people to know how wonderful you're doing he was a disgrace when you went to the Pope's funeral he should have stayed home and not bothered I understand that the pope rest his soul

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Jennae Bullet's avatar

“Sub deals”? So is that what you call individual companies or industries willing to pay off Trump for tariff reductions? One can look at Bessent’s rapidly blinking eyes to know how nervous he is lying to cover Trump’s backside.

So Trump thinks we don’t understand tariffs. Ha, they are import sales taxes. The question is, does Trump understand them?

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paulnme2010's avatar

In my neighborhood we're placing bets as 2 how low his approval ratings will go, b4 Repugs 😢 ‘Uncle’?

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TA's avatar

He never has a plan as evidenced by all the things that he has had to walk back

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "LIVE: Dem Governor TOWN HALL on Trump 100 DAYS", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)

https://www.youtube.com/live/J-0ecbBSbbk?si=i9pA-M-cLmwxrwn7

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Robert Burrows's avatar

Thank you to todays moderators for their insightful description if just how incompetent president trump is when it comes to his ensuring promise that the USA is at the pinacle of its fame and fortune thanks to him.

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Donna Wilson's avatar

I hear the penguins are talking...a big, beautiful deal!

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Karin Clarke's avatar

Love, love these podcasts! Thank you!

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David A Pitock's avatar

Soon truckers won't have anything to truck.

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Kathy (Kate) Dana's avatar

Distraction and chaos is the goal while they destroy and steal from the government.

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Mari's avatar

I think we have to speak to the desperation of people in stores.

They are petrified

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Mari's avatar

Well done Canada!!!

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Mari's avatar

He us UNFIT for office

Emergency removal

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Sam Jakesdotter's avatar

excited for the townhall

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Zeke1967's avatar

Started a Trump countdown calendar ,well three actually whichever comes first during the next 1361 days

Impeachment, removal by military junta, prison

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Mr. M's avatar

How can a US president SELL citizenship, AND.....why in the hell would anyone buy one if there is no guarantee that you won't be picked up and shipped of somewhere? Surely there must be the Gold Card UPGRADE that ensures you won't be detained and removed...

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Mr. M's avatar

How can a US president SELL citizenship, AND.....why in the hell would anyone buy one if there is no guarantee that you won't be picked up and shipped of somewhere? Surely there must be the Gold Card UPGRADE that ensures you won't be detained and removed...

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Dirk Engelage's avatar

Donald Trump was right in one thing he said when declaring tariffs: This is liberation day! This liberated the world, at least those countries that weren't already wide awake about the USA and it's goals, from the almost addicted connection to the USA. We're going to see hard times ahead for a lot of 'western' countries, but new awareness and new connections are coming into existence right now, that leave the USA out of the picture! And it will be hard, very hard for the USA in a post-MAGA era, to establish new trust! Maybe, just maybe, this will invoke a change within the USA to real morality, humanity and (international) justice being practiced instead of merely preached (while facts point in opposite direction)! I can't stop myself from hoping that this horror will turn into something good!

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Vicki Luxford's avatar

Thank you Meidas, Canada needs you too!

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Linda Morway's avatar

Good thing Whitmer isn't going to be there.

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Sherri W Harden's avatar

In case others have not seen this, Adolph Trump and his Reichstag have instituted a new policy to find "enemies of the State." This headline from the Washington Post - "Trump officials are using lie detector tests to hunt for leakers."!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Marie B Uhran's avatar

💙💙💙

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Jonathan Klinski's avatar

Lie Rinse Repeat Etc

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Margheritta J Tessitore's avatar

Know what I've heard from a few people they want to know how they can change their votes I told them it's a little late for that once you vote you're stuck with it

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "BREAKING: Trump ABANDONED in unexpected blow by his OWN ally", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)

https://youtu.be/LdzH0Sdizh4?si=-irUGN3MvW-khNYK

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Watch: "Senator Whitehouse #europe #australia #germany #mexico #uk #canada #tariffs #usa #sweden #trump", on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZdjJ23oMr_k?si=fUh94B4RLp4fdXHr

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "No ships #mexico #australia #europe #uk #germany #canada #sweden #usa #tariffs #trump # Ireland #ai", on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/shorts/CrpHD-Ecq0Q?si=KXXD-_ze_CbnFaEA

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "Trump’s Fragile Ego Just HIT a New LOW", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)

https://youtu.be/G07Q4FRGCbY?si=S6if_bw7y5r029oe

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Barbara's avatar

MAGA Monsters. The Trump Crime Family. Let’s do labels. Yes! A felon and sexual abuser.

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Barbara's avatar

The two of you are dissecting the orange scammer very well! The whole orange circus is just utter nincompoopery. ( Sp) Thanks for the smiles and the hard work of calling out the lies! Bespoke is just nonsense. A bookshelf can be bespoke but deals? OMG - The corruption is staggering.

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Mary's avatar

NewsMax has his approval at an all time high. So obviously all the other polls are wrong. They even created a QR code so people can vote. Of course he's great. 🤦‍♀️🤮🤢

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C Endres's avatar

Why does he always say big beautiful?

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Shirley Eads's avatar

You're probably being rhetorical, but you know he has a limited vocabulary. He can't string a complete, logical sentence together without repeating words. Talk about a low IQ.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "Republicans BURNED by Voters as Town Halls ERUPT", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)

https://youtu.be/JxFLVQd8PrE?si=ifAju1vMd9fVPv-U

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Jarno Jokinen's avatar

Worst is yet to come. Donald "The Beast" Trump is building a wall once again. Colossal tariff wall that is the beginning of the end for the system of down. At first the beast will pull the plug out of the global economy. The worst financial crisis of human history will pull a swarm of the banks underwater and the bank run begins. Then the beast will collapse a mountain of debt shattering the backbone of the monetary system causing a systemic risk to realize. Finally the beast will cast American citizens into a system slavery under the name of Ronald Wilson Reagan, just to "honor his legacy" count the number. After the destruction a new world order will be established in the US. And the Golden Age begins from the ruins of the world wide collapse. All of the system slaves will love it. No more cash - just digital transactions. No more traditional criminal activity. No more tax evasion. No more transactions without the "all seeing eye". Outcasts will hate the world without freedom, hope and privacy. To cover up the mess and distract the public by smoke and mirrors, the beast will engage in a war with Iran. Lies and deceit, corruption and decay, dancing on the graves will continue. Until; Black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come... I want to play a game. Time has come to opt out of the empire of filth. Live or die...

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The objectives were accomplished.The muskrat was able to transfer the US citizens' systems' information to his own server for sale &/or manipulation. The orange one enabled the muskrat to demolish our software systems, authorized firing our Depts' subject matter experts, eliminated our standing in the world, etc. etc. etc. One gets tired of writing down all the bullshit.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "John Roberts perp walk?", on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Rj3Yl0goM8I?si=lCMsGRXnYEfCdzyE

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Aurora's avatar

He has Gambling Disorder, see DSM -V.

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Jill Heinritz's avatar

Is Meidas site hacked?

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David A Pitock's avatar

Biggest fault with Canada 🇨🇦 becoming a state is dealing with tRump plus, they are sovereign nation and deserve our respect . Elbows up Canada 🇨🇦.

tRump has helped Canada remain democratic with his toxic way.

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Trudy Lea Timber's avatar

Are they marching for protest tomorrow? How can we find out

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David A Pitock's avatar

Ben great way to compare tRump 2.0 with covid from 1.0. He is using the same technique as for covid and I believe his base is falling for it, what is worse is Wallstreet seems to fall for it every damn time ⏲️. What the hell is wrong with wallstreeters? Felonious said we don't understand tariffs most people get the basics and realize that tRump has no clue how tariffs truly work. President Biden and Obama got stand knew how to use them to America's best interest. Biden even kept some of the tariffs that tRump put on.

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Shirley Eads's avatar

So much of this is absolutely horrific, but to start dismantling the Smithsonians....WTAF!!!! He's removing history whether he likes that history or not! I cannot believe the spineless, ball-less republicans are allowing this. Do they realize they will most likely be voted out in the midterms regardless of how much they kiss the felon's ass. As for Leavitt's spiel about truckers speaking English, what difference does it make, they won't have anything to truck anyway with the tariffs. 🤬 I am so tired of this regime.

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Watch: "Does Trump make his Merch in USA or China? 🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🤔", on YouTube.

https://youtube.com/shorts/tg8PQzgV4ls?si=ZpJICpnm6Rgnu2OA

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Benny just shut the fuck up,,, Who the helll can stand listening to your urgent, dramatic shriveling garbage?

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Mari's avatar

FYI

Prince William was wearing a navy blue suit at Pope Francis's funeral as well as the Ronald McDonald

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David Glaser's avatar

To all Trump team members: Get your pardons now. Life comes at you fast.

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James G. Hermsen's avatar

Wonder if the rest of the world will respond and say that you have to speak the local language or you cannot visit or do business in their country?

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Mari's avatar

Trump is a loud mouthed puppet. It is clear he MUST GO. Where is, wait for it- say "Congress" to IMPEACH him???!!!

Where is the fire to their feet????!!!

Call out Trump- but there is NOTHING BEING DONE

He is mentally ill and unstable- immediate removal - he is not able to serve as president- get the white jacket ready

Enough already

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Miriam Polli's avatar

Sub Deals?!!! HA HA HA

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Janice Jackson's avatar

To me he was always unable to speak. He has the ability to not answer questions that make sense.

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Mr. M's avatar

How can a US president SELL citizenship, AND.....why in the hell would anyone buy one if there is no guarantee that you won't be picked up and shipped of somewhere? Surely there must be the Gold Card UPGRADE that ensures you won't be detained and removed...

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Elizabeth Romedy's avatar

💙🇺🇸💙

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Louise Champagne's avatar

POLLS don’t matter when Musk artsy has the keys to most of not all of the castle’s computer systems —

and Trump is sending the U.S. military and “national security assets” into police communities!!!

Trump and MAGA are just the distraction.

The real threat is from the techno-fascists “DARK MAGA” agenda using a strategy which called for this kind of blitzkrieg — to stun the public; traumatize the civilian federal workforce; defund and destabilize agencies, departments; destroy our democratic institutions and create a “techno-monarchy” corporate state run by a tech billionaire “CEO.”

Curtis Yarvin is the extremist “Alt Right” political guru that Musk, Thiel and Vance are following.

And Yarvin has recently said that “Americans will have to get over their dictator phobia.”

Just Google these three names (key words) together: “Musk, Vance, Curtis Yarvin”

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Sherri W Harden's avatar

In case others have not seen this, Adolph Trump and his Reichstag have instituted a new policy to find "enemies of the State." This headline from the Washington Post - "Trump officials are using lie detector tests to hunt for leakers."!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ellen Osceola's avatar

Down under MAGA.

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Judy Sherwood's avatar

How, when will the inaction of congressional republicans - and some democrats - be addressed? Most of congress is silently sitting on their hands and pretending this is "normal"?

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Darrell T's avatar

Love you guys. How do we hold the Republicans accountable?! This is all on them.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "WHOA: 60 Minutes calls out its OWN parent company & Trump ON AIR", on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/0B3T9VZcK0Y?si=rDRvW_rDscn48ETL

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Watch: "LIVE: Trump Told Them He Was a Snake, They Should've Listened", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)

https://www.youtube.com/live/fVCaRS9RaVY?si=Fb_yYNTuoYBhrQBo

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"Furious Trump continues rage about polls, as he vows: 'We will be making a fortune'."

Donald Trump took to Truth Social late Monday night to continue his furious reaction to polls, claiming he was losing support — and promising the U.S. would soon be rich.

In the posting tirade, he first alleged, “The USA lost Billions of Dollars A DAY in International Trade under Sleepy Joe Biden. I have now stemmed that tide, and will be making a fortune, very soon.”

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-truth-social-2671862493/

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CJ Spinks's avatar

“I” will be making a fortune. Freudian slip. Him and all his rich cronies and the cabal

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Josee's avatar

They are putting China aside because China is collaborating with 47… once the collapse is irreparable they will come in and buy American for pennies. My0.02

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Josee's avatar

They are putting China aside

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Scott Sprouse's avatar

Trump can sell an immigration gold card to Bashar al-Assad and Rodrigo Duterte, they would make great law abiding US citizens.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"NY AG Letitia James on Trump's 100 Days of Lawless Chaos."

New York Attorney General joins MeidasTouch for an exclusive interview.

(MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas, Apr 30, 2025)

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/ny-ag-letitia-james-on-trumps-100?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=162564678&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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Watch: "Dem Governors SLAM TRUMP For 100 Days of Disaster", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)

https://youtu.be/f7nEpd3P0sQ?si=9788PulfhYEiFXb_

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So, how low does his polls have to go before folks pick up their 2A entitled weapons and rebel against this tyrannical dictator?

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "LIVE: Trump FREAKS OUT after BAD ECONOMIC News", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)

https://www.youtube.com/live/wi8QSaCF4aM?si=hgpcOH7jl8cUlimz

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"Trump Mistakes Photoshopped Image of Immigrant's Knuckle Tattoos for the Real Thing, in Intense ABC News Interview."

The president accused ABC News correspondent, Terry Moran, of "not being very nice" during a heated exchange about whether a wrongfully deported Maryland father tattooed "MS-13" on his knuckles.

https://people.com/trump-confuses-image-kilmar-abrego-garcia-abc-news-interview-11724833?hid=2e7a24e122b18170d301519bb8b970b7f5c0ea96&did=17513132-20250430&utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=043025&lctg=2e7a24e122b18170d301519bb8b970b7f5c0ea96&lr_input=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1&utm_term=news-alert

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump doesn't know how to drive.

Trump doesn't know how to pump gas.

Trump doesn't know how to buy groceries.

Trump doesn’t know how to use a computer.

He's lived in a gold, chauffeur bubble his entire life.

He is completely, utterly out of touch with the American people." (Tristan Snell)

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

TO SCOTUS: Please stop the insanity....rescind Trump's immunity, and follow the Constitution and rule of law.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Trump is a relentless bully, but he can be stopped by standing up to him, and not caving in to him. There is strength in numbers. COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS.

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Watch: "Trump HUMILIATED by SCOTUS with Standing Ovation", on YouTube. (AF Legal/Meidas+)

https://youtu.be/VB4Y7SjCw6k?si=vzo0rfiT2KpgzxUS

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Watch: "Trump THROWS A FIT, As Interviewer CATCHES His Lies", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)

https://youtu.be/rRBrM0bRhjM?si=-7NXAC0NXQ0nsxN-

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"Trump Official Says American Dream Is Working in Factories Forever."

Former CEO and current Trump Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, who wants robots to replace the American worker and wants you to shut up and take your Social Security cuts—also wants a section of the population to commit generations of their families to working in factories.

“It’s time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future,” Lutnick said Tuesday on MSNBC, while arguing for more community college education, before his argument got much worse.

https://newrepublic.com/post/194572/trump-lutnick-work-factories-forever-with-grandpa

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"Exclusive: Most Americans see Trump as "dangerous dictator," poll says."

A majority of Americans say Trump is a "dangerous dictator", who poses a threat to democracy and believe he's overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says.

Why it matters: The wide-ranging poll released Tuesday, on Trump's 100th day in office, is the latest sign of him losing support for his immigration and economic policies — the two issues that largely fueled his election.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/29/prri-poll-most-americans-trump-dangerous-dictator?link_id=13&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-dem-governor-snatches-huge-win-out-of-trump-visit&email_referrer=email_2716892&email_subject=dem-governor-snatches-huge-win-out-of-trump-visit&&

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"Trump warns ‘nothing will stop me’, at rally to celebrate 100 days in office."

Trump holds campaign-style event in Michigan, attacks Democrats and ‘communist’ judges, and repeats 2020 election lie.

Donald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an attack on “communist radical left judges” for trying to seize his power, warning: “Nothing will stop me.”

The president also served up the chilling spectacle of a video of Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious prison in El Salvador, accompanied by Hollywood-style music and roars of approval from the crowd.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-rally-michigan?link_id=12&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-dem-governor-snatches-huge-win-out-of-trump-visit&email_referrer=email_2716892&email_subject=dem-governor-snatches-huge-win-out-of-trump-visit&&

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Watch: "It was photoshopped!" Trump called out for believing BLATANT conspiracy ON AIR", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)

https://youtu.be/5qimD-eLV7c?si=XQDFg1wpW7uIMjXw

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Watch: "Canada PM INFLICTS PAIN on Trump and SHOWS THE WAY", on YouTube. (MeidasTouch)

https://youtu.be/VIyWGfnC1LQ?si=5p6TsA9_ZxKMNWeJ

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"'Lasting damage': Anti-Trump senators assess 'staggering' impact of Trump 2.0."

Lamenting Donald Trump’s first 100 days in the White House, one prominent Democratic senator resorted to blunt talk, as he pondered how long it might take to repair damage done to America’s global standing.

“It's hard to put the s––t back in the donkey,” said Mark Kelly, from Arizona.

Tuesday was the 100th day of Trump’s second term. The first 100 days are a highly symbolic period of any administration, as a president seeks to establish a governing agenda and illustrate command of the political landscape. This time, Trump has dizzied Washington and the world with a blizzard of executive actions, swinging cuts to the federal government and hectic media scandals.

On the Senate side of Capitol Hill, Raw Story asked Republicans for their thoughts on Trump’s first 100 days. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama’s declaration – “We got a tough guy like President Trump, he’s gonna do it the right way” – summed up their curt satisfaction.

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/donald-trump-2671865040/

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"This single thing could halt Trump's rampage — and it's out of his control,"

It didn’t happen in some shadowy back alley or under the cover of night.

It happened in broad daylight — in the heart of an American courthouse.

Federal agents, acting without even the decency of a signed warrant, stormed into Judge Hannah Dugan’s courtroom on Friday morning and dragged her away like a common criminal. No warning. No legal process. No respect for the law she had spent a lifetime upholding.

But they made sure the cameras were there, so America could see what they were doing. Because this was not about justice. This was about terror.

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/is-trump-an-authoritarian/

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‘Unbelievably stupid’: Trump skewered online after '100 days' interview backfires."

Donald Trump’s exclusive new interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran quickly lit up social media – and not in a positive way for the president, as he marked his 100th day of his second term on Tuesday.

The Oval Office sit-down delivered a series of viral moments – from defiant outburst to doubling down on misinformation – which critics wasted no time pouncing on.

“What did we do to deserve such a stupid President?”, military veteran Ralph Sagola wrote on X above a video clip of Trump snapping at Moran. That moment came as the president accused Moran of not being “very nice” after being pressed on whether a White House photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia with MS-13 tattoos was digitally altered.

The exchange garnered its fair share of criticism.

“OMG HE THOUGHT THE PHOTOSHOP KNUCKLES WERE REAL,” former Republican strategist Tim Miller, who now hosts The Bulwark podcast, posted on X.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-100-days-2671866676/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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"Trump reveals 'clear sensitive spot' for his presidency in new interview."

Donald Trump revealed a "clear sensitive spot" during a contentious interview on his handling of immigration, according to a CNN analyst.

The president defended his administration's refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, in defiance of court orders to "facilitate" his return to the U.S., and CNN's Washington bureau chief David Chalian flagged his comments on the legality of mass deportations as significant.

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-immigration-2671870974/

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'"Just say yes': Trump begs reporter to accept that doctored photo is real."

ABC News' Day 100 interview with President Donald Trump went off the rails after reporter Terry Moran refused to accept Trump's false assertion that an altered photo was real.

Trump and Moran were discussing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the Maryland resident who the administration admitted was deported by mistake — when Trump brought up the photoshopped image of Abrego Garcia's knuckles that made it look as if Abrego Garcia was publicly affiliating with the MS-13 gang.

"He said he wasn't a member of a gang, and then you look on his knuckles, they said 'MS-13' — wait a minute — he had 'MS-13' on his knuckles."

"That was photoshopped," Moran said.

"That was photoshopped? Terry, I've given you the big break of a lifetime," Trump responded. "You're doing the interview. I picked you because frankly, I've never heard of you, but that's OK. Terry, you're not being very nice."

Moran pointed out that the photo Trump was referencing was proven to be fake, as Abrego Garcia was photographed alongside Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) at the senator's hotel, and the purported tattoos were not present. Trump pushed back and insisted the photo was real and offered to show it to Moran, though the ABC News journalist attempted to pivot the conversation to Ukraine. He ultimately relented when Trump pushed him to finally say that he would "look at" the photo again at a later time.

"It's such a disservice," Trump bristled. "Why don't you just say yes, he does, and go on to something else?"

https://www.rawstory.com/just-say-yes-trump-begs-reporter-to-accept-that-doctored-photo-is-real/

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"This Dem shows how to take a GOP smear and hit back — and it damn well works."

A word about David Hogg, Reince Priebus, and how to combat Republican smears. But first, here’s a video. It’s short. Watch it.

As you may know, Priebus is the former chairman of the Republican National Committee. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl’s question to him is about the apparent conflict of interest Hogg has. Hogg is the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, but he’s also involved in a progressive outfit that’s pledged to raise $20 million to primary out incumbent Democrats that it sees as too comfortable to stay.

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/david-hogg-reince-priebus-2671863678/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch: "PATHETIC Trump GOES NUTS, as Plans are ALL RUINED", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)

https://youtu.be/dsLFSJHqmbY?si=icm6sIpHwIpvJj90

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Linda M. Walker's avatar

And Stephen Miller is exploding within!

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William Shryer's avatar

It’s so disheartening to see how simpleminded so many Americans are to be able to be influenced and to believe what Trump says. It’s just pathetic.

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Donald Trump continues to lie about having fake conversations with China and Chinese president Xi Jinping. Donald Trump claims that he's already done 200 deals already. He just doesn't want to announce it. He wants to build up the drama. Folks, there's 193 countries and now Donald Trump's treasury secretary is saying, oh, Donald Trump meant 200 sub deals