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Let me show you what kleptocracy and oligarchy looks like. Earlier today, Donald Trump setting up a prop stage using kids as pawns in the White House to announce the elimination of the Department of Education via executive order. Here was Trump announcing it.
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But I believe we'll get it done. Today we take a very historic action that was 45 years in the making. In a few moments, I will sign an executive order to begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once and for all. And it sounds strange, doesn't it? Department of Education, we're going to eliminate it.
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And everybody knows it's right. And the Democrats know it's right. And I hope they're going to be voting for it because ultimately it may come before them.

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Maureen Friedman's avatar

Love you guys! Thank you for all of your work.TRUMP is the EPITOME of what an uneducated man looks like….STUPID! DAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

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Lacey Devereaux's avatar

People clapping in the background…Disgusting…

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Valerie Campbell's avatar

I would put it past Trump to have the sound of clapping recorded to "pipe" into the room so it sounds like everyone approves of what he is saying.

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Mary's avatar

As long as you mean wouldn't vs would, I agree. That's exactly something they would do.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Exactly,we can't see anyone. 😂💩

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Cathy Delia's avatar

Their kids and the kids stage probably attend private schools. They have no idea what public education offers. Most Americans can't afford to send their kids to private schools.

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Maureen Friedman's avatar

That’s why Teslas are getting more protection than our children in school!

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Rosemary's avatar

They were the regime’s kids. They all go to private schools😡😡

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Sally Skellington's avatar

And most are put in a pool if you are selected.

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Anna B's avatar

The vouchers certainly don't make up the difference! And child care is also very important - we all know the kind of help we get when we have to go to the cheapest ones. We might get people who love kids, but they aren't trained; often not even in basic first aid.

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Brooklyn's avatar

Exactly 💯 disgusting

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Sally Skellington's avatar

I decided it isn't real applause, it's recorded to make himself look good.

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Natalka's avatar

Canada will not make the same mistake. It’s embarrassing and pathetic how PP is trying to pivot. We are not that naive! Everything Trump says, Canadians will do the opposite because we see the lies .

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Sharon Luke's avatar

You are right, we are not all naive, but a lot of people (like us here) don't do their own research and believe the crap from the PP media machine CanadaProud.org. It might be non-profit but it's owned by Mobilize Media and a long time media producer for the conservatives. It's important to get this information out there and make them understand that if we're watching the debacle in the US, some of them are watching us and making the correlation between PP and Trump that many Canadians don't see.

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Natalka's avatar

Man, this is a sad attempt at trying to push a website. It sounds to me like your a PP lover who is trying to attract people to his site. The conservatives are getting desperate! PP will sell us out, there’s no doubt! For him to try to pivot after so many tv appearances where he has attached himself to Donald Trump is pathetic. I’m glad Canadians see what he’s doing and don’t fall for his manipulation.

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Sharon Luke's avatar

Do you need glasses? Maybe you misread? What about either post gave the impression of pro PP? I wish all Canadians would see PP for the weasel he is, but unfortunately some drank the PP kool-aid.

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Ro's avatar

So if they are abolishing all these federal departments, what are federal taxes meant to pay for? Is California going to hold onto all that money? Can they use the money for their own agenda?

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Bridget's avatar

Yes! Give the money back to the states. Too bad the states that don't respect education won't use the money for education for all. That's the reason the DOE was created in the first place.

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Angie's avatar

So many things we should do and aren’t doing.

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Mary Neel's avatar

Can’t we get a class action lawsuit against this administration - the voting fraud - call it we the people are pissed?

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Janice Merrifield's avatar

This is happening because they want to make slaves out of the children! Shame on anyone who things five year olds should be working in sweat shops!!

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Christine Rose's avatar

Elon Musk did not invent anything dumbass 🙄 FDT FEM.

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Lori Painter's avatar

Attending the rally in Greeley. While waiting to get in, talked with four other ladies about the Meidas Mighty and Legal AF. Three already subscribe so we got the fourth woman to sign up!! ❤️💙

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SeekingReason's avatar

Who are the people complying with his illegal demands? There’s no resistance if we don’t resist!

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Ron Travelletti's avatar

This one really breaks my heart!

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Joyce Cee's avatar

Wonder what they gonna do when they have either deported all workers or put all workers out of a job.

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Coop's avatar

Almost like they are ushering in the End Times. They seem excited about it.

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Kathy H's avatar

They haven't worked, so they don't understand that part of it, what actually goes into jobs getting done, they think it's magic or effortless, that people are paid for nothing, like they largely are.

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Donna Smith's avatar

The Tesla car was crap before any of this ever happened … check the ratings 😊

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Tina Wade Love's avatar

Where can I find a schedule for the Bernie/AOC rallies?

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Mark's avatar

I know all the talk is on what Trump and his administration is doing corrupt as it might be the bigger problem I believe is how bought and paid for media companies are pushing false narrative to millions of people that's a problem we need to get solved or this is gon to happen time and time again.

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Anna B's avatar

Yes, and we all have to support the independent networks like this one, Meidas Touch, also Courier News, The Guardian (with both UK and US versions) and (IMO) Mother Jones. For social media, I like Mastodon and Bluesky.

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Bsienkart's avatar

I listen to all this - and I just cry. I cry for my country.

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Theresa Keown's avatar

He certainly is a piece of crap

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SugarRhi~'s avatar

These are the exact excuses they have force fed to the MAGAts to repeat as a response to their evil actions :(

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Slowjazz's avatar

What a moronic POS!

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Diana Hess's avatar

We should NOT be selling citizenship!

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Katie Steedly Curling's avatar

Boasberg was the judge who released Hillary Clinton’s emails and not Trumps tax returns.

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Marguerite M Falango's avatar

That statement needs to be repeated over and over again.

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Katie Steedly Curling's avatar

It sure does.

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Kalysta Ann's avatar

My 80 year old great grandpa who served in Vietnam should just “find another job” ????

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Becky Suchy's avatar

So what can be done about Lutnik breaking the law promoting Tesla...

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Linda Burnett's avatar

Was it like the sign that musk gave you know the nazi salute?

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Leanne Klym's avatar

This Canadian 🇨🇦 loves you and this network!!!! Thank you for all you do!

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Allison Atherton's avatar

Reminding all the 55th anniversary on May 4 of 4 dead at Kent State. I fear before this time that protesters against this coup will encounter armed forces and people will die. Be careful all and remember violence is not the answer. But, be a loud and powerful voice.

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James G. Hermsen's avatar

This is a reality that is approaching every day and every hour.

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Susan Scott's avatar

Lutnik is delusional.

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Dee's avatar

Thank you guys for standing up! The younger generation stands up!

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Merri Ann Gonzalez's avatar

Pinky, index and thumb up means I LOVE YOU. Rose tattoo also is the most common with Latinos that indicates a lost loved one.

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Susan Scott's avatar

And all his monkeys clapped.

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Debbie's avatar

Omg I love that fast talking mime you did there. I laughed out loud. Yeah, all Trump spokespersons are snake oil salesmen.

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Anna B's avatar

Reminds me of circus barkers back in the day ...

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Debra Frank Dew's avatar

The kid show was sick. Little black fellow signing his own EO text. Sick bastards.

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Lynna Frost's avatar

He's a sick sick conman.

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Karen Schaaf's avatar

Here ya go, kids!!! Don't look now, your education is going, going, gone.

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

I can't bear to hear Trump's voice his lies when he's reading from the paper how ridiculous this is. He's such a fascists and a liar and don't forget, He's a felon of 24 criminal counts and rapist. He's disgusting. I just can't bear to hear his voice because I know what it's all about. Can't stand on his own two feet!!!

THIS MAN IS NOT MY President .💙🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

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Ann Wolf's avatar

The Democratic bench also includes Senator Andy Kim in New Jersey.

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Kalysta Ann's avatar

So if we don’t buy a $30,000 robot we’re “silly” wtf are we doing

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Glen Colton's avatar

Who are the pre-limbic, single-helixed netoids who are applauding for the cancellation of the D.O.E. ?

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Pat Sevigny's avatar

Oh man. I can't even listen to these people. U r right the fast, nonsense talkers.we ve got to stop these lunatics. How many innocent people r going to be kicked out of our country.

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Marjean Oller's avatar

Are these hired “clappers”? Who is evil enough to clap for the destruction of our kids’ education?

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Michael's avatar

Why meidas did you not promote Jessica Densons March 14th rally for Veterans. She specifically asked you to use your huge platform to get out the word. I was disappointed that you did not cover it. It was very much worth covering and I unsubscribed because of the way you treat such a fighter. Jessica is a true patriot. I think your network is more about beating fox and Joe Rogan and creating outrage against Trump than starting a real movement dedicated to brave acts of courage that take risks. You tell us every day about Trump's crazy stuff. But it isn't having any impact. Try starting a movement like Jessica. That takes actions. That takes courage!!

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Sheilah Yohn's avatar

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Julie Tardi's avatar

thanks for the truth

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Bambi Doyon's avatar

In order to get rid of a cabinet level agency, such as the department of education, it would have to go through Congress, a bipartisan 2/3 vote.

In 1979 Jimmy Carter got bipartisan Support to create the department of education

Some people say negative things about the department of education, but in order for it to be dissolved, it would have to go through Congress no decree and that is why we vote in our representatives to speak on our behalf

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Wh@tInTheWorld!?'s avatar

It's embarrassing.

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P. Chabot's avatar

FDJT and his buddy EM

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Oliver's avatar

thanks for your important work!

Never again a dictatorship!

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SeekingReason's avatar

The WH is putting out statements, on the news about how great orange shit-stain is and how he’s a saviorfrom the “corrupt” Democrats…who are ONLY out to get orange shit-stain. I mean, the King of the US 🙄.

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Somewhere, Somehow's avatar

Do you know that Elon musk is pulling the same shit in Wisconsin as he did in PA. Sign my document (re: activist judges), get a $100. Right before the election for the state’s Supreme Court.

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Glen Colton's avatar

If we "sell a million of them"... Where are we gonna find Five Trillion Dollars' worth of exceptionally wealthy individuals? And, if we do find them, who convinces them to come here? And, if they come here, precisely what kind of treatment might they expect?

tRump is the Antichrist.

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jambo's avatar

How is what Trump doing not domestic terrorism. He terrorized congress with threats to keep them from acting and now he is terrorizing all citizens. How is threatening to take social security for millions to get his way not terrorism. Call it what it is. Impeach him and then prosecute him for treason and all those who helped him as accomplices. Enough!

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Dawn's avatar

Hi guys, I was motivated to write about this today after watching your podcast and Bernie Sanders talking about things that are usually not talked about. I've been receiving Social Security for several years now, the reason I decided to apply for it was because I couldn't get hired into the medical records field after going to school and receiving two degrees. What I don't understand is I have about $200.00 deducted every month from my check to pay for my Medicare. At the end of the year, for tax purposes, that money that was deducted is added in to my earned benefits. That is something that has never made sense to me, does anyone have an explanation?

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Dee's avatar

Thank you warriors!

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Pat Sevigny's avatar

Everyone actually knows it's wrong. And if his autistic son wasn't rich he'd need the services from the dpt of education. He's a cold hearted ,soulless piece of crud.

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Jim Jenkins's avatar

Brett, Ben and Jordy: You have NO idea how much it means to see you out there fighting against the feckless assholes,. jerks, crooks, rapists, drunks and total Nazis in this Administration! I stand up and cheer in your honor every day! You all are just serving up truth and I wish you knew how much we love you three! You keep doing, I'll keep sponsoring and hopefully one day we won't need you there because America will be great again. Thank you for being a bright spot in the toilet bowl that Trump has made of the US!

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Christina F's avatar

Saw Bernie and AOC in Arizona last night in Tempe . There ended up being over 15,000 people in attendance!

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ell's avatar

i have been a subscriber from the first time i watched a Meidas Touch podcast. I watch every day as they give quality info with easily findable facts & validation. I appreciate Meidas Touch's clarity, superior to standard corporate news that often presents both sides without pointing out LIES, or distortions as if the opinions are equal. Corporate news often ignores Lies, False Facts or manipulated opinions, which undermines their viewers ability to trust or understand what they're presenting. I highly recommend MiedasTouch... Meidas growing amount of subscribers proves many agree.

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Peter's avatar

Where do we go to give the five stars review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Madelyn Graffia's avatar

Thank you so much for keeping us sane. It’s hard.

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Peter De Abreu's avatar

No more Dept of Education.. Muskrat and Swami want to hire more foreign engineers because they say that Americans are dumb. Now they want to make sure that Americans stay dumb(according to MAGA). KEEP THEM LIKE MUSHROOMS, IN THE DARK AND FEEDING THEM BS.

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Susan Engelman's avatar

Hey, as a retired public school teacher I resent some of the comments about teachers-We all have college degrees & most of us also HAVE MASTER’S Degrees- our districts select the curriculum & those days when kids are off - we aren’t playing checkers! We’re working w/our colleagues in our building & across buildings to make sure that we are tweaking lessons for our students! How do we assist them to have a better understanding! Ways to supplement for students that are struggling, as well as those that excel! To take them as far as they can go each year by carving out supplemental work time w/ small groups. My daily 1st grade Lunch-a-bunch group would ask to have lunch w/me , in my classroom rather than eat in the loud cafeteria. They’d tell me what worked well for them & what they were struggling with & we’d figure out together how to tweak a lesson for them. That 15 min as we ate & talked was very beneficial to them & I always made sure that they also got outside for lunch recess! As that 15 minutes was my only time all day 4 a bathroom break.

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Donna R.'s avatar

People with monetary means send their children to private schools. Having said that, in my state our property taxes will rise due to lack of federal funds.

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Pamela's avatar

I don’t like the way Musk has starlink and Tesla. I don’t trust him with user data.

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Deborah's avatar

Thank you Meidas Touch for everything you do. From the UK.

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IncredibleHulka's avatar

Thank you for what you do.💙

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Cathy Delia's avatar

I love Bernie and AOC. It's great to see that they are drawing such huge crowds. Unfortunately, it's a little late to explain to someone that their vote for Donald Trump is not in their best interest. At least Bernie and AOC are fighting the regime and explaining that what Trump and Musk are doing is not normal and should never be normalized.

I can understand why Canadians don't want to come here. Hell, a lot of Americans don't want to be here right now either.

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Diana Haering's avatar

They are committing crimes against humanity.

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Toni Murphy's avatar

Why do people act like musk design that spacecraft? That musk designed the robot. He has engineers that do that. He doesn't design Jack, you know what? He's a moron, heat bought into it, that's all

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Kaye Stone's avatar

Thank you brothers 🙏🏼

It's horrifying to see some of the comments made by my maga brother in Arkansas and his maga friends. They are so blind to what is happening! I hope the orange shitgibbon and crew do some harm that hits home to magas! It may wake them up! I will take a hit also, but I will enjoy the schadenfreude of watching maga suffer!!

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Kristi Kirschnick's avatar

Please make this madness stop!!

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Karen Landry's avatar

Isn't it tanking?

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Coop's avatar

If the horrors were restricted to JUST the US, that would be very very unfortunate. But the worry among the rest of the world is that the spillover will doom ALL OF HUMANITY.

Hyperbolic?

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Kathleen Blaha's avatar

The majority of Tesla vehicles are made in China. This is total hypocrisy

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Candace Whelan's avatar

I was disgusted when I saw that.

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Sharon Luke's avatar

Canadian here. There are stupid people here too and they are believing the CanadaProud.org media posts, which is run by Mobilize Media and hired by PP for his campaign advertising. Now we have to be aware and spread the news about political interference. I would love to have a clip of this discussion about Canada so I could share it. Not a lot of people here would listen from the beginning and I apologise for that in advance. I love the information you are sharing. 👍❤️ Let's fight for what is best for both countries.

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Rick Lyons's avatar

hmm tesla robot...It will probable catch on fire, like some of the trucks and cars, in your closet while dust covered, after you are tired of playing with it for the one day you thought it was cool.

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ebyn's avatar

How about this? His signature shows his failure. Soon he will not be doing public signature or will be showing old media. He will be dependent on signature bot. His complaint about Biden was a confession

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Marilyn Ritcey's avatar

I would give all of you a thousand stars and more. You are the very best of the best, knowing when I listen to you, it is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Thank you again.

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Janette Delap's avatar

These people are insane…have NO clue what WE the people want or need…. They are so absolutely out of touch…. These are dark times and these billionaire oligarchs are Pathetic, disgusting, disgraceful, despicable, ignorant and just plain evil……

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Margheritta J Tessitore's avatar

I'm not a genius but it would seem to me the common sense says if you want to get rid of gang members you go to individual City and you pull the records this way you get the one that are actually gang members and you can make it easier you can ask each Police department to give you a rundown of the gang members that are in their area you can do it over a fax for having sex but it makes a whole lot more sense than deporting a man because at a soccer tattoo and as far as education Trump doesn't want to hear that people are being educated because when educated people get together they realize what he's doing is illegal but then what can I expect instead of getting somebody who's positioning education they got somebody who used to be the CEO of wrestling and the other thing that really bothers me is there only two Democrats that are going on this fight oligarchy why aren't so many other Democrats getting involved if you want people to hear you you have to be visible I am hoping that the judge does hold him and his administration responsible for making these illegal executive orders the only thing he said to do is run a damn hot dog standing probably messed that up too in

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Camacho's avatar

Trump is a real POS! He should be impeached & put under the jail!😤😠

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Nicolette Ausschnitt's avatar

You are fabulous. You are human. You speak from your hearts. It's obvious and you're making an impact. Keep it up. 5*****stars.

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Louise Simon's avatar

Thank you Meidas Mighty and AF for your truth in news. Tv and legacy news don’t report all the news with honesty anymore. I m so glad I found you. Be safe. Our government doesn’t support honest news anymore. We need you.

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F Perez's avatar

he's pure EVIL!

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Kerry Turner's avatar

Love from Australia.

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Christina Flores's avatar

Isn't it interesting that for the last several years, tRump has stated that the US is becoming a third world country, well he and his administration are quickly turning it into a third world community. Disgusting!!!

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Julie Rusak's avatar

The applause for Trump is sickening

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Cindy's avatar

This is despicable!

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Melinda Cole's avatar

This man is INSANE and the people in the audience should be mentally evaluated.

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Delores Rawls's avatar

So they want to deport all these immigrants. Then sell gold citizens cards for 5 million dollars. So if someone had 5 million dollars they can become an American citizen. Wow they shouldn’t cut all these programs. Not when they can sell gold cards that could fund it all.

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Suzanne's avatar

All my support to Canada🙏🙏

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Marijane Mercer's avatar

I am VERY worried that Bernie is encouraging folks to go independent and leave the Dems...same with AOC...this is TOO CRUSHING to think that these two are not finding ways to modernize the Democratic party as cohesive block to Republicans. WTF!!!!!!!

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john augustine's avatar

I am a new subscriber but cannot determine how to leave 5 star reviews and from what platform since I view and listen to all the podcasts from my email

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John McNaught's avatar

Throw Tom Holman in prison at Gitmo and don't allow him any outgoing calls. Then threaten Kristy that she will be next and this s**t will stop.

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NMO's avatar

💯 disgusting!! These clowns need to be locked up 🤬

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Angie's avatar

I can’t watch or listen to him. I can’t.

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Brooklyn's avatar

F Tesla!!! No they aren't....

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Oliver's avatar

great Meidas!

please encourage more the whistleblowers to make anonymous contact to you!

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Oliver's avatar

great Meidas: please drink more water in the videos!

It would encourages everybody to drink more water! :-)

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Becky Daiss's avatar

Pee Pee!!!!!

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Agnes Brown's avatar

This is just rude! Someone is going to kill this fool!

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Love this podcast!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Btw, I’d love to hear your take on the “Dark Enlightenment”

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Linda Burnett's avatar

Is he a stock broker giving advice with regards to stock purchase

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Sharon Luke's avatar

Do you need glasses? Maybe you misread? What about either post gave the impression of pro PP? I wish all Canadians would see PP for the weasel he is, but unfortunately some drank the PP kool-aid.

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Frittengirl's avatar

Followin u from Germany 🌷

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Anthony Delareto's avatar

This isn't right at all isn't our children in America worth every cent of money that pays for that

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Catherine Marquez's avatar

April 5th 2025 The “Hands Off” demonstrations need 3.5% of all of USA citizens = 12.5 million / 18+ year olds.

Only 1.5 million have registered as of 3/28/25.

Go to “HANDSOFF2025”

to register and make a big difference in this peaceful yet purposeful protest demonstration.

Please share

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Bonnie Cook's avatar

How do you give stars?

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betty's avatar

Trump and his maga are all about hate, bigotry, and cruelty. If project 2025 is wanting a takeover. Why does it have to be so far from God? These CINO people are walking around like proud peacocks. They and their hypocrisy drove people from churches. CINO means Christian in name only.

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Anthony Delareto's avatar

Our children are people of our future and money shouldn't be taken away from there education

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Roxy Williams's avatar

I thank u guys daily 4 all u do .. all this shit is unreal. sad @ 75 this shit is just horrible.

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Anthony Delareto's avatar

Thank you Midas Touch for all the hard work you do supporting the people

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Anthony Delareto's avatar

Not for nothing but our young children of today need a good education in order to succeed today

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Kate Kreimer's avatar

This guy is an idiot!!!

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Carol's avatar

About the gutting the Dept. of Education. The point has to be made that society benefits by an educated public. Every child deserves to be educated in this rich country. The states are in charge of how the money is spent for that, but they often don't have enough money to deal with things like special needs kids for example. The Dept. of Education at the Federal level fills in the gaps for the states. This is what Trump and others want to shut off. Cruel and short sighted.

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Carol's avatar

A bunch of hucksters and grifters. All of them. Dishonest to the core. Thank you for calling it the Trump regime. That is what it is!

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Myra Lemson's avatar

Glad to be a paid subscriber!! You guys are so informative for us. Next find help for us seniors about to lose our benefits and oligarchs to doge "engineers"

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Susan Kolman's avatar

You guys give me so much hope, and I just love watching the Network; However, hating Trump is starting to take a toll on my spirituality so I've decided to feel profound pity for the man, he AND Elon Musk. They must feel so desolately empty inside to have to try and desperately stuff the huge gaping hole with money from poor and sick children, older folks in nursing homes, our courageous veterans, and everyday folks just trying to love and protect their families. Watching your interview with Andy Beshear, I could just see and feel the Love of God emanating from him; that's something Donald Trump and Elon Musk have never known, and in all likelihood, never will. That's a dreadfully sad life to lead.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Really good show today!

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Wait until these idiots find out they are outnumbered! 😊

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Juan Cardenas's avatar

And why is the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth not in an El Salvadorian concentration camp? Has quite a few tattoos which are Christian nationalists ie Nazi tattoos. I don’t understand why he hasn’t been deported yet.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

That idiot signing for no education with the kids in the background. That was the idea of the white supremacists garbage, they are the ones wanting to write the new laws. It is in projacked 25. 🤬💩

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Jacqueline Chambers's avatar

Bravo Meidas+

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Lmaf! Yeah I need a couple robots laying around. That guy is an idiot! 😂💩

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Jacqueline Chambers's avatar

I promote Meidas+ whenever I get the chance. Thank you for your service.

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Susan Engelman's avatar

Retired US Teacher w/ both Bachelor’s & Master’s degree in WI. Closing the Federal Dept of Education is not that big of a deal in Pre-K to 12th grade. What we got from the Fed Dept of Ed was mostly money that paid for teachers, aides, some supplies for children with physical, cognitive & speech disabilities. College students did get certain Federal grants and loans that helped them pay for college. States each have their own education departments & that’s where certain programs are developed & money is allocated to local school districts. The majority of costs for schools, are paid thru state funds & local school districts levies. Curriculum is also chosen on the district level, with some things that may be required by the state.

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Susan Duhb-uhu's avatar

Elonia has invented nothing!

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Ellen Brucker Marshall's avatar

I live near a tattoo shop. If all people with tattoos have one strike against them, what other minor infraction could get them deported?

Working for a roofing or landscaping outfit that uses green carded immigrants?

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Kmmora4me's avatar

💙 Love you guys!!

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RedHawk's avatar

If someone has $1 BILLION why would you need more? One thing these a-hole oligarchs forget...YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU! When you die you go out as you were when you came in...with NOTHING! This whole thing is emotionally, psychologically and physically exhausting. I'm spent, I'm almost 80 yo and can't take it anymore. Thank God for the Meiselas brothers. BTW I'm also proud of my governor, J. B. Pritzker.

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Lou's avatar

Love you guys! Great show! Keep up the excellent work ❤️❤️❤️

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Josee's avatar

My 0.02 - the USA has been in a kleptocracy since 2016… this quagmire exists because the Biden government didn’t manage to shut it down while in power…

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Josee's avatar

I maintain that. When in power PM harper actually introduced parts of project 2025 in Canada, look at his record, start with the part where he muzzled scientists and journalists…

it’s a long time coming and on both sides we actually have to fight this together… I invite American cousins to raise their elbows 💪💪💪

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Josee's avatar

47 endorsing PM Carney = Poutine endorsing VP Harris

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Josee's avatar

Conservative premier Doug Ford is a IDU Maple maga puppet… thread with caution as he is a Canadian John fetterman.

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Josee's avatar

Canadian Conservatives are fully entrenched in the Maple Maga movement. Harper is the advisor to both 😉

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Ginger's avatar

We have to own Woke again... it's beyond stupid... try a few one liners .. woke or dead ......woke or a zombie ...... woke or lead by the nose... I don't know ...

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Jan08's avatar

Shout out to Adam Mockler! He did outstanding!

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David F French's avatar

Love you guys you’re the best!! You give me peace of mind! Keep up the amazing work!❤️❤️❤️

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Nancy I. Day's avatar

Can you find out if the USA is paying El Salvador for the incarceration of the imprisoned people deported from the USA. If so, how much and under legal authority?

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Stefan Arnold's avatar

You nail it. - Like always.

Brett watch out; Ben doesn't like Fast-Talkers 😉🤓

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Kathy Phelan's avatar

Mark Kelly and Tim Walz need to be added to the list as well.

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Sandra Currie's avatar

Standing up for women's rights is not fascist or transphobic. That is how it's been framed. The refusal of the left to hear the legitimate criticism of trans activist ideology has driven people harmed by it into the arms of the extreme right wing. Continue to ignore us at your peril. Supporting trans ideology is supporting a regressive, elitist, corporate-backed, authoritarian and anti-democratic, and if you look beyond the branding and propaganda, you will ssee that what I say is true.

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Diane Newman's avatar

BTW 10,000 people in Michigan to see Bernie Sanders

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Laura Nas's avatar

They are showing their social ignorance. Totally ignorant of tattoos and hand gestures.

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Rymes1's avatar

Absolutely love your show! 5 stars!

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Denise's avatar

Domestic terrorism laws are state based not federal.

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Rosemary's avatar

Trump sends these people to El Salvador because he knows they will murder them😡😡Donald Trump is a murderer! When is someone going to do something??? force needs to be taken on these domestic terrorist 😡😡All this talk does nothing they laugh and just keep going 😡So burned out on the corrupt government 😡👺😡😡

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Virginia Watson's avatar

AGREE!!!! Time to fight

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Cathy Bok's avatar

Great show today! Loved the interviews with Brashear and Pritzger. AOC is spot on with her comments. Looking forward to seeing them here in Denver.

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Maryann W's avatar

Why can't we have leaders in Congress who have the guts and empathy you guys have!?

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Robin's avatar

How can people clap for this??? Disgusting and heartbreaking💔

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Wendy Lee's avatar

And while Trump is destroying democracy people are rolling their eyes. What they need to do is pressure the courts to rein Trump in or charge him with treason and apply the highest punishment. The alternative is not an option. When the US is a communist country people will be sitting back shaking their heads saying how did we let this happen. Obviously the congress, FBI are not stopping him. Putin has been grooming Trump since 1987 to infiltrate the government and do exactly what Putin wants.

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Maryann W's avatar

National Day of Protest April 5! Go find one near you!

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Jane's avatar

Thank you for the great reporting - when will this madness end?? Even when it ends, it will take years to restore our nation ... sadness is enveloping our nation and the entire free world.

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Kathy Santoro's avatar

That hand gesture is actually the American Sign Language for I love you! If it means peace it’s different than I learned. Think of Tricky Dick it uses the pointer and middle fingers separated into a v. This is deplorable just like that assO Trump!

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golddust's avatar

I would never travel nor would I recognized someone coming here. This is so crazy, thank you for all you do

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Elizabeth Ann Palm's avatar

"Evil shall know no bounds as good men do nothing -- but stand idly by."

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Rosemary's avatar

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are the criminals in this country. Send them to El Salvador.

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Jessie's avatar

EDUCATION!

PROJECT 2025 DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION! This is a push to 'privatize' that KOCH proposed decades ago. BETSY DEVOS promoted FOR PROFIT SCHOOLS, made her $$$, never educated KIDS!

The COST OF EDUCATION is expensive, but the cost of IGNORANCE is HIGHER!

A review of RED STATES indicates they are FAILING!

Promoting posting TEN COMMENDMENTS in classrooms as an excuse NOT TO EDUCATE?

Buying Trump's MADE IN CHINA overpriced BIBLES as an excuse not to educate?

A friend was sent to one of these RED STATES to teach CALCULAS....billboard on the way into town: FREE PAP SMEARS WOMAN ONLY!

She quickly learned that SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL lacked BASIC ARITHMETIC!

That's ILLITERACY! How do you function without ARITHMETIC?

This belongs to the RED STATES that can't even teach BASIC SKILLS & graduate ILLITERATES!

This is not about liberal values - it's about BASIC SKILLS!

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Kathy Santoro's avatar

How can he be proud and people clap for that heinous act. It ISN’T right. Dept of Ed was the only way kids had a chance to have equal education. Before this dept special ed kids got zero help. Prisons are full of these kids who weren’t helped.

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Christine B Lewis's avatar

Sounds like we need to rename the Board Education to another name that describes it better!🤷🏼‍♀️

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April Barrett's avatar

The order to Dismantle public education.

The teachers must walk out for how ever long it takes for parents to start missing work cause no child care!!!

We need to all stop fucking working for a damn week…. Help each other thru…. Prepare for it …. Food, water , bills, save because if every person in the us or at least the majority said NO WORK

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Barbara Dye's avatar

As we say in Canada: Do you want the Banker or the Wanker???

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Geri's avatar

You are practicing the constitution - of the people, by the people, for the people.

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golddust's avatar

How is this legal? Promoting stock while elected ? WTF , this is a complete shitshow

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David A Pitock's avatar

Politicians clapping in the background shows what pathetic sheep 🐑 they are. Disgusting so glad the Meidas net calls these alleged humans out. Love AOC she is the real deal. So tired and disgusted with the Susan Collins type and their concern.

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So, FOX is now QVC for disastrous EOs, policies and useless tech products with administration officials acting like program hosts?

“You’ll love the way this ‘new America’ will look in your life…you won’t have to drive the kids to school anymore (because there won’t be one), you can look forward to shopping (if you enjoy higher prices for the things you need) & your wife will love spending more time at home (if she always dreamed of being completely dependent on you for basic necessities because she will be excluded from participating in the workforce), all while you experience the satisfaction of providing for your family in a traditional household (under a crushing economy where robber barons determine every aspect of your life, pay you just enough to survive to the next day and will deport or imprison you if you decide to complain about it)…ahhhh paradise. All for the low, low price of whatever we decide.”

🤬🤬🤬

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Another sick man!

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Trump is a very, very sick man. If his family actually cares about him, they need to take him to a neurologist.

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Patricia Burney's avatar

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Jill Terry's avatar

Shout out to Tim Walz! He's also doing great work.

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Karen Keough-Huff's avatar

Thank you so much for keeping us informed. I keep telling everyone I know to listen to your podcast.

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Patricia Burney's avatar

And now we're a movement.🩷

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Jessie's avatar

NAZI ELON MUSK silenced NHTSA & prevented them from posting COMPLAINTS about TESLA!

TESLA CYBERTRUCKS are SO BAD, NHTSA had no choice but to RECALL this CRAP!

PARTS FLYING OFF?

MUSKRAT targeted ALL agencies that were investigating his illegal actions....NLRB, MICHAEL WHITAKER AT FAA, everywhere....SPACE X EXPLOSIONS!

WHY DO WE HATE ELON MUSK? Let's count the ways!

NAZI ELON MUSK brought his WHITE PRIVILEGED mindset from his wealth derived from SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID EXPLOITATION.

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WPA's avatar

Is there a schedule for Bernie's tour?? If so, where can I find it?

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Rick's avatar

Great show!!

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Carolyn Bertrand's avatar

UR an A HOLE! What are the children supposed to do!!!??? Did U ever think about them???!!!

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Jessie's avatar

DOUG COLLINS, now VA SECRETARY, served as CHAPLAIN!

Has this CLOWN even visited some of the VA HOSPITALS?

This CLOWN says 'GET OVER IT' ? Visit a VA HOSPITAL & you'll see the INJURIES, DISABILITIES & LIFE TIME WOUNDS these HEROES are dealing with!

One of the first things that was slashed was the VETERANS SUICIDE CRISIS HOT LINE!

How BRAIN DEAD was that?

VETERANS suffer from numerous combat injuries, PTSD, IMPACT INJURIES FROM EXPLOSIVE DIVICES, AMPUTATIONS, INJURIES & CANCER FROM TOXIC EXPOSURE and much else.

This CLOWN needs to get off his MAGA CLOUD & enlighten himself!

The VA has dealt with injuries that are NOT common elsewhere & done impressive research to address those injuries appropriately out of necessity.

This MAGA CLOWN thinks it's just about JOBS?

The VA HOSPITALS are filled with VETERANS who understand & are compassionate - you don't know the PAIN or SUFFERING a VETERAN might have suffered, but they do!

I shared elsewhere that visiting a friend at the VA, a man overheard a conversation I had with a doctor, heard my name....called to me....it was a man I knew well in the past, suffering from METASTATIC CANCER from VIETNAM!

This nation has a DEBT to PAY!

Also note that these MAGA DOGE clowns slashed USAID that was funding the CLEANUP of AGENT ORANGE in VIETNAM. The funding abruptly was cut & workers abandoned the CLEANUP leaving AGENT ORANGE uncovered in VIETNAM's rainy season allowed the contamination to flow into rivers.

FROM AMERICA AMERCA by STEVEN BESCHLOSS:

The Trump regime’s reckless mishandling of a promised Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam is the topic of a well-reported ProPublica story that Mark Jacob and I highlight in a new On-Target video. This deadly contamination dates back to the spraying of 10 million gallons of the toxic chemical during the Vietnam War, leading to the deaths of over 300,000 U.S. veterans and over 400,000 Vietnamese people. The cleanup of still highly poisoned soil has been a critical component to building a positive relationship with Vietnam and securing annual commerce of $160 billion.

The result of this careless cutting? Undermining the credibility of America in Vietnam and around the world as it pulls back on commitments made under USAID, the foreign aid agency under attack by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Jacob is author of the excellent “Stop the Presses” newsletter. Check it out if you haven’t already.

Read his HISTORY, election denier,

WIKIPEDIA DOUG COLLINS: Religious ZEALOT

Health care

Collins opposes the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. He called it an "experiment [that] has continued to fail America" and "costly for my neighbors". Collins said the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would not result in anyone losing health coverage.[55]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Collins_(politician)

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Kathy chander's avatar

Love you and your podcast and updates. I am glad you are standing up for the people who support democracy. Question is anyone doing anything to stop trump? In a few months our democracy will be gone and then we will all live in fear of him and his people. Also can you address the stolen election? What have you guys found out? Love to hear your take on this.

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Don’t count on the parties or this regime to deal with election interference.

https://bit.ly/41MGlbW

The Nazis(aka Republicans) SAVE Act

The SAVE act will require proof of birth either by original birth certificate(who has that) or passport

The SAVE ACT will require people are asked to register or re-register to vote (31m do that every year….for various reasons change address/change county, change name with marriage) will have to prove they are citizens in order to vote This can be done in 2 ways: 1) proof of birth either by original birth certificate(who has that?) or 2 passport (12% have passports and are usually white and wealthy) What about women who have different last names now? Try to register if you do not have your original birth certificate because marriage licenses, military ID’s will not count This is why the Trump regime tried to do away with birthright citizenship

Will you be purged???

The result of the SAVE ACT: Massive drain of the voter rolls

Call your congressperson to vote against the SAVE ACT

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Mary's avatar

The Tesla cybertruck has had 6 other recalls since it hit the market which wasn't that long ago. Seems like it may be a POS with a big price tag.

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Jan Bruce's avatar

We've got a P pivot here in Australia. Peter Dutton, head of the Conservative LNP and opposition leader, also good friend of Gina Reinhardt, mining billionaire, is frantically trying to back away from his strong support for Trump.

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Cold and Prickly's avatar

So glad to hear you stand up for Canada as well as us.

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Mickey Masarik's avatar

Love love but don’t know how to leave a5 star review!!!!!

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Jack Crowley's avatar

I cannot listen to this administration any longer. They all sound like a bad version of a sales channel with annoying voices

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Mike Massey's avatar

Great Maga Impersonality

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Steven Nightshade's avatar

Fud Tump build the camps in Elsavador? When and who built them?

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Dp's avatar

Great clean shaven look.

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Toni's avatar

UnAmerican as can be!

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keri kenney (she/her)'s avatar

Who the fuck is cheering this on!?!?

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Cassandra Miller's avatar

He is really a sick evil disgusting human being!

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Brainspikes's avatar

Great show today! Thx! Would you think to look into the psychology of ‘playing the victim’ which Trump, MAGA, FOX ‘News’ all do & why that is attractive to ppl? I find it abhorrent behavior, having worked with REAL VICTIMS, as a nurse in a Trauma Center. The whining & blaming is not what real victims do, why does this appeal to MAGA followers? Is it a tactic that seems to ‘give them permission’ to act back in the inappropriate & hostile feelings that they’re feeling? Why the self-pity, but yet, they have LITTLE TO NO EMOATHY for others? How can anti-MAGA people counter their whiny, blame it all on “Trump” or “us”, or “they’re attacked us 1st” mentality or strategy? Makes me just want to ‘bitch-slap’ them, you know? Tell them to “grow up” & “get with-it”, but those strategies don’t work.

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ZCob's avatar

The Pinball President… playing pinball all day long, so he can win and tear everything else down.

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Leslie Carney's avatar

Why are people clapping!! “They know it’s right”??? 😳

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MPulley's avatar

🫶🗣

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JaAmerican P's avatar

Ive you guys and your impact 🤲🏾…look forward to your casts”EVERY DAY “ 🫡

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Diane Orange's avatar

I like you all however that is not the sign for I Love You. (It still doesn’t mean it is a gang sign ) but the I love you sign includes your thumb sticking out song with index and pinkie straight.

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Ming's avatar

Mike Johnson just said that Medicaid poses an "existential threat" to the American way of life.”

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Ming's avatar

I made a comment on a Yahoo article about Trump's tyrannical Executive Orders.

“A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” "He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation." "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." –Declaration of Independence—

One of his MAGA idiots replied, "Don’t like it go back to China or Russia we’ve had it with progressives."

These are the kind of morons that voted for him and are being put in charge of our country!

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Marta's avatar

The Republicans sound like the home shopping network

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DMae Ceryes's avatar

just a minor correction, the sign language I love you is thumb, pinky and index fingers, and they are facing outward, with palm toward other person.

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And everybody knows it's right. And the Democrats know it's right. And I hope they're going to be voting for it because ultimately it may come before them.