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Happy New Year's. It's 2025. We've got a lot to discuss. Tragedy in New Orleans compounded by lies and disinformation coming from Donald Trump, MAGA and right wing media. We'll talk about that and also what went down in Las Vegas where a cyber truck exploded in front of the Trump Tower. or the Trump building there,
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and we learned that it was actually someone who appears to be a Trump supporter who was in that vehicle. We'll break it all down. MAGA Mike Johnson in or out a vote to determine whether MAGA Mike Johnson will be the Speaker of the House once again is set for January 3rd on Friday.
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And if you listen to the MAGA base, they hate this guy. They're making posts calling him a traitor, calling him compromise, calling him Democrats. Little B word will break it all down. We'll talk about the dynamic there. Also, Donald Trump had an awful New Year's event.

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The MeidasTouch Podcast kicks off 2025 with a look at the chaos defining the new year. We cover the tragic attack in New Orleans, falsely blamed on migrants by the GOP, and the shocking attack by a U.S. Army veteran outside Trump International Hotel. Rumors swirl about MAGA Mike Johnson’s shaky hold on the Speaker’s gavel just before the crucial vote. We also dissect Trump’s bizarre Mar-a-Lago New Year’s bash, his flip-flop on H1B1 visas, and the Democrats’ bold new strategy to hold him accountable. Ben, Brett and Jordy break it all down!

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Yves Riguet's avatar

Happy New Year. May democracy, life and truth prevails ☮️

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Karen's avatar

The MAGA always blaming immigrants or democrats 🙄. But look the shooter in Butler, PA was a republican. Now this one also a republican 🙄 😳 🤔.

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Cindy's avatar

Magaites buy the trash being flashed in front of them to support their leader yet whine how they don’t have enough money for groceries, etc. Cry me a river...

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

Let me guess, Trump‘s going to get wind of he was a Trump supporter and say that he was a good guy 🤔 GTFOH!!!

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Larry Schmidt's avatar

The Corrupt MAGA Morons and their LIAR, Traitor, Criminal leader Trump are VERY Sick, Depraved Immoral people. We at MTM and the other news sources with Truth and Facts Must keep up the fight against the LIES and Deceit as if our lives depend on it because they do. Knowledge is Truth to Power!

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ramona j's avatar

Watched last night on You Tube Premium. Great job to the three brothers of Might! Thank you for bringing the truth.

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Janis Mooradian's avatar

Why won't Biden forgive the student loans? Banks, automakers, and others get their loans forgiven, and our kids our future are saddled with loans that would make a loan shark blush. That is what would leave him a hell of a legacy. It would help all the various businesses. Why do people feel comfortable with paying a loan for decades? How many students have to drop out w/o a degree, yet they're paying and paying? Forgive the f**king loans.

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Helen Roberts's avatar

President Biden is trying. He keeps getting stopped by the Republicans and the Courts.

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

Thank you for reminding us that it’s the R’s who are blocking the good works. The nation’s constipators.

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Susan Klemetsen's avatar

The courts have overruled Biden's attempts to forgive student loans. I get frustrated with Democrats who don't understand that presidents don't have unilateral authority to do whatever they want. Reality gets in the way of magical thinking.

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Linda Morway's avatar

I get frustrated with Trump who doesn't understand that the president does not have unilateral authority.

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Jacquelyn Suter's avatar

Linda and Susan, oh, who doesn't understand what? Maybe Dems don't understand that presidents don't have unilateral authority to do whatever. And the American people surely don't understand this. But I think trump and his busy attorneys, and let's not leave out SCOTUS, surely understand his unilateral authority. Those busy ones...will be the death of us yet.

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Carol O's avatar

Pass this on to Biden & Harris via phone to their staff(s)

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Mary Scholten's avatar

Did you see the comment from Trump? He is upset because the American Flag will be at half-mast on his Inauguration Day….

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

He shouldn’t worry. In 5 years or 15 years, when he finally shuffles off his mortal coil, no flags will be flown at 1/2 staff. Okay, Donnie?

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Phgladko's avatar

Pisses me off that he gets full state funeral. Maybe being a convicted felon changes that?

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Janet Roy's avatar

He is what we knew forever-a self obsessed beast with no regard for rules or laws if it takes even a tiny bit of attention away from his vilenesss.

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Tamborah Harrison's avatar

Thank goodness, President Biden addressed the nation.

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maxgal's avatar

That 7-second Lara T*** clip was about an hour too long.

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David Nation's avatar

The "Information Age ended after the nineties. We now live in the"Disinformation Age." We are separated into two camps by our understandings of reality.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "#georgecarlin tried to WARN us all decades ago — he always knew the truth. 💯" on YouTube:

https://youtube.com/shorts/3SM_SVSHaRo?si=TeDvLDAsAFQZ41v9

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Phgladko's avatar

Spot on!!!

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Margaret Dickey's avatar

The post by Trump was obviously written by someone else. Trump doesn't have the skill of the English language to have written this.

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AdrianB's avatar

Yep.....we are entering a Trump administration accentuated by the 5 Cs: CONFUSION....CRISES....CHAOS....CORRUPTION....and COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES .....we will prevail .....as the GOP alienates their base and throws this country into the 5 Cs.

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James G. Hermsen's avatar

I wish every time a Republican or MAGA maggot brings up border security links be called out that it was MAGA Republicans and Donald Trump who blocked the Border Bill. So all that they now whine about is completely upon their own guilt for being obstructionist destroyers of our government.

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Kaye Roskaft's avatar

Thank you for everything you do. I hope on the future I can upgrade to a paid subscriber. For now I can share.

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Carolyn Bertrand's avatar

Why do ALL politicians lie so much???!!!

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Open Letters by Mersault's avatar

𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗟𝗬. 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝗢 𝗗𝗨𝗠𝗕?

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙊𝙋’𝙨 𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙨 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝙅𝙤𝙠𝙚

https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/seriously-why-are-republicans-so?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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eve whitehead's avatar

It is going to be like David and Goliath!

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Carol O's avatar

Thank you! You’re slowing down for us all to engage our brains and enjoy the process of learning what’s going on! 😉

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Carol O's avatar

MEIDAS Gentlemen: when you’re excited you speak faster and it quickly becomes a huge challenge to keep up with your information and pull apart the emotional energy from your desire to disseminate actual ‘news’ facts that we, your listeners can transmit to our friends & family.

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JimShoe's avatar

Insightful information versus the sanewashing bothsiderism of MSM, I may be able to keep my sanity.

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Linda Morway's avatar

A network demeaning itself by advertising the Trump crap.

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Gretchen Getsinger's avatar

Thank you.

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Theo Anderson's avatar

Go Ohio!!!

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Carol O's avatar

Gentlemen! Please LOOK UP ! We’re looking at the top of your head… and many of us want to see your eyes looking out to us😉

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Dave McCloskey's avatar

How do we get this ad-free feed in our podcast app?

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Lisa Riley's avatar

We thought it was “obvious “ before the election, but “obviously “ it wasn’t.

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Robynne Limoges's avatar

No one cares. Think of that. No American can be bothered enough to uphold the 14th Amendment. Trump should not be certified because in order for an insurrectionist (of which he was found guilty) to be ‘forgiven’ for being in violation of the 14th amendment and therefore be allowed to the Office of the President, Congress must vote to breach the Constitution and make an exception for Trump. They have not done so. Therefore, he cannot be certified as President.

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Carol O's avatar

🚂💨🎶

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Phgladko's avatar

I know I am posting a day late but no surprise they voted Johnson in as speaker, Trump wants his certification on Monday - they can oust Johnson later.

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maxgal's avatar

There are already nearly a dozen MAGA-head "Freedom Caucus" members of Congress confronting mini-MAGA-Mike with a list of demands, or else.... I guess his agreement to a 9-member requirement for a motion to oust the speaker isn't going to do him much good.

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Carol O's avatar

Ben ! Stop lecturing your brothers!! You’re thrashing all of us !

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WJB Motown's avatar

The turnout for this protest is terrifying!!! There needs to be thousands in the streets starting tomorrow!!! This actoion has around 100 people........this really could be the end of democracy if nobody cares????

Hopefully Saturday will be better..........(being north of the border, we are protesting on Inauguration Day..we like our healtcare and gun control...thanks)

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Janet Roy's avatar

Decent people are only proving that we are not animals full of violence as they were 4 years ago. Would you really want more people injured or put in prison for this baboons enjoyment? We are better than that and our time will come.

At some point..

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WJB Motown's avatar

Peaceful,lawful protest is a democratic right. Nobody is calling for another insurection. So what are you talking about??? The only violence in pro-democracy actions would come from planted maggots and their GIJoe sandbox militas.

Are you going to let Orange Hitler fear monger you into submission???

NOW is the time to act and let Donable Lector know he will NOT be a dictator on day 1.

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Janet Roy's avatar

Absolutely not! I meant nothing like caving to that creep and his minions. But as you said yourself;I believe they’d plant lots of bad actors in there and disguise them as “woke”. Not to mention that if enough MAGA s show up and start attacking people and police-it could get even uglier than 4 years ago.

That’s just how I feel about it however I 100% feel like we should resist as often and as peacefully as possible.

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And if you listen to the MAGA base, they hate this guy. They're making posts calling him a traitor, calling him compromise, calling him Democrats. Little B word will break it all down. We'll talk about the dynamic there. Also, Donald Trump had an awful New Year's event.