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Everything Trump touches dies, E-T-T-D. So over the weekend and today, what's Donald Trump pretty much been doing all day? Golfing, golfing, and more golfing. And while he was golfing, guess what he was killing? Our stock markets. The Nasdaq tanked today, and so did the S&P. Remember last week when Donald Trump brought those AI tech bros,
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the proligarchs to the Oval Office to announce Stargate, a $500 billion so-called investment into American AI. Despite the fact that a lot of that was being built over the past several years anyway, well, all of a sudden we heard that China was releasing its own AI.
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They released something called Deep Seek, which was an open source based AI. And because it was open source, the American proprietary version of the AI and all of the companies that spent billions of dollars investing in it, they started to tank. So look,

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Trump kicks off his second week in office with more chaos and devastation, as his attacks on our allies and on our own system of government cause chaos here and around the globe. From Trump’s “Friday Night Purge” of inspectors generals, to new investigations against January 6 prosecutors, Trump is running roughshod over the law. As prices continue to spike in the U.S., China has reemerged as a global leader, dominating the AI sector with DeepSeek, all while the nation comes to the aid of American allies scorned by Trump. Oh, and Fox and other MAGA propagandists are now pivoting to say that higher prices are a good thing. Seriously. Ben, Brett and Jordy break it all down!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

IN YOUR FACE, TRUMP! WE ARE THE MEIDAS MIGHTY!

Meidas Mighty = Truth, Facts, Empathy, Compassion, Strength, Sanity, Inclusiveness, Resilience, Diversity, Understanding, Intelligence, Morals, Values, Support, Determination, Patriotism, Community. TRUTH TO POWER.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

No....I am not kidding, Peter!

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Meemaw's avatar

Umm...what?

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Yves Riguet's avatar

Trump is not a friend. Friends do not lie.

Take care ♾️

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info's avatar

Trump wants to wreck the economy so he and his PE patrons can buy up American assets for pennies on the dollar. PE did this in real estate after 2008 financial collapse. Past is prologue. Trump knows he has two years before midterms and his focused on maximum destruction to bring Americans to our knees and can clean us out.

Meanwhile, climate catastrophe. Pity the children.

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Erika Fultz's avatar

Maybe he'll touch himself enough that ETTD will take care of the problem!😂😂😂😂

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Meemaw's avatar

LOL

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Kory Stuart's avatar

Jim Acosta had an excellent farewell message. Hopefully he will be joining MTN 🙏

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Katherine Price's avatar

Don't let it overwhelm you, that is what he wants. He is trying to make us believe this is normal, it is not. When you step away from the mic, step away for an hour. Take care of yourselves.

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ABNER522's avatar

Only the ultra rich would say that higher prices are a good thing. Before they spout ridiculous comments like that maybe they should step into the shoes of average Americans!! Just another excuse for greed and incompetence!!

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Erika Fultz's avatar

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving group of assholes! 😂😂😂

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Debbie Riches's avatar

Why isn't he d e a d?

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Greg's avatar

I'm wondering that, too!

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Terry's avatar

Cause someone had bad aim…

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Vel Santic's avatar

sigh....

add eVIlonmusk to the list!

enough is enough!

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Katherine Price's avatar

Evil doesn't die off easily or quickly. Do not panic. Stay calm and wait.

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Nancy Guzan's avatar

Donald Trump is quite quickly destroying our standing in the world. Sooner than later we will no longer be a Super Power. All President Biden's hard work is disappearing. This is disastrous for the Country and the World.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

“Our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about things that matter.”

The quote is attributable to a 1965 sermon Martin Luther King Jr. gave the day after “Bloody Sunday,” when civil rights protestors were attacked and beaten by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. In a period rife with ugliness and hate, King exhorted his beleaguered congregation to live with moral courage when faced with grave wrongs or die with soul-killing silence long before you take your last breath.

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Daniel Boone's avatar

Higher prices are a “good thing”. Imagine that. Let’s just start with eggs shall we? How is that a good thing? I wonder if Trump knows millions of chickens are being slaughtered. How are higher priced cars “a good thing” if most people can’t afford them? Most people in this country aren’t getting chauffeured around. They actually need vehicles to drive. Higher prices for consumers aren’t a good thing unless you have money to burn.

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Vel Santic's avatar

tRumputinists are avowed evilly spiteful capricious contrarians to any common sense, cultists. it's impossible to live with them in the one and the same country in this shape and form. they can be allowed to rule ONLY their own cult supporters, NOBODY ELSE!!!

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🇨🇦 Nerdy Bookhoarder 🍁's avatar

Tesla China just recalled 1.2 million Swastikkkars. Tesla stock will tank while the banks sell off Ego Muskkkypits' debt. Oh, and in a recent internal X email,

Ego Muskkkypits wrote that there's negligible growth for Witter, he has zero confidence and the future's dim

(I paraphrase).

Everything Elon touches dies #EETT.

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Lauren K's avatar

Question is….when the hell will anyone in charge step up and say NO!!! No! And play their games back. Don’t ever vote with them! Tell the people to hurt the country where it counts…their pocket books! They want to stop federal funding ? Should we stop paying our federal taxes ??!

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Debbie Riches's avatar

I wonder about paying taxes as well. I think the IRS is going to be in complete disarray.

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Scott Bump's avatar

Yes and the XRS. external revenue service. It will help line cons pockets? No it's no way to track what he does with more fraud that he has 34 felonies now!!

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Lauren K's avatar

Oh well! I guess they want chaos, let’s give them chaos! Let’s become the most petty country until they listen to us.

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Scott Bump's avatar

It sounds good but why? Lets make our voted in leadership say no!! I don't want to struggle for this fat pig while he is.playing golf all day!!

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Stephen leach's avatar

MEIDAS MIGHTY---COMMUNITY OF HEROES 👍💙🇺🇸👏

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JoAnn Gesterling's avatar

The real Patriots!

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Marian Ranseth's avatar

I hope all these other countries don’t allow a convicted felon into their countries. Trump can only get into 37 countries by permission. So when there’s a G7 summit, Trump can’t attend

Unless they give him permission because convicted felons are not allowed to enter.

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Ellen's avatar

France allowed him to go to the re-opening of Notre Dame......these countries need to enforce their "NO Felons Allowed" laws!!

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Bambi Vargo's avatar

Yes, allowing that convicted sexual offender felon into Notre Dame was sacrilegious!

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David Howard's avatar

He won't attend

It is in Canada 🇨🇦

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Marian Ranseth's avatar

Not allowed in Canada either without permission. And the way he’s treating us I hope Canada has the B****s not to let him in

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Marian Ranseth's avatar

Google it, it explains it all.

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Wiss's avatar

Trump is not allowed in Canada (convicted felon)

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Pamela's avatar

There is nothing presidential about this man and whomever are consulting him. He and his supporters will fail. We just can't wait. He is the destroyer in chief with his true profession is found in the cruel actions against Americans and all humankind. The bankrupt dealer of devastation on our beautiful United States of America. Scream it from the mountains!!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Yep!!!

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Jane Burns's avatar

I have been grieving/trying to get angry but so sad. BUT I want to engage people (former 45/47 voters) who have been hurt by all of this crap. We have to get them to start vocalizing these things so we can pass them on.

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🇨🇦 Nerdy Bookhoarder 🍁's avatar

The firehose is just like the Gishgallop he uses in a debate. We are supposed to be deafened and immobilized by the loud, overwhelming din. I refuse.

I recommend you listen only to the people who are pushing back loudly. Some world leaders have been fantastic.

Mexico, Canada, Colombia, the EU representatives are pushing back loudly.

Charlie Angus, Anders Vistisen, Gustavo Petro and Claudia Sheinbaum are superstars.

Trump is a joke to the world. https://youtu.be/VGCcIOF9qGE?si=RS1NVIlkjjKP_Ddo

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Terry's avatar

Where are the dems?

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Adrianne's avatar

Right here!!

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Terry's avatar

I'm talking about leadership - where are they? Why aren't they outraged?

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Ellen's avatar

THEY ARE....and they have been vocalizing it, but the MSM ignores them so you never hear about it!!! THAT is why sites like this are so important. PAY ATTENTION!

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Terry's avatar

Why are the repubs so good at getting their message out and not the dems. They need to figure it out. Get some social media of their own and tell their side all day every day. No wonder they loose so often.

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Ellen's avatar

AGAIN...the MSM reports everthing the rethugs say and do, but ignore the DEMS........PLEASE tell me what part of THAT do you NOT understand?? Also, WE have Social media.....YOU ARE HERE ON IT RIGHT NOW!!! DUH!!

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Terry's avatar

buzz off and leave me alone

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Vel Santic's avatar

EXACTLY!!!

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Deb's avatar

Most won’t admit it and most don’t care

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Sally Skellington's avatar

That's pathetic, and they call themselves human?

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bettievanoverbeke's avatar

Enforce the Constitution .

If this is enforced ON FELON tRump he will be impacted financially

Article 2 section 1 of US Constitution:

"The president shall at stated times recieve for his Services a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor dismissed during the Period for which he shall be elected, and he shall not recieve within that Period any other Emolument from the United States , or any of them".

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Debra MacKillop's avatar

Trump/admin. Did not cooperate with ethics requirements, communication security requirements (emails /all communications on private devices/networks), & billed us $160Mil+ just for being at his resorts golfing - what about all the merch including melania doing it, plus thousands of other grifts to make $ off presidency. I’d love episode on this.

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Bobby Chavez's avatar

I saw you all passed Fox on the playboard charts!

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Stacey Jenkins's avatar

It’s a horror show! Thank you Meidastouch keeping us updated

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Stephen leach's avatar

Elijah's birthday is wonderful 👍

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Kathy H's avatar

Thanks for saying that. It's so important to remember the joyful things. And, another generation of Meidas Mighty! We'll do all we can to make sure they never have to fight in a world like this. All children deserve so - much - better!

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Glenda Klein's avatar

Amazing

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Cat's avatar

A little bit of nonsense after a shocking week.

Whenever “$Trump” appears on screen, I see “STrump”. The Scottish National Dictionary defines “strump” as “n. A small piece of straw”.

So not a strong man then, but rather a “straw man”. Which is defined by Oxford Languages as “n. A person regarded as having no substance or integrity”.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Millions of dollars to fly illegals back to their home. Your coffee, rent, and what ever else is going up in price yes that is what You are paying for to fly illegals out. Got it trump supporters?

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Linda Morway's avatar

Ok. I am on record. I hate the new press secretary

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Matuga's avatar

I'm Canadian and refuse to listen to a stream of liars. Aka: Trump spokesmen and administrators (I will hear enough in Congress when Democrats will be critiquing the GOP Republican's lies and non-sense).

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Linda Morway's avatar

Press conference is blaming Biden on China's new AI...OF COURSE.

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David Howard's avatar

Trump looks incompetent globally

Claimed leadership in Ai and surrounded by the tech rulers of the universe proclaimed US leadership and dominance in Ai

Then, China blew them all out of the water with DeepSeek

Why didn't Trump and the tech oligarchs know about this?

Now, the Trump administration is talking about regaining leadership

In the space of 3 days, China created panic in the markets and took leadership in Ai from the US

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JoAnn Gesterling's avatar

Only effects the billionaires!!!!!

Market has ZERO to do with taxpayers, especially after our assets are stolen!

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Noly Garland's avatar

BLUESKY having issues..try to refresh home page and your account.

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Layla's avatar

Same with DeepSeek

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Deb's avatar

Trump is manipulating the markets for the buds … the millionaire and billionaires… he is literally firing people that need to pay rent or mortgages and live week to week.. employment in states will skyrocket!! Trumpdemic is like a take down of a decent country in record time. He will tell Putin ok done!! Now we will be like you and my people will do as I say?!

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Debbie Riches's avatar

We are living in a real life eposide of Breaking Bad

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George Marron's avatar

I WILL NOT GIVE INTO THE LIES . I WILL NOT GIVE INTO THE FEAR. SO TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THE MEIDAS MIGHTY KEEP STRONG. TO SHITTY PANTS TRUMP U CAN KISS NOT MY RING BUT U CAN KISS MY B??LLS U MUTT.

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Laura's avatar

All people had to do was listen to anyone who is familiar with who he is! All companies needed to do was speak out against him! I fucking told you so…I think I, alongside many others with critical thinking skills, TOLD YA SO!

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MuscleMouth's avatar

✊🏽

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Elizabeth Delacruz's avatar

They’re deporting US citizens, in the southwest they are racial profiling and questioning Native Americans and holding them for hours until they can provide documentation showing we are legally here. The last I heard the current administration had not responded to tribal concerns.

“No one is illegal on stolen lands”

Thank you Meidas Network and Mighty Meidas for all you do.

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Dawn's avatar

So, already a tidy sum has been spent by using military aircraft instead of commercial or chartered to transport migrants and now four years of backpay is being provided to the military members who refused Covid vaccinations and were discharged. Alert: Government Overspending!! Doge Douche, You're Fired!!

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Greg's avatar

Well, their quick turn-around about prices is reminiscent of their quick turn-around about the swamp, government corruption, government overreach, etc. All of a sudden, these things are just perfectly fine! Nice example of cognitive dissonance on a mass scale.

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Kathy H's avatar

Dissonance, my Rump, cognition left the building & blew up in a Musk rocket. Lol.

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Peter's avatar

I hope everyone that he fired

files lawsuit against him 🤬

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Ellen's avatar

They are!!!

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Debbie Riches's avatar

Yes, coffee can grow in the United States in limited areas, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and California. However, most coffee consumed in the US comes from other countries.

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bettievanoverbeke's avatar

Cheapest Coffee in Hilo Hawaii is $22. For 22 Oz.

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Kathy H's avatar

I recall that, too. Hawaiian coffee is gourmet. Like everything else, NO PROBLEM for the richest people in the world.

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Debra MacKillop's avatar

Thank you so much. It’s not overwhelming when you help us focus with true facts & put in the context. Then it makes sense & we can apply that big- picture context to all the trump/MAGA leader actions/statements/craziness.

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Leslie Seitz's avatar

How stupid can Fox be, grow your own coffee!?!?

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Ellen's avatar

ONLY effing idiots work at Faux Noise. Remember when they blasted Biden when he talked about the WEBB telescope? They kept laughing at him and saying he did not know it is called the HUBBELL telescope......and then their producers told them NO, he was talking about the NEW WEBB telescope.......How the hell could they NOT know about the new WEBB telescope?? Again.......EFFING IDIOTS!!

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bettievanoverbeke's avatar

Growing us easy but processing it is very difficult to remove the cherry and paper covering, roasting and grinding. . Have done it by hand took hours to get enough for a cup of coffee

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Kathy H's avatar

Everything they said was bewildering, even if you didn't already know how little coffee grows in the U.S...I want to sue them for the strain on my brain trying to make sense of what they were even saying. And, no kidding, it's a serious breach of the public trust & ethics to be just be saying anything with no regard to the truth. When professional & journalistic standards are not held there should be consequences. If companies have decided profits are all that matter, then we have to find a way that they will no longer profit off us. This has gone way, way too far. I don't care how popular reality TV & WWE are, we can't stand for this. There is no longer any official communication of government. There are no adults in charge. (rant! sorry. omg. lol)

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Matuga's avatar

Thank you, Jordy, for walking us through the 🇺🇸Broligarchy's AI bungling, in such a way that we, who are unknowing, can begin to understand what took place.

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ABNER522's avatar

I'm packed and ready to go to the alternate universe..anything is better than this!!

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Katherine Price's avatar

He was pissed about not being able to use military jets or put them in cuffs and chains.

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Kathy H's avatar

Optics & cruelty are all he has. Vile.

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dm's avatar

Jim Acosta asked us to post this everywhere as he left CNN…

I WILL NOT GIVE INTO THE LIES

I WILL NOT GIVE INTO THE FEAR

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Charles Shoemaker's avatar

On the eve of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearings, I have a thought: Senators have been saying, “the president deserves to get his picks.” They’re wrong. The President ultimately reports to The American People, and We The People deserve the best people the best candidates who will follow the law, not political hacks who will follow the president’s whims.

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Kathy H's avatar

That is the truth, we are a government of consent, it is our government, a representative government. How the hell that got flipped to the government being the enemy & the government being enforcement for a minority is crazy. They do answer to us & that still holds or else so much wouldn't be going into lies. We just have to figure out how to deal with the lies because they are dismantling everything, all we have held to be true.

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Charles Shoemaker's avatar

Looking at my Kona source, konagrown.com - they have 7 oz of “Kona Premium Estate” for $17.99. The other Kona offerings are more.

Keep in mind that the Kona region is the west slope of one volcano; Colombia is an entire country. How many times larger is it?

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Betty Wilusz's avatar

You have to fight all these mega.Mental people on facebook now. They're telling all sorts of lies and disputing what you try to tell them. They are totally mental bastards!!!

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Ellen's avatar

I tell them to "f off" and then block them.......report them to adminstrators on sites that allow it.

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DMae Ceryes's avatar

I loved Brett's playbook description...create the problem, fake solution, claim to have fixed the problem. Why can't Americans see this?

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Kathy H's avatar

I think part of it is none of us want to believe, or can understand, that anyone would be like that. But part of it is not being willing to see you were wrong. Courage isn't many's strong suite, come to find out. 😢

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Ellen's avatar

The republicans have been doing this since reagan......and the stupid voters keep falling for it!!

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Elizabeth A Johnson's avatar

I’m stealing “Bro-lagarcs”!

I’ve been referring to him as King of Babble-On.

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Katrina McGill's avatar

It's all about the money, folks. Trump has investments in virtually everything. He's profiting off of each and every one of these antics, that's why he's out celebrating on the golf course right now instead of actually running the country in the Oval Office doing the real work that a real president is supposed to do. His current aides are also invested expecting to profit in a bigly way. That's why they're obeying his every edict and command, no matter how illegal or immoral each may be.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Political enemies in your own country that's quite pathetic!

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Dawn's avatar

I'm seeing a recurring theme already; reward(pardon) those that have, or the potential to have, harmed others. J6ers were blatant. The military members that chose not to vaccinate against Covid may have harmed their fellow soldiers if they contracted the disease. My father, father-law, and two husbands served in the military. Vaccinations were necessary, given the close proximity of living quarters and the frequent travel involved. If those individuals were unwilling to follow protocol, they should have been discharged, period, not "pardoned" by providing then four year's worth of backpay.

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Kathy H's avatar

Absolutely, certain jobs have specific requirements anywhere. What the hell is the premise of the anti-vaxers, that it imposes on religious freedom or the right to their body? That's a damn dark joke when actual rights are being shot all to hell. Maybe we haven't ever needed a law to make it illegal to make others sick, but it's certainly been understood & accepted. What a disgrace.

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JMcKay's avatar

Well, it appears the police have corrected their mistake the second time around regarding Trump‘s insurrectionist - instead of arresting the moron repeat criminal - this time they killed him - I hope this sends a message to the rest of those fuckers and the police continue this new line of response - until enough of them figure it out - if you do it again - you die

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Kathy H's avatar

As a rule, I'd be really against any undue force? But, are you kidding, can you imagine being in a position where a commander in chief doesn't have your back against insane, violent criminals? Brothers & Sisters in Blue, do what you gotta do. My god, the Felon isn't any better at being a mob boss than he was a casino owner. I can imagine all the bodies buried & now almost absolute immunity. That's what happens when people aren't held accountable, nothing is ever enough.

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Steve's avatar

If the brain of Trump supporter were put into a bird, it would fly backwards.

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Kathy H's avatar

Lol 😆!

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Ellen's avatar

They have brains???

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Marian Ranseth's avatar

He’s not allowed in Canada either now without permission!

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Debbie Riches's avatar

Fascist wind up doll... Perfect

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Kathy H's avatar

Perfect! 😆

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Debbie Riches's avatar

Trump loves chaos. He does get off on it. He doesn't care.

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Helen C Strasko's avatar

So Kristi Noam showed up in NYC this a.m. with ICE agents all decked out in ICE attire, makeup, etc.. But this attempt to pickup alleged illegals didn't go so well.. 😅😂😂

I didn't know fully made up ICE agents, makeup and, without warrants was all that was necessary?? I guess one's trying to look very powerful that way..

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Ellen's avatar

Heather Locklear wrote a scathing tweet about her.....funny as hell!!!

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Kathy H's avatar

wow. how frickin' sad. I think my tears were frozen for months & this past week all I could do was cry. I'm ready for something very different now, beyond worry, disgust, & anger. these people aren't worth emotional energy of any kind. they think they are winning, being less than human. we are going to prove different. we have more power than these 2-bit actors & whores. I'm a damn scary hag in old age, let me at them! 😅

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Stephen leach's avatar

China is going to have a better space station than us and they will also have the first living habitat on the moon. COMPARE GDP!!!

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Erin Carmack's avatar

Maybe if he touches himself enough the EDDT will happen to him too!🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Linda Morway's avatar

I see the new press secretary is wearing the MAGA bejeweled cross as she condones the f'd up administration. People are hurting.dhe doesn't care.

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Kathy H's avatar

I haven't seen the MAGA bejeweled crosses!! That sure sounds like the next swag. Mandated.

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Sal Teodoro's avatar

He did use his sharpie to change the” Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America.”

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Ellen's avatar

Google Maps just announced they have changed it to Gulf of America on their site.......WTF???

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Megan Clare's avatar

You guys Rock ! But I think your pronunciation needs some work :) DOGE committee is pronounced "dooshe" committee. You're welcome.

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Kathy H's avatar

I've heard it pronounced different ways & in one case it may be deliberate, why should we dignify it with a preferred pronunciation? I think of if as "Dodge-E". 😉

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Ellen's avatar

I have heard it pronounced Doj.(Long O) ....Dojee........or Dogg.......Dogee.........amonf others...

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Theresa N's avatar

Using military planes to deport people is the biggest waste of taxpayer dollars when commercial aircraft is much cheaper. Abuse of taxpayer money!

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Ellen's avatar

It is ALL for show!!

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Margaret Carlson's avatar

Please contact any family members who are Military or Law Enforcement. Tell them we need them to STAND DOWN if Trump asks them to harm or try to stop peaceful protests of any American Citizen. If he doesn’t have the Military or Law Enforcement he can’t overpower us. This is not a drill

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Heidi Calverley's avatar

Keep calling out his lies. Every lie. Every time.

Correct each one. Every time.

Don't let him get away with any of it..... this isn't the 1940's, we have access to the truth.

So call him out.

Your media just laps it up, where are the journalists (apart from here, obviously!) why does no one ever say "wait up Donald, that's not true" or "Where is this big tap that California has turned off" Shame him. Ask the questions!!! Make him accountable.

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Ellen's avatar

Because the MSM (Legacy Media) is owned by uber wealthy oligarchs who support donnie and the rethugs!!!

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

China has been trading for thousands of years. We have not even been a country that long. Trump is a foreign policy dumpster fire. Why is the Heritage Foundation doing this to America.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Americans need to have the attitude of Danish Anders Vistisen!!! Unabashed against tRumputin!!! Unapologetically against tRumputin!!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Excellent coverage, Meidas Touch Network; Ben is really great on point!!! Love you guys!!! Keep up the good job!!!

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Allen Abrahams's avatar

It is very obvious to me that the orange nightmare is setting up to claim credit for Biden's CHIP Act. The ignorant cult members will believe it, just like the California faucet.

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Valerie McMurray's avatar

Brothers please don't left go of always referring to Elon as co-president. It drove trump crazy and now you have backed off of it. These are the easy petty things that you can easily get trump with. All your facts are fabulous but you also need to do these things. ELON is CO-PRESIDENT!

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Socratic Debate's avatar

This seems part of the Heritage Foundation’s conspiracy to commit mass murder of Americans. Just like the NAZIs, they believe people on Medicaid, Medicare and social security are a burden on the state. Instead of having the Reich soldiers shoot or gas them, they want to test the limits of Trump’s power to Starve them and let them die for lack of medical care. The Heritage folks are writing the EOs it appears- they are too arrogant and incompetent to remove the meta data from the Whitehouse postings.

Someone who knows how to, needs to sue the Heritage foundation on behalf of the American people for the apparent conspiracy to commit mass murder.

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Concerned Citizen's avatar

Their plan was to destroy and that’s what is happening.

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Betty Wilusz's avatar

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR SON ELIJAH

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Hana's avatar

So China, directly, and through its vassal state Russia, has flooded the US with disinformation, creating division, not just here but globally. Now they come in as saviors.

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Kathy H's avatar

Oh wow, that sounds familiar by now with the Felon's moves...a predatory, world domination handbook. And, the mere Felon is inept...there are real bad guys that have been at it a long time.

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Marilyn McCarthy's avatar

Do these Republican senators have no soul that they would vote in Pete Hegseth? They definitely care more about their job than their country. They'll probably let in Patel, Gabbard, & Kennedy. They will let him destroy us.

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Kerry Meadows's avatar

NYT live Updates: Medicaid Payments Are Frozen, States Say, as White House Defends Order Pausing Federal Funds

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Sally Skellington's avatar

He's trying to break everything so everyone turns and depends on him. NO F_ CKING WAY, EVER!

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bettievanoverbeke's avatar

China is being much smarter than FELON tRump. Corporate media has failed

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Paulo Godinho-Ferreira's avatar

Please Ben, listen this debate in Mediapart News happening in France (is in french but it worth the effort). The analysis by Sylvie Laurent is amazing and frightening. What she said about the techfascists is really frightening. The link youtube is:

https://www.youtube.com/live/aQrKM-D2OwQ?si=chajCR3dT1MsSCF_

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AJ's avatar

Just a caution, please repost and delete portion after the question mark. The si= your unique user ID. Generally the portion after the question mark on other apps to is our unique user IDs. Like Instagram sharing.

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Lulu Manus's avatar

Running off the Mexican farmworkers is brilliant.

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bettievanoverbeke's avatar

If we enforced the Constitution we could stop the FELON tRump 's grift

Enforce the Constitution .

Article 2 section 1 of US Constitution:

"The president shall at stated times recieve for his Services a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor dismissed during the Period for which he shall be elected, and he shall not recieve within that Period any other Emolument from the United States , or any of them".

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Linda Morway's avatar

Doesn't Trump have ANY real negotiating ability

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Ellen's avatar

NOPE.......he thinks bullying IS negotiating.....

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Peter's avatar

Everything he touches ends up tanking The thing that's got him going is that he scares people to giving him what he wants especially money and people even in government are too scared and stupid to realize that they don't want to fight back because they're scared

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Debi Heather's avatar

Hire Jim Acosta! 👍

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Ellen's avatar

He is starting his own substack.....

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Fyte's avatar

Push back like in football 🏈

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Theresa N's avatar

It’s going to get crazier with the MAGA zombies walking around with caffeine withdrawal. And they can’t afford to buy Kona coffee!

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Suzanne's avatar

Thank you for doing this!!

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Sandyb's avatar

Is anyone keeping track of the days Diaper Donny has played golf since becoming President (God I hate to say he is the President). I know he played Monday and Tuesday of this week. Let me know how many days he played last week, I want to keep track of the jerk’s golfing.

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K Michelle's avatar

Trump is making a power grab. He needs to get impeached and removed immediately, before we find ourselves subjects of a dictator.

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Ellen's avatar

THIS IS NOT just about donnie.....he is merely a useful idiot for those who are REALLY in power.......The oligarchs and their orgs like Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society.....This is their goal and they have been working towards it since Nixon!! Getting rid of donnie does nothing to solve the underlying problem!!

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K Michelle's avatar

I agree with you. But I also feel that doing nothing about him emboldens the turnip and his people.

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Scott Bump's avatar

I'm concerned about the fake news out of the white house! Posted fake news I've seen in recent articles! So he puts out a picture of himself for federal buildings that is chopped from his mug shot? Noticed how clever his eyes made a little larger, looking forward.so they follow you! To be posted in every federal bulding! I'm so tempted to put a picture of Curly from the stooges over it where I work! Whoop whop whop whop ;-). How are you suppose to respect one that's more disrespectful than not??

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Sherry A Watt's avatar

What if we raised our exemptions on our W-2's so that no taxes are taken out of our paychecks?? Then, put the money that would have been taken out into an escrow account.

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Nickye Love's avatar

If tRumps in the name, shit DIES...INEVITABLY! He should have kept his 🐝 hind in the PRIVATE SECTOR. Even though he was tanking there too. When is the tzRump train gonna derail, BIGLY!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

Let's just face it, folks.... Donald J Trump not only is a Malignant Narcissist, but is also an Orange Man-Baby with an extremely thin skin and HUGE EGO! He has delusions of grandeur, which he has never actually achieved, and only gets his way by bullying and intimidation! TOTALLY UNFIT for the VERY HIGH OFFICE of POTUS!!! How so many people have been sucked into his madness really BAFFLES me! Whether THEY will EVER hold him accountable for ANY of the DERANGED moves he's made already, let alone what's to come, is anyone's guess! I wonder who he'll blame next time??? (because he has NEVER taken responsibility for ANYTHING in his entire life!)

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Vel Santic's avatar

Americans, don't you see the screaming obvious - tRump is tasked by terrorist putin of russia to literally destroy America, NATO, Modern West and the world! all tRumputin is committing has been stewed in the kgb kitchen of gundyayev's so-called "russian" orthodox curch.

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Lisa Riley's avatar

Why aren’t we hearing from Democratic congresspeople??

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Ellen's avatar

They have been having news conferences laying out their plans, but the MSM refuses to show them. YOU have to do DUE DILIGENCE to look for them and find them on the alternate news programs like MEIDAS TOUCH, Brian Taylor Cohen, and others!!

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Lisa Riley's avatar

But most people aren’t actively searching for news. How do we reach average people?

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Meemaw's avatar

Stay strong

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Allen Abrahams's avatar

Thanks for the no commercials.... You Tube kept forcing me to watch The NAZI symp Musk try to sell me Dogee coins.

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Kathy H's avatar

Wow, I always learn a lot. I knew the felon didn't care about service workers but I could never understand the angle on not taxing tips. It blows my mind to think first we're put into the position of subsidizing substandard wages...& then tips wouldn't even go to the service workers as gratuity for good service? The greed & injustice is mind blowing.

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Jane B In NC🌼's avatar

Love you guys!

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Cheryl Onken's avatar

The Mango Mooseknuckle creates a mountain out of a fake mole hill every time. He is pathetic.

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Kristi Gabriel's avatar

Nero plays golf while the revolution begins.

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Kristi Gabriel's avatar

Third impeachment!

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Lynn's avatar

Someone from MeidasMighty signing up to get a Whitehouse press pass now that they've opened up for Podcaster?

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

More like “Clean out your ass!”

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Kay Zuber's avatar

Please snag Jim Acosta!!

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Shame On ‘em's avatar

I’m saying!!! Because I’m on a fixed SSDI income. 🤔

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Robert Saeger's avatar

The markets have been fluctuating but to say they are tanking is hyperbolic rhetoric. I agree that the markets will tank but not until FFTrump applies his tariffs and the countries affected begin to retaliate. This way the Wall Street crowd and big business can deflect from blaming FFTrump and blame the countries that are retaliating. Don't get into overstating the facts. It hurts your credibility and that of The MeidasTouch Network as well when you do so. Other than that, thank you for your awesome work, Ben.

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Rose Anne Warmuth's avatar

When do we start to make great again?

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Kudos, y'all ❤️

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Terry's avatar

What an f’n shitshow…

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Lisa Doherty's avatar

Happy Birthday to Elijah! 🎂🎈🎁 I hope I spelled it right.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

There's that word again loyal. 😂

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Kathy H's avatar

😂👍

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bettievanoverbeke's avatar

We have coffee issues in Hawaii due to coffee borer and deporting coffee workers

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Linda Morway's avatar

You should get Joy Reid on your show. I think she is great and doesn't white wash Trump and his thugs.

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Noly Garland's avatar

BLUESKY having issues AND Substack! Substack keeps bouncing me out…been doing that for days

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Ellen's avatar

I have not had any issues with either......maybe it is your computer?? Or your net provider?

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Katherine Price's avatar

Yes, it is, and he is doing everything to try and piss is off so we will rise against him. No! We sit back and wait because his cult will be the first to attack him.

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High Seas Captain's avatar

Fighting! 💪💙

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Scott Bump's avatar

Donald as a wounded victim malignant Narcist, emotionally driven? Those emotions are gonna get the best of him!! They are all ready! Chinas Deep Seek came out timely didn't it?

You know what I think one of the next things will be in a window of 2 months? A stable crypto coin! Yep there is one based in Mexico linked to China!! Its traded on the otc right now. Their CEO Chris Torres does what he says guys. AABB! Do your due dilegance to see for yourself!

This is a crypto coin all in one. Its backed by gold. That they mine! Each crypto coin is worth 8 dollars, that's up from 5 dollars in 4 years! It does not take a power plant to mine, this company has like 5 gold mines and currently reported billion dollar stockpile. Do your Due Dillagencee, give a call to investor relations. Right now just under 3¢ a share. I've been following it for the last 3 1/2 years. Q1 could be the quarter with Donald bitcoin plans with US treasury! It's like stable vs volatile!!

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FeralAF's avatar

Standing 💪

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Lisa Riley's avatar

Where is Chuck Schumer?

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Lisa Riley's avatar

Why won’t Dem leaders lead?

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Lisa Riley's avatar

Where is the DNC? Where is Hakeem Jeffries?

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MG D's avatar

I saw this on utube and thought you and your brothers might be interested in this, Ben.

https://youtu.be/8NfY2I75fdI?si=NPxdPzcK0AiB-8Jz

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Anthony Zackin's avatar

I am disappointed that you guys claim to be the honest alternative to the MSM and yet you specifically blamed Trump for the stock market corrections due to DeepSeek. There are plenty of things (TOO MANY) that you can blame on him but please, be honest going forward, and not blame that guy for things that he is not responsible for.

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Lisa Riley's avatar

Do you think that NPR and PBSNewshour have been tainted?

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Ellen's avatar

YES.....after the Koch family donated hundreds of millions of dollars to them they started all the "both sides" BS.......PBS was forced to pull a Frontline expose on the Kochs when the Kochs blackmailed them by threatening to pull their donations........And so much more.......so yes, THEY HAVE been compromised!!! They pull their punches to appsease the Kochs and other wealthy RW donors!!!

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Adrianne's avatar

Got it!! My bad.

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Dawn's avatar

Jordy, are you feeling all right? You sound like you have a cold.

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Christine Charbonneau's avatar

Trump, the Gangster 😂😂🤡

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Amanda Reiche's avatar

The newly released criminal who didn't belong in this world would have been better off in jail.

Freedom was just another word for nothing left to lose, but his life; hope it isn't part of the loyalty death pack........didn't work for him!

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Ellen's avatar

*pact

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Amanda Reiche's avatar

Point well taken—oops!

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Gregory Jackson's avatar

Now, everyone will give China their data and plans by telling the AI.

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ROBERT CHAVEZ BLACKSTONE's avatar

What about the housing price's falling, in the near future, another bail out is coming

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carmen patricia conde fierro's avatar

Is not only Coffee that you will pay $1.00 more dll., do you know about others productos?, still have not get it! Oh my 😂😂😂😂

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Ellen's avatar

CHOCOLATE!!! Avacados, Bananas, Pineapple, strawberries, raspberries, grapes........

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Valerie Bruce's avatar

Deepseek: a Chinese company. Why do you believe what they've told us about how quickly it was developed, low cost, etc. All media reports are undermining American technology, causing chaos. This is the aim of Chinese govt,: erode trust/confidence in anything American. You're serving Chinese interests. You know they've stolen massive amounts of intellectual property. Seems to me this stolen info would b helpful in developing AI.

2: why isn't media reporting on a massive cyberattack yesterday on DeepSeek?

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Barb O's avatar

While I am also skeptical about anything coming out of China, if it works as it's claimed to work, what does the development cost matter? It's already here? I will wait and see. In any case, it messed with the markets and that is also a goal.

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William Smith's avatar

People like nothing more than inflicting pain. Proof.

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carmen patricia conde fierro's avatar

Trump is visceral

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Tucker Carlson, lmaf😂

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Emily K.'s avatar

Thank you.

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Stephanie Marsh's avatar

They will still be able to afford their coffee but us working stiffs need our coffee so we could get through the workday

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Ellen's avatar

There are some substitutes.....Chicory for example...or some mushroom products...You can use just the substitute or mix it with coffee to make coffee last longer.

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Sharon Dunn's avatar

I am so concerned for all the people depending on Medicaid and federal funding to survive. What can we do as a community? How can we stop theses EO from continuing? When do we say enough is enough?

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Sally Skellington's avatar

These news media children have no idea how to report the news. 😂

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Bonnie Brown's avatar

Where are the adults in the oval room?

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Ellen's avatar

There aren't any!!!

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Bonnie Brown's avatar

My hope is quickly waning.

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Katherine Stickel's avatar

Bless you guys. I really needed to hear this today. I’m trying not to let the fear mongering get to me.

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SPW's avatar

Dump; day late, dollar short.

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Larry Schmidt's avatar

I first heard E.T.T.D. from John Heilman a year ago. A great insight that should be spread Far and Wide!

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Linda Morway's avatar

Get your tylenol/ibuprofen ready for when you get that horrible headache from coffee withdrawal

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Erin Carmack's avatar

ETTD🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Kathy H's avatar

better it wait 5 minutes & be accurate. do you even read Ron? there isn't anything much more thorough & timely. what do you think is "breaking" news? there are very limited first-hand accounts & much of what is called "breaking" is in no way original or very often accurate. this was said in one example just today, the Colombian incident was reported with only one side of the story. we still don't know the whole thing, but we know enough to know it was not reported accurately.

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Thumbs down on this comment

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They released something called Deep Seek, which was an open source based AI. And because it was open source, the American proprietary version of the AI and all of the companies that spent billions of dollars investing in it, they started to tank. So look,