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Protests against Donald Trump have been now taking place across the country. This as internationally, America under Donald Trump is now getting booed. We see that in Canada during the national anthem. Donald Trump did the usual fake deal thing that he does, those stunts that we predicted he was going to do where he creates all of this drama,
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this weapon of mass distraction, conduct, He says that there are going to be tariffs placed on Mexico and Canada, and then ultimately Donald Trump folds when he crashes the market. So as the market was crashing, then Donald Trump had to run to the president of Mexico, Claudia Scheinbaum, and then to the prime minister of Canada.
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justin trudeau with his tail between his legs and then basically do a fake deal just basically announcing things like the status quo and claiming that that's a deal and then he goes look what i did america and then some of our right-wing propaganda media and then corporate media is like look he did the deal it's like

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In this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down Trump’s humiliating reception as he’s booed across sports arenas in Canada, a clear sign of how his reckless tariff threats and imperialistic posturing are alienating America’s closest allies. We expose Trump’s desperate attempt to save face by announcing so-called “new deals” that were actually secured under the Biden administration. Plus, Democrats finally show some fight by rallying at the USAID building as Trump and Elon Musk scheme to shut it down. We also dive into the MAGA efforts to gut the free tax filing system and the FBI, leaving America weaker and less safe than ever before. Ben, Brett and Jordy break it down!

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pika81chu's avatar

As expected, Trump easily folds to any kind of opposition. Honestly, our neighbors should just keep their retaliatory tariffs imposed on Trump and start choking his red state base out that may very well start turning them against Trump. Have to teach Trump that petty bullying attempts will not come for free

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Gary L Wood's avatar

Our Canadian plan targets red state products with tariffs. In fact across Canada, red state consumer products like bourbon and oranges are being pulled from the shelves.

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

I hope you can continue those red state tariffs. And I live in (a blue dot in) a red state.

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

Same! In a blue dot in TX, but support this effort against Red states. Maybe THAT would get the Senators’ and Representatives’ attention! My emails and voicemails have not moved them.

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Shannon Compton's avatar

Same

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Krystina Stephenson's avatar

They should keep it up. Not a government policy, but people power!

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Linda Morway's avatar

I like that idea

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

If only we could do that.

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Trish McGee's avatar

People Canada not planning to visit. Why would they since he had Canadian citizens detained by ICE. Are brain worms contagious it seems to be escalating!

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

I always liked President Biden. He was a great president in my eyes. I will also take sleepy any day over cruel, unfit and Evil

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Patricia Geraghty's avatar

Will the world ever trust USA again after Trump re-elected? Hard to see it.

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WJB Motown's avatar

What Pro-Democracy Americans do to defeat the Trump-Musk-GOP ;Axis of Evil will decide many things. How the world sees the USA is secondary to how you eliminate this lethal threat.

USA was late into WW1 and WW2.....but when the bell rang....the call was answered and you took no quarter.

Democracies are standing up to the Orange DICKtator.........waiting for you to kick Orange butt.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Well said!

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Larry's avatar

It will take a long time to do so. Maybe, if the Republican Party is destroyed, gone, they might. Either way, it will take a lot of work to regain that trust. Obama fought that after W, Biden fought that and Trump term 1.

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Grifters?

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Gary L Wood's avatar

Never with Trump at al in office.

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Dani Moss Ⓜ️Ⓜ️'s avatar

I also stand in solidarity to boo America, from America. We need to be booed.

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Kate's avatar

Good afternoon! Thank you so much for the awesome podcasting, Meidastouch, of the TRUTH!! 👏👏👏💙💙💙

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Mike Hammer's avatar

Trump is Goldmember but Musk is Dr. Evil. I believe Musk’s next move is to topple the German government for his far right Nazi agenda.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Also, FATMAN and ROBBIN'! (Per Vince P.)

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AAA M's avatar

OMG! That is soooooo funny. I'm still laughing.

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Maria Kudla's avatar

Gonna have to use this one!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I borrowed it from Vince P.

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Melina Granofsky's avatar

Good Morning just got my second cup o joe, sat down and there’s a video to watch. Stoked! Thanks for all you do!!!

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

I just woke up late, so on my first cup and waking up to some good news. When will Trump be removed from office? When will Elon be arrested and then deported back to where he belongs?

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Sue Sanders's avatar

Spending the day calling my House Rep and Senator about preventing Muck from getting access to our Federal programs!

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Since I’m one of many self exiled Americans, sometimes phone calls are difficult to make, but where there’s a will…..

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

I can’t find the number that was posted. Do you have it? ( calling representatives)

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Chohni Baird's avatar

It's 5call

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Chohni Baird's avatar

Get the call555app

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Thanks!

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ItsyBitsySpiderLiz's avatar

Have the day you deserve my dear

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ItsyBitsySpiderLiz's avatar

Directed to Peter

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

We do. If you don’t, leave America and go to Russia.

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elizabeth's avatar

Have a nice day, Peter 😘

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Michael hart's avatar

Trump stages the Boarder issues, stock tank, himself, family, friends and Billionaire buddies, run out buy stock, next day tells Americans I fixed it, stock price rises, investors make billions,

Then he is onto to next way to FLEECE US!

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Michael hart's avatar

He’ll his buddies on the Supreme Court could be IN on the deal!

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David Howard's avatar

Sorry. It's fleece us AGAIN

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

SCOTUS have become a terrible and dangerous group of political criminals, except for the minority of the court. So very sad for our democracy.

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Gary L Wood's avatar

I have studied a bit of history and am deeply concerned to my American friends. Here's why:

It seems like Donald Trump is following a familiar political playbook. Compare his actions to those taken by a previous autocrat in 1930s Germany. Here are the steps.

1. Create a populous political movement.

2. Win a legitimate election.

3. Purge non loyal government officials.

4. Put loyal associates in charge of key departments.

5. Control all branches of government.

6. Court the rich to your side by making them richer.

7. Use government agency to round up undesirables, even those born in the country.

8. Put them into concentration camps like Guantanamo Bay.

9. Promote genetic supremacy

10. Annex neighboring countries by force and coercion

11. Next steps: Sway the military to your side.

12. Declare yourself the leader for life.

Look familiar?

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David Howard's avatar

A coup d'état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ ⓘ; French: [ku deta] ⓘ; lit. 'stroke of state'),[1] or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.[2][3] A self-coup is when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means

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Steve's avatar

Those, who don't know history, are doomed to repeat it.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Sens. Schatz and Van Hollen pledged they would stall all State Dept. nominees, until Trump stops trying to close down USAID. Van Hollen went on to slam  Elon Musk, saying he “may get to play dictator of Tesla…but he doesn't get to shut down USAID,” calling it a “corrupt abuse of power,” that’s “plain illegal.”

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

How does he get access to attempt these insane moves. He’s a South African lunatic in our country without any elected position in America. Just DEPORT HIM permanently!

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Gary L Wood's avatar

I am a Canadian who is angry about the declaraion of war on Canada with his objective of "causing Canada to cease to exist as a viable country". If some country did that to you what would you do? You would fight back and that's what Canada will do. Be aware that we will not give up.

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Yes definitely! We hear it and it’s awful understand it’s definitely not all of US!

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Ellen CW's avatar

I totally understand how you feel, although please remember not all Americans are like this ✌️

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Susan  Cochran's avatar

Hey MeidasTouch, AOC pointed out, on her live podcast yesterday, that the massive and gross tax credits for the wealthy are set to expire in 2025. Congress can renew them, but it will cost trillions. Now, Musk and others are looking at gutting systems like Medicaid to fund those giveaways to the ultra-rich. This needs attention—can you cover it?

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Jen Wozniak's avatar

.15% of fentanyl came in from Canada and it was smuggled in by Americans. 43 pounds of fentanyl of 27000 pounds in 2024 smuggled into the states came from Canada

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Trump always takes credit from previous presidents. We knew he would do that, so no surprises there. But, do uneducated MAGA know this?

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Colleen McGloughlin's avatar

Nope. They know nothing about what is going on either.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Jonathan Kott, a former senior adviser to Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chris Coons (D-DE), predicted that President Donald Trump's love of spectacle will come back to bite him when voters realize he's not making their lives better."

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Pat F's avatar

That remains to be seen. Voters have shown to be powerfully stupid.

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Susan Trott's avatar

I am so glad I have found the Meidas Touch Network! Finally, honestly produced, truthful, thorough, and insightful reporting!

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Marnie B's avatar

I wish we did not need to hear his voice or see his face. I have to fast forward and use my hand to cover his face.

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Carol Jean's avatar

Sorry guys. I had to leave. His voice literally makes me sick to my stomach.

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Steve's avatar

You and I have the same condition.

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Cecejune's avatar

You know Musk got the order from Trump and the Supreme Court allows a president to commit crimes. I am dismayed by it all, Americans have an obsession with celebrity culture and rarely understand or keep up with current politics. GOP has taken advantage of ignorance and will “take a mile” since they got an inch.

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nukepower's avatar

yea, I liked it under Joe as well now I have to worry will I wake up one day and see Medicare,SS, and VA gone.

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Definitely could use that risk taken away from myself and plenty of others!

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Jen Wozniak's avatar

90% of manufacturing jobs actually left Trumps first term

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David Howard's avatar

Unfortunately, US made China great again

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Rick's avatar

Of course there is a trade difference, we cannot import as much as the US, just look at the population difference

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Pat Caracena's avatar

Do like i said 1/20/25 this was a coup d’etas they’ve taken over our country and we’re just sitting here letting them!

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Watch the Dems press information at the Los Angeles protest the fight is in court.

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Dr. Lisa's avatar

His deal sounds an awful like YMCA.

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Julie Smalley's avatar

I was thinking the same thing. Too bad our country did start with the letter "Y". He would love that.

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Cheryl's avatar

The eyes are strong in this family. Happy 1st Birthday to the little one. Thank you all for your tireless efforts to keep us informed with legitimate news.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Don’t know what we’d do without Meidas.

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quilting lassie's avatar

Just know we are not mad at all Americans, mainly with the stupid leaders who don't appreciate an ally and neighbour.

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Linda Morway's avatar

Warren is awesome. Wish she was in NC

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Sharon M. Morrison's avatar

Is anyone looking into the billionaire bros stock trading—buying when the market crashed because of the tariffs

knowing that Trump will cave and the price will go up?

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Susan  Cochran's avatar

Hey MeidasTouch, AOC pointed out, on her live podcast yesterday, that the massive and gross tax credits for the wealthy are set to expire in 2025. Congress can renew them, but it will cost trillions. Now, Musk and others are looking at gutting systems like Medicaid to fund those giveaways to the ultra-rich. This needs attention—can you cover it?

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Roberta Reid's avatar

Ever notice that Trump doesn't seem to be exact when he's quoting data/figures.

Strange, ¿ isn't it ?

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Mary's avatar

That's like asking if we've noticed Trump is an idiot. Beyond strange! Maybe demented, ignorant.. I could do on but won't.

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Sue Sanders's avatar

Claro Que si

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Alan's avatar

How much did money did Trump earn form the Stock Market down turn after announcing his tariffs?

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David Howard's avatar

Who made big bets in the market - you should be able to see that, or am I wrong

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Alan's avatar

No you should be. Elected and government workers arm required to put their persoanl assets in a blind trust and are prohibited from benefiting financially from their time in government.

TRUMP has never compiled with these regulations.

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Keith Crenshaw's avatar

We must all democrat or republican must stick together now. this is serious and we cannot allow these types of people keep us in fear. Resist, Resist, Resist! This is affecting all of us!

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Alison Vickery's avatar

Do you really have to replay that ass? What happened to quoting him instead?

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Consensus has been for real news occasionally for short stints they have to show a little.

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Alison Vickery's avatar

Maybe we could get advanced warning so we could mute it. Like they warn folks on radio/TV when content is not appropriate for young children.

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Gretchen Getsinger's avatar

He sounds like a senile old fart in a nursing home….

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Laurie's avatar

Not sure if it's a thing, but it should be that you guys podcast should be included in a curriculum for Civics classes in school. Not only are you informative, but engaging as well🩵

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Lynmadd's avatar

Your comments about the in your face shit that Trump brings into our everyday lives is so on target. A combination of distraction from Project 2025 and just his narcissistic need to be the center of attention. I’m worried about what Vance and the OMB are doing not so behind the scenes. Maybe we need to focus on that and the ramifications more. Are we giving him what he wants???

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S. Rose Smith-Hayes's avatar

45/47 is a creative Liar.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

But, so transparent. We all see , but few have the courage to fight back. MAGA are responsible for this disaster. I don’t forgive them.

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Molly Kennedy's avatar

Thank you George Conway. You have been fighting the battle to enlighten Americans on the sociopath. Love Canada wish they owed Alaska.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Love George Conway! It’s such a delight to have people speak out despite the threats of Trump against anyone who does so.

Thank you so much, George.

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Bonnie Robinson's avatar

You will never change the diehard maga, but many are waking up and realizing what is happening. It’s hard to get to the people who only know mainstream media, got to educate them in this venue

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Bonnie Robinson's avatar

Do you think he will still show up at the football game on Sunday. What a secret service nightmare, not to mention how it is going to cause issues for fans. Don’t they usually have truck parties can not seeing secret service wanting to deal with that. Trump stay home stop destroying peoples fun.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

At this point, most of us have seen the reaction to Trump’s appearance at the Super Bowl. Lots of booing and much worse.

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Gary L Wood's avatar

Please note. When Canadians boo the Stars and Stripes they are angrily protesting the current US government and the 70 million American voters who put him in power. We are pissed and want you all to write your Congress people to tell them to stop this threatened economic war.

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Sherona M. Gardner's avatar

TOTALLY agree about the Canadians standing strong and and not letting DonOLD TRUMPTY DUMPTY bully you!

Good job,Eh!?

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Sherona M. Gardner's avatar

More people need to stand up to this CREEPY WEIRDO PETULANT BABY BULLY!!

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Ghita Feldbæk's avatar

Denmark hate Trump and MAGA, but we will fight by your side against McDonald and Muskolini

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Shannon Kuykendall's avatar

I saw a video today that the regime is updating our American flad on goverment sites. Go to hhs.gov and take a look. There is tiny flag in the upper left hand side of the page - it's the American flag with 9 stars. This is considered a confederate flag. Please look into this and report on it. This is not okay!

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Let us recall, what were the primary campaign issues Trump ran on:

* Immigration mass deportations will get serious pushback when people realize what it actually means.

His core base will insist he carry on with what he said, but everyone else will be screaming about crops not getting picked, high prices and scarcity of food on shelves, farmers yelling, hotels, restaurants, construction all getting harder to get stuff done and more expensive... Not sure who is going to win the yelling match in Trump's feeble mind, but this will not be pretty.

* Tariffs will settle out over time, probably some token tariffs to save face. Nobody will really care. This was Trump's pet solution to inflation that nobody ever 'understood'.

* Grocery prices / inflation - Unlike Harris who had actual plans, Trump has zero plans and never did. This will be a 'disappointment'.

* DEI, especially Trans - This is pure and simple Misogyny and Racism talking points. People will not recognize it at first, but after a while will realize this is the abortion issue all over again. It sounds not bad at first, then they go further and further until people start realizing they are losing rights they had taken for granted.

* Settling the Russia / Ukraine war - Trump already showed his hand. He talked to Putin and gave Putin what he wanted. Time to recover economically and militarily, keep most of the land, giving up some in exchange for what was lost in Russia, and no promises except Ukraine gets NO protection from NATO, so Putin can try again later. Ukraine will not accept it and should not. It is a delayed death sentence for Ukraine. This was not 'brilliant', it was surrender after Putin has been humiliating Trump for many months now.

* Revenge - This promise is being kept as best he can, but eventually courts will limit him. Many of his firings are outright illegal.

* Free Jan 6 Insurrectionists - This will get worse for him over time, He buckled, caved to his core base. Establishes clear cut grounds for 14th amendment to block him from office.

* Doge / Musk - is out of control and Trump is asleep at the controls. Trump is looking weaker every day, he only really cares about his revenge, the rest of his performance he is just 'mailing in'. Musk is running rampant because HE has an agenda, and it is not a good one. Musk's mask is coming off and we are seeing who he is more clearly every day. We shoukld pound Trump with his being 'handled' and his power stripped from him. Trump does not care about the people, his administration or his 'agenda' but he DOES care about his ego and his power.

* Power / Fascist talking points - It just sounds sweet in his ears and it plays REALLY well to his core base, his enforcers who give him so much of his power... Need to give history lesson about WW2 to the public. Show some old movies... maybe on TikTok.

* Evasion and 'states rights' on Abortion: - Project 25 plans to abolish abortion nation wide as much as they can. This might wake women up, but not holding our breath.

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There is no '3D chess'. Trump just says stuff and the stuff his core base loves, he keeps and pushes some more, because they were the only ones who ever really listened to him.

His other voters just liked what they wanted to hear, and Trump is vague enough and says enough stuff, people could believe what they wanted to believe.

Trump never got specific out of a deep strategy, it is just that he is as shallow in his thinking as most of his voters are. So no, Trump has no deep policy understandings or philosophy.

How could he? He is an idiot. After all this time and four years in office, Trump still has no idea how things work.

Trump has his personal agenda, which is not thought out at all, but he wants absolute power to do it, regardless of the consequences, which he clearly has no understanding of what will happen.

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This will not end well, especially when AI starts kicking in and replacing jobs, and perhaps some other unanticipated crisis that Trump will once again make far worse than it ever needed to be. Perhaps the trigger will be when the complete disfunction of the government starts having consequences. Perhaps the consequences of the mass deportations. Nothing will be getting 'better' and the chaos will grow.

The question is not how bad will it get, the question is, will the public rise up, including those who bought the Convicted Felon's BS, or will they hold on tight to their fantasies and their hate of all things that can help them?

It will HAVE to get far worse before it can get better, and even then it might not. Just like a drunk who needs to hit bottom before he can recover, not all of them do. Some just keep drinking themselves to death.

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Julie's avatar

Well said… thanks!

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Trudene Norman's avatar

Thankyou ❤️Canada Strong 🇨🇦

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Larry's avatar

Keep the truth coming!

Trump kills trust! Trump KILLS Trust!

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Italia67's avatar

That market crash was a Buy Sell Insider Trader planned event that POS SOB

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ItsyBitsySpiderLiz's avatar

Elon Musk needs to go back to South Africa

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shane little's avatar

where the fuck are the veterans, in the congress? in the gov’t? Elon musk is again where he shouldn’t be. the VA and yet I see almost no coverage about it. this effects all veterans. stop musk now or VA benefits that so many have fought for will be gone. this is ridiculous!!!!

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Carol Nelson's avatar

Go Canada. Be sure to stay alert and prepared.

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AAA M's avatar

My opinion is that, so far, Trump lost the tariff deal with Canada because they pushed back HARD! It wasn't because of anything that Trump did to come to an agreement. Lets see what really happens next!

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Janice SolekTefft's avatar

Can we start a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk and his child computer hackers and the Secretary of the Treasury for high jacking our personal information regarding Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid?

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Sally Rutledge's avatar

Yesterday I actually awoke at 5:30 in a nightmare, living and teaching at a "mall " as an Earthquake hit and I watched Pilars and Walls collapse around me. Yes.... We cherish those days when we could actually SLEEP at night... Bless Joe Biden ! 💙🇺🇸💙

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ZuulGirl's avatar

I just saw the felons press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, hold up a short list, from President Musk, stating select things we’re paying for then stating “I don’t want to pay for this crap do you? Answer: let’s see the whole list Karry, and see how much the military is charging for common goods, and other GOP initiatives. Karry, we want transparency, then we want our legislators to see the list so they can document what bills these expenses came from and who approved them.

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Maxine E Marak's avatar

Are you addressing Musk's coup?? He is as we speak rewriting the code at Treasury. Comments?

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Mary Jo Wilen's avatar

Perhaps we need less reporting on Trump and more reporting on what Musk and his other minions are doing while he creates his many distractions.

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Janice Merrifield's avatar

Didn't trump call Detroit a garbage can?? People don't forget please. He's lying as usual

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Holly M. Berkowitz's avatar

Rename our shared public nation as Unelected Elon’s Trump’s “Criminal States of Division”?

Stand up to protect our indivisible “United States of America.”

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Nigel Perels's avatar

USMCA? Why not MUSCA? (Latin for "fly"!)

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Terry moorefield's avatar

So glad I could finally become a paid subscriber. I thank all of you for the hard work and truth from this network. MTN #1!!!!!!

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JUDITH's avatar

think trump's gonna keep pulling this tariff b/s on a reg. basis? so he can cont. to claim wins.?

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

Weapons of max distraction… 👍

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Trish McGee's avatar

They don’t want to have any connection us! What a creep!

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Trish McGee's avatar

Oh please change the voice he nauseates me!

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Trish McGee's avatar

That’s interesting heard Trump backing out of peace talks.

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

Thank you for your voice

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

Laura Ingraham reportedly told federal employees to “get real jobs” last night, boy did she get some backlash

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

She did use her work computer

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

He’s a security threat and so is that email address he demanded that employees respond to by last night. Luckily, she didn’t used her work computer to send her response, because that site has its own cybersecurity risks,

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

My friend does medical coding at the VA, which enables them to get paid for the healthcare they are providing. She has to already do weekly and monthly reports of various kinds, so it’s just insulting for an ignorant POS like Musk can second guess her value

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

Don’t forget Trump’s recent self-own when he ridiculed whoever got us into the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement, USMCA. He used to mimic YMCA when HE signed the agreement and promoted it repeatedly as a great deal for Americans

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

Noem has reportedly hooking up with Lewandowski, recently hired him

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

He claimed that he inherited his MIT uncle’s intelligence, yet is a climate change denier. Whether he actually believes what he’s saying or just lies so he doesn’t need to help efforts to mitigate the effects is anyone’s guess. He’s also trying to suppress information again regarding the measles outbreak, the spreading of the new bird flu, etc.

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

That stupid is what I was referring to

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

That idiot dumped 2 billion gallons of water onto farmland right before a big rain storm

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

I remember the nineties quite well, great times, I was a busy hockey Mom and working a busy job as a Nursing Manager and Instructor, the economy was great, took the kids everywhere on great vacations, glad I have a state pension and not social security

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Patricia Lafond Valade's avatar

We need Meidas Touch more than ever, especially after the disgraceful terms of our best shows on MSNBC, all of the diverse voices gone! I’m spending a lot of time on Substack these days, all of best writers have gone there after the billionaires bought all the newspapers

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Trudy White's avatar

Thank you guys for the work you are doing and as a Canadian, I thank you for standing up for my country. I listen to you faithfully and it is salve for my soul.

We didn’t want this, but to be absolutely clear the wide spread boycotts are a response to your president and NOT the American people with whom we share so much. We look forward to a time when this nightmare is behind us.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"McMahon Hearing Shows Trump 'Dead Set on Destroying Public Education'. "If confirmed, Linda McMahon will dismantle public education, as we know it, to fund tax cuts for billionaires," one union leader warned". (Common Dreams)......

https://www.commondreams.org/news/linda-mcmahon-education?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=a5df2c5d5e-News+Alert%3A+%27Trump+Fires+Ethics+Chief_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4da0978648-600492151

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "LIVE: Michael Cohen RESPONDS to BREAKING NEWS - 2/13/25", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://www.youtube.com/live/cjvZc99trXI?si=9K8SVc-VuvZ_J0nX

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "KARMA: Trump’s Tariffs DESTROY Own Party—Republicans BEG for Mercy!", on YouTube. (Dr. Mary Trump)......

https://youtu.be/Wl2b649IrDU?si=StwGTjuQEqL94QZg

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Lawmakers WALK OUT On INSANE Republican Speech", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......

https://youtu.be/qyWbKwlNVLY?si=ISfyOoG4xQsw4VEA

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Trump’s SCARY EPISODE as DIRE WARNING Goes Public!", on YouTube......

https://youtu.be/qpaVc0nKFMs?si=86ZG8C6eaW3kywT-

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Very good point. I somehow hadn’t put his vengeance for Apartheid into the equation.

That is a clear view of his intentions and character.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

There is justice in MAGA suffering along with everyone else, as this was their doing.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

I am seeing MAGA begin to wake up and realize that they are being harmed by Trump.

I believe they thought they would be immune to his antics.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

Trump’s move against FAA caused 2 plane crashes in 2 days. He is a murderer on top of all his many other failings.

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Cheryl Herrera's avatar

LIAR and Destroyer of America.

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Gary L Wood's avatar

I wanted to clarify that, while Canadian tariffs will target red state goods and services, that US tariffs on Canada will have significant negative effects on Americans in all states regardless of political status. First many jobs will be lost across the auto sector, second prices will increase significantly for petroleum products like gasoline, heating oil and gas. Farmers will see significant increased prices for fertilizers and feedstocks. Consumers will see price increases for some food prices. To prevent this, write to your state and federal Congress people to protest and tell them to stop this craziness.

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Delores Rawls's avatar

Omg I love you guys. Nothing like getting the facts about what’s really going on in our country. We are in this fight together.🇺🇸

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Tracie's avatar

Thank you MeidasTouch.

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Debbie E's avatar

Of course he folds. It's time for Congressional Democrats to STOP TALKING AND TAKE ACTION! If you can't legally take down trump because of the SC's ruling of "IMMUNITY," then take down his handlers - Musk being the first. Get him out of our government systems. He is John Q. public. Would you allow any one of us to storm government offices and take over. It's a goddamn coup and they are succeeding.

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Helen C Strasko's avatar

It'll be interesting to hear HIS reception at the Super Bowl Game.

Canada made their sentiments known loud and clear during the Hockey Game Tuesday night!

HE'S the great faker, and these countries are wise enough NOT to agree to any terms of HIS "contracts!" Since HE'S notorious for NOT honoring or completing payments, etc for any properly executed contracts!! (E.g: HIS Atlantic City, N.J. properties/casinos, instead HE filled for bankruptcies instead!!!)

He shouldn't be surprised when HIS GOP (House) minions are voted out in two years. NO amount of MUSKRAT'S money can save HIM now after reneging on SO MANY promises HE made to HIS MAGA followers during HIS campaign!

" Fool me once... shame on YOU. Fool me twice...shame, shame, shame on me!!

If you'd like to know more about MUSKRAT, CNN released a very good investigative report on him, especially his multiple VISAS' used to come to OUR country from S. AFRICA!!

CNN even alluded to the fact even though he became a US citizen in 2002. But, it was stated his visas' need to be re-examined and his alleged illegal activities!

Otherwise, "Stop the world, I'm ready to get off!!"

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Richard Hirst's avatar

His legacy, and any Trump family member, will be disgust. Like Hitler , no one will want to carry a Trump surname

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Richard Hirst's avatar

Will this end like Julius Caesar ?? Death on the steps ?? He is not only destroying America but destabilising the world - a drunken sailor talking by the fire , but not realising the world is listening !!!

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Nancy Guzan's avatar

He's much worse this time and this is only the beginning. God give us strength!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"At a Tuesday press conference, the president blurted out, "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," before later adding, "We'll own it.

Speaking with the co-hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Vossoughian began by stating, "I think it is important to be frank about the situation here in the Middle East. It feels as if Donald Trump has literally dropped a nuclear bomb."

"Donald Trump campaigned on getting the United States out of foreign wars," she added. "It feels as if, after yesterday evening standing aside Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, that Donald Trump may very well have gotten the United States into another war."

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Kathleen Deming's avatar

Ben. It's 7:51 AM and I just turned on my TV. You say no packages from China. Damn. I have an order from Temu. I'm not getting it? 🥹

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Deborah Osuch's avatar

Idiocracy

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JoAnn Gesterling's avatar

Please please please!

Report on the loser, don't record him!

It's triggering! The most evil, lying, vile pos puked up from the bowels of Hell!

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Dylan Chase Mabery's avatar

Dylan Chase Mabery said what does it have to do with red birds? besides the next dub reedy reader to Jack ruby and 3queensonaboat1cehigh

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Bea Cardea's avatar

Hello Meidas -

At this point in time, how many viewers/readers do you think you have who are/were Trump voters? Do you feel like you are entering into the 'red bubble'?

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Lisa Jones's avatar

What do you think of Richard Wolff view of what is going on globally , politically and economically.

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JEREMY's avatar

NO ONE SHOULD BOW DOWN TO TRUMP

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Sue D Nim's avatar

Do we look at who swooped in buying stock when the market was down? Hmmm

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Nancy W Olesen's avatar

I like your news but I don't need all the editorial comments. I agree, maybe all of your subscribers agree with you but I don't need to have it repeated over and over. It's chaos, we are less safe, we are disliked in the world. All true but I want a focus on specifics of what Trump and Musk are doing and what we can be doing about it. Not five or ten minutes of the complaints that we all know already

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Democrats FINALLY fight back" on YouTube......

https://youtube.com/shorts/rHaMwOPQADg?si=dTR55Rr3JcsepqXn

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Kathy H's avatar

I get pieces of good information from different sources. The cool thing about good information is it doesn't tend to contradict itself, but to expand different areas. The Meidas Network brings it all together, watching the brothers, especially, is like coming home at the end of the day. Keep fighting, Meidas Mighty, so we can all sleep safe & well at night!

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Carolyn Bertrand's avatar

Donald Trump has pissed off the WHOLE WORLD and he needs to be impeached to save the US!!!!

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Marc Klein's avatar

This is Trump basically using the WH as a mafia house

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L LaRue's avatar

I post this on BlueSky all the time for them to see the video!!

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Debby's avatar

Gaza blah blah blah WMDistractiom. You go Italy.

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LINDA KRESSH's avatar

Get your new iPhone now before they’re $3000 each🤦‍♀️

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Kathryn S. O'Brien's avatar

Meidas has been updating on YouTube constantly…keeping us in the loop. The Venezuelans are freaking out after voting for him.

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david ludden's avatar

i am a fan and appreciate that Biden didn't put US boots on the ground in a shooting war. But, be honest, he supplied, financed, and gave political cover for a genocidal that has killed close to if not. i am in your camp, but let's avoid whitewashing the better guy(s).

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Lois Schreur's avatar

isn't it illegal in the first place for musk to access the treasury???

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Lois Schreur's avatar

from reading Mary Trump and looking at patterns, it seems that cruelty is extremely important to him. revenge and cruelty seem to make him feel strong in a very dangerous way

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Pete Lo's avatar

Geez, I don't understand what all you guys are complaining about. You don't realize how bigly great this guy is. he has found a giant water valve to help CA, he had showed us through facts that covid was gonna go away and if it doesn't, you can inject bleach to kill it. He taught as that windmills cause cancer, its better to be electrocuted than eaten by a shark. He taught us history lessons like how the airports had been taken over or shut down during the revolution. Or never fight up hill me boys! Great things like how awful it is to try and conserve water and that if you are rich you like to take a shower. He stopped all those people from eating cats and dogs. Groceries is odd but a good word. Important and intelligent statement like child care is child care, we need that. OK, I'm making myself sick just joking about this.

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Diana Quinn's avatar

Have been sharing this EVERYWHERE! This is information and a letter you can copy and send to the treasury putting them on notice that you feel your civil rights may have been violated under the Privacy Act of 1974 by Musk….

https://substack.com/@bookersquared/note/p-156433627?r=50p0y8&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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Margaret Redus's avatar

Trade in program, Guns for Groceries

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Debbie Mason's avatar

Is he so narcissistic he has become their mouth piece.

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Debbie Mason's avatar

I am in shock of all this. You guys are awesome. God bless you. Will one of you run for president?

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Debbie Mason's avatar

I so appreciate your work. It means a lot to hear the upfront facts without the drama.

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Debbie Mason's avatar

I believe in my heart there are tons of people wishing they voted. We are letting him do whatever he wants.

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Debbie Mason's avatar

Ok, stop rationing what's actually happening. There is no legitimate reason for him being as ass!

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kpine's avatar

I'm volunteering for the position of, "Fentenyl Czar" in Canada. I'm sure it comes with a corner office, recliner, large screen TV, and cable. Maybe even a small fridge and a coffee pot.

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Debbie Mason's avatar

STANDING BY OUR ALLIES!

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Krystina Stephenson's avatar

Biden isn't 'sleepy'. He's gentle and quiet spoken. Buy my gosh he got stuff done and he made life better for many. I'd take that over the cruel, inhumane idiocy of Drumpf!

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Krystina Stephenson's avatar

The arsonist runs to the front of the building, grabs a helmet and shouts about how he put the fire out as it's burning behind him!

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Carol Smith's avatar

I seriously believe that we all need have training in psyops (so we can disarm his tactics). Delon Trusk is using tactics straight out of the North Korea play book.

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Adrienne Smith's avatar

How can they do that Ben,?

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Leslie Thyrion's avatar

Not even a citizen

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Heikki's avatar

They all BOZOS IN THE WHITE HOUSE

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Julie's avatar

Trumpty dumpty is really trying to punish California. His ‘concept’ of getting water to Southern California was so misguided! Sure, let’s open the gates & let the badly needed water for growing crops flood the valley! 🤬🤬🤬

Then let’s load up the workers in the fields & send them to git-mo. 🤬🤬🤬

At what cost? Imo, the cost will be outrageous & unacceptable!

Keep fighting MTN & Meidas Mighty!

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Pam's avatar

Question: Will Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision render 47 shielded from executive orders overreach, unconstitutional actions?

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Marlene's avatar

Hi guys

Some info that could interest you & others

I watched a YouTube David Feidman

show yesterday called Gratitude .. Musk Coup, democrats find their voice… Trump capitulates.

It was very enlightening especially the info about Musk, that was a real eye opener. If you haven’t already done so I suggest you check it out and if what this man is reporting is all true it could benefit your show in getting the information out to your wide audience and hammering home what a punk & dangerous man Musk really is!!

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Deborah L Oxford's avatar

Wow! Can I apply for Canada's Fentanyl Czar? It should be a really easy job for someone my age (76).

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Tam's avatar

Well said.

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James G. Hermsen's avatar

Donald now only wishes that they just take the knee. What a FAILED fool that Donald is. And to hide his puppet strings tied to Musk who really stands above him manipulating the Trump dance.

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Renee's avatar

Succinctly put!!! Democrats need to fight!!! This is a war for our democracy!!! You guys keep up the good fight!!!!

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Gary L Wood's avatar

I would like to request that Americans who are sympathetic to the Canadian plight, please write to your state and federal congress people to express your desire to have these tariff threats stop forever. I have attached an example here:

To: Your USA government representative

From: your name, district, state

Subject: Cease tariffs to Canada

I am writing to protest the actions that our Federal Government is taking against Canada. I believe that Canada is our friend and ally and should not be treated in this manner.

Remove the tariffs and other acts that threaten Canadian Sovereignty.

Yours truly,

Your Fellow American,

Your name_______________

Date: Feb __ 2025

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CK's avatar

Is there a way to send you information?

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Lisa Murphy's avatar

We all know that they are fake deals, but the MSM does not present it that way. Not to mention Fox which repeats the lies of the deals.

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Nancy P's avatar

Ben et al I was so happy when you stopped playing himself's voice -- suggest you speed it up or figure something you can do......I cannot stand to hear him! Thank you very much......

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ell's avatar

Thank you to MeidasTouch, for their great reporting. I'm not surprised they've grown so quickly with a huge growing following... Unlike the large corporate media they speak clearly, understandably, not milk toast bland that interferes... Blessings to this great resource of dedicated intelligent reporting, filled with crucial details, often left out...

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Michelle Burke-Phillips's avatar

Maybe stop talking about Trump and his stupidity and urge for some strong Dems to step up and tell us what the Dem plan is for the future.

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Trudene Norman's avatar

So many LIES from that POS & his minion MAGATs

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shane little's avatar

where the fuck are the veterans, in the congress? in the gov’t? Elon musk is again where he shouldn’t be. the VA and yet I see almost no coverage about it. this effects all veterans. stop musk now or VA benefits that so many have fought for will be gone. this is ridiculous!!!!

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Marian's avatar

I have noticed there is a lot of Democrats responding to Conservative/Republican posts online.

When you talk about issues...like Canada Government website...can you post the website so WE, the MeidasMighty, can cut and paste into our responses to SHUT DOWN the lies.

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Marian's avatar

I have noticed there is a lot of Democrats responding to Conservative/Republican posts online.

When you talk about issues...like Canada Government website...can you post the website so WE the MeidasMighty can cut and paste into our responses to SHUT DOWN the lies.

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David Howard's avatar

Listen to Rubio

He is talking about sending convicted US citizens to El Salvador to serve sentences- off-shoring prisons?

Is this a new gulag archipelago?

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Linda Morway's avatar

Can the visas of the techies that Musk brought in be cancelled?

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John Norman's avatar

Do you think Trump bought a bunch of stock before he folded?

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ramona j's avatar

Such a POS. His imaginary views of the world and the incompetence is just sick. Muskrat has to go. Accountability for these criminals must be a priority. Fox is bad news for all people. Go MeidasMighty!

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

What do you mean at sports arenas in Canada? How is he even allowed into the country as a convicted felon?

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Melanie's avatar

The flight analogy is perfect! We don't need to this drama from the government every minute. We all have jobs and lives.

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Maxine E Marak's avatar

When are you addressing Musk's coup?? He is rewriting Treasury code as we speak!

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Holly M. Berkowitz's avatar

Thank you, Meidas for calling out the segregating””privatizing” divisive crush to divide to count only in exploding dirty fossil fueled privatized” America

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Sea Queen's avatar

I just realized that USMCA is just YMCA with US in place of the Y. Coincidence? Hmmmm.

Idiot.

Rebranding is all he does. He's trying to rebrand the US Government.

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Sue Sanders's avatar

What! He’s calling NAFTA the WMCA?

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Cynthia Nottingham's avatar

I am going to upgrade when i get a laptop to be able to read it. I only have a cellphone.

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Janice Merrifield's avatar

Be careful, keep your eyes open as in any wall I have ever known of keeps people in as well ask any German citizen

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

He sounds like a mob guy saying we offer you protection for a price or …⁉️🤬

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Linda Morway's avatar

Wish Trump voters listened to you. Do you have any evidence of this?

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Alison Vickery's avatar

I may have to stop listening if you keep playing the orange thing

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Christina Abbott's avatar

Your headline today read “trump folds! “ but there’s no info about that headline in the text that followed. Is this simply beefing up headlines to attract readers? If so, I’m turned off! Christina

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WisconsinZebra's avatar

He folded because the “agreement” he made was what was already agreed to while Biden was in office and nothing more so it’s not anything he “negotiated”?! That’s why it’s a headline it’s true he folded aided by the insane crashing of the stocks!

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Dani Moss Ⓜ️Ⓜ️'s avatar

Well you didn’t stay tuned for context did you

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nukepower's avatar

Did you watch the clip or are you just trolling if you are trolling your not welcome here.

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Mary's avatar

Please don't insult Pinky and the Brain. I loved that cartoon!

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justin trudeau with his tail between his legs and then basically do a fake deal just basically announcing things like the status quo and claiming that that's a deal and then he goes look what i did america and then some of our right-wing propaganda media and then corporate media is like look he did the deal it's like