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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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