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Let's get right into it, folks, on the Midas Touch podcast. I want to remind you from the very beginning what it was that Donald Trump was saying repeatedly on the campaign trail that corporate media and propaganda promoted over and over again. He said that prices will start to decrease immediately on day one. Here's what he said.
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Play the clip. So when I win, I will immediately bring prices down starting on day one. We will end Kamala's war on American energy and we will drill baby drill.
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We're going to drill.

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Trump spends millions on a propaganda event at the Daytona 500 while multiple states reel from natural disasters. Europe holds an emergency summit as the Trump administration shuts out our European and Ukrainian allies from negotiations. Vance humiliates himself on the global stage—and much more! Ben, Brett, and Jordy break it all down.

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Kathy Santoro's avatar

President Zelenskyy should never go into any room or in any area where the Russians are. They’ll figure out a way to poison him. Stay safe President Zelenskyy don’t go around Putin or any of his henchman. If you do, don’t drink or eat anything that you don’t bring yourself including your dishes, utensils. Your country needs you.

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

Such a great point!

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Dan Beach's avatar

An no hotel rooms above the first floor.

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"NJBALLER23"'s avatar

Kathy, that is "on point" great information for President Zelenskyy. I hope he knows this already. I believe the "Orange Blob" will sell his soul & the US, to "Poddie Putin-Tang" Could they possibly be closer than we think, especially behind closed doors? Mmm?

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Carolyn Crews's avatar

His approval rating is the lowest with new incoming presidents.

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Wanda Korab's avatar

Should be in the negative!

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Democracy blue's avatar

you ain’t seen nothing yet. Wait till this summer. I hope Senators and Representatives realize he has to be impeached.

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Tracy Giddings's avatar

I don't have one iota of doubt that Republicans will protect their king no matter what he does. There will be no impeachment.

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Renee Kearns's avatar

I hope you’re wrong not all republicans are pieces of garbage like him, and that’s not the word I wanted to use.

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Tracy Giddings's avatar

I would be relieved if I am wrong, but Rs refused to impeach him - Twice - the last time he was in office. They have become even more "dedicated" to him now than they were then. I would be surprised if there are any Cheney's or Kinsingers left in office now that would step out of Trump's line .

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Carolyn Crews's avatar

If we make it that long.

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Larry Schmidt's avatar

Really hope you are right! BE Strong. Be safe.

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Yaman Al-mouradi's avatar

And if they don't, everyone needs to make them come to this realization, and quick. Because, they're moving at relative lightning, "bureaucratic," speed.

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Renee Kearns's avatar

I am going to believe that all the republicans in office are not insane I am a Progressive I still hope that even republicans don’t want to give up the freedom that we still have. Staying with Trump means giving what we have left up. I am hoping they will join us in the fight to get him out, all of us have to pull together to keep him from destroying us. 💗FIGHT

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Canada loves the Meidas Mighty !

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Canadian's are the Maple Mighty!!!!

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Kathy Santoro's avatar

Most Americans love Canadians! Canada has always been first to help us and real Americans don’t forget. I also learned to love the Canadian people in the 80’s when I was young showing my dogs there.

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Bonnie Sue Miller's avatar

Burgum makes me want to vomit. He's another out-of-touch; filthy rich; greedy billionaire that wants to take SSA benefits away from grandma; formula from infants whose mothers are forced to give birth to an unplanned pregnancy; and on and on and on!

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Lisa D's avatar

I think because he tanked so badly in the primary, he’s just tickled pink to get some airtime. There’s nothing like a little attention from Trump to give these spineless politicians a real boost to their ego. These folks are the real RINO’s in the Rep. Party.

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I love this podcast

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Welcome, Brian! I hope you find some kindred spirits here!

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Jeff Lazar's avatar

Hey, Ben...here's a little tip about Shady Vance. He is equally good at humiliating himself in the continental USA, and it's a lot less costly for the taxpayers. (Where is DOGE when you need them?)

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MTN: become the website/podcast for calling for daily/weekly demonstrations in the streets! Every elected official on the left should be walking the walk. Now. This is a coup. Set up a page/site with info on peaceful public demonstrations. Phone numbers are great. Call those folks sitting on their backsides sending wimpy emails saying thanks for contacting me. Bring your homemade sign. Make good trouble! Frightening events I'm watching from France (born in Oregon).

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Kathy McLain's avatar

Love the idea with an iformation page Trump's henchmen would probably shut it down. I think it would also be nice to have pages (or videos) that attract younger voters.

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Daniel Quackenbush's avatar

I hate Substack because it gets expensive to subscribe to each separate substack, so we are going to lose the next election again if we can't freely listen to those who have excellent information, like Meides Touch. Perhaps I will be banned, which will prove my point.

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Tracy Giddings's avatar

I hear you on how expensive it can be to have many subscriptions. I can only afford ONE subscription, so I choose this one. But I get way more information then I can even really process from the many free substacks I follow. I very much appreciate all of the sources and wish I could contribute to all of them, but life is always about choices.

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Kathy McLain's avatar

A lot of them have some free content or have social media sites or emails. I spend half my day reading emails I think, and when I find someone I really like then I look into subscrbing. Many have a free membership option as well without all the perks of a paid membership but you get some basic info; enough that you can search for more. I try to stagger subscriptions so they aren't due all at once. Maybe someone has other pointers they could share.

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aurora☀️'s avatar

There is plenty of free subscription information on Substack

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ABNER522's avatar

I have some of my friends say the same thing. And, my response to them is..maybe give up 1 or 2 things like their Starbucks coffee if it's important to you.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Substack is a safe place where progressives can survive. They have refused to sell their souls to greedy billionaires, nazi sympathizers or fascist christian fundamentalists.

Some people waste thousands of dollars on crack, heroin or cocaine addictions

I am proud to support 4 substacks.

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Vel Santic's avatar

I wish that was true about Substack, though. Although still new to this platform (since last summer), I've searched about it in google recently and the results showed a very ugly face of Substack where all those evils you correctly of course condemned - were catered to by Substack.

I'm gonna try my luck with Patreon, more recently have been considering it.

But all NONtRumputinist and better yet ANTItRumputinist Americans simply must start rising up against the regime, every day in larger and larger and larger numbers! this situation is like on the hijacked by terrorists airplanes - the hostages i.e. all of us who are ANTItRumputinist must do something meaningful against the terrorists tRumputin&his!!!

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WJB Motown's avatar

Do whatever you want to do because I couldn't care less. You follow your own personal path, best of luck to you. By the way, I never wasted my time on your last bit........MTN has more subscribers and people are showing up to protests.

Thats all that matters right now.........by by.

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Vel Santic's avatar

I'd just add to my comment - yes, Europe especially the genuine NATO-founding Europe must be much more counteroffensive and self-defensive against terrorist putin of russia-his satellites (whoever that they are!) and helpful to Ukraine!!! It is in Ukraine and in Europe where the soul of America and Modern West is defended!!! Slava Ukrayini!!!

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RuthF's avatar

Europe needs to have Canada just join the EU and expand their power and Canada's. Thus further shutting out the unreliable partner the U.S.A.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Exactly!!!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Why a such an irritable attitude?? I commend TMN of course and people who are protesting. I've only said I wasn't sure Substack was much better than other so-called "social-media" platforms that are largely hijacked by tRumputinists - a process they i.e. "social-media" silicon valley mafia had started more than a decade ago. The excellent opposition-to-terrorist-putin figure Kara Murza is talking from his own experience (and my experience has been likewise) that the internet in USA is largely hijacked by silicon valley mafia i.e. tRumputinists - something USA should've never ever allowed, to begin with.

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In tune's avatar

I really value what you wrote and how you put your money to good use.!

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ramona j's avatar

There is so much info that is free. Even most give a free option with the subscription page. Just look. Also,in this community, information eventually spreads and is shared by all involved in saving democracy. . So the truth always makes it's rounds.

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L Stanley's avatar

THEY HAVE REMOVED THE CONSTITUTION FROM THE WH WEBSITE!

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LindaThalman's avatar

You are joking.... WTF

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L Stanley's avatar

Serious as a fn heart attack! I have a screenshot can’t post it! Go search! the site is grotesque now! Go search “constitution” on the WH website.

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aurora☀️'s avatar

That was done on Jan 20

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Jean Conley's avatar

Not surprised. Soon, the republicrap Dump-loving dictators are going to remove it from our SCHOOLS.

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

They took it down because they are changing things with executive orders. Apparently all presidents change things on the website. But since Trump is changing so much I guess they have a lot to redo. It's only temporary until it's back up again..

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Sue Sanders's avatar

As if the Constitution will be put back under Mump!

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

It will be back but his way for the next 4 yrs. Unfortunately

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Lene Hoset's avatar

I'm looking at it now. It looks good. And normal.

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L Stanley's avatar

Where is the constitution

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Lene Hoset's avatar

Just press further on the links, and you'll find it. Section by section.

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L Stanley's avatar

That is the Senate site. Go look at the crap they have done to the whitehouse site. Also, if I may ask. With you stating in your profile, you are Norwegian, I am under the impression you live there. So, how often do you go to the WH sites, let alone the senate pages? Which all in all, I would understand why you feel things are proper.

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Lene Hoset's avatar

Probably a good point. But also, it's not wrong to be upset that the page has changed. But that doesn't mean it's hard or impossible to find. I just googled WHITE HOUSE and CONSTITUTION. And I was redirected to Senate pages. So that's good isn't it?

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L Stanley's avatar

You are missing the point entirely.

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Lene Hoset's avatar

I know. But I read the White House shit. It's just propaganda. It's like a taste of FOX. Is that the point you're making?

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

Yep you are surely right about FOX..

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aurora☀️'s avatar

The point for me is that on the same day he took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States" he immediately had it removed from the website. His hand was not on the Bible during the oath either. And, it’s not hard to put something back on a website if it was an error.

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Carolyn Crews's avatar

Our government for many years has been built on lobbyists, and people who have money with agendas. Now this is where we are at. We need to focus on building a nation where there are no lies, cheating and propagating agendas that only work for the rich! Our if our government can send millions of USAID to other countries to feed the Hungary, then we shouldn’t have any homelessness, or families being Hungary here on US soil. I hate to say it people but we all had a hand in putting ourselves in this very moment in time. We not only supported presidents who behind the scenes were a part of oligarchy agenda, but we also supported And helped to build Facebook, Amazon, and Walmart, when we should have Ben putting our money in communities and grass roots movements. I. Ant wait for the day when all this burns to the ground, and we can rebuild. Nation that supports everyone.

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Phgladko's avatar

House and Senate should have 2 term limits and NO LOBBYING FOR 10 YEARS after they leave office. These career politicians are what make the government suck.

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Lene Hoset's avatar

That are the rules in Norway. I live here. And the state is powerful but kinda fair. Enough to not get really pissed off.

But as small as we are, we can have another problem. To recuit the talent without it beeing comeraderie. If we can manage this, I am certain that you would have no trouble finding talent from outside your circle...

And there're laws against lobbying. THat really helps with the campaining. Campaining is done by locals. On stands. We don't have rallies. We also have regulated news outputs. I remember Reagan getting rid of the feir and correct law. That freed up the space so FOX and shitheads could move in.

I also remember reading, at least 20 yeras ago, that sooner or later The American system will make it possible to buy a president. And now it's happended. I'm so sorry. I stand by you all Americans, even the stupid ones. Even the unknowledgable. In the democratic spirit. I will vote for our equal rights. Your right to disagree with me is included. STAY FAST

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

Actually I agree with you.

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

Ibsay boot the lobbying out of government completely. Get rid of citizen united

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Vel Santic's avatar

I've always said - America should've only supported those governments, countries, nations, but, more than anything - individuals who are genuinely dedicated to Democracy, Civil and Human Rights and those are NATO countries, NATO nations and pro-NATO individuals, nobody else!!!

Could never understand - why America wasn't better capable of self-defending its Democracy, Civil and Human Rights and the same values and principles in the others in this world, instead of combining with the irreconcilable - many sorts of contrary-to-those values, principles and practices.

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

When it burns to the ground we get invaded by other counteries who will exploit us. Read history. The fall of Roam French revolution ect

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Phgladko's avatar

If women ruled the world, we'd be much better off. And by women I mean in the spirit of Scheinbaum, Thatcher, Obama, Meir and definitely NOT Green, Boebert, Palin and Noem.

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Carolyn Crews's avatar

You are so right!

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Democracy blue's avatar

Ukraine does not have rare earth minerals as defined. It does have rare metals. Namely Uranium, lithium and several other rare metals. Just sayin!

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Jean Conley's avatar

Doesn't matter. Putin wants what they hav e...well. Putin DOES want Ukraine altogether. He'd want it even if it didn't have anything like that.

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Dr Cannie Stark's avatar

AND tRUMP wants Ukraine!

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Kathy McLain's avatar

Trump wants everything, but then so do his dictator counterparts and they are much smarter than him and cageier.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Yep...

Folks - have you not noticed for a decade at the very least - the terrorists putin of russia&tRump of usa want to have their own personal world "order" - read - disorder. intoxicated by the mythology of so-called "world's superpowers russia&usa" and their state-religions i.e. so-called "russian" orthodox church and so-called "evangelicals", the two megalomaniacal psychopaths assisted by the islamistic terrorists (hence mbs&his purchase of jared kushner) share the mortally dangerous delusion of being able to partition the world and submit the two parts of it to themselves, with the rest given to the islamistic terrorrists. that is same if NOT EVEN WORSE THAN WHAT hitler WANTED!

Americans, you MUST oust the criminal, felonious tRump-eVIlonmusk-jdvance regime - before it gets too late!!!

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Linda's avatar

True…he wants to regain the old Russia territory….

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Lisa D's avatar

PLEASE, begin encouraging Gen-Z to exercise their voice at the polls during midterms. Rather than changing my political affiliation from Rep. to Independent, my mission will be voting against EVERY Rep. candidate who is a Trump sympathizer/election denier. I am a life-long Republican and am sick and embarrassed by this administration and our lawmakers in Washington. Trump showed us blazingly the kind of man he was during his first term. Republicans should be apologetic, not sympathetic to this chaos.

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Lillian Murty's avatar

My bff has been a Republican for her entire life. We’re both in our mid 70’s. There hasn’t been an elections where she hasn’t voted straight Dem or Working Party. “ I just want to fuck with them “. lol 😆

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Lisa D's avatar

Oh, that’s funny. Hopefully Republicans will come out in the mid-terms and vote a moral conscience.

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Susan  Lawson's avatar

Exactly Jordy! Trump does not work. He just holds up orders that are handed to him, stand in front of cameras, spews nonsense, rolls around the golf course, and tries to make every tough guy event about him...Trump is the weakest man to ever take a presidency. Every single step he takes to dismantle our Nation is only waking everyone up to the downright criminality of the Republicans.

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Susan  Lawson's avatar

Trump knows nothing about Zelensky. Trump asking for Ukraine minerals Makes America look like gold diggers. Same with the reasons he and the Oligarchy wants Greenland the greed is thick as thieves.

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Jean Nelson's avatar

So no acceptance of the sudden inflation, yet no credit for Biden's great numbers from coming out of trump's disaster of pandemic work. Got it.

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Pamela Dietrich's avatar

Thank you to the Meidas Touch and all affiliates for providing this forum of pro Democracy support. I've gifted a subscription to one of my dear US friends. I am a proud Canadian and will support our pro democracy leaders here in Canada, ( certainly not Pierre Pollievre, who is the far right leaning leader of the Conservative Party, vying for Prime Minister, and also using Trumps playbook to hoodwink young Canadian voters).

We will stand up to the shameful behaviors of Trump and his dispicable inner circle, as they try to destroy democracies around the world, not to mention the citizens of the USA. Sending love and peace and hope to all those who are fearful. Truth will be revealed, autocrats will fail, and democratic justice will prevail for all people. Let us all stay strong in support of our friends in Ukraine, and all countries who seek peace for their people.

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Emmy's avatar

Amen

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Vel Santic's avatar

Yes, dear Canada, the country I've always wanted to immigrate to, work in and contribute to!!!

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Anne henderson's avatar

I don’t understand why his pants are not on fire.

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Lonnie E's avatar

TOP Psychiatrist BACK with NEW Diagnosis of Trump

Forensic Physiatrist Dr. Bandy X Lee

https://youtu.be/b2AAr4p18zk?si=DJp3opbrI4OBgFyD

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Vel Santic's avatar

The World Mental Health Coalition has been for close to a decade correct on explaining the evil magnitudes of authoritarian psychopaths - but the "mainstream" in USA kept drowning and censoring the World Mental Health Coalition's voices. Dr. Seth Norrholm explains it even better than Dr. Bandy X. Lee, although she's very good too, yet even Dr. Seth Norrholm has been censored by the so-called "american mainstream". Why has that been so, I still don't understand.

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Lonnie E's avatar

THE MORE DANGEROUS CASE OF DONALD TRUMP 40 PSYCHIATRISTS AND MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS WARN ANEW

p89

"So, what needs to be done to keep America safe from enemies from within?

Enough people on both sides of the aisle with the integrity, backbone, and character structure required to enforce the laws that make democracy and freedom possible, who understand that extraordinary times require extraordinary skill in applying the laws and who possess the self-understanding to fight off the twin temptations of complicity or cowardice in the face of fear caused by an organized attack on cherished institutions that protect our freedom. Organized criminal activity aimed at undercutting democracy requires an organized, lawful, aggressive response."

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Vel Santic's avatar

Have known that and been saying that for a whole decade already!

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Lonnie E's avatar

🔸️Especially for Democrats in Red states🔸️

From Hopium Chronicles on SubStack.

Keep calling Attorneys General in the states. Ask them to protect you and your data/privacy, and to keep federally mandated monies flowing to your states and communities. For those in the 19 states that brought the successful Treasury suit this weekend thank them and encourage them to keep going. I still believe these 19 states should make criminal referrals of Musk/his posse to DOJ/FBI this week, and raise the stakes.

◦ Keep calling to stop Musk's crime spree and assault on the US government. Encourage your Senators and Reps to file a criminal referral for him and his malicious posse to DOJ/FBI. Feel free to add that you would like funding for USAID restored so our government does not kill millions and millions of people this year in our name.

nsist they fight to challenge and rollback Trump's tariffs which will raise prices here, strain our alliances, undermine the rules-based global order and make us a rogue, pariah nation. This is all particularly true as new data tells us the American economy is slowing, inflation is rising and consumer sentiment is dropping, There is perhaps no greater Trumpian betrayal of America than these tariffs. For more background, see this post which includes my recent interview with leading economist Dr. Rob Shapiro.

Lets your electeds know you are outraged by traitorous Trump's selling out of Zelenskyy, abandonment of Europe and embrace of Putin; and that we cannot accept this level of appeasement of someone who is a clear enemy of America and the West, not an ally. Demand that Trump not 1et his Saudi meeting w/Putin become our Munich; demand that he not become our Neville Chamberlain.

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I've been implicitly and explicitly expelled by tRumputinist maniacs in western Pennsylvania for the very first ever and only time in my Legal Permanent Resident life of USA ever since 1997 - when I was trying to formalize the overly expensive process of my Naturalization in early 2016. As a single person struggling to survive from paycheck to paycheck to keep a roof above my own head, there was no way for me to be able to afford the very expensive Formalization of Naturalization process and I was implicitly and explicitly told by certain tRumputinist maniacs in the environment of western Pennsylvania of the spring-summer of 2016 to go back for the very first and the only time in my 19 (that is nineteen!!) years of my never-interrupted, constant, non-stop physically being present in USA Legal Permanent Residence of USA to go visit the entire rest of my family in my, tragical, country of birth in the-what-turned-out-to-be still ones of the worst parts of geographical Europe (I guess you can guess where that is...) - which turned out to be a type of abduction of me perpetrated by those certain tRumputinist maniacs and my insincere, dishonest, baiting, divorced mother of being lured by emotionally breaking me into getting stranded back to where I had fled from at long last in 1997. Of course, had I had the option of a third, better solution for immigration, such as Canada or Germany or Netherlands and similar, I would've never ever allowed myself to succumb to trusting my own so-called "mother" whom I trusted yet she abused my trust, and I would've immigrated to Canada, Germany or Netherlands and similar, but at that time back then - that option, most unfortunately, wasn't there. And now in this developing situation when the terrorists putin of russia and tRump of usa have endangered most of the world - I don't know where to with myself as I'm risking my own life by simply daring to use the internet over here in this a sort of a hostage situation they've perpetrated to me!!

Therefore, you should send and address your comment to those Democratic Americans, especially born and raised Americans, who are indeed able and capable (if willing) to do those important actions!!

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Jana Houston's avatar

Meidas Touch: enough with the outrage. Can yall shift the conversation to The Resistance? Adrenal fatigue!

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Nanojaner's avatar

I am so tired of reading how Meidas is beating Faux in the ratings. Ben, you are using Drumpf’s metric of success. Ratings be damned. Happy for you and your “so much winning”, but we care about the news. Stop using war talking points and report on the news, not “beating and winning”.

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Lisa D's avatar

No, it’s encouraging to know that the truth is making headway among a sea of lies and propaganda from media like FOX.

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Donna Nolte's avatar

If you scroll for more than 2 minutes on TikTok, you will see the ENTIRE world hating on American political position. Fortunately, most of them are still kind about the average Americans and realize that so many of us tried to prevent this. But NO ONE is following DT's lead. I'm surprised lightening didn't strike during that sound bite.

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

Makes me so sad that Trump has alienated us from long time allies such as Canada, Mexico, Ukraine and Europe.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

"Sad" is more than justified, but "mad" has more power. <g>

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

I am too old to have enough energy to stay mad. I will reserve my energy for actions shoukd any actual solutions appear.

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Sue Crowl's avatar

Musk is a Russian operative

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Protests ramp up across the country, as rage builds against Trump and Musk." (Daily Kos)......

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/17/2304347/-Protests-ramp-up-across-the-country-as-rage-builds-against-Trump-and-Musk

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

We need to do more than protest we need to have national days of no buying stuff. Maybe boycotting huge conglomerates like Amazon. Maybe form a group and share local places where the some goods are sold at a brink and morter stores.

Specific action that is money orientated is the best strategy in my opinion. I don't think they care about protesting buy they do care about money.

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MPT's avatar

Keep the pressure on the incompetent, clownish, dictatorial king and his freak bot musk. trump is able to make corporate media cower and pay him homage with large checks. Corporate media sanewashed and normalized a fascist beast that plans to destroy the rule of law, democracy and the Constitution. The more that naive young people get shafted, the more they will realize they were conned, scammed, and made out to be fools. Flood the zone! Now if only bland, cowardly, meandering dems could learn from you!

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

This is why I look before I click. I don't click on Fix News or ABC but I do click on AP articles. Clicks equals dollars so no clicks no dollars.

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MPT's avatar

Good strategy!

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Theresa N's avatar

He’ll continue to blame Biden for the next 4 years. It’s getting old, like him!

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Larry Schmidt's avatar

Keep up Exposing/RESIST LIAR, Convict, Traitor Deranged Morons Trump and Musk!

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Leilani's avatar

I really dislike how democrats say they aren't "enough of US in the streets!"

We are a blue tsunami fierce force moving with the response that will be strategic with the MTN 🌊 🦭 ⛵️ 🐚 🐢 🌊 🦭 ⛵️ 🐚 🐢 🌊 Mighties!!!

Let's bring into our fold "blue dots" in the cult red sea. 💙

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Vel Santic's avatar

That's what I kept saying since nov. 6th 2024 on - Democrats and all NONtRumputinist and better yet ANTItRumputinist Americans had to assert control in BLUE COUNTIES, BLUE MUNICIPALITIES, BLUE CITIES (OF COURSE!), BLUE TOWNSHIPS, BLUE TERRITORIES INCL. WASHINGTON DC! But when Biden Administration refused to listen in november, december, january and on the 20-ieth handed the power in Washington DC to tRumputin&his terrorists, we all who were screaming against it - got thrown under the bus and exasperated. I only desperately hope that now isn't too little too late....

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Leilani's avatar

So how do we get rid of the abuser!!! Judicial system!!

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Carolyn Crews's avatar

Burn it all down!

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Vel Santic's avatar

the situation is that horrible since nov 6th 2024 on that - to burn all the tRumputin-his terrorists' "levers" of power down in the BLUE, I repeat, in the BLUE parts of USA - had to be done!

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Carolyn Crews's avatar

Maybe, but I’m entitled to my own opinion just as you are. So what is your idea? And to say I am stupid is pretty deplorable. I can’t stand all you people that have to use name calling as a way to share your opinion. Sounds like you are the one that needs to grow up. Sorry I am direct as well!

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

Maybe you are like me and want ACTION. I understand how you feel. I get frustrated hearing about the problems minus actionable solutions.

Maybe I am misreading apologies if that is the case.

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Leilani's avatar

LIAR LIAR ON 🔥 FIRE!!!

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Mary's avatar

There are some special elections coming up, they may be April 1. Could you talk about those and encourage people in those states to vote in those elections? I don't think there's a huge turnout in special elections so encouragement to vote may help D's win. Thanks.

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Bruce Lane's avatar

Something interesting I learned today: The DOGE.gov home page is just a series of X tweats. The top of the page says: "[flag] An official website of the United States government." When did X become one of the US Government's official communications sites?

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Yaman Al-mouradi's avatar

As everything goes to shit--no exaggeration, it's difficult to think of something that isn't going to shit with this Trump presidency. Domestically, the dismantling of protection agencies there to protect Americans (regardless of political affiliation), government workers being fired by the thousands, inflation spinning unnecessarily out of control--freefall, concrete. Internationally, everything is going to shit; The US's closest allies--with the possible exception of Israel--are all getting the finger and, naturally, giving it back. Meanwhile, he's jumping ship into the arms of his fellow Russian oligarchs, where his loyalty truly lies. To see this, you need only drown out the noise and take a clear, unbiased look. But here's the best part. As everything goes to shit and is crumbling, as states like Kentucky are flooding--unable to get aid, thanks to the tanking of FEMA--WHERE IS TRUMP? Let's find Waldo. Is he responsibly trying to fix any of this? Is he even trying. No! He's not even at work. He's rubbing everyone's nose in his shitty failures; He's taking his lap of shame "victory lap!" Sorry, but you need an actual victory to call it a "victory lap," but unless you consider the screwing of the American people (regardless of affiliation) and you're traditional allies as being a victory, then ok; here's your trophy, full of hot, steaming shit. Congratulations, agent orange! You truly take le cake de la crapp.

If you ask me, the people ought to toss Trump's favorite two words right back at him and, in unison shout, "You're Fired!"

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Vel Santic's avatar

yep, the quisling terrorist traitor tRumputin&his entire cabal is/are the rabid beast and, ultimately, there is only one way to handle the rabid beasts.

I am NOT writing these words lightly!!! I fully know what I'm talking about!

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Linda Morway's avatar

BTW, Trump didn't stay for any of the race

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Dr Cannie Stark's avatar

Utterly impossible to overstate how horrifying this is. Just utterly impossible.

My thoughts to myself:

No. This canNOT be happening! They are not gutting the IRS. They are not gutting the CDC. They are not gutting the judiciary. (And on and on ...) Please! It is just TOO MUCH! This has to be a comedic parody, right? Tell us, in the international community that used to be allied to the States, that this is not for real, right? Tell us, please! Oh. It IS real? It IS happening? Excuse my foul language, but WTF?

Unbelievable. Horrifying. UNBELIEVABLY HORRIFYING!

THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP, PUBLICLY, FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, FOR WHAT IS JUST, FOR WHAT IS FAIR, FOR WHAT IS ETHICAL.

Please stay safe!

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Vel Santic's avatar

Precisely how I feel and have been feeling since nov 6th 2024 on, my friend Dr. Cannie Stark.

that too many Americans aren't still even aware of sheer terror and horror of this terroristic situation that the quisling terrorist tRumputin-eVIlonmusk-jdvance criminals, I repeat, criminals are perpetrating in America and the world - is yet the worst part.

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Jane in NC's avatar

There's no reason that President Zelenskyy, the EU, NATO, or any other country should even acknowledge a shady, bi-lateral deal cut by The Felon with Putin. It's completely illegitimate and worthless. Just like Trump.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Exactly, Jane in NYC!!!

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Peter's avatar

I think Elon Musk it's got these kids going after the Social Security numbers and other social security information because he knows those social security numbers are worth millions and trillions of dollars

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Vel Santic's avatar

yep, this what is happening is THE WORST OPEN-IN-BROAD DAYLIGHT AND IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE PILLAGING, LOOTING EVER RECORDED IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF HUMANKIND!!!

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Nancy Ellen Maitri Peden, D.D.'s avatar

They BOOED him on the race track. He's hated as is Elon.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump's crash course in air travel. Since Trump's victory lap on rooting out DEI and "restoring aviation safety," planes can't manage to stay in the air." (Brian Tyler Cohen)......

https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/trumps-crash-course-in-air-travel?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2794840&post_id=157369879&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Advocates Warn 'Musk Is Stealing Your Personal Social Security Data', as DOGE Infiltrates Agency. There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is. And my understanding is that it has already occurred," said the president of Social Security Works." (Common Dreams)......

https://www.commondreams.org/news/musk-social-security?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=04f6571a50-News+Alert%3A+%27Your+Social+Security+Data%27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4da0978648-600492151

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Peter's avatar

Donald Trump's a liar and Elon Musk is a thief he created doge

And big balls and the rest of the crew are screwing up and now he doesn't want to take responsibility for the screw-ups He's going to blame those kids but guess what he's already got all the information he wanted All this time that's what he's doing he's stealing information especially sold security information and data from the people so he can have it over the Democrats heads that he's got power because he's stealing this information

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

I am afraid Musk will sell it on the deep web or upload it into his AI thing. I just want Musk off the planet but I will settle for out of our government for now.

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Vel Santic's avatar

they are tasked by terrorist putin of russia to, literally, destroy America, NATO and Modern West in any and every way they see fit. It's why I can't overstate enough how much the good Americans, simply, must rise up, resist and fight!!! Combine both - the judiciary AND Revolutionary methods against the illegitimate regime!

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Benji's avatar

Watch trump betray Ukraine 😤

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Leilani's avatar

It's a rippling effect those who can in the streets.

Every action in opposition is building strength and truth to power!!!

Conviction and intention Peaceful warriors!!

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Anita Martinez's avatar

I think Don-Old’s birthday is June 14th, which is Flag Day, already sort of a holiday. Am I rite? But it is still sickening 🤢 to have to create it as a more official? Holiday!!! Bleh 🤢

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Leilani's avatar

Can you research "shadow or parallel" government? If this all falls then what?

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Vel Santic's avatar

Only the excellent Timothy Snyder keeps saying what needs to be said - but is anyone of Democrats listening......

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Linda M. Walker's avatar

He really spoiled my day watching the Daytona 500!

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Kelly Sexton's avatar

That's why I didn't watch it.

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Karen Klein's avatar

You said you never seen anyone that was all about himself. No matter what’s going on around him. That’s a narcissist read about it. You will see how they are all about themselves, and nobody else matters -nobody.

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Vel Santic's avatar

tRumputin is much, much worse than a narcissist - he's a psychopath whose aim is to explicitly and implicitly hurt and harm, I repeat, hurt and harm all others different from him. the same evil is eVIlonmusk and 99.9% of the entire so-called, quoting, "tea party-maga-republican party of USA" (unquote) .

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Annie Ball's avatar

Oh we should have all these clips of him, reading from a piece of paper like a kid in kindergarten making fairy tale promises that the MAGAbrains intake as solid gold done deal promises. If we shove these in their face at every TV commercial perhaps it will get through. Unfortunately for us that takes money and we don't have a handy oligarch to squeeze.

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Sandra Wallace's avatar

Jasmine Crockett on MSNBC today with a fantastic plan. Remember, during COVID, we listened every day to Andrew Cuomo & Newsom at their press conferences, to find out what was REALLY happening? She suggests that Dems organize a daily "briefing" by subject matter experts, lawyers, accountants, USAID workers (former), maybe Pete Buttegieg to do the same. OUTREACH! (MTN?)

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

Excellent episode as always.

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Claire Desormiers's avatar

Congratulations to your team and keep up the good work.

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

Those on Medicaid are CHILDREN many of whom are disabled. They are literally taking money away from babies on mechnical ventilators to give billionaires a tax cute seriously. I know because I have worked personally with these disabled children.

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

The American Medical Association is publishing some medical information on thier site. The AMA are a group of doctors who are not government related.

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Clarke Shaw's avatar

You have to remember tRump is a pathological liar.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Why I'm STILL Protesting", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......

https://youtu.be/3UN0aVnozoA?si=vi1zBtOSoYqrYmKh

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Anne Townsend's avatar

Great points again. Thanks from a Brit-Canadian.

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Gloria Steiner's avatar

O M G 😆😅😂🤣

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David Bourns's avatar

The farmers union is now feeling the pain of T's cuts. Interesting, as farmers, unfortunately, mostly voted for DT. Voter's remorse heavy duty. They sell a lot of their crops to USAID which is now gone. Sad but predictable.

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Richard Hudson's avatar

Guys, I hate to say it but I'm looking forward to my country - Canada, aligning with the EU

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Vel Santic's avatar

Why to hate it to say it? That IS the only way now for at least Canada, NATO and most of Europe to survive! All of NATO and EU must be now concrete-strong united against terrorists putin of russia-tRump of usa-mbs of saudia-khomeynists of iran-netanyahu-kahanists of israel! It's important to prevent the terrorists orban of hungary and fico of slovakia from being the trojan horses - so throw them out of NATO and let Ukraine into NATO!!!

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Richard Hudson's avatar

Trying to be nice, I guess. The logistics are a challenge, but our country has taken on challenge before.

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Vel Santic's avatar

I totally share the feeling. I hate it too that "USA" allowed its own suicide but I experienced in western Pennsylvania that "USA" to my utter horror paradoxically allowed itself to resemble more the excommunist-turned-antidemocracy-putinist swaths of eastern half of Europe - than to American own NATO Allies.

it shocked me throughout my constant, uninterrupted two decades struggle to survive in western Pennsylvania but it's how it was, so, all this from tRumputin&his cult of death doesn't really surprise me though it surpassed even my worst dreads, disgusts, scorns and all the most negative sentiments. I saw it coming, though, already during newt gingrich's -g.w. bush's regime-"christian" right (who justified and almost explicitly praised the alqaida terrorists already a day after 9.11.2001!!!!!!!!)-tea party terrorists-magat terrorists for two decades. What did surprise me is how all Democratic and/or at least NONrepukkke Americans were dismissive of all the signs that were there - only one example for this already too long comment of mine - in early 2014 i.e. already 11 years ago a repukkke tea party terrorist of a "politician" grimm from Staten Island, NY (state of NY!!!!!! - now, imagine what his ilk and/or even worse than him keep perpetrating all over the red states!!!!!) on LIVE TV extremely verbally (the evil shit he said is too disgusting to even quote here!) threatened with murder a journalist AND instead of getting punished - that terrorist "politician" went on to win!!!!!!! the midterms that year - I knew USA was finished if USA allows that travesty which it chose to allow. In early 2014 already even just-before the full-fledged tRumputin's-his crime family-cult-magat terrorism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I've seen with my own eyes on a repukkke forum I happened to have stumbled upon - horrifically rabid generally anti-American pro-russian pro-terrorist putin's raves. I thought FBI and CIA were documenting and recording that and doing their jobs but little did I know how the rot turned out to be deep already those days, those months, those years. And don't get me wrong that I'm begrudging about two decades in USA as I was truly enthusiastic about being (1997-2016) in America and do not misunderstand me as "complaining" now as to what I'm about to say but these are ONLY SOME OF THE FACTS - I was in early 2016 implicitly and explicitly disabled from Formalizing My Naturalization of my 19, yep, nineteen years long, never-once-interrupted, constant (born and raised Americans were asking me - how can you be for almost twenty years all this time only in America?- why don't you go see your family? why don't you travel?) Legal Permanent Residence of USA which resembled a slavery in a such a part of USA I had no any choice of - yet I had to say - Thank You, USA for allowing me be your slave - having to work as overqualified and with my excellent American English the lowest-paid jobs that no Americans wanted to work, having to be paying the taxes which sometimes took up my entire salaries (yep, there were months I had to work for nothing paid at all 'cause all was taken up by the taxes - to fund the g.w. bush's wars or anything I had no any single use for myself!!!!!!), I've been donating to the United Way from my lowest-paid salary as the only employee to donate from my tiniest possible salary in the entire department store working crew, have been donating to Social Security Works, to New Orleans during katrina, then, throughout my E-mail Democratic and Progressive Activism my entire grown-up life Democratic Activism - volunteering AND losing my money I barely had like a slave - YET DEMOCRATIC AND GOOD AMERICANS GIVE UP EVERYTHING TO THEIR WORST ENEMIES!! THAT HURTS ME UNSPEAKABLY!

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Noel Palmer's avatar

Hi from Canada

When donald trump signs all these laws, doesn’t he have to understand them?

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Oliver's avatar

Dear USA, look what we in Germany do! Read the comments of this video/shorts !

https://youtube.com/shorts/yAWSOgt8ceQ?si=H07FysO9T0YzHeLD

translation of the song:

"Defend yourselves, resist, against fascism in the country, to the barricades, to the barricades, defend yourselves!"

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Vel Santic's avatar

Full respect to contemporary Germany! Contemporary Germany also must watch to incapacitate the terrorist putin's satellites in hungary-slovakia-region of former yugoslavia - the criminals orban of hungary-fico of slovakia-milorad dodik of an entity that calls itself "republika srpska" in Bosnia-Herzegovina- aleksandar vucic in serbia - MUST BE INCAPACITATED FROM UNDERMINING THE EU AND NATO!!!

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Ellen CW's avatar

Trump =liar liar pants on fire!! I like that!

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Jane in NC's avatar

Because I knew this would happen, I've been taking pics with my phone of grocery store egg prices since the election. When President Biden left office, a dozen eggs cost $3.79 here in my neck of NC. Yesterday, the cheapest ones were $6, higher for organic eggs. Gas prices are going up around here, too.

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Richard Hudson's avatar

But he said on Day One..... yeah sure.

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Jacque DeWolf's avatar

so many magats believed a 5 decades con man 🤪🤪🤪

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Shelley Montgomery's avatar

Thank you guys!!!

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Casey Bemis's avatar

We are going to get an extension on our income tax, putting off paying till sometime this summer. There will be a penalty of a few hundred dollars, but at least it will keep our money out of Trump and companies dirty little hands. I know not everyone can't or won't do this, but it is one way I can fight back.

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Maryann W's avatar

I understand that these Republicans are scared of losing their positions. What I don't understand is why that is so important to them - except that they only care about power rather than integrity. They all have lots of money so it isn't like they couldn't survive without that job. How in the world do these people get elected? Never mind. I just thought about my Trump voting neighbors. Now I understand.

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Vel Santic's avatar

it's an evilly capricious cult. There's no a reasonable way of explaining it!

Quit longing for them to change but cut them off from your emotions and commit to being even stronger Democrat, even when Democratic politicians' fecklessness irritates! There's simply no other choice than always being a stronger Democrat!!!

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Roberta's avatar

In terms of focus, the SAVE Act designed to repress voting, is sneaking to the senate while we focus on all the other horribles. Make sure your senators know they need to destroy this. The first bill in the Biden House was the John Lewis voting act. Shame on them for not passing it. Voting is the basis of our democracy. Don’t lose sight of this!!! STOP the SAVE ACT!!

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Peaches's avatar

HE LIED AS USUAL‼️

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Cuevas Doris's avatar

Thank you brothers for all you do for democracy. 💪💙🇺🇸💯

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Jodi's avatar

We need to accept that people voted for a cult that promised to make changes fast without any consideration for workers or agencies or allies or integrity. Those voters showed how egotistical and selfish they are. So now, we are watching the chaos of raiding the government and decreasing the safety of our country by aligning with Russia. I do wonder when the country will realize how far away from democracy America is falling?

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Linda Morway's avatar

Trump will never admit he is wrong. I hope we can change the minds of the 46% . I believe Vance is worse.

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Kyle A. Biggs's avatar

"Less than a month into the new administration, the rise of the left-leaning MeidasTouch to become the country's most popular podcast indicates a potential shift in tone currently resonating with Americans."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-rogan-dethroned-by-anti-trump-podcast-in-the-charts/ar-AA1ziDnq?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=2b8b2ff7c9634589d15e88c79a155b91&ei=16

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Linda Morway's avatar

He has put America and the world into turmoil. Why don't Americans see that. Europe has.

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Wiss's avatar

We would like to invite various states such as Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts in the east or Washington, Oregon, and California in the west to join Canada and become our 11th+ province.

To our American cousins, sorry to have to say this, but the benefits of joining Canada include:

Life expectancy will go up from a world ranking of 48th (USA) to 20th (Canada)

Education will get better from 31st (USA) to 19th (Canada).

Math scores will improve from 34th (USA) to 9th (Canada).

Robberies will go down from 98 per 100,000 population to 6

Traffic accident deaths will drop from 12.7 per 100,000 to 5.3.

You will spend half as much on health care yet get better outcomes.

Poverty in Canada is 1/3 the rate in the USA.

Although Canada has fewer millionaires, we more fairly distribute wealth (better income equality).

The minimum wage in Canada is double that in the USA.

Quality of life will improve (Canada ranked #5, US #22)

and most importantly... you will be happier (Canada ranked 15th, USA 23rd in happiness).

(We couldn't find a politeness index, but thank you)

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Vel Santic's avatar

Yes, Wiss!!! Now, the most important thing is for Canada to be and remain concrete-strong united against the terrorists putin of russia and tRump of usa!!! Canada must remain concrete-strong unabashed, unwavering, relentlessly united against the regimes in russia and usa!!! And join the EU!!!

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Meemaw's avatar

Lol I wish. But to be fair, I bet Your rankings will drop if you 'capture ' us

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Jennifer Akdemir's avatar

Pathological liar lied!! Colour me astonished ...... NOT.

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Sandra Hawkinson's avatar

Hello. I am a paid subscriber. I can read faster than you can talk, podcast aren’t my thing. My issue, not yours. However, could transcripts be added for neurodivergent people like me? I love the content, but don’t have the time, or honestly, the patience right now to listen to an hour long podcast. Thanks.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

Vance is as insane and demented as Trump.

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Dp's avatar

3 things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. -Buddha

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Lisa Riley's avatar

I have relatives who live in the South. They are not getting accurate comprehensive news. The only news available is far right media. I can talk until I’m blue in the face but they don’t believe that they are being played. How can neutral truth-telling news sources expand to the South?

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

I live in the south, just a few hours from Mexico. We have just as much access to independent media as anyone else in the US. Your relatives can access other than fox news they simply do not want to.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "LIVE: Today's TOP POLITICAL NEWS, with Mary Trump's Nerd Avengers", on YouTube.......

https://www.youtube.com/live/mXH43SiRY40?si=aB3wuxhWmVKc7ivr

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "🚨 THOUSANDS gather AGAINST Trump’s Regime ‼️", on YouTube......

https://youtube.com/shorts/6vbMM9ZcDck?si=2FUjSilvdyV5l5Of

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Trump BLOWS UP PLANS, and hides on GOLF COURSE", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/gKJmfwUDFyk?si=5rXOBFMJW7hqsfvn

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Hoosier hostage's avatar

Happy Presidents' Day: Big Brother Is Watching You.

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Larry Lathrop's avatar

I just can't say it enough. Everyone who really wants to stop this s---head from destroying this country needs to STOP SPENDING!!!!

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Leilani's avatar

Did you guys know he has his "mugshot" in the hallway near "The Oval"?

Malignant Narcissist

He the power-guise

EMuck is running the prez...pretty obvious.

❤️ The Meidas Men

Love to see you brothers working together ❤️

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ITS Never Happening…'s avatar

Brilliant points, thanks guys for keeping our brains strait!

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Barbara Clary's avatar

Vance completely humiliated MY country…and I’m an American 🥺😢

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Monchelb's avatar

The Lies

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CJ's avatar

Only an ignoramus with zero knowledge of history, like Trump, would use a quote from Napoleon to justify his own authoritarian wet dreams.

Hey Donny - Napoleon was removed from power, incarcerated and exiled twice. The second time was to the remote island of St.Helena, where he died, sick and alone, in home confinement.

Yeah, that quote really worked for him!

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Janet S's avatar

I know this sounds crazy but do you think Elon and his crazy team is going thru all this data to collect data for his AI system?

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Ana warner's avatar

Trump doesn’t need $ from his media. He has the entire nation to pillage and is grifting as fast as his tiny hands can wave.

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Ana warner's avatar

Usha Vance should be ashamed of herself! Not only does she not demand her husband stand up for her, but she allows him to not stand up for their children, and she is silent in their defense. Shame on her… failure as a woman and a mother! Dark Barbie

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Charlie Hiller's avatar

The man hasn’t taken accountability for anything he’s ever done. Although, he has no problem taking credit for other people’s achievements. We’ve seen it time and time again. Typical narcissistic behavior.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Elon Musk LIES About Retirees Again", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......

https://youtu.be/ZB6q-MzXZIE?si=Nf9jYCuIGT9OPiUV

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "🚨 New DNC chair unveils plan to FIGHT Trump, PoliticsGirl", on YouTube......

https://youtu.be/ascmCiuCeEU?si=n2k3JfZKAjAPItg6

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "#SaraHaines of The View, on the lack of "transparency and methodology", in the #FAA firings." on YouTube......

https://youtube.com/shorts/gnLUUzpO6N4?si=qTgLmxwAEAU2gX3P

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Meemaw's avatar

Also, what I see is protests why you don't speak on that is confounding to me

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Bruce Lane's avatar

Elon Musk's two tweats 20 minutes apart are doublespeak. George Orwell was right about 1984, except that the fact that his predicted date was only 40 years too early.

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Kris O's avatar

Any recs for how to talk to those whose families agree with “let’s wait and see how things go”. Or I voted for

Trump to gut the govt.? It’s a total mess at the moment. It’s not twitter - it is OUR government

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Vel Santic's avatar

Do NOT talk to them! Cut them off! Sorry for being so blunt but that is the only way!

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Stronghope's avatar

I dare Don the CON to show up at the hockey game against Canada this week!!😜

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Ms. Terry's avatar

So disgusting he is.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

💥 "We're fighting back against fascism! We Will Not Be Ruled! 🗽People Power United is a grassroots group of over 200,000+ members in all 50 states-powered by people like YOU. We champion progress and power to the people." (Laurie Woodward Garcia and People Power United)......

https://www.newsletter.peoplepowerunited.org/p/were-fighting-back-against-fascism?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1499421&post_id=157426777&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

I support you all, but would you please talk a little more about what's actually happening and a little less about how cool you are?

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Julia's avatar

The Head Start agency/division in DC has been closed and ALL staff fired! Many local Head Starts are closing due to no funding.

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Allen Abrahams's avatar

The Paper Tiger regime.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

For paper tigers, they're doing a lot of real-world damage.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "BREAKING: Trump Hands Putin MASSIVE WIN in ESCALATING Ukraine Deal", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......

https://youtu.be/lr6XXbkCsIE?si=NQFYGgnH2JMvSn7Y

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch “These Republicans should disconnect their lips from Trump’s ass”, on YouTube. (BTC)......

https://youtube.com/shorts/wOU4ImUbVok?si=sx-7OXtjGtKSY2Jx

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gerri caldarola's avatar

MAGA loved the Nascar bit...they don't care -- they want what looks like their kind of action.

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Gloria Steiner's avatar

Why do you never let Jordy talk? And when he does you scold him or just shut him down?🥲

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Vel Santic's avatar

???? even if that was true - which it isn't - that's none of your business. Jordy is a grown up man who can fight for his rights, you silly. :):):)

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Gloria Steiner's avatar

O M G!😊😁😆😂

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Deborah A's avatar

“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law”

I agree, if someone shoots Trump they’ve not violated any law.

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Devon Everett's avatar

OMG!! White house policy secretary is a complete asshole! He was just on CNN screaming to the anchor. Why? Because she asked questions he did not like and accused her she said this … and he still didn’t answer!!

WHY! WHY! ISNT ANYONE ASKING FOR PROOF!!

I swear im getting a shirt that says.. PROVE IT! DONKEY BALLS TRUMPSER DUMPSTER! What a POS!🤬🤬🤬

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Yvette N Hath's avatar

"No one watches" SNL, maga? How many years are they celebrating (if you can count that high)?

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Roxy Jones's avatar

America doesn’t have refineries to refine the oil it drills - that’s why US exports oil but they can refine cheap Canadian non conflict crude.😏

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Trump Makes STUNNING ADMISSION in STOCK REPORT", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch).......

https://youtu.be/qC2xBZY1OoY?si=yei8cquzNa-efoew

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Diana Garcia's avatar

So we hated it when Trump made fun of a physically challenged reporter but it’s ok for you to make fun of a lisp. Hate what he says, his viewpoints or opinions, not a physical condition. 😡. I want people who represent my politics to present themselves more professionally than Trump lovers. Be better. When they go low, we go high. etc. . .

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Cheri Kelly's avatar

follow Stephanie vogt on TikTok and substack

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Diane Steinberg Lewis's avatar

Vance is “butting in” and “stirring up hell” because he’s COMPETING w Musk who has been given center stage OVER HIM!

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Jackie Johnson's avatar

Every time his mouth is moving, he’s lying . America should be embarrassed.

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Catherine Marquez's avatar

Boycott all non essential U.S. goods from corporations that are complicit. Especially on February 28 (especially from midnight the 27th to midnight the 28th).

Voice your concern by voting with your dollar that’s the only way this mayhem can be controlled.

No amount of funding or dollars or donations or gifts or anything can compete against Elon Musk and his trillions. Boots on the ground vote with your dollar.

Go grassroots

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Richard Hudson's avatar

I saw it. So glad Meidas Touch is there.

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Pamela's avatar

Keep going guys 💪💪💪

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Kristi Kelty's avatar

“The Straw Man and the Stooge…..”. I have called them this for a week now! Love it…..

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Kristi Kelty's avatar

Ben and Bros—- Thank you for all you are doing! Your leadership is a joy to behold!

One thing: please ask Jordy to get a CBC….. he is a new Dad, and he looks pale. (Sorry, I am your surrogate grandma!)

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Denise's avatar

Elon wants to spend trillions on a trip to Mars

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Denise's avatar

Narcissistic behavior is constant verbal and mental abuse. Trump is very good at the insults. See his insecurities on full display.

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Cheryl Onken's avatar

America First = America Alone

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Jo's avatar

The African continent...

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Top News: Trump Floats Kicking Millions Off Social Security. Trump & Musk want us to give up. We refuse." (Common Dreams)......

https://mailchi.mp/commondreams.org/top-news-trump-eyes-social-security-cuts-8869199?e=e179cd0b86

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Top News: Trump Floats Kicking Millions Off Social Security. Trump & Musk want us to give up. We refuse." (Common Dreams)......

https://mailchi.mp/commondreams.org/top-news-trump-eyes-social-security-cuts-8869199?e=e179cd0b86

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Top News: Trump Floats Kicking Millions Off Social Security. Trump & Musk want us to give up. We refuse." (Common Dreams)......

https://mailchi.mp/commondreams.org/top-news-trump-eyes-social-security-cuts-8869199?e=e179cd0b86

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ramona j's avatar

These back stabbers are lower than whale crap. I think anyone should be leary of Saudi Arabia. Remember Kashoggi. It's a meeting of the new axis of evil. This is not normal.

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ramona j's avatar

He does his best lying and acting like he is rushing somewhere important , with a chopper blade or motor running. Coward.

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Lynn Matsuoka's avatar

every Republican, who suggests or supports the idea that Trump‘s birthday should be a national holiday ( give me a minute while I throw up )

needs to be forced to take a cognitive test, an sanity test, and should be impeached. They’re clearly so shaken to their thin bones with fear that Trump could possibly hurt them somehow that they are prostrating themselves on muddy palm beach swamp flats to be seen as his supporter. What’s wrong with these cretins? Haven’t they seen yet that he’ll walk right over them the minute they’re no longer useful?

We need people who have testicular strength, feminine fortitude, and above all intelligence & education, which Trump & sycophants have none of, to replace these weak, sniffling cowards of Republicans to do the job that needs to be done without kissing up to a Coward in wolfs clothing. Actually, it’s more these days like a coward in Putin clothing!

Trump’s connection with Putin, which he is hiding less than before, is TREASON!

A Fine upstanding president who cares about his position and his position’s responsibilities would be reporting to his staff and everybody important in his surroundings, every step & every word taken with Putin. Trump hides it because there’s clearly something bad going on with that. He’s fearful of having us know. He should not be allowed to talk to Putin EVER AGAIN unless there is a group of trustworthy, not trusted by him but trusted by us, a group that goes with him. Every word and every note taken must be reported to the public in full. OK,redact anything that could be classified, although keep it away from Trump as he will steal it !

We need intelligence, integrity, trust, and people who give a damn to be occupying the office of the president and anyone who doesn’t come up to those standards has to be thrown out now. NOW! Hello? Are you listening? Now what are we going to do?

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Lynn Matsuoka's avatar

The idiot from Fox says Trump must be “diggin it” driving around the track at NASCAR, well are you, you idiot and the rest of the country gonna ‘ dig it ‘ when they realize that probably $2+million of their tax money went into providing the juvenile delinquent fraud potus the opportunity to play this game and be the big shot at NASCAR?YOUR TAX MONEY pays for this BS, this is not his job. This is not what he’s supposed to be doing especially while millions of people are suffering from natural disasters around the country, the plane crashes, the people who have been killed, and some of them killed in plane crashes due to musk firing KEY, important people Manning positions that keep our plane safely in the air! This is an outrage and it’s murder.

and he’s yukking it up in a fancy limo on a race track where he doesn’t belong? This man doesn’t belong in the White House. When are they going to start proceeding with article 25 because he is truly showing signs of insanity. He wants to build Trump condos and towers in Gaza, right? The Palestinians are gonna go for that in New York minute. All he sees is $$ signs and now, on other people’s land. And he ignores what he supposed to be doing because he doesn’t give a damn as everybody already knows. The voter remorse is becoming overwhelming. When people realize they voted for something that doesn’t exist. They voted for lies and gaslighting ‘what, me lower prices? That’s too hard.’

Right out of his filthy mouth- he’ll never grow up, but we have to! He needs to be yanked out of office and musk needs to be banned from our government and maybe more!

DO YOU KNOW that musk just shut down the Very agency that was investigating his company? Or maybe more than one of his companies I’m sorry this is not exact information, but look it up! Talk about conflict OF interest. Musk is shutting down companies and firing people who are investigating HIS ILLEGAL business. This cannot be allowed to continue – when are we going to get these cheats and liars out of our government! Hello?

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Helene MacMillan's avatar

I just figured out why the pumpkin head and space boy, disabled all of the safety measures and the people that take care of Air, traffic control, etc.

I’m gonna previous administration kept loading their “soft landing“ after Covid.

They’re trying to undo the soft landing.

Yes, they’re that stupid!

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Donald Gibbs's avatar

Hi Ben & Bros

Listening to Trump talk about Ukraine makes me Think how stupid he is and has been his whole life. He makes comment about not needing to worry about Russia because he has the Atlantic Ocean between HIMSELF AND PUTIN. He has obviously forgot that Russia has HYPERSONIC INTERCONTINENTAL MISSLES THAT CAN REACH NORTH AMERICA OVER THE OCEAN OR ARCTIC OR EVEN LAUBCHED FROM THEIR SUBMARINES!!!

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Conrad Diehl's avatar

Zelensky is more American than any GOP officeholder.

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Patrick Palafox's avatar

You can't stop the signal. Keep it up!

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BenefitHumanity's avatar

I'm so proud to have found you (3) brothers, Popok, & every contributor on staff. I thank you all. My subscription investment's worth it's weight in gold.

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Carolyn Bertrand's avatar

TRUMP & MUSK SHOULD BE HALTED!!!

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Carolyn Bertrand's avatar

How do we unite against TRUMP to get our country back?! He needs to be destroyed and taken out of power!! Please save our country and kick him to the curb!!! Help get our country back from the insanity of DJT!!!👎🏼

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MOIMO's avatar

They really should tax the top 10% at 25% that would solve all of the country’s issues with debt

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MOIMO's avatar

Tax the rich at the same rate as they tax me.

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RuthF's avatar

Did you all see what the WH website posted for Susan B. Anthony Day? " I was proud to order the end of taxpayer-funded abortion—a big win for the most vulnerable among us.""https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/02/presidential-message-on-susan-b-anthony-day-2025/" The gaslighting abuser in chief is celebrating Susan B. Anthony Day by celebrating taking away our rights.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Trump LOSES STAMINA, as his Term STARTS COLLAPSING", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/hDlO8l5JAXg?si=iZ2fiFl_3xruPffJ

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Trump gets RUDE AWAKENING as Zelenskyy STRIKES BACK", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......

https://youtu.be/p0vnd7xduXg?si=g0HVuXKVLv7t0cQL

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Watch "Oklahoma Republican HUMILIATES himself online", on YouTube. (BTC)......

https://youtube.com/shorts/iHnjh98kpC4?si=Mbk2GM0QB_ZcrMFT

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Carolyn Canterbury's avatar

Paper straw presidency 🤣

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Steve Oz's avatar

When you talk about Musk, anyone remember a movie called "Live Free or Die Hard". With Musk and his crew seem like "Thomas Gabriel". What did he want control of? Does it seem strange Elon Musk was after basically the same information? I am try not to think conspiracy theory here but just seems similar, both the movie and current events.

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Razzle Ferron's avatar

I hope to be there Thursday.

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emily's avatar

I know that tax expenditures are a huge part of the fed budget, but does the budget proposal typically include new tax exemptions that haven’t been instated, or would that need to be introduced separately? Sorry if this is an ignorant question, I’m learning how to navigate all the moving pieces of politics. I want to understand if bringing up promises for income tax cuts is relevant yet.

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Meemaw's avatar

Pretty sure he won't throw the first ba...

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Meemaw's avatar

That jd hillbilly quote needs to be remembered. Just saying

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Tammy  Scott's avatar

Agreed

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Vel Santic's avatar

quisling traitor terrorists tRumputin-eVIlonmusk-jdvance are perpetrating what they've been groomed and tasked by terrorist putin of russia and all other antiAmerican, antiNATO terrorists - destroying the entire Modern West.

When I keep saying tRumputin is traitorous terrorist - I mean the most seriously every word of it!! I wouldn't be spending my time here - were I not telling you folks to open your eyes before it gets really too late and do something (under that, I mean, have NO doubts in your awareness that he&his entire regime IS/ARE traitorous terrorists tasked by terrorist putin of russia to literally destroy America, NATO, Modern West and the world!!! Not a joke!!! Not a paranoia but stating the obvious!).

Since nov. 6th 2024 until jan. 20ieth 2025, a few of us genuine ANTItRumputinists have been screaming to all here and President Biden's Administration and all NONtRumputinist and ANTItRumputinist Americans that the days of nov. 6th 2024 until jan 20ieth 2025 were like the points of no return!!! We were often attacked, paraphrasing "how dare we; the Constitution says the peaceful transfer of power...." (unquote). None can make the few of us feel the guilt of conscience when we gave almost our lives for all of you to understand timely that - We should have done something while Biden was president. And I'm still risking my life just being on this website and its paying subscriber. I'm risking my one and only life for Democracy in America and the world - in many, many, MANY ways.

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Christine Charbonneau's avatar

Marc Carney was governor of the bank of England during Brexit and before governor of the bank of Canada around the 2008 economic crisis

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Lori P's avatar

And why isn’t Trump in the office 5 days a week, instead of showing up at all these events.

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Tina Tapy's avatar

https://www.youtube.com/live/IihdD32tOYk?si=WffWFK_fXYm6wjq8 great YouTube video on the constitution.

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Sue Crowl's avatar

I can see the It's Always Sunny comparison🤣

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cicy's avatar

Give Jordy a chance to share his perspective.!!! Maybe allow him to share what his generation is feeling about this administration.

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Vel Santic's avatar

Where do some of you get that wrong feeling how Jordy's voice is, supposedly, drowned by who? Ben? Brett? I mean, I've watched the video attentively as I always do without getting that impression.

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Eric's avatar

Yes he will try to control the message No bad PR

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

I am laughing so hard. You are all so funny!

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PinkyLee80569's avatar

What losers, just like the Schnazis... you're all going down for this. See you traitors at The Hauge.. this country won't do it, but Europe sure will!

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Kathy H's avatar

Perfect analogies Always Sunny & taking a crap on stage. It isn't us that are freaking insane.

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Jeanne Schultz's avatar

It was hysterical!

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Lene Hoset's avatar

I have this flash before my eyes. We had this show on TV, the youth is boss. So the show was about a teenager that got the whole of the familys budget for one month. And the teen was boss. You can probably guess how this youngster finally got some power over the finances. And you can probably guess how one teenager could make wise and accountable descisions, while the other would be totally egotistical and forget to buy food or put away money for gas or utilities. It's like that, but on a large and dangerous stage.

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Jeremy Kleier's avatar

Does anyone else think Leavitt is going to be President Musk's next baby mama?

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Oliver's avatar

i recomend you the youtube channel " i ask ai "

he ask ChatGPT about Trump and Elon

the answers are very interesting and concerning/disturbing

https://www.youtube.com/@IAskAIShow

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LolaCo's avatar

They is my Congresswoman and a disgrace.

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