Love the response since NBC, ABC, and CBS are not doing much of anything. Ben, when in the world do you sleep? You do two shows with your brothers, a show with Popock, videos all day, and you teach law school.
And we need to let those news networks what we think of them. I don't know if they care about losing viewers or getting any back but at least we can tell them what we think of them. I'd like to think there are still a few news anchors or what ever they like to call themselves that deep in their hearts still want to be journalists rather than mere actors that are too sheepish to call out trump and who even praise their co worker who publishes a book about Biden while they all ignore trump's cognitive decline and inability to speak in complete sentences and even make one a good economic decision... as someone said Biden covered up health concerns with four years of a booming economy, expanding rights, recognizing Native American culture, showing kindness to all, having the respect of the entire world). But I don't think there are any of those kinds of news anchors anymore except Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes
Cancel your cable TV.........Give Narcissits/bullies/liars/propagandists ZERO attention....returns the favor they dish out.......stick that knife directly in their back.
At the same time that he looks crazy, Trump's raking it in at taxpayer expense. He and his families have allegedly made billiions since the election.
As he "bargains" over tariffs, new Trump properties pop up.Beyond alleged violations of the emoulments clause is the potential theft of the entire national treasury.
I hope that the Dems are tracking Trump’s financial activities on a daily basis.
I wonder whether a public financial reporting service, a hedge fund, a mutual fund or an ETF tracks Trump's daily actions and invests accordingly.
So sad that not one Republican member of Congress cares about any of this..indeed they support it. I can't imagine that every single one of them is somehow getting a piece of the pie but maybe so.
I'm sure some are losers. Check out cow country -- almost all of the Congressional Republicans have lost their markets, prices dropped, government subsidies ended, etc. When SNAP is cut, the farmers who supply it lose bigly. Medicaid cuts will kill hospitals, devistate rural economies.
Members who trade have to file reports every month.
There are rural midwest areas whose hospitals having been closing for years and the drive for medical care is absurd. The repuglicans there do not care.Check out Jess Pipers substack and you will get full details on what she is trying to do as democrat. She explains the issues and how long it has been going on
Well said, and good advice! I'm in south central Missouri, the poorest district in the state and my congressman loves the entire trump agenda and does not care about the rural hospitals (I think he only lost one the last time trump was in power but may be more this time) Jess Piper is great! Also Michele Hornish and her small deeds emails as well as their Blue Missouri group.
That is an interesting thought about the Republicans in cow country and other farmers. Also I think I saw an interview where a GOP Senator or Congressman from maybe Wisconsin or Minnesota was sort of pleading with Canada to stop their boycott of the US and start sending his state energy again. As seems to be so typical of Republicans, he didn't get that this is not a boycott, that other nations are making deal with each other and are never coming back to the US in the magnitude they did before trump. A boycott I think implies once the situation is changed or rectified things go back to how they were. Likewise with Target. I think no matter what they do (which I don't think they are doing anything about their DEI policies) a lot of previous customers are just not going to go back.
I hope someone is somehow keeping a record/video of all the times Mike Johnson says in an interview I don't know anything about that...along with how many times Susan Collins says something like "That's concerning" and then votes however trump tells her to.
Once Kin Jong Trump is behind bars for life..........Ben will take a break.........until then...he will be carrying the Meidas Torch leading the Meidas Mighty.
I only keep cable right now to have my news channels, they past few weeks have been very disappointing and they have me questioning if I need or want to keep it much longer. The mainstream media better get it together soon, or I'm out.
I am already getting the majority of my news from independent media, I love it.
Yup, I will have it on in that background, but most of their journalists have rolled over. Morning Joe has become even more of a joke than it always has been.
Ben, I loved how you called the crypto-dinner items “gross” in your best middle-school-cafeteria sneer. Like FDR, I’m glad you can play, at least momentarily! Fun fact: The white object on the plate next to the morsel of icky steak was halibut. Trump cheaped out his billionaire guests by substituting halibut for lobster on what was announced to them as “surf ‘n turf”!
Funny! P.S. My husband guffawed when I told him about your McD’s “surf ‘n turf”!
I was surprised that the crypto-meal wasn’t cold fast food, as Trump proudly presented to athletes, like the Clemson champions who so politely side-eyed it. The legacy butlers at the White House must have cried, trying to arrange that dreck as attractively as they could on heirloom platters.
Ben: a suggestion. Please consider adding MAPS to the reporting. Putting stories in context also very much need the geography. Even if the story - or perhaps even more needed - if the story is in the States. And for sure on any international story could you show maps? Current and historical maps could add a lot. I'd rather a map than a clip of donald = smiling!
Nice! How do you make a living being a map junkie? Serious question. I'll add this: on Texas Paul's show he often shows maps and the response is so positive. Before retiring as an English teacher in France I would show an outline map of the USA and have my students (graduate level !) write the cities and states they knew of; then place them on the outline map. Well, D.C. was near Florida; Frisco was near LA, Chicago was in Utah, etc! Sadly, I've seen (urban myth or not) that many Americans can barely find their own state on a map! And, of course, so many people from anywhere put Paris on the French Riviera... I love maps and so hope MTN could include more of them!!! Thanks for your comment and rock on Leslie! From France.
Greetings to you and France, Linda! I should have said that my son is an executive at a San Francisco map company whose name eludes me, but it’s second only to Google Maps. The CEO refuses to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”
Your map idea is solid in part because Americans are indeed very dim about where things are, and Ben loves to bring the details. As you can imagine, we’re all sick over here of seeing Trump and hearing his voice. (His niece Dr. Mary Trump alters his voice to Daffy Duck cadence on her podcasts.)
Let MTN show us where Trump’s actions take effect. I had to look up exactly where Kviv is, two years ago when President Biden took that darkened ten-hour train trip to meet publicly in Kviv with Zelenskyy. In time, when the focus shifts rightfully to Trump’s dementia—Biden is only aging—people will remember that trip fondly. As a D.C. resident, Jake Tapper offends me personally with his Joe Scarborough-like truckling to Trump. I never met Joe S., but Tapper was a one-time nursery-school-parent hallway acquaintance.
My youngest son has a degree in Geography but I'm not sure whether it is part of his job or not. Sooner or later, whenever we are together, we will talk about geography in some form. He took a course in historical geography which must have been so interesting.
I am so here for the ongoing expansion of your channel! Your parents have to proud of the three of you collaborating to bring the world up-to-the-minute events. MAZEL TOV!
DL Hughley is known for his graphics. Run with it. Words can be remembered through repetition, talking points, but ideas become cemented through graphics and a slower pace. Ask any elementary school teacher what works.
I love maps! That would be great if you can do it. I think most of the politicians could benefit from maps too. Sometimes I wonder if they know anything about our states, from a geographical point of view.
I love this! I'm excited about Dinner with D.L. and Ben! Thank for being the soundboard for truth and democracy, and for listening to your viewers. Meidas Mighty strong! 💪🏾
That’s amazing?! Facilitating ambulances in Ukraine?! When did Fox News or Joe Rogan use their platform for good?! I’m so proud to counted in the number of the Meidas Mighty. Not only do I get the current events but I’m part of a move that’s making positive change with our moral compass!
But Ben seriously, do you need a nap? I don’t know how you do it all!
I can’t believe you got D.L. Hughley that is awesome you have expanded since I became a Meidas mighty and I got find Dr Gupta and I am already big fan of Katie Phang since she was on MSNBC and follow her to you and to her substack!
Love the response since NBC, ABC, and CBS are not doing much of anything. Ben, when in the world do you sleep? You do two shows with your brothers, a show with Popock, videos all day, and you teach law school.
Those so called news networks SUCK, along with fox, and are to BLAME as much as fox for the mess we are in... TY MEIDAS guys!!!
And we need to let those news networks what we think of them. I don't know if they care about losing viewers or getting any back but at least we can tell them what we think of them. I'd like to think there are still a few news anchors or what ever they like to call themselves that deep in their hearts still want to be journalists rather than mere actors that are too sheepish to call out trump and who even praise their co worker who publishes a book about Biden while they all ignore trump's cognitive decline and inability to speak in complete sentences and even make one a good economic decision... as someone said Biden covered up health concerns with four years of a booming economy, expanding rights, recognizing Native American culture, showing kindness to all, having the respect of the entire world). But I don't think there are any of those kinds of news anchors anymore except Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes
Add Lawrence O’Donnell to your list.
Cancel your cable TV.........Give Narcissits/bullies/liars/propagandists ZERO attention....returns the favor they dish out.......stick that knife directly in their back.
Lawrence O’Donnel as well.
PLUS he is a new father!!
So true. That’s several hours of the day right there.
At the same time that he looks crazy, Trump's raking it in at taxpayer expense. He and his families have allegedly made billiions since the election.
As he "bargains" over tariffs, new Trump properties pop up.Beyond alleged violations of the emoulments clause is the potential theft of the entire national treasury.
I hope that the Dems are tracking Trump’s financial activities on a daily basis.
I wonder whether a public financial reporting service, a hedge fund, a mutual fund or an ETF tracks Trump's daily actions and invests accordingly.
If so, let the rest of us know……
So sad that not one Republican member of Congress cares about any of this..indeed they support it. I can't imagine that every single one of them is somehow getting a piece of the pie but maybe so.
I'm sure some are losers. Check out cow country -- almost all of the Congressional Republicans have lost their markets, prices dropped, government subsidies ended, etc. When SNAP is cut, the farmers who supply it lose bigly. Medicaid cuts will kill hospitals, devistate rural economies.
Members who trade have to file reports every month.
There are rural midwest areas whose hospitals having been closing for years and the drive for medical care is absurd. The repuglicans there do not care.Check out Jess Pipers substack and you will get full details on what she is trying to do as democrat. She explains the issues and how long it has been going on
Well said, and good advice! I'm in south central Missouri, the poorest district in the state and my congressman loves the entire trump agenda and does not care about the rural hospitals (I think he only lost one the last time trump was in power but may be more this time) Jess Piper is great! Also Michele Hornish and her small deeds emails as well as their Blue Missouri group.
That is an interesting thought about the Republicans in cow country and other farmers. Also I think I saw an interview where a GOP Senator or Congressman from maybe Wisconsin or Minnesota was sort of pleading with Canada to stop their boycott of the US and start sending his state energy again. As seems to be so typical of Republicans, he didn't get that this is not a boycott, that other nations are making deal with each other and are never coming back to the US in the magnitude they did before trump. A boycott I think implies once the situation is changed or rectified things go back to how they were. Likewise with Target. I think no matter what they do (which I don't think they are doing anything about their DEI policies) a lot of previous customers are just not going to go back.
Mike Johnson knows nothing about it. If he keeps himself ignorant, he doesn't feel any pressure to do anything.
I hope someone is somehow keeping a record/video of all the times Mike Johnson says in an interview I don't know anything about that...along with how many times Susan Collins says something like "That's concerning" and then votes however trump tells her to.
These aren't Democrats. They're Republicans and if they object, they may get to keep their seats, come the revolution.
The felon and his crime family have raked in billion a month since January.
So appreciate all that you brothers are doing to keep us up to date. Please take care of yourselves. We can’t lose you!!
And, he’s got a wife and a lovely new baby. He’s Superman!
I don’t know how he has the energy and hasn’t taken a week off.
Once Kin Jong Trump is behind bars for life..........Ben will take a break.........until then...he will be carrying the Meidas Torch leading the Meidas Mighty.
Yes, amazing!!
I only keep cable right now to have my news channels, they past few weeks have been very disappointing and they have me questioning if I need or want to keep it much longer. The mainstream media better get it together soon, or I'm out.
I am already getting the majority of my news from independent media, I love it.
I’ve been watching so much less MSNBC lately, especially since they got rid of Joy Reid. All of the great journalists are here on Substack.
Yup, I will have it on in that background, but most of their journalists have rolled over. Morning Joe has become even more of a joke than it always has been.
There's an old saying...."if you want a job done....ask a busy person!"
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Ben, I loved how you called the crypto-dinner items “gross” in your best middle-school-cafeteria sneer. Like FDR, I’m glad you can play, at least momentarily! Fun fact: The white object on the plate next to the morsel of icky steak was halibut. Trump cheaped out his billionaire guests by substituting halibut for lobster on what was announced to them as “surf ‘n turf”!
I would have thought trump’s version of surf and turf would be a Big Mac and Filet o Fish from Mcd’s!
Funny! P.S. My husband guffawed when I told him about your McD’s “surf ‘n turf”!
I was surprised that the crypto-meal wasn’t cold fast food, as Trump proudly presented to athletes, like the Clemson champions who so politely side-eyed it. The legacy butlers at the White House must have cried, trying to arrange that dreck as attractively as they could on heirloom platters.
Excellent. A much needed laugh.
I’m sure that would have tasted better and more appealing than that plate of whatever it was!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol
I'm not defending it, believe me....but Halibut is not cheap either.
This morning my bestie said, “They don’t even sell halibut at Costco!”
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Charlie Angus's mother is doing a pro-Gaza protest at the corner of Yonge/Bloor in downtown Toronto.
Part of the gene structure.
Ben: a suggestion. Please consider adding MAPS to the reporting. Putting stories in context also very much need the geography. Even if the story - or perhaps even more needed - if the story is in the States. And for sure on any international story could you show maps? Current and historical maps could add a lot. I'd rather a map than a clip of donald = smiling!
That is a great idea, Linda! My oldest is a map junkie who does it for a living now.
Nice! How do you make a living being a map junkie? Serious question. I'll add this: on Texas Paul's show he often shows maps and the response is so positive. Before retiring as an English teacher in France I would show an outline map of the USA and have my students (graduate level !) write the cities and states they knew of; then place them on the outline map. Well, D.C. was near Florida; Frisco was near LA, Chicago was in Utah, etc! Sadly, I've seen (urban myth or not) that many Americans can barely find their own state on a map! And, of course, so many people from anywhere put Paris on the French Riviera... I love maps and so hope MTN could include more of them!!! Thanks for your comment and rock on Leslie! From France.
Greetings to you and France, Linda! I should have said that my son is an executive at a San Francisco map company whose name eludes me, but it’s second only to Google Maps. The CEO refuses to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”
Your map idea is solid in part because Americans are indeed very dim about where things are, and Ben loves to bring the details. As you can imagine, we’re all sick over here of seeing Trump and hearing his voice. (His niece Dr. Mary Trump alters his voice to Daffy Duck cadence on her podcasts.)
Let MTN show us where Trump’s actions take effect. I had to look up exactly where Kviv is, two years ago when President Biden took that darkened ten-hour train trip to meet publicly in Kviv with Zelenskyy. In time, when the focus shifts rightfully to Trump’s dementia—Biden is only aging—people will remember that trip fondly. As a D.C. resident, Jake Tapper offends me personally with his Joe Scarborough-like truckling to Trump. I never met Joe S., but Tapper was a one-time nursery-school-parent hallway acquaintance.
My youngest son has a degree in Geography but I'm not sure whether it is part of his job or not. Sooner or later, whenever we are together, we will talk about geography in some form. He took a course in historical geography which must have been so interesting.
I am so here for the ongoing expansion of your channel! Your parents have to proud of the three of you collaborating to bring the world up-to-the-minute events. MAZEL TOV!
DL Hughley is known for his graphics. Run with it. Words can be remembered through repetition, talking points, but ideas become cemented through graphics and a slower pace. Ask any elementary school teacher what works.
I love maps! That would be great if you can do it. I think most of the politicians could benefit from maps too. Sometimes I wonder if they know anything about our states, from a geographical point of view.
I appreciate your mentioning maps. In our changed world, the two things I miss most are great, free, paper road maps and a telephone book!
Me too!
I noticed the lack of knowledge of geography too when I moved from France to the States.
Amazing. Your channel keeps growing and expanding. Love your work. Its so important to have a strong platform for democracy!
With you all the way and I’m proud to be a MeidasMate. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺💙💙💙
Great to hear Meidas Touch is expanding even more to bring more truth telling to journalism.
I love this! I'm excited about Dinner with D.L. and Ben! Thank for being the soundboard for truth and democracy, and for listening to your viewers. Meidas Mighty strong! 💪🏾
That’s amazing?! Facilitating ambulances in Ukraine?! When did Fox News or Joe Rogan use their platform for good?! I’m so proud to counted in the number of the Meidas Mighty. Not only do I get the current events but I’m part of a move that’s making positive change with our moral compass!
But Ben seriously, do you need a nap? I don’t know how you do it all!
Thank you thank you thank you. Awesome work.
Thank Yall so much I love DL Hughley.
With you guys here in Pittsburgh.... Yinz guys give us hope... EVERY DAY. Thanx so much!
We are working hard to turn PA BACK to BLUE 💙.
The Pittsburgh Yinz are siblings to the NEPA Heinas. Turn Pennsyltucky blue!
Right-on! 💪🏼
I can’t believe you got D.L. Hughley that is awesome you have expanded since I became a Meidas mighty and I got find Dr Gupta and I am already big fan of Katie Phang since she was on MSNBC and follow her to you and to her substack!
great Meidas!!
On every protest, every car, busstop...there must be more signs and stickers:
"inform yourself, Meidas Touch!" (or something similar)
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