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Wendy's avatar

And no leaders (democratic or republican) are doing a dam thing about every subject you mentioned today.

Will DeBurgh's avatar

Most of the Dems lay low. Ossoff and Newsom and Talarico are saying the truth out loud: The Trump Family is stealing from us. Cheating is their method to take what ever they can get away with. Why can’t the rest of the Dems remove the GOP mask? Reveal the crooks in Congress who work for the Family. And betrayed their constituents. See Marshall and Paxton and Cruz.

Geri Cochran's avatar

Ossoff is speaking out strongly, and I like this. My fear is that past behaviors predict future behaviors. This country has never applied consequences to the presidents that have demonstrated immoral and/or illegal acts. Nothing happened to Nixon for Watergate. Nothing happened to Bush for his lie of WMDs in Iraq. I know some of their staff were investigated and a few imprisoned...but not the prez himself. smdh

DillyDooBee's avatar

NIXON's real crime was not WATERGATE! It was VIETNAM and expanding the WAR.

WMD in IRAQ was the way to sell the public on WAR.

THE GULF OF TONKIN LIE?

The Good Soldier COLIN POWELL participated, just as he did to WHITEWASH the MY LAI MASSACRE. NICK TURSE wrote a book, KILL ANYTHING THAT MOVES is a painful description of what was done in VIETNAM. (That's before POL POT and KHMER ROUGE)

excerpt: Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge, a communist regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, during which an estimated 1.5 to 3 million Cambodians died due to forced labor, starvation, and execution in what is known as the Cambodian genocide. The Khmer Rouge aimed to create a classless agrarian society, leading to widespread suffering and devastation.

POPPY BUSH armed IRAN and IRAQ to fight each other. THEY know it!

Before making an historical comment, do some research.

The TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL was the first to come to mind:

https://www.history.com/articles/teapot-dome-scandal

Also review the SENILE REAGAN with IRAN CONTRA swirling around him.

AG BILL BARR pardoned all of the criminals, gave OLLIE NORTH immunity to testify to a 'sanitized' version.

ROBERT PARRY created CONSORTIUM NEWS, researched and continued to post until his untimely passing, but his reports are available.

In addition, the DULLES BROTHERS overthrew a DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER IN IRAN, MOSSADAGH, because he threatened the British CASH COW, BP.

They then imposed the BRUTAL SHAH - there's much to say about the SHAH!

The SHAH determined that IRAN should have MILK - they have NO COWS. Created an industry - I knew people who worked on DAIRY PRODUCTION.

List of federal political scandals in the United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_political_scandals_in_the_United_States

List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes

5 Most Corrupt Presidents in U.S. History (Including a Civil War Hero)

https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/most-corrupt-presidents.htm

K M L's avatar

Cory Booker has been speaking out.

Geri Cochran's avatar

I liked him until he screwed us over on individuals being able to purchase prescription medication from other countries. Booker said it was to assure the medications were made correctly: but it was a lie. When confronted about how much Big Pharm donated to his campaign, he said it wasn't very much at all. (LOL it was more than I made in a year.)

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Correct, no a Damm thing to change the course, or give voice to the madman and all his sick , demented, pedophiles in office with him.

We must Collectively scream louder, action, is louder than words

And we must keep all his criminal acts in the forefront of the news, every single moment, the traitors and pedophiles must be named

Thank you Ben, for your superb reporting.

Lydia Creydt's avatar

Until quite recently, there has been no liberal, factual information ecosystem to balance the illiberal, right wing media network centered on Fox News. They've captured the narrative. To this day, the billionaire owned legacy media believes that Trump is good for their business and certainly helpful in extending their media empires. The achievements of the Biden Administration largely went unreported (even by MSNBC) while the focus was on Trump trials and Democratic Party infighting. Citizens United inundated our republic with too much money and attracted grifters and con artists. At present, only the Democratic Party continues to believe in the Constitution: that means they are nothing like the GOP which has devolved into a fascist cult of personality. Work to elect Democrats. Run for office. Do something productive with your energy; your country needs you.

Geri Cochran's avatar

Been there, protested and fought for 50 years: now everything I fought for is deleted, overturned, and/or in the process of being destroyed. I hope you younger people fight hard. I certainly did.

ramonaj's avatar

Thank you for that. It is very disheartening when you live your whole life doing what is right, to have this all be so wrong at the end of it.

io bonini's avatar

You are spot on W. Spot on.

ramonaj's avatar

Thank-you Wendy. What's the plan? Win Nov ok. Then what? I am growing increasingly anxious that I dont hear much about that. We all understand it is a shitshow. How and when do we stop it. ? The regime is just doing what it wants. Why would they stop when they have gotten their corruption and lies amplified. Daily.

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

Democrats can’t rump controls everything so what do you suggest?

Will DeBurgh's avatar

Saying the truth out loud is a good start. In public. On all platforms. Daily. Non stop.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Yes, we actively do that every day. Even wear out t-shirts with our sentiments written all over ,for the world to see !!

Geri Cochran's avatar

Well, if you're in rural Texas, make sure they aren't armed. Some people have difficulty controlling their impulses around here.

ramonaj's avatar

And what does that accomplish. ? We. all do this everyday. Only to watch the regime get away with EVERYTHING and continue to do more damage. Without a care for what we think.or the laws.

Will DeBurgh's avatar

“Trump and his cronies in Congress are cheating crooks who are stealing from you.” Why isn’t every Dem saying this truth? This is not controversial. Just facts.

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

Exactly, I agree

We have to eo more, just get them all removed from office, and prison is waiting

DillyDooBee's avatar

HUH? You haven't been paying attention!

They are speaking out and condemning the ORANGE TURD and MAGA MAGGOTS!

Don't you subscribe to their newsletters?

Don't you review DEMS' COMMENTS on You Tube?

Don't you pay attention to the PUBLIC HEARINGS?

ramonaj's avatar

I do all of that Dilly. I just don't see the appetite in America for a revolution like some think is needed. Just seems like they think we are going to go back to normal. I just wanna know WTF we are gonna do to stop this .

Geri Cochran's avatar

Bernie Sanders has toured the country giving speeches that brought in thousands of people...he also had small group meetings such as a meal with West Virginians who were magas. At the end of the meeting every person at that table wanted to vote for him.

Now Sanders isn't a democrat, but he generally votes with democrats. And, unfortunately, so many democrats hate Bernie Sanders too...he's too progressive. I mean, how much money would the elected lose if our leaders wouldn't be beholden to the oligarchy?

Also AOC has done a lot with Bernie Sanders. She is a progressive democrat, meaning that most democrats don't like her progressive solutions. TLaib has spoken out, but because that's not my state, I don't know specifics... (Most don't like her either.) Mainstream news doesn't report many positive things regarding non magas.

Newsome seems to be turning into a corporate democrat, which I find to be depressing. I really liked him at first, for the next prez.

Just my opinion.

DillyDooBee's avatar

HUH? You haven't been paying attention!

They are speaking out and condemning the ORANGE TURD and MAGA MAGGOTS!

Don't you subscribe to their newsletters?

Don't you review DEMS' COMMENTS on You Tube?

Don't you pay attention to the PUBLIC HEARINGS?

ramonaj's avatar

Yes. But they still have gestapo in the streets. Death camps . War mongering idiots . Controlling and censoring media and Tv . Without a care. The armed forces and police. Siding with them . Judges doing the same . And then h e still does what he wants like a spoiled child. It is beyond exhausting. Where does it end? And how.

Louisa Dyer's avatar

i am so sick of hearing about all his criminality & demented behavior - you attribute things to him like he is a normal person or even a regular politician and he isn't - he doesn't care about levels of support because 1. he believes he is universally loved and 2. he doesn't care about anyone but himself and 3. His cronies are rigging everything possible so he never leaves the white house. I want information about the people actually dismantling the government not the circus clown. No one is holding him accountable so what difference does it make what he does? How about holding those people accountable because they are still hoping to be elected and DO care about polls. It doesn't matter what he does if no one holds him accountable. That's a whole lot of politicians not doing their jobs. Seems like there would be more leverage there. I simply can't read or listen to one more thing about that disgusting person.

Patti Campbell's avatar

Amen! This country is in deep shit and absolutely no one is doing anything about removing the demented lunatic demon from his golden throne. I am completely fed up with how people just seem to think whatever atrocity the demon comes up with is just okay - just the demon being the demon. What in hell has happened to this country?

Suse's avatar

No one believes it’s normal. We can’t begin to literally stop him or bring his sycophants to account until we regain power. That effectively begins w the midterms, when we take back the legislative branch of our government, the one the GOP subordinated to the current corrupt and authoritarian administration. We’re all exhausted, but giving up now is not an option.

Power to the People!

Sally Devoe's avatar

As a 🇨🇦 I don’t expect even winning the midterms (bigly 🤣) will change Trumps behaviour. He never has and never will act within the law.

Suse's avatar

Congress can begin to stop some of it: legally, tariffs and wars must get congressional authorization which he skipped. Also, who controls the budget is important, there’s leverage there as well.

Barbara Jenkins's avatar

Make a plan to vote. Check registration at your State's Secretary of State website. Vote early. Take your friends to vote. Do not sit this election out. The Republicans have to go.🙂💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Michele Ward's avatar

I wish there were a way to get magas to see the newsclips of him falling asleep in public, and all the promises he made that were never kept. Remind people that HE is the one who tried to steal an election, and his call to Brad Raffensperger is recorded; proof!

Suse's avatar

Sadly, the true believers at the core of his base will never see the reality you describe. He will forever be their hero, his lies as truth, the libs the enemies of the people. We just need to ignore them, they are a minority, and get out the vote! There will be an end to his inhumane and cruel reign. By the People’s vote!

SCOTUS just ruled no changes to mail-in-voting procedures, no USPO! At least for the midterms!

Susan Sharp's avatar

Start pressuring your state Senators and Governors to have that Orange pos impeached along with that corrupt administration. If Canada can take on your government, so can you.

Patti Campbell's avatar

Americans who love democracy need to stop spending needlessly. CUT UP YOUR CREDIT CARDS AND STOP SUPPORTING THE OLIGARTHS! Our money is their life blood. Without our money they crumble. We must all curb our spending habits.

Wendy's avatar

Yes, well said!

Katrina Nuciforo's avatar

They continue to control EVERYTHING why didn’t we properly set road blocks?

Carol Erlingheuser's avatar

Yes after the midterms Miller, Thiel and the rest of the Project 2025 gang need to be brought front and center. They’re pulling the strings of Demented Donald and JD. I’d like to see more light shone on them and their beliefs and actions.

dayna Thorpe's avatar

Retired Federal Judge Luttig expressed his theory of the plan for the Republican congress to forcibly achieve a coup. In spite of a blue wave (and all attempts to criminally interfere with free and fair election,) that Jan 3, 2027 is the day to watch. Delays to swear in the winners of the election. Overruling congressionally the process. Judge Luttig knows how the law works inside and out. If he has concerns, the US should be planning for "red alert, battle stations!"

Senator Slotkin is also warning about protecting polls from ballot theft prior to counting, and the possibility of J6-2.0 style militia that is being paid in advance by back door tort settlements in lieu of the "slush fund". The US is a train wreck about to go off a cliff, but "we the people" have to try. We can not sit this out and feel bad later. No eligible voter should abstain. The US will be a decade recovering and it may never heal the scars left by this cruel, unlawful regime.

Geri Cochran's avatar

Oh dear. It will take far longer than a decade, if we even have a whole decade. (Looking at AI: is Artificial Intelligence the anti-christ? and will it destroy all living things within a decade?)

It will take generations. America will be so poor... Our country will not be trusted for at least generations...Look at Germany. :( Germany continues to deal with their history of Naziism. And that's if the nonmagas can take back our senate, our congress, and the presidency: not to mention retiring every SCOTUS judge and having elections to replace them. I no longer trust the elected to pick a decent judge.

I'm also old, and I've already fought many of these battles and we won: civil rights; women's rights; female's bodily autonomy (men have always had this); keeping wolves in Yellowstone; closing the ozone hole; a higher minimum wage; OSHA safety standards; etc. But, unfortunately, so many are gone now. Think the ERA will ever be ratified? :(

Sandie Becker's avatar

Judge Luttig is even now questioning who will be sworn in January as the GOP has said they will be selective in seating members whom THEY think won (ya know rigged elections and such). We've already seen the J6 army in action. Trump controls Nat'l Guard/military.

Talk me off the ledge. Im not alone out here either!

Thanks for all your great work. It is truly appreciated by my family.

Patti Campbell's avatar

Sandie, I am right next to you on the ledge, I really don't know how much more of this shit I can take.

Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

Yes and I have for months saying 11/3 and the recounts and questions - expecting Franken-Coleman for many races and at least as long. Jan3 may not come to be - no one to stop Johnson, & as Judge Luttig & Steve Schmidt & others wonder, what will we do. My spouse expects civil war AND since Trump said the quiet plan (to commit voter fraud) out loud, what on 11/3 to all turned away? To all frightened by ICE? Natl Guard?

Who will lead us? Who will lead knowing it could mean death? I try to envision what may be and I can’t.

Kathleen Messenger's avatar

I am also worried about the Republicans not seating the newly elected members. What's our plan for that? Along with harassing voters and interfering in the actual election process as well.

L P Inness's avatar

All 435 House members are up for election this Nov. Dems are slated to win a majority so why are there worries about Repubs not seating them?

Rick Calegari's avatar

MAGA criminal Mike Johnson probably has orders not to seat them. The only thing Johnson would seat is Trump on his disgusting face.

Sandie Becker's avatar

Ever hear about J6? Those fools will still do anything for fatso

Sandie Becker's avatar

The House clerk is the one who determines majority based on vote totals. The clerk serves at the pleasure of the House Speaker and can be 'terminated' at his/her discretion. So, no clerk, or worse a maga lackey could replace who we have now to do, or not do, whatever at Trump/Johnson request. At least thats what I got from Judge Luttig piece. Bottom line worse case, Johnson. Fires/hire a new clerk who states they can't determine majority based on claims of rigged/fraudulent vote totals. Done and done. What IS unclear is what happens next as Constitution is clear on term end/start dates.

Barbara's avatar

Yes, Judge Luttig is sounding the warning! And it’s a doozy. We are in for months of litigation no matter how many seats we win.

Johnson will not seat Dems; he announced that a few days ago. It could be heartbreaking.

Buzzsaw's avatar

Yes, I left a similar comment!

Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

Meidas Touch Network for Pulitzer Prize. Thank you Ben and the entire team for working long hours 7 days a week to keep us informed and motivated. 💙

PMP's avatar

Thanks for all the hard work you guys are doing. Your info is invaluable. 👍😎

Janet S's avatar

I really found the interview with Justin Wolfers educational without being too much in the weeds. He helped me to understand better what's going on with the Treasury Dept. Thanks for having him on.

Bev's avatar

Have your Washington DC reporter ask Trump how it feels to be the biggest loser President.

Barbara's avatar

Loser doesn’t seem to be the best moniker. He’s been the president twice and is making billions from our tax dollars and our government’s world dealings. Sexual predator is a more factual name.

Sandie Becker's avatar

Thief fits. Better yet hold him accountable under HIS order of defaming public/federal blogs and toss his fat ass in prison for the required 10 years HE signed. Frame it and hang it on his cell wall.

Patti Campbell's avatar

There is no reporter brave enough to ask.

Judi Lakin's avatar

Just think about how the press would have reacted if Biden had gone on a trip with a younger woman staffer and Jill had stayed home! It would have been crazy!

Penny Thibeaux's avatar

She changes his diapers and cleans his shit every few hours

Disgusting

io bonini's avatar

Hey Ben, Thanks for all those interviews. Across the board, excellent. Reality based. Information. Please keep up all your great reporting, we need it.

Thanks bunches.

Elysee Alexander's avatar

SIR. What a WEEKEND! GREAT JOB!

OMG! 💙

Maria Garretson's avatar

I want to say Thank you to Ben & his brothers of the Meidas Touch Network for bringing forth the truth for our nation.You are all greatly appreciated

🙏💙 Yes our leaders democratic and Republicans continue to fail this country💔

Christopher Mark's avatar

Thanks Ben for the good read……. Keep throwing 💩 at that Teflon wall. You’ll break through.👍

Charlotte Petri's avatar

thank you for your honesty and integrity in reporting the facts rather than Trump’s fiction to all of your MeidasTouch fans.

Marge Wheeler's avatar

Thank you Meidas Touch for Anthony Davis The Weekend Show, interviewing each week forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee, MD, MDiv on the increasingly dangerous psychiatric emergency of the regime and tge President. It is the only source I have found for a gifted forensic psychiatrist giving public education of this mental health crisis.

Barbara's avatar

I agree, this is a 9 alarm big city fire mental health crisis. You are the first to call it what it really is.