On the latest edition of The Intersection with Michael Popok, a new podcast on the MeidasTouch Network, Popok doesn't hold back as he takes on:
the latest developments in Trump's attempted fascist takeover of California, including a new emergency order being issued;
the Defense Secretary’s failure to grasp the basics of his job, Trump’s shaky legal justification for commandeering state troops, and the staggering costs involved;
what the return of Abrego Garcia means for the pending contempt proceedings in Maryland against the Trump administration;
Trump’s complete loss of leverage in negotiating successful trade deals, as President Sheinbaum of Mexico teaches him the true meaning of TACO by eating his lunch on steel tariffs—
and so much more, at the intersection of law and politics.
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Everything tRump and his regime does is a shitshow. I am so darned tired of them and want them gone. I want honest people in our government, people that know what the Constitution means, people that know how to treat it's citizens and people that know that without immigrants none of us would be here. If you want the trash out of the US, start with the WH and work down the line. You could get so much corruption and crime out and send them to another country's jail. That's where the corruption and crime is.
This is Heather Cox Richardson talking about protesting. Short video, worth watching.
https://youtu.be/AAQXWv_mh60?si=p64Y64TeK8L1kkhg
The video was worth watching. Great points. Thank you.
It's Trump's modern Trail of Tears against the people of color living in LA and elsewhere.
Love you Popok!!!!!
Does this mean Canada can sell steel to Mexici and we can buy it from Mexico tareif freee?
No !!!? Debbie That's Not How Tariffs Work !!! It's Tariff Free To Mexico !!! Anything From Mexico Will Have A Tariff That YOU, You Debbie !!! Will Pay !!!!! Get It ??????
I read that tariffs on steel from Mexico had been removed in exchange for more Mexican troops at the border. So, no tariff on any steel coming in from Mexico. Yes, I understand WE pay the tariffs. But not if there are none set for something. My question was meant to be a joke. A funny suggestion for how to get around tariffs on Canadian steel.
no worries Debra....I got it you were being a bit tongue & cheek.....well done.
Debra ! It's Just A Bad Joke ! Supposedly Trump Offered Zero To Mexico More Than Likely For Certain Things ! I'm Sure Not ALL Things !!! And Just What Does Zero Mean To Trump !! I'm Sure They'll Burn ! Them On The Deal !! Because It's What Trump Does !! And Then Try And Talk His Way Out Of IT !! Which Has Been Quite Successful For Trump In The Past !! He Doesn't Pay Bills Only To Negotiate With Who He Owes !! They Take It Just To Bid Rid Of Him !! However I'm A Working Tradesmen !!! And Trump's Right In A Way !! To Me Tariffs Are High Coming From Canada To The US ..!! I Personally Call Them More Like Subsidies !!! I Don't Like Tariffs On Steel That Should Be Manufactured In The US ! In The First Place !! But Yet !! That's The Way We Have Been Doing It For 60+ Year's..!!! And The Overprice Cost For Any Us !! Here In US !! Is A Result Of Tariffs..!!!? That Have Already Been Paid..!! e.g.: The Problem With American Politics NOT..!! Addressing The Problem..!! And Going With The Status Quo..!! We Need To Work The Problem's In Order To Make It Equaliable For Everyone..!! ( And I Don't Want To Piss Off. ..!! Are Canadian Friends..!! However Alot Of The Many Tariffs We Pay Canada..!! Can Be Seen As Subsidies..!!! ) See It's The Relative Price The US Has Paid For Peace Globally And Continuity With All Countries !! More Or Less For The Last 60+ Year's 🤔🤔🤔🤔😲
I guess you missed the sarcasm. We really need a special font for the sarcastically challenged
My Sarcasm Was Over The Top !! In Comparison To Your Settle Sarcasm !? WHICH I Overlooked In My Pissed Offness Of Trump !! At The Time !! And For That I Apologize And For The Long Winded Rant..!! 🤔 What I Should Have Said Was ( Back On Topic ) If Mexico Sold It To Us !! Canada Would Know !! And Point Of Origin Would Prevail..!!! 😮 But I'm Sure Trump The Human Stain !! Wouldn't Know That !! Anyway !!!?
Wow. I apologize for how badly that was spelled!
Trump. Any empty man that can never be anything more than a cancerous assboil on the world. Take your parade and shove it up your ass. I look forward to the day when you are fragged by your own security.
Ooohhhhhh....Frank!!!!!! GREAT COMMENT!!
They are on a mission. They want to change America into a Christian Nation. Aryan Nation! Mein Kampf.
Some of those ICE guys are really out of control. Roughed up a 9 months pregnant woman who is an American citizen! They detained her and told her she would be charged, but did not tell her what charges!
These are the pardoned J6'ers. They have no paperwork. no training other than hate. That's the reason for masks so they can't be easily identified!
I hope she sues & quite publicly so people (even dense MAGAs) can see what they’re up to.
Dense MAGAts, even smart MAGAts, won’t care. Their self esteem is so bad that they thrive on the dehumanizing cruelty to others.
You give losers any power and they want more. It shows how pathic they really are.
They are being pushed to meet quotas set by WH staff. That's why its not just criminals now its anybody they can grab.
Taco's Ice Gestapo are really brutal and unprofessional.
How traitor trump wants it to scare everyone away from protesting. They have to be the proud boys and the jan6.
I've seen lots of younger peoples injuries from rubber bullets and a young girl trying to get home. They shot her at close range. There's video of it all over Substack.
Rubber bullets at close range can kill.
You are a soldier of and for our democracy Mr. Popok! Your energy, humor and wit are soothing medicine during these dystopian times. Thank you!
Don’t forget about firs lap dog, Mike Johnson, who stated “ Gavin Newsom should be tatted and feathered”. If a Democrat had said such a thing there would be a huge outcry! Disgusting!
I can't wait until they're all in prison where they belong. Nothing but corrupt criminals.
I wish they wouldn't call themselves Christians. In doing so aren't they taking Christ's name in vain? I think Trump mistook California for some little, pliable, Republican, MAGA state.
They are taught and believe that minorities are a blight on humanity.
They think they're doing God's work. God hates minorities. Really sick.
I watched a video last week where the 'pastor' was yelling "line up all the homosexuals and shoot them in the back of the head!"
Disgusting! It's been reported for inciting violence and murder. Really shocking.
Watch docos - Bad Faith and The Family, they explain the evll mindset really well.
That's awful! I feel bad for God. The worst atrocities are done in his name. It's not devotion, it's control. Funny how the faithful are scraping by when the church leaders are living the high life (sound like someone in the White House?) no wonder he's aligning himself with Christianity.
Amen, Lynda!
Thank you, Popok!!
Popak - thank you for all that you are doing for us. It is greatly appreciated. I have a question for you - Would it be possible for the people to band together and issue a law suit against this administration for pain and suffering for what they are doing to it's citizens? Seems like trump can have a lawsuit for everything he wants. His are based on lies and ours would be based on truth if we could do it.
Are there California National Guard left that Newsome could deploy in opposition to Trump's deployments? Could Newsome request National Guard assistance from other states? Could they evacuate likely ICE targets to protect innocent civilians? Does the state have the resources to identify the immigrants with criminal records and preempt the federal ‘raids' ? Could they stand and require proper warrants and agent identification before allowing ‘raids' to take place? Not really obstructing legal actions, but ensuring due process is followed? There must be loopholes the state can use, just like the loopholes Trump and his ‘lawyers' are using to ‘justify’ their ‘raids'.
Great questions to consider. Newsom has a legal team. They need to fight fire with fire.
Why aren’t you asking the State those questions or doing on online search? Do you think we are experts and always very honest? If I have a real question that requires knowledge, my first choice never is social media where everyone is a know-it-all.
Do you know how to get questions like this through to 'the State', so they are heard?
Do you have access to a legal library online?
I thought sharing these questions on a political/legal site, might reach someone who could offer real next steps, or have some deeper understanding than I, even if not Supreme Court Constitutional scholar level.
You could call the various departments that handle the questions you have, but be prepared for long hold times. Another choice is online search. Threads is merely social media, not a political site.
That would be so wonderful! I'd LOVE to watch it happen!
Saying Trump could cross the red line if he arrests the governor? No he has already crossed the red line time and time again!!
He started when he was last in office, kept it up from 2017-2021 (when he claimed he was STILL president) and has continued it now. He'll never stop.
If I want to know exactly what is going on with Trump and the courts and OUR COUNTRY, I listen to you, and Meidas Touch! I feel like I am having a bad nightmare and can't wake up! But I am thankful for you!
JDT only wants people who fail up. He does not want anyone who actually thinks.
Or, heaven forbid, knows the law.
There is a need for all you reports to be on the mainstream News media stations everyday so everyone hears this information.
We have to spread the word. MSM is owned by trumps buddies. They won't say a word against him. They're all complicit in the destruction of democracy and free speech.
ABC just fired Terry Moran. They bowed down to the regime.
Yes...and you can tell by all their censorship due to their so-called "community guidelines." They only affect "liberals" and "middle of the road" comments. The CON Dump-loving comments are just fine--no matter how they're worded.
You explain things so well because as a Canadian I don't know how your government works except right now it's being destroyed by Trump, the spineless cowards in the GoP and MAGA!
I think he’s getting ready to do the same things as California in many blue states with Democratic governors! There are many “ No King’s” rallies planned for this week end. I hope they stay peaceful!
Thank you for explaining in simple terms
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There are not only 'no brass ones' among congressional Republicans, there are none at all. They are no longer Republicans. They are MAGA cultists.
And those who aren’t cultists are cynical collaborators.
So....odviously..the whole administration is unfit!
Always the very best information and commentary from Michael Popok
Excellent podcast! Nice work like always 👍
Love your show & content!!
I am proud to announce I was one of your very first subscribers when you began!!
Need to not only go after Trump but The Heritage Foundation and its members that includes Johnson, Leavitt, Vought, Theil and Vance to name a few along with Steven Miller and Curtis Yarvin!
Exactly and the federalist society - Leonard Leo.
Why does it cost so much to send in the national guard when the federal government isn’t even paying for their lodging, food, etc.
Thanks Popok for going through and explaining the legal process to help us understand what’s happening and how we can fight back for our constitutional rights!
MELT ICE! MELT ICE! MELT ICE!
Jay Powell needs to stay until Trump is GONE!
California is the 4th largest economy, Popok. They're just getting larger.
There is a need for all you reports to be on the mainstream News media stations everyday so everyone hears this information.
Is there any possibility of CANCELING the parade? ANY?
doubt it but maybe we can cancel it by totally ignoring it and protest locally
I sure wish.
It's the 4th largest economy in the world. It became the 4th from the 5th a few days ago.
Not to mention an excellent target for our enemies.
This can be undone, only if the DOJ abides by Judges ruling against the Drumpf regime and allows the Marshals Service to enforce subpoenas.
Smart, understandable summary for non-legal scholars like me.
Great analysis, Popok!
Everyone is smarter than the FELON.
Mexico, Canada, Greenland, India.
He can't do crap! What a loser.
I love an unvarnished and spicy Popok. Makes me laugh when we need them during these of clowns.
Every Blue State needs to withhold all Federal Tax Revenue until Trump understands that he can not simply ends States rights!
Interesting - the 6th???
It’s all optics and bullshit with this regime.
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All it will take will be one MAGA "plant" to provide the media optics to justify violence. You are not defenseless. Check out the shenanigansmarketing.shop site to acquire a humiliating anti-Trump device. The Malarkey Feather Duster, the ultimate BS buster. Everyone will want one, if only for the stress relief.
This giant ruse and grift, if Democracy survives this, there will be a long recovery.
Unfortunately, you're right. It will take YEARS, if it ever does.
You’re great!
Thank you for all you at Meidas do, by telling the truth
Home Depot should sue Trump; ICE raids there can't be good for business.
This new Intersection podcast is great! Thanks for going down this stretch of the road.
TY for all of this information. Great job and so proud to be a part of this with everyone!
Thank you Popok!
I really like your podcast. Very informative and clear to understand. Thank you.
Am I wrong that is time for a nation wide strike. I have been looking for somebody to call for it.
I hope millions of people will see your comment and do exactly that.
So sending the military to LA cost $140+ million.
Totally unnecessary expense. He couldn't even provide them with a place to sleep or food to eat.
Now $100+ million for the parade.
Totally unnecessary expense. God only knows how much it will cost to fix the roads after the weight of the tanks etc.
Wow talk about waste, fraud and abuse of tax payer dollars.
Luckily he's slashing Medicaid or how could USA afford all his ridiculous spending /s.
Maybe since his billionaire buddies don't pay tax now, they could've helped out.
Wouldn't it be nice if the military arrested the trump regime in June 14??
They're all in one place. Round them all up and throw them in prison. Let's continue with the 250 years of democracy.
He wants all his staff incompetent bc they're easier to control. He needs loyalists to be able to do what he is doing.
Looks like you can't have smart and loyalist, only one or the other. Smart competent people ask way too many questions. Smart people would quit rather than empower this dystopian nightmare.
You're absolutely right, Dee Jay.
When I watched Gavin Newsom's statement last night, I said to myself, if we ever get to vote again, in 2028 it will be Gavin Newsom against some goon TBNL. That's why Dickless Donnie is terrified of Newsom and he always has hated Cali. The state of Delaware should breathe easily that they were too small for Trump to attack them when he started in on the Bidens.
I totally agree! He was excellent last night ad certainly would be in the Oval Office. Of course, he'll have to have it cleaned and disinfected first so he and his cabinet/advisors/etc. can use it. He may not be able to occupy it at all because it might take far more than four years for it to be accomplished!
First thing, remove all that tacky "gold" whatever it is. Also, did you see where that goon wants to pave over what's left of Jackie's Rose Garden after his Stepford Wife desecrated it? Are you as surprised as I am that Dickless didn't have his "official" portrait (that appropriate GA mug shot) painted on black velvet with glitter?
Absolutely! OMG--no I didn't. (Jackie's Rose Garden.....) I better not get started here. Remember George Carlin's seven words you can never say on TV (you're probably too young)? I could put them right here to emphasize more than ever my disgust and hatred of that Dictator Criminal Deranged Dingbat Psycho in the Oval Office. Thanks for your reply!!!
Ahh, dear Jean... George Carlin made me what I am today. Here they are: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits. However, George thought tits really didn't belong. It was too cute, like a name for a crunchy snack. Now all these words are spoken by this deranged POTUS during the SotU Address. ... well, maybe not cocksucker. Btw, 'cocksucker' will still get you tossed out of a ballgame. He also contemplated that cocksucker and motherfucker were compound words. I became aware around the time little Lenny Bruce was shooting up on the potty. Also, never forget the legacy of Alfred E. Neuman (What, Me Worry?)
SLMontgo--thanks for the reminder (those words)! Had to laugh! That Dic(k)tator in the Oval Office somehow must go. I'm really terrified at what he's done, is doing, and what he will do. Alfred P Newman was (is?) always good. I'm trying to think of more (nasty?) names to call the Dump in the Oval Office. I'm sure there are more........I've run out of names to call him. Maybe I have enough????
Hi again! Yep, for reference sake, I am a third of the way through my 78th year. I remember picking up the telephone hand set and waiting to the operator to say "Number Plee-uhz." The next thing she'd usually say was, "You kids quit playing with the phone or I'll tell your parents." Before our present dialling system, our phone number in the mid-50s was 2629W. No prefix, no area code. As for George's scandalous words, they seem so quaint now.... and because of his fun with phrases, I can never look at a package of jumbo shrimp at the fish market without hearing George say in my head, "JUMBO shrimp." Oh, my own fave nick is Dickless Donnie.
Ahem.....did YOU play with the phone????? (:
Oh, the stories I could tell you about playing with the phone as kids. Do you recall the "party line"?
I remember hearing about it, but I don't think my parents ever had it. if they did, I was too young to notice/remember(?). Guess it wasn't good to try to have a PRIVATE conversation? Um......let me guess.....something tells me (based on our e exchanges) that you were mischievous when you were a little kid (perhaps lasting past being "little"?)!
😎 Haha! I would not argue with your opinion. Yep, hellraising is in my DNA.
Oh! Wow! I must have been born on the "cusp" of that--the transmission to where people could just dialing the number and didn't need an operator. (I'm 73.) Or guess I was a little too young before that started? I remember my Grandfather saying something about it and I didn't understand why anyone had to do that!!!! Giggle, giggle! Thanks for another nickname for the Bimbo. I'll have to add it to my list! Um....it's getting quite long....! If he doesn't get kicked out before his term is up, I'll have a dictionary of "Dump's Nicknames." Doubt it would sell since most of us would rather forget that he destroyed our country. Then again, doubt anyone would as it will be like the Civil War. To me, this is Civil War II.
I have a question…if Governor Newsome , as the California governor, is the only one who can authorize deployment of national guard, why can’t he authorize sending them away?
Thank you.
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What if t rump decides to keep the military in DC? How’s that for a bad look?
I have this sickening feeling that he's going to do just that.
Bring on the kitchen sink, Popok👏👏👏
What happened to bringing car manufacturing coming back to Detroit, and the outer cities? He said in a couple weeks, it's been over a couple months.
He hasn't done ANYTHING to benefit bringing jobs back to the USA. He and his republiCRAP party complained and shouted about it for four years. Now all the Dingbat has done is tell everyone that he's going to establish his dictatorship and take away the rights that are guaranteed to us by the constitution. James Madison must be rolling over in his grave--along with Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and all the other patriots who fought for and established our democracy/republic.
So the tanks, etc, will not have live amo.
LOVE everything you're doing, Michael! Keep it up!
A BIG thank you to you and the Meidas Brothers! You all help me keep my sanity (what little is left of it!) during these frightening times.
Thanks once again for telling it like it is!!
Honest question… is there any likelihood that we even make it to midterms?
41% of folks believe Trump is doing the right thing. That’s maybe more disturbing than anything.
Great episode michael thank you.
Awesome recap 👏
Home Depot? So did Dickless Donnie's deal with Home Depot include HD ignoring ICE coming to HD's parking lot and poaching the (mostly) brown men waiting to be hired for day labor? Really?
We love you guys here in Memphis Tennessee
4th largest economy now. We've surpassed Japan.
Michael - Dumbo's only aim in his position is to be a "patsy" and do all the dirty work for the GOP. He will be fired by them within the year. Dumbo will receive $billions and of course a pardon for all his crimes. Their, the GOP's, real aim is to have Vance in that position because he's been bought by Peter Theil and given a seat in the Senate to take over the government and make it superfluous so they can use big tech CEO's to run the country. Don't forget this as they have been making plans for years. That's why they have shut down departments that which would have caught them out! Vance and Johnson will be in the drivers seat as soon as they claim, in their pearl clutching way, that they made a mistake by nominating Dumbo. The full militarisation of the USA will be well underway by this time.
You gave your analysis in 3 words
trumps facist takeover
when I'm wanting the truth in politics my go to is Meidas touch and Legal AF
You forgot to mention that Tom Homan is just an ADVISOR he has no power to arrest anybody!
"Trump’s complete loss of leverage in negotiating successful trade deals, as President Sheinbaum of Mexico teaches him the true meaning of TACO by eating his lunch on steel tariffs" Worst is yet to come. Donald "The Beast" Trump is building a wall once again. Colossal tariff wall that is the beginning of the end for the system of down. At first the beast will pull the plug out of the global economy. The worst financial crisis of human history will pull a swarm of the banks underwater and the bank run begins. Then the beast will collapse a mountain of debt shattering the backbone of the monetary system causing a systemic risk to realize. Finally the beast will cast American citizens into a system slavery under the name of Ronald Wilson Reagan, just to "honor his legacy" count the number. After the destruction a new world order will be established in the US. And the Golden Age begins from the ruins of the world wide collapse. All of the system slaves will love it. No more cash - just digital transactions. No more traditional criminal activity. No more tax evasion. No more transactions without the "all seeing eye". Outcasts will hate the world without freedom, hope and privacy. To cover up the mess and distract the public by smoke and mirrors, the beast will engage in a war with Iran. Lies and deceit, corruption and decay, dancing on the graves will continue. Until; Black hole sun, won't you come, won't you come... I want to play a game. Time has come to opt out of the empire of filth. Live or die...
Heather Cox Richardson
Protesting
https://youtu.be/AAQXWv_mh60?si=W6qEUNI06k-UFdAe
What language is your podcast platform using? Swedish maybe?
No sound from video
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Resistance is futile!
Jay Powell? How can we help?
Looks what is online!
why cant i hear you