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You're on Popak Live with a new home office studio. I appreciate you being here. We've got a lot to talk about at that intersection of law and politics. Here's what I want to discuss with you tonight. I want to start with all things Elon Musk and Doge, not because I want to, but because I have to.
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As federal workers troll and hack the Trump administration, Cabinet members rebel against the yoke of being told what to do by Elon Musk. That means MAGA fighting MAGA, and I'm there for it. As federal judges, one after another, in a series of lawsuits and injunctions and orders,
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look the Trump administration in the eye and its officials and say, with a unified voice, We don't believe a word that you say. We don't believe a word that you're telling us in these courtrooms, and therefore we are issuing fill-in-the-blank temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and the rest. I want to talk about all of the cases.

Popok's Urgent Legal Briefing on Trump’s Legal Woes and the MAGA Rebellion Against Musk

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Popok delivers an urgent live briefing on today’s late-breaking developments. Popok examines how federal courts are holding the line against Trump and Elon Musk, even as an internal MAGA rebellion erupts against Musk.

Additionally, Popok analyzes Trump’s systematic erosion of American values through his policies and legal maneuvers, which are severing the social contract between U.S. citizens and their government. He provides an in-depth overview of the 92 lawsuits and 34 injunctions and restraining orders filed against the Trump administration, where plaintiffs—including state attorneys general, public interest groups, and Democratic lawyers—are prevailing at an astonishing 99% rate.

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S H's avatar

As a 26 year female veteran with the United States military, I thought hell would freeze over before we'd ever be allies with Russia. But I also thought hell would freeze over before we had a Russian sympathizer for a president. We are in serious trouble and I am beginning to wonder if we are going to pull out of it.

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Linda Burnett's avatar

Please remember your oath to uphold and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC

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S H's avatar

I am retired now but do try to push out to those still in that they can refuse an unlawful order.

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T Swanson's avatar

and as far as I am concerned, anything originating with him is an unlawful order...

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

Trump lies so frequently the presumption is that any given thing he says is a lie, shifting the burden of proof onto him.

Trump breaks the law so frequently that any given order of his is likely an illegal one. Trump, like any experienced mob boss knows to rarely give an explicit order, but you know it was his order when he does not countermand it. Trump likes to work through others, make vague statements and DENY any and all responsibility (while claiming credit for everything he thinks is good).

So yes, in regards to orders originating from Trump or Musk in this administration, the best policy is to ignore them "until you have obtained advice of counsel".

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

no mainstream and cable are caving!

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Denise's avatar

Everyone will cave. I fear he will push us into a Civil War. So many MAGA are dying to kill liberals. I fear even if a huge revolution started he will tell his loyalists in the military to shoot us. The question left is will the enlisted/officers obey the top brass loyalists or stand down, ignore their orders and basically start a mini revolution? I am truly frightened.

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Terry's avatar

Don't give in to fear. We don't know how it will go. Trust that you will survive it with a little help from your friends and neighbors.

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Denise's avatar

Thank you. I just have somehow LOST the really scared, down moments. I appreciate your comment!

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Richard Pelton's avatar

Hehee- sounds like Animal Farm-- I was/am a middle conservative and Republican-- I would be hunted like the Liberal too- as I have too much respect for honest opinions and enlightening truthful persuasions

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Scooter's avatar

The lawyers can tell us all day, and for the weeks to come, about the court decisions against the coup (that are mostly being ignored) but they have yet to report about a decision that's been enforced. And which law enforcement agency is left to enforce court decisions?

And, of course, we have true patriots in the military who'll refuse illegal orders, but we also have a large number of MAGAts (2 that we're all very aware of who are in charge of the military) that will be only too happy to do as they're told. The coup won't need support from all of our active military folks.

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Angie's avatar

If the military had any integrity, Musk and Trump would have already been removed.

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JoAnn Murphy's avatar

frightening: Khrushchev said in the 1950's the Soviet Union didn't need to invade the West. They would defeat us from within by infiltrating our institutions with communist ideology and demoralizing our confidence in our own culture. Have they succeeded?

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Terry's avatar

This isn't communism, it's fascism...

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

Regardless both are not good

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Jill's avatar

This is so true and disgusting 😡

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

They’ve inserted Russian assets for decades so your comment is very poignant and true indeed.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

USA citizens need NATO !!!

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Uncle Paul's avatar

The U.S. has effectively, and perhaps deliberately, wrecked NATO.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

I’d say both

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Sally Skellington's avatar

We will... Psalm 91.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

Amen 🙏🏻

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Diane Brown's avatar

Thank you for your service. You did not let us down, and we will NOT let you down. Americans are waking up.

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Suzanne's avatar

Oh I'm so sorry! We have to pull together as Americans and take our country back! We cannot give up! You have all my support🙏

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FourierAnalyst's avatar

Oh dear, I hope this doesn't mean my ex will show up thinking we will be getting back together....

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Richard Pelton's avatar

Me too- we went to war to defend rights and Democratic principal- not to suck the world dry of dry of humanity over greed

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Terry's avatar

Maybe the US was never meant to stay together, like a married couple the just fights all the time...maybe it's better to move on, say good bye.

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MM Harris's avatar

and "hello" to what?

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

States seceding is NOT a good thing and our Constitution wasn’t founded on that hence the United States

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Chris Lawless's avatar

I’ve been patiently tirelessly and passionately waiting with hope for the last 9 years for something to happen to this career criminal, just as I’ve read countless pieces proclaiming the shoe is about to drop.

I’ve had to move on from this dream as I understand what a mob boss with no guardrails entails. I always hoped there would be enough history buffs to prevent a Hitler 2.0, and humans would learn from their mistakes.

When the popular vote backed another run at an insurrectionist ( first in history) I knew we were doomed.

I guess enough people read these pieces and the clicks fund someone, but it’s insane to believe anything will ever happen in the way of accountability.

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S H's avatar

I am totally with you! Very disappointing how many choose personal enrichment when they have the opportunity to do the right thing.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

Narcissistic sociopath borderline personality disorders don’t care about anyone but themselves and their own interests.

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Jean Conley's avatar

Exactly like the Bimbo Psycho on the Oval Office and his boyfriend, muskRAT--and their republiCRAP party.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

It was inferred that my comment is exactly about those two

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John McNaught's avatar

There are so many of us that hope is still barely alive. We as the Meidas Mighty have started a movement that if it keeps up the pressure can bring about healing change . It worked back in the Vietnam era so it can work again. I witnessed it myself on the College campuses against the Military Industrial complex once LBJ left office. The Great Society taught us how to persist in our efforts.

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

Shame on the networks for caving, this is what dictators do, CONTROL the MEDIA!

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

Especially with what they just did to Joy Reid. She called out exactly what I’ve been saying and she got fired for speaking the truth about what is really going on in this swindle. She is one of my favorite journalists. She is absolutely right in I believe her last show.

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elliemae.padme66's avatar

Joy Reid is on Substack now.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

I know thank God. I love Joy Reid and I have been saying pretty much the same thing she has about the biggest Swindle Ever in the United States and the World.

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

It is only when we stop trying that we are assured of failure.

Faith, Hope and Perseverance have gotten me through many dark times in my life, but I agree, it is not easy. We can not do more than we can do. We can not change others, only ourselves. Anxiety is the result of trying to change reality with insufficient leverage.

So it is OK to let go of an image too far removed from current reality, but that does not mean we have to give up opposition. Look at it as just being true to yourself, your own nature and your own values. Most people are fools and / or idiots, otherwise Trump would not have been elected the first time, let alone this second time. Too many people can not handle the idea of a woman in charge, especially not a minority woman. Too many people refuse to actually study, do the work of thinking and reasoning, of examining any facts. Too many people focus ONLY on their own comfort, security, needs.

The good news is Trump is both desperately afraid of jail, and so he focuses his efforts on Attacking his opponents and seeking comfort from Putin, his mentor. Trump is letting Musk manage domestic policy aside from Immigrants, which he has given to Stephen Miller and Homan. Hegseth is dutifully transforming the military into Trump's personal security force.

The net result will be chaos and dysfunction so deep and broad that even the MAGA loyalists will feel it, no to mention all those voters who are NOT filled with hate.

So, just wait for it, let Trump drive the people into our arms. He is good at that.

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Chris Lawless's avatar

I hear you. My concern is there is nothing to stop him/them. Mueller Report, Jan 6, 11700 votes, stolen documents…..doesn’t matter when you run out the clock and you stack the courts including the last line of defense: the SCOTUS.

Discredit all media and make lying second nature -

lie enough it becomes the truth.

Media is scared to report the truth, more interested in getting paid. Even most of the good remaining journalists with a backbone hide behind a paywall, effectively stifling the truth from getting distribution except to a select few.

Nobody is stepping up. They have seen the futility of rising up against a transitional crime syndicate masquerading as a government

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Douglas Gilligan's avatar

You are not wrong. I myself have been saying it will have to get worse before it 'can' get better. No assurance it will get better, just that it will get worse.

It is like a drunk, unable to accept help to get better until they "Hit rock bottom". Sadly many Drunks never do get better, many die from their addiction. But just as many a friend or family member of a drunk has done, you wait until they are ready to hear you, until they realize they need help and are willing to accept it, then you offer it again and help them get the help they need.

Right now, many are suffering from regret, but it is hard for most people to admit they made a big fat stupid mistake. So they rationalize, they ignore, they avoid thinking about it, just as they avoided thinking before they made their mistake. Politicians will not act until they are more afraid of the voters against Trump than they are afraid of the voters for Trump. They are watching. They have seen countless times already when Trump would just do something worse, then something worse, each time distracting from the prior bad things until people get confused, distracted and wander off. But pain the people feel will provide a focus, a constant reminder and this might just give them enough motivation to say 'Enough'. I am not holding my breath, but my hope is that it will get worse, and I am given hope by the actions of this administration that it will.

I only HOPE that Democrats focus on the suffering, telling stories and showing pictures until it triggers people's compassion and horror, giving people a focus of where to vent their anger at the pain.

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Richard Pelton's avatar

Trump IS NOT the Bastian of health-- I think he doggedly (Artful Dodger>>) giving up his health records as he may be / looks sicker than I can ever recall-- Orange Paint will not completely hide illnesses

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

That was an outstanding comment. You’re absolutely right about people not doing their due diligence in being a good citizen of this Country. We should all have a silent internal dialect that is instilled so deeply that people don’t need to be told that they need to be educated and informed. We should all have enough brain cells to tell us that we have an obligation to do our homework and to know what is going on in this Country and this government. These GQP congressmen need to be put on blast that we don’t work for them and that they work for us and if they are not (and they definitely are not) then we the people will fire them in every single local state and federal elections. We cannot be responsible for educating those who willfully dissociate from this responsibility so they can erroneously believe that their votes do not matter and how government is supposed to work. Let’s hope these people wake up fast because we’ve got a lot of work to do to get in good trouble.

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Josh's avatar

I think something is darker than Musk and even Elon. They're BOTH just puppets. I just rewatched the Scientology documentary "Going Clear" and if you haven't seen it, you should. It's my belief that the people behind that religion has taken over and reimagined Christianity to indoctrinate the extreme right. I believe MAGA is the SAME CULT! The documentary shows how they brainwash their people and how they're all taught to lie just like the MAGA Republicans and the extremes of their beliefs. If true they are the ones pulling the strings with immense power throughout or government. Their goal isn't just world domination but to bring about the end times. Dark sh*t!

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

This is Revelations coming to pass.

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Covingtonkiki's avatar

So what are we going to

Do? Write articles all day long

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Josh's avatar

Inform all the other countries what is happening. They're going to be more helpful especially now without media. At least the world can make moves to stop them from spreading across the world.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

I have a broad bunch of friends in other countries and trust me they know exactly what half this country doesn’t want to hear or believe. They see it but as we know the magats more than likely will go down with the ship.

Didn’t you hear about the leader of N. Korea who just did the exact same swindle on his country? That’s exactly what is going on here with these firings and so called efficiency and after they’ve funneled all the money then they are welcoming them back. Can’t have witnesses don’t you know.

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Josh's avatar

But making people aware of this, it's something that's well documented and it's all there. The people they have in entertainment, media, politics, leadership, etc. Their cult is blindly and EXTREMELY devoted and that's to a crazy religion. If they were able to do it on a larger scale through Christianity then we have a chance to, at the very least expose it to the world. It sounds crazy I know but watch the documentary on NETFLIX. Watch it again if you haven't seen it in a while. For most of the documentary replace Scientology with MAGA. There are too many similarities to ignore.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

P. S. They are definitely NOT Christians but they most assuredly are Religious Pharisees and there’s a huge difference between the two.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

Don’t forget how easily musk made all of diaper Donald’s judges look the other way when they could have held him accountable. I knew Merchan was going to give him a pass on day one.

Yes the information is documented and all but the point is that just as easy as he got off scott free from his criminal charges they can just as easily make any other documents disappear. I’d still love to know what’s in Ivana’s casket considering she was cremated and she didn’t want to be. I think that should have happened before this fiasco we’re all dealing with. I have to add I’m very upset that President Biden didn’t do more to protect the American people from this spawn. I also am surprised Kamala conceded too soon and she should have demanded a recount in every swing state. That opportunity is now gone.

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Cathy Ruiz's avatar

Other countries already have seen what's going on sad to say that our fellow Americans are all brainwashed! Other countries like Germany are leaning right and Musk is influencing them too!

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

I don’t think it’s right to say all because not all people voted for the devil and his demons sitting in the People’s House.

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Josh's avatar

That why I'm trying to get people like MediasTouch to start talking about this! If not say they're the same then at least point out the similarities to the people and the world!

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Sally Skellington's avatar

We'll look at project 25 and who wrote it. Garbage white supremacists, and baby boys. 🤬💩💩

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RG's avatar
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I hadn’t gone to this idea until RFK Jr being where he is with his clearly Scientology views about healthcare and mental healthcare. I mean, ban mental healthcare medications is 100% Scientology.

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Josh's avatar

It's all scientology! Mind control wealth, division, concentration camps, lying at all cost to get what you want done, blind religious devotion to the end times and bringing it about.

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RG's avatar

I was at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival where this doc was premiered. I watched it then and will watch it again!

But also I was raised in a cult-like religion, where as a young adult I worked in their bookstore. They sold the Dyanetics novels, under the science fiction section. I was very much into sci-fi at the time and skimmed through one of the Dianetics novels and found it uninteresting and never read it. Eventually the bookstore pulled these novels because they realized they were a competing cult. lol.

Prior to this, some five or six years earlier, and some 50 years ago while a young teen, my parents took me to a Freeman Institute presentation. There I was given a workbook to fill out, meant to teach the overreach of the federal govt and how state’s rights have been removed by said govt. This was the work of Cleon Skousen.

You can look him up but he is foundational to the current anti-federal movement and source of communist central fear mongering in congress.

But anyway I’m pretty good at recognizing cults, brainwashing, the loss of free thought, etc. I still am surrounded by “True Believers”. (Allusion to: “Thought Contagion”.) The constant surround of cults and weird movements, then as fringes, and now amplified in online environs.

I recognized the already religious cult members around me, are easily transitioned into the MAGA cult. It is to me, “of course they are”.

I could be on board with MAGA influenced by Scientology but I have a sense that there is more of a gathering of various cult-ideals and methods and consolidating them into political control. It has a sense of psy-ops about it as well.

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Josh's avatar

And I think we need to start putting this out into the conversations into our approach. Let's at the very least get people to start talking about them as they TRULY are! No more left or right, woke or not, gay or straight, black or white. It needs to be the out of touch rich against the poor and ignorant. Cult against regular everyday Americans. The message needs to change and be clear and concentrated.

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💙💙💙's avatar

Musk & Elon are the same person! js

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Tammy Clark's avatar

I strongly recommend the 2024 documentary "Bad Faith". It follows Trump and his connection to the right-wing white Christian nationalists from the moment he spoke at a conference and the nationalists decided he would be the perfect candidate to support financially as long as he filled the courts with judges they chose.

Look at his spiritual advisor Paula White, a televangelist who speaks in tongues. Learn about the CNP (Council for National Policy) and how Paul Weyrich and the Koch brothers and how they funded a private political voting and polling system called i360. A pastor noted that LGBTQ stands for Let God Burn Them Quickly. Learn how dominionism and the seven mountain ideology and how Jerusalem is so important and how Gaza is part of the long game.

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Josh's avatar

*darker than Trump and even Elon

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Kandy Hyde's avatar

I was gonna say…Musk and Elon scared me! 😂Thanks for correction

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Josh's avatar

Yea sorry about the mistake. I'm at work popping in and out of different posts I've made trying to get people to talk about it.

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Angie's avatar

The idea that they believe in the end times is their weakness.

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Josh's avatar

How do you figure!?

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Terry's avatar

The evangelicals want the end time too...

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Josh's avatar

That's why it works so well. If they ever realize how far they've gone by that point they'll just think to themselves, oh well that's the end of times as predicted. Probably to not even think about it again.

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Gina's avatar

Trump is officially PINO - pres in name only.

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That old Scottish git.'s avatar

Great ... but please can we advance to the point where any of these legal defeats for Trump are enforced.

Otherwise it remains people shouting into the wind, albeit more formally and elegantly.

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Franklyn Phillips's avatar

Stealing an election is equivalent to an internal war against the American people. Insurrection.

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

Thank heavens for you Michael and many other podcast too many to name.

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Scott Gilbert's avatar

And if I were Russell Vought, I'd be laughing my ass off, and keep on keepin' on with my nasty ass shit. He's almost halfway done with what he outlined in Project 2025. And don't forget, he said there were things he would do that weren't put in the published version because they were TOO RADICAL.

I'm sorry, but I don't think the COURTS are going to actually be of use. What will they do? Call the DOJ for an arrest warrant? Contact the FBI to enforce it? The US Marshall's office? Maybe Pete Hegseth will lend them some soldiers?

What do you do with Nazis?

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Angie's avatar

We know what needs doing, but we aren’t made of the same stuff anymore.

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Scott Gilbert's avatar

I think we are. When we're pushed hard enough. When it gets obvious that we HAVE to do what we HAVE to do because they left us no choice.

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Scooter's avatar

The lawyers can tell us all day, and for the weeks to come, about the court decisions against the coup (that are mostly being ignored) but they have yet to report about a decision that's been enforced. And which law enforcement agency is left to enforce court decisions?

And, of course, we have true patriots in the military who'll refuse illegal orders, but we also have a large number of MAGAts (2 that we're all very aware of who are in charge of the military) that will be only too happy to do as they're told. The coup won't need support from all of our active military folks, and the courts will have no support.

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Scott Gilbert's avatar

It's going to be up to the people because we outnumber them two to one.

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Covingtonkiki's avatar

Impeachment. Trying to

Extort Zilenskyy

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Keith Gliponeo's avatar

Let the MAGA Civil War begin

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John McNaught's avatar

It seems to me that Trump is getting pulled in three directions. MAGA is pulling one way, Steven Miller and the Heratige group is pulling a second way. Then you have Elon Musk pulling a third direction with his money that Trump wishes he had some of it.

Meanwhile Trump is busy dreaming of being power dictator like Putin, Xi or Un. No wonder nothing is working the way he wants. I'm sick of the chaos.

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Karen's avatar

I’m sick of it too. Steve Bannon’s directive to flood the zone has made my head spin and I’m in a constant state of anxiety. I have been writing letters, commenting on newspaper articles and was still feeling helpless. But I was reading that every little thing you do is worthwhile. And that the anxiety, anger and fear are totally normal reactions. I am also going to read “The Power of the Powerless”. It’s free in PDF format on the internet.

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Richard Pelton's avatar

every flashlight uses little amperage for a big light- never feel discouraged

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Karen's avatar

Thanks for the encouragement. We need to stand together.

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Glenda Klein's avatar

Not long ago, we were a truly great country. We believed and supported the belief that with great privilege comes great responsibility. We saw ourselves as the shining city on the hill as a guiding light to freedom for all countries. Now, we are showing the world that we are a nation that has no values other than monetary profit. We cannot be trusted. We betray our friends and our own people. We honor only those who have wealth and power. No matter how they got it. We tell our people that they deserve no services, no rights, no respect, no truth

. We are not the shining city of hope for others or even for ourselves. We have been bought by the highest bidder and have been fooled by the bidders’ techno smoke and flashy mirrors.

We never had a wake for our democracy. It was buried in the ground before anyone had a chance to place a rose on its grave.

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Marjun Blishen's avatar

I am Danish/Canadian and we need each other as always. I am so happy that Americans are speaking up and acting. It’s like watching a dear neighbor / friend suddenly get seriously mentally ill and not knowing to do to help.

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Kimberly Cossette-Owen's avatar

Did not vote for tRump!!

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Maureen kibler's avatar

Thanks Meidas Mighty for all you are doing. I’m doing my part. A couple friends were wining about not knowing Trump would not fulfill his promises. When they expressed wishing they could take back their votes, I did not tell them, “I told you so.” I told them to put their money where their mouth was. Told them to change their voter registration to Democratic. Told them how to do it on line. That they could change it back anytime. So maybe THAT should be the message. Quit complaining and CHANGE YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION!!!

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Carol Giles's avatar

I stopped watching Morning Joe after his trek to MaraLago to kiss the ring. Now with the removal of my favorite commentators were fired, I’m done.. I tape Rachael Maddow and that’s it.

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

Lawrence O’Donnell is terrific as well. Chris Hayes.

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Carol Giles's avatar

I agree and tg for the courageous ones

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patte ranney's avatar

midterms. will we actually have another free snd fair election? i’m really concerned. i’m a poll worker.

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

It feels like a lifetime already Michael with his and djt firing employees so there’s no witnesses meanwhile they are funneling money into offshore accounts and then they are telling the employees you can come back now because we’re done (sarcasm intended)! They are going to have the biggest swindle of the government’s money and our money for themselves and their oligarchs and to the peasants let them eat cake.

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Gary Mcdonald's avatar

None of this matters unfortunately. They won't obey court orders . Tzarump never has and Elon knows he's too rich to worry about courts . Not to mention the Pardon Power and immunity Tzarump has .

Ever wonder how Hitler held power after he was Democratically Elected ? He used Germanys Constitution against them...sound familiar ?

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

That’s all smoke and mirrors so they can swindle the entire country of money for themselves and their oligarchs. How do people not see this?

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Cindi Keane's avatar

The "MAGAT Morons" have been brainwashed. Not that most of them had normal IQs in the first place. I like your comment. You are spot on!

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

Thanks but I mean every single word because it’s so blatantly obvious hence the need for the firings and no witnesses and then they invite them back afterwards?!! The leader of N. Korea just did the same thing to his country so of course diaper donald whose grandiose behavior wants to be the wealthiest man alive. There’s been talks that he is planning on taking musks and bezos and zuck’s money before it’s all said and done and as psychotic as he now is I absolutely believe it. He’s a sickly vile nonhuman and the epitome of evil.

I agree with you about them being brainwashed by the devil himself and it would not surprise me if they sold their souls to him. He has tried telling them he hates them and he loves the uneducated. That wasn’t hard to convince them at all. Think Stockholm Syndrome and Pavlov’s Theory. If you tell people the same things on repeat as he does and has they’ll eventually come to believe it and won’t back away from it. As a mental health therapist, he’s as despicable and maniacal as David Koresh. Remember the Branch Davidian in Waco? That’s how easy it is to brainwash people. You’re right about that. The bad thing is they don’t know they’ve been brainwashed and if they don’t know they won’t believe anything we try and tell or show them. Worse, he knows it.

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Wiss's avatar

Time to pack up Musk, and his rockets, and send him packing, all the way back to South Africa. And cancel his contracts before he leaves.

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John Oni1's avatar

Well a new World alignment now 5 eyes become 4 no one can trust or share intelligence with USA it will be straight to Russia.

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Jan Frederick's avatar

My prediction is Chump will declare Marshall Law and wipeout all of those lawsuits in one swoop. I wouldn't put anything past him at this point. Thanks Michael

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Michelle Boydston's avatar

That’s exactly what he’s faunching at the bit to invoke

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John McNaught's avatar

I'm seeing occasional signs of resistance on CBS, but ABC, NBC and

CNN have knuckled under

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Bonnie's avatar

I have never voted for 47.

I certainly didn't vote for muskrat.

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T Rd's avatar

Please, stop using the phrase “mainstream media”.

The New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, et al, are no longer mainstream. These are now propaganda spouting shams. Perhaps “complicit media” is more apt.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Tempertantrump does not provide details. He has no idea what is occurring. He would say Muskolini is doing….”wonderful, amazing, beautiful, great and …” He is not capable to be president.

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Walter's avatar

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 LMAO, musolinni

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Walter's avatar

Correction muskoini

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Christine "Wakefield" Hynes's avatar

I've stood by Meidas from the beginning. They are an extraordinary group of people. And, while I'm talking about them, Dina is a welcome new member on the scene. She brings energy and vibrance to the channel and, she is a Doll lol, which is her last name, I'm pretty sure. They've given us truth, while mainstream media has betrayed us! TRUMP'S antics sell papers and make news reporters laugh, but we aren't laughing at this puppet Master, Musk, who wants our nation! They want our death! The wealthy are simply trying to buy us out of our dreams. Musk gets in front of cameras and acts like a rogue KETAMINE ADDICT and that's what HE IS! He's doing Trump's dirty work in front of our faces! This man-child is destroying our country. And yes, Michael Democracy always matters here in America. We need your firm! What they are doing to all of us is catastrophic! They need to pay for what they've done already but their tactics are to move so fast that we can't catch up to them, and they are counting on us to normalize this behavior. We cannot NORMALIZE this! Ever! We've watched this Trump circus for almost ten years! It has sadly affected many more than the 3,000 people that are interested in this suit. That's ONLY those who have liked the idea! Now, we must do it! They stole the election, they are stealing our dignity now. They are gutting every gov. program that helps us! Our children will look back at this time in history and they will expect us to be fighting for them! Now, our kids and grandchildren don't even have the laws we had on our side growing up. I'm turning sixty six tomorrow and I feel like I'm a hundred. Mentally, I've suffered from depression, anxiety, panic attacks and, agoraphobia to name a few things. Other's are suffering from the same and more. If they take away Medicare or Medicaid our people will be dropping like flies and that is what this so called administration wants! Health is the most important thing on the line next to hurting our farmers by taking away hard working immigrants who have been the backbone of this nation for so long! Do we 👀 watch as they round up our neighbors, terrify them, take them away from their families and loved ones only to drop them at places they know nothing about where they are being brutalized for no reasons! I'm not talking about criminals, I'm talking about immigrants who only want their lives to be better. They have dreams too. We all have the right to the American dream! And Trump has no right to take those dreams and squash them like he has Musk doing now. Drug test everyone at that Whitehouse! Ketamine has made it's way in. And Musk has been high as a kite just about this whole time! He isn't even allowed in Canada now and he should be exiled from this country to. He isn't helping anyone but the wealthy. We know this, so let's get it together my loving friends! We care about each other. We must fight for our police, our fire fighters, our veterans, our disabled, our children and, our own lives. This is no time for hate unless it's aimed at those who hate us and want to rip us apart! They are not right to lifers! They don't care about our children that are here now! They only care about their own wealth and THEY GOT THERE BY CHEATING ONCE AGAIN! I'M CONTACTING Michael to find out about our suit. I love you all. Lean on each other, help a stranger you see being treated badly. Let love take over your hearts. We vowed as a country after nine eleven to "NEVER FORGET" and that means never. It doesn't mean stop helping the people who contracted cancers and other medical ailments from clean up and rescue. They deserve the help they get. Our veterans are always shoved aside but they were great when they fought for us. Many came home with PTSD that Trump has the audacity to say, doesn't exist. It exists in our children for school shootings and threatening their educations and the list goes on. TTSD exists now to. Trump traumatic syndrome disorder. The media needs to do their jobs for us, not some crazed lunatics who think wealth makes you smarter. Wealth makes lives easier, but not smarter. Wealth can corrupt and that's all we see happening! Stay strong, believe in your dreams and get ready for court. Much love to all, Christine

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Mo N's avatar

Keep up the great work. Love what you are doing. Canada is rallying for democracy and against Trump. I hope that the USA can do the same. Never 51.

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Carol Giles's avatar

We know what we learn from your channel is the truth. Which is a rarity these days.

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Cindy's avatar

my concern is that they will just defy the court orders.

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Lin francis's avatar

This is a group of hims! Let’s keep that in mind. They have been planning this for years.

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Paula Leach's avatar

And who makes the billionaires rich? The millions of people who aren’t accomplished?

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Cindi Keane's avatar

That's why we've been protesting and why we are boycotting the billionaires and the companies they own. This happens on February 28th. It's a "No Buying Day" which means for 24 hours, you don't shop, go to a big chain stores like Walmart or Target, don't purchase things on-line, especially Amazon, don't frequent nationally-run gas stations. It's a day to stay home, cook or snack at home and just be with your family. We are trying to hurt the billionaires.

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Paula Leach's avatar

I don’t think my comment came across with the thick sarcasm I intended. I’ve shopped my principles for many years. I spend next to nothing. I tell my teenage grandson, who goes to McDonald’s almost every day, that he’s making billionaires richer and making himself poorer. I hope he has a Eureka moment, sooner rather than later.

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Cindi Keane's avatar

I swear that kids these days just don't get it. In my state, MAGATs are plentiful and the kids are indoctrinated by their parents to believe all their brainwashed ideas. Kids need to think for themselves.

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Walter's avatar

Rachael Maddow touched on this The Firing of The Main Leadership of The JAG Structure, which could lead to US

Military on the Streets Against U.S Citizens here at home, PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS???

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Walter's avatar

Please Mr. Popok Do a Show on The Take Down or Replacing of The Lead JAG'S by them, and What that Potentially Portends for Us U.S. here @ Home, American CITIZENS going Forward. Could This Turn Very Tragic, Very Quickly For Us?

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Marilyn Ritcey's avatar

Love listening to you Mr. Popok and look to you and the brothers for all the correct information about the unbalanced President of your country and what is currently happening. As a Canadian citizen, with our countries being so close, we are deeply affected by what goes on in the U.S.

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MaryAnnP's avatar

The site that Elon gave for the responses to " the 5 things you did" has been flooded with all sorts of things that are hilarious. And since the emails are surely screened by AI, they are including key words that will allow the messages to be delivered. Search for this. It made me LOL.

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MOBILIZER's avatar

One other area of decreasing returns is going to be foreign tourism in America. There's already clear signs that people around the world are going to stay away in droves.

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Jill's avatar

Congratulations on the successes of your channels, we all need a huge dose of honesty, again, thank you all!

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geoff lord's avatar

Trump did say "Vote for me now and you will never have to vote again".!! This is what the MAGA Nut jobs voted for! Well, here it comes!

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AwesomeLady's avatar

Daughter of WW2 veteran. My dad would roll over in his grave if he knew this was happening.

Firing Federal Employees based on lies is wrong on every level.

Firing people across the US because they are not white, women and/or speak against DJT is wrong on every level.

Shutting down Federal Departments with ripple effects is wrong.

There is a right and wrong way to do audits in any business and THIS IS THE WRONG WAY

The Republicans in the house and senate MUST be able to SEE what's really going on.

The Republicans, if they stand together, can STOP this MESS created by Elon and DJT.

Time to IMPEACH them all.

So glad I did not vote for the dummies in the office at the WH.

So glad the Democrats are fighting hard to protect everyone.

So glad we, the people, have begun rising up to stop the lies.

I pray this chaos stops soon, so we can turn this mess around before too many die.

Just FYI: Elon more than likely has no idea how to run or work a chainsaw. I do. My father was a timber faller and I learned how as a child from him.

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Christine "Wakefield" Hynes's avatar

Make it 93 because many thousands want to sue him and his entire administration. We love you Michael and we need help and advice. I now have over three thousand Americans who want to sue Trump, Musk, Vance and the entire administration for one trillion dollars. We have all been affected by the lies and the cruel actions they are handing us daily, minute by minute. For almost ten years this has been on our minds! Terror is not written in the Constitution! We want them to pay for all the damage that's been done to us! Many have mental issues and the mental health in America is not good anyway. But, it's far worse with them attacking our government programs. Trump has acted like a cult leader since he was last in office. He still lies about Biden being the one to blame for our deficit. The mainstream media has betrayed us as well. We won't stand by and let this Monster steal our country as he stole the election! We want our REAL president in her house! This must end! Please let me know what to do for these people, Michael. We need help.

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Leslie's avatar

Are they really not thinking of their consequences? Seems they know exactly what is the results of their actions and that's WHY they are doing it. To destabilize and decimate the people. They know exactly what they are doing. Hitler playbook. Mission of Project 2025

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Dianemomcat's avatar

What good does it do to crow about a 99% win record, when the orange menace and company just ignore the rulings?

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Jan Christian King's avatar

I fear the Trump administration will ignore injunctions. What happens when the courts have to backup their decisions with arrests?

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

Musk not part of DOGE? Yet he & DT both speak as if he is. Musk sending out an email like a line supervisor, not a staff assistant to the executive. Musk threatening firing…he has no actual position on government yet he’s throwing around threats like he is. C’mon, Congress, use your powers and subpoena Musk to appear and answer questions under oath!!

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sherry moore's avatar

Popok. The new german government is NOT being led. By a far right party as you casually stated.Metz is a classic conservative and has spoken out loudly about the AfD extreme far right party who had huge gains in the election. Please check all the facts before making such declarative statements.

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Ben Holder's avatar

Thank you. A big bear hug to ya for providing us with clear, digestible, discussion about the frightening antics going on in the WH. It's very comforting. Thank you.

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John McNaught's avatar

This was an awesome presentation of what law means in our country and what it means and how it works. Great job Michael Popok.

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Donna ascah's avatar

Hes got to go now. America won't be America anymore in a year!!!

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

Ty for addressing him by Donald Trump and not President.

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Nancy Guzan's avatar

If you recall Donald Trump was invited to be interviewed by 60 Minutes and he declined. So his lawsuit against CBS has no merit.

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Susan Hoffman's avatar

Trump contends that he has a degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pa. To the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have a Master's Degree. Also, I doubt that anyone that has any economics background does not understand the velocity of money, what a dolt!

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

Michael just be careful and safe. Like Ben and brothers, please stay safe!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💙

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Greg Rogers's avatar

Pro-democracy & Rule Of Law == People of good intent

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Jacqueline Schoonheim's avatar

What if they just ignore all of the restraining orders and injunctions?

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Marjun Blishen's avatar

That’s my question too.

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John McNaught's avatar

Michael Popok I loved the " what happens if I push this button " line. Thanks for the smile that out on my face.

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T Swanson's avatar

you have to be careful that you aren't creating false hope, either, opposing propaganda... He doesn't care who it hurts, he doesn't care about legality, he's clearly threatening republicans to stay in line

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Lin francis's avatar

Elon Musk has too many government contracts that have not been cut or addressed. Ask yourself why?

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Patricia Brady-Danzig's avatar

I'm glad to be a part of the Meidas movement.

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Covingtonkiki's avatar

What are the plans??

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TriTorch's avatar

When the power of love overcomes the love of power

The world will know peace. -Ghandi

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WillieSquillie's avatar

They've not been fired (Phang and Capehart. Just moved to different times.

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Barbara A Gaudreau's avatar

Good morning Micheal. Was just on YT commenting on Bens video and got censored by YT. This is the 3rd time they’ve blocked me for 24 hours. Seems they don’t like it when I post against “stinky pants” comments. Oh well, just wanted to let you know. Thankfully I found SubStack so I can let y’all know about it. There have been a lot of people in Comments saying they are being blocked as well… I figured it was just a matter of time.

drumf can’t handle what he puts out… Such a weak, pathetic human! I think he needs to go on and resign before we gain control of Congress. Were you serious about handling the Next IMPEACHMENT? I have a strong feeling that come Mid-Terms we will gain control AND THIS TIME WE WANT HIM LOCKED UP! I have a question about that, when we impeach him, can we also impeach vince and the cabinet? We don’t want vince or green or RFK or the Speaker [or any Republican] to assume the office. Could we petition a VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE? Do we need a national petition for that?

I’m asking you these questions because I trust your knowledge. I want you to know that I appreciate that you “dummy down” all these court orders and such, what they mean and what you think will happen. You haven’t been wrong yet! Congrats on the half million!!! One million coming up quickly!

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Patricia Adamo's avatar

Nothing but the facts ! Bravo Popok 💙🇺🇸

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Toni Childs's avatar

I’d like the opportunity to speak to you and others about a citizens plan to stop the madness in a peaceful way that is a potential game changer to meet this moment. I am a nobody in politics. I am however a creative! My name is toni Childs, I am an Emmy winner and three time Grammy nominated recording artist. I have a vetted out of the box idea that is grassroots citizens driven I would like to talk to you, top constitutional attorneys you speak with for review of a citizens implemented petition state wide. So much work has already done. I am reaching out to the top former republicans like Liz Chaney, Adam Kissinger, the Bulwark, in addition to Midus Touch, Brian Tyler Coen, and other attorneys on sub stack. I am reaching out to top democrats like Bernie, AOC, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom. I would like the opportunity to share what I am proposing, and have your input and support to help blow this up once launched. I do not wish to go into detail in this public forum presently because we need to get our ducks in order. I hope you respond to this I am not a cracked pot or about waste your time or mine! The House is on fire and American people are experiencing Domestic Violence on a national level! I see a powerful path way! Thank you for your kind consideration of my request!

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Ann's avatar

It looks like after today Black Friday the next exodus of immigtant maybe from America.

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Kathy H's avatar

We can't lose interest in law & politics ever again. We can't sacrifice democracy, leave it vulnerable to take over, complacency is how we got here.

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Walt Turnbull's avatar

How is the DOJ, in what I assume is very weakened in their man-power, handling all the work involved in these 92 lawsuits?

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Uncle Paul's avatar

In the midst of all of the sturm, drang, confusion, and just plain bullshit, that everyone find a good chunk of time each day to 1) Stand up; 2) turn off the screens; and 3) Go outside for a nice long walk to that special place where you can then sit down, breath, and contemplate the answer to this question: 1) What is the ONE THING that you hold as your NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ahead of EVERYTHING ELSE? Just sit there for at least 15 - 20 minutes and hold that question in mind. Maybe an answer will come, maybe it won’t. If it comes, sit there and continue to carefully consider the answer you came up with. If it doesn’t come, you haven’t wasted your time. Enjoy your walk back to your place of screens and devices, do what you do, but return the next day to you special, quiet place and do it again. I have done this and the answer that came is an answer that every single American would most likely readily agree with. The answer that emerged for me offers a coarse test of anything and everything that comes at me from over the horizon each and every day. But I’m very interested in anyone who would like to offer what arose for them as their number one priority. Do respond if you feel like it, but if you don’t that’s perfectly O.K. It used to be a free country, after-all! Have a good day!

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Nancy Blodgett Klein's avatar

“That’s pissing the shit out of her and that’s a legal term.” 😂 You are precious, Popok!

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US Taxpayer's avatar

On March 14, 2025, if Republicans led three (3) branches of government don’t come to a budget resolution - that is solely them. They are “govern”ment. They should know how to govern or resign. Democrat politicians, please do not bail them out. They will blame every failure on Democrats either way. Let them own it! Accountability!

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Dawn's avatar

If the Supreme Court is going to side with the orange hippo then it's time to blow up their phones and let them hear from the people or protest in front of the Supreme Court either way they need to hear from the American People who voted to put these politicians in office and we vote for judges who are suppose to be on the side of the American People.

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Lenore  Florio's avatar

I wish those guys didn’t resign, I wish they would’ve demolished doge from within

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Mama Jude's avatar

I am 72 years old, and I have had boot on the ground for human rights and pro-democracy since the late 60’s. Who knew I would need to dust those boots off for causes that had been accomplished and had been working well for our country and our allies! This is such a travesty and insane! Thank you for being a voice of reason and respect! You are monumental in bringing the truth and transparency to the world!

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Chardin Bersto's avatar

It waas asked why don't those that can exercise the 25th amendment, the answer is simple, they are spineless!

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Tempertantrump desire was to disable NATO - he failed. It is now stronger than ever. US taxpayers now need NATO’s protection against a fascist invasion!

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Walter's avatar

Great and Informative Show, All Of You.

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Robert Cowles's avatar

I'm a Navy HM1, Vietnam Vet. North Vietnam received more support from Russia than from China. I was stationed at Naval Hospital Oakland, California, the Primary Prosthetic Hospital for the West Coast. We saw first hand many of the casualties from should be called a "Conflict" since the U.S. Congress NEVER formally Declared War against N. Vietnam or Russia or China.

When soldiers and Sailors returned to the U.S. many were spat on by people in the airports. Today I'm repeatedly thanked for my service. Most of the people living today have totally forgotten that era. NAVY DOC 69

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Donna R Mathre's avatar

we need to make sure that nothing this nazi does ever gets done. the Supreme court needs to resend the immunity they gave this nazi and let us put him in jail NOW , deport Musk, and make sure Maga 's in Congress get the axe !! we will never let trump and his BFF Putin and all the rest of the nazi take over America !!

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bruce rasbold's avatar

I dont know about anybody else but Im ready to FIGHT for my Country!my father fought hard in WW2 against fascism so all of us can live free ,I am not gonna dishonor my dad by caving to these Nazis in our government. so bring it on musk!!!!! you will lose!

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bruce rasbold's avatar

president TOE JAM!

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Deborah Taylor's avatar

Arres Musk and deport him!!!

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Robynne Limoges's avatar

Impeachment on the grounds of mental incapacity.

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Nancy's avatar

Yes we are in serious serious trouble here in the US. Our democracy is shot. Musk has taken control of our information. The courts can only slow things down. In regards to project 2025, 35% of it has already been rolled out. The inevitable will happen and we will be a fascist state.

What I'm struggling with and what I want answers to is how do we citizens make plans to protect ourselves in this new regime. One which is anti everything we've ever known. I'm concerned about the banking industry what happens to my money when the banks are state-owned? What are my personal rights? Do I have any? Good Lord I am so angry. I'm so angry every person in this country is affected by GOP hate. I'm angry that the future I thought I had is gone. I'm angry that the futures of my friends and neighbors are gone. I'm angry that our democracy is gone.🤬

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Robynne Limoges's avatar

You are absolutely right. And thank you.

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Robynne Limoges's avatar

Nancy, this is, forgive me I don’t mean to attack you personally, but this is where we always go wrong: “our entire republic is being destroyed by Nazi oligarchs… but the pressing question is what can we do to protect my money, my lifestyle, my family. Why are we not asking: how do we take down these fascists in Our White House. If they succeed, we will have no power whatsoever to protect ourselves.

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Nancy's avatar

The only way we can take them down is to unite as community and a country and take our protest to the streets! ✊🏼

And in the meantime I want to know how to protect myself my friends my family my fellow citizens and my money.

And by the way I didn't take your remark as a criticism whatsoever or as an attack on me personally. Jane Fonda says we must maintain our community and welcome others into our tent. I agree 100% with her philosophy. ✊🏼

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FourierAnalyst's avatar

So since we know the names of the Muskrats who have hacked into the Treasury, VA, IRS, SSA, etc. databases, is it possible to sue them individually because they are personally violating (potentially) my privacy? It may be they are "doing their job", but since this is still an illegal act, can't they also be held accountable? Or is their an issue in proving they actually know they are doing wrong?

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Phgladko's avatar

If trump, Musk and the 1% want to rule a country like dictators and oligarchs, go find another country that WANTS to be ruled like that and keep your mitts off the US. We don't want or need you.

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Nana's avatar

All here should take the time go to Jim Acosta SUBSTACK listen to His entire interview with Steve Schmidt it’s is worth every second of it.

I truly was about to give up I so sick of Trump and his lies. Schmidt was in Germany last week he is a never trump Former Republican campaign organizer I believe.

What he had to say was extremely important he shared some very informative information a lot of Positive info that truly gave me hope.

It was some history that I forgot all about. Please over 10,000 were watching when it was live.

I would love to hear what many think. I so believe he right it explains a lot about Amazon Facebook Instagram how they are bending for DJT their worried.

Not sure it I agree with him about Biden or not or about why Harris lost. I will always believe Trump via Musk bought/hacked the elections

Ex: Clark County NV (SOLID BLUE county always) investigative journalist found when election results were transferred via Star Link

Blue down ballot except President was DJT he looked into something was wrong

PA it showed a petition that was provided by Musk people sign in 7 States when Musk lawyers were in court they told judge no it wasn’t a lottery we doing survey. However they stated in Court Doc that they paid people $300 to $2000 ea for their participation hmm interesting right then of course we’re have Professor Gregg Palasta 20yr voter suppression investigation that found bomb threats some ballots not counted also Tx Purged 1m voters he said were dead or move come to find not the true. Also his false attack on Latinos voters info as he made 6am search at An 86y woman’s home to harass her for legal getting out info where to vote.

Ga it was just as bad purging, bomb threats as well as republican attacks on voters closing and removing ballot box.

So this how republicans deal with being unpopular acting unpatriotic. Now they just past the high tax break for billionaires to pay them all back for chipping million to DJT party on Jan 20th now cuts to SNAP, MEDICAID FOR MILLIONS OF LOW INCOME AND OUR MILITARY FAMILIES AS THEY DONT GET PAID MUCH

sorry for the long post BUT PLEASE GO WATCH JIM ACOSTA AND STEVE SCHMIDT ITS WAS A GREAT VIDEO FULL OF GREAT INFORMATION

Some I had forgotten about in History. Real good Thanks

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Nancy's avatar

I agree the election was stolen. No doubt.

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Nicky Lamothe's avatar

I’m Canadian and I cancelled all my legacy media’s networks from my tv programming. It’s shameful. I didn’t want my dollars supporting them through subscription. Small little way I can fight back. Keep up the great work.

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Becky Helfter's avatar

Fantastic summary. You do a great job of breaking this down for those of us without a strong legal understanding.

I'm disgusted with what is going on. Our nation has lost all credibility. If this wasn't such a dangerous situation, I'd say we have become the laughing stock of the world. We mustn't be paralyzed with fear or frustration. Everyone must find their way to speak out and take action.

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michael cannon's avatar

TDS or STDs? idk. ask rfk JR.

Your body, your choice 🤭

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michael cannon's avatar

TDS or STDs? idk. ask rfk JR.

Your body, your choice 🤭

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Cathy Ruiz's avatar

I'm 70

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Cathy Ruiz's avatar

Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

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Cindy's avatar

This was so good - I loved all of the information and opinions you shared. Insight to the legal environment was enlightening. Keep doing what you are doing.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

I don’t have $$, but I do vote and contact my political representatives - Local, state and Federal.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

Tempertantrump **is not** United States of America! He is a Fraud, Waste and Abuser!

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Semi precious Molly's avatar

Yes, VP Vance has been on board with an American Oligarchy since 2013 when he talked about it publicly. The actions reflect this goal completely. Replacing loyalists who are place holder’s and unqualified to do critical positions in the Federal government without interference from Congress who performs the checks and balances. The Congress is where the brakes are located but, as we have witnessed, they are complicit.

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US Taxpayer's avatar

I am 63. I remember when news was fact. News stations decided Vietnam “live” would generate protests to stop the torture. Future U.S. wars were then hidden from taxpayers and became a business.

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Sally Skellington's avatar

We need to be talking about more of project 25 and who is behind that. Garbage white supremacists, and baby boys?

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Sally Skellington's avatar

WTH are the Republicans?

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Sally Skellington's avatar

Hey, Mr. Popock!

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Cheryl Thomas's avatar

They are removing any people of color in positions as that is what Heritage Foundation and MAGA Mean, This came right out of the Project 2025: This came right out of Project 2025: the myth is, the “true” America — is under assault by a secular and multiculturalist left intent to destroy it. Donald Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again” was a call to restore this mythologized “true” America, which rests on a social order in which conservative white men have dominion over all others, including women, nonwhite Americans and non-Christians. In this society, white men ought to be afforded maximum freedom (including from government), while others must be controlled (with the government’s assistance). So now you know why JOY REID and so many other women and people of color have been terminated!

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David, Michael Donahue's avatar

We’re not allies with the Russian, it has rushed in and taken our country from the inside with their spies and traitors. Inbred idiots drank all of Donald’s Kool-Aid and went back for more and they can’t see it. They just can’t see it

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Thomas Morrison's avatar

You go to the car repair shop. They take out half of the parts of your car. Congratulations! Your car is TWICE as efficient!. You to to ER. They take out half of your body parts. Congratulations! You are twice as healthy! This seems to be the logic people believe in now. I know the hard core MAGAs are all-ion. They were main-lining horse dewormer. But really???

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Moe song's avatar

Where are the briefings??

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Graham Connell-Jones's avatar

Senators and congresses must be assured that if they act to restore true democratic governance now they will have the support and protection of th e most powerful news independent news channel on earth-Meidas. But if they do not stand up for truth now, there can be no protection for them when the grapes of wrath of the American people distils into vengeance .

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Lisa Glass's avatar

This was excellent!! Thank you for tying all of the cases together - it helps to remember that things ARE moving! I really enjoyed this format, and that you had time to “stretch out!” (Sometimes you feel like a hot take, sometimes you don’t! 😁)

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AwesomeLady's avatar

Michael, Would you please post or do a video explaining what undocumented people can do to help themselves? The ramifications of what to expect. What steps to take, etc...

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Kat's avatar

Thank you for creating this for us. Much appreciated. 🙏🏻

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Annabella Lee's avatar

We are in the midst of an administrative coup. Steps are being taken through the courts to contain it. A normal response. The problem is that the situation is anything but normal. So far, the Trump administration has given no sign, made no gesture, that it has any intention or desire to abide by or respect any of the laws or traditions that have applied in this country since it's inception. With last week's purge of the Pentagon leadership, the firing of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and, more importantly, the dismissal of the top JAG officers whose job it is to see that the orders given to the military conform to the principles of the Constitution and the rule of law, one can only wonder if Trump and his acolytes are not getting all their ducks in a row to take his administrative coup one step further.

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Rick Lyons's avatar

Florida is holding special elections for two open House of Rep seats at the end of March, and New York has yet another special election for an open seat there too. If those go blue the GOP would loose the house, and speaker Johnson would be in the back row once again. Help any way you can to turn these blue.

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Susan Bodzin's avatar

I love Katie Phang

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Richard Pelton's avatar

I have wondered-- Why can I not sue President and the RNC for supporting of Trump, as a Canidate? His refusing to match Vice-President Harris Interview- with fact check- and truthful answers and His specifically declination to participate, denying me my need to know, and hampering my ability to make educated and concise decisions, in my evaluation of my candidate selection process. He blocked and denied me of his explicit plans and intent that tainted my vote in this election. I feel $599,999,999 is just compensation

RH

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Lisa Glass's avatar

The thing that I don’t understand… This is all illegal, including the firings. But in the meantime, real people have been fired! They’ve lost paychecks. And what are they supposed to do? Who’s actually firing them?

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Andrea Merlin's avatar

The problem is that no matter what the courts rule, they have no mechanism to enforce their rulings.

We have to think of taking actions outside of the courts. We need to initiate a new Revolutionary resistance to overcome those that are now the enemies of our constitution.

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FeralAF's avatar

Didn't know that about the Supreme Court, thought they have always been there as they are now, from the beginning.

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Rosalyn's avatar

I would like to see you include project 2025 when you reference trump, and all the things he’s doing to destroy our country.

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Jane Zatlin's avatar

Please include transcripts of the videos. Some of us don’t have hours to listen,and would rather read.

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lance austin olsen's avatar

Since the judiciary has no army how do they enforce the law if the trump administration ignores them?

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FeralAF's avatar

Crap, if i had known "pissing the shit outta someone" was a legal term, I would have gone to law school without hesitation. Lol.

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Lisa Hill's avatar

Truth to Power! Thanks Popok!

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Karen's avatar

Question? Are Mega supporters really not happy with Trump/Musk? I keep hearing mixed messages on various podcasts or on CNN? That still support and like what he is doing? It saddens me that they fail to see or hear all these concerning issues. Another group I am so tired of are these republicans that see what is happening but make no effort to stop putting these unqualified people in these places and passing the most recent bill! This is disgusting, I hope none of them get re-elected

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JoAnn Murphy's avatar

TY for being there, SICK of them!!!

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JoAnn Murphy's avatar

frightening: Khrushchev said in the 1950's the Soviet Union didn't need to invade the West. They would defeat us from within by infiltrating our institutions with communist ideology and demoralizing our confidence in our own culture. Have they succeeded?

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Robert Beech's avatar

Thanks Michael,

I have been listening to you from Australia I believe for the past 3 years.

I appreciate have different legal systems.

Ours is based on the Westminster system where the monarchy through the Governor General provides advise

We to are citizens now, though we were in the past British subjects. I am a lover of the historical context. I throughly enjoyed your reforms Ancient Greece and you pulled on many references. This gives me pleasure.

Thanks

I hope your family are well and you have settled into your new home in Miami.

Good luck and the best of wishes on your new venture.

Regards Rob Beech.

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gerri caldarola's avatar

Too bad we can't cut off the $1M+ each Rep/Senator receives and ask them to rationalize what each of them and each of their staffs did this week.

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Marg Wright's avatar

Good luck Popok, that’s great work you are doing, keep up the fight, from NZ

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Jeannine Johnson's avatar

Mahalo! I really look forward to your updates.

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Nancy B.'s avatar

Thanks so much!!!

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gerri caldarola's avatar

So MSM capitulates and loses viewers -- so why do they choose T --

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Miriam Polli's avatar

You are a great talker. Your message is strong and filled with the truth.

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SEDBRNOT-MAY29's avatar

Good lord:

“92 lawsuits and 34 injunctions and restraining orders , state attorneys general, public interest groups, and Democratic lawyers—are prevailing at an astonishing 99% rate.” Incredible, fantastic, but incredible.

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gerri caldarola's avatar

That's why HR has a baad rap

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gerri caldarola's avatar

Cruelty is the point -- privatization is the point; no government "for the people" is the point; private armies, private police forces, private prisons -- that's the point. Private and capitalist... Now the FAA is going to use StarLink...

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Jean Conley's avatar

Had to laugh". "Weird uncle at Thanksgiving." Oooohhhhhh...but Michael is right, you know.

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Louise (lu) Croese's avatar

I read ALL the articles, can see for myself - US is in CRISIS - what are you going to DO?

Consider: South Korea. The people united, and acted!

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gerri caldarola's avatar

The Manchurian Candidate!

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Dale S Howard's avatar

Look at. Robert Chapin’s 2/23/25 FB post that noted that many voting machines in PA went down. Could they have been tampered with? It’s so odd that Elon’s son X said “Trump is not the President”????

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Lori Pitts's avatar

I am so mad about the firings at msnbc

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Jean Conley's avatar

Great idea Michael has!!!! Let's DEMAND that muskRAT give US, THE AMERICAN CITIZENS, a list of what HE'S DONE this past MONTH--not just week. (So should the dictator in the Oval Office.) Don't know how to do that unless "we" storm his office and just sit there --with him in the royal throne chair he has until he delivers it. Won't be anything lawful on there, that's for sure.

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Ann Suthard's avatar

Let me start by saying I despise Donald Trump and Elon Musk and what they are doing.

But I'm not all that thrilled with your reporting either. Can we please just get the facts and their sources? I don't need the Meidas chest thumping and inflammatory opinions. I need the news. This is NOT the news.

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Jean Cast's avatar

America needs a Hero.

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Sheila Gonzales's avatar

I am so thankful for this podcast!

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Beverly Benfield's avatar

I did not vote for him ever. I thought he was disgusting before he was ever president. I have been pulling up the video on Billy Bush and trump and sending it out. These women need to see it again. It is so disgusting.

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Jean Conley's avatar

It's about time these *&^%$#@ (no need to put the real word there because I KNOW all you readers know what that word is) judges study again in their law books (whatever) and realize he's a criminal/traitor/dictator and DO something???? Must be able to instead of playing chicken to The Psycho's hawk. And especially when it gets to the Supreme Court (five of the dump-favoring allies)--then again--probably useless since they owe The Dictator Buffoon their positions.

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MARY T. ENOS's avatar

Popok..Hope you see this note:

Have you or Ben heard how Musk's 20yr old transgender daughter is talking about him...she spoke of his behaviour, which was not good and also mentioned since she is 20 she is on her own and is thinking of changing her name. She doesn't need him. She also spoke of the grandfather who wasn't a good man as well. Those two men have quite the disgusting background.. But she would be a great person to have on your show, etc.

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Jean Cast's avatar

How is this not Treason?

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ron wood's avatar

FUCK TRUMP & MUSK!!

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Beverly Benfield's avatar

Thank you for keeping us informed.

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Toni Martin's avatar

All they do is LIE.

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Therese Kravetz's avatar

A couple of months ago, Jen Ward created and shared this video on Dismantling Musk's Influence. She was attacked for it at the time.

Now it is pretty evident she was right about things.

Please participate:

https://jenuinehealing.com/video/dismantling-musks-influence/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta3uXkcGK4o&t=1s

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Joyce Hawkins's avatar

I'd probably vote against DJT directive just so he'd fire me.

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Tricia Kittredge's avatar

Czar Shitler, did not win the election, he was bought and paid for by billionaires and the Nazi republicans and the heritage society money, they also bought the Supreme Court, so, if they did not legitimately win can’t we get rid of all of them

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Colt Stewart's avatar

Excellent update. Thanks! Keep it comin’.

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Christina Mae Boyer's avatar

Nope never voted for a felon

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Christina Mae Boyer's avatar

Not me

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Tricia Kittredge's avatar

But, will all these lawsuits make a difference, czar Shitler and Elon mustard gas are ignoring the law, why can’t we legally oust them

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Anne Smardon's avatar

45th in freedom of the press!! I did not know that, Michael!

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David Nation's avatar

We're going to have to win more than 90% this time around.

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

One world order

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

Shame on MSNBC, kissed the ring!

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Julie Lee's avatar

Israel also voted against the UN resolution!

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Terilyn's avatar

I am curious, now that there are 92 cases in 5 weeks against the Trump administration, how that compares to other administrations. I know that over any administration, there are lawsuits, but I am curious to see a comparison.

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Steve's avatar

Michael, did he really win the election?

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Deb's avatar

Watch bad Faith. It was on Prime

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Bonnie Fissella's avatar

What are the 4 cases that they were actually successful with?

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pete's avatar

Specific targets for reductions were not included in the memo, but Trump said the Environmental Protection Agency could cut its workforce by 65%.

Great...Lets get back to mercury in fish, lead in paint, and bug spray that kills the baby and the puppy...we are marching backwards to 1953 before we had TV and airconditioning

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Margaret's avatar

I’ll have to come back to this later. My migraine just exploded. You know sovereign citizens have a point…basically disenfranchised citizens. They don’t want anyone telling them want they can or can’t do. I’m feeling rather disenfranchised.

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Kimberly Cossette-Owen's avatar

65 years young!! I can kick, and stretch! Im 65 years old! I took a break from MSNBC after the election, just to take a breather but I loved the anchor lineup.. one of my favs is Alex Wagner.. I knew her from her ensemble TV show called the Circus.

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Personally I’d rather a place that has piranhas

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Patrice Mobley's avatar

It takes All of us. Don't shop at the anti DEI Corporations on 2/28, send a strong message.

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Brenda Brown's avatar

Don't do ANY spending on 2/28 to send a really strong message.

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Uncle Paul's avatar

On 02/28/25, eschew ‘shopping’. Spend money ONLY on Necessities. Then, as you begin to realize how short your must-have list actually is, you will quickly realize how unnecessary so many purchases actually are. And then, as we continue to adjust our lists of necessities vs. discretionaries, (Needs vs. Wants), many will gradually discover there is a small surplus of money available to Save & Share: save for a ‘rainy-day’, share with those who are in need of necessities that they actually need.

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look the Trump administration in the eye and its officials and say, with a unified voice, We don't believe a word that you say. We don't believe a word that you're telling us in these courtrooms, and therefore we are issuing fill-in-the-blank temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and the rest. I want to talk about all of the cases.