Thank you, Ben. It seems to me that Trump's threats are sufficient to warrant immediate removal from office. He's becoming more and more dangerous each day. He could do anything to anyone; he has his bunker ready.
Doing much better than Trump isn't a stretch. The problem is that Bernie wouldn't have done much good as he's proven in Congress by how little he's accomplished other than talk.
Thank you Meidas. We see you all working hard everyday. Sometimes while I’m watching my thoughts drift to, Thank God theres people like you. I find myself thinking if they can keep fighting we can too. Together everyone. Truly thank you very much. Love you all
Well said, "together everyone". While it looks like maybe there really will be a blue wave (although we must not become complacent and believe any of the polls and we must work even harder now ) whether there is or is not a blue wave we have to remain together and support each other.
Thank you Connie for this. I really, really needed to hear this because I feel so alone and isolated. I come to the Comments section every day for that exact reason. I don’t know you people, but I recognize your names, the same ones, and I’m so grateful for all of you!
Some brave reporter with access to trump, should ask him to name "America's enemies". I doubt his list is the same as what most Americans would say. It would be good for him to go on record with this list.
And I’d say “what the fuck is wrong with you, Porky? We never wanted your sorry ass to begin with, and we’re all just so sick and tired of you. So GO AWAY and NEVER come back!!!”
Biden is apparently responsible for everything Trump has done to destroy this country and Democracy for the past two years and he did it all while asleep. I wasn't even aware of that. It's quite an accomplishment, if you ask me. I guess I need to pay more attention.
Trump "works" four hours a day. Imagine what this country would be like if he wasn't so "low energy".
Trump writes at a 3rd grade level. Natalie writes at a high school freshman level. I guess that's an improvement. We don't have to read incomprehensible truth social posts in all caps. With Natalie it's gone from "Huh?" to "WTF?".
AWWW the most hated political group in the USA, are progressives and DSA members. MAGAs and Democrats hate these groups. They say they hate communists, but they really hate people like me. I'm use to it. I've been cussed out by the best democrats who will NOT give up their excellent health insurance, to get universal health care...Also they don't want to pay for anyone else's health insurance...These were democrats folks... not magas. smdh
JoBo, the Countries he wouldn’t say are RUSSIA, CHINA, NORTH KOREA, which are the COMMUNIST countries that he supports. Russia and China are helping IRAN hit American troops so why isn’t GENERAL DAN CAINE not doing anything about EVIL T’s COMMUNIST approach to these Countries.
After this past week I'm concerned with how far trumpf is going to push his agenda in this country. He's amassed a private army with ICE who have shown us they do not respect the law or the courts and they have no problem inflicting pain and death. I'm concerned that I'm going to wake up on November 3 to armed men on street corners in our major cities. I pray I'm wrong.
I have been thinking that for months. I don't know if people don't talk about it because it would scare people away from voting just the thought of that or if all of these independent journalists and historians feel as though if they say it out loud then it might give DJ T the idea which has to be the most idiotic sorry, things to think when as you pointed out he's got his own private Army and from my point of view but I do not know military law and how this would play out, but I figure he's got the entire military blackmailed. Illegal War following illegal orders and war crimes. He would resume deployed across the country and they refuse.. remember he threatened the six legislators who simply repeated the military oath that they did not have to follow illegal orders? And he threatened them with death by hanging for treason. But that wasn't any big deal then. Now he's fighting for his life like a caged rat. What will he do?I but they have an extensive list of options. Why isn't anybody talking about that possible reality? I like agree with you will Wilson
I served 28 years in the Infantry and Special Forces. The vast majority of the military will disobey illegal orders.
As far as the "you must disobey illegal orders" 6 goes, look how that turned out. Mark Kelly sued Hegseth and won. Nothing happened to the rest of them as far as I'm aware. Hegseth is going to be charged with war crimes once the Democrats take power in 2028.
Thank you for that James. I appreciate hearing that and yes I know nothing much happened but I guess my question in which I admitted not understanding military law but hearing this is been an illegal War who would kind of suggest that they were following illegal orders or am I way out of whack? How can you be following legal orders if the war itself is illegal? Thanks for your help I'm just trying to understand and thank you Sir, for your service!!!!!!
The soldier on the ground, the pilots flying the planes and helicopters and the sailors firing the missiles are required by military law to assume that the orders they receive are legal unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
The bombing of the girl's school was the fault of using old intelligence.
If a military commander orders his unit to kill all the people in a village, that's an illegal order. The officer (LT Calley) who gave the order that resulted in the My Lai massacre of about 500 villagers was prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison.
As far as Iran goes, the unit reponsible for evaluating targets and balancing the importance of the target with the possibility of collateral damage was gutted purposely by Hegseth. He doesn't believe in following rules of engagement or care about civilian casualties. He wi
ll eventually be prosecuted for that and the sinking of fishing ships in the Caribbean. International war crimes are investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague. Jack Smith used to work there. He successfully prosecuted several war criminals.
Trump and Hegseth are lobbing the UN to eliminate the ICC. It's not going to happen.
I have been watching you on you tube since day 1. You have grown. I would like more attention paid to ICE and the detentions. Follow the money. People disappear, people are dying. It’s such a disgrace, upon many that test our true humanity. Keep up the good work, and thank you!
Agree, I rely on ICE info from Rachel Maddow. and it’s alarming but hopeful too because communities are pushing back but international news should not detract from how utterly disgusting, unlawful and unAmerican ICE is!
The vote has to be just the start. The midterms don't remove the Administration- who is daily emboldened by the lies, war crimes and personal enrichment.
Yes. It is not a matter of age it is a matter of mental illness. Or a severe personality disorder that would not respond to any medications or therapy.
Almost everything Trump says is a lie and intelligent people know it. He and all MAGAts are vile scum, parasites, leaches, and bloodsuckers. And I'm being quite mild when I run down Trump and hius syscophants.
Ben, thank you and your stellar cadre of investigative journalists that keep us informed every day. You are all amazing and appreciated! Take care. Be safe. Continue to grow!
I am very worried about Ukraine. The proof that we are aligned with Putin is our neglect and lack of attention to Ukraine. This is a disgrace.
Thank you, Ben. It seems to me that Trump's threats are sufficient to warrant immediate removal from office. He's becoming more and more dangerous each day. He could do anything to anyone; he has his bunker ready.
Well, he's demented. That's the risk Americans took when they elected a 79 year old fossil like him as President.
Bernie Sanders would have done much better! He shows no signs of dementia, and he's not evil.
Doing much better than Trump isn't a stretch. The problem is that Bernie wouldn't have done much good as he's proven in Congress by how little he's accomplished other than talk.
I don't disagree, but I could sure do with little accomplished rather than all of the harm Trump's "accomplished" and what may be yet to come.
Well, we'll never know will we? Democrat elites took care of that.
I am loath to call him a president. He is a malignant narcissist with delusions of grandeur and Nazi like ideation.
Thank you so much, Ben. I'm glad we have your team to keep us sane.
Thank you Meidas. We see you all working hard everyday. Sometimes while I’m watching my thoughts drift to, Thank God theres people like you. I find myself thinking if they can keep fighting we can too. Together everyone. Truly thank you very much. Love you all
Well said, "together everyone". While it looks like maybe there really will be a blue wave (although we must not become complacent and believe any of the polls and we must work even harder now ) whether there is or is not a blue wave we have to remain together and support each other.
Yes Pat and continue fighting with our messages to them when our DEMS are in office!
Thank you Connie for this. I really, really needed to hear this because I feel so alone and isolated. I come to the Comments section every day for that exact reason. I don’t know you people, but I recognize your names, the same ones, and I’m so grateful for all of you!
You’re very welcome.
Some brave reporter with access to trump, should ask him to name "America's enemies". I doubt his list is the same as what most Americans would say. It would be good for him to go on record with this list.
I'd like some brave reporter to look him in the eye and ask "What the fuck is wrong with you?!"
And when dt tosses that reporter aside, for the next reporter to ask the exact same question, over & over again.
So saddened by the lack of solidarity of "journalists" in the past 2 years
Access denied is questions not asked and voices not heard.
Maybe not with that particular question, but with other questions.
Ha..ha...ha....I like your idea more than mine!
His response: "What the fuck is wrong you, Piggy? Who do you work for? You're fake news. You're not supposed be here."
And I’d say “what the fuck is wrong with you, Porky? We never wanted your sorry ass to begin with, and we’re all just so sick and tired of you. So GO AWAY and NEVER come back!!!”
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Donald Trump's Enemies List
1) Reporters who tell the truth.
2) Anyone who's color isn't lily white or orange.
3) Democrats.
4) Free-thinking Independents (me).
5) Women who don't know their place.
6) Children who complain about being hungry.
7) Disloyal judges.
8) Anybody getting more attention than him.
9) Psychiatrist's and Psychologists
10) The Midas Touch Network.
11) Marc Elias and Democracy Docket.
12) David Pakman
13) Farron Balanced.
14) Adam Mockler
15) Adam Kinzinger
16) Latisha James
17) James Comey
18) The "You can disobey illegal orders" six.
19) Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coastguardsmen.
20) Generals and Admirals.
21) Anybody who believes health care is a right.
22) Taylor Swift.
23) Nobel Prize Laureates
24) His arch-nemisis Greta Thunberg
25) His wife.
There are plenty more
Anybody who isn't him, except the obvious, one Natalie the Harpie
You got me. How did I miss that?
You forgot Biden and Obama
Yeah, I realized that, but my phone needed recharging.
Biden is apparently responsible for everything Trump has done to destroy this country and Democracy for the past two years and he did it all while asleep. I wasn't even aware of that. It's quite an accomplishment, if you ask me. I guess I need to pay more attention.
Trump "works" four hours a day. Imagine what this country would be like if he wasn't so "low energy".
Trump writes at a 3rd grade level. Natalie writes at a high school freshman level. I guess that's an improvement. We don't have to read incomprehensible truth social posts in all caps. With Natalie it's gone from "Huh?" to "WTF?".
Is this your short list? Ha! Great beginning.
Join in.
James, everyone is an enemy unless they kiss is fat ass or give him tons of money. The only thing he thinks or cares about is himself and money!!!
AWWW the most hated political group in the USA, are progressives and DSA members. MAGAs and Democrats hate these groups. They say they hate communists, but they really hate people like me. I'm use to it. I've been cussed out by the best democrats who will NOT give up their excellent health insurance, to get universal health care...Also they don't want to pay for anyone else's health insurance...These were democrats folks... not magas. smdh
And I’d keep ALL of those, well except his wife. I don’t want her either!
26) Women and other females who refuse his sexual advances.
27) The LGBTQ+ community.
28) Supreme Court Justices who reject his illegal, unconstitutional Executive Orders.
29) Pete Buttigeig.
30) Male storytellers wearing a fashionable dress.
Farmers
Factory workers
Unions
NATO
The UN
Caribbean fishermen
Katie "badass lawyer" Fang.
The Phang of Justice. Heard it. Love it!
Volodymir Zelenski
Late night talk show hosts
Comedians
"Illegal aliens" who land on this planet without a visa.
Loving your lists 😂
JoBo, the Countries he wouldn’t say are RUSSIA, CHINA, NORTH KOREA, which are the COMMUNIST countries that he supports. Russia and China are helping IRAN hit American troops so why isn’t GENERAL DAN CAINE not doing anything about EVIL T’s COMMUNIST approach to these Countries.
After this past week I'm concerned with how far trumpf is going to push his agenda in this country. He's amassed a private army with ICE who have shown us they do not respect the law or the courts and they have no problem inflicting pain and death. I'm concerned that I'm going to wake up on November 3 to armed men on street corners in our major cities. I pray I'm wrong.
I have been thinking that for months. I don't know if people don't talk about it because it would scare people away from voting just the thought of that or if all of these independent journalists and historians feel as though if they say it out loud then it might give DJ T the idea which has to be the most idiotic sorry, things to think when as you pointed out he's got his own private Army and from my point of view but I do not know military law and how this would play out, but I figure he's got the entire military blackmailed. Illegal War following illegal orders and war crimes. He would resume deployed across the country and they refuse.. remember he threatened the six legislators who simply repeated the military oath that they did not have to follow illegal orders? And he threatened them with death by hanging for treason. But that wasn't any big deal then. Now he's fighting for his life like a caged rat. What will he do?I but they have an extensive list of options. Why isn't anybody talking about that possible reality? I like agree with you will Wilson
The US military Service Members are hostages. Their leadership was fired or hijacked by Hackseth and the orange ghoul. 911 Nov or game over.
That's one way to put it. I don't disagree.
I served 28 years in the Infantry and Special Forces. The vast majority of the military will disobey illegal orders.
As far as the "you must disobey illegal orders" 6 goes, look how that turned out. Mark Kelly sued Hegseth and won. Nothing happened to the rest of them as far as I'm aware. Hegseth is going to be charged with war crimes once the Democrats take power in 2028.
Thank you for that James. I appreciate hearing that and yes I know nothing much happened but I guess my question in which I admitted not understanding military law but hearing this is been an illegal War who would kind of suggest that they were following illegal orders or am I way out of whack? How can you be following legal orders if the war itself is illegal? Thanks for your help I'm just trying to understand and thank you Sir, for your service!!!!!!
The soldier on the ground, the pilots flying the planes and helicopters and the sailors firing the missiles are required by military law to assume that the orders they receive are legal unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
The bombing of the girl's school was the fault of using old intelligence.
If a military commander orders his unit to kill all the people in a village, that's an illegal order. The officer (LT Calley) who gave the order that resulted in the My Lai massacre of about 500 villagers was prosecuted and sentenced to life in prison.
As far as Iran goes, the unit reponsible for evaluating targets and balancing the importance of the target with the possibility of collateral damage was gutted purposely by Hegseth. He doesn't believe in following rules of engagement or care about civilian casualties. He wi
ll eventually be prosecuted for that and the sinking of fishing ships in the Caribbean. International war crimes are investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague. Jack Smith used to work there. He successfully prosecuted several war criminals.
Trump and Hegseth are lobbing the UN to eliminate the ICC. It's not going to happen.
I have been watching you on you tube since day 1. You have grown. I would like more attention paid to ICE and the detentions. Follow the money. People disappear, people are dying. It’s such a disgrace, upon many that test our true humanity. Keep up the good work, and thank you!
Agree, I rely on ICE info from Rachel Maddow. and it’s alarming but hopeful too because communities are pushing back but international news should not detract from how utterly disgusting, unlawful and unAmerican ICE is!
Yes, that should be one of the first issues a new Congress, hopefully, deals with. Disband ICE and close the detention centers.
Ben, thank you for being such a dedicated and reliable source of “truthiness” to quote Stephen Colbert !
Appreciate all your reporting and bringing to light facts rather than rantings by a lunatic.
I’m assuming Ds will win big in November but my concern is what will happen between Nov 3rd and Jan 2nd. I haven’t seen anything written about that?
Not much. Liddle Mikey will recess the House and go hide in a corner to avoid Trump's rage.
We are now in the umpteenth week, and everything is going to plan.
The Project 2025 plan, that is.
What is the solution to this vexing problem?
November 3rd, get out and vote.
Because, this may be our last chance to restore democracy.
The vote has to be just the start. The midterms don't remove the Administration- who is daily emboldened by the lies, war crimes and personal enrichment.
Yes. It is not a matter of age it is a matter of mental illness. Or a severe personality disorder that would not respond to any medications or therapy.
Almost everything Trump says is a lie and intelligent people know it. He and all MAGAts are vile scum, parasites, leaches, and bloodsuckers. And I'm being quite mild when I run down Trump and hius syscophants.
Steven, not almost, EVERYTHING he says is a lie and has been his entire life!!!
Thank you, Ben and MTN team. Meidas+ is my main source of national news, and your hard work, courage and commitment is greatly appreciated!
Ben, thank you and your stellar cadre of investigative journalists that keep us informed every day. You are all amazing and appreciated! Take care. Be safe. Continue to grow!
I am very worried about Ukraine. The proof that we are aligned with Putin is our neglect and lack of attention to Ukraine. This is a disgrace.
Firstly, thank you very much for the work you do! It’s like a cozy place to rest for a few minutes every day!
I’m wondering what ever became of the “Afrikaners”! Slide em in, cover them up!
I also wonder if there should be more transparency about the “data centers”.. I don’t think people, for the most part, realize the purpose of them!
Thank you!