SUNDAY NIGHT MESSAGE FROM MEIDAS FOUNDER

It’s Sunday night.

Not Sunday morning coffee.

Tonight, it’s something a little different.

I’m sitting here with a bowl of chocolate chocolate chip ice cream packed with chocolate brownies, finally slowing down after one of the most intense weeks I can remember. I spent the day at the Los Angeles Zoo with my daughter, just trying to be present for a few hours in a world that didn’t feel like it was on fire. And now, as she’s asleep, I’m back here with you, ice cream in hand, trying to process it all.

That’s what this is tonight.

A Sunday night dessert together.

Because honestly, that’s what this movement is too. It’s not just breaking news and war coverage and the chaos we’ve been reporting on around the clock. It’s also these quiet moments. It’s family. It’s why we do this.

And while I was watching my daughter laugh today, millions of people across this country—and across the world—were doing something else just as powerful this weekend.

They were showing up.

The “No Kings” protests weren’t just big on Saturday. They were historic. Over 8 million people took to the streets in cities and small towns, standing up against authoritarianism, against this disastrous war, against the attacks on voting rights and basic freedoms. You had people marching in Washington, in Minnesota, in New York. Everywhere. You had artists, veterans, elected officials, families.

You had courage.

And you had something else too—fearlessness.

Because here’s the truth: the people in power right now are counting on fear. They want people to feel isolated, to feel like they’re alone, to feel like nothing they do matters.

But when 8 million people show up?

That lie collapses.

At the same time, the war Trump dragged this country into with Iran is spiraling. There’s no clear objective. No endgame. Even people who supported him are now saying it out loud. Veterans, young voters, voices inside his own coalition—they’re calling it what it is.

A betrayal.

And the cracks are showing everywhere. You see it in the confusion from his own officials when they can’t even explain basic decisions. You see it in the infighting. You see it in the economic contradictions, in the foreign policy chaos, in the fact that nothing feels coherent because it isn’t.

And yet, despite all of that, you also see something else happening.

People waking up.

Even in places you wouldn’t expect. Farmers. Workers. Families who are realizing that the policies coming out of this administration don’t match reality. The people who keep this country running are being targeted and scapegoated while the system itself is breaking.

That realization is of the utmost importance, as movements don’t just grow from outrage, but from clarity.

And that’s what today felt like to me.

Clarity.

I kept thinking about it while sitting there at the zoo earlier, watching my daughter take everything in with this sense of wonder. That’s the future. That’s what all of this is about. Making sure she grows up in a country where truth matters, where democracy is protected, where cruelty isn’t the policy.

And I’ll be honest with you… This week was exhausting. Covering war. Covering lies. Watching the stakes rise higher and higher.

But then I see what you all are doing.

I see the millions of people showing up.

I see this community growing stronger every single day.

And I feel something else too.

Hope.

Real hope.

Not the fake kind politicians sell. The real kind that comes from people taking action.

That’s what we’re building together at MeidasTouch. Not just a network. Not just coverage. A community that refuses to back down.

If you’re reading this and you’ve been following along, you already know the impact this community is having. You’ve seen how our reporting cuts through the noise. You’ve seen how we hold these people accountable when others won’t.

But we can only keep growing this if you’re part of it.

So if you’ve been thinking about becoming a paid subscriber, tonight is a good night to do it. Seriously. Help us keep building this. Help us keep fighting. Help us keep telling the truth when it matters most.

Because this isn’t slowing down.

Not the movement.

Not the stakes.

And definitely not us.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to finish this ice cream before it melts.

We’ve got a big week ahead.