The Day Trump Feared… Today We Make History Together!!!
By Ben Meiselas
Today we show the world that in America we are not scared of Trump and his pathetic, vile regime.
Today we show the world that America does not want a tyrant and does not want a king.
Today, let’s make history with the largest peaceful protest ever.
Tens of millions of Americans will be protesting alongside so many others around the world.
This is the day Trump feared.
When future generations ask what you did when authoritarianism took hold in America, tell them you weren’t on the sidelines. Today, you will make your mark on history, marching side by side at the No Kings Protest.
But as historic and great as today will be, I know it will only be the beginning.
The peaceful protests will continue to grow and grow like nothing the world has ever seen.
The powerful statement we will make today will be an overwhelming repudiation of the Trump regime. It will remind everyone who holds the power — the people hold the power, not the right-wing oligarchs.
One of the greatest privileges I’ve had at the MeidasTouch Network has been flipping the script on news coverage with our platform. Whereas corporate news refused to cover the protests and intentionally suppressed them, we went all in — amplifying the work of grassroots groups and activists fighting for democracy and going all in on our coverage of the protests.
We showed the world that people want to see coverage of what matters to them, and these mass protests deserve significant coverage. We’ve never followed corporate news framing. We’ve always led our coverage by listening to you.
As in the past, the MeidasTouch Network will be the main streaming platform for the No Kings Protests on our YouTube channel. Make sure to check it out. We’ve been working closely with the lead organizers of No Kings to make sure we can assist in amplifying the coverage of their efforts in any way possible. This is why we built this platform — it’s for days like today.
So go out there and have fun. Make sure to always remain peaceful. Never let the regime take away your love, your joy, or your empathy. Always remember we are in this together — and there are more of us than there are of them. I am so proud of you and everything you’ve done to help make this country and this world a better place.
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Regardless, I can’t wait to hear about your experience at the No Kings Protest today and see all the pictures and videos. Have a wonderful No Kings Day, everyone.
If journalism is the first draft of history, then this silence is a deliberate redaction.
The near-total absence of coverage around today’s nationwide protests isn’t just editorial oversight, it’s editorial insulation. Large media outlets aren’t ignoring dissent by accident. They’re insulating themselves from the political consequences of amplifying it. This isn’t neutrality. It’s avoidance.
Behaviorally, institutions under threat default to self-preservation. When legitimacy is being challenged in the streets, legacy media will avoid being seen as complicit in disruption. That’s not just cowardice. It’s strategic omission.
We’re now living in a split-screen reality. On one side, millions are marching. On the other, the official record barely registers it, thus far. That gap isn’t accidental, it’s engineered. And it’s a core tactic of authoritarian drift: make the resistance look invisible so the public assumes it doesn’t exist.
Tomorrow, I’ll write more about what this means…not just for the protests, but for the architecture of American media itself.
Thank you to MTN!
—Johan
Today we show the felon in the White House, how scared he should be.