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Of course they were caught lying in court 🙄 they don't know the difference between truth and lies 🤬 THE ORANGE DICTATOR COULDN'T TELL THE TRUTH IF IT SLAPPED HIS UGLY ORANGE FACE. look the brainwashed maggot Republican cult members have heard so much bullshit its second nature to them now "ITS RIDICULOUS AND REPULSIVE TO NORMAL PEOPLE WITH FUNCTIONING BRAINS" I'm a proud Canadian 🇨🇦 and worried if the American people Don't get organized and march in the millions against this subhuman 🤡 dictator and his assistant Evil Elon the damage will be permanent and your democracy will be doomed
Me too Chris. The resistance has started. I'm going to a protest this week. Have attended one on Presidents day,p roughly 300 people, screaming, signs, at a very busy intersection locally. Many, many cities are having potests, are writing to representatives, and massive crowds at town halls nationwide. Repubs have just started turning thisbig ship.
It is going to get much, much uglier. I wish I could say with confidence that we will not have bloodshed, but unfortunately it has a good chance of coming to that.
I have traveled and worked in Canada and I love your people and your country. One of my biggest concerns right now, I hope USA stays in NATO. The current regimeis destroying our lifeling allies. I will never support Pvtin, Musk, Trvmp. I will do everything I can to get them out of our hair.
One final note, I totally think Trvmp, Pvtin, and Xi are trying to form the new Axis of Evil. What the globe is experiencing at this time will reuire veragefolks to suppor each other and work together.
I will NEVER let him ruin my friendship and bond with Canadians.💗
I agree. If our congress doesn't step up soon (Republicans & Democrats) I'm afraid there will be bloodshed. Once that happens, we're in full civil war again, and who wins depends on if the military honors thier oath, or follows the new king.
I'm doing my part, letting my reps know (regularly) how I feel, and I know many others are too. To anyone who hasn't started yet, PLEASE start now.
Yes, the paid blonde bimbo liar, insulting every one with intelligence in the room, and watching from elsewhere, with her lies. She reeks of rot. Every press secretary representing Trump was a paid liar, some worse than others. A pretty face doesn’t make it more palatable. Actually we think it’s more disgusting. Seeing a lovely ( on the surface only) young woman be such an incredible, rancid, liar, everybody in the room, and everybody watching on TV sees through every lie she spews. We can’t wait for her demise, to be discarded, tossed on the dust pile of former, fired liars, who went on to be permanently defiled by their own insipid performances for Trump.
republicans, those who have any self-respect and sense of self worth left in them by now, should speak up for God sake, it’s getting late for them to redeem themselves. Speak up and speak the truth about what’s going on, about how people are folding because their they’ve lost their manhood somehow or a womanhood, as it were, and are only protecting their own behind. By being yes-men to the biggest liar of all time, the bloated, pooper in chief. shame on all of you, even though who may know the truth, but are too much of a pussy to speak up. So give up your seat, give up your free insurance or your kids, free college tuition for the sake of the country for God sake. Maybe the next president one who gives a damn and who does things right, whether Republican or Democrat, will pardon you from losing those perks because you spoke up. But dammit be a man, be a woman worth the skin you’re in, and do what’s right. You know what’s right and we’re sick of waiting for you to grow a pair, so to speak, man or woman you’ll go down with a ship, too kids, if you don’t make it right real soon and we’re running out of time and get rid of the illegal interloper, the immigrant Nazi turned rogue, musk ,while you’re at it.. representing 37 find an intelligent, hard-working people who are really pissed off out here in New York.
Lynn...You go girl!! Spinmeister Leavitt has a seat wating beside McEnnany at FauxLies when she is dumped. The current Trumptard Press Meeting Corp of Dipshits is nothing more than a locked outhouse full of excrement
The Unthinkable Descent of America: How Lies, Manipulation, and Immorality Created the Trump Cult
There is no moral, intelligent, or well-informed person on Earth who would ever support Donald Trump—not once the facts are laid bare. The only reason anyone still does is because they have been lied to, manipulated, and conditioned to believe they are fighting for their country, when in reality, they are being used as pawns in the most dangerous con in American history.
How Did We Get Here? The Abuse of Free Speech and the Collapse of Truth
America didn’t get to this point overnight. This catastrophe was manufactured.
The greatest evil in all of this is not that Trump exists—criminal sociopaths have always existed. The true catastrophe is that we failed to safeguard the truth.
The First Amendment was never meant to be a shield for liars, propagandists, and bad actors—but that’s exactly how it’s been weaponized.
We allowed Fox News, Breitbart, OANN, and Newsmax to pump nonstop lies into millions of households under the guise of “news.”
We allowed unhinged conspiracy theorists to spread misinformation unchecked, poisoning public discourse.
We allowed social media to become a breeding ground for mass deception, where people live in alternate realities that have nothing to do with facts.
We allowed Trump and his enablers to commit crime after crime without accountability, normalizing corruption at the highest levels.
Other countries do not allow this level of deception under the excuse of “free speech.”
Germany does not allow people to deny the Holocaust, because they understand that unchecked lies lead to atrocity.
But in America, we have let bad faith actors hide behind the First Amendment, creating a world where truth is optional and propaganda has the same weight as reality.
The Fox News Loophole: How They Legally Get Away With Lying
Fox News hides behind a legal technicality to avoid accountability.
Because Fox News is a cable network, not a traditional broadcast channel, it does not require a public broadcasting license.
That means they have zero obligation to tell the truth.
This loophole has allowed them to fabricate, manipulate, and outright deceive their viewers for decades without any legal repercussions.
The result? An entire generation radicalized by propaganda, believing outright falsehoods as fact.
Trump: The Insane, Amoral Figurehead of an Entirely Manufactured Reality
Donald Trump is so consumed by his own lies, criminality, and sociopathy that he likely has no grasp on reality anymore.
He is a pathological liar who has been committing fraud, stealing, and manipulating people since the 1970s.
His worldview is entirely transactional—he does not recognize morality, only personal gain.
He is so deep in his own mental illness and narcissistic delusions that he likely no longer knows the difference between truth and fiction.
But he didn’t do this alone. He was enabled by the wealthy elite, a corrupt media empire, and an entire political party willing to sell out the country for power.
How Do We Fix This? How Do We Save America From the Madness?
We can fix this—but it won’t be easy. The country is infected with a disease of dishonesty, ignorance, and corruption. To restore truth and sanity, we must:
Hold Media Accountable
End the Fox News Loophole—require all major news networks to abide by truth-in-broadcasting laws.
Regulate misinformation on social media—penalize platforms that knowingly spread falsehoods.
Ban propaganda networks from posing as legitimate news sources.
Fight for Stronger Education and Media Literacy
Require critical thinking and media literacy courses in schools—so future generations can recognize propaganda.
Combat disinformation with aggressive fact-checking campaigns—so people can easily verify truth vs. lies.
Prosecute Trump and His Enablers Fully
No more political hesitations. No more delays. Trump and his entire criminal network must face justice.
Anyone who engaged in the deliberate spread of harmful disinformation for power or profit must be held accountable.
Strengthen Democracy Against Authoritarianism
End gerrymandering and voter suppression—so elections reflect the true will of the people.
Make voting easier, not harder—so lies and manipulation can’t suppress the electorate.
Rebuild the Public’s Relationship With Truth
A nation cannot function if half of its citizens believe in fantasy.
The war against disinformation must become a top priority—through government policy, public education, and community engagement.
Final Thought: The Battle for America’s Soul
What we are witnessing is not normal.
What we are living through has never happened before in American history—a full-scale assault on reality itself.
Trump is not just a bad politician. He is the product of an entire ecosystem of lies, greed, and immorality that has festered for decades.
This is a battle for truth, for democracy, for the future of the country itself.
The good news? Lies can only thrive if people stop fighting for the truth.
It’s time to wake up, fight back, and reclaim reality before it’s too late.
yes , i’ve called Jamie Raskin‘s office and several other senators. And will do more today and this week. My book isn’t out yet, when it comes out, I hope my name will become known again for my artwork and people will pay attention like they did for decades when I was abroad. At the moment, no one knows who I am or cares, so I don’t know if they’ll pay attention, but I’m trying. We need to be succinct, to the point, Earnest, and as calm as possible. I know we wanna yell and scream, but we have to try not to do that. I think we should ALL have a class action suit against Trump and JD couchfk for the life, challenging stress and Ask. They are imposing on all of us with their Weill, malignant, narcissistic, and illegal behavior. They are betraying their oath of office, they’re totally full of crap, no matter what they’re saying, which anyone with half a brain can discern, and they’re causing yearly demise of too many people for so many reasons. They all need to be thrown out, dragged out, who cares how just get that out of our government and out of our face ASAP. Somebody today suggested that Putin may want to get rid of Trump, I don’t know why because he’s a perfect puppet it seems, but you know how Putin does that… People go out the window , or have some spicy poison on their McDonald’s… or their plane goes down. we hope if it comes to that, it’s the hamburger. We don’t want other people to be compromise to somebody’s after Trump. I’m talking about somebody being after him, that’s so-called “attempted assassination’ before the election. was a hoax. We have a friend who works out regularly with AR 15s and such, he said if a bullet from that device came close enough to grace, his ear, it would’ve taken half his head off too. So it was total bullshit. A Lie. Someone commented that they saw him on the golf course the next morning and he didn’t have that patch on his ear, he looked fine.
Join Country First. They are an organized group who does phone calls and they have a calendar of events. I consistently call and email my reps as well.
https://www.country1st.com/local_chapters
I have read several comments today predicting violence and bloodshed. It is alarming. I was a student at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, where 4 students were killed and 9 injured (one permanently in a wheelchair) when National Guard were called out by the Governor to stop students protesting the war in Viet Nam.
The Unthinkable Descent of America: How Lies, Manipulation, and Immorality Created the Trump Cult
There is no moral, intelligent, or well-informed person on Earth who would ever support Donald Trump—not once the facts are laid bare. The only reason anyone still does is because they have been lied to, manipulated, and conditioned to believe they are fighting for their country, when in reality, they are being used as pawns in the most dangerous con in American history.
How Did We Get Here? The Abuse of Free Speech and the Collapse of Truth
America didn’t get to this point overnight. This catastrophe was manufactured.
The greatest evil in all of this is not that Trump exists—criminal sociopaths have always existed. The true catastrophe is that we failed to safeguard the truth.
The First Amendment was never meant to be a shield for liars, propagandists, and bad actors—but that’s exactly how it’s been weaponized.
We allowed Fox News, Breitbart, OANN, and Newsmax to pump nonstop lies into millions of households under the guise of “news.”
We allowed unhinged conspiracy theorists to spread misinformation unchecked, poisoning public discourse.
We allowed social media to become a breeding ground for mass deception, where people live in alternate realities that have nothing to do with facts.
We allowed Trump and his enablers to commit crime after crime without accountability, normalizing corruption at the highest levels.
Other countries do not allow this level of deception under the excuse of “free speech.”
Germany does not allow people to deny the Holocaust, because they understand that unchecked lies lead to atrocity.
But in America, we have let bad faith actors hide behind the First Amendment, creating a world where truth is optional and propaganda has the same weight as reality.
The Fox News Loophole: How They Legally Get Away With Lying
Fox News hides behind a legal technicality to avoid accountability.
Because Fox News is a cable network, not a traditional broadcast channel, it does not require a public broadcasting license.
That means they have zero obligation to tell the truth.
This loophole has allowed them to fabricate, manipulate, and outright deceive their viewers for decades without any legal repercussions.
The result? An entire generation radicalized by propaganda, believing outright falsehoods as fact.
Trump: The Insane, Amoral Figurehead of an Entirely Manufactured Reality
Donald Trump is so consumed by his own lies, criminality, and sociopathy that he likely has no grasp on reality anymore.
He is a pathological liar who has been committing fraud, stealing, and manipulating people since the 1970s.
His worldview is entirely transactional—he does not recognize morality, only personal gain.
He is so deep in his own mental illness and narcissistic delusions that he likely no longer knows the difference between truth and fiction.
But he didn’t do this alone. He was enabled by the wealthy elite, a corrupt media empire, and an entire political party willing to sell out the country for power.
How Do We Fix This? How Do We Save America From the Madness?
We can fix this—but it won’t be easy. The country is infected with a disease of dishonesty, ignorance, and corruption. To restore truth and sanity, we must:
Hold Media Accountable
End the Fox News Loophole—require all major news networks to abide by truth-in-broadcasting laws.
Regulate misinformation on social media—penalize platforms that knowingly spread falsehoods.
Ban propaganda networks from posing as legitimate news sources.
Fight for Stronger Education and Media Literacy
Require critical thinking and media literacy courses in schools—so future generations can recognize propaganda.
Combat disinformation with aggressive fact-checking campaigns—so people can easily verify truth vs. lies.
Prosecute Trump and His Enablers Fully
No more political hesitations. No more delays. Trump and his entire criminal network must face justice.
Anyone who engaged in the deliberate spread of harmful disinformation for power or profit must be held accountable.
Strengthen Democracy Against Authoritarianism
End gerrymandering and voter suppression—so elections reflect the true will of the people.
Make voting easier, not harder—so lies and manipulation can’t suppress the electorate.
Rebuild the Public’s Relationship With Truth
A nation cannot function if half of its citizens believe in fantasy.
The war against disinformation must become a top priority—through government policy, public education, and community engagement.
Final Thought: The Battle for America’s Soul
What we are witnessing is not normal.
What we are living through has never happened before in American history—a full-scale assault on reality itself.
Trump is not just a bad politician. He is the product of an entire ecosystem of lies, greed, and immorality that has festered for decades.
This is a battle for truth, for democracy, for the future of the country itself.
The good news? Lies can only thrive if people stop fighting for the truth.
It’s time to wake up, fight back, and reclaim reality before it’s too late.
Me too! I have been to 3 rallies! One was just me, but I was there! I can not be a proud American with these POS in our govt! 5 Calls app helps me make my calls, mobilize.com needs help with the special elections on April 1! we need 2 of these seats for Senate! Been canvassing for 2 weeks, here in FL!! and working the polls! More volunteers, quicker lines! We can All help!
Good going Michelle.
Thank you, Michelle for doing your part. The frightening thing, is that republicans in Florida are embracing, Trump, Vance, Musk, Putin and DeSantis. I hope they will wake up soon, but right now, there’s no sign that they will.
My friend's redneck maga husband just ask her last night "Where can I find some reliable news". I was shocked! He is Trvmp all the way until now. They are starting to see it. Keep hope.
https://www.country1st.com/local_chapters
yes unfortunately u r right, especially in my district ( Gaetz old district) but i get hope doing the canvassing! Ive had great responses, even from some diehard Rep! so dont give up hope yet! 🤞
Wow
Thank you.
I live in central BC Canada and apathy and anarchy is prevalent but this element is amateur thugs in sheeps clothing and are easily embarrased in public ehen they dare show themselves.
This is an ancient story but the good guys win eventually when they are organized, truthful, honest and friendly to each other.
I love what you said 🫶 and agree with you 100% I'm so pleased you're out there fighting 💪 unfortunately we're gonna get these ridiculous tariffs tomorrow for "sending less than 1% of fentanyl into the US" yet 100% of the guns coming in to my country Canada 🇨🇦 are coming from the US 🙄 we have our own problems with fentanyl coming from Mexico and killing 6 Vancouver citizens every single day 😢 STAY STRONG AND POSITIVE FOR BOTH OUR LIVES 🙏
The “Resistance” started? What do you have planned? are you going to ignore the voters and start a civil war?
Your astroturfing money machine is over
There is no more money for fake marches unless you want to go broke funding it yourself. So you decided you are going to get what you want with civil war.
https://www.country1st.com/local_chapters
Country First doesn't need your kind of comments.
Theyknow the truth, they're allergic to it. Need an epi-pen if forced to repeat it.
I was born and raised in Canada. However, I moved to the States in 2008 and became a US citizen in 2017. I have family and friends in Canada. I have joined Country First and have gone to a rally on President's day. I will be going to another one on March 4th. I will not stop until Trump, Musk, Vance and Johnson are gone. I am fighting for my Canadian friends, my children and grandchildren who live in the States. I am fighting to honor my late veteran husband's memory.
TY for your fight! We Can Not let these pos take our country
Uh oh looks like President Dementia Don entirely got caught welp looks like the MAGA morons are going to have a civil war
Hoping amongst themselves! ASAP!
Right you are!
What RFK Jr gone do about these children infected with measles
Ignore the issue so he can concentrate on ruining our drug approval process, destroy current vaccine processes and take more nicotine(most addictive drug) pouches. Is he a nutcase or what?
RFK is a disgrace. Just another Dumpty suck-up yes twit. Doubt he's going to do very well. May wind up exactly like other Trump "champions" he brought to the forefront with effusive praise and comments about how "great" they were before claiming they were "fired" despite the fact many resigned unwilling to continue as a performer in the Dumpty three-ring circus.
and Only with Trump because the Dems denied him! Were planning on suing his campaign, so he joined Maga! Used the same excuses as Jewel! Had to help and only Trump can do it 🫠
Poor choice for him and anyone else tied to Trump’s sh*tshow. One misstep and Trump will kick him to the curb. What will his options be then? Answer: He won’t have any.
Yep
Like all the rest of trump's sycophants he will do nothing
What are their mama's going to do. Measles were eradicated in the US until numbnut mom's stopped vacinnating their babies.
They are also putting people at risk who can’t get vaccinated. Shame on these mothers and fathers. Your child getting measles can kill another child who’s parents would get their child vaccinated but can’t because of age or another illness.
What were the dads doing through all this?
Numbnutjob moms marry numbnut dads
So is he. He’s vaccinated as well. What I the hell is wrong with these people.
RFK is wicked. So is Elon and Orange Turd. RfK prob a Ga Guidestone Sympathizer. Eff them all, including Bondi, Patel, Vance, Elon's brainwashed high school goons, and whoever else colludes with them.
He better have an escape hatch or plan B. Otherwise ... He's going to duck angry parents who followed him into the Measles rabbit hole. Meanwhile, his family is vaccinated.
They were vaccinated on the sneak? Much like Trump's family got vaccinated (on the sly) while he was parading in front of MAGATS telling them C-19 was a "Democrat hoax."
No cure for stupid. No escape from parents of children stricken with this very preventable childhood disease!
Ed, ignorance can be corrected but stupidity is forever. Of course they are smart enough to fool some of the people some of the time but…
Recall Trump caught Covid-19, infected the extremely obese former Governor, Christie,
then held an open air function at the White House(to celebrate Amy Conan Barrett stealing Biden’s pick). THEN he was airlifted into Bethesda hospital to receive an experimental treatment.
He once claimed, to a rousing, “boo” that people should be vaccinated.
The stupidity of the Americans that actual bothered to vote(90,000,000 eligible did not) amazes me. Granted, Biden and his wife plus advisors waited too long to live up to his promise to pass along the office to the next generation.
Now we have a COMMUNIST in charge who promptly set about to destroy our democracy. He is finishing the job Reagan started.
He’s finishing himself and his dumbass MAGAT cult.
Not to disagree with your comment but his manner might be closer to fascist from what I keep hearing.
Sad and still sad
Infuriating and sinister.
‘What’s……going to do….’ Nothing. He’s too incompetent; like ALL of those who make up The Trump administration.
Why didn't their parents get them their vaccinations? The first one is due at 12 months and a second at around 5 years.
Yes, I understand some of these children are too young for the vaccine and my heart breaks for them and their families.
Maybe because they live in a MAGA state…
Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and all his tech bro's are libertarians. They do not think there should be any government ("the deep state") except for a defense department. Otherwise, all services should be privatized. According to them, private industry is efficient while government is inefficient and ineffective. So we need to get rid of government.
If you want fire protection, for example, you should have to pay a private firm for it. That's what very wealthy people in the Silican Valley (and elsewhere) do now. They don't feel that they should be paying for fire protection for other people's houses. There is a small town in the South that had such a system. When a person's trailer home and everything they owned caught fire, the fire department came but since the owner of the trailer could not afford to pay for the private fire service, the fire fighters just watched it all burn down, staying only to make sure that the fire did not endanger a home of one of the people who paid for their services.
Now extend that concept to all government services and you can understand Elon Musk and the libertarian concepts. They want to get rid of all of government in any way they can. And then they won't have to pay for services for other people. These people do not hide the fact that they are libertarians, they brag about it.
Nothing
Let the ones who get serious cases of it die. Once again, I thought the republiCRAPS held the honor of being the "Right-to-Life" Party. So concerned about fertilized eggs. What about life that's already here?
He’s recommending Vit A! Yay! New cure for measles!
Try and make as money as he can. He might see if he can find some of those 60 and 70 skinny out of style neck ties.
All the measled kids should hold hands and make a big circle around RFKs grandchildren
Cindy, the infected should hug JFK’s grandchildren.
Consider this Epstein scandal is just a labyrinth rabbit hole that leads no where but keeps us on the bench doing nothing waiting & hoping for government to solve the problem of its own blackmail, which it never will.
Every minute we waste on these suspenseful movies/stories is a minute we lose building a future worth living in for ourselves and our children, which is, of course, the point of them in the first place. Dead ends, stairs to nowhere, twists and turns, empty promises brimming with enticing breathless promises of justice which never arrives but keeps us docile, inert, and unprepared for the hellish future they are building while they distract us with their Epstein Pavlovian whistle.
"Unfortunately the clock is ticking, the hours are flying by. The past increases the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting."
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Mr. Harari, thinking about all this, puts it this way: “Utopia and dystopia depends on your values.” … The useless class he describes is uniquely vulnerable. “If a century ago you mounted a revolution against exploitation, you knew that when bad comes to worse, they can’t shoot all of us because they need us,” he said, citing army service and factory work.
Now it is becoming less clear why the ruling elite would not just kill the new useless class. “You’re totally expendable,” he told the audience. … “We don’t need you. But we are nice, so we’ll take care of you.” —Source (worth reading in full): https://archive.is/rWLoO
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Solutions:
Civilization, goes and old maxim, is never more than three meals away from barbarism—once the food deliveries stop, so does law and order. Therefore, the baseline of preparedness is as follows:
Put all your support behind your local farmers, then become your own. A garden in every lawn should be standard. You can no longer trust anything from a corporation, so cutting out reliance on a retailer is a good place to start thinking about your resiliency. ‘Incorporated’ City water isn’t viable either for its quality or reliability, so wells must be dug (there is no resource more important in your life than clean water, hands down).
Beyond that, begin ending your dependence on their enslavement protocol Federal Notes by creating local currencies and discovering the art of bartering, start stitching together webs of alliances with your neighbors for resiliency, defense, and resource sharing (they might grow what you do not and vice versa)—put the “common unity” back in community, and get control of those town councils and school boards (the one place we still hold all of the cards) and get your kids out of them. Finally: stop eating, listening to, and watching things that are bad for your mind, body, and spirit, and, if so inclined, spend a good chunk of your time on your knees each day.
All of the above is a recipe for success. Let's get to work building a future worth living in, together, because if we do not, Harari & Co will ensure we will not have one.
Many many more crowdsourced solutions here: https://tritorch.substack.com/p/united-we-stand-divided-we-fall
Buy weapons, as much ammunition as you can afford and know how to use it all! And don't be afraid to use it when that need arises. Or just go sulk, sing kum by ya and have your ass handed to you when their brown shirts break into your home. That day is right around the bend.
You just earned top comment of the day.
I live by all your points.
Yes Yuri is timeless vision of truth.
Climate change has me starting tomatoes inside next the window then outside under one $20 piece of plastic on recycled 6 ft high metal frame.
Then I donate these Sun Gold tomatoes in packwd asndwich bags to all the right aces and people.
Acts of Love will gef me to Heaven's gate not acts of hate.
Connect with me at mensmaximus4@gmail.com
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Needing things to change quickly.
The Trump administration, in any way, shape or form, will NOT
last until noon, 1/20/29. It’s imperative it implodes/collapses/disintegrates ASAP for The United States to stay THE United States.
Agree.
Quickly not mentioned enough in comments but big data/facts are our bloodless weapons.
I refuse to watch the Orange Traitor Felon on anything. He physically revolts me and his voice is like a bad chainsaw. I boycott anything he appears on. The government lawyers can't give a straight answer because they have no information about what is going on with DOGE. The Orange Traitor Felon and his muskrat syncopant have buried any information about what they are doing. There is no paperwork giving the muskrat syncopant any authority. He simply has a verbal directive to destroy and burn down everything. As for the blonde bimbo who thinks she has a clue. She's blonde and brainless and spouts the same HS her boss spouts.
He should be added to the list of Viruses since he affects our mind, body and soul….
Ditto!
Someone should tell Lindsey Graham and Mike Johnson that they try to give the impression that they are Men, but they are men only because they have the appendages of the male. Those appendages are encircled by the grubby hands of a low life. Zelenzky is a Man. Graham and Johnson are p_______.
Well said!
Calling on all democrats to boycott congress meeting on Tuesday March 4th. Please don’t watch and encourage others to not watch. I’m hearing that dems are thinking of not attending! I hope it’s true. This is Trumps first time in Congress since he incited insurrection!
There is some reporting that (at least some) Dems are planning to attend, specifically to call out the lies & hypocrisy in real time.
IMHO, All the members of House and Senate should not attend. Maybe they could have a Dem view of State of the Union simultaneously.
Here is my humble suggestion: House Dems negotiate 1 condition on a continuing resolution for the debt ceiling. Cancel ALL Musk contracts effective immediately or force Repubs to shut the government down. Dare them. Then see how he likes getting cut off from our largesse. A shut down should include anything Musk is involved with anyway.
KKKaroline Levitt from NH, now press secretary needs a f***ing 👊🏻 upside the head...before she arrived in DC! (NH native)
Wasn't she the product of an elite family?
Sad that people equate being elite means you’re smart when in fact it means you’re rich…
It can also mean your ego is more bloated than a dead body thats surfaced from the bottom of a lagoon for a month
DOGE is nothing but smoke and mirrors aimed at circumventing Congressional oversight.
Yes, and failing.
Completely!! Trying to avoid everything that involves balance to create additional chaos.So people are chasing the chaos and not understandable attachment behind the curtain.
What a disgrace that Americans voted into office AGAIN!!
Question: We are seeing how they are rejecting court orders and doing "whatever they want to do". What needs to happen next?
According to what I have read, the court can levy financial sanctions and/or jail time. The court can send or request that Federal Marshals serve responses, subpoenas, and warrants. Marshals can also make arrests. My understanding is that if Bondi (AG) refuses to send Marshals to implement court orders, she can be impeached.
Maggots won't impeach bondi in your lifetime. Marshalls are federal and trump will order them to stand down. Judges can hire private law enforcement as a stand in for federal Marshalls but as you might surmise that will be a time consuming last resort for any judge. So the real answer to the question is, should the admin refuse to cooperate with judges there is no one that can enforce the orders in a manner timely enough to stop the destruction. We will be on our own. The first shot fired will be welcomed by the admin because the admin will attempt to declare marshall law. Then the killing starts.
A positive outlook that perhaps the law will work is needed at this time. And it is. For example, Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro fought for his people and won a large lawsuit against the Elonald Muskrump administration 4 days ago. Violence is never the answer. But civil disobedience and protests work as recent activities in South Korea demonstrate.
You're right about the violence but I do fear it could come to that. J6 proves how far some will go. I'm going to check into the Shapiro lawsuit.
100%. Republicans are already calling for impeachment on the Judges halting this firing massacre. The fire trump has started is burning far, wide and fast. At this rate, we'll be fortunate to have fair elections at mid-terms. I fear our beliefs that the guardrails we've always know to protect us will be gone before Democratic Congressional, and the public, are moving slower than the destroyers.
I agree. If this continues at the same rate all elections will be fixed. There is not much time. People should be armed and be prepared to defend and fight for their freedom and liberty.
Absolutely. Republicans are under the impression that most Democrats don't own firearms. They are fools
There’s not going to be any killing. Our enemies have been manipulating us into civil war but it’s not going to work
So go collect all the guns you want, but nobody’s coming and if they did I would be standing beside you to defend you
So says chamberlain.
We are in a WWI scenario and Zelensky wants a blank check to drag everyone into war. You want victory for Ukraine? Then you should have GIVEN, not loaned Ukraine the money and weapons and soldiers to fight the war and Putin would have turned around and gone home
Except that money isn’t for Ukraine, it’s for politicians back home to launder right back into their pockets. They convince themselves they are “bleeding Russia” while they loot their own treasury
Sounds Satanic. God has a purpose for all things and Satan teaches harsh lessons. I don’t want to be around for the “lets bleed Russia” lesson
You sir are a coward and a traitor. You should remove trumps balls from your mouth.
So im a traitor because im skeptical of your neocon warmongering for profit? So my choice is either 1) believe the guy who calls me a traitor, and ask my government to write a blank check for Ukraine 2) Believe Putin when he makes a deal. I choose option 3) Stay out of foreign entanglements
Thank you I have been trying to put the pieces together and trying to find out what that next step would be with the court sanctions and the injunctions. Thank you for this
You are welcome. I had the same question. There are laws and processes and the Federal judges are standing up for us. Last I read 91 lawsuits, and 34 injunctions and restraining orders so far. Another promising event is that they fired so many people at DOJ that they dont have enough lawyers and staff to address the incoming suits.
We needed things to change quickly IN 2018. Its not closing the barn door after the horses escaped..its us in the barn, door locked, and we are at the oint of
Musk🐀 & Vance are dumping gasoline around the foundation, holding the match for the Fascist Felon. THAT is how fast this has to change.... and I don't see it happening. I'm just waiting for the second shot heard round the world.
😭😭😭 This is heart breaking.
Annie, nobody’s going to start a civil war over this stuff. The ccp has been using active measures to manipulate us against each other. That’s the only way they can defeat us
They are such a bunch of LIARS, especially that blonde twit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every action has a reaction. MAGA is extremely unprepared for the reactions to come. This is NOT a video game like president musk treats it. These are people’s lives and they will be pushed beyond civilized limits.
Sadly, it seems as if our courts can't or won't really enforce anything. Trump continues to defy legalities with impunity so must still have control over enough of our justice system.
It’s like he’s a Mafia boss and they’re afraid of him…Sad especially the Supreme Court…smaller courts are at least blocking and I give them kudos for that…
Horrific
I never would have thought that it would only take 5 weeks for our country to go to Hell in a hand basket! I am fighting this and recruiting others who may not have been engaged in the past.
MAGA knows that they have to lie and talk to their Ignorant base because they know they Are the ones who will be the Stupid people that will believe them. MAGA are All Corrupt, LIARS and TRAITORS!
My Aunt of 86 is a Trumper and is so gullible….So now I tell her wait and see…
Thanks for the current news. Can't wait till you'll are able to broadcast happy times and good news for all. 💙
They're All LIARS. Power Hungry MORONS CREEPY Dictator LYING Conspiracy Theorist Nutjob Donnie and his President Musk Along with Creep Vance..... NEED TO BE PRISONED TODAY!
Hello from the Little Blue Dot, NEBRASKA.
What a waste of time to put legitimate questions to this regime’s press secretary is because she will do nothing but dodge the question as she is doing regarding the Administrator of DOGE, an organization within the regime that no one really knows what the hell they are doing! This is not by any means “transparency “!
I think this cute little speaker for the president is starting to lose that phony smile and showing a lot of stress.
So, she's willing to go to jail for them?
Probably. She'd look at it as a badge of courage. She's a dingbat. I thought Alina Hubba Bubba was going to fill the spot. Word is she turned it down. Enough of her nonsense already anyway.
Amy Gleason is probably as real as Betty Crocker
Or Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima! 😂
I can’t stand her. We’re obsessed with the fact that you’re all lying
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This whole legal angle is all well and good, but doing nothing to stop the most important parts of what is happening. Unclassified people have access to all of the government's computer systems, records, databases. I read the classified documents the orange felon stole have been returned to him at maga-lago. He and his sycophant appointments have the nuclear codes. So if, by some miracle, he was gone from office, control of all government systems will be in the hands of the MUSKrat and Putin. That is what we need to be concerned about and fight. WTF are even a few Republicans?
IMO the hierarchy is Putin, Musk Trump
Probably in Putrid's world. The problem? Trump is a putz. Everything he does is effed up or presented as "locker room talk!" He's predictably unpredictable and impulsive. Add those two traits to his ignorance and anybody who bets on him is just as much a loser as he is.
Billionaires love Trump and SCOTUS
"Only a bully kicks a man, and then makes him say 'thank you'". (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/only-a-bully-kicks-a-man-then-makes-him-say-thank-you/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
Press Barbie is so meeeeeeeeen! Why does she have to insult everyone she responds to?
Several possibilities, not mutually exclusive:
(1) She thinks it's clever.
(2) She's doing what she's told.
(3) She wants to impress TOT (The Orange Thing).
(4) She has her eye set on a future Fox gig.
❤️🇺🇸💙
Did you all see the massive protest about Ukraine in Vermont where Vance and family wanted a nice vacation??? They had to leave and go hide someplace . Love it!!!! Should show people not to give up- organized protests can at least sure make them VERY uncomfortable and if make news show Z that lots of Americans disagree with WH plan for them.🥰
I am impressed with the info but the ad for Popok's legal representation feels awkward. It is good to hear Judges are demanding facts as the Orange Wizard of Con pulls the 'transparent' curtain more tightly closed and dims the lights.
This end run isn't going so well. The Zelensky attack clearly put this admin in a nose dive in front of Americans.
Let’s continue to pressure the regime regarding what DOGE is doing! Since the regime is consistently lying about DOGE !
"Department of People Who Work for a Living: We’ll be ensuring the federal government works for working people, and isn’t destroyed by billionaires like Elon Musk. We’ll report on the facts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts, and what you can do to fight back." (AFL-CIO)......
https://deptofpeoplewhowork.org/?link_id=1&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-fed-up-and-taking-action&email_referrer=email_2637709&email_subject=fed-up-and-taking-action
Watch: "Trump HALTED by Federal Judge and TOLD TO REVERSE Firings", on YouTube......
https://youtube.com/shorts/1RUF8D4_ynk?si=FX9CYSxV9SZH8si-
For some reason you hounds want to know stuff about our transparency. It's all clearly spelled out in the basement documentation behind a locked door labeled beware of the tiger.
Karen-Barbie Leavitt is a serious rival with Don Jr. for the most supremely smackable face in this pathetic circus.
Hi guys, as always, I love you both. I'm a long time listeninger and I didn't have a pc for awhile but, I watched you on TV YouTube long before I came back on line. I called your office last week, Michael. I haven't gotten a call back yet. I know you guys are busy, but Jaime Raskin told us we should start a class action suit against Trump, Vance, Musk and the entire administration. So far there are over 2500 people who are interested, but I'm sure we'll have more. We are suing as, We, The People have been brutally lied to and brain drained by this man and his henchmen. He is a terrorist and should be treated like one. They have caused us all different mental issues from depression too agoraphobia, with many others listed. We wish to sue for one trillion dollars for pain a n d suffering for the past ten years. Please have your office call me back....thank you, my friend. We love you all!
Love you guys always looking forward to your next podcast to keep us informed of the actual facts. Stay safe xx
The press secretary needs to be bitch slapped 🤬
Until the Republicans step up and do the right thing for this country, their party will always be viewed as one that failed to honor their oath of office!
It’s hard to believe that the 77 million that voted for this stupidity continue to deny the destruction being rained down on our country by an insane maniac too!
Please put on over and over the video clip of Rump saying he doesn’t remember calling Zelensky a “dictator.” and let’s get it out to everyone on our contact lists so he can remember.!!!! I am horrified to be from a country that Tump, toady thinks he’s an intellectual Vance and Rubio who sat there afraid to open his mouth, publicly shouted out a leader of a war torn country who has given everything he has. This was a setup and Vance scolds him because he questions what they want him to do in front f the media. He didn’t set this up… the WH did…. On purpose. Please, please, let’s have a nationwide day to “ donate to Ukraine.” I don’t have the tech capability or contacts to do this but surely someone out there does. Let’s embarrass the WH with millions donating. Did you see how graciously the UK govt AND their people greeted Zelensky. How dare Rump say in his comments after this horrible scene that he doesn’t want any advantage over Ukraine…. That’s what this whole thing is about. Every Republican Congressman is going to get bit in the ass over this!! And it can’t happen too soon. We have to show the rest of the world that this isn’t how most Americans feel about Ukraine !! And of course he doesn’t want to take advantage of the Palestinians over Gaza either. First of all he better come up with a much more flattering bathing suit… oops guess you can’t wear a girdle with one of those!!
The felon has and will escape accountability, but those carrying out his insane illegal actions should be held accountable for their illegal, immoral acts!
failing presidency is a welcome new phrase
Hey Michael,
When you're talking to those people who want to take their vote back, if you can, gently remind them that they need to vote in upcoming elections; special elections, governor whatever in 2025 and the mid-terms in 2026.
"Stop Elon Musk from killing Social Security!
Elon Musk calls Social Security "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time". Musk made it clear that he's going after Social Security, in a new interview with Joe Rogan, calling it a "Ponzi scheme", and complaining that Americans are...LIVING TOO LONG. For his part, Rogan did not push back one iota on the absurd and incredibly false smears of one of our nation's most important benefits programs. "If there ever were a more perfect encapsulation of MAGA it's this: a dumbass explaining something he doesn't understand to a bigger dumbass too dumb to challenge him, who after a classic dumbass beat simply answers 'AAAAOOH'", wrote furious correspondent Francesca Fiorentini on Twitter. Elon made it clear that he is incapable of comprehending how Social Security works, complaining over and over about how it doesn't bring in enough revenue — because it's not supposed to, it's not a profit-generating venture, it's a program created to ensure the American public can retire and live with some semblance of dignity — which Elon clearly feels is a luxury that only the ultrawealthy deserve to enjoy."
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-calls-social-security-212613265.html?link_id=3&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-insults-zelenskyy-to-his-face-in-vile-tantrum&email_referrer=email_2638772&email_subject=elon-launches-terrifying-attack-on-social-security
"Musk is a walking posterboy for overturning a major Supreme Court decision. If you’ve watched or attended a town hall meeting recently, you’ve seen unfiltered outrage over Musk and DOGE. Cutting costs to improve government efficiencies is one thing, wholesale elimination of systems that took 250 years to build is another.
As Musk takes a chainsaw to the federal government, Trump plays golf, posts absurdist videos, and rage tweets from the toilet at 3 a.m. Meanwhile, GOP Congressmen keep quiet, their lips sealed by Musk’s credible threats to primary anyone who speaks out.
After effectively having been silenced under Citizens United, the ruling that teed up Trump’s treasonous campaign of destruction, citizens’ voices are rising to fill the void." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/elon-musk-citizens-united/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
The price of membership in the GOP now has a surcharge. In addition to blind loyalty to Donald now they must express their loyalty to Vladimir. Russia over America and Ukraine and Europe. Hell on Earth.
Cindy Lou Who press secretary is not even a good liar!!
Page 500 of Musk’s biography
"Our goal is to make a useful humanoid robot as quickly as possible," he told the audience. Eventually, he promised, there would be millions of them. "This means a future of abundance, a future where there is no poverty. We can afford to have a universal basic income we give people. It really is a fundamental transformation of civilization."
That is a radical departure from Republican values. It’s dystopian / communist.
Not transparent in the least.
Great podcast. Thanks!
Why would your headline say that the Frump administration lied in court? How is that even news anymore?
Current events.
MeidasTouch: Now that you are the top podcast, it’s time for a graphics package. I would love to see a ticker on your videos that list these things:
1. Number of Days Trump has been in Office.
2. Number of court case filed against the Trump Admin.
3. Number of days Trump has spent golfing.
Thank you Ben/Michael for the clear evaluation of what is happening real time..
My mother had dementia, trump is showing signs.
Thanks for all the details of this awful Trump regime! This has to end “asap” what a monster he is along with all his thugs & the elected spineless republicans 🤮
Now rfkjr is saying that no more public input
Can still write letters
Freedom of speech
HHS
Hubert Hunphry Building
200 independence Ave SW
Washington DC
29201
What disarray the GOP is.
Great coverage as always! Ty!
There is no Gleason. Remember "THE BUCK STOPS WITH TRUMP" BLAME HIM. HIS SPECIAL ED EMPLOYEE IS AWOL.
Thanks for the insight. I'm also hearing from people who voted for Trump that they are having regrets. However, I have to disagree with Mr. Popok on the idea the Republicans want their votes back because this isn't what they voted for. Actually, it is. Project 2025 outlined all of this. The only thing Trump didn't say he was going to during the campaign was his corrupt plan to turn Gaza into the Riviera of the Middle East. Had he mentioned that during the campaign, it's doubtful he would have won the victory for him was so slim, regardless of how he wants to paint the election results. Republicans just would not put our country ahead of their party. And now, we'll live through this pendulum swing. But as we know, the pendulum always swings back in this country and we need to work on unifying moderates with the democrats to get MAGA out of power as soon as possible.
The little binders shown were just something to entertain themselves because they think it will get others worked up so they can be laughed at. Actually they are all hilarious with their little binders.
I’m not surprised their boss is a big the biggest liar we have
I am no economist, but a tanking economy should boost crypto rather than drag it down, right? Isn't Trump based crypto down because the market has recognized it is a scam?
elon just took out Verizon for starlink. Paid them dirty money and they accepted.
What a petulant child. Go back to your daddy. I mean your husband. Wait. I mean your daddy
I'm admittedly ignorant of the law and would like to know: where “the people” voted Trump into office, can we likewise demand his impeachment (and Vance -- and preferably his cabinet members) WITHOUT congressional and supreme court interference? Can a stoppage to his current activities be put in place until a nation-wide re-decision is made? Can all laws and actions taken to date (such as the removal of top defenders of this country, agency depletement, etc.) be rescinded?
Something has to be done to put the skids on him and his administration, and I would think the American people should be able to do just that if the majority now feel he is unfit to lead this country.
Ben. Please get the info from Tabaita pod cast about a leaked letter that listed DOGE EMPLOYEES for there is a total of 40 employees for which 19 employees were fired. Guess what they were non DOGE EMPLOYEES. Go check her podcast Leaked letter from DOGE!!
The only things the Dems know how to do is to ask for money. It's bullshit to say their starting to get their act together.
Perjury doesn’t phase Muskolini - he has immunity! Pardon power!!!!
I, as an ignorant taxpayer, can save the U.S. taxpayers $8 Million per day! Fire Muskolini!
Thank you guys!
D.O.G.E. Must cut the multiple layers of border control that doesn’t stop illegal immigrants! Multiple layers!
Where is Muskolini’s search warrant for search and seizure?
It’s a game of live and die with the felon and Musk! They really don’t give a SH**, since they will not be impacted!
PLEASE WATCH KATIE JOHNSON'S TESTIMONY FROM 2016. THIS WAS PRIOR TO EPSTEIN BEING A HOUSEHOLD NAME AND BEFORE WE SAW TRUMPS TRUE LOVE FOR CRUELTY. HE LITERALLY GETS OFF ON IT. SHE WENT INTO HIDING AFTER DEATH THREATS, BUT TESTIFIED FOR GHISLAINE MAXWELL.
I swear Carolyn's 60 something husband married his Dominatrix.
Excellent presentation!
One would think that the sane people around him would just step away from the DJT insanity!
I do like Meidas Touch and I'm a paid subscriber, but I thought this channel was "ad free." It's fine to "advertise" for Meidas Touch and for Legal AF, they are not commercial entities. But I heard three long commercials for Michael Popak's private new personal injury law firm. How is that not an advertisement? And each week the advertisements for Popak's private law firm are taking up more and more of the podcast time.
Wait till the J6 criminals come for financial restitution!
Just a simple and unlawful “cover up”!
"Trump Admin Caught Lying in Court, Epstein Files Disaster, + More (Legal AF Ad-Free)." (MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-admin-caught-lying-in-court?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=3078900&post_id=158202780&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
And thank God you don’t work for this lying regime! Thank you Ben and Popok!
We all know and see that DOGE is wrecking our country! They must be held accountable as to what they are doing!
Thank you !
"The shame of it. But it’s not our shame." (Robert Reich)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-sermon?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=157838846&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"Sunday Message from Meidas Founder…MAGA Imploding?!" (MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/sunday-message-from-meidas-foundermaga?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=158212657&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
You guys here about sending out Pink Slips to Trump? I hope we can get a flood going. Info here https://ladylibertie.substack.com/p/send-the-president-a-postcard-youre/comments
Imo, trump is simply destroying the United States. With help, I’m sure, from the good old Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society.( the Billionaire class)
The president of Heritage, Kevin Roberts announced this, as the Second American Revolution. Then backed it up with Project 2025. This was laid out for trump. It’s happening and it’s real, whether we acknowledge it or not.
(Glad you guys are attorneys)
So appreciate that!
Didn't they try to subpoena musk already regarding his activities at doge and they basically said "feck off?"
“They want their votes back.” GTFOH They can ALL kick rocks. They knew EXACTLY what kind of chaos they were endorsing. Thinking they’d get rich on the ride.
Dems need people with guts who are willing to stand up and call things out. People like Jasmine Crockett, Jamie Raskin, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Moskowitz, AOC, etc. And WHERE are the senators???? The people want fighters!!!! Call or write your representatives!
Trump will enact The Insurrection Act within a month.
What have you done to prepare for it?
Why aren't they forcing musk to testify???
These guys told you that when they do the fascist will exclaim executive privilege.
I’m a hound!
About those DOGE(etc) lawsuits & the oncoming tide of discovery...
I keep saying it, & it's true now more than ever: Lawyers will save the world. ⚖️
Trump will claim national security concerns.
So angry about our tax dollars are being used by this administration for court cases that aren't in the American people's best interest! In essence fighting against ourselves.
This broad is over her head. Transparency she says? Okay, then the administration is fully transparent about Hate, Rage, Xenophobia, Prejudice, and Racism.
Who are her parents--and, what is their connection to the orange ogre? NM. Her poor imitation of Trump-like short clips instead of answers is pathetic.
Whoever told this broad she was laying the foundation for a long and meaningful career in Journalism lied. LOL 😂
The 90+ suits against Trump/Musk are encouraging, but what of their practice of delaying or ignoring the judgments? That's discouraging. What good are 4,000 judicial findings if all the judgments are ignored? In the Old West, "hanging judges" made made sure their judgments were carried out. Alas.
Probably a dumb question - what does AF stand for?
As fuck
Or "Analysis Friends" ... according to MP & KFA, from time to time, perhaps facetiously...
That's what I thought but I wasn't sure
Tar and feathers….
You guys are Great!
Call him Michael, not just Popok😉
I so hope the judiciary can hold the line. Who protects our judiciary system? I hope they get the protection they deserve and need.
When you fire all the competent lawyers like Bondi did , you’re left with the incompetent, the easily cowed and the newbies who at this point are not coming to work for this rabble.
Pretty sure there was a team of lawyers in lieu of doctors when Trump was born in the hospital
The Unthinkable Descent of America: How Lies, Manipulation, and Immorality Created the Trump Cult
There is no moral, intelligent, or well-informed person on Earth who would ever support Donald Trump—not once the facts are laid bare. The only reason anyone still does is because they have been lied to, manipulated, and conditioned to believe they are fighting for their country, when in reality, they are being used as pawns in the most dangerous con in American history.
How Did We Get Here? The Abuse of Free Speech and the Collapse of Truth
America didn’t get to this point overnight. This catastrophe was manufactured.
The greatest evil in all of this is not that Trump exists—criminal sociopaths have always existed. The true catastrophe is that we failed to safeguard the truth.
The First Amendment was never meant to be a shield for liars, propagandists, and bad actors—but that’s exactly how it’s been weaponized.
We allowed Fox News, Breitbart, OANN, and Newsmax to pump nonstop lies into millions of households under the guise of “news.”
We allowed unhinged conspiracy theorists to spread misinformation unchecked, poisoning public discourse.
We allowed social media to become a breeding ground for mass deception, where people live in alternate realities that have nothing to do with facts.
We allowed Trump and his enablers to commit crime after crime without accountability, normalizing corruption at the highest levels.
Other countries do not allow this level of deception under the excuse of “free speech.”
Germany does not allow people to deny the Holocaust, because they understand that unchecked lies lead to atrocity.
But in America, we have let bad faith actors hide behind the First Amendment, creating a world where truth is optional and propaganda has the same weight as reality.
The Fox News Loophole: How They Legally Get Away With Lying
Fox News hides behind a legal technicality to avoid accountability.
Because Fox News is a cable network, not a traditional broadcast channel, it does not require a public broadcasting license.
That means they have zero obligation to tell the truth.
This loophole has allowed them to fabricate, manipulate, and outright deceive their viewers for decades without any legal repercussions.
The result? An entire generation radicalized by propaganda, believing outright falsehoods as fact.
Trump: The Insane, Amoral Figurehead of an Entirely Manufactured Reality
Donald Trump is so consumed by his own lies, criminality, and sociopathy that he likely has no grasp on reality anymore.
He is a pathological liar who has been committing fraud, stealing, and manipulating people since the 1970s.
His worldview is entirely transactional—he does not recognize morality, only personal gain.
He is so deep in his own mental illness and narcissistic delusions that he likely no longer knows the difference between truth and fiction.
But he didn’t do this alone. He was enabled by the wealthy elite, a corrupt media empire, and an entire political party willing to sell out the country for power.
How Do We Fix This? How Do We Save America From the Madness?
We can fix this—but it won’t be easy. The country is infected with a disease of dishonesty, ignorance, and corruption. To restore truth and sanity, we must:
Hold Media Accountable
End the Fox News Loophole—require all major news networks to abide by truth-in-broadcasting laws.
Regulate misinformation on social media—penalize platforms that knowingly spread falsehoods.
Ban propaganda networks from posing as legitimate news sources.
Fight for Stronger Education and Media Literacy
Require critical thinking and media literacy courses in schools—so future generations can recognize propaganda.
Combat disinformation with aggressive fact-checking campaigns—so people can easily verify truth vs. lies.
Prosecute Trump and His Enablers Fully
No more political hesitations. No more delays. Trump and his entire criminal network must face justice.
Anyone who engaged in the deliberate spread of harmful disinformation for power or profit must be held accountable.
Strengthen Democracy Against Authoritarianism
End gerrymandering and voter suppression—so elections reflect the true will of the people.
Make voting easier, not harder—so lies and manipulation can’t suppress the electorate.
Rebuild the Public’s Relationship With Truth
A nation cannot function if half of its citizens believe in fantasy.
The war against disinformation must become a top priority—through government policy, public education, and community engagement.
Final Thought: The Battle for America’s Soul
What we are witnessing is not normal.
What we are living through has never happened before in American history—a full-scale assault on reality itself.
Trump is not just a bad politician. He is the product of an entire ecosystem of lies, greed, and immorality that has festered for decades.
This is a battle for truth, for democracy, for the future of the country itself.
The good news? Lies can only thrive if people stop fighting for the truth.
It’s time to wake up, fight back, and reclaim reality before it’s too late.
Excellent summary of what is currently going on in our crazy unstable government.
my question is: why Stephen Miller is not in a courtroom or before congress being questioned?
We need two Republicans that have a backbone and some integrity, using their intelligence to stand up and support and defend their constituents and their own families futures. If they don’t the wave of the American people will crush them because we are the force of the many soon to be the majority and from what I see we won’t be backing down. Musk’s money won’t crush us. If Trump thinks that the military will crush his own people he has another think coming. Going after the disabled veteran’s healthcare and incomes will not force Americans to abandon their heroes for a bone spurred draft dodger and an over rated money bagged hacker, even the no guts whiny kiss.assed vp has no power over the many. There is strength in numbers. We the people are ready to save ourselves. The numbers are growing stronger and we will not go backwards. We will stand with you and the freedom of speech and truth. I am going to raise my membership as far as I can extend myself. I choose hope over fear. I choose truth over lies. I choose the right of freedom of speech and the free press and the Meides the Mighty will not be silenced. Tell all of us what you need because, Ben, you and your brothers have been our heroes of the free press. You are the truth in the darkness that just might save this country. I am counting on you to persevere.
We need two Republicans that have a backbone and some integrity, using their intelligence to stand up and support and defend their constituents and their own families futures. If they don’t the wave of the American people will crush them because we are the force of the many soon to be the majority and from what I see we won’t be backing down. Musk’s money won’t crush us. If Trump thinks that the military will crush his own people he has another think coming. Going after the disabled veteran’s healthcare and incomes will not force Americans to abandon their heroes for a bone spurred draft dodger and an over rated money bagged hacker, even the no guts whiny kiss.assed vp has no power over the many. There is strength in numbers. We the people are ready to save ourselves. The numbers are growing stronger and we will not go backwards. We will stand with you and the freedom of speech and truth. I am going to raise my membership as far as I can extend myself. I choose hope over fear. I choose truth over lies. I choose the right of freedom of speech and the free press and the Meides the Mighty will not be silenced. Tell all of us what you need because, Ben, you and your brothers have been our heroes of the free press. You are the truth in the darkness that just might save this country. I am counting on you to persevere.
Guys, Trump applied for a trademark to process cryptocurrency transactions on Feb 24. Now he announces a crypto program. https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99053725&docId=APP20250224143208&linkId=1#docIndex=0&page=1
So tired of this bs they’ve ruined America!!!
Trump is a Russian asset and has been since 1987 or before.
Cheap hood Trump caught lying in court???? Shocking, I say. Just shocking!
Can someone please research who put Project 2025 together for our puppet leader to sign? Who is behind the madness?
Maybe we should be pronouncing DOGE - dodgy!
Thank you for keeping us informed
The information in this podcast was so very informative and really does give me hope that our Democracy is not doomed. My hope is that cooler heads will prevail. Thank you for everything you do for this country.
Is this little weirdo old enough to even have that position?! What a little B she is!
People and children will die without this aid and what is Roberts doing??? You guys ware great!! Thank you both!!
Keep up the fight for Democracy👊🏻💪🏻💙🇺🇸
Ben, we love you and enjoy hearing your rants, but please give Michael Popok a chance to speak!
Ugh! Can’t we do something faster!
I am so sick of this administration & their condescending attitude. Bottom line is the buck stops with the useful idiot. He is in charge of DOGE!
Totally enjoyed!
that press sec is a nut job. and this nazi regime needs to be stopped NOW and the supreme court NEEDS TO RESPOND by removing trumps immunity immediately . and every maga needs to be arrested for treason NOW!!
coming to end of this and John Roberts has created a Dickensian world Hope he's proud of this evil gamesmenship..... true monsters under some of those black robes
Russia and China are trying to hire our fired federal employees. I wonder why?
47 was able to avoid prosecution by delay, delay, delay!
Did they take Trump's name off the Jeffrey Epstein files?
I liked how you and Popok tagged each other in and you didnt even have to partner with the WWF!
Congrats to Popok on his new law practice! Wishing him much success. I believe his clients will be well served by him. Liked the new look, too!
Be well!
Christy 🇺🇲❤️🕊
Hey, I'm a NY attorney for decades and this is one of the best reviews of what is going on since the "administration" started. My only contention to Mike Popak is not that "47" is a "deranged madman". Rather, "47" is a well-groomed Russian asset, for decades. He may not even know or realize he is an asset and see himself as a transactional businessperson who is admired for his (non-existent) skills, and that is why they curry up to him. Other than that, the analysis was spot on.
She is combative! Actually, unprofessional!!
The judiciary is finally losing patience with all the nonsense. So glad for your voices and input. Keep the heat on.
This galvanizes me to analyze my local and regional elected officials skimming through important issues in a quickly changing world that has heavy collateral damage for the poor, elderly, disabled and vulnerable.
Where does all this hiding the trurh come from, all this fibbing, misinformation and lack of information come from?
We were all beautiful babies once but it only takes 500 hours of indoctrination to change character.
Taking a ministep into crime usually drags the other foot into it quickly and then suddenly a person is waste deep in crime quicksand with no real friends to pull them back out.
Eventually surrounded by crime feels like the new normal.
Pathetic behavior and not beautiful at all, to say the least.
Trying to hide Musk in the Oval Office (or ANYWHERE for that matter)is like installing a oscillating foghorn
in your living room.
This is what trump is hoping all the judges get sick and tired of all the laws being broken, all the law suits being filed. trump will milk every single one of them until someone holds him accountable and puts him in his place.They will drop everything and there goes OUR United States Democracy.
So if trump who really isn't very smart, took all those boxes from marolago-Isn't that tampering with evidence?! The case isn't closed, is it?!
Donald never even mentioned Elon and Doge until after he was elected. He did not campaign on this!
So yes Americans wants the game plan!
I lnow what your doing.
The MAGA people need the truth. Go ahead and tell them that you are making America a Totalitarian Regieme! Explain it to them!
Bet even 50% of MAGA wouldn't vote for this crap!
trump may have just galvanized the European community to unite and strengthen their resistance to the encroaching tactics of Putin. In addition, the American people have now got a focus for their anger at the wildly chaotic actions of trump and Elon. As we say, “putting their money where their mouth is!”
I guess I don’t know what will happen even if the judges, and even if the Supreme Court rules against Trump in any of these cases. How can that be enforced if he refuses to be enforced. He has pardon power so he can pardon all the cabinet members and his people who refuse to Perform based on the law. We can’t put him in jail. He learned during the last four years that he could stall anything and he can tie everything up in the courts so if the Supreme Court is it’s no longer a follower of the constitution I’m afraid our country is gone. That’s my biggest fear that and Trump using the military to call martial law or turn them on our own citizens. Excellent podcast though I’m sending links to my relatives in Europe to see if they’ll subscribe.
Would you and Popok look into this site and comment on it in one of your episodes if you think it worthy. It certainly explains a lot of what's going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSWqn7UHYM
Thank you. Love you guys. You are only 59 years old, Popak? A kid.
Trump keeps making the American judicial System resemble a laughing stock.
Trump wants these J6 criminals to act on his behalf doing violence to people protesting the Trump regime. They are literally his SA stormtroopers like Hitler had.
@legalaf Can you look into Trump and Musk taking our private data for use in manipulating elections to keep their hold on power?
Please read! We're focused on the micro and not the macro. 🇺🇸
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0qWt9P5vgyU1Fg1YP6SzFfceftgWBiivfKdws42uJUo7WXxhWV5bqwq8M9EKCJrkkl&id=100059613064949&mibextid=6yaNxA
After the horribleness of Friday, and a long weekend of replays, this was a great way to end the weekend. Guys, thanks for all you do!!!
Please! Transcripts of these. These long videos take too much time for some of us. We want to read!
Who has to start this Congress/ Senate??
I would like to know if the American's can start a legal petition to take away Elon's American Citizenship . On grounds of Illegal actions related to DOGE & other Departments in our Federal government.
It's been rumored that the EU wants to revive the sitcom 'Hogan's Heroes'. However, this time we're the Nazis.
They are absolute evil and cruel.
OMG I am sitting here laughing so hard at the exchange between Judge Chung (God Bless that man and his patience) and the Government Attorney. I know it is not funny at one level but the other never in my life would I think that any of the government attorneys that I worked with in my years in the government would be this unprepared or put in the dark by the administration. I have to feel sorry for this attorney. But it is also like a cartoon sketch. Especially an old Cartoons from the 60's that poked at Russian government wonks. I truly think the Department of Justice attorneys should have their license removed if they turn up twice and perform this kabuki dance in front of a Federal Judge, or jailed for contempt for wasting the taxpayers money.
Minute 25 of this is exactly the point I hope everyone understands… these people are career white collar criminals. They know what they are doing. Elon Musk boasts about this, or did before DOGE existed. If there is a law or regulation they want to circumvent, they just do what they want and say “that’s not what I’m doing” and then the burden of proof is on the prosecutor, which is very hard to do when they are the executive branch of the government. 🤯🫨
Someone needs to get the next, Butler Pa assisin a better scope for "their" rifle! Has anyone made or created a new drop box for a better shooter! A challenge for all 7-11's "need a penny, drop a penny" at the register! Let's see how fast "Momars" cup is filled!
Thank you guys for keeping us sane and well informed; it’s not easy and safe for you and we double appreciate it
These things are what Stalin did to kill people during the Holodomor. There was food—in fact, the victims had to harvest it and turn it over without saving seed or food for their own families. He also was stupid re science, including farming. By supporting Lysenko’s vernalization technique in hundreds of thousands of acres that led to even more starvation the next year. Confiscated food rotted under guard to prevent the starving from accessing it. Stalin’s GULag also figured out how to make forced labor financially profitsble—a lesson of which the Actual Nazis made use. He also weaponized his courts system; deputized psychopathic nincompoops and sycophants.
Gee, sound familiar, American people?
Can we "the people" do a class action lawsuit against some entity involved in all of these transgressions?
The phone number for Michael's new law office is BEING POSTED INCORRECTLY when it appears in the CC captions. This is what is being printed: 1-877-POPOC-AF....I have seen this in previous podcasts. Shouldn't it be 1-877-POPOK-AF?
It'll take action in the streets, in legislative chambers and ultimately voting booths (fingers crossed) to turn this thing around. Perhaps most importantly ,it will take dedicated and skilled attorneys to fight it out in court. Counselors, thank you for what you do.
WTF!?!? In the midst of all the real world problems he pardoned a dead man (Peter Rose died in last September)? Well, at least I've had my good laugh today. Can we put him in a corner with a box of crayons that he can use to draft/sign more pardons for dead people? LOL!
Ukraine is holding its own and inflicting heavy loses on the invaders.
The EU knows this and will not abandon Ukraine.
USA wake up!!! Ukaine can win this war!!!! Russia is using donkeys to move supplies.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-lost-most-vehicles-since-beginning-of-all-out-war-in-past-month/
I thought the republiCRAP(S) was the "Right-to-Life" party.....????????????? They need to rename that. More like the "Right-to-Death" party. I obviously had the wrong idea about this one: I thought that John Roberts was one of the more "decent" judges on the Supreme Court. After that last bit (near the end of this telecast regarding that ruling), I sure was mistaken. Disgusting.
At the end of the clip when the the Barbie doll masquerading as a Press Secretary asks if there are any more questions, my response would have been "yes, can you please explain why you are such a condescending bitch who does nothing but lie to us?"
Hi - it is 16:55 EST in North Carolina and I cannot get any of your podcasts to play😬
Ad-free? How about the increasing schilling for Popock's law firm? Sound like ads to me.
The media and the Dems need to strike back harder on the lies and right wing disinformation machine, and in a more recognizable way for the uneducated and over-iinfluenced out there.
Force them to answer your questions, All of your questions!
This is one of the most f'ed websites I have ever navigated. On PC's, tablets or phone when navigating around to different apps or browser tabs this site gets confused when you arrive back to it. Win 10, android 14 it doesn't matter the coders have screwed this site up. I hope they'll see this comment and fix it.
The GOP is the 21st-century reincarnation of the Royalists. You guys are Ben Franklin And John Paul Jones. We know who won that story in the end
Latest cnn poll says 90% of Republicans say Trump is doing a good job
Sick.
Wow!!! Absolutely unbelievable, "" Trump Admin Caught LYING.....
WOW!? How is it possible!? The self proclamed Orange Judas,, The Golden Crowned king Villian of the totally brainwashed suckers and the rogue pupprtier corporations or his administration would ever lie!!? It's unthinkable Indead, "" in the world of untruthful BS. truth antisocials.. and the TWITTER, Turned "" X"" Weirdos new Anchors, to any one ever getting caught up lying!? You link up to Old Ausies Snake Rupert Murdock fakers Fox packed so called news channel, and they will tell you that over and over every day that the Orange Jesus and all his horrible admins can tell you that too. Oh mighty orange king they all know you nevel lie...
I particularly enjoyed the recent unmasking of Trump's facial makeup. I saw a unique connection between his orangish attempts at a gold patina and the Meidas takedown of the Midas touch. You ought to make that a routine display.
What if the Supreme Court rules in Trump's favor or if musk and Trump disregard the law? Then what recourse do we have?
Violence.
OK to hope some karma for mean people?
i recomend you this youtube channel " i ask AI " very interesting and disturbing.
His new Video (18 minutes) :
"I Let AI Break Down Trump’s FOREIGN POLICY. And It’s a DISASTER"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc5VJ2VZxRw
Deflection Deflection Deflection….When Trump feels he’s FU he does this…yet we with brains know better Nothing will trade what he is doing and has done to our Country…We have a very good idea with the association he had with Epstein….So morons who want a redacted so call file and think they hit the payload, the joke’s on them….
http://www.citjourno.org/page-1
All new comments fall to the bottom.
Did you take John Michael's post down?
No, Michael, it fell to the bottom, but it's moving up with a 1
i agree
Could we get a a C 17 and fill it with manure and fertilize a certain golf course in FL.
THE attorneys fir DOGE could not answer that question but they are transparent. She is pussy arse Trump's bootlicking biotch. Got it!!
Soon, Trump will declare Martial Law.
Make sure you are prepared and ready to shoot back. They are sure you will submit.
It may be more efficient to say "Trump Administration" caught telling the truth as news. Lying is their standard so it's not really need.
Explanation of DT:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-carville-speculates-trump-has-syphilis-after-mad-zelensky-meet/
Liar
How much to put Popoc on retainer if I need representation while fighting the good fight and getting in good trouble?
Somebody make it stop!!