Urgent Message From Meidas…Trump Declares War

By Ben Meiselas

The President of the United States has issued a war declaration against Americans. This is not hyperbole. It happened.

Last night, Trump issued a memo invoking 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to “federalize” the National Guard.

Trump’s memo says he is starting with 2,000 federal troops in Los Angeles but reserves the right to federalize more National Guard troops and to use soldiers from other branches of the military against American citizens, pursuant to the discretion of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth posted that he is ready to send the Marines against Americans. He says the Marines are just waiting for his order to attack.

Let’s talk about our plan.

We knew this day would come.

We’ve been preparing you for this for months now.

We knew how it would go down.

Trump would use ICE to sow chaos and unrest and then claim there was an “insurrection” that required him to invoke the Insurrection Act and declare martial law.

To be clear, Trump has not yet declared martial law nor has he invoked the Insurrection Act, which is under a separate statute, 10 U.S.C. § 253.

But he will invoke that soon, I have no doubt.

So we need to have a plan.

The statute Trump used to unlawfully federalize the National Guard last night was 10 U.S.C. § 12406, which requires that there be an invasion by a foreign country, a rebellion, or an inability for the President to execute laws—and it also requires that the President act through the governors of the states to federalize the National Guard.

Clearly, Trump’s invocation of 10 U.S.C. § 12406 was unlawful.

Nonetheless, as I write this, he is unlawfully commandeering the National Guard against people in America, and they are threatening to attack Americans with the Marines.

The Trump regime is truly a group of sick and disgusting thugs and war criminals. They do not deserve a scintilla of respect. They have brought shame and dishonor to our country.

So, what is our plan?

First, never normalize the regime’s behavior.

Don’t mince words. Don’t appease. Don’t call them an “administration.” Call them thugs. Call them fascists. This isn’t a democracy anymore. Accept that fact, and prepare to fight for democracy back.

We don’t have our freedoms anymore. Accept that fact. Prepare to fight for your freedoms back.

The regime, run by perverts, has perverted our flag and ripped our Constitution to shreds. Accept that fact. And fight for it back.

The Supreme Court is supremely fascist. It is run by fascist enablers. Do not expect they will ever do the right thing. Accept that fact. Accept the truth. Then find your power.

Second, fight the regime like your life depends on it. Because it does. But for me, the concern for my own life is far less important than that of my daughter. We are fighting not just for ourselves and our loved ones and our communities—we are fighting for future generations. My support is only for peaceful protests and peaceful fighting. Non-violence.

As a student of Gandhi and MLK, I believe peaceful disobedience is the path to discuss. Resist the urge to fall into traps the regime is deliberately setting to justify their violence.

Third, stay united. Do not let the regime divide us. They will throw everything at us. They will try to scare us. They will threaten our lives. They will bribe, pick off, entice, coerce, threaten, attack, or do whatever it takes to break up our unity and will.

Our team has been threatened by Trump supporters with a barrage of threats over the past 24 hours. Nothing will slow us down or stop us.

I am sure the regime will try to shut us down and arrest us. They don’t scare us.

Fourth, recognize your skills. You don’t need to be everything to everyone. Focus on what you are good at. Case in point: we are good at news and media. We have built the biggest news network in the United States. With the platform we built, we will amplify the work of all the community organizers and leaders of the protests.

We are in communication with all the groups leading the protests. We have Meidas Mighty embedded in the protests. We have sources everywhere. We will amplify what is really happening on the streets as American media covers it up.

We are the media now.

Fifth, think ahead and make connections. Recognize the patterns and practices at play.

Next weekend is June 14, when Trump is having a military parade for himself with tanks and missiles rolling through D.C.

What else is happening on June 14? Yup, you guessed it.

The No Kings Protest, where millions of Americans will protest Trump, is going down on June 14.

Trump wants full dictator power on dictator parade day, and he wants to be able to shut down the protests across the country on the No Kings Protest day.

In my view, this explains the recent escalation.

Sixth, remember why you are doing this. It’s not because you “hate the regime” for some abstract reason or because they are “the other side.” They are attacking you personally—and your family and your freedoms. That’s why we despise them. That’s why we fight. They want us to live in their grotesque and filthy cult-worship world that promotes depravity and hate and where they throw away logic and common sense and science for their Führer.

Seventh, don’t be afraid of letting people know what your values and principles are. Be proud of it.

You’re damn right I want everyone in America to have free healthcare, free education, and wages where they can easily afford a nice home. I support saving our environment, believe diversity is our strength, know empathy is a good thing, and believe we should never bully or punch down on marginalized communities.

Eighth, I make you this promise: if you stay in the fight with us, we will win.

Don’t give up now. Trump’s latest move shows his desperation, not strength. It shows paranoia.

These protests in L.A. were not all that big. There was some unrest, which was provoked by ICE. Some of these protests were in the hundreds—and Trump sent thousands of National Guard troops. Trump and his regime showed their cards. They are thirsty for this disorder. They are weak and pathetic. They are little. Don’t be scared. We’ve got each other!

Let me leave you with this: your subscription to the MeidasTouch Substack has built the MeidasTouch Network into the biggest news network in the United States.

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We now have the largest microphone, thanks to you, to get all the info out about the protest.

I’ve told you this would be a special summer. I’ve called it Democracy Summer. The regime has no clue what the power of the people really looks like. We will show them all—peacefully—what real power looks like.

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We will win this fight, Meidas Mighty!

We will prevail.