You're correct, the GOP must be moved. To start with that it will help if people avoid the false dichotomy that everyone is left/right and has any allegiance to a political party.
I'm an independent who has always voted and kept up to speed on issues, but there are plenty like me who sit on their hands because for decades they don't think they've gotten much of use from the Dems either, as they went corporate. The great harm that is coming is waking those people up. Making this a shirts vs skins thing will not help with them. Thats why I appreciate MTN being pro-democracy and not feeding into the false dichotomy.
Jerry Weiss, Feathers of Hope, identified several Republicans who say they want to talk. Although the House members voted with MAGA Mike on the budget, many are upset, and some, like mine represent majority Dem districts and have complained about Trump policies.
I don't think they'll; have an epiphany and become Democrats, but they can be pressured to stop most of the Trump agenda.
My regret is my Rep and Senators are Dems, so I have no GOP to contact as a constituent at the federal level. I still contact them, because some Dems have stupidly caved.
But yes, with pressure and time, some members of the GOP will find their spine, just as I watched them do during Watergate. But I don't see we have a lot of time me to play with. I'm one of those older people out in the streets. We have to figure out how to get a broader base than that. I know better than to ask black folks to show up - they have good reasons. But the youth need encouragement to show. I'm not out there for the 401k I don't have. I'm out there to preserve democracy. People my age remember that it can be normal and useful to have a functional government.
Pressure the Dems. anyway. Some of them need to grow a spine as well and they all need to stand up against this administration no matter what their party. I continue to keep contacting mine, who are Dems, as well, and I sign every petition to counter the cuts to our programs that I am handed or emailed or receive online.
When it comes to this issue NO DEMS HAVE CAVED. NONE.
The key issue IMHO is national security. Musk and tariffs are gaining strength. Congress is off two weeks. These Congressional Republicans are affected by their donors and constituents. Only takes a few.
I have always been a registered independent. And I’ve voted 3rd party on 4-5 occasions. I listen to what people say AND then I watch what they actually DO. And I expect those two behaviors to align.
Unfortunately the chasm between the two has widened, particularly with the impact of MAGA trumpism over the past 10 years. Now anything goes. Grabbing women by their genitals and making fun of disabled, lying, cheating, stealing, breaking the law, have all somehow become, not only acceptable, but expected, and even celebrated!
Politicians are held less accountable now than they’ve ever been before. A big part of the problem is campaign finance, citizens united, gerrymandering, electoral college, which have all been compromised and manipulated to created a system that relies a vote votes in specific districts in a few states, and which often reflects the will of the MINORITY rather than the majority.
So politicians now spend most of their time securing big donors instead of focusing on writing proper legislation that reflects their constituents as well as their VALUES, which they likely ran on and won.
The system is broken. Do we collectively have the desire, the stamina, the will to stand up and demand change?
Yeah about half of a century of me watching them increasingly do so. Try your Google Fu for shits sake. People have talked about this for decades now. I'm not spoonfeeding you.
Are you pro-democracy or not? If yes, cultivating the willingness to engage in real, respectful debates with fellow citizens is VITAL. As Aristotle already showed, without thriving public debate, no democracy can ever thrive - or survive.
And this is exactly what's wrong with so many "pro-democracy voters in name only" in this country. All you have to offer is cynicism.
A democracy is a government that works only FOR the people when it is BY the people. And that starts with engaging in real discussions, where no one indulges in vague "must be true because others told me" arguments...
Well, the Trump team being smart as a bag full of hammers, will continue to confound their base, upsetting elected zombie Republicans, who just by sheer odds of luck, will manage to resuscitate 5 of them with signs of a stirring in the cemetery already!!
I am going to! Concentrate! We won’t let this happen, I am a great grandma and won’t leave this world to the young generation this way! Come on everyone!
If Trump & MAGA aren't stopped in the next few years the resistance is going to move from protests & online communities to an actual civil war. They're doing everything they can to stay in power indefinitely, from voter suppression, removing all checks & balances & from what we can make out election fraud with the help of Musk.
Let's hope & pray they can be removed peacefully, but if not, like any other country being oppressed whether its here in the North of Ireland or in Gaza the people will resist and take arms.
"And you dare to call me a terrorist, while you look down your guns"
Yes, MAGA is “doing everything they can” however, they are facing strong (and increasing) pushback. Had JAN6 turned out the way Tramp and Lying Michael Flynn (among others) they wanted it to the orange idiot would have declared martial law.
His thugs failed the mission and he hit the curb. This reign of terror isn’t going to lead to civil war because the trusting souls who voted [for] him are feeling the sting of betrayal amidst the threat of losing jobs, savings and hope they may have had for retirement.
No civil war but what is happening is Project 2025 is faltering. When his insiders see him crumble and begin accusing them of being “disloyal” the tide will turn. All indicators are in favor of the Resistance.
If you want to survive you have to fight for your freedom. Protest keep doing it. Resist the lies stand tall. Be proud of who you are the orange blob can’t take that away from you. We the people for the people
“Snitch”! That’s a good one! That describes the kind of dick, I mean, DUCK <<quack!>> that MAGA Mussolini is.
Agent Krasnov “Snitch”(whose Grandpa dodged the 19th Century Bavarian Draft) over the course of his first four years of slow rolling soft coup when King Trump stole legal box after legal box of classified top secret documents available only to members of the Federal Government with the Mount DENALI highest security clearance that we can only assume at best he stole in order to have a library of trophies to show off to his ex-KGB handlers from the Kremlin at worst to offer up as souvenirs in a men’s bathroom lounge at Maro Lago for their leisurely perusal and to take pictures of for the entertainment and pleasure of his Bro’ Vladimir Putin and “The Guys” over there in Red Square, all of this SNITCHING in the spirit of the other SNITCH, the Federal insider of CIA legacy, Eddie “Snitch” Snowflake, I mean, Snowden!!)
Malignant narcissistic sociopaths are ones who care nothing for anyone but themselves and getting their way, and don't care who they hurt to do it. That's the sociopathic part. This fits rump to a T.
That fits Trump except that he's not charming, ever. You can't be charming if you're totally moronic. He also has no sense of humor. What he does have is an innate sense of how to manipulate stupid and gullible people.
His 'charm' is a tool for manipulating others. We know he's a ratfucker. In his maga world, he tells people what they want to hear, while he sticks a knife in their backs. His malignant narcissism is seen as confidence. Over 60 million people in this country suffer from Narcissist abuse. Most don't recognize it. Because they become the victims and feel like it's their fault. That's what thugs do. Masters of projections. They leave collateral damage for generations. This shit runs in my family. It's a living nightmare. They beat the victim hood drum with both fists.
A “malignant narcissist” is a character trait but not an official diagnosis.
It is a characteristic, however, of many cluster B personality disorders, in particular the “dark triad” disordered individuals.
Within these Cluster B’s are: antisocial personality disorder (which includes what we know as psychopaths and sociopaths), narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder…they are not mutually exclusive and often coexist. Donald Trump has had more books written about him by historians, expert political analysts, and mental health experts including > 50 psychiatrists who signed a DUTY TO WARN. A duty to warn the public is a serious matter and should be acknowledged with the care and respect it deserves. These experts did not come forward lightly.
Are we really going to continue to ignore these early signs of impending doom to a free society and democratic nation? We are on the precipice of an authoritarian regime. We have already transitioned from a democracy into an anocracy since Trump took office. We are now a hybrid (half democracy/half autocracy) due to the rule of law being ignored by Trump’s administration.
If immediate accountability of this administration isn’t taken, and he continues to be allowed to violate the Constitution, in 1-4 weeks we can easily become a full autocratic dictatorship. Not even the most extreme authoritarian citizens will enjoy that. They just don’t care today, by the time they do, it will be too late.
Our constitutional liberties are on the line.
What can you do? Use the 5 Calls app to directly connect with you local representatives and use the guidance in the app to assist you with upcoming legislative actions. Pick which ones are meaningful to you and follow the script if you like. It’s quick and easy, and costs less than 6 minutes of your day. Remember you have a duty to keep your freedom. With rights come responsibilities. We’ve all enjoyed our freedoms without engaging in our political system. Time is now. 🇺🇸
He absolutely is! That's why I blame his supporters as much as, or more than, I blame him. He's a monster-yes- but the sane people who prop him up are even more guilty because they still have working brains. They just choose to use them to encourage this jackass because he has the followers and the framework to continue this fracturing of our government.
Maybe due to my age, 74, 2026 seems far in the future. I hope that there is an election that reflects the voice of voters, not subject to manipulation.
As a young child, to answer my question, my mother explained why Freddy the Grocer and his wife have blue numbers on their arm. From that point I promised to not be silent when I saw injustice.
I'm 66, so I understand what you mean, although in my case it's just sadness understanding how long it takes to rebuild after a crisis. But I have to do what I can even if I don't get to see the result.
I grew up as the white kid watching how my black neighbors got treated in the 60s. I have not stood down during my life either, and I'm not about to now. Fwiw, my uncle was one of the troops that liberated a camp, and he would never speak of it. He was traumatized just by seeing what others had suffered. I won't disgrace his memory by failing now either. We've already started down the path of evil by having an offshore concentration camp. I refuse to call it a "prison".
Agreed! GRATITUDE for keeping us all in the LOOP of RE'SISTANCE! Your relentless reporting is vital; your inspiring words reassure and regroup... Our Beloved Country is at stake: ONWARD MEIDAS MIGHTY💪🙆♀️👍
I’m a fan here but Heather, Cox Richardson, and Joyce Vance write and speak about his cognitive decline as well. It’s sad that we don’t see much about it in the mainstream but hey…! That’s why we’re here!💯👍💙🇺🇸
I couldn't hide if I wanted to. Having retired 9 years ago, social security is my main source of income. What he is doing to soc sec it just plain criminal. Each and every senior receiving benefits, earned those benefits over the course of 3/4 of their lives. Took money out of paycheck every week, in my case, 47 years. I'm supposed to just sit back and let kazillionaires put my money in their pockets. NEVER! Marching next Saturday, calling my senators and congressmen, signing petitions and never taking my eyes off the criminal mob in our white house. I rely on Midas Touch as my source for the truth. Never stop‼️
Insane and dangerous! I hope we are able to survive him.
We will survive him! If Senator Spartacus can deliver a record setting filibuster, we can defend democracy too! Hope this poem inspires you: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/cory-booker-is-senator-spartacus
The probem is we are a minority party. WE NEED REPUBLICANS TO OUST HIM. Talk is cheap.
https://jerryweiss.substack.com/
You're correct, the GOP must be moved. To start with that it will help if people avoid the false dichotomy that everyone is left/right and has any allegiance to a political party.
I'm an independent who has always voted and kept up to speed on issues, but there are plenty like me who sit on their hands because for decades they don't think they've gotten much of use from the Dems either, as they went corporate. The great harm that is coming is waking those people up. Making this a shirts vs skins thing will not help with them. Thats why I appreciate MTN being pro-democracy and not feeding into the false dichotomy.
Jerry Weiss, Feathers of Hope, identified several Republicans who say they want to talk. Although the House members voted with MAGA Mike on the budget, many are upset, and some, like mine represent majority Dem districts and have complained about Trump policies.
I don't think they'll; have an epiphany and become Democrats, but they can be pressured to stop most of the Trump agenda.
My regret is my Rep and Senators are Dems, so I have no GOP to contact as a constituent at the federal level. I still contact them, because some Dems have stupidly caved.
But yes, with pressure and time, some members of the GOP will find their spine, just as I watched them do during Watergate. But I don't see we have a lot of time me to play with. I'm one of those older people out in the streets. We have to figure out how to get a broader base than that. I know better than to ask black folks to show up - they have good reasons. But the youth need encouragement to show. I'm not out there for the 401k I don't have. I'm out there to preserve democracy. People my age remember that it can be normal and useful to have a functional government.
Pressure the Dems. anyway. Some of them need to grow a spine as well and they all need to stand up against this administration no matter what their party. I continue to keep contacting mine, who are Dems, as well, and I sign every petition to counter the cuts to our programs that I am handed or emailed or receive online.
When it comes to this issue NO DEMS HAVE CAVED. NONE.
The key issue IMHO is national security. Musk and tariffs are gaining strength. Congress is off two weeks. These Congressional Republicans are affected by their donors and constituents. Only takes a few.
I have always been a registered independent. And I’ve voted 3rd party on 4-5 occasions. I listen to what people say AND then I watch what they actually DO. And I expect those two behaviors to align.
Unfortunately the chasm between the two has widened, particularly with the impact of MAGA trumpism over the past 10 years. Now anything goes. Grabbing women by their genitals and making fun of disabled, lying, cheating, stealing, breaking the law, have all somehow become, not only acceptable, but expected, and even celebrated!
Politicians are held less accountable now than they’ve ever been before. A big part of the problem is campaign finance, citizens united, gerrymandering, electoral college, which have all been compromised and manipulated to created a system that relies a vote votes in specific districts in a few states, and which often reflects the will of the MINORITY rather than the majority.
So politicians now spend most of their time securing big donors instead of focusing on writing proper legislation that reflects their constituents as well as their VALUES, which they likely ran on and won.
The system is broken. Do we collectively have the desire, the stamina, the will to stand up and demand change?
Read Feathers of Hope.
Any concrete example of "Dems went corporate"... ?
Yeah about half of a century of me watching them increasingly do so. Try your Google Fu for shits sake. People have talked about this for decades now. I'm not spoonfeeding you.
Are you pro-democracy or not? If yes, cultivating the willingness to engage in real, respectful debates with fellow citizens is VITAL. As Aristotle already showed, without thriving public debate, no democracy can ever thrive - or survive.
And this is exactly what's wrong with so many "pro-democracy voters in name only" in this country. All you have to offer is cynicism.
A democracy is a government that works only FOR the people when it is BY the people. And that starts with engaging in real discussions, where no one indulges in vague "must be true because others told me" arguments...
So with that, any concrete example, at least?
Well, the Trump team being smart as a bag full of hammers, will continue to confound their base, upsetting elected zombie Republicans, who just by sheer odds of luck, will manage to resuscitate 5 of them with signs of a stirring in the cemetery already!!
The Orange Diaper Cult will drink the Orange Kool-Aid anytime..anywhere---any place. There is no hope for them......
Does this work??
I hope my grandkids survive him! ✌🏽
My granddaughter deserves to reach for her dreams, I will always fight for her.
I am going to! Concentrate! We won’t let this happen, I am a great grandma and won’t leave this world to the young generation this way! Come on everyone!
The Resistance is alive and growing. We are surviving him and the proof is the growth in MTN daily.
If Trump & MAGA aren't stopped in the next few years the resistance is going to move from protests & online communities to an actual civil war. They're doing everything they can to stay in power indefinitely, from voter suppression, removing all checks & balances & from what we can make out election fraud with the help of Musk.
Let's hope & pray they can be removed peacefully, but if not, like any other country being oppressed whether its here in the North of Ireland or in Gaza the people will resist and take arms.
"And you dare to call me a terrorist, while you look down your guns"
https://youtu.be/ouEXxK8VLhM?si=OJw2Q1qOiGQC1x_a
Yes, MAGA is “doing everything they can” however, they are facing strong (and increasing) pushback. Had JAN6 turned out the way Tramp and Lying Michael Flynn (among others) they wanted it to the orange idiot would have declared martial law.
His thugs failed the mission and he hit the curb. This reign of terror isn’t going to lead to civil war because the trusting souls who voted [for] him are feeling the sting of betrayal amidst the threat of losing jobs, savings and hope they may have had for retirement.
No civil war but what is happening is Project 2025 is faltering. When his insiders see him crumble and begin accusing them of being “disloyal” the tide will turn. All indicators are in favor of the Resistance.
Hooray! Do everything we can!
I just hope HE is not able to survive
If you want to survive you have to fight for your freedom. Protest keep doing it. Resist the lies stand tall. Be proud of who you are the orange blob can’t take that away from you. We the people for the people
Donald can’t survive ME. The mere idea is ludicrous. Snitch has one foot in the grave ⚰️ & depends on MY CRUMBS to President.
“Snitch”! That’s a good one! That describes the kind of dick, I mean, DUCK <<quack!>> that MAGA Mussolini is.
Agent Krasnov “Snitch”(whose Grandpa dodged the 19th Century Bavarian Draft) over the course of his first four years of slow rolling soft coup when King Trump stole legal box after legal box of classified top secret documents available only to members of the Federal Government with the Mount DENALI highest security clearance that we can only assume at best he stole in order to have a library of trophies to show off to his ex-KGB handlers from the Kremlin at worst to offer up as souvenirs in a men’s bathroom lounge at Maro Lago for their leisurely perusal and to take pictures of for the entertainment and pleasure of his Bro’ Vladimir Putin and “The Guys” over there in Red Square, all of this SNITCHING in the spirit of the other SNITCH, the Federal insider of CIA legacy, Eddie “Snitch” Snowflake, I mean, Snowden!!)
🎵Ohhhh… (Canada!)
🎵The weather outside is frightful!
But the 🔥FIRE🔥(of Impeachment) is so delightful!
And since we’ve no place to go… 👂🤚
🎙️💯 … and let it be known.
Trump is insane
Yep. Malignant narcissist was the diagnosis in 2015.
Malignant narcissistic psychopath. Psychopaths are charming and calculating. They're sadistic.
Malignant narcissistic sociopaths are ones who care nothing for anyone but themselves and getting their way, and don't care who they hurt to do it. That's the sociopathic part. This fits rump to a T.
That fits Trump except that he's not charming, ever. You can't be charming if you're totally moronic. He also has no sense of humor. What he does have is an innate sense of how to manipulate stupid and gullible people.
His 'charm' is a tool for manipulating others. We know he's a ratfucker. In his maga world, he tells people what they want to hear, while he sticks a knife in their backs. His malignant narcissism is seen as confidence. Over 60 million people in this country suffer from Narcissist abuse. Most don't recognize it. Because they become the victims and feel like it's their fault. That's what thugs do. Masters of projections. They leave collateral damage for generations. This shit runs in my family. It's a living nightmare. They beat the victim hood drum with both fists.
A “malignant narcissist” is a character trait but not an official diagnosis.
It is a characteristic, however, of many cluster B personality disorders, in particular the “dark triad” disordered individuals.
Within these Cluster B’s are: antisocial personality disorder (which includes what we know as psychopaths and sociopaths), narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder…they are not mutually exclusive and often coexist. Donald Trump has had more books written about him by historians, expert political analysts, and mental health experts including > 50 psychiatrists who signed a DUTY TO WARN. A duty to warn the public is a serious matter and should be acknowledged with the care and respect it deserves. These experts did not come forward lightly.
Are we really going to continue to ignore these early signs of impending doom to a free society and democratic nation? We are on the precipice of an authoritarian regime. We have already transitioned from a democracy into an anocracy since Trump took office. We are now a hybrid (half democracy/half autocracy) due to the rule of law being ignored by Trump’s administration.
If immediate accountability of this administration isn’t taken, and he continues to be allowed to violate the Constitution, in 1-4 weeks we can easily become a full autocratic dictatorship. Not even the most extreme authoritarian citizens will enjoy that. They just don’t care today, by the time they do, it will be too late.
Our constitutional liberties are on the line.
What can you do? Use the 5 Calls app to directly connect with you local representatives and use the guidance in the app to assist you with upcoming legislative actions. Pick which ones are meaningful to you and follow the script if you like. It’s quick and easy, and costs less than 6 minutes of your day. Remember you have a duty to keep your freedom. With rights come responsibilities. We’ve all enjoyed our freedoms without engaging in our political system. Time is now. 🇺🇸
He absolutely is! That's why I blame his supporters as much as, or more than, I blame him. He's a monster-yes- but the sane people who prop him up are even more guilty because they still have working brains. They just choose to use them to encourage this jackass because he has the followers and the framework to continue this fracturing of our government.
Yep! 👏👏👏 The bigoted functionally illiterate crowd. I've interacted with many maga. After ten years, I still see them the same way.
He is.
Maybe due to my age, 74, 2026 seems far in the future. I hope that there is an election that reflects the voice of voters, not subject to manipulation.
As a young child, to answer my question, my mother explained why Freddy the Grocer and his wife have blue numbers on their arm. From that point I promised to not be silent when I saw injustice.
I'm 66, so I understand what you mean, although in my case it's just sadness understanding how long it takes to rebuild after a crisis. But I have to do what I can even if I don't get to see the result.
I grew up as the white kid watching how my black neighbors got treated in the 60s. I have not stood down during my life either, and I'm not about to now. Fwiw, my uncle was one of the troops that liberated a camp, and he would never speak of it. He was traumatized just by seeing what others had suffered. I won't disgrace his memory by failing now either. We've already started down the path of evil by having an offshore concentration camp. I refuse to call it a "prison".
Yes..my ex husband's uncle was in Auschwitz when he was a kid. Saw his tattoo too 😞
Thank you for all the hard work you and your team do to fight for democracy!
I'm proud to be part of the Meidas Mighty!
Agreed! GRATITUDE for keeping us all in the LOOP of RE'SISTANCE! Your relentless reporting is vital; your inspiring words reassure and regroup... Our Beloved Country is at stake: ONWARD MEIDAS MIGHTY💪🙆♀️👍
So PROUD OF MEIDAS 🇺🇸 💙
He is so unstable and only the Mighty Meidas Guys are the only ones reporting the truth! Thank you for helping to keep us same!!
I’m a fan here but Heather, Cox Richardson, and Joyce Vance write and speak about his cognitive decline as well. It’s sad that we don’t see much about it in the mainstream but hey…! That’s why we’re here!💯👍💙🇺🇸
Defending democracy unites Meidas Touch Network with the Meidas Mighty. Together we’ll fight the darkness of fascism, for a brighter tomorrow.
Leslie, you are right, this iS Fascism, we have a Fascist President.
This message helped lift my spirit and jump out of bed this morning. Keep it up Meidas team
Thank you! Keep doing what you’re doing ✊🏼💙
Keep up the pressure. It's working. Keep the resistance going
Speaking truth to power + humor is the reason MTN is my favorite for news💙✊🏽
Thank goodness for you all. Thank goodness.
I couldn't hide if I wanted to. Having retired 9 years ago, social security is my main source of income. What he is doing to soc sec it just plain criminal. Each and every senior receiving benefits, earned those benefits over the course of 3/4 of their lives. Took money out of paycheck every week, in my case, 47 years. I'm supposed to just sit back and let kazillionaires put my money in their pockets. NEVER! Marching next Saturday, calling my senators and congressmen, signing petitions and never taking my eyes off the criminal mob in our white house. I rely on Midas Touch as my source for the truth. Never stop‼️
Words I needed to hear today!
No Fear - We, the people…
Thank you for being there for us and for being an inspiration.