Very Important Sunday Message from Meidas Founder

By Ben Meiselas

It’s Sunday. As you know, this is my favorite post of the week. I get to have a coffee with our subscribers and reflect on the past week and what lies ahead. Please make sure you are subscribed to this Substack—and subscribe now if you aren’t already.

I am having my usual black coffee this morning. You should have whatever drink you want. The defining thing this week has been how small and weak Trump and his bootlickers are. We covered how the fake “peace deals” Trump lied about were exposed.

War rages on between Thailand and Cambodia, and Congo and Rwanda. We see Russia continuing its invasion of Ukraine, with Ukraine repelling the attacks and going on the offense with successful drone counteroffensives. We see the IDF continuing to kill Palestinians and Hamas refusing to cede any control. We saw multiple U.S. troops killed in Syria by an insider within the Syrian Transitional Government that Trump has given deference to.

Then we saw Trump make social media posts claiming the school shooter at Brown University was in custody when the shooter was still on the loose, making the situation even more perilous.

Then, there were the votes in the United Nations where the United States was the only nation in a 153–1 vote against a resolution ensuring the safety and security of humanitarian workers and UN personnel across the globe. Then, the United States voted in a separate vote alongside Russia and North Korea against a resolution to mitigate the effects of Russia’s Chornobyl disaster.

We also saw Donald Trump’s pathetic event at a small banquet hall in a casino in Pennsylvania, which he called a rally. He called African nations “shitholes,” made bizarre noises like “bing bing bing,” said affordability is “a hoax,” and bragged about “doing the weave.” We also saw Karoline Leavitt, who Trump calls “machine gun lips,” say that the bandages on Trump’s hand and the discoloration are caused by Trump shaking a lot of hands each day.

I am sure you saw Fox attacking us for calling out the ridiculous statements by Leavitt about Trump’s health. Fox clearly recognizes that Trump’s health is rapidly declining, and thus they are attacking us. Our subscriptions to this Substack have increased significantly since Fox launched its attack. Once again, you’ve shown that when Fox attacks us, we respond by growing even bigger. Thanks for subscribing!

This brings me to my final observation about how weak the Trump regime media looks. Obviously, you know how pathetic Fox looks by attacking us. But this week, CBS demonstrated just how pathetic it looks as well. We all know the expression ETTD—everything Trump touches dies. Well, CBS once had one of the best reputations, but this week, with new ownership, its new CEO, Bari Weiss, and Erika Kirk gave one of the most bizarre town halls imaginable. It looked like a bad interview you might expect from a bad college TV production or a bad public-access infomercial. For all the tens of billions of dollars Trump’s oligarchs threw into CBS, they managed to mangle and destroy it instead of propping up Trump.

This week showed that Trump’s reign of terror is crumbling. The Trump sycophants are failing right alongside him. Just as Trump destroyed and bankrupted most of the things around him during his life as a felon, a failed businessman, a fraud, a loser, and a sexual abuser, so too is he destroying himself and everything around him.

All those who kissed the ring have now developed orange warts of shame that we can all see. We know who they are. We see them flailing and failing. Heck, even Trump’s gerrymander plan is failing in magnificent fashion.

Trump and his regime continue to fail. Corporate news continues to fail. The oligarchs continue to fail. But independent media continues to thrive and grow. It is an honor that the MeidasTouch Network is leading all independent news networks. It is an honor that we are leading all corporate news and cable news, including Fox, in views and engagement. We are grateful for the trust you’ve placed in us. Together, we are only just getting started in our fight for democracy, love, empathy, and the truth.

Before I finish my coffee, I want to thank all our subscribers to this Substack. If you aren’t subscribed, please make sure to subscribe now. It gives you access to our members-only features, and your subscriptions help the MeidasTouch Network grow and expand. You can also gift subscriptions to others. We are doing our best to hit our subscriber goal in 2025, so become a subscriber today.

Thanks for sharing this cup of coffee with me. I am off to record a new video. Remember to subscribe now.