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Hey everybody and welcome to our Substack Live. We're thrilled to be able to do these Substack Lives and Today, we are especially proud to have an incredible guest, the legendary Jim Acosta is joining us. I got to tell you, everybody, I don't think there's been a more requested guest for Midas Touch to have on our
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show than Jim Acosta. Every single day, people have been begging us to get Jim Acosta on the air. We made a few posts about it, and the posts always go through the roof. Jim, everybody is just so thrilled that you are joining us on Substack. that you have joined this independent community of reporters and journalists and
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people who are just speaking from the heart, speaking independently. It's really just a revolutionary thing. And to see you here, is just so incredible. Welcome. I'm excited to have Ben here as well, a Midas Touch co-founder. Ben's going to sort of be leading the conversation here. We're going to get into all the latest news with Jim.

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Hey Meidas Mighty, it finally happened! This morning, we had our first—of hopefully many—collaborations with legendary journalist Jim Acosta.

You can now watch or re-watch our stream right here on the Meidas+ Substack!

Thank you to the more than 11.3K who joined us live!

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SueU's avatar

Jim has the balls to speak up, unlike the rest !

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Public Servant's avatar

What a brave triumvirate! Jim the giant and Meidas Mighty! CNN and FOX are nothing compared to this.

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Liz Barry's avatar

New Zealand stands with you!

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Joe Daniels's avatar

He has always been too good for CNN.

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Leanne (Anna)'s avatar

Yes! Agree.

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AprilShy4's avatar

Agree

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Sandra VanDeMark's avatar

I watched this. I loved the interaction. With the 3. I think it's great they can get together and answer each other's questions.

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John Wayne Lively's avatar

I see the women on the frontlines of the protests so they are speaking up. Courage!

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Raeleen Minchuk Prokopetz's avatar

Hey from Canada gentleman keep working hard Canada is with you 🇨🇦

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Cindy Olson's avatar

Thank you Canada. We are so sorry for Trump. Half of us who didn't drink the Kool aid did not vote for Trump. I myself cannot understand. But it is propaganda media that is to blame. Remember we love Canada.

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Hillary Bucs's avatar

I agree with Cindy! There are more lovers of Canada than MAGA folks.

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Anna Oba's avatar

So many of us know that, Cindy. We can’t get too self-righteous up here. Ontario, the most populous province in Ontario, is in the middle of a snap election and will like re-elect a premier who admires Trump and who had cut a grossly overpriced deal with Starlink after your election. Latest I’ve is the deal is back off after being back on from being off. Voter apathy and a dearth of independent local media play a huge role.

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Liane Albert's avatar

Voter apathy and low information is a huge huge issue!

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

and lower education levels! and Trump wants to close down the Department of Education? WTF? The man's an INSANE MORON!!!

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peggy buckner's avatar

DON’T let them do this to you. It’s really devastating to us who voted against this. 😡

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Raeleen Minchuk Prokopetz's avatar

Ana I don’t understand why your province would pay Starlink 100 million dollars I live in rural Manitoba and they have Starlink here you just buy the dish and boom set it up and download the app and pay monthly why does the province of Ontario need to pay 100 million to Elon ? He charges 157.00 Canadian a month for his Internet !

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Richard Hudson's avatar

Thank you Cindy

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Michael Krieg's avatar

Whoa, Cindy! Have you been to Canada during the part of the year they mistakingly call summer? It is like early spring weather. The bugs and mosquitoes are capable of sending you for a blood transfusion. My wife and I had to run through the forest. One couple was enjoying lunch in bee keeper outfits. Canadians are fine. The beer is good.

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Richard Hudson's avatar

Usually we are a welcoming people but, if that is your thoughts on Canada... stay the fuck away. We won't shed one tear

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Scott Bump's avatar

I was hoping the attack back was just red states like KentukynSpirits?! Buffalo NY ?? upstate NY budget in Niagara power! Raise that price?

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Bob Soper's avatar

Alaska is another place where a cloud of mosquitoes can literally drive a person (or an antelope or a moose) insane

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Jackie C.'s avatar

Michael Krieg, LOL, do your due diligence about where you're going. Spring is the worst time for mosquitoes, they start to recede when it gets really hot. And they LOVE humans that camp in the forests, easy pickings! You must always use bug spray if you're there during mosquito season. They are relentless, as you now know. Oh, and always wear light colours, never black. Or is the other way around? LOL it's been a while, I'm Canadian and learned that lesson a long time ago :)

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Ditto, to Canada!

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TEOTWAWKI's avatar

70% hate him!

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VAH's avatar

Only 32% drank the koolaid! Don’t forget!

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Janie Kaye's avatar

I'm so SORRY Canada!!! We in crazy times here!

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AprilShy4's avatar

💙⚘️❤️⚘️ Canada

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LiseAnn 🇨🇦's avatar

Another Maple Mighty here. Keep hitting the MAGA bastards as hard as you can.

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Evelyn Bowman's avatar

Thank you. Your support means everything right now😪💪💪💪🇺🇸🇨🇦

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Mr. Joseph Rapai's avatar

Canadian here too 🇨🇦

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catherine p roberts's avatar

Thank you. We know you got us.🫶🏽

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Here for History's avatar

Thank you, Canada! On behalf of non-MAGA America, beyond sorry for this. We love our neighbor and stand with you! It's good to still have friends to the North who will stand by us while we Resist.

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Suzie Grenier's avatar

I agréé 100%. French Canadian here 🇨🇦

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Mr. Joseph Rapai's avatar

#makelovegreatagain

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Forest Woodruff-Higgins's avatar

We are here in Maine! Cherryfield, Washington County!

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Kristen Catelotti's avatar

Jim Acosta! Thank you for standing up for democracy and putting it in the line!

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Joe Daniels's avatar

We need more like Jim Acosta.

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Here for History's avatar

Amen, completely agree.

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Paul's avatar

Congratulations Jim... Meidastouch is a wonderful network and you are an American hero for standing up to power!! Bravo!

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Ellen CW's avatar

Great comment Jim. I couldn’t have said it better!! Bravo 😊

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Larry's avatar

“ Klobuchar: What is the difference between Greenland and Donald Trump? Greenland is not for sale.*boo*Klobuchar: Ok. For any Republican Trump Administration person who wants to throw eggs at me because of that joke. You can’t because they’re too expensive.”

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catherine p roberts's avatar

I really just cackled.😂

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Leanne (Anna)'s avatar

Me too!😂

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Roxanne Batterden's avatar

🤣🤣

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James Martin's avatar

Way to point out that Trump has not brought down pricing as he “promised”.

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Yvonne Hughes's avatar

He had NO INTENTIONS of doing that... he just wanted the votes...

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MollyWhitebear's avatar

No! In fact, they're steadily going up, up, up! Eggs now have at least tripled in price or worse. Before he came in they were about $3.49 for XL or Jumbo grass fed and now they have gone to $10-$14 a dozen! We found out just last weekend when we went grocery shopping. Trader Joe's is the only place that still has their eggs at $3.49/doz!

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Dagmar Sullivan's avatar

Great one!!! Actually a two for one 😝

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John Wayne Lively's avatar

😹😹👏👏👏

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Pam Ponsart's avatar

Loved the segment! Jim is so "down-to-earth". And, yes...everyone needs to start "telling the truth".

There's no such thing as "alternative facts" - plain and simple. Thank you to all of you! :-)

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Richard Hudson's avatar

I know this Canadian (just north of Toronto ON) will be searching for and listening to Jim. Along with Ben and the gang at Meidas Touch.

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Cathie Reid's avatar

Orillia here…we need this NATO of fact check truth to backstop the Maple MAGA threat we face imminently here in Ontario/Canada (against Ford & Poilievre who are Trump/Musk preferred privatization sellouts).

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Richard Hudson's avatar

Agreed!

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John Wayne Lively's avatar

Some folks who helped him

Cheat and lie and grift, will be coming forward with the dirt they have and flipping on him. It shall be glorious. To the gallows with Trump and elon

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Soso's avatar

Hey Alliance for Truth, I know I sound like a broken record but please get Rachel Maddow on board !!! 😂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪

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Andy Moore's avatar

That would be awesome! I am glad we are starting to see a few, hopefully growing to many, speaking! As a person here in the Midwest, it is daunting to know WHO we can trust, who we can speak with, who we can share our thoughts and files! It can feel scary but we are still ready to do as much as we can to save our country! Thank you to all of you! We appreciate the facts and great work!

If 7 people can break into our treasury computers they can certainly break into voting machine, computers! Am I the only one who sees this link? South Korea demonstrated democracy better than Americans! Their political system, leaders came together to ensure South Korea was not over taken. It did take a few days, we need to move faster! The mainstream media kowtows to the president, Elon (lovingly called Leon by the president), and the right! We must shine a light on corruption and darkness! This is a coup in real time! We have to protest peacefully! Protesting is going to be more dangerous than it was previously! And more necessary than ever before! This is a coup we never thought we would see on our shores, but they brought it here and here is where we must make a stand! We must DEfeat, DEfend, DEfy this hostile takeover, to save our DEmocracy! As protesters we must think and act outside of the box! We must be ready for the fight, we didn’t start the fight but we will meet those who did on the battlefield they created! They are no longer the party of law and order! They no longer back our policemen or our protectors! We are in a battle with fascism! Know and contact your elected officials!

Liz said it best! GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, "I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: there will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain,"

Here is a great biting comment from a warrior! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) faulted President Trump and Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, for the Washington, D.C., aviation accident after the president made remarks blaming DEI initiatives and Democrats. “It’s not DEI—it’s him. And Elon too,” she said “on a certain platform I will not give in any of my quotes”, referring to Trump and Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and head of the Department of Government Efficiency.

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral, and former Navy SEAL, William McRaven destroyed Trump in just a few words: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation.”

I am also looking at Democrats who are going with GOP - Stop being nice! Don’t go high, because they are low - that doesn’t work anymore! Let’s follow the lead of Gavin Newsom, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.), Adam Kinzinger, Bernie Sanders, Jamie Raskin, Pete Buttigieg, Hakeem Jeffries, Al Green, Canada (the whole f**kin country), leader of Mexico (Claudia Sheinbaum), Rev. Mariann Budde, MeidasTouch Network, Rachel Maddow MSNBC, Jim Acosta, Michelle Obama, stop and get some guts, stop the yellow streak down your back! Our country needs a direction correction!

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SteveO's avatar

Well presented Andy Moore! Wet Coast Canadian (not a typo, lol) here standing along side those of you who are not taking this laying down. Be very concerned with the lose of your personal information to a wingnut like Musk. I can't believe that this has been allowed to happen with no way to stop it. Wow! Great colab with Jim Acosta and Meidas! Canada/USA stronger together

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Here for History's avatar

Hang in there, Midwest! Love and solidarity from California. You've got some great governors out there! We will keep fighting and resisting together. :)

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Soso's avatar

Awesome reply. But I really like " Canada (the whole f**kin country)" 😍 🙏 I'm French-Canadian and I can actually I second what you say. 😂

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Andy Moore's avatar

You guys are no nonsense and have all my respect! I wish we had a few around here that had a backbone as strong! Canada Strong! 🇨🇦🍁

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Soso's avatar

We stand with the reasonable ones ;) you stand strong too !

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AprilShy4's avatar

Ii agree, Andy

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

Great idea. Soso!

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Soso's avatar

Another legend to the major leagues ;)

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Here for History's avatar

Love it, Alliance for Truth!

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Amy's avatar

Yes to Alliance of Truth! Yes. Yes. Yes!!!

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Janice DeFelice's avatar

Great job with Mr. Acosta.

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Gordon's avatar

This was a great “joint-podcast”….you both complement each other! Excellent job and thank you. I attended the rally in front of the Treasure Bldg this week….the Dems are FINALLY waking up! You guys have to announce when these demonstrations/rallies are being held so that more people can attend, - The rallies promote the politicians to come out and speak! Long overdue—- but excellent posturing for the mid-term elections!

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Ghita Feldbæk's avatar

Hello from Denmark

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Lea's avatar

Hello Denmark 🇩🇰

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Here for History's avatar

Meidas loves Denmark! Stay strong Free World, resisting from Occupied America.

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CAL's avatar

Hello to my cousins in Lyngby❤️

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

Do call it a coup. Definition of a COUP. : a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état.

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Luther’s Mom's avatar

I’ve been saying this for days. Call it what it is - get used to the word. It’s a coup d’état!

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Raving Moderate's avatar

Thank you for leading the resistance!

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drensim's avatar

Fantastic! Mr. ACOSTA, I am so glad you told CNN to eat dirt.

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Sara Byrd's avatar

Love you all. Thanks for your courage in reporting the truth and keeping us informed!

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Spunky & Sane's avatar

Congrats on beating Joe SCHMO with Meidas. You guys are on the right side of Democracy! Go Jim!

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Kristen Catelotti's avatar

Journalism that I grew up admiring, not whatever the bs media corporations do now

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Gay Tulyholowycz's avatar

Jim looks like a different person now that he had come over from the ‘dark side’. Welcome to Meidas Jim 💙from🇬🇧🥂🥂

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MJean's avatar

Welcome to Jim from Canada. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

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Bobby Liriano's avatar

Yes, I’m so happy you all made this happen 💙💙💙

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Patti Kehoe's avatar

I love this idea of a NATO alliance of truth tellers!!!

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Jayne Morehouse's avatar

This is the dream team!

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Fyrefox1119's avatar

Yessss!!!!

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Michelle Kapisoda's avatar

This makes me believe we still have hope!

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Chris Burgess's avatar

I love Jim Acosta ♥️ he is in my opinion the best out there (sorry Ben) and a true legend. The only person on CNN who told it like it is for decades, having Jim on the MEIDASTOUCH NETWORK is a massive statement of interest and irritability at the orange Hitler Wannabe along with his brainwashed maggot Republican cult members

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Kelley Goldsmith's avatar

Thank you Jim for keeping truth alive. Thank you

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Leslie Goodman-Malamuth's avatar

NEAT! It’s Jim Acosta!

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Joy Perkal's avatar

Here’s something the Democrats can do, IMHO. Spend some of the money you’ve been soliciting for the 2026 midterms and spend it on blitzing the airwaves in Red states with the truth.

Fly advertising planes with one truth per plane over beaches in Red states.

As wonderful as it is to have independent media, we need to blast a megaphone over the country. Be on Fox and the other fascist platforms too.

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Joy Perkal's avatar

Maybe Dems on the ground in Red states could fill mailboxes with bullet points of what Trump and Musk are doing along with resource links to truthful media. Tell trumpers a dictator is in the making and why they shouldn’t want that. Show them how people in authoritarian countries live.

Pound away and never give in!! Off with the gloves. Do as Mitch McConnell did when the GOP was in the minority.

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Sue Sanders's avatar

We are marching, we are carrying signs, we are calling Congress in OK!

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Carol Knauff's avatar

Jim is the best- honesty drips from him. Thank you for taking a stand!

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Leslee Keep it real's avatar

Miedas Touch Network 💙💙💙✌🏼✌🏼

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LegoMan's avatar

Yeah Baby

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Elizabeth's avatar

This is awesome!!! Thanks so much for this!! A bright light in the midst of so much darkness, it's a breath of fresh air! And, Canada, me and my family stand with you! I apologize for the corrupt man occupying the White House! He's causing so much pain to way too many people!!!! He must be STOPPED!!!!!

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Magdalena Fontanez's avatar

Yes !!🙌🏽 he has always stood up to the SWAMP 👊🏽👊🏽

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

Through Musk. It is the first digital coup!

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Daft Skunk 🦨's avatar

Crisis has lit 🔥 the timeline for new journalism.

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Bro102273's avatar

Good afternoon

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Clarissa Sr, American Grandma's avatar

**NATO OF TRUTH - Independent Media Collaboration**

🇺🇸💪🏼⚖️📣🫶🏼🇺🇸

**DNC:** Think outside the box! Use your donation solicitation database to let your members respond quickly with text and email links to “real-time” videos highlighting each lie or catastrophe associated with Trump. These videos should offer truth, organization, and hope.

DNC members can help their constituents better understand the candidates and their platforms by contacting their local constituents directly with text/email links. For our democracy to survive, don't limit this communications tool solely to raising donations; share the truth and our citizen collaborations around the nation; save our democracy!

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Rosie's avatar

Kushner called the Gaza Strip "prime real estate" last year.....

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Raeleen Minchuk Prokopetz's avatar

THIS !!! Someone else seeing the real estate grab ! And Trump saying Saudi Arabia would invest ?

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Lea's avatar

🙄

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Meidas_hj's avatar

Love Jim! Good move leaving State TV CNN

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Ava's avatar

Happy to see you all here! The truth is here!

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Barbara Calchera's avatar

It’s a coup. Hitler did this same thing. Let’s not cover our eyes.

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Calvin Knaggs's avatar

Truth for Democracy! We are ready for the fight. Thank you from the Great White North!

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Kathleen M. Clark's avatar

Texas fighting against fascism

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Barbara's avatar

WELCOME JIM. YOU ARE NOW WITH THE BEST GROUP

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Agnethe's avatar

Yes,Yes! Great to see Jim with you and Ben!! Appreciate you ALL!! 🌷💙♥️

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Cynthia Tenorio's avatar

Love❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Cynthia B's avatar

Thank you for your courage to leave the corporate world and speak up!

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Sherrell McCoy's avatar

Yes, I’m loving it independent reporters I’m loving the peace.

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Estrellita(Es-tray-ita)'s avatar

What can be done when he has stripped the various Justice Departments of their powers or he has loyalists running various agencies that would come in and arrest them.

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Carol Sabourin's avatar

I’m sooo happy you are here Jim!

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don lerssen's avatar

Is he joining the team at meidastouch

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Ruth's avatar

Here is one Canadian watching you at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. Jim when we boo, we are booing the American Republicans as well as Trump personally. They put him there and now the world is reaping the dramatic and scary repercussions. Love you Jim, and it's nice hearing the other two guys as well.

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Janet Andrea's avatar

We know and we appreciate those Canadian boo’s! 🇨🇦🔥

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Ruth's avatar

Thanks Janet.

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Lois Karno's avatar

Perfect. Thanks for leading the way for the future of journalism and news reporting. When Jim suggested a coalition sub stack, etc., of YouTube political journalists I was thrilled to hear it. I was trying to message several groups, such as Midas touch, occupy Democrats, etc., hoping for the same thing.

Your reporting is invaluable. Coup is the correct word? I love Jim always did. I think he still has some signs of caution in his speech based on his personal experience at the White House and with CNN. His experience first hand is invaluable NOW. Thanks so much, Meidasplus.

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Patti Kehoe's avatar

I agree he’s a bit cautious. I suspect he will lose that. Don Lemon sure has! Follow him too on YT if you are not. I can’t wait to see Jim take on the Corrupt Corporate Media!! He may have NDA restrictions. 🤷🏼‍♀️🙌🏼🇨🇦❤️🧡🇺🇸💙

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virginia arthur's avatar

I wish Don Lemon and Mario Cuomo would both join Substack.

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Catharina Miller's avatar

Mario Cuomo is dead.

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virginia arthur's avatar

I know, I forgot his first name. I asked Sirius, which I should in the first place. Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon would be great. I always enjoyed them back in the day.

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Carl Selfe's avatar

Yes, it is a game of distractions by Trump setting up $ trillions for theft by Musk. It is rather simple. I did say $ trillions and I identity what I can see. In just one instance,

if they kill the Education Department, states will clamor for privatization. Education is $853 billion per year. Yes $BILLION. Ohhh. The 10-year contract(s), think $9 trillion. One graft pie. There are many $ 1 trillion pies in play. They don’t think small theft.

https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/watch-the-treasury?r=3m1bs

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Penny Torrence's avatar

Exactly musk was not voted into public office it’s got to be illegal!Musk should not be able to do anything that has any say on any office concerning the people! It’s Terri oust acts!

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Ann Unertl's avatar

Send in S.W.A.T. and remove him and his underlings.

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Candee5050's avatar

I am thrilled to have you join the Meidas Touch! It is a perfect fit! Jim always speaks truth and looks out for all of us so kudos to all! Can't wait to hear this collaboration! 💙

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Mimi's avatar

This is so awesome!!

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Kathy Leveille's avatar

It was great!!! Thank you!!!

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Mandy Kutz's avatar

Yes!

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Mark Bavra PhD's avatar

Excellent!

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Gary Fong's avatar

Jim made the point I’ve been waiting for someone to say. There needs to be an alliance of truth and fact. But for it to work there needs to be an information machine that is equivalent to and ideally more powerful than the misinformation machine. At the moment it doesn’t exist. Talking in the traditional news is not effective, and Elon can just shut down truth on X and the audience that needs it most. I don’t know how or where to create that central groundswell. Bluesky? Regardless, something has to happen, and fast.

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AZ becca's avatar

Gary - I agree 💯

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MorningStar's avatar

We need you on Bluesky!

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Gary Fong's avatar

I’m on Bluesky.

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MorningStar's avatar

I will follow you there!

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Candy Serrano's avatar

Love you all. Thank you for all that you do. I/we are so grateful to have a place to learn life’s truths. Truth doesn’t change but the people, like yourself, who have the courage to speak it from the heart does. Doing the Spirit of the Universe’s work. Please don’t ever kiss the ring 🙏

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KATHRYN HOGAN's avatar

Jim has guts! Huge fan here🇨🇦

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Barbara Calchera's avatar

As far as Ukraine… because Trump is in bed with Putin, we need to see a “Winston Churchill” arise from the UK to stand with Ukraine,

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virginia arthur's avatar

Definitely!

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Dorothy Lewis's avatar

Looks like a coup , smells like a coup. Sorry, it is a coup

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Dyan Kane's avatar

Yes an actual cohesive TRUTH NEWS STATION with 1/2 hour segments: Meidas Touch, Politics Girl, HCR, JVance, Popok, Acosta etc.

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Julie Haufe's avatar

A female Senator on Fox today said it was uncomfirmed the Elon had access and the Democrats have been making it up!

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KATHRYN HOGAN's avatar

No surprise there at all. They say the opposite of the truth at every turn.

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Soso's avatar

Why am I not surprised! 🤨🙄

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virginia arthur's avatar

Which female Republican Senator?

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Julie Haufe's avatar

I think it was Deb Fischer. On Fox radio.

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virginia arthur's avatar

Thank you. They just can’t help lying, can they?

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

The work that Musk is doing while Trump is no distraction

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Jim Bruno's avatar

Great day in the USA! Welcome, Jim!

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John's avatar

This is huge. Congratulations, MT. A new age in independent media

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Patti Kehoe's avatar

From what I’ve seen, the Democrats are stuck in decorum! They MUST get over themselves. Let the young people like AOC and the team rally their bases!!

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

People are focused on Trump’s laughable behavior while ELON must be taken seriously. MUSK is very busy each day actually DOING THE WORK OF destroying our Democracy

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Patti Kehoe's avatar

I LOVED that meme! Very proud of my Prime Minister (now resigned) for this. Perhaps because he has nothing to lose he’s more ballsy. I’m hoping Mark Carney wins the leadership and then the PMship. 🇨🇦❤️🧡💟💙🇺🇸

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Deanna's avatar

And that's right there he has our data .. he is a terrorist .. everyone said it would be China .. well it was your own .. trump handed to a terrorist our data .. that's the real facts here plain and simple ... musk spent nearly 300m on his election .. right there is was a red flag .. you could see it a mile away but no one wanted to listen and here we are now . (This is how i feel )

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virginia arthur's avatar

I agree with you 100%! Musk bought the election for trump and now he owns him!

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Deanna's avatar

It's going to be crazy

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Carol Ann's avatar

And if Musk & his teenage lackeys go into the aviation admin, I'm on Amtrak from now on. Or my EV car. I have zero confidence that AI can land planes.

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

They ( this administration) are not putting people on trains. He is going into all our private information and working to destroy each of us one click at a time

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Susan Klemetsen's avatar

They are putting people on planes to Gitmo.

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Johanna Svensson's avatar

I love Jim Acosta 😭

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gallopsix's avatar

Love love love Jim!

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Bridget Anne's avatar

Yay!!

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Jessica Martinez's avatar

Hi guys!!!!

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Cindy Olson's avatar

I am very concerned about voting. The Republicans seem to cut people from the rehlgisters, or Gerry meranging. I worry that Musk did some type of electronic thing to steal votes. I do not believe Harris did not win a single swing state. Fishy!

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Mmag-ical's avatar

This I believe to be very true.

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Sandy's avatar

This is the future! Today is the day they start to lose control of the narrative!! Keep pushing and truthing!!!

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Jane Burns's avatar

Treason is a good word. Insurrection AGAIN

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Cynthia B's avatar

What I would like to know is why are Republicans so petrified of trump? What exactly is he holding over their heads besides his threat to primary them?

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Carol Ann's avatar

Maybe it's not a scandal, but a crime.

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Lois Karno's avatar

And a coup!

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Thom Belford's avatar

We should not just call the “THE DEMOCRATS” all of us should be called the OPPOSITION and perhaps REBELs against TRUMP/MAGA

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Anne Elizabeth Ruhr's avatar

So many reactions here. Acosta's vision of a kind of "NATO in America" forming an alliance of like-minded, pro-democracy people is EXACTLY it what we need to build strength. The Resistance is rising rapidly!! Also, when Acosta said that we have to talk about Ukraine, he is right. We just aren't the American we say we are if we leave them to scatter to the winds. It is refreshing to hear a voice we are familiar with saying all the words that SHOULD have been coming out of the mouths of every big network anchor and journalist in recent years but shockingly weren't. Acosta is here to tell us he is still speaking the facts and the truth, just like MTN. Finally, I can't help but get the warm fuzzies seeing brothers Ben and Brett together, at this moment, with Mr. Acosta. I am a sentimental person, after all. I know Jordy was there in spirit. I will take this most triumphant day and keep it in my heart. Thanks, guys!!

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Virginia Zequeira's avatar

Jim Acosta looks younger today, than when he was on CNN. It seems he got rid of a heavy burden in just several days.

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Here for History's avatar

Agree. I have to say that Jim is also very handsome. :)

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Jaxxmom's avatar

Following both. Yes, an alliance of truth-tellers is a great idea.

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Kristoffer Kaiser's avatar

Jim Acosta I like the idea of an alliance of truth tellers

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Cindy Olson's avatar

We cannot abandon Ukraine but Trump will.

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Daria Wilson's avatar

Great interview! Thank you, Ben, Brett and Jim! Keep shining a light on truth and democracy! 💙🇺🇸💙

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Cindy Olson's avatar

I love Jim's idea of an alliance on the internet. Jim I am so glad you are off CNN because you are free to talk as you wish. We respect you and I will be following you closely as I do Medias Touch. Democracy must stand. Seniors are terrified of losing our Social Security. And, could they drain our bank accounts?

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Denis Noonan's avatar

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single minute before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank

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Kelley Goldsmith's avatar

Is this espionage?

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Christine Pritchard's avatar

THIS Guy!!❤️🤍💙

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LindaThalman's avatar

This is a COUP. Come on Jim "I don't want to call this a coup". It is a coup! Just signed up for the substack. Look forward to all collaboration with MTN. Let's see Lawrence and Rachel join MTN as well!

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NJ's avatar

Please remember that Canada is part of the Commonwealth and Trump is also pissing off every other member. Talking about removing Charlie as head of state is also pissing us off. That is for Canada to decide. Delighted to hear Jim Acosta, always thought he was the best of the CNN bunch. And I think he's looking really well.

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Bridget Anne's avatar

I am one of those people who is guilty of tuning out in an effort to protect my sanity. It wasn't working. Thank you for this collaboration and I look forward to devouring everything you have to say we need to fight for our country and our democracy.

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Diane Harpster, CZT's avatar

Thank you all!!!! Keep it up!

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Penny Torrence's avatar

Musk is a terrioust in my opinion.musk was not on the ballot ,He should not be allowed Trump isn’t qualified period.Its time to get a handle on the mess Trump is permitted

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

People are focused on Trump’s laughable behavior while ELON must be taken seriously. MUSK is very busy each day actually DOING THE WORK OF destroying our Democracy

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Penny Torrence's avatar

Trump should be impeached for bring musk into public offices that has not been voted to no office by the people It’s got to be illegal on so many fronts musk appears to me like a terrioust

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Dare's avatar

Love his idea of having a team who stand for truth and work together. Sub stack has so many people on it.

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SUE Speaks's avatar

I’m watching for some moment when there’s a dramatic incident and virtually everyone turns on him. Law-abiders are at a disadvantage dealing with someone who has no regard for the law and has power, but I even wonder about a coup. Not a bloody one. Does acting lawfully, as we are committed to do, and losing our country make sense?

And watch for it being a red herring about a fascist takeover. There are too many of us smarties, and with more disaffection from Trump all the time it's the oligarchs we have to protect ourselves from, where that takeover already is in play.

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TheBrie2Fly's avatar

Welcome to Jim. Happy to have you on board. I'm so Happy about this.

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Patti Kehoe's avatar

That is totally correct Jim… We are booing Trump, Elon Musk, and the Maga folks who put them in there! 🇨🇦💙

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Leslee Keep it real's avatar

Jim Acosta is one of my favorite people. He sees what we see 💙 unlike CNN abc NBC. I mainly watch independent media on YouTube. MTN is on the top of my list 💙

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Mary Jo Wilen's avatar

Why aren't judges issuing bench warrants in response to the crimes these people are publicly breaking.

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

While going back on his minor threats, He is destroying all the safety nets in our government.

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C St's avatar

Love your idea of collaborating and pulling ideas and maybe even resources. Keep us the rest of the facts. Let us know what’s going on with y’all. It sounds just fabulous. And that is how we take on the big guys, but aren’t they really big guys?

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Cindy Olson's avatar

The people have to scream. Keep screaming. March if you can. Call Congress people. Scream scream scream!

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Pamela McGuire's avatar

Fire hose is a good analogy.

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Cynthia Rucker's avatar

Welcome to The MeidasTouch Community!!! Love ya Jim!

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Adam Flora's avatar

Love it

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Tarrie Franke's avatar

It's a coup.

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Mmag-ical's avatar

Absolutely correct Jim. Trump told us.

He showed us.

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Miss SoCal Catalina's avatar

Yes, yes, yes to the Alliance!

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Vicki's avatar

I stopped watching following national TV back in April 2020. Thank you to Meidas Touch, and welcome Jim Acosta.

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Bonnie Robinson's avatar

Trump is already trying to annex my country🇨🇦, Greenland, Garza why do you think he is going to help Ukraine . No he from the beginning thought Putin was entitled to Ukraine

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Europe Together's avatar

Jim was the reason I watched CNN

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Carol Ann's avatar

Open Mike night on Fox. Jim Acosta is dead right - that's all he wants. But the cockroaches around him want their Stalinist-white supremacist paradise.

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Theresa O'Neil Kessler's avatar

I love listening to your show, and I love Jim Acosta too...........Good interviewer, etc.

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Luegian Briganda's avatar

Great to see y'all working together. What's next? Real rallies? Hmmm. With real democratic socialist promoting pro-labor positions and such? Like, ya'know, shit Bernie has talked about for decades that poll 65-80% positive on a case by case basis.

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Suzanne Yeager's avatar

TRUTH - American Journalism …a collective group of trusted journalists.

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Dawn's avatar

Jim is one of the few men willing to speak against DT. Glad we'll get to follow him again.

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Skippy's avatar

Hey Jim!! So glad to see you here! You’re the very best.

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Eileen Proven's avatar

Jim!!! Hero!!!

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Barbara Black's avatar

I enjoy conversations that have a plan to overcome all what's going on with the 🍊 felon and Musk. Their loyalty is only to themselves. Everyone else be damned. Keep up the good work

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Jac Qui's avatar

Thelma & Louise should not be used in the same breath as Trump! 🙂. Musk was predictable given what he did with Twitter. We know Trump lies…it was predictable. If I can suggest a future guest…not sure if she does interviews anymore for her safety, bring Sarah Kendzior on. Her insight and prescience is remarkable. Thank you for what you do.

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Cindy Burkhalter's avatar

So glad Jim Acosta is a part of the Meidas Mighty!!!!

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Christine St Jean's avatar

I have so much respect for you all 🇨🇦👏❤️

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Christine Charbonneau's avatar

Hi I really enjoyed it. Christine from Quebec, Canada

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Juste Flamme's avatar

The first 30 seconds were epic, the rest was even better.

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Mary F Anderson's avatar

Welcome Jim! We are so excited for this!

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darryl Shehan's avatar

Jim is da man !!!

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Michelle's avatar

Thank you Meidas Touch and we love Jim Costa! Thank you!!!

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Rich's avatar

YES!!!!! WELCOME JIM

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Oliver's avatar

thanks for your great work, stay together

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Kris's avatar

Love that Acosta is on board!

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Kiki Grethel's avatar

So excited to see him with you.

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Pat Langan Jordan's avatar

Trump is creating a coup

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Kelley Goldsmith's avatar

Called shock and awe

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Kathy Amen's avatar

Awesome this is best news - welcome and congratulations!

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Doug's avatar

I did not get anything no video or sound

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Melanie's avatar

This was excellent!

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Kelley Goldsmith's avatar

Keep speaking the truth

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Mr. NiceWatch's avatar

Too cool!

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Jane Burns's avatar

For some reason not playing.

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Stephanie Doris's avatar

Joining forces is a great idea! I would love to see that. It would be a reliable source of all the issues facing us, sans the gaslighting.

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Holly's avatar

Thank you, Jim! That you for standing up, and keeping your integrity! And Thank You, to Meidas Touch, for everything you’re doing!

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Melanie Duke's avatar

Love this idea of banding together for truth. You all could be truth network @jimavosta @mediastouchnetwork

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Kathryn S. O'Brien's avatar

This was a great watch. Acosta feels there should be a joining together on Substack. I do too. Sometimes it feels like group therapy where everyone wants to share their story…and a lot of ideas get lost. Acosta, for me, has a calming influence while he reports what is going on.

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MK's avatar

Con Man Don has been a lair all of his life.

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Angela Dahm's avatar

Go, go, go! We need the truth from you and we will resist with you. No more Trump lies!

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Helena's avatar

Yes join forces 💙

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LadyHistorian's avatar

Ukraine is kicking Russian azz with their strikes on their oil and military supply sites. Don’t sell them short. They have had their hands tied behind their backs by the foolish restrictions on the targets that they may strike, which was a stupid way to fight a war, and probably the first in human history to be thus restricted. Had we given them the air cover even for civilian evacuation purposes or the naval support like we automatically did for Israel in the form of two carrier groups actively engaged, this war would have been over by now. Keep in mind that Putin is committing genocide, ecocide, linguisticide, war crimes, international kidnapping of ***children***. As a parent, imagine how that feels to know that the enemy has taken your children! That is a crime in itself that is so far beyond the pale as to be mind-boggling.

Ukraine has finally received the French Mirage jets. Let’s see to what good use they can be put. Slava Ukraini!

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MK's avatar

I think Elon Musk and his cronies are terrorists and need to be arrested and placed in a hold cell. As well as Convicted Felon Rapist Con Man Don.

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Ann Unertl's avatar

Music to my ears! Jim’s voice!

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C. Brewster's avatar

Worth mentioning that Trump keeps promoting Trudeau’s Conservative opponent in our upcoming election, and now that Conservative ( Poilievre) has dropped 13 points in 2 wks in our polls. The Trudeau/mark Carney govt thanks the Donald.

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Donna Tyler's avatar

God bless all 3 of you for helping our Country.

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Gary Hurst's avatar

As with many things Trump, what may appear to be outrageous is designed to make lesser outrages appear reasonable, distort the truth, and dull the sensitivities of his followers. I believe that Trump‘s statement about Gaza was to intended soften the ground and in contrast make Netanyahu‘s take over of the Gaza Strip appear to be more reasonable. This is propaganda ment to legitimize takeover over Palestinian land.

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Gail's avatar

There is no investigating by Trumps administration. We the people and our government agencies have been ambushed by someone who has no certification with self serving motivation. His nominees are completely unqualified, bit yet are being certified. I feel besides Elon selling all our data, or rewriting it to his advantage, these nominees are beyond dangerous. Huge concern how elected Republicans can side against their constitutes?

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carolyn strawn's avatar

I love this. Nice work you are doing?

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Valerie McMurray's avatar

Jim I agree with your alliance but what I think you and Meidas and others are NOT doing strongly enough is to not only fact check but call lies "lies" don't soft peddle it by saying "half truths" etc. Say trump is LYING. Don't mince words.

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Lance  McCulloch's avatar

check out these stats form YOUR border control , drugs into Canada from US 2000% higher than Can to US, illegal guns from the USA , 1000% higher , migrants 70% higher again from the US. We in Canada should be demanding that the USA stop allowing guns, criminals, and fentanyl from entering our country please share this as proof that Trump is a complete ass, liar and felon.

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Thom Belford's avatar

Here’s a question. MAGA ICE is arresting people who live here and are not breaking the law. Those people pay sales taxes, and rent, which also is paying tax as a pass through. Now the detainees are being transported and housed in Gitmo. What is the cost per detainee including manpower required for the arrest, transportation and housing?

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Arie Meidav's avatar

Watched this live substack from Israel; can’t get enough of you.

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Lueen Jodoin's avatar

What is going on is a coup and we need to address it as such!

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Cookie's avatar

Welcome to a warm home Jim.

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Anne Wilson's avatar

Yay, I love all 3 of you!!! So glad you are off of CNN Jim!! They did NOT deserve you!!!

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@legaleigh's avatar

I’m worried about the Ukraine, about USAID, but also America’s Medicare recipients.

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Deborah Bragg's avatar

Why are we calling these people “republicans” and their party the Republicans Party? The republicans left. This the Fascist Party. I refuse to call it the Republican Party.

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Evelyn Bowman's avatar

Thank you guys for your hard work. I see it. I appreciate it.

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MJRafanello's avatar

Love how the beginning of each substack is just people smiling at thr camera. Silent smiling. Like "are we rolling?"

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Pamela McCall's avatar

I’ve never seen Jim smile like that!! It’s nice to see.

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Laura Larrecou's avatar

Just returned home from Australia where universally they think our new admin is crazy nuts and criminal. Suggested Meidas to them for truth and facts. We will not submit. Thanks Meidas and Jim...

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Char's avatar

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 hope

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Rick's avatar

Do you know how powerful that alliance would be, WOW....

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Just Kris's avatar

Thank you Meidas Touch Network and Jim Acosta !!! Corporate media has driven us all away with their nonsense and lies (yeah lies) at a time when OUR country needs a free and unfettered press more than ever. Who needs em? Not me 😉. Thank you for your service to all of us.

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Calvin Knaggs's avatar

Trump says things and waits to see which ideas might gain some traction otherwise he backs off. Musk is one of those things that gained traction and so he moves forward with Musk.

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Joanne C Collin's avatar

Welcome Mr Acosta!!!!

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Colleen's avatar

This is Great news welcome Jim

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Bird jones's avatar

Fantastic!!

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Deano's avatar

Watched it get over 11,000. Great job guys!!!

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Vicki's avatar

I am loving this!!!

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Q A Martin's avatar

A Great, True and Real Journalist! Thank you.

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Teresa's avatar

Jim Acosta! Fantastic addition!

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Amy T.'s avatar

Oh I love this bunch of journalism with integrity and love for our freedoms!

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Jo Menees's avatar

Thank you guys!

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Joe Daniels's avatar

All is not lost as long as we have the Meidas Touch Network along with Jim Acosta telling us the truth, we will beat the orange godfather.

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SUE Speaks's avatar

THE UTTERCRAP MONITOR could be a very public posting of every Trump lie, stupidity, grossness, self-service, and all his misspellings and ridiculous grammar to demonstrate how not-so-bright he is.

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virginia arthur's avatar

Love that idea!

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Paulina Mendoza-Mancini's avatar

We piss off other countries and dismantle fbi, cia… just awaiting another 9/11 kind of event

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Susan Hoague's avatar

What happened in North Korea? Trump saluted their generals and he "fell in love" with Kim.

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Sandy's avatar

I love this so much for us!!! Meidas Mighty 4 LIFE🏴‍☠️

let's get to work!! y'all look fabulous

Wélcome Mr. Acosta, thank you ❤️🏴‍☠️

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Nancy weinstein's avatar

Why not get rid of the names Republican and Democrat. Why not change the name and outline in bullets what the two different entities stand for

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Penni Barnett's avatar

FINALLY! 💙🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Lincoln 72's avatar

The NYT as well.

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Janie's avatar

Welcome, Jim!

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people who are just speaking from the heart, speaking independently. It's really just a revolutionary thing. And to see you here, is just so incredible. Welcome. I'm excited to have Ben here as well, a Midas Touch co-founder. Ben's going to sort of be leading the conversation here. We're going to get into all the latest news with Jim.