We make NO APOLOGIES for being the first media outlet to report that local Texas officials were pointing fingers at the National Weather Service for a faulty forecast and noting that dozens of experts and scientists have been warning for months that Trump’s draconian cuts to NOAA and the NWS were going to lead to serious problems and greater loss of life during the summer storm season.
THANK YOU, for finally starting to do this! It is exactly the time to bring it up. Just like after every mass shooting THEY said, now is not the time to get political.
They’ve been doing it since they founded the network. People have just been slow in catching on. I’m one for truth which is why I’ve been subscribed for a good few years now.
The likes of Joy Reid criticising President Biden while the rapist, criminal, insurrectionist was constantly undermining the Biden administration and in the process destroying trust in every American was just abysmal behaviour. Not one msm company focused on the achievements of President Biden but rather kept the attention on the creep who is now the part time occupant of the White House.
Is it any wonder the USA is in the position it is right now.
Stop lying about Joy Reid. She has always reported hard on Trump every step of his progress to authoritarianism. She has not been that hard on Biden Administration; with the possible exception of not counteracting against rightwing's lying narratives enough and of not acknowledging the Israel in Gaza problem. So leave the disinformation and smear campaigns to right-wing media.
I saw her in an interview on The Breakfast Club just yesterday talking about how she criticised President Biden. That is not spreading lies; that is fact.
And she was so focused on the rapist, criminal, insurrectionist that she failed to highlight the accomplishments of the Biden administration when it should have been paramount in saving democracy. Shame on America for buying the con artist’s bullshit and shame on those who stayed home because they didn’t want to vote for a black woman.
I've been a lifelong Democrat. And I saw plenty to praise and criticize Biden for. He saved our country after Trump practically destroyed it, and for that I will be forever grateful. BUT, he reneged on his promise to run only one term. His hubris caused Trump to win again. And to me, that was unforgivable. As the line from "Merrily We Roll Along" so aptly says: You know what true greatness is? It's learning when to get off.
felon47 should have been a one term president too. Now he's ruined the US for God knows how long. It's a shame and sad to know there are that number of ignorant bigots in the US that would find what he had done in the past was nothing and to elect him their president and what he is doing now ok with them. More important to them to be able to be openly racist.
What I find unforgivable is Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett on the SC and women losing their right to choose. What I find unforgivable is the SC ruling in whichever way it suits them. What I find unforgivable is masked "officers" with no badges grabbing people off the street and putting them in unmarked cars. What I find unforgivable is the MSM sane washing Trump. I could go on. I stopped watching Joy Reid in 2016 along with the rest of the MSM.
I strongly recommend listening to the discussion about how Trump has committed the same crimes against the People that King George did in 1775 at legalAF. It was on youtube but I can't seem to find it now.
MSM washes what you see because of one thing only: FEAR
We tend to forget that MSM are all corporations that are owned by shareholders who are invested primarily for profit. They own the company and CEOs are responsible to them, not to the public.
Thank you. I don't doubt Trump is committing the same crimes. It sure feels that way. MSM sane washes out of fear or greed? Both I guess. I can't believe what we are currently living through. Thank you again.
It's also because MSN has that "community guidelines" crap. I've found it's just fine for the republiCRAPS to say anything and everything negative about Biden and all other Democrats. But say just one little thing (no cursing, no name calling, etc.) and if you don't word it just right, that message comes up and your comment is censored. I'm so glad Meidas isn't like that!
I agree. I don’t watch any msm. The only people worth anything at MSNBC are Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell and I wish they would find a way to get out of their contracts and go independent.
The "Israel in Gaza Problem" - I admire your circumlocution. The words so many are keen to pussyfoot around are Israeli genocide. You are in good company. It appears that while MTN are happy to dissect Trump's complicity in the assault on Ukraine, they are less keen to "tell it like it is" when it comes to Trump and Gaza.
Unfortunately the multiple hoses extending from the trumpf administration spouting a deluge of fecal matter across a multitude of areas means that steady focus on any ONE of them means overlooking any of the others. Gaza, the West Bank, Sudan, Yemen, a LIST of nations across Africa, along with efforts by cdc, usaid, hhs across the globe & domestically, all CHOKED. You and I both know that there are venues out there that cover nothing BUT the egregious atrocities being committed against the innocence in gaza, and the West Bank, and Israel's complicity in other horrendous actions, but Meidas is focused specifically on our debacle of a president and if the zombie hand of that orange loaf extends to Gaza (as it has) we hear about & you know that. Leveling criticisms HERE frankly is spurious at best.
Whatever the situation in Ukraine, Yemen or anywhere else on the planet, America - first through Biden, then Trump - owns the genocide in Gaza. And "egregious atrocities" is just more circumlocution.
It seems you have your own hose to hand and you're not afraid to use it on behalf of MTN, who pride themselves on 'telling it like it is' and then tiptoe round the really hard stuff.
That belief may help Biden's apologists to sleep at night, but it is unsupported by facts. One such fact is that, in the year to September 2024, U.S. spending on Israel’s military operations and related U.S. military operations in the region totalled at the very least $22.76 billion, while U.S.-supplied weapons accounted for approximately 80% of Israel's military arsenal.
Put a different way, if you were a taxpayer under Biden, every time a 250 pound bomb hit another school or hospital in Gaza, it was on your dime, and with Biden's blessing.
It may be possible to differentiate between Biden and Trump in the matter of this genocide - but that means quibbling about details, rather than acknowledging the evil done to innocent people. Good luck with that, though, Jean.
I'm not excusing any of the atrocities of the Netanyahu government but maybe Dirk is just busy putting the finishing touches on the scale model of Bergen-Belsen in his basement.
Again, allow me to clarify. Not "charming," CHARMIN, a thin application, barely substantial, but able to clean foul issuance. Again, I proffer, but you decline.
Sorry. I disagree. Joy Reid complained a lot about Biden. I stopped watching her long ago but I would see posts and clips people would post of her bashing Biden and Dems. In fact, recently there were posts about her bashing the Democratic Party. I am not saying there are not problems, but Joy Reid's constant bashing of the Party and Biden was and is not helpful. To be fair, she was and is not the only one who does that.
Joy Reid is all about truth telling, both sides of the coin. If you cannot see that than classify yourself as a grade A "total loser." Smearing Joy Reid exposes slithering scumbag maggots, no problem.
If President Biden was inadequate he needed to be criticized. If President Trump is inadequate, HE needs to be criticized. That's part of the job. And if the President can't take it, then he shouldn't be President. As Harry Truman often said: If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
The whole point is that President Biden wasn’t inadequate. Sure, he’s old but what he delivered for Americans far outweighed his stuttering and slow talking.
As Ben Meiselas continues to affirm, Joe Biden was coherent and was deliberate and thoughtful in everything he said. The rapist, criminal, insurrectionist can never string two sentences together, can never finish a sentence and just talks crap. Read the transcripts of each of them and that’ll show you the mental acuity of each of them.
The biggest difference I see between the two administrations is Biden hired qualified people and LISTENED to them but Trump has unqualified people and only wants them to agree with him. That is a bigger problem in my opinion because the President doesn’t actually manage all these departments, he is supposed to have qualified honest people in charge of the departments so when catastrophes happen at least there are people who know how to handle the situation.
We partially disagree. He was great for the first half of his presidency, but he started to fail cognitively during his last half, and like the case of Woodrow Wilson and Trump now, his handlers hid the issues and didn't understand what it's like to be a septuagenarian. If they did understand they NEVER would have allowed him to debate at 9 PM when it was time to retire for the night. I'm 75 years old so I know of what I speak.
Trump is obviously fading now. You can't be that old and do a 24/7 job well. There are people behind the scenes making decisions for Trump. That "Big Beautiful Bill" is the prime example. Trump never read it. He doesn't even know what's in it.
NO.....Biden is a sharp today as he was 5 years ago......he had many health issues, but cognitive decline was NOT one of them!! Listen to him speak today.....he is very much aware and able to speak clearly and with knowledge.
You obviously do not understand cognitive decline. People with cognitive decline have good days and bad days and as the decline continues, the bad days get more frequent and the good days get less frequent. Just because you heard him ONCE, doesn't mean he is not exhibiting cognitive decline.
And you don't seem to comprehend what the job of President of the United States entails. It is a 24/7 job, literally. Did you see what happened to Obama? The job turned him grey!!!!! And he was a fraction of Biden's age. What you don't see is what his staff saw and shielded him from you knowing it. That debate was a total complete disaster. I had to shut it off and started to cry. We're finished, I thought. And statistics show that he would have lost the election had he stayed in.
Baloney! Handlers are required for DOGS, not people. What's with you guys!
& What are your credentials to assess cognitive decline? What types of assessments have you personally administered to determined ANYone's cognitive abilities relative to the population of their peers? Assessments from both the medical and educational communities are welcomed because I'm certain someone of your insights & sharp critiques has probably amassed sources from both.
THANK YOU....so tired of this shit.......listening to him today and he is still sharp as ever. Yes slower......as he ages his stutter is getting worse......but his brain is still working just fine!! He has physical health issues too. But remember FDR was in a wheel chair his entire 12+ years in office!!
And every Executive has staff to help him to maintain their calendars, to give advice etc. Are you people that naive about how executives do their jobs? It certainly seems so.
Respectfully, no one here, that I know of, is qualified to diagnose patients they have never seen. As you get older, is there cognitive decline? Yes.
Yes, there is no denying, in my opinion, that the MSM reported on Biden and Trump very, very differently - and still do.
Me? I would take Biden in full on cognitive decline over Trump any day. As Nancy Endersby commented, Biden put qualified people in charge.
What we have here are mostly opinions, not facts. Would we have a Democratic President if Biden had only run one term? I don't think so. I think our corporate media was determined to help Trump and destroy the Democratic nominee. Biden was terrible at the debate - no question. He handed the MSM the narrative and they seized on it non stop, ignoring the world salad nonsense Trump spouted.
As for Joy Reid, I gave up on her a long time ago. But, I also understand that not everyone feels the same way. It's okay. Those that want to listen to her do and those of us that don't, don't.
Then you of all people should know better - that is - if you're telling the truth. At best you would "see" something during one of your examinations and refer it out to someone closer to MY profession in Psychology. But unless you have personally evaluated the man and have been made privy to his medical records then you shouldn't be speculating about cognitive decline - especially unilaterally. Even I wouldn't do that and I'm a bit closer to the source of experts than you are. You know better - so start doing better.
So, if you can't defend what I've said you stoop down to name calling. So, I can do that also: you're a stupid naive jackass. See that's so easy, isn't it, birdbrain.
I CAN defend my position but you are too dumb to understand or comprehend it so I will not waste my time on you. You have already proven yourself to be stupid.......an EYE doctor cannot diagnose cognitive decline! What BS........And YOU have provided NO proof of YOUR dubious claims!!! Go spew your BS elsewhere!!
Joy Reid critizes Trump, MAGA and dumb weak Dems plenty. She actually talked about Biden's accomplishments a lot and pointed out the media's total slant toward Trump. The "likes" of? Want to clarify?
I’m so grateful you sounded the alarm when you did. Please continue to bring us the news we need to hear. MT is on the front lines. You take the flack. Thank you.
100%, Cathy! The NY Times picked up the story, where I saw it when I opened the Sunday paper first thing today. My maga congressman, Jeff Van Drew, is going to hear from me tomorrow! Our district is on the Jersey shore and includes Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Cape May. Turns out NJ's NWS office, in Mount Holly, has unfilled staff vacancies. It's hurricane season. Our district was ravaged by Sandy. A whole lot can go wrong here.
Yup 100% on all points. Still a traitor too. He challenged the electoral votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania on J6. You are lucky to have Pallone. We need to elect Mikie in Nov.!!
This is great and all but it does nothing. They will never acknowledge what they've done. They will insist that they made cuts because NOAA/NWS were hopeless beaurocratic wastelands and not dialed in, eg active public services employing cutting edge technology and top experts.
They will point to the latest failure as a result of this and NOT funding cuts. They will insist it must be privatized to give the public the safety and security it really needs (I alone can provide this to you). Then, the private entities will be profit driven and refuse to invest in needed technology. The brain drain that has already occurred is irreversible; experts don't want to work for soulless corporate shills. The public will still not get the great forecasting that was provided by the government that, while naturally problematic in some ways, was providing top notch services. People will die. By design. And the problem will just sort of work itself out while the people exploiting this agenda MAKE MONEY. That's it. That's the whole plan.
It doesn't help that P2025 accused NOAS of being 'leadongbclimate change alarmists' or some such nonsense. So if we don't tell them it's climate change, they won't know the eighteenth F5 hurricane of the season isn't a naturally occuring earth cycle. So that problem also just sort of, works itself out. People will die. AND THEY DONT FUCKING CARE. We tried to tell them but they voted for it anyway.
My hope is that the Republican voting public will wise up, not that this administration will take responsibility. So I would not say it does nothing. The tide of public opinion is slowly turning, so it continues to be important to call attention to the consequences of Trump's disastrous policies particularly when they occur in a red state.
I think you are very naive. Free and fair voting, at least for the Presidency, is no longer the case. See ongoing reports re: data manipulation in 2024 election.
Seriously, this is something I have tried to find data on. Can you post a link? (And ps, having worked with asylum seekers for years, naive I am definitely not. But any resistance to this regime will be incremental and needs to continue. Advising people to give up in despair does not help the cause.)
This article seems to be saying that we need to raise our voices, and continue to raise our voices. Not to just give up because 'it does nothing.' I have worked with asylum seekers and spent time in Eastern European countries with a history of dictatorship where I got to know people who lived through those regimes. Things change slowly and incrementally. There is no magic bullet that is going to change everything, but rather the slow relentless work of resistance. We need to keep our 'eyes on the prize.'
The talking points for all these cuts are WASTE FRAUD AND ABUSE. Every time I hear one of the worst people in the world who have all now congregated in the WH and are running our lives SAY THIS SHIT, I literally scream out. Ron and Meidas are doing it ALL exactly right. We have to TAKE IT TO THEM unapologetically. The “media” have become shills for Trump even HARDER.
Well, of COURSE there were going to be repercussions from dismantling the NWS and NOAA! What did these numbskulls think was going to happen? Did they think these were there just for ha-ha's? What a regime of total morons and ignoramuses.
Thanks for reporting on the effects of all this, Meidas!! We're very grateful to have a reliable source that tells it like it is. Keep up the phenomenal work, folks!
So true. And it is painful to watch inhumane beings who were elected, appointed, and confirmed run OUR government which they have claimed as their’s. They and the members of Congress and the Supreme Court who handed this regime powers not granted to the executive branch by the Constitution simply Do Not Care! And as my daughter pointed out to me, We Can’t Make Them Care.
Thanks to everyone who liked the comments I made. I’m 76 years old, but I feel like a toddler when navigating through Substack. Being part of Substack feels like a “home” where ideas can be shared and challenges discussed. If you have time, please read my July 3rd post, “The signers of the Declaration of Independence: The price they paid.” I would appreciate any comments or suggestions. (Sorry, no red pens to “payback’ this teacher for 27 years of grading students’ work.)
They are a breed of people who cannot empathize nor understand what other less advantaged people have to endure. Compassion is missing and selfishness reigns. I believe they are not on a level of consciousness as those of us who do care. They will never be enlightened until they lose their status, money, health or some other tragedy makes them realize what the “others” are going through.
These are the same people who said if you don’t test for Covid, there are less cases. I guess they’re applying the same logic to weather / emergency situations. Very scary - very dangerous as we are seeing the preventable death count rise.
Do you think anyone other than Musk actually approved it? It seems like they all just gave him the power to do whatever he wanted. Which is negligent, for sure. I remember MAGA Mike talking about the algorithms like they were magic. Just wondering.
Hell yes ppl other than musk approved it. I don't know if for fact. I have ZERO proof. But knowing Stephen Miller, Vaught, et al. Pure fucking evil there. Of course, they knew and do not care.
It's right out of project 2025, how to dismantle the government so power rests with tRump followed by Vance. It's all mapped out, written by, among other haters, Miller the creep.
Honestly, who knows, Jeri! Trump is so out of it he doesn't seem to know what's going on -- even with his own Ugly Bill -- so Musk and his know-nothing-except-computers crew of nerds seem like good candidates since they have little to no knowledge of how anything actually works in government.
Seems like they treated all this stuff as a video game.
From what I'm hearing today is yes, it's true they don't care about everyday citizens. We are beneath them so to speak (paraphrasing). Tough shit if we die.
Our local forecasters based their assessment on data from the NWS. Here in “flash flood alley” there’s a world of difference between 5-7 inches of rain (forecast) and 18-20 (actual). We are paying the price.
I appreciated the rapid reporting and stated connection between the Trump regime's dismantling of the weather service and FEMA with obvious deadly consequences. I suggested yesterday that a class action suit for wrongful death should be created for all loss of life related to this and the COVID disaster exacerbated by the stupidity of the Trump administration during his first fiasco in the White House. Is this possible? Do you think it might wake up the automotons who are fixated on Feaux "News" Propaganda?
We have to try everything possible to save and restore our democracy. Who knows what will work? Will the truth set us free or get us locked up? I feel like we are in a high stakes dart game, with many of the Americans on are our team wearing blindfolds and ear plugs, too busy or afraid to see what is at stake. This regime appears to be throwing combat knives while we are throwing toothpicks. They are getting away with atrocities every day, in spite of all the legal minds and judges trying to stop them. The future of our democracy is at stake. Thank God for independent media and brave Americans!
The federal government can be sued for wrongful death under the Federal Tort Claims Act, but only under specific conditions, and there's an important exception: if a governmental employee (or agency) makes a decision that involves discretion/judgment, choice, or policy considerations, even if that decision causes harm, you typically can't sue the government for it. Given that forecasting is a combo of science and judgment/interpretation, it's hard to say whether a suit would go anywhere. In any case, it's not the forecasters we want to target; it's the idiot who gave the billionaire free rein to recklessly decimate federal agencies when the billionaire had neither the authority nor the knowledge to do what he was doing. Another reminder: elections matter.
Thank you for the clarification. It seems that even publicizing a class action suit for wrongful death against this regime would help to bring the issues into the public eye. I don't listen to much "news" but it is simply scary that you can easily see comments on Facebook or X, which are the mindless regurgitation of Fox Propaganda. I think the best solution is to tell people to turn off the media and think for themselves. They don't see that they are putting themselves in the crosshairs by supporting authoritarianism.
Awesome! The “politicization of tragedy” scam has been in their playbook for decades, whether it’s for a mass shooting or a climate disaster. Meanwhile they politicize every damn thing with impunity.
News flash: everything IS political because politics is how we organize our society. The important thing is to be truthful.
Ron, thank you. I’m heartsick about those who died in Texas. Our country is in a moral collapse and I respect and admire your commitment to decency, community and the rule of law. Those of us who still have empathy and ethics need to proudly fight.
Of COURSE the cuts have had, will continue to have drastic consequences. The party of 47 only sees the now, not the consequences. Performance politics that kills.
Actually they don't care, weakening us is part of the plan. Even those in the business of reporting on and stopping Trump do not believe that these guys are bent on totalitarianism, total domination, so the weaker the population the easier it is to control us.
Every death, every murder committed by Donald Trump through his sheer incompetence, blatant stupidity is unimaginable ignorance, and his hatred is all on the hands of MAGA, they voted for this. This is their fault.
I agree! These Dems should be called out for their cowardice! This lame attitude is going to get the Democratic Party no where! We need to be vocal NOW! Where’s the OUTRAGE? WE DESERVE BETTER!!
It was Michelle Davis from the Lonestar left. Her title for the piece is Fuck you
Ron. She is mad but I’m confused because during session the republicans voted down a bill to create a grant fund so people in the river could get an alarm system put in which is long overdue. They decided it was t important and the House member said if he had known what he knows now MAYBE he would have voted different. So yea they all need to be called out while people are reacting to this tragedy
MTN tells it like it is and backs it up with receipts.
THANK YOU, for finally starting to do this! It is exactly the time to bring it up. Just like after every mass shooting THEY said, now is not the time to get political.
They’ve been doing it since they founded the network. People have just been slow in catching on. I’m one for truth which is why I’ve been subscribed for a good few years now.
The likes of Joy Reid criticising President Biden while the rapist, criminal, insurrectionist was constantly undermining the Biden administration and in the process destroying trust in every American was just abysmal behaviour. Not one msm company focused on the achievements of President Biden but rather kept the attention on the creep who is now the part time occupant of the White House.
Is it any wonder the USA is in the position it is right now.
Stop lying about Joy Reid. She has always reported hard on Trump every step of his progress to authoritarianism. She has not been that hard on Biden Administration; with the possible exception of not counteracting against rightwing's lying narratives enough and of not acknowledging the Israel in Gaza problem. So leave the disinformation and smear campaigns to right-wing media.
I saw her in an interview on The Breakfast Club just yesterday talking about how she criticised President Biden. That is not spreading lies; that is fact.
And she was so focused on the rapist, criminal, insurrectionist that she failed to highlight the accomplishments of the Biden administration when it should have been paramount in saving democracy. Shame on America for buying the con artist’s bullshit and shame on those who stayed home because they didn’t want to vote for a black woman.
I've been a lifelong Democrat. And I saw plenty to praise and criticize Biden for. He saved our country after Trump practically destroyed it, and for that I will be forever grateful. BUT, he reneged on his promise to run only one term. His hubris caused Trump to win again. And to me, that was unforgivable. As the line from "Merrily We Roll Along" so aptly says: You know what true greatness is? It's learning when to get off.
felon47 should have been a one term president too. Now he's ruined the US for God knows how long. It's a shame and sad to know there are that number of ignorant bigots in the US that would find what he had done in the past was nothing and to elect him their president and what he is doing now ok with them. More important to them to be able to be openly racist.
What I find unforgivable is Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett on the SC and women losing their right to choose. What I find unforgivable is the SC ruling in whichever way it suits them. What I find unforgivable is masked "officers" with no badges grabbing people off the street and putting them in unmarked cars. What I find unforgivable is the MSM sane washing Trump. I could go on. I stopped watching Joy Reid in 2016 along with the rest of the MSM.
I strongly recommend listening to the discussion about how Trump has committed the same crimes against the People that King George did in 1775 at legalAF. It was on youtube but I can't seem to find it now.
MSM washes what you see because of one thing only: FEAR
We tend to forget that MSM are all corporations that are owned by shareholders who are invested primarily for profit. They own the company and CEOs are responsible to them, not to the public.
Thank you. I don't doubt Trump is committing the same crimes. It sure feels that way. MSM sane washes out of fear or greed? Both I guess. I can't believe what we are currently living through. Thank you again.
It's also because MSN has that "community guidelines" crap. I've found it's just fine for the republiCRAPS to say anything and everything negative about Biden and all other Democrats. But say just one little thing (no cursing, no name calling, etc.) and if you don't word it just right, that message comes up and your comment is censored. I'm so glad Meidas isn't like that!
If you're talking about the conversation with J Michael Luttig it's on their separate Legal AF youtube channel.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTSIylPcpQ
If it was Popok and Ben I haven't seen it.
I saw that LegalAF segment, too.
I agree. I don’t watch any msm. The only people worth anything at MSNBC are Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell and I wish they would find a way to get out of their contracts and go independent.
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Block them too.
Or better still, report them, which I've done.
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I just report them - they keep popping up - I wonder if anyone actually clicks on that garbage??
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It's actually a bot.
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The "Israel in Gaza Problem" - I admire your circumlocution. The words so many are keen to pussyfoot around are Israeli genocide. You are in good company. It appears that while MTN are happy to dissect Trump's complicity in the assault on Ukraine, they are less keen to "tell it like it is" when it comes to Trump and Gaza.
Unfortunately the multiple hoses extending from the trumpf administration spouting a deluge of fecal matter across a multitude of areas means that steady focus on any ONE of them means overlooking any of the others. Gaza, the West Bank, Sudan, Yemen, a LIST of nations across Africa, along with efforts by cdc, usaid, hhs across the globe & domestically, all CHOKED. You and I both know that there are venues out there that cover nothing BUT the egregious atrocities being committed against the innocence in gaza, and the West Bank, and Israel's complicity in other horrendous actions, but Meidas is focused specifically on our debacle of a president and if the zombie hand of that orange loaf extends to Gaza (as it has) we hear about & you know that. Leveling criticisms HERE frankly is spurious at best.
Whatever the situation in Ukraine, Yemen or anywhere else on the planet, America - first through Biden, then Trump - owns the genocide in Gaza. And "egregious atrocities" is just more circumlocution.
It seems you have your own hose to hand and you're not afraid to use it on behalf of MTN, who pride themselves on 'telling it like it is' and then tiptoe round the really hard stuff.
Biden doesn't "own" it. Dump does, however.
That belief may help Biden's apologists to sleep at night, but it is unsupported by facts. One such fact is that, in the year to September 2024, U.S. spending on Israel’s military operations and related U.S. military operations in the region totalled at the very least $22.76 billion, while U.S.-supplied weapons accounted for approximately 80% of Israel's military arsenal.
Put a different way, if you were a taxpayer under Biden, every time a 250 pound bomb hit another school or hospital in Gaza, it was on your dime, and with Biden's blessing.
It may be possible to differentiate between Biden and Trump in the matter of this genocide - but that means quibbling about details, rather than acknowledging the evil done to innocent people. Good luck with that, though, Jean.
I'm not excusing any of the atrocities of the Netanyahu government but maybe Dirk is just busy putting the finishing touches on the scale model of Bergen-Belsen in his basement.
The routine smear tactic.
It's actually a routine TicTac, a tiny nugget of nothing, meant to counter bad odor from the mouth. I'm offering, but you're declining.
If I had a hose such as that to hand, I'd ask you to open your mouth wider.
Charming.
Again, allow me to clarify. Not "charming," CHARMIN, a thin application, barely substantial, but able to clean foul issuance. Again, I proffer, but you decline.
Sorry. I disagree. Joy Reid complained a lot about Biden. I stopped watching her long ago but I would see posts and clips people would post of her bashing Biden and Dems. In fact, recently there were posts about her bashing the Democratic Party. I am not saying there are not problems, but Joy Reid's constant bashing of the Party and Biden was and is not helpful. To be fair, she was and is not the only one who does that.
Joy Reid is all about truth telling, both sides of the coin. If you cannot see that than classify yourself as a grade A "total loser." Smearing Joy Reid exposes slithering scumbag maggots, no problem.
If President Biden was inadequate he needed to be criticized. If President Trump is inadequate, HE needs to be criticized. That's part of the job. And if the President can't take it, then he shouldn't be President. As Harry Truman often said: If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
The whole point is that President Biden wasn’t inadequate. Sure, he’s old but what he delivered for Americans far outweighed his stuttering and slow talking.
As Ben Meiselas continues to affirm, Joe Biden was coherent and was deliberate and thoughtful in everything he said. The rapist, criminal, insurrectionist can never string two sentences together, can never finish a sentence and just talks crap. Read the transcripts of each of them and that’ll show you the mental acuity of each of them.
The biggest difference I see between the two administrations is Biden hired qualified people and LISTENED to them but Trump has unqualified people and only wants them to agree with him. That is a bigger problem in my opinion because the President doesn’t actually manage all these departments, he is supposed to have qualified honest people in charge of the departments so when catastrophes happen at least there are people who know how to handle the situation.
Excellent comment, Nancy. Totally agree.
We partially disagree. He was great for the first half of his presidency, but he started to fail cognitively during his last half, and like the case of Woodrow Wilson and Trump now, his handlers hid the issues and didn't understand what it's like to be a septuagenarian. If they did understand they NEVER would have allowed him to debate at 9 PM when it was time to retire for the night. I'm 75 years old so I know of what I speak.
Trump is obviously fading now. You can't be that old and do a 24/7 job well. There are people behind the scenes making decisions for Trump. That "Big Beautiful Bill" is the prime example. Trump never read it. He doesn't even know what's in it.
NO.....Biden is a sharp today as he was 5 years ago......he had many health issues, but cognitive decline was NOT one of them!! Listen to him speak today.....he is very much aware and able to speak clearly and with knowledge.
You obviously do not understand cognitive decline. People with cognitive decline have good days and bad days and as the decline continues, the bad days get more frequent and the good days get less frequent. Just because you heard him ONCE, doesn't mean he is not exhibiting cognitive decline.
And you don't seem to comprehend what the job of President of the United States entails. It is a 24/7 job, literally. Did you see what happened to Obama? The job turned him grey!!!!! And he was a fraction of Biden's age. What you don't see is what his staff saw and shielded him from you knowing it. That debate was a total complete disaster. I had to shut it off and started to cry. We're finished, I thought. And statistics show that he would have lost the election had he stayed in.
Baloney! Handlers are required for DOGS, not people. What's with you guys!
& What are your credentials to assess cognitive decline? What types of assessments have you personally administered to determined ANYone's cognitive abilities relative to the population of their peers? Assessments from both the medical and educational communities are welcomed because I'm certain someone of your insights & sharp critiques has probably amassed sources from both.
THANK YOU....so tired of this shit.......listening to him today and he is still sharp as ever. Yes slower......as he ages his stutter is getting worse......but his brain is still working just fine!! He has physical health issues too. But remember FDR was in a wheel chair his entire 12+ years in office!!
And every Executive has staff to help him to maintain their calendars, to give advice etc. Are you people that naive about how executives do their jobs? It certainly seems so.
Then just say "staff"
Why infantilize & 'pathologize' the man with potently- charged phrasing like "his handlers"?
You know what you're doing
And we see it too
Respectfully, no one here, that I know of, is qualified to diagnose patients they have never seen. As you get older, is there cognitive decline? Yes.
Yes, there is no denying, in my opinion, that the MSM reported on Biden and Trump very, very differently - and still do.
Me? I would take Biden in full on cognitive decline over Trump any day. As Nancy Endersby commented, Biden put qualified people in charge.
What we have here are mostly opinions, not facts. Would we have a Democratic President if Biden had only run one term? I don't think so. I think our corporate media was determined to help Trump and destroy the Democratic nominee. Biden was terrible at the debate - no question. He handed the MSM the narrative and they seized on it non stop, ignoring the world salad nonsense Trump spouted.
As for Joy Reid, I gave up on her a long time ago. But, I also understand that not everyone feels the same way. It's okay. Those that want to listen to her do and those of us that don't, don't.
We can agree to disagree.
I'm an eye doctor. I deal with mental capacity EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Then you of all people should know better - that is - if you're telling the truth. At best you would "see" something during one of your examinations and refer it out to someone closer to MY profession in Psychology. But unless you have personally evaluated the man and have been made privy to his medical records then you shouldn't be speculating about cognitive decline - especially unilaterally. Even I wouldn't do that and I'm a bit closer to the source of experts than you are. You know better - so start doing better.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......Stewrat u r dumberman......not gooderman
So, if you can't defend what I've said you stoop down to name calling. So, I can do that also: you're a stupid naive jackass. See that's so easy, isn't it, birdbrain.
I CAN defend my position but you are too dumb to understand or comprehend it so I will not waste my time on you. You have already proven yourself to be stupid.......an EYE doctor cannot diagnose cognitive decline! What BS........And YOU have provided NO proof of YOUR dubious claims!!! Go spew your BS elsewhere!!
Joy Reid critizes Trump, MAGA and dumb weak Dems plenty. She actually talked about Biden's accomplishments a lot and pointed out the media's total slant toward Trump. The "likes" of? Want to clarify?
When telling the facts are a punishable offense, we are living in the Upside-Down.
Ditto!
You are a trite idiot pig
Then go elsewhere for your news. Millions of subscribers disagree. At least for now, that’s still an option.
It's only Peter Tucker
He's a nasty little f**ker
block him
block him
Do not respond to this
I blocked him earlier now the troll is back with new account. This one is reported blocked.
GTFO. For real.
Really?
What's wrong with you
Gross. You are gross. Go drown.
OMG! This dirty talk turns me on...
Pick up the soap for me, boy
I’m so grateful you sounded the alarm when you did. Please continue to bring us the news we need to hear. MT is on the front lines. You take the flack. Thank you.
100%, Cathy! The NY Times picked up the story, where I saw it when I opened the Sunday paper first thing today. My maga congressman, Jeff Van Drew, is going to hear from me tomorrow! Our district is on the Jersey shore and includes Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Cape May. Turns out NJ's NWS office, in Mount Holly, has unfilled staff vacancies. It's hurricane season. Our district was ravaged by Sandy. A whole lot can go wrong here.
He is just going to tell you that climate changes a hoax😶
The NJ Pine Barrens are in his district too.
Wasn't he elected as a Dem? Then switched parties?
I'm central coast NJ, Pallone's district but I remember the traitor Van Drew
Yup 100% on all points. Still a traitor too. He challenged the electoral votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania on J6. You are lucky to have Pallone. We need to elect Mikie in Nov.!!
I agree on Mikie, I'd love a woman governor
I'm disappointed with Pallone's vote on impeachment tho, very disappointed
This is great and all but it does nothing. They will never acknowledge what they've done. They will insist that they made cuts because NOAA/NWS were hopeless beaurocratic wastelands and not dialed in, eg active public services employing cutting edge technology and top experts.
They will point to the latest failure as a result of this and NOT funding cuts. They will insist it must be privatized to give the public the safety and security it really needs (I alone can provide this to you). Then, the private entities will be profit driven and refuse to invest in needed technology. The brain drain that has already occurred is irreversible; experts don't want to work for soulless corporate shills. The public will still not get the great forecasting that was provided by the government that, while naturally problematic in some ways, was providing top notch services. People will die. By design. And the problem will just sort of work itself out while the people exploiting this agenda MAKE MONEY. That's it. That's the whole plan.
It doesn't help that P2025 accused NOAS of being 'leadongbclimate change alarmists' or some such nonsense. So if we don't tell them it's climate change, they won't know the eighteenth F5 hurricane of the season isn't a naturally occuring earth cycle. So that problem also just sort of, works itself out. People will die. AND THEY DONT FUCKING CARE. We tried to tell them but they voted for it anyway.
My hope is that the Republican voting public will wise up, not that this administration will take responsibility. So I would not say it does nothing. The tide of public opinion is slowly turning, so it continues to be important to call attention to the consequences of Trump's disastrous policies particularly when they occur in a red state.
I think you are very naive. Free and fair voting, at least for the Presidency, is no longer the case. See ongoing reports re: data manipulation in 2024 election.
Seriously, this is something I have tried to find data on. Can you post a link? (And ps, having worked with asylum seekers for years, naive I am definitely not. But any resistance to this regime will be incremental and needs to continue. Advising people to give up in despair does not help the cause.)
https://open.substack.com/pub/levremembers/p/breaking-trumps-plan-to-rig-the-next?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1r9beh
This article seems to be saying that we need to raise our voices, and continue to raise our voices. Not to just give up because 'it does nothing.' I have worked with asylum seekers and spent time in Eastern European countries with a history of dictatorship where I got to know people who lived through those regimes. Things change slowly and incrementally. There is no magic bullet that is going to change everything, but rather the slow relentless work of resistance. We need to keep our 'eyes on the prize.'
The talking points for all these cuts are WASTE FRAUD AND ABUSE. Every time I hear one of the worst people in the world who have all now congregated in the WH and are running our lives SAY THIS SHIT, I literally scream out. Ron and Meidas are doing it ALL exactly right. We have to TAKE IT TO THEM unapologetically. The “media” have become shills for Trump even HARDER.
The article is timely and great because people like us have a way to see the news as it is, not what is watered down by corporate-owned MSM.
So we do nothing? Do this; Protest Protest Protest! That is all we have.
Well, of COURSE there were going to be repercussions from dismantling the NWS and NOAA! What did these numbskulls think was going to happen? Did they think these were there just for ha-ha's? What a regime of total morons and ignoramuses.
Thanks for reporting on the effects of all this, Meidas!! We're very grateful to have a reliable source that tells it like it is. Keep up the phenomenal work, folks!
So true. And it is painful to watch inhumane beings who were elected, appointed, and confirmed run OUR government which they have claimed as their’s. They and the members of Congress and the Supreme Court who handed this regime powers not granted to the executive branch by the Constitution simply Do Not Care! And as my daughter pointed out to me, We Can’t Make Them Care.
Thanks to everyone who liked the comments I made. I’m 76 years old, but I feel like a toddler when navigating through Substack. Being part of Substack feels like a “home” where ideas can be shared and challenges discussed. If you have time, please read my July 3rd post, “The signers of the Declaration of Independence: The price they paid.” I would appreciate any comments or suggestions. (Sorry, no red pens to “payback’ this teacher for 27 years of grading students’ work.)
They are a breed of people who cannot empathize nor understand what other less advantaged people have to endure. Compassion is missing and selfishness reigns. I believe they are not on a level of consciousness as those of us who do care. They will never be enlightened until they lose their status, money, health or some other tragedy makes them realize what the “others” are going through.
Well said, Greg! I second your opinion -"What a regime of total morons and ignoramuses."
These are the same people who said if you don’t test for Covid, there are less cases. I guess they’re applying the same logic to weather / emergency situations. Very scary - very dangerous as we are seeing the preventable death count rise.
Do you think anyone other than Musk actually approved it? It seems like they all just gave him the power to do whatever he wanted. Which is negligent, for sure. I remember MAGA Mike talking about the algorithms like they were magic. Just wondering.
Hell yes ppl other than musk approved it. I don't know if for fact. I have ZERO proof. But knowing Stephen Miller, Vaught, et al. Pure fucking evil there. Of course, they knew and do not care.
It's right out of project 2025, how to dismantle the government so power rests with tRump followed by Vance. It's all mapped out, written by, among other haters, Miller the creep.
Honestly, who knows, Jeri! Trump is so out of it he doesn't seem to know what's going on -- even with his own Ugly Bill -- so Musk and his know-nothing-except-computers crew of nerds seem like good candidates since they have little to no knowledge of how anything actually works in government.
Seems like they treated all this stuff as a video game.
They did. And they still are. “BIG BALLS” still is embedded in the SSA. I’m sure he masterminded the email SSA sent out lying to the recipients.
I heard Big Balls is out.
Big Balls WAS out for about two days and then back IN to wreak havoc (more havoc) on the SSA.
The bottom line is that they simply don’t care about Americans. They just don’t care.
From what I'm hearing today is yes, it's true they don't care about everyday citizens. We are beneath them so to speak (paraphrasing). Tough shit if we die.
Yes. The regime’s message to us is DROP DEAD.
By allowing him free range to do what he wanted they all approved and are complicit in all the outcomes and fallout.
Excellent, Ron. The Meidas Mighty are with you, and we SHALL NOT BE IGNORED.
You said there would be loss of life with the cuts to these critical agencies and, now, there is. What an evil regime. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Our local forecasters based their assessment on data from the NWS. Here in “flash flood alley” there’s a world of difference between 5-7 inches of rain (forecast) and 18-20 (actual). We are paying the price.
I appreciated the rapid reporting and stated connection between the Trump regime's dismantling of the weather service and FEMA with obvious deadly consequences. I suggested yesterday that a class action suit for wrongful death should be created for all loss of life related to this and the COVID disaster exacerbated by the stupidity of the Trump administration during his first fiasco in the White House. Is this possible? Do you think it might wake up the automotons who are fixated on Feaux "News" Propaganda?
We have to try everything possible to save and restore our democracy. Who knows what will work? Will the truth set us free or get us locked up? I feel like we are in a high stakes dart game, with many of the Americans on are our team wearing blindfolds and ear plugs, too busy or afraid to see what is at stake. This regime appears to be throwing combat knives while we are throwing toothpicks. They are getting away with atrocities every day, in spite of all the legal minds and judges trying to stop them. The future of our democracy is at stake. Thank God for independent media and brave Americans!
Very well said 🇨🇦
Yes, very well said!
The federal government can be sued for wrongful death under the Federal Tort Claims Act, but only under specific conditions, and there's an important exception: if a governmental employee (or agency) makes a decision that involves discretion/judgment, choice, or policy considerations, even if that decision causes harm, you typically can't sue the government for it. Given that forecasting is a combo of science and judgment/interpretation, it's hard to say whether a suit would go anywhere. In any case, it's not the forecasters we want to target; it's the idiot who gave the billionaire free rein to recklessly decimate federal agencies when the billionaire had neither the authority nor the knowledge to do what he was doing. Another reminder: elections matter.
Thank you for the clarification. It seems that even publicizing a class action suit for wrongful death against this regime would help to bring the issues into the public eye. I don't listen to much "news" but it is simply scary that you can easily see comments on Facebook or X, which are the mindless regurgitation of Fox Propaganda. I think the best solution is to tell people to turn off the media and think for themselves. They don't see that they are putting themselves in the crosshairs by supporting authoritarianism.
Awesome! The “politicization of tragedy” scam has been in their playbook for decades, whether it’s for a mass shooting or a climate disaster. Meanwhile they politicize every damn thing with impunity.
News flash: everything IS political because politics is how we organize our society. The important thing is to be truthful.
THANK YOU.
💯
Ron, thank you. I’m heartsick about those who died in Texas. Our country is in a moral collapse and I respect and admire your commitment to decency, community and the rule of law. Those of us who still have empathy and ethics need to proudly fight.
“Our country is in moral decline,” is the root problem. Yes.
I look to you for the truth. Thank you for stellar reporting.
Definitely not a time to apologize for this neglect and abandonment.
Truth honours those who died.
Of COURSE the cuts have had, will continue to have drastic consequences. The party of 47 only sees the now, not the consequences. Performance politics that kills.
Actually they don't care, weakening us is part of the plan. Even those in the business of reporting on and stopping Trump do not believe that these guys are bent on totalitarianism, total domination, so the weaker the population the easier it is to control us.
Yes. 💯. They want us sick, dumb, broke, divided, and/or dead.
Every death, every murder committed by Donald Trump through his sheer incompetence, blatant stupidity is unimaginable ignorance, and his hatred is all on the hands of MAGA, they voted for this. This is their fault.
Hoping for an eventual class action lawsuit on this. That will keep it in the news. Sadly so will the ongoing weather events & tragedies.
Which Democrats? We should know.
I agree! These Dems should be called out for their cowardice! This lame attitude is going to get the Democratic Party no where! We need to be vocal NOW! Where’s the OUTRAGE? WE DESERVE BETTER!!
Things would be better if they would unload CHUCK SCHUMER and start collectively using their platforms to GET THE INFORMATION OUT.
RON style.
It was Michelle Davis from the Lonestar left. Her title for the piece is Fuck you
Ron. She is mad but I’m confused because during session the republicans voted down a bill to create a grant fund so people in the river could get an alarm system put in which is long overdue. They decided it was t important and the House member said if he had known what he knows now MAYBE he would have voted different. So yea they all need to be called out while people are reacting to this tragedy
I didn’t want names. Because only the folks at Meidas Touch know who sent them these emails.
? Not sure why you asked then.
I would like the Meidas Mighty to report. It’s news.
Jay Kuo for one
What did Jay Kauo do? I receive his Substack or at least, it shows up on my email.
He kind of shamed RF for writing that TX was having the day they voted for, like it was impolitic or something
It was Michelle Davis from the Lonestar left she writes in her and wrote a piece that is titled Fuck You Ron