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Pam Blondi and Tom, the Nazi, Homan need to be placed in jail until they return the innocent from El Salvador.
The felon and his whole rogue ‘administration’ need to be removed from power and held accountable by LAW - not by Bondi’s lawless actions! They must all go NOW! This carnage must Stop!
Kim is a scammer troll. Reported blocked.
I tried but am having trouble. Thx for doing it
Trump, Vance, Musk, Trump's Cabinet, GOPs, J6s, are the ones who should be incarcerated in El Salvador.
so do it
I really want them held fully accountable for ALL of it.
We can see they are guilty by their public actions, but they also are due process!
so do it!!!
El Sal prez needs to bring Garcia back on his plane!
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Wouldn’t that be such a wonderful event and a slap in the face
Then it needs to stop. Congress do your job!
I agree
Honestly, think of the GOOD PR (for the orange guy worried about his legacy)
Yes. Yes yes yes!!!!
Why is the El Salvador dictator going to be at the WH on Monday??
To thank Trump for the money we paid for taking the deportees into his super-prison, I’d wager. And to ask for more.
Send the dog killer with her stupid Rolex back for a whole new photo op!!!
And leave her there!
I don’t believe they do Botox injections there. What would she do?🤣
My heart breaks for Garcia, I can't even begin to imagine what he is going through. Even if/when he finally arrives home the fact that he was even sent to El Sal prison to begin with will likely haunt him forever. Needless to say, the one thing tRump and admin are good at is royally screwing up. Bring Garcia home!!
And I hope he sues the shit out of DJT - personally AND officially
His family should do that now, from here. I'm sure his family is traumatized and financially harmed by their illegal action.
Absolutely. Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be the only one physically in prison but there's no doubt his loved ones are currently in "prisons" of their own. Tragic.
Yes, I agree. They have an autistic son that was traumatized when ICE took his Father!
That might be why he's still there. Are they trying to get him to sign a document promising to not sue...either he signs or he stays? I really hope he gets back and heads straight to a top lawyer and sues the crap out of tя☭mp, Noem, Bondi, ICE (America's Gestapo), and anyone else involved in his abduction.
I never thought of that but it's a great question.
I couldn't agree more, I would love to see Garcia sue and win big time.
YES! Proof of life for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and bring him home NOW. We are a global audience. Get the news outlets in your countries to talk about this.
Ditto! News reports say he's "alive and secure" but those are merely words. Additionally, even if he is alive and secure he's still in El Salvador when he should be alive and secure at home.
They need to demand proof of life at this point
Her photo op should be behind bars with K-9s standing guard
This is sick and sickening. They are sending people to a foreign concentration camp and courts are bickering with them. This is a process of gradually acclimating us to believe these things are normal. This is an absolute national emergency. We are under attack from inside our own government.
Yes! Conditioning people to think this is normal is what it's all about. That's why they're stonewalling on Abrego Garcia. They don't dare acknowledge that what they're doing is inhumane and in fact indecent. They don't dare admit that they can return the unlawfully detained. If they do, their whole kidnapping operation goes out the window and they are forced to treat the people they grab off the streets as human beings who have rights under the Constitution and under any notion of natural justice. It's vital that they be stopped here and now and that SCOTUS finds the guts to do it.
Yes, and even the commentators here discussing his situation seemed to me not to be recognizing the seriousness of it. They did use the term concentration camp, but they also kept chuckling about the judge's orders and responses from Stephen Miller, etc., and nothing about the tone suggested to me that they are contemplating the hell this man and other unjustly imprisoned people are living in if they are alive at all. And then abruptly switching to promotions and celebrating themselves for all the followers. My mind is on people inside of concentration camps. The horrors of that era and those events are made even more dire now that I recognize how casually and unfazed the German citizens must have been when they discussed it. This is all insane.
"Insane." Yes, definitely. Deliberate viciousness. And swaggering contempt for the court. But the people who chronicle all this have to laugh or they'll cry. It's already been a long slog — and moral is important to the ability to keep fighting.
Great movie to watch is “Betrayed” about Norway and the invasion of the Germans into their country. People need to pay attention to what is happening in our Country with this administration.
The commercials are disappointing.
Absolutely - STOP BICKERING with this criminal regime. Put them ALL in jail for CONTEMPT NOW!! Stop playing with them!!
Stop the Immigration Cruelty
We’re now into 80d of the Cheeto Strongman’s Nazi regime and a long way to go but the immoral unconstitutional treatment of immigrants is reprehensible And now there is the beginning of the family separation policy that occurred during the last Nazi regime In this police state people are swept off the streets, visas unknowingly revoked, and now the combing of government IRS data to “get the goods” on tax paying immigrants so that their citizenship can be deleted so that they can be sent to concentration camps domestically and to foreign countries This patriotic cleansing is monstrous activity is condemnable on so many levels but of course the point is not anything more than cruel Just as the ongoing Gaza genocide is happening and Americans are unsettled with that, Americans stand by justified in their country’s disgusting treatment of fellow human beings is shameful Currently the regime is asking for billions of dollars more in the budget to support this sadistic policy
How can it be that we a nation of immigrants treat our successors with such inhumane dictums? If you have any sense of common decency or for that matter a soul such treatment should be vehemently
Unless we speak out we are complicit with these disgusting treatments of our fellow human beings Because this purge is just the beginning Next it could be LGBTQ+ advocates, drag queens, student who speak out, news organization celebrities critical of the regime, comedians who joke about the Der Fuhrer, any marginalized group will be sent off to the gulag
Protest loud Protest often Make your voice heard This is not acceptable in America and we need to let the Nazis know our disgust
Yes it is a slap to the face of our Heroes from WWII who fought to destroy Nazism and now we have a so called Dictator who is acting like one who favors others like Putin, Rocket Man and one other…It’s shameful…
I do not understand how people chatter about this and even giggle as they discuss it when "it" is US citizens being kidnapped and sent off to foreign prisons with no recourse. This is not a casual conversation. This is so freaking alarming and people just discuss it like it is some barely consequential civil case.
They need to
Think about their loved ones and could it happen to them! Just because you gave tattoos, doesn’t mean you are in a gang.
Have you seen these plans by Pres Trump?
Excerpt from Sherrilyn Ifill;
"Over the past three weeks Trump’s monstrous reign has shaken this country to its core.
(And yet) Trump is preparing plans to move U.S. citizen-prisoners to El Salvador. This plan will involve either engaging in the mass denaturalization of naturalized American prisoners, or the purchase property in El Salvador with the intention of declaring that property U.S. territory with the consent of the government of those foreign nations. It is a brazen effort to turn U.S. prisoners into virtually stateless persons, to disappear them, and put them beyond the reach of our view.
Why? This is the ultimate intimidation move by Trump. As he prepares to have his Attorney General to investigate those who disagree with him and as Trump seeks ways to undermine the potential for mass protest, holding the threat of not only arrest and potential incarceration, but disappearance to a foreign gulag is a monstrous, yet effective means of stifling dissent.
But Trump’s next move – in fact the primary focus of his thinking – has been how to remove American citizens to foreign prisons. And the group upon which he will workshop the next stage of his plan is: incarcerated citizens.
Every one of us deemed inconvenient by this Administration will be under threat. And every time Trump is successful, he grows more emboldened and more convinced that nothing can stop him."
So how will we stop him???
We started Rallies that needs to continue till something gives and we see real results…We have free speech period…
Too many Americans are still sleepwalking off the cliff of democracy thinking none of this will happen to them and the 2026 election will not be rigged. Musk has all our data and no one would even know if he uses Grok to round up dissenting natural born citizens in the middle of the night and ship them off to El Salvador. The SCOTUS SCROTUMS brought us this nightmare and they're continuing to enable the most destructive nincompoop on the planet's delusions of grandeur.
Dumpty is the distraction! Please focus on those taking away our rights
Hi Ben and Jordy, I wish you would devote live programs to the evil, cruelty, sadism of the Trump regime, in graphic detail, regarding the human hell concentration camp in El Salvador, which we are funding through our taxes. it's commandant/president of El Salvado, Bukele is coming this week. Americans are told more about the legal issues and less about the horrors which need to be graphically detailed over and over again. Thank you.
And yet again, how is kidnapping "and official act"! Arrest Trump and Barbie Bondi! Send the dog killer and her stupid rolex!!!!
It's apparent that F47s regime's comprehensive skills are less than zero
"F" 47!!!
Trump, Vance, Musk, Trump's Cabinet, GOPs, J6s, are the ones who should be incarcerated in El Salvador.
I will be very surprised if he returns. It sounds like they may charge him with something in El Salvador and keep him. At least that’s what they will tell us.
Listen to AOC and Bernie and repeat, repeat and repeat. AND, meet people where they are at concerts, at stadiums, at the bars, at restaurants, where ever they are.
Somehow I don’t feel safe with them just Willy nilly throwing people away. Disappearing people without due process.
Could the courts enforce contempt by appointing a special master to oversee the DOJ compliance as a remedy that might have some bite ?
There’s the rub…..THE VOTE………HES NOW STARTING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO DEPRESS THE VOTE.
By the way Ben I just have to tell you, the results of the medical report has been published about the orange idiot’s physical and mental condition. If you believe that he weighs 220 pounds and is in excellent cognitive condition then I’ve got some land to sell you. It’s so obvious he’s overweight and beyond stupid.
True…Not sure they did a cognitive test because he recently mentioned water pressure and shower heads…The Physician felt obligated to give him a passing test or else end his Medical career
Proof of Life
Thank you!Facts matter
And get the non voters from 2024 to vote in 2026!
There is simply no reason for the Donny WH to drag their asses in the mud like they are. Unless it’s some form of “I don’t wanna”. In which case, I’m all for their licenses being referred.
To those that didn’t listen to the podcast…if a judge tosses a lawyer in a jail/prison they’ll get a pardon before they ever arrive at the destination. And if the judge fines the lawyers…that money comes out of our taxes. So what to do? Apparently the judge can refer their licenses and the possibility exists that the Bar Association will revoke lawyers licenses.
Next question. Is your hate and intolerance that crazy that you’d be willing to lose your law license trying to protect Stephen Miller, Muskrat, and Donny? I don’t believe that Donny can restore your law license because of your piss poor performance.
Here’s my prediction- Trump will have Bukele announce when he is at the White House that he will mot release Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Roberts will shrug, “oh well, they tried”
Roberts can't say that. There's a SCOTUS order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia. You all throwing up your hands before anything has happened is wild and beyond my comprehension. Stop clutching your pearls and think positively for once. Please!
With respect, a lot has happened since the order came out. The Trump Regime has been stalling and posturing for days. They have largely ignored the judge who is carrying out the order. There is now a contempt complaint in process from the plaintiff’s attorneys.
Roberts is responsible for setting up the situation we find ourselves in where Trump has been emboldened to act outside the law and defy court orders. We have yet to see how far SCOTUS will go when it comes to holding the Trump Regime accountable.
Also, can we please not borrow the nasty little phrase the MAGA republicans spit out at anyone who expresses concern for their reckless actions (or lack there of)? Paying attention and evaluating the situation based on observable facts and behaviors is not “pearl clutching” and “thinking positive” is frankly irrelevant.
I have said "pearl clutching" for years. YEARS! I've never heard maga say it. Court cases take time. People don't commit a crime on Monday and by Friday they're in court, judge announcing ruling. Real life doesn't work that way.
Thinking positive is never irrelevant. What's the point if there's nothing positive to look forward to? The day I became Debbie downer is never. Can you imagine Garcia's wife or family reading comments like:, Here's my prediction, there's no hope. Just give up. Thinking he's coming home is irrelevant. How fucking pessimistic could you be?
Never give up, we can agree on that
Never give up!
Perhaps you should stop assuming we're still living in a country where the rule of law protects our civil rights, the Constitution, or free and fair elections. I suggest you read Elie Wiesel's book "Night" to understand why people close their eyes to a truth too horrible to believe has become the new reality. If the SCOTUS had intended to make the Commander in Cheat obey their order, they would not have substituted the word "facilitate" for the lower court's "effectuate."
Perhaps you should stop ASSuming.
Read the book, then let's talk.
Hate to write this but God forbid....... has anyone considered that Garcia might be dead?
I did see this morning an official says he’s alive thank heaven!
Thank you Sabrina. I was nervous thinking Trumps delays were because we had “lost” Garcia.
Hire some of the professionals, veterans and experienced, underestimated and angry fired employees to hack and dig for the dirt. Then arrest and imprison all involved!!!!!!!
INFLATION is coming.
Always point out the fact that the regime wants the people to be uneducated. That's why they tell the masses that it's "elitist" to attend a university or have a degree.
The elitists, in fact, are the rich people. Say it over and over and over.
Education is not elitist, money is.
Even if these gangs are guilty, they need to be tried here, and sentenced here where the crimes were committed. Also, if they were guilty, why didn't these feds help the local police find evidence and convict them instead of behaving like Nazis.
This one crackles with that rare mix: legal clarity and emotional honesty. The kind of coverage that doesn’t just track what’s happening—but holds space for how it feels to watch these institutions tilt.
You’re not just unpacking cases here—you’re mapping the undercurrents: the tension between law and legitimacy, between precedent and power. It matters. Deeply.
For those of us trying to stay engaged without burning out, this kind of grounded breakdown is gold. Keep holding the thread. Truth still travels best when it’s carried with care.
"Trump’s Latest Executive Order Lays Bare His Authoritarian Ambitions."
"His directive to the Justice Department to investigate Miles Taylor and Chris Krebs, whose only crimes were telling the truth, is a frontal assault on the rule of law." (New Republic)......
https://newrepublic.com/article/193854/trump-justice-dept-executive-order-taylor-krebs-authoritarian?link_id=4&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&email_referrer=email_2695414&email_subject=trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&&
"Elon Musk's fat new government contract will make your blood boil."
"Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s space company was recently handed a $5.9 billion contract subsidized by taxpayers, even as his so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to take a wrecking ball to key government agencies.
The U.S. Space Force announced on April 4 that Musk’s SpaceX was among three companies awarded government contracts for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 program. Space X will receive more than $5.9 billion of the $13.7 billion in spending that was announced.
Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and owns approximately 42% of the company.
While SpaceX is newly flush with government money, Musk’s DOGE has been laying off critical federal workers at multiple agencies. Federal judges have ruled that some of those firings are illegal." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/7/2315145/-Elon-Musk-s-fat-new-government-contract-will-make-your-blood-boil
El Salvador is not doing this for free. Taking on these people cost them money. What is our government paying them for each prisoner???
It's $6M for 300 people per yr, so $20k per person. Taxpayer money. The people sent, which can be as young as a 15 yr old boy, are all claimed to be gang members. Sure they are. The hairdresser that was disappeared is a gang member. Riiight. Garcia isn't, they've already said they made a mistake. Maga should all be disappeared. Start with Bondi, trump, Vance and Mikey Johnson.
Cash to the El Salvadoran President? Maybe a yacht also?
Good question! All I've ever read is something the trump regime put out. We all know how honest they are. When's that president coming here? Monday?
LOCK THEM UP!!!!!!!!
So i think it's time to focus on t---p and all the money he is making off of our pain & chaos. Bc I see t---p putting the blame on musk when musk is gone and gone he will be.we need to focus on how he is selling bitcoin, golfing etc while our lives r being turned upside down. And we need to especially shine a light on the horrific treatment of innocent , hard working men/ women who were sent fo el Salvador. Nobody thinks this is ok. It's vicious.t---p does not care.does he gets off on knowing people r being mistreated?
Do you have donation capability? I depend on your network and want to support you, but can’t afford $13.99 per month at this time.
We have a criminal in the White House. It should come as no surprise that he will not abide by the decision of any court.
"MAGA Is Getting DESPERATE, with Attacks on Meidas." (Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network,
Apr 13, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/maga-is-getting-desperate-with-attacks?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161239655&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
ONLY BAD MINORITY IS THE GREEDY MINORITY BEZO MAKES $10MILLION DOLLARS AN HOUR
BRAVOOO MEIDAS UNITED WE PROTEST IT WORKS FRANCE MARIE ANTOINETTE HAVE MANY UNIONS APRIL 5 WE HAD APPROX 5MILLION PROTESTERS NATION WIDE NEXT APRIL.19 WORLD WIDE SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY.DO NOTHING GET NOTHING BAD MINORITY IS GREEDY MINORITY
Will he use these law firms post presidency? Also I wonder if they lost business due to their malfeasance and crumbled.
Does it occur to you that there is an actual person suffering from the regimes failure to obey? Stop showing off how smart you are about the issues and the broken laws. Focus on the human cost.
Watch: "Mary Trump's RAW TRUTH on DOMINANCE within the Trump Family", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......
https://youtu.be/xjG7Eh77ajQ?si=i1fer4LrNp4ZIvIc
Watch: "Hillary and Kamala TRIED To Warn Us About This", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......
https://youtu.be/EEZVERRvito?si=_QQ-t7O7g_sEdXZt
I agree Bondi, Trump, Vance, Holman, Vought and Rubio should all be shipped off to El Salvador. I also appears various Justices are been subtly intimidated by having unwanted pizzas delivered to their personal residences and the family members are also getting deliveries. These are not just idle threats. Its the old fascist playbook of instilling fear,, as we know fearful folks often capitulate. I do hope the Justices stand tall. Those narcissists if caught should also be loaded up for El Salvador.
Why are you calling Michael Popok “POPOK” instead of Mike, or Michael - first name? It is unsettling to hear it used as if it were his first name.
The MAGAts insist that everyone who criticizes Trump hates him. They just can’t get their heads arounds hating his policies (if that’s what they are) and his chaotic methods that damage our freedoms, shred the Constitution, and demean our citizens and guests - all in the name of making the rich richer and taking America back to 1865 while losing two Centuries and 160 years of American progress in achieving the founders “more perfect union.”
If Gnome can go for pictures we can get a prisoner back ( we pay them)
Love your comments about 80 year olds. I'm 84, retired back when I was almost 81. Still pretty much at the top of my game. Just walking a little slower. The brain is fine and keeping up with you and your Meidas news, which I love. Particularly Legal AF. Keep the orange diaper felon up front and center with your viewers. He and his fellow felons should be watched more carefully than Joe Jordan watched Hunter Biden.
Even Jethro Bodine had a sixth grade education.
Ben and Michael we can always count on you to bring us honest reporting on everything we need to know. Also, appreciate some humour that you always bring to these very serious discussions.
All we have to say to the El Sal prez is, you won't get the $6m we're paying you. Have him ready when we get there.
He's a 24 year old from El Salvador, that's all he is. In looking at him, he lacks tattoos, as a leader he would be wearing that across his forehead! They had to drop it because they made it up!
her lead in on the "MS 13 " is wrong to start with, it is a lot longer drive than a half hour especially during rush hour, and Glen Youngkin is an idiot.
I super appreciate the network and everybody on it thank you.🩵💙
Is Fox News airing this debacle?
"Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Evidence of Trump’s Stock Manipulation."
"An inside look at my eye-opening interview with Senator Warren on Trump’s tariff stunts and how we fight back." (MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas,
Apr 13, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/sen-elizabeth-warren-on-evidence?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161239238&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
When are some of these self-proclaimed, self-absorbed, so called macho men, in the GOP and MAGA, going to stand up to felon, predator, traitor Trump, FOR OUR COUNTRY, DEMOCRACY, CONSTITUTION, RULE OF LAW?!
So far they have proven to be lying spineless cowardly traitors, who continue to kiss Trump's ass for a buck, and for Iawless unlimited power!
How do they even look their children, families, and constituents in the eyes, while betraying them all every day.
They will all be recorded in history, as a complete corrupt disgrace, traitors to the United States of America, who chose to turn their backs on the USA, betray us, and team with wannabe dictator Trump, communist murderous Putin, and for stomping all over our Constitution, laws, and the people of the United States of America. This is their legacy.
TRUMP + GOP + MAGA = TRAITORS
You scared me that 60% don't have an education.
I worry that he's already dead.
Blondie here is nuts.
Why can't these lawyers be put in jail for contempt for not following the judges order? If they can they should keep going right up to the top of our government, since that's where the order came from.
Kreepy Karoline needs to learn the law, but that would inconvenience her.
We want an America that honors due process that discovers whether someone is a danger or guilty of whatever the government accuses them of.
Otherwise, a fascist regime like our current one can just disappear people with impunity, no questions, no resistance.
How many people has the regime deported by now, after just 80-odd days in power? 300?
This absolutely is a full frontal assault on our Constitution.
Msybr Trump can have his authoritarian counterpart, Nayib Bukele, deliver Garcia when he comes to the US next week to strategize with Trump on whether to just kill anyone who gets deported to his country before the courts can respond.
Bimbo answers at 100 milles an hour...but not to the question asked. Infuriating
"Insane." Yes, definitely. Deliberate viciousness. And swaggering contempt for the court. But the people who chronicle all this have to laugh or they'll cry. It's already been a ong slog — and moral is important to the ability to keep fighting.
Even if these gangs are guilty, they need to be tried here, and sentenced here where the crimes were committed. Also, if they were guilty, why didn't these feds help the local police find evidence and convict them instead of behaving like Nazis.
Thanks for info that many are not aware of this terrorizing innocent people instead of doing in a vetted way…The Rogue Administration is lawless and a threat to not just illegals but to Americans by taking away our benefits, our government, and making Recession possible…
I wonder if they are stalling while they “pressure” him ,to sign some sort of an agreement not to speak out or sue the regime?
What is the punishment?It seems like the covidiot just doesn't give a damn, and indeed why should he when no one is going to see any punishment!
"Trump blinks on tariffs in face of GOP resistance — but hasn't given up his cult-leader dreams."
"BE COOL": Trump is still projecting "last days of Waco" vibes, despite a 90-day "pause" on tariffs." (Salon)......
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/10/blinks-on-tariffs-in-face-of-resistance--but-he-hasnt-given-up-on-his-leader-dreams/?link_id=11&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&email_referrer=email_2695414&email_subject=trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&&
"Trump’s bullying must stop, but the true costs of globalisation will remain." (The Guardian)......
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/13/trump-bullying-must-stop-but-true-costs-globalisation-remain?link_id=9&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&email_referrer=email_2695414&email_subject=trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&&
Lock them up...Lock them up...Lock them up.
"Trump blinks on tariffs in face of GOP resistance — but hasn't given up his cult-leader dreams."
"BE COOL": Trump is still projecting "last days of Waco" vibes, despite a 90-day "pause" on tariffs." (Salon)......
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/10/blinks-on-tariffs-in-face-of-resistance--but-he-hasnt-given-up-on-his-leader-dreams/?link_id=11&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&email_referrer=email_2695414&email_subject=trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&&
"Trump’s bullying must stop, but the true costs of globalisation will remain." (The Guardian)......
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/13/trump-bullying-must-stop-but-true-costs-globalisation-remain?link_id=9&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&email_referrer=email_2695414&email_subject=trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court&&
"Pam Bondi melts down over questions about deportation of innocent men."
"U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi briefly stopped to answer reporters’ questions outside of the White House on Tuesday, but she floundered then fled when challenged on the hundreds of immigrants the Trump administration shipped to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
When asked about the “60 Minutes” report revealing that 75% of the men illegally deported to the maximum security CECOT prison have no known criminal record, Bondi delivered a bizarre rant in response.
“Well, they’re not Venezuelan migrants. They're illegal aliens from Venezuela who should not have been in our country, who are committing the most violent crimes,” Bondi began. “So if you committed a murder in our country, we're going to keep you here and we're going to seek the death penalty, and we're going to keep you in prison because our victims’ families deserve that,” she said, contradicting the administration’s repeated claims of deporting only the most violent criminals.
“But we don't have to charge them with average crime,” Bondi added nonsensically. “We can deport them and get them out of our country and save room in our prisons, because they should have never been in our country to begin with.”
Well, that’s as clear as mud.
“So you confirm they didn’t commit a crime?” the reporter asked, and Bondi could not get away fast enough." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/8/2315370/-Pam-Bondi-melts-down-over-questions-about-deportation-of-innocent-men
Deep bow to both of you and everyone standing up for justice 🙏
"House GOP passes budget that guts Medicaid to give tax cuts to the rich."
"On Thursday, House Republicans passed a budget blueprint that moves them one step closer to cutting taxes for the rich, while at the same time slashing Medicaid and food stamps.
Republicans passed the budget by a vote of 216-214, with all Democrats and two Republicans—Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana—voting against it.
The fate of the budget blueprint was in doubt, as Republican hardliners wanted assurances that the budget would require the steep cuts to federal expenditures—which will most likely come from Medicaid and food stamps. But they all fell in line under pressure from House Speaker Mike Johnson and Dear Leader Donald Trump." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/10/2315714/-House-GOP-passes-budget-that-guts-Medicaid-to-give-tax-cuts-to-the-rich
Watch: "🚨 Jan 6 Officer CONFRONTS Trump in POWERFUL Interview, on YouTube. (Mea Culpa/Meidas Touch)......
https://www.youtube.com/live/7aJVar3ISYU?si=eU8iUPlf7RYyKY2y
Watch: "Donald manipulates the market like his father taught him!", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/dto83LYth9c?si=Si0-IYCpNGL0GT-n
'"Clear indications that Donald Trump’s presidency is endangered', after climbdown."
"After only three months in office full of missteps, some political observers are admitting Donald Trump's second time in the Oval Office is going poorly with one Washington insider pointing out his tariff plan has turned into a "self-inflicted wound" that has damaged his prospects.
In an interview with the Guardian's David Smith, Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, marveled at how badly things have gone for the re-elected president while admitting it may be too early to call what is going on now a "failed presidency." (Raw Story).....
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-endangered/
"'What the hell is she talking about?' Karoline Leavitt laughed at on MSNBC for Trump boast."
"The co-hosts of MSNBC's "The Weekend' as well as their guests were brought to laughter after watching a clip of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt breathlessly boasting about Donald Trump's tariffs as part of brilliant negotiating." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/karoline-leavitt-art-of-the-deal/
"Wall Street execs worried 'erratic' Trump 'maybe isn't all there."
"Following a week in which Donald Trump has made contradictory remarks about the wide-ranging tariffs he wants to impose, only to adjust them and then back off others, CNN's Abby Phillip noted there are growing concerns about his recent behavior.
Speaking with her panel on "Table ofr Five" on Saturday, Phillip's commentary followed a GOP strategist and member of the Black Americans for Trump Coalition stating this is not the Trump he voted for three times." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-erratic/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"'Bizarre': Observers say Dem leader just 'flushed any chance in 2028 down the toilet'."
"Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer could have just complicated her bid for the Presidency in 2028.
Whitmer, a Democratic leader, who was rumored to be a potential replacement when then-President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, was also floated as a potential V.P. pick for Kamala Harris, who ultimately chose Minnesota's Tim Walz instead.
On Saturday, however, Whitmer found herself in a complicated position, after the New York Times published a photo of her hiding from the press inside Donald Trump's Oval Office.
"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan found herself in the Oval Office this week not for a one-on-one meeting with President Trump, but an appearance before the press corps. She temporarily shielded herself from the cameras," the New York Times reported.
GOP official Abigail Jackson said, "This is so much worse than if she just let her photo be taken." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/gretchen-whitmer-flushed-2028-toilet/
No matter what she did, she was wrong. Damned if she did, damned if she didn't. Pat attention to why she was there. I would have hidden my face, too. Since that wasn't what she was there for. jfc
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/13/governor-gretchen-whitmer-trump-oval-office-visit
'"You don't care about the troops': Lawmaker puts Pete Hegseth on notice for security lapse."
"A lawmaker Saturday called for accountability for Defense Department head Pete Hegseth's purported failures in connection with a national security chat that inadvertently included a reporter.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, and was asked about his calls for Hegseth to resign from his position over the security lapse and associated scandal." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-2671759728/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"'All hands on deck': Democrats unleash new strategy to derail Trump."
"Democrats are getting their groove back. Or, at the very least, desperately trying to.
After some party members faced heckling during recent town halls and even outright protests — including outside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn home and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ district office — Democratic Party leaders are going on offense now that Congress gaveled out for lawmakers’ two-week-long Easter recess." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/town-halls-democrats/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"Trump is drinking his own Kool-Aid, as evidence of his dementia grows." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-dementia-2671761985/
Watch: "Musk gets INSTANT KARMA, as Trump Tariffs SCREW HIM", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/H7CTQGTyYJQ?si=fY6YPU73O7iTlS09
Watch: "Trump gets NEWS HE FEARED, as Rallies AGAINST HIM EXPAND", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/gXtG5UdO7ZI?si=iUMtchm1GQgq2Pe2
"Meidas Founder Delivers Sunday Message." (Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network,
Apr 13, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-founder-delivers-sunday-message-9fa?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161217798&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
When are some of these self-proclaimed macho men, in the GOP and MAGA, going to stand up to Trump, FOR OUR COUNTRY, DEMOCRACY, CONSTITUTION, RULE OF LAW?! So far they have proven to be lying spineless traitors, who continue to kiss Trump's ass for a buck, and Iawless, unlimited power! How do they even look their children, families, and constituents in the eye, while betraying them all every day. All will be recorded in history, as a complete corrupt disgrace, traitors to the United States of America, who chose to turn their backs on the USA, betray us, and team with communist, murderous Russia, and has stomped all over our Constitution and laws.
TRUMP + GOP + MAGA = TRAITORS
"Sunday thought:
Fighting the regime’s cruelty." (Robert Reich,
Apr 13, 2025)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-380?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=160973469&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Watch: "Trump BOOED by THOUSANDS at Coachella, during Bernie Sanders Surprise", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/Vd7c9Ee9MXc?si=UB9sjmjDB7Q1t30v
Watch: "LIVE: Legal AF RESPONDS to BREAKING LEGAL NEWS - 4/12/25 | Legal AF", on YouTube. (AF Legal/Meidas Touch)......
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZXrMuLX977o?si=QXb1T7XicAR32l9x
Watch: "WOW: 36,000+ People Attend Bernie/AOC 'Fighting Oligarchy' Rally Today", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/F5_ex1yGNuo?si=060J3LAGXtyCgELN
Bondage Bondi falls flat on her face again. Thank god for botox.
Maybe I am missing something but isn’t the US paying for these incarcerations? It defies logic that the US entered into an Agreement with El Salvador where they have an unbreakable requirement to continue to pay El Salvador to incarcerate Garcia and others indefinitely. What if the US says send Garcia back or the US stops paying?
Also, why isn’t the media reporting how much taxpayer money the US is spending on these alleged Venezuelan terrorists or others who have been sent to El Salvador? After due process, why can’t they be deported back to Venezuela and save millions in payments to El Salvador?
It's been said multiple times. It's $6M per year for 300 people, or $20k per person.
Not everyone is from Venezuela. Not to mention, these people left their countries for a reason. Having a tattoo doesn't make you a gang member. Otherwise I'd like to know which gang I belong to.
Our country is hurtling towards Nazi Germany part II and SCOTUS and Congress are to blame.
Dumbing of America - the republicans like their electorate stupid.
I am worried this victim is not OK. Is this procrastination covering a greater injustice!
All this time and this wicked regime are playing with a man's life, I hope he is still alive, how can these callous and cruel creatures sleep at night?
Boycott them!
No consequences = no action, no respect and further crime!
Since the law firms that have caved are not litigator law firms, doesn't that mean that if tRump uses their free legal services they won't necessarily be any good at the type of law he needs?
Are their tariffs on El Salvador? There's the bargaining tool. Get it done djt.
Great coverage, but unfortunately for the country, there is too much critical legal news every day.
They don't which Garcia they're looking for. Such a common name. Such incompetence!
The GOP symbol for their party has turned into Dumbo 🐘
So what about when the bonds that China owns come due? What will they do? The trade minister and Xi are laughing at tRump. They don't needs up as much as we need them.
Thank you so much meidas!!
Instead of caving to Trump, what if law firms, universities, etc., etc., all stood up to Trump and refused his ridiculous, unreasonable, and disgusting bribing dictator demands? What do you suppose would happen?
"The top 1% evades $163 billion in taxes per year.....enough to end homelessness, hunger, and pay for universal childcare.
This is the crime wave we should be talking more about."
(Melanie D'Arrigo, @DarrigoMelanie
"Meidas Pod on Trump Defying SCOTUS, Praising Putin, and Courting Dictators." (Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas, and MeidasTouch Network,
Apr 15, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-pod-on-trump-defying-scotus?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161349286&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"‘I Don’t Know What’s in His Head’: Republican Senator Says. Trump ‘Has Not Given One Clear Rationale’ for Tariffs."
"Nevertheless, the GOP persisted, breathlessly enabling the autocratic wrecking ball, and his campaign of perpetual chaos." (Mediaite)......
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/i-dont-know-whats-in-his-head-republican-senator-says-trump-has-not-given-one-clear-rational-for-tariffs/?link_id=14&can_id=d572f0effe29d6a09879c477143e0d2f&source=email-top-adviser-issues-chilling-trump-news-live-on-air&email_referrer=email_2697748&email_subject=trump-unveils-terrifying-plans-to-disappear-americans
"Mass. attorney says Department of Homeland Security told her to self-deport, despite U.S. citizenship."
"When we call it fascism, this is exactly what we mean. And for the painfully obvious record, US citizens cannot "self-deport." They're already "home." (WCVB)......
https://www.wcvb.com/article/nicole-micheroni-dhs-self-deport-letter-massachusetts/64467408?link_id=12&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-unveils-terrifying-plans-to-disappear-americans&email_referrer=email_2697800&email_subject=trump-unveils-terrifying-plans-to-disappear-americans&&
"ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Home. Now His Son Is In Bukele’s Mega-prison In El Salvador."
"Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers." (Documentedny)......
https://documentedny.com/2025/04/14/ice-bukele-cecot-tren-de-aragua-el-salvador-new-york-deported/
Watch: "Majorie Taylor Greene caught in potential FELONY SCANDAL", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
"The QAnon dolt from Georgia seems to have put herself in quite the legal pickle, investing in 17 different companies, whose stocks had fallen sharply in the aftermath of Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff stunt. Greene made her very curious market moves on April 8 and 9, just hours before the MAGA cult leader announced his ballyhooed tariff "pause," sending stock prices predictably soaring. It's called insider trading for a reason, and it's very illegal."
https://youtu.be/Trx5Xlaloiw?si=ke_8-2gJZbflM5ko
"Cartoon: Chunky cult." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/14/2316413/-Cartoon-Chunky-cult?detail=emaildkre
"Trump is chomping at the bit to send US citizens to Salvadoran prison."
"In yet another disgusting display in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said he wants to send U.S. citizens to El Salvador’s notoriously violent prison, where he's currently sending immigrants without due process and against court orders.
During his Monday meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, Trump was caught on camera saying that "homegrowns are next" to be sent to CECOT, the Salvadoran prison where people are housed in inhumane conditions, including without mattresses, pillows, proper nutrition, time outside, and access to family or lawyers.
"The homegrowns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough," Trump told Bukele, apparently referring to U.S. citizens who he wants to send to CECOT." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/14/2316409/-Trump-is-chomping-at-the-bit-to-send-US-citizens-to-Salvadoran-prison
"Trump threatens press freedom by defying court order."
"President Donald Trump is escalating his war on the media—this time by backing an appeal to a judge’s ruling that forced the White House to reinstate The Associated Press’ press credentials.
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ordered the administration to let the AP back in, after it kicked reporters out for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” The ruling went into effect Monday, but AP reporters and photographers were still being locked out of Oval Office events, according to others in the press corps as well as the AP itself, as of midday Monday.
This isn’t just petty—it’s calculated. The strategy’s clear: Bully the press into compliance, and if that doesn’t work, slam the door shut. Outlets that hold the line—like the AP—get punished. Ones that cozy up to Trump, like The Washington Post, get a pat on the head and a few flattering social media posts." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/14/2316416/-Trump-ramps-up-his-war-on-the-press-despite-court-saying-knock-it-off
"Bukele and Trump pretend they can’t return wrongfully deported man."
"President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador joined President Donald Trump for a Q&A session with reporters on Monday, during which he pigheadedly said that he would not return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
“I suppose you’re not suggesting that I smuggle a terrorist threat to the United States. I'm not going to do it. It's like, I mean, the question is preposterous,” he said.
Bukele continued to claim, “I don’t have the power to return him to the United States,” before Trump eventually jumped in to call the press “sick people” for asking about Garcia's Supreme Court-ordered return." (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/14/2316399/-Bukele-and-Trump-pretend-they-can-t-return-wrongfully-deported-man?detail=emaildkre
Watch: "Trump gets SHOCKINGLY BAD NEWS about IDAHO VOTERS", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/WerniS4u6Nk?si=iLxOCfyRypDfZYYZ
Watch: "LIVE: Trump Ignores The Courts, Is Anyone Really Shocked?", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......
https://www.youtube.com/live/zqA--69oZu8?si=W_vxUYpOFRGFA6hR
Watch: "WHOA! Harvard RIPS Trumps to SHREDS, in BRUTAL REJECTION", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/13Fgr-L0ksI?si=Nb6qV2z2g5PcMaKO
"'Alarming': Small colleges bullied into silence, as Trump poses 'existential threat'."
"As the Trump administration freezes billions of dollars in federal funds at the nation's most elite universities, some smaller colleges serving large numbers of diverse and low-income students are watching with existential dread, fearing that the administration will come for their federal funds if they speak out against President Donald Trump's sweeping executive orders.
Tribal colleges and universities and minority serving institutions are particularly vulnerable when it comes to potential federal funding cuts, threatening some schools’ very existence or, at the very least, leading to jobs cuts and the shutdown of research and student programs, current and former university administrators across the country tell Raw Story." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/funding-freeze-trump/
"Trump's 'frightening message' is massively backfiring."
"MSNBC's Joe Scarborough warned that president Donald Trump's deportation flights sending immigrants to a notorious El Salvador prison would undermine the administration's stated goal of getting them to self-deport.
The president and his top officials are ignoring court orders and refusing to bring back a Maryland man mistakenly sent to the maximum security prison, but the "Morning Joe" host said the administration would not be able to lawfully conduct the mass deportations Trump promised on the campaign trail." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-el-salvador-torture-prison/
"US now 'most dysfunctional and unfree political system' in industrialized world."
"Political scientist Ian Bremmer says that President Donald Trump has quickly made the United States into "the principal driver of geopolitical uncertainty", in just three short months.
In his latest video commentary, Bremmer outlines the chaos and instability that Trump has singlehandedly created, by launching a trade war against nearly every single nation on Earth, including a remote island solely inhabited by penguins." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fascism-2671772066/
'"Retribution or bust’: 'Secretary of Retribution' joins J6 leaders, to demand mass arrests."
"Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes, respectively, the former leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, joined Ivan Raiklin on an X space on Sunday night to call for retaliatory arrests against those they hold responsible for the Jan. 6 prosecutions.
Ivan Raiklin, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who calls himself the “secretary of retribution,” has circulated a so-called “Deep State target list” of President Donald Trump’s political enemies, for more than a year now.
Although his promise of spectacular “live-streamed” arrests of hundreds of political figures, up to and including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on fancifully concocted charges of treason and other purported violations of law, has yet to materialize, Raiklin was able to enlist new allies, after Trump vacated the convictions of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants.: (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ivan-raiklin-enlists-former-proud-boys-and-oath-keepers-leader-in-retribution-campaign/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"President Donald Trump's attorney general appeared to rebuff an opportunity to endorse her boss's recent idea, to send Americans convicted of violent crimes to prisons in El Salvador.
Trump reiterated the idea on Monday, during an Oval Office meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in which Trump told reporters, "homegrowns are next," referring to U.S. citizens." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-prison-2671768704/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"Very Important Tuesday Message from Meidas Founder." (Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network, Apr 15, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/very-important-tuesday-message-from?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161361787&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
This was an excellent commentary by Ben and Popok, very informative. Every day when I wake up, it's like a horrible nightmare you can't escape from when you go online or hear snippets of what the Idiot in Chief has announced.
We need more protection from our president than any gang leader.
"Trump calls for concentration camps for Americans." (Steve Schmidt, Apr 15, 2025)......
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/trump-calls-for-concentration-camps?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=836444&post_id=161366689&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Watch: "Trump GETS STUNNED, as his Opposition GROWS STRONGER", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/vQEZUNx-iL8?si=SmHjXX-9ouDb4u7V
Watch: "AOC: Trump Should Look in the Mirror When Talking about Rapists and Criminals", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/NRCAdT-2BS4?si=lIKSt5I3XuyZiMxl
"Trump's latest salvo in his war on science makes us all less safe."
:A new report reveals that the Trump administration has outlined a plan to eliminate the research arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), while also closing weather and climate labs. Democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm over this enormous blow to public safety.
“On today’s episode of “He’s Tearing This S**t Up”—Trump plans to dismantle NOAA, shutting down climate research and weather labs,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas.
She condemned the move, writing, “In Texas, that means fewer hurricane warnings, less drought data, & more risk to our communities. This isn’t just a budget cut—it’s a threat to our safety.”
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency made the NOAA one of the first government agencies to be targeted for dismantling, all in the name of rooting out “waste” and decimating federal spending. DOGE dorks took down websites, then cut the agency’s workforce. That meant the gutting of crucial research operations, including those using weather balloons to collect data essential to tornado modeling. Those scientific observations were shuttered at Musk’s direction." (DAILY KOS)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/14/2315993/-Trump-s-latest-salvo-in-his-war-on-science-makes-us-all-less-safe
I am praying that they have not murdered Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Prayers also for his family. I feel that Trump and El Salvador are hiding something. This makes me sick. No one is safe from Trump. We have to stop this. God help us all please.
"'Full-Blown Constitutional Crisis' Deepens, as Bukele Refuses to Release Maryland Resident."
"If this holds," said one critic, "there is no law but Trump's law."
"Everyone here is pretending," said immigration policy expert, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, as a video of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele speaking in the Oval Office circulated on Monday.
Bukele, said the senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, was pretending "that he's incapable of releasing" Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, whom the Trump administration expelled to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in March, while President Donald Trump continued to pretend he's unable to demand Abrego Garcia's release.
When reporters asked Bukele to weigh in on Abrego Garcia's case, the Salvadoran leader scoffed.
"Of course you're not suggesting that I smuggle a terrorist into the United States," he said. "How can I return him to the United States, do I smuggle him into the United States?...I don't have the power to return him to the United States." (Common Dreams)......
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bukele?utm_source=Common+Dreams&utm_campaign=053103f5dc-Top+News%3A+Mon.+4%2F14%2F25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c56d0ea580-600492151
Watch: "Trump COWERS as Extremism ERUPTS in Pennsylvania", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......
https://youtu.be/Moln1bwXZV8?si=GnBw3qi1i3owQ0lb
So wait a minute WHY TF aren't we SUEING THEM AND GETTING THIS CRIMINAL OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE???
What does it matter….he does what he wants
**DECISION TIME IS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!!**
THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION MUST BE TAKEN DOWN BY FORCE!
CALLING ON ALL RETIRED MILITARY MARKSMEN, TACTICAL DEMOLITION EXPERTS, EXPERTS IN GUIDANCE SYSTEMS VIA ARMED DRONES, ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY DEADLY LASERS, EXPERTS IN CHEMICAL FORMULATIONS WITH CYANIDE & OR NOVACHOK, & WHAT EVER ELSE YOU MIGHT DEEM APPROPRIATE!
OUR NATION'S SURVIVAL REQUESTS A FINAL PATRIOTIC SERVICE OF YOU!
https://youtu.be/3WVFVAsSzjM
The judge needs to require the DOJ provide proof that Mr. Garcia is still alive.
Trump, Vance, Musk, Trump's Cabinet, GOPs, J6s, are the ones who should be incarcerated in El Salvador.
"The two tipping points, for when we officially become a dictatorship, could occur this week." (Robert Reich, Apr 14, 2025)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-two-tipping-points-for-when-we?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=160087257&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"Trump Has Disastrous Public Event with Bukele, Defying SCOTUS."
"A deranged display of lies, lawlessness, and love for dictators—this may have been the most shameful meeting in White House history." (Brett Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network,
Apr 14, 2025).......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-has-disastrous-public-event?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161328939&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"Bukele, Bondi refuse to return wrongly deported man." (Politico)......
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2025/04/14/bukele-bondi-refuse-to-return-wrongly-deported-man-00132333?nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=00000164-54dd-ddf2-ab76-5cdd26bb0000
Watch: "I REFUSE To Let Maga Steal The Flag From Me", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......
https://youtu.be/HrTpMkn-aQk?si=XEYR5qiL9utZax1m
Watch: "Trump WAR Powers TESTED at SCOTUS Again!!", on YouTube. (AF Legal/Meidas Touch)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/VQYOB2KO1cQ?si=vUDsLESLXpwkSUCz
Watch: "JD Vance BREAKS College Football Trophy During Ceremony", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/RRDtkMXoWoQ?si=a1L4RZzOCvRYntXl
"STAND WITH LIZ CHENEY!."
"Liz Cheney sacrificed her career, and spent years working to expose Donald Trump's crimes, and to hold him accountable.
That has made her a top target of Trump and Republicans: So much so that Joe Biden issued her a pardon to try and protect her.
Will you please add your name to stand with Liz Cheney, amid new and growing attacks by Donald Trump and Republicans." (314 Action Fund)......
https://action.314actionfund.org/survey/2025-stand-with-liz-cheney/?rd=1&source=314_EM_PT_250414_6MC-1MO-3MD_none_STD_1_Stand_With_Liz_Cheney&t=7&referring_akid=27079.3206970.i0JyvJ
Watch: "Trump must, BY LAW, fire Elon Musk in 50 days", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/uhHjr2GLHnA?si=EgBw0dXrUiqB_P0G
"How did Donald Trump end up in a viral NFL debate with DK Metcalf?"
"DK Metcalf didn’t sign up for this body double gig, but the internet had other plans.
According to a tweet, the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and former President Donald Trump, supposedly have identical measurements: 6-foot-3 and 224 pounds. Let that sink in. (See photos)
The internet sure did, and then immediately lost its collective mind.
Donald Trump and DK Metcalf are reportedly the same height and weight." (Times of India)......
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/nfl/news/how-did-donald-trump-end-up-in-a-viral-nfl-debate-with-dk-metcalf/articleshow/120275988.cms
"There’s a new dress code in Trump’s DC — and it’s straight out of a dictator’s playbook."
"Trump’s legal serfs: when law firms bow to the Don. Trump is bragging about how he’s forced five more major US law firms to kiss his ass, and give away $940 million in free services to his favorite causes.
So far, the rogues gallery of cowardly law firms, which have put money above principle, includes Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, Paul Weiss, Skadden Milbank & Willkie, and Farr & Gallagher.
On the other hand, three major firms are suing Trump’s administration for their efforts to intimidate and extort them (my words, not theirs), including Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, and WilmerHale.
And over 1600 attorneys who work for the big firms, that have bowed down to Trump’s intimidation, have signed a letter demanding they do better.
They wrote: “When we are united, we cannot be intimidated. These tactics only work if the majority does not speak up. Our hope was that our employers, some of the most profitable law firms in the world, would lead the way. That has not yet been the case.”
One of the very first things authoritarians do when they seize control of a country — from Hitler in the 1930s to Putin in the early 2000s — is to seize control of the country’s legal system." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-dress-code/
"Trump issued ‘serious blow' to 'dealmaker’ image, as GOP polls see support plummet."
"President Donald Trump is losing support from GOP voters, according to three right-leaning pollsters flagged by Newsweek.
As the magazine notes, "a TIPP Insights poll conducted for the League of American Workers, released Sunday, showed that 50 percent of registered voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, compared with 43 percent who approve. This gives the Republican a net approval rating of minus 7 points." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2671766687/
"America to pay hefty 'moron premium', thanks to Trump: Financial Times columnist."
"The United States is about to pay an economic price that Edward Luce, for the Financial Times, calls the "moron premium," he argued in an article published on Monday.
A sign of how far things have fallen on the right now, wrote Luce, is the constant appearances of failed former British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to MAGA conventions — and Trump is somehow proposing a scheme even worse than that, which got Truss kicked out of office faster than a head of lettuce could rot." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-moron-premium/
'"That would be kidnapping!'"
"Stephen Miller says Trump won't return wrongly deported man.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, yelled at Fox News host, Bill Hemmer, for asking if President Donald Trump's administration would return a man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.
During a Monday interview, Hemmer wondered if the Trump administration would follow a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said it must "facilitate" the return of Maryland resident, Kilmar Abrego Garcia."
"The Supreme Court says you have to facilitate that," Hemmer told Miller.
"So I want to correct, I hate to do it, Bill, but I got to correct you on every single thing that you said, because it was all wrong," Miller argued. "A district court judge said unconscionably that the president and his administration have to go into El Salvador and extradite one of their citizens, an El Salvadorian citizen, so that would be kidnapping, that we have to kidnap an El Salvadorian citizen against the will of his government, and fly him back to America, which would be an unimaginable act, and an invasion of El Salvador's sovereignty." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-miller-kidnapping/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
I meant to say, Congress needs a veto proof majority so it needs to be a blowout in Congress and every seat should be something that we have Democrats or true independents then align with Democrats running in
We need more than simply a defeat we need a blowup blowout, so Congress has a Vito proof majority
Watch: "Trump Goes FULL North Korea, in WEIRD Meeting", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......
https://youtu.be/plRYt1UAgM8?si=pMZZWTdvDAp4VJC_
"For the People? Why Florida TV attorney, John Morgan, says he's creating a new political party."
"Morgan says he is creating a new party for 'those of us stuck in the middle'.
Florida attorney, John Morgan, announced the formation of a new political party aimed at those who feel politically stuck in the middle.
Morgan, a prominent Democratic donor, has criticized the existing two-party system, calling it "broken" and highlighting the lack of compromise and civility.
While a name for the new party has not been officially announced, Morgan has previously suggested "Capitalist Party", and emphasizes the party's focus on serving "the people."
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/27/john-morgan-new-political-party-florida/80694443007/
"Will Trump invoke Insurrection Act, or declare martial law?"
"Here's what we know about the rumors. A report is due by April 20, about conditions on the border, along with recommendations on additional actions, including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807."
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2025/04/11/president-trump-insurrection-act-1807-martial-law-rumors-fact-check/83041009007/
Watch: "Zelenskyy PUTS SCREWS INTO Trump, after NEW BETRAYAL", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/0ij4idNZ9E4?si=d-EwpcGFwdN6Tg1r
Watch: "Brian Tyler Cohen to Tomi Lahren: "Where are all the fraud charges?", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen).......
https://youtube.com/shorts/bcMDL2XYYUk?si=OagpDAD407kn3RoC
"China halts critical material exports, amid escalating trade war."
"China halted exports of materials critical to industries worldwide, the latest salvo in a broadening global trade war.
Beijing’s announcement followed earlier restrictions on the export of rare earths, an industry it dominates.
It came as Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, arrived in Vietnam on a Southeast Asia tour, to shore up regional support in the face of Washington’s massive tariffs: A Beijing-based politics blog charted how China was seeking to build a “united front” in the trade war.
By contrast, while the US is negotiating tariff relief with dozens of countries, “many European and Asian partners aren’t sure to what extent they are still allied with Washington,” The Wall Street Journal noted, undermining American efforts to isolate China." (Semafor)......
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/14/2025/china-halts-critical-material-exports-amid-escalating-trade-war?link_id=14&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court-2&email_referrer=email_2696129&email_subject=top-adviser-issues-chilling-trump-news-live-on-air
"Republicans set to largely avoid town halls during the congressional recess."
"As lawmakers head home for two weeks, Democrats are again taunting Republicans, about the anger they’ve faced at town halls." (NBC News)......
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-avoid-town-halls-congressional-recess-rcna200903?link_id=10&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court-2&email_referrer=email_2696129&email_subject=top-adviser-issues-chilling-trump-news-live-on-air&&
"MAGA businessman gifts Trump a seven-foot-tall statue of himself.
Nope. Definitely not a cult." (The Daily Beast)......
https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-constantino-gifts-president-donald-trump-a-seven-foot-statue-of-himself/
"President Trump says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him."
"President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes”, shortly after the CBS news magazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunday, saying the network was out of control and should “pay a big price” for going after him.
“Almost every week, 60 Minutes ... mentions the name ‘TRUMP’ in a derogatory and defamatory way, but this Weekend’s ‘BROADCAST’ tops them all,” the president said on his Truth Social platform.
He called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman, Brendan Carr, to impose maximum fines and punishment “for their unlawful and illegal behavior.”
The network had no immediate comment.
Trump has an ongoing $20 billion lawsuit against “60 Minutes”, for how it edited an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris last fall. The president claims it was edited in a way to make Harris look good, something the newscast denies. But there are ongoing reports that Trump’s lawyers and CBS’ parent company are involved in settlement talks." (AP News)......
https://apnews.com/article/trump-cbs-60-minutes-2c8a32df63f3ec50cfffe94a26436fda?link_id=6&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court-2&email_referrer=email_2696129&email_subject=top-adviser-issues-chilling-trump-news-live-on-air&&
"Suspect arrested for attempted murder, in arson attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's home."
"A suspected terrorist has been accused of setting alight Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s mansion Saturday evening, forcing his family and other guests to flee the residence.
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, was detained in connection with the alleged "targeted" attack, just hours after Shapiro and his family dined to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, at his home in the state capital Saturday, officials say.
"We don’t know the person’s specific motive yet," Shapiro, visibly frustrated in an emotionally charged press conference, said.
"But we do know a few truths.
First, this type of violence is not okay. This kind of violence is becoming far too common in our society. I don't give a damn if it’s coming from one particular side or the other, directed at one party or another, or one person or another, it is not okay," he continued. "It has to stop. We have to be better than this." (The Independent).....
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pennsylvania-governor-residence-fire-shapiro-b2732586.html?link_id=4&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trump-screws-his-own-attorneys-in-court-2&email_referrer=email_2696129&email_subject=top-adviser-issues-chilling-trump-news-live-on-air&&
They are doing Riggs dirty! In North Carolina.
Watch: "Top Trump adviser issues CHILLING news on Trump live on air", on YouTube.
"Alt-right nationalist, Trump whisperer, and ex-convict Steve Bannon flatly stated on "Real Time With Bill Maher" that on January 20, 2029, the MAGA cult leader will be sworn in for a definitely illegal third term as president of the United States.
When confronted with the very straightforward language in the US Constitution strictly prohibiting any person from serving more than two terms as president, Bannon simply said those words are simply up for interpretation.
These clowns aren't even pretending to adhere to the rule of law they claim to be upholding or defending. Fascism is the cornerstone principle of MAGA, folks. Power is all, and no tactic is off limits." (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
https://youtu.be/fGdOXjlB39I?si=FfpdKW18xykPI0BI
Trump does not care. All he does is eat, play golf (cheats), lie, and spend taxpayer's money. He is lazy! He delegates everything, so when something goes awry, he claims not knowing about it, or blaming someone else. He doesn't accept responsibility or accountability, that the buck stops at him. He is a weak, feloneous, vile, lying piss poor definition of a man, let alone a president. He is the devil incarnate, and is intent on destroying the United States, plus wreak as much havoc as he can on the rest of the world. Trump is absolutely as insane as Hitler was.
"Trump's losing bet on tariffs."
"Trump claims that he wants to defeat China... and yet he just handed them a gift." (Brian Tyler Cohen, Apr 14, 2025)......
https://plus.briantylercohen.com/p/trumps-losing-bet-on-tariffs?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2794840&post_id=161272000&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"Very Important Monday Message from Meidas Founder." (Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network, Apr 14, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/very-important-monday-message-from?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=161278320&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"New Photos Show Devastation Inside Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Home, as Police Say Suspect 'Had a Plan'."
"Images showed melted tables and burned furniture inside the Harrisburg residence, after it was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday, April 13, 2025." (People)......
https://people.com/new-photos-show-devastation-inside-pennsylvania-governor-josh-shapiro-home-after-fire-11714489?hid=2e7a24e122b18170d301519bb8b970b7f5c0ea96&did=17286426-20250414&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&utm_content=041425&lctg=2e7a24e122b18170d301519bb8b970b7f5c0ea96&lr_input=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1&utm_term=AM
Watch: "FURIOUS Canada LEADS WORLD to DESTROY Trump", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/hd_0YR3UZxs?si=v5eBR0GbOpFw2kxK
Democracy itself is under grave threat - not from the "usual suspects" - the Russians, the Chinese, radical Islam, etc., but from those who have seized the reigns of power and who are attempting to subjugate the court system to their own fascistic purposes... Biden and the previous support of the ongoing genocide made this all possible...
Well then it has to be done one by one
Thank you both so much for everything you're doing to break these issues all down for us and standing strong for we the people in support of our democracy/ constitution, much respect
Watch: "Bernie and AOC draw RECORD CROWD in Los Angeles", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen).......
https://youtube.com/shorts/G68lJvb89p8?si=k7xjPsl1P5yOeBf8
Watch: "Trump has MELTDOWN and gets BOOED EVERYWHERE", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/wLJ1XeNhAmY?si=cgcApzxp0vUBWtUa
"After dire wolves are resurrected, Trump administration says U.S. endangered species list should 'go extinct'." (People)......
https://people.com/trump-administration-says-u-s-endangered-species-list-should-go-extinct-11713720?hid=2e7a24e122b18170d301519bb8b970b7f5c0ea96&did=17267112-20250414&utm_campaign=ppl_relationship-builder&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=041425&utm_term=weekend-roundup&lctg=2e7a24e122b18170d301519bb8b970b7f5c0ea96&lr_input=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
Just read a WaPo article that Musk is getting operational advice from his X followers-rabid right wing followers! He got the idea that Fort Knox gold was missing from one of them! He is posting now several times a day!
I hope this man's family sues the crap out of Trump and Barbie Bondi!!!!!!
Who is actually strong arming these law firms and normally conservative Republicans? The Trump/Musk/MAGA criminal regime needs to be buried by their own dirt!!
Trump does not care. All he does is eat, play golf, lie, and spend taxpayer's money. He is lazy! He delegates everything, so when something goes awry, he claims not knowing about it, or blaming someone else. He doesn't accept responsibility or accountability, that the buck stops at him. He is a weak, feloneous, vile, lying piss poor definition of a man, let alone a president. He is the devil incarnate, and is intent on destroying the United States, plus wreak as much havoc as he can on the rest of the world. Trump is absolutely as insane as Hitler was.
"Chaos."
"The American oligarchy is petrified by Trump’s economic chaos, but careful not to criticize him directly." (Robert Reich, Apr 14, 2025)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/damning-with-faint-praise?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=161248483&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"Trump administration cancels program to protect Alabamans from raw sewage." (Popular Info)......
https://popular.info/p/trump-administration-cancels-program?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=161264196&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Why are we talking about midterm elections??
Musk rigged 2024 election for trump to win - see Election Truth Alliance for proof. Nobody cares.
There is NO more free and fair elections - ever. They will just rig them in their favor to win again.
No one cares that he shouldn't be in the WH IN THE FIRST PLACE!!
Don't mention midterms or 2028. Trump won't allow elections again anyway.
The American people have conceded. This is the USA illegal pres for his lifetime now. This evil regime will not risk losing their power in any way. They have too much to lose now their evil plan worked. Without trump they'll never work again - any of them.
Please STOP calling him our president!! He's an illegal infestation and should not be anywhere near the WH.
They rigged and stole the election and nobody cares. There's proof at Election Truth Alliance!!
The courts take forever to do anything - all they do is debate the regime. Somebody hold these criminals accountable and get them out of the WH. They're a scourge on the USA.
This regime is doing things differently?? NO don't get it twisted!! This regime is doing things ILLEGALLY!! Immorally, unethically, cruelly. Stop them now!!
I hope Garcia and all the other innocent hostages who were kidnapped and disappeared - sue trump and the evil regime for billions. Strip them of their fortunes. I hope they're all ok and come back now!!
Everyone needs to boycott these idiotic legal firms who are rewarding trumps crimes, extortion and threats. It's disgusting. They're just as bad as this evil criminal regime. Absolutely unbelievable that they all give up their morals for this criminal idiot. Where is everyone's ethics and morals??
Finally is someone really taking a stand?? Is someone finally holding this regime accountable?? 100 days of total corruption and complete lawlessness and extortion, threats, kidnappings, high crimes and the court is finally doing something?? It's a miracle!!
What about the 75% of people that have no criminal record that we’re in sitting inside of that office Salvador jail that did not have proper legal process. It seems like all of the people need to return and have a proper legal process. Not just that one person they admitted to
Can the law firm that are suing ask that the law firms that gave in have their deals in nullified. In other words, it is an unfair advantage for the firms that made deals against the ones that actually fought this and the deals are illegal so should all the deals be nullified i.e. know $1 billion for Trump‘s legal system free. Also can the firm that are suing get remuneration from the firm that made deals for unfair practices
What about returning Andry, the makeup artist at the same time! He is in grave danger in prison.
Thanks for the list of honorable v. fascist supporting law firms. I'm keeping track for future reference. Never forget who threw democracy under the bus, especially the very people who are supposed to defend the rule of law.
Leavitt says "the administration has incredible diplomatic relationship with the President of El Salvador and his government" which means they should have no problem getting them to return Abrego-Garcia. She also said it wasn't costing the American Taxpayers don't have to foot the bill" - so who is paying the $6M to El Salvador???