By Ben Meiselas
When I sat down with Senator Cory Booker for his first appearance on the MeidasTouch Network, I knew it was going to be powerful. But it exceeded even my biggest expectations. Fresh off his historic marathon speech on the Senate floor, Booker and I got right into it.
We started with Trump’s economic wrecking ball: his disastrous tariffs, the trillions in market losses, the retirees who now can’t retire, and the soaring cost of living hammering everyday Americans. As Senator Booker said, it’s like Trump took a battle axe to the economy—and it's not just reckless, it’s malicious. It’s part of an authoritarian playbook: create chaos, force people to beg, and then pretend you’re the savior.
Cory didn’t sugarcoat it. He said what too many in Congress are afraid to admit: “Screw him and his motivations.” It doesn’t matter whether Trump is doing this out of ignorance or cruelty—we have to stop him either way. Because no matter who you are—a senior citizen, a kid in school, a mom trying to afford medicine—Trump is coming after you.
And while Republicans in Congress like John Thune twiddle their thumbs and say, “Well, this is what he ran on,” Booker reminded us: Congress wasn’t created to bow to a wannabe king. It was created to check power, not be complicit in its abuse. Yet there have been zero hearings on Trump’s corruption, his backroom deals with Elon Musk, or the erosion of our institutions.
Booker called this what it is: a tyranny play.
He laid out the path forward and what the fight looks like. We fight in the courts. We fight using every procedural tactic in Congress. And most importantly, we fight with the power of the people. We protest. We organize. We make our voices so loud they can’t be ignored.
He reminded us of history—of the civil rights movement, of WWII veterans who stormed beaches to fight fascism. And he made it clear that this is our moment now. We are being called to take a stand. To protect democracy. To stop a man who openly praises dictators and trashes our allies. To resist a regime that disappears people, tears families apart, and throws away due process like it’s a orange makeup-stained napkin at Mar-a-Lago.
As Senator Booker said, “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those they seek to oppress.” So the question is—how much are we willing to endure?
Watch the full interview. Share it. Talk to your friends. Show up. Speak out. And let’s make damn sure this time, the arc of history bends hard away from tyranny—and toward justice.
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Trumpy is doing this so billionaires can buy low and own and make even more money. This is the plan
"Extinction Level Event Headed Straight for Earth"
Our Psychological and Political Pandemic DR. BANDY X. LEE
🔸️Mental pathology in a president is a public matter. The more severe the mental pathology the less one will recognize that one is even ill.
🔸️Every other job that deals with life or death has a mental fitness evaluation as a requirement, even before one takes the position.
🔸️Without mental fitness evaluations, the public needs to know the danger of certified madness in politics. When dangerous mental pathologies are allowed to spread like a pandemic, an Extinction Level Event is headed straight for Earth. The U.S. could be a shining example of how to stop dangerous mental pathologies before they worm their way into politics but it is now left with "emergency cleanup on aisle madness'.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bandyxlee/p/our-psychological-and-political-pandemic?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=280c3q
Makes sense however, we are long past knowing this fake president is anything but well. I think it was known before he was elected, or stole the election. I hope there is a back up plan for emergency clean up, although I doubt it. There is only a few options to stop him and the others that hold the same pathology now holding important offices.
Without mental fitness evaluations, the public needs to know the danger of certified madness in politics.
I agree. His madness is affecting all of us, except perhaps those that already duplicate his particular madness
That may be true but I think the main event here is that tariffs are being used as an extraction tool for the Great Negotiator. Those who do his bidding - and we haven't got access to what is demanded to lower tariffs (a cut of the $ for sure or land deals?). With our Deer Leader getting his way at any cost seems to be the prime motive.
I hope our allies stick to their decision to not bend to him. This is getting so out there, I cannot even imagine what the end result will be.
That's my gut feeling too
Hey Corey, I was moved your speech and fight then you vote against Bernie and with Republicans to further the genocide and arm that terrorists Bibi and the Liqud party that shat on our kids protesting the slaughter of Palestinians. You should be ashamed and I lost so much respect for you. You need to shed Aipac or I'll never super you again wth man
Cory is Senator Spartacus! Can you please share this poem with him? I wrote it after being inspired by his record setting filibuster: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/cory-booker-is-senator-spartacus
What is this, a bot? Did you not even read their comment? This is just insulting.
The comments here are insultingly juvenile cheerleading for saying things we already knew. We don't need our leaders to talk, we need action. Not committing genocide in order to get oil shouldn't even be an argument. I have seen nothing at all to show me the Democrats actually have what it takes for real change, let alone the ability to stop a fascist takeover.
Corey Booker - where is your moral line-??? I ditto this man's response re approving sending more arms to Israel to eliminate more Palestinian civilians including woman & targeting children (bombing pkaygrounds-??!!WTF?). I have NO respect for ANY Senator who voted FOR this decision. ZILCH ZERO. NADA. ZIP.
Your moral line is clearly drawn and I feel that is most important. It's such a tragedy that one little country of 9 million can bring the USA to abandon it's moral ideals and call anyone who opposes a total war with civilians as acceptable casualties for bombing or shooting. And people who speak up are deported or labeled something they are not.
That breaks my heart about him. I was going to promote him to run for POTUS. So he voted with the woosey GOP? That’s horrible!
It is heart breaking. So many Dems have to go along with TOTAL WAR to avoid AIPAC funding a more pro-bombing candidate who will take their extreme position. No level of violence, land seizure and coverups are too high to keep the proponents of WAR from waging it and Cory Booker is just another casualty of their power and money.
The heroes of our Democracy like you Corey and The Meidas Brothers and AOC and Mallory and Jasmine and Bernie and Eric Swalwell and others, are leading us with hope. Even Obama is helping. We Will Rise and Get into Good Trouble. Thank you to all
I have said from day 1, that Cory Booker and Hakeem Jefferies should be the next presidential ticket for the Democrats. They together have the intelligence charisma and dedication. Lead the Democratic Party for the next 16 years and truly make America the shining star on the hill. Trump has no business being in the White House.; because when you let a jackass in the house, you have a mess to clean up and his administration is the mess that needs to be cleaned up. now the people know the truth about Trump. He only cares about himself nobody else or nothing else but money and his ego inflation while Americans are feeling the pinch of every day living Trump wants to have a military parade on his birthday to fill his ego and could care less that this is going to cost the American taxpayers millions of dollars God help America and lead us out of this mess
I wouldn’t want either of them on the ticket. Hakeem doesn’t fight like Mitch McConnell did when McConnell was in the minority. And Booker supports the genocide of the Palestinians
Bob, I am glad you see an alternative future and are happy about it. I don't think ANY Senator who voted for continued bombing of civilians and seizure of their land will excite most Democrats or people with a moral commitment to human rights. I'm betting on one of the DEM governors who showed leadership and didn't get tangled up in this Middle East horrow show - they will find an alternative path and start without a huge moral blemish on their record.
I don’t think we should be funding Netanyahu, because he is Israel’s version of Trump. But I am not a single issue voter and I am in awe of your filibuster and support your willingness to speak out against this corrupt regime. Thank you Mr Booker!
Not murdering tens of thousands of children shouldn't be considered a "single issue." The bar shouldn't be that low. Other than say things we already knew, what exactly are Democrats doing? What did they do the past 4 years to stop the fascists from taking over?
You seem to put all the blame on Democrats for choices voters made. I'm wondering if that's the whole story? Some 8 Million Democrats that voted in the Biden/Trump race didn't come to the polls in 2024. So maybe those "part-time Democrats" would have to be among those most responsible for not putting any limits on the Great War against Gaza nor taking sufficient measures to ensure civilians were protected (and fed). I have to say that American voters put these extremists in power primarly GOP and No Party voters - and first and foremost, I see them as enablers and complicit in violence and disregard for law and order, as well as human rights. The wishy washy Democrats should decide where they stand on important issues and get off the couch.
You've got to be kidding me. People don't come out to vote for three reasons (all of which are the Democrats fault); they aren't educated on the issues; the Democrats won't champion them with things like min wage increase, union protections, universal healthcare, etc.; and they CAN'T because of massive voter suppression and election interference that Democrats could EASILY have fixed between 2020 and 2022.
They set up the pins for the fascists, buffed their ball, held everyone back to give them room to bowl, and now you're telling me they had no part in the strike? If Democrats can't (won't) do crap when they have a TRIFECTA, then why in the hell are we voting for them? It's not that they don't know the solutions, it's that they don't want to do them.
85% take corporate money, including AIPAC. They also vote for more bombs for Israel in direct violation of our OWN LAWS. They also won't tax the rich, because they ARE the rich. They're all multimillionaires. They truly, truly, do not care.
https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-america-biden-administration-weapons-bombs-state-department
Trump is a very, very sick man.
Cory Booker's speech has really motivated and inspired all these people to go out and take a stand against Trump's dictating and tariff madness. Still if it only had been like this before during that 2024 election, they all would've voted for KAMALA HARRIS instead and she would be our first madam president right now and running this country the RIGHT WAY!!!
Thank you Mr Booker for doing what most politicians don't have the balls to do!
Good interview. I would like to see Cory Booker and others shine a direct light on the despicable Stephen Miller, who is responsible for much of the evil that Trump is unleashing. Miller is the worst of humanity and has no business being anywhere near government or power.
His presidency was bought and rigged.
I am a 67 years young woman. I attended the HANDS OFF protest in NYC this past Saturday, my first…unfortunately, not my last. My like-minded woman friends are gathering next month to start a resistance group, we are not going to sit this out, we need to stand up to this corrupt regime…no matter what! Thank you, Cory for your courage, it is inspiring! ✊
Haven't watched yet, but hoping you brought up that immediately after his rousing speech his party voted for cloture to confirm more trump nominees. Great work, there, Corey.
Thank you Senator! Thank you Meidas!
What is the plan forward? We know things are f...ed up. What is the action plan? What are the steps we start taking now?
The courts are working hard and winning. We need to turn the House and Senate for the power to move forward.
Winning? You did see that SCOTUS just gave him a pass on the mass deportations, right?
The same judge roberts who gave him immunity, just made it possible to abduct and kidnap anyone and hold them captive in concentration camps without any human rights.
This is a great interview. I didn't really know Senator Booker before his 25-hour speech, but he has inspired me and so many people.
(CNN) — The White House’s decision to punish The Associated Press by eliminating its access to President Donald Trump’s events, the Oval Office and Air Force One is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Everything the trump regime does is unconstitutional
I become more and more impressed with you Senator Booker! Love your honestly and passion for our country! I will be considering you as our next POTUS!
Senator Booker, you are truly awesome and fantastic! Thank you so much!
Senator held back on calling the crisis in Palestine a genocide. And that Trump wants to ethnically cleanse the civilians there. But that’s to be expected since Booker is a staunch supporter of Israel’s “right” to genocide the Palestinian people. Just look at how much he gets from AIPAC
Definitely should get Senator Cory Booker on in a future interview so that we can get updates and insight from his end of things.
We marched in Idaho. thousands
We can’t make sense out of nonsense
Could it be he wants the market to crash to put in his cash at the low price and the wait for the dems to come in and save the market and after purchasing shares at his discounted prices, due to his foolery, he will contribute to the race to become a trillionaire????
You're right. Stay out of his head because he is well and truly mentally ill. Let's deal with the very real and pressing ways he is damaging America and Americans.
You said it best. It is not left and right. It is right or wrong.
Why CAN'T Republicans stand up to him?! Congress is supposed to be a check and balance for presidential power. And WHY is someone who was not elected to office being allowed to fire people and have access to private information.
Ben—Thank you so much for inviting Senator Cory Booker to join you on your show today. I have been a supporter of Senator Booker since he was the Mayor of Newark. It is my hope that he will run for President in 2028.
I proudly donated to his first run for President. He is brilliant
Me too!
The epidemic virus is mass insanity. The stupid deplorables are the problem that our society is suffering, because they cannot be corrected by facts and reason.
I can go on and on is the understatement of forever!
I watched your marathon speech with a tissue in my hand and a tear in my eye!
Thank you for making me believe that democracy is worth fighting for!
So are the palestinian people.
The sitting GOP does NOT need to be threatened by Musk funding primaries against them... I think recent elections are showing they won't get re-elected anyway. If you're in, you're OUT!
Please realize we did NOT elect 47 again. They stole this election. Checkout truth election alliance. They are proving it!
yes, isn’t it funny that 8 million American were reported not to vote and through gerrymandering and voter suppression at least 4 million votes were not counted.
Never forget how we got here - 50 years of corporatist, establishment Republicans AND Democrats economically pillaging the middle class and poor to further enrich themselves, their billionaire donors, and to fund the pathological military-industrial complex and large corporations that thrive on exploitation. The neoliberal experiment has failed, and as in declining civilizations before us, greed and the lust for power have rotted us from within.
Now that the GOP has died and the MAGAts have risen with their cruel and lawless dictator, it is up to the Dems alone to realize the incredible harm they've done, change course, and fight like hell. The MAGAts already control Congress, so they are now threatening the judicial branch and going hard after voting rights. Watch as they attempt to suppress the vote in every sneaky, subversive, and illegal way possible.
This means we've got to work even harder to make sure we get every citizen to vote, since that is our only peaceful way back to power. But we also need to step up and find a way to get even more involved. A mass of people phone banking for a progressive candidate even one hour a week, for example, can make the difference in an election, and I can tell you from experience that it gives you a real sense of personal empowerment. And it's something you can do for any candidate no matter where you live.
Complaining does nothing, and there is no one to save us. It is up to WE, THE PEOPLE to save ourselves. Have courage, resist tyranny, and please get involved and take some kind of real action. We need you!
I wrote this to my Representative, Morgan Griffith.
Representative Griffith,
You are turning tail on your constituents. Not everything EPA does is to regulate your precious fossil fuels. You are a heartless sycophant to a liar, cheater, womanizer, greed-driven, felon, and traitor, as well as his gang of thugs—your colleagues throughout our former Democratic Republic..
What a shameful person you are. Traitor to your neighbors.
Doesn’t the minority vote have. Right to be heard?
Watching now! 💙
April 28th is fast approaching as is the future of Canada! Sadly the focal point of this election is the fear of the unknown! The Canadian people have been used as ponds in these psychological war games between the Liberals and the Conservatives! Anyone who has an ounce of Gray matter in their head should recognise the deliberate filibuster tactics used by the PC leader to hold parliament procedures at a standstill! His rants were akin to any of Trumps twisted ramblings!Almost word for word! And now, he sounds like a choir boy, trying to stay afloat by false proclamations! This Election will determine the fate of our country! Get out vote! But remember that P P speaks with fork tongue!!
Were praying for you, Canada.
Watch: "Sunny Hostin reacts to Trump calling those worried about the ongoing economic chaos “panicans”", on YouTube. (The View)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/j-rwJ-hBEFg?si=9OfVxUvGEtrEwBeN
There is a call for Senior Citizens to get out on April 19th which may call for stations for shade, volunteers to provide caring assistance, chairs and microphones to ask them for their words of wisdom. They have been through plenty in their lives, and they are here to share their stories of guidance and enriching other spirits. Provide a space for them to flourish with pride for their American Experience. Exhibiting their Graces to justify the continuation of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
You know what would be the ultimate? He has a major stroke, aneurysm, or major heart attack, all natural causes that will take him out of power. Then we can impeach the regime. Hold a special presidential election in 2026, shoe in, Booker & Jeffries!!!🙂☺️😁
Senator Booker is such a good man!!!!!!!!!!....he makes so many important points; he's an inspiration to us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Senator Booker and Mideus for continuing to stand up for All. i am very grateful to have sourcea that I can depend on for what's actually going on!
I appreciate your leadership in the fight against the Republican administration but I'm disappointed you continue to support Israel. Too many Palestinians are being slaughtered by our tax dollars. Stop funding Israel's horrific attack on innocent people.
I'm scared to travel abroafd due to potential retaliation due to the suffering we have caused in other countries
Of course, drumpf knows exactly what he's doing. Making every American hurt because he's a Felon. He's a toddler. No thought, just lash out and hurt people. Can't wait for him to drop dead
I agree with Sen Booker; trump's reasons for doing what he does do not matter. Frankly, I think there is no reason other than the pleasure he gets from bossing people, and countries, around. The results are all that matters, and so far they are cruel and destructive and ruinous to our country and others. He needs to be stopped. Thank you, Sen Booker, for setting an example and powering forward to get rid of this mad wannabe king. You are inspiring many of us to continue the fight.
Welcome to the beginning of Trump's America. Here, both former Canadians and Americans are becoming serfs to help achieve Donald's grand design.
Thank you, Senator Booker. He is such an amazing orator and so knowledgeable! When I listen to him, my fears are assuaged and my hope is amplified.
Thank You Senator Cory Booker. Now let’s hit the streets! I say this time and time again. The longer we wait, the more entrenched this sycophants take.
Trump has been throwing a nonstop tantrum all his life. Mary Trump explains this often. He values only himself. These people he sucks up to reward him with what he believes is validation. We, the People, don't serve that purpose. He told his own sycophants that he doesn't care about them (repeatedly told them) and that all he wants is their vote. And these yokels LAUGHED ! Oh, what a great kidder that Donald is - har de har har. The laughter is dying, but Trump's endless temper tantrum marches on. He wants a pa-RADE, dammit. The parade I want to see is him being perp-walked out of the White House.
Great interview!
HANDS OFF OUR STUFF!!
BILLIONAIRES HAVE ENOUGH,
DAMMIT!
Wow that was the most moving interview…. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for all you’re doing!
So how long do we need to be oppressed?? When are Congress going to go from being bystanders? Where are our former military generals? The Schumercrats let us get this far by not using any strategy to delay the disastrous cabinet appointments. It’s beyond time the Congress should have done their jobs.
Appreciate you Cory!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Your only misstep was voting for anything for Netanyahu! He’s Trump with a different face!
Many children among the 112 or so Palestinians killed over the past day in Israel’s escalating Gaza attacks. Not how I expected Corey to vote to support that.
It is unfortunate how Corey COULD be a great leader. Sadly he is a purveyor of genocide and votes to send weapons of murder to Israel. He’s also received 500k from aipac. So FUCK HIM. No one who support the slaughter of innocent children will hold office again. Disgusting behavior
Ben that was a fantastic interview. Seeing the Senator in person was inspiring. He showed so much warmth and authenticity to his constituents, even asking to hug some of them after they shared their personal concerns and fears.
Thank you Ben and Senator Cory Booker!
It's sad the Mr. Cory stood up for the people for 25.4 hours to tell America's story if whats going on with the world today. The people hear you and we're responding. Problem is that it the house Republicans, house senate. Congress and Supreme Court that is letting him take down America. They can see that this president is not for the people or our allies. ITS SICKENING!!
I brought a copy of Public Servant's poem to Senator Booker's town hall up in North Jersey last Sat. I gave it to a staffer, and asked that they personally hand it to him. I told the staffer about the Public Servant substack. I wanted to read it aloud but did not get chosen to speak to read it aloud. There were 700 in attendance. But I do have a follow up call with Senator Booker's staffer and will him if he handed the copy to Senator Booker
I've watched Senator Booker grow & mature in his views over the years. He has come such a long way!!! I am sure upon reflection- not unlike Mitch McConnell regrets to not impeach Toddler in Chief round 1, he will regret his vote against Bernie & company... We are all flawed.
His marathon on the Senate floor shows what his is capable of. Gut wrenching and blessedly inspiring.
It is that spirit, that commitment we, as his constituents should nurture. We also should never stop guiding one another, with determined compassion.
As Teddy Roosevelt said in his speech
"The Man in the Arena"
We the American people, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders are so hailed as
"The Man in the Arena"
Never give up!
Never surrender!
You’re right, who cares what his motivation is right now he’s coming after everyone. We have to stop him by whatever means we can come up with. He is still a clear and present danger to our country.
Point out one incident,,, one bill. one initiative, one idea, one innovative notion that has his name on it!!! He is a pre packaged literate slick black opportunistic assole greedy politician
"MAGA fan, who gifted Trump Rolex, loses '8 figures' in market collapse: 'Kamala, come back!'"
"Adin Ross, a 23-year-old gamer, internet personality, and prominent figure in the anti-feminist Manosphere movement, is so fond of President Donald Trump that he gave him, as a gift, a gold Rolex and a customized, MAGA-themed Tesla Cybertruck.
But now, Ross is publicly admitting that Trump's steep new tariffs are hurting him financially.
During a recent livestream with his ally DJ Akademiks, Ross revealed that he has lost "eight figures" in the stock market.
Akademiks said of the stock market, "People are getting killed. Me too. We all are." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/fan-who-gifted-trump-rolex-loses-8-figures-in-market-collapse/
Adin Ross is one of the few people who deserved to lose his "eight figures." These fools always get thrown under Cheeto's bus.
"Judge who championed stolen election lies in Wisconsin, gets law license yanked."
"Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Michael Gableman, who led a widely derided review of the 2020 presidential election, searching for evidence for baseless accusations of fraud, will have his law license suspended for three years, according to a stipulated agreement between him and the state Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR).
Law Forward, the progressive voting rights focused firm, filed a grievance against Gableman, with the OLR in 2023. The OLR filed a complaint against Gableman in November that alleged, among other counts, that he had failed to “provide competent representation” and to “abstain from all offensive personality”, and of violating attorney-client privilege." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/judge-who-championed/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"In unity, there’s strength to confront Trump. In disunity, cowardice."
"Why didn’t the nation’s top 20 law firms sign a friend-of-the-court brief against Trump’s vindictive executive orders? What their associates, coming associates, and law school deans ought to do." (Robert Reich, Apr 08, 2025)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/in-unity-theres-strength-to-confront?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=160617029&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
I lost the internet in the middle of this important and fascinating conversation. I am furious at fate and electronics.
Loved the interview; but Democrats need to STOP excusing their "Republican" (a.k.a. Maga) counterparts. DO NOT speak for them anymore. Let them speak for themselves or let them suffer the consequences at the polls. The constant "oh some of my Republican counterparts are speaking in private, etc." NO ON F*CKING CARES! F*CK THEM. "GOD" gave them a tongue to speak...Let them speak for themselves or their actions will do so and that will reap their consequences.
Booker raged out against our dictator wanna-be for 20+ hours while taking nearly $900.000 from Aipac, clearly in support of another dictator's full scale genocide of the Palestinian people. How is this ok? How can anyone listen to this self service performative status quo Dem? Meidas, sorry to say, you have lost me as a paid subscriber. You abet these kinds of dems and never talk about how they abet this regime
It's not even authoritarianism, It's pure narcissistic solipsism. He rips up everything that involves sharing and keeps only what serves him personally. He has no political philosophy to inform him.
If Trump wanted to get rid of the gangs all he would have to do is send an electric message over The wire to every Police department in this country to forward their files on convicted gang members then you could send ice out and let them pick up those gang members see you would have gotten rid of the games and you wouldn't be bothering you missing people but I forgot Trump isn't that smart as a matter of fact he is a complete jackass and the Republicans that are still standing up for him I hope they're not surprised when they don't get reelected into their seats they can go to hell right along with him
It's obvious that Trump is demented and he is a pathological mother so if you see his lips moving and words are coming out you can guarantee it's a lie because she wouldn't know the truth if it was gifted up in handed to him all these interesting is money for himself and his billionaire buddy and the American popular doesn't count we don't count for anything we are his surf we don't mean anything to him and he is the best kept secret of the KGB that has ever been kept that is why our constitution has the 25th amendment to remove him from office so let's get it done while we still have a chance before he is taken away all of our rights and there's no country in the world that will do with us because they think we're all a bunch of idiots an untrustworthy I want my country to hold its head up high not hang it down in disgrace Trump's got to go
Great interview! Thanks!
I respect the commitment to holding leadership accountable for Isreal, but letting Trump in office sure AF didn't further that objective. Cory Booker is inspiring. I don't know why he may have voted against Bernie, but none of these people are going to be a messiah, even Bernie wasn't able to pull it off single-handedly. We have to combine our strengths. Some of us don't like how Newsom moved forward, either. But, Maga sure didn't have some perfect plan based on solid values or good people, they created a movement with very little common cause. We have to do that, come together AND hold each other accountable. Solid steps forward, not perfectionism, we have to figure that out. None of the social progress in history was perfect people, it was a lot of people acting bravely to the best of their ability, none of them had all the answers. We have to find what we can get behind & DO THAT. This kind of courage is what we need.
Tariffs and tyranny. That rings a bell. How many have noticed the connection? The Boston Tea Party was held over tariffs imposed by King George V on tea imports. The Colonials didn't like paying tariffs on Indian tea - when all the proceeds went to the British Crown. But paid they did. Until the first major uprising of the American Revolution - dumping tea in the harbor and shooting it out with British soldiers. It's 2025 but a good time to remember this event. Tyranny and tariffs. They go together like tea and uprisings.
Thanks for having Cory Booker today. Spot on!
Mr Booker, WHAT do you need from us, THE PEOPLE? We agree with you, wholeheartedly, but how do we mobilize most effectively at this moment.
Awesome interview Ben. Cory Booker: Letter to America. You and Jamie Raskin, write that letter, good Senator! Please!
What a strong message from Senator Booker! Thanks for having him to MTN Ben. I had listened to a large portion of his 25 hr marathon speech and was blown away by the scope of it, never even knowing who he was until that day! I k now that he is a strong leader determined to stop the destruction of the Trump regime because he CARES about Americans. He keeps stressing the gravity of the crisis and that all of us need to stand up and speak out! NOW! 🌊🇺🇸💪💙
You have moved me to tears with your words Senator Booker. 😭
The GOP has definitely shown us what they are. I've put up with some of my family telling me how I'm wrong. I have 1 brother who stood here in my living room, complaining about an his wife's aunt & uncle because they are democrat and driving right into a dictatorship. Really? He has since decided that I am a lost cause and doesn't talk to me unless I call him about our mom. I have a cousin who told me that she was ashamed of me and has stopped talking to me. Yes, it hurts, but not enough that I am going to lick the shoes. What does bother me are all of the reports about people being taken. I married a Canadian, he's been a US citizen for around 10 years now. I told him that if they come here and demand that he go back, I'm going to. It is sad that I feel I might have to make a decision like that. Then I get to thinking, just how far is he taking his removals? I kids are 1/2 German; their great- grandparents moved here from Germany. I know, it sounds silly, but does it really? I just pray that the Lord protect all of us from what is yet to be seen.
I love all of the interviews you’ve been doing! These plus Ron’s newsletter are well worth the subscriber’s price. Thank you 💞
channel keeps getting g better and better
Right now the MAGA party is trying to stop women from voting, at least the women who have changed their last names when they got married, also, any person who has changed their name don’t does not match their birth certificate. They are trying to pass the Save Act in the House this week. This is where the voting rule is. A Congresswoman added an amendment so that those who changed their last names to their husbands or hyphenated their last name when they got married would not lose their vote, or that you wouldn’t need a $160 passport in order to vote. The MAGA party rejected that Amendment down the party line. Tomorrow is my husband and I’s 33 wedding anniversary. I am one who changed her last name to her husbands. At the time 33 years ago, I wondered if I should keep my maiden name. I only wondered this because Johnston is much easier to pronounce than Bielman lol. I never wondered that Iight lose my voice in our Government if I change my last name. https://www.fiftyfifty.one/
"What national suicide looks like." (Steve Schmidt, Apr 09, 2025)......
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/what-national-suicide-looks-like?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=836444&post_id=160935765&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"'Promoted our tormenter': MAGA fans vent disgust at Trump official's latest move."
"Some of President Trump’s most ardent MAGA fans are questioning FBI Director Kash Patel’s decision to elevate an agency veteran, who played a key role in coordinating the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation, to lead the Washington Field Office.
Steven J. Jensen previously served as chief of the FBI’s Domestic Terrorism Operations Section, and was recently named by Patel as assistant director in charge of the office, according to a report by the New York Times.
“The anger and depression is hitting hard today,” Richard Barnett, a self-described white nationalist, who was sentenced to 54 months in prison for raiding the Capitol on Jan. 6, wrote on X on Monday. Barnett, who was among some 1,500s rioters pardoned by Trump, complained that Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino “stabbed us in the back”, and “actually promoted one of our tormenters, Steve Jensen, into a position of great power within the FBI.”
Kyle Seraphin, part of a group of former agents who called themselves the “Suspendables”, for raising objections to the Jan. 6 investigations, called Jensen a “true J6 insurrection believer” and a “January 6th hysteric” on X." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-maga/
"'Biggest shock in history': Nobel Prize-winning economist sounds alarm on Trump's new move."
"Late Friday afternoon, April 4, a Reuters headline read, "Trading Day: Trump Tariffs Wipe $5 Trillion Off Wall Street." The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were plummeting in response to steep new tariffs that President Donald Trump is imposing on a long list of countries, and many economists are warning that consumers can expect to pay higher prices for everything from fruits and vegetables, to computers, to vacuum cleaners, to clothes, to cars.
One of the economists who is sounding the alarm is former New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman.
During an appearance on "The Ezra Klein Show" posted on the Times', website on April 5, Krugman warned that a variety of factors could help push the United States into a recession — including tariffs." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/biggest-shock-krugman-sounds-alarm/
'"They're waking up': MAGA fans reportedly starting to wonder if they 'bet on wrong pony'."
"Billionaires who supported Donald Trump, as well as others in the MAGA universe, are starting to question their decision in the light of the President's economics policy, according to an expert.
Noted economist Jared Bernstein, former chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers, appeared on MSNBC early Wednesday morning. In the initial part of the interview, Bernstein claimed that Trump was "burning down the house", as opposed to taking out the trash."
"What a terrible way to go about this. This is some of the worst diplomacy I've ever seen, and absolutely the worst economics I've seen in international trade in a long career," Bernstein said." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/they-re-waking-up-maga-fans-starting-to-wonder-if/
"Trump's latest comments expose his tariffs as a 'bad plan': ex-GOP lawmaker."
"Donald Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs against nearly 100 countries, snapped into place Tuesday, and a former Republican congressman trashed his plans as simply "bad."
The tuxedo-wearing president boasted Tuesday night, at the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner, that world leaders were "kissing my ass" to get around his punishing tariffs, including a massive 104% duty against Chinese imports, and former GOP lawmaker, Charlie Dent, told CNN that Trump's trade war made no sense."
"The privileged few want to be protected at the expense of the many – he just said it," Dent told "CNN This Morning." "He wants to raise prices and that's what's going to happen. This will raise prices, if we impose tariffs on steel or on shrimp or whatever, the price is going to go up.
The domestic folks will use this, and by the way, I just heard president Trump say that all these countries are coming to him saying, you know, they want to kiss his butt. Well, I got news for you: One of those calls probably wasn't president Xi [Jinping], because you know what? He leads an authoritarian regime, right? He can take a lot of pain." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-s-butt-kissing-boasts-expose-his-tariffs-as-a-bad-plan-ex-gop-lawmaker/
'"You will be targeted': CNN's legal expert believes Trump going after individual lawyers."
"CNN's Elie Honig placed the detention and interrogation of a Detroit-area civil rights attorney into a broader pattern by Donald Trump attacks against the legal establishment.
Michigan lawyer, Amir Makled, believes he was singled out by border agents due to his representation of a pro-Palestinian protester, and Honig believes that's right in line with the executive orders Trump has issued targeting some of the country's most prominent law firms, some of which have agreed to do free legal work to avoid his sanctions.
"Well, it's part of a pattern," Honig told "CNN This Morning." "Donald Trump and the Trump administration are targeting not just the big law firms, which is certainly happening, but also, as we see, individual lawyers, and if you look at the reasons, there's no pretext here, right, if you look at the proclamations Trump issued against those law firms." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/amir-makled-attorney/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"'Burning down the house': Ex-White House economic adviser labels Trump plan 'worst ever'."
"⁰Donald Trump is "burning down the house" with his economic policy, according to the former chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers.
Noted economist Jared Bernstein appeared on MSNBC on Wednesday, where he was asked about Trump's recent decision to impose "punishing" tariffs on China. Bernstein claimed that the "consequences have been real." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/ex-white-house-economic-adviser/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
'"Proud': Law firms cheered after latest action to fight Trump."
"Legal experts applauded two law firms late Tuesday, that sought permanent relief after being targeted by President Donald Trump's executive orders.
Trump targeted the law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale through executive orders, due to their ties to investigations and legal actions that he alleged were politically motivated." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-law-firms-2671697770/
"'Clobbered’: Trump’s popularity 'collapsing rapidly' less than 100 days into second term."
"The turmoil set off by Donald Trump’s Rose Garden “Liberation Day” announcement that ushered in a sweeping set of tariffs on international goods and sunk markets to historic lows, is also having a major effect on the president’s popularity, Puck News’ Peter Hamby reported Tuesday.
And that could spell the end of his second term post-inauguration honeymoon, which one polling analyst noted traditionally “don’t end in April.” (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2671697530/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"Trump fiddles while America burns."
"After markets crashed globally in response to Trump’s tariffs, slipping into bear territory on Monday before wobbling up, down and back up again, the White House issued a tone deaf slapback about Trump’s golf game, saying, “the President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
As Americans watch their retirement accounts drop, Trump has spent one-third of his 76 days back in office on the golf course, indicating he couldn’t care less. No one from his administration has faced critical questions about his “Liberation Day” strategy, and it appears Trump used ChatGPT to generate the whole thing.
As of Monday morning, stock markets already had lost more than $6 trillion in value, a figure projected to worsen as the tariffs are applied. Under Trump’s plan, American consumers will pay an additional $8 trillion in taxes-- tariffs imposed on imported every day goods like lightbulbs and pomegranites-- over a ten year period. This amount, along with alleged savings from DOGE’s chainsaw attack on federal agencies, will be used to pay for Trump’s second round of $4.5 trillion tax cuts for the rich." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-fiddles-while-america-burns/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"Very Important Message from Meidas Founder."
(MeidasTouch Network,
Apr 09, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/very-important-message-from-meidas?publication_id=3078900&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=17g504&utm_medium=email
"Has anything like this ever happened before? What’s the most accurate historical parallel?" (Robert Reich, Apr 09, 2025)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-whats-the-rhyme-for?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=160223256&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"A minute past midnight." (Politico)......
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2025/04/09/a-minute-past-midnight-00280334?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=00000164-54dd-ddf2-ab76-5cdd26bb0000
Watch: "Trump INFLICTS Carnage ON HIMSELF and CRASHES IT ALL", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/PzuBB4WKGW0?si=DID5Se8ZoqNRTtqA
Trump is the one who belongs incarcerated in El Salvador.
Thank you for having Cory Booker on your show! Love hearing him!
Be nice if Booker didn't kowtow to Israel so much, but yeah thanks for the 25 hour speech.
Excellent piece with Senator Booker. Hope you have him back again soon. Meidas Touch is leading the way for informative social media. Thanks guys
The original post, which I copied and pasted with a link to the comment by Rosemary Wright has been deleted. They are deleting everything they find with respect to this. THEY DON'T WANT US TO KNOW. So, here is another version of the same, written by Tony Pentimalli, who is a political analyst and commentator fighting for democracy, economic justice, and social equity:
"If you STILL haven’t heard what’s supposed to happen on April 20 and why it matters to every American, here’s an overview.
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This Is Not a Drill: Trump’s Day-One Order Sets the Stage for Martial Law
By Tony Pentimalli
On January 20, 2025, while the press focused on the optics of Donald Trump’s indoor inauguration, something far more dangerous was set in motion—off-camera, away from ceremony, and beneath the radar of a public lulled by spectacle. Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border. But the most alarming part? It gave the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security just 90 days to deliver a joint report on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act. That deadline is April 20.
This wasn’t about immigration. It was about power. The Insurrection Act, passed in 1807, gives the president the authority to deploy the U.S. military on American soil. That means troops in our cities. That means bypassing governors. That means suspending protest rights. That means the death of democratic dissent—under the false pretense of restoring “order.”
And Trump’s not hiding it. He’s preparing it. We’ve seen this before. In June 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, millions of Americans rose up in protest. Trump didn’t respond with compassion—he called for “domination.” When the military hesitated to invoke the Insurrection Act, Trump sent federal forces to violently clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square so he could wave a Bible in front of a church. Not an ounce of remorse followed. He was angry the generals didn’t go far enough.
This time, he’s made sure they won’t hesitate.
Since returning to power, Trump has purged the Pentagon of independent thinkers. In their place? Loyalists. Pete Hegseth is now Secretary of Defense. Tulsi Gabbard runs intelligence. And J.D. Vance—Vice President—is openly on board with using military force against Americans on American soil.
Then, on March 19, those three—Vance, Gabbard, and Hegseth—staged a photo op at the southern border. Not a routine visit. Not a strategy session. A performance. Think about it. Why would the Vice President, the head of military intelligence, and the Defense Secretary all need to go to the border together? Why make a media spectacle of it? Because it wasn’t about the border. It was about the optics. It was about laying the emotional groundwork for invoking the Insurrection Act. They were building the narrative. “We had to act.” “We had no choice.” “The crisis was too big.”
And what comes next?
It’s June 2025. Trump goes on national TV and declares that Democratic cities are under siege by “radicals” and “illegals.” He signs the Insurrection Act order. Troops hit the streets of Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia. Protesters are arrested under “emergency provisions.” Journalists are detained. Social media accounts vanish. Immigrants are swept into detention centers. The press is told to stand down. The public is told to shut up. And it’s all legal.
Some of you might think, “He’s bluffing. The military won’t go along. The courts will stop him.” Really? Were they bluffing when federal agents brutalized peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square?
Did the military refuse? No. The National Guard was deployed. Many in uniform carried out the order. It was only later that a few expressed regret—after the damage was done.
Did the courts stop January 6? No. They prosecuted rioters after the fact, but the attack happened. Congress fled. Democracy was nearly strangled live on TV. Did they stop the family separation policy? No. Thousands of children were taken from their parents before courts intervened—long after the trauma was inflicted. Did they stop the Muslim ban? No. The Supreme Court upheld it. Entire families were stranded or banned simply because of where they came from. Did they stop ICE raids or CBP abuses? Rarely. A handful of rulings. A few headlines. But the system kept grinding, unchecked and cruel.
So if you’re waiting for “the system” to save us, you’re waiting for something that has already failed. The April 20 report is coming. If it recommends using the Insurrection Act—and let’s be honest, it will—Trump will frame it as a reluctant but necessary move. He’ll say he tried everything else. He’ll claim it’s about protecting America. This is how authoritarianism arrives: not with tanks, but with legal memos, press events, and a scared public hoping someone else will stop it.
So what do we do?
We speak now. Loudly. Forcefully.
*Call your representatives and demand they investigate Trump’s January 20 order.
*Push the media to report on the Insurrection Act report before it’s too late.
*Demand public statements from military and intelligence leaders—now, not after.
*Organize. Educate. Resist.
If you’ve never joined a protest before, this is the moment.
If you’ve never spoken up politically, this is the time.
If you’ve never thought it could happen here—it already is.
The threat isn’t coming. It’s here.
And silence is exactly what Trump is counting on.
by Tony Pentimalli"
Proud to call him my Senator!
IMHO. What's happening now can be traced back to Krysten Sinema & Joe Manchin voting against a $15 min. Wage. The Democrats shot themselves & the Country in the foot. Too many decisions were made based on how the political wind was blowing rather than what was right for the American people. Hope you guys can sort it out soon. Meanwhile, we in Canada have battened down the hatches and preparing to ride out the storm that the ORANGE MORON has created. We are in solidarity with your fight for justice & Democracy
HANDS OFF! ELBOWS UP!
As a Canadian, I am terrified to go anywhere near the border of the USA. I post a lot of political content that supports Prime Minister Carney and criticizes Donald Trump. Potential visitors or business travellers are having their devices seized and searched. If they're LUCKY they get turned away from the border. If they're not so lucky, they can be detained and deported gawd knows where.
Bring back Joe Biden, he was cheated.
Bomb the White House and we will rebuild
Don Bongino He's on an app called Rumble I might as well this last name wrong at the beginning this is the right way to spell it Don Bongino
Don Bongino it's a danger to our society He's on an app called Rumble All he does is spread hate against Democrats The guy is dangerous look at his app Rumble look at his videos and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about
“ Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”, Martin Luther King
He's de regulating the coal industry across the country!
The more I hear from Cory Booker, the more I hope he runs for President.
The more I hear from Cory Booker, the more I hope he runs for President.
The more I hear from Cory Booker, the more I hope he runs for President.
Thank you for having Sen Cory Booker On! that made my day! Keep up the good work Meidas!
Watch: "RFK Jr Said One Real Thing, and MAGA Lost It", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......
https://youtu.be/2DNHYCO8pHM?si=SLn-zo8NNjmZeU0c
"Apparently, Trump's thinking about bombing Mexico now.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering unilateral drone strikes on Mexico, purportedly to combat drug cartels trafficking fentanyl. If the strikes occur without Mexican cooperation, it would be the latest instance of the administration creating friction with longtime American allies.
NBC News reports that discussions between the Trump White House and officials in the defense and intelligence agencies are underway, according to sources within the military, law enforcement, and intelligence areas.
Currently, the U.S. is making surveillance flights, as part of an intelligence collecting operation against the cartels, but those are being done with Mexican cooperation. A former official told the outlet the flights are being used to “build a target deck.” (Daily Kos)......
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/8/2315318/-Apparently-Trump-s-thinking-about-bombing-Mexico-now
Watch: "White House UNRAVELS in Embarrassing Press Disaster", on YouTube. (Mary Trump)......
https://youtu.be/B4se1y0IrnU?si=9K7TMx96NFwCR69W
"The art of the despicable deal. Trump’s grovelers." (Robert Reich,
Apr 08, 2025)......
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-art-of-the-despicable-deal?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=160806804&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
have you seen this? Supposedly a Chinese made video of the US getting what they have wished for. https://youtu.be/Qn5RamAEt3E?si=TLYfnz7sBN-VPBMa
C'mon Senator Booker, as a Democrat you are supposed to sit back, do nothing and hope everything will turn out OK. Just ask Chuck Schumer. Don't worry about the tanks riding around on the streets of DC, we will not end up like Russia, just wait and see.
Impressive on both the interviewee and interviewer sides
Love Corey! He needs to be our next president!
Please see Election Truth Alliance for proof musk rigged the election for trump to win. See Vigilante Inc - doc details how over 4 million votes were lost due to suppression.
These are very dangerous times for Palestinians, shame on Cory Booker. America needs REAL CHANGE!
I heard one of his chosen reporters on Air force one ask.him question on "ca!ls and puts". As I suspected he didn't understand shorting stock!! But certainly. His billionaire advisors do!!
The lady that cuts my hair today is quite a Trumpster! She is fixed on her belives!! I tried to explain how social security uses Cobol and defaults to numbers that look like people 120 or older when it hits a glitch! I took Fortran back in the 70's. Very similar and it was intracate ! Going to the UN and advocate and promote for the advisaries?? WTF!?? What more does one need to see?? Not a critical thinker?
this outlet just keeps getting better and better. Thanks Meidas team
Sen. Booker- There must be some insider trading going on. So much money to be made if one knew what market shenanigans were going to happen today!!!
IT IS INTENTIONAL ....CALL HIM OUT!!! I am pissed as us little guys and gals are just buying Rolaids in bulk...
The good thing about Trump is...
Ben et al, what is the strategy? Are you familiar with the attached treatise? It is applicable to our situation: https://archive.org/details/from_dictatorship_to_democracy_1306_librivox
Thank you
They need to cut Trump's spending on himself.
Trump is the nasty toddler who smears his feces all over the walls when he doesn’t get his way.
Can anything be done to make the rich pay their fair share of taxes?
Why does the supreme court have to slow this down? It's simple. You cannot grab people and throw them away. Why doesn't the court know this? Impeach all of the clowns, starting with trump.
Such an inspiring interview Thanks to you both.
Thank you Mr. Booker! There are millions of us behind you! I am NOT willing to give up my democracy! Keep fighting! You are making righteous trouble!
Thank you Mr. Booker🙏🙏🙏
https://0ldg00n.substack.com/p/mr-gigachad-goes-to-washington-rise?r=57ptpg&utm_medium=ios
“The Greatest Speech Ever Made” (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcglEW4eDaA
Thank you Senator Booker for your 25+ eloquent speech.
Best wishes and
Bless you!
Senator Booker Please fight harder
What an amazing man!!!
Yes authoritarian regimes are spreading because they are using the internet,starlink, nation state’s psychological warfare which also includes Americans doing this and money while meddling in other countries elections. This needs to stop asap.
Too bad you aren't our President Cory. Had your chance. Keep on keeping on.
Cory is so spot on! Love how he stood up for us for 25 hours! My New Zealand boss and CEO travel to the States once a year for business and this year they are not because of fear of what immigration is doing upon entry into the US.
He is absolutely right! I have a relative in ATF and he’s doing ICE stuff in that mask and no uniform.
He ran on tariffs, but he also LIED to his followers and told them THEY would not be paying fir the tariffs, and his followers believed him.
Great interview Ben. Love Cory. Should consider the Presidency
nice to see at least some of these folks understanding the importance of showing up and doing interviews on indie media like this...
Good conversation but it’s really time to stop the madness that is Trump & Musk, and the dismantling of America brick by brick ((HHS, FDA, USAID, Dept of ED, etc.,) before we are in total ruins!
and we ALL need to help and be part of this
All of Trump's motivations are bad.
💙
Is it really true that he's going around to all of these corporations and lawyers and universities etc. And warning them all that if they don't do what he says, help cut off their funding. How fiar is that cause? I don't see that being fair at all.
Boo
This is classic bologna sandwich on white bread talking to a third rate zoom lover. What bullshit. Classic Democratic ranting but they never do shit
Watch: "Sorry MAGA", on YouTube.
https://youtube.com/shorts/hPSBcKf8Q2w?si=9iZ1_Tc7tOKTTcdn
Watch: "MAGA Is Celebrating Their 401K’s Crashing", on YouTube. (Tennessee Brando)......
https://youtu.be/Ob6WifoCdLM?si=zASTvzMYL8nIbYo4
Watch: "Pro-Trump operative caught in ultimate humiliation", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/v43Sg7VdjiM?si=cABLIoL8EOLPKTNB
Corey is a slug ...white man black man,.,.,,, He has always been Mr Plain Helpless Vanilla
Pete, I see that you fell off the wagon again.
"Prepare for recession."
"As Trump's economic policies continue to wreak havoc on the economy, Americans should be prepared to suffer the consequences. I break down the latest economic news, and urge Congress to take action against Trump." (Steve Schmidt, April 8, 2025)......
https://steveschmidt.substack.com/p/prepare-for-recession?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=836444&post_id=160887885&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"CANCEL TRUMP'S PARADE!" (Please sign petition.)
https://go.democraticturnoutproject.com/a/trump-parade?refcode=DTP_20250408_EMPET_E2_T0_AC&emci=d61fb60a-9e14-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=9d0b6beb-ab14-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=17057862
Watch: "Rep. Crockett RIPS into Trump", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/Vz7Kqlc68Uo?si=mZtEc7PdQYZAsFsC
"Answering questions about the cost of Trump’s tariffs." (American Progress)......
https://my1.americanprogress.org/personalization_tokencontact.firstname-friend-your-questions-about-tariffs-answered?ecid=ACsprvsnyEpsn2E_woI92IWd_iHS2wflYPB78GlAG51mSqOB-9mv7glsyWq4XJQXsIfjFA6aFNbb&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-82uQw9ARxQxM2HDpUtOFN95CqKj3UIpyZ_GB0I1XQd2n6CGEBO2JoIDKkVGqe5uleTUQV8dKW9o_zRDvm9bo3pkGz1PA&_hsmi=355597223&utm_content=355597223&utm_source=hs_email
"DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY.
IMPEACH TRUMP
AGAIN.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION."
https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/?emci=0b952ab1-9f14-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&emdi=32f67ee3-a114-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=6363349#action
"Meidas Pod on Trump Wrecking the Economy + More." (Brett Meiselas, Ben Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas, and MeidasTouch Network, Apr 08, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-pod-on-trump-wrecking-the?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=160829419&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Benny.get the fuck over being one of the Three Stooges the way of the world now is podcasts.....it is not news
By your slurred speech, I see that you've been drinking again.
"ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Seriously Considering Running For President."
"Hate the thought of being a politician. But sick of this mess. So I’m officially leaving all doors open," the sports pundit said on social media on Monday." (Huff Post)......
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-a-smith-considering-presidential-run_n_67f450ffe4b0743a1e466c50?link_id=17&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&email_referrer=email_2688847&email_subject=trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&&
How is it possible, legal to fire people without cause?
Hey cory, y don't u go on fox news[ they call it news]
"China says it will ‘fight to the end’, after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs."
BEIJING (AP) — "China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end”, and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.
The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.‘s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China is “completely groundless, and is a typical unilateral bullying practice.”
China, the world’s second-largest economy, has announced retaliatory tariffs and the ministry hinted, in its latest statement, that more may be coming."
“The countermeasures China has taken are aimed at safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and development interests, and maintaining the normal international trade order. They are completely legitimate,” the ministry said." (AP News)......
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tariffs-trade-trump-b5010acb08114304d8c36267b47eda13?link_id=9&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&email_referrer=email_2688847&email_subject=trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&&
Screaming isn't the answer. Remove trumpy for treason.
"Scoop: Schatz expands holds to more than 300 Trump nominees."
"Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is expanding his holds on President Trump's nominees, to include an additional 50 names — along with a batch of bipartisan foreign affairs bills, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: That brings the total number of Trump nominees Schatz has now ground to a halt to more than 300, intensifying his protest of what he calls the White House's "lawlessness." (Axios)......
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/07/schatz-holds-more-than-300-trump-nominees?link_id=7&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&email_referrer=email_2688847&email_subject=trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&&
Greedy Billionaires: “Let them eat cake”
The Orange Strongman has one goal in mind for his billionaire cronies with the tariff scheme that claims America as a poor victim(sound familiar?) Get rid of income tax and rely on tariffs that insufferably tax the working class It’s bonkers but that’s his read of the “Golden Age” of the Robber barons when the working class severely economically suffered and the wealthy became ultrawealthy To get rid of income tax the Strongman’s first step is to gut the civil service that support ordinary Americans
But this greedy dirtbag of a president doesn’t understand that the economic power of this country lies in WE the People and just like he screwed up the management of the COVID pandemic he’s heading our country into another historic incompetent poorly thought out gambit that has already started destroying our country By far the most selfish greedy narcissistic president America has ever experienced
The arrogance and sense of superiority of the uberwealthy and its Nazi party is absolutely reprehensible, disgraceful, and deplorable Indeed as Marie Antoinette of French nobility demeaningly said to the peasants in the country it led to her beheading by guillotine It was WE the People during the French Revolution that finally said “Enough” And interestingly the Revolution was brought about by a currency crisis and failure brought about by the monarchy
As Musk found out in Wisconsin elections are not for sale So the billionaire class are running into WE the People who say “you don’t run this country” This attempted power grab by the ultrawealthy will not happen because there are too many of us
In 2025 “Let them eat cake” indeed!!! Protest Protest and then Protest some more
Watch: "BOMBSHELL update on Republican effort to STEAL election", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
https://youtu.be/u024RrcuRTY?si=o5Elt0lCZh-8xiwc
"Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself.
Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook."
"Tell Trump: Do not hold $92 million military parade for yourself!"
"Trump reportedly planning massive military parade honoring himself on his birthday.
The Washington City Paper, citing an unnamed DC source, reports that the MAGA cult leader has chosen June 14, 2025 — the 250th anniversary of the US Army, Flag Day, and definitely not coincidentally also his own 79th birthday — as the day he will finally (FINALLY!) take the training wheels of his dictator-tot-mobile and get his very own, big-boy military parade.
Trump famously tried to organize a military parade during his first term, after witnessing one in Paris in 2017, but the $92 million price tag understandably raised more than few eyebrows among military leaders and Pentagon officials, who were less inclined to placate the autocratic narcissist's every whim and want, at the time.
With more MAGA sycophants installed and fewer voices of reason at the table, we doubt there will be nearly as much pushback this time around."
https://newrepublic.com/post/193674/trump-military-parade-birthday?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&link_id=2&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&email_referrer=email_2688847&email_subject=trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&
I thought that John Thune was supposed to have a little more backbone. Guess not. 🤬
Watch: "SCOTUS makes STARTLING RULING on Trump DECREE", on YouTube. (AF Legal/Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/Rcy4iTltj9Y?si=y0P5MxBMfVp0Kd_I
"Enough with the gaslighting."
"It’s hard to decide what’s funnier: the well supported theory flying around the internet, that Trump used ChatGPT to generate his simpleton’s “world tariff chart,” OR how Fox News is bending itself into a pretzel trying to put lipstick on our dipshit president’s “Liberation Day” pig.
Under Trump’s new global tariffs, American consumers will pay an additional $6 trillion in taxes-- tariffs imposed on imported goods they buy every day, like shoes and avocados-- over a ten year period. This amount, along with alleged savings from DOGE’s chainsaw excision of half the government, will be used to pay for Trump’s second round of $4.5 trillion tax cuts for the rich." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/trump-gaslighting/
'"We got blown out': Bannon predicts Trump impeachment, after MAGA loss in Wisconsin race."
"MAGA influencer, Steve Bannon, warned that President Donald Trump was on the "edge" of being impeached, after a conservative judge lost his bid for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday.
On Wednesday's War Room program, Bannon tried to understand how Wisconsin could pass voter ID requirements, while electing Judge Susan Crawford, who was endorsed by Democrats, to the state Supreme Court." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/rs-exclusive/steve-bannon-trump-impeachment/
"‘Freaking disgrace’: MAGA world turns on Trump-nominated 'loser', Amy Coney Barrett."
"Conservative Justice? Amy Coney Barrett, once again found herself the subject of a full-on MAGA meltdown on Monday, as allies of President Donald Trump targeted her for siding with the high court’s liberal justices, in a brutal takedown of the Trump appointee.
Barrett was noticeably missing from the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruling that handed Trump a legal victory, as it upheld the administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants it alleges are gang members." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/amy-coney-barrett-2671688649/
"'Watch him sweat': Europe reportedly sharpens knives as it sees 'self-destructive' Trump."
"Jakob Hanke Vela, the bureau chief at the German economics paper Handelsblatt, has been chatting with European trade officials in recent days who are holding off on launching a counterattack to President Donald Trump's trade war — largely because they believe he's sufficiently hurting himself.
Writing on X, Vela relayed some of the whispers he's been hearing from European officials, who are amazed as Trump takes a wrecking ball to his own economy." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-trade-war-2671691780/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"The week the tide turned on Trump."
"I am not sure how you are holding up right now (I reckon I can guess), but from my sturdy perch here in Madison, Wisconsin, the past week has been one of the longest years of my life …
I hope you’ll give me a few minutes of your time today while I take you through it, because I do believe the battle against cancerous greed and deadly fascism was officially joined.
While Republicans, led by the grotesque anti-Americans Elon Musk and Donald Trump, were busy trying to blow our lights out for good, they were met with a hurricane of resistance that built in strength throughout the week, before finally making landfall Saturday at cities large and small across our country." (Raw Story)......
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/tariffs-and-trump/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1
"Meidas Ignores Trump Threats…SHADOW HEARINGS!!!" (MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas, Apr 08, 2025)......
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-ignores-trump-threatsshadow?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3078900&post_id=160839954&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=17g504&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
"Trump Pledges $1 Trillion for US Military, While Hitting Working Class With Huge Tax Hike."
"Spending $1 trillion on the Pentagon, while hollowing out resources for diplomacy and launching a global trade war, is a recipe for international conflict and American decline," warned one analyst." (Common Dreams)......
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-trillion-military-budget
Watch: "Democrats STUN GOP with Powerful SHADOW HEARINGS", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/ZnwkrvQLZfc?si=km1Qtl_3ZtESxKYQ
Watch: "Meghan McCain HUMILIATED, as her words come back to haunt her", on YouTube. (Brian Tyler Cohen)......
https://youtube.com/shorts/C8R1bYtJCBk?si=ZXqxg4h76YJqS_pm
Watch: "Trump GOES NUTS on America, as his TERM CRACKS Fast", on YouTube. (Meidas Touch)......
https://youtu.be/at-7NN2sXHo?si=pN5SxOurJT1r08qv