I canceled my WaPo and Amazon subscriptions, and I never signed up for X. For the past seven years, I've been buying secondhand clothes and furniture to reduce my support of big corporations and impact on the environment. Earlier today, Ben reported that CNN's oligarch owner praised Trump’s win—time to consider boycotting CNN’s sponsors
I totally cleared out of (then) Twitter when it was purchased by someone I not only couldn't admire, but actively disliked. Just a week ago, I cancelled Prime and by the EOM, intend to be done with all things Amazon. Won't be quite as easy for us oldies, but I lived most of my 83 yrs without internet, cell phones and Amazon. So far I still have the first two!
Anna B, thank you for inspiring me. Also, I've been avoiding the news since the election so I didn't realize Amazon had caved. I just place a big order with Amazon. Too late to cancel. And you're right, us oldies (I'm 70) can survive with less.
We don’t even have to go cold turkey if all of us do it together. Even a 20% hit in top line revenue would scare these billionaires into rethinking their choices.
I’m looking at my local pet food store options as we speak. And my son and I are going thrifting and resale store shopping later today.
Fight to practice thinking for oneself again. We're in this pickle because people were convinced to listen to Trump's rhetoric instead of paying attention to his litany of failures and broken promises aka his track record. The guy has outdone P.T. Barnum. Once again, he is positioned to avoid accountability even as he sinks to new lows. Well, we're not going to be tuning into his inauguration. We'll be hosting a post election family reunion of sorts. The goal? Trying to repair the broken threads we've suffered during this Trump nightmare. After all, if we're going to defeat Trump's program it's going to take everyone seeing with clear vision and using a brain the way it is supposed to be used. Thinking for oneself instead of "yessing" a sideshow carney is a good jumping off point. Let us commence to unify. Divide and conquer is how we got here.
Good morning friends. Our little county has a progressive women's group that began with 3 to help elect Obama. We do lots of house parties to support local candidates, and work hand-in-hand with the local Dems in their work. Members are very involved in local organizations from Tourism to sitting on state and county boards. We are now at 250 and planning to meet in 2 weeks to develop strategies keep our state safe and to flip things back to sane in 4 years. One thought is to keep pressure on committees reviewing appointees as they come up for approval. Any other ideas that have worked for you to share with us? Thanks in advance,
I think there should be a liberal "network" so that even individuals who are not associated with each other can have a stamp of approval from the independent media and viewers.
Something like "Liberty Seal", "Gold Standard" or something. That way if a new/regular content creator has that seal we know the news is trustworthy.
Just a thought. I know that some channels don't interact with others but it might be worth while to make sure all of the creators have an opportunity to collaborate.
Trump will likely go about his golf leaving the running of the country to his infighting subordinates. And when TSHTF he'll say "It was them. I didn't hear the comment." Can anyone imagine the massive anger that's going to arise when people realize they've been hoodwinked? Think all that'll happen is folks will stay angry? Stew in their juices?
I don't think so. Hurting people will begin to gravitate toward unifying for the sole purpose of sticking it to their favorite orange dude. The guy they believed who just lined his pockets with their gullibility on steroids.
And, where will the 15 million who sat on their curds of whey land? Sourpuss, sour milk, and nowhere to air their grievances unless, of course, they're forgiven and welcomed into a brand new form of resistance "like nobody's ever seen before." Yeah, like we've heard that how many times already?
Whenever we permit ourselves to abdicate the throne we've contributed to our own abuse. Victimization never happens in a vacuum. Takes two to tangle. Trump offered a feel good bag of BS and the "revenge voters" cut off their noses (literally) to spite their faces. Trump is laughing all the way to the bank. He's not alone.
The election is over and in the past! We have some grim, dark days ahead of doubt and concern. We must keep up the fight, resist and be heard! Do not turn your back and run.
Thank you for this Ben. I especially appreciate your commitment to not deride any certain demographic of our country. If I hear one more lecture about “Karens” or boomers or coastal elites or whatever, I might just…you know. I don’t want to hear criticism of Kamala’s excellent campaign and Bernie Sanders can STFU. Obviously the election results need to be analyzed, but no, we will not give up our values or integrity to try to suck up to self interested bigots to get their votes. Too harsh? Not sorry. I’m interested in a more educated, more truly democratic, less xenophobic America. There is a long way to go. Meidas Touch is needed more than ever.
While I do appreciate that there are those of you who want to fight, I just don't see the point. They have the White House, Senate, House and the Supreme Court. What possible difference could we make?What do we have? We no longer have a voice. Our vote was our weapon and it will be 4 more years (maybe never again if you take Trump at his word) before we can vote again. I have opted to reject social media and the news. I just don't want to hear it anymore. It's to painful. I live in NC where the Trumpers are riding around town flying the American flag along side the Trump flag on the back of their vehicles. I will never feel the same about the American flag. They have made it their symbol now. Not to mention the "in your face" signs covering the Harris signs all over town. My mental health has suffered greatly. Why? Because I am still in shock that a large majority of our fellow citizens fell for his grift. It physically makes me sick.
I understand how you feel . It must be ghastly to be surrounded by all that. Maybe you need a little break. Can you go on a little holiday somewhere ELSE? Are you able to consider moving to somewhere else? I think you need a rest and a break… I hope you can get one so that you can get your own natural strength back. Sending lots of positive thoughts and good wishes for you to have a better situation to live in very soon … from the west coast of Scotland .
Angela, I am so sorry, they are bullies. Please make sure to care for your self. I appreciate your work and sacrifice. If and when you want to re-engage we will be here.
Michael Popok and Ben Meisales calm me down. They share what can be done to stop this nonsense. I suggest that anyone who feels hopeless or like your hands are tied follow them on the MeidasTouch Network. I watch them on YouTube.
Obnoxious, the bigger the better of nonsense for pic & clicks making them money, made them feel important, tapping into there insecurity & bigotry like the j 6 traitors craving cruelty, they need the attention as much as Trump sadly, and he gives it to them grooming there immature selfish narcissistic minds, we need to stop stereotyping or judging the ‘some college” uneducated or educated …it’s insulting to them - look at Stuart Rhodes with a HAvod degree and was a total loser Lacking empathy, just fear of losing control like trump. No words of comfort because I don’t have any right now to untangle the knot in my own stomach, just strength and support to you
I agree … this vote doesn’t sit right with me. There is also something very fishy snout HOW CONFIDENT DT & gang SEEMED TO BE before the election was even over … Maybe I’m wrong but I read things about Musk, hackers and Russians to name but a few, and it makes me question the accuracy of the count. Were votes destroyed somehow? I just cannot believe that so many Americans would vote for what us basically self-destruction.
EXACTLY! I wrote this on 11/7: I am NOT a conspiracy theorist BUT I've been thinking about something and it's been bothering the hell out of me.
We were so sure we had the numbers. TFG TOLD us we didn't need to vote, that he didn't need our votes to win...
HE told us there would be a November surprise. Musk is in frequent contact w/ both Putin and TFG. Russia made multiple bomb threats to polling places.
Personally I would like to see an investigation into how he got so damn many votes. I still can't believe THAT MANY Americans would vote for pure garbage, for a dictatorship. States that elected DEMOCRATIC governors and other state officers but the voters chose TFG???
Oh, absolutely! We need a full-scale mockery arsenal. Forget polite rebuttals—those are about as effective as teaching calculus to a brick. Fact-checking? Please. That only works on people operating in the same reality. These folks? They’ll look a verified fact straight in the face and still double down on their nonsense. What does work? Humiliation. Mockery. Making them the punchline until even their most loyal parrots can’t repeat the talking points without cracking up.
These Mar-a-Lago puppeteers aren’t champions of the working class—they’re the corporate carnies, juggling gas prices and inflation while their lackeys on Fox “News” sell it as “freedom.” They want us to blame our neighbors, immigrants, and unions for economic problems, all while they siphon off our pensions and wrap themselves in the flag like it’s a VIP pass to rob us blind. It’s a Ponzi scheme, folks, and they’re slapping an American eagle on it and hoping we don’t notice.
Here’s why ridicule is so effective: because it’s kryptonite to liars and lunatics. They don’t care about facts; they care about power, control, and looking important. But when you strip them of dignity—when you expose their propaganda for the clown show it is—they lose the one thing they can’t afford to lose: credibility. People stop taking them seriously, and nothing deflates a movement faster than being the national laughingstock.
So let’s lean into it. Mock their phony “populism.” Meme their greed. Roast their gaslighting until their billionaire clubhouse reeks of burnt caviar. Let’s make their lies so laughable that even their own supporters feel embarrassed to repeat them. Because fact-checking doesn’t work on crazy, but humiliation? That hits like a freight train.
They’re not just screwing us—they’re stealing the ladder, slapping a “freedom” sticker on it, and selling it back to us at triple the price. Let’s call it what it is, and let’s fight it with humor, wit, and relentless truth-telling. Let’s make these fraudsters regret ever leaving their yachts. If they want a culture war, fine—but they’re not ready for what happens when we weaponize laughter.
Here is a copy of the email I have sent to President Biden and VP Harris, using the link in my previous post. Feel free to use it as a guide, but I would suggest using your own words.
Dear President Biden and Vice-President Harris:
There is beginning to be massive evidence coming out that there WAS INDEED high level interference and FRAUD in this election. Much of this seems to be circumstantial, but there is enough evidence that IT MUST BE INVESTIGATED.
The numbers absolutely do not reflect what WE SAW WITH OUR OWN EYES of voters absolutely INNUNDATING polls. I have seen posts where people checked the status of their votes, and have shown SCREEN SHOTS of their queries saying their vote wasn't counted, or even THIS VOTER DOESN'T EXIST. This cannot ALL be FAKE. We need a recount in Battleground States. There were bomb threats, and early closures of polling places. Numbers are not making sense. People are reporting that their votes were not counted, showing screen shots proving this. There is a screenshot available of a letter detailing fraud that was allegedly sent to Governor Shapiro in Pennsylvania. WE CAN'T JUST ROLL OVER and accept this if we've really been defrauded and disenfranchised.
"We do not want to be like them. We are far from them, but I've seen and heard so much evidence. Numbers don't lie. We won't storm the capitol, BUT WE DEMAND THE TRUTH!" If this is just some huge scam to rile us up, those perpetrating the scam need to be held accountable. It's unconscionable that, after such overwhelming grief, we would be subjected to hope, only to have it dashed again. BUT WE NEED THE TRUTH, EITHER WAY!
The educated and creative class need to be willing to pull our money out of this economy if we are serious at all about resisting.
Boycotts are one of the oldest forms of protest. And we represent a solid amount of discretionary spending.
I canceled my WaPo and Amazon subscriptions, and I never signed up for X. For the past seven years, I've been buying secondhand clothes and furniture to reduce my support of big corporations and impact on the environment. Earlier today, Ben reported that CNN's oligarch owner praised Trump’s win—time to consider boycotting CNN’s sponsors
You are a leader I the Resistance. Thank you!
Agreed and my boycott muscle is strong. I have boycotted Amazon since 2015. Who has the guts to join me?
I totally cleared out of (then) Twitter when it was purchased by someone I not only couldn't admire, but actively disliked. Just a week ago, I cancelled Prime and by the EOM, intend to be done with all things Amazon. Won't be quite as easy for us oldies, but I lived most of my 83 yrs without internet, cell phones and Amazon. So far I still have the first two!
Anna B, thank you for inspiring me. Also, I've been avoiding the news since the election so I didn't realize Amazon had caved. I just place a big order with Amazon. Too late to cancel. And you're right, us oldies (I'm 70) can survive with less.
You are a modern day hero!
One thought, Target is a good source to order from if they are in your area. Thank you for your patriotism.
Went cold turkey on Amazon.
We don’t even have to go cold turkey if all of us do it together. Even a 20% hit in top line revenue would scare these billionaires into rethinking their choices.
I’m looking at my local pet food store options as we speak. And my son and I are going thrifting and resale store shopping later today.
Will do
Hi, greetings from Austria. I just subscribed to help you get your message out. I will share it in my community in Austria. 💙
Thank you
FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY! NEVER GIVE UP! BE BRAVE! BE EDUCATED! RESIST LIAR, CRIMINAL, TRAITOR TRUMP!
Fight to practice thinking for oneself again. We're in this pickle because people were convinced to listen to Trump's rhetoric instead of paying attention to his litany of failures and broken promises aka his track record. The guy has outdone P.T. Barnum. Once again, he is positioned to avoid accountability even as he sinks to new lows. Well, we're not going to be tuning into his inauguration. We'll be hosting a post election family reunion of sorts. The goal? Trying to repair the broken threads we've suffered during this Trump nightmare. After all, if we're going to defeat Trump's program it's going to take everyone seeing with clear vision and using a brain the way it is supposed to be used. Thinking for oneself instead of "yessing" a sideshow carney is a good jumping off point. Let us commence to unify. Divide and conquer is how we got here.
Amen. Love this. Love you. Love MTN community. 💟💟💟
Good morning friends. Our little county has a progressive women's group that began with 3 to help elect Obama. We do lots of house parties to support local candidates, and work hand-in-hand with the local Dems in their work. Members are very involved in local organizations from Tourism to sitting on state and county boards. We are now at 250 and planning to meet in 2 weeks to develop strategies keep our state safe and to flip things back to sane in 4 years. One thought is to keep pressure on committees reviewing appointees as they come up for approval. Any other ideas that have worked for you to share with us? Thanks in advance,
I think there should be a liberal "network" so that even individuals who are not associated with each other can have a stamp of approval from the independent media and viewers.
Something like "Liberty Seal", "Gold Standard" or something. That way if a new/regular content creator has that seal we know the news is trustworthy.
Just a thought. I know that some channels don't interact with others but it might be worth while to make sure all of the creators have an opportunity to collaborate.
Most definitely. We need to be united. Resist this fascist regime,of Elon Musk and DT
Please help us organize to reduce the wealth of his oligarch supporters please. Thanks for all that you do.
Trump will likely go about his golf leaving the running of the country to his infighting subordinates. And when TSHTF he'll say "It was them. I didn't hear the comment." Can anyone imagine the massive anger that's going to arise when people realize they've been hoodwinked? Think all that'll happen is folks will stay angry? Stew in their juices?
I don't think so. Hurting people will begin to gravitate toward unifying for the sole purpose of sticking it to their favorite orange dude. The guy they believed who just lined his pockets with their gullibility on steroids.
And, where will the 15 million who sat on their curds of whey land? Sourpuss, sour milk, and nowhere to air their grievances unless, of course, they're forgiven and welcomed into a brand new form of resistance "like nobody's ever seen before." Yeah, like we've heard that how many times already?
Whenever we permit ourselves to abdicate the throne we've contributed to our own abuse. Victimization never happens in a vacuum. Takes two to tangle. Trump offered a feel good bag of BS and the "revenge voters" cut off their noses (literally) to spite their faces. Trump is laughing all the way to the bank. He's not alone.
The election is over and in the past! We have some grim, dark days ahead of doubt and concern. We must keep up the fight, resist and be heard! Do not turn your back and run.
https://time.com/5506809/richard-nixon-inauguration/
JANUARY 20, 1969
Overhead, the low Atlantic sky was the color of wet concrete, threatening rain.
President Nixon got into his bulletproof limousine and kicked off the inaugural parade, which would take him within a literal stone’s throw…
…of the thousands of protesters who lined the winter streets.
DO NOT sit around on your couches and blame anyone…
…EXCEPT DONALD TRUMP and his vast right-wing conspiracy.
We organized this protest after Nixon won in 1968. We traveled to Washington DC.
We protested on January 20, 1969.
We Americans better do it again on January 20, 2025…
…or we won’t have a country anymore.
TRUMP INAUGURATION PROTEST : JANUARY 20TH, 2025
See your there !
So pissed… Right now I’m too tired to fight, but I’ll regroup. Thank you for all you do. Thank you so much.
Thank you for this Ben. I especially appreciate your commitment to not deride any certain demographic of our country. If I hear one more lecture about “Karens” or boomers or coastal elites or whatever, I might just…you know. I don’t want to hear criticism of Kamala’s excellent campaign and Bernie Sanders can STFU. Obviously the election results need to be analyzed, but no, we will not give up our values or integrity to try to suck up to self interested bigots to get their votes. Too harsh? Not sorry. I’m interested in a more educated, more truly democratic, less xenophobic America. There is a long way to go. Meidas Touch is needed more than ever.
Can I ♥️ this more than once please?!
I’m glad I’m not alone—and glad we have MT & each other. Rough times.
While I do appreciate that there are those of you who want to fight, I just don't see the point. They have the White House, Senate, House and the Supreme Court. What possible difference could we make?What do we have? We no longer have a voice. Our vote was our weapon and it will be 4 more years (maybe never again if you take Trump at his word) before we can vote again. I have opted to reject social media and the news. I just don't want to hear it anymore. It's to painful. I live in NC where the Trumpers are riding around town flying the American flag along side the Trump flag on the back of their vehicles. I will never feel the same about the American flag. They have made it their symbol now. Not to mention the "in your face" signs covering the Harris signs all over town. My mental health has suffered greatly. Why? Because I am still in shock that a large majority of our fellow citizens fell for his grift. It physically makes me sick.
I understand how you feel . It must be ghastly to be surrounded by all that. Maybe you need a little break. Can you go on a little holiday somewhere ELSE? Are you able to consider moving to somewhere else? I think you need a rest and a break… I hope you can get one so that you can get your own natural strength back. Sending lots of positive thoughts and good wishes for you to have a better situation to live in very soon … from the west coast of Scotland .
Angela, I am so sorry, they are bullies. Please make sure to care for your self. I appreciate your work and sacrifice. If and when you want to re-engage we will be here.
Well, nothing will happen if we don't fight. I suggest watching Michael Popok Outlines Legal Strategy here: https://www.meidasplus.com/p/michael-popok-outlines-legal-strategy?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=3078900&post_id=151437799&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=1fnpk3&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
The other really good one is here:
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/legal-af-ad-free-trump-faces-lawsuit
My apologies to those of you who have already watched these two, but it isn't as if we have no power against Trump & Associates...
Michael Popok and Ben Meisales calm me down. They share what can be done to stop this nonsense. I suggest that anyone who feels hopeless or like your hands are tied follow them on the MeidasTouch Network. I watch them on YouTube.
Obnoxious, the bigger the better of nonsense for pic & clicks making them money, made them feel important, tapping into there insecurity & bigotry like the j 6 traitors craving cruelty, they need the attention as much as Trump sadly, and he gives it to them grooming there immature selfish narcissistic minds, we need to stop stereotyping or judging the ‘some college” uneducated or educated …it’s insulting to them - look at Stuart Rhodes with a HAvod degree and was a total loser Lacking empathy, just fear of losing control like trump. No words of comfort because I don’t have any right now to untangle the knot in my own stomach, just strength and support to you
SICK is right. I can't even leave my house right now, because I break down in tears. All the losses we have in front of us.
Is ANYONE investigating the vote? It smells so bad and I don't believe it was a legit vote.
I agree … this vote doesn’t sit right with me. There is also something very fishy snout HOW CONFIDENT DT & gang SEEMED TO BE before the election was even over … Maybe I’m wrong but I read things about Musk, hackers and Russians to name but a few, and it makes me question the accuracy of the count. Were votes destroyed somehow? I just cannot believe that so many Americans would vote for what us basically self-destruction.
EXACTLY! I wrote this on 11/7: I am NOT a conspiracy theorist BUT I've been thinking about something and it's been bothering the hell out of me.
We were so sure we had the numbers. TFG TOLD us we didn't need to vote, that he didn't need our votes to win...
HE told us there would be a November surprise. Musk is in frequent contact w/ both Putin and TFG. Russia made multiple bomb threats to polling places.
Personally I would like to see an investigation into how he got so damn many votes. I still can't believe THAT MANY Americans would vote for pure garbage, for a dictatorship. States that elected DEMOCRATIC governors and other state officers but the voters chose TFG???
IT MAKES NO SENSE.
Pegasus hacking software has been up,for sale to,the highest bidder or stingray that collects info,from iPhones….no expert just read about this
Oh, absolutely! We need a full-scale mockery arsenal. Forget polite rebuttals—those are about as effective as teaching calculus to a brick. Fact-checking? Please. That only works on people operating in the same reality. These folks? They’ll look a verified fact straight in the face and still double down on their nonsense. What does work? Humiliation. Mockery. Making them the punchline until even their most loyal parrots can’t repeat the talking points without cracking up.
These Mar-a-Lago puppeteers aren’t champions of the working class—they’re the corporate carnies, juggling gas prices and inflation while their lackeys on Fox “News” sell it as “freedom.” They want us to blame our neighbors, immigrants, and unions for economic problems, all while they siphon off our pensions and wrap themselves in the flag like it’s a VIP pass to rob us blind. It’s a Ponzi scheme, folks, and they’re slapping an American eagle on it and hoping we don’t notice.
Here’s why ridicule is so effective: because it’s kryptonite to liars and lunatics. They don’t care about facts; they care about power, control, and looking important. But when you strip them of dignity—when you expose their propaganda for the clown show it is—they lose the one thing they can’t afford to lose: credibility. People stop taking them seriously, and nothing deflates a movement faster than being the national laughingstock.
So let’s lean into it. Mock their phony “populism.” Meme their greed. Roast their gaslighting until their billionaire clubhouse reeks of burnt caviar. Let’s make their lies so laughable that even their own supporters feel embarrassed to repeat them. Because fact-checking doesn’t work on crazy, but humiliation? That hits like a freight train.
They’re not just screwing us—they’re stealing the ladder, slapping a “freedom” sticker on it, and selling it back to us at triple the price. Let’s call it what it is, and let’s fight it with humor, wit, and relentless truth-telling. Let’s make these fraudsters regret ever leaving their yachts. If they want a culture war, fine—but they’re not ready for what happens when we weaponize laughter.
Here is a copy of the email I have sent to President Biden and VP Harris, using the link in my previous post. Feel free to use it as a guide, but I would suggest using your own words.
Dear President Biden and Vice-President Harris:
There is beginning to be massive evidence coming out that there WAS INDEED high level interference and FRAUD in this election. Much of this seems to be circumstantial, but there is enough evidence that IT MUST BE INVESTIGATED.
The numbers absolutely do not reflect what WE SAW WITH OUR OWN EYES of voters absolutely INNUNDATING polls. I have seen posts where people checked the status of their votes, and have shown SCREEN SHOTS of their queries saying their vote wasn't counted, or even THIS VOTER DOESN'T EXIST. This cannot ALL be FAKE. We need a recount in Battleground States. There were bomb threats, and early closures of polling places. Numbers are not making sense. People are reporting that their votes were not counted, showing screen shots proving this. There is a screenshot available of a letter detailing fraud that was allegedly sent to Governor Shapiro in Pennsylvania. WE CAN'T JUST ROLL OVER and accept this if we've really been defrauded and disenfranchised.
"We do not want to be like them. We are far from them, but I've seen and heard so much evidence. Numbers don't lie. We won't storm the capitol, BUT WE DEMAND THE TRUTH!" If this is just some huge scam to rile us up, those perpetrating the scam need to be held accountable. It's unconscionable that, after such overwhelming grief, we would be subjected to hope, only to have it dashed again. BUT WE NEED THE TRUTH, EITHER WAY!
Thank you.
Ms. Patricia A. Peal
Yes!!!! Brilliant.
Here's something else of interest, that could constitute proof of fraud.
https://www.facebook.com/100000030503805/videos/1553999935321946/