#Ben Meiselas

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Canada is not for sale

Canadian MP smacks down Trump in perfect speech.

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas highlights the incredible speech by Canadian Green Party Member of the House of Commons Elizabeth May who crushed Donald Trump in the best speech yet.

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Democratic Star Becomes INSTANT NIGHTMARE for GOP in Congress

So I really hate the sensationalist headlines of the videos but it is what cut through the YouTube noise

This is a great video and an excellent discussion between two lawyers, informing us about current trimp-o affairs

It is so infuriating, but it also gives me hope that we have coverage of this plain and open corruption and that something will get done

Stay informed, stay woke

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9/20/20 Ben Meiselas, One of the Golden Boys with the MeidasTouch

Ben Meiselas is the co-founder of the MeidasTouch Network (MTN), which he started with his brothers, Brett and Jordan.  The MeidasTouch is responsible for thousands of anti-Trump videos on YouTube and other social media sites.  They have posted over 6,500,000 videos and have over 1.6 million subscribers according to YouTube.

Ben and his brothers promised to always state the truth on their MeidasTouch vids.  In the 11/28/2020 issue of the “Hollywood Reporter,” Brett stated, “We are very careful and put a lot of thought into our messaging and into everything that we create, but we also don’t sit on it for weeks to make sure that everything about it is absolutely perfect. [emphasis added].  We need to be current. We need to be provocative. We need to be truthful and on top of it and continuously get the message out.”

A Google search showed some cracks.

During the December 2020 debate between Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), a strand of her long hair appeared lighter than other strands.  Her critics claimed that this was proof that she was wearing a wire, and Ben was one of those critics.  He shared this theory with his 100,000+ followers.  The allegation was soon refuted.  

The Meiselas brothers’ transparency took another hit after an interview with Seth Hettena, a freelance writer for the Rolling Stone.  He interviewed the brothers in December 2010, and the article ran in the April 2021 issue.  The headline read, “The Trouble with MeidasTouch,” and the opening continued, “The brothers behind the breakout anti-Trump PAC are the golden boys of the #Resistance, but when ‘Rolling Stone’ took a look beneath the surface, their response turned Trumpian.”  Ouch!

Mr. Hettena continued, “The group spent more than $1 million on an advertising strategy that it calls revolutionary but campaign veterans and independent experts say is nonsensical and a more effective tool for fundraising than for helping Democrats win elections. And despite its promised transparency, MeidasTouch’s financial structure makes a dollar-for-dollar accounting of its spending impossible — and, according to a former Federal Election Commission attorney, raises some of the same legal issues that got the Trump campaign into trouble in 2020.”  That had to hurt. 

The brothers made the declaration that they had supported Democratic nominees with their money.  Mr. Hettena made the distinction that MeidasTouch were using other people’s money, not their own. 

The brothers used their platform to protest Mr. Hettena’s article in a 40-minute rant.  Among other statements, Ben declared that he doesn’t earn a salary for his work on MeidasTouch and that he has also shut down a significant portion of his law practice since Covid started.  He described Mr. Hettena as a hack freelance who wants to write a journalistic hit piece on them because of their SuperPAC status.  

Is Seth Hettena really a hack?  To find out, I did a background check on the investigative journalist.  A Google Scholar search yielded many links.  I learned that he wrote two books: Trump/Russia: A Definitive History, which documented the two world leaders’ history together.  Jane Mayer, author of “The New York Times’bestseller, Dark Money, wrote "Hettena is a first-rate reporter and wonderful story-teller, and the tale he tells here is mind-boggling.”   

Hettena clearly supports the anti-Trump rhetoric created by the Meiselas brothers, but he has a problem with their SuperPac status.  For starters, the reporter stated that after the brothers declared a six-figure advertising airtime buy, a search of invoices TV stations filed with the Federal Communications Commission shows the group spent less than $80,000 worth of donor money.

I don’t share Ben Meiselas’s opinion that Seth Hettena is a political hack.  He has written two well-received books and was endorsed by a New York Times columnist.  In addition to The Rolling Stone, Mr. Hettena has written for other reputable journals like The New Republic, and he is currently working on an expose of the CIA and Navy Seals in Iraq.  Mr. Hettena applauds the MeidasTouch Network for the good that they do.  His problem is with SuperPacs in general, an opinion he shares with many others.  The Brennan Center for Justice outlined those concerns on their website. as documented in their blog “10 Years of Super PACs Show Courts Were Wrong on Corruption Risks.

The MeidasTouch continues to air hundreds of videos per month.  The ex-president is less of a focal point in these videos as the brothers have targeted other far right Republicans as well.

As the saying goes, nobody is perfect, which clearly applies to the Meiselas brothers.  But I applaud their efforts trying to keep our nation intact.

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Ben Meiselas: Donald Trump Supporters Have LIFE RUINED by HIM INSTANTLY

“MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s Muslim supporters finding out even more how much they have been screwed by him.” :Meidas Touch talking about foolish American voters. Source:Meidas Touch talking about foolish American voters. From the Meidas Touch I don’t agree with Ana Navarro very often. Come to think of it, it’s hard for me to ever believe that she was even a registered…

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There's really no better way to say it: Judge Aileen Cannon has "fucked around" and will soon be "finding out"...

But DON'T take my word for it. Michael Popok and Ben Meiselas get it right more than anyone else in the media. MORE. THAN. ANYONE!

This is a follow-up post to a reblog a little further down in mah history. Please, share it via reblog or copy-n-paste it into a new post of your own! Intelligent presentation without an undisclosed moneymaking bias is DIFFICULT to come by!

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Judge Aileen Cannon does not have a strong voice of her own; rather, she has Federalist Society and MAGA Conservative support bolstering her decision-making, with their roots in her life dating back to at least 2005...

Quick aside: Although MAGA didn't exist in name prior to Donald Trump's political presence, the conservative radicals that welcomed him with open arms had been there all along, just under differing monikers...

Skip ahead if you like; otherwise, for reference on what I originally stated:

Judge Aileen Cannon has not issued an actionable, appealable order in the Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents case since 2022! That is EXTREMELY unusual. It's unprecedented in it's scope. And she seems to be intentionally oblivious to these ethically suspect - and, at times, decidedly flawed - actions of hers...

For those that don't know, Judge Cannon has been using ONLY "paperless" scheduling orders - which to this point have been regarded as unappealable - to maintain the appearance of keeping the case moving. However, there doesn't appear to be a threshold measure for her very curious actions, and the case may soon be heading into "fuck around and find out" territory in that regard...

For me, personally, for daily legal information on the case, almost live as it happens, I've found Michael Popok to be an EXTREMELY level-headed and reliable source for all such analysis, "full stop." The excitable Ben Meiselas, too, will leave you smarter than you were after watching his legal takes as well. Head to The Meidas Touch Network via YouTube to see both in action...

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Trump Spit in Our Faces as We Evacuated LA…SCUMBAG

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network

Jan 9

Hi Meidas Mighty. I’ll keep this short.

I was forced to evacuate my home because of the fires in Los Angeles.

We made it out in time. My family is safe. I don’t know if my house will burn down. Brett has not had to evacuate yet.

On a personal level, I count my blessings that my family is safe. That’s what matters most.

I know countless others here in LA who are surely suffering more than I am, and I mourn for them.

I pray for them.

I am at a loss for words for what I can say to them other than: I am here for you. To all those suffering right now from these horrific fires, we stand with you, we care about you, and we want you to stay strong.

Sadly, the MAGA predators got to work immediately.

Trump and his band of MAGA stooges, including politicians, influencers, and propagandists like Fox “News,” immediately started using the fire to attack California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats.

This is what MAGA always does.

There is no tragedy that Trump and MAGA won’t immediately exploit to divide Americans with lies.

As Democratic leaders actually try to do the work of governing and responding to emergencies, Trump and MAGA spew lie after lie, amplified by their media oligarchs to massive audiences—especially during and after tragedies.

This isn’t unique to the LA fires.

They did this with hurricanes, which they blamed on Democrats and migrants.

They do this with terrorist attacks, which they blame on President Biden or migrants.

Whatever the tragedy, they always blame Democrats, repeating lie after lie.

While President Biden focused on marshaling federal resources and Governor Newsom worked to deploy California’s assets, Trump and MAGA blamed Democrats and “DEI” for the fires, repeating their falsehoods all day.

Republican billionaires now own and control most media. This is the message they feed to Americans and to those suffering from disaster, who are broken and at their most vulnerable.

There was once a time when Americans would unite during times of tragedy—as one nation. Donald Trump and MAGA destroyed that.

Once I made sure my family was safe, I got back to work immediately.

As the co-founder of the MeidasTouch Network, I made sure to marshal all of our resources to push back against the Trump and MAGA lies.

We don’t have billionaire oligarchs funding this network.

We do have this Substack community and our subscribers, and that’s one of the ways we fight back.

So damn those torpedoes, full speed ahead.

I have channeled my anger at Trump and MAGA—and the emotions I now feel—into growing this network even more.

We already beat Fox and corporate media on digital platforms.

In four years, I want to squash these oligarch-backed propaganda machines with the power of this community.

This is my life’s purpose, and I can only do this with you, the Meidas Mighty.

This moment in history has called us together. We must meet this moment.

Thank you to everyone who has sent us messages over the past 48 hours.

It means the world.

Thankfully, we are safe.

Please keep others in your hearts who have been affected by the fires, as I’m sure you have. They deserve our attention now more than we do.

This community is so incredible, and together we are unstoppable. I am so grateful for you all. There is no MeidasTouch Network without the Meidas Mighty.

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As with many a lame-duck president in the past, it feels as if Joe Biden has already left the national stage even though he has a month left in his term.

In his case, that disappearing act is vastly exaggerated by the man who was his predecessor and will be his successor. Donald Trump sucks up every bit of oxygen in the room with his daily outrages – horrifying cabinet choices, transactional friendships with oligarchs, appalling social media posts.

With all the lack of grace we’ve come to expect, he is threatening and bragging his way to inauguration day.

Biden, by contrast, is mostly low-key and taciturn.

One of Barack Obama’s former aides, Jon Lovett, took a sarcastic jab on the Pod Save America podcast: “Joe Biden believes in tradition and institutions, and we should only have one president at a time, and I think it’s a surprising choice to allow it to be Donald Trump.”

Some major news organizations are giving Biden an extra shove into the wings with coverage that emphasizes what we already know: that Biden, at 82, is old and less than vibrant.

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit, read a headline in the New York Times, with observations, in the newspaper’s own voice, that Biden “looks a little older and a little slower with each passing day”, and that “it is hard to imagine that he seriously thought he could do the world’s most stressful job for another four years.”

The Wall Street Journal reprised its once disparaged and now praised coverage from last spring about the president’s increasing frailty with a story about how staff shored him up and distracted the public and the press: “Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted.”

But even in this diminished state, and even amid low approval ratings and endless criticism, Biden remains himself to a large extent: decent, optimistic, patriotic and empathetic.

In an extensive video interview published recently by the progressive, independent media organization MeidasTouch Network, Biden sounded cogent and thoughtful as he answered questions from founder Ben Meiselas.

Granted, the interview was non-combative; rather, it was notably tactful and respectful. But it was also substantive, and Biden sounded the familiar notes as he pledged to attend next month’s inauguration and explained why he invited Trump to the White House, despite having often depicted him as a threat to democracy.

“Because it’s who we are as a nation, it’s how we’re supposed to be … ” he said about the peaceful transfer of power. He emphasized his belief in the American people and joked about being what he called “congenitally optimistic”.

I’m not sure I share those rosy views, given the outcome of the election and the way things are unfolding day after day. But that’s vintage Biden.

And as I watched and listened to him answering Meiselas’s questions, I somehow felt nostalgic – yes, nostalgic for a presidency that hasn’t even ended, though it is fading fast.

I couldn’t help but think that – despite all Biden’s well-documented faults and misjudgments (including failing to step away much earlier from the presidential campaign) – this president has done a lot right.

His accomplishments are real, and his decency as a human being is, too.

Some of us, at least, are going to miss him when he’s gone. Even if it seems like that has already happened.

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Biden supporters are raising Trump's associations with Jeffrey Epstein — again.

Recently-released docs in the Epstein investigation make no mention of Trump.

Democrats have tried deflecting concerns about Biden's age by bringing up Trump's past.

Some Joe Biden supporters are employing a tried-and-true strategy to fend off rampant debate over the President's age and mental acuity: deflection.

On social media — and even in the halls of Congress — certain Biden supporters are using Donald Trump's associations with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as an argument to disqualify him.

Discourse about Trump and Epstein was reignited after documents from Epstein's first Florida investigation in 2006 were released last week.

But the 158-page document — a grand jury transcript showing prosecutors heard testimony that Epstein raped girls as young as 14, then still cut him a sweetheart plea deal — makes no mention of Trump himself.

Still, some seized the news cycle as a way to counteract doubts about Biden's own fitness to run for office in 2024.

Why no one's writing about Trump and Epstein

During a press conference on Tuesday, Rep. Ted Lieu of California urged more media coverage of the "Epstein files," adding that a "highly disturbing" hashtag about Trump and Epstein was trending on X.

Trump had previously been photographed with Epstein, Lieu said, had flown with him on planes with young girls on board, and the two were listed on call logs together.

"It shows that Donald Trump is unfit for office," the congressman said, adding Trump was also convicted of sexual abuse in civil court.

Ben Meiselas, the cofounder of liberal news network Meidas Touch, also posted on X about "the release of new Epstein files with Trump's name on it." Other Biden boosters have suggested a coordinated media cover-up to boost Trump's chances or doom Biden's.

But Trump isn't named in the latest records, a fact reiterated on X by Julie Brown, the Miami Herald investigative journalist who helped break the Epstein story.

Media outlets haven't reported on Trump's connection to the new Epstein files because there isn't one.

What we know about Trump's relationship with Epstein

Trump has appeared in previous unsealed and uncovered documents connected to the Epstein case.

Trump was also connected to 14 different numbers in Epstein's little black book of contacts that surfaced before the financier's arrest on sex trafficking charges in 2019. Among the contacts were Trump's wife, Melania; ex-wife, Ivana; and daughter, Ivanka.

The contact book also included the names of high-profile celebrities like Courtney Love, Alec Baldwin, and Naomi Campbell, as well as politicians and dignitaries like John Kerry, Michael Bloomberg, Henry Kissinger, and Prince Andrew.

Unsealed flight logs in 2019 revealed Trump took a flight on Epstein's private jet in 2017; billionaire couple Glenn and Eva Dubin joined him on the flight from Palm Beach to Newark.

And in January, a Business Insider analysis of then-unsealed court records determined Trump appeared in the documents multiple times under the moniker "Doe 174."

However, the mentions in those documents weren't all damning for the former President, BI's Jacob Shamsian reported at the time.

In one instance, a woman denied in a deposition that she'd massaged Trump. In another, a woman claimed — then recanted — that her friend had had sex with him. And Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of the key accusers of sexual abuse by Epstein and his associates, said in one document that she didn't think Trump was involved.

Trump had previously faced allegations by an anonymous woman that claimed he had violently raped her at an orgy when she was 13 years old. The woman — who went by the pseudonym "Katie Johnson" — even filed a lawsuit against Trump, twice.

The first was a civil rights suit in April 2016 that was thrown out on a technicality. Vox noted that the original suit listed the woman's apparent address as an abandoned home.

She filed a second lawsuit that removed some of the lurid details. Still, the case was connected to strange characters, including a Jerry Springer producer who tried to sell a video of the purported accuser to news outlets for $1 million and an anti-Trump activist who promoted the lawsuit — and had a history of spreading untrue gossip.

The woman abruptly dropped the lawsuit in November 2016, just days before the election that Donald Trump would win. Her lawyer didn't share a reason for why the lawsuit was dropped at the time.

Trump had publicly praised Epstein before his sexual abuse allegations came to light. He called Epstein a "terrific guy" in 2002, adding, "It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."

But the Washington Post reported the two men had a falling out in 2004 after they both wanted to buy a prime Palm Beach property.

After Epstein's arrest, Trump told reporters, "I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you." Trump has also said he barred Epstein from Mar-A-Lago.

Four Pinocchios from WaPo for congressman Lieu's claims about Trump in the epstein files, that's gotta hurt both wapo and lieu

Guy must think everyone else is a idiot and will take him at his word instead of actually looking,

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Donald Trump

Trump fired his own IG's in Friday midnight massacre

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump firing essentially all of his Inspectors General on Friday night in an apparent violation of federal law.

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Watch "Most SHOCKING Moments from Republican Hearing They Don’t Want You to See" on YouTube

Listen so I know the title is sensationalist but I think they have to do that on YouTube to break through the background noise

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Ben meiselas is Bae

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Trump voters FREAK OUT on Him over CANCELED INAUGURATION

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Trump voters who are pissed off that Trump canceled the outside inauguration and move it inside the Rotunda after they spent lots of money and traveled to DC

Aww

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Ben Meiselas: Donald Trump CANCELS Outdoor Inauguration Speech

Source:The New Democrat “MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the surprise announcement from Donald Trump that his inauguration will be canceled from the outside ceremonies and moved inside to the Capitol Building because of the cold weather.” Source:Meidas Touch talking about the potential cold start (pun intended) to Donald J. Trump’s 2nd presidency. From the Meidas Touch I just want to…

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Project2025 #TechBros #CorpMedia #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #FeelTheBern

JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava Corporate Media Hates Meidas… We Don’t Care

Ok, we get it. Corporate media hates us. They really despise us. And guess what? We really don’t care…

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Ben Meiselas at MediasPlus:

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong isn’t mincing words when it comes to Donald Trump’s looming threats to the Constitution. Speaking with clarity and conviction, Tong made it clear he’s prepared to lead the charge against Trump’s attempts to violate constitutional rights and states’ sovereignty. From dismantling birthright citizenship to trampling on labor rights, Trump’s grandiose claims are being met with equally robust resistance from Tong and his colleagues. These attorneys general are providing an early roadmap for how to use the legal system to neuter Trump’s most dangerous movies on day 1. “I will be the first to sue Donald Trump,” Tong declared, adding that he and a coalition of 23 Democratic attorneys general already have lawsuits drafted and ready to file. “In Trump 1.0, we created a firewall to stop him, and I have the plan and the recipe for how we will stop him again.” This isn’t Tong’s first rodeo. As the head of the Democratic Attorneys General Association, he has built a reputation for fiercely defending constitutional principles. Tong, who grew up working in his family’s Chinese restaurant, sees his journey from the kitchen to becoming Connecticut’s attorney general as a testament to what’s possible in the United States. But he also sees Trump’s agenda as a direct threat to that promise. Tong specifically called out Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship, a move that would violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” Tong vowed to defend this cornerstone of American democracy with every tool at his disposal, rallying a broad coalition of Democratic states to resist Trump’s unconstitutional overreach. Democratic attorneys general have already shown their readiness to take Trump to court. They’ve fought to preserve the Affordable Care Act, protect DACA recipients, and push back against abortion restrictions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Now, Tong and his colleagues are shifting from defense to offense, filing proactive lawsuits to counter Trump’s anticipated executive orders. States like California and Illinois are already mobilizing resources, with Governor Gavin Newsom holding emergency legislative sessions to ensure funding for legal challenges. Democratic leaders across the country are creating a bulwark to stop Trump’s unlawful actions before they take root. Even local leaders, like the mayor of Denver, Colorado, have pledged to resist Trump’s agenda, vowing to stand against mass deportations and federal overreach.

Connecticut AG William Tong (D) shows how it’s done: fighting back against Trump and his lawless actions.