Ben Meiselas at Milken Institute: They want to hear: Why are you bullying a marginalized community? Why are you punching down at human beings? We are the United States of America—why are you treating people like this?
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The founders were slavers. Their standards aren't unquestionable. There wasn't the same system of nationality we have now. People travelling to live here would have just been Americans (with racial exceptions). It's weird that maga is going full 18th century racist as immigration policy.
That's funnyThe founders could not have imagined this many illegals in this country?
ALL things considered.. The founding fathers were illegals in this country😳🤬
3 shots per minute by the best, most well trained marksman in the nation at that time.
3 shots per minute.
But now a child, completely untrained or familiar with safe firearm use, could squeeze off enough rounds to slay half the people at a football game in one minute.
I recently learned that the Pope in the 16thC handed down the Church's position on the people that Euro explorers were coming across. In the US, the Pope said, whatever land a white man wants is his. White men have dominion over all the creatures and other people. Kill if needs must. Bring me gold!
I was glued to MTN until they REFUSED to acknowledge that the 2024 election was rigged. Besides the fact that Trump & Musk repeatedly eluded to their cheating, there is overwhelming evidence that the vote tallies were manipulated. Until they acknowledge that, I will not watch them.
PS I also don’t like that they’re fully monetized and all they have to do is bash Trump all day (deservedly) and they make money from it. One of the brothers is a celebrity attorney so these are just more rich white guys.
Michael Popek also won’t acknowledge the obvious election interference. I found a better source. I watch Justice Matters with @glennkirschner.bsky.social on YouTube but he’s also a frequent guest of @briantylercohen.bsky.social
It's not there. They use a lot of inference and bad math. One thing to keep in mind is how many people are required for a conspiracy to work, and how bad most people are at keeping secrets. The Trump Whitehouse leaks like a sieve, I doubt they could keep something like this under wraps.
There was an investigation carried out that found evidence of cheating in the swing states, that info was shared on Bluesky. I forget the name of the org that did the work. Harris never contested the results or demanded a recount. You know the GQP would have.
I definitely think the Democrats need to get in the mud a bit more and were reluctant to after election interference after Trump's empty claims, but I have yet to see any convincing evidence of serious tampering. Election Truth Aliance seems to be magical thinking or a grift.
“You’ll never have to vote again.”
The Fool can’t keep from bragging / confessing to his crimes…
And the Fools reward him for it.
Tax Fraud:
“Dat makes me smart…”
Rape:
“She’s not my type.”
Confessions. Boasts.
Also @electiontruth.bsky.social There is tons of proof. No way Shitler won all swing states. Musk & DOG-E boyz hacked election tallies. Some swing states were all blue down ballot EXCEPT for "president". No Fing way! I & many others don't get why Harris/Walz didn't challenge. ???
I adore Kamala Harris but I am also mad at her for just walking away and not asking for recounts. I will never understand how she could do that. I thought she was the fighter we needed.
Because you've been sold a bill of goods. A capitalist ideology without morals that says you deserve to be filthy rich like Trump in order to be respected and content. And when that doesn't happen you become fearful and angry, burning with resentment looking for someone to blame. It need not be so.
Right now the major problem is Republican Congress not restricting the unlawful actions of the executive. We need to win those assholes to bring us back from the brink. A possible inflection point when their constituents feel the pain and make it clear they will lose their job if they don’t listen.
Idk. Could be because they believe in white supremacy and want to distract from their coup d'etat and their plundering of hard working Americans savings/public pensions by insider trading? But maybe that is too simple and obvious an explanation?
Someday #USA your children WILL ASK YOU:
Why didn't you stop Trump when you had the chance?
Why didn't you stop him before he killed all of the #children that were left in #Palestine?
WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HIM?!
#GENOCIDE #MURDER #UN #EU #UK #cdnpoli #COLONIZATION
What will it take to stop this? I'm genuinely asking HOW? After donating, calling reps, emailing reps, posting, protesting, what other actions can a citizen who knows what's happening, stop what's happening?
I don't know what could be done. It will take at least a couple more months before more Americans start opening their eyes.
It was clear to me that if Trump were to win the presidency, there would be no hope for Gaza. Netanyahu needed him to win to have a free hand in what to do there. We are there
With Harris it was a slow death as well. Don't be fooled into thinking that Palestine would win anything under Harris. She said during her candidacy, her BFF was zionism
With Harris, Palestinians would have had a big chance for a two-state solution.
In fact, I think Netanyahu would have drastically laid off if Harris had won. With Trump, there is no hope. It was obvious then and now.
100%! Canada would love to know WTF we did to piss off the asshole, because there isn't one single thing I can think of, other than Malaria wanting to fuck PM Trudeau.
It's simple, Ben: Because they can. They punch down because it's easier to pick on the oppressed or who are at a disadvantage. It's an innate part of who they are.
That question hits deep. In a country built on values of equality and freedom, it’s heartbreaking to see anyone feel targeted or dehumanized. We should be lifting people up, not tearing them down.
That would be true. And I am sure loyalty has been the first requisite to accept it, however, lil Marco was never this far right. I know. I was born and raised in FL.
We need to stop saying "kumbaya" like it's a bad thing we're ashamed of. That's GOP framing.
Empathy & kindness are GOOD. F*ck your feelings is BAD.
Don't become them by ignoring yours & others' feelings. It's not weak to sit down & solve things without violence or domination. Win-win can happen.
His voters are now saying, "I voted for him but I didn't vote for *that*."
Yes you did, my friends. Everything he's doing was foretold in Agenda 47, Project 2025, interviews: Data we all had easy access to. If you, MAGA, decided not to "do your own research"? That's on you, and so is the rest of it
Because weak people take delight in punching down. It makes them feel powerful but they are too un-self aware to realize that it only makes them look pathetic. It’s a thing.
Why?
BC tWump is evil and sick twisted and those that power him ,the wind beneath his bat shit crazy wings are the gas whirlwinds from a million assholes
I give credit to YouTube who suggested Meidas to before it had 1M viewer. I wanted my outrage to be acknowledged I was calmed by knowing I wasn't the only one who had the outrage.
None of this is normal and MTN is the only outlet that agrees with me.
Can I suggest @briantylercohen.bsky.social and @davidpakman.bsky.social they're also both absolute warriors for the right side of history and holding evil to account. Brian does a show with @glennkirschner.bsky.social the legal breakdown. I highly recommend
You just listed my daily playlist LOL (along with Meidas). Also Tennessee Brando is always worth a listen as is Beau of the Fifth Column (Belle now) and Anthony Davis and 5 minute news.
I actually follow those and more but you sparked a conversation here which is to elevate those voices. Make people aware they have an outlet and a community to be heard. Well done.
Add "The Minority Report," "Pondering Politics," Luke Beasley, and Adam Mockler to this list.
The last 2 are young men in their early 20s, with Luke especially going into the lions dens of right-wing media by taking on 2 or 3 MAGA mouthpieces at a time on things like Piers Morgan's shitshow.
Luke was a guest on the damage report with @johniadarola.bsky.social today. The TYT main show is going downhill, cenk and ana just don't have it anymore, but John is great. Just a shame cenk fired Frannie. But she still has the bitchuation room
I think MeidasTouch makes issues reachable for most people. I’ve been sharing Popular Information with people for years now. It’s accurate and detailed but also not a light read and meant to be informative not entertaining. We need more different avenues to reach different people. It’s working.
Perhaps because the USA is now being run by an unprincipled, bigoted bully? To make it worse the SCOTUS ruled he is unaccountable for what he does while POTUS. Top that off with his followers believing it is okay for them to operate exactly the same way.
Great main point made by him: go for the gist of the issue, especially with a broader audience. But where does he get the idea "right-wing talk" was NOT political?? Limbaugh called his show "entertainment," and "provocative talk," but it WAS VERY political, and introduced the rw talk show model....
It is a very sick-minded minority that has manipulated and lied their way into power! It is appalling to see the vile hatred and ignorant bigotry coming out of this country! We WERE the BEACON!! We are no longer! We are now the JOKE!! THE BAD JOKE!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
They #bebest nutting quick cuz we all sick & so over their b$ 💩!
#WhiteSupremacyIsTerrorism 🌊 #topple the #GoPatriarchy 🪧👹🔱
We’ve defeated #fvcknazis before, this time tho: No Pardons! All the consequences our Constitution dictates must be meted fully, preferably publicly.
Ben Meiselas, to put it in simple terms, is a good man. That is why millions connect with his network. He states what is happening in an honest and forthright manner. Honour, decency still matters.
They do this because it’s all about power, financial gain, luxury, living off the backs of taxpayers, gluttony, and they have no empathy nor sympathy for the American people
“..founded in 1991 by Michael Milken, a former Drexel Burnham Lambert banker who gained notoriety for significant financial success as a pioneer of "junk bonds" as well as his subsequent felony conviction and prison sentence for U.S. securities law violations.”
I had the same thought as you when I saw the post, “Wait, the junk bond guy that went to prison?” Then I googled. He was under investigation by SEC again in mid 2010s, then Trump pardoned him.
Because about 35% of our compatriots are fascists and traitors. Having wrapped themselves in our flag they’ll make it an object of hatred like the red one with a white circle in the middle and a black swastika inside it
I'm not really with this. I don't see people quoting bill language. I'm very glad you're connecting with people, but there is no need to invent a straw man. And "without getting political" is hella toxic. I love what you're doing here, but I'm not afraid to say that I have some notes.
Stop the both-sides bullshit! Please! 🤦🏽♂️ I like what he’s saying, but to end it with the both sides nonsense I will never agree to! Dems weren’t doing anything to totally wreck America & our constitution, democracy, economy, etc! They even proved that by not even having the majority in both chambers!
Actually it was’t former Veep Harris’ message. If that’s all you got out of her stances and the simple fact she warned us as did former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton then you didn’t actively listen. You chose that route.Do better please and thanks. 😳
it was a mirical that liberals ever voted for pscho genocidal junkie3sthat want to murder us for jesus in the first place. That was a deal with the devil and im glad its over
What the heck are you posting about? You’re another that didn’t actively listen and probably didn’t vote hmm? Then if that’s the case look what Frump and his cronies are doing now eh? Absolutely nothing. Please try to focus grasshopper since your tunnel vision is partly why we are in this shitza. 🙄
Huh? I’m saying that all throughout the campaign VP Harris warned us about what Trump was doing. Bullying marginalized people. Bullying our allies. Bullying Americans. And that message didn’t win us the election. 49% of the voting public chose they WANTED the bullying.
100%. Figuring out how to get THOSE Americans to vote instead of pandering to Rapeublicans during elections is how we win. Stop playing to the center, stop bringing over the Liz Cheneys. Find the Americans sitting at home thinking politics doesn’t affect them when it clearly does.
I agree to a certain extent but this worship of the dumb and anti-intellectual is also not good for a democracy. People should know enough about what is going on to be a good citizen. It is one of the most basic duties we have to one another. It won't kill you to not be entertained for a minute!
Ben & Jordy We need to bring more attn to bullies. Clay got fired from Fidelity National Financial bc he helped an immigrant family regarding their rights. He was corp lawyer for them. Tired of the rich treating decent ppl like crap. Pls see his story. @acyn.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/clayjak.substack.com/post/3lomkwqc2z22o
True. I like Meidas and Ben, but him saying this almost sounds like an insincere sales pitch. Today, right now, to be a Republican is to support authoritariansim. So partisan politics totally matters. And his channel typically supports that view
I’m still waiting for someone to explain why the GOP Congress tolerates the outright theft by DOGE 20 year olds of citizen data without any investigation or oversight (likely now being used to merge w voter rolls by private AI now) when it would NEVER allow a simple computer database of gun owners.
They are a Cult of Villainy at this point, united by hatred, greed, sadism and bigotry. They have a self proclaimed war against empathy now. Their hubris is off the charts.
Same, Ben!!! I hate politics but now I can't stop engaging with it. And yes, this is crazy and I think eventually we'll all agree on Donald Trump's kind of evil ...
They are treating people badly because they are evil themselves. And don't give me that $h!t about it being the act, not the person. Some people are EVIL in their hollow place where a soul should be!
It's your own fault. Your forefathers and their forefathers and you are Occupiers, and you contribute, willingly and unwillingly, to the Conspiracy of White Supremacy.
I talk to Anti Racist all the time, and they refuse to see how they participate. Whose land is this? Is it Merit or something else?
Telling us the truth straight not a bunch of words that sound complicated just the fucking facts in plain language! that’s not how politicians treat us!
Because Trump is not one of us. He climbed out of a FL sinkhole when the alligators were distracted by the shiny object flipping in the breeze. It wasn’t food and few want to tangle with an alligator when it’s clamped around your toes. Best response is to blow its eyes out with a 357 magnum. FL WTF
All the while screaming that they are victims no less. Cult needs an enemy, egomaniacal, power hungry rich donors need safe targets and they want the 'militias' on their side. They sold their souls to nazis, islomaphobes and the kkk long ago. Hell they've been donning white robes for generations.
Yeah except he’s just a grifter himself who 3 weeks ago was speaking about HB.138. It’s good that democrats are seeming to realize they seem inauthentic but putting on another act by dropping F bombs etc is equally inauthentic. You need to drop the consultants and stand for your beliefs or GTFO
Someone's got to start prodding the Democrats into action.
He's been going much longer than 3 weeks, not a 'grifter,' as I can see, from being an early subscriber, that it's been damn hard work all the way.
Another swear word for you.
You’re right!
The Golden Rule - Treat people the way you want to be treated. It is not that hard to be kind or respect other people, or other communities.
What's new about this? If there are marginalized groups that's because they have always been bullied and punched down. The difference now is there is no pretence anymore that the government and society have a responsibility io help the marginalized.
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Maybe it’s just as much a marketing tactic as every other voice looking for attn out there, but in this one small clip, it is highly believable.
I’m paraphrasing LBJ but this is absolutely the point. That and the perverse glee.
2025: "High-capacity rifles at Starbucks? Freedom, baby."
The Founders didn’t draft the Constitution expecting Call of Duty to be real life.
ALL things considered.. The founding fathers were illegals in this country😳🤬
3 shots per minute.
But now a child, completely untrained or familiar with safe firearm use, could squeeze off enough rounds to slay half the people at a football game in one minute.
Regulate!
Rewrite the 2nd.
https://www.gocomics.com/
The Fool can’t keep from bragging / confessing to his crimes…
And the Fools reward him for it.
Tax Fraud:
“Dat makes me smart…”
Rape:
“She’s not my type.”
Confessions. Boasts.
https://bsky.app/profile/thatsthefactjack.bsky.social/post/3lomrtdvi4k2t
Why didn't you stop Trump when you had the chance?
Why didn't you stop him before he killed all of the #children that were left in #Palestine?
WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP HIM?!
#GENOCIDE #MURDER #UN #EU #UK #cdnpoli #COLONIZATION
It was clear to me that if Trump were to win the presidency, there would be no hope for Gaza. Netanyahu needed him to win to have a free hand in what to do there. We are there
In fact, I think Netanyahu would have drastically laid off if Harris had won. With Trump, there is no hope. It was obvious then and now.
It’s comprehensible that all these billionaires are beating up the less fortunate.
"Canada, shit they need us "
It came from the butchers who are a pile of racist, red idiots.
Unfortuntely they split into the recesses before I could royally nail their collective asses to the wall.
I shall return next week to finish my assignment.
Who knew he had sold his soul already?
Empathy & kindness are GOOD. F*ck your feelings is BAD.
Don't become them by ignoring yours & others' feelings. It's not weak to sit down & solve things without violence or domination. Win-win can happen.
Yes you did, my friends. Everything he's doing was foretold in Agenda 47, Project 2025, interviews: Data we all had easy access to. If you, MAGA, decided not to "do your own research"? That's on you, and so is the rest of it
It came from the ambition, resilience, & diversity of those "yearning to breathe free", who had little more than the hope of building a better life.
BC tWump is evil and sick twisted and those that power him ,the wind beneath his bat shit crazy wings are the gas whirlwinds from a million assholes
None of this is normal and MTN is the only outlet that agrees with me.
The last 2 are young men in their early 20s, with Luke especially going into the lions dens of right-wing media by taking on 2 or 3 MAGA mouthpieces at a time on things like Piers Morgan's shitshow.
I can't be bothered to watch him even when he goes after right-wingers on Piers Morgan.
https://youtube.com/@daniellemoodie_?si=ridfJTdCR4887Woz
have a few flocks of ~8 x3+ that live on z farm out here. smiles erupt & warm fuzzy feeling ensue. 💝
had to put a fence around the fruit 🍓veggie garden 🪴 though… building a geodesic greenhouse dome this year to mitigate. 😻
https://www.youtube.com/live/Jxg9nZ6xEt0?si=-r6yxzY_m54lDW1a
This often doesn’t end well for those pulling this shit.
https://www.ngrippel.com/ngr-politics.html
Speaking to people like someone who cares, relating on a human-level… not a tired, old, script about norms and bullshit…
@democrats.senate.gov
but they won’t listen.
#WhiteSupremacyIsTerrorism 🌊 #topple the #GoPatriarchy 🪧👹🔱
We’ve defeated #fvcknazis before, this time tho: No Pardons! All the consequences our Constitution dictates must be meted fully, preferably publicly.
What I wanna know is why is it called the milken Institute, because if I recall he went to prison didn’t he?
I guess it’s appropriate !
Smack em around and they back down. We’re just slow over here.
https://www.youtube.com/live/OEkgZtu_Q2Q?si=WGpcXuMnOJru5HLE
As in Michael Milkin, the junkbond king?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milken_Institute
But that young gentleman reminds me of Derek Jeter
Some people think equality is "political"
Some think racism is "political"
He punches down because the ones he has signed his deals with, putin and the Saudis have more on him than Monica Lewinsky had on bill clinton.
I want the law, quality interpretation, and application.
#Resist
#KnowTheLaw
#ProtectOurCourts
And the 🍊🤡ASS🕳️
FLOTUS
donOLD. 🚽. tRUMP
https://youtube.com/@meidastouch?si=iPWKaWBEEqt8J8zW
https://bsky.app/profile/clayjak.substack.com/post/3lomkwqc2z22o
The common White folk can't reckon with the idea they are and have always been slaves.
It's so plain to see if you only look no further than your job.
50 hr work week. 60 years of working.
I talk to Anti Racist all the time, and they refuse to see how they participate. Whose land is this? Is it Merit or something else?
That's the kind of people you're dealing with
He's been going much longer than 3 weeks, not a 'grifter,' as I can see, from being an early subscriber, that it's been damn hard work all the way.
Another swear word for you.
Visitors may do well to sport a subtle 🍁
I have great sympathy for all those who try to arrest this calamity.
You could still wear a 🍁 though! Or something.
The Golden Rule - Treat people the way you want to be treated. It is not that hard to be kind or respect other people, or other communities.