It’s Not Working on Us Donald… MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas Sep 20 By Ben Meiselas Hey Donald, the tactics you’ve used to bully and intimidate other institutions are not working on us. I’d rather be dead than submit to you and compromise our values. This isn’t a job for me. This is life or death for most Americans, and that’s how I approach what I do at the MeidasTouch Network. This is about the future of the United States and the world. Your attack on Jimmy Kimmel has been a rallying call against your regime. It has also been a rallying call for independent media, which the MeidasTouch Network is leading. I envision a future where people like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert join the MeidasTouch Network—or we help them launch a subsidiary—and they get more views than the networks that tried to destroy them. The MeidasTouch Network gets significantly more digital views than ABC or CBS, and so it’s a natural place for Kimmel and Colbert to join. Thanks to our subscribers here on this Substack for helping us build the infrastructure to attract top talent. This week, the MeidasTouch Network was once again ranked first on the YouTube chart. That’s two weeks in a row beating Joe Rogan, Kill Tony, and other right-wing behemoths. That’s because there is a massive cultural and vibe shift taking place in America right now. The American people want the truth, and they are fed up with Trump. People want normalcy and not chaos. People want love and not hate. People want empathy and not anger. People want respect and not xenophobia and racism. I am very hopeful for the future. I see the spirit of regular Americans refusing to break. I see networks like ours replacing corporate news. I see a pathetic sexual abuser and felon in the White House who will go down in history as the worst thing in American history. The MeidasTouch Network will ensure that is the case. Trump’s threats and intimidation are not working on us. Our network is growing faster than any network in the world right now. This week has only motivated us to grow more and increase the ferocity of our resistance and our programming. So let me leave you with this: we are doing what everyone said couldn’t be done. The MeidasTouch Network is beating Rogan and Fox. No one thought that would be possible, but here we are. That reflects where the American people and the world are at right now. So please, if you can, we need your help to keep our operations going and growing. You can help the MeidasTouch Network the most right now if you like our work by subscribing to this Substack. We’ve tried to build the news network you’ve always wanted. And if you’ve ever been on the fence about subscribing, we need you more than ever now to keep going at this speed and expanding. Alright, time for me to go back into the studio. Thanks for all you do! And thanks for considering subscribing now. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.