Did you see what Fox and Trump did to MeidasTouch…OUR RATINGS?!! Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Dec 6 By Ben Meiselas This was quite the week! Both Fox and Trump relentlessly attacked MeidasTouch. That’s how you know we are on target. Before I continue, a reminder for you: please subscribe to this Substack today. The MeidasTouch Network continues to lead all independent media and all cable and corporate news in views and engagement, and that’s because of our subscribers here on Substack. So please subscribe now. Trump attacked us for our interview with former AG Eric Holder, where he called for Supreme Court reform. Fox attacked us for calling out Trump for his physical and mental deterioration. Trump posted our interview with former AG Holder and demanded Republicans in the Senate abolish the filibuster. Trump has also been lashing out at his staff that this health condition is now a major news topic thanks to MeidasTouch leading the way on this reporting with top medical experts. Here’s an interesting part of Trump’s attacks that our sources inside the White House told us. Other than attacking our messages and videos, our sources tell us that Trump doesn’t know how to attack us personally with his usual lines about the “failing media.” White House sources admit to me that Trump and his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles know that the MeidasTouch Network is getting better ratings than Fox and all other cable or corporate news. They know if they call us “failing MeidasTouch,” it will just backfire on them and we will grow even bigger. Thus, they decided not to attack us for our ratings and our views. Instead, Trump’s plan to attack MeidasTouch is to help media that is favorable to the regime. This is why they want to help mergers and acquisitions from oligarchs that will promote the Trump agenda, as we saw with CBS. Trump’s goal is to promote favorable regime media and help them try to crush MeidasTouch. It’s amusing to me that even Trump knows our views and ratings are better than anything on the right-wing. They never expected this to be the case heading into 2025, but here we are. We do expect Trump to try and go after us behind the scenes with his various agencies, as we’ve seen him do before. We need to keep growing this network and keep the pressure up. This has been a powerful week in the expansion of independent media led by MeidasTouch. Make sure you’re subscribed to this Substack today, which is one of the best ways to help the MeidasTouch Network grow so we can keep beating Fox and Joe Rogan and keep expanding our coverage. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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MtN is my main news source. I gave up on talking heads years ago.

Me too!

Awww Little Dozy Dirty Diaper Donnie is scared. Little Mikey J better go change Donnie's diaper more often.

This is the war between good versus evil, and Donald Trump and Fox Nukes are evil!

If I had the money, I would send a subscription to everybody I know. Unfortunately, fixed income retirement is not very predictable these days. I'm cheering you on and trying to get every person I bump into aware of access to your honest reporting. Thanks for what you do.

Keep up the fight! Great work guys!

Keep doing the GOOD WORK! Fox who?! Nobody with more than two brain cells watches that mess!

Good news for the Good News! Keeping journalism alive!

Ben: Your ratings are deserved! You are a hard worker! Keep it up but take a rest ever so often!

Thank all of you at the MeidasTouch. You guys rock you are showing Grandpa trump and All the lying people at fake news fox that the MeidasTouch has the truth and integrity that they wish they had. They thought the real news like you guys were just gonna fold to there propaganda and lies. So keep doing what you’re doing and thank you for all you do for us and standing up to these corrupted criminals and their lies. 💪💯💪💯💪💯💪

Ben: Your ratings are deserved! You are a hard worker! Keep it up but take a rest ever so often!

Time For D’s To Go Mad Max On GOP/Nazis

The House Rules committee just voted to NOT condemn fascism In a New Republic piece, “A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends,” wrote Vice President Henry A. Wallace for The New York Times in 1944

Pretty well sums it up for the Nazi/GOP Perry Bacon in his podcast(https://bit.ly/4nZ1Izx) talks about it’s time for D’s to take their gloves off and begin an anti-corruption campaign to salvage the country from the Nazi/GOP who has shown that it’s ok for immoral conduct, disgusting political retribution, reprehensible immigrant policy, political monetary opportunism, attempted government oligarchic takeover, rigging elections and persistent gerrymandering, attempting to buy elected offices, abuse of executive power, abuse of SCOTUS power The American public has seen and had enough

36 House Nazis are not seeking re-election in 2026 They’re seeing the writing on the wall The jig is up….the MAGA façade has been ripped away and there is no turning back But a unanimous House vote for the Epstein file release cannot wipe away decades of power grabbing politics with nothing in return to the American people Vote the Nazis out until they have a moral compass if that's at all possible because I think this Nazi group is beyond hope

And do it with tenacity and a "no holds barred" approach No reaching across the aisle SCOTUS enlargement to 13 Meaningful election reform to eliminate gerrymandering and other red state anti voting legislation Repeal of past tax legislation and 50% tax on billionaires in order to pay down national deficit Restitution of a Constitutional mandated bimetallic standard(gold/silver standard) Voiding all Cheeto executive orders Restitution of Biden legislation Impeachment of Cheeto and his cabinet including Just Dance Vance Begin grifter tax on misinformation sources Change the pardon power

Donald Trump cannot accept the fact that other people might be better at what they do and receive better ratings. It's fantastical ideas that he is all powerful and The Best of the Best is ridiculous. Congratulations Midas touch for your Superior reporting and your ratings. Democracy depends on you.

I believe that Meidas Touch will go down in history as one of the toughest programs that helped us keep our democracy as long as we do.

National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people. Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth. The Donald Trump administration [removed] two holidays celebrating Black people and [added] the president’s birthday. SFGATE Dec 4, 2025 Source: https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-parks-change-prioritizes-trump-birthday-21219336.php

Disgusting!!

Happy to be a paying supporter! Wish I had the means to be a supporter of all the wonderful sharers of news on Substack.

[Blowing Up Boats, And The People Who Are Beyond The Reaches Of American Laws (Immunity and Pardons) And International (ICC) Laws]

There is a legal body specifically set up to prosecute cases of genocide, war crimes and other serious international crimes. It's the International Criminal Court, or ICC. The U.S. does not recognize the jurisdiction of this legal body. The Coalition for the ICC led the civil society effort that successfully campaigned for the ... establishment of the ICC four years later. Currently, 123 countries are ICC members, giving the ICC authority, under its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by their nationals or by anyone on their territory. The US is not a state party to the Rome Statute [but as] a permanent UN Security Council member, the US has a particular responsibility to safeguard global peace and security, which includes referring situations of assessed atrocities to the ICC in the absence of alternative avenues to justice.

Bill Clinton signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but did not submit the treaty to the Senate for ratification. In 2002, George W. Bush effectively "unsigned" the treaty. Under Trump's administration, the US said that it will not cooperate with the ICC and has threatened retaliatory steps against ICC staff and member countries should the court investigate US or allied country citizens. On March 15, 2019, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced that the US would impose visa bans on ICC officials involved in the court's potential investigation of US citizens for alleged crimes in Afghanistan. He indicated the same policy may be used to deter ICC efforts to investigate nationals of allied countries, including Israelis.

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[SCOTUS Opinion] "The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law. But Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution. And the system of separated powers designed by the Framers has always demanded an energetic, independent Executive. The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party." [Trump v. US (2024) Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice John Roberts, at p. 42]*

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[The Destruction Of Seagoing Vessels Near A Tropical Island When The Nations Involved Were Not At War] "Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes."

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Sources:

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1093212495/the-u-s-does-not-recognize-the-jurisdiction-of-the-international-criminal-court; https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/country/united-states; https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/about/our-story; https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/; *23-939 Trump v. United States (07/01/2024) 603 U. S. ____ (2024 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf; https://www.history.com/articles/pearl-harbor

Man, the economy has crushed me and I got hit head on by a drunk driver. Maybe when I get a settlement I’ll be able to afford shit again. Until then, I’ll have to follow you guys for free. Thank you for everything you do.

President Biden resurrected TRUMP#1 Economic Disasters! 

TRUMP #1 left refrigerated trailers filled with COVID DEAD - remember COVID was supposed to disappear? (COVID DEATHS in REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED areas were higher than DEMOCRATIC areas.) REPUBLICANS killed their BASE. 

The COMMONWEALTH FUND (nonpartisan) reviewed & reported statistics, but there are numerous articles that document FACTS. 

TRUMP promoted the ALIEN SPERM DONOR DOCTOR that FLORIDA's public health BOOB LADAPA now endorses. 

Trump promotes a doctor who has claimed alien DNA was used in medical treatments

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/stella-immanuel-trump-doctor/

Ron DeSantis’ New Surgeon General Appeared in ‘Demon Sperm’ Doctor’s COVID Conspiracy Video

https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-new-surgeon-general-appeared-demon-sperm-doctors-covid-conspiracy-video-1631372 

TRUMP fell alseep during his NEW YORK CRIMINAL TRIAL and many complained about the stench from his fecal incontinence. His physical & mental decline was conspicuous. 

TRUMP has a bulge in his pants that appears to be a URINARY CATHETER. 

TRUMP continues to fall asleep at inappropriate times.

TRUMP can't walk or stand up straight.

TRUMP had an MRI - doesn't know what BODY PART? If you've ever had an MRI, you remember the NOISE & the body part. 

TRUMP's current BABBLE is irrational, incoherent. 

It's on PUBLIC DISPLAY that does not require MTN to point out except FOX NEWS = FAKE NEWS LIARS want to pretend otherwise. 

TRUMP #2 has destroyed the ECONOMY partly due to TARIFF LUNACY, but also irrational policies. 

The BIG BEAUTIFUL DISASTER gives tax cuts & incentives to profitable corporations & the wealthy, EXPLODES THE DEBT & DEFICIT! Your grandchildren won't live long enough to pay it! 

The UKRAINE surrender agreement rewards PUTIN'S AGRESSSION & threatens other nations - 

WITLESS WITKOFF & KUSHNER genuflected - anything for a BUCK!

The FAKE PEACE MEDAL? 

I re-posted an article by JOHN DEAN that reminds us of TRUMP SUPPORTERS: 

Altemeyer on Trump’s Supporters

7 Jul 2017  

John Dean

https://verdict.justia.com/2017/07/07/altemeyer-trumps-supporters

"R" voters don't like to THINK or RESEARCH FACTS!

 

 

 

My RFK Jr. Scandal Fail

 

YOUR FREE TRIAL HAS EXPIRED.

My RFK Jr. Scandal Fail By David Corn  December 6, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, at his first Senate confirmation hearing to be Health and Human Services secretary at the US Capitol on January 29. David Corn.

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The saga of Olivia Nuzzi consuming the polimedia-sphere has prompted me to think about my own journalistic failing regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. No, I didn’t become smitten by RFK Jr. while covering the anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theory–spewing oddball. Nor did I not report what I knew about him during the confirmation process that landed this deceitful promoter of disinformation and fake science in a position to oversee our public health system. But at a critical time, I did not succeed in drawing attention to an important story about Kennedy. And that haunts me. Allow me, dear reader, to explain. While I was chasing several stories about Kennedy after Donald Trump tapped him to head the Department of Health and Human Services (see here and here), a source who was once close to Kennedy told me that the scion had at least twice settled cases brought against him by women who claimed he had engaged in misconduct. In one of these instances, this source said, Gloria Allred, the famous attorney, supposedly represented the woman.

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When covering famous people, it is not uncommon to encounter gossip and tips about bad personal behavior, and this was not a surprising lead. A babysitter who had once worked for Kennedy had accused him of sexual assault. Her allegation had appeared in a Vanity Fair article. In a subsequent text to her, Kennedy said, “I read your description of an episode in which I touched you in an unwanted manner. I have no memory of this incident but I apologize sincerely for anything I ever did that made you feel uncomfortable or anything I did or said that offended you or hurt your feelings. I never intended you any harm. If I hurt you, it was inadvertent. I feel badly for doing so.” That was not a denial. I contacted Allred by email and asked if she had handled such a case. I noted that we could talk off the record, if she preferred. Her reply was short: “Sorry. No comment.” I tried her again. Silence. I pursued other avenues and reached out to Kennedy intimates who might have been in a position to know of any settlements. I found no one with first-hand knowledge, and one person who would likely have been aware of such an arrangement did not respond to my many calls, texts, and emails. While doing this, I came across an article published in the Daily Mail a few months previously in which Allred said of Trump’s Cabinet appointees, “I think all nominees should be asked, ‘Have you entered into any confidential settlement with a person who accused you of sexually inappropriate behavior? And if so, will you agree to release the person with whom you settled from the non-disclosure clause from which he or she agreed?’” Coincidence? Or did she know something specific? As Kennedy’s confirmation hearings were beginning, I pestered Allred again, emailing her that I had just read an “interesting article” and linking to the Daily Mail piece with her highly relevant comment. This did not change her stance. She replied, “I stand by my quote in the Daily Mail article. I believe that all cabinet nominees should be asked if they have entered into settlements with women (or men) who have made allegations against the nominee involving inappropriate sexual conduct. I have no other comment unless I receive a subpoena, and even then I would have to consider what I would say.” Did that mean she had something to say? Or was this merely legal boilerplate? As I continued to investigate, I contacted members of the two Senate committees holding hearings on Kennedy’s appointment, as well as their staffers, and I asked if they were aware of any such cases or settlements. Had anything come up during their research and preparation for the hearings? No one had any concrete information. After the first of the two hearings, which was conducted by the Senate Finance Committee, Democrats on the panel sent Kennedy a list of written questions. It included these queries: Yes or no, have you ever reached a settlement agreement with an individual or organization that accused you of misconduct or inappropriate behavior? Yes or no, have you ever agreed to or been subject to a non-disclosure agreement with any individual or organization? The following day, during the hearing held by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) raised the issue of personal misconduct with Kennedy. She referred to the former babysitter’s allegation. Kennedy denied the accusation, contradicting his response to the babysitter. Murray then asked, “Are there any other instances where you have made sexual advances toward an individual without their consent?” Kennedy replied, “No.” Murray did not question him about any other allegations or settlements. I bugged Allred again and asked what she thought of this exchange. Her answer was terse: “That was not the question I suggested should be asked of a cabinet nominee.” With the hearings now behind him, Kennedy replied to the long list of written questions the senators had submitted. As to the queries about reaching a settlement following an allegation of misconduct or inappropriate behavior and being a party to a non-disclosure agreement, he answered in each case with one word: “Yes.” He supplied no further explanation. The tip had been accurate. I contacted Kennedy and asked, “Will you disclose what those agreements were? What was the misconduct? Who were the individuals or organizations that accused you? Did this involve women who accused you of personal misconduct? Will you release anyone who has an NDA with you related to any of those settlements from that NDA?” He did not respond. But Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller and MAGA advocate who was then serving as a spokesperson for Kennedy, shot back: “As a matter of policy, we don’t respond to Mother Jones.” I thought Kennedy’s acknowledgment of these settlements—and his reluctance to explain further—was a story that warranted widespread notice. But no Democratic senator raised a fuss. Once again, I reached out to Allred. Crickets. The senators did follow up with another written question they sent to Kennedy: Please describe the nature of the financial settlements (including total amounts) and non-disclosure agreements reached and what these agreements involved. Please also indicate how many of these settlements and non-disclosure agreements you have signed. RFK Jr. replied: Twice, I have been targeted by frivolous, unfounded allegations, which I strenuously denied at the time and continue to deny. I entered into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements to prohibit these individuals from continuing to make these allegations. This was not a full answer. The Senate Democrats had asked for the total amounts of the settlements, and Kennedy did not provide that information. Nor did this response indicate what “misconduct or inappropriate behavior” had been alleged. He was not being forthcoming. Once more, I returned to Allred and asked if one of these cases did indeed involve a client of hers, would that client care to challenge Kennedy’s characterization. Allred replied, “I have not stated that I have a client in this matter, but if I did have one the client would be informed about all of your requests and questions.” It was clear: If Allred represented such a client, that woman had no interest in saying anything. Hardly a surprising circumstance. One could easily imagine the assault that would befall a person who might violate an NDA and come forward with allegations about Kennedy. Possibly my original source had been wrong about the Allred connection. Allred never confirmed to me that she had such a client. But if I had to guess... And that was it. What was most surprising was that Senate Democrats dropped the matter. After Kennedy refused to provide details about these cases of alleged misconduct, there were no further efforts to press him for more information. No press conferences with senators complaining that he was stonewalling them. He was off the hook. Perhaps he had been unfairly accused. Perhaps he had done something horrible. Kennedy would keep the public—and the senators who had to vote on whether to allow him to take this position of great responsibility—in the dark.

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I wrote about all this (here and here), but Kennedy’s acknowledgement of these settlements received little attention elsewhere in the media. It seemed that in the second Trump era, the possibility that RFK Jr. had engaged in misconduct or inappropriate conduct did not matter. After all, Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth had been credibly accused of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, and financial mismanagement, and he had won Senate confirmation to become secretary of defense. Such transgressions were apparently not disqualifiers in Trump 2.0. The Democrats appeared to have no appetite for demanding details about possible Kennedy misdeeds, and I did not unearth any further information on these episodes. I failed to crack the case. Kennedy was confirmed and went on to implement calamitous policies at HHS, denigrating vaccines, pulling the plug on critical scientific and medical research, and increasing the nation’s (and the world’s) vulnerability to pandemics. If the specifics of his alleged misconduct had been revealed, might that have sunk his nomination and prevented the disaster he’s wreaking? We will never know. Got anything to say about this item—or anything else? Email me at ourland.corn@gmail.com.

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