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AOC and Newsom Just Broke Trump In The Same 24 Hours—and It’s Glorious

Plus, a national general strike today in solidarity against ICE

Scott Dworkin Jan 23

At a time when truth is under attack and Trump is counting on our exhaustion, this community—via The Dworkin Report and our Midterm Accountability Project—proves that countless people are still standing up, speaking out, and fighting back.

What happens over the next year will impact an entire generation. That’s why we cut through the noise every single day with our hard-hitting news briefs and mobilize massive campaigns to win back Congress.

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ICE OUT ACROSS AMERICA

Today, hundreds of “ICE OUT” events are happening across the country in solidarity with Minnesota communities devastated by the regime’s violence. Organizers are calling for a nationwide general strike—no shopping, no work, no school—with marches, protests, and vigils planned in nearly every state.

JACK SMITH TESTIFIES PUBLICLY

During former special counsel Jack Smith’s testimony yesterday, every House Republican seemed like they were trying to impress Trump with their despicable behavior.

But Smith stood his ground, declaring: “Trump was charged because the evidence established that he willfully broke the very laws that he took an oath to uphold.”

Smith added that he stands by his decision to bring charges against Trump: “Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that [Trump] engaged in criminal activity.”

MICHAEL FANONE SPEAKS UP

One of the worst performances throughout Smith’s testimony came from GOP Rep. Troy Nehls, who lied and said Trump was not to blame for what happened on Jan 6. In response, while Nehls was still speaking, former DC police officer Michael Fanone coughed loudly and then said: “Go f**k yourself.”

MY ADDITION: MAGA TEXAS DIMWIT WHO SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT:
Troy Edwin Nehls is an American politician and former law-enforcement officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district since 2021. Before his election to Congress, he served as the sheriff for Fort Bend County, Texas from 2013 to 2021. Nehls is a member of the Republican Party. Nehls's district, which was once represented by prominent representatives Ron Paul and Tom DeLay, includes most of the southwestern portion of the Houston Metropolitan Area, including a portion of the cities of Sugar Land, Needville and Rosenberg Continued in Wikipedia

At one point, Jan 6 hero Harry Dunn had to hold Fanone back from a right-winger in the audience. This maga monster allegedly said something beyond disturbing about Fanone’s kids.

I personally have become great friends with some of those who fought back against the rioters on Jan 6. They put their lives on the line to defend the US against the violent mob that was incited by Trump. And you’d have to be a real lowlife to attack these heroes.

AOC VS. THE MACHINE

Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been on a crusade this week to hold executives of healthcare and corporate media companies accountable.

Just yesterday, during a hearing with healthcare executives, AOC dismantled CVS Health CEO David Joyner for running a monopoly that puts the burden on patients from every angle. AOC highlighted the dark reality we face: “Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, and the patient gets screwed.”

AOC didn’t stop there. She also slammed corporate media’s “bizarre” sanewashing of Trump’s broken brain. AOC found it “really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden … yet we are seeing behavior from Donald Trump that is increasingly erratic and alarming, and everyone is pretending this is normal.”

Trump absolutely deserves around-the-clock coverage of his deteriorating physical and mental state.

NEWSOM KEEPS HEAT ON TRUMP

Trump might have been expecting people to bow to him in Davos, Switzerland, this week, but what he got instead was CA Gov. Gavin Newsom bringing the fire.

Everything boiled over when the White House got a Newsom event canceled. That backfired spectacularly, giving Newsom a megaphone at a speaking engagement the next day to call out the Trump regime’s “authoritarian tendencies.” Newsom said: “How weak and pathetic do you have to be to be this scared of a fireside chat?”

Newsom refused to let the regime normalize all this chaos, stating: “We have to call this out. Unprecedented in American history happening in real time on our watch.”

And he’s absolutely right. While the Trump regime tries to silence critics and erase what’s left of our democratic norms, we must put a stop to it.

That’s why we launched the Midterm Accountability Project—our strategy to turn Trump into a lame duck by winning back the House and Senate. We are demolishing maga propaganda, generating billions of impressions monthly on social media, and keeping nonstop pressure on Congress to do their jobs.

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Onward!

Scott

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Brett Meiselas, Ben Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas, and MeidasTouch Network Jan 23 ∙

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down Special Counsel Jack Smith’s unprecedented public testimony before Congress detailing Donald Trump’s crimes, as new warning signs about Trump’s health emerge with continued and spreading bruising. We also cover Trump’s laughable “fake deal” on Greenland after the world pushed back and further isolated the United States, and how Gavin Newsom stepped  into the role of opposition leader on the global stage at Davos. Plus, we expose the Trump regime’s disturbing use of AI with a fabricated image of a protester they arrested, provide updates on Gaza including Jared Kushner’s grotesque new “master plan” for real estate development on the land, and explain the regime’s latest authoritarian move to prosecute Don Lemon, and much more.

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Meidas Humiliates Donald… Shrinkage Goes Global

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Jan 23

Written by Ben Meiselas

I told you it would get embarrassing, Donald.

You didn’t listen.

And now the entire world is laughing at you.

Your humiliating trip to Davos was supposed to be your big “statesman” moment at the World Economic Forum. Instead, it turned into a global intervention. World leaders openly mocked you. Business leaders rolled their eyes. Allies distanced themselves. Even authoritarians barely pretended to take you seriously.

Trump has never looked smaller.
Never weaker.
Never more exposed.

You flew halfway around the world just to get humiliated in public.

And then came the desperation.

You announced your so-called “Board of Peace,” a group so unserious it became an instant punchline. No democracies. No NATO allies. Just you, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, and whatever other strongmen still return your calls.

Then, in a moment that will live in infamy, last night you claimed you had “disinvited” Mark Carney to this laughable board.

Mark Carney never wanted to be on it.
No serious leader wants to be on it.
What an embarrassment!

That’s the thing now, Donald. You can’t even bluff anymore. The world immediately sees through it. You announce things that don’t exist. You invent authority you don’t have. You pretend people respect you when they very publicly do not.

And while you were being laughed out of Davos, something else was happening.

We kept building.

As you know, the MeidasTouch Network is expanding globally. We’ve built Meidas Canada. There will be more international announcements in the future. We’re working with pro-democracy voices across borders. We’re building out our new DC bureau. We’ve made partnerships to get cameras on the ground in Minneapolis. While you shrink, we grow. While you isolate America, we help connect democratic movements around the world.

You backed down on Greenland because the world stood up to you.
You threatened invasion.
You blustered.
You folded.

That’s the pattern now. Loud threats, followed by humiliating retreat.

And we see what comes next.

You’re coming for independent journalists. You’re trying to sic the DOJ on us all. You want obedience. You want silence. You want state media.

And here’s the funniest part: you’re failing at that too.

MeidasTouch was the first to catch you using AI to manipulate an image of a civil rights leader your goons arrested in Minneapolis. You thought you’d get away with that, didn’t you, Donald?

Independent media is stronger than ever. People don’t trust corporate gatekeepers anymore, and they certainly don’t trust you. Every threat you make just exposes your fear. Every tantrum confirms your weakness.

Sorry, but we’re not Fox. We’re not CBS.

You’re not intimidating anyone.
You’re embarrassing yourself.

Enjoy your “peace board,” Donald. Enjoy your imaginary authority with your new “friends.” Enjoy sitting with Putin and Lukashenko while democratic nations close ranks against you.

Everyone sees you now.

They see how weak you are.
How small you are.
How utterly pathetic this all is.

And we’re not going anywhere.

The MeidasTouch Network doesn’t answer to billionaires. We don’t submit. We don’t obey. We don’t flinch.

We are building—brick by brick—across borders, across platforms, across communities that believe in democracy and truth.

Your threats don’t work on us.
Your bullying doesn’t work on us.
Your intimidation doesn’t work on us.

The corporate media may still tiptoe around you. We won’t.

As you continue to spiral on the world stage, we’ll be doing what you fear most: reporting the truth, exposing the lies, and reminding people—every single day—that you are not strong.

You’re desperate.

And everyone can see it.

Thanks, MeidasMighty.

Let’s keep building. If you are able, now is the time to become a paid subscriber if you haven’t yet.

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