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Sunday Message from MeidasTouch Co-Founder

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Sunday Message from MeidasTouch Co-Founder Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Jun 7 Hey everybody, it’s Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the MeidasTouch Network. As you know, these Sunday coffee messages are my favorite posts of the week. Even during difficult and uncertain times for our country and the world, taking a moment to sit down with a cup of coffee, reflect on the week behind us, and think about the week ahead is something I genuinely look forward to. More than anything, it’s the chance to spend time with this incredible community. No matter how chaotic things get, no matter how serious the challenges we face, I always leave these conversations feeling hopeful because of you. So here we are at the beginning of June. Donald Trump still has no plan to extricate the United States from this catastrophic and unlawful war with Iran that continues to rattle markets, destabilize the global economy, and create pain here at home. I don’t need to tell you that prices remain too high. The ...
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Trump Said Jump. Iowa, His Own Party, and Scott Pelley All Said No.

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You already fund the thing they can’t buy—journalism that turns into phone calls, pressure, and a real fight to flip Congress. Want to do more? Gift a subscription or upgrade to a founding membership today! Trump Said Jump. Iowa, His Own Party, and Scott Pelley All Said No. The resistance had a week. Trump had a disaster. Scott Dworkin Jun 7 Look at what we did this week. Not them—us—the people who refuse to look away. The corrupt regime counted on us to give up. None of us did. We read, shared, called, and stayed in it. Ten years in, and our movement has more momentum behind it than ever. Before you read on, hit the ❤️ like button and re-stack this edition—starting with the ballroom story, and the fifty billion Trump’s donors got back. Every share pulls the truth past the MAGA propaganda machine and drops it in front of someone who thinks nobody’s fighting back. You’re about to show them they’re very wrong. Here’s what sets us apart: we don’t just report the news about Trump’s chaos, ...
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Private equity and AI companies are taking over our public utilities. I’m not having it.

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  This is a longer note about how private equity executives and AI companies are taking over our country’s electrical grid — but I hope you stay with me, because it directly impacts the utility bills you receive every month. Since President Trump took office a year and a half ago, gas and electricity bills have risen by 11%. And private equity — you know, guys who are gutting hospitals, nursing homes, and local malls — they're on track to make things worse. Let me zoom out for a sec and clarify what’s going on: Right now, our country is using much more energy than before. And don’t let them fool you. It's not because you're keeping the AC on longer or running the dryer too much. That increase is coming from AI data centers sucking up more and more electricity. In fact, according to the International Energy Agency, data center electricity demand worldwide will more than DOUBLE by 2029. And as always, Wall Street smells money. Data centers need a tremendous amount of energy t...
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Political And Spiritual Cults: From Rapture To Complicity To Aftermath In The Shadow Of 20th Century Yankeedom

  THIS IS LENGTHY, BUT HELPS EXPLAIN SOME OF THE MINDSET OF tRUMP SUPPORTERS:  Political And Spiritual Cults: From Rapture To Complicity To Aftermath In The Shadow Of 20th Century Yankeedom in Life/Philosophy by Bruce Lerro 11/09/2020 “The party is always right, even when it’s wrong” – Democratic Workers Party slogan ORIENTATION Everybody knows what cults are People who join cults are mentally unstable before they join and less educated than the general population. True or false? Cult members also define themselves as lonely. True or false? Most people who join cults are from the poor and working class. True or false? People are physically intimidated into joining a cult against their will. True or false? No matter how much your vocabulary changes once inside a cult, you can still control what and how you think. True or false? Cults draw certain kinds of criminal elements, who in a sense get what they deserve. Good people would not be drawn into such extreme circumstances. Tru...
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