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'HANDS OFF': Protests ERUPT Today Across America

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    Watch now   'HANDS OFF': Protests ERUPT Today Across America My conversation with MoveOn’s Rahna Epting on today's grassroots uprising against Trump, Musk, and the MAGA wrecking crew. Ben Meiselas ,  MoveOn , and  MeidasTouch Network Apr 5 By Ben Meiselas You can feel it in the streets. You can hear it in the chants:  DO YOUR JOB! DO YOUR JOB! I sat down with Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, to talk about a movement that’s reaching a boiling point. Across the country, Americans are standing up and saying enough is enough. From the Boston Tesla protests to today’s national “Hands Off” day of action, this isn't just opposition—it’s an uprising. Rahna and I talked about how over 1,300 protests are taking place today in all 50 states. This isn’t some top-down operation—it’s grassroots power. Everyday Americans organizing to protect Social Security, Medicare, reproductive freedom, workers’ rights, and the very foundation of our democracy. And l...

Important Message from Ben Meiselas… IT HAPPENED!

Important Message from Ben Meiselas… IT HAPPENED! Ben Meiselas  and  MeidasTouch Network Mar 26 By Ben Meiselas Hey MeidasMighty. I’ll keep this short. A political earthquake just shook the United States last night. The epicenter was the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but the reverberations and aftershocks can be felt across America. MAGA IS CRASHING!! A special election was held in Pennsylvania’s Senate District 36, where a little-known Democrat, James Malone, defeated a well-funded and well-known Republican, Josh Parsons, in Lancaster County. This was a ruby red area that went +15 for Trump 5 months ago, and it was viewed as a very safe seat for Republicans. Democrat James Malone ran against Trump, DOGE, and Musk and pulled off a major upset. The last time a Democrat won this seat was in 1889! Also in Pennsylvania, another Democratic candidate, Dan Goughnour, won a special election in House District 35 (12 miles southeast of Pittsburgh), breaking the 101-101 deadlock in the P...