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Of his own medicine. Shove it in his face. Bully him. Mock him every second. Rapid response. Go on the offense. And by the way, I'm not just talking about politicians doing it. I'm talking about we the people. We. We shouldn't give an inch either. By the way, did you see at that WWE event where Donald Trump got absolutely booed when his image was presented? Those were his fans, by the way, and they were booing the crap out of him. But let me tell you who I think's done a pretty good job pushing back at Donald Trump and his regime. Governor Gavin Newsom on social media. Boom. Rapid response. Bully Trump. Shove it in his face. So the Trump regime posts an image like this that this is their new golden ballroom that they want to build for $200 million, fully funded, it says, by President Trump, which we all know is going to be bs. That's what we can have. Qatari's fund it. You're going to have the Saudis fund it. Governor Newsom responds. Bam. The White House is more interested in defending its ballroom than the 17 million Americans they kicked off of health care. Boom. Post this meme of Caroline Levitt like the lady from Hunger Games and post the following While all districts pay extra for groceries and everyday goods, the White House is excited to announce that the Capitol is creating a grand ballroom for opulent parties. May the odds be in your favor. Boom. You got to do stuff like that. Mock them. Use current events, use culture. Hit them hard. The Washington Post reported the maker of dawn dish soap, Charmin toilet paper, Crest toothpaste and Tide detergent with will be raising prices in August because of tariffs. Gavin Newsom responds. Mr. President, we've had so much winning. Please, we beg you, make it stop. So much winning. Then you have Governor Newsom post the following While Donald Trump gaslights and golfs, his economic failures are making life more and more unbearable for working Americans. The golden age that Trump promised has turned into appalling job numbers and paying for his latest tariffs at the checkout line. Layoffs are at the highest level since the COVID pandemic. A quarter million fewer jobs added in May and June than initially reported and the firing of the bureau and Labor Statistics commissioner, the official who reported accurate economic numbers. I love this. Governor Newsom calls the Donald Trump cankles cankles because Donald Trump has those massive ankles at this point because of the health issues that he's covering up. So Donald Trump posts Make America Fit again. By the way, he's there with a sexual predator, Lawrence Taylor, who was convicted of sexually assaulting an underage girl. That's who Donald Trump has running the fitness program for little children. Governor Newsom responds, we love to see President Kankels pass it. Meaning, come on, Kankles, let's see you pass your own fitness test that you have Lawrence Taylor, who sexually assaulted underage girls, administering to the children. We just reflect on that for a second. As I've said before, this shouldn't be red versus blue, Democrat, Republican or independent issues. This is good versus evil. This should be pretty common sense. Would any of you want a convicted sex offender who's on the registry to to live near you? Would you want them to teach your kids or your grandkids? Well, Donald Trump brought him into the White House. Someone who sexually assaulted an underage girl and made this person the person who administers fitness tests to children. The hell? Then Donald Trump's Department of Energy posts a photo of Cole and says she's an icon, she's a legend and she is the moment to. To which Governor Newsom responds, she's black lung. Exactly. Push back all the time. Then Fox News posts the following. I put news in quotes. This photo of Donald Trump breaking. Trump agrees to extend the deadline for Mexico trade deal for 90 more days with temporary tariffs remaining in place. Governor Newsom's office responds Taco Thursday. Taco Thursday, everybody. You know. And look, we should also reflect on the fact, though, that Donald Trump attacked Canada and says Canada's bringing in all of this fentanyl 35% tariffs on Canada. When the US gives far more fentanyl into Canada, Canada barely gives any fentanyl into the United States. It just, it's like the way Putin talks about denazification of Ukraine is Donald Trump talking about Canada putting fentanyl into the United States. But you got to mock them. And, and I think one of the reasons that Donald Trump is so angry at Canada is how strong and proud the people are. They stand up to Donald Trump. They give him the middle finger. They say, fu, you piece of crap. Canada strong. The Conservative Party, Liberals and ndp. Spencer Hakimian posts, inflation is just a straight line up since April when the tariffs began. And this is with the government explicitly now manipulating economic data. To which Governor Newsom responds, as Trump would say, I guess this is the golden age. Newswire wrote, 26,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs were lost in May and June. Governor Newsom responds, they may not be telling the truth. This Trump regime when they said we're bringing manufacturing back. Ryan Walters, the that Trump sycophantic MAGA superintendent from Oklahoma. Oklahoma is the worst education state in all of the United States. This is the dude who watched the porno in his office and now he's like, they framed me. That wasn't my porno. They framed me with the porno. This is the guy who makes people buy the Trump bibles. That was in my porno. Governor Newsom responds, you got caught looking of paid pictures and of naked women during a school board meeting. Shut up. Shut up, you. That's what you gotta do.
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And you all may be saying, ben, Ben, Ben, we, we go high when they go low. No, you know what you do? You say you were watching porno at your school board meeting. You shut the hell up. You shut the hell up, Kankels. I hope one day we move beyond this. I mean, I truly do. But if this is the game right now, as Governor Newsom says, we can't cede territory. We have the moral authority, and we have to punch back. We can sit back in a fetal position and just take it. We can. The Hill writes, Ford. Ford Motors. The car company posts its first quarterly loss in two years after $800 million tariff hit. Governor Newsom writes, Trump's driving America's auto industry straight off a cliff. We learned how Trump ordered the Smithsonian to remove exhibits about his impeachment. Governor Newsom responds to Trump censoring the Smithsonian like it's the Epstein list. History gets erased when it implicates him, like the Epstein list. Bring it back there. Trump is covering up for Epstein with his relationship with Epstein. The GOP stands for Guardians of the pedos. They're literally, they're they're giving preferential queen for the day or year treatment to Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker. They have sex offenders in the White House running the kids programs. Don't normalize it. This is easy. Just call this crap out. This is easy, folks. Then you have. They posted this photo of John Travolta from Pulp Fiction looking at all of Trump's August 1st trade deals. And it's a photo of Kid Rock just, like, looking like a mess. And then Governor Newsom goes, here's Trump's new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is Kid Rock, everybody. Governor Newsom post a photo of Voldemort and says, hope everyone has a great Friday night, unless you're Stephen Miller, pictured here. Governor Newsom post this meme of a bald JD Vance and fat JD Vance. And Governor Newsom goes, JD Vance is hypocrisy in the flesh. First he was against Trump, now he sits in his lap. I don't know if you knew this folks as well, but J.D. vance was once gay. Did. Did you know the story about J.D. vance? J.D. van said that he was a gay man. And, and then he said he got, like, conversion therapy and then he became straight or he believed he was gay or he told his mom that he was gay. I mean, he's had multiple names. He went from gay to straight. He claims he had multiple identities and names. The hell is this guy? Who the hell is this guy? Then you have Governor Newsom's press office. To me, this is a serious issue because these magas make up every lie about Newsom, especially when it comes to issues like fires. They spread the lies right away. So you'll have these magnas saying, hey, Gavin Newsom, you're doing so well at fire prevention and mitigation that in a short span of time, the Gifford fire near Santa Barbara has grown to 24,000 acres. It is only 5% contained. Bravo. Everything you say is BS propaganda. You refuse to clear brush, brush. And now and then Governor Newsom goes, the Gifford fire started on Trump's federally managed land in the Los Padres National Forest National Forest. While Trump just gutted wildfire funding, Cal fire is now stepping in to clean up what federal mismanagement helped fuel. That's the California way. Governor Newsom also posts the following. Before Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, the the U.S. department of labor was bragging about the job numbers. 73,000 new jobs added in July. Governor Newsom office responds. You forgot to mention the part about layoffs climbing to their highest levels since the pandemic. Pandemic, yeah. You may want to mention that regarding the termination of the Commissioner for Statistics. Newsom says, this is what dictators do. Then Governor Newsom did that eye emoji next to a map that shows California becoming fully blue. He goes, okay, Texas, you want to play games with your gerrymandering? We will turn California into all blue. We'll pick up a bunch of seats as well. Governor Newsom then post the following. Game on here. Play this video right here.
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And then when the Trump regime posted a photo of the gold 90,000 sq ft ballroom that they want to build, they're going to destroy the east wing and build this gaudy, disgusting looking ballroom. And who the hell knows who's paying for this thing? Ain't going to be Trump, by the way. He may pay it a teeny tiny amount, but Trump's not ruling out foreign governments. Who the hell's paying for this? Newsom goes, oh thank God. This is what the American people were desperately pleading with you to do. That's right. Announcing an upcoming expansion of the of the White House ballroom. Oh, absolutely. And by the way, the people are pissed as well. In response to the White House posting this image of the ballroom, you have some responses like this but you can't afford pediatric cancer research. They're adding a ballroom while cutting your health care. Yay. More spending that the peasants won't ever enjoy. I thought we really needed to save money. Wasn't that the point of cutting off aid programs and firing government employees? Folks, this is how you respond. This is how you engage. Well done, Gavin Newsom. We will keep you all posted with more information. Hit subscribe let's get to 6 million subscribers. Love this video. Make sure you stay up to date on the latest breaking news and all things Midas by signing up to the Midas Touch newsletter@midas touch.com Newsletter.
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The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Trump Gets Instant Karma as His Own Tricks Take Him Down"
Release Date: August 4, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Description: In this episode, the Meiselas brothers delve deep into the latest political maneuvers of former President Donald Trump, highlighting how his own strategies are backfiring and contributing to his downfall. Combining sharp political analysis with their signature brotherly banter, the trio offers listeners an engaging and insightful perspective on current political dynamics.
The episode kicks off with the hosts setting the stage for a critical examination of Donald Trump's recent actions and their unintended consequences. By leveraging humor and incisive commentary, they aim to dissect how Trump's tactics are leading to his own detriment.
The podcast delves into Trump's persistent use of social media to promote his agenda and attack opponents. However, these efforts are increasingly resulting in negative repercussions for him.
Governor Gavin Newsom's Counterattacks:
The hosts highlight Governor Newsom's effective use of social media to rebut Trump's claims and actions. For instance, when Trump posted about building a "golden ballroom" funded supposedly by foreign entities, Newsom responded with a witty meme mocking the extravagance amidst economic hardships:
"While all districts pay extra for groceries and everyday goods, the White House is excited to announce that the Capitol is creating a grand ballroom for opulent parties. May the odds be in your favor."
(Timestamp: 01:01)
Mockery of Trump's Policies:
The political commentator emphasizes the importance of using current events and cultural references to mock and undermine Trump's narratives. This strategy not only exposes the flaws in Trump's policies but also engages the audience through relatable content.
Governor Newsom emerges as a central figure in pushing back against Trump's administration, employing a mix of humor, memes, and direct criticism to challenge Trump's policies and decisions.
Economic Critiques:
Addressing Trump's economic measures, Newsom points out the adverse effects of tariffs on American consumers and industries:
"The golden age that Trump promised has turned into appalling job numbers and paying for his latest tariffs at the checkout line."
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He further criticizes the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, labeling it as an attempt to obscure true economic conditions.
Personal Attacks and Character Assassination:
Newsom doesn't shy away from personal attacks against Trump and his associates. For example, he mocks Trump's physical appearance and choices in associates:
"Governor Newsom responds, we love to see President Kankels pass it. Meaning, come on, Kankles, let's see you pass your own fitness test that you have Lawrence Taylor, who sexually assaulted underage girls, administering to the children."
(Timestamp: 07:23)
This relentless critique serves to undermine Trump's credibility and character.
The podcast underscores the effectiveness of using memes and pop culture references as tools for political commentary and satire.
Humorous Comparisons:
The hosts discuss how equating Trump to fictional characters or celebrities (e.g., comparing Trump's commissioner to Kid Rock or Voldemort) helps in creating a relatable and humorous narrative that resonates with the audience.
Visual Mockery:
By presenting exaggerated images and captions, Newsom's team effectively mocks Trump's initiatives, making the critique more impactful and shareable across social media platforms.
Several specific incidents are examined to illustrate how Trump's actions are leading to his own detriment:
Trade Deals and Tariffs:
The podcast discusses Trump's extension of the Mexico trade deal deadline and the impact of tariffs on American manufacturing:
"Taco Thursday, everybody."
(Timestamp: 08:53)
This nickname trivializes the serious economic implications of Trump's trade policies.
Censoring Historical Records:
Trump's purported efforts to remove exhibits related to his impeachment from the Smithsonian are criticized:
"History gets erased when it implicates him, like the Epstein list. Bring it back there."
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This act is portrayed as an attempt to rewrite history and evade accountability.
Handling of Sexual Misconduct Allegations:
The podcast addresses Trump's association with convicted sex offenders, highlighting the hypocrisy and moral failings:
"Do any of you want a convicted sex offender who's on the registry to live near you? Would you want them to teach your kids or your grandkids?"
(Timestamp: 07:23)
The Meiselas brothers conclude the episode by reflecting on the broader implications of Trump's actions on American democracy and societal values.
Good vs. Evil Narrative:
They emphasize that the current political climate transcends traditional party lines, framing it as a battle between good and evil that requires active participation from all citizens.
Call to Action:
Listeners are encouraged to remain vigilant, use humor and satire as tools for resistance, and actively counteract misinformation and harmful policies.
"We shouldn't give an inch either. By the way, did you see at that WWE event where Donald Trump got absolutely booed when his image was presented?"
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"Those were his fans, by the way, and they were booing the crap out of him."
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"You say you were watching porno at your school board meeting. You shut the hell up."
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"JD Vance is hypocrisy in the flesh. First he was against Trump, now he sits in his lap."
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In "Trump Gets Instant Karma as His Own Tricks Take Him Down," The MeidasTouch Podcast offers a comprehensive and spirited critique of Donald Trump's recent political maneuvers. Through sharp analysis, humor, and strategic use of social media tactics, the Meiselas brothers highlight how Trump's actions are increasingly contributing to his political demise. The episode serves as both an informative and entertaining exploration of current political dynamics, reinforcing the podcast's commitment to supporting democracy through engaging and impactful discussions.