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Everyone deserves to be connected. That's why T Mobile and US Cellular are joining forces. Switch to T Mobile and save up to 20% versus Verizon by getting built in benefits they leave out. Check the math@t mobile.com switch and now T mobile is in US cellular stores. Savings versus Comparable Verizon plans plus the cost of optional benefits. Plan features and taxes and fees vary. Savings with three plus lines include third line free via monthly bill credits. Credit stop if you cancel any lines. Qualifying credit required. Donald Trump is losing it as mass protests erupt across the United States. The video we showed you at the beginning. There are mass protests in Minneapolis. About 10,000 people protesting the Trump regime after Donald Trump's ICE Gestapo, Donald Trump's ICE SS Donald Trump's terrorist shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37 year old woman who was driving her car in South Minneapolis. They murdered her in cold blood. Then when a physician tried to administer emergency aid, the Trump Gestapo refused, making sure Renee Nicole Good would bleed out. The Trump terrorists that then accused Renee Nicole Goode of being a terrorist. They say that she engaged in domestic terrorism against Trump's weak, pathetic gang of terrorists who need to lie and defame the deceased who they just murdered. And the American people see it for what it is. Cold blooded murder by a pathetic authoritarian regime. Let us not mince words when we report about these vile terrorists leading our government. You know, I think about what's taking place in Venezuela right now. Not the Trump propaganda where they tell you that the opposition party in Venezuela and all of the pro democracy forces are out and about celebrating in Venezuela. That's not what's taking place right now. What's taking place right now is that Venezuela's paramilitary groups, refer to as collectivos, are on the street murdering people, looking through people's phones, engaged in a government supported, serious shakedown, repression, clampdown, whatever you want to call it on any dissent, looking through people's phones to see if there's any support for the opposition and if so, rounding them up, killing them, disappearing people. The collectivos under Del C. Rodriguez's leadership, under Dotto's leadership, the henchmen of Maduro. Maduro's regime is still in power as Donald Trump wants because Donald Trump believes that they are his puppets who will allow him to extract all of the natural resources from Venezuela, their oil, their rare earths and anything else that Donald Trump wants for himself to enrich himself and his rich oligarch buds. What's going on in Venezuela are these collectivos are Going around why I mentioned the collectivos and how I connected also to what's happening in the United States. Is that the ICE Gestapo, the Border Patrol Gestapo, these Nazis, these ss, these terrorists, call them what you want, but they are terrorists. I don't know how else to describe the behavior of individuals who go around like paramilitary groups and terrorize American citizens. That's the collectivos in Venezuela. Why do you think Donald Trump supports, supports a Delsey Rodriguez and why Trump shuns any pro democracy groups that exist? Because Trump hates democracy. Trump supports authoritarians. And so for any Venezuelans who thought, aha, we were going to get peace and democracy, that's not what Donald Trump wants. Trump just wants to take your resources. Trump and the MAGA Republicans have been giving interview after interview saying that they are the predators. And as America is a predator country in the Western Hemisphere, the predators must dominate the hemisphere. They must invade Colombia next and Cuba and Greenland. And it doesn't stop there. That is what predators do. You've heard the Trump regime use that language. Predators. Predators. Predators, yeah. Donald Trump is a lifelong predator. Donald Trump is a lifelong sexual predator. Donald Trump is a lifelong felon. Donald Trump is a lifelong fraud and a bankrupter. Donald Trump couldn't run his own casinos. He ran them into the ground. He's bankrupted company after company. So you think this guy's going to be able to run the Western Hemisphere? You think he'll be able to run Venezuela, a country of 28 million people? Because it seems while Donald Trump's out there making posts on social media, aha. We've taken 30 to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela. Venezuela agrees that they will only do business with the United States once our oil companies extract their oil. Take a look at what's going on there, because Iran and China and Russia seem to still have a pretty close relationship with Del C Rodriguez. And the opposition leaders in the United States are saying just that as well. That Del C in many ways is worse than Maduro. Diaz Dado is many ways worse than Maduro. And Trump has propped them up right now. But speaking of Donald Trump as a predator, we shouldn't neglect some other important news that took place yesterday. Before I get into it, just a reminder, Hit subscribe, help the Midas Touch network get to 6 million subscribers. We're on our way to 6 million. You may think you're subscribed. Just double check that you're subscribed. And as you know, we've opened up our D.C. bureau and you've been seeing the clips that Pablo Manriquez, who's joined the Midas Touch Network, has been putting out there. We're trying to change the game in the way Capitol Hill is being reported on. Shout out to our D.C. bureau if you want to support the growth of our network. Go to Midasplus.com and subscribe as well. Sorry for that tangent. I thought it was important that I mentioned, but where I left off was I was saying, speaking of predators like Donald Trump, there was big news yesterday that didn't go reported. I'm really proud. The Democratic ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Robert Garcia, continues to not take his eye off the ball when it comes to the Epstein files and Donald Trump's criminal cover up of the Epstein files, Trump and MAGA covering up a child sex trafficking ring. Here's what we learned yesterday. The House Oversight Committee ranking member Robert Garcia was able to secure subpoenas for Lex for Les Wexner, the billionaire businessman and longtime benefactor of Epstein and Darren Indike and Richard Kahn, the executors of Epstein's estate, who many of the Epstein survivors say that they hold a lot of the information because they were Epstein's accountants. As I've said before, there are probably tens of millions or even more records just of the finances based on Epstein's money laundering schemes and money laundering scams. Speaking of money laundering schemes and money laundering scams, as the United States we've seen these mass protests. Here's what Donald Trump was posting about yesterday on his social media platform. While Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans have refused to extend the Affordable Care act subsidies and are forcing Americans to lose their healthcare because they view subsidies as a bad word. Donald Trump is recommending that the American taxpayer subsidize oil companies to the tune of potentially $100 billion to go into Venezuela. The Trump regime gave $40 billion to Argentina and the Trump regime and Donald Trump's post is now saying they want the military budget for 2027 not to be $1 trillion, but to be $1.5 trillion. Here's what Trump writes. After long and difficult negotiations with senators, congressmen, secretaries and other political representatives, I have determined that for the good of our country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our military budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 trillion, but rather $1.5 trillion. This will allow us to build the dream military that we have long been entitled to. More importantly, that will keep us safe and secure regardless of foe. Donald Trump says we'll have all this money because of his tariffs. And then Donald Trump goes on to say that Even with this $1.5 trillion, we'll be able to pay down our debt and give substantial dividends to moderate income patriots within our country. In other words, money laundering, fraud, financial schemes. What Donald Trump has done his entire life, he ain't giving dividends. He just says that in order to lead people along. He ain't doing, he ain't paying down the debt. The debt is increasing, Our deficit is increasing, Our federal spending is through the roof. How about instead of the dream military, when our military spending is already multiples of multiples of multiples times any other country? What if we did the American dream? What if we made housing more affordable? What if we made groceries more affordable and everything more affordable? What about people who work an honest day's job or an honest day's work are able to afford things? How about that? How about the CEOs don't have tax shelters and buying private jets, but actually contribute their fair share the way Americans are doing? And how about Americans be able to afford again, homes and not have to be psychologically tortured, living paycheck to paycheck? But Donald Trump's priorities are help his billionaire friends enrich himself, screw you over. That's what he wants to do. I talked about this yesterday, so I'll just touch on it here. When Donald Trump posted that Renee Nicole Good, the victim of Trump's ICE Gestapo terroristic murders, um, that they said that she was a domestic terrorist. Donald Trump writes that the ICE agent had to go to the hospital because he was hit by the car. We all saw the video. I'm not going to play the video again. You can go back. I've played it on a lot of other videos here on the Midas Dutch network. She didn't hit the guy with the car. The guy was on the side of her car. He shot through the window and shot her in the face. Trump's collectivos, Trump's paramilitary terrorists shooting American citizens in the face as they invade our cities. 2000 ICE agents invaded, invaded Minneapolis is what took place. And this is so tragic, what happened to Renee Nicole Good. And then the Trump gestapo didn't stop there as Benjamin Ryan captured this video. Then the ICE agents started shooting the protesters in the face with non lethal, which are very dangerous and can kill. Don't let the name non lethal trick you. Here, play this clip. And then you had J.D. vance wearing his heavy makeup, his heavy eyeliner. J.D. vance is a weird dude, a weird, confused human being. I've done my J.D. vance rants, I'm not gonna do it here. But J.D. vance and state regime media, what they talked about was Gavin Newsom crossing his legs. Here, play this clip. Gavin Newsom obviously running for president.
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Have you seen this guy cross his legs?
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Have you ever seen anyone cross their legs like that?
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My legs don't cross like that. Jesse, I'll leave. You can interpret that however you want to.
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Then JD Vance and state regime talk about Somalian people and say, america's got a Somali problem. No, America has a Trump, J.D. vance terrorist problem. Y' all are the war criminals and terrorists here. Play this clip.
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The Democrats have a little bit of a Somali problem.
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They've let it.
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America has a bit of a Somali.
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Problem, especially the Democrats in Minnesota. Then Jesse Watters and J.D. vans talk about, oh, why do you saying Donald Trump is so greedy? It's not like Donald Trump's making any money or taking things for himself. Here, play this clip.
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I think it's interesting the Democrats call the president greedy, but in what sense has any of this enriched him or enriched the administration? It's enriched the American people, which is what you want out of an American president. Somebody who's thinking to themselves, how do I serve the American people's best interest? How do I go and accomplish good things for the American people? That's a good thing to have an American president. You want somebody who's greedy for the American people. The Democrats are greedy for themselves.
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Now, our D.C. bureau and Pablo Manriquez, who's joined the Midas Touch Network, was able to speak with aoc. Here's what she said. Play this clip.
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What we saw today was a criminal. A criminal murder a woman and shoot her in the head while she was trying to escape and flee for her life. And I think what we saw today was a manifestation of every American's worst nightmare, which is their government turning into a tyranny.
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Do you believe you should be arrested? The officer involved.
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I think what we saw was a murder today. And I think that we. Of course.
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And here's what Minnesota Senator Tina Smith had to say. I think she speaks for us all here when she says, can these people just get the F out? Get the f out. Here, play this clip. The Trump administration is so fixated on Minnesota right now.
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Well, I wish I knew. I mean, I wish they would just leave us the fuck alone. I mean, seriously, I mean, what is the, you know, when do things stop being about politics and start being about actual human decency? And so, I mean, I'm sure they I mean, I can. We can all hypothesize on what all their political reasons are, but meanwhile, a woman died being shot in her car, and everything that they're doing is making it worse and not better. Thank you all.
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Episode: Trump Loses It as Mass Protests Demand His Impeachment
Date: January 8, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
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A passionate, unfiltered dissection of intensifying protests across America following an ICE killing in Minneapolis, the Trump regime’s authoritarianism, and the broader erosion of democracy under Trump’s leadership. The episode blends hard-hitting news, scathing critique, and interviews with political figures, underscored by the brothers’ familiar blend of outrage and humor.
This episode centers on the eruption of nationwide protests after ICE agents—referred to by the hosts as the “Trump Gestapo”—shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. The brothers draw harrowing parallels between U.S. events and Venezuela’s paramilitary oppression, criticize Trump’s predatory governance, and provide updates on congressional inquiries into Donald Trump’s connections to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Memorable interviews with AOC and Minnesota Senator Tina Smith punctuate the show with raw, emotional responses to the week’s violence and authoritarian overreach.
“They murdered her in cold blood. Then when a physician tried to administer emergency aid, the Trump Gestapo refused, making sure Renee Nicole Good would bleed out.” — Ben ([01:02])
“[Trump] just wants to take your resources... Trump supports authoritarians. And so for any Venezuelans who thought, ‘aha, we were going to get peace and democracy,’ that's not what Donald Trump wants.” — Ben ([03:05])
“What if we did the American dream? What if we made housing more affordable?... Donald Trump's priorities are help his billionaire friends enrich himself, screw you over.” — Ben ([08:37])
“America has a bit of a Somali problem, especially the Democrats in Minnesota.” — Jesse Watters ([13:24])
"What we saw today was a criminal. A criminal murder a woman and shoot her in the head while she was trying to escape and flee for her life. I think what we saw today was a manifestation of every American's worst nightmare, which is their government turning into a tyranny." — AOC ([14:15])
"I think what we saw was a murder today." — AOC ([14:38])
“I mean, I wish they would just leave us the fuck alone. I mean, seriously, I mean, when do things stop being about politics and start being about actual human decency?... Meanwhile, a woman died being shot in her car, and everything that they're doing is making it worse and not better.” — Tina Smith ([14:58])
On the ICE Killing:
“Let us not mince words when we report about these vile terrorists leading our government.” — Ben ([01:39])
On Venezuela & Paramilitaries:
“That’s the colectivos in Venezuela. Why do you think Donald Trump supports a Delsey Rodriguez and why Trump shuns any pro democracy groups that exist? Because Trump hates democracy.” — Ben ([03:11])
On Trump’s Military Budget Post:
“He ain’t giving dividends. He just says that in order to lead people along. He ain't doing—he ain't paying down the debt. The debt is increasing, our deficit is increasing, our federal spending is through the roof.” — Ben ([08:17])
On the need for decency:
“When do things stop being about politics and start being about actual human decency?” — Senator Tina Smith ([15:12])
This episode is a blistering indictment of the Trump administration’s latest acts—the Minneapolis killing, authoritarian overreach, and economic betrayal. The Meiselas brothers anchor their outrage in facts, peppered with biting humor and heartfelt calls for justice, democracy, and basic decency. Through interviews and analysis, they galvanize listeners to recognize the stakes in the ongoing political crisis and to demand accountability at every level.
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