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Mike
Mike and Alyssa are always trying to outdo each other. When Alyssa got a small water bottle, Mike showed up with a 4 liter jug. When Mike started gardening, Alyssa started beekeeping.
Gavin Newsom
Oh come on.
Mike
They called a truce for their holiday and used Expedia trip planner to collaborate on all the details of their trip. Once there, Mike still did more laps around the pool.
Alyssa
Whatever.
Mike
You were made to outdo your holidays. We were made to help organize the competition. Expedia Made to travel Summer fun goes.
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Gavin Newsom
Donald Trump and his regime are frozen. They are stunned as Democrats are punching back as the opposition is growing and bullying Donald Trump and giving him a taste of his own medicine. You love to see it. I mean California Governor Gavin Newsom I think is doing it the best right now. Mocking Donald Trump with the exact same way that Donald Trump posts messages on social media. Like here's what California Governor Gavin Newsom posted last night. Wow. Tomorrow history will be made. Caroline Levitt. That's what he calls Carolyn Levitt. Donald Trump's lying chief propagandist Caroline Levitt will have no answers for the supposed fake media about California's beautiful maps. People are saying they are even the greatest maps ever created. Even better than the Christopher Columbus's. Donald the failure. Trump, be warned. Tomorrow may be the worst day of your life. All because you missed the deadline. Liberation Day for America. Gcn. The initials for California Governor Gavin Newsom. And Gavin Newsom yesterday, two days ago was posting final warning Donald. Second to final warning. Donald, you are being warned. Donald, back off. Stand down with trying to rig the maps for the midterm or else California will strike back and ruin your presidency and ruin your life. Donald, the choice is yours. And then Donald Trump missed the deadline and California Governor Gavin Newsom was like, you missed the deadline Donald, just like in all of your failed businesses where you missed the deadlines that went bankrupt. Now I have no choice but to roll out the most beautiful maps and destroy your regime and crush you. Donald Then California Governor Gavin Newsom posted this yesterday. Huge historic event. Thursday 11:30am Pacific in Los Angeles. A beautiful rally press conference with Gavin Christopher Newsom and strong Dems Democrats will destroy Greg Abbott's totally rigged maps. Tremendous work is being done. Donald Trump the C.R. president. I love that he calls him the criminal because he is a felon, he's a sexual abuser, he's a fraud, he's a bankrupter. Donald Trump the criminal President get ready for the most beautiful payback you've ever seen. Could be the worst day of your life. Donald as your presidency ends, Dems retake Congress. America will be liberated. Liberation Day many are calling it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. GCN these posts are absolutely Chef's Kiss Brilliant. California Governor Newsom then post When Speaker Little Man Johnson. That's what he calls Bag of Mike Johnson. When Speaker Little Man Johnson is standing in the unemployment line, he can thank Donald Taco J. Trump. Trump missed a simple deadline, something he has often done with his many failed businesses. Now California will fire him with new, more beautiful maps. Highly anticipated historic press conference with your favorite Governor Gavin Christopher. News thank you for your attention to this matter. G C N Then this website goes scoop. We're told California Governor Newsom, the California Congressional delegation and the California Legislature will gather in Los Angeles tomorrow. So that's today at 11:30am for a high profile press conference to which Gavin Newsom posts, Donald Trump is about to have a very bad day. Governor Newsom continues the onslaught against Donald Trump, posting the following Drudge Report California maps to end Trump presidency and then Governor Newsom post the following from Drudge Newsom California to draw Congressional maps to end Trump Presidency poll only 31% of Americans call Donald Trump honest. Who are those 31%? People like the guy's the biggest fraud and liar ever. How could your brains be so fried in such mush that you think Donald Trump tells the truth? Literally everything he says is a lie. Speaker There will be third impeachment if Dems take the House maga. Mike Johnson's terrified there will be another. By the way, there should probably be 100 impeachments based on every single day. I think Donald Trump commits 100 impeachable offenses. I mean, by the way, you want to look at just the smallest things that get no attention at all. Like okay, obviously you know Donald Trump violating law, declaring a trade war against the world, destroying the government infrastructure, everything that Doge did, unlawfully sending the military against the American people. People extorting foreign country. I mean, look, you could go on and on and on with giving Elaine Maxwell immunity and moving her to the the facility in Texas. I could go through all of those things right there. But I mean, just Even think about J.D. vance going and kayaking and forcing the Army Corps of Engineers to raise a river in Ohio so we could have a better kayaking experience. I'll stay on that thread. Army Corps of Engineers Donald Trump ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release billions of gallons of water in California, Northern California, just into farmland nowhere connected to Southern California after the fires were 100% contained. So Donald Trump could say he turned on a faucet in Canada. Literally just dumped billions of gallons into random areas and harm the farmers. Anyway, I digress. Governor Newsom then posts Anyone want to guess why Voldemort. Voldemort. Stephen Miller does this Will RT Top Replies Katie Miller, Stephen Miller's wife, reveals that her husband Stephen Miller eats only mayonnaise. Governor Newsom then posts this is an important and serious one we need to talk about. Governor Newsom, post I just approved the deployment of California resources to Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Erin. We're glad to help coordinate life saving responses to Americans in harm's way. Just think about that post. That's an important post, right? With all of Donald Trump Talking about building 90,000 square foot ballrooms in the White House and and Donald Trump destroying the Rose Garden and replacing it with some like concrete patio area with Donald Trump attacking our allies and meeting with Putin in Alaska. I mean, have you heard Donald Trump talk about what steps he's doing, how he's marshaling resources to help Puerto Rico? I mean, Donald Trump before said the most heinous and despicable things about Puerto Rico. He called the island TR at a press conference at a campaign event and then doubled down on it when there was the previous hurricane in Puerto Rico. Literally thousands died. Thousands, thousands of petty we not remember this. Thousands of people died during the first Trump administration in the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico. And then Donald Trump chucked like paper towels at them. Horrific, horrific stuff. But I like to see California Governor Gavin Newsom saying in California we're ready with our resources. We've approved our deployment of National Guard and people. We're going to help Puerto Rico because that's what we do in the United States of America.
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Gavin Newsom
Then Stephen Miller goes Crime Stats in big blue cities, real rates of crime, chaos and dysfunction are orders of magnitudes higher. So once again, all that the only person who has the real data. According to Trump and Stephen Miller, it's Trump and Stephen Miller, right? The 2020 election was rigged. They say the economic data is all false. All all inaccurate. The job data is false. Inflation data is all just all false. The crime data showing crime is decreasing. That's all false. Everything's made up. Even if Trump talks about that data favorably from one press conference to the next, it's false when he doesn't like it. It's true when he likes it. Just constant gaslighting over and over again. And Governor Newsom goes gaslighting at its finest. Governor Newsom continues to promote the big press conference taking place today. Governor Newsom writes how original proponents of California's independent redistricting commission know what's at stake. Donald Trump is trying to light our democracy on fire. We won't let them, governor Newsom says Good. We repost an article that says Good government group backtracks amid redistricting fight won't oppose Efforts counterbalancing Texas. The group Common Cause softened its stance on redistricting after previously equating Gavin Newsom with Texas Republicans. Now these groups that support independent commissions are saying, look, the way you're doing it openly, transparently, you putting it to the voters to decide and then only using it as a trigger in the event Texas does it. We're okay with that. Now. California Governor Gavin Newsom says TikTok Donald and post a Fox News article. News in quotes. California governor demands Trump abandoned Texas redistricting. Bush threatens ballot measure in response. And then in response to the news that Harvard might capitulate and give the White House give Trump $500 million in a settlement that will, that will literally sell the soul of Harvard. Governor Newsom's basically saying, anyone who does that deal from the president down needs to resign. You need to be fired. Get the hell out of Harvard. If you're this weak, if you're this much of a traitor, and frankly, people who go to Harvard should be at this point livid at what the administration would be doing if they go down this route. Newsom writes, you don't work with Donald Trump. Only for Donald Trump. Looks like Harvard has chosen to surrender. Alan Garber must resign. An absolute failure of leadership that will have demonstrable impacts to higher education across our country. He should be ashamed. California will never bend the knee. And then he makes it very clear that when it comes to ucla, because Donald Trump after ucla, Newsom says, never under my watch. Never under my watch. California's public institutions will never bend the knee. We're never gonna pay you a penny, Donald. California already pays the federal government $80 billion more than it takes in, whereas Texas is a taker state, which takes $20 billion more than it gives the federal government. The blue states literally fund the red states and subsidize it. So while all of these red MAGA politicians want to attack blue states, states, your states are bankrupt, Failed states without blue states and in fact, without blue counties, Los Angeles county is like the fourth largest donor, if it was a state, to the federal government, just the county alone. Governor Newsom goes, California's public institutions will never bend the knee to the criminal. President Donald Trump. We are not weak. We will not bow down to this extortion. Governor Newsom then post Donald Trump the criminal president will lose in court on his pathetic assault on California. We will not bend the knee. In response to a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to restore a portion of the 800 federal science research grants that it suspended at UCLA last month, delivering a major setback in efforts to try to extort UCLA Governor Newsom then post this statistics when CNBC announced that Donald Trump's tariffs and the handling of the economy have caused inflation to rise by 3.1%, much higher than expected. This is terrible. Newsom goes Donald Trump's economy, higher inflation, higher prices and tax cuts for billionaires. It should be noted as well, too, that inflation right now, it's imputed at that much. But actually, because Trump fired all of the data people, the consumer price Index, which keeps track of the price of things, it's not ingesting the data anymore or most of the data. So it's making estimates, not actual getting the data. So I think that when the Trump regime is estimating, call me conspiratorial here, but when they get rid of the data and they say, here's what we think it is, and just on my own experience going shopping and seeing what things cost, I think it's a lot more than 3.1%. That's just my view, my opinion, that's what I'm gonna share. Governor Newsom goes While Donald Trump, needless deploys the national guard in D.C. where crime is at a 30 year low, California continues to bring down crime in nearly every major category. No one should look for advice from a felon who pardoned 1500 insurrectionists on day one. What Trump is doing in D.C. is the same playbook he used in Los Angeles. His authoritarian orders are a hit to the foundation of our nation and a slap in the face to democracy as we know it. And Gavin Newsom, if you've noticed, has switched gears on the way he's doing his podcasts right now. And his podcasts are focused now purely on fighting back against the Trump regime. Here he posts this clip from this week.
Dave
Let's play it later this week. We're going to announce the campaign next week. The legislature is going to move this forward with two thirds. We're going to get it in a special election on November 4th. And we're going to fight fire with fire. We're going to neutralize whatever Abbott does next week or whenever they move forward the next special session. We'll talk about that in a second. The likelihood that they ultimately will be successful in Texas and California will move forward.
Gavin Newsom
Governor Newsom then responds to one of these Trump troll accounts called Wall Street Apes, who now attacks Governor Newsom. In the replies to which Governor Newsom goes, goes, we've turned a MAGA troll account Wall Street Apes into a reply. Guy, you're pathetic and weak Wall street apes. He goes, love that. Um, and then here he is posting the most recent podcast as well, where he brought on the heroic Texas state representatives fighting back against the Trump regime. Let's play it.
Dave
Paxton's just declared 13 seats vacant just seconds ago. The United state of Ken Paxton, dictator in chief, just with this kind of declaration. I guess we're at a point where nothing surprises you. No, no, I love it. I say that and you're all just.
Ken Paxton
Non classic, you know, and it is frightening because you bring up Ken Paxton. I was also on the impeachment team where he was put before the Senate. The Senate had an opportunity to try to do the right thing. It was their Republican colleagues that were saying, hey, this guy that was recently is corrupt. Yeah, was two years ago. But you know, it's a challenge because we have two split courts. The Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals. When the Court of Criminal Appeals, all Republicans, when three of them took a stand and gave a ruling opposed to Paxton on constitutional grounds, he went after them politically and unfortunately, he won. And that's what we talk about right now. The guardrails are missing. The guardrails within the Republican Party are missing.
Gavin Newsom
Well, there you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 12. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. Then let's get to 12 million. We'll jump from 6 million to 12 million subscribers. Thanks for watching 12 million subscribers.
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Alyssa
It'S been so long. How have you been? Hello. I'm doing well, Dave. Why. Why are you talking that way? Please say one for a compliment or two for a question. Yeah, this is weird. I think I'm gonna go.
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The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Trump Quickly Crumbles When His Own Tricks Haunt His Days" – Detailed Summary
Release Date: August 14, 2025
Podcast Information: The MeidasTouch Podcast is hosted by the Meiselas brothers—Ben, Brett, and Jordy—who blend comedy, insightful news coverage, and passionate discussions about democracy. Known for their engaging brotherly banter and steadfast support of democratic values, the podcast has garnered millions of listeners worldwide. This particular episode, titled "Trump Quickly Crumbles When His Own Tricks Haunt His Days," delves deep into the current political climate, focusing on the declining influence of former President Donald Trump and the strategic moves by Democratic leaders to counteract his legacy.
The episode opens with a fervent critique of Donald Trump by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom asserts that Trump's strategies are backfiring, leading to his own regime's crumbling amidst growing Democratic opposition.
Newsom on Democratic Pushback:
"Donald Trump and his regime are frozen. They are stunned as Democrats are punching back as the opposition is growing and bullying Donald Trump and giving him a taste of his own medicine." [00:59]
Mocking Trump's Social Media Tactics:
"California Governor Gavin Newsom I think is doing it the best right now. Mocking Donald Trump with the exact same way that Donald Trump posts messages on social media." [00:59]
Newsom highlights his strategic use of social media to mirror and counteract Trump's messaging. By adopting similar tactics, he aims to undermine Trump's influence and rally support for Democratic causes.
He emphasizes the effectiveness of portraying Trump’s propagandists as ineffective against factual and positive representations of California’s initiatives.
Governor Newsom outlines several strategic initiatives aimed at countering Trump's policies and safeguarding California’s interests.
Newsom discusses the importance of independent redistricting to prevent gerrymandering and ensure fair political representation, positioning it as a bulwark against Trump’s attempts to manipulate the political landscape.
In contrast to Trump's criticized handling of natural disasters, Newsom underscores California’s proactive measures to support affected regions, highlighting the state’s commitment to humanitarian efforts.
Newsom challenges the accuracy of economic data presented during Trump’s tenure, suggesting that the real impact on inflation and the economy is more severe than publicly reported.
The discussion shifts focus to Texas, highlighting internal conflicts within the Republican Party and the state's resistance to Trump's influence.
Governor Newsom critiques Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, portraying him as emblematic of the broader issues within the Republican leadership in Texas.
He underscores the lack of accountability and ethical standards within the party, advocating for stronger governance and transparency.
As the episode nears its conclusion, Newsom reflects on the ongoing battle against Trump's influence and outlines future plans to strengthen Democratic strategies.
Newsom reveals a tactical shift in their podcast content, emphasizing a targeted approach to counteract pro-Trump narratives and troll accounts online.
Encouraging listener engagement, Newsom urges the audience to subscribe and expand the podcast’s reach to amplify their message against Trump’s lingering influence.
Democratic Resilience:
The episode underscores a growing resilience within Democratic ranks, leveraging strategic communications and grassroots support to dismantle Trump’s lingering influence.
Strategic Use of Social Media:
Emulating Trump’s social media strategies, Newsom effectively uses these platforms to counteract misinformation and promote positive narratives about California’s initiatives.
Focus on Ethical Governance:
A recurring theme is the emphasis on ethical governance and accountability, both in California and Texas, highlighting the need for integrity within political leadership.
Proactive Humanitarian Efforts:
Contrasting Trump’s criticized disaster responses, California’s proactive deployment of resources to areas like Puerto Rico showcases a commitment to humanitarianism and effective crisis management.
Economic Accountability:
Challenging the veracity of economic data presented during Trump’s administration, the episode calls for transparency and accurate reporting to inform public discourse and policy-making.
Notable Quotes:
"Donald Trump and his regime are frozen. They are stunned as Democrats are punching back..." [00:59]
– Governor Gavin Newsom
"We won't let them [Trump's influence]..." [09:59]
– Governor Gavin Newsom
"Donald Trump the criminal President get ready for the most beautiful payback you've ever seen." [00:59]
– Governor Gavin Newsom
"We're never gonna pay you a penny, Donald." [09:59]
– Governor Gavin Newsom
"Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 12 million." [17:14]
– Governor Gavin Newsom
Conclusion: This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast presents a robust critique of Donald Trump’s waning influence and highlights Governor Gavin Newsom’s strategic efforts to bolster Democratic initiatives in California and beyond. Through incisive commentary and strategic communication, the podcast underscores the importance of ethical governance, proactive humanitarian efforts, and resilient Democratic strategies in the current political landscape.