The MeidasTouch Podcast

Tuesday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben — 2/24/26

February 24, 2026·1h 9m·5-min readsolonews
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Ben Meiselas, host of the Midas Touch Network, previews the People's State of the Union, a progressive alternative to Donald Trump's upcoming address, which his network is boycotting due to Trump’s authoritarianism, corruption, and erosion of democratic norms. He highlights Trump’s plumme

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People

Ben MeiselasDonald TrumpThomas MassieTony GonzalezJonathan KarlRobert GarciaPete Hegseth

Companies

Midas Touch NetworkMoveOnDepartment of JusticeAnthropic

Topics

AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsCriminal JusticeDemocracyInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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