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Saturday, October 11, 2025

'We're Fighting for You!' Podcaster Ben Meiselas on Taking on the Maga Media - and Winning the Ratings Battle

Steve Rose, The Guardian:
'We're fighting for you!' Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media - and winning the ratings battle -- His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings - and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan's. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?

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This kid is doing really well, too, fighting the good fight; he had Jeffries on the other day.

https://www.youtube.com/@adammockler/videos

Also, the Daily Beast podcast with Michael Wolff Inside Trump's Head

www.youtube.com

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-11 02:52 PM | Reply

Dem/left leaning 'major/Legacy' media: ABC, NBC, CBS + MSNBC, CNN

Trump Media: FoxNews, NewsMax, OANN

NOTE: The 'Trump Media has a very small fraction of the total viewership than all those of the dem media, so not sure what the lefty is 'worried' about.

#2 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-10-11 03:41 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#2

ABC, NBC, CBS, & CNN are center-right media.

MSNBC is at best center-left.

We do not have ANY actual leftist mainstream media in this country.

#3 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-10-12 02:21 AM | Reply

#2

---- off you senile Nazi bitch.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-12 05:52 AM | Reply

A champion...yes.
A national media champion, yes, with a qualifier...the internet is not national network media, and more and more of that national media is bought by the rich to suppress the voice of the poor. CBS, The Washington Post, other major newspapers...they are lost to the forces of corporate cutthroat capitalism which is a great friend of the Trump gang.

#5 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-10-12 07:42 AM | Reply

"We do not have ANY actual leftist mainstream media in this country."

How could there be? The left isn't mainstream.

#6 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-10-12 09:02 AM | Reply

I used to really like him... sorta. Then he seemed too self-indulgent with all the click-baiting tactics rehashing the same video... the same long-winded interpretations... lord have mercy... mountains out of mole hills.

I called him out for his part in getting Trumpanzee elected the first time with all his Hillary-hating diatribes because of Bernie butt hurts... and lack of support for her candidacy right up until just before the election... He owned it that his behavior probably did play a part.

Cenk and Ana from TYT just double down on whichever way the wind blows for this that or the other... feels too gossipy...

#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-12 04:13 PM | Reply

ABC, NBC, CBS, & CNN are center-right media.

MSNBC is at best center-left.

We do not have ANY actual leftist mainstream media in this country.

#3 | Posted by DarkVader

LOLOLOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL..

I didnt think there was anyone in this nation who really believe this fantasy!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

ABC, NBC, CBS and especially CNN are the most leftist media we have out there. They are no where NEAR right on anything. Without Fox, the right would no one to report their side of the news.

#8 | Posted by boaz at 2025-10-12 05:35 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

ABC, NBC, CBS and especially CNN are the most leftist media we have out there. They are no where NEAR right on anything. Without Fox, the right would no one to report their side of the news.

Posted by boaz at 2025-10-12 05:35 PM | Reply

You lie like a rug Boaz. Full stop.

#9 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-10-12 05:50 PM | Reply

Fox is blatant unapologetic rightwing propaganda that melts peoples' critical thinking skills. It tells stupid people what they want to hear. Rupert Murdoch is responsible for the downfall of modern civilization

#10 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-10-12 06:16 PM | Reply

Poor Boaz. Foxnews, OAN, Newsmax, Breitbart, the entirety of Radio, and most podcasts are all far right wing, and CNN et al cater to those listeners, but it's not good enough for him.

Republicans own the MSM and the messaging. And still suck.

#11 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-10-12 07:17 PM | Reply

... His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings - and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan's. ...

That's significant.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-12 07:27 PM | Reply

@#8 ... ABC, NBC, CBS and especially CNN are the most leftist media we have out there. They are no where NEAR right on anything. ...

OK, let's go with that for the nonce, in alphabetical order ...

ABC News -- Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

... Overall, we rate ABC News as Left-Center biased based on story selection and word choices that moderately favor the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a reasonable fact check record. ...

CBS News -- Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

... Overall, we rate CBS News as Left-Center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left and is High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. ...

NBC News " Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

... Overall, we rate NBC News Left-Center biased based on story selection and word choices that moderately favor the left and High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a reasonable fact check record. ...

For grins, please allow me to add some others ...

Fox News (foxnews.com) -- Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

... Overall, we rate Fox News right-biased based on editorial positions that align with the right and Questionable due to the promotion of state propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, the use of poor sources, and numerous false claims and failed fact checks. While straight news reporting from beat reporters is generally fact-based and accurate, it is typically overshadowed by propagandistic opinions, which earns them a Low factual rating. ...


One America News Network (OAN) " Bias and Credibility
mediabiasfactcheck.com

... Overall, we rate One America News Questionable based on far-right bias, lack of sourcing, promotion of conspiracy theories, and propaganda, as well as numerous failed fact checks. OAN is not a credible news source. ...

And for grins, here's a site I like to visit and read, and often cite here on this most august site ...

Newsweek " Bias and Credibility
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newsweek/

... Overall, we rate Newsweek Right-Center Biased based on editorial positions that slightly favor the right. We also rate them as Mostly Factual in reported rather than high due to having to make corrections on false information after publication. ...

I like the "corrections" aspect of NewsWeek.


OK, I'll stop there ...

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-12 07:40 PM | Reply

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