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@ 2600:8805:C980:9400:B519:21BC:C1D0:9F0F: If you want to add the Rolling Stone article to the page, create a "Criticism" category and collect some articles criticizing Medias Touch. The article does not belong in the Timeline category. Eliegot ( talk) 22:31, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
Fine with me 2600:8805:C980:9400:1C2E:831F:CAEE:8765 ( talk) 02:55, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
I have not seen anyone dispute the validity of the article so why is this locked? 2600:8805:C980:9400:1C2E:831F:CAEE:8765 ( talk) 02:50, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
How am I edit warring with reliable information? It's a reliable source. 2600:8805:C980:9400:7D81:9DCC:7EB7:3962 ( talk) 00:46, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.49.133.104 ( talk) 20:44, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
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The below paragraph is in the article, with the main cite (number 30) being to a tweet that does not say the information attributed to it. The following sentences seem promotional around that information that has no way of being verified. This looks like another thing added to the article by the group's supporters that doesn't belong on Wikipedia. This paragraph should be deleted.
Specific request- delete this paragraph as without cite 30 (to twitter and not saying what it is cited to) it has no purpose.
"MeidasTouch knocked on doors in more Republican areas of Georgia, including Forsyth, Cherokee, Hall and Coweta counties.[30] These four counties are counties that Trump carried with between 65%-70%.[31] During the Georgia special elections, Senators Ossoff and Warnock improved their performance in these counties from the General Election in November by somewhere between 2-3% per county.[32]" SuperPACFacts ( talk) 06:05, 22 December 2021 (UTC).
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/joe-rogan-says-hes-the-victim-of-a-political-hit-job-in-the-on-going-spotify-drama/55MYB5AHEFUZWWUACUS7U3DWAQ/ This is another article about portnoy confronting them and him saying that one of the brother used a racial slur in 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:193:4103:FA40:643F:42DC:E01F:AF9B ( talk) 02:17, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
These articles are based on conjecture from accused rapist Dave Portnoy and are not reliable sources. Gossip is not permitted. Further spamming will result in a request for an IP ban. This is a final warning. HeroicSSD ( talk) 02:36, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
You know that’s a opinion right and it is sourced with them saying the bigoted slur right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:193:4103:FA40:E0AB:1D90:D6ED:5071 ( talk) 18:33, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
I think this page needs to have a semi protection since heroicSSD keeps removing a news story that is properly sourced about one of the brothers using a racial slur. Persesus ( talk) 21:38, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
That story was put up by someone else and it was sourced Persesus ( talk) 21:53, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
@ HeroicSSD: Stop removing Sourced content from MeidasTouch, you did this four times and now you are edit warring. Chip3004 ( talk) 06:28, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
He really needs to stop or the page needs to be put under protection Persesus ( talk) 06:38, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
The people at the Post Millenal have just found a new debacle involing meidastouch https://thepostmillennial.com/democrat-super-pac-revealed-spreading-lies-about-texas-man-that-traveled-to-russia-to-fight?utm campaign=64470 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Persesus ( talk • contribs) 19:06, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
This claim seems to be doing a lot of heavy lifting with no citations.
In 2022, MeidasTouch was accused by various sources of a defamation attempt on Joe Rogan by utilizing deceptively edited footage of him quoting a racial slur out of proper context, first published by the political action committee PatriotTakes, who MeidasTouch has openly partnered with.
It feels like there should be many citations for this single sentence. Could those that contributed to it please provide them? Without the citations it feels like this should be removed.
Citizen Gold ( talk) 18:48, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
It is cited Persesus ( talk) 17:00, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
And wokal distance ring a bell Persesus ( talk) 17:02, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Should these count? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jan-6-plead-fifth-b2019793.html https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-5th-amendment-ad_n_62109120e4b08ee35ee2b076 Persesus ( talk) 03:39, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
I need protection for this thread Persesus ( talk) 20:28, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
Persesus should not be allowed to edit this page. Not only was I personally attacked for my edits by Persesus on my talk page, but the edits and sources this user as well as others have provided are not accurate or reliable. There is an obvious concerted campaign by Persesus and associated accounts to provide incorrect information for political purposes on this page. To be clear, an anonymous Twitter user named ‘Wokal Distance’ is not a credible source for Wikipedia and the information posted by this anonymous Twitter user was not accurate. For instance, PatriotTakes was founded many years after the Joe Rogan video showing him using the N word was made. PatriotTakes was one of thousands of accounts (possibly more) that retweeted these previously circulated videos. In the interview with Dave Portnoy, the brothers explain the group's relationship to Patriot Takes is to provide minimal administrative support. They do no control PatriotTakes editorial decisions to criticize Joe Rogan for racism. Also, Portnoy has not even released the alleged text messages from 2014, therefore it is not a fact. Jordan Meiselas also did not admit to using a racial slur during the interview with Portnoy or ever. The additions of Marjorie Taylor Greene as well as the entry about accusing a Republican of helping Russia are not controversial. The tweet by MeidasTouch stated that Marjorie Taylor Greene refused to applaud when President Zelensky came out to speak. This is true. The purported fact check claimed she ‘clapped’ later during the speech. The distinction between an ‘applause’ vs. ‘a clap’ does not rise to the level of a controversy. If that was the case, every major news outlet or politician's page would be filled with legitimate disagreements. Also, after the Zelensky speech Marjorie Taylor gave a speech calling for America to stop giving aid to Ukraine. Overall, how Pesesus and other users have framed the controversy section is biased and not based in fact and exactly the type of a politically motivated hitjob Wikipedia should guard against. It should noted that Persesus appears to target other accounts associated with liberal or progressive causes with similar inaccurate information. CrunchyOcean ( talk) 02:44, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
I think it’s safe to safe you are heroicSSD trying to around the ban and the wokal Distance guy is not anonymous. he provided sources and All of it is documented.
Persesus ( talk) 04:47, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
More so if it’s said in a article or gets quoted it goes into the page. Persesus ( talk) 05:00, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
Also you didn’t provide any sources that back up your claims which are best opinions please provide sources Persesus ( talk) 05:06, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
was informed by a Asian friend that told me it's a university term that means "You have been informed." Nothingmore.sick reporters should go to school.Chineese professors want the republican party to stop using their term you American pigs. That them not me. Cheers. 159.2.42.141 ( talk) 15:23, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
MeidasTouch PAC no longer in existence as of 7/21/2023. This needs to be updated.
A separate page or section should be created about MeidasTouch Network, a pro-democracy media network created by the founders of the now defunct MeidasTouch PAC. The MeidasTouch Network has an extensive library of shows and has dozens of commentators. Their YouTube channel get more than 175 million views per month. The MeidasTouch Network website achieved 2.6 million page views in its first week. 76.89.146.181 ( talk) 02:25, 13 August 2023 (UTC)
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This page is out of date.
The MeidasTouch PAC no longer exists. This page conflates two separate entities. The now-defunct MeidasTouch PAC vs. the MeidasTouch Network. Here is a link affirming the ending of the MeidasTouch PAC on 7/21/2023/
A new page entirely may be required for the MeidasTouch Network, or this page may have to be updated to reflect that the group no longer has any association with a Political Action Committee.
The MeidasTouch Network, run by the same three brothers who co-founded the MeidasTouch PAC, is an unapologetically pro-democracy media network, as explained here by Newsweek.
The MeidasTouch Network is a digital-first media network that covers breaking political news, legal analysis and more across a variety of digital platforms.
On YouTube, the MeidasTouch Network averages 11-12 million views every 48 hours and boats 1.47M subscribers.
On Twitter, MeidasTouch has more than 1.1M followers.
In November 27,2020, The Hollywood Reporter reported on MeidasTouch's "audacious" plans to create a media network.
The MeidasTouch Network launched their news website in August 2023 and averages between 2.5 and 3 million page views per week. Bam21 ( talk) 20:31, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
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The MeidasTouch political action committee no longer exists.
Here are proposed changes to fix this page:
Please change: MeidasTouch is a liberal American political action committee formed in March 2020 with the purpose to stop the reelection of Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election. The SuperPAC has aligned with the Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election, the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia, and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia.
To: MeidasTouch was a liberal American political action committee formed in March 2020 with the purpose to stop the reelection of Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election. The SuperPAC was aligned with the Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election, the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia, and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia. The political action committee ceased operations in July 2023. ( SOURCE showing filing ending operations of committee and transferring ownership to new entity) The founders of MeidasTouch continue to operate the MeidasTouch Network, an independent pro-democracy news network. ( Source referencing MeidasTouch Network)
The history section should be changed to reflect the update as well:
Please Change Current Last Line of History: The group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
To: The group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. The political action committee ceased operations in July 2023 with the founders turning their focus on running the separate MeidasTouch Network, a pro-democracy news network.
Please change the section containing the main information on the top right of the page should be updated to reflect this change as well.
Please change current iteration: Founded March 2020; 3 years ago
To: Founded March 2020; 3 years ago Operations Ended: July 2023 Bam21 ( talk) 21:18, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
consensus is to evaluate Newsweek content on a case-by-case basis." Even assuming consensus is found to rely on this source, all it shows is an oblique reference to "Meidas Touch [sic], a media outlet" and a claim of it as "pro-democracy" being ascribed to the outlet itself.
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MeidasTouch was a liberal American political action committee formed in March 2020 with the purpose to stop the reelection of Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election. The SuperPAC was aligned with the Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election, the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia, and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia. The political action committee ceased operations in July 2023 and ownership and operations were assumed by Democracy Defense Action PAC. The founders of MeidasTouch continue to operate the MeidasTouch Network, an independent news network that describes themselves as "pro-democracy."
( Source referencing MeidasTouch Network) Another SOURCE References MeidasTouch Network Reporting ( SOURCE showing FEC filing ending operations of committee and transferring ownership to new entity)
The MeidasTouch political action committee no longer exists. The current page is inaccurate, out-of-date, and misleading. The FEC page presented above is a Statement of Organization showing that MeidasTouch PAC was dissolved and that the name was changed to Democracy Defense Action took control of the organization. You will see that the FEC Committee ID is the same and the former MeidasTouch PAC. This is first-hand documentation of the switchover, showing that the MeidasTouch PAC was ended and that the PAC was taken over by new ownership under a new name.
The history section should be changed to reflect the update as well:
Please Change Current Last Line of History: The group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
To: The group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. The political action committee ceased operations in July 2023 with the founders turning their focus on running the separate MeidasTouch Network, a self-described pro-democracy news network.
Please change the section containing the main information on the top right of the page should be updated to reflect this change as well.
Please change current iteration: Founded March 2020; 3 years ago
To: Founded March 2020; 3 years ago Operations Ended: July 2023
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Change PAC / Super PAC to media network 174.25.14.146 ( talk) 22:39, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
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MeidasTouch was a liberal American political action committee formed in March 2020 with the purpose to stop the reelection of Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election. The SuperPAC was aligned with the Democratic Party in the 2020 United States presidential election, the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia, and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia. The MeidasTouch political action committee was dissolved in July 2023 as the founders turned their focus to the MeidasTouch Network, an independent news and media network.
( SOURCE showing FEC filing ending operations of committee and transferring ownership to new entity)
The MeidasTouch political action committee no longer exists. The current page is inaccurate, out-of-date, and misleading. The FEC page presented above is a Statement of Organization showing that MeidasTouch PAC was dissolved and that the name was changed to Democracy Defense Action took control of the organization. You will see that the FEC Committee ID is the same and the former MeidasTouch PAC. This is first-hand documentation of the switchover, showing that the MeidasTouch PAC was ended and that the PAC was taken over by new ownership under a new name.
The history section should be changed to reflect the update as well:
Please Change Current Last Line of History: The group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
To: The group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. It was reported in an FEC filing, and through an editorial note posted on al.com and CBS News, that the organization ceased operations as of July 2023 as the founders turned their focus to the MeidasTouch Network, an independent news and media network.
( SOURCE showing FEC filing ending operations of committee and transferring ownership to new entity)
Please change the section containing the main information on the top right of the page should be updated to reflect this change as well.
Please change current iteration: Founded March 2020; 3 years ago
To: Founded March 2020; 3 years ago Operations Ended: July 2023
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Bam21 ( talk) 23:01, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
Your revised edit request proposed adding the following text: It was reported in an FEC filing, and through an editorial note posted on al.com and CBS News, that the organization ceased operations as of July 2023 as the founders turned their focus to the MeidasTouch Network, an independent news and media network.
My suggestion didn't say anything about CBS News nor did it include the last segment of text about "turning their focus" to another organization. About that CBS News source, I haven't looked at it yet, but is that also an editorial note? because your suggested prose makes it sound like both AL.com and CBS News were editorial notes. Please advise. Regards,
Spintendo
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A previous version of this story included an inaccurate description of the MeidasTouch website; it is not a PAC.so that source would not be acceptable to use as verification that the name has changed to Meidas Touch Network. It only states that Meidas Touch is not a PAC, It doesn't say anything about Meidas Touch Network. If we're to use CBS News's voice in communicating this information, it has to be word for word, and unfortunately their editorial note says very little. In fact it makes it sound like what CBS News was calling Midas Touch PAC was not really a PAC to begin with. What you're saying is that it was a PAC in the beginning, but then it closed down, changed its name, and it's now Meidas Touch Network. If only CBS News had been clearer in their note. Regards, Spintendo 22:47, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
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MeidasTouch was a liberal American political..."), and the language inserted at the end of History should be "
According to an editorial note posted on AL.com, 'the organization no longer exists'." If others think "no longer exists" can be paraphrased as "has ceased operations", then using that without the quote would be better
Second, to allow us to focus all of our time, resources, and efforts into building the MeidasTouch Network, we are no longer operating the separate MeidasTouch Political Action Committee (PAC) as of July 2023. The PAC is now Democracy Defense Action and many of the team members we have worked with for years will work on its continued success to make us all proud." If we also consider this primary source, the PAC didn't cease operations, it parted ways with the Meiselases and changed its name. -- Pinchme123 ( talk) 02:26, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
Democracy Defense Action and many of the team members we have worked with for years will work on its continued success to make us all proud."That doesn't sound like the vital machinery of the PAC has "ceased to exist." I guess whether it's completely different is in the eye of the beholder. In any event, taking this new source into consideration, it sounds like the PAC's activities arguably may not have completely ceased to exist. They may indeed currently exist under a different name, run by colleagues or other distant associates of those who worked at the PAC. Mentioning it as ceasing to exist alone without mentioning the connectedness of the Democracy Defense Action (DDA) may mislead the readers even further. But because only one primary source mentions the DDA directly, that precludes us from mentioning it in the article, because neither the CBS News source nor the AL.com source mention DDA. There may even be a situation where the FEC source contradicts the AL.com source: If the FEC source stated that DDA took over the activities of the PAC, and the AL.com source only states that the PAC "no longer exists", these two might be seen in contradiction, because there can arguably be a difference between "ceasing to exist" and "existing as something different under another name". Wikipedia participating in Meidas' reshuffle of their organization's official nomenclature, with requests brought to the talk page regarding the question of no longer existing versus operating as something else versus operating with new people versus operating under the same people all-the-while with scant secondary sources is — as I said in an earlier redacted post — like opening Pandora's box. I had thought that maybe Wikipedia was responsible for the confusion, and perhaps it is, but Meidas should own at least part of that confusion. IMHO, the jist of it is thus: The second group of people who run what is now known as DDA are colleagues of the first group who ran it, when it was known as MT's PAC. The organization's official name and required legal fillings/paperwork we're changed to drop the PAC but MT kept the Meidas part of its name, and presumably its same interests and expertise covering areas pertaining to politics. CBS News can thus be forgiven for assuming that the MT now is the same as the MT PAC that used to be. It's the same house but there is different furniture and finishings, while a completely different family lives inside. There may occasionally be people who mistakenly stop by looking for the first family.
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Regards, Spintendo 04:14, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
Several staffers who used to work for MeidasTouch PAC form Democracy Defense Action PAC. MeidasTouch PAC is no more. At this point it ceases to exist.Like I said, it's the same house but with new furniture and a different group of people living inside (who were, by the way, associates of the first group who lived there). Stating whether or not it exists is an ontological question that should not be answered using Wikipedia's voice, and since we have very little voices from others besides the company itself in its own filings and two editorial notes, this change is not made without difficulty. I'm glad to see feedback so quickly, let's wait and see how much more we're able to garner here. Regards, Spintendo 06:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
There's three avenues to take:
When there is now multiple primary sources, including the organization itself explaining basic facts about itselfI know you would agree that a Wikipedia where the word of organizations, people and companies were taken without question as gospel without a strong sense of verification requirements would, after a significant amount of time, not be worth reading. Now I'm pretty sure that the organization's website is linked in the article, which readers have access to click, where they can read the organization talking about itself. So the answers are out there for readers of the article to find. Regards, Spintendo 08:09, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
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Unlike articles before 2013, Newsweek articles since 2013 are not generally reliable. From 2013 to 2018, Newsweek was owned and operated by IBT Media, the parent company of International Business Times. IBT Media introduced a number of bad practices to the once reputable magazine and mainly focused on clickbait headlines over quality journalism. Its current relationship with IBT Media is unclear, and Newsweek's quality has not returned to its status prior to the 2013 purchase. Many editors have noted that there are several exceptions to this standard, so consensus is to evaluate Newsweek content on a case-by-case basis. See also: Newsweek (pre-2013)." (emphasis added; wikilinks removed) Perhaps if the article in question were specifically about MeidasTouch Media, a case might be made - based upon that hypothetical's provided sourcing - that this would be an exception. But this is two sentences otherwise unrelated to the topic of the piece and those sentences have no information about how they were sourced. Meanwhile, we have at least two primary sources that indicate that this PAC is still operating after a name change, not that it ceased operations. -- Pinchme123 ( talk) 20:48, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
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change MeidasTouch is a liberal American political action committee formed in March 2020 with the purpose ... to MeidasTouch Network (MTN) is a pro-democracy news network[1]. It was founded by three brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas in March 2020 with the purpose ... [1] https://www.meidastouch.com/page/about-us Frostbite1985 ( talk) 12:10, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
I support editing work which clarifies distinction between Meidas Touch Network and any other PAC-like entities which might have shared 'Meidas Touch' name". Please feel free to provide reliable sources supporting this change, if you have them. The current discussion above is about this very subject and so far the quality of sourcing for these changes is a sticking point. As for your complaints about word choice, this is an article about a United States-based political action committee, so I see no problem with using "liberal" in the way it is used in United States politics. To highlight its acceptability, I would also note that "liberal" is used in its US sense in plenty of Wikipedia GAs, such as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Patsy Mink, to name a few. -- Pinchme123 ( talk) 20:30, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
In 2023, FEC filings indicated that MeidasTouch renamed itself as Democracy Defense Action, [1] and later that year, Yahoo News referred to a news network called MeidasTouch Network. [2]But with only passing mentions and no indepth coverage of the network, there are insufficient sources to create a standalone MeidasTouch Network article. Notability is not yet shown. WP:TOOSOON. Regarding the Polish Wikipedia, my understanding is that the notability guidelines are different for each different language. We still need independent reliable third party sources. And also throwing it out that an argument could be made to rename this article Democracy Defense Action. Before that, perhaps we wait and see what new coverage develops of the new entity. STEMinfo ( talk) 22:54, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
Done @
Pinchme123: The CBS source also mentioned MeidasTouch Network, so I used it also and made a more general statement. I also created a redirect for MeidasTouch Network. Hopefully future reporting on the network will include the story behind the PAC renaming. It could also have been to not run afoul of FEC guidelines about PACs and for-profits sharing the same name, but without proper sourcing, we can only speculate.
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The following paragraph should be removed from the Controversy section:
FOR DELETION:
In February 2022, singer-songwriter India Arie shared a compilation of podcaster Joe Rogan saying the racial slur nigger on The Joe Rogan Experience on Instagram. Rogan apologized, calling his past language "regretful and shameful" while also saying that the clips were "taken out of context" and he only quoted the slur to discuss its use by others. The footage in question was first published by the political action committee PatriotTakes, an affiliate of MeidasTouch. This resulted in allegations of a defamation attempt by MeidasTouch, which the founders denied in an interview with Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, instead attributing the source of the footage to Alex Jones who was a recurring guest on Rogan's show. Rogan described the video compilation as a "political hit job".
This incident has nothing to do with MeidasTouch and the paragraph is based entirely on tenuous connections between MeidasTouch and an entirely separate group who they are/were friendly with. Additionally, even setting that aside, it is not a "controversy" to post words that a major public figure said, not is it a "defamation attempt" or a "political hit job." The sourcing is weak as well, as most of the sources don't even make any mention of any MeidasTouch involvement, which was nonexistent. The paragraph in question should be deleted.
Bam21 ( talk) 16:24, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
...as most of the sources don't even make any mention of any MeidasTouch involvementThe key term here is most of, as it's been established that if --by saying "most" do not mention, this then implies that at least "some" of the references do mention the subject organization--then the claim is at least partially substantiated. In any event, none of the references in question have been included here, so unfortunately they cannot be discussed in the request. The COI editor is asked to kindly include these references on the talk page, taking care to point out the particular references which are missing any mentions of the subject organization. Regards, Spintendo 02:27, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
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MeidasTouch still exists as MeidasTouch Network, maybe change the lead to "MeidasTouch, is a liberal American news site that was initially formed in March 2020 as a liberal American political action committee with the mission of preventing the reelection of Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election. This SuperPAC aligned itself with the Democratic Party during the 2020 United States presidential election, the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia, and the 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia." 188.31.3.64 ( talk) 18:59, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
fair enough. 188.31.3.64 ( talk) 19:28, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
Scroll to the end of any podcast to hear this. MT reports facts to support American democracy, which unfortunately mainstream media does no longer. As a non-MAGA Republican, I & several of their podcasters would appreciate the verbiage be updated to represent the truth. Eliotno3 ( talk) 03:26, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
I would like to see midas touch do a segment on the republican agenda ( project 25). 74.221.54.204 ( talk) 02:08, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
"the group name and slogan come from their mother and father, combining their father's last name, Meiselas, and their mother's maiden name, Golden, while alluding to the mythological Greek king Midas known for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold."
The source article says nothing more than that, and there must be a better source explaining such a tortured portmanteau:
Mei[sal]as --> Mei as --> Mei[Golden]as --> Mei[Gol]d[en]as --> Mei d as --> Meidas.
apart from the idea of turning everything touched to gold is antithetical to the agreeable but destructive original motivation of the elimination of one of America's greatest scoundrels. JohndanR ( talk) 18:06, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
30-year term limit and report all income over base pay for the family and gifts. gifts also includes vacations. 142.202.78.54 ( talk) 04:05, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
I'm a little concerned about the NPOV here. Meidas Network is quite extensive and often runs different videos on the same subjects by different commentators. Raw statistics are all well and good but this is across a whole network, rather than a single channel. MT (and others) are challenging the corporate media and yet are also corporate media with precisely the same biases seen on other left-leaning networks. I am a fairly hard lefty so this isn't me whining about Trump. Ben (the only lawyer) of the three brothers was recently rolled out as a top US legal expert (with Michael Popock) but he only has around 10 years of experience. When challenged they changed the description but never apologised. Not a good look but very common I fear. 92.41.127.108 ( talk) 17:41, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Dear brothers, thank you very much for keeping my hope alive . I watch your podcasts every single day because you help me stay grounded despite all the misinformation out there. I follow every podcast of yours because I BELIEVE in what you are doing and everything you say. I work with law enforcement every day and I know you are doing is right and in the interest of justice. Thank you so much 2001:569:FDAB:4300:158D:4AB2:5495:9D04 ( talk) 07:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hannibal Lector! Donald Trump hears word “asylum” re people wanting in and Thinks mental patients!! Confusing refuge seeking to mental patients! Cognitive impaired!!!! Doesn’t recognize diff between refugees and mental patients. That’s the cute skit he is giving 2600:8807:A89:2400:79E5:D706:5A1:A0F7 ( talk) 15:20, 25 July 2024 (UTC)