The MeidasTouch Podcast Trump Loses It as General Strike Spreads
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Jan 23, 2026 A widening general strike is shutting down businesses and sparking solidarity actions across Minnesota and beyond. Cold-weather protests and nurses' walkouts show organizers escalating tactics. Discussions cover Trump’s Davos trip and NATO insults, alleged ties to Putin, and heated debates over border enforcement and a kidnapped child case.
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General Strike Gains National Momentum
- A general strike is spreading across the U.S., driven by solidarity with pro-democracy and labor movements.
- Ben Meiselas frames the strike as the largest in decades and a direct challenge to authoritarian policies and ICE actions.
Protesters Brave Extreme Cold
- Ben describes demonstrators braving negative double-digit temperatures in Minneapolis and St. Paul to protest ICE and support nurses.
- He connects local cold-weather protests to larger labor actions in New York and nationwide solidarity.
Nurses Strike Over Pay Inequality
- Nurses in New York staged lengthy strikes demanding fair wages while hospital executives earn multimillion-dollar salaries.
- Meiselas highlights the disparity to argue for worker dignity and fair compensation.