Resistor Vic Podcast

People often ask why the military hasn’t stepped in during to save us from Trump. In this video, I explore a different possibility—one that challenges the assumption behind the question itself. Drawing on my perspective as a veteran, I walk through a scenario that may explain more than we realize, and why the absence people see might not be absence at all. Vic Meyers for Democracy This is a public...

The 25th Amendment isn’t the safety valve people think it is. It requires action from the very people who have shown no willingness to act — and Congress can’t invoke it themselves. That’s the reality we’re dealing with. So if that’s not the answer, what is? In this video, I break down what the 25th Amendment actually says, why it won’t work in this situation, and what action still matters right n...

This episode was supposed to feature Alan Govenar. Alan is a Guggenheim Fellow who made an excellent documentary on Jasper, Texas. Unfortunately, 4 hours before record-time, I received an email saying he couldn’t make it. I called my friend Will Westmoreland . We had both been wanting to do something like this for some time now so he accepted my last-minute invitation. I’m so glad he did because i...

I’ve been talking about picking a side. Now I’m asking a different question. Where is the line? At what point does this stop being politics and start being about the safety of the country and the people serving it? If you want to help me keep asking these questions and holding people accountable, you can support the campaign here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vic-meyers-2 (ActBlue state’s in...

We are days, if not hours, from having boots on the ground in Iran. Republicans could have stopped this. Before voting on the war powers resolution they all told us that they would vote differently if this were going to be a “boots on the ground situation.” They failed. Now the coming days, weeks, and maybe years will give us more stories like that of Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe. Rem...

Long before I was on Substack, I made a series of videos on my YouTube channel about Trump’s long obsession with ending birthright citizenship. He’s been talking about it for over 10 years. Today it’s very likely that Trump lost before the Supreme Court. This video is encouraging people to go back and watch my Dec 2024 videos on this. These are links to the videos. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 I ho...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. In Part 1, I asked you to picture a logjam building on our river of liberty. In this video, I zoom in. These “logs” aren’t abstract ideas. They’re real systems already in place — surveillance laws, data collection, facial recognition, AI, and the ways that information is being used to shape outcomes in our daily lives. Some people are trying to manage this. Oth...

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. I’m asking you to picture a river, a logjam, and a lake downstream that represents our democracy. Logjams don’t happen all at once. They build slowly over time. And if they’re not managed, they can change the course of the river… or break all at once and send everything crashing downstream. In this video, I lay out that picture and what’s at stake if we ignore...

In this episode Big Mike interviews award winning journalist Logan Davis of the Colorado Times Recorder (CTR). CTR had a groundbreaking story about ICE hold rooms in Colorado. The story was then expanded to ICE hold rooms all across the country. Mike asks Logan about this. Mike also talks with Logan about Colorado Democratic Party caucus results, left versus centrist candidates, and honest journal...

I’ve been thinking about something that feels obvious on the surface, but falls apart the moment you look closer: do we actually value public education? Every state constitution requires a system of public schools. But neither the U.S. Constitution nor any state constitution guarantees a child the right to be educated. That gap matters. Because when you look at how we actually spend money, what we...

I’m tired of being told one thing while watching the exact opposite happen. They tell us they support small businesses, but write policies that benefit corporations. They say they care about safety, but fund systems that don’t prevent crime. They claim to stand for freedom, while taking rights away. At some point, it stops being confusing—and starts being obvious. You know who they are. Vote accor...

We’ve been watching Republicans endorsed by Trump lose all over the country, in special elections and in primaries. The latest being a special election for the Florida State House district that includes Mar-A-Lago. So I thought, “what the heck? I might as well try to get my opponent endorsed by Trump.” This video is part humor, part fundraiser, and part strategy. If, by some twist of fate, my vide...

I went to a community event in Walsenburg, CO expecting to listen. What I heard forced me to ask a question I didn’t expect to ask out loud. Are Republicans evil? This isn’t about labeling people. It’s about responsibility, silence, and the choices we all face heading into 2026. If you want to help me fight the evil, please support my campaign . Thank you. This is a public episode. If you'd like t...

State Senator Julie Gonzales appears to be leading the pack in the Democratic Party primary for U.S. Senate in Colorado. She has a solid lead in party preference polls conducted at local party assemblies. The State Assembly is this weekend (March 28). Incumbent Senator Hickenlooper has dropped out of the caucus process after securing enough signatures to get on the ballot. If he had stayed in the...

I went into the Heritage Foundation’s voter fraud database and did the math myself. Out of roughly 2.4 billion votes cast over four decades, they found 1,620 cases of fraud. Only 99 involved non-citizens. That’s not a widespread problem. That’s statistical noise. So why are we seeing calls for stricter voting laws, federal control of elections, and aggressive voter roll purges? In this video, I wa...

I’ve spent a lot of time talking about what’s broken. This time, I want to show you what’s starting to work. In Colorado, we’re seeing signs of real change driven by activism and community. It’s early, but it’s real and it looks like an emerging trend of replacing the old guard with the new. It gives me hope. vicmeyersfordemocracy.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with ot...

Big Mike interviews Vance Bostic , the only candidate willing to take on Hakeem Jeffries. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe

In this video, I explore why America is weaker today — from leadership purges to policy failures — and why voting Republican in 2026 only continues the trend. A concise, evidence-driven breakdown for voters who want clarity. This should be the national message for Democrats. Since our party leaders are still horrible messengers, I’m hoping to show other candidates across the country that this mess...

The United States has spent trillions of dollars fighting wars tied to oil. But what if we invested that money at home instead? In this video I look at what those trillions could have done for American energy independence, including a simple idea: what if we invested in energy storage for every household in America instead of fighting another war for oil? Sometimes the question isn’t whether we ca...

Last year the Colorado legislature passed the Worker Protection Act. Governor Polis vetoed it, and the House was one vote short of being able to override that veto. I helped organize a coalition of Colorado content creators to push for the bill and encourage people across the state to contact their legislators and the governor’s office. We came close, but not close enough. This week my opponent, T...

Work. Resistor Vic. Campaign. Work. Resistor Vic. Campaign…….. Sometimes a guy just has to take a minute and have some fun. That’s what this video is. I’m very happy for my friend Billy Simons Jr., whom I met on TikTok. He got a gig at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta (it’s actually in Decatur but I don’t want to argue with Eddie). I read that John Mayer got his big break at Eddie’s Attic. I hope that’s a...

Mike Francingues (Big Mike on TikTok) is a union worker and part-time journalist. He’ll be guest-hosting for me for the foreseeable future so I can focus more energy on my campaign for Colorado House Dist 47. I’ll step in occasionally as time permits. His guest for his first episode is The Leftist Timothy. One of my favorite TikTok-ers because he’s an incredibly smart guy with great research skill...

We’re being told that Iran has killed “over 2,000 Americans” over the past 47 years. That number isn’t random, and it isn’t neutral. In this piece, I look at how casualty figures are framed to trigger emotional memory, why certain historical comparisons are invoked, and how war is sold to the American public. From Orwellian language to congressional politics, this isn’t just about foreign policy —...

Now that I’ve entered the race to represent my Colorado State House district, I find my time seriously constrained. That being the case, I’ve asked Big Mike (Mike Francigue) to step in and guest host the Resistor Vic podcast. I may jump in from time to time and host an episode. It just depends upon when or if I have the time. I picked Mike because he’s been interviewing candidates from around Colo...

I’m not interested in partisan takes on the latest strike. I’m thinking about something else — the silence. The muted response. The familiarity. Columbine once shattered us. Now children die in schools, here and abroad, and the reaction feels routine. This is about conditioning. About desensitization. About what it means when tragedy no longer stops us in our tracks. We listen for the bell. This i...