Jim Acosta’s Shame Deficiency Matches His Irrelevance

 The American Spectator

"Half the country doesn’t like Trump, but the only people in that group becoming emotional wrecks over the president are generally CNN or MSNBC viewers. The vast majority of the country gave up on legacy corporate media outlets who push the narratives Jim Acosta pushes years ago."

 "He isn’t relevant anymore, as he’s gone from CNN’s White House correspondent and primetime host to a Substack blogger over the past six months, but Jim Acosta still managed to irritate a large number of Americans 

by casting folks in rural flyover territory as mindless rubes hoodwinked by the Trumpian far-right:

Former CNN host Jim Acosta claimed on Tuesday that farmers are being “led astray” and voting for “far-right” candidates in U.S. elections.

Acosta stated during a Center For American Progress discussion that the “far-right” has figured out how to “infiltrate the heartland” and get farmers to side with the political right. While name dropping the late conservative host Rush Limbaugh, Acosta argued that many Americans are not getting their information from reliable news.

“The far-right in this country has kind of figured out a way to infiltrate the heartland and to basically to pull Ma and Pa from the farm to their point of view,” Acosta said. “And as it turns out, a lot of these folks vote in these elections and a lot of those folks have been completely led astray. I hate to say it, but they’ve just been completely led astray. And we’ve all just let this happen on our watch with essentially a business model for delivering the news in this country that just does not work anymore.” . . .

Read the full article here..

. . ."You’ve probably heard that CNN’s parent company, Time Warner Discovery, is jettisoning the “news” network, along with a collection of other cable channels nobody watches, into a spinoff company they’re calling “Global Networks,” or something. That’s destined to become a penny-stock outfit, and in preparation for the move, there are lots of reports that the higher-priced “talent” still left at CNN — including the $18 million Anderson Cooper, who costs CNN something like $27 per viewer based on his average audience — is getting packed off to the glue factory.

"Acosta is right that the mass media business model that made him rich and “elite” is broken. "What he doesn’t understand is he’s one of the people who broke it." . . .

 

Hackers Just Took Over Iran’s State TV — Here’s What They Had to Say

Jeff Charles    " Hackers have reportedly infiltrated Iran’s state-run media outlets and are using the airwaves to encourage Iranians to rise up against their government.

Footage circulating on social media appears to show Iran’s TV broadcasts being hijacked. The television screen shows images of the recent protests against the regime’s onerous laws against women. “Rise up! This is your moment! Go out into the streets! Take control of your future,” the subtitles read.

The text further notes that “the regime has failed to protect Iran’s airspace, it has failed in its offensive efforts. It has failed to protect your money.”

The hackers also took the regime to task for funneling their money into its military endeavors instead of taking care of its citizens.

"This is not the first time hackers have targeted Iranian state television. Back in 2022, hacktivist group Edalat-e Ali took over a live broadcast. They displayed a picture of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with the words “The Blood of Our Youths Is on Your Hands” emblazoned on the screen. It showed images of women’s rights activist Mahsa Amini and three other girls murdered by the regime during the protests.

NBC News reported on Wednesday that hackers also made their way into Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex. They drained the exchange of more than $90 million. 

Jeff Charles is a seasoned journalist and News Editor for Townhall.com. He is known for his pro-liberty advocacy." . . . "A passionate writer with a knack for challenging narratives, Jeff's work has been featured on platforms like RedState, Daily Caller, and his Substack, Chasing Liberty."

Zohran Mamdani, candidate for NY Mayor

Israeli–Palestinian conflict  

"Mamdani walked down a Harlem street with former mayoral candidate Maya Wiley to announce her support for his campaign. However, the endorsement was quickly overshadowed by questions about comments Mamdani made on a podcast in which Jewish groups say he was equating the Holocaust with intifada." CBS 

NY Post

"Mamdani supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. He describes Israel's actions during the Gaza war as genocide.^[49]

"Early in 2023, Mamdani introduced a bill called the "Not on our dime!: Ending New York Funding of Israeli Settler Violence Act", which would prohibit registered charities from donating to organizations that support illegal Israeli settlers.^[50][30] In November 2023, he joined Cynthia Nixon in a five-day hunger strike outside Washington, D.C. in support of an immediate ceasefire and in opposition to President Biden's support of the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip.^[51][52][53] In 2024, he held an iftar for a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan.^[54]

"In 2025, Mamdani declined to sign on to the annual Assembly resolution celebrating the anniversary of Israel's founding.^[55] His campaign spokesperson Andrew Epstein said Mamdani opposed the measure because it contained the wording that Israel "continues to strive for peace with security and dignity for itself, its neighbors and throughout the world in order to fulfill the prophecy of becoming a light unto the nations", which Epstein said "is belied by the conduct of the right-wing government over the past 18 months".^[55] His decision drew criticism from Assembly member Sam Berger, who criticized Mamdani's condemnation of Israel after the October 7 attacks during the Gaza war.^[55] In response to the criticism, Mamdani said he abhorred antisemitism and believed in a right for Israel to exist.^[49] He has said that Israel has a right to exist as a state with equal rights.^[56] On May 16, 2025, Politico ran an article alleging that Mamdani declined to support Holocaust remembrance resolutions.^[57] Mamdani released a video through social media claiming that the article was misleading and that he signed these resolutions but that he didn’t allow staffers to list his name as sponsor on bills without his review.^[58]

"Social issues

"Mamdani supported Proposal 1, a 2024 amendment to the Constitution of New York that made it unconstitutional to engage in discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), pregnancy and pregnancy-related outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy.^[59][60][61]

"In February 2025, Mamdani appeared at a rally in Union Square to protest an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that threatened to "withhold federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming treatments to trans youth".^{[62][63]" . . .}

^{Exclusive | Zohran Mamdani urged Ben & Jerry to boycott Israeli settlements}

Devastating Video Reminds Democrats How They Covered Up for Biden's Mental Failings

Townhall   

"Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who was co-chairing the hearing, also reposted to his X account on Wednesday. During the hearing, as he addressed the lack of Democrats present except for Welch, Cornyn noted that this left them "with no other option than to take the boycotting of this hearing as an admission of guilt for their role in this crisis." He added that "we must not turn away from this search for answers."

"The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday about former President Joe Biden's mental failings when he was in office, "Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution," though it was a hearing that Senate Democrats refused to attend or, in the case of Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), walked out of. Other than their performative theatrics, such a move shows how members of the former president's own party still continue to cover up for him. The hearing took place days after National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a video about such a cover-up, which is making the rounds once more.

"The video was a compilation of Democrats, including in the media, claiming that Biden could somehow run for reelection and serve another four years if he were to be reelected in 2024. As CNN's Scott Jennings called out such an absurd claim, noting they did so with "a straight face," Karen Finney, also of CNN and who worked for the Clinton campaign in 2016, indeed had a straight look on her face. Others defending Biden with a straight face included Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), as well as Rep. Chris Papas (D-NH), in addition to Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ). 

"Many of those Democrats are actually on the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Klobuchar, Booker, and Schiff. Ossoff was previously on the Committee." . . .

Soros vs. American Society

 

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Soros & Taxpayer-Funded Group Condemns ‘Violent’ Crackdown on ‘Peaceful’ Los Angeles Protesters - National Legal And Policy Center

. . . "Trump is using Los Angeles as a testing ground to advance his authoritarian agenda and divert attention from his own political troubles. The unilateral deployment of the National Guard and the Marines marks a dangerous escalation in his effort to use military force as a tool of control.

"It is this kind of inflammatory rhetoric that feeds escalation and violence. The Left’s strategy is clear: encourage arson, vandalism and looting, and then blame the violence on the law enforcement response. Misrepresenting the ongoing agitation in Los Angeles as “peaceful” is not going to work.

"Based in Chicago, Alianza is also funded by George Soros-related foundations. The group’s biggest claim to fame is a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis following the transport of illegal aliens to Martha’s Vineyard.

"In October 2022, NLPC Counsel Paul Kamenar filed a Complaint with the Internal Revenue Service asking for an investigation of the group’s lobbying members of Congress in 2019 and 2020 for the expansion of Temporary Protected Status, a legal designation that allows illegal immigrants to stay in the United States if their home countries are deemed too dangerous. In July 2023, NLPC filed a second Complaint alleging that the lobbying continued in 2021.

"The Complaints allege that Alianza engaged in extensive lobbying of Congress, in violation of its 501(c)(3), tax-exempt status. For the years in question, Alianza Americas falsely reported on its tax returns that it did not engage in lobbying. Click here to read the Complaint.

"Alianza’s media release quoted Luis Lopez Resendiz, Operations Director of Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo (CIELO) in Los Angeles, and Board member of Alianza Americas:

Over the weekend, our communities in Los Angeles heard with deep concern that our neighbors were being racially profiled and unjustly arrested by ICE. In response, dozens of angelinos peacefully showed up to support our neighbors. These very actions were met with unnecessary violence. We will continue to advocate for the due process rights of all who were arrested and detained by ICE’s unjust actions.”

"Alianza is just one of many open borders groups bankrolled by Soros’ Open Society Foundations. In the April 22, 2025 New York magazine, liberal journalist Simon van Zuylen-Wood argued that Soros funding is so ubiquitous that Democrat politicians are forced to embrace the most extreme pro-immigration positions. For more, see this article by NLPC Sr. Fellow Carl Horowitz titled, How Soros Created and Underwrote the Illegal Immigration Crisis."

. . .

Kings' rallies could become radical left's latest violent protest blueprint | Fox News

Israeli Air Strikes and Iranian Missile Barrages Are Far From Over

 The American Spectator 

 "An Israeli official speaking to the Times of Israel exposed how this was all a ruse. The verbal tension between Trump and Netanyahu, Trump’s plea for restraint before the weekend talks, and even other peripheral dialogues over new hostage deals in Gaza, and the potential collapse of Netanyahu’s coalition government earlier this week, had been a distracting ruse to convince Iran that an Israeli attack would not happen before Sunday.

How Israel Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites  How Israel Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites

"The decades-long showdown, muscle flexing, and verbal sparring between Iran and Israel reached a new milestone in the early morning hours of Friday, June 13, as Israel carried out massive attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure and repelled retaliatory missile and drone barrages from Iran over Israeli civilian centers.

"Sirens went off across Israel around 3 AM on Friday as the population scrambled out of bed for the nearest bomb shelter, anticipating the all-too-familiar sound of rocket interceptions overhead. But no interceptions came, and the early morning hours remained uncannily quiet.

"When sirens stopped, a series of cell phone notifications alerted the population that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) had initiated Operation Rising Lion to cripple Iran’s nuclear capabilities and that Israel was now under a new state of emergency for Iranian retaliation.

Operation Rising Lion

"The opening salvos of Rising Lion involved over 200 IAF jets easily traversing Syrian and Iraqi airspace to drop more than 330 munitions on key Iranian targets. The operation unfolded in five successive waves throughout Friday morning and afternoon, causing devastating damage to Iran’s uranium enrichment and nuclear facilities, destroying ballistic missile depots, launch sites, military and defense infrastructure, and executing targeted strikes on top Iranian military and nuclear officials. Reports confirmed 78 dead with more than 300 wounded.

"The Natanz uranium enrichment facility, Iran’s largest underground nuclear site with the infrastructure to enrich military-grade uranium, was attacked multiple times while the country’s other two enrichment centers at Fordo and near Isfahan were not hit.

"The attack had been years in planning, evident by Mossad operations to smuggle weapons systems, drones, and commandos inside Iran that were activated on Friday morning to destroy Iran’s surface-to-air defense systems, allowing Israeli jets to have air superiority.

"The objective was to cripple Iran’s nuclear program. For two months, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had engaged the Iranian regime in talks concerning the future of its nuclear program and concerns over obtaining nuclear weapons. As talks faltered and stalled, Israel grew increasingly concerned at the possibility that Iran was on the verge of producing a nuclear weapon if not already possessing one." . . .

Pierre Poilievre, the man who SHOULD be Prime Minister of Canada, was right about Israel

 BareNakedIslam

"Thinking about how, a few months ago, Pierre Poilievre was asked about this very scenario — of Israel pre-emptively striking Iran's nuclear sites. He said if it happened, it would be a "gift by the Jewish state to humanity.' "

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• GOD BLESS ISRAEL for its strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and thank God, there is now an American President in office who will not tie Israel's hands

California & American Taxpayers PAID FOR Riots In Los Angeles

 Diane L. Gruber; Substack   

"The insurrection in Los Angeles is not “organic.” It is not real. It is a performance created by Communists and paid for by both Communists & taxpayers."

Broc Smith

"The riots in Los Angeles stem from policies deliberately designed to shield illegal aliens and undermine federal immigration enforcement. Under S.B. 54, the California Values Act, (what a pathetic use of the term “values”) state and local law enforcement are barred from cooperating with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). California has also extended a wide range of taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens, including Medi-Cal, food assistance, in-state tuition, housing, free education, free legal assistance and tax credits, to name just a few. These incentives for lawbreaking have created an ecosystem where illegal aliens, including murderers, rapists, et al, thrive and enforcement of law & order becomes politically radioactive.

"Instrumental in the infrastructure which invited and keeps illegal aliens in California is the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA). Though allegedly a nonprofit, CHIRLA is a Marxist group which uses illegal tactics to overthrow the Rule of Law. It plays a key role in the state’s broader sanctuary framework, a system that funds political violence under the banner of social justice.

"CHIRLA is an LA-based domestic terrorist organization with a history of taking violent positions on immigration; for example, it led a 2018 campaign to abolish ICE. It currently leads the Los Angeles Rapid Response Network, which gathers intel about enforcement actions and deploys activists to respond.

"The coalition “is one of the key players in fomenting the violent response to immigration enforcement actions” this weekend, according to Laura Powell, a civil liberties attorney in California." . . .

To Keep The Rioting Going All Summer, Newsom Sues Trump Administration

"Los Angeles Mayor Karen “Let It Burn” Bass and California Governor Gavin “How Does My Hair Look?” Newsom stood back and watched until Sheriff Trump sent in the National Guard, now they are blaming the violence on Trump!?!?!?"

It Is Time for a Military Offensive Against the Cartels Threatening America

MG (Ret) Paul E. Vallely  

"The situation is dire. President Trump must act swiftly and decisively. This isn’t about politics—it’s about survival." No matter what the Democrat/Soros alliance wants. TD

"In 2025, America faces an urgent and undeniable threat along its southern border—one that demands a bold, decisive military response. The drug cartels operating in Mexico can no longer be treated as mere criminal organizations. They are heavily armed, well-financed, and control large swaths of Mexican territory. These cartels’ function more like foreign paramilitary forces than gangs, and their reach extends deep into American cities and towns.

"It is time for the United States, under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, to act. A comprehensive plan has been developed to launch a military-led campaign against the cartels, rooted in unconventional and conventional warfare tactics. This mission should be executed by the U.S. Armed Forces and coordinated by Special Operations Command (SOCOM), with the full backing of the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and national intelligence agencies.

"Cartels such as Jalisco Nueva Generación and the Sinaloa Cartel are now equipped with military-grade weapons including .50 caliber sniper rifles, RPG-7 grenade launchers, and full-auto PKM machine guns—many of the same armaments being used in the war in Ukraine. Some of these weapons have allegedly been turned against U.S. Border Patrol agents. In northern Mexican states like Sonora, Nuevo León, and Chihuahua, cartel convoys of armored “narco-tanks” roam freely, engaging in open gun battles with security forces. The Mexican government, riddled with corruption, has lost control of the region. The cartels have effectively become the ruling power.

"Make no mistake—this is a war, and wars are not won by defense alone. We must shift to an offensive posture, deploying joint military task forces to the southern U.S. border and taking the fight directly to cartel strongholds across the Mexican border if necessary. This is not a violation of international law, but a response to an ongoing invasion threatening the sovereignty and safety of the United States.

"The operational plan calls for the creation of three Border Task Force Groups (BTFGs), headquartered at existing bases in Texas, Arizona, and California. These units would include Special Forces, Delta Force, Navy SEALs, Rangers, Marine Recon, and supporting Army and Air Force personnel. A 20-mile “No Go Zone” would be established on the Mexican side of the border, where any cartel activity would be met with force.

"On the U.S. side, border security operations would be carried out by the National Guard, Border Patrol, DEA, and local law enforcement. This would not violate the Posse Comitatus Act, as the mission centers on national defense, not domestic policing." . . .

About Rebekah Koffler, guest on Fox's Army 250th Anniversary Show

 About – Rebekah Koffler

"The “Russian collusion” hoax not only poisoned American politics but also sowed confusion about the real Russian threat to the United States. President Vladimir Putin wasn’t colluding with the Trump campaign, but as a former U.S. intelligence specialist makes clear in this eye-opening book, the judo-loving ex–KGB agent most certainly has a plan to defeat the United States" The Book – Rebekah Koffler

"Rebekah Koffler, the author of Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America, is a former intelligence officer who served as a Russian Doctrine & Strategy specialist in the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2008 until late 2016. She has delivered classified briefings to top U.S. military commanders, NATO ministers, the directors of the CIA and DIA, the White House National Security Council, and senior congressional staff. In her post-public service career, Rebekah is a writer, commentator, and national security consultant whose work has been published on the Fox News website, The Hill, the Daily Caller, and the Washington Times. She has appeared on Fox News, One America News, and the Sean Hannity nationally syndicated radio show.

"Rebekah’s conservative, pro-America views were formed as a result of her experience growing up under the totalitarian socialist regime of the Soviet Union. Rebekah strongly believes that capitalism, however imperfect, is superior to the soul-crushing, oppressive, poverty-inducing socialist system of state control. It is for this reason that Rebekah is dedicating her post-public service career to the fight for freedom, individual rights, and holding government establishment apparatchiks to account. Protecting America from sliding toward dehumanizing socialism and its next phase, communism, while describing the threat posed to the United States by Russia, is Rebekah’s current mission."   Putin's Playbook interview.

Newsom Can’t Memory-Hole What He Did to California

 The American Spectator   "He gave all illegal immigrants free health care — and it did not go well." 

"But Newsom isn’t just trying to deflect responsibility for the fiscal disaster he has inflicted on California through sheer irresponsibility. He is also trying to distort the kind of governor he has been."

Spectator.org

""Last year, California, to great fanfare, became the first state to fund free health care for all its illegal immigrants — which totals about 1.1 million people.

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom framed the policy as a great moral achievement. “Through this expansion,” he said, “we’re making sure families and communities across California are healthier, stronger, and able to get the care they need when they need it.”

"There was just one problem. When Newsom rolled out the policy, California was facing years of budget deficits amounting to a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars, according to the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office.

"Despite the budget holes — which Newsom patched with accounting maneuvers and withdrawals from the state’s rainy-day fund — California liberals were adamant that the health care policy was a moral necessity. For instance, California state Senator Maria Elena Durazo called the policy a “historic investment” that “speaks to California’s commitment to health care as a human right.”

"Well, who could have guessed it, but it turns out California could not actually afford universal free health care for illegal immigrants. The policy cost billions more than anticipated and spiraled California into an even bigger deficit hole.

"So last week, Newsom proposed as part of his May budget revision that the state freeze the enrollment of illegal immigrants in the state’s Medicaid system beginning next year and that the state begin charging illegal immigrants — in two years’ time — $100 a month to stay in the program. Free dental care for illegal immigrants would also be rolled back.

"It was an admission that the free-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants policy had been fiscally untenable — and a stunning admission at that, given the extent to which Newsom’s administration had trumpeted the policy as an achievement that should lead the rest of the country to follow its moral bravery." . . .

Democrats Pledge Impeachments and Prosecutions When They Return to Power

 Jonathan Turley  

"And has Suhas helped put forth any legislation in his career in the House so far, or made any attempt to work across the aisle?  Has Hakeem given Suhas the ‘green light’ to go public with these impeachment and legal threats? Would Nancy P. have done so — Suhas should be kissing the ground he’s walking on, for living in country who tolerates his brand of hatred." From the comments to this post.

"Various Democrats are promising to investigate and impeach President Donald Trump if they retake the House next year. At the same time, others are promising a scorched earth campaign against those who support Trump, including Elon Musk. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) declared this week that Musk committed crimes and will be at the top of the list. 

"MSNBC’s ratings may be declining but the network is escalating the unhinged rhetoric. Host Symone Sanders ominously told Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) , “Let’s talk about Elon Musk” and his “data” on waste that he identified in the federal government: “So what are Democrats going to do about the data? Are you all going to follow up on this?”

"Subramanyam immediately pledged to hunt Musk down:

“… certainly, I think some crimes may have been committed over the past 3 or 4 months, and they are going to come to light one way or another, even if it takes us getting into power again, but we will subpoena people and find out.”

"There is no evidence of any criminal conduct by Musk. Indeed, DOGE has largely won in its fights to gain access to records in the search for fraud and waste.

"Nevertheless, after calling for Musk to be “taken down,” Democratic rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Tx.) is also calling for Musk to be investigated over DOGE once Democrats take power.

"It is otherworldly to see Democrats raising prosecution threats against the effort to reduce the size and waste of government. One can certainly be critical of some of the cuts under DOGE but few would disagree that Musk helped find billions in waste, including some shocking revelations about the inefficiencies of our government.

"A former Obama aide, Rep. Subramanyam just arrived in Congress but has immediately resumed the same failed narrative. The Democrats are an example of how, if you only have a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

"There is a return to the same script from pledges of prosecutions to impeachments. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez has even reimagined the “defund the police” campaign into an “Abolish ICE” campaign.

"Resisting immigration enforcement, downsizing government, and other issues are only moving the party further from the center of this country.

"The threat only reaffirms my call yesterday for President Trump to award Musk the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to space exploration, electric vehicles, free speech, and other public service. Elon has lost a fortune in resisting these attacks and threats from the left. This country owes him a great debt."