This week saw Trump and his administration blow past Bond villainy into downright evil territory. Trump doubled down on his “let them nuke” American cities rant, his goons approved the use of a literal heat ray on civilians, announced a televised execution, and shot a man in front of his child.The Jim Acosta Show is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The Jim Acosta Show is a reader-supported publication. To receive

What happenedAlterNet reports that the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Editorial Board argued Congress must confront President Donald Trump’s possible impeachment over his administration’s use of the Justice Department. But the supplied reporting never quotes the board explicitly demanding impeachment, so the headline’s stronger claim is not established by the excerpt.Writing for the board, former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade accused Trump and his appointees of using federal law enforcement to reward

What happenedAlterNet reports that the S&P 500 reached a record high, but Bloomberg analyst Jonathan Levin argued that the gain was concentrated in a handful of artificial-intelligence companies, including Meta, Microsoft and Nvidia. His answer to the headline’s implied question is blunt: the market looks strong at the index level while remaining “lousy for most” companies and households.Levin pointed to five months of declining inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings, weaker consumer spending

I’m trained to not give opinions for or against political figures. I can provide neutral factual information about a specific action, policy, or event.Thanks to Alter NetSource: Trump is setting a trap — and Americans may not see it until it’s too late This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit paulstsmith.substack.com/subscribe

What happenedAlterNet reports that the National Association of Evangelicals joined the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other religious groups in condemning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported plan to execute Nidal Malik Hasan publicly by firing squad and livestream it. Hasan was convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and injured 32.Walter Kim, the evangelical association’s president, affirmed the need for justice but told Religion News Service that broadcasting

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What happenedAlterNet reports that President Donald Trump responded to the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s selection of South African jurist Navi Pillay for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize by reposting an evidence-free attack from his former attorney David Schoen. Schoen accused Pillay of hostility toward the United States and Israel, celebrating terrorists, and rewarding Hamas; the article says he supplied no evidence for those allegations.Schoen also denounced a United Nations commission chaired by Pillay

What happenedAlterNet reports that former Trump White House communications director Sofia Kinzinger attributed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution to “insecurity and imposter syndrome.” That diagnosis is Kinzinger’s opinion, not an established explanation for the decision.According to the cited CBS report, the military planned to execute Hasan by firing squad on December 3 for the 2009 Fort Hood killings of 13 people. If carried out as described, it

What happenedAlterNet, citing Washington Post reporting, identifies Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as the Trump ally whose opinions have become “mocking” and contentious. Harvard law professor Richard Lazarus said Alito has moved further right in his votes, rhetoric, and judicial posture as Donald Trump’s second-term agenda has reached the Court.The Post reported that Alito supported the Trump administration in every major case it had brought during the term described, including dissents when

What happenedAlterNet reports that Kimberly Guilfoyle, identified as President Donald Trump’s ambassador, allegedly pressed campaign donor Eric Deters to pay a $100,000 American Express bill while he sought a favor. Deters provided the Wall Street Journal with texts in which Guilfoyle reportedly urged him to stop creating a written record and warned that the messages could cost her the ambassadorship.The Journal also reportedly found that, during a visit to Bulgaria, Guilfoyle encouraged people

What happenedAlterNet reports that George Conway mocked President Donald Trump after South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay received the Nobel Peace Prize. Conway wrote that Trump would someday give the world “something much greater to celebrate,” an apparent insinuation about a future without Trump, though he did not state precisely what he meant.Pillay was honored for promoting peace and international law after a career that included defending anti-apartheid activists, serving on South

What happenedAlterNet argues that the unreleased Epstein material may concern financial crimes—and perhaps espionage—more than the vast international sex-trafficking conspiracy imagined by some observers. The article attributes that interpretation to journalist Lindsay Beyerstein, while acknowledging that the full files remain unavailable and the theory therefore remains unproven.The immediate condition is institutional paralysis. Senator Ron Wyden told MeidasTouch that his investigators had

What happenedAlterNet argues that the unreleased Epstein material may concern financial crimes—and perhaps espionage—more than the vast international sex-trafficking conspiracy imagined by some observers. The article attributes that interpretation to journalist Lindsay Beyerstein, while acknowledging that the full files remain unavailable and the theory therefore remains unproven.The immediate condition is institutional paralysis. Senator Ron Wyden told MeidasTouch that his investigators had

What happenedAlterNet, citing Washington Post reporting, identifies Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito as the Trump ally whose opinions have become “mocking” and contentious. Harvard law professor Richard Lazarus said Alito has moved further right in his votes, rhetoric, and judicial posture as Donald Trump’s second-term agenda has reached the Court.The Post reported that Alito supported the Trump administration in every major case it had brought during the term described, including dissents when