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A NOTE FROM THE TEAM! Don’t forget to check out our great new newsletter, The Jim Acosta Morning Memo (or JAMM) brought to you by the latest addition to our team, veteran political journalist Tommy Christopher - it’s informative, cheeky and fun. Don’t miss it! Thank you Jay Mandel, Pattye Ludwig 🇺🇸, Ron Keffer, eric, Sarah E. Burr, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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While Jim is off, we’re picking some of our favorite shows to re-air. Today it’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who defected from communist Czechoslovakia in 1975 — and says Trump's America is showing every sign of the totalitarian regime she escaped. Navratilova is currently appearing in a new Netflix documentary titled, Chris & Martina: The Final Set, which premieres globally on Netflix on June 26, 2026. We also picked our interview with Academy Award-nominated actress Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), of Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, whose peoples survived a deliberate campaign of genocide. Gladstone joined Jim to discuss her powerful PBS documentary "Bring Them Home." And finally, thank you Deeanna Burleson, Bird Mama, John H, Stuart Cohen, Kate Weissmann, and many others for tuning into the broadcast Join us for our next live video in the app at 4p ET weekdays. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

While Jim is out this week, we are re-airing some of our favorite guests, tonight it’s Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling who joined Jim Acosta for a wide-open conversation about what's really happening in the Iran war — and what the Trump administration refuses to say out loud. Hertling also raises the alarm about Russia allegedly providing Iran with intelligence to target American warships and assets in the region. Plus: the FBI and DHS weakened at exactly the moment the US faces its highest domestic terror risk in years.Plus, Ruth Ben Ghiat joins to discuss Trump's incessant fraud claims, despite never offering or finding any evidence of election fraud. Thank you Dianne Mize, Mediocre mamma, Joyce E. Young, The Alfalfa Mail, Bird Mama, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Jim is on a well deserved break, so we decided to pull some of our favorite shows off the shelf and get them out to you. Thank you Marcus Flowers, Caroline Henry, Dani Smart, Robin Stewart, Christina Beck, and many others for tuning into the show today! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR: Is your personal data all over the internet? Chances are, yes. Every day, data brokers profit from your sensitive info—phone number, DOB, SSN—selling it to the highest bidder. And who’s buying it? Best case: companies target you with ads. Worst case: scammers and identity thieves. It’s time you check out Incogni. It scrubs your personal data from the web, confronting the world’s data brokers on your behalf. And unlike other services, Incogni helps remove your sensitive information from all broker types, including those tricky People Search Sites. Try Incogni today and get 55% off annual plans with code JIM55. I use it myself, and it’s a service that’s really important to me. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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The Jim Acosta Show is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thank you Dianne Mize, Cat, Mark, Mc Nelly Torres, Joan Donaldson, and many others for tuning into my live video with Katie Phang! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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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 Department of Homeland Security, a once critical arm of the federal government designed to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks in the aftermath of 9/11, is now in the business of doing the terrorizing. Even during the holiday season, DHS is carrying out its extremist mission with a distinct measure of glee these days, with memes and imagery that feel borrowed from white nationalist and neo-Nazi web sites, and even some of the darkest Hitler-era propaganda of the early 20th century. No, we’ve not reached that particular hell on earth. But you can see some of it from here. Witness the latest exploits from the X account run by DHS staffers who seem to delight in celebrating the department’s heinous operations of chasing down non-criminal migrants at home and at work, often ripping apart families on the spot, while occasionally body-slamming women, and pepper spraying innocent children. DHS touts the work of its masked ICE agents with memes tying their heartlessness to the holidays. “YOU’RE GOING HO HO HOME,” reads one recent DHS X post, which features images of ICE agents in Santa hats, standing next to vehicles adorned with Christmas lights. That sickening post, which boasts nearly 10 million views, is hardly an isolated example. But it does neatly illustrate the soulless monstrosity that DHS has become. It is America’s department of homeland sadism - an agency that appears to have abandoned its origin story of protecting the public in favor of delivering cheap thrills to those who feel a sort of kinship with baby-snatching ghouls. Another recent post on the DHS X account, see above, features a grainy 1980’s game show-inspired video offering prizes of $1000 to families that self-deport. The parents and children depicted in this unfunny government spoof are, surprise, brown-skinned. The video, which is hilarious only to the barbaric DHS public information team that produced this content, offers to take care of all of the travel arrangements. The point, of course, is not the comedy. It’s the cruelty. The shameful DHS X feed does point to the arrests of alleged undocumented criminals who have been apprehended since Trump’s return to the White House. But these are individuals who would have been targeted for removal proceedings under any other Democratic or Republican administration. What the DHS X account conveniently avoids mentioning are the numerous news accounts, as of late, to report that ICE has largely scooped up non-violent offenders. “We won’t apologize for posting banger memes,” a department spokeswoman told WIRED last summer in response to a piece from the magazine on DHS’s online recruitment efforts, which included images harkening back to the nation’s brutal embrace of the idea of “manifest destiny” - a period defined by western American (white) explorers violently removing indigenous tribes from their lands. WIRED piece on DHS memes DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, whose perch atop the department is reportedly tenuous, is all-in on serving as the department’s meme queen, a cosplayer-in-chief, riding horseback in skin-tight jeans in cringey images tweeted out by her team. According to the Bulwark’s excellent immigration reporter Adrian Carrasquillo, Noem may be bucked out her saddle any day now. Virginia’s outgoing governor Glenn Youngkin could be her successor. Noem on her way out? It should be noted the department’s gaslighting goes way beyond juvenile shitposting on X. Just last month, DHS deputy assistant secretary Micah Bock, a senior department official, attempted to rewrite American history and the country’s identity by insisting in an Instagram post that the U.S. is “not a nation of immigrants.” “We are a nation of citizens,” Bock declares in the video. See below. DHS deputy secretary says America not a nation of immigrants What’s next? Stripping Emma Lazarus’s poem, “The New Colossus,” from the Statue of Liberty? Don’t give Bock any ideas. Obviously, the DHS social media propaganda machine has largely ignored the countless viral videos of women and children assaulted by ICE agents, many of which I’ve recounted on my podcast. DHS officials rarely offer any plausible explanations for the horrendous actions of ICE agents in their posts. Instead, the department leaves much of its pushback efforts to softball interviews offered up on Fox. In reality, the memes are the department’s response. Trump wants America to do more than just tolerate or even support his mass deportation atrocities. Like all of human history’s worst demagogues, he wants you to enjoy the show. In other words, the meme is the message. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Thank you Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Lisa Gonzalez, Caroline Henry, Dianne Mize, Kristin Lehrer, and many others for tuning into my live video with Tara Palmeri, Rick Reilly, and Andrew Bakaj! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Thank you Lev Parnas, Emma Lou Cogan, Kristin Lehrer, Dianne Mize, China eVTOL News, and many others for tuning into my live video with Don Lemon and Senator Elizabeth Warren! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Thank you Ray Hartmann, Abigail Thomas, Taegan Goddard, Elise Labott, Stephanie G Wilson, PhD, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ezra Levin and Heather Cox Richardson! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you God, J Dziak, Kristin Lehrer, Dianne Mize, Amy McGrath, and many others for tuning into my live video with Nick Valencia, Tara Setmayer, and Steve Schmidt! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Thank you Dean Blundell, Vicky Ward Investigates, J Dziak, Mark, Kathy Utley, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Thank you Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Cash Flow Collective, Rebecca Gummere, Dianne Mize, Jayne Converse, and many others for tuning into my live video with Charlie Sykes and THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Thank you Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, Rebecca Gummere, Kevin McSpadden, Waking Up Energy, Robin Russell, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ryan Lizza, Judge J. Michael Luttig, TGL, and The Good Liars! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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Earlier in the week we tallied the views, and you guys picked the Rosie O'Donnell and Jason Isaacs interviews as your fan favorites. Fair choice. But for today, Friday? This one's on us. We're bringing back Jim's sit-down with God from ‘The God Podcast’ ( God ). And yes, it's exactly as amazing as it sounds. God absolutely destroys Trump's Bible skills - upside-down holding, butchered scripture, those Chinese-made golden Bibles. The Almighty had opinions. He calls Truth Social "Lies Social." Laura Loomer called the Pope "woke Marxist" and God was basically like "you're welcome." Plus you get to watch our favorite veteran White House correspondent nervously ask the Creator of the Universe if cursing is allowed. And you won't want to miss what happens when Duke decides to possibly make his grand entrance... Jim's relaxing somewhere, but his best (maybe his only) theological interview is right here waiting for you. Trust us on this one. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

While Jim is taking some much-needed time off, our team thought this was the perfect moment to resurface one of your favorite conversations from earlier this year. Jim’s chat with Jason Isaacs struck a nerve with so many of you – and for good reason. When we first aired this interview, Jason had just wrapped his unforgettable turn as the pill-popping, spiraling dad in White Lotus, but he was here to talk about something far more serious: his film "Words of War," about murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. What started as a conversation about Hollywood quickly became one of the most honest discussions we’ve had about the state of our democracy and the threats facing press freedom. Jason didn't hold back – as a Brit who works extensively in America, he offered the kind of outside perspective we desperately need to hear. From funding cuts to public media to the self-censorship happening in newsrooms across the country, we covered it all. And yes, we also talked about why Duke University was so mad at him for wearing their t-shirt while playing a character having a complete breakdown. The response was overwhelming. You told us this interview helped you understand why protecting independent journalism isn't just about media – it's about preserving the foundations of democracy itself. In a time when it's easier to retreat into our bubbles, Jason reminded us why it's crucial to keep speaking up, keep asking questions, and keep doing something rather than nothing. That message feels even more urgent today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Friends, While Jim is taking some much-needed time off, we wanted to reshare one of our most popular segments that really struck a nerve with the MAGA media machine. You remember this one - Rosie O'Donnell joining us live from Dublin for our Lincoln Theatre town hall, delivering her trademark blend of humor and hard truths about what's happening to our democracy. It was powerful, it was authentic, and it drove Fox News absolutely bonkers. Here's what really gets us: On the day we held this town hall to give voice to federal workers who'd been unceremoniously fired and to discuss the very real threats to our democratic institutions, what did Fox News, the Daily Beacon, and the rest of the right-wing echo chamber choose to focus on? Not the massive government layoffs. Not the constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes. Not the Trump-Musk power struggle that was tearing apart their own movement. No - they spent hours mocking Rosie's courage to speak truth from Ireland and ridiculing our town hall. They called it everything but newsworthy, all while ignoring the actual news breaking around them. It was a masterclass in distraction politics - attack the messenger when you can't handle the message. Rosie was fearless that night. She shared personal stories, asked tough questions about election integrity, and reminded us why comedy and truth-telling have always been essential weapons against authoritarianism. Her willingness to speak out, even from across the ocean, embodies the resistance spirit we need right now. The fact that they attacked this interview so viciously tells you everything you need to know about how effective it was. When you're catching flak, you know you're over the target. So, while Jim is recharging for the battles ahead, enjoy this reminder of what real courage looks like - and why independent media like ours drives them so crazy. Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear. Hold on to the truth. And hope. Bonus: Listen to the very end, and hear Jim really attempt to do that Irish accent. :) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

ICYMI, Jim spoke with Chuck Rocha about his Cuban roots, what’s going on in the world, the immigration crackdown, and so much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Michael Fanone, Rebecca Gummere, Cash Flow Collective, Christina Beck, Amy McGrath, and many others for tuning into my live video with Tara Setmayer and Rep. Jim Himes! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Rebecca Gummere, Jonathan Brownson, Amy McGrath, Lisa N. Peterson, Gemma, and many others for tuning into my live video with Elise Labott and Jennifer Rubin! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Lisa Gonzalez, Dianne Mize, Cash Flow Collective, Christina Beck, Amy McGrath, and many others for tuning into my live video with Don Lemon and MN AG Keith Ellison! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Jonathan Brownson, Dianne Mize, Tom Kudla, Amy McGrath, Lisa N. Peterson, and many others for tuning into my live video with Barbara Starr and Mayor Karen Bass! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

On Saturday you saw the stories of millions of Americans joining the No Kings Day protests in cities and towns across America. Our 3-hour live program with Don Lemon Joy-Ann Reid and Jim Acosta broadcast live on Substack and YouTube, drew hundreds of thousands of viewers and countless comments from people who attended huge events and hundreds of smaller ones around the country. Today we want to zoom in and focus our spotlight on just one of those events. In our ongoing American Voices series, we dispatched our photojournalist colleague Bethany Swain, Swain Domain to one of those smaller events to give you an idea of what your fellow Americans believe and are saying about the role of the president, the future of American democracy, and most importantly, the history of the US Army. Today's American Voices piece focuses on Annapolis, Maryland. ### You asked, we listened. A few weeks ago we asked you if you wanted to see more coverage like this American Voices pieces that Bethany put together overnight, and you responded overwhelmingly with a big yes. If you found this coverage valuable, please LIKE this video, SUBSCRIBE to the JIM ACOSTA SHOW, and the Swain Domain here on Substack, re-stack this video for your friends, and consider supporting independent media. Your engagement helps us bring you more on-the-ground reporting that you just don’t see any more in mainstream media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Jim Acosta, Michael Cohen, Lev Parnas, Dr. Jennifer Freed, Claire Atkinson, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Terry Moran, Abigail Thomas, Ellie Leonard, Kristin Lehrer, Dianne Mize, and many others for tuning into my live video with Chuck Rocha and Olivia of Troye! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Abigail Thomas, Carla Birnberg, Bernadette E. Kazmarski, Carmen Lezeth, Jennifer Friebely, and many others for tuning into my live video with Maria Cardona! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

It’s not every day you can hear from a former blue senator from a red state, a thought leader like Steve Schmidt and live reporting from seasoned journalists on the scene of the biggest story in the nation. This program can bring you all of that. Don’t forget to support the work of “The Jim Acosta Show” and consider becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Reda Rountree (she/her), Olivia Cooks, Cash Flow Collective, Kelli Pryor, Dianne Mize, and many others for tuning into my live video with AG Rob Bonta, Jorge Ramos, and Barbara Starr! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Amy Brown, Christine Wolf, Brodee Myers-Cooke, Zeke Harker, Amy McGrath, and many others for tuning into my live video with Judd Legum and Michael Cohen! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Here is an exclusive behind the scenes look at the Jim Acosta Show town hall that is being savagely attacked by the right wing media. See what real people, your neighbors and fellow Americans, are saying. Then ask yourself why Fox and the right wing media have spent countless hours this week trying to tear us down for holding this town hall. Why are they so worried? Is it that they don't want you to hear from the real people affected by government cuts? Do they want to silence anyone who challenges the narrative they've built up about Trump? Watch for yourself, see the truth about what is happening in Washington and then, to borrow a phrase, you decide. We highlight the diverse faces of federal workers - people who went from career federal government professionals just a few months ago to unemployment lines. Hear from a former USAID worker who was fired while on maternity leave. Shouldn't she have a voice? As part of our AMERICAN VOICES series, this piece was shot and edited by our colleague Bethany Swain at https://www.theswaindomain.com @SwainDomain , and opens with Jim hosting his Substack Live show ahead of the night's big show at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U Street in Washington, D.C. Then come with us to the green room, as Jim, Michael Fanone , and Olivia of Troye prep for the show. Special guests including Rep. Jasmine Crockett , former Capitol Hill Police Officer Harry Dunn and other January 6th police officers talk about what the night means to them. This night is about capturing and giving voice to these federal workers who took an oath to the constitution, and not to one man. These federal employees share horror stories of DOGE's random cuts, and the resulting sudden job losses, families affected by Trump's federal workforce firings, and a community coming together to fight for the America we still believe in. This is about taking a stand for democracy, the importance of not sitting on the sidelines, and as a bonus, some behind-the-scenes footage you won't see anywhere else. Make sure you watch this piece, see the town hall for yourself, see the truth, and again, you decide. Again, use your voice to tell your Senator and your member of Congress what you think. Don't sit on the sidelines, get involved, be the change. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Olivia of Troye, Rebecca Gummere, Michael Broder, Amy McGrath, Madeline Sensibile-Yazzetta, and many others for tuning into my live video with Aaron Parnas and Denver Riggleman! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Anna Sproul-Latimer, Michael Fanone, Kathy Fish, Christine Staricka, IBCLC, Rebecca Gummere, and many others for tuning into my live video with Stacey Abrams, Will Attig, Ken Casey, and David Jolly! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

Thank you Michael Fanone, Ahmed Baba, Ramona Grigg, Cash Flow Collective, Tom Kudla, and many others for tuning into my live video with Adrian Carrasquillo, Don Lemon, and Miles Taylor! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

#EPIC: JIM ACOSTA SHOW DC TOWN HALL WITH ⁨Rep. Jasmine Crockett, ROSIE ODONNELL, Olivia of Troye, & Michael Fanone! Democracy doesn’t defend itself — we do. Welcome to a very special edition of the Jim Acosta Show. A live town hall from the historic Lincoln Theatre in Downtown Washington, DC. We wanted to give voice to the people affected by the mass and indiscriminate federal workforce layoffs and the insanity that is happening in our government today, and you made that possible. Surprise guest Rep. Jasmine Crockett lit up the stage with her signature raw, unfiltered truth. And Rosie O'Donnell brought down the house with her honest look at what is happening in the country under Donald Trump. On Monday night, The Lincoln Theatre was packed with justice seekers and truth-tellers, all coming together to confront the state of our democracy, and explore how resistance and truth can be a source of real power. Thanks to every one of our media friends who helped us out along the way to promote this event, including the MeidasTouch Network⁩ team,⁨ Aaron Parnas, nbcwashington's Tony Perkins, and so many more. And to everyone who bought tickets and showed up to make this event a huge success, thank you too. If you enjoy watching the town hall, help support independent media by subscribing to our channel, and to those of all of our friends. Special guests included: 🎤 Olivia Troye (@oliviaoftroye) former homeland security advisor turned national security truth-teller 🎤 Michael Fanone (@michaelfanoneofficial) heroic former DC police officer who defended the Capitol 🎤 Rosie O’Donnell (@rosie) outspoken entertainer and activist 🎤 Harry Dunn (@libradunn) Capitol Police officer who stood strong on January 6 🎤 Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) digital creator and democracy advocate 🎤 Tara Setmayer (@thetarasetmayer) principled conservative and co-founder of The Seneca Project 🎤 Miles Taylor (@milestaylorusa) former DHS official who bravely spoke truth to power If you enjoyed the town hall, help support independent media by subscribing to our channel, and to those of all of our friends. Don't give in to the lies. Don't give in to the fear! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe

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ICYMI: I joined Ben and Brett to discuss a wild week in the news. Plus, we spent some time previewing my upcoming hall in DC on Monday June 2 at the Lincoln Theatre. There is still time to get your tickets. But the clock is ticking! town hall tickets Democratic rising star and Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rosie O'Donnell, Michael Fanone, Olivia Troye, Harry Dunn, Tara Setmayer, Miles Taylor and Aaron Parnas will all be taking part. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.jimacosta.com/subscribe