Greetings! Conspiracy theorists, start your engines: It was only two days ago that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) camp released a proof-of-life photo of the infirm senator in bed after almost four weeks of radio silence. The conspiracy theories almost immediately percolated led (predictably) by wacky Laura Loomer’s post on X that McConnell is “officially brain dead,” per her White House source.  The celebrity news site TMZ published a roundup of theories with most doubting the authenticity of the image of McConnell in bed. “It looks like McConnell has the print edition of Sunday's Washington Post sports section on his lap,” the editors note. “But people are pointing to a strange fold in the page beneath his index finger.” Hmmmm. Seems like a job for Kash Patel. Worth noting: Speaking of conspiracy theories, the Washington Free Beacon just published a satire claiming that that “Israel – a.k.a. ‘The Jews’” were responsible for the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham. “Conservatively speaking, it is by far the most plausible explanation. Mossad was feeling cocky after planting the rape accusation against Platner and watching an innocent man stand trial for Kirk's murder. They knew Graham was flirting with Hamas and the Iranians”...Piggy: Trump just had to stick his snout into the issue of who replaces Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly Saturday night.  Trump’s choice was the late senator’s sister Darline Graham Nordone. So naturally, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Nordone to the temporary position until the end of Graham’s term in January. (Associated Press)...Bad news for right-wing news websites. TheRighting just released its exclusive research about traffic to right-wing news websites and found that visits were down significantly at the top twenty outlets for the second straight month.  Trump’s Truth Social cratered almost 50%...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard