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27
May

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! The Wall Street Journal has come to the defense of poor, little gazillionaire Jeff Bezos in an op-ed by Marian Tupy.  A senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, Tupy argues that Amazon is a treasure to us all, because it saves its customers an average of 22 hours a year and what is more precious than the  gift of time? I guess it doesn’t matter if that time comes at the cost of thousands of underpaid workers and a let-them-eat-cake boss who pays little in taxes compared to most everybody else...Battleground Angry Red Planet? A war between China and the U.S. will be fought on Mars, according to a new sci-fi novel that got a rave review from The Federalist.  Red State Mars imagines a scenario 100 years from now when U.S. homesteaders have built a cluster of domed cities on Mars.  But so have the Chinese who soon have designs about controlling the U.S. interests. Carnage ensures. Townhall’s fire-breathing columnist Kurt Schlichter blurbed “Red State Mars” calling it “just plain cool”....Once again, the Washington Free Beacon has Harvard in its crosshairs.  According to new reporting by the Beacon, Harvard has given four anti-Israeli activists $90K a year fellowships. A series of Beacon articles two years ago alleged  the university’s then president Claudine Gay was guilty of plagiarism in published works, revelations that helped end her short tenure...10 feet under: What’s the most dangerous gravesite in Arlington Cemetery? The Daily Caller claims it’s the burial plot of Spc. Richard Leroy McKinley, who died in 1961 after being exposed to nuclear radiation at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho. He was buried in a 10-foot concrete grave in a lead-lined casket. The Caller says it’s “a grim reminder of America’s first nuclear accident”......If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard


Today's Headlines From the Right

Reports of MAGA’s Death Were Greatly Exaggerated

source: American Thinker

Primary voters are sending a blunt message to Republicans who obstruct the America First agenda: get on the team or get replaced.

Paxton Defeats Cornyn in Blowout Defeat for Establishment GOP

source: The Federalist

The race was largely viewed as a referendum on establishment Republicans’ reluctance to deliver wins like the Save America Act.

Texas Republicans Roll the Dice with Paxton

source: National Review

Expect attention to shift to the Lone Star State, as legacy media and activists converge on the new and unexpected center of the American political universe.

Hispanic Texans Voted Overwhelmingly for Pro-Deportation Paxton to Replace Pro-Amnesty Conyn

source: Not the Bee

There's being rejected by voters, then there's being absolutely embarrassed. That's what we saw in Texas last night. John Cornyn, who outspent his opponent Texas AG Ken Paxton 10-1, was absolutely wrecked at the polls.

Get Ready for a Rock Fight in the Texas Senate Race

source: The Dispatch

James Talarico better don a flak jacket.

See the Sexually Explicit Books James Talarico’s Church Gives Kids

source: Daily Wire

The Texas church where Democrat James Talarico has delivered his radical sermons is pushing radical gender ideology on children, featuring books filled with sexually explicit content and transgender ideology.

America Needs More Billionaires

source: Townhall

Billionaires are getting a bad name. Once upon a time, we saluted and celebrated America's empire builders who got rich but created great industries that built the richest nation on earth. Now the Left in America demonizes them.

Bruce Springsteen Erupts into Anti-Trump Rants, Gets Torched as “Billionaire Hypocrite”

source: Breitbart

While his diehard fans are sure to love whatever it is that Bruce ladles out to them — at ticket prices that can top $1,000 a seat — many Americans are blasting the aging singer for his decision to force concert goers to sit through his constant political tirades from the stage.

Dems Prioritize Drag Queen Ideology Over Basics for New Yorkers

source: NY Post

These Democrat clowns will be another drag on our bottom line. Both Rep Dan Goldman and his Congressional primary opponent Brad Lander proudly back the idea of dishing out federal funds for drag-queen story hour. And that, my friends, is a virtue signal that hopped into the DeLorean and time-traveled from 2022.

The Candidate Who Just Won’t Go Away

source: SteveGruber.com

For all the hand-wringing, finger-pointing, and post-election soul-searching documented in the Democrats’ autopsy of their 2024 presidential defeat, one reality is unchanged: former Vice President Kamala Harris remains the party’s leading contender for 2028, despite suffering what many describe as a BIGLY loss in 2024.

Why Do Dems Think “Real Men” Wear Nazi Tattoos?

source: NY Post

Democratic base voters simply want to believe in the image Platner’s handlers have created, and ignore all the evidence of his deep instability — not just the Totenkampf tattoo, but his vile Reddit posts about sexual assault victims, veterans, law enforcement and the rural Americans the progs are convinced he appeals to.

Pope Leo Needs Trump to Tame AI

source: PJ Media

If commonsense AI regulation is going to succeed, not only does it need Trump's support, it has to have his voters' backing, too. Leo needs to learn to speak their language, if he wants to stop AI running away with our lives.

Anthropic and the Rise of Woke AI

source: American Greatness

America cannot win the AI race by handing the future to woke monopolists using “safety” rhetoric to rig markets, crush competition, and protect power.

Hegseth’s Anti-DEI Speech at West Point Is a Template to Save Lives

source: Fox News

Regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, we need the best of the best to protect us

Musk Just Launched Our Future

source: American Spectator

It is not too much to state that the foundational design of the now fully reusable V3 Starship and Super Heavy booster ensures not just America, but all of mankind, the capabilities essential to evolving into an interplanetary race. Capabilities that will put Man back on the Moon, and the first boot prints on Mars, Titan, and beyond

Americans Whining Over Gas Prices Ignore Iran’s Greater Threat

source: Washington Times

Whatever the outcome of the “deal or no deal” scenario with Iran, the public attitude toward the war has been disturbing.

Harvard Slashes “A” Grades, But the Truth Is Students Haven’t Been Earning Them

source: Human Events

The proposed reform would limit A grades to only 20 percent of students in each course. The response has been more revealing than the inflation itself. Students quickly organized petitions calling the policy "racist," despite the fact that the proposal does not even limit A-minus grades and had nothing at all to do with race.