Greetings! Robert De Niro joined the circus outside the courthouse yesterday, as closing arguments were delivered in the historic criminal Donald Trump  election interference trial.  In an expertly managed presser, De Niro gave a Bronx cheer to The Defendant Trump and warned voters that the ex-president posed an existential danger to democracy. “This is not a threat, this is a reality, and that’s why I’ve joined the Biden-Harris Campaign, because the only way to preserve our freedoms and hold onto our humanity, is to vote for Joe Biden for president,” said De Niro.  Predictably, right wing media called the Oscar-winning actor’s comments raging bullshit. My take:  De Niro tactfully sucked the air out of The Donald’s defense lawyers’ closing arguments and gave a big boost  to The Donald’s enemies and those were the voices that dominated news coverage.  NewsBusters has the full transcript of De Niro’s comments…Midweek Movie Watch: The Verdict, 12 Angry Men, Witness for the Prosecution…In a short, snarky post, the Granite Grok asserts that if you stand with Joe Biden, you are “standing with a an actual White Supremacist”…. Political thriller of the summer: Lunden Roberts,  ex-paramour of Hunter Biden who had a child with him, will publish her behind the curtains peek about her experiences with the president’s son.  The pub date for Out of the Shadows is August 20, which coincidentally is the week of the Democratic National Convention. Expect multiple appearances on Fox News and Newsmax for Ms. Roberts The book’s jacket photo features an image of Ms. Roberts and her child.  Nothing but class…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard