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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Sep. 16, 2025

Greetings! Help wanted.  ICE is looking to hire at least one public affairs specialist, perhaps several, according to this posting at USAJOBS.  The number one requirement for the job – and I kid you not – is that applicants must be a U.S. citizen.  Talk about stating the obvious. Applicants should also have experience “communicating complex topics for a public audience.”  That’s the understatement of the year. The pay ain’t bad if you don’t mind selling your soul: qualified job seekers can earn as much as $171K…Torpedo in the water: Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit – that’s no typo – against the NY Times suing the publication for defamation and libel. If the Times buckles or goes bankrupt, what remains of the free press not beholden to the Trump administration will essentially be brought to its knees. In a Truth Social post last night, Trump termed the legendary news organization “one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country.” (Fox News)…WND has published a list – pulled from random speculation on social media platforms – of conservative figures likely to be the next assassination targets. The names include Ben Shapiro, JK Rowling, Andy Ngo, Matt Walsh and Elon Musk…President Trump is already touting the October 15 release of Eric Trump’s book Under Siege: My Family’s Fight to Save Our Nation.  Papa Trump – who wrote the foreword (natch) – brags that the book is number one on Amazon.  (Actually, it tops the political leaders biographies list, ahead of gems like How to  Test Negative for Stupid, which is probably on Eric’s bedside table.)…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard