Greetings! Kristi Noem has a new gig: The disgraced ex-Homeland Security boss is “special advisor” – whatever that means – to NovaRed Mining, a Canadian company involved in gold and copper excavation projects, according to The Hill.  Not sure what expertise Noem, a.k.a ICE Barbie, brings to the job other than as former MAGA insider and Trump administration cast member….Dept. of Sticks & Stones.  In an early morning Truth Social post, Donald Trump dubbed Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), who has been bandied about as a potential candidate for a 2028 White House run,  as Os(jerk@)off.  What 12-year-old boy gave Trump that line?….Is this news? The Washington Free Beacon reported that state representative James Talarico (D-TX), who is 37 and single, shares a checking account with his mother.  Attacking Talarico’s masculinity has been a frequent right-wing talking point, employed to damage his run for the Senate. The Hill thinks that slime strategy might  tarnish Talarico enough to derail his campaign…The Reflecting Pool Blues:  So much for Trump’s much hyped efforts to spiff up iconic landmarks in the nation’s capital. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which was overhauled this spring by Trump in a  highly publicized initiative, just turned green from algae this week.  It’s now a sea of green after costing a pile of green bucks – reportedly north of $13 million. Trump must be turning red in anger over the humiliation of articles like this one in Politico….Try again! Apologies to anyone who was unable to access TheRighting’s donation page yesterday.  The server for my web hosting platform was down for about an hour just after I made my semi-annual fundraising appeal…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard