Greetings! Former Hungarian autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is being encouraged by the U.S., Russia and China to become the new United Nations Secretary-General, according to the Wall Street Journal. Orbán would act as an apologist for global dictators like Putin, speculates the Journal.  Nonetheless, sources tell the Journal that Orbán would be MAGA’s “dream candidate” because of his opposition to mass immigration...The “60 Minutes” Watch: Another strong, anti-Trump administration show last night for the popular CBS News newsmagazine. The lead segment, “Operation Nowhere,” took a critical look at the administration’s cruel deportation program. It was correspondent Gianni Toboni’s first full segment for the show and she looks like a strong and fearless addition to the cast. (Townhall described the segment as a “hit piece.”) The second segment cast a harsh eye on election denier and Trump pal Tina Peters, who was imprisoned and released for meddling in Colorado elections...The Bill Maher Watch: Trump dropped a 1,318-word rant on Truth Social about Bill Maher yesterday. Truly unhinged. It's disturbing on so many levels that the president of the United States is wasting his time composing long, hateful essays about a comedian. Worth noting: Maher's show "Real Time" opened Friday with a mostly sycophantic interview with ex-Trump puppet Karoline Leavitt..Social news: Fox News prime time motor-mouth Sean Hannity wed fellow Fox News chatterbox and morning news anchor Ainsley Earhardt in – surprise, surprise – Palm Beach over the weekend. The wedding featured MAGA royalty such as Eric and Lara Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Newt Gingrich, and casino mogul Steve Wynn. The president did not attend the Saturday wedding because he was campaigning, but he joined the Friday night pre-wedding party at Mar-a-Lago. Wonder if he picked up the tab for the bash at his venue. (Fox News)...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Not that there's anything wrong with it: Trump is really flying his freak flag this week as this compilation of videos put together by CNN’s Anderson Cooper shows.  The president seems obsessed with the backside and physical appearance of Sen. John Husted (R-OH). The Daily Beast snarked that Trump “is having a gay old time”...Hegseth’s team drops the ball. Looks like some staffers working for Pete “Hairgel” Hegseth are moving fast and breaking things.  According to the Washington Post, the manly Secretary of Defense had his eye on the 30-inch globe that General Eisenhower used during WWII. However, Hegseth’s bumbling subordinates dropped the globe in transit causing a rip several inches long around Antarctica.  No word on when the globe becomes operational again...And well deserved: This headline from NewsBusters caught my eye: Broadcast Networks Maintain 100% Negative Coverage of Kash Patel...Dept. of No Surprises: Trump advisor and Kristi Noem’s  long-rumored bedmate Corey Lewandowski is being investigated by the Department of Justice.  He’s alleged to have profited personally from contracts during Noem’s tenure helming the DHS where he worked as her subordinate. (CBS News) He’s run afoul of the law at least two other times including a misdemeanor battery charge in 2021 and another battery charge in  2016 that was later dropped...Weekend Watch: The six-part Netflix series Below, about a giant squid terrorizing a remote Newfoundland fishing community, is cheesy but definitely see-worthy. Try to ignore the fake-looking CGI-created icebergs and concentrate on the fast-moving B-movie plot.  Also worth watching: Tyson, Netflix’s powerful and often poignant four-part documentary examining the life and career of former boxing heavyweight champ Mike Tyson,  a terror in and out of the ring...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard