Greetings! Word of the Day: Unilateral...Here’s Trump’s eight-minute video announcing the air strikes against Iran early Saturday morning. My biggest questions: what’s with the baseball cap Mr. President? Your eyes were almost completely covered; how can we trust someone who shields their eyes? Or were you having a bad hair day?...Dept. of Mockery: Leave it to Saturday Night Live to skewer Trump’s middle-of-the-night announcement about America’s most consequential Middle East policy decision in decades. “Good evening and welcome to World War III for those who celebrate,” intoned the  faux commander-in-chief (played brilliantly by James Austin Johnson). NewsBusters was not amused with the skit...Dept. of Irony: Trump wrote this in a Truth Social post:  “The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!” (That’s his emphasis, not mine.) In other words, if you don’t agree to peace, I’m gonna smash you in the face!...Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) argues in a Wall Street Journal  op-ed that the attack on Iran was “unwise and unconstitutional”...Strange Bedfellows: Tucker Carlson and Jane Fonda both agree that the U.S. attack on Iran is “bad and a betrayal,” according to the Los Angeles Times...What deal? The early Saturday morning strike against Iran seems to have killed most of the chatter about Paramount’s successful bid to swallow Warner Bros. Discovery and the  fate of CNN.  However, the Washington Free Beacon has come up with a list of prominent CNN talent whose jobs may be in jeopardy if the deal goes through as projected: Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer, Kaitlin Collins, Jake Tapper and Abby Phillip....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Now that it appears Paramount has won the war with Netflix over who buys Warner Bros. Discovery, there’s one big  $111 billion question. What happens to WBD's CNN, long a bee inTrump’s bouffant? Will it be the next major news outlet to bend the knee to The Donald’s White House? We see what’s already happened to Paramount's CBS News, with controversial stories being delayed and top talent bolting for the exit. There are more questions than answers at this point, but it feels like the dark shadow over mainstream media is lengthening. The NY Times also wonders about CNN’s future...Right wing radio talkshow host Dennis Prager reveals in a Wall Street Journal essay, that he is “mostly paralyzed” following a catastrophic fall more than a year ago. He writes poignantly about his situation: “From the day I regained consciousness, I realized I had only three alternatives: death, depression or perseverance. Since I don’t want to die and I don’t want to be depressed, my choice is obvious”.....Yesterday, I told you about the vile new podcast series from extremist Candace Owens that smears Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika. Today, in a NY Post column, Rich Lowry eviscerates Owens for her “depraved conspiracy madness.” Popular right-wing podcaster Matt Walsh blasts Owens too  in a Daily Wire column...Weekend Read: I’m  reading the new novel White River Crossing and I’m hooked.   Set in 1766, the book centers on an ill-fated quest for gold west of Canada’s vast Hudson Bay.  "White River Crossing" has  received raves (Washington Post and NY Times).  Count me too as a fan of this powerful work of fiction...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard