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12
Dec

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Sign of the times: CBS just named Tony Dokoupil the anchor of its ratings-challenged Evening News broadcast.  That means that three middle-age white men are now the face of their respective news divisions.  But no one’s clutching their pearls over this development for two reasons: In the age of Trump 2.0, gender balance is so yesterday’s concern; Plus, does anybody beyond the readership of the AARP membership really care who’s anchoring the network nightly newscasts in 2025?...Influential  right-wing podcaster and  public intellectual Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is battling a “devastating health condition,” according to an article in the Daily Caller.  The report says he is suffering from chronic inflammatory response syndrome and was just released from the hospital.  Since August, Peterson has posted only two podcasts, according to Castbox postings...Cameras will be allowed in court for the trial of Tyler Robinson, the accused assassin of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, according to the Daily Wire. For right-wing news organizations like Newsmax, OAN and RSBN, this is their OJ Simpson trial moment. Careers and reputations will rise and fall on the coverage...Weekend Watch: Check out the engrossing After the Hunt (lousy title BTW). The Amazon Prime Video film stars Julia Roberts in a surefire Oscar-bait role as a popular Yale University professor caught up in a he said/she said scandal involving one of her students and a handsome faculty colleague. Despite the pretentious tone and uneven script, the movie hooked me. Worth noting: Tomorrow night, newly anointed CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss interviews Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika in a prime time special. Saturday night is hardly choice real estate for serious fare, but the one-hour length of A Town Hall with Erika Kirk and  its 8 p.m. time slot reveals much about the political direction of CBS News...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Foul, Potty-Mouthed, Woke Women

source: American Spectator

"I’m not f—ing apologizing for that,” screeched angry actress Amanda Seyfried, who had referred to Charlie Kirk as “hateful” after his assassination. “I mean, for f–k’s sake, I commented on one thing…. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion.”

How Feminism Became the Biggest Pagan Megachurch in the World

source: The Federalist

It has an object of worship, which is female autonomy, its own commandments, theological virtues, a sacrament, and even its own form of evangelization.

Newborn Vaccine Pressure

source: Blaze Media

The Blaze's Liz Wheeler recounts the unscientific, fear-based pitch from a specialist after refusing the vaccine.

Canada’s Euthanasia Kills 96% White People

source: FrontPage

Free health care for Muslim migrants. Free death for Canadian taxpayers.

Taiwan Indeed Needs a Gun Culture

source: Washington Examiner

Taiwan faces the growing threat of an invasion by China. Beijing dwarfs Taipei in nearly every respect. But a very American solution can help Taiwan better deter a Chinese invasion. Taiwan, a former U.S. national security adviser has observed, should develop a “gun culture.”

Meet Sarah Stalker, the Kentucky Democrat Who Wants Your Kids to Feel Bad About About Their Skin Color

source: Townhall

Stalker, a Kentucky state representative,  is a white woman, and she feels bad about her race. Because misery loves company, she wants white kids in Kentucky schools to grow up feeling bad about their skin color, too.

BLM Official in Oklahoma City Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering

source: Breitbart

A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has charged Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson with wire fraud and money laundering. Dickerson, 52, has served as the executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City. The press release announcing the indictment notes that she had access to BLMOKC’s bank, PayPal, and CashApp accounts.

Rise of the Mamdani Clones

source: Wall Street Journal

What could get in the way of a coming 2026 Democratic wave, given history and the current public mood? Nothing but the Democratic Party itself, which is sitting placidly by as the progressives who lost them last year’s election mobilize to take over even more of the party.

California’s Corruption Crisis Infests Newsom’s Sacramento

source: NY Post

The so-called ethics watchdogs in California are not only looking the other way; they are circling the wagons.

Europe’s War on Democracy

source: European Conservative

This has been a bad year for European democracy. In the space of just 18 months, elections have been annulled, opposition leaders banned, and governments financially punished for carrying out the policies their voters chose.
11
Dec

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Christmas came early for big bucks foreigners looking for an expedited path to the U.S. residency. Yesterday, The Donald announced the Trump Gold Card, which affords a relatively quick way  to live in the USA.  There’s a nonrefundable $15,000 processing fee, and then a $1 million “gift” requirement after the applicant is vetted…The Washington Free Beacon has Maryland Governor Wes Moore, a rising star in the Democratic party, in its crosshairs. “As he positions himself as a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, the governor...is likely to face mounting scrutiny for repeated exaggerations and falsehoods regarding his athletic, academic, and military achievements,” posits today’s lead story on the Beacon’s website...Assuming Donald Trump doesn’t blow past all constitutional guardrails and stays put in the White House, the Wall Street Journal predicts that “2028 is MAGA’s expiration date.” (That sound you hear is me clapping.) “The first and most obvious thing to be said about Mr. Trump’s Make America Great Again ‘movement’ is that it isn’t a movement,” writes the WSJ’s  Barton Swain. “MAGA, as I am not the first to observe, is Mr. Trump and nothing else. When he changes his mind or reverses course, as he often does, his enthusiasts do the same. That isn’t a movement”...Trump’s Truth Social platform was the only right-wing news outlet to post a rise in November traffic. All other news outlets on the right, left and center cratered, according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Tim Walz Can’t Escape the Somali Fraud Scandal

source: American Spectator

Phony “Minnesota Nice” is no substitute for competence.

What Somalis Have Done for Minnesota

source: FrontPage

$1.5B in fraud, $67 million in taxes.

Dem Judges Are Protecting Somali Fraudsters

source: FrontPage

White liberal female judges giving a pass to Somalis.

How Multiculturalism and Immigration Brought Muslims’ Religious War to the U.S.

source: WND

How insensitive of Christians to celebrate their holidays publicly. Don't they know that it upsets Muslims?

Muslim Brotherhood Subversion Targets All of Western Civilization

source: American Greatness

The Muslim Brotherhood’s long game isn’t bombs but burrowing—an influence network shaping campuses, media, and government while Washington looks past the foreign regimes bankrolling it.

Weather Hysteria, Green Energy Scams Spur Political Fallout

source: Newsmax

In case some of you didn't notice the lack of scary headlines about "worst ever" extreme weather this year or reliable dire warnings from the United Nations about another last chance to save the planet from ravages of fossil-fueled climate Armageddon, maybe it's because mainstream news hasn't had anything sufficiently terrifying to report.

Climate Activists Are Pricing Coloradans Out of Heating Their Homes

source: The Federalist

Colorado’s aggressive emissions reductions risk higher energy bills and reduced affordability for working-class residents.