Greetings! Residents of the oil-rich province of Alberta vote today on whether to begin a  process that could ultimately lead to secession from Canada, (AP). The Federalist urges the western province to become America’s 51^st state...Saving fallen stars: Conservative podcast superstar and feature-film screenwriter Ben Shapiro is building a “comeback machine for canceled stars” like Jonathan Majors, James Franco and Emile Hirsch. So says Salon’s Alex Galbraith in his latest article for the progressive outlet.  “Conservatives’ belief that ‘cancel culture’ has gone too far, that men chastised for behaving badly are really victims of a radical mob run amok, allows them to take on names that are not welcome in Hollywood,” writes Galbraith “With the Daily Wire’s film arm, Shapiro is bringing back the B-list for a cancel culture age, offering dimmed stars the chance to bide their time until the unistudio of Paramount/Warner Bros. comes calling”.... Sure to irritate the right: The Trans Journalist Association has issued a Stylebook and Coverage Guide intended to help journalists with many of the language and reporting challenges associated with coverage of the trans community.  I just discovered it and I find it very helpful...Weekend Watches: “Saturday Night Live” had a rerun over the weekend, so they never got a chance to skewer ex-Trump press secretary Katie “Crash n’ Burn” Zacharia. My guess is they’ll ignore her for the program’s next live show on October 31. Worth noting: For all the noise about the right-leaning direction of CBS News under the guidance of honcho Bari Weiss, last night’s “60 Minutes” had two segments (federal pressure on the voting systems of states and the helium shortage caused by Trump’s war with Iran) that could not have pleased the administration....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! The fall guy? Trump pulled ranked on testosterone junkie Pete Hegseth yesterday when he nuked the plans of the Secretary of Defense to livestream the execution of Maj. Nidal Hasan Dec. 3 by firing squad. It’s a major embarrassment for“Hairgel” Hegseth who seems overtly focused on his image, personal appearance and macho posturing. I think Trump might be setting him up as the fall guy post-midterms for his failed war with Iran. Trump announced his decision in a post yesterday afternoon on Truth Social. Worth noting: I guess newbie press secretary Katie Zacharia might have been too busy giving interviews to outlets like Real America’s Voice defending her background in law to personally brief the press on Trump’s decision. (Her segment appears at the 9:45 mark.)...I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of all the unwanted text messages from political candidates asking for money. It’s out of control. The “Block Contact” function on my iPhone seems worthless....Tell that to Trump: An opinion piece in The Blaze asserts that the “GOP can’t blame Biden forever for pain at the pump”...Weekend Watch: The seven-part Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden ranks as quality prestige television. The multi-generational story of the tormented Trask family as they settle in California’s Salina Valley may be too slow and dark for some viewers, but its intricate plotting and original characters kept me glued to the screen. Also See-Worthy: For anyone who remembers the dominant 1985 Chicago Bears football team, The Shuffle provides a rollicking look back at making of the team's best-selling rap song and video “The Super Bowl Shuffle.” You don’t have to be a football fan to thoroughly enjoy this brisk 30-minute documentary now available on HBO Max... If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard