Greetings! This morning, in a terse Truth Social post, Donald Trump called for the imprisonment  of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for their “failure” to protect ICE officers. Both are Democrats (shocking – not!)...Meeting with Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House yesterday, Trump suggested the U.S. and Canada “merge.” The Gateway Pundit opined that The Donald was only joking. I’m not laughing. Are you?...Dept. of Surprises: A guest NY Times opinion piece yesterday praised  Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth’s widely panned macho rant last week to hundreds of military brass he summoned from the earth’s four corners.  “(Hegseth) outlined a nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society,” wrote Times contributor Christopher Caldwell, who is also a contributing editor to the conservative Claremont Review of Books “Since that vision is starkly at odds with a great deal of what the military has been about for the past three decades, the secretary had every reason to call the top brass together and explain what was changing, as well as why and how.” I haven’t stopped gagging since reading Caldwell’s op-ed...Another thing to worry about: TV personality Andrew Zimmern sounds the alarm about nonstick frying pans in an convincing NY Times essay.  Not only does Zimmern, ex-host of the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods,” point out the cancer-causing elements in many nonstick cookware, he posits that food tastes better if it’s made with other types of pans..If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Cheers erupted from at least one right-wing outlet when Apple announced it pulled apps that track ICE agents from its app store.  Liberty Paige of SteveGruber.com, noted that “Apple finally did the right thing.” She claimed more than a million users downloaded the ICEblock app, which tracks ICE agents nearby.  Worth noting: Previously downloaded apps such as ICEblock are still usable. But can’t imagine that’s going to last longer if Stephen Miller has anything to say....For two months during the late summer, NewsBusters tracked night-time NPR guests.  The right-wing watchdog group found that there were 53 liberal or Democrat-leaning guests to just three conservative or Republican-leaning guests.  (NewsBusters)...Watch  for right-wing TV outlets to shift  into overdrive at 10 a.m. Wednesday when ex-FBI chief and Trump Public Enemy No. 1 James Comey is arraigned...The Team Trump social media accounts on such social media platforms as  TikTok, X, Instagram, Facebook and Truth Social, racked up nearly a billion views, outperforming official Democrat Party accounts,  according to media firm X Strategies, led by MAGA-friendly media wiz Alex Breusewitz. (Breitbart)...Dept. of Shameless Plugs, Must-Read Edition: TheRighting’s managing editor David Noonan, has teamed up with his wife, Susan Faiola, for their first crime novel. Here and Gone is a gripping thriller that shows Miami at its steamy, murderous, and page-turning best...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard