Greetings! Conspiracy theorists, start your engines: It was only two days ago that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) camp released a proof-of-life photo of the infirm senator in bed after almost four weeks of radio silence. The conspiracy theories almost immediately percolated led (predictably) by wacky Laura Loomer’s post on X that McConnell is “officially brain dead,” per her White House source.  The celebrity news site TMZ published a roundup of theories with most doubting the authenticity of the image of McConnell in bed. “It looks like McConnell has the print edition of Sunday's Washington Post sports section on his lap,” the editors note. “But people are pointing to a strange fold in the page beneath his index finger.” Hmmmm. Seems like a job for Kash Patel. Worth noting: Speaking of conspiracy theories, the Washington Free Beacon just published a satire claiming that that “Israel – a.k.a. ‘The Jews’” were responsible for the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham. “Conservatively speaking, it is by far the most plausible explanation. Mossad was feeling cocky after planting the rape accusation against Platner and watching an innocent man stand trial for Kirk's murder. They knew Graham was flirting with Hamas and the Iranians”...Piggy: Trump just had to stick his snout into the issue of who replaces Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly Saturday night.  Trump’s choice was the late senator’s sister Darline Graham Nordone. So naturally, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster appointed Nordone to the temporary position until the end of Graham’s term in January. (Associated Press)...Bad news for right-wing news websites. TheRighting just released its exclusive research about traffic to right-wing news websites and found that visits were down significantly at the top twenty outlets for the second straight month.  Trump’s Truth Social cratered almost 50%...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Just wondering: Will the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association  (WHCA) dinner take place July 24? It’s an important question to ask in the wake of the DoJ’s shocking subpoena last Friday of four NY Times DC correspondents after their riveting reporting on Donald Trump’s security-compromised Air Force One jumbo jet.  How can the WHCA hold a gala with Trump center stage when the Portly POTUS is escalating his chilling war with the press? My advice to the WHCA: scrap it....Does this sound like democracy to you? Trump posted a video on Truth Social from flame-throwing right-wing commentator Michael Savage calling for the criminalization of democratic socialism and the deportation of its leaders...Unhinged. In a one-hour period between approximately 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. EDT today, Trump released more than three dozen posts on Truth Social....What took him so long? Mitch “MIA” McConnell finally released a proof of life statement and photo of him sitting up in what appears to be a hospital bed.   The 84-year-old GOP Senate majority leader’s statement blamed his mysterious absence since June 14 and hospitalization on a taking a nasty fall and a bout of pneumonia. The thin statement leaves more questions than answers about his long-compromised health...Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who died suddenly Saturday night, had a net worth of $1.5 million, putting him in the bottom half of his fellow legislators, according to data from Quiver Quantitative. The NY Post has more.  Worth noting: Trump has been praising Graham effusively in his death, but 11 years ago this month, The Donald attacked Graham by releasing the senator’s personal cell phone number and urging his supporters to “try it”.... If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard