Greetings! The truth about Truth Social. The Donald Trump-controlled platform was by far the fastest-growing right-wing news website in October.  Year-over-year Truth Social traffic rose a whopping 84%, according to TheRighting research.  Another right-leaning site, The Free Press, which was just purchased by Paramount, also saw dramatic growth. The Free Press and Truth Social were outliers in a month that saw news sites on the left and right experience declines. Read more here....The editorial board of the normally Trump-friendly NY Post has taken The Donald to the woodshed over fueling the affordability crisis. The editors are irked over Trump doubling down “on his obsession with tariffs”....Legendary former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement yesterday brought waves of insults from the right. The Washington Free Beacon was particularly nasty, alluding to her breast size (with an image taken on the beach in 2022), in this article by Andrew Stiles.  Of course, Trump, spewed on Truth Social, calling her an “old and broken political hack” and accusing her of “illegally” making money, playing the stock market...Weekend Whiff: “It” girl Sydney Sweeney stars as a boxer in the dark drama Christy opening today to somewhat tepid reviews. Memo to Sweeney’s agent: moviegoers are unlikely to attend in droves to see her play against type as a struggling pugilist. Hilary Swank already did it, delivering an Oscar-award-winning performance in the 2004 “Million Dollar Baby,” directed and co-starring right-wing Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood.  Weekend Watch: Try the five-part Apple+ documentary series Mr. Scorsese about the acclaimed director Martin you-know-who. It’s a knock-out...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Donald Trump naturally blames the GOP’s coast to coast Election Day defeats on his absence from the ballot. The Wall Street Journal’s conservative op-ed board  believes otherwise.  This WSJ headline says it all: Trump Really Was on the Ballot...Book Critic-in-Chief: In a Truth Social post, Trump showers praise on ex-FBI agent and current Fox News contributor Nicole Parker for her tome The Two FBIs. The book, which drops November 11, charges the agency had two sets of employees: dedicated, honest agents, and other ones pushing an anti-Trump agenda...Speaking of Truth Social, The Donald was a busy boy on his favorite platform last night, posting 12 videos relating to his 2024 November Election Day triumph.  Worth noting: senior citizens love to remember their past glories....Here’s how the Washington Free Beacon positioned its obituary of Dick Cheney: “Dick Cheney entered the kingdom of heaven on Monday to avoid watching New York City be overtaken by a trust fund communist who loves terrorism.” Not sure the Beacon got its facts straight about George W. Bush’s warmonger Veep entering “the kingdom of heaven”...In the massive coverage of Zohran Mamdani’s earth-shaking election victory in NYC, most media outlets on the right and left failed to mention that the mayor-elect used the Arabic phrase ana minkum wa alaikum (“I am one of you and I am responsible.”) He used it while referencing the neighborhood of Steinway, Queens, where he lived and worked as a politician. It is home to a mix of immigrants from all over the world. I wish he used two or three other languages as well.  The Arabic-language usage, although only four words long, probably did not land well with many Jews in NYC and around the world who are jittery about his stewardship of the Big Apple. Here’s the full transcript of his speech, per the Guardian....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard