Greetings! Beware the Red Scare: There are 25 million communists in America.  That claim comes from FrontPage’s Daniel Greenfield who writes today, “The level of ‘very positive’ supporters for communism among Gen Z is already projected to stand at 10 million, another 9 million or so for Gen Z, another 4.5 million for Gen X and another 1.3 million for the Baby Boomers for a combined projected total of over 25 million communists”... In a post on X, the White House touts the roughly two dozen gas stations offering fuel for $3.47 a gallon (the 47 cents is a nod to our 47^th president).  It’s 33 cents lower than the national average, according to the Trump-friendly Daily Caller, which nonetheless points out that the price is still “significantly higher” than before the war with Iran. While neither the White House nor Trump are involved in the low-price gas stations – called the Freedom Fuel Network – the post on X noted, “President Trump is leading the charge to lower gas prices this summer - putting more money in your pocket”....Weekend Watch: I’m late to the party on this one, but I Will Find You, which has been streaming on Netflix since June 18, is one of the summer’s guilty pleasures. It’s often moronic and features highly implausible plot twists like the worst-staged prison break I have ever seen on TV or film.  Nonetheless, the fast-paced action and the heroic quest of a wrongly imprisoned man who searches for his missing young son kept me glued to the screen. Also: On a more somber note, the Daily Caller drops today the documentary Inside CECOT, a look at El Salvador’s notorious prison...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Dept. of No Surprises: Graham Platner’s political career swims with the fishes (and his oysters) after dropping out of the race for the Senate...The  Washington Free Beacon has compiled a list of the Democrats who disgraced themselves the most in their support of Platner. They include: Ro Khanna, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and former Biden adviser Ron Klain. Worth noting: Hollywood in Toto points out that Jon Stewart “fawned over” Platner in an April interview on his podcast and compared his rise in Democratic politics to the classic Hollywood film about a political novice “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”...Word of the day: Tsedoodelt (“tsuh-DOO-delt”). Yiddish expression meaning muddled or very confused. Seems like the most accurate way to describe Trump at the NATO summit yesterday in Turkey where he referred to the “Islamic Republic of Japan” and called President Zelensky of Ukraine President Putin (The New Republic)...The editorial board of the Trump-supporting NY Post scoffs at the president’s assertions that the cease-fire with Iran is over. “Frankly, Trump should’ve never agreed to a cease-fire deal in the first place,” the editors wrote, “certainly not one that made generous concessions to Iran, as this one did, while getting virtually bupkis in return”...Gag alert: Florida’s Palm Beach International Airport officially changes its name to the Donald J. Trump International Airport today. The Palm Beach Post reports that the first aircraft to land at the airport was Trump Force One (natch), the Trump Organization plane. Don Jr. and Bettina Trump were aboard the flight....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard