Greetings! Movie of the day: The King and I, (the gramatically challenged Donald Trump probably calls it  “The King and Me”)...The MAGA-in-Chief has been non-stop bragging about his nonsensical $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the NY Times.  Late last night Trump posted on Truth Social that he’s “getting amazing feedback on my Lawsuit against The New York Times. The predominant feeling and sentiment is, “IT’S ABOUT TIME!”... Smart headline: “Are Conservatives Doing the Canceling Now?” (The Free Press)...Dumb Headline: “Hitler Never Killed Anybody” (Townhall)...Robert Redford, who passed away yesterday, was the embodiment of the All-American movie star.  Here are my three favorite Redford films where his understated onscreen power is in full view: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and All the President’s Men. Hollywood in Toto argues that Redford’s overt masculinity mattered and that it’s often missing in today’s movies. Worth noting: While American Spectator mourns the death of Redford, the outlet has no sympathy for his politics. “He was also a left-wing activist who too often put his activism into his work, which is almost never a good thing,” wrote the Spectator’s Bruce Bawer. “When politics weren’t involved, Redford was pretty savvy about picking projects.” I disagree with Bawer, but I defend his right to say it...Dept. of Very Bad News:  The new tome  If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares posits an AI  doomsday scenario. The authors, public interest advocates in the technology field, maintain that if superhuman AI continues on its current profit-fueled trajectory, it could  be the death of us all. I wonder if ChatGBT agrees with that nightmare thesis...Happy birthday to TheRighting.  We launched exactly eight years ago....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard

Greetings! Help wanted.  ICE is looking to hire at least one public affairs specialist, perhaps several, according to this posting at USAJOBS.  The number one requirement for the job – and I kid you not – is that applicants must be a U.S. citizen.  Talk about stating the obvious. Applicants should also have experience “communicating complex topics for a public audience.”  That’s the understatement of the year. The pay ain’t bad if you don’t mind selling your soul: qualified job seekers can earn as much as $171K...Torpedo in the water: Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit – that’s no typo – against the NY Times suing the publication for defamation and libel. If the Times buckles or goes bankrupt, what remains of the free press not beholden to the Trump administration will essentially be brought to its knees. In a Truth Social post last night, Trump termed the legendary news organization “one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country.” (Fox News)...WND has published a list – pulled from random speculation on social media platforms – of conservative figures likely to be the next assassination targets. The names include Ben Shapiro, JK Rowling, Andy Ngo, Matt Walsh and Elon Musk...President Trump is already touting the October 15 release of Eric Trump’s book Under Siege: My Family’s Fight to Save Our Nation.  Papa Trump – who wrote the foreword (natch) – brags that the book is number one on Amazon.  (Actually, it tops the political leaders biographies list, ahead of gems like How to  Test Negative for Stupid, which is probably on Eric’s bedside table.)...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard