Greetings! The Wall Street Journal tackled the subject of the horrific Minneapolis school shooting yesterday in an inoffensive editorial not likely to raise cheers on either side of the gun debate.  The editors wrote that the disturbed young men who are school shooters shouldn’t have access to guns.  They go on to write, “The mental-health lobby and gun-rights advocates may protest, but a society serious about protecting its most vulnerable needs to have this debate.” Debate? That’s it? Lame...Dept. of Bad Timing: The CDC is in turmoil after the abrupt firing by HHS Secretary RFK Jr of the agency’s head Dr. Susan Monarez, so what does Kennedy do?  He writes an anodyne op-ed for today’s Wall Street Journal extolling the virtues of eating an apple a day and encouraging medical schools to add nutrition to their curriculum....The right-wing press is raising questions about the whereabouts of the $100 million raised during the January 30 FireAid concert to assist victims of the devasting LA wildfires.  Earlier this week, the Washington Free Beacon questioned where the money was spent and now Hollywood in Toto is fanning the flames.  HiT reports that actor Miles Teller announced during the concert, “All of the money raised will go directly to people who need it now.” To which, HiT snarked, “Unless they’re white, perhaps?”...Just asking: Has anyone heard from Rudy Giuliani lately? He just sold his Manhattan penthouse for $4.95 million (NY Post)...If you keep reading, I'll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Grilling a Cook: Trump has apparently fired Lisa Cook, the first Black member of the powerful Federal Reserve Board of Governors.  Her sin? It appears that she claimed two separate homes as her primary residences on a mortgage application and thus may have secured better loan terms.  She is expected to address the controversy for which she has not been charged with a crime.  The Wall Street Journal editorial board scoffs at Trump’s action which they say reveals that he wants to put monetary policy under his control. “The country will live to regret it,” they warn.  I also think that Trump has disdain for powerful women of color and feels compelled to dominate them.... Because the right views the recently engaged Taylor Swift as no longer “hot” after dissing Trump in the 2024 election, the Washington Free Beacon has published a list of 15 NFL wives and girlfriends who the editors believe are hotter than the singing sensation.  They include Josh Allen’s wife Hailee Steinfeld, Christian McCaffrey’s wife, and Russell Wilson’s wife... I’ve never eaten at Crackle Barrel.  But all the publicity about the new image led me to review the menu and I’m suddenly craving the hashbrown casserole with smoked sausage, eggs, cheese, fried onion and sawmill gravy.  1100 calories! Suffice to say, there’s no kale or lattes with soy milk on the menu.  Worth noting: Cracker Barrel caved yesterday and is reinstating its previous “Old Timer” logo of an elderly man leaning on a barrel.  Of course, Trump posted on Truth Social a slightly different version of the logo with himself sitting next to a barrel of oil and the words “America First” written in the same Cracker Barrel typeface. Obnoxious!...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard