Greetings! And welcome to Pride Month.  Here’s an original take on the January 6 insurrection that seems especially appropriate for the start of the rainbow month.  One of the hosts of the comedic  “Subway Takes” YouTube channel proclaims J6 was the gayest thing he ever saw.  In the latest segment, he says, “You’ve got all these men standing around the Capitol.  A lot of them shirtless in costumes and face paint.  That’s a gay pride parade.”  Hahahahahaha! Well said.  He also believes that Pride Month should only last a week, which is probably seven days too long for a certain Village People-fan demonically dancing in the Oval Office. Worth noting: The Victory Girls blog also has issues with the 30 days of celebration.  “The birth of this nation gets one day of celebration, LGBTQ+ gets a whole month,” wrote Darlene Click...Public broadcasting needs to do a better job proving its value in the court of public opinion.  So says long-time media thought-leader Stuart Brotman in this essay for Current.  Brotman lists four excellent messaging points that should be amplified on social media to make the pro-public broadcasting case.  His top suggestion: “Public broadcasting has set new standards in children’s news programs, drama, music, science and educational services”...Dept. of Good News: Netflix announced that the final season of the hit supernatural series Stranger Things begins November 26.  And the last episode drops December 31.  I know what I’ll be watching this New Year’s Eve...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! More Pride Month backlash (and it’s not even June yet). The Daily Caller dropped a snarky article pointing out that Washington’s Reagan National Airport is celebrating Pride Month “amid recent safety concerns following a deadly crash and other incidents.” The subtext?  The airport is spending more time promoting Pride Month than on safety...Elon Musk saw the handwriting on the White House wall and knew it was time to get out of DOGE. Trump is holding a press conference today at 1:30 EST to acknowledge the erratic gazillionaire’s selfish service to our nation.  Worth noting: NY Times’ Michelle Goldberg has an insightful column detailing  Musk’s reign of terror and error. Her most recent op-ed cites his legacy of “disease, starvation and death.” I’m with Goldberg on this DOGE damage assessment...Dept. of Corrections: Yesterday I erroneously wrote that RFK demanded that government-funded scientists not publish their research in several respected medical journals. I should have written that he threatened to prevent them from publishing...Weekend Watch: The Netflix three-parter The Tylenol Murders looks back at the 1982 deaths of seven people from taking cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. The horrifying whodunnit tale had me hooked from the first frames (the murderer has never been found). Check it out and if you have a headache afterwards, my advice is to reach for an Advil...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard