Greetings! Amazing night.  There’s no other way to say other than it was a giant – sorry for the four-letter word that’s coming next – fuck you to Donald Trump...America listened to Trump on election day. They voted like he was on the ballot...Word of the day: Rebuke....Down the drain:  Elon Musk flushed away $475 million backing GOP candidates in the midterm.  About half of that amount was spent in Texas where Tesla and SpaceX are headquartered.  CNBC predicts that Musk may now be facing “political obstacles” in the Lone Star state. No wonder why the stock prices of Tesla and SpaceX are cratering today. ... Brilliant: In all the stories I’ve read this morning, one line in particular stands out by Peter Baker of the NY Times.  He was deconstructing Trump’s final pre-election speech with the much-derided Reflecting Pool in the background. That led Baker to write: “It was a vivid reminder of his obsession with pet construction projects in Washington, despite the warning signs of how it rankled voters — as if Richard M. Nixon had made his final pre-election speech in front of the Watergate complex”...Original take: The Hungarian Conservative called last night’s wipeout of the GOP a “Black tsunami.” Why?  Because four Black politicians won their races to become governors for the first time: Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA), David Crowley (D-WI), Aaron Ford (D-NV), and Byron Donalds (R-FL). Wes Moore (D-MD) won a second term to no one’s surprise...Mute: Trump has gone silent on Truth Social as of 10 a.m. ET today.  In comparison, yesterday morning, he fired off roughly 200 posts. Last night, while the walls of his castle were collapsing under the blue tsunami, Trump took the time to moan about Fox News’ Dem commentator Jessica Tarlov, writing in a Truth Social post that she’s “dumb as a rock but it’s that voice that gets me. Have to go somewhere else until that loser is off the air.” Priorities, Don. Priorities...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Today is freedom day: Freedom from the unwanted wave of political text messages that have pinged our portable devices incessantly in the last month. Do better marketing consultants and politicians running for office. Stop annoying us and start governing. Worth noting: During the 2024 election cycle, Americans received 25 billion text messages, according to the political texting company RumbleUp. I’m sure the number is even larger this year...Like most Americans, I’m following several key races very closely in states such as Texas, Maine and Alaska. But Michigan seems especially critical.  As  Bret Stephens of the NY Times pointed out in today’s column, the Michigan U.S. Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers is “a choice either against antisemitism or for democracy.” That frames it perfectly and if I voted in Michigan I honestly don’t know who I would vote for...Trump’s Truth Social account has gone into overdrive.  This morning, in a frenetic two-hour barrage, Trump made more than 200 endorsements of GOP politicians. And that’s just this morning. Last night, I counted at least four dozen endorsements.  Oval Office barnacle and Trump scribe Natalie Harp probably logged some serious overtime last night typing all those messages....Check out this website: Celebrity Net Worth.  There’s an entire section devoted to politicians who are Democrats. For instance, James Talarico, who’s running for the Senate in Texas, has a net worth of $150,000, while Sen. Chuck Schumer has banked $900,000. Comedian/political commentator Bill Maher is worth $114 million....Speaking of Maher, is anyone out there writing the unauthorized biography of the occasional Trump dinner partner and high profile host of HBO’s “Real Time”? I think it’s about time... If you keep voting, I’ll keep Righting. Howard