Greetings! Matt Gaetz, cable news host? Newsmax is reportedly considering a show hosted by the telegenic hate-magnet, ex-Congressman and failed AG candidate (The Independent)…WND writer Patrice Lewis thinks she knows why the Pilgrims almost succumbed to starvation at their tiny outpost in the New World.  “What was the reason behind the disastrous harvests that nearly wiped out the fledgling Plymouth colony? Was it climate change? Student loan debt? Lack of universal health care?” she writes.  “No, it was socialism”…Last week’s craziest headline from the right: The Federalist’s It’s Past Time We Bring Back the Washington Redskins.  Not a chance (although you never know what may happen in the upside world of Trump 2.0)…Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter and director David Mamet, whose politics have moved rightward for more than a decade, has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal heralding the incoming Trump administration.  I love Mamet the playwright and screenwriter, but his politics are a real buzz kill…Washington Examiner reporter Brad Polumbo asserts that woke white women have initiated TikTok’s “cringiest trend.”  These wokesters, per Polumbo, wear blue bracelets to signal to like-minded individuals, especial racial minorities, that they can be trusted…X-odus.  That’s what I’m calling the phenomenon of users fleeing X for the fast-growing social media platform Bluesky…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Only fitting: Peter Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled Secretary of Defense nominee, is playing defense this week while his reputation gets carpet-bombed. Damning allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced threatening his exalted seat in The Donald’s cabinet. My advice: Raise the white flag and retreat behind home lines to your Fox News safe house.…Sour Note: Trump is endorsing a line of guitars. The American Eagle Guitar series touts itself as “the only guitar officially endorsed” by the Mar-a-Lago Maestro.  The guitars have an American Flag on the body, with “Make America Great Again” inscribed on the neck. Prices start at about $1,000 and rise to $11,750 for one autographed by a certain incoming resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. SteveGruber.com has more details…Steamed about the election?  The Atlantic recommends seven books to assuage your rage. The list includes “Which Side Are You On,” by Ryan Lee Wong, and “Good Talk,” by Mira Jacob.…Word of the day: fealty.  If you don’t know what it means, ask Pam Bondi, Trump’s choice for Attorney General…ICYMI: Nikki Haley launched a podcast last September. She has attracted a lowly 74 subscribers on the Castbox podcast platform…Dept. of No Surprises:  Hollywood in Toto gives a rave review for “Bonhoeffer” from the rightward Angel Studios. The film, about a Pastor’s attempt to assassinate Hitler, hits theaters today…Weekend Watch: If you’re like me and have Attorney Generals top of mind, check out Netflix’s 2022 documentary The Martha Mitchell Effect.  It’s about the colorful and compulsively outspoken wife of John Mitchell, Richard Nixon’s corrupt A.G. who ended up in prison…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard