Greetings.  Welcome to Liberation Day 2.  What horrors await us?...The reliably conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board gave a big thumbs down to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” vision unveiled yesterday in the Rose Garden. The markets agreed as the Dow was down 1,300 points at the opening bell. Here’s the WSJ editorial…In case anyone was wondering, the Association of Mature American Citizens – a MAGA alternative to AARP – has picked The Donald’s 1987 best seller The Art of the Deal as April’s book of the month. Worth noting: the book’s co-author, Tony Schwartz, is a loud and proud Trump critic…In other publishing news: From Mar-a-Lago to Mars: President Trump’s Great American Comeback, by Nick Adams, is slated for early May publication. Perhaps a better title would have been “From Mars to Mar-a-Lago.” That might better explain Trump’s erratic out-of-his-mind and out-of-this-world behavior. On his Substack, Adam writes that Trump is a combination of Ronald Reagan and Winston Churchill, but only better. (Cue the gagging)….Dept. of Sticks & Stones: The Gateway Pundit labels “The View” co-host Joy Behar “human garbage” for her reaction to AG Pam Bondi’s call for the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…Another reason to dislike disgraced Brett Favre. The former NFL superstar quarterback just defended Elon Musk in an interview…And if we all don’t have enough to worry about, NBC News reports that honeybees are dying at an alarming rate threatening $17 billion in agricultural production…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! And welcome to what Trump has called Liberation Day. Every day, this administration becomes more Orwellian…At the close of yesterday’s stock market, the right wing media outlet Newsmax had a market cap of an astounding $20 billion just two days after going public.  To put that in context, The New  York Times Company has a market cap of $8.1 billion.  Newspaper publishing giant Gannett has a cap of $4.1 billion.  Worth noting: When billionaire Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post in 2013, he shelled out a mere $250 million. Can’t imagine it would get that price today.  Also worth noting:  Richard Nixon’s grandson, Christopher Nixon Cox, has been on Newsmax’s board of directors for the past year….Props to ironman Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who delivered a record-breaking 25-hour speech from the Senate floor attacking President Trump that ended last night. The previous record for the longest speech was set in 1957 and delivered by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond. (Politico)… Anti-Trump News from the Right: The prolific MAGA-loving blogger Liberty Paige downplays the chatter about a Trump third term.  She terms it a “troll move” and observes that Democrats seem to be taking the bait (SteveGruber.com). The National Review gives a big thumbs down to Trump’s obnoxious war on Canada, calling his verbal assault “reckless.” And the Wall Street Journal once again criticizes Trump because he broke his campaign promise to lower prices. “His tariff obsession will make life more expensive, and Americans know it,” writes opinion writer William Galston…RedState speculates that MSNBC primetime host Lawrence O’Donnell’s two-week absence may have been tied to his desire for a much bigger paycheck.  No sources are cited, BTW…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard