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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! The year is just over a week old and it’s already off to a rocky start: devastating fires in Los Angeles, the New Orleans terror attack and Trump’s expansionist ambitions. Sheesh. What’s going to happen after he takes office?...Farewell Jimmy Carter! WND is not shedding a tear for him as it throws major shade on the late president accusing him for the unraveling of American culture....In a Truth Social post, Trump blamed the LA fires on California Governor Gavin Newsom, who he refers to in a derogatory term (of course)…LA Fire Chief Kristen Crowley is under fire from the right for being a lesbian and a presumably DEI hire. The Pride website has a different point of view as evidenced by this headline: “Amid Palisades Fire, LA’s First LGBTQ+ Fire Chief Is Proving Lesbians Get It Done”…The National Review has published a list of several must-read nonfiction books for 2025. They include: Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life, Desire and Fate, and Called to Freedom: Retrieving Christian Liberty in an Age of License, Not exactly bedtime reading…In the immediate aftermath of the November 5 presidential election, more than 100 readers unsubscribed from TheRighting. Unfortunately, the exodus continues to this day although not at the same pace. In my latest article for The Columbia Journalism Review, I reveal the sad truth why readers fled…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

LA Mayor Karen Bass Was MIA in Africa While Her City Burned

source: Breitbart

On Wednesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed LA Mayor Karen Bass’ response to the fires and her being in Africa during the fires. Marlow stated, “She went to attend the inauguration of the president of Ghana…what does the Mayor of Los Angeles have to do with Ghana?”

As LA Burns, Some Question the DEI Fire Chief and Biden’s Ban on Controlled Burns

source: The New American

Democratic environmental and diversity policies might just be to blame for the wildfires that are raging through Californi

Nothing Burns Hotter Than DEI

source: PJ Media

It's not all bad news for the 64% of Los Angeles County who voted for Kamala in November. As they flee the brutal wildfires they can take comfort in knowing that their Los Angeles Fire Department -- which is powerless to stop the inferno -- overfloweth with sweet diversity, as planned.

DEI Is Out; Extra Fries Are In

source: SteveGruber.com

McDonalds rolls back diversity initiatives.

How Political Correctness Destroyed the United Kingdom

source: Blaze Media

For decades, the U.K. has been burying thousands of incidents of sexual assault perpetrated by predominantly Muslim gangs that have been imported into the country despite the culture’s incompatibility with Western beliefs. Anyone who has dared to call the government out on its abandonment of its citizens has been labeled racist and Islamophobic

It’s Not Too Late to Boot Biden

source: American Thinker

In fact, given the 25th Amendment, it is an obligation

Joe Biden Is an Historic A__hole, Analysis Finds

source: Washington Free Beacon

He is and always has been a belligerent and narcissistic a—hole consumed by bitterness and resentment.

Biden’s Bitterness Came Back to Bite Him

source: Wall Street Journal

By Karl Rove: His anger at Obama fed his bad decisions about both policy and the 2024 campaign.

Blessed Is Donald Trump, for He Shall Inherit a Mess

source: American Spectator

On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will officially inherit a colossal mess almost beyond description — Humpty Dumpty has been shattered by the Biden administration. And it is hard to believe that President Trump can fix Biden’s mess in only four years.

Alcohol Warning Labels Are Nanny Statism at Its Worst

source: National Review

Proof that Democrats seek equity in misery.

The Age of Censorship Is Ending

source: Townhall

While Democrats claimed for years that Trump represented tyranny, the truth is that it was the Democratic Party and its media apparatchiks that routinely used the tools of power to silence their opposition in authoritarian ways. The cudgeling of Facebook represents a perfect example of such quiet authoritarianism.

In the Last Half of 2024, 99% of Late Night Guests Were Liberals

source: NewsBusters

From the beginning of June through the end of December, the late night comedy shows welcomed 120 liberal guests and only one conservative, according to a new NewsBusters study. The 99% figure came during the presidential campaign season and its aftermath from June 3 through December 19.

The Military That Cried “White Supremacy”

source: Ann Coulter

In retrospect, maybe the military should have spent a little less time worrying about “white supremacists” and paid more attention to black Muslims. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, an Army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who happened to be a black Muslim, slaughtered 14 New Year’s revelers in New Orleans last week.

Conservative Beware, the Battle Is Won But the War Is Not Ended

source: Washington Stand

Victory is sweet, especially after nearly a decade of being ostracized, demonized, and maligned as racists, fascists, and Nazis. President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory in November heralds a new age in the U.S. and a renewal of the American spirit that once made this nation great.

The J6 Lies Continue

source: Victory Girls

The lies are all they have. The media and Democrats are desperately clinging to the narrative that January 6 was an insurrection and the U.S. Capitol nearly burned to the ground.

Jan

TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Greetings! Trump posted an image late yesterday of a new map of the United States that encompasses the country formerly known as Canada...CNN did an outstanding job last night with live boots-on-the-ground coverage of the fires roaring through Los Angeles neighborhoods. Didn’t see anyone on the right calling the news behemoth “fake news”…Americans United for Life has just published its ranking of the country’s most pro-life states. Here are just a few of the criteria to make the list from the organization’s website: laws on abortion, legal recognition of preborn children, assisted suicide and end-of-life patient care, and healthcare rights of conscience. Arkansas tops the list followed by Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi. Rounding out the bottom are Oregon, New Jersey and Vermont, which came in last…Ugh! That was my reaction when I read President Biden’s quote in USA Today that he thinks he could have defeated Trump if he stayed in the race. It was exactly that kind of thinking that resulted in his ill-fated decision to run for president one last time. He and his handlers just don’t get it…Brad Pascale, the former Trump campaign 2016 digital and media director, has been appointed the Chief Strategy Officer for the Salem Media Group, a conservative media powerhouse that has hit some speed bumps recently. This move might represent something of a comeback for the digital whiz who hit the skids in 2020 after a well publicized standoff with cops following a domestic dispute…WND has posted several images of Don Jr. and his buddies frolicking in Greenland…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard