Greetings! Question of the day:  Is it JD or J.D.? I’m going with the shorter version…The endorsement from hell:  The Kremlin has praised Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his VP, according to CNN… Breitbart reports that the Hollywood trade Variety is “furious at Hollywood for creating ‘monster’ JD Vance.” Variety is referencing the Netflix movie “Hillbilly Elegy” based on Vance’s memoir which bolstered his national profile with a wholesome rendition of his climb out of near-poverty…Vivek Ramaswany told the Daily Caller that he would strongly consider taking JD Vance’s seat in the Senate if Trump is elected president…Trump loves linking to Murdoch-owned media outlets in June, according to TheRighting’s latest research just released today.  He linked most to the NY Post followed closely by Fox News Channel, Foxnews.com and The Wall Street Journal.  He gave dozens of links to far-right outlets like RSBN and OAN, as well as obscure ones like Bitcoin Magazine.  When stories in mainstream media aligned with his negative view of President Biden, he linked to them as well, especially CNN….Conservative media continues to praise the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster “Twisters” for not pushing a climate change message.  The film avoids “Greta Thunberg-style TED Talks," per Hollywood in Toto today… Help wanted: Vanity Fair is looking to hire a media reporter. Any out-of-work scribes should visit the job description that’s posted.  The salary is $70K-$100K….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! I usually have many bones to pick with the Washington Free Beacon’s political coverage, but this headline today put a smile on my face: Bearded Vance Overcomes Century-Old “Fur Ceiling” with VP Nom.  Any guesses on who will be the first Oval Office occupant with a tattoo?...The National Review suggests that public schools can combat declining patriotism, which the Republican 2024 platform identifies as a significant problem…Trump’s Truth Social stock skyrocketed 30% after the weekend assassination attempt.  So, Trump is not only lucky, he’s richer (ABC News)…After watching Nikki Haley’s speech at the RNC last night, I couldn’t shake the feeling that’s she’s running for president in 2028…Bloomberg’s Devin Leonard used TheRighting’s exclusive research on declining traffic to news websites (especially on the right) to form the backbone of this story that was posted Monday…”Twisters,” is the big blockbuster movie opening Friday featuring killer tornadoes and dare-devil stormer chasers.  What it doesn’t have is a climate change message and that’s OK with FrontPage. According to writer Daniel Greenfield, “How and why did 'Twisters' avoid the same woke gutter as so many other movies? Maybe the producers decided they wanted to make money. Who knows?”PS: the trailer looks awesome and it should hit box office gold… In case anyone cares: I’ve called my big sister “JD” well before JD Vance hit my radar.  I like her politics way better…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard