Greetings! Here’s Trump’s distorted Truth Social post describing the fatal shooting yesterday of 37-year-old woman in a car who was stopped by ICE agents in Minneapolis: “(T)he woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self-defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital”...Bari Weiss’s The Free Press has Elon Musk in its crosshairs over its AI program Grok.  According to The FP, a new feature on the Musk-owned X allows its AI program Grok to “digitally undress” a picture of anyone.  Journalist River Page writes, “There are seemingly no guardrails—and so, predictably, users immediately used this tool to sexualize people’s photos without their consent. Including minors”...Townhall released in its third and final version of what the editors describe as 2025’s worst journalists.  Today’s story features , selections 1 through 10.  The second worst journalist, according to Townhall, is Margaret Brennan of CBS News.  Click here to find out who was picked as the worst journalist of the year...There’s a growing appetite for the venomous rhetoric and outrageous conspiracy theories being peddled by right-wing extremist podcaster Candace Owens. According to TheRighting’s exclusive research released this morning, “Candace” was the fastest-growing right-wing podcast in the fourth quarter based on year-over-year subscriber numbers...Dept. of Corrections:  Yesterday, I erroneously wrote about the NY Times’s January 7, 2020, headline about the insurrection.  The headline was in fact published January, 7, 2021....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! The influential Canadian news brand The Globe and Mail published an op-ed yesterday urging the nation’s citizens to prepare for the possible U.S. invasion of their country.  The authors of the article, Thomas Homer-Dixon and Adam Gordon, theorize that Trump is eyeing the oil-rich province of Alberta as the 51^st state...NewsBusters reviewed the Monday night broadcast of  “The CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil” and gave the new program some mild praise.  Editor Curtis Houck  wrote that the show came off as “refreshingly down-the-middle and normal. One might suggest normal might convey a feeling of boredom or staleness. But in this deeply partisan world and a legacy, elite media that have long lost the trust of the wider public, it’s what we need.” Worth noting: Status News eviscerated Dokoupil’s first two broadcasts this week citing “a chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social posts and MAGA-friendly editorial choices.” Editor Oliver Darcy called it an “embarrassment”...Townhall has released its second version of its list of 2025’s worst journalists featuring selections 11 through 30.  Among the choices: ABC’s David Muir (#28), CNN’s Brian Stelter (#20), and NBC’s Kristen Welker (#13)...This is the January 7, 2020, front page of the NY Times reporting on the J6 insurrection.  The giant headline splattered across the entire page says it all, “Trump Incites Riot”...RIP Michael Reagan, 80, the eldest son of conservative icon Ronald Reagan. He was a conservative talk show host and actor.  He appeared frequently on Newsmax TV and wrote a column for its website. Michael Reagan’s last column was published yesterday...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard