Greetings! More Trouble for Troy? The Maine Wire reports that Troy Jackson, Maine’s Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, fathered two children with his second cousin by blood.  The Wire’s article did mention that Jackson’s cousin is his longtime partner and they have been together since high school. Worth noting: The Maine Policy Institute, a conservative think tank, owns The Maine Wire....The American Conservative throws some serious shade on the recently deceased Lindsey Graham.  Contributor Doug Bandow writes that Graham “supported foreign policy catastrophes that harmed America.” The headline on his article asserts that Washington’s celebration of Graham was “unseemly”...The headline writers at the Washington Examiner earned their money this week. Today’s gem: It’s Not Just Biden – Washington Is an Assisted-Living Facility with Nuclear Keys....Macho Alert! The Daily Wire names three Russell Crowe movies every young man should watch: “Gladiator,” “Cinderella Man” and “Master Commander: The Far Side of the World”...Weekend Watch (retro edition): The 2022 #MeToo drama She Said, which I watched for the first time last week, seems especially appropriate for the summer of 2026. It’s based on the reporting of NY Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey who exposed the sexual misconduct allegations against powerful movie mogul Harvey Weinstein that ultimately sent him to jail. As the Trump administration intensifies its attacks on the press and hurls baseless charges of “fake news,” “She Said” is a powerful reminder of the dedication of hard-working reporters committed to the truth and the strength of institutions like the Times that stands up to forces that would silence their journalists. Available on Netflix...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! The conservative Victory Girls blog offers a decent reason why so much secrecy surrounds Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) poorly explained six-week stay in a hospital and rehab facility. “The moment it becomes clear McConnell cannot return, the conversation immediately shifts to resignation, succession, and control of a Senate seat,” writes Carol Marks. “Keeping information tightly controlled also keeps that political pressure at bay”... The American Conservative names three GOP senators who could derail what the editors are calling a “Vance/Rubio coronation.” They include Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul....Agree! The Washington Examiner offers four reasons why Todd Blanche is “too dangerous” to helm Trump’s Department of Justice....TheRighting just published its first-ever list of the top 20 right-wing YouTube creators.  Podcaster superstar Ben Shapiro leads the group with seven million (!!!) subscribers. Extremist Candace Owens slithered into second place with six million subscribers. Her estimated monthly income can be as high as $121,000, according to Social Blade which furnished the raw data. And that  proves that outrage is a successful business model...WNBA superstar Sophie Cunningham is becoming a darling of the right for publicly proclaiming that transgender athletes should be barred from competing against biological females.  Furthermore, the Washington Free Beacon observes, the Indiana Fever guard has become a WNBA superstar in a sport “where attractive white women have long been marginalized and underrepresented”...Wedding Bells: Faded former right-wing politician Marjorie Taylor Greene wedded Brian Glenn, a correspondent for the far-right-leaning Real America’s Voice, in Las Vegas Tuesday night.  It was the second wedding for both of them. (The Gateway Pundit)....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard