Greetings! Fake of the Week: The Washington Free Beacon admits it used AI to generate an image labeled in the caption as a “smug, obnoxious journalist sitting at a bar.” Looks like a thirtysomething guy with a close-cropped beard, a decent haircut, horn-rimmed glasses and  tweed overcoat. Nothing remotely smug or obnoxious about the AI-generated journo to me. In fact, the image sets a high bar for how journalists should be attired and groomed on the job….Race to the Judicial Bottom: Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel “Flagman” Alito are neck and neck to see who can be the most compromised conservative on the highest court in the land...Weekend Watch: Amazon Prime’s dystopian “Fallout.”  Despite  excessive violence, it’s a good popcorn summer series and a welcome distraction while we wait for closing arguments in Donald Trump’s election interference  trial and the looming verdict.  Here’s the“Fallout” trailer if you are wondering whether to commit.…I’m getting an early start on the Memorial Day weekend so there will be no newsletter Friday.  But don’t forget to remember America’s fallen military men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.  This holiday is much more than a reason to get a 20% discount on a new mattress…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Right Wing Target of the Day: Veteran human rights attorney Amal  Clooney, who was part of the committee recommending that the International Criminal Court indict Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Hamas leadership, for  war crimes. Several conservative outlets expressed outrage at her stance.  The NY Post  wonders whether  hubby superstar George Clooney shares his wife’s opinion…Failed Hit Job of The Week: The Washington Free Beacon flops in its attempt to undermine MSNBC contributor and Puck columnist John Heilemann.  His sins, proclaims the Beacon, are that he drinks too much, hates Trump, is an atheist and “loves” Nicolle Wallace. That describes about half the working journalists in America, on both sides of the aisle….FrontPage gleefully claims that Kehinde Wiley, the respected  portrait artist who famously captured Barack Obama on canvas, has been accused of sexually assaulting another man.  Wiley has denied the accusation. Not surprisingly, FrontPage manages to take a gratuitous dig at Obama calling him “one of the worst men to ever squat in the White House.” Keeping it classy.... I agree! The National Review predicts that there would be no shortage of people wanting to serve in a second Trump administration.  “So long as the U.S. has an imperial presidency, lots of people will want to be close to the emperor,” writes Dominic Pino…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard