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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Aug. 8, 2025

Greetings! The NY Post’s David Harsanyi slams Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling Donald Trump’s Sec. of Health and Human Services  anti-vax fixation “a menace to public health.” “RFK Jr. is no better than the hacks who undermined our trust in science under former President Joe Biden,” Harsanyi wrote. “In some ways, he is worse”…The Victory Girls blog wonders what would happen if Trump stepped into the NYC mayoral race and endorsed anybody not named the winner of the Democratic primary NY state assemblyman  Zohran Mamdani. Would it help or hurt that candidate? “It would be ideal if New York City wasn’t governed by a communist, but if the voters want to jump off that cliff, there is not much that anyone outside the city can do, save vote with their feet and not spend tourist dollars there,” opines Victory Girl’s Deanna Fisher. Worth noting: The editorial board of the NY Post urges Trump to meddle (my word) in the election by endorsing current mayor Eric Adams…Quiet launch: With little fanfare in its debut week, podcast star Megyn Kelly expanded her podcast empire with the launch  of MK True Crime, a  podcast network  devoted to true crime shows, live trial coverage, and legal analysis.  Contributors include Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala.  The network bowed August 5…Weekend Watch: The  funniest scatological documentary of all time has got to be Netflix’s Trainwreck: Poop Cruise. The hour-long doc offers a too-close-for-comfort look at the ill-fated 2013 Carnival Triumph voyage when the ship lost all electrical power and was adrift for almost a week.  The toilets stopped working immediately and there were plenty of cellphones to record the misery…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard