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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Feb. 6, 2025

Greetings! I don’t know about you, but I’m panic-watching the news every night for about 30 minutes before resting my brain on mindless entertainment.  Not a good way to start the year… Breitbart has crowned ex-BLM activist Xaviaer DuRousseau as the latest right wing media sensation…Longtime libertarian John Stossel, a veteran of Fox Business News and ABC News, praises  Elon Musk for taking the hatchet to a growing list of federal agencies. (Townhall)…Daily Caller joins a growing list of right wing outlets dismissive of Donald Trump’s unhinged  proposal to remove two million Gaza residents and turn the devastated land into a U.S.-controlled Middle East “Riviera.” “The very idea of illegally claiming ownership of Gaza is as farcical as it is insidious,” opines the Daily Caller’s John Loftus. “(I)t deserves to be shot down and ridiculed.” Amen to that…Natalie Winters, the White House correspondent for Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, gave an interview to Outkick where the 23-year-old defended herself from critics who’ve  blasted her for fashion choices that seem more appropriate for a nightclubbing than the briefing room. The piece  is chock-a-block with photos of Winters, so fashionistas should judge for themselves…Adios United Nations? The Federalist lists five reasons why the U.S. should exit the UN…“The Megyn Kelly Show” is by far the fastest growing right wing podcast, according to TheRighting’s exclusive research.  The number of subscribers to her program on the Castbox platform surged 128% in Q4 2024 vs Q4 2023.  She ranks #7 on our top 20 list.  I predict that by mid-year Megyn’s podcast easily cracks the top 5…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard