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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jan. 23, 2026

Greetings! Offensive! Earlier this week, ICE launched “Operation Catch of the Day” in Maine, per Big League Politics. The federal law enforcement trawling expedition’s aim is to snag those undocumented immigrants identified by ICE as the most dangerous living in the Pine Tree State where much of the economy is anchored by the fishing industry. ICE marketers may think the operation’s moniker is clever, but it reveals the lack of humanity driving this federal goon squad. Furthermore, as any fisherman can tell you, when casting a wide net, innocent species often get mistakenly captured..Bari Weiss, the embattled anti-woke rookie chief of the now more MAGA-friendly CBS News, announced that she’s pausing her “Honestly, with Bari Weiss” podcast.” My guess is she’s too busy defending her dismantling of the legendary news organization to host a podcast. It appears as if her last program was yesterday. According to my research, she’s got about 13,000 subscribers on the Castbox podcast platform. Not too shabby, still not enough to land “Honestly” on TheRighting’s top 20 list (well below #20 “The War Room with Steve Bannon” which has attracted 20,000+ subs on Castbox)…Weekend Watch: I’ll be in DC this weekend glued to the Weather Channel and local  news outlets in anticipation of a giant Sunday snowstorm barreling across the country. Forecasters expect temps to nosedive into single digits so of course Trump posted “whatever happened to global warming?” My advice to those of you in the storm’s path: dig in, stay warm and stay safe…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard