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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Jan. 30, 2026

Greetings! Alex Pretti was not a “protestor,” he was an agitator. So opines National Review editor-in-chief Richard Lowry in a guest column for the NY Post. “Now that we’ve seen videos of an earlier struggle with federal agents and learned more about the organized nature of the anti-ICE resistance” Lowry writes, “it’s become clear that the better word for Pretti was agitator, or perhaps even operative.”  Amplifying Lowry’s blame the victim op-ed, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post this morning that he also believes that Pretti was an agitator and perhaps even an “insurrectionist.”  My view? ICE agents were the agitators and Pretti’s actions were in reaction to an over-the-top assault on his city by Trump storm troopers…Weekend Watch: I’m  two episodes into HBO’s new series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and so far it’s a winner.  A  prequel to the wildly successful “Game of Thrones,” the two main characters in the series, Sir Dunk, the giant-like would-be knight, and his young, but wise-beyond-his-years sidekick will steal your heart…Weekend Whatever: Melania, the $40 million documentary about you-know-who lands in 1,500 North American movie theaters today. After an anticipated weak weekend box office and skewering by critics, I predict that the First Lady may feel like a chicken at a shish kebob fest…Weekend Laugh: Award-winning humorist Andy Borowitz  claims in his latest column that the nation’s dogs have urged President Trump to fire Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security.  “This is not a partisan issue,” writes Borowitz. “Cats agree”…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard