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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

Nov. 4, 2025

Greetings! Turning California right: The new west coast spawn of Rupert Murdoch’s NY Post, the California Post, has  made a major hire: Breitbart senior editor Joel Pollak has been tapped to lead the outlet’s op-ed section when the California Post  debuts early next year.  The prolific Pollak spent almost two decades at the MAGA-mouthpiece news organization where Steve Bannon was once the executive chairman.  Pollak joined Breitbart as in-house counsel and then briefly served as its top editor, per The Wrap. …Speaking of the NY Post, the tabloid’s 95-year-old gossip columnist Cindy Adams was awakened a few nights ago by a phone call from Donald  Trump who I guess took a break from his obsessive posting on Truth Social to chat. Here’s her story…Tucker Carlson is drawing heat for platforming white supremacist and antisemite Nick Fuentes on his popular  podcast. Rick Lowry, the influential editor-in-chief of the National Review called Carlson a “self-avowed racist.” And the NY Post’s Doug Murray labeled him a “conspiracy kook.” Agree…In a review of ex-Joe Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s new book “Independent,” the Washington Free Beacon described it as “It is the worst political memoir ever written in the history of the English language. This is not hyperbole.” Ouch…. RIP former George W. Bush powerful vice president Dick Cheney.  For a brilliant satirical look at the controversial Cheney, check out the film Vice on Amazon Prime. It’s one of my favorite political films. Christian Bale soars as Cheney in an Oscar-nominated performance…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard