Mimosa, Bloody Mary, nice flute of champagne — or maybe a favorite tipple in your coffee. Make yourself one and join me at our own Algonquin Round Table, the spirit of Dorothy Parker abides.

Happy Sunday, dear friends! The champagne flutes are being filled and I hope you like a good, old-fashioned American breakfast spread. As the weather moves into the chilly arena, some hearty fare is called for. Eggs, waffles, hash browns, bacon … let the savory and sweet entice you. A lift to the spirits as another trying week of watching the rise of Naziism 2.0 threatens us on one side and Creepy Joe on the other. Fill your plates and let’s get to it.

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Giving voice to the exploited

Must see before Google/YouTube decide to pull the video down.

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Our untrustworthy press

Never mind the claims that being a journalist is some dangerous job or noble calling … why aren’t they purging the terrorists in their ranks?

Remember when AP shared office space with Hamas then pretended like they didn’t know? Now they’re denying that their journalist had prior knowledge of Hamas’ attack despite pictures of him with Hamas infiltrating Israel.

AP is trash. Completely untrustworthy. They have 0… pic.twitter.com/UZYhDtoxq2

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 9, 2023

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Los Angeles “tolerates” Nazis 2.0

No word of any arrests of members of the Arab Nazis Party who showed up to intimidate and bully people who wanted to attend a screening of video from Oct 7 at the Museum of Tolerance.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of course pulled the usual can’t we all get along schtick as if there were any equivalency between Islamic Nazi agitators and the Jewish people of the surrounding Fairfax neighborhood.

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Orwell described it, we have to live in it

You will wake up in the morning and be required to affirm five falsehoods before you’ve even had your coffee.

“All applicants and employees should be addressed by the names and pronouns they use to describe themselves. Using correct names and pronouns helps foster workplaces free of discrimination and harassment,” the U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance states.

“This practice also creates an inclusive work environment where all applicants and employees are treated with dignity. The isolated and inadvertent use of an incorrect name or pronoun will generally not constitute unlawful harassment, but, as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has explained, continued intentional use of an incorrect name or pronoun (or both) could, in certain circumstances, contribute to an unlawful hostile work environment.”

Gender bullies will rule the cubicle space. You will use whatever exotic fantasy identity your co-worker announces that day or suffer the consequences. Because, you know, what you feel is the real reality, not something so prosaic, so boring, as one’s sex.

And talk about a hostile work environment:

… employees “can wear clothing” and “use restrooms” based on what gender they identify as. (snip)

“Men who identify as female have the right to get naked in front of female colleagues in the locker room,” (Roger) Severino said about how this rule relates to HHS locker rooms and bathrooms.

“It used to be that if you allowed a man to get naked in front of a woman in the workplace that is instantly a violation of civil rights law,” Severino said. “That’s the quintessential hostile work environment, subjecting women to that. Now, the policy says to the women who may be uncomfortable with that situation, they’re the ones who have to leave.”

Why does the Biden administration hate women?

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Remember, Gavin Newsom is running for President

And here’s just another example of the Theater of the Absurd that defines Newsom’s California.

California since 2017 has spent more than $4 million of taxpayer money on surgical sex changes and cosmetic “gender-affirming” enhancements for 157 inmates, including 4 on death row, according to records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

The state has spent nearly $2.5 million on vaginoplasties and hundreds of thousands of dollars on fake breasts, laser hair removal, and facial feminization since 2017, when California became the first state in the nation to pay for prisoners’ sex-change operations. The state corrections department says it has not placed any limits on the type of procedures trans-identifying prisoners can request and, as of early this summer, had received nearly 1,000 petitions for “gender-affirming” surgeries, agency records show.

California’s lack of guardrails for trans-identifying prisoners stands in sharp contrast to its rules around inmate dental care, for instance, which don’t allow for root canals on back teeth, cosmetic tooth restoration or replacement, or treatment of oral ulcers—among other services.

Highest taxes in the nation, crushing debt, most hostile state to start a business, citizens fleeing the state by the hundreds of thousands, major cities looking like a third-world banana republic … but yeah. Spend millions of dollars to indulge the fetishes of pervert felons.

Pass the bourbon and a shot glass, please? Thank you, dears. Join me?

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Your Sunday palate cleanser

Oh, please, lift up your glasses and let’s toast the unlamented demise of Jezebel

The news and commentary website Jezebel was indefinitely suspended on Thursday as its parent company G/O Media underwent major layoffs.

Jezebel, which is marketed to women and espouses unapologetic Left-wing views, especially regarding abortion, has reportedly been up for sale for months but was unable to find a buyer.

Jezebel has been a fount of white-bread radicalism as part of the wholly-owned subsidary of the Left known as Feminism. They’ve certainly provided highly mockable fodder for Victory Girls over the years. It certainly hung on a lot longer than Feministing, Mandy Marcotte’s toxic old hangout.

Let’s hope that The View soon suffers a similar fate.

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Your Sunday smile

“We’re very fortunate to be in a position to help people,”

Two New Jersey dentists and other oral care professionals have teamed up to give a first responder the gift of a gorgeous new smile.

Dr. Jason Auerbach, CEO and founder of Riverside Oral Surgery practices, joined forces with Dr. Dayna Cassandra of DC Cosmetic Dentistry to form the Riverside Oral Surgery First Responders Initiative, which aims to “donate” restorative and cosmetic dental services to first responders.

Johnnie Ramos, a detective with the Passaic County Sheriff’s office in New Jersey, was the first recipient chosen to receive a new smile.

THIS is the power of people who are grateful for the successes in their lives and want to give back in kind.

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I can’t believe our time together draws to a close. I really do enjoy, and look forward each week, to our time together. I hope you took a moment yesterday to say a prayer in gratitude for all our veterans, with us or forward deployed. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday — don’t forget the doggy bag! Cheers!

featured image, original graphic by Darleen Click