Greetings! Dept. of Irony: Hours after Rudy Giuliani was injured Sunday in a car crash, the disgraced ex-NYC mayor’s security chief Michal Ragusa posted on X, “We ask everyone to respect Mayor Giuliani’s privacy and recovery, and refrain from spreading false conspiracy theories.” How rich. For years as a MAGA-mouthpiece, Rudy spread multiple lies about the 2020 presidential election that  ultimately got him disbarred from practicing law in the Empire State. (NBC News)...In the wake of Rudy’s car wreck, last night on Truth Social, Donald Trump announced that his conspiracy-spewing pal will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. I certainly respect Rudy’s reported heroism and leadership during and after the 9/11 attacks, but his fall from grace has been absolutely disgraceful. Cue the justifiable gagging....Controversy magnet Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is reportedly worth  $30 million, according to the Washington Free Beacon. Speaking to Business Insider last February, Omar denied the allegations she’d made tons of cash while in office, saying she was the subject of a “coordinated right-wing disinformation campaign that falsely claims she’s worth millions of dollars,” wrote the Beacon’s Andrew Kerr...Strange but true: On a recent Bill Maher Club Random podcast, Woody Allen  said he would like to direct Donald Trump in another film.  Trump had a cameo in Allen’s mediocre 1998 “Celebrity.” In case you’re wondering, Woody voted for Kamala Harris.  Variety has the details....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans resulting in nearly 1,500 deaths and more than $100 billion in damages.  Check out the absorbing Netflix three-part documentary Katrina: Come Hell and High Water.  It’s not a light or entertaining three-hour ride down memory lane. Instead, it’s a vivid reminder of the frightful power of nature and the deadly consequences when government aid fails our most vulnerable populations....Male or female? FBI Director Kash Patel referred to transgender Minneapolis church shooter Robin Westman as a male. But most mainstream outlets called Westman female. The Washington Free Beacon has the confusing details...Townhall’s fiery columnist Kurt Schlichter predicts which Dem candidates will merge into the "sane lane" in the race for Democratic nomination in 2028.  They include Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, California Representative Ro Khanna, and former Chicago mayor and Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.  Schlichter’s model for a “sane laner” is Bill Clinton because he believed that “crime is bad and people should work instead of getting welfare”...Good to know: Gavin Newsom's Trump act is working, says The Free Press’s Matthew Continetti...Weekend Watch: Pickings are slim this long weekend, but with the start of school I’m recommending The Holdovers on Prime Video. Paul Giamatti stars as a curmudgeonly classics teacher at a stuffy boarding school who gets stuck overseeing students who have nowhere to go over Christmas break.  I’m also recommending (for the start of NFL season next week), America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, which profiles Jerry Jones, the colorful owner of the Dallas Cowboys. On Netflix...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard