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Thanksgiving a LA

Banned from celebrating Thanksgiving, Californians plan BLM barbeques for November 26th.

Californians all announced they are complying with the plan and instead of celebrating Thanksgiving will be holding Black Lives Matter turkey barbecues scheduled, coincidentally, for November 26. The dinner protests will include turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green bean casseroles, candied yams, and those delicious cheesy potatoes.

"We just want to show our support for BLM by cooking up a huge meal and gathering together with friends and family," said one family father in Temecula. "I can't think of any better way to protest alongside the BLM movement than contemplating the injustices they're trying to call attention to as we eat a giant meal and give thanks -- for, you know, Black Lives Matter or whatever."

If you’ve been lucky enough to miss the news of the Terminator’s Thanksgiving decree, The Federalist’s Elle Reynolds provides a digest here:

…. California’s Democrat governor has issued a new set of regulations that bans gatherings of more than three households. Additionally, no indoor gatherings are permitted, so don’t plan on eating around the dining room table unless you lug it out into your backyard.

Newsom’s ban on gatherings of more than three households means that a family with more than two grown children can only have two visit at the same time. According to the Pew Research Center, almost two-thirds of mothers in their young forties in 1976 had three or more children. If those mothers are grandmothers now and their children are grown, that means up to two-thirds of families would be banned from bringing all their children under one roof for the holidays.

Two out-of-three children, so certainly no cousins, aunts, or uncles.

Not only is California limiting the number of households that can come for Thanksgiving, the state also requires hosts to write down the names of all attendees for contact tracing. For families who want to celebrate the holidays with both sets of in-laws, “participating in multiple gatherings with different households or groups is strongly discouraged.”

In addition to limiting how much of your family can gather, California is mandating that all gatherings happen outside. That means families can’t congregate in the kitchen to cook together, serve food in the kitchen, or sit around the dining room table. Family members can leave your backyard and enter your house to use the restroom, but only if the restroom is “frequently sanitized.”

Families who have a backyard can gather there; families who live in condos or apartments will have to look elsewhere.

Even outside, the regulations also mandate at least six feet of distance between members of different households at all times, including when family members are sitting. So good luck passing the Thanksgiving turkey down the table, much less having a conversation with the people seated around you.

Speaking of Thanksgiving turkey, Newsom’s regulations require that “as much as possible, any food or beverages at outdoor gatherings must be in single-serve disposable containers.” And no serving your own plate — if food can’t be served in single portions, then someone wearing a face covering must be there to dole out servings.

And more, and more: masks to be worn at all times except when actually dining, no singing, and all gatherings limited to two-hours or less. and if this isn’t enough, Newsom has authorized local health authorities to enact their own, stricter rules.