1/20 Trump Has Left the WH; Biden’s Inaugural;Bernie is Chairman of Budget;& OT
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Vast numbers of Americans have, at the most intimate level, suffered far more than I during these bastard-years: people who have been separated from parents or siblings or children or spouses or lovers by ICE agents and by capricious executive orders designed to lock down this country against immigrants. Individuals who have had online—and, more recently, in-person—goons unleashed against them by the president. Civil servants whose careers have been destroyed for speaking truth to power. Workers whose rights have been trampled. Members of the LGBTQ+ community who have had their legal protections undermined. Victims of hurricanes and forest fires who have seen federal emergency assistance turned into a political football. Pandemic victims ignored by a president who seemed to think he could make Covid-19 vanish simply by refusing to speak to the nation with urgency, compassion, or scientific understanding about this horrific disease.
These last years have been a collective stress test. How do we cope with unyielding irrationality and unrelenting cruelty doled out from on high? How do we navigate a landscape poisoned by Twitter trolls and mobs? How do we deal with the streams of undiluted venom, death threats, and other nonsense the Trumpists have showered on those with whom they disagree politically? How do we provide context for such a vertiginous slide from rationality and toward cultism?
At noon on January 20, Trump will become a private citizen again. Perhaps the viciousness of his presidency will fade and the sense of omnipresent chaos will dissipate. Perhaps, in the months and years ahead, America’s shredded moral fabric will be repaired. Perhaps social media really will continue to mute Trump, leaving him no choice but to crawl back under the rock from which he emerged. Perhaps the systems Trump tried so hard to break really will have the last laugh, outlasting a president and his inner circle who expressed nothing but contempt for the idea of rational, knowledge-based leadership.
Perhaps… but don’t expect any grace or decency or humility from Trump. In retirement, the ex-president will likely be at least as obnoxious as he has been in office. He will continue to love the sound of his own voice and will likely continue to rile up his mob. It will take a long time for us to heal from Trump’s dismal presidency. But his ignominious departure from Washington, following his drubbing at the hands of voters and the collapse of his attempt to orchestrate a judicial and then a mob-fomented coup, is at least a start.
Trump has already left town.
Update: After trying for 3 decades, Joe Biden is #46. For our democracy, “Rise”.
More news, tweets, videos, etc in the comments. We’ll see you there!
and TY Benny! sometimes i forget with you longtime regular diary makers.
More elections have consequences
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-president-executive-actions-covid-19-climate-change-immigration/
Missed this one.
The.census count could help NY to limit its loss of House seats to one instead of two. The tipping point states right now are NY for two and Alabama for one. I expect NY will have many more undocumented Americans than Alabama does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/joe-biden-kills-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-460555
Dakota Access is sadly omitted on this list.
Byedone needs to deliver on more than Keystone. The oil polluting multinational oil cartels are starting to bleed funding. No more bailouts.😡 The money needs to go to the Future: non-polluting renewables!🌎🦋
Bet Floridumb gains seats. Big whoop with all the corrupt political stupidity down here!💩😡
Florida set to gain two
I knew there would be gains.
Fox News? Surprised he forgot that they are part of the national press since Glenn is very familiar with them.
Speaking of Fox
She’s taking Martha McCollum’s seat on primetime. Shame on Fox.
She does what her money bag bosses tell her to do. I never considered her worthwhile to start with.
he criticizes whomever deserves it, imho. if it’s Fox, it’s Fox.
Just pointing out his statement saying there will be no adversarial coverage from the national press in the next four years. I think there will be plenty of it on Fox and other likely suspects.
You mean POX “News,” jcb? 💩 Not that CrapoNN is anything to crow about.
He flew 5 min from Wilmington to Andrews. silly. Why didn’t he take a train?
I think he was supposed to, but that was nixed after the insurrection and continued threats
$200k for a 5 min ride. I guess his inaugural committee paid for that.
correct he did want the train
jcb: you and NYCVG are so lucky to have people like Bowman and AOC as your Federal reps. I am like so envious cos I’ll be dead before this rathole state has them! Just wait until Ms. Nina joins them!👍👍👍👍👍😊😊✊✊☮️😊
Bernie Sanders: This is the agenda Democrats should pursue under Biden’s leadership
From CNN so will be widely seen. Bernie appears to be accepting a $1400 increase rather than $2000.
I’m hoping it’s the minimum and some Dems will back him up on it. Probably will take Harris to make it so.
He also had a similar one in the Guardian that starts like this
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/20/joe-biden-action-bernie-sanders
This guy could have been POTUS….sigh. 😪And where are the ones who will step into his shoes when the time comes?!
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/534971-biden-expected-to-ask-surgeon-general-to-resign-after-inauguration-ceremony
https://morningconsult.com/2021/01/19/biden-inauguration-housing-polling/
https://truthout.org/articles/activists-are-mobilizing-to-create-an-eviction-free-united-states/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d291cd11-b135-4265-9e30-b678eba9d3cf
what about mortgage holders? they want to buy our property? idk.
happy for renters, tho.
a jen perelman RT
Hope they are realists and know what they’re up against down here. We can’t even get rid of DWS or Sick Rott. Look at DeathSantis.
Harris is wearing blue and purple. Purple is allegedly a nod to Shirley Chisholm.
I also think purple may signify “centrist” which Chisholm wouldn’t have imagined in her day.
It is also a ‘royal’ color which class Chisholm hated.
A bunch of interesting interviews up at Democracynow.
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/19/rashida_tlaib_trump_biden_transition
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/20/biden_inauguration_waleed_shahid_michael_eric
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/20/michael_eric_dyson_trump_presidency
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/20/avril_haines_biden_nominee_john_kiriakou
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/19/white_supremacist_police_infiltration_capitol_riot
I don’t see Bernie. Maybe he wasn’t invited?
https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/1351914376052301824?s=19
🥰🥰🥰
☮️✊☮️✊☮️✊
https://theweek.com/speedreads/962082/bernie-sanders-steals-inauguration-grumpy-chic-outfit
Love the mittens! But no matching warm hat
That must be the warm $600 buck jacket he wore 4 years ago.
Ha ha…
Upper rafters, but fine.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2021/01/trump-presidency-in-review.html
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/20/democrats-urged-reject-desperate-mcconnell-effort-preserve-filibuster-and-kneecap
Schumer needs to do something about fake DINOs like Manchin and Sinema, too.
Pretty suspect article in many respects, but yes, the Democrats cannot pull a Cuomo and forfeit the power won at the ballot box. I think they are desperate to do so – Biden lying about rescinding student debt is a major tell.
https://prospect.org/politics/that-old-time-southern-populism-georgia-democratic-victory/
Go for it
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-new-patriot-party_n_6007b77cc5b6ffcab968bb5d
Pissed at the GOP, eh?