Seth takes a closer look at Joe Biden being inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, officially ending the Trump presidency.
Damn dog magnet. I just caught up with two threads and was about to go to bed when the dog curled up next to me, anchoring me to the sofa.
How do we start threads now that we don’t have to curse out… who was that guy again? Tramp? Thump?
Trump’s legacy lives on in the tax code. Under energy saving improvements, you can’t include low-flush toilets. Not only did the Biden administration have to sanitize the White House, there was probably a massive dump left behind in the toilet.
re: #2 ipsos
How do we start threads now that we don’t have to curse out… who was that guy again? Tramp? Thump?
Tripe?
re: #1 Barefoot Grin
Damn dog magnet. I just caught up with two threads and was about to go to bed when the dog curled up next to me, anchoring me to the sofa.
Too bad you don’t have a lap kitty. You could blame it on a recognized syndrome:
Incatlapitation.
re: #6 Dave In Austin
Whoever the hell he was, I think he’s been deplatformed more effectively than anyone else in history - and he deserved it more than anyone else, either.
re: #3 BlueSpotinAL
Trump’s legacy lives on in the tax code. Under energy saving improvements, you can’t include low-flush toilets. Not only did the Biden administration have to sanitize the White House, there was probably a massive dump left behind in the toilet.
And you’re just about to plunge it when this bald-headed dude emerges from the turd to say “It’s unclear how all Americans are served by opening travel from terror hot spots, proposing a giant amnesty, or halting the installation of security barriers along the Southwest border.” And then you put the plunger on the head and push it down, and then flush.
I think this gift will keep giving for some time
— New Commute (@new_commute) January 21, 2021
re: #2 ipsos
How do we start threads now that we don’t have to curse out… who was that guy again? Tramp? Thump?
We can bitch about the shitshow in which he left the Civil Service, which will require a significant rebuild.
Not really CL’d, but a topic for discussion as an example of the problem he left us:
*start* re: #168 aagcobb
Yes, but the adults are back in charge, and I have confidence they will do everything in their power to ramp up vaccination. *endit*
I agree, but they have been left with less than shit.
The signals given to all levels of State governments have been, at best, chaotic. No one right now knows whether to shit or go blind.
As an example, what kind of documentation will each individual who receives the vaccine (twice) receive? Keep in mind, it has got be able to pass international travel muster.
What, you are going to put all that into a readily accessible database? Who owns it? Who proofs the data? Who gets access? It’s got to track 330 Million people.
So let’s be clear, the logistics challenge is just breathtaking. We need to manufacture, distribute, track, and document two thirds of a Billion doses of vaccine with a period of effectiveness that is not yet known.
We may have to do this every six months for the foreseeable future.
I don’t care if you are adults or not (and adults with usable skills are surely better), but this is one bitch-kitty of a problem with plenty of places where the bunny can get stuck inside the snake, shutting the system down.
re: #2 ipsos
How do we start threads now that we don’t have to curse out… who was that guy again? Tramp? Thump?
Floridaman.
re: #10 austin_blue
We can bitch about the shitshow in which he left the Civil Service, which will require a significant rebuild.
Not really CL’d, but a topic for discussion as an example of the problem he left us:
*start* re: #168 aagcobb
Yes, but the adults are back in charge, and I have confidence they will do everything in their power to ramp up vaccination. *endit*
I agree, but they have been left with less than shit.
The signals given to all levels of State governments have been, at best, chaotic. No one right now knows whether to shit or go blind.
As an example, what kind of documentation will each individual who receives the vaccine (twice) receive? Keep in mind, it has got be able to pass international travel muster.
What, you are going to put all that into a readily accessible database? Who owns it? Who proofs the data? Who gets access? It’s got to track 330 Million people.
So let’s be clear, the logistics challenge is just breathtaking. We need to manufacture, distribute, track, and document two thirds of a Billion doses of vaccine with a period of effectiveness that is not yet known.
We may have to do this every six months for the foreseeable future.
I don’t care if you are adults or not (and adults with usable skills are surely better), but this is one bitch-kitty of a problem with plenty of places where the bunny can get stuck inside the snake, shutting the system down.
Let’s enjoy today. Then we can deal with those problems. At least there will be people in charge who recognize these problems exist, and will work hard to find solutions.
re: #12 🌹UOJB!
I wanted to celebrate today with Chicken Madeira from the Cheesecake Factory but they closed additional orders on DoorDash
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Lamb chops, potatoes au gratin, carrot salad. Lotsa red wine and watched the virtual show, which was killer bee.
This one is pretty great too pic.twitter.com/nSvAk1tqbJ
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 21, 2021
Man I feel better today than I have in the past 4 1/2 years.
Next, we’re going to turn Texas blue. 💙
— glorie4414 (@Glorie4414) January 20, 2021
re: #16 Decatur Deb
This has been a good day in the Thousand Year War.
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Ms. Giddens is the real deal. One hell of an artist.
Oh, and a MacArthur Grant recipient. First saw her here in Austin with 125 other rabid fans when she was with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, an absolutely killer bee trio.
Nothing has ever been truer… pic.twitter.com/q09bCfMZfC
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 20, 2021
A reporter today asked Jen Psaki if Biden was going to keep the current color scheme in Air Force One.
From downstairs:
re: #210 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I wondered who the 10 were.
Fewer overlaps with the insurrectionist caucus than I had expected. Just Cruz and Hawley, I think. https://t.co/Ch7ZNea3j8
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) January 21, 2021
4 additional ones were on the original Cruz insurrection team: Blackburn, Braun, Hagerty, Marshall. Marshall did vote to decertify, but the others changed their mind.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton speak about unity and the peaceful transfer of power while offering their best wishes to President Biden. pic.twitter.com/cIOaUhO0Mg
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21, 2021
Mystery Red Guitar update - I was taken by a guitar (what else is new?) during the inauguration show and went looking to find out what it was. Turns out it was a late 60s Kustom K-200 (Kustom was better known for their sparkly padded amplifiers more than their guitars, so the guitars are kinda rare), and they’re a bit pricey.
But a company called Eastwood makes a reproduction that’s a lot more reasonable.
Very cool. But my wife saw one of the originals in Transparent Blue and likes it a lot.
re: #23 Hecuba’s daughter
From downstairs:
4 additional ones were on the original Cruz insurrection team: Blackburn, Braun, Hagerty, Marshall. Marshall did vote to decertify, but the others changed their mind.
Tuberville was a striking absence. Marshall doesn’t surprise me. He was the “moderate” who beat Kobach and Kansas could be trending lighter red than it’s been- see their Dem Governor and Rep Davids.’
re: #25 makeitstop
Mystery Red Guitar update - I was taken by a guitar (what else is new?) during the inauguration show and went looking to find out what it was. Turns out it was a late 60s Kustom K-200 (Kustom was better known for their sparkly padded amplifiers more than their guitars, so the guitars are kinda rare), and they’re a bit pricey.
But a company called Eastwood makes a reproduction that’s a lot more reasonable.
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Almost as beautiful as that reflective red Les Paul Gibson I posted before.
MSNBC has fallen in love with Brian Williams’ ‘twice-impeached private citizen’ descriptor for whatsisname. I kinda like it, too.
re: #25 makeitstop
Nice! Though I’ll admit I saw my own favorite guitar tonight:
Seriously beautiful and seriously spendy.
re: #25 makeitstop
Mystery Red Guitar update - I was taken by a guitar (what else is new?) during the inauguration show and went looking to find out what it was. Turns out it was a late 60s Kustom K-200 (Kustom was better known for their sparkly padded amplifiers more than their guitars, so the guitars are kinda rare), and they’re a bit pricey.
But a company called Eastwood makes a reproduction that’s a lot more reasonable.
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Rickenbacker 330 option?
Pricey axes.
I really think that the death of Beau mellowed President Biden out; smoothed his edges. He’s just different than he was. The personal tragedy in this man’s life is what will make him a great leader and a successful president.
re: #26 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Tuberville was a striking absence. Marshall doesn’t surprise me. He was the “moderate” who beat Kobach and Kansas could be trending lighter red than it’s been- see their Dem Governor and Rep Davids.’
Surprising that Tuberville didn’t vote “no”, but then Trump hadn’t instructed his cult to oppose the nominations, so Tuberville was left adrift.
OT: have to say, despite our concern about rebuilding alliances, and I may be too optimistic here, but it almost seems as though our allies will be letting bygones be bygones and we will be welcomed back to our traditional role. A lot is going to depend on how well the Democrats can overcome the obstacles that the Republicans will be throwing in our path. Of course, nothing can restore the 400,000 lives and more lost due to Trump’s criminal negligence and maybe bringing tens of millions of Trump fanatics back to reality is an impossible project, but perhaps the other damage can be repaired more quickly than we anticipated. Maybe we can emerge from the nightmare faster than we hoped.
One Trumpless day has converted me from despair to cockeyed optimism.
re: #34 Hecuba’s daughter
Everyone thought our influence was at an end after Saigon, 1975. Didn’t last long.
re: #33 Ace Rothstein
I really think that the death of Beau mellowed President Biden out; smoothed his edges. He’s just different than he was. The personal tragedy in this man’s life is what will make him a great leader and a successful president.
Beau wasn’t the first person he lost.
re: #31 William Lewis
Nice! Though I’ll admit I saw my own favorite guitar tonight:
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Seriously beautiful and seriously spendy.
Those guitars are so nice. But yeah, no budget for that, as nice as it is.
re: #28 🌹UOJB!
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I think that every Faux News lying head that takes that “Biden’s Failed Presidency” tack should be publicly punched in the mouth every time they walk outside.
And when they get up, punched again.
And when they look up, notice that the line smiling at them is two fucking blocks long and everyone is wearing brass knuckles.
re: #34 Hecuba’s daughter
Surprising that Tuberville didn’t vote “no”, but then Trump hadn’t instructed his cult to oppose the nominations, so Tuberville was left adrift.
OT: have to say, despite our concern about rebuilding alliances, and I may be too optimistic here, but it almost seems as though our allies will be letting bygones be bygones and we will be welcomed back to our traditional role. A lot is going to depend on how well the Democrats can overcome the obstacles that the Republicans will be throwing in our path. Of course, nothing can restore the 400,000 lives and more lost due to Trump’s criminal negligence and maybe bringing tens of millions of Trump fanatics back to reality is an impossible project, but perhaps the other damage can be repaired more quickly than we anticipated. Maybe we can emerge from the nightmare faster than we hoped.
One Trumpless day has converted me from despair to cockeyed optimism.
We just had to hang on till today, but, as President Biden and VP Harris (damn, it feels real good to say that!) know, now the hard work starts. We just got to keep on keeping on…
People must prove to the people
A better day is comin’
For you and for me
With just a little bit more education
And love for our nation
Would make a better society
re: #36 Belafon
Beau wasn’t the first person he lost.
Yes, he lost his wife and youngest child in a car wreck in 1972 (?), and I should’ve mentioned that. I was referring to how I’ve seen him before his son’s death and then after. In my opinion, he’s just a different person in a very good way.
Another official announcement of the new Acting Secretary of DHS for the next few days—a period that’s longer than expected because Josh Hawley decided to throw a wrench into the gears of confirmation. https://t.co/Udp9tdaaqe
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) January 20, 2021
It’s important to remember that many of you are still stupid.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) January 21, 2021
Next Wednesday to the other Wednesdays this month. pic.twitter.com/SUvzNNxJPc
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) January 21, 2021
One last smile to end this wonderful day:
‘Parks And Rec’ Fans Imagine How Leslie Knope Would Handle Biden’s Inauguration
Twitter had fun with Amy Poehler’s beloved character, who once described her ideal man as “having the brains of George Clooney in the body of Joe Biden.”
Thanks for all the great “thoughts and shares” on this memorable and long-awaited Inauguration Day.
Some of the banners from Laura Ingraham’s 10pm hour on Fox:
“TONIGHT: ANTIFA TEARING PORTLAND APART”
“MEDIA & CHINA GIDDY OVER PRESIDENT BIDEN”
“BIDEN’S DIVISIVE POLICIES SACRIFICE OUR FREEDOM”
“BIDEN RADICALLY CHANGING U.S. WITH EXEC ORDERS”— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 21, 2021
re: #46 Belafon
They’re just reusing the old material and replacing “Obama” with “Biden”.
The face when you realize the guy you’re dating is just some loser who works for his dad. pic.twitter.com/5psg4ksveS
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 21, 2021
re: #48 Egregious Philbin
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Who are the other two more popular Sids?
Sid Caesar is definitely one. Who’s the other?
I can’t get over how much the world changed from the Capitol attack to the inauguration.
Those two weeks truly shattered Trump.— David Yankovich (@DavidYankovich) January 21, 2021
re: #48 Egregious Philbin
My other two answers would be: Sid Krofft and Sid Melton.
re: #52 Belafon
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Truly believe the moment that changed everything was Twitter finally being forced to ban him. It seemed to destroy him psychologically that there was no means of continuing to get that drip feed of attention that his ego demands.
re: #51 makeitstop
Who are the other two more popular Sids?
Sid Caesar is definitely one. Who’s the other?
Oh If you’re from Philly you would say Sid Mark!
re: #53 Egregious Philbin
My other two answers would be: Sid Krofft and Sid Melton.
Those were the two options outside of Sid Caesar that came to mind for me as well.
re: #55 🌹UOJB!
Oh If you’re from Philly you would say Sid Mark!
And the Twin Cities would say Sid Hartman, a popular columnist for the Minneapolis paper.
Donald who?
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) January 20, 2021
re: #52 Belafon
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“My Way” by Frank Sinatra was played as Trump departed. Sinatra is on record as having hated Donald Trump.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 20, 2021
re: #59 Belafon
As I commented to my friends at the evil site: “Now the only narcissistic Donald you need to pay attention to … is ME. Just as it should be.”
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re: #54 Targetpractice
Truly believe the moment that changed everything was Twitter finally being forced to ban him. It seemed to destroy him psychologically that there was no means of continuing to get that drip feed of attention that his ego demands.
And I think that Trump really thought he was getting one over by being petty and skipping Biden’s inauguration…frankly, I think that most that weren’t MAGAheads were like, “good fucking riddance to bad rubbish”.
re: #62 TedStriker
And I think that Trump really thought he was getting one over by being petty and skipping Biden’s inauguration…frankly, I think that most that weren’t MAGAheads were like, “good fucking riddance to bad rubbish”.
It was basically the exact opposite of when he came down that elevator 5 years ago: Nobody gives a fuck that he’s gone, the press aren’t breaking down his door to talk to him, and even those he once thought of as lackeys (certainly not friends) either turned down the RSVPs or chose to be in DC today instead. He’s either been raging for hours in private or silently sulking instead that his every move is no longer of interest to anybody the banks holding his debts and the prosecutors preparing cases against him.
Your team stormed the Capitol, killed a cop, tried to overthrow the gov’t and wanted to execute Pence, Pelosi and Grassley. As for “screaming into pillows” — you literally have a “My Pillow guy” on hand at all times. We defeated you. You lost. Now you whine.
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) January 21, 2021
ted cruz: rejoining WHO only benefits the citizens of whoville
— FRO VO (@fro_vo) January 21, 2021
re: #65 makeitstop
Ted Cruz wants to boil that dust speck.
re: #64 DodgerFan1988
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After a 2 month long temper-tantrum and refusal to accept reality that culminated in a murderous attempt to overthrow Congress in order to install a dictator, they want to be given credit for not acting out yesterday.
FFS
His immortal place in US history pic.twitter.com/J1YuMpbv6B
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) January 7, 2021
Looks like Trump’s would-be mole in the NSA has been put on administrative leave:
NEW: A source familiar with events tells @CBSNews that recently appointed NSA General Counsel Michael Ellis was placed on administrative leave today because his appointment is now the subject of a DoD IG investigation + there is a separate, newly leveled allegation that
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) January 21, 2021
re: #69 Dr Lizardo
Looks like Trump’s would-be mole in the NSA has been put on administrative leave:
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I imagine in the weeks and months ahead, more than a few of Trump’s “deep state” are gonna find themselves brought into the boss’ office for a “chat.”
re: #70 Targetpractice
I imagine in the weeks and months ahead, more than a few of Trump’s “deep state” are gonna find themselves brought into the boss’ office for a “chat.”
Yep. Time to take out the trash.
re: #69 Dr Lizardo
Looks like Trump’s would-be mole in the NSA has been put on administrative leave:
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Looks to me that CBS has a Fox mole in the person of Catherine Herridge whose tweets failed to mention Ellis’ working for Nunes so someone who should not be permitted within a mile of any classified information.
The ppl watching Hannity weren’t watching today.
— Heather Liv (@HeatherKDLiv) January 21, 2021
re: #72 Hecuba’s daughter
Looks to me that CBS has a Fox mole in the person of Catherine Herridge whose tweets failed to mention Ellis’ working for Nunes so someone who should not be permitted within a mile of any classified information.
I noticed she didn’t mention Ellis’ work history either. However, that work history could well be lurking in the background of the DoD IGs investigation into Ellis and as she pointed out, the investigation is being treated as a “sensitive matter”.
re: #73 Dread Pirate Ron
He’s still operating on the last orders sent from Moscow before they went dark. The tell is the cognitive problems. That’s straight from Putin and the GRU.
It was the glance for me. pic.twitter.com/S5qR1z6T6Q
— Adam (@aalali44) January 21, 2021
re: #51 makeitstop
Who are the other two more popular Sids?
Sid Caesar is definitely one. Who’s the other?
Sid (Cyd) Charisse is the only thing that came to my mind (but then she was Cyd not Sid so I’m even more confused. 😁)
re: #77 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Sid (Cyd) Charisse is the only thing that came to my mind (but then she was Cyd not Sid so I’m even more confused. 😁)
Ah!
Her nickname “Sid” was taken from her younger brother, Thomas Jarrell Finklea (June 25, 1923), who tried to say “Sis”. It was later given the more intriguing and exotic spelling of “Cyd” by Arthur Freed.
Lol! Cat now sleeping, again, on my feet. We’ve had this conversation several times about not doing that, but she will be stubborn about stuff!
This is true. I searched Twitter and there indeed are a bunch of these exact tweets.
I’m confused. Who’s doing this and why?
Several other bots said the same thing verbatim in this thread. Shoo.
— 🐺🐾🐾RavenWolf🌛😷🌜 (@WohaWaya) January 21, 2021
BREAKING: Stephen Miller has officially began his 27-year hibernation beneath the town of Derry, Maine.
— Casey Stegman (@cestegman) January 20, 2021
Brings a warmth to my cold, black heart to know that the media no longer has to entertain asshats like Miller because they have “White House/Trump Campaign” in their job titles any longer.
BREAKING: At least 13 killed as two suicide bombs rock Baghdad, the first such attack to strike the city in nearly two years https://t.co/avZ2B8MDHQ
— CNN International (@cnni) January 21, 2021
The spokesman of the Ministry of Interior Khalid Al-Mehana ” The first suicide bomber blew himself after claiming that he is sick to gather people around him, and the second suicide bomber blew himself when people gathered to move the wounded from the first explosion.”
— Jaafar Alwaely (@JT87alwaely) January 21, 2021
re: #80 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
This is true. I searched Twitter and there indeed are a bunch of these exact tweets.
I’m confused. Who’s doing this and why?
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Trying to advance “unity” and ” no punishment” narrative?
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from the federal government. The incoming Biden administration is deciding what to do with this dysfunctional system. https://t.co/IErq9dQP3m
— ProPublica (@propublica) January 21, 2021
re: #84 Greup
Trying to advance “unity” and ” no punishment” narrative?
That’s as good a guess as any. But by whom?
Unity amongst the average American is one thing. Escaping accountability is another. That’s something I’ll never let go of.
re: #85 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
If I remember correctly, one of the points of the whole “Operation Warp Speed” thing was, the companies involved would produce 1 billion doses during the trails. That way as soon as the trials were done and the FDA approved them, there would be enough for everyone in the US and a few hundred million left over for other countries on day 1.
What happened to that?
re: #86 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I think its done by the same people/organizations driving the propaganda the last 4-6 years.
I think its damage limitation. The more they can blunt and blur the negative consequences of their actions, the more of their base will remain, the faster they can start blame Biden and take back the narrative.
Also if you can blunt peoples anger, the less pressure they will put on the administration to change stuff and possibly punish people.
I’m sure they are already busy planning the run up to the midterms.
re: #87 Jack Burton
If I remember correctly, one of the points of the whole “Operation Warp Speed” thing was, the companies involved would produce 1 billion doses during the trails. That way as soon as the trials were done and the FDA approved them, there would be enough for everyone in the US and a few hundred million left over for other countries on day 1.
What happened to that?
I’m assuming what happened is, 1. They lied. 2. They’re incompetent (and yeah, I get that logistics on this scale iz haaard). 3. They fudged everything to ensure their buds got what was needed at a price. 4. They’re criminally incompetent.
re: #88 Greup
I think its done by the same people/organizations driving the propaganda the last 4-6 years.
I think its damage limitation. The more they can blunt and blur the negative consequences of their actions, the more of their base will remain, the faster they can start blame Biden and take back the narrative.
Also if you can blunt peoples anger, the less pressure they will put on the administration to change stuff and possibly punish people.
I’m sure they are already busy planning the run up to the midterms.
It may blunt right wing anger (which is good) but Dems will never allow the whole let bygones be bygones thing become a thing. Pelosi won’t (and shouldn’t), because she was specifically targeted to be murdered. McConnell is not going to either because he likes pence (also targeted to be murdered) better than trump.
Dear Abby
A co-worker called for more cooperation, team work, empathy and unity. This offended me because me and my friends mostly do only the opposite of those things and I think he was secretly giving me the side eye.
What should I do?— Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) January 21, 2021
Dear Abby
I helped incite domestic terrorism and also tried to destroy democracy after contributing to the spread of a global pandemic and supporting a racist, fascist, lying, deranged President.
Why won’t people be nicer to me?— Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics) January 21, 2021
Approved by voice vote which is not recorded.
It’s starting to make sense: put there Dec.20th: do you get now why Trump replaced everyone at DOD: this coup attempt goes to the top of the US government. https://t.co/itV59bfu4m
— SUPER EMPATH 🙅♀️ (@EmpathSuper) January 21, 2021
There is an A-10 flight on call and a KC-135 tanker in orbit during the inauguration… #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/J1YJhkJHSe
— Gorongor (@chillcommand) January 20, 2021
The Brits weigh in…. pic.twitter.com/sAJrhsmEVc
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) January 20, 2021
National Archives launches official Trump presidential library online https://t.co/h6M5oLSE7A pic.twitter.com/NFsFz2Ig2Q
— The Hill (@thehill) January 21, 2021
It’s just a front page with some landing pages with no content. It’s like looking into Trump’s brain.
This is kinda adorable.
Bernie’s mittens are made by Jen Ellis, a teacher from Essex Junction, Vt. She gave them to him 2+ years ago and was surprised when he began wearing them on the campaign trail. They are made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles. pic.twitter.com/ErLr29lY2t
— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) January 20, 2021
re: #69 Dr Lizardo
Looks like Trump’s would-be mole in the NSA has been put on administrative leave:
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Says the mole embedded at CBS News.
The best gloves I ever had were polypropylene glove liners. thin enough for precise handling of small objects but enough insulation for 0 degrees Fahrenheit and above. Even wet they insulated because they held almost no moisture in the material. Like polyester then tended to go pfft and get a hole near flame. All my other winter gloves I hated, too bulky and hot.
If my FB timeline is any evidence, the Trumpers are not changing their tune at all.
Still doubling down on the election-fraud claims, etc.
This cracked me up.
Biden does not represent me America needs Doland Trump.
— Washington DC Se Hoon BC (@delhichatter) January 20, 2021
He is Indian and DOLAND TRUMP bacame a trending meme in India when PM Modi mispronounced Donald Trump as Doland which in hindi literally means two dicks. Also Every Indian comment under this tweet like ‘Not my president’ is a sarcasm. So Don’t take us seriously Lmfao.
— Musafir🚩 (@karwalibeizzati) January 20, 2021
1. I am Indian, know Hindi & heard this first time like most I asked around
2. Donald — DO NALD, that guy wrote DO LAND pronounced (Lund) = DO LUND now this in Hindi / Urdu & few other languages of North India - Two D!ICK
DO = TWO & LUND = D!cK
(Not D!cKs)— Anand G (@granand) January 21, 2021
Morning Lizardim. What fresh hell awaits us on this warm winter morning? Oh, wait - I NO LONGER NEED TO ASK THAT! How’s my morning crew doing on this post-inauguration day?
re: #105 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Morning Lizardim. What fresh hell awaits us on this warm winter morning? Oh, wait - I NO LONGER NEED TO ASK THAT! How’s my morning crew doing on this post-inauguration day?
Doing pretty good. The other day, when I was shopping, I forgot to pick up salt; so I wandered over to Breitbart and Free Republic, and there was more than enough salt there to tide me over for at least a couple of months.
It.
Was.
Glorious.
re: #105 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Morning Lizardim. What fresh hell awaits us on this warm winter morning? Oh, wait - I NO LONGER NEED TO ASK THAT! How’s my morning crew doing on this post-inauguration day?
Morning!
Generally, my spirit and life overall has been lifted. Yesterday was life reaffirming.
That said, if my spouse doesn’t fix the busted bed frame soon I’m going to murder him in his sleep. We are not meant to sleep on an 8% grade.
re: #106 Dr Lizardo
Doing pretty good. The other day, when I was shopping, I forgot to pick up salt; so I wandered over to Breitbart and Free Republic, and there was more than enough salt there to tide me over for at least a couple of months.
It.
Was.
Glorious.
That leads my mind to this…
I still giggle every time it shows up. And it looks like you might need to go back for regular salt, because iodine is important. /half
re: #107 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Morning!
Generally, my spirit and life overall has been lifted. Yesterday was life reaffirming.
That said, if my spouse doesn’t fix the busted bed frame soon I’m going to murder him in his sleep. We are not meant to sleep on an 8% grade.
Oh, no no no no. The bed is at the top of the “must fix” list whenever it breaks. The last bed I had that broke, many moons ago, I put the mattress and box spring on the floor until I could hack something back together, because I wasn’t going to be able to sleep whilst literally falling off the bed.
re: #109 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Oh, no no no no. The bed is at the top of the “must fix” list whenever it breaks. The last bed I had that broke, many moons ago, I put the mattress and box spring on the floor until I could hack something back together, because I wasn’t going to be able to sleep whilst literally falling off the bed.
I’d have done that except about 10 days ago I got really sick. 102 temp for 4 days (COVID test negative) and right in the middle of that all my muscles went on strike overnight. I’m just now starting to be able to stand up on my own… Barely. My balance went kaput and I was hardly able to walk (waiting for initial test results). There’s no way I could get up from the floor, hence my promise of murder and mayhem if he doesn’t fix the fucking bed.
re: #105 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I’m still decompressing, hoping I bounce back to something near normal soon. My Overton window of what is normal has been stretched beyond recognition. It may take a while.
re: #107 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Morning!
Generally, my spirit and life overall has been lifted. Yesterday was life reaffirming.
That said, if my spouse doesn’t fix the busted bed frame soon I’m going to murder him in his sleep. We are not meant to sleep on an 8% grade.
Head down, or foot down, or worse?
re: #110 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I’d have done that except about 10 days ago I got really sick. 102 temp for 4 days (COVID test negative) and right in the middle of that all my muscles went on strike overnight. I’m just now starting to be able to stand up on my own… Barely. My balance went kaput and I was hardly able to walk (waiting for initial test results). There’s no way I could get up from the floor, hence my promise of murder and mayhem if he doesn’t fix the fucking bed.
That’s definitely no good. {{{JustJay}}} Prayers that you feel better soon.
re: #111 Dread Pirate Ron
Side to side. The entire left side frame dropped a few inches (except right at the head) so like shoulder down it’s pitched downward.
re: #112 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
That’s definitely no good. {{{JustJay}}} Prayers that you feel better soon.
Thanks. I’m def getting better but for a couple of days there I honestly thought I was dying. There was a long comvo about going to the ER vs was it just better to let nature take its course because going to the ER was not something I had any desire to do.
We split the baby and I called the doc and got testing done at different places (small labs) vs the petri dish that is any hospital right now.
re: #34 Hecuba’s daughter
Surprising that Tuberville didn’t vote “no”, but then Trump hadn’t instructed his cult to oppose the nominations, so Tuberville was left adrift.
OT: have to say, despite our concern about rebuilding alliances, and I may be too optimistic here, but it almost seems as though our allies will be letting bygones be bygones and we will be welcomed back to our traditional role. A lot is going to depend on how well the Democrats can overcome the obstacles that the Republicans will be throwing in our path. Of course, nothing can restore the 400,000 lives and more lost due to Trump’s criminal negligence and maybe bringing tens of millions of Trump fanatics back to reality is an impossible project, but perhaps the other damage can be repaired more quickly than we anticipated. Maybe we can emerge from the nightmare faster than we hoped.
One Trumpless day has converted me from despair to cockeyed optimism.
Permanent damage to the alliances however in that we gave them a very stark reminder that foreign policy can turn on a dime with a change of administration. And it happened much more rapidly than previous occasions since Trump pretty much cared nothing about diplomacy, protocols, or long-term relationships.
And certain groups that were hesitant to trust or wary of being used as pawns will be very skittish about dealing with the USA again. And I’m sure the Kurds will have long memories of being betrayed by the US - they won’t be forgetful or willing to blame it all on Trump either.
re: #115 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
Permanent damage to the alliances however in that we gave them a very stark reminder that foreign policy can turn on a dime with a change of administration. And it happened much more rapidly than previous occasions since Trump pretty much cared nothing about diplomacy, protocols, or long-term relationships.
And certain groups that were hesitant to trust or wary of being used as pawns will be very skittish about dealing with the USA again. And I’m sure the Kurds will have long memories of being betrayed by the US - they won’t be forgetful or willing to blame it all on Trump either.
It’s not just trump it’s the entire REPUBLICAN party. If Biden can’t turn that around (which is the tallest of y’all orders) it doesn’t matter because no ally can depend on America with REPUBLICANS in place. They’ve shown they have no alliances other than their own power.
re: #79 steve_davis
Lol! Cat now sleeping, again, on my feet. We’ve had this conversation several times about not doing that, but she will be stubborn about stuff!
Your body heat is hers to use as she sees fit.
Police uncover large cannabis factory close to Bank of Englandhttps://t.co/TNB3Dayeoq
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 21, 2021
Filters on the ventilation, dudes!
re: #103 Dread Pirate Ron
*polypropylene glove liners
In general polypropylene-based clothing is pretty good inner clothing for cold weather and hiking. I have a set of polyprop thermal underwear squirreled away somewhere. And I prefer liner socks made of that for my hiking gear with wool socks over them.
re: #119 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
In general polypropylene-based clothing is pretty good inner clothing for cold weather and hiking. I have a set of polyprop thermal underwear squirreled away somewhere. And I prefer liner socks made of that for my hiking gear with wool socks over them.
Exactly, I used to do a lot of ski-packing in the Sierra as a yute.
“I just hope that all those who made this happen will be blessed as much as they have blessed me. This has really been an awesome experience that I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” https://t.co/GZ7KCwx9mv
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2021
re: #105 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Morning Lizardim. What fresh hell awaits us on this warm winter morning? Oh, wait - I NO LONGER NEED TO ASK THAT! How’s my morning crew doing on this post-inauguration day?
Quiet morning to have a second cup of coffee while worrying slightly what evil innocent activity the cat is up to since she is not close at hand.
I keep having to re-watch this on the large screen, so I’m dropping it off here as a page
President Biden to sign executive orders on Covid-19 vaccinations and pandemic response on his second day in office. https://t.co/5pvi9JxDBX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 21, 2021
Made more difficult by…
“There is nothing for us to rework. We are going to have to build everything from scratch,” a Biden source tell @mj_lee about the Trump admin’s “nonexistent” vaccine plan.
Another tells her: “Wow, just further affirmation of complete incompetence.”https://t.co/WIaISB1ALw— Alli Hedges Maser (@AllisonLHedges) January 21, 2021
Which I’m sure surprises no one.
re: #123 Thanos
I keep having to re-watch this on the large screen, so I’m dropping it off here as a page
Watching that event last night was something else. I don’t recall a smile that broad across my face for an entire hour. It was a hell of a feel good.
Brayden Harrington, the stuttering boy personally championed by Joe Biden,… quoted JFK perfectly without a single stutter.
(I’M not crying, YOU’RE crying. 😅 ) https://t.co/B19ZJFpNJZ— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) January 21, 2021
re: #129 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
I went “wait, who the heck …” then I remembered & it was instatears.
re: #131 Thanos
I went wait, who then heck … then I remembered, it was instatears.
That was me last night. Smile crying beats the last four years of doom crying.
This will be a real game changer.
If that one-shot COVID vaccine is on the way, things are going to start getting better a lot faster. https://t.co/9pUox0m3wR
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) January 21, 2021
re: #132 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
That was me last night. Smile crying beats the last four years of doom crying.
The summation of the Trump Presidency: Doomscrolling and tears.
The joy keeps coming:
Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction
re: #135 Thanos
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
Thankfully he was incompetent to the end.
Donald Trump could have spent his final weeks in office boasting about his administration’s achievements and trying to solidify his status the voice of the Republican Party.
He chose a different approach that yielded a much different result. https://t.co/s83LjNn624 @markgollom— CBC News (@CBCNews) January 21, 2021
re: #135 Thanos
The joy keeps coming:
I would love a thorough investigation into winning contracts and the related contractors.
So, Kevin Williamson on Joe this morning and NPR just announced that tomorrow they’ll be doing a special report on_________.
Yes, you guessed it: “how rural red-state America is dealing with a Biden win.”
re: #85 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from the federal government. The incoming Biden administration is deciding what to do with this dysfunctional system.
If it makes you feel any better, it seems that Germany has totally bolloxed its vaccination program. Right now, my state of Rhineland-Palatinate is only doing people over 80. At this rate it will take me another 18 years…
Truly unbelievable.
YouTube has actually built a “donate” button to raise $$$ with extremist videos.
WATCH BELOW: the viewer clicks “donate,” the money rolls in and YouTube takes a cut.@YouTube—getting rich off lies and hate!#StopHateForProfit https://t.co/yfHe3c8TWh— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) January 15, 2021
re: #118 Dread Pirate Ron
Filters on the ventilation, dudes!
Reminds me of Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Ugh. Go. Away.
Your next mission, if you choose to accept it:
Stopping Nina Turner from joining the US House.— Homie Wan Kenobi killed Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) January 21, 2021
Another bit of good news.
Trump’s awful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director abolished crucial restrictions on predatory lending. Now she’s fired.#PresidentBidenhttps://t.co/Hy3kwBLKE2
— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) January 21, 2021
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If it makes you feel any better, it seems that Germany has totally bolloxed its vaccination program. Right now, my state of Rhineland-Palatinate is only doing people over 80. At this rate it will take me another 18 years…
And if it makes you feel any better, things are pretty much the same in Czech Republic. The government’s vaccination program has gone full FUBAR.
Party over country continues.
New - Some Republicans warning McConnell not to vote for Trump’s conviction. “If he does, I don’t know if he can stay as leader,” one senior GOP senator told me. “No,” Ron Johnson said when asked if he could support him as leader if he backs conviction. https://t.co/LrPEn2f9eW
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 21, 2021
Asked what it would mean for party if Republicans convicted Trump, Tuberville said: “It wouldn’t be good. The whole thing is about a team, and if you start separating the team, then it just tears it up.” He added: “You’re going to impeach a guy who’s not even in town anymore?”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 21, 2021
re: #135 Thanos
The joy keeps coming:
I am also directing a careful review of all resources appropriated or redirected to construct a southern border wall.
Betting there was more grift on the border wall than just Bannon’s
This was embarrassing. I don’t know who asked that but really. Totally embarrassing.
Just thinking about how reporters whined that the Trump WH stopped doing daily briefings so when provided a briefing by new @PressSec one reporter asked a question about whether Biden was going to put a stop to Trump’s color change scheme on AF1. You know, the important shit 🙄
— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) January 21, 2021
re: #151 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
This was embarrassing. I don’t know who asked that but really. Totally embarrassing.
I’m reminded of the Faux News reporter who asked an unidentified question (I speculated it was about Hunter’s laptop) during Biden’s comments on the Capitol attack as he was leaving the stage, and he shot back, “ENOUGH!” Hope he continues to show that mettle to people when he’s behind the lectern.
First morning in years I didn’t wake up wondering “what fresh hell awaits us today”
re: #2 ipsos
How do we start threads now that we don’t have to curse out… who was that guy again? Tramp? Thump?
FIRST! /bad lawhawk….
re: #105 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Morning Lizardim. What fresh hell awaits us on this warm winter morning? Oh, wait - I NO LONGER NEED TO ASK THAT! How’s my morning crew doing on this post-inauguration day?
Working backwards now I see this is a common theme
Welcome to normalcy
The challenges, risks, and pandemic that were wrecking our society before yesterday are still there today.
The difference is that we have a team of people in charge of the US government that gives a shit about more than just their personal enrichment and power. They are empathetic, sympathetic, and willing to do the hard work to improve the lives of all Americans.
Today, President Biden (love the ring of that) and VP Harris (or Madame VP if you prefer) - and I love the ring of that, will be focusing on pandemic related issues. They’re going to work on trying to get the vaccine logistics straightened out, improve public health messaging that has been a muddled mess since day one where Trump actively undermined the experts by refusing to mask or social distance and bullied everyone around him to do the same with dire consequences for them and us.
re: #156 lawhawk
Mrs. Fish got a great big kick yesterday out of saying, “Second Gentleman.” She thinks that’s awesome, and I can’t disagree.
I suspect that like some in Europe, Biden might start asking people at higher risk to start wearing N-95 / KN-95 masks and / or double masking. It’s been my recommendation since October, & I stand by it now that we are at peak Covid.
re: #140 Barefoot Grin
So, Kevin Williamson on Joe this morning and NPR just announced that tomorrow they’ll be doing a special report on_________.
Yes, you guessed it: “how rural red-state America is dealing with a Biden win.”
Yet another cletus safari. I already heard gun sales are soaring again, so Biden’s win is a huge stimulus to the firearms and ammo manufacturers.
re: #141 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
If it makes you feel any better, it seems that Germany has totally bolloxed its vaccination program. Right now, my state of Rhineland-Palatinate is only doing people over 80. At this rate it will take me another 18 years…
That is a surprise. Where is that famous German efficiency?
Unfu…
NEW: Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no #coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump administration, sources tell CNN.
“There is nothing for us to rework. We are going to have to build everything from scratch,” one source said.— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 21, 2021
Nope. Totally fucking believable. As anyone with a functioning brain and pulse could attest, Trumpworld never had a plan for the pandemic. It was all vaporware and misdirection. They couldn’t be bothered with specifics and logistics is all about the specifics because not a single person involved in the planning inside the WH was an expert, consulted with experts, or listened to actual experts.
Their depraved indifference and refusal to act are why more than 400,000 Americans are dead from covid19 in just about 10 months. Put another way, Trump’s disastrous covid19 response has meant that more people have died from covid19 than servicemembers and honored dead are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Man, was yesterday a great day or what? Talk about having your spirits lifted. And if you want to know what hit the ground running looks like, I got to overhear a phone call about a mass vax facility coming online in the next week. Will share details when I can. But as many of us expected, the Biden team has spent the transition lining up resources for when they took over.
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re: #161 lawhawk
Yeah, they are doing it from scratch, but they didn’t wait until yesterday to start discussing strategy. It’s just a matter of logistics.
a lot of people compared trump to being in an abusive relationship.
we all knew it but there was one significant difference
truly no way out.
no running away
no battered person’s shelter etc
no running to a friend or family
the only escape route (impeachment) was blocked by his enablers
so we had to put up with it - learn to deal with it
sometimes just ‘take it’
i am certain that over the next few days and weeks we’ll recognize that we’re breathing free. that everyone deserves to. and oh yeah, this is what it’s like.
and as we begin to unbend and unknot, the survival rituals fading because they’re no longer needed, we’ll start to see how pretzel twisted up we became so that we could survive and endure the perversion that it was
re: #146 Dr Lizardo
And if it makes you feel any better, things are pretty much the same in Czech Republic. The government’s vaccination program has gone full FUBAR.
It doesn’t.
An overall positive, no?
This is playing out over and over again on the QAnon/pro-Trump internet. Whenever someone suggests taking real action, like voting, organizing, forming a new political party, running for office, etc. the response is always the same: Elections are rigged, so it won’t matter. pic.twitter.com/TjFtgS0H4f
— Molly Hensley-Clancy (@mollyhc) January 21, 2021
I could give a rat’s ass about Melania’s feelings, but seeing her not give a fuck about Donald’s pause to wave at his (non-existent) admirers and the expression on his face when he realizes she doesn’t care about optics anymore is priceless.
Melania remembered she already clocked out ✌🏻pic.twitter.com/WodB5FbSg3
— Natasha 𓇼 (@ndelriego) January 21, 2021
re: #156 lawhawk
The challenges, risks, and pandemic that were wrecking our society before yesterday are still there today.
The difference is that we have a team of people in charge of the US government that gives a shit about more than just their personal enrichment and power. They are empathetic, sympathetic**, and willing to do the hard work to improve the lives of all Americans.
Today, President Biden (love the ring of that) and VP Harris (or Madame VP if you prefer) - and I love the ring of that, will be focusing on pandemic related issues. They’re going to work on trying to get the vaccine logistics straightened out, improve public health messaging that has been a muddled mess since day one where Trump actively undermined the experts by refusing to mask or social distance and bullied everyone around him to do the same with dire consequences for them and us.
** might i add competent, experienced, talented
re: #166 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
An overall positive, no?
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re: #163 darthstar
Yeah, they are doing it from scratch, but they didn’t wait until yesterday to start discussing strategy. It’s just a matter of logistics.
mrsdm said a few times - he did all that on the first day - paris, keystone, corona. wow.
i explained these people are professionals
they started working on 11/3 - transition be damned
ok maybe 11/4
re: #55 🌹UOJB!
Oh If you’re from Philly you would say Sid Mark!
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We would catch him and his band when they would play the Idora Park Ballroom in the mid 70’s. Always a fun time.
re: #166 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
An overall positive, no?
Depends.
On how they respond to deciding* that elections don’t matter and that our country is no longer a functioning democracy.
1. Do they sink into apathy and leave the process entirely without taking any further action than not voting. Not a good example for their children or community, but arguably positive compared to other options.
2. Do they radicalize and consider non-violent non-political activities.
3. Do they radicalize and consider violent non-political activities.
* - Of course, possibility here they are just yapping and don’t really feel that way. Social media for you.
Poor Ivanka…she can’t even do a convincing pout because every muscle in her face has been paralyized.
— a different darth (@darthstar99) January 21, 2021
re: #169 Dr Lizardo
Not really, because people who respond “there is no political solution to our problem” are implying that the only solution is, shall we say, a final solution, if you get my drift.
they’re just politically lazy and
- dont want to do the work required
- and if they did are still unwilling to accept that part of the system is you don’t always win/get what you want
Someone trying to stir the pot…
I find it interesting how Jimmy Carter hangs back & doesn’t participate in the club of former presidents PR campaigns that much
— Unite in justice for the poor & oppressed (@BreeNewsome) January 21, 2021
Carter has also stepped back from doing what he loves most - helping people building homes as part of Habitat. Again, it’s because of his health concerns and wanting to avoid undue risk. https://t.co/G6GP2TMkYi
— lawhawk #maskingforafriend (@lawhawk) January 21, 2021
Pardons don’t apply to blood relatives?
— a different darth (@darthstar99) January 21, 2021
re: #171 Eventual Carrion
We would catch him and his band when they would play the Idora Park Ballroom in the mid 70’s. Always a fun time.
To those who listened to the NY jazz scene in the 60s, Sidney is Symphony Sid. His show then was on WEVD—named for Eugene V. Debs.
hi
British wingnut TERF absolutely loses it over Joe Biden. Screenshot of a huge thread.
helen from shropshire-upon-terfavon isnt taking the news well 😔 pic.twitter.com/pNCJth00Yg
— Helen Lovejoyce ➐ (@sineadactually) January 21, 2021
Personally the best one in that thread is “Answer me, you coward!”
She seems to be overly obsessed with penii.
He lasted 1/11 of a Sacramucci.
— aagcobb (@aagcobb1) January 21, 2021
Capitalism and private property: How do they work?
Tucker Carlson: I Would ‘Unequivocally Praise’ Biden If He Told Twitter to Give Trump and Others Their Accounts Back https://t.co/ozstl6h0LD
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) January 21, 2021
re: #154 lawhawk
FIRST! /bad lawhawk….
That offer I made to buy you some wine next time you can make it up here to the Finger Lakes? I may have to rethink it…
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So this guy got a plane right after Biden became President, flew to Geneva to join our allies in commiting to get vaccine to the world’s poorest, and is flying back to brief at the WH.
Guys, I haven’t even showered in that time. https://t.co/dON4jnkz5S— Moira Whelan (@moira) January 21, 2021
re: #17 Eclectic Cyborg
Man I feel better today than I have in the past 4 1/2 years.
I slept soundly last night. Just soundly. And when I woke up, I didn’t need to doomscroll, so I rolled over and dozed another 45 minutes. Damn.
re: #181 aagcobb
Interestingly they used a photo of his appearance on “Jeopardy!”
Who is Michael Ellis? (This Week Community News, May 8, 2013)
He won $16,400, winning one show.
A little Finger Lakes action from 2013. First two photos are from the Thirsty Owl Winery on the west side of Cayuga Lake. (I tend to time hitting there around lunch time since they have a bistro and nice view of the lake.)
re: #185 mmmirele
I slept soundly last night. Just soundly. And when I woke up, I didn’t need to doomscroll, so I rolled over and dozed another 45 minutes. Damn.
I’m taking on a bunch of new responsibility at work this year - have two new hires this month under me, and a bunch of different teams to support. Super pleased not to be obsessing about the state of the country. Also unfollowing any accounts that contributed to my doomscrolling.
re: #181 aagcobb
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three firings and now him
these folks are not messing around
The Biden admin has put Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist who was sworn in on Tuesday as the top lawyer for the National Security Agency, on administrative leave.
His hiring is being investigated by the Pentagon’s inspector general. https://t.co/5DsW7r21JP— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 21, 2021
re: #186 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Interestingly they used a photo of his appearance on “Jeopardy!”
Who is Michael Ellis? (This Week Community News, May 8, 2013)
He won $16,400, winning one show.
Oh, ok. See, I was under the misconception that he wasn’t qualified for the position.
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re: #187 FFL (GOP Delenda Est)
A little Finger Lakes action from 2013. First two photos are from the Thirsty Owl Winery on the west side of Cayuga Lake. (I tend to time hitting there around lunch time since they have a bistro and nice view of the lake.)
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back in the 80’s I was a fan of Bully Hill Vineyard’s Goat White and Space Shuttle Red
So nice to be able wake up and NOT worry about what stupid shit the President may have said or done overnight.
re: #148 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Party over country continues.
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And that is the idea, to keep him out of town forever.
re: #180 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
hi
British wingnut TERF absolutely loses it over Joe Biden. Screenshot of a huge thread.
Personally the best one in that thread is “Answer me, you coward!”
She seems to be overly obsessed with penii.
Not surprisingly she follows Joe Rogan and JK Rowling.
Man her Twitter timeline is full of crazy.
Tweets by helenstanilandShe seems awfully obsessed with children and penii.
LOL:
— Nihilistic Nachos (@NihilisticNacho) January 21, 2021
If Biden was serious about unity he wouldn’t have embarrassed Trump right out of the gate with such an ostentatious display of competence.
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) January 21, 2021
re: #182 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Capitalism and private property: How do they work?
I think Tucker Carlson and other right wing wackos think Capitalism is a monarchy with profit centers under control of the King… aka crony authoritarianism. Putin’s Russia is the best example.
It does confirm their constant support of this sort of system really starting with GW Bush but at a crescendo with Trump.
Having defeated Donald Trump on Twitter, Greta turns her sights on Ted Cruz…go get him. https://t.co/8IAmGrAnCg
— a different darth (@darthstar99) January 21, 2021
Even better with video 🤣👏🏽🤣😘🤣 pic.twitter.com/sgnUawRw8D
— 🔥 (@litraider) January 21, 2021
We don’t need revenge. We don’t even need justice. Right now we need deterrence—something has to happen to these mofos that will guarantee no one ever wants to pull this shit again.
re: #200 darthstar
Is there any consensus on what “The Pittsburgh Agreement” actually consists of?
My main suspicion is that “Dallas” is part of it. And that Philadelphia signed on immediately.
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re: #182 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
Capitalism and private property: How do they work?
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He will do that right after he tells Walmart to give everyone 50% off all purchases until the end of the year.
If Biden was serious about unity he wouldn’t have embarrassed Trump right out of the gate with such an ostentatious display of competence.
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) January 21, 2021
The government needs to start initiating a fine structure for putting out misinformation about COVID.
My latest: Sinclair’s new “commentary-free” national news program broadcasts dangerous COVID-19 misinformation during its premiere episode https://t.co/gy5xPHqHOv
— Zachary Pleat (@zpleat) January 21, 2021
re: #205 darthstar
The incompetence was a feature. Plays right into the standard GOP goal of killing government by making it act that way whenever they are in charge and then calling for the dismantlement of it due to said incompetence in favor of privatization.
re: #205 darthstar
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If Biden was serious about unity he wouldn’t have embarrassed Trump right out of the gate with such an ostentatious display of competence.
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) January 21, 2021
re: #201 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The thing about these tears are that they are real. They are real because they are monsters who are grieving that their vision of an authoritarian right wing utopia is crashing down.
They grieve with tears because they no longer have direct control over life and liberty of the American people, and especially over “the other” who they can no longer fetishize or oppress.
Their tears are for their own sense of superiority, their manifest destiny of power, and for their genetically-determined right to dominate.
Their tears are real and they are the tears of real-life monsters. They also taste delicious.
Does anyone know if Biden has already unshackled the CDC?
The internet wins again.
I made a website where you can put bernie in places using google maps street view. Enjoy!https://t.co/UfY5g9xU2k pic.twitter.com/8rstiEXOHf
— nick (@nick_sawhney) January 21, 2021
re: #206 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
The government needs to start initiating a fine structure for putting out misinformation about COVID.
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once the admin starts giving out ‘real’l covid info, it’s gonna be much much easier and obvious to see who’s lying about it
My latest: Sinclair’s new “commentary-free” national news program broadcasts dangerous COVID-19 misinformation during its premiere episode https://t.co/gy5xPHqHOv
— Zachary Pleat (@zpleat) January 21, 2021
Two more down.
Proud Boys organizer among two men arrested in Florida over U.S. Capitol siege https://t.co/LrsE9MwJ2u
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) January 21, 2021
re: #209 Florida Panhandler
The thing about these tears are that they are real. They are real because they are monsters who are grieving that their vision of a authoritarian right wing utopia is crashing down.
They grieve with tears because they no longer have direct control over life and liberty of the American people, and especially over “the other” who they can no longer fetishize or oppress.
Their tears are for their own sense of superiority, their manifest destiny of power, and for their genetically-determined right to dominate.
Their tears are real and they are the tears of real-life monsters. They also taste delicious.
or they’re crocodile because these people have never had an honest emotion in their lives
and they’re the worst kind of reptiles, not like us ;-)
im good withe either explanation
Good morning, Happy First Full Biden Day
Apropos of nothing, but a new political appointee has already been assigned to my department in the federal government which I’d say is….pretty quick. I didn’t expect to see a new political for months.
I work in what has been a kind of policy backwater in the federal government for several years and I don’t expect that to change much which is fine. I’ve gotten along well with the Republican appointees just fine and it’s not the most partisan atmosphere around here anyway, which is also fine. So particularly surprised the Biden team has acted this quickly.
re: #209 Florida Panhandler
The thing about these tears are that they are real. They are real because they are monsters who are grieving that their vision of a authoritarian right wing utopia is crashing down.
They grieve with tears because they no longer have direct control over life and liberty of the American people, and especially over “the other” who they can no longer fetishize or oppress.
Their tears are for their own sense of superiority, their manifest destiny of power, and for their genetically-determined right to dominate.
Their tears are real and they are the tears of real-life monsters. They also taste delicious.
Those tears are solely because the NY AG is coming bitches and there is nothing you can do.
re: #9 KingKenrod
I think this gift will keep giving for some time
Is Bernie’s head supposed to be at less than 100% opacity?
re: #209 Florida Panhandler
The thing about these tears are that they are real. They are real because they are monsters who are grieving that their vision of a authoritarian right wing utopia is crashing down.
They grieve with tears because they no longer have direct control over life and liberty of the American people, and especially over “the other” who they can no longer fetishize or oppress.
Their tears are for their own sense of superiority, their manifest destiny of power, and for their genetically-determined right to dominate.
Their tears are real and they are the tears of real-life monsters. They also taste delicious.
Eh. I think they’re crying because they’ll no longer have their hands in the government cookie jar. They’re not capable of thinking much past their bank accounts, they’re Trumps.
Conservatives will pretend “unity” means Democrats have to let them keep ill-gotten gains, leave saboteurs in positions of power, but nobody has to pretend to believe them. pic.twitter.com/wE8ueBlR4r
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) January 21, 2021
re: #160 aagcobb
That is a surprise. Where is that famous German efficiency?
It works well at a certain level, but this calls for massive coordination and cooperation at state, federal and local levels, and that is where everything goes south.
re: #215 Sir John Barron
Good morning, Happy First Full Biden Day
Apropos of nothing, but a new political appointee has already been assigned to my department in the federal government which I’d say is….pretty quick. I didn’t expect to see a new political for months.
I work in what has been a kind of policy backwater in the federal government for several years and I don’t expect that to change much which is fine. I’ve gotten along well with the Republican appointees just fine and it’s not the most partisan atmosphere around here anyway, which is also fine. So particularly surprised the Biden team has acted this quickly.
Joe’s been around a long time. He knew what he was a getting into and he put together a very well organized team with a plan.
So, have the Never Trumper GOPers started their campaign to undermine President Biden yet?
//half-sarc
andrew jackson has been replaced with ben franklin pic.twitter.com/nJaVzgnAqe
— Tim Dickinson (@7im) January 20, 2021
Here it is: Executive Order on Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to Provide a Unified and Effective Response to Combat COVID-19 and to Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security https://t.co/h2tZ8XkvgW
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) January 21, 2021
re: #224 makeitstop
About time. Joe is really hitting the ground running.
re: #95 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Hey guys, I’ve been in a coma for the last 4 years and I just woke up.
Have I missed anything?
Pathetically premature and clumsy Dems in Disarray!
— Jennifer ‘America is Back’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 21, 2021
re: #226 sizzzzlerz
Hey guys, I’ve been in a coma for the last 4 years and I just woke up.
Have I missed anything?
nah, go back to sleep…
another theme will be how China is delighting in the Biden presidency…
re: #226 sizzzzlerz
Hey guys, I’ve been in a coma for the last 4 years and I just woke up.
Have I missed anything?
Nothing worth mentioning really. 👀
re: #226 sizzzzlerz
Hey guys, I’ve been in a coma for the last 4 years and I just woke up.
Have I missed anything?
Well, the short version is: We didn’t nuke anyone, thank God.
As for the longer version…
I really want to see trump get served by Dominion.
Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell are asking for donations on multiple platforms. Send your money over MAGAs.
— Parlertakes🇺🇸 (@parlertakes) January 21, 2021
NEW: Amazon has extended an offer to President Joe Biden to assist with the national distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, a move that could expedite the federal effort to combat the pandemic.
More from @DylanByers. ⬇️https://t.co/FNNNwuXTd7— NBC News Business (@NBCNewsBusiness) January 20, 2021
🚨ALERT: the person who planted 2 deadly pipe bombs during the #TrumpInsurrection remains unidentified and at-large.
The @FBI is offering $75,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of this #terrorist.
ARREST EVERY TRAITOR.🤬#GOPSedition pic.twitter.com/bAaVHVQD7F— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) January 21, 2021
This is one of the better arrest stories from the Capitol riot.
A Chicago man accused of storming the Capitol last week allegedly told agents who showed up to arrest him: “Wow, you’re pretty good,” court papers show. https://t.co/DWruhxyciy
— FOX 32 News (@fox32news) January 14, 2021
Name this band. Wrong answers only. pic.twitter.com/0aDIdNkQ1Y
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) January 21, 2021
re: #236 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
The Three Tenures.
The Two-Terminators
I cried again now that professionals are in charge and every time I see the VICE PRESIDENT doing Vice Presidential stuff.
Here’s Biden’s public schedule for today. (Public schedules don’t include all of a president’s activities.) pic.twitter.com/Gm411vKZQ3
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 21, 2021
I will never not rejoice seeing the words SECOND GENTLEMAN. I LOVE YOU DOUG.
re: #228 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Just watch a Woody Woodpecker cartoon and it will catch you right up…
re: #226 sizzzzlerz
Hey guys, I’ve been in a coma for the last 4 years and I just woke up.
Have I missed anything?
Just the realization of how fucking lucky you are.
re: #236 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Three Men Without The Baby
re: #233 Belafon
Trump fucked around with Bezos and found out. The timing of this isn’t coincidental; Amazon had no intention of helping Trump do any goddamn thing.
We should eliminate the filibuster. https://t.co/eEv2ZdLFyt
— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) January 21, 2021
I now want to adopt another pup and name it Doug.
re: #236 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Timbuk 3
“Simone Gold, MD, JD, founder of the notorious pro-hydroxychloroquine, anti-vaccine group America’s Frontline Doctors, was arrested Sunday for participating in storming the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, according to the Department of Justice” https://t.co/vGk5dGuNlY
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) January 21, 2021
re: #245 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
Trump fucked around with Bezos and found out. The timing of this isn’t coincidental; Amazon had no intention of helping Trump do any goddamn thing.
Doesn’t make Bezos any less of a bastard, though.
18 years a cop and he comes up with this?
I too go to strip clubs for the food. https://t.co/BaYbJyD8m5
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) January 21, 2021
re: #226 sizzzzlerz
Hey guys, I’ve been in a coma for the last 4 years and I just woke up.
Have I missed anything?
Cleveland Browns won a playoff game
re: #224 makeitstop
Day 2 in getting shit done for America.
re: #251 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
18 years a cop and he comes up with this?
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I heard there was a free tour and when I arrived the doors were open and it all seemed normal.
Headline at the Omaha World-Herald:
Nebraska’s congressional delegation praises Biden’s message of unity
Hey Adrian Smith, you were part of the sedition caucus. Sen. Deb Fischer refused to speak out.
re: #239 The Pie Overlord!
I cried again now that professionals are in charge and every time I see the VICE PRESIDENT doing Vice Presidential stuff.
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What? They won’t be up early, working all day, working very hard? Many phone calls, meetings (none listed)? SAD
Mike Lindell’s lawyer right now: pic.twitter.com/0Y8N7x2qUK
— Ace-o-aces (@aceoaces) January 21, 2021
re: #250 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Doesn’t make Bezos any less of a bastard, though.
I agree, though I suspect what happened is that they may have approached the Trump Administration and Trump told them to get fucked, so they said, “Fine, we’ll just take our ball and go home. Good luck.” Amazon doesn’t strike me as the sort of place to pass up an opportunity for good PR and potential cash flow.
Does anyone know when Biden will be able to do anything about our concentration camps?
Heh. (load the full tweet for proper effect)
Why am i so freaking turned on reading this?!?!?
— MattArmendariz (@MattArmendariz) January 21, 2021
re: #188 Dangerman
You know I had to that, right?
re: #259 O say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave..
I agree, though I suspect what happened is that they may have approached the Trump Administration and Trump told them to get fucked, so they said, “Fine, we’ll just take our ball and go home. Good luck.” Amazon doesn’t strike me as the sort of place to pass up an opportunity for good PR and potential cash flow.
This. Trump was always attacking the Washington Post anyway.
re: #260 Belafon
Does anyone know when Biden will be able to do anything about our concentration camps?
I think after he gets his DHS sec in. Mayorkas is one of those who has had hearings so far.
You know that old expression: “you never realize what you had until it’s gone” ?
I’m really feeling that today now that we have a real President again.
re: #265 Eclectic Cyborg
You know that old expression: “you never realize what you had until it’s gone” ?
I’m really feeling that today now that we have a real President again.
Just the little things so far. Psaki wasn’t abrasive with the press last night. She almost seemed nervous but in a good way.
re: #264 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
I think after he gets his DHS sec in. Mayorkas is one of those who has had hearings so far.
And then that traitor Hawley threw a monkey wrench in the works after Mayorkas refused to promise to be a racist prick.
re: #161 lawhawk
Unfu…
Nope. Totally fucking believable. As anyone with a functioning brain and pulse could attest, Trumpworld never had a plan for the pandemic. It was all vaporware and misdirection. They couldn’t be bothered with specifics and logistics is all about the specifics because not a single person involved in the planning inside the WH was an expert, consulted with experts, or listened to actual experts.
Their depraved indifference and refusal to act are why more than 400,000 Americans are dead from covid19 in just about 10 months. Put another way, Trump’s disastrous covid19 response has meant that more people have died from covid19 than servicemembers and honored dead are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
One thing I hope Joe and his team make sure of (after the absolute priority tasks of vaccination management and COVID mitigation, of course) is collecting and keeping the receipts of the Trump gang’s utter mismanagement of the vaccine rollout. We can snark around about the *media’s* carping over “400,000 deaths on Biden’s watch”, but I think that it will be a vital issue in the opening days of the new Administration, that when the inevitable question comes up: i.e. “If we have scores of millions of doses available, why can’t I get a shot [tomorrow]?”, that the blame for the screwups gets assigned where it properly belongs.
Time to turn on the US Government again:
We don’t have a second to waste when it comes to getting this virus under control. That’s why today, I’ll be signing executive actions to expand testing, administer vaccines, and safely reopen schools and businesses.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 21, 2021
From electoral-vote.com
Yesterday, a Black Asian-American woman swore in a Black man, a Latino, and a Jew as U.S. senators. No white Christian men were directly involved in the process. What’s wrong with this picture? Actually, nothing is wrong with it, even though nothing remotely similar to this has ever happened before and it wasn’t even a big deal. In his inaugural address, Joe Biden talked about change. The Senate gave an example.
We don’t have a second to waste when it comes to getting this virus under control. That’s why today, I’ll be signing executive actions to expand testing, administer vaccines, and safely reopen schools and businesses.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 21, 2021
No exclamation marks, no ALL CAPS, no insulting tone. Coherent sentences.
Refreshing change, isn’t it?
re: #270 b.d. (Be Best!)
Time to turn on the US Government again:
Amazing to watch in the span of 24 hours to see the US Government actually start functioning again.
re: #253 Dangerman
Wait a second—I see Real Fountain Pens on Joe’s desk! No Sharpies!
This morning, Dr. Fauci told the World Health Organization that President Biden has retracted the Trump administration’s announcement to withdraw from the organization. pic.twitter.com/Kw5zPK2QyY
— The Recount (@therecount) January 21, 2021
re: #272 Eclectic Cyborg
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No exclamation marks, no ALL CAPS, no insulting tone. Coherent sentences.
Refreshing change, isn’t it?
HE’S ALREADY TRYING TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN AND CAN’T DO!
re: #276 Belafon
HE’S ALREADY TRYING TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN AND CAN’T DO!
Yep. Next he will be telling us not to stick our tongue into the electric socket. WHAT ABOUT MY FREEDOM!!
re: #271 Dangerman
From electoral-vote.com
Yesterday, a Black Asian-American woman swore in a Black man, a Latino, and a Jew as U.S. senators. No white Christian men were directly involved in the process.
It means that they are out to genocide all over White America!!!
re: #239 The Pie Overlord!
That 4pm press briefing should be head-scratcher… the lack of any repeated constant lying, boasting on behalf of a miscreant and lack of endless sycophantic sucking up will be mind-blowing.
@POTUS I understand you’re looking for a White House cat - may I send you my resume?
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 21, 2021
Under threat of midnight immolation, the bed is now fixed.
Note: King sized mattresses weigh a fuckton.
Just looked in over at newsmax and they are blasting away with their Democrats-in-Disarray Gun:
“Democrats were caught by surprise by their takeover of the Senate and find themselves unprepared for their total control of Washington…
Now the lack of preparation for controlling the White House, Senate, and House is sparking confusion among Democrat lawmakers, according to Politico.”
re: #279 Florida Panhandler
That 4pm press briefing should be head-scratcher… the lack of any repeated constant lying, boasting on behalf of a miscreant and lack of endless sycophantic sucking up will be mind-blowing.
All you have to deal with is “Are you planning on keeping the drapes?” and “Where is Hunter’s laptop?” and “With 400,000 dead on your watch, do you think this hurts President Biden’s chances of being reelected?”
re: #279 Florida Panhandler
That 4pm press briefing should be head-scratcher… the lack of any repeated constant lying, boasting on behalf of a miscreant and lack of endless sycophantic sucking up will be mind-blowing.
I’m sure the asshole from Fox will be there with it’s usual GOP talking points…and get smacked down again!
re: #282 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Just looked in over at newsmax and they are blasting away with their Democrats-in-Disarray Gun:
“Democrats were caught by surprise by their takeover of the Senate and find themselves unprepared for their total control of Washington…
Now the lack of preparation for controlling the White House, Senate, and House is sparking confusion among Democrat lawmakers, according to Politico.”
“Having won the lottery, don’t you wish you were still poor?”
re: #280 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
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Sorry, Larry, we’re looking only for American-born pets.
re: #279 Florida Panhandler
That 4pm press briefing should be head-scratcher… the lack of any repeated constant lying, boasting on behalf of a miscreant and lack of endless sycophantic sucking up will be mind-blowing.
That just means they’ll become more aggressive. I mean it’s absolutely critical that we know of Biden will change the colors on AF1.
The stupid never stops.
re: #223 Belafon
Benjamin Franklin was a terrible president. Funny guy, but terrible president.
From that brutal National review article making the rounds yesterday
And, while we’re at it, maybe turning your party over to Generalissimo Walter Mitty, his hideous scheming spawn, and the studio audience from Hee-Haw was not just absolutely aces as a political strategy
re: #288 Sir John Barron
Benjamin Franklin was a terrible president. Funny guy, but terrible president.
He couldn’t even property label charged particles.
re: #286 sagehen
Sorry, Larry, we’re looking only for American-born pets.
Immigrants. They get the job done.
Are House Republicans smart enough to be scared right now? Probably not.
“There’s no question there were members in this body who gave aid & comfort to those, with the idea that they were embracing a lie, a lie perpetrated by POTUS, that the election did not have legitimacy” — Pelosi on if she has evidence that GOP members gave insurrectionists tours pic.twitter.com/0DYF0bjdQo
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 21, 2021
But if Republicans hear an attack on racism as an attack on Republicans, that must mean Republicans are….no, wait.
If Republicans are racists… ummm… let’s try that again.— blue four seasons meme (@TheBlueMeme) January 21, 2021
re: #289 Dangerman
From that brutal National review article making the rounds yesterday
Dear Leader’s Legacy:
Donald Trump is, in fact, the first president since Herbert Hoover to lead his party to losing the presidency, the House, and the Senate all in a single term. Along with being the first president to be impeached twice and the first game-show host elected to the office, that’s Trump’s claim to the history books. Well, that and 400,000 dead Americans and the failed coup d’état business.
re: #293 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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Gee, I wonder why the Post won’t allow comments on that article? We know that racism is the glue that holds the GOP together!
re: #293 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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When I wrote about the insurrection on facebook, I included a statement about how going after the insurrectionists will be portrayed as an attack on the Republican party and that they shouldn’t fall for it.
Oh, we saw it.
In words of an actual President: ‘C’mon man’
You can do better pic.twitter.com/8zb6AiBvQT— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) January 21, 2021
Nice tweet Sen. Cruz! Quick question: do you also believe the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?
Asking for everyone who believes US Senators should be competent and not undermine our elections to incite insurrection against the United States https://t.co/mMf8iDo72G— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 21, 2021
Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson said that now that former President Trump is out of office, he intends to turn the super-PAC’s attention to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), The Hill reports.
Said Wilson: “We all know Ted Cruz is sort of a political force of nature. He is what he is. You either hate him or you hate him. And he is a guy who went so far over the edge, not just to appease Donald Trump and Trump’s base, but because he felt like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) had gotten out ahead of him on it.”
GOP congressman flails as CNN host corners him for objecting to the election results https://t.co/3B9fyiFKFe
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) January 21, 2021
Very cool that my entire adult life has consisted of Republicans destroying the country, Democrats getting elected and given the task of fixing it, Republicans getting elected and destroying it all over again. pic.twitter.com/53yKcvv8tI
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 21, 2021
This must be a first: ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN will all have women journalists as their chief White House correspondents with the incoming Biden administration.
— Ted Johnson (@tedstew) January 19, 2021
PBS too since 2018
re: #180 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷
hi
She seems to be overly obsessed with penii.
If we’re going to get technical here, it’s “penes” (third declension noun, Greek).
re: #301 Dangerman
It’s almost like American voters have very, very short memories….or are suckers for abuse. I’m willing to place an early bet that the GOP will retake the House and Senate in the midterms. Democratic voters will stay home again because Biden didn’t buy them a pony.
re: #303 A hollow voice says Plugh (says it all)
If we’re going to get technical here, it’s “penes” (third declension noun, Greek).
I love penises to pieces
(h/t jinx the cat)
re: #306 Eclectic Cyborg
That’s cool, but why were they afraid to try this with Trump?
We’re they all men before, or did some of them already have women? It’s not like this was coordinated.
New Joe in town.
See our Front Pages for January 21, 2021. ↓https://t.co/faneB4eG8Z pic.twitter.com/poGqs4fvEM— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 21, 2021
re: #303 A hollow voice says Plugh (says it all)
If we’re going to get technical here, it’s “penes” (third declension noun, Greek).
Oh no. It’s Ding Dongs! 😉
re: #124 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Which I’m sure surprises no one.
Called it. Wish I’d been wrong, but, y’know, Drumpf.
This Democrat is fine with sedition & freaking TREASON being the precedent for which presidents are removed from office & jailed, regardless of political affiliation.
Coming from a longtime member of the so-called “party of personal responsibility”, you should resign in shame.— Arch (@Arch_LGF) January 21, 2021
re: #314 (((Archangel1)))
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Well, speaking for myself, this Democrat will be only too pleased to support this “precedent” - I mean, if any future President whips up a violent mob to attack the Capitol and Congress in an attempt to overturn an election, fine: impeach and convict them. ASAP, regardless of Party.
In the meantime, Sen. Cornyn, you are respectfully requested to go fuck yourself. Ideally, back in Texas. In retirement.
This is significant because Pelosi has called this an “insurrection” and is using the language of the 14th Amendment, which forbids anyone who has given “aid and comfort” to insurrectionists from serving in Congress. https://t.co/3H437GIRXC pic.twitter.com/CC6EygyJud
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 21, 2021
Professor @Schwarzenegger’s Facebook class is back in session in the comments on his vaccine video. pic.twitter.com/47rmniAK5M
— Daniel Ketchell (@ketch) January 20, 2021
The solution is obvious. McConnell is *already* abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response. At the very least the threat is the only thing that might make McConnell back down. https://t.co/QhduWebq8b
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) January 21, 2021
Let’s be even clearer than this. McConnell is threatening to nullify Senate election results unless Dems concede him veto power over most of Biden’s agenda. ‘Filibustering the organizing resolution’ is technical language to describe the weapon he’s using. https://t.co/ynNP2NzVH8
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) January 21, 2021
re: #320 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
I wasn’t fond of Arnold as CA Governor, but I’m really liking him lately.
Heh
The lawsuits heading to Trump today. pic.twitter.com/Wn7eRZ5ApA
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 21, 2021
re: #303 A hollow voice says Plugh (says it all)
If we’re going to get technical here, it’s “penes” (third declension noun, Greek).
I just like writing “penii.”
re: #321 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Nuke the filibuster. Now.
Epoch Times isn’t taking the transition very well pic.twitter.com/JkNs5Jy6xt
— Roy Edroso (@edroso) January 21, 2021
Yeah, everything that ever will be has already been on “The Simpsons”. But this is a bit on the nose. pic.twitter.com/SOHKyIzHjn
— Phil Hagen (@PhilHagen) January 21, 2021
re: #314 (((Archangel1)))
The real issue with Cornyn and all the others is they don’t want to go on record voting at all.
They need Trump’s crazy base voters (many of whom never voted before), so they can’t vote yes. They need sane people who know an insurrection is beyond the pale, so they can’t vote no.
All of this performance grievance by conservatives is to avoid a vote at all.
re: #321 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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As I’ve said before, the wavering Democrats and independents need to be told that Biden doesn’t need to lead by executive orders, he needs a functioning Congress.
re: #55 🌹UOJB!
Personal trivia: My mother dated Sid Mark when he was Sidney Fliegelman. He proposed to her. She turned him down.
Luckily for me.
re: #297 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt’n😷Trips
It’s a joke.
When the argument isn’t ideal but the job is the job and you do your best https://t.co/IddsLJvdRG
— RiddanceHat (@Popehat) January 21, 2021
Everyone needs to understand right now that they’ve learned nothing and will do it all again as soon as they get the chance. https://t.co/nsLY7qE43L
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 21, 2021
re: #201 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahHAHAHAHAHAHA!
re: #237 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
That is very very good.
I — 😭 pic.twitter.com/zzrea9pces
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 21, 2021
re: #262 plansbandc
Had to sing to that. I hate a word.
Jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth US$731.1-million sold in Maryland https://t.co/zzRHD77PK0
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) January 21, 2021
Biden should give a speech about knowingly enabling mass killing and see if Rand Paul takes personal offense.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 21, 2021
I went to Meijer yesterday and they had a sale on blueberries, $1.50/pint. SO IT’S BLUEBERRY PIE DAY!
The Biden admin is so fucking disappointing.
Already the 21st and all to the right of Groucho Marx are still not in the GULAG.
re: #342 The Pie Overlord!
I went to Meijer yesterday and they had a sale on blueberries, $1.50/pint. SO IT’S BLUEBERRY PIE DAY!
I’ve just been hungry for blueberries on cornflakes lately…
re: #330 cat-tikvah
Personal trivia: My mother dated Sid Mark when he was Sidney Fliegelman. He proposed to her. She turned him down.
Luckily for me.
Memories of hearing Sid Mark’s Sundays with Sinatra…
re: #251 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
18 years a cop and he comes up with this?
Why didn’t he just say, ‘I feared for my life.”
That’s always a clever one.
re: #346 Semper Fi
Why didn’t he just say, ‘I feared for my life.”
That’s always a clever one.
“I smelled marihuana.”
re: #272 Eclectic Cyborg
No exclamation marks, no ALL CAPS, no insulting tone. Coherent sentences.
Refreshing change, isn’t it?
Oxford comma.
That is the big error. What a change.
re: #327 The Pie Overlord!
TFW when Drumpf sucked so bad it gave a pre-echo that was caught by the writers of The Simpsons…
re: #260 Belafon
Does anyone know when Biden will be able to do anything about our concentration camps?
At least get them off those f’n burgers until plan is in place.
re: #346 Semper Fi
Why didn’t he just say, ‘I feared for my life.”
That’s always a clever one.
“I thought he had a gun.”
House Oversight Committee chair requests FBI probe of Parler, including its role in Capitol siege
‘bout time. Maybe we will get lucky and see Robert and RebeKKKah Mercer ordered before the committee to answer why they financed this coup…
re: #267 LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior)
Just the little things so far. Psaki wasn’t abrasive with the press last night. She almost seemed nervous but in a good way.
I’m very impressed with Psaki. Her instant responses are expressed confidently.
Never again will you or any member of the GOP - past, present and future - have ANY right to refer to yourselves as the so-called “Party of Personal Responsibility”.
This is what you’re a party to, now and in perpetuity - ad infinatum: pic.twitter.com/Lu7IZ4Rnrw— Arch (@Arch_LGF) January 21, 2021
re: #274 🌹UOJB!
Wait a second—I see Real Fountain Pens on Joe’s desk! No Sharpies!
I noticed too. It’s a nice old look.
re: #342 The Pie Overlord!
I went to Meijer yesterday and they had a sale on blueberries, $1.50/pint. SO IT’S BLUEBERRY PIE DAY!
Blueberries here cost roughly $22/pint.
re: #295 🌹UOJB!
Gee, I wonder why the Post won’t allow comments on that article? We know that racism is the glue that holds the GOP together!
Yes, unfortunately this is true and ashamed to say, until 2016, I really wasn’t aware how serious it is.
re: #339 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Yup, MD winner… less likely to be a wingnut but still, always a chance a tithe will end up in the hands of the unscrupulous.
MegaMillions has had the larger jackpots the past several weeks… and now with PowerBall out of the way, I expect sales on Friday of MM to be quite large.
Looping together the two threads. https://t.co/GK6ztSRzs4
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 21, 2021
Looping together the two threads. https://t.co/GK6ztSRzs4
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) January 21, 2021
Christ, if Bernie had worn those mittens during the primary, he’d probably be POTUS right now.
McConnell is threatening to filibuster the Organizing Resolution which allows Democrats to assume the committee Chair positions. It’s an absolutely unprecedented, wacky, counterproductive request. We won the Senate. We get the gavels.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 21, 2021
McConnell is still at war with the majority of the country.
Pretty great to have a president who doesn’t obsessively retweet video clips from Fox News and OAN praising himself.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 21, 2021
re: #364 Charles Johnson
Or talk about himself in the third person.
Evidently, Sara’s mom and my mom gave up a long time ago about what kind of language their daughter would use in public. I’m here for it.
It’s for this exact reason, I don’t want to hear anything from hypocrite Rs who still defend Trump despite his transgressions & betrayal.
As I said on #LPTV:
“They can shove their sanctimony up their asses…”@ProjectLincoln https://t.co/lk7xKHJIra pic.twitter.com/4fRkd9kTL7— Tara Setmayer (@TaraSetmayer) January 18, 2021
Good Lord, this woman is so fucking stupid.
Rep. Greene has not introduced her promised Articles of Impeachment yet. According to a GOP source in her district, Greene “thought it would be a lot easier than it is.” https://t.co/k0Bk8cjpGn
— Charles Bethea (@charlesbethea) January 21, 2021
re: #367 makeitstop
Good Lord, this woman is so fucking stupid.
“You mean I have to do a bunch of work for this?”
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Trump doesn’t have a legal team or any kind of plan for his impeachment: report
Why he’s leaving it in the hands of de Lawd!
re: #363 jaunte
What I suspect he wants is to get rid of the fb with the Dem hands and then use its absence in two years.
— 𝙒𝘽 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 🍕🐀😷 (@FormerDirtDart) January 21, 2021
re: #367 makeitstop
Good Lord, this woman is so fucking stupid.
The Republican party is a failed party. This is just another symptom.
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