With so many crazy things happening, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Here are some headlines that you may find interesting and worth discussing.
- First and foremost, WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT! Congratulations President Biden and Vice President Harris; you have one helluva mess to clean up.
- But wait! There’s more: Vice President Harris swore in three new senators, all from the Democratic Party.
- U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams resigned at President Joe Biden’s request on Wednesday. He posted his resignation letter on Facebook. BUH BYE!
- ABC has an extensive list of Executive Orders President Biden will more than likely sign today. We will post them as they come in.
- First one: Mask mandate on federal property
- Second: Support for underserved communities
- Third: Re-joined Paris Climate Accord
- The recently updated website for President Joe Biden’s White House carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough to find it.
- Hidden in the HTML code on www.whitehouse.gov was an invitation to join the U.S. Digital Service, a technology unit within the White House.
- “If you’re reading this, we need your help building back better,” the message said.
- Trump’s former press secretary and Dancing with the Stars clown, Sean Spicer, wants press credentials. He now hosts a show, Spicer & Co, on the hard-right and conspiracy theory-tinged Newsmax network.
- Some Republicans have expressed their desire to work with the Biden-Harris administration:
White ISIS:
- In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, Thomas Edward Caldwell, an apparent leader of the far-right Oath Keepers, had a message for the militia members he had organized to mobilize against Congress: “This kettle is set to boil.”
- Mr. Caldwell and two associates from Ohio — Donovan Crowl, 50, and Jessica Watkins, 38 — were charged with conspiracy to commit federal crimes. All three had admitted to invading the Capitol to reporters and were also identifiable in videos posted on social media.
Missed Headlines:
- Pfizer tells Canada it will not receive any Covid-19 vaccine doses next week:
- In four years, Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims.
- Amazon sent a letter to President Biden in his first hours of office Wednesday offering to assist the new administration with its coronavirus vaccine distribution.
- Majority in new poll says Trump did not ‘Make America Great Again’
- U.S. stock markets posted record closes Wednesday as investors took in rosy corporate earnings results and the swearing-in of Biden as the nation’s 46th president.
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Barely Any Trump Supporters Showed at Inauguration Protests Around the Country
Photo dispatches from a variety of state capitols indicated that the protests were extremely sparse and peaceful. For example, only one Trump supporter showed up to the New York State Capitol; he was reportedly disappointed as he expected thousands to be in attendance.
Mark Leggiero is the one lone Trump supporter out in front of the NYS Capitol. He says he expected a few thousand ppl here and is disappointed. He said he drove 45 minutes for a peaceful protest pic.twitter.com/hDtCLYFpLq
— Morgan McKay (@morganfmckay) January 20, 2021
Barely Any Trump Supporters Showed at Inauguration Protests Around the Country (msn.com)
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McConnell faces conservative backlash over Trump criticism
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s public criticism of former President Trump over the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is revealing sharp divisions within the party as Republicans shift into the Biden era.
His remarks about Trump are also sparking backlash from some of his colleagues and leading conservative media commentators just as he’s trying to navigate the Republican Party through a tumultuous transition.
“What we need right now is for Sen. McConnell to unequivocally say that the second impeachment of Donald Trump after he leaves office is not only unconstitutional, it is bad for the country, and stand up and fight back,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said during an interview with Fox News.
McConnell faces conservative backlash over Trump criticism (msn.com)
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Trump banned indefinitely from another social media platform: Twitch
Twitch, the popular livestreaming app, has indefinitely banned former President Trump‘s account, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.
“We have indefinitely suspended President Trump’s Twitch channel due to the ongoing risk of further incitement of violence,” reads a statement from Twitch, which was released to The Hill after President Biden was sworn into office.
“The President’s statements continue to be interpreted as calls to action, and we are taking this action to remove the potential for harm to our community and the general public,” it adds.
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A Bomb Threat Reported at Supreme Court Two Hours Before Inauguration
Bomb threat reported at US Supreme Court — 2 hours before Biden’s inauguration – Raw Story – Celebrating 16 Years of Independent Journalism https://t.co/9PkSKMg05D
— BM (@bmangh) January 20, 2021
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Biden's Oval Office: Goodbye Andrew Jackson, Hello MLK
MLK, RFK, Rosa Parks, Cesar Chavez, Ben Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt in the Oval Office now. Beautiful. https://t.co/Bn7JrtGGdz
— Bill Pascrell, Jr.
(@BillPascrell) January 20, 2021President Biden has removed the Andrew Jackson painting from the Oval Office. Good. Andrew Jackson was one of the worst Presidents of all time.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) January 20, 2021
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Former President Bush called Rep. Clyburn "the savior"
New: On a call with reporters just now, @WhipClyburn says ex-President Bush told him he’s “the savior” because of his role in helping Biden win the Democratic nomination.
Clyburn says Bush went on to call Biden “the only one who could have defeated the incumbent president.”
— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) January 20, 2021
