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Lockdown Update Day 309
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"Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree and no one shall make them afraid. If we’re to live up to her own time, then victory won’t lie in the blade, but in all the bridges we’ve made. That is the promise to glade, the hill we climb if only we dare. It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit. It’s the past we step into and how we repair it. We’ve seen a forest that would shatter our nation rather than share it. Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy. This effort very nearly succeeded."
From 'The Hill We Climb' by Amanda Gorman. (Text here)
Articles I found pre-Inauguration:
What the clergy praying at Biden’s inauguration signal about his priorities
The choice of Fr. Leo O’Donovan and Rev. Silvester Beaman have personal and national significance.
How people in the UK, Germany, and France feel about Joe Biden
According to a Pew Research Center survey, a majority have confidence in Biden to do the right thing in world affairs.
(Look at the graph!!)
Biden inauguration: How security threats and Covid have changed ceremony
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Inauguration:
January 6, 2021 / January 20, 2021 pic.twitter.com/whAXzVenbo
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) January 20, 2021
NEW—Eugene Goodman, the Capitol Police officer who risked his life to draw the Jan. 6 rioters away from the Senate chamber, has been named the Acting Deputy House Sergeant at Arms...
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 20, 2021
...now escorts the Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris at #Inauguration
pic.twitter.com/aG6Z9GsJTH
This is the first time a U.S. president has asked for a single moment of reflection to the 400,000 lost to coronavirus.
— David Dayen (@ddayen) January 20, 2021
Thread - go across to Twitter and read the whole thing:
I take great joy from the fact that I will never have to hear Trump say 'Febwoowary' ever again. pic.twitter.com/AZ1KcmYgJu
— John Bull (@garius) January 20, 2021
This is why Harris is wearing purple, btw.
— John Bull (@garius) January 20, 2021
Shirley Chisholm.
First black congresswoman. First to run for presidential candidacy of a major party.
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
Respect. pic.twitter.com/eNlKL601MX
Happy Inauguration I made you a zaydie Bernie sitting patiently in his folding chair transparent PNG https://t.co/x6xFMBlHX5 pic.twitter.com/TvpcpFAi8v
— taber טבור (@taber) January 20, 2021
ETA (with thanks to sea_thoughts):
Poignant moment: While Joe Biden gave his inauguration speech, a lone man in a uniform knelt at the Delaware grave of his son Beau. pic.twitter.com/QkCuJRHzTz
— Patricia Talorico (@PattyTalorico) January 20, 2021
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Good riddance:
The president wants a big military send-off tomorrow. Unfortunately, the military is busy defending the Capitol from his supporters.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) January 20, 2021
Ron Watkins pulls the plug. This will be absolutely crushing to QAnon believers: pic.twitter.com/SfxJwCLCoU
— Jesselyn Cook (@JessReports) January 20, 2021
QAnon forums now:
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 20, 2021
"I dont think this is supposed to happen? How long does it take the fed to run up the stairs and arrest him?"
"It's like being a kid and seeing the big gift under the tree thinking it is exactly what you want only to open it and realize it was a lump of coal" pic.twitter.com/oBUF2cm3fT
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
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Good news:
The @WhiteHouse website contact form now asks for your pronouns. pic.twitter.com/W5S36efo1d
— GLAAD (@glaad) January 20, 2021
Also now seen on https://t.co/vePkoAbpWf: Españolhttps://t.co/GFrGquOqYA pic.twitter.com/8hHE6R2DLl
— Matt Hodges (@hodgesmr) January 20, 2021
Changes already happening.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 20, 2021
A follower noticed that the US Ambassador to Israel’s Twitter account now says “US Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza”
Noting that the US under Biden does not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the West Bank and Gaza pic.twitter.com/ZVqviFcFjB
For the first time since late 2017, https://t.co/OFuZPI4cqK analytics data available on https://t.co/dlhqea10bZ. Currently, 48K viewing the new site. https://t.co/2w4hMwmXlN pic.twitter.com/IgmO0rRT9T
— Tim Lowden (@tdlowden) January 20, 2021
Besides revoking the permit for building the Keystone XL Pipeline, Biden is also putting a stop to oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and plans to restore Bears Ears sacred site to its original size and protections.
— Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D. (@Ruth_HHopkins) January 20, 2021
“Attempting to end #DACA and subjecting over 700,000 immigrant young people to deportation was one of the many cruelties of the Trump administration, and yet Trump is out, and immigrant youth continue to be protected with DACA."
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) January 20, 2021
Well now I'm ugly-crying.https://t.co/veo3bU2EGI
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https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1351952310663000065
:)
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https://twitter.com/Phil_Mattingly/status/1351914903817383937
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Liked seeing this.
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/parade-across-america-has-indigenous-touch-Pbh7wXiwz0-b3-sQTnGuIw
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https://twitter.com/garius/status/1351926560543174656
And I love Indigenous Parade, hadn't seen that!
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https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/indigenous-candidates-taking-oath-in-style-G2oIPM56r0-dyJInLpNlpA
I think I understand the confusion; I'd seen the post earlier myself and was very confused when I clicked and got another post I had seen earlier; this time though I did not scroll down.
You need to check out Stephen Colbert's YT channel; he was smokin' last night!
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re. Twitter, then I dearly wish that DW displayed the tweets properly. :(
And will have a look at Mr Colbert if I have the time. He's usually good value for money!
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2020 is finally over.
And we may survive 2021.
PS: You are reminding me of shipperx, who went from posting to just copying tweets on DW ...until she finally disappeared from DW completely to Twitter. I missed her when she disappeared to twitter - even though I follow her there. I'll miss you - if you go to twitter.
ETA: I just fell down the Twitter rabbit hole of watching in hilarious detail - Qanon unravel, along with various other right-wing cult groups. They are unraveling! Halleugha! Thank you, God. (Those damn idiots were giving me nightmares and anxiety.)
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And don't worry about me disappearing. Twitter is a resource, nothing else. I merely lurk - the very idea of being active, 'socially', on another platform is exhausting just to think about. :)
But - Twitter rabbit holes are very entertaining, and most days about the right level for my brain to absorb.
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I'm basically doing the same thing on Twitter - lurking. I can only handle DW and FB, at the moment. Also Twitter makes me nervous - to post on - the media is "heavily" camped out on it. There are a lot of journalists, journalism students, and journalism profs on Twitter. Also quite a few intelligence agents, hackers, and social media marketing experts. (How do I know? The Qanon screenshots they were posting - these guys infiltrated Qanon and other far right rings. That's not easy to do, and time consuming.)
Agreed on the Twitter rabbit holes. Reminds me of the good old days, when voy and lj rabbit holes were entertaining. (But only if you aren't a participant.)
The Qanon thread reminded me a little of something an old lj poster warned people of back in 2004 (I think), that you really need to be careful about what you post on social media. She'd been posting satirical posts about doing away with Bush, and someone reported her to the FBI/Homeland Security - who in turn showed up at her house, confiscated her computer and interrogated her. She warned people not to do that. So, when I saw the Qanon post - "this is just satire" - I laughed out loud, thinking of her warning.
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<3 And I keep meaning to say how much I enjoy your photos. I have taken far far more photos this past year than ever before, although I can rarely be bothered to post them - but I like to document the way things change.
I'm basically doing the same thing on Twitter - lurking. I can only handle DW and FB
I have a facebook, but do my best to forget about it. Only keep it because it's a way to keep in touch with my Danish family. Otherwise I would happily delete it.
Agreed on the Twitter rabbit holes. Reminds me of the good old days, when voy and lj rabbit holes were entertaining. (But only if you aren't a participant.)
Ah yes, that disclaimer is everything. And fandom!wank...
The Qanon thread reminded me a little of something an old lj poster warned people of back in 2004 (I think)
omg yes, I remember that. Took me a bit of searching, but it was
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Oh thank you. I have no clue how many people read or look at the posts - just doing it to stay sane, frankly and keep a record of what is happening and what has changed.
2020 and 2021 are huge watershed years - they always travel in pairs.
I have a facebook, but do my best to forget about it. Only keep it because it's a way to keep in touch with my Danish family. Otherwise I would happily delete it.
FB and Twitter are kind of kissing cousins...in a way. I'm on instagram also - but just to post pictures. FB - I got on and stay, because of family, college/church friends, people in my immediate community, former co-workers, and former LJ/DW/fanboard friends who are there. But it's only 131 folks, and kind of restricted. Also I'm in a few locked private groups.
I remember that. Took me a bit of searching, but it was [profile] anniesj! a word to the wise. You're right, they should have listened.
Ah! You remembered! Not everyone goes that far back. It kind of drove her off social media, poor thing. The internet isn't as secure and safe as folks think. If you aren't comfortable posting it in the middle of Times Square - for heaven's sake don't post it in social media forum or on Twitter or FB.
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Same here. Also now it has become a habit and I don't want to miss a day... ;)
2020 and 2021 are huge watershed years - they always travel in pairs.
Uh-huh. At least America has turned a corner. The UK still has more down to come. /stating the obvious
FB - I got on and stay, because of family, college/church friends, people in my immediate community, former co-workers, and former LJ/DW/fanboard friends who are there. But it's only 131 folks, and kind of restricted. Also I'm in a few locked private groups.
I hear ya. There are people there who aren't really anywhere else.
Ah! You remembered! Not everyone goes that far back.
[Bernie at the Inauguration meme] I've been here a LONG time...
It kind of drove her off social media, poor thing.
Not surprising.
The internet isn't as secure and safe as folks think. If you aren't comfortable posting it in the middle of Times Square - for heaven's sake don't post it in social media forum or on Twitter or FB.
This. Ranting can be good for the soul, but...
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I feel like it's not a coincidence that it was very sunny today in Washington DC.
The thing I love most is that after the inauguration, Biden immediately went to the Oval Office and went to work! THAT'S what you want in your leader. *nods approvingly*
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The thing I love most is that after the inauguration, Biden immediately went to the Oval Office and went to work! THAT'S what you want in your leader. *nods approvingly*
It's one of the reasons I included the 'Look, this has been updated' tweets - he'd barely been the president for an hour and his team were already working away.
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I hope people will respond to it.
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That soldier leaning at Beau's grave - how beautiful and sad!
That The Princess Bride meme is awesome!
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Indeed. I did a lot curating.
That soldier leaning at Beau's grave - how beautiful and sad!
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That The Princess Bride meme is awesome!
I couldn't not include it!
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