Hey all!
Today marks the transition from a long national (and global) nightmare to the Biden Administration. I’d like to start with something that I think is in tune with the new vibe that is just starting to take form:
And to give an idea of the tone that we’re already seeing, even before Biden and Harris assume their offices and responsibilities, their leading a memorial for those who have died from COVID-19. It was moving, to say the least.
In the meantime, we do have the waning hours of the the term of the Great Orange Menace. Let’s get a couple more roasts in. Let’s start with Seth Meyers:
Trevor Noah has his say:
Colbert weighs in:
The jukebox is working and the bar is open. Let’s celebrate. Healing will take time and be very difficult.
Hang in there.
Cheers!
Melania gets a Late Show sendoff:
Jared & Ivanka: No Credentials Necessary:
Just think: we’re just a few hours from Donald Trump becoming Florida Man.
Randy Rainbow’s sendoff – to the tune of the theme song of Rent:
Quarantine questions – Full Frontal. Courtesy of Samantha Bee’s awesome series.
New Radicals performed their one hit for the inauguration festivities:
So, quite a day. We somehow managed the transition from one administration to another. The inaugural speech was dignified. Biden signed the sort of executive orders I’d have expected him to straightaway. The Senate was finally organized enough to confirm the first of Biden’s Cabinet members. We got a sane press briefing by new Press Secretary Jen Psaki, and an announcement that those would become daily again. It was all so mundane. I don’t know quite what to make of it, after four years of mayhem, but I think I can get used to this.
A Closer Look – Inaugural Edition:
Samantha Bee’s latest edition of Full Frontal:
Trevor Noah has a few words on the historic inauguration and the waning moments of Trump’s reign of error:
Stephen Colbert on the inauguration:
“Clean up on Aisle 45. You’re going to need everything. Just get all the buckets, mops, cleaning supplies. Just get the gas mask too while you’re at it.” That’s what Joe Biden is facing and already stared down during his first full day on the job. A Closer Look:
Stephen Colbert seems to be having fun on a Thursday night. He even has some constructive suggestions for former QAnon conspiracy theory believers: channel that rage into reading Tolkien. I’d probably suggest Rick and Morty, but to each his/her/their own.
Trevor Noah reminds us that Biden has a low bar to clear after Trump – actually be competent and not lie constantly – and that there are already folks trying to pretend that Trump never happened. As he implies, good luck with that.
I know I’m supposed to be feeling better about everything since Trump was sent packing, and I guess in a very general way that is true.
But I find myself seesawing primarily between anger and depression on a daily basis. The sheer scale of what’s been brought upon this country is unfathomable. I don’t know if I will ever not be angry again.
For me the gnawing anxiety is gone, which is a very good thing. I do find myself shaking my head a lot given the sheer scope of the damage done, and I am very concerned about having a major party that is the equivalent to the ruling parties of Hungary and Turkey in terms of their anti-democratic positions (and equally concerned about the damage home grown terrorists can do). We are not out of the woods by a long shot. So while I don’t find myself doom scrolling Twitter and news feeds anymore, and am a bit calmer, I am… Read more »