January 20, 2021

Next Up-- Our 50-50 Legislative Win --Swearing New 117th Senators Ossoff, Padilla and Warnock

On to new business: Majority leader Schumer's maiden speech, and possibly a floor vote tonight.




The swearing in:

January 20, 2021

FULL TRANSCRIPT Of President Biden's Inaugural Address

Excerpts don't do it justice. Here's the link for a full reading.

https://news.yahoo.com/full-transcript-joe-bidens-inauguration-175723360.html

January 20, 2021

Rachel Maddow Show Jan 19 2021

She ponders whether Trump would have run if he'd known he'd leave this way. 4:05

January 19, 2021

Tomorrow's President Biden Becomes Emotional As He Leaves For Washington

"It All Comes From Delaware."
His love of his Beau, Hunter, Ashley, Jill, Obama and Harris the good and bright things of his life -- he thanks his beloved Delaware for.

We feel you, Joe. It's hard to leave home. But we'll help make America your new home, Joe, and we'll build it back better together.

January 19, 2021

Over 16,000 Christians Want Franklin Graham Fired for 'Helping Incite' Capitol Riot

Source: Newsweek

More than 16,000 Christians have signed a petition calling for evangelical leader Franklin Graham to be fired as the head of Samaritan's Purse and his father's namesake non-profit Billy Graham Evangelistic Association after he endorsed President Donald Trump's conspiracy theories that the election was "rigged or stolen."

Graham said in December that he believed Trump when he said that the election was "rigged or stolen." Graham later tweeted his support for Republican lawmakers planning to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win in multiple battleground states. The petition argues that Graham's support of Trump's false claims helped to incite the mob of the president's rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to count the Electoral Votes on January 6.

"As long as Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association stand by Franklin Graham, it must be said that these once-vaunted organizations have forgotten their original Christian missions, abandoned the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and are complicit in the spread of dishonest, discredited election conspiracy theories and the deadly, unpatriotic, white-nationalist terrorism at the U.S. Capitol incited by those lies," the petition launched by Faithful America says.

Newsweek reached out to Samaritan's Purse, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Graham for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/over-16000-christians-want-franklin-graham-fired-helping-incite-capitol-riot-1562632

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2020 exit polls don't reflect this split, which could get bigger when church services resume under Biden.

January 19, 2021

Looking Forward to Tomorrow, A Better You, A Better Me

Your dreams ain't easy (your dreams ain't easy)
Just stick by your plan (hey yeah)
To go from boys to men (boys to men)
You must act like a man (I know it ain't easy)
When it gets hard, y'all
Just grab what you know
Stand up tall, and don't you fall
Come on dear sing a song, bae
You will know (yeah)
You will know
You will know (you will know)
You will know (yeah)

January 19, 2021

We Are On The Road -- The War is Not Over, Victory Isn't Won -- For The Soul of The Nation

John Legend, Common. Glory. (Joe Biden Rally in Philadelphia)

January 19, 2021

To MLK and the 81,281,502 who want democracy. May we never take it for granted.

One love.

Elton John. Border Song



Holy Moses, I have been removed
I have seen the spectre, he has been here too
Distant cousin from down the line
Brand of people who ain't my kind
Holy Moses, I have been removed

Holy Moses, I have been deceived
Now the wind has changed direction, and I'll have to leave
Won't you please excuse my frankness
But it's not my cup of tea
Holy Moses, I have been deceived

I'm going back to the border where my affairs
My affairs ain't abused
I can't take any more bad water
Been poisoned from my head down to my shoes, oh
Holy Moses, I have been deceived

Holy Moses, let us live in peace
Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease
There's a man over there, what's his color? I don't care
He's my brother, let us live in peace, oh
He's my brother, let us live in peace, oh
He's my brother, let us, let us live in peace

January 18, 2021

Governor Cuomo Briefing January 18 2021

Day 324

Start 6:35

NEW:
-- Partners in vaccine distribution: Walgreens, CVS, Kinney Drugs, Affiliated Physicians,
Pharmascript, MHA
-- Gov Cuomo sent a letter to HHS Sec Azar accusing him of lying to the American people, creating public chaos that makes a bad situation worse
-- States can buy Pfizer vaccine directly without breaking federal law, which is up to Pfizer
-- Gov Cuomo will not attend the presidential inauguration in order to attend to state safety
-- new testing is being done for the UK strain, but take longer due to the necessary genetic mapping;
-- there are reportedly new South African and Brazilian strains but no tests for those, and no travel bans

January 17, 2021

BERNIE SANDERS, NEW SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR

Go, Senator Sanders!




DO IT, BERNIE!



KILL AUSTERITY, BERNIE!



PRESIDENT BIDEN'S UNITY CHOICE OF BERNIE SANDERS IS PROOF THAT THE TIMES ARE A'CHANGIN'