January 20, 2021: Joseph R. Biden Jr. is Inaugurated - QAnon Believers Baffled!

 

1/20/21: GOOD RIDDANCE, DONALD J. TRUMP! Zero days left. At noon, Joe Biden takes office as President of the United States. 

QAnon hearts are breaking, as reality strikes.

 

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“There is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it, if only we are brave enough to be it.” 

Amanda Gorman, poet

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His predecessor leaves office with the same lack of class he entered, having failed to concede an election he lost 78 days ago. 

The 46^th President of the United States gave an inaugural speech worth remembering, calling on the nation to heal. There was no big crowd in person. Washington D.C. was a heavily-armed camp, lest the same despicable elements that rampaged through the halls of Congress on January 6 return and do additional, perhaps fatal damage to the republic, which has stood for 232 years. 

The 45^th president, cowardly as ever, skipped town three hours before, sent off by a small crowd of family and what few “friends” he had left. Even VP Pence chose not to show up to see Reject Don off, choosing to accept an invitation to attend Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s swearing in instead. 

(That may tell you all you need to know.)

 

So, as the nation has done, once every four years, since 1789, and several times suddenly, when leaders have died, we watched a new leader take charge. 

After four years, it was time to wash a stain away. Mr. Biden reminded us that “democracy is precious,” and “democracy has prevailed.” (See his full speech below.) 

If you missed the performance of the young poet, Amanda Gorman, 22, rectify that at your pleasure. It was exuberant, optimistic, and a call to move forward, undaunted, imperfect as our nation’s progress has always been and always shall be. “We shall not march back to what was,” she boldly predicted, “but move to what shall be, a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free.” 

For “there is always light,” she said, “if only we are brave enough to see it, if only we are brave enough to be it.” 

 

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WHEN LAST SEEN leaving 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the former First Lady, Melania Trump, is dressed entirely in black. 

Her wardrobe for her last day consists of European luxury labels: a Chanel jacket, a Dolce & Gabbana dress, and shoes from Louboutin. Mrs. Trump accessorizes with a Birkin handbag (est. worth: $45,000). 

She was always a woman of the people. 

 

A Bit of Comic Relief 

HuffPost reporters sat down yesterday and followed some of the traffic on social media sites favored by QAnon believers. As the moment for the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. approached, they knew Biden was going to be stopped! Because the mysterious “Q” had promised. With excitement growing with each passing moment, several believers predicted we were about to see “National Popcorn Day,” all over again. 

(The real National Popcorn Day is January 19.)

 

With the final minutes until the swearing in ticking away, one believer commented on social media, “WELCOME TO THE GRAND FINALE!!!” 

“Anyone else wanna puke with excitement?!?!?!” said another. Pass out the barf bags, I guess! 

(11:45: Kamala Harris takes the oath of office.)

 

“Where the hell is the fucking storm?” one believer asks worriedly. 

“Well this popcorn just got cold,” says another. 

(The imaginary butter has coagulated.)

 

“When do the arrests start??” asks a third, quizzically. 

(12:00 noon: Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes the oath of office.)

 

“I can’t stop crying. Fuck. Why?” asks a QAnon disciple. 

“It’s over,” agrees another. 

 

FUN FACT – REFILLING THE SWAMP: We soon discover that President Trump has released his aides from an ethics pledge (meant to drain the swamp) at 1 a.m. on January 20.

 

The ethics pledge was outlined in one of Trump’s first executive orders, signed on Jan. 28, 2017, as part of his campaign pledge to “drain the swamp.” It required Trump’s political appointees to agree to the lobbying ban, as well as pledge not to undertake work that would require them to register as a “foreign agent” after leaving government. Trump’s order authorized the attorney general to investigate any breaches of the ethics pledge and to pursue civil suits if necessary.

 

The new order: “Employees and former employees subject to the commitments in Executive Order 13770 will not be subject to those commitments after noon January 20, 2021.”

 

For many members of the outgoing administration, that pledge had always been a dead letter. They had been doing lucrative business with foreign entities from Day 1, if not before.

 

We cannot predict what will happen during the next four years, under Mr. Biden. We do know that historians will not judge Mr. Trump, or his loyal underlings, kindly.