Joe Biden presidential inauguration megathread

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

The ceremony was nice and I understand the pomp & circumstance, but I just want Biden to get to work already.

Gimme those executive orders!

This. Healthcare plz.

[GP270watch]

 What a proud moment for The United States of America.

[ProudModerate2]

Lady Gaga Performs The National Anthem At Joe Biden’s Inauguration.

If you missed it, or would like to watch it again, here it is on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/ZAe02qarUFk

Stunning performance ... just hits you like a ton of bricks. Absolutely beautiful!

One thing about Lada Gaga, when she turned to the flag ...

Most people would not turn their back (or to one side) when singing the National Anthem (when cameras are in front). In my opinion, she did this to address the specific flag flying over The Capitol.
Almost to say that this flag endured the "perilous fight" and "bombs bursting in air" on January 6th during the Trump Insurrection. But it survived and will continue to always "still be there" for you and for me.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Live stream of the Trump era ending:

Or this could just be like the end of the sorcerer's stone for now, we'll see.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

One thing about Lada Gaga, when she turned to the flag ...

Most people would not turn their back (or to one side) when singing the National Anthem (when cameras are in front). In my opinion, she did this to address the specific flag flying over The Capitol.
Almost to say that this flag endured the "perilous fight" and "bombs bursting in air" on January 6th during the Trump Insurrection. But it survived and will continue to always "still be there" for you and for me.

Glad to know the obvious symbolism wasn't lost.

Lady Gaga was fine. But man, I'm already getting tired reading about that moment.

[emailking]

yeah, and it boggles my mind why so many people on this forum want to replace the anthem with another song. It's perfect.

[Tender Branson]

Best wishes from our Chancellor Shorty:

https://twitter.com/sebastiankurz/status/1351934982378430465

[Tender Branson]

Austrian President Van der Bellen (Green Party):

https://twitter.com/vanderbellen/status/1351959881390153731

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/PattyTalorico/status/1351946472527433731

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

The virtual parade is kicking off, for anyone who cares.

EDIT: It's actually pretty good imo.

[Alben Barkley]

https://twitter.com/PattyTalorico/status/1351946472527433731

Someone who actually respects the troops, understands sacrifice and service for your country, is Commander-in-Chief again. Not Mr. “Suckers and Losers,” talks tough but too cowardly to do anything.

Feels good.

[ProudModerate2]

Congressional leaders present gifts to President Joe Biden, VP Kamala Harris.

Via YouTube. 12-1/2 minutes long.
https://youtu.be/YYvANq00C0c

[GeorgiaModerate]

For anyone who was a fan of Benjamin Wittes's "baby cannon", he posted one last video at the moment Biden became President.

https://twitter.com/benjaminwittes/status/1351937784815243272

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/coolhand_luke88/status/1351995295547224071

[Crumpets]

https://twitter.com/AlienJesus123/status/1351928471946194949

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Any update on Harris, Padilla, Ossoff, and Warnock?

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Any update on Harris, Padilla, Ossoff, and Warnock?

Should be sworn in at 4:30.

We are five minutes away from a trifecta.

[WD]

Any update on Harris, Padilla, Ossoff, and Warnock?

The Senate will convene at 4:30 EST and they’ll be sworn in.

[Beet]

‘It’s Over’: Devastated QAnon Believers Grapple With President Joe Biden’s Inauguration

For believers of QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory that holds Donald Trump as a deity-like figure secretly battling a “deep state” cabal of pedophiles who control the government, things weren’t supposed to go down this way. Month after month, year after year, they had been told by “Q,” the group’s shadowy online leader, and Q’s army of social media influencers, that a symbolic “storm” was coming. The mythology held that on Wednesday, at long last, the Bidens, Obamas and Clintons would be rounded up and executed for child sex trafficking, treason and other crimes. Trump, having finally conquered evil, would remain in power.

This was the moment they had desperately been waiting for.

Inside digital safe havens for far-right extremists, such as Gab and Telegram, massive QAnon groups turned into virtual watch parties reacting to Wednesday’s ceremony in real time. As the event began, members could hardly contain their joy — or their desire for bloodshed.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/qanon-believers-react-to-joe-biden-inauguration_n_60087eebc5b6efae62fe3d10

[Crumpets]

Any update on Harris, Padilla, Ossoff, and Warnock?

The Senate will convene at 4:30 EST and they’ll be sworn in.

The Senate is convening now to swear them in.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Any update on Harris, Padilla, Ossoff, and Warnock?

Should be sworn in at 4:30.

We are five minutes away from a trifecta.

C-SPAN2 has the Senate live.

[HisGrace]

You just have to LOL at people who are only just now realizing that Biden will become president. Welcome to reality, guys, we've missed you!

[Never Made it to Graceland]

Sex is great, but have you ever looked at the wikipedia page for the United States?

[President Johnson]

Sex is great, but have you ever looked at the wikipedia page for the United States?

Magnificent.

I really enjoyed adding the category "sitting head of state" to Joe Biden's German Wikipedia article.

[emailking]

You just have to LOL at people who are only just now realizing that Biden will become president. Welcome to reality, guys, we've missed you!

I guess some haven't quite realized it yet.

Meanwhile, several QAnon loyalists performed medal-worthy mental gymnastics to keep their delusion alive. A few suggested that the video of Biden becoming president was a deepfake and that he was actually locked away behind bars as it played across the nation. Others posited that Biden himself had in fact been working with Trump to dismantle the deep state all along, and would be the one to sic the military on the supposed traitors. Many simply pleaded with each other to stay patient: “Q wouldn’t do this to us. He wouldn’t let us down. Don’t lose hope.”

From that HuffPost article.