The grown-ups have left the building - Trump thread #136

[Spandauer]

As we descend into 4 years of madness...

(thanks @Jaichangecentfoisdenom and* *@AcrossthePond55 for the suggestions)

Previous thread:
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5200273-hands-across-the-water-trump-thread-135

It's a good week to listen to audio books and ignore the news.

Preemptive pardons from Biden are out:

Dr Fauci
Mark Milley (former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs)
All officers that testified at the January 6th inquiry and all of the members on the House Select Committee and their staff.

I just saw that, horrific that he had to do that

Dr. Fauci:

"I have committed no crime ... The fact is, however, that the mere articulation of baseless threats, and the potential that they will be acted upon, create immeasurable and intolerable distress for me and my family …

I acknowledge and appreciate the action that Pres. Biden has taken."

On the plus side, my BTC holdings have gone up considerably in the past week ....

Have you bought the $melania as well as the $trump

My BTC holdings come from trying to understand the blockchain when I was doing IT strategy and it had just appeared. It was only £10 and I wasn't anal about claiming expenses, so that's mine.

Some has been exchanged for goods as an experiment, and then just left really. In fact until last September I had forgotten I'd split them between two exchanges. Which was a nice surprise.

Obviously all any any of that nonsense now is just scam fodder. Which would be my advice to anyone who asks.

Meantime, the blockchain (distributed ledger) still has potential. However it's actually quite scamproof. So no one is talking about that.

Blockchain Land registries are a fantastic thing.

I just struggle to find any use for the currencies other than speculation

You "need" them to power the blockchain. Same way banks cream off a %age to handle your money.

The Country's funeral (aka the inauguration) is at 9 am 'my time' but I'm sure the coverage will start way before then. Thank God we have satellite so we have 200+ channels to choose from (excluding the news networks).

Today will be a day for running errands and re-watching Downton Abbey. 6 seasons should keep me occupied for the rest of the day. If not, there's always Line of Duty or Vera.

We'll watch Rachel Maddow this evening at 6pm, but that's the only coverage I intend to watch. Rachel has a way of hitting the 'lowlights' and imparting intel without blasting his face and voice all over the screen. She's a good source for what's true vs what's Scrotus' bullshit AND which of his promised 'actions' he will and won't actually be able to do with the swipe of a pen.

I may just rewatch the West Wing Inauguration episodes this week and pretend that’s what’s really happening!

This mosaic has been shared a lot today

The real thing is fascinating. Bezos Musk and Zuckerberg all standing within 2 feet of each other. It’s like a royal event. A coronation in fact.

President Biden just pardoned several members of his family:

• James B. Biden
• Sara Jones Biden
• Valerie Biden Owen
• John T. Owens
• Francis W. Biden

Biden says the pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that they engaged in any wrongdoing.

President Biden: "My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me—the worst kind of partisan politics. Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end."

Who is kissing whose ring?

Apparently Melania's hat is preventing her husband from kissing her?

I'd have done the same. I'd have bloody pardoned everyone that the Donald might have gone other, and their cats and dogs too.

Someone on Twitter said that much would be made of the hat and the air kiss. However Melania looked magnificent and seemed very happy to be there. Donald is looking very sinister.

It will blow your mind to know that Boris Johnson was at the church service today.

Buckle up.

Proof there is no God then.

@derxa I spotted the back of his head. Didn't see Farage - any idea if he's there too?

Loved the idea of a big hat to keep him away.

Donald in full Donald mode. Giving Biden a good ungracious kicking.

I saw a post saying it looked like she was carrying a casket with the ashes of democracy

Do you not think that Trump was democratically elected?

Goodbye planet