For there is always light. Thread #123 is belong to President Biden

[PerkingFaintly]

"For there is always light
If only we're brave enough to see it
If only we're brave enough to be it."

— Amanda Gorman, 20 Jan 2021, inauguration of President Joe R Biden

Moving on from the Trump threads, last one here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4141056-Its-officially-time-to-say-ta-ta-to-Trump-its-inauguration-day-trump-122

I don't use twitter for chatting or posting drivel or just following celebs generally
Nor me. That's not why I'm there. I try to check and double check anything I read or post on here. I just like finding out from news sources quickly if something is going on.

I follow some fascinating and interesting people, I enjoy it most of the time.

@CaveMum

Another lurker/v occasional poster. Never watched so much CNN in my life. Applaud these threads.

Why are Secret Service agents walking alongside "The Beast" if it's impenetrable?

Would she be allowed to take Barron out of the country, though? And would he even want to go?

Keeping him out of the limelight is one of the more sensible things the Trumps did IMO shame they didn’t do the same with his older children

Happy as I am to see the back of Trump (entertainment value aside), I can’t get 100% behind Biden/Harris until I feel they are totally onboard to protect women’s rights.

But if I was Biden I’d check the curtain hems for prawns...

We got through the Trump term (phew) but the long term damage he has done will last a generation.

MaggieFS

Phil Mattingly @Phil_Mattingly
And there is Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, escorting VP-elect @KamalaHarris t.co/AHOf3bKCve

Beautiful family walking into the Whitehouse! That baby has done really really well!

Why are Secret Service agents walking alongside "The Beast" if it's impenetrable?

human shields to buy time for a getaway if needed.

pmk

Loving the Biden family walking up to the WH. And Joe giving a fist bump to a member of the press corps!

@redcandlelight

Why are Secret Service agents walking alongside "The Beast" if it's impenetrable?

human shields to buy time for a getaway if needed.

Because it looks cool! We saw the Beast driving along when the Orange One was in London. I was rather excited because I’d seen the schematic for it in DS’s How it Works magazine but none else in the bus was...

Nothing against Barron of course, but this tweet I saw made me chuckle:

“ picturing barron trump being accidentally left behind at the white house and laying out a bunch of Home Alone style traps for the biden family”

Hurrah!

How fantastic to see a proper President take the wheel and the joy from Kamala.

Thank you for the new thread Perking.

Since I'm told that everything leaves a digital footprint I hope these threads stand as a record of these horrible years. A MN digital archive curated by so many.

Hello to the lurkers who've popped up here.

I started using twitter for football (soccer) related stuff and learnt to navigate it thanks to that, these threads and the Westministender threads.

I don't tweet.

What a classy looking couple!

They look genuinely in love to me. Was lovely seeing all of the Biden’s passing the baby around before as well.

Lovely scenes, and it all looks natural and relaxed.

redcandlelight

Human shields - yes. Just realised they may not have known exactly when Biden would get out to walk. I hadn't expected the walk but they had slowed down the motorcade.

The Secret Service must have had a fit when he dashed off to the press!

@whereismormonjesus
That’s what struck me too. The Bidens seemed genuinely to love and care for each as did Kampala and her Dh.

Some lovely threads on display today .

I feel like a dark, heavy evil weight has been lifted from the world today. It was a beautiful ceremony filled with hope.

Wow, this thread got off to a quick start! Circling back round now to catch up. 👋

Kamala even 🙄

I lost you guys for a while.

I must say, I thought Biden looked frail and old when he was walking down the stairs with Jill, to be introduced prior to taking the oath. I was on edge, he was breathing so heavily, I was so worried he was going to stumble.

He seemed much more energised when he was walking with his family into the White house.

The Bidens have arrived at the White House

https://edition.cnn.com

[quote DuncinToffee]Thanks for the new thread

Jim Acosta via CNN

Trump's lonely exit
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/20/politics/trump-presidency-ends[/quote]
Bigly crowd of fewer than 200 to see him off!

It would take a heart of stone not to laugh