Shiny New Times
January 23, 2021 in past
BIDEN
what they did
Let’s save some oxygen for Biden and his new admin https://t.co/pPw2d2CJTF
— No Cindy Lou Who (@riverdaughter) January 23, 2021
and
In his first 55 hours in the White House, Pres. Biden has signed 29 executive actions. The two signed today are focused on economic relief, with the hopes of speeding up aid to struggling Americans.@nancycordes has more pic.twitter.com/Dq6mR6wDCV
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 22, 2021
and
3) Today was an amazing day — the EO to create the National Center for Epidemic Forecasting was the epic too! Thx @WHCOS. https://t.co/ZY8xFDaMpH
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 22, 2021
Roe🆚Wde
As we mark the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, now is the time to rededicate ourselves to the work ahead. From codifying Roe to eliminating maternal and infant health disparities, our Administration is committed to ensuring everyone has access to the health care they need.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 22, 2021
fell behind
BREAKING—Biden @WHCOS says Trump admin "fell so far behind" on vaccinations, that supplies are now catching up.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 22, 2021
➡️Plus, #COVID19 vaccine supply will increase 20% because Biden has just invoked Defense Production Act to produce a special efficient syringe, says @RonaldKlain. pic.twitter.com/HpwkSA6p3t
WHO
Today, after a long time, I was able to write a hopeful & joyful piece about US and global health!
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) January 21, 2021
As America Engages With @WHO Again, An Overwhelming Sense Of Relief And Hopehttps://t.co/BOFTMnW5GV
and
— Pamela Merritt (she/her) (@SharkFu) January 22, 2021
I feel like we are asking the Democrats to fix a decade of Republican wrongs in under a week.
— Sonya (@SonyaBaker2) January 22, 2021
Jill Biden
Our sweet, new First Lady Dr. Jill Biden surprised National Guard on Capitol Hill with baskets of chocolate chip cookies today. We have a dignified First Lady again! 😊 pic.twitter.com/cwULTApURo
— It’s Madam Vice President Harris to YOU! (@flywithkamala) January 22, 2021
KAMALA
things i’m still not over pic.twitter.com/oeMKyXuujr
— Meena Harris (@meenaharris) January 22, 2021
and
Jan. 21, 2021: Our front pages.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 21, 2021
VEEP WITH JOY
Tears flow as Kamala Harris becomes the first woman – and first woman of color, and South Asian descent – to be Vice President https://t.co/hYttSv7cZT, https://t.co/2yXUbmGvUY pic.twitter.com/Jm4u06mNDJ
SENATE
Filibuster
You pass the voting rights act again out the house and wait for the GOP filibuster it.
— IUOE AFL-CIONewDemocrat4ever (@reesetheone1) January 22, 2021
Then blow that bitch up.
It's that simple. https://t.co/ahdRLYJrR7
vote on Yellen
Leader Schumer says the Senate will vote on Biden's Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen on Monday, January 25.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 22, 2021
60
Something that gets easily forgotten is the 60 vote senate has never really been a thing. As recently as the start of my career in 2003, a major Medicare reform bill passed with a bare majority because filibustering a conference report wasn’t done.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 22, 2021
ruthless
Chuck Schumer needs to be as ruthless to help people as Mitch McConnell was to hurt them.
— andy lassner (@andylassner) January 22, 2021
representation
“In the 25 most populous states, Democratic senators hold a 29-21 seat majority… Republicans have an identical 29-21 majority in the 25 least populous states… 16% of the country controls half of the seats in the US Senate.”
— Adam Rifkin 🐼 (@ifindkarma) January 22, 2021
California has 2 Senators. The Dakotas have 4.
and
Our Senate is NOT “evenly split.” The 50D votes represent over 41 MILLION MORE AMERICANS than the 50R votes. #EndMinorityRule #EndTheFilibuster
— Tom Perriello (@tomperriello) January 22, 2021
👑🦠
Vaccination
Israel
THIS IS HOW TO DO IT—Israel has vaccinated ~25% of its people, and combined with a lockdown, its #COVID19 reproduction number R has dipped below 1 for 1st time since it launched the world's fastest vaccination drive!
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 22, 2021
Epic—now it can chase #ZeroCovid.https://t.co/EFuJrdTB0S
FDA Jan 6
BREAKING—Trump FDA just left final kick in the teeth—Pfizer will now ship fewer #COVID19 vaccine vials after it lobbied to count & **pay for** “extra” doses found in vials. Now Pfizer can count 6 per vial to meet dose orders—ie shipping less vials. When FDA approved? Jan 6th! 🧵 pic.twitter.com/DkZtOHMNoH
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 22, 2021
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COVID-19 in America: 1/22/21 (Thread)
— Alamo_On_The_Rise 😷🇺🇲 (@AlamoOnTheRise) January 23, 2021
-25,188,157 Cases of COVID-19 in US
-US CV-19 Death Toll Rises to 420,028
-Daily Cases Are Falling Across the US
-150 Nat'l Guard Troops Test Positive
-1.4M Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Given
-Fauci Says Trump Inaction Cost Lives pic.twitter.com/1AmIQqNcbQ
NY
Many appointments in NYS are being cancelled. The stockpile promised was not there. The Biden administration was duped. Perhaps that is why they wanted no real transition? The blame for this is Trump’s not Biden’s.
— BfloGalMichele (@MommaRicch) January 22, 2021
also
Part of the team that administered the 10,000th vaccine dose at the Javits vax site this morning.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 22, 2021
They are the definition of #NewYorkTough.
Thank you. pic.twitter.com/heknf0MJbK
Lowest hospitalization
Lowest hospitalization in over a month (December 21).
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) January 23, 2021
Positive rate down to levels of November.
We have a brief window to get our act together: communicate, mitigate, vaccinate.
Save Lives. Make 550K enough. Don't accept more. https://t.co/J8T2nANFWl
COUP
How can @tedcruz, @HawleyMO, & any other senator who subverted the Electoral College votes) act as Senate jurors to find if Donald J. Trump engaged in insurrection when they are all accessories of his in that same crime?
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) January 23, 2021
At a minimum, they must recuse before being charged. pic.twitter.com/vjxW1T1IFy
and
“[Deputy AG Donoghue] warned Pak [Trump was] fixated on his office and it might not be tenable for him to continue to lead it…That conversation and Trump’s efforts to pressure GA’s Republican secretary of state to ‘find' him votes compelled Pak to resign” https://t.co/zvjijdxLFG pic.twitter.com/bE9sW4EmXI
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) January 23, 2021
and
One month before the attack https://t.co/yZWXLdJKRR
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 22, 2021
McCarthy
Kev incited an insurrection with fake election fraud claims, said Trump incited an insurrection on the House floor & now he's playing dumb about why troops are there. https://t.co/ckmeHifPWP pic.twitter.com/0BZ3bRBxaS
— KD (@Fly_Sistah) January 22, 2021
Capitol police/Nat Guard
I meant ASAP when I said it. Just made a number of calls and have been informed Capitol Police have apologized to the Guardsmen and they will be allowed back into the complex tonight. I’ll keep checking to make sure they are.
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) January 22, 2021
privilege
There’s a word for this…. https://t.co/oB7fobta0a
— Tishaura O. Jones (@tishaura) January 22, 2021
REPUBLICANS
Republicans in 2017: Make the libs cry!
— Dana Nuccitelli (@dana1981) January 22, 2021
Republicans in 2018: Snowflakes!
Republicans in 2019: Breathe COVID in lib faces!
Republicans in 2020: Libs won? Storm the Capitol!
Republicans in 2021: Why you so mean to us, libs? Appease us for the sake of unity!
Lindsay
It's almost like the last two Republican presidents have actually left the country in shambles https://t.co/h7ulGQQJuz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 22, 2021
Maliotakis
Rep. Malliotakis went on Erin Burnett's show and tried to defend her vote against certifying Biden's election win. It didn't go great for her. pic.twitter.com/PFxeTFBOFe
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 22, 2021
MEDIA
NYT
Times discovered a new species of diner-goers: Biden supporters who demand accountability for Trump and his enablers. https://t.co/ckStIFl3qN
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) January 22, 2021
and
Please name the reporters who are on this beat. https://t.co/iIAeUOjywN
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) January 23, 2021
.
I feel like this is a weird thing for a journalist to tweet. Like you're giving us a little show into your own psychology or something.
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) January 23, 2021
To elaborate a bit – I’m a bit surprised at the fact that Twitter remains interesting, and life on regular and social media is still exciting. I half expected it to leave a hole as you suggest. Turns out, fir me, it’s just less shitty.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 23, 2021
CNN
Please name the reporters who are on this beat. https://t.co/iIAeUOjywN
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) January 23, 2021
🦊
Wait till she finds out that the This Is Fine dog isn't real. https://t.co/64C1nrQZNk
— Ed Bott (@edbott) January 22, 2021
Agolf damage
What has the Trump Adminstration not done to kick Americans in the teeth in this pandemic??? Countries w far fewer resources, but were not run by clowns, have far fewer deaths and far less economic damage. pic.twitter.com/yXxEU5td28
— Cantankerous chihuahua (@vivcathey) January 23, 2021
WORLD
RUSSIA
protests
Brave people in Kemerovo holding a Putin sign reading:
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) January 23, 2021
“I have a palace worth $1 bln. My citizens have no right to freedom.”
(Actually Navalny claims the palace is worth $1.36 billion) pic.twitter.com/JhuiMYrOlh
palace
Hi, here is your unroll: All right. Sorry in advance, but I had to do this. Putin's palace rooms as Kirkorov outfits. A thread. First, the whole… https://t.co/92j51qOQu4 Share this if you think it's interesting. 🤖
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) January 20, 2021
⚡️ Twitter suspends Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei's Twitter account after implied death threat against Trump
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 22, 2021
“Revenge is inevitable. Soleimani’s killer and the man who gave the orders must face vengeance.” https://t.co/dWzL6fZhy6
Portland
Quick post script: 1) "Alleged Antifa" seems like Portland Police term which is highly suspect. 2) Proper term would be "alleged anarchists" since ANTIFA doesn't attack govt. buildings like this. 3) A few *could* be FarRight trying2impugn ANTIFA & BLM (wouldn't be the 1st time).
— Mubin Shaikh (@MrMubinShaikh) January 22, 2021
IMPEACHMENT
Trump impeachment trial schedule:
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 22, 2021
Monday: House managers read article of impeachment in Senate
Tuesday: senators sworn in for trial
Feb. 2: Trump's answer to article is due
Feb. 8: Trump's pre-trial brief is due
Feb. 9: House’s pre-trial rebuttal brief is due; trial can begin.
NYDN
Jan. 21, 2021: Our front pages.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 21, 2021
AND DON'T 👏 COME 👏 BACK!
After 4 years of fostering hate and division, Trump joins fellow retirees in Floridahttps://t.co/qkHWFhcZez, https://t.co/63pVwMDB2Y pic.twitter.com/9B45rXDCaD
TRUMPIES
I think McConnell's calculation is to get rid of Trump and return to the GOP as it existed in 2015 when the white supremacy aspect and destructiveness were subtext instead of text.
— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) January 22, 2021
In other words, when they could still pretend to be "conservative."https://t.co/fqmCeEWW75
and
On the other hand, if they don't convict, the GOP will harden into radicalized white nationalist party, and thereby shrink in size because the demographics for such a party are limited and it will lose blocs of traditionally reliable GOP voters. https://t.co/DZjevS1x6F
— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) January 22, 2021
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