(Recorded January 21, 2021) This Week: (1) the end of the Trump Era; (2) the start of the Biden/Harris Era; and (3) the news round-up.
This Week’s Links:
Given this week’s show, we thought you might find these interesting.
Trump
- Trump Departs Vowing, ‘We Will Be Back in Some Form’ – The New York Times
- https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/ta-nehisi-coates-revisits-trump-first-white-president/617731/
- Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback
- https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/trump-leaves-white-house/617758/
- Bye, Donald Trump — Witless Ape Rides Helicopter | National Review
- Inauguration Day: The pro-Trump protests at state capitols were duds – Vox
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- ‘Like a Ghost’ in the White House: The Last Days of the Trump Presidency – POLITICO
- Trump Farewell Hypocritically Touts Patriotism, Free Speech
- Trump Leaves The White House Today, More Unpopular Than Ever | FiveThirtyEight
- Trump Grants Clemency to Stephen Bannon and Other Allies – The New York Times
- N.S.A. Installs Trump Loyalist as Top Lawyer Days Before Biden Takes Office – The New York Times
- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/trump-was-swamp/617748/
- Trump’s pardon spree, explained: Lil Wayne, Steve Bannon, Elliott Broidy, and others given clemency or pardons – Vox
- Trump revokes rule preventing White House staff from lobbying – POLITICO
- Trump Is Leaving Office With a Bunch of Legal Problems — And We’re Not Just Talking About Impeachment | FiveThirtyEight
Biden/Harris
- How Joe Biden Became a Steady Hand Amid So Much Chaos – The New York Times
- Biden called for unity in inaugural address: full speech transcript – Vox
- Who is Amanda Gorman? The youth poet laureate who performed at the 2021 inauguration. – Vox
- Trump & Biden Inauguration — A Normal and Exceptional Inaugural | National Review
- Chris Wallace: This was best inaugural address I’ve ever heard | TheHill
- Biden Moves to Cancel 1776 Commission and Undo Trump Policies – The New York Times
- Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus: 8 Key Details of Plan – The New York Times
- Joe Biden’s executive orders: Day 1 plans after inauguration – Vox
- Biden’s day one immigration bill, explained – Vox
- Biden team fears rocky transition may have revealed only ‘tip of the iceberg’ – POLITICO
- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/biden-go-big/617737/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/bidens-two-huge-challenges-after-the-capitol-riot/617692/
- Opinion: This is the agenda Democrats should pursue under Biden’s leadership, writes Sen. Sanders – CNN
News Round-up
- Deepening Schism, McConnell Says Trump ‘Provoked’ Capitol Mob – The New York Times
- 3 new Democratic senators sworn in, flipping control of the Senate – CNNPolitics
- Impeachment trial: GOP senators signal Trump’s fate is in their hands – CNNPolitics
- McConnell, Schumer fail to cut power-sharing deal amid filibuster snag | TheHill
- 1776 commission dissolved via executive order – CNNPolitics
- The Sheer Absurdity of Trump’s “1776 Commission” Report Is Hard to Overstate
- A big chunk of Trump’s 1776 report appears lifted from an author’s prior work – POLITICO
- QAnon followers struggle to explain Biden inauguration | TheHill
- Increasingly militant ‘Parler refugees’ and anxious QAnon adherents prep for doomsday
- At NY Capitol, a Lone Trump Supporter Protests – NBC New York
Image Credits: Joe Biden
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