Schumer: 'The threat to our democracy from the presidency itself has ended'

Washington Post
Felicia Sonmez

Delivering his first floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that he is “hopeful” after the inauguration of Biden and Harris but that the United States still faces a host of challenges.

He also vowed that the chamber will “do business differently” now that Democrats are in charge.

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Schumer then hailed the victories of Biden and Harris, welcomed the chamber’s three newest members — Warnock, Ossoff and Padilla — and delivered a defiant message to the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol two weeks ago.

“It takes more than a band of hooligans to bring our democracy down,” Schumer said. “Our democracy, though tried and tested, shall long endure. Let it be a message to those terrorists who desecrated this temple of democracy that they will never prevail.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/20/biden-inauguration-day-live-updates/#link-QHLLJQTUERFD3GYZSOV3C2V3AI

The Realm of Sauron is ended for ever

"Sing now, ye people of the Tower of Anor,
for the Realm of Sauron is ended for ever,
and the Dark Tower is thrown down."

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"And the Tree that was withered shall be renewed,
and he shall plant it in the high places,
and the City shall be blessed."

-- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

"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, Jan. 20, 2021

Ding dong, the bastard's gone!

aaaaaaaaaand it's

He should wear one of those plastic cones-of-shame that dogs wear

and be shunned for the rest of his life. My husband thinks a muzzle should be added.

At the rate the feds are giving Maryland the vaccine, it will take 150 days

to vaccinate the 1.5 million eligible for Phase 1B.

I looked at the state's website at https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine

where it says

"At this time, the federal government is giving the state approximately 10,000 doses/day for over 1.5 million people who are eligible. Supply is very limited."

This is insane.

At least President Joe Biden will be able to get to the bottom of the vaccine supply issues and speed things up.

Tomorrow is TREXIT!

At 12:01 pm I will finally be able to take a deep breath again, knowing America is in good hands.

Law enforcement alerted to stolen Army uniform near Washington

CNN
Jim Acosta and Christina Carrega

Two uniforms stolen from a US Army soldier’s car Tuesday morning led to an alert to law enforcement in the Washington area though authorities said it "was not a targeted theft,” according to a copy of the alert obtained by CNN and Anne Arundel County Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Kam Cooke.

The alert was sent out of an abundance of caution due to the security precautions surrounding Wednesday’s inaugural, according to the notification.

The Anne Arundel County Police sent out the "criminal intel alert" describing the soldier's Army fatigue and military dress uniforms that were lifted out of his unlocked car in the Washington suburb.

Cooke emphasized to CNN that the theft "was not targeted." Cooke said that other vehicles on the block were also broken into, including the victim's mother's car.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-inauguration-dc-security-01-19-21/index.html

Dinosaur fossils could belong to the world's largest ever creature

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN

(CNN) Experts have uncovered the remains of a gigantic dinosaur in Argentina, and believe it could be one of the largest creatures to have ever walked the Earth.

Paleontologists discovered the fossilized remains of a 98 million-year-old titanosaur in Neuquén Province in Argentina's northwest Patagonia, in thick, sedimentary deposits known as the Candeleros Formation.

The 24 vertebrae of the tail and elements of the pelvic and pectoral girdle discovered are thought to belong to a titanosaur, a diverse group of sauropod dinosaurs, characterized by their large size, a long neck and tail, and four-legged stance.

In research published in the journal Cretaceous Research, experts say they believe the creature to be "one of the largest sauropods ever found" and could exceed the size of a Patagotitan, a species which lived 100 million to 95 million years ago and measured up to a staggering 37.2 meters (122 feet) long.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/americas/dinosaur-largest-titanosaur-intl-scli-scn/index.html