Bernie Inauguration memes

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My favorite meme – the Neil Young On the Beach album cover

Images like this are why I remain on this accursed site https://t.co/EKvwhd6yPt
— MZS (@mattzollerseitz) January 21, 2021

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison album cover

Presenting: Lofi Bernie Sanders. pic.twitter.com/BIKFjaabYO
— GOOD (@good) January 20, 2021

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Wilco the Album

It was only a matter of time before someone made this: pic.twitter.com/STYZVfXeDg
— Big Star (@BigStarBand) January 21, 2021

I am once again asking for some coffee. #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/CDVFbnx0oo
— Heather Hill (@Tvini) January 21, 2021

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

DeAngelo: "Man who invented them things still workin' in that basement for regular wage, thinkin' up some shit to make the fries taste better, some shit like that. Believe."
Bernie: "Why the hell you think I'm socialist, yo."
Wallace: "Yeah fuck Hamilton. He wasn't no president." pic.twitter.com/xyYQfmRgRv
— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 21, 2021

The Wire

Can we start a thread with all the Bernie Sanders pics so they all live in one place?
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) January 21, 2021

This one is pretty great too pic.twitter.com/nSvAk1tqbJ
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 21, 2021

This is the best one I’ve seen so far fwiw pic.twitter.com/kd3fOgyyCb
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 21, 2021

The internet really can be magical pic.twitter.com/Jrwkj2twii
— Ashley Holub, PhD (@ashtroid22) January 21, 2021

I stole this from @ewok_online
— Paul Merrill (@StuffaboutMpls) January 21, 2021

Out on the town having the time of my life with a bunch of friends pic.twitter.com/Qu7UpVTKgQ
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) January 20, 2021

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Bernie sanders is breaking the internet. One photo is better than the other. Keep them coming please.
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) January 21, 2021

I really can’t stand us https://t.co/cqutcOeTM6
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 21, 2021

Y’ALL PLAY TOO MUCH https://t.co/X2ji9FyzKj
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 20, 2021

This probably ends it https://t.co/lE60B9kOZz
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 21, 2021

S/o to Bernie for hanging tight through 2 OT’s #dedication pic.twitter.com/072HdazRUi
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) January 21, 2021

The new Bernie meme is the gift that keeps on giving… pic.twitter.com/O6WWwxJYx7
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 21, 2021

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— Herb Alpert (@HerbAlpert) January 21, 2021

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The ORIGINAL photo https://t.co/skkTlvel88
— Toho Kingdom (@TohoKingdom) January 21, 2021

Covers: Jet Airliner

“Jet Airliner” was written by Paul Pena and recorded by him in 1973. His version wasn’t released until 2000. Steve Miller heard the Pena recording and released a popular single in 1977.

longer version

Virus news roundup 1/20/21

What If You Never Get Better From Covid-19? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

New estimates suggest the vaccine rollout is no match for the severity of the U.S. outbreak, and stricter social distancing measures will also be needed to reduce infections. https://t.co/WLmjlBB6tV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2021

Researchers tested two coronavirus variants against blood taken from fully vaccinated people and found that while the mutations did allow them to evade some of the immunity induced by vaccination, it was far from a complete escape https://t.co/8iRkpmRqeH
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2021

A new study suggests someone might be able to get infected with one of the new variants of the coronavirus even if they've had Covid-19 before or have been vaccinated https://t.co/ANb0gVXBXx
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2021

“A colossal failure at every level of government”

Nearly one year after the U.S. found its first known coronavirus case, the country is hurtling toward 400,000 total deaths, and cases, hospitalizations and deaths have reached record highs. https://t.co/umCswfSS3P
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2021

Post-COVID lungs worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says – CBS News https://t.co/88S57qcw1A
— Ryan Heath (@PoliticoRyan) January 17, 2021

Here’s some good news…the flu is still MIA this year.🤞

“U.S. clinical labs have collected 925 positive samples since the end of September 2020, versus 63,975 at this point in the 2019–20 flu season.”https://t.co/MoA5fHknzd
— 🅼🅴🅶 (@ChildrenNeedUs_) January 13, 2021

"I’m in a high-risk group for COVID-19. How do I get vaccinated early?" https://t.co/Fy1V3CKXIt
— TIME (@TIME) January 13, 2021

Even if a quarter of Americans have had covid-19, the country is nowhere near herd immunity https://t.co/XS89VMp7qf
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 11, 2020

Symptoms of Covid-19 may linger for up to six months, according to research published Friday in the medical journal The Lancet, which looked at some of the first people to be hospitalized with the disease. https://t.co/Gmkbto4jyM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 9, 2021

That highly contagious “US variant” you may have heard of from the coronavirus task force? It doesn’t exist. @apoorva_nyc has the story, with backup from @noahweiland and me https://t.co/gYychvE7P8
— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer) January 8, 2021

Trump’s golf trips cost taxpayers millions

There are different estimates on times and money but any way you count it, it was a lot. He bashed Obama for golfing but he did it more. Sad!

Trump golfed an estimated 150 times during his presidency, costing taxpayers $144 million. https://t.co/JqFgYkpSdD
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 20, 2021

Number of trips Trump took to his own golf courses, where he profited on taxpayer dime, promoted his business and invited people to curry favor with him: 328

Number of trips Trump took to golf courses he didn’t own and couldn’t profit from: 3https://t.co/A6BlIiQwnU
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 17, 2021

President Trump arrived at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, at 9:26a on Wednesday.

Since taking office, this is the 426th day Trump has spent at one of his properties and the 313th day he’s gone to one of his golf clubs, according to CNN’s count.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 30, 2020

how it started / how it's going pic.twitter.com/tNeYYo4O78
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 29, 2020

“Trump’s insistence on playing at his own properties ― rather than courses on military bases close to the White House, as former President Barack Obama mainly did — has made his outings enormously expensive for American taxpayers.” https://t.co/gNJDb2mkyF
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 29, 2020

President Trump has spent more than 300 days golfing — including 54 this year https://t.co/05jiqDBcgM pic.twitter.com/wTQ1FIkOMC
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 29, 2020

GOLF UPDATE — 5 SEPT 2020:

Trump is back at his golf course in Virginia.

He has now spent 274 days on a golf course he owns in his 1,325 days in office.

It is his 94th day on the course at Sterling.

Taxpayer-paid golf tab remains at $142 million.https://t.co/2nZJqTDg1h
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) September 5, 2020

Donald Trump, who regularly promised as president he would not golf, has arrived at one of his golf clubs for the 295th time in his presidency.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 5, 2020

Bambi Meets Godzilla

Bambi Meets Godzilla is a very short film from 1969.

9 North Front Street in Baltimore

Here’s an historic building with a picture I took in the 1970s before it was renovated.

9 North Front Street – Former Home of Baltimore Mayor Thorowgood Smith | Explore Baltimore Heritage

The Original Hot Dog Shop

The Original Hot Dog Shop in Pittsburgh was one of the places that closed for good in 2020. I have very fond memories from my time at Pitt from 1971-1975. It was open into the early hours of the morning if you had the munchies.

My favorite memory was from two days before my 21st birthday in 1975. The Original would be lax on carding people so you could get beer. Then they would get busted and couldn’t serve beer for a month. After that, they would card strictly for a while before going back to their lax ways. They had cheap carryout six packs. Miller and Bud were $2.10. If you didn’t have $2.10, you could get Iron City, Stroh’s, Schmidt’s or Koehler’s (a foul beer from PA).

I had been served there about 50 times but got carded on my 21st birthday. I said “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll be able to handle it better on Tuesday!” When I told someone this story decades later, I wondered did I remember it so well that my 21st birthday was really on a Tuesday? It was.

Essie's Original Hot Dog Shop has apparently closed for good, amidst pandemic #RIPTheO https://t.co/H0X0KCiy4I
— The Pitt News (@ThePittNews) April 19, 2020

A longtime manager has confirmed that The Original Hot Dog Shop in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood has indeed closed for good. #RIPTheO https://t.co/Z9wtvjRew0
— Pittsburgh City Paper (@PGHCityPaper) April 19, 2020

The Original Hot Dog Shop is included in this list of local restaurants that have closed during the Pandemic.https://t.co/7W6KkJ45LW
— Harry Bloomberg (@pittbandphoto) December 27, 2020

An elegy to the ‘O’: A beloved hot dog shop closes after 60 years

The $200 drug card was just another Trump lie

Before the election, Trump promised “incredible” $200 cards for seniors to buy drugs.

“Joe Biden won't be doing this,” Trump claimed.

But officials are now conceding: the cards aren’t going to happen. https://t.co/4GOpOz8NO8
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 14, 2021

SCOOP: Trump's promise to send people $200 drug discount cards isn't happening, Medicare chief says. The card —promised just before Election Day — were to help seniors and people with disabilities afford their meds. https://t.co/3u2j4RxWmb via @leonardkl @businessinsider
— Elvina Nawaguna (@elvina_nawaguna) January 13, 2021

I'm still waiting for my $200 prescription rebate cardhttps://t.co/dHhrkWUEV1
— Quid (@mbxb305) January 19, 2021

Final count of Trump judges

Contrary to his claim, Trump did not set a "record" for judges confirmed – though he did get a lot confirmed. His 234 confirmations to SCOTUS+district+appeals courts is behind Carter's 261. Carter (39%) and Nixon (37%) also beat Trump (27%) for percentage of the judiciary filled.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 20, 2021

Donald Trump’s final number of federal judges confirmed: 234.

One-third of the Supreme Court.

More than 1/4th of the US judiciary.

More than any president in first term since Jimmy Carter.

Largely young, conservative, Federalist Society-vetted.

They’ll serve for generations.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 20, 2021

.@chuckschumer supports lower court expansion. Key is to calibrate # of new judges to # McConnell prevented Obama from filling (=stole) in his final 2yrs in office. For each of 119 vacancies Obama was blocked from filling, 2 new judges are needed to nullify stolen seat: 2×119=238 https://t.co/vcbPeTQW0h
— Take Back the Court (@TakeBacktheCt) January 11, 2021

Good morning! ☕ Trump's presidency is ending in a few weeks. But the more than 230 people he put into lifetime federal judgeships will be shaping the nation’s law for decades.

Most of them are white, male, right-wing ideologues. https://t.co/hsZicEWaHn
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) December 26, 2020

.@MaddowBlog: For nearly 125 years, the US Senate has steered clear of post-election judicial confirmations. Sen. McConnell won't let norms interfere with his crusade. https://t.co/WZxOyGy7cb
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 18, 2020

“In four years, the Trump administration put a record 226 life-tenure federal judges on the bench. And while these judges don’t make the headlines like the Supreme Court does, they are already transforming our country, a little bit at a time.”https://t.co/Do9LU6BPxQ
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 24, 2022