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  • Freezing rain dampens mood in Washington

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 20 09:42:53 2025
    Freezing rain dampens mood in Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration
    - photo essay

    Trump supporters in the freezing rain at his victory rally at the
    Capital One Arena in Washington DC on Sunday, 19 January 2025

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/cold-washington-trump-inauguration-in-pictures

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon Jan 20 11:00:55 2025
    On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:49:37 -0600, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    The scriptwriters of the new season are starting strong >@ericcolumbus.bsky.social


    It's a shitshow

    Trump's New Plans Have Turned Inauguration into an Absolute Disaster
    The ceremony was moved indoors because of extreme cold.
    ...
    Not every lawmaker planning to attend Trump's swearing-in may not be
    able to squeeze into the Capitol Rotunda, four lawmakers and aides
    told Politico Sunday. While the invite to move inside was originally
    extended to those on the presidential platform and members of
    Congress, it's looking like the guest list may continue to shrink.

    "Simply put, there's not enough room," one senior Republican aide told Politico. "It's a shitshow."

    https://newrepublic.com/post/190415/donald-trumps-inauguration-indoors-shitshow

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon Jan 20 10:49:37 2025
    On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:42:53 -0600, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    Freezing rain dampens mood in Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration

    The scriptwriters of the new season are starting strong @ericcolumbus.bsky.social

    PIC <https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/bafkreihaxrsc2cid4oylqwffjstxc6jhko5rrnrg7dw7ek5oh3cy4om4r4@jpeg>

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 20 12:32:17 2025
    In fact, the temperature is so low, that the rigging for the White
    House flags are frozen solid, meaning the flags that had been flying
    at half-staff following the death of President Jimmy Carter were
    unable to be raised to their full height until late morning.

    https://www.eonline.com/news/1412351/trump-inauguration-2025-white-house-flags-full-staff-after-weather-delay

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 20 15:44:54 2025
    No congressional spouses were allowed in the Rotunda for the ceremony
    today. Different rules for the oligarchs.

    https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1881391175976005635

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