An estimated 24.6 million television viewers watched President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the SMALLEST audience for the quadrennial ceremony since Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013.

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Trump cancels Biden's Executive Order 14087 to lower copays for some drugs to $2 for Medicare and Medicaid.

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"I hope Trump exercises his presidential authority so the Council can continue to advocate for fitness & good health for Americans. May God give you the wisdom to put politics & name calling aside & instead lift up the everyday people working to bring America together. Let’s build longer tables…

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals.

War in Ukraine continues. First Trump promise broken. News media too distracted by the “shock and awe” to even comment.

Except NYT.

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My family subscribed to Time magazine when I was growing up, so I’m sure I read this 60 years ago. It’s worth re-reading today.

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Today the man who incited an insurrection in the rotunda of our capitol will be sworn in as 47th President. Afterward, he will pardon them - sending a clear message to his supporters he’ll have their backs for a future overthrow of the government.

It’s poignant to me how Biden will spend his last day as President.

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The first nationally representative long-run series of incarceration rates for immigrants and the US-born. Immigrants have had lower incarceration rates for 150 years. Immigrants' incarceration rates have declined since 1960: immigrants today are 60% less likely to be incarcerated. flip.it/Wr12Gg

Biden is bringing his time at the White House to a close with the S&P 500 up over 55% since he took office on Jan. 20, 2021. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced more than 39% over the same period, while the Nasdaq Composite jumped nearly 46%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Women … when you go to the voting booth in 2026 (or before), remember 53% of Republicans opposed your equal rights.

Excellent guide to Trump’s conflicts of interest as he takes office. I can’t believe 49% of Americans choose to ignore this, especially given his record as a failed businessman.

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