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riversedge

(73,771 posts) Fri Jan 17, 2025, 05:33 PM 7 hrs ago

House Admin: "...alerting constituents that their Inauguration tickets are now simply "commemorative" [View all]

LOL!!

NEW: House administrator alerts Members of Congress about change to Inauguration ceremony -- and encourages Members to consider alerting constituents that their Inauguration tickets are now simply "commemorative"
https://bsky.app/profile/macfarlanenews.bsky.social/post/3lfxrbonass22

Screwing over his followers on literal Day 1 is pretty perfect. It's downhill from here, folks.

Well, they can always storm the ceremony. They know the way.

https://bsky.app/profile/desertmage65.bsky.social/post/3lfxs337ows2m

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House Admin: "...alerting constituents that their Inauguration tickets are now simply "commemorative" [View all] riversedge 7 hrs ago OP

Ha! skylucy 7 hrs ago #1

... mcar 7 hrs ago #2

How many hotels have 24 hour cancellation notices? nolabear 7 hrs ago #3

I'm oh My malaise 7 hrs ago #5

Depending on just how you booked the hotel, PoindexterOglethorpe 6 hrs ago #12

A lot of DC hotels jack up prices around Inauguration Day, so my guess is that they also spooky3 4 hrs ago #44

It's certainly possible. PoindexterOglethorpe 3 hrs ago #48

A lot of them are probably also going to have non-refundable airline reservations, too. SeattleVet 5 hrs ago #25

Well, the MAGAts can still go to the free museums--oh, wait...nt spooky3 4 hrs ago #45

Ha ha !! dweller 7 hrs ago #4

He just knew barely a soul was coming so this elevates rainy 7 hrs ago #6

That's why it was moved indoors BonnieJW 5 hrs ago #26

The weather had something to do with it too jmowreader 4 hrs ago #33

PS: Thanks for all the donations, you Rubes! FSogol 7 hrs ago #7

About as useful Traildogbob 7 hrs ago #8

G.O.P. Whimp out creates new class of Suckers BoRaGard 7 hrs ago #9

K&R William769 7 hrs ago #10

Just too old to get cold... bee_peaceful 6 hrs ago #11

Mitigating circumstances? littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #14

That's one way to avoid crowd size comparisons Blue Dotty 6 hrs ago #13

That's what I said. yellow dahlia 6 hrs ago #19

I assumed that they would "AI" a "crowd" pic BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #20

"Thank you, sir may I have another!" BuddhaGirl 6 hrs ago #15

How will First Felon spin his phone booth size crowd Hassler 6 hrs ago #16

Oh, 20 Woodstocks, at the very least. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #52

Damn. I was hoping for a William Henry Harrison day. Evolve Dammit 6 hrs ago #17

Sigh. So were we all. wnylib 4 hrs ago #41

MAGA - Mad And Getting Angrier nt Xipe Totec 6 hrs ago #18

And this is the beginning of the end for magats. Butterflylady 6 hrs ago #21

The outside stage that will no longer be used BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #22

THAT should be included in photos. I'll bet Elon Zuck and Bezos will be attending underpants 5 hrs ago #31

I'm going to laugh Diraven 5 hrs ago #23

Predicted that on the 12th Clouds Passing 5 hrs ago #24

How is it Screwing over his followers? Most tickets are free. Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #27

They wanted to bask in the glow of the Orange Messiah. dem4decades 5 hrs ago #30

Not much of a screwing over Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #43

He is promising an "overflow stadium" (Presumably in the cold) Dem4life1970 4 hrs ago #39

I see no reporting of any statement like this Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #42

If we know anything about Trump, it's that you can certainly believe everything he says... Dem4life1970 4 hrs ago #46

????? Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #49

I'm sure a lot of those idiots have non-refundable airline or hotel reservations... SeattleVet 2 hrs ago #55

I doubt it's that many. Hotels are waaayyyy below capacity. I think they know that the crowd wont be big Wiz Imp 2 hrs ago #56

It was never a people's campaign. It was billionaire tech guys that delivered the vote. OAITW r.2.0 5 hrs ago #28

I suspect Trump was looking for a reason to avoid the outdoor ceremony Raven123 5 hrs ago #29

Fear? malaise 5 hrs ago #32

That's what I suspect Raven123 4 hrs ago #34

He also was running scared DENVERPOPS 4 hrs ago #35

Yes I think he is terrified of another assassination attempt Dem4life1970 4 hrs ago #40

Trumpers can still go SpankMe 4 hrs ago #36

Lol. nobody was showing up? travelingthrulife 4 hrs ago #37

You can't make this stuff up... Dem4life1970 4 hrs ago #38

Nothing to see here... Dem4life1970 4 hrs ago #47

I think they should JustAnotherGen 3 hrs ago #50

A bottomless pit Faux pas 3 hrs ago #51

MAGA would be calling this B.See 3 hrs ago #53

Trump Chumps. OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #54