Kansas City 'Day One' MAGA: Open Thread

Seems like the best place to start this week is with a question: 

WHAT SHOULD KANSAS CITY EXPECT FROM PREZ TRUMP PART DEUX?!?!

TKC doesn't want to get in the way of any responses either positive or negative but, thankfully, I'm old enough to have learned this: Nothing ever lives up to expectations. The coffee never tastes as good as it smells and everything from marriage to sex to careers to new cars and just about every adventure under the Sun is sold on SIZZLE and not substance. 

LIFE IS NOTHING MORE OR LESS THAN A WONDERFUL DISAPPOINTMENT.  

Thankfully, fate almost always seems to find a way to protect us from what we want.

Nevertheless . . . Our expectations are low enough to be easily pleased which is why we have maintained our cheeky sense of humor and lots of giggles whilst so many other old-school locals are still frustrated whilst trying to change the world via angry social media comments. 

And who knows, maybe beating up Mexicans is more fun than it seems. We've only seen it from the losing side.

But I digress . . . 

Trusted readers get first dibs and then we'll post the rest of the comments and get started on Monday in just a bit . . . But first let's set the stage for today's inauguration with an apt quote: 

Trump is expected to act swiftly after the ceremony, with executive orders already prepared for his signature to jumpstart deportations, increase fossil fuel development and reduce civil service protections for government workers, promising that his term will bring about “a brand new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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Donald Trump will be sworn in as president Monday, returning to power to enact his sweeping vision of America after leaving his office in shame four years ago.

Trump's inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders

President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and conservative world leaders such as Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni to the inauguration. Xi is sending his vice president as his representative.

In photos: Trump at pre-inauguration rally vows to "fix every single crisis" the U.S. faces

Trump said people are "going to see executive orders that are going to make you extremely happy, lots of them" tomorrow.

Eight years ago, stars avoided Trump's inauguration. This time it's different

Carrie Underwood might not be Beyoncé or Garth Brooks in the celebrity superstar ecosystem. But the singer's participation in President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides.

AOC launches inflammatory rant against Trump leading up to inauguration; 'Eve of an authoritarian administration'

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launched an unhinged rant Sunday against President-elect Donald Trump - claiming the nation was on the "eve of an authoritarian administration."

Dollar drops, bitcoin hits all-time high before Trump inauguration

The dollar was hovering near a more than two-year high at the start of a pivotal week on Monday, as Donald Trump re-enters the White House with an inauguration speech that will be of primary focus for investors hoping to decipher his immediate policies.

Thousands hold anti-Trump rally in Washington before inauguration

The march took place ahead of Trump's arrival to the nation's capital as he prepares to be sworn in on Monday.

Trump Vows To Act With 'Historic Speed And Strength' At Pre-Inauguration Rally

Before thousands of his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., President-elect Donald Trump promised on Sunday to act quickly to "face every single crisis facing our country." Trump will be sworn into office at noon on Monday to begin his second term in a nation and a world facing numerous issues.

Washington braces for Trump Inauguration

Some metal fences and other security measures still in place as security officials prepare to ward off dangers as thousands who hoped to watch the event live may have nowhere to go

UPDATE: 

Upon second reading this post comes off a bit too melancholy and doesn't capture the excitement in the air, on the street and powering your dad's CPAP machine . . . And so, we'll share one of our favorite songs about the future if only because it reminds of simpler times watching my mom push the car in a gas rationing line . . . Moreover, when we think fondly of white people and their ambitions . . . We think of the iconic "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters.

Developing . . .