Joe Biden is the 46th president! Kamala Harris is the first woman and person of color (she’s the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants) to be vice president! Holy crap! War is (almost) over, even if Donald Trump—the impeached, two-time popular vote loser who will be the first single-term president in 28 years—is pretending that it isn’t true. Let’s check in on some of the celebrations! I’ve never seen anything like it.
My yard is full of signs that make clear EXACTLY where I stand, so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when, almost as soon as the election was finally called for Biden and Harris Saturday morning, my neighbors—even those I’d never met—descended for some celebratory bubbles. Once I stopped sobbing with joy, a neighbor took the best photo of me ever taken.
Of course, not all of my neighbors were happy. Mysteriously, the “Make Liberals Cry Again” flag has vanished from the house five doors down. And then this happened.
Alas, I don’t live in a major city. I live in a sleepy small town in Trump country. Let’s see what was happening in New York City.
Seriously. The entire city exploded with joy.
Here’s an impromptu march, marked by the former reality TV star’s catchphrase.
People were literally dancing in the streets … together.
Even native New Yorkers were struck by the widespread, vocal celebration.
Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, those who Trump tried to enlist as his accomplices in stealing the election were celebrated.
They also did their own bit of celebrating.
While the hometown that rejected him rejoiced, Donald Trump was golfing. Yes, really.
Washington, D.C. residents welcomed him back to his soon-to-be former home in the way you might expect.
People do not like the 45th occupant of the White House.
Trump risked the life of his Secret Service detail to wave at supporters outside Walter Reed when he had COVID-19. He didn’t wave at this crowd.
This gentleman had a special gift for the one-term president.
After months of being force-fed footage of Trump Super Spreaders, folks were happy to sing Trump’s signature rally song to him once he was home.
Oh, to be in D.C. today.
Delusional MAGA-bots stormed the Capitol, but they weren’t alone.
Let’s take a moment to see what this historic moment looked like for the nation’s new leadership.
Here’s a snapshot from Biden’s daughter.
The epic, super-big deal that is a woman of color ascending to veep is not lost on ANYONE.
It’s baffling, when you think about it. This country is so sexist, and racist.
But, today is a new day.
This is a very, very big deal.
The woman who should have been the nation’s first woman president only had kind words on offer.
Sec. Hillary Clinton was far from the only big name to celebrate the brighter days ahead.
Folks celebrated wherever they were. 11/07/2020 is an entire MOOD.
Cher is known for being quite vocal—often in all-caps—on Twitter, but she held back … “for Joe.”
Even musicians known for being melancholy couldn’t stifle their joy.
Another famous Brit, while celebrating the Biden-Harris victory, reminded us how much Trump has hurt perceptions of the U.S. around the world.
Seriously. It’s not just we who have been forced to live under Trump who are relieved. It’s the whole damn world.
Elsewhere in Europe ...
And on the other side of the globe …
But let’s get back to the cities that made this happen. What’s happening, Atlanta?
Masks up, flags up.
Georgians aren’t worried about a recount … if Trump even pays for one.
I’m not sure where this happened but I feel like this MAGA-bot didn’t expect this response.
But sure, dude, let’s check in with MAGAworld. Just for a minute.
This poor child (who is probably a teenager by now) is so close to freedom (from memes, anyway).
The silence truly was deafening from the right ...
… unless they were spewing nonsense.
Wow. We deserve a palate cleanser after that.
In fact, we deserve two. My dearly departed hero made a promise we helped prove true.
Dammit. Who’s cutting onions? Nobody, actually. I’m crying. Rep. Lewis was right. It is gonna be okay. It is gonna be alright. But before we put the Kleenex away, let’s check in with another American hero.
Time for a laugh .This definitely cracked me up. Be sure to watch till the end.
Seriously, though, let’s give credit where it’s due.
Hooray for Black voters! I worked at a 100% Black precinct that got drowned out by racist white voters for Trump. I cried on Election Night, but then ...
And it wasn’t just Black voters.
Indigenous people made a HUGE difference in this election.
A big ¡gracias! to the Latino voters!
The Biden-Harris win at the hand of Americans of color certainly doesn’t fix what Trump’s done to this country, though—or the hatred that ushered him into power in the first place.
The Trump “empire” hasn’t fallen, not by a longshot.
Just look at the popular vote, and how close it was. Roughly 70 million voters were just fine with four more years of Trump. Chances are, you know some of them.
But for every Uncle Racist and Aunt Trumplover out there, there’s a Grandma Liberal. I hope you didn’t put your Kleenex away.
I’m a sucker for dates and anniversaries and such, so this one got me in my feelings.
President-elect Biden’s victory video was very moving, too.
I could go on forever, but I’m gonna end things here.
Look. I know I missed a TON of great celebrations in most of the cities who helped make this win happen, but I have a deadline and I’ve been working on this all day. So drop YOUR favorite scenes from Victory Day (are we calling it that?) below, and let’s have a victory party of our own in the comments!
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