Thursday's Independent:
"Police knew Berlin terror suspect"#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers
(via @suttonnick)pic.twitter.com/U02Texd81m— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/harrysiegel/status/811739915365007361
Tunisian has terrorist links, no passport, rejected for asylum. Allowed to live freely in Germany. https://t.co/ZcQj0JxpKx
— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 21, 2016
German authorities are facing mounting criticism for their apparent laxity in the run-up to Monday’s truck attack https://t.co/FgAo1taXGI
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 22, 2016
Trump calls Berlin truck attack an "attack on humanity," appears to double down on proposed Muslim immigration ban https://t.co/S510rhE0B7 pic.twitter.com/7a6DOz6N6V
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 21, 2016
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WORLD
In "unprecedented" resolution, UN votes to create body to document, prosecute possible war crimes in Syria. https://t.co/L4ZUxdohcc
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 22, 2016
"I love you": Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old Syrian girl who brought attention to Aleppo, met Turkey's Pres. Erdogan https://t.co/X45aAZmTfc pic.twitter.com/NoigjJWHZe
— CNN (@CNN) December 22, 2016
At least 62 people have died in a Siberian city after drinking counterfeit bath oil as a substitute for alcohol. https://t.co/pfgFtDKUPB pic.twitter.com/aiRWXPA5ZV
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 22, 2016
Russia’s popularity among Americans sinks to 30-year low, new poll finds https://t.co/h3hcCTOHHr
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 22, 2016
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
Trump team floats tariffs, by @JohnKingCNN https://t.co/8nApoBZjCT
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 22, 2016
Tough luck, John Bolton…
"Donald was not going to like that mustache."https://t.co/LJ9lyFHAIJ pic.twitter.com/TznuDIXbRr
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) December 22, 2016
Your American Mustache Institute will not stand for this discrimination against our people via @PhilipRucker https://t.co/iVvfrwIhY6
— Mustache Institute (@MustacheTalk) December 22, 2016
Deeply Divided Lawmakers in North Carolina Leave the Controversial ‘Bathroom Law’ on the Books https://t.co/uAviv4AMY5
— Ryan Teague Beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) December 22, 2016
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BUSINESS
Exclusive: Investors shun Italian bank Monte Paschi's share offer – sources https://t.co/f62Q0D3vSM pic.twitter.com/17o43g7t4b
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 21, 2016
Global investigators believe that billions of dollars were misappropriated from 1MDB. How it happened: https://t.co/6q8maJ1Wav
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 22, 2016
Amazon will undoubtedly push towards self-driving vehicles in the years to come. https://t.co/StzoXROGZZ
— WIRED (@WIRED) December 22, 2016
War of words after flashy headlines claim hackers can take down a plane https://t.co/uBObMIsTIQ pic.twitter.com/0kh415u0HA
— Mashable (@mashable) December 22, 2016
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MEDIA
Kushner looks for buyers for New York Observer https://t.co/ipgRMemb41
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 22, 2016
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CULTURE
Your 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees list is weird (and mostly meh): https://t.co/yLl7kGoqP3 pic.twitter.com/6Svip2cMz1
— Slate (@Slate) December 22, 2016
although to be fair, until this guy gets in, they’ll pretty much have zero credibility…
These are the 12 most mispronounced words of 2016 https://t.co/laS6mvFiZY
— TIME (@TIME) December 22, 2016
and, finally…
Catholic saint’s blood fails to liquefy: More evidence 2016 is cursed! https://t.co/ObK9roHRvZ pic.twitter.com/LA9uqMcM4g
— Slate (@Slate) December 22, 2016
The Overnight Note 