Obama’s Russian Hacking Retaliation Is Biggest “Since the Cold War” https://t.co/PZFVC3csC1
— Jackie Gallogly (@jackiegalli) December 29, 2016
U.S. punishes Russia over election hacking with sanctions, expulsion of 35 diplomats https://t.co/5AduSeZ9rI pic.twitter.com/tEWhJKRYur
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 29, 2016
BREAKING: Pres. Obama releases statement on new sanctions against Russians: "All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions." pic.twitter.com/U1xbGGmsAx
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) December 29, 2016
Lawmakers from both parties say Russia sanctions don't go far enough:https://t.co/gXT5lpQ7Y0 pic.twitter.com/t1YsppeRtC
— The Hill (@thehill) December 29, 2016
JUST IN: Pres.-elect Trump in response to Russia sanctions: “It's time for our country to move on." https://t.co/v5WnylVYKj pic.twitter.com/zz8NNMbEVb
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) December 29, 2016
Me on today's Russian hack news in @TheAtlantic https://t.co/l7NBicHRjP Yes, it is indeed delegitimizing
— David Frum (@davidfrum) December 29, 2016
BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says Moscow regrets new U.S. sanctions, will consider retaliatory measures.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2016
McConnell: New Russia sanctions a "good initial step"https://t.co/GkwvCqzPN2 pic.twitter.com/7uAzpiDPh2
— The Hill (@thehill) December 29, 2016
FBI and Homeland Security release joint report on Russia hacking https://t.co/nB4buRqcec pic.twitter.com/isZHJUZ2S0
— The Hill (@thehill) December 29, 2016
New York Times says it was ‘a de facto instrument of Russian intelligence’ – Poynter https://t.co/teKwhIvyyQ
— Hugh Linehan (@hlinehan) December 29, 2016
The Russian Embassy in London had an appropriately dismissive response..
President Obama expels 35 🇷🇺 diplomats in Cold War deja vu. As everybody, incl 🇺🇸 people, will be glad to see the last of this hapless Adm. pic.twitter.com/mleqA16H8D
— Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy) December 29, 2016
In sum:
Obama: "All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions."
Trump: "It's time for our country to move on to bigger &better things"— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) December 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/814613669166321664
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WORLD
Cease-fire takes effect in war-ravaged Syria. https://t.co/4tKeu1ilov
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 29, 2016
Nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces & rebel groups has come into effect https://t.co/VGgme2WgqF
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 29, 2016
Friday's Guardian: "Russia brokers Syria ceasefire as US sidelined" pic.twitter.com/omB2UkkFLC #BBCPapers (via @suttonnick)
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 29, 2016
Who's who in Syria's civil war? Get the background: https://t.co/PZOB2jSCMM
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) December 29, 2016
Meanwhile in Northern Ireland…
Arlene Foster's personal cast iron RHI funding guarantee: "grandfathered"; "certainty"; "guaranteed"; "regardless"; "reliable"; "long-term" pic.twitter.com/Qo0pFTLZh7
— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) December 29, 2016
I'm sure it won't be too long before Arlene is stepping aside.It will be interesting to see if the DUP keep up the bravado now
— Cllr David Chambers (@Cllr_dchambers) December 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/LabourParty_NI/status/814608791081730048
The highest earning MP of 2016 has been named https://t.co/nVy2kDBYqT
— The Independent (@Independent) December 29, 2016
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MEDIA
Trump explains why the First Amendment has ‘too much protection’ for free speech https://t.co/7GuhqItYMh
— The Crucible (@TheDanLovingood) December 29, 2016
.@ThePlumLineGS's excellent post is required reading for all reporters & editors; don't let headlines parrot Trump. https://t.co/9O3vwWjI4A
— David Leopold (@DavidLeopold) December 29, 2016
Sometimes it's a tough call for bookshops between respecting free speech and not promoting hate speech. Sometimes not. Byebye @simonschuster https://t.co/nxTFS34Y1b
— Raven Books (@ravenbooks) December 29, 2016
The brother of JonBenet Ramsey is suing CBS for $750 million over its series https://t.co/zm8C7l2A5U
— TIME (@TIME) December 29, 2016
Long-form reading shows signs of life in our mobile news world https://t.co/ikPpREDqG1 pic.twitter.com/GdJjl1KO6w
— Pew Research Journalism (@pewjournalism) December 29, 2016
How Gwen Ifill inspired @Yamiche @HannahAllam @katchow @Krissah30 @niaCNN @tanzinavega @LiveFromKenya @PamelaKirkland @JasWright3 and others pic.twitter.com/xbkicBCc8u
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) December 29, 2016
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BUSINESS
Why Jan. 3 is expected to be one of the holiday season’s busiest shopping days https://t.co/NUs5erkcjA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 29, 2016
Agree but functionality, experience, price – and then social: “Virtual Reality Needs to Be Social to Succeed” https://t.co/zP8uGpmNWz
— Michael J. Wolf (@mjw) December 29, 2016
Parents say their children’s Hatchimals are mumbling “fuck me" in their sleep https://t.co/1xb5cV6YoJ pic.twitter.com/Ho1f91M1oM
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) December 29, 2016
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SPORTS
Cristiano Ronaldo has been subject of a £256.6m bid and offered £85m a year. Full story: https://t.co/YguUXbcrLj https://t.co/JlaF1MNpCR
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 29, 2016
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CULTURE
Why some clocks will read 11:59:60 this New Year's Eve https://t.co/MbI4W8KYyy
— The Independent (@Independent) December 29, 2016
Michael Jackson earned $825 million in the past year—more than any celebrity dead or alive https://t.co/S06CBhtt1X pic.twitter.com/M4cEhcVE2W
— Forbes (@Forbes) December 30, 2016
U.S. veteran surprised to find his two children on Prince Harry's Christmas card https://t.co/tj0S28ZSmG pic.twitter.com/3hx81sd2Bm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 29, 2016
And finally, sadly…
"Actors Studio" host James Lipton: “I am absolutely convinced that (Debbie Reynolds) died of a broken heart” https://t.co/ohxIEgtXZG
— CNN (@CNN) December 29, 2016
Debbie Reynolds sang in the rain and taught us to believe in magic: Look back at her best roles. https://t.co/IHRPoodWrN pic.twitter.com/XHpLB4QqHn
— E! News (@enews) December 29, 2016