Merkel under pressure as hunt continues for Berlin truck attacker

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Steve McGookin

UPDATE 3PM TUESDAY:

A manhunt is under way in Germany for a Tunisian man thought to be responsible for yesterday’s truck attack which killed 12 people at a Christmas market in Berlin. Police announced that they had previously arrested the wrong man, and were now working on the assumption that the perpetrator was still at large. Meanwhile as ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s immigration policy has been – perhaps predictably – fiercely criticized at home and abroad.

Breaking: Manhunt underway for Tunisian asylum seeker as main suspect in deadly Berlin attack https://t.co/Hq9wNziMAg

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 21, 2016

German authorities seek Tunisian man who had been under surveillance for Islamist links https://t.co/72rRpumSnh via @WSJ

— Steve Lessner (@SteveLessner) December 21, 2016

EARLIER:

Berlin police hunt for suspect as man detained after Christmas market attack released due to insufficient evidence. https://t.co/9EFfeDBLz2 pic.twitter.com/XAqa2XkLG4

— ABC News (@ABC) December 21, 2016

Attack in Berlin: Germany's Nightmare, Merkel's Nightmare https://t.co/FsX07NHFzh pic.twitter.com/Zfxt9YTecX

— SPIEGEL English (@SPIEGEL_English) December 20, 2016

Angela Merkel on the Berlin attack: “We do not wish to let fear and angst take away our freedom to live" https://t.co/aAjTRBnUTD

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 20, 2016

Polish trucker found dead at scene of Berlin attack was delivering steel beams from Italy to Germany, officials say. https://t.co/TM6Jnrv6es pic.twitter.com/692hOsdg9O

— ABC News (@ABC) December 21, 2016

Berlin attack typical of ISIS’s strategy of using fear to sharpen the divide between Muslims and others https://t.co/lWGFAnR31t

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 21, 2016

UK police forces reviewing security plans for public events after #BerlinAttack https://t.co/LDJ572FdxR

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 20, 2016

'Love for all, hate for none.'

Members of Berlin's Muslim Ahmadi community issue strong message at vigil https://t.co/efzHm8wvF1 pic.twitter.com/PSoIWAtcy1

— ITV News (@itvnews) December 20, 2016

Anti-immigrant, anti-EU, anti-Muslim sentiment is resonating with more and more voters in Europe. https://t.co/brtOliAm9u pic.twitter.com/Olk7v2zVt8

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) December 21, 2016

Far-right accuse Merkel of culpability for deaths in Berlin https://t.co/LQ9fyi4mdx pic.twitter.com/WhIvPGGvlw

— The Local Germany (@TheLocalGermany) December 20, 2016

.@AmbJohnBolton on Merkel’s border policy: “Many countries surrounding Germany are outraged…this could bring her chancellorship to an end.” pic.twitter.com/K4X1jI9HiO

— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) December 21, 2016

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WORLD

At least 26 people were reported killed in a series of explosions at a fireworks market near Mexico City.

https://twitter.com/JoshuaChavers/status/811349623403139081

The death toll has grown to at least 26 in the explosion at a fireworks market in Mexico. https://t.co/QRPR6rvaxU

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 21, 2016

#Aerosucre cargo 727 was trying to fly from #PuertoCarrena to #Bogota but was unable to become airborne, then crashed. (via @AvHerald)) pic.twitter.com/rd3qYRBYG3

— NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) December 21, 2016

U.N. human rights chief urges murder inquiry into Duterte's killing claim https://t.co/LPM93Mx7mS pic.twitter.com/Nu7ZwjvjCQ

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 21, 2016

Obama Just Took a Big Step on Climate—and Trump Probably Can't Undo It https://t.co/5zIsijQtrA pic.twitter.com/4Eh5NrmqnO

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) December 21, 2016

A ban on drilling in Arctic waters helps protect the planet we share. Proud to take this step with @JustinTrudeau & the Arctic communities. https://t.co/4Ry1goEakF

— President Obama (@POTUS44) December 20, 2016

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AMERICA IN TRANSITION

Somebody shared this one on my personal Facebook ☺️ if it weren't so awful I would find it funny pic.twitter.com/X6DiCBWvwR

— Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega (@raulpacheco) December 21, 2016

Why the State Department is worried about @realDonaldTrump and his tweets https://t.co/WAfbkLLiyD via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/OZ9cE58srd

— POLITICO (@politico) December 21, 2016

Trump and Clinton broke with a long tradition of U.S. presidents treating one another with kid gloves https://t.co/T0AyBYwT4Z pic.twitter.com/zT1BcCrQtZ

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) December 21, 2016

What Trump supporters want in place of Obamacare: https://t.co/MLsB4FREVA

— George Anders (@GeorgeAnders) December 21, 2016

The many problems w/ the Trump kids’ scheme to sell access to their father: https://t.co/UdUsOGnry9 pic.twitter.com/1MgPDpcVrJ

— Slate (@Slate) December 21, 2016

NEW: #TrumpUniversity settlement calls for Trump/TU to fork over $25 million 2 days before he's sworn-in as prez https://t.co/yEE4dnZXZs

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) December 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/joehagansays/status/810971036619575296

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MEDIA

Will Facebook's efforts to combat fake news be enough? A look at how post-truth politics won in 2016 → https://t.co/ZF7dsfaKCq pic.twitter.com/Cj6Zqavbch

— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) December 21, 2016

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BUSINESS

7-Eleven beats Google and Amazon to the first regular commercial drone delivery service in the U.S.https://t.co/7wPeP7pV7S

— Recode (@Recode) December 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/davegershgorn/status/811388507918888960

and, er, butlers…

Mark Zuckerberg's personal robot, Jarvis, has the voice of Morgan Freeman. https://t.co/jWeaBMWEoz

— Recode (@Recode) December 21, 2016

Several killed in Berlin truck ‘attack’

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Developing 9 pm Monday:

There are three major stories breaking late on Monday, in #Ankara, #Berlin and #Zurich. As more details emerge, the Note will update.

In Berlin, there were chaotic scenes as a truck ran into a number of pedestrians at a Christmas market, raising echoes of the Nice attack this past summer. Details are still emerging.

.@ABC Special Report: 9 dead, others injured after truck drives into Berlin Christmas market https://t.co/JKcARtDMW4 https://t.co/wG3Ahe7Zdo

— ABC News (@ABC) December 19, 2016

Nine dead after truck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market. Follow our live coverage: https://t.co/GveG9vjC3w pic.twitter.com/eF4fM3KNLh

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/DannyNis/status/810930542686380032

guardian

EARLIER:

The Russian ambassador to Turkey was murdered at an art gallery in Ankara.

“Don’t forget Aleppo" — Gunman who assassinated Russian ambassador in Ankara identified as Turkish police officer https://t.co/iJ8y53pZys pic.twitter.com/jparhT4Tw2

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 19, 2016

Video showing the moments after Russia's ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was shot dead in Ankara. https://t.co/VguZ5TZp8S

— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 19, 2016

MORE: Ankara mayor says attack on Russia ambassador directed at ruining Turkish-Russian relations https://t.co/AFl6qdTwI5 pic.twitter.com/ICk9dptVo9

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 19, 2016

Turkey's Anadolu state-run news agency says gunman in Ankara 'neutralized': https://t.co/DZm6mpwMJK pic.twitter.com/gY4niPXnQz

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 19, 2016

#BREAKING: ‘Ongoing security incident near US Embassy’ in #Ankara – State Dept https://t.co/mFGsoe0aFF

— RT (@RT_com) December 19, 2016

Shooting of Russia's ambassador to Ankara follows days of Turkish protests over the Syrian war https://t.co/xRog8AP6X3 pic.twitter.com/zU0tllsTKY

— The Atlantic: Ideas (@TheAtlIdeas) December 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/810954033217335297

In Zurich, three people were wounded in a shooting incident at an Islamic center. Again, details are sketchy, with some outlets describing the scene as an “ongoing situation.”

Swiss shooting: Three wounded near Zurich station https://t.co/m4xJZ6gjHJ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 19, 2016

3 people shot and injured in "ongoing situation" near an Islamic center in Zurich, Switzerland, according to police https://t.co/rq0HakxggS

— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2016

Electoral College set to confirm Trump’s victory

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Electors gather state-by-state on Monday to officially ratify the result of the election and – presumably, although honestly given this election so far, who knows – formally confirm Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. For the 538 citizens acting as electors, this hasn’t been an easy time.

Follow live updates from the Los Angeles Times here

Do electors have to vote according to popular vote results in their states? Not necessarily. https://t.co/afbj29WBPQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 18, 2016

Majority want Monday's Electoral College vote postponed in wake of Russia scandal https://t.co/lFinZDfBfI pic.twitter.com/SNtgsRMvKO

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) December 18, 2016

Guys, this one is awesome: Back in 2014 Putin called the Electoral College illegitimate.

Internet, do your thing.https://t.co/CR9v5mXgum

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) December 18, 2016

Russian state tv accuses CIA of planning "a coup" against Trump, accuses NYT of being "in front row" of those wanting to overthrow him pic.twitter.com/85U96LVUl2

— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) December 18, 2016

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AMERICA IN TRANSITION

Uh oh. Our future SoS Tillerson shows up in the Panama Papers as a director of Bahamas-based US-Russian oil company https://t.co/q9njaCQu98

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) December 18, 2016

Op-ed: I’m a scientist who has gotten death threats. I fear what may happen under Trump. https://t.co/E8INq0pHJR

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) December 19, 2016

"The Big Short" author Michael Lewis reflects on the grim game Trump is playing with America’s future https://t.co/X7tylqE73o

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) December 19, 2016

Most important Trump article so far. from @JamesFallows https://t.co/uI2VDtoCQX

— Gregg Easterbrook (@EasterbrookG) December 19, 2016

17 arrested for protesting North Carolina power-grab as McCrory begins signing bills: https://t.co/0CgUMkeswg pic.twitter.com/DuWjVVgPsF

— Slate (@Slate) December 19, 2016

Meanwhile..

White House staff prank Obama with snowmenhttps://t.co/YBhITu7OFW pic.twitter.com/IbNvpbtUhy

— The Hill (@thehill) December 19, 2016

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MEDIA

As Trump era nears, is the media ready for the challenge?my column https://t.co/MP005gPNY2

— Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) December 19, 2016

What’s to be done about fake news? @CBSSunday's Ted Koppel tries to find out: https://t.co/P9gkrL6uXH pic.twitter.com/Gr8rqeAC1A

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 19, 2016

Should media orgs be schmoozing at Mar-a-Lago with Trump for off-the-record shindig? https://t.co/u111kSyaXu

— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) December 19, 2016

https://twitter.com/LailaLalami/status/810665670350409728

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WORLD

The UN reached a compromise on the Aleppo evacuation. Rebels opposed to a pact set fire to buses for evacuees. https://t.co/KRgRySEiLO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 18, 2016

Russia, France announce agreement on compromise U.N. resolution to deploy U.N. monitors to eastern Aleppo. https://t.co/iJLtj69736

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 18, 2016

Evacuations in eastern Aleppo resume late Sunday after delay, according to volunteer working with refugees. https://t.co/5WNiQ3vYAr pic.twitter.com/hWJyOSWN5c

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 18, 2016

Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed https://t.co/31bKNMWExq pic.twitter.com/kmEPxx6dx8

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 19, 2016

Go figure…

We’re on the verge of a sixth mass extinction. Species are going extinct at a rate roughly 100x higher than normal https://t.co/5RBlonLI2I pic.twitter.com/xlRYE7XsYb

— CNN (@CNN) December 18, 2016

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NORTHERN IRELAND

As if there wasn’t enough serious stuff going on in the real world, we’re stuck with sifting through our own homegrown nonsense. Someone’s to blame, we need to find out the truth and there has to be accountability; not stonewalling and partisanship. Good luck with that.

The First Minister faces a no confidence vote and will make a statement to the Assembly on Monday morning. Who knows what happens after that.

UPDATE 4.30pm:

Motion of no confidence in First Minister Arlene Foster defeated in Assemblyhttps://t.co/DnLI5vrA2W pic.twitter.com/FAmmCRO6jC

— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) December 19, 2016

Rolling coverage from the Belfast Telegraph here.

EARLIER:

Arlene’s Ash For Cash Scandal: 10 Points to Ponder (No Comments) https://t.co/Oq7iLAfC2t

— Slugger O'Toole (@SluggerOToole) December 17, 2016

Breaking: Sinn Fein to bring a proposal to Stormont calling for Arlene Foster to step aside as First Minister
https://t.co/cRYTf5tDWa

— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) December 18, 2016

Timings for tomorrow's assembly RHI statement from Arlene Foster & motion of no confidence. Will def run past 4… https://t.co/SkdhvIjOUW

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) December 18, 2016

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BUSINESS

Australia risks sovereign-rating downgrade after budget updatehttps://t.co/YZpVcTNriV

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 19, 2016

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CULTURE

Finally…

You didn't have to know exactly who she was to appreciate Zsa Zsa Gabor, @tvfrazier writes. (fixes link) https://t.co/S1EOCxyj4Y

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 19, 2016

Britain faces new winter of discontent

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Those of you planning on going pretty much anywhere over the holidays might want to think again.

Airline and rail strikes could cause chaos this Christmas https://t.co/7FzTXRLXsm

— The Independent (@Independent) December 16, 2016

Strikes – and a Christmas of discontent? https://t.co/aOI3UJrVA5

— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) December 16, 2016

Strikes could hit airline passengers on busiest day of season https://t.co/gllqrvMC5S

— The Independent (@Independent) December 16, 2016

Find out what transport strikes are taking place and when over the Christmas period https://t.co/PQRdqQMjRD pic.twitter.com/m3yY8dWZ2D

— ITV News (@itvnews) December 16, 2016

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WORLD

Confusion reigned over the status of the ceasefire in Aleppo and the evacuation of people still left in the besieged east of the city.

Aleppo evacuation is halted amid confusion and concerns about killings in Syrian city. https://t.co/1s5lP8WQ4m pic.twitter.com/LiD8BTZNiJ

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) December 17, 2016

Terrified Aleppo residents cram on buses for journey into the unknown https://t.co/MzlvV1tQp1

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 16, 2016

It's estimated c40,000 people still stuck in E.#Aleppo. Unclear if evacuations can restart tomorrow. Shelling & many explosions tonight.

— Bill Neely (@BillNeelyReport) December 16, 2016

Syria crisis: Hope turns to panic in Aleppo https://t.co/t0ZPcRDRBi

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 16, 2016

Patrick Cockburn: West's media has become an uncritical conduit for propaganda spoon fed to them by #Syria jihadistshttps://t.co/hs2itgtbPR

— Charles Shoebridge (@ShoebridgeC) December 17, 2016

China has installed weapons in the South China Sea, satellites show https://t.co/T62fEg804N

— WSJ Politics (@WSJPolitics) December 17, 2016

Humiliated by the 90s, Vladimir Putin is determined to win Cold War 2.0 – and he may be succeeding https://t.co/3aIRPuO6Iz via @POLITICOMag pic.twitter.com/37hz0qg1dT

— POLITICO (@politico) December 17, 2016

In Northern Ireland, things are heating up. As it were.

Crisis deepens. Deputy First Min Martin McGuinness calls for Arlene Foster to step down as First Minister during RHI investigation. pic.twitter.com/sAaYQI3cqr

— Mark Simpson (@BBCMarkSimpson) December 16, 2016

Hundreds attend rallies calling for Arlene Foster's resignation over her handling of #RHI.https://t.co/8g8NVVBUz3 pic.twitter.com/Qd5ncrFFlD

— The Irish News (@irish_news) December 16, 2016

It's official. Opposition parties at Stormont will get the chance to try to oust First Minister Arlene Foster on Monday. pic.twitter.com/99C7ECjcZh

— Mark Simpson (@BBCMarkSimpson) December 16, 2016

Elsewhere, not in need of heat…

Woman believed to be frozen to death in car turns out to be CPR mannequin https://t.co/ZszvJZDmBz pic.twitter.com/hpbjK0wqTZ

— KETV NewsWatch 7 (@KETV) December 16, 2016

Prisoner #1: What are you in for?

Prisoner #2: murder, you?

Prisoner #1: grand theft auto – how about you?

Me: uh…. .. pic.twitter.com/sjklIasnU8

— Lt. L.T. Dog (@tinydinosaurs) December 15, 2016

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AMERICA IN TRANSITION

Donald Trump's tax cuts could save CEOs millions https://t.co/bInbvR6pg3

— TIME (@TIME) December 17, 2016

Trump’s 17 cabinet-level picks have more money than bottom third of American households combinedhttps://t.co/2i6c3QPOsY pic.twitter.com/qH9AmvqFhM

— Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr (@doctorow) December 16, 2016

Bidding for a $50K coffee date with Ivanka Trump is "closed" https://t.co/D5wPNt5dXZ pic.twitter.com/Ndv4QPzPYQ

— The Hill (@thehill) December 17, 2016

If you can’t beat ‘em, neuter ‘em https://t.co/1wPdIErovM

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 17, 2016

Obama avoids criticizing Trump on Russia, but spreads blame elsewhere https://t.co/tRO6u5eIA9 pic.twitter.com/oWR1F65RgO

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 17, 2016

Former Ass't Sec Of State warns @realDonaldTrump he "is inviting an interpretation that his behavior is treasonous." https://t.co/1J6WKtqNww

— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) December 17, 2016

Opinion: How cartoonists take a skewed view of Trump, Putin and the election-hack headlines https://t.co/csxf2grVYO

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 17, 2016

It was Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year. Covering politics in the era of "post-truth": https://t.co/ZF7dsfaKCq pic.twitter.com/L2h265ONXM

— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) December 17, 2016

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MEDIA

RNC strategist Sean Spicer says Trump won't ban news outlets from White House briefing room https://t.co/i5CqSe7SpO https://t.co/KfcmRJc5No

— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) December 17, 2016

Sinclair, which runs local TV stations around country, made deal with Trump campaign, Kushner says https://t.co/EpboDWEPVN

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) December 17, 2016

Journalists who work for Sinclair: Consider if there’s a better way to pay the bills https://t.co/FFrjS23u8Z

— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) December 17, 2016

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BUSINESS

Bad money https://t.co/xF5JOhWKVt

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 17, 2016

Google Home gets a bunch of new functionality, ranging from Netflix to Domino’s Pizza https://t.co/E8ph6RMTQs

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) December 17, 2016

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SPORTS

Premier League’s criticism of China is a bit rich, writes @OliverKayTimes https://t.co/bflUGNLoZI pic.twitter.com/WAzZr7a3q7

— Times Sport (@TimesSport) December 17, 2016

MLB's BAMTech inks $300M deal with Riot Games in a "first-of-its-kind long-term commercialization partnership"https://t.co/tu6EcHNZpF pic.twitter.com/NfjYNBsPNc

— ESPN Esports (@ESPN_Esports) December 16, 2016

Sports viewership is changing, but the costs and benefits to fans remain murky (@rickmaese – @washingtonpost) https://t.co/uLfKM7T9fD

— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) December 17, 2016

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CULTURE

Two "robots" and their captive as they appeared in our first preview of Star Wars in 1976. https://t.co/xPFVntI0pq pic.twitter.com/GVV4H9PuLF

— The New York Times Archives (@NYTArchives) December 16, 2016

Aleppo evacuations begin

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Thousands of people have been evacuated from eastern Aleppo as part of a deal that will allow forces loyal to President Assad to take full control of the city. As many as 50,000 people are thought to remain, and their evacuation could take several days. Assad, meanwhile, praised an “historic” day.

Almost 3,000 civilians evacuated from east Aleppo but UN warns 50,000 remain https://t.co/hHfY31u2hA pic.twitter.com/JVW0X8WJUS

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) December 15, 2016

Dr Zaher Sahloul: "This is forced evacuation, this is ethnic cleansing" in Aleppo #newsnight https://t.co/EvFwvFvX7A

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) December 15, 2016

Worth re-iterating: Escaping Aleppo doesn't mean escaping war. We're concerned sieges/bombs will continue in Idlib. https://t.co/tNNuEGMds5

— David Miliband (@DMiliband) December 15, 2016

Scathing @washpost editorial on the West's failure re Syria, Obama's support of delusional diplomacy yielding zilch. https://t.co/dVRUPyFmAY

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) December 15, 2016

The 14-year-old Syrian refugee who built the Aleppo of his dreams: https://t.co/hjoU4zANKU pic.twitter.com/K1uGtM9JVe

— VICE (@VICE) December 15, 2016

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WORLD

Dylann Roof is found guilty of all 33 federal charges he faced after last year's massacre. https://t.co/j4RwMFQvgm pic.twitter.com/C4YqzvtnKD

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 15, 2016

Britain to be hit with a £50BILLION bill for leaving the EU, Brussels confirms https://t.co/I1YLQ06K0T

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) December 16, 2016

Brexit, in a single shot. This morning at the EU summit. pic.twitter.com/1WlKeekRQy

— Daniel Sandford (@BBCDanielS) December 15, 2016

Britain is the first country to formally license IVF treatment designed to create babies from three people. https://t.co/oEUKVK2xEj

— Scientific American (@sciam) December 15, 2016

VIDEO: DUP ex-minister claims advisers 'tried to remove Arlene Foster's name from emails' #RHI @StephenNolan https://t.co/PD1kt5DZ6W

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) December 16, 2016

The front page of Friday's News Letter, which has seven pages on last night's Nolan interviews & the wider RHI scandal #NolanRHI pic.twitter.com/1mdlrIyyUx

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) December 16, 2016

Tomorrow morning's Nolan Show will be an extended 2 hour RHI scandal special, including longer version of Arlene Foster interview #NolanRHI

— David O'Dornan (@davidodornan) December 16, 2016

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AMERICA IN TRANSITION

https://twitter.com/CleverTitleTK/status/809515156938092544

To Understand Trump, Learn Russian, via @nytimes istina vs pravda https://t.co/qdoVd8DJxn

— Andrew Jack (@AJack) December 16, 2016

https://twitter.com/MAlexJohnson/status/809551848638029825

Why @realDonaldTrump should support a probe into Russia's hacking https://t.co/iPXcpdbnQy pic.twitter.com/8z5kkT7kRx

— POLITICO (@politico) December 16, 2016

https://twitter.com/eliasisquith/status/809522053749604352

A prince of the FP establishment –> Richard Haass under consideration for State Dept deputy. https://t.co/bMhvzCJ5gv pic.twitter.com/2XNOjxFGYh

— Brit Hume (@brithume) December 16, 2016

'Is a Tweet policy?' State Department officials ponder https://t.co/KHdmfRoS3o

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 16, 2016

Trump: US will have stronger military – but "I don’t think we’re ever gonna have to use it" https://t.co/uEslqYANKU https://t.co/pKVR1AWPRK

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 16, 2016

Incoming North Carolina governor threatens to sue state GOPhttps://t.co/mSRtO3ebj8 pic.twitter.com/AOc6Ef2Jal

— The Hill (@thehill) December 16, 2016

https://twitter.com/dangillmor/status/809563947959390212

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MEDIA

#ICYMI Conservatives react with skepticism and alarm to Facebook’s war on ‘fake news’ https://t.co/jFwBYMUBpb

— Poynter (@Poynter) December 16, 2016

Facebook just announced a plan to fight fake news. It’s sensibly cautious. https://t.co/pdecdHKU8O pic.twitter.com/jb0pIGh04W

— Slate (@Slate) December 16, 2016

Now you can ask Alexa if what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas https://t.co/PI5kZEXeVS pic.twitter.com/dP9mRkCXuz

— Mashable (@mashable) December 16, 2016

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BUSINESS

Russia, Japan plan $1 billion fund for equity investments https://t.co/cpn17jzJqN

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 16, 2016

https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/809562426513367041

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SPORTS

RIP to Craig Sagar one of the best of all time …. 🐐 #clothinggoals #nba pic.twitter.com/V5OApirkZU

— J. Martin (@stealth_j_m) December 15, 2016

Report claims Putin ‘personally directed’ election hack

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Steve McGookin

You don’t say…

NBC News is reporting that intel officials have concluded Putin was personally involved in election interference:https://t.co/zPKtc9YJee pic.twitter.com/0nx6xjNELe

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/Zegota42/status/809198714128650241

Putin personally involved in interfering with US election: report https://t.co/Me9zYfsDXd pic.twitter.com/tFn4qsDtll

— The Hill (@thehill) December 15, 2016

NPR has independently confirmed the CIA's new assessment, which concludes that "Russia was trying to tip the election to Trump." pic.twitter.com/d6WHEnLRrw

— NPR (@NPR) December 10, 2016

Russian hacking during the US presidential election is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It's an American issue.

We must stand together.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 14, 2016

McMullin: "I know for a fact" GOP knew about Russian election meddling and ignored ithttps://t.co/09XkUiEdDE pic.twitter.com/maAkaY52pe

— The Hill (@thehill) December 15, 2016

.@BraddJaffy @CynthiaMcFadden Seriously, u guys need to read what I wrote about this pre-election. I reported this. https://t.co/JSN8Liptfc

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 15, 2016

Forbes names Putin world's most powerful person, Trump comes in secondhttps://t.co/pF0TtInbi3 pic.twitter.com/4Ws7zRfg8A

— The Hill (@thehill) December 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/econbuttonwood/status/808993690278625281

***

AMERICA IN TRANSITION

NEW: 83,549 days ago Alexander Hamilton saw @realDonaldTrump coming and gave us the road map to prevent a nightmare pic.twitter.com/lBCaVnXy3o

— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) December 14, 2016

Major News: Fed Gov Tells Congress Trump Will Be in Violation of His Lease on DC Hotel as Soon as He is Sworn In. A real conflict now. pic.twitter.com/LRNjAsQCFR

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) December 14, 2016

I am speechless. https://t.co/pxhwKtxsdD

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 15, 2016

Donald Trump just appointed Elon Musk to his advisory council https://t.co/iuIAqKnCBj

— The Independent (@Independent) December 14, 2016

Top national security lawyers aren't *quite* yelling "lock him up!" But man, they are pissed. https://t.co/cKSQdtKUAT pic.twitter.com/FQQgiciwNi

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) December 15, 2016

Priebus suggests changing White House press setuphttps://t.co/tMuQ9q1xF1 pic.twitter.com/CfUeS7wxKl

— The Hill (@thehill) December 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/econbuttonwood/status/808993690278625281

***

WORLD

'Highly probable' that Russia interfered in Brexit referendum, Labour MP says https://t.co/ispckDyGjC

— LSE Blogs (@LSEblogs) December 14, 2016

Brexit: EU leaders to discuss UK's exit without Theresa May https://t.co/rvNnRbBku2

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 15, 2016

Rebel officials say Aleppo evacuation plan back on track https://t.co/epsaeQXSIc

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 14, 2016

UN official says Aleppo bombing violates international law and is most likely a war crime. https://t.co/qnkuyiclIQ pic.twitter.com/fMM4buUew0

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) December 15, 2016

"Yeah, my dad taught me everything I know too…wow, my wife was in Vogue as well…uh-huh, I also work with my family…yup, love Putin." https://t.co/fG0MZ9ZSGq

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) December 15, 2016

And…

The head of the Mossad is being investigated for receiving free Mariah Carey tickets. (I have no joke.) https://t.co/QO0qb5V6uz

— Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) December 14, 2016

***

BUSINESS

The Fed said its rate increase came “in view of realized and expected labor-market conditions and inflation” https://t.co/tHZgpbrhY7

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 15, 2016

Uber ordered to halt self-driving cars in California on first day after they went through red lights https://t.co/PEhWn3UD6u

— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) December 15, 2016

Yahoo reveals 1bn users were hit by hacking attack https://t.co/WuBqkMxgPc

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 14, 2016

Amazon successfully completes its first official "Prime Air" delivery via drone to a customer in England. https://t.co/qSyV4Drm10 pic.twitter.com/inlEJ2vhuC

— ABC News (@ABC) December 15, 2016

***

MEDIA

'Why you should want Donald Trump to do press conferences, regardless of how you feel about him.' https://t.co/91GdKFXHYX by @pbump

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) December 14, 2016

WATCH: How does the press cover President-elect Donald Trump? https://t.co/YMnuHHvcKY pic.twitter.com/FR8mbISdr2

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) December 15, 2016

Twitter Has the Right to Suspend Donald Trump. But It Shouldn’t (@fmanjoo – @nytimes) https://t.co/JDCeqMCo0Y

— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) December 15, 2016

Revolution at The Washington Post by @kylepope https://t.co/5WzSHezrLo pic.twitter.com/EoDIA3NLUX

— CJR (@CJR) December 15, 2016

#ICYMI Slate’s Chrome extension helps identify fake news on Facebook https://t.co/pgcPaQUcop

— Poynter (@Poynter) December 15, 2016

Not like it’s a slow news day or anything…

Newly-discovered spider species named after 'Harry Potter' sorting hat https://t.co/hQJJmchSJl pic.twitter.com/9Gt3UAVNxY

— Amy Güth (@amyguth) December 15, 2016

***

CULTURE

Rents are falling in New York City. Is this a crash? https://t.co/l4mxDr6rvG pic.twitter.com/3PSvumKoiI

— Slate (@Slate) December 15, 2016

Awesome #historyrocks @nasa @SpaceFlorida @SpaceX https://t.co/55CzhrCp2g

— Matt Hudson (@RepMHudson) December 14, 2016

You can now take a course at the world’s best universities for free. Here’s how that happened https://t.co/hiVEsxoUHF #edchat pic.twitter.com/WfTtfup4n4

— World Economic Forum (@wef) December 15, 2016

This 28-Hour Beatles Podcast Is a New Kind of Historical Fanzine (@matoswk75 – @pitchfork) https://t.co/9HtjlimXKH

— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) December 15, 2016

***

SPORTS

MLB owners ratify new Collective Bargaining Agreement today and the NBA and union agree to new CBA tonight. This seems too easy.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 15, 2016

.@sebcoe tells @pkelso he feels "angry" that the London 2012 Olympics were tainted by Russian doping https://t.co/ZPmiwksiB2

— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 14, 2016

https://twitter.com/FootbalIStuff/status/808793752877879296

‘A complete meltdown of humanity’

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Jesus weeps. We will be held responsible for this on the Last Day. "Aleppo Civilians Reported Killed as They Flee" https://t.co/MSomExLYE4

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) December 14, 2016

In Aleppo, a ceasefire or a surrender? https://t.co/hZp743Z8BP @fpleitgenCNN reports on #TheLead

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 13, 2016

Aleppo. Pro-Assad fighters celebrate. City residents flee. If they’re "lucky." pic.twitter.com/vqtwrjLL9O

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) December 13, 2016

Aleppo massacre: Assad is only getting started | Analysis https://t.co/CtxK0DRcTL

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 14, 2016

'The most beautiful and elegant city in the world' – https://t.co/Ywx7qsw6NQ

— Paul Clerkin (@archiseek) December 13, 2016

***

WORLD

As Brexit approaches, signs of a gathering economic storm for Britain https://t.co/kopGG5jIVM

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 14, 2016

From the US: Hard to exaggerate the scale of the disaster of #Brexit to British business https://t.co/FYu3FZf1cS

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) December 13, 2016

***

AMERICA IN TRANSITION

Growing number of electors join demand for briefing on Russian interference: https://t.co/lqXEAk21oz pic.twitter.com/ZABF9vCJ9n

— The Hill (@thehill) December 13, 2016

ANALYSIS: With secretary of state pick, Trump is all but daring some in his own party to stand up to him https://t.co/ZLVMNGSYkV pic.twitter.com/gUG7GZ5qXl

— ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2016

Was just on CNN re Tillerson & surprised that Condoleeza Rice & Bob Gates praised him. Then I found out their firm works for Exxon. Nice.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 13, 2016

Ryan Zinke is Donald Trump's pick for Interior Secretary per report https://t.co/8zoocrFulr pic.twitter.com/EhA1alffc3

— Mic (@mic) December 14, 2016

Donald Trump's day: Kanye West, NFL stars and Bill Gates https://t.co/sGU3EPF14w pic.twitter.com/SKl7tqZpqS

— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2016

'Dancing with the Stars' contestant nominated to oversee the U.S. nuclear programhttps://t.co/QbRts65HXI pic.twitter.com/3pD46EV5Vb

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) December 13, 2016

***

BUSINESS

The Fed will hike tomorrow…"duh" says the market pic.twitter.com/sx7BgcrdfE

— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) December 13, 2016

Wells Fargo fails 'living will' test, faces restrictions: U.S. regulators https://t.co/oAEftuNURT

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 13, 2016

Chinese-backed startup Lucid takes aim at Tesla with unveiling of its electric car https://t.co/H5zl9tDbZ6

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 14, 2016

***

MEDIA

The Washington Post is "profitable and growing," publisher says:https://t.co/8alk7JfMWM pic.twitter.com/eHfjHAZVSj

— Poynter (@Poynter) December 14, 2016

How the Obama administration laid the groundwork for Trump's coming crackdown on the press https://t.co/3lcdb7zkFp https://t.co/K4FEzMbDEd

— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) December 13, 2016

and, incidentally..

Amid fake news concerns, The New Yorker adds a "not the news" banner to The Borowitz Report https://t.co/fW8v3btRuU https://t.co/4qvDPCkQBQ

— Mediagazer (@mediagazer) December 14, 2016

***

CULTURE

Who would have believed that the perfect Wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon? pic.twitter.com/pLedKWbs1o

— Alan Ferrier (@alanferrier) December 13, 2016

Is this really fair to dogs?? They don't even have thumbs. pic.twitter.com/xfc1Le01MS

— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) December 14, 2016

***

SPORTS

Wake Forest Says Football Announcer Has Been Leaking Confidential Info to Opponents For Two Years https://t.co/aCIp1yNLAU pic.twitter.com/1ezXVW1f1y

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) December 13, 2016

Aleppo said to be in ‘final collapse’

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Steve McGookin

There are multiple reports late on Monday night that the city of Aleppo has finally fallen to Syrian forces, and that the rebel resistance is in its “last moments”.

Syrian general says Aleppo offensive in final stages https://t.co/7ECbgFIV4r via @Reuters

— Trine Daely 🌻🙏💙💛🫶🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@TrineDaely) December 13, 2016

Monitor claims rebels have withdrawn from most of Aleppo – Assad has won https://t.co/DTRJzYvTGF

— S News (@SumUpNews) December 13, 2016

Rescue services in Aleppo issue desperate call for help https://t.co/eaGFhFBEMk via @SBSNews

— Zoë Angela 🌻 (@misszoeangela) December 13, 2016

"And on Monday night, the phones of most civilians contacted by The Washington Post appeared to have fallen silent.” https://t.co/Lkhbogu83B

— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) December 13, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns of "atrocities" taking place in besieged Aleppo in recent hours https://t.co/O78pK9TKYp

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/leaveamarc/status/808477394113888257

Residents in one Aleppo neighbourhood say Syrian forces executed as many as 70 people over alleged links to rebels https://t.co/jp6UO7FqlC pic.twitter.com/bXnD8Ny3V2

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) December 12, 2016

The final fall of Aleppo could be just hours away https://t.co/XNBM7RdiXE

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 12, 2016

People in eastern Aleppo are posting what may be their final goodbyes as the Syrian Army advances pic.twitter.com/1RCFIYQBmL

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 13, 2016

'They either have to surrender or die': Syrian general says Aleppo offensive in final stages. https://t.co/uOFufG35gz pic.twitter.com/32jWJNU3D6

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 12, 2016

THE GUARDIAN FRONT PAGE: ''This is a final distress call to the world. Save Aleppo'' #skypapers pic.twitter.com/gjjzNNtJGL

— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 12, 2016

That the Morning Star should describe the Aleppo catastrophe as a "liberation" tells you everything about the degeneracy of the far left.

— David Aaronovitch (@DAaronovitch) December 12, 2016

When the videos & images stop coming out of Syria, you should be terrified. It means that the public genocide has become private once more.

— Lina Sergie Attar (@AmalHanano) December 12, 2016

***

WORLD

North Korea poses a clear and present danger https://t.co/XVN0SZcwQR via @FT

— Victor Mallet (@VJMallet) December 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/808466518749151232

The poles just lost a chunk of polar sea ice bigger than India https://t.co/fA3MBqBmlw pic.twitter.com/Ub95lQxbbQ

— World Economic Forum (@wef) December 13, 2016

"Brightest supernova ever" was actually a monster black hole ripping apart a star https://t.co/Cdmhw18wAE pic.twitter.com/dUUFcxcBLz

— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 13, 2016

“spaghettified” huh?…

Happy Winter, everyone! May your lives be touched by His noodly appendages!
R'amen!#FSM pic.twitter.com/70L4GVO0u2

— SciStrike (No🍍on 🍕) (@RealSciStrike) December 7, 2016

***

AMERICA IN TRANSITION

BREAKING: Trump says he will announce pick for Sec. of State tomorrow morning. https://t.co/Z8KtXuw4md

— CNBC (@CNBC) December 13, 2016

Boosters backing Rex Tillerson for State have something in common: a financial stake in the outcome https://t.co/hstbJgRqqG pic.twitter.com/BFPNtCre4D

— POLITICO (@politico) December 13, 2016

Top Trump ally: Trump interviewed Romney just to "torture" himhttps://t.co/WcWiMfiMOC pic.twitter.com/x9xHRJiTpf

— The Hill (@thehill) December 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/BCAppelbaum/status/808478013587333120

Silicon Valley prepares to make peace with Donald Trump https://t.co/ey1YRvuCxk pic.twitter.com/Gzr53CT8yp

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) December 13, 2016

U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hacks “prioritized” Democratic Party and nominee Hillary Clinton https://t.co/k3n7PvUjIQ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/808467760183246848

Trump considers moving U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem a ‘very big priority’ https://t.co/RzG2mf7jIY

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 13, 2016

***

BUSINESS

The F-35 program made up 20 percent of Lockheed’s total 2015 revenue of $46.1 billion. https://t.co/7k0DKMNcEu

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 12, 2016

WOW: @cbouzy: Someone started dumping Lockheed Martin stock just before Trump's tweet: Tweet was 8:26 AM EST, LMT dumping started 8:20 AM pic.twitter.com/43hyxd1s5E

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) December 12, 2016

Boeing 777 production rate cut reflects steep sales drop https://t.co/TuyctD4tdP pic.twitter.com/nmA1Cxtt9R

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 13, 2016

America's first (and perhaps last) offshore wind farm is finally online: https://t.co/gdzm9krW0Q pic.twitter.com/wSLoBgYciD

— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) December 13, 2016

***

MEDIA

Sterling pre Brexit: $1.48
Murdoch backs Brexit
Sterling post Brexit: $1.26
Murdoch saves $2.5bn on Skyhttps://t.co/AsyW7ceSIx

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) December 12, 2016

***

CULTURE

26% of American adults say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year: https://t.co/hO5LzlE0sX pic.twitter.com/Y7tVTcoYgt

— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) December 13, 2016

About 1 in 6 American adults reported taking at least 1 psychiatric drug https://t.co/qEfFLwsjVO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2016

meanwhile…

Here are the 2017 Golden Globes nominees https://t.co/k1LeFBbDEn

— TIME (@TIME) December 13, 2016

***

SPORTS

Nike joins the quest for a sub two-hour marathon: https://t.co/cIZQa7gYxV pic.twitter.com/jSaSH3h9Y1

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) December 13, 2016

Frito-Lay to sit out Super Bowl LI, ending 10-year big-game run https://t.co/ZsaY5ehe10 pic.twitter.com/WoDBpXU0ac

— Ad Age (@adage) December 13, 2016

CIA hacking report ‘should alarm every American’

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Senators from both parties are pressing for action on alleged Russian cyber-attacks after President-elect Donald Trump dismissed reports that intelligence officials believed Russia had intervened in the US presidential election with the intention of getting him elected.

https://twitter.com/sailorchad/status/808144773643177984

“This is the one place you don’t want to be as an intelligence officer: the meat in someone’s partisan sandwich" https://t.co/TyP0F3wVYU

— Mark Mazzetti (@MarkMazzettiNYT) December 12, 2016

CIA report says Russia intervened to help elect Trump https://t.co/yK9SltADye via @MotherJones

— 2011teacher (@2011teacher) December 12, 2016

CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump https://t.co/1ZwgnRwHMW

— NPR (@NPR) December 10, 2016

An extraordinary rupture between a soon-to-be president and the national-security establishment: https://t.co/zQRlrPBffO

— Gerard Baker (@gerardtbaker) December 12, 2016

But not so fast…

New details here on why CIA and FBI differed on whether Russia wanted to elect Trump https://t.co/fBSKE4LJPe

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) December 11, 2016

“CIA veterans — none of them fans of Donald Trump – are urging caution about leaked allegations of #RussiaHacking.”https://t.co/E01Xawft8C

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) December 12, 2016

The Downside of Donald Trump’s Fight with the Intelligence Community https://t.co/P7am1BD0Fp

— Ryan Teague Beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) December 12, 2016

Sarah Palin jokes she can "keep an eye on" Russia after CIA hacking reporthttps://t.co/onTwi2q7rK pic.twitter.com/ydNabGC4w4

— The Hill (@thehill) December 12, 2016

***

AMERICA IN TRANSITION

Rex Tillerson, Trump's likely pick for secretary of state, has business relationship with Russia dating to the 1990s https://t.co/DDhB9aVbbm pic.twitter.com/MtojeOUrPe

— ABC News (@ABC) December 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/807974399299244033

and for deputy…

John Bolton, escalating the War Against Facts, implies intelligence about Russian hacking is an Obama "false flag." https://t.co/T1fpsv17IQ

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) December 12, 2016

Top tech executives to attend Trump summit on Wednesday: Recode https://t.co/nhMs2ST41h pic.twitter.com/pEFtYNUBVL

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/808132503378784257

https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/808145640777805825

Reporter who broke Watergate story calls Trump's lies worse than Nixon'shttps://t.co/LO4hyPAgxo pic.twitter.com/mjJvsj5okk

— The Hill (@thehill) December 12, 2016

and in case you’d forgotten that this is the real world..

#China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea to 'send a message' to Donald Trump https://t.co/I4sJiW2UEt

— Eunice Yoon (@onlyyoontv) December 12, 2016

***

WORLD

Reports says ISIL has recaptured Syria's ancient city of Palmyra after more than 4,000 fighters attacked the city https://t.co/gv0nHsjbfq

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) December 12, 2016

Turkey in fury after 38 killed in bombing https://t.co/6VCpQ59b2V pic.twitter.com/Xmt2uNby3C

— Hürriyet Daily News (@HDNER) December 11, 2016

Bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral complex in central Cairo leaves 25 people dead, 49 wounded. https://t.co/NJOqljjTu3 pic.twitter.com/otzXtqwdwC

— ABC News (@ABC) December 12, 2016

Tens of thousands of people rallied to support marriage equality in Taiwanhttps://t.co/HfdbUhW09Z

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 12, 2016

To boldly go https://t.co/xF9S1nXssu

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 12, 2016

***

CULTURE

The most unaffordable place to live in America is not San Francisco or Manhattan. It’s this place: https://t.co/xYbwfrJZlQ

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) December 12, 2016

Virtual reality games could reduce phantom pain from amputations https://t.co/PbkScPCxNT pic.twitter.com/ENC64NGhuU

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/raju/status/808133306495758337

***

SPORTS

FA reform: Bernstein, Davies, Dyke, Horne & Triesman urge government to act https://t.co/o5cHbHuYwp

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 12, 2016

Finally, well, yeah…

NFL ratings would go way back up if they let mascots destroy kids in football weekly like this

(Vid via @papichuIo)pic.twitter.com/xKYqGoVfHF

— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) December 10, 2016

Murdoch moves to bring Sky back into his media family

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Five years after abandoning his previous bid in the wake of the phone hacking revelations, the media tycoon is reviving his attempt, through his 21st Century Fox organization, to take full control of Britain’s biggest pay-TV broadcaster. The BBC reports:

Fox said Sky’s directors had indicated that they were willing to recommend the proposed offer. According to Reuters’ calculations, Fox would pay £11.25bn for the stake in Sky that it did not already own.Sterling’s 16% fall against the US dollar in the wake of the Brexit vote has made UK companies more attractive targets for foreign companies. Fox is required to “clarify its intentions” by 6 January, or walk away for at least six months under UK takeover rules.

21st Century Fox reaches $14.2B deal to buy all of Sky, aided by a Brexit-weakened pound https://t.co/MIay7mgeDn pic.twitter.com/wD1tV6kNrj

— Ad Age (@adage) December 9, 2016

Rupert Murdoch's great gamble on his TV creation#premium https://t.co/HuRv1TzIK1

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 9, 2016

Why is Murdoch taking over Sky now? Blame Brexit and Netflix https://t.co/41Fjfe0b1V

— Media Guardian (@mediaguardian) December 9, 2016

***

SPORTS

Report finds 'systematic' doping in Russia that included over 1,000 athletes in 30 sports https://t.co/kghvTvLlGA pic.twitter.com/2Af6dMAogU

— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) December 9, 2016

Here are highlights from the new report showing proof of Russia’s systematic doping https://t.co/7AYyJXeRjg

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 9, 2016

Russia faces calls for total ban over doping https://t.co/crPucIaE2n pic.twitter.com/MnFJmPDkQd

— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) December 9, 2016

***

WORLD

One of the most controversial politicians in Europe just got convicted of hate speech https://t.co/qdSsdzsRcy

— The Independent (@Independent) December 9, 2016

Gambia's President Jammeh says rejects outcome of December 1 election https://t.co/z9aSrO5ZPv pic.twitter.com/8UQeCOfW5B

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 9, 2016

Syrian regime: Stay and be bombed or flee and starve: https://t.co/WDjwstI4p3 @fpleitgenCNN reports from Aleppo on #TheLead

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 9, 2016

Mexico says army to stay in streets https://t.co/qu2DdMq1Xa pic.twitter.com/bal7mAUCU2

— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) December 9, 2016

Abe and Putin might solve the 70-year dispute over an isolated string of islands both claim as their own. https://t.co/zFcB1ZBzbk pic.twitter.com/Cerx0YxCCY

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) December 9, 2016

London will double its spending on cycling infrastructure https://t.co/5rGWA9DdE3 pic.twitter.com/MNySEzdisi

— Bloomberg CityLab (@CityLab) December 9, 2016

In the US, meanwhile…

President Obama wants a report on possible Kremlin meddling before he leaves the White House on January 20 https://t.co/9GVkO1mTEU

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) December 9, 2016

"To have the PEOTUS simply reject the fact-based narrative that the intelligence community puts together… Wow…" https://t.co/378Px9M0b7

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 9, 2016

Former DHS Chief: Russians have ‘weaponized’ social media: https://t.co/svFvnJYxiU Michael Chertoff on #TheLead

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 9, 2016

What happens if the admin's probe finds that Russia did interfere in the election?

Experts game it out here:https://t.co/pzQTx5pEwC

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) December 9, 2016

***

AMERICA IN TRANSITION

Former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is out of the running for Trump's cabinet https://t.co/f7oojfUY10

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) December 9, 2016

Rex W. Tillerson, Exxon CEO, is the leading candidate to be Trump’s secretary of state @maggienyt https://t.co/vBoZJe1IRl

— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) December 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/807371185377906688

Unfathomable. https://t.co/sKjDMc0tdK

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) December 9, 2016

Read what Donald Trump said during his Person of the Year interview #TIMEPOY https://t.co/QM1u11DAdJ

— TIME (@TIME) December 9, 2016

Donald Trump, in Louisiana, Says He Will End Energy Regulations https://t.co/BlTjuJx1US pic.twitter.com/9QhES8vUrw

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) December 9, 2016

My column on the man who truly dominated 2016 https://t.co/Tdi97V3aXQ

— Jonathan Freedland (@Freedland) December 9, 2016

.@KellyannePolls tells @maggieNYT she is weighing several roles in WH, but "politely declined" press secretary https://t.co/TQDF1neHlp

— Nick Corasaniti (@NYTnickc) December 9, 2016

A selection of word frequencies from @realDonaldTrump's 20,205 self-authored tweets. #Priorities pic.twitter.com/Ja3CPHlEqI

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) December 9, 2016

Trump Fans Are Boycotting Star Wars. This Comedian’s Response Is Hilarious https://t.co/0U4iepXwhV

— #TheResistance (@SocialPowerOne1) December 9, 2016

***

BUSINESS

Glencore's stake in Rosneft could signal the start of new US-Russia business ties in the Trump era https://t.co/G5bAiWvuYX

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 9, 2016

Michigan just became the first state to pass comprehensive self-driving regulations.https://t.co/g3gJgaMY0f

— Recode (@Recode) December 9, 2016

Meet James Quincey, the British engineer who will become Coke’s next CEO https://t.co/Ir4j6q3tgt

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 9, 2016

At least there’s this…

More good economic news in Ireland https://t.co/kp4Nk9VTxD

— David McCann (@dmcbfs) December 9, 2016

The Overnight Note

Another day, another deadline

Monthly Archives: December 2016

Merkel under pressure as hunt continues for Berlin truck attacker

Several killed in Berlin truck ‘attack’

Electoral College set to confirm Trump’s victory

Britain faces new winter of discontent

Aleppo evacuations begin

Report claims Putin ‘personally directed’ election hack

‘A complete meltdown of humanity’

Aleppo said to be in ‘final collapse’

CIA hacking report ‘should alarm every American’

Murdoch moves to bring Sky back into his media family