The plot continues to thicken…
ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele: 'Putin is a wolf … and he preys on the weakest sheep' … which is puppet 'Trump' https://t.co/TMSlYo7hiS
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) January 12, 2017
MI6 source tells me "a lot lot of people are feeling exposed in Moscow", under suspicion of giving Chris Steele the info in his Trump memos
— Mark Urban (@MarkUrban01) January 12, 2017
The ex-MI6 agent who compiled a dossier on Donald Trump left his home to avoid possible retribution, neighbors say https://t.co/0AjSdSPknu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 12, 2017
The first line of this @mtaibbi piece exactly expresses my exasperation at the moment https://t.co/Z4IDWDvvV9
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 13, 2017
Breaking: FBI Dir Comey briefed PEOTUS Trump on two-page synopsis of Russian claims in one-on-one conversation Friday – sources to #CNN
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 12, 2017
Addressing Russia and his business interests, Trump's grandiosity, resentments, and crudity were on full display: https://t.co/4jzicB5jbE pic.twitter.com/p81Y7yqNmn
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) January 12, 2017
Trump's Pentagon choice says U.S. needs to be ready to confront Russia https://t.co/Eh4UYB964j pic.twitter.com/R87sBb7BQX
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 13, 2017
and if all that wasn’t enough..
C-SPAN 'investigating' why congressional livestream switched to Russia Today https://t.co/6zdgPrPYg5 pic.twitter.com/tqGMymUV9d
— POLITICO (@politico) January 12, 2017
But this is hands down the read of the day…
https://twitter.com/Alexey__Kovalev/status/819595600043929601
https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/819713112593014785
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
Hard to keep up sometimes, but here you are…
10 key moments from today's Trump nominee hearingshttps://t.co/emHWgsm8HI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 13, 2017
"I do not believe any of the branches of government are going to stand for it." – @NormEisen on Trump's conflicts of interest pic.twitter.com/EDluuSlycG
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) January 13, 2017
New tonight: Trump again employing "trust me" approach on ethics concession to donate foreign profits to US govt. https://t.co/tUQV0cujkL
— Julie Bykowicz (@bykowicz) January 12, 2017
Trump's law firm was named "Russia Law Firm of the Year" in 2016: https://t.co/07JeJPG30M pic.twitter.com/5AuKp32xGi
— Slate (@Slate) January 13, 2017
At his HUD hearing, Ben Carson displayed he knows nothing about HUD: https://t.co/l74BAGQg3j pic.twitter.com/NqRz0BtcD2
— Slate (@Slate) January 12, 2017
Rudy Giuliani’s cyber role for @realDonaldTrump could be windfall for his own business https://t.co/hyUt5cE3iu pic.twitter.com/PcCu5DBDTD
— POLITICO (@politico) January 12, 2017
Trump's L.L. Bean tweet breaks WH policyhttps://t.co/oKf59Z8ZMz pic.twitter.com/rqzJKYznCf
— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2017
Meanwhile, on their way though the door…
PHOTOS: @POTUS today awarded Vice President Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom. https://t.co/944ZXVgSha pic.twitter.com/qim9Ey6ITn
— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) January 12, 2017
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MEDIA
How Reality TV Builds Narrative Is Crucial to Understanding Trump (@kvanaren – @vulture) https://t.co/EX4xsgEWJa
— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) January 13, 2017
Heated exchange erupts between Anderson Cooper, Conway over reporting on Russiahttps://t.co/JUdsoL9in5 pic.twitter.com/VkJAlx2j8L
— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2017
Hungarian camerawoman who kicked migrants sentenced https://t.co/S18g3RccHP
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 13, 2017
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WORLD
Israel strikes strategic military airport near Damascus, Syrian military says https://t.co/E64RU8BU8g
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) January 13, 2017
Syria conflict: At least seven dead in Damascus bombing https://t.co/VRy2Orz84g
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/leithfadel/status/819688385690398722
In the UK, the Lib Dems’ run continues… (council by-elections, but still..)
Tonight's by-election results:
Sandhill, Sunderland: LDEM gain.
Gade Valley, Three Rivers, LDEM gain.More: https://t.co/Q1lXVZh7PI pic.twitter.com/quJo64oNlh
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) January 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/election_data/status/819692413040136192
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BUSINESS
First new Airbus in decades arrives in Iran https://t.co/9hEAnXno9W pic.twitter.com/nVUj2qGR1F
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) January 13, 2017
Amazon says it plans to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. over the next 18 months. https://t.co/ZQptx6Fnhj pic.twitter.com/2rY4pjtYVO
— ABC News (@ABC) January 13, 2017
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CULTURE
Bronski Beat keyboardist Larry Steinbachek dies at 56 https://t.co/6uRlGWD5V6
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 12, 2017
Conflict costs us $13.6 trillion a year. And we spend next to nothing on peace https://t.co/pkXK5Qfid7 pic.twitter.com/YggjwaXpiT
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 13, 2017
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SPORTS
Files on those involved in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have been passed to the Crown Prosecution Servicehttps://t.co/o7MUIA9G7Q pic.twitter.com/saXt8EvyoA
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 12, 2017
Finally..
Graham Taylor obituary: Ex-England boss a fount of knowledge and a true gentleman – https://t.co/K40HkVQEnU
— macostida (@macostida) January 12, 2017
So much to say about Graham Taylor but thought this from Gifton Noel-Williams in TFTV4 perfectly illustrates his care & kindness. #WatfordFC pic.twitter.com/Ei5Q8og8x9
— TalesFromTheVicarage (@TalesFromTheVic) January 12, 2017
The Overnight Note 