Stoke by-election to test the depth of U.K. Labour Party’s decline https://t.co/JnYDf7qWRN
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 22, 2017
How do the people of Stoke feel ahead of the by-election? Our film examines the sentiment. #Newsnight pic.twitter.com/iE1TmlU64n
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) February 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/834535882216583168
A Labour victory in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election on Thursday will lay the foundations for pushing UKIP back once and for all. pic.twitter.com/Tki0abFdiB
— John McDonnell MP (@johnmcdonnellMP) February 21, 2017
In tomorrow's by-election in Stoke turnout could be low 30's. 3-way tie (UKIP-Con-Lab) could see winner (at low 30's) win with just 6k votes pic.twitter.com/AGnSux6PJe
— James Kanagasooriam (@JamesKanag) February 22, 2017
My hunch is Paul Nuttall's future CV will have "MP for Stoke on Trent Central" on it whether he wins tomorrow or not.
— Hugo Rifkind (@hugorifkind) February 22, 2017
Anti-Nuttall NHS poster on wall next to empty Stoke house which Paul Nuttall claimed as his home for by-election pic.twitter.com/OTrAc3bOv2
— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 21, 2017
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WORLD
Irish PM Enda Kenny has told a meeting of his Fine Gael parliamentary party he will deal with his future after St. Patrick's Day. pic.twitter.com/pSzNrJGnrr
— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) February 22, 2017
Exclusive footage of FG “rebels” launching assault on Enda Kenny’s leadership. pic.twitter.com/VX6OqclwB2
— Gene Kerrigan (@GeneKerrigan) February 22, 2017
What assassination? Kim Jong Un went to a catfish farm, "was satisfied to see swarms of big catfishes in each pond." https://t.co/xvazBYUgId pic.twitter.com/U7b2YlzOm0
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) February 23, 2017
A look at how the second phase of the battle for Mosul could shape up. https://t.co/pkr5TqzCy4 pic.twitter.com/5Xprg6Aziq
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 22, 2017
This terrific story by @LovedayM shows why the ISIS war is irrelevant as long as Iraq's bigger problems aren't fixed https://t.co/KUtAHzntZO
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) February 22, 2017
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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Trump administration rescinds protections for transgender students https://t.co/mJ1u6ZDNeX
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 23, 2017
GOP lawmaker breaks with White House: No "artificial crowd" at my town hall https://t.co/5R428e1C24 pic.twitter.com/xIUGLaerw8
— The Hill (@thehill) February 22, 2017
Angry constituents confront Chuck Grassley in Iowa: “If it wasn’t for Obamacare, we wouldn’t be able to afford insurance!” pic.twitter.com/vrbhbOiBMM
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017
Tom Cotton town hall may be the wildest one of these I've seen yet. Crowd is yuge. They just drowned him out w/ boos & “do your job” chant.
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 22, 2017
Town Hall Protests Continue, But Will It Translate Into Election Results? https://t.co/i5CC4cGIh4 pic.twitter.com/O3c4i5poWu
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) February 23, 2017
WH press secretaries Robert Gibbs and Sean Spicer both decried “manufactured” anger at town halls over health care, in August 2009 and today pic.twitter.com/B8b3uSgeFr
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/KT_thomps/status/834542922410373120
Emails reveal an alarming relationship between the new EPA head and those fighting against environmental regulation https://t.co/a44W8iwpin
— WIRED (@WIRED) February 22, 2017
So far, Trump has nominated fewer than three dozen of the 550 most important Senate-confirmed jobs https://t.co/KDSdnXVNOJ pic.twitter.com/foVogBtRD2
— POLITICO (@politico) February 22, 2017
Collins: Senate intel committee should ask Flynn to testify https://t.co/0TeTXTn2pX pic.twitter.com/TDwWgwOamO
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 22, 2017
NYPD commissioner: Trump security bill is $25.7M https://t.co/arQfJjTmqY via @politicony pic.twitter.com/SD9AwAkUSO
— POLITICO (@politico) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/dabeard/status/834383021608415233
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COOL STUFF
The TRAPPIST-1 star & 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting it, are relatively close to us; located ~40 light-years away: https://t.co/QS80AnZ2Jg pic.twitter.com/GiKAFXyNvo
— NASA (@NASA) February 22, 2017
39-million light years away is not "nearby."
Rockville, MD is "nearby."— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 23, 2017