Emmerson Mnangagwa, former and briefly exiled vice-president, will be sworn in as president of Zimbabwe over next 48 hours – Zanu-PF's Legal Secretary says https://t.co/iXhoQgDisb pic.twitter.com/d5fMWLoA3M
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 21, 2017
What can be expected from Mugabe’s Successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, also called ‘the Crocodile’? https://t.co/Pc6Rm0pW0A
— African Great Lakes® (@GLacsAf) November 21, 2017
Mnangagwa's statement – an interesting document – a key point is that he states that ZANU PF cannot transform Zimbabwe alone which is correct. It also speaks of the need to respect democracy. It is early days yet but let us give credit where its due – its a good start. https://t.co/I2gsACmXre
— David Coltart (@DavidColtart) November 21, 2017
Mugabe ends 37 years of rule in Zimbabwe during which he was regarded by many as an autocrat, willing to unleash death squads, rig elections and trash the economy for power https://t.co/i8DTuEZt58 pic.twitter.com/FnoRofz5Xa
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/TomKnight818/status/933136136070881280
Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year reign over Zimbabwe https://t.co/mZrOsNxWOn by @ReaganMashavave, @SusanNjanji, @MrBenShep & @FJongwe pic.twitter.com/xqItHwH0kx
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 22, 2017
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TRUMPWORLD, ALABAMA..
Today, Donald Trump pardoned Drumstick the turkey. He also gave a free pass to an alleged child molester in Alabama: https://t.co/MXrGDTIF4y
— Maclean’s Magazine (@macleans) November 21, 2017
Trump lends credence to Roy Moore's denials and says he prefers him to Democrat Doug Jones in any case, reports @GrahamDavidA https://t.co/LDGijaXdNJ pic.twitter.com/nMHN0w6ej6
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 21, 2017
Poll: Roy Moore and Dem opponent Doug Jones in statistical tie in Alabama Senate race https://t.co/xmoTkMe6NP pic.twitter.com/FTGSF0JYSx
— The Hill (@thehill) November 21, 2017
Roy Moore: worse than George Wallace ever was, even before we knew about the teenage girls.https://t.co/xCvxlIwLBs
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) November 21, 2017
how many GOP senators went on the record saying Moore should drop out race, 23? will 2 of them now have the guts and stand up to Trump?
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) November 21, 2017
More than 300 faith leaders say Roy Moore is unfit to serve in the Senate https://t.co/HOky462g2P pic.twitter.com/ld7ewsarnG
— The Hill (@thehill) November 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/933042784663154688
that chyron pic.twitter.com/elvvhiZHWz
— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) November 22, 2017
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TRUMPWORLD, BIG PICTURE..
New: Mueller is probing Kushner’s interactions with foreign leaders during the presidential transition, including his involvement in a dispute at the United Nations in December. https://t.co/8WF0fFN6ro
— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) November 21, 2017
JUST IN: Kushner worried Mueller's investigation will "get" Trump: report https://t.co/aQsjRA4t7x pic.twitter.com/8Fa3BbJhe7
— The Hill (@thehill) November 21, 2017
Trump cedes Syrian post-war planning to Putin https://t.co/2gD8F6Ypeo via @michaelcrowley pic.twitter.com/cmBpeI0OdE
— POLITICO (@politico) November 21, 2017
This person, with absolutely no real qualifications for the job, is on the cusp of a lifetime appointment to the federal judiciary. https://t.co/B8aCLtQzlu
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 21, 2017
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
MPs vote against retaining EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in UK law after Brexit https://t.co/79P2apemEo
— Celebrimbor 🇬🇧🏴🏴 (@sekotser_) November 22, 2017
Beset by internal divisions and other problems, Theresa May’s government has barely made any progress in negotiating the terms of Brexit. https://t.co/CCoja8wGrH
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) November 22, 2017
On Irish dimension: "Diplomats are working on compromise language that refers to the need to maintain north-south regulatory convergence within the context of future EU-UK relations." https://t.co/z4XMBwthX5 via @FT
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) November 21, 2017
Brexit means….
950,000 job losses.
Average household £3,700 worse off by 2020.
£400 billion loss to the UK economy by 2030.We're taking back control…
We've got our country back…
Just think of those lovely blue passports…FFS.
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) November 21, 2017
The Overnight Note 