“I recorded those videos because I didn’t know if I was going to survive. But I knew that if those videos survived, they would echo on and tell the story. And that story would be one that would change things, I hoped. And that would be my legacy.” https://t.co/qEiKJFqZvU
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 19, 2018
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez on Trump’s tweet: “The FBI were some of the amazing first responders who were helping us get to safety and the fact that he wants to discredit them in any way… it’s not acceptable.” (via CNN) pic.twitter.com/SWMvBV150n
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 19, 2018
“In the wake of the massacre, students are demanding a more meaningful conversation on gun regulation, Robert Runcie, superintendent of the Broward Co. schools [said] ‘I hope we can get it done in this generation,’ he said. ‘But if we don’t, they will.’” https://t.co/0pm4hTOnOq
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 19, 2018
"Don’t let any more children suffer like we have. Don’t continue this cycle.” https://t.co/GKsY1DcY9t
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/usblm/status/965383092734177280
.@HarvardIOP polling shows #Millennial attitudes related to stricter #gun laws changed swiftly after #LasVegasShooting massacre.
Based on strength of #Parkland students, #Millennials will be the generation to stand up to gun lobby & saves lives. #marchforourlives pic.twitter.com/VwY25GGPdb
— John Della Volpe (@dellavolpe) February 18, 2018
But, of course: https://t.co/EnR4Tzx7ji
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 19, 2018
There it is: Jim Hoft's Gateway Pundit website is going after David Hogg, a student who survived the Majory Stoneman Douglas school shooting who has been appearing on TV to speak out against gun violence pic.twitter.com/DcfNL4uHuB
— Tim Johnson (@timberwjohnson) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/KaniJJackson/status/965330128028028928
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/965675390671949824
Exclusive: Special counsel Robert Mueller’s interest in Jared Kushner has grown to include his efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during the presidential transition https://t.co/3qAz9askqA pic.twitter.com/hnmQTQiAXB
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 19, 2018
My latest: Friday’s indictments and the president’s response, point to a troubling and increasingly likely motivation: President Trump does not want to stop Kremlin interference intended to sway our elections in his favor. Rather, he welcomes it. https://t.co/Ibj1QYCjb8
— Evan McMullin 🇺🇸 (@EvanMcMullin) February 19, 2018
No, seriously, 2016 is never going to end.
Sorry, folks. https://t.co/zrR6rsZ9Rc
— Jonathan Martin (@jmart) February 19, 2018
Terrific explainer of why the new PA lines are even better for Dems than expected. Dems' pickup opportunities in ~5 seats just got a lot better. https://t.co/DW2QA8H96X
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/965730282727968768
CPAC Agenda is out. Among the speakers
1. POTUS
2. VPOTUS
3. Marion Le Pen
4. Don McGhan
5. Rick Perry
6. Betsy DeVos
7. Sean Hannity
8. Ajit Pai
9. Ted Cruz
10. John Bolton
11. Sheriff David Clarke
12. Wayne La Pierre
13. Dana Loesch
14. Nigel Farage
15. Gov Gary Johnson— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) February 19, 2018
"The conservative movement is no more." That is the bracing assessment from National Review esteemed senior editor, Richard Brookhiser, who would know. https://t.co/fYg9tP1BT8
— Stephen Hayes (@stephenfhayes) February 19, 2018
Trump comes in last place in rankings of presidents by overall greatness https://t.co/0njKSVKHcV pic.twitter.com/eBMkFChbw6
— The Hill (@thehill) February 19, 2018
•••
WORLD
Perspective | ‘Black Panther’ is a milestone in African Americans’ search for home https://t.co/uhTB5rpELg
— Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) February 19, 2018
With some of the oldest human remains ever found in North America, this underwater archaeological site is threatened by pollution, development. https://t.co/ideRWMArdQ
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2018
Many experts fear uncivil and manipulative behaviors on the internet will persist – and may get worse. https://t.co/3Fa5nhdj3s pic.twitter.com/d38unyakSl
— Pew Research Internet (@pewinternet) February 19, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
Brexit will not lead to Mad-Max style world, says David Davis https://t.co/unBDKDZ0AJ
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 19, 2018
"One senior EU official is very pessimistic. The impasse over legally copperfastening the UK’s no-hard-Border commitment could shortly, single-handedly, bring the Brexit talks process to a crashing halt, the source warns."https://t.co/4sXQ8F4uAF via @IrishTimesOpEd
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) February 19, 2018
Note to hard Brexiteer fantasists. Saying GFA dead doesn’t kill it – changes deeply ingrained across both jurisdictions in Ireland. Doesn’t get UK out of commitments to avoid hard border and all the complications that brings for hard Brexit. https://t.co/vTiQsIJea5
— Stephen Farry MP (@StephenFarryMP) February 19, 2018
Really important intervention from the Leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland urging their sister party across the water to back membership of the Single Market and Customs Union.https://t.co/CKuVBWZEbD
— James McGrory (@JamesMcGrory) February 19, 2018
Statement just in from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the North/NI pic.twitter.com/MqZm9UY9Tm
— Amanda Ferguson (@AmandaFBelfast) February 19, 2018
By focussing on the Irish language, Stormont is avoiding dealing with these more difficult issues https://t.co/KGU5QULWK0
— Prospect (@prospect_uk) February 19, 2018
Belfast in the Top 10 overall European Cities and Top 10 for Economic Potential @belfastcc @NualaMcAllister @SuzanneWylie2 in recent @FDIntelligence review #belfast pic.twitter.com/5klxR9zoWW
— Dónal Durkan (@durkandonal) February 18, 2018