Big story: Sergei #Skripal poisoned with a nerve agent, sources say. Now looks highly likely he was a victim of a state plot https://t.co/D6tv7yUATs
— Luke Harding (@lukeharding1968) March 7, 2018
Sky Sources: Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and a police officer are believed to be in a coma following exposure to a nerve agent. Full details here: https://t.co/yNgFrOxzyJ pic.twitter.com/j1zdWsu06r
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 7, 2018
Thursday's i- "Russian spy was poisoned with nerve agent" #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday
(via @AllieHBNews)pic.twitter.com/nrljdWeLRD— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 7, 2018
Probably an accident. https://t.co/UCc6NzEMRG
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) March 7, 2018
ELSEWHERE IN BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
EU27 wants UK as close friend & partner and will enter talks on future with open, positive mind. But given UK red lines only an FTA is possible. It will be the first FTA in history to loosen, not strengthen economic ties. Drifting apart is essence of #Brexit.
— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) March 7, 2018
UK could suffer a 'loss of trade' with around 40 countries on Brexit day, admits Liam Fox’s chief civil servant
Countries with existing EU deals will be 'trying to get something else extra', says Trade Secretary's adviser.#StopBrexit #IAmEuropean #FBPE https://t.co/gYQ7YfW59A
— Remain Central #FBPE (@remain_central) March 8, 2018
UK's May defends Saudi ties as crown prince gets royal welcome in London https://t.co/JUCFNjT7fC pic.twitter.com/NbfOVX440y
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 8, 2018
‘Brexit is the windmill in Animal Farm. Everything must be dedicated to its erection and the project must never be questioned’ https://t.co/gQmV3KmqwG
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) March 7, 2018
No politician should be allowed o say "technological solutions exist" without then explicitly and in detail explaining EXACTLY how they'd work https://t.co/x7rkre7zfJ
— Jason Ashford (@jasonashford89) March 7, 2018
Wow. This description of #Brexit by an Irish Times reader is one of the most cutting I've ever seen pic.twitter.com/6ZdHC6zI1Z
— Paul O'Donoghue (@paulodonoghue93) March 7, 2018
***
WORLD
.@AmbJohnBolton conflates preemptive and preventive strikes, arguing that N Korea poses an imminent threat when in fact it poses a gathering threat. The same argument could be used to “justify” an attack on Russia or China. This is a prescription for war. https://t.co/HNLvvN3iDI
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) March 7, 2018
Artificial intelligence will enhance Russia’s ability to blur the line between fact and falsehood https://t.co/dJraTWCnEx
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) March 8, 2018
Lidl say they're investigating after footage emerged of what appears to be a staff member beating a man with a leg of pork as he cycles down the street. pic.twitter.com/PqPAyPseSA
— ITV News Central (@ITVCentral) March 6, 2018
This has got to be one of the greatest corrections of all time.https://t.co/Xbkj04srX3 pic.twitter.com/t9ZDoZGCUd
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) March 7, 2018
***
TRUMPWORLD
Trump asked White House aides to tell him what they told Mueller: report https://t.co/oQuVcxy8i7 pic.twitter.com/RqvN0EgliW
— The Hill (@thehill) March 8, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Mueller has learned about Trump's attempts to speak with two key witnesses. This shows how the president is disregarding his lawyers' advice to not do anything that could appear to be obstructing the Russia investigation. https://t.co/1VkmkYGDKF … w/@maggieNYT
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) March 7, 2018
Uh, which to read first? pic.twitter.com/ukQ6qkIc19
— Dan Levitan (@DanLevitan) March 8, 2018
Lawyer: Stormy Daniels is now free to talk about her extramarital affair with Trump https://t.co/euSI5AQBvR pic.twitter.com/MRDvnxXttm
— The Hill (@thehill) March 8, 2018
Asked about the latest revelations regarding Stormy Daniels, Sarah Sanders says, “We've addressed our feelings on that situation and I don't have anything else to add.” (The porn star sued the president yesterday, which the White House has not addressed.)
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) March 7, 2018
That's quite a news chyron. I mean really. pic.twitter.com/oCgAfgPokG
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 7, 2018
GOP members of the Intel committee don’t know basic facts of the Russia investigation.
“I don’t have any clue who George Nader is,” admits Representative Mike Conaway. https://t.co/4udN1brLlr
— Anthony De Rosa 🗽 (@Anthony) March 8, 2018
Mueller gathers evidence that 2017 Seychelles meeting was effort to establish back channel to Kremlin. https://t.co/aJG1Z5dY3I
— scripting.com (@davewiner) March 8, 2018
Being Robert Mueller's spokesperson right now must on one hand be a really exciting job but on the other the most boring job in the world. https://t.co/KavqVr3bR0 pic.twitter.com/9c8ya2HNvW
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) March 8, 2018
Finally…
We are excited to tell you that tomorrow @NorthernSlant will be dedicating our platform to a number of amazing women from various sectors and backgrounds from across Northern Ireland to celebrate #IWD2018 🎉
To get an insight into their story, watch out for #northernslantwomen pic.twitter.com/PmwsFQS8ck
— Northern Slant (@NorthernSlant) March 7, 2018