Poisoned Russian agent Sergei Skripal recovering rapidly, hospital says https://t.co/19dlFLJmmD pic.twitter.com/PMWgOZBzVt
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 6, 2018
The British government is today obliged to admit that Sergei Skripal is thankfully getting better, only after the news was outed in the phone call between Viktoria and Yulia. Which UK establishment trolls all attempted to call fake. Denial of visa to Viktoria a disgrace.
— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) April 6, 2018
“It looks like Russia is keen perhaps to get them back to Moscow and it looks like the UK is keen to prevent it” – @ggatehouse has the latest on Sergei and Yulia Skripal #newsnight pic.twitter.com/LyofsVg6dT
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 6, 2018
UPDATE: Sergei Skripal's niece Viktoria denied visa to come to Britain – BBC pic.twitter.com/6SNMHx2MdF
— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) April 6, 2018
If it wasn't for the recording of that telephone conversation between Yulia Skripal & her cousin being broadcast on Russian TV yesterday, we would probably still be in the dark about Sergei Skripal's condition. Wonder why the Tory gov't didn't want us to know the truth?
— Stefan Plebovich (@Stifanovich) April 6, 2018
Both Sergei and Yulia Skripal are recovering nicely from what was said to be the deadliest military grade nerve agent in the world. Only the Skripal pets are dead, though not from any poison — but because British investigators starved the guinea pigs and killed the cat! 🤔 https://t.co/OpOlY5me6V
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) April 6, 2018
before you make flippant remarks about #skripal take a minute to read this: when Russian scientist Andrei Zheleznyakov was accidentally exposed to novichok it took him six years to die “after battling cirrhosis, toxic hepatitis, nerve damage and epilepsy”https://t.co/jvrp72fqmH
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) April 7, 2018
Even WaPo is starting to ask questions about the Skripal narrative pic.twitter.com/CbBGLJvIue
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) April 6, 2018
Russia warns Britain at U.N. nerve agent attack meeting over accusations that Moscow is to blame for poisoning former Russian spy https://t.co/LjVebc9SWp via @michellenichols pic.twitter.com/GPeq0HuuOK
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 6, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
Facebook suspends Aggregate IQ – misused in the Referendum by Vote Leave, BeLeave, Veterans 'for Britain' and (Theresa May's coalition partner) the DUP – because of possible links to Cambridge Analytica (https://t.co/CUjPnBn9yI). pic.twitter.com/Uk8Skrh5jL
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) April 7, 2018
1,079,031 – that's the number of Brits whose Facebook data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica. Was this data then used to swing the Brexit referendum? We need to know. My latest https://t.co/0gXw6QtI1l
— Hugo Dixon (@Hugodixon) April 6, 2018
Britain sees the Commonwealth as its trading empire. It is sadly deluded: Nearly every Commonwealth country opposed Brexit. Leavers are wrong to hope old imperial patterns will replace EU trade https://t.co/ttoQGVbFHi
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) April 7, 2018
Ireland is front and centre in the first round of #brexit talks in phase 2. UK's latest border proposals are being scrutinised and further answers are due Monday. Hard to see them as anything more than magical thinking, though https://t.co/5wsIFygRkR
— David Garrahy (@EuroCelt) April 6, 2018
In the report by DfE to the Home Office at the end of 2017 looking at Northern Ireland Access to Labour and Skills in the context of EU Exit some concerns were raised:
— agendaNi magazine (@agendani) April 6, 2018
An excellent, straightforward explainer from @Raphael_Hogarth & colleagues @thetimes on the challenges for trade across Irish border after Brexit.
Helpful comparisons from what goes on at EU's borders with Norway, Switzerland & Turkey (inc. this table).https://t.co/dSpHu7fvVG pic.twitter.com/OmR1w8rpQD
— Katy Hayward (@hayward_katy) April 6, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
There are like 6 or 7 scoops in this @attackerman piece, including this nugget:
Neither McMaster nor Bolton was in the room for the big White House meeting on US troops in Syria.
No national security adviser for this biggest of nat sec decisions. https://t.co/UhXnfllB9w
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) April 6, 2018
Big scoop here from @mbieseck Official says Pruitt flew first class when on taxpayer dime but coach (+security) when he footed the bill. Undermines the flying first class for security argument a bit. https://t.co/bYQAfwLTsn pic.twitter.com/MIj3ibvrGl
— Emily Holden (@emilyhholden) April 6, 2018
The prospect of a damning prosecutor’s report hanging over the president’s head only exists if Congress fails to do its job seriously. The problem is not the report or the lack of indictment but Republicans’ infidelity to their oaths of office. https://t.co/3H4Xt3kJ82
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) April 6, 2018
Trump's latest border moves demonstrate his tenacious efforts to keep his campaign promises, writes @GrahamDavidA https://t.co/uhIpewX2fD pic.twitter.com/leYLvNsZ1E
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 7, 2018
BREAKING: A federal judge just declared that the AR-15 and other assault weapons fall outside the scope of the Second Amendment and may be banned pic.twitter.com/9rnWCqIkDp
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 6, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security sparked concerns among media circles after news spread that the agency was creating an online database to monitor journalists, bloggers, social media influencers and others. https://t.co/aUDDb4nuM9 pic.twitter.com/qyiOkbvmrS
— LIQUID NEWSROOM® (@LiquidNewsroom) April 7, 2018
A photographer took pictures of Energy Secretary Rick Perry embracing a coal executive and was placed on leave. Energy officials then demanded he turn over administrative rights to where the photos were stored or delete the photos. https://t.co/sHdAagR2OX
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 7, 2018
Trump to skip annual White House correspondents' dinner – for 2nd year in succession https://t.co/AnILZGeIVw
— The Independent (@Independent) April 7, 2018
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WORLD
Soyabean wars: China tries to hit Donald Trump where it hurts https://t.co/fJE5EKzyCZ via @financialtimes
— Victor Mallet (@VJMallet) April 7, 2018
No breakthrough at NAFTA talks, U.S. timeline could be in doubt https://t.co/T9uj8hVLM3 pic.twitter.com/QHRbQTEel1
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 7, 2018
North and South Korea hold talks over establishing a telephone hotline between their leaders and other communication issues ahead of summit. https://t.co/mzIdbX1tT0
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 7, 2018
Deutsche Bank supervisory board to hold a call this weekend to discuss CEO succession planning https://t.co/SaKfcgyPGp via @WSJ
— jenny strasburg (@jennystrasburg) April 7, 2018
Finally…
Yasser Murtaja, Palestinian photojournalist, was murdered in Gaza today by the Israeli military with a sniper's bullet to the chest. Images from today are too graphic. Remember him as he was; a person who loved life. pic.twitter.com/t5MLDbJSyK
— (((YousefMunayyer))) (@YousefMunayyer) April 7, 2018