'May’s plan for avoiding a hard border .. was subjected to a “systematic and forensic annihilation”.. "It was made clear that none of the UK’s customs options will work. None of them.”'
https://t.co/3Xzdazmfnj— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) April 19, 2018
NEWSFLASH: UK Brexit proposals to avoid hard border with Ireland in tatters. #Brexit #Ireland #EU https://t.co/27n1TMFUFZ
— Angus Robertson (@AngusRobertson) April 19, 2018
Shocker… pic.twitter.com/wyEBoSdh0F
— Colum Eastwood (@columeastwood) April 19, 2018
EXC. Back to drawing board on Ireland and #brexit after EU trashed U.K. border solutions. A “forensic annihilation”. My latest. https://t.co/Il7a6LoTv2 pic.twitter.com/RjGyCbRlNQ
— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) April 19, 2018
The Telegraph is reporting this evening that the EU "has comprehensively rejected British proposals for avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland…It was made clear that none of the UK’s customs options will work. None of them" https://t.co/v9q30tt4GQ pic.twitter.com/KkME1yQB6t
— Siobhán Fenton (@SiobhanFenton) April 19, 2018
A significant proportion of the #British population now support a vote on the deal, and it is patently clear why: Tory negotiations have been shambolic and impact reports have exposed the devastating repercussions of #Brexit. https://t.co/lzBGBVDeDu
— Tom Brake (@thomasbrake) April 19, 2018
"Senior EU diplomatic sources said that Mrs May’s plan for avoiding a hard border in NI was subjected to a “systematic and forensic annihilation” this week at a meeting between senior EU officials and Olly Robbins, the UK’s lead Brexit negotiator" pic.twitter.com/pq9ecpNkw1
— Seán South (@Seanofthesouth) April 19, 2018
1. Urgent thread for all those interested in Brexit – Remainers or Leavers, or neutrals.
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) April 19, 2018
A second Brexit referendum would tear Britain apart https://t.co/Ce8v14D3MT
— FT Brussels (@ftbrussels) April 19, 2018
As Oscar Wilde said about about me and Brexit, I am the invisible in pursuit of the unfeasible
— The Irish Border (@BorderIrish) April 19, 2018
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WORLD
We are aware that there has been an explosion at the Valero refinery in Texas City. Local Fire Departments are in route to assist with putting out the fire. No other information is available at this time. We will put out updates as they become available.
— City of Texas City (@CityofTexasCity) April 19, 2018
The Russian government attempted to shut down messenger service Telegram. In the process, it disrupted service to thousands of Russian businesses…including one of its own propaganda channels. https://t.co/8xpZWAvLbD
— Securing Democracy (@SecureDemocracy) April 19, 2018
Last week the US, UK, and France launched coordinated air strikes against Syria over the Assad regime's apparent use of chemical weapons. @IvoHDaalder and @GregJaffe talk to @bt_hanson on Deep Dish about where this leaves the world: https://t.co/L8OeFob8sn pic.twitter.com/5jXMCQocPD
— The Chicago Council (@ChicagoCouncil) April 19, 2018
Hans Asperger, the Austrian pediatrician whose name describes a form of autism, actively assisted in the killing of disabled children by the Nazis, a new study says https://t.co/b4vIpH6Blw
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 19, 2018
Whatever your political point of view, this is extremely classy remembrance by @nikkihaley of her colleague, the U.N. ambassador from the Ivory Coast, Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue #RIP cc: @SamanthaJPower https://t.co/I2vM5okueo
— David Beard (@dabeard) April 19, 2018
Best wishes to Prime Minister @Netanyahu and all of the people of Israel on the 70th Anniversary of your Great Independence. We have no better friends anywhere. Looking forward to moving our Embassy to Jerusalem next month!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Over dinner at Mar-a-Lago, Giuliani says Trump floated him joining the legal team because he wanted his advice. Giuliani told him, "Look, I'll give it to you anyway.”
He’s joining the team as an unpaid volunteer, taking a leave of absence from his firm.https://t.co/FjO9v1L5rT
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 19, 2018
Newest Trump Attorney pic.twitter.com/603JHwGpP4
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 19, 2018
Trump, one week: Don't you dare raid my lawyer!
Trump, next week: Hey, here's my new lawyer, who's part of this crime.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) April 19, 2018
What we’re learning is that Donald Trump knows approximately sixteen people and not a one of them is good at anything. https://t.co/OLMk66FxKe
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 19, 2018
Social media mocks Ted Cruz for writing glowing profile of Trump despite attacks on wife, father https://t.co/VyZAsG9aa5 pic.twitter.com/IPC9Ajl1zi
— The Hill (@thehill) April 19, 2018
President Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has dropped a pair of defamation lawsuits he filed after BuzzFeed published the infamous Russia dossier last year. https://t.co/G0ir25MDC7
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 19, 2018
Seeking Foreign Money, G.O.P. Donor Pushed for Trump to Golf With Malaysian Premier w/ @ddknyt https://t.co/X3CbZrptf9
— Mark Mazzetti (@MarkMazzettiNYT) April 19, 2018
One thing that puzzles me is the motivation of Trump’s enablers. I can’t tell if they’re so lacking in self-awareness as to think they’d tolerate any of this if his rival had won, or if they hold the sinister view that norms and ethics don’t matter when their side holds power.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) April 19, 2018
Ivanka Trump’s business is now selling clothing directly on its website. "We’re making it easier than ever for you to shop with us," it said. It’s also making it easier for Ivanka to make a profit while serving as a White House official.https://t.co/8t7VPB7hai
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 19, 2018
There's a pervasive sense that the walls are closing in on @realDonaldTrump, that he's wandering the White House in a rage, that his presidency is in imminent jeopardy. I think that's overblown. He strikes me as someone confident that his knack for self-preservation will prevail.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) April 19, 2018
As Republicans in Congress line up to help Trump obstruct justice, think for a minute about what is going on, and what it says about the state of the GOP. These guys are hacks and apparatchiks, most of whom know nothing about policy. But they're not idiots 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 19, 2018
George W. Bush's thoughts on Trump: It "Sorta Makes Me Look Pretty Good"
Yes sir, yes it does!
— Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) April 19, 2018
