Breaking news on CNN: pic.twitter.com/MtbRPYhUhT
— CNNBreakingNewsBot (@ATTENTION_CNN) August 7, 2018
This is the largest wildfire in California history, and it has nothing to do with water supply and everything to do with climate change. Your Administration’s environmental policies will only make matters worse. https://t.co/vIIWluzar7
— Mark Kelly (@ShuttleCDRKelly) August 7, 2018
Towering plumes of smoke on a Southern California hillside create sunset effect as the state's latest wildfire prompts evacuations. https://t.co/aaP7o49Sfq pic.twitter.com/TYyuSIvvXs
— ABC News (@ABC) August 7, 2018
My thoughts are with those affected by the historic wildfire in California, and the brave firefighters confronting it. Deeper droughts and longer, hotter summers – driven by the climate crisis – are making wildfires more common and increasingly worse. https://t.co/Oyzl7fPkhe
— Al Gore (@algore) August 7, 2018
Who knew we were so powerful. https://t.co/U48TFNTEg9
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 7, 2018
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
Here's a look at the most important primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, and a special election in Ohio https://t.co/UsMuW8raPr
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 7, 2018
BREAKING: We’re suing Jeff Sessions for illegally denying asylum protections to immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality.
These policies undermine the fundamental human rights of women and violate decades of settled asylum law. https://t.co/nzRhkIm7r2
— ACLU (@ACLU) August 7, 2018
The latest word from Rudy Giuliani, to me. Interview negotiations "near the end" with Mueller team. https://t.co/QwKSAaKRYi
— Niall Stanage (@NiallStanage) August 7, 2018
Get ready for a nightmare scenario.
It is perfectly possible we will be heading into Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings, in the full knowledge that he may be the deciding vote on whether Trump will sit for a Mueller interview.
I laid it all out here:https://t.co/Uofw1eQUeV
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 7, 2018
There are many fantastic neologisms in @TheRickWilson's book. One of my favorites is "Douchehenge" to refer to the wall pic.twitter.com/DhixPCa7P8
— Alberto Cairo (@albertocairo) August 7, 2018
This is where we remind everyone that Rick Gates stayed with @realDonaldTrump through the inaugural. Manafort also continued in the background. https://t.co/hzGdfSgJCr
— Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) August 7, 2018
“It’s not just dumb, it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen…It’s unprecedentedly dumb in the history of American politics.”
This could be about so so so many things during this particular moment.https://t.co/WLeQy3ogEg
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 7, 2018
I think we're done here.
New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media https://t.co/QWuafZezEk
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 7, 2018
The good news is that Wilbur stayed awake to do the stealing, the bad news is that Wilbur is yet another criminal in the criminal cabinet of criminals. https://t.co/UfFzTO3y4v
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) August 7, 2018
Every Paul Ryan profile goes out of its way to note that he’s a “think tank conservative” who read Ayn Rand as a child and who works out every morning.
None of them ever note the federal deficit has doubled under his speakership https://t.co/Ps8IIH1f3v
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) August 7, 2018
TONIGHT on @PBS: "Documenting Hate: Charlottesville"
The documentary follows our investigation w/@frontlinepbs of the violent white supremacists at the Unite the Right rally last year.
It airs 10pm EST on air and online at https://t.co/2GMFVvv6GY. pic.twitter.com/onr17rqo4z
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) August 7, 2018
5 major U.S. CEOs, who all publicly cut ties w/ the Trump admin. nearly a year ago over Trump’s Charlottesville response, will have dinner at his club tonight. Their representatives didn’t respond to questions from CNBC about if their views have changed. https://t.co/9UZI6alwIW
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) August 7, 2018
Papa John’s blames founder's racist comment for massive drop in sales: reports https://t.co/uldUmbUqGl pic.twitter.com/f7l21O3sGC
— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2018
BREAKING: The @NRA isn't bankrupt. https://t.co/KEInMppqBA
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 7, 2018
Today is also the birthday of Purple Heart veteran Bob Mueller. https://t.co/BAmX8m0hFJ
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 7, 2018
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WORLD
While Condemning Iran, the U.S. Contributes to Terrorism in the Middle East, Too || By Jonah Shepp https://t.co/KlGfocwvX3
— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) August 7, 2018
“Have the Saudis gone stark raving bonkers?” – me for @theintercept on the bizarre Saudi spat with Canada https://t.co/TCKFAjLDD4
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 7, 2018
Elon Musk says he's considering taking Tesla Inc private https://t.co/krlpfYwGbV
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 7, 2018
Lombok earthquake death toll rises to at least 105 amid search for survivors https://t.co/wTYQ8vWso2 pic.twitter.com/YebJklUJGw
— CNN (@CNN) August 7, 2018
Many thanks to the panellists and to the hundreds who attended the Féile Leaders’ Debate tonight. It was a remarkable event conducted in an appropriate spirit and atmosphere. Great credit to the man who chaired proceedings @MarkCarruthers7 pic.twitter.com/jAJiMWiTsI
— Gerry Carlile (@AgentGerry) August 7, 2018
It is worth remembering that during the 567 days (so far) that the Assembly has not been sitting and NI has not had a government MLAs actually received a pay increase !!!!! Yep yep you read that right they received a pay INCREASE! #wedeservebetter #august28 pic.twitter.com/XhuEJNDQp3
— Dylan Quinn (@iamdylanquinn) August 6, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
It’s always about him. A man who never takes responsibility for his self-serving decisions, including false promises about Brexit. https://t.co/8St0bCOCLO
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) August 7, 2018
"This is literally the kind of bigotry of Bannon and the tactics of Trump finding itself into now mainstream British politics."
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi reacts to Boris Johnson's "abusive" written comments about Muslim women. pic.twitter.com/3GFjW9IHpJ
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) August 7, 2018
This has always been the danger: the moving of financial services capital to abide by European risk rules https://t.co/shlbm8xjCw
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) August 7, 2018
Lawyers say Gove proposals for Brexit environmental watchdog are useless https://t.co/pnGrGtt1hW
— Gerhard Lohmann-Bond – #FBPE #WATON (@LohmannBond) August 7, 2018
Is this what ‘taking back control’ looks like?
The Trump administration will "try and force" Britain to apply American standards in return for a trade deal after Brexit, including the import of hormone-treated US beef and chlorine-washed chickens.https://t.co/Yo5IJMHfMX— James Melville (@JamesMelville) August 7, 2018
A poll simulating three possible versions of a second Brexit referendum all returned the same result: to remain in the EU https://t.co/na1Rq6AWq3
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 7, 2018
Theresa May faces barrage of boos as she visits Edinburgh and locals shout 'STOP BREXIT'https://t.co/L4ZixPlJcz
— BremainInSpain (@BremainInSpain) August 7, 2018
In England's forgotten 'rust belt', voters show little sign of Brexit regret https://t.co/7MULePxtZk pic.twitter.com/O6bG8LvKuf
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 7, 2018
The DexEUs secret #Brexit cook book is published because no meal is better than a bad meal pic.twitter.com/hpXVUVKWKD
— Lord Snoutintrough #FBPE (@Rowland72James) August 7, 2018
