New today at @Newsweek from me and @chantaladasilva – you can read the intelligence assessment used to prepare troops heading to the U.S. southern border. Also, they’re preparing for protestors and militia groups. #Migrant #Caravan #Trump #Military #Border https://t.co/Lo1Dlyy2KA
— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) November 1, 2018
The deployment of active duty US ARMED FORCES to the US -Mexican Border in an operation named FAITHFUL PATRIOT with lethal force authorized is a scandal. This is a shameful misuse and abuse of the US military in service of Trumps’ desperate political stunts.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 1, 2018
Our men and women in uniform are better trained, better equipped, and better led so they meet any threat with confidence. A wasteful deployment of over-stretched Soldiers and Marines would be made much worse if they use force disproportional to the threat they face. They won’t.
— GEN(R) Marty Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) November 1, 2018
This was the headline moment from Trump's appearance — the commander-in-chief saying he's told the military to shoot to kill any rock-throwers at the border. (Yes, he's doing toughness posturing, but still.) https://t.co/iQPtmbSxFr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 1, 2018
NEW: not that facts matter anymore but the US military is putting out talking points justifying Operation Faithful Patriot — Trump's military campaign to secure the mid-terms via the border — that are the opposite of true https://t.co/pq7ouKviJj
— Ryan Devereaux (@rdevro) October 31, 2018
A good discussion of Trump’s costly and inappropriate deployment of the military to the border in Operation Border Stunt. https://t.co/ftM4P2vVVP
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 1, 2018
WAPO: "President Trump, joined by many @GOP candidates, is dramatically escalating his efforts to take advantage of racial divisions & cultural fears in the final days of the midterm campaign, part of an overt attempt to rally white supporters…"https://t.co/8FoBk652Zt
— Jesse Lehrich (@JesseLehrich) November 2, 2018
"In the most racially charged national political ad in 30 years, President Donald Trump and the Republican Party accuse Democrats of plotting to help Central American invaders overrun the nation with cop killers." https://t.co/RLv1pUQrEV
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 1, 2018
No judge, no policy, no regulatory rollback, no tax cut is worth this. Words cannot express how awful this is: taking a massacre and using it to whine. This is not about partisanship, it is about decency, and this is indecent. https://t.co/2iZFUEVX8H
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 1, 2018
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WORLD
The NSA, which failed to respond when Russian hackers were first seen inside the DNC's computer systems in 2015, has now taken to sending messages directly to Russian hackers, reminding them that they are being watched. https://t.co/xpawRK7ccw
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) November 2, 2018
The New York Times is on pace to earn more than $600 mil in digital revenue this year, which is pretty darned good https://t.co/R5tGASguQF
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) November 1, 2018
This story is WILD: An anonymous contractor hired thousands of foreign "microworkers" to bury a HuffPost investigation in Google search results. https://t.co/zv1L797qcP
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) November 1, 2018
To recap:
* All polls throughout 2018 show Lula would easily win the presidency
* Judge Moro rushes to convict Lula on dubious charges, preventing him from running
* Bolsonaro wins with Lula in jail
* Moro to get high, powerful position in Bolsonaro's government#Justice https://t.co/0xx9lUhOt5— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 1, 2018
The moment you lose sympathy with the Swedes is when you scroll down and see the picture of the TGI Fridays that currently occupies the lot https://t.co/WknP7hfyWR
— alex hern (@alexhern) November 1, 2018
India unveils world’s tallest statue https://t.co/0JVb9zS9pB
— Financial Times (@FT) November 2, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
Serious crime agency investigates Brexit campaigner Aaron Banks https://t.co/OjRmQh8HgH
— JZ (@John1JZ) November 1, 2018
Prominent Leave supporter Arron Banks has been referred to National Crime Agency over "very serious allegations" about #Brexit campaign funding, explains @BBCNormanS
More on : https://t.co/ACoipfF8Bq pic.twitter.com/TJyHSQPyob
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 1, 2018
the investigation into Aaron Banks unofficial leave campaign makes today a very good day. For anyone curious about the “true source” of the £8m funding who hasn't seen this exceptional report from @Channel4News, now would be a good time to do so https://t.co/9nKqcqW7Kl
— Toobad (@toobad) November 1, 2018
Just been checking latest twitter postings of @UKLabour frontbench. Seems to be a news blackout on the major breaking news of the day – that the referendum funding may have been criminal. Criminal right wing Brexit not being properly opposed. Odd in the extreme.
— Alastair PEOPLE’S VOTE Campbell (@campbellclaret) November 1, 2018
Everything else is window dressing.https://t.co/7eNr7gUKLr pic.twitter.com/b5N6FUWeL1
— Sam Lowe (@SamuelMarcLowe) November 1, 2018
This is the most crucial month in post-war history. Once out of EU rejoining will be impossible- certainly on current terms. Lies, illegality, courting basest instincts and career ambitions of feckless Tories like Johnson and Gove will have triumphed.Labour must back peoplesvote
— Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) November 1, 2018
Our national embarrassment has only begun. Uncharacteristically, had left passport in hotel room but – just to be safe – reported its discovered absence to front desk at Frankfurt opera. "British", I said. "That's a blue one?" she smiled mischievously.
— Clay Harris 🇪🇺 (@mudlarklives) November 1, 2018
