Remember the collapse of British Steel has *nothing* to do with Brexit. Also nothing to do with Brexit:
Sony, Dyson, Flybmi, Jaguar, Nissan, Honda, Ford, Moneygram, Philips, P&O, Airbus, Barclays, Hitachi, JPMorgan, Citibank, stalled investment etc etchttps://t.co/WXRnmagFlA— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 21, 2019
Blaming Brexit, British Steel collapses putting nearly 25,000 jobs at riskhttps://t.co/YJkVNf2uYz
— Marcel Kemna (@MarcelKemna) May 22, 2019
Just been talking to Michael Heseltine re British Steel. ‘How many more economic and industrial hits are we going to take before government, Parliament and country wake up to the scale of economic damage Brexit is already inflicting and just how much worse it will get?’ Vgq
— Alastair PEOPLE’S VOTE Campbell (@campbellclaret) May 22, 2019
Good morning. 'Too little too late: MPs spurn May's 'last chance' for Brexit'
Full story here by @thistlejohn: https://t.co/h7rkwK5In2#scotpapers #buyapaper pic.twitter.com/mZuORxKSVE
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) May 22, 2019
Theresa May faces PMQs as her leadership is on brink after disastrous Brexit speech https://t.co/djtlm0qDvv
— The Independent (@Independent) May 22, 2019
Corbyn is facing a prime minister who could be doing her very last PMQs. Dozens on her own MPs are plotting right now to force her out now. And he goes in on schools #PMQs
— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 22, 2019
I have to say, even I didn't appreciate quite how grim the reception would be for May's new 'greatest hits' #Brexit comipilation…but the savagery is a reminder of a persistent truth about this negotiation. /1 Threadhttps://t.co/5Vt2ptaAw8 pic.twitter.com/Hl14IpwEEG
— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) May 22, 2019
JPMorgan raises its Brexit no-deal probability forecast to 25 from 15% – https://t.co/w5mSNUA53v
— KeySignals (@KeySignals) May 22, 2019
— John Harris (@johnharris1969) May 22, 2019
Martin Daubney on his Brexit Party banning Channel 4 from rallies says “A relentless perusal of the Arron banks story”
He says party is “subject to special scrutiny” and fair to say “back off”#politicslive https://t.co/SQs8lo6FKP pic.twitter.com/fBwREg0sTH
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 22, 2019
Mark Francois staying classy as ever https://t.co/1J5lauBMb1
— Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159) May 22, 2019
There are millions of decent Brexit supporters around the country, but when they vote for Farage tomorrow, they will also vote for this pic.twitter.com/h1o6HZnLax
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 22, 2019
Lost its mind…
Nothing to see here. Just a Brexiter MP with wearable camera for protection filming a Brexit supporter with wearable microphone for calling people traitors, liars and snowflakes while filming them.
This country has lost its mind. pic.twitter.com/VtBDoL0Hol— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 22, 2019
Meanwhile at least there’s some sanity these days…
First official duty of the new SInn Féin Mayor of Belfast, John Finucane, welcoming Prince Charles to the city.
It came only hours after he was warned by police of a loyalist death threat against him. pic.twitter.com/h82jh8W9mr— Mark Simpson (@BBCMarkSimpson) May 22, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
A District Court ruling against Trump is ammunition for House lawyers https://t.co/G5eME0M0U2
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) May 22, 2019
Here we go with the appeal.
Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh should recuse when this reaches SCOTUS. They cannot properly decide a case that has a direct and predictable effect on the personal finances of the man who appointed them.https://t.co/VBAhdM8KsR— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) May 22, 2019
"The minute [Dems] start impeachment proceedings, can you see President Trump? What he will do on the national stage with that, in front of rallies. He will make this his chaos roadshow. And that is something to keep in mind." — @morningmika pic.twitter.com/jTSbEhyBas
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) May 22, 2019
Congress has every right to investigate the president. https://t.co/ZeBMhzJmTg
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 22, 2019
William Barr admits he had an agenda in agreeing to become AG.
That agenda happens to carry huge benefits for Trump.https://t.co/njxOaC18CB
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 22, 2019
Americans feel good about the economy and give @realdonaldtrump credit – CBS News poll – CBS News https://t.co/yTsIMzn9wn
— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) May 22, 2019
This is your tax dollars used by the Trump administration: golfing, tweeting, watching television, rallies and 1.7 mile of fence = more than 1.5 BILLION Dollars. #MAGA 😳🍄
How many people could be feed and sheltered with the money? Affordable education? Affordable medication? pic.twitter.com/Q9UyhmOF4o— Mom,Veteran,Consumer (@Nikluk) May 22, 2019
There’s no pretense any more… Part 1:
Trump trades a loan for a spot on the board of the Atlanta Fed.
Subpoena the Director today, @RepAdamSchiff and @RepJerryNadler https://t.co/C5NPkjFQci
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 22, 2019
and Part 2:
Within five weeks of Mitch McConnell getting that call from David Vitter saying, Hey I've got an aluminum plant we're going to put in your home state! Thanks from Oleg! —Wendy Vitter's nomination got pulled off the trash heap by McConnell and now she is a federal judge. For life. pic.twitter.com/RCC4W1kVCW
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) May 22, 2019
All might not be lost…
The Democrats' 100-year flood.
The midterm elections may have been a sign of what's ahead for the 2020 presidential election: experts say the voter turnout could be the highest in a century.
https://t.co/DaRcJp5DIW— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) May 22, 2019
Or maybe it is…
Still stunning to think about “In just six days, The New York Times ran as many cover stories about Hillary Clinton’s emails as they did about all policy issues combined in the 69 days leading up to the election” https://t.co/GKrSN2I57W
— Ellen (@ellenbraaten) May 22, 2019
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WORLD
Trump's economic peace plan for Mideast is doomed before it begins, Palestinian businessmen say https://t.co/WBYGDoAiuP pic.twitter.com/xXwynTqxeN
— CNN (@CNN) May 22, 2019
Apple’s earnings would take a 29% hit if China were to retaliate against the U.S. with a ban on sales of the iPhone maker’s products, Goldman Sachs estimated https://t.co/lwTdERwutd
— Bloomberg (@business) May 22, 2019
Beijing is eyeing a ban of rare-earth minerals exports to the United States amid an escalating trade war. https://t.co/OMQJyqaX5Z
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 22, 2019
Huawei: ARM memo tells staff to stop working with China’s tech giant https://t.co/9UffZAgHX5
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 22, 2019
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