After the mysterious explosion on Aug. 8, it took several days for #Russia to admit that it was nuclear in nature. A small reactor seems to have blown during preparation of a prototype of what NATO calls the SSC-X-9 Skyfall (a cruise missile). https://t.co/HtKuIzCXh2

— Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) August 12, 2019

The weapon once hailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as “invincible” is suspected of causing one of the worst nuclear accidents since Chernobyl. https://t.co/Hil4hfdykc

— VICE News (@VICENews) August 12, 2019

The United States does not need more nukes, and Russia does not need new ones, @ArmsControlWonk writes. https://t.co/ut4RS7hnMw

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 13, 2019

A classic case of missing the truly important for the urgent. The fallout from the explosion, however worrisome in the short term, is nothing compared to the danger of leaving all arms control agreements with Russia, allowing Moscow to produce all the advanced weapons it wants. https://t.co/ZACsOjSEJX

— Ned Price (@nedprice) August 12, 2019

The world’s two most powerful authoritarian states have been unable to quell pro-democracy demonstrations that have now spanned several weeks and drawn global attention. https://t.co/sOVOX2V1l5

— Axios (@axios) August 13, 2019

Disturbing video taken in #Shenzhen just across the boarder with #HongKong. Something extraordinarily bad is about happen. #China #HongKongProtests #Democracy #SaveHongKong pic.twitter.com/Gad5R5HVZL

— Alexandre Krauss (@AlexandreKrausz) August 12, 2019

Protests put #HongKong on collision course with #China's Communist Party https://t.co/1pSIseWybn#HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/KaSRg3rIxv

— The Straits Times (@straits_times) August 13, 2019

This is incredible. https://t.co/JoQ9YTGiFU

— Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) August 12, 2019

China's approach to Hong Kong and the trade war with Washington shows the limits of its zero-sum worldview, @MichaelSchuman writes https://t.co/vMjpR21g0t

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 13, 2019

Goldman Sachs is raising concerns of a U.S. recession as the trade war with China intensifies https://t.co/Kiw4wjNuVx

— Bloomberg (@business) August 12, 2019

A new rule from the Trump admin. will make it harder for low-income, legal immigrants who receive federal assistance to stay in the country legally.

The Root's Jason Johnson: "This is what white nationalism looks like in policy."https://t.co/7x1qQcBxcz

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 13, 2019

“People now are very confused, very afraid. They don't know what's going to happen,” says Rep. Adriano Espaillat on the Trump administration’s latest immigration policy. The President is "sending out this chilling effect… [This] certainly is not the way America should run.” pic.twitter.com/lCiSExbZ3w

— CNN (@CNN) August 13, 2019

New Yorkers' resistance to fracked gas projects like the destructive Williams NESE pipeline is so fierce, it's driving Trump to desperate new lows.

Friday, the EPA announced new limitations on states' power to stop gas pipelines with the Clean Water Act. https://t.co/k9eGiKOXn2

— 350 dot org (@350) August 12, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee has sent a detailed letter to the head of the federal prisons bureau demanding answers about the circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein's death, saying it "demonstrates severe miscarriages of or deficiencies in inmate protocol."https://t.co/e4tbudgs7F

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 13, 2019

Epstein’s case will be dismissed, but his death has far-reaching legal consequences https://t.co/asrLiE9mBR

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 13, 2019

Boris Johnson believes EU will do a new Brexit deal, but only at the last minute. Otherwise, “Ireland is f*****d”, says a Cabinet minister.https://t.co/apb72tFHRo

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) August 12, 2019

NHS starting salaries:

Nurse £23.0k
Paramedic £23.0k
Midwife £23.0k
Junior doctor £27.1k
Radiographer £23.0k
Healthcare assistant £17.5k
Physiotherapist £23.0k
Occupational therapist £23.0k

Are you actually *trying* to destroy the NHS, @BorisJohnson?https://t.co/oW8QOwGmAz

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) August 12, 2019

The country alternately believes it has been a towering empire and a plucky underdog, narratives that distract from real issues in its decision-making process, @alexvtunzelmann reports: https://t.co/FmNkWmRXCh

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 13, 2019

The Disaster Capitalism Club: featuring Crispin Odey and Jacob Rees Mogg – Part One https://t.co/7vzsVdetQ2 https://t.co/puVYQDt51I

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) August 12, 2019