"There was this sense that both sides were wanting to take a step back and hit reset on this movement after the violence that we saw at Hong Kong airport last week," NBC's Janis Mackey Frayer joins @SquawkCNBC with an update on the Hong Kong protests. https://t.co/NhWf3RIlwQ pic.twitter.com/OPWSV4vXdq

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 19, 2019

.@smithmarion:

"Those young protesters…they have never ruled by a communist party. They've lived in a free city, their parents, their grandparents lived in a free city… Yesterday, 1.7 million people in the streets, that represents almost 25% of the Hong Kong population" pic.twitter.com/oldwFxuuET

— Washington Journal (@cspanwj) August 19, 2019

Both the size and duration of the Hong Kong protests is truly remarkable. The world should be watching. https://t.co/Gjn38GINWf

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 19, 2019

Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets to portray Hong Kong protestors as violent https://t.co/4ScDZnsUDf by @catherineshu pic.twitter.com/h2tcP9Z5cp

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) August 19, 2019

Beautiful human tapestry from #HongKong as Peaceful protestors in rain ☔️ make way for 🚒.

Estimated 1.7 million took to streets on Sunday. >20% of population: pic.twitter.com/Ud3dulqHn1

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) August 19, 2019

Full page ad in today’s NYT pleading for Americans’ support of the Hong Kong demonstrators fight for freedom. pic.twitter.com/mmAJqZpx2S

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) August 19, 2019

Turkey-Syria War On The Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy https://t.co/PGRPPsWGnl

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 19, 2019

Turkey has removed three elected mayors from office and detained more than 400 people as part of a crackdown over alleged links to Kurdish militantshttps://t.co/JkXiUpoeB8

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 19, 2019

Young people care a lot about climate change—but most of them can’t vote. Here’s how governments can adapt to accommodate them. https://t.co/Lij9zpwhef

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 19, 2019

Okjökull glacier in Iceland is considered "dead." It's the first major Icelandic glacier to disappear due to climate change.

Scientists are installing a memorial plaque on the barren ground as a message to future generations. https://t.co/P4WfDnm8UI

— NPR (@NPR) August 18, 2019

We set the Valletta protest memorial for #DaphneCaruanaGalizia back up, but how long will it last? It’s cleared every single day under the orders of @OwenBonnici – not something we’ve seen in any other country where a journalist has been assassinated. pic.twitter.com/SqvGPISAC3

— Rebecca Vincent (@rebecca_vincent) August 19, 2019

"Greenland is not for sale": Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacts to Pres. Trump's idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.

"Thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over," she adds https://t.co/pABzgiUetr pic.twitter.com/o2gASvDEM2

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 19, 2019

Trump, confronting ominous economic signs, believes there's a conspiracy against him. He insists his own handpicked Fed chair is acting against him. He says other countries want to hurt America. And he thinks the news media is trying to create a recession. https://t.co/c3BK4RGDaQ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 19, 2019

Trump affirms that Mike Pence will be 2020 running mate. More here: https://t.co/dTYFNDMzGQ pic.twitter.com/DSP4rFJdhq

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2019

Backing off on background checks? https://t.co/WfWe71gQKh

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 19, 2019

The chairman of the Federal Election Commission responds to Trump's claims of voter fraud in 2016:

"To put out information that has no proof, has no evidence behind it…it's damaging to our democracy." https://t.co/ieL3gwZmDy

— Axios (@axios) August 19, 2019

Dear farmers: this administration thinks you’re stupid. https://t.co/t0eNbaSLiI

— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) August 18, 2019

Trump administration secretly contacted top Venezuelan socialist boss: report https://t.co/ufPyIddFel pic.twitter.com/vzjvjnofvs

— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2019

Oh my. “The former official said that, in private, too, Pompeo is ‘among the most sycophantic and obsequious people around Trump.’ Even more bluntly, a former American ambassador told me, ‘He’s like a heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass.’” https://t.co/wXNcQx6772

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 19, 2019

Art Spiegelman was told to ax a Trump dig in an essay for a collection for Marvel, whose chairman is Trump buddy Isaac Perlmutter. https://t.co/eqRlYAJuzl

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) August 19, 2019

The most important question to ask every day is, “What am I not seeing?” And the best way to answer it is to listen to people different from you.

If you’re white, this project will show you how the story of America looks from the viewpoints of your black countrymen.

Read it. https://t.co/2kOjmOGI2V

— Will Saletan (wsaletan on Threads) (@saletan) August 18, 2019

British PM Johnson calls on Germany and France to compromise on Brexit https://t.co/oqFccfry01 pic.twitter.com/3OCjcuyhcW

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2019

There is no form of Brexit which won’t make things worse for the very people Labour are meant to protect.

There is no form of Brexit that won’t play into the hands of the people Labour are meant to stand up to.

Labour: “Great. Let’s remain neutral” pic.twitter.com/QBsW84VSgB

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 19, 2019

This drivel seems, unbelievably, to be gaining credence. Be in no doubt, once Article 50 period expires, unless revoked or extended, WE’RE OUT. We can apply to rejoin but that’s a whole new Article, and world of pain. Best option is to revoke. https://t.co/ynP2QrUzO7

— Alyn Smith MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 (@AlynSmith) August 19, 2019

Boris Johnson says he is 'confident' of securing Brexit deal despite EU leaders saying they will not reopen negotiations https://t.co/o5ltdU3tyV

— The Independent (@Independent) August 19, 2019

-We cannot scrap backstop – Varadkar

-We won't renegotiate backstop – Barnier

-We won't renegotiate backstop – Macron

-We won't renegoatiate backstop – Merkel

-I'm confident EU will shift on backstop and we can do #Brexit deal – Boris Johnson

How British politics works

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) August 19, 2019

And finishing off our list for this year's #JokeOfTheFringe it's @IvoGraham! pic.twitter.com/jS5teVuvNt

— Dave (@davechannel) August 19, 2019