Chinese state media urge action, voice support for Hong Kong police after overnight clashes https://t.co/EkURo93OcR pic.twitter.com/aqTXJNMOp8

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2019

LIVE from Hong Kong airport, @EngleTV reports after a chaotic night of protests https://t.co/bZrsETPFR5 https://t.co/x9slR17uph

— Bloomberg (@business) August 14, 2019

Hong Kong airport reopens amid warnings over pro-democracy protests https://t.co/4B2UzKuoxq pic.twitter.com/xhRiOPrfmj

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2019

Who is the “everyone” in this tweet? I can’t imagine the Hong Kong protestors are feeling very calm or safe. https://t.co/tB3Vg2DLZY

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 14, 2019

President Trump on the anti-government protests in Hong Kong: "I hope it works out for liberty, I hope it works out for everybody, including China." https://t.co/kBOvycF87I pic.twitter.com/YAUtf8oIaY

— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2019

Even though Trump is showing little concern, Washington is growing alarmed over the unrest in Hong Kong https://t.co/GTEpoM5E0f

— POLITICO (@politico) August 14, 2019

BREAKING: 'New York Times' Reports That Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Guards Fell Asleep, Falsified Records to Cover Up Their Negligencehttps://t.co/y4jyukQUSm

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 14, 2019

Opinion: The Jeffrey Epstein saga is far from over. Investigators must keep squeezing. https://t.co/vikgYj7o9V

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2019

It's now three days since Trump suggested on Twitter that Clinton was complicit in murder to silence Jeffrey Epstein. As Team Trump hoped, the world has shrugged: "Trump emits noises, it's not as if they mean anything" https://t.co/PAPXdUCR9i

— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 13, 2019

Russia: Radiation levels up to 16 times higher than normal after rocket test explosion https://t.co/PxD1An6O1l pic.twitter.com/1a5xmqBPqx

— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2019

The Russian authorities on Tuesday announced the evacuation of the village nearest to the site of a nuclear accident in northern Russia, suggesting dangers more grave than initially reported https://t.co/XuKGVo830U

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 13, 2019

RUSSIA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT: The mystery is deepening after that deadly nuclear military blast in Russia, with new concerns about radiation levels measured as high as 16 times above the normal range. @JamesAALongman is in Moscow. https://t.co/8W7rAeCwCS pic.twitter.com/RDWH2eKacX

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 14, 2019

EXCLUSIVE

Philip Hammond says Boris Johnson risks betraying EU ref by allowing 'unelected people' intent on wrecking Brexit deal to 'pull strings'

In Times he accuses Dom Cummings of being driving force behind demands EU 'cannot, & will not, accede to'https://t.co/4MYtdiLGBm

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 13, 2019

Excl: Philip Hammond explodes Tory party Brexit truce by accusing Boris Johnson of ruining any chance of a new deal with the EUhttps://t.co/SAyKhWJyJa

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) August 13, 2019

National security adviser John Bolton pushes for Brexit, telling UK officials “we are with you” https://t.co/qGgwAoUgUY pic.twitter.com/3AM5ru6kVg

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 13, 2019

Post-Brexit trade policies are in danger of becoming an incoherent desperate mess | @JeremyWarnerUK https://t.co/8ZjbeUMwnr

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 13, 2019

As so often, ⁦@rafaelbehr⁩ nails it:
After the Brexit storm, a new political alliance could emerge https://t.co/LQgzhttngO

— Matthew d'Ancona (@MatthewdAncona) August 13, 2019

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

A heartfelt warning for the world from David Attenborough #climatechangethefacts https://t.co/KAakLiIqFr

— Tony Wells (@_Tony_Wells) August 11, 2019

Britain’s eagerness to frack for shale gas, to expand its airports, and to search for new oil and gas in the North Sea is absurd

"You don’t listen to the science because you are only interested in solutions that will enable you to carry on like before" https://t.co/iaAazMZFnB

— Paul Dawson 📚 (@PaulEDawson) August 11, 2019

If climate change is left unchecked, rising temperatures, extreme weather and land degradation could trigger a global food crisis, according to a new report released Thursday by a UN panel. https://t.co/K989rb9kAF

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 11, 2019

Humans have altered as much as 76% of the planet's ice-free land. https://t.co/gQc1Gt2sZF

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) August 11, 2019

Here's how the @WeatherChannel is using mixed reality to make climate change and sea level rise more real for viewers. #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis pic.twitter.com/S0mXXEOyed

— Defend Our Future | #ClimateCantWait🌎✊🏿✊ (@DefendOurFuture) August 11, 2019

LIVE: Tensions at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Occupied East Jerusalem – where Israeli police are clearing Muslim worshippers from parts of the site. https://t.co/id9Y3SvlPT

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 11, 2019

Classy, as always. At Hamptons fundraiser, Trump made fun of US allies South Korea, Japan and the European Union — and mimicked Japanese and Korean accents. https://t.co/o05h9O4QCP via @nypost

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 11, 2019

In retweeting an unsubstantiated claim about Jeffrey Epstein’s death, Trump appears to disregard statements from his own Justice Dept. https://t.co/rJCOxyST3B

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 11, 2019

The Jeffrey Epstein case: What we know so far about his apparent suicide https://t.co/mNfKdGgwnv

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 11, 2019

If Richard Nixon had accused LBJ of the Kennedy assassination – that would have been the biggest story on earth

That Trump could accuse Clinton of murder to shrugs … reveals how even Trump's own party does not think of Trump as the real president https://t.co/PAPXdUlghK

— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 11, 2019

This shocking line of ⁦@maureendowd⁩’s about our gun craziness is true, and not just as a metaphor: “Inexplicably and abhorrently, we have decided to live with periodic human sacrifices.” https://t.co/2QfLsoE44w

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) August 11, 2019

Texas to loosen firearm laws, allowing guns in churches and on school grounds https://t.co/eUmYG7PweL

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 11, 2019

"Every morning, Washington wakes up and needs to ask only one question to figure out what’s going on, as they did in the royal courts of old: What is the president’s mood today? If that isn’t a sign of a fast-eroding republic, what is?" https://t.co/nVoe66uSAi

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) August 11, 2019

US Olympic medalist faces discipline for taking knee after winning Pan-Am gold https://t.co/RZScxtR40c

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 11, 2019

Oh look, more questions about Arron Banks, diamonds, money laundering & connections to Russia. Great to see @thesundaytimes on the case yet still so curious that I’m the only journalist he’s chosen to sue. Weird, huh?https://t.co/wKgab7tCHU

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 11, 2019

The last few days have shown yet again that if a group of people had sat down and worked out how to destroy Britain from within, they could not have come up with a better plan than Brexit.

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 11, 2019

"There is no parliamentary majority for what this government is preparing to do" – Lord Heseltine stands by his op-ed saying a no deal Brexit is the "most grotesque act of national self harm committed in peacetime by a British government" #Ridge pic.twitter.com/4sYiWKuQEH

— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) August 11, 2019

The Queen is now literally and figuratively on the money pic.twitter.com/omJwqvfctD

— Declan Cashin (@Tweet_Dec) August 11, 2019

NEW: polling commissioned by HOPE not hate shows that 60% of Scots think support for Independence will rise if Boris Johnson takes the UK out of the EU without a deal. The poll also looks at possible outcomes in Scotland in a snap general election.https://t.co/mmPzKhQSRR

— HOPE not hate (@hopenothate) August 11, 2019

Plans for martial law, curfews & confiscation of property. 10,000 more prisoners & new, draconian police powers. No reassurance on food, drugs or isotopes & Brexit described as ‘do or die’.

They’re not expecting this to end well, are they?

Why not help stop this & avert chaos? pic.twitter.com/hXJOIdoqVw

— Chrіs Kєpılo 🇫🇷🏒🏒🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 (@Kepilo) August 11, 2019

My children are both Cambridge science graduates. One emigrated two years ago. The other goes next month. They don’t see a future for themselves – or for world-leading science – in an inward-looking, tribal, arrogant country. https://t.co/uX7AKxU6p3

— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) August 10, 2019

The last time Trump was in El Paso, he said this about undocumented immigrants: "Murders, murders, murders. Killings, murders!" So it'll be awkward when he goes there tomorrow to visit people grieving a mass shooting motivated by anti-immigrant bigotry. https://t.co/G9pxUGpi69

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2019

“When Trump, having lit one match after another, professes distress over the inferno, that’s a charade as grotesque as they come. As dangerous, too.”https://t.co/iQhi3SA6mq

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 6, 2019

"I would prefer that the president not come to El Paso."

Beto O'Rourke responds to Pres. Trump's scheduled visit to the city, telling @ABC News that many in El Paso "do not want to see him here, understand that he is part of the problem." https://t.co/AqFOSrQFsM pic.twitter.com/yuQR4qHQe5

— ABC News (@ABC) August 7, 2019

R: Your reaction to Trump coming?

DAYTON MAYOR WHALEY: He's POTUS & as he has an official capacity as POTUS – I have a capacity as mayor – I will greet him

R: What about protesters?

WHALEY: He's made this bed & he's gotta lie in it … his rhetoric has been painful for many pic.twitter.com/GkKWh0SyY8

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 6, 2019

"There are plenty of people in this country who commit acts of evil in the name of politicians," the White House deputy press secretary said as Dems blame Trump for the mass shootings.

"It's not the politician's fault.. You have to blame the people here who pulled the trigger" pic.twitter.com/zTJBbPEfWQ

— POLITICO (@politico) August 6, 2019

.@MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump gives away the game with his latest complaints about Obama. https://t.co/jS06sWL3KO

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 6, 2019

WTF has happened to my country? #Trump. https://t.co/fftvhmCbKZ

— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) August 6, 2019

President Trump’s actions and advocacy in the White House affect his personal profits, in the case of Fed rates, likely by millions.https://t.co/1SGHhlqItE

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 7, 2019

One expert said you can hire ex-military contractors to shoot wild pigs with semiautomatic weapons. He did not recommend you try it yourself. https://t.co/Q9G9kL8sQX

— Slate (@Slate) August 6, 2019

Meanwhile…China trade war escalating. North Korea building nukes and firing missiles while South Korea and Japan fight. India asserting direct control over Kashmir. Iran escalating nuke program. Venezuela collapsing.

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) August 7, 2019

The FT's US economics editor, Brendan Greeley, asks why the Trump administration decided to label China a currency manipulator and how it could impact the trade war between Beijing and Washington https://t.co/9IZpPiE0AD pic.twitter.com/tFOrkxkVgn

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 7, 2019

When Trump was told that Kim intended the launch July 25 as a warning – North Korea had said a warning to South Korea – Trump responded, “He didn’t say a warning to the United States, I can tell you that. He didn’t say a warning to the United States.” https://t.co/QmKH9Gd0WZ

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 6, 2019

African swine fever, a highly contagious virus, has spread to every province in China https://t.co/YlL7xgNokX pic.twitter.com/Tz5CSFNboX

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 7, 2019

NEW:

UK food industry has asked Government to waive or suspend aspects of competition law to allow for it to coordinate food supply in the event of a disruptive No Deal Brexit at the end of October. Would be illegal, they say, at present.https://t.co/4UMngARFDT

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) August 7, 2019

Pizza chain Domino's has spent £7 million ($8.5 million) to stockpile imported ingredients that might not be available if Britain crashes out of the European Union https://t.co/Q1qhcwxo9Z

— CNN (@CNN) August 7, 2019

Labour won't back the only sure-fire way of stopping No Deal.

I continue to believe Corbyn's inner circle want the chaos No Deal will bring. They see it as an opportunity to remake the country in their image, unhindered by international law: let capitalism burn. https://t.co/Yte1Cex7T0

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) August 6, 2019

Your reminder that the last ‘blip’ Norman Lamont was involved in was Black Wednesday, when the U.K. crashed out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism, costing the UK Treasury £3.4bn….in one day. https://t.co/X9BsStLfxw

— David Banks (@DBanksy) August 6, 2019

The wider job market may be doing well, but new job openings in financial services have declined 69% since 2017.https://t.co/A61n3A2fMq

— Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward) August 7, 2019

Varadkar: Drop red lines and then we can talk about new Brexit deal https://t.co/wPPhLumLhA pic.twitter.com/KI5DVE4ATi

— Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) August 7, 2019

Sad dayhttps://t.co/paafe4nTbl

— maxine mawhinney (@maxinemawhinney) August 5, 2019

The Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, Harland and Wolff, will be placed into administration, a form of bankruptcy protection, a spokesman for the firm says. https://t.co/JCthDmlAzP pic.twitter.com/60Oni6yfad

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 5, 2019

As #HarlandandWolff is placed into administration, we take a look back at the history of the shipyard. pic.twitter.com/A8zd2lrFlh

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) August 5, 2019

This film collection shows some highlights from Harland and Wolff's history: https://t.co/84eAXGaXZa pic.twitter.com/RlXMLdZKYs

— British Pathé (@BritishPathe) August 5, 2019

Harland and Wolff: Iconic Belfast shipyard through the years [Photos] https://t.co/iOvyd9udyp pic.twitter.com/KoAsa1tgED

— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) August 5, 2019

BREAKING: The Trump administration has designated China as a currency manipulator, ratcheting up its trade war by slapping the world’s No. 2 economy with a label no U.S. president has used since 1994 https://t.co/lC57iLXe9E

— POLITICO (@politico) August 5, 2019

Breaking News: Stocks plunged nearly 3% as China sharply escalated the trade war with moves to weaponize its currency and limit U.S. agricultural products https://t.co/QMDBzY5Q6L

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 5, 2019

Global stocks dropped sharply on Monday after China let its tightly controlled currency sink to an 11-year low against the dollar, stoking investors’ concerns that Beijing may be using the renminbi as a weapon in the escalating trade war with the U.S. https://t.co/Fcbbw0Kg2o

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 5, 2019

The stock market is now back at the same level it was in January 2018 — when Trump put his 1st tariffs on washing machines + solar panels. https://t.co/N5xzIE8oXK #stocks #trade #realitycheck pic.twitter.com/DJMVr9QPzD

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) August 5, 2019

With continued violence in Kashmir and a heightened threat of terrorist activity by Pakistan-based militant groups, tensions and concerns over a serious military confrontation between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan remain high. https://t.co/m1v9vihZys via @CFR_CPA

— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) August 5, 2019

So, that means the honeymoon is over, or what? https://t.co/ayaMgNhiT4

— Ivo Daalder (@IvoHDaalder) August 5, 2019

Happy Anniversary! 🎉

Seven years after landing on the Red Planet, @MarsCuriosity’s mission continues. Here’s what she’s working on now: https://t.co/MwTEGemeob pic.twitter.com/mVu76tjkKF

— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) August 5, 2019

Trump says white supremacy and sinister ideologies "must be defeated." Will he lead the way? https://t.co/D7ZRKzS8yX

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 5, 2019

"Shortly before the shooting began in El Paso on Saturday, Mr. Trump retweeted Katie Hopkins, a right-wing British political commentator who has said Islam 'disgusts' her and urged her fellow citizens to 'arm ourselves' … against foreign infiltration." https://t.co/KRv19PKEVP

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 5, 2019

Video games, the internet, mental illness — Trump blames everything but guns for deadly weekend shootings. And his condemnation of "racism, bigotry and white supremacy" stands in sharp contrast to so much that has come before. https://t.co/nTXafoxIqL

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) August 5, 2019

After shootings in Texas and Ohio killed dozens, Democratic candidates for president renewed attacks on President Trump for divisive rhetoric and inaction on guns https://t.co/mRsGFh0HCQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 5, 2019

When media treat him as normal pres, as if Trump isn’t the purveyor of white natl. and as if he hasn’t been hiding out at his golf course for more than a day after the El Paso, they enable him to maintain the patina of respectability https://t.co/8vm4jg3Zvb

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) August 5, 2019

if you were wondering (like I was) what the whole twitter feral hogs thing was about, here you go. but this took me longer than almost any other dumb twitter thing to figure out so maybe we're becoming fully untethered pic.twitter.com/R0XGYR2GyJ

— Gavin Purcell (@gavinpurcell) August 5, 2019

The ad I’m getting served is right on point. Answer: Not high at all. pic.twitter.com/fXCKPwCizP

— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) August 5, 2019

Brussels believes that it has completed almost all necessary no-deal planning, except it may try to organise improved communication between relevant national agencies and the EU Commission. It regards the idea being floated by many Brexiter MPs and the CBI that there will be…

— Robert Peston (@Peston) August 5, 2019

Matters looking rather ropey in the Brexit negotiations. There’s apparently now nothing substantive planned until Biarritz G7 meeting at end of month. You’d expect the sort of briefings emerging from Brussels tonight, and a pinch of salt required etc BUT…

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) August 5, 2019

Tuesday's Guardian
"PM intent on hard Brexit and has no desire to renegotiate, EU told"#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers
(via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/Hu1fJ15PwJ

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 5, 2019

Brexit has already cost £66 billion and pushed the UK to the brink of recession. Before we have even left. Stick that on the side your bus @BorisJohnson.https://t.co/aCsgtbmqp3

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 5, 2019

Why would a man who got into office so undemocratically now have any respect for democracy? https://t.co/gEU1G1PlHO

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 5, 2019

Not sure a government of national unity is the worst idea just now… https://t.co/oPeHnuCoPs

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) August 5, 2019

In the end Brexit will be reversed because the under 50s overwhelmingly hate it (not to mention a majority of the non-English of all generations) and reversing it will be their cause until that is accomplished. But in the meantime it can do terrible damage.

— Simon Schama (@simon_schama) August 5, 2019

JUST IN: Police say nine people are dead and 16 have been injured in a shooting in in Dayton, Ohio — the second mass killing in the US in a matter of hours https://t.co/klpI1dpTyy pic.twitter.com/3mejjQ91GI

— CNN (@CNN) August 4, 2019

29 people have been killed in two mass shootings, in Ohio and Texas, that happened 13 hours apart https://t.co/GDwkZ8aUC5 pic.twitter.com/qi9Anof7GE

— CNN (@CNN) August 4, 2019

The shooter’s idea is directly from Trump’s playbook: “Killing Hispanics will stop immigrants from coming and drive citizens to leave. ‘I am simply defending my country from cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by invasion.’”https://t.co/vn5XKTG6mZ

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 4, 2019

El Paso Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

Parkland Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

Tree Of Life Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

Las Vegas Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

Borderline Bar Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

Sandy Hook Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

Charleston Shooter:
Not an immigrant.

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 4, 2019

President Trump's racism does not just offend our sensibilities; it fundamentally changes the character of this country. And it leads to violence. pic.twitter.com/SbuxGneFnh

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 4, 2019

Look how @realDonaldTrump laughs after someone yells to shoot migrants.#ElPaso #Dayton pic.twitter.com/05eC9tKRu0

— ONE (@One_Dawah) August 4, 2019

If you’re so “horrified”… do something about it. https://t.co/jl4GxfvPWJ

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 4, 2019

y’all I just watched the breaking news coverage of #ElPaso get interrupted by breaking news coverage of #Dayton because that’s what our country is now. pic.twitter.com/QRJZ0WEd2S

— tsto (@tsto_loff) August 4, 2019

If any other country experienced 250+ mass shootings over an eight-month period, Americans would be warned against all non-essential travel there. https://t.co/gIqIn9kgSK

— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) August 4, 2019

In DC, the narrative has been that Republicans are largely embarrassed by the president’s rhetoric. But in the Dayton, OH area Trump supporters in the suburbs told me they are excited about the president’s words. Meanwhile, immigrants in the city are living in fear & are on edge. https://t.co/cCB8iBovv3

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 3, 2019

Massive wildfires covering a total area the size of Belgium are engulfing Siberia and the Russian Far East.

Putin has ordered the military to join the firefighting effort pic.twitter.com/HWJbupAgJd

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 2, 2019

Almost 4 million hectares of forest are on fire in Siberia.
A state of emergency has been declared in 4 Russian provinces.
Huge cities are covered in a toxic haze.

The #climate crisis is here. There is no planet B. #ActOnClimate #PeopleVsOil #energy #go100re #GreenNewDeal pic.twitter.com/J17ZHj4eRW

— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) August 2, 2019

@lookner – map opf july wildfires in siberia pic.twitter.com/hzsOeysiM4

— Chris Pallasch (@ChrisPallasch) August 2, 2019

This is nightmarish. Climate change has fueled unprecedented wildfires across the vast Siberian forest, undermining the tundra, releasing long-trapped carbon and in turn further fueling climate change. https://t.co/Mhl54kp1kr

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) August 2, 2019

The Kremlin says after speaking with Vladimir Putin, President Trump offered U.S. help in fighting widespread forest fires raging in parts of Siberia.

But the two countries have somewhat different interpretations of the call.https://t.co/X4HPlbrbac

— NPR (@NPR) August 1, 2019

cool, cool, totally normal that Trump called Putin this week and discussed with him the need for a new US ambassador to Russia. https://t.co/GXyA9SucJE

— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@RVAwonk) August 3, 2019

The United States terminated a major treaty of the Cold War, a nuclear arms deal with Russia. The decision to abandon the 32-year-old treaty has prompted worries in Europe and Asia, echoing an era that once seemed banished to the history books. https://t.co/RiDKEj9Sgb

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 2, 2019

U.S. pulls out of Soviet-era nuclear missile pact with Russia https://t.co/SaUTBhstqP pic.twitter.com/7vnQBwryb4

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 2, 2019

#China's envoy has doubts about joining #US and #Russia in a nuclear deal https://t.co/c2YhIL0o1F pic.twitter.com/Tyb7yFK9tA

— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) August 3, 2019

The Arab Spring’s sole success story just passed two tests of its democracy, with flying colors. Tunisia’s next test could be an Islamist government
https://t.co/YHG8QknH9g

— Bobby Ghosh (@ghoshworld) August 3, 2019

Another first in 70 years of Independent India. This is what happens when you fill the most important ministry of the government with incompetent, fearful officials — they can't even face the media, let alone fixing the nation's worsening economic woes.
Welcome to #NewIndia pic.twitter.com/JbP2UqULmX

— Rajesh Mahapatra | ରାଜେଶ ମହାପାତ୍ର (@rajeshmahapatra) August 3, 2019

One the central message of the Dem nominee could be: the Trump economy actually sucks. He thinks it's great because he's given all his rich buddies and his family corrupt giveaways, but he's screwed you.

I mean, a GM plant just closed 10 miles away. Maybe talk about that?

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 1, 2019

Wow. Fox News's Neil Cavuto fact-checks Trump's lies about tariffs immediately after Trump's Q&A ends.

"I don't know where to begin here, but just to be clarifying, China isn't paying these tariffs. You are … governments don't pay these things — you do. One way or another." pic.twitter.com/QsF71d3TQc

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 2, 2019

“There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt https://t.co/drG6xds3u7

— David Boardman (@dlboardman) August 2, 2019

Nikki Haley blasts Trump's "unnecessary" response to break-in at Cummings' home in Baltimore https://t.co/NW3Igs5fU2 pic.twitter.com/oFnYk6RXwS

— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2019

President Trump: "We will achieve new breakthroughs in science and medicine and I see what they are doing. I see it… We will be ending the AIDS epidemic shortly in America and curing childhood cancer very shortly." pic.twitter.com/fRWZKF3FSN

— The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2019

Half a million kids are going to go hungry. This policy is just plain cruel. https://t.co/sursEGLY6h

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 2, 2019

Fintan O’Toole: Ireland can stop a no-deal Brexit. Here’s how https://t.co/2WJovnL2u3

— Michael Russell (@Feorlean) August 2, 2019

Novel thinking, but this pre-supposes that the nationalist community who voted SF are still on some level prepared to play ball with Westminster in any form. Abstentionism transcends party lines – NI nationalist voters were offered a chance to participate in the HoC and said no https://t.co/4dlFmzxMBh

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) August 2, 2019

Eh no, #brexit is a matter between the EU and the UK, it is not bilateral.

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) August 2, 2019

This call from Paul Mason for Labour to lead a popular front against Brexit makes perfect sense but will fail because of …oh go on guess https://t.co/5ILKQAx0cB

— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) August 2, 2019

Labour's been the problem since Corbyn was elected leader & backed May to InvokeA50 with as little clue & zero due diligence.
Things don't seem to be going ro plan though.
Can you believe he's managed to make himself less popular than Johnson!#Lexit = #Brexit = Tory Brexit pic.twitter.com/3FSgXnq7hZ

— Rachel Heyburn 🇺🇦 🦣#FBPA #FBPE (She/Her/ – Us) (@Rachel5742) August 2, 2019

Please make it stop. https://t.co/b1kaTiOLmu

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) August 2, 2019

This won’t make the front pages of the 5th columnist British hyper-right wing press where journalism has morphed into Johnson worship. EU has just chosen Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva to run the IMF. UK marginalised and irrelevant – the new Brexit order. The crazed govern us.

— Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) August 2, 2019

I give it 2 – 3 days tops for Express readers to keep on one-upping their fantasy Brexit leaving night scenarios to the point where Boris Johnson is backflipping onto the Proms stage in a Union Jack onesie while Jacob Rees-Mogg swings on a trapeze tooting “Jerusalem” on a kazoo. pic.twitter.com/kHaw6v6wlJ

— Pointless Letters (@pointlesslettrs) August 2, 2019

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— Cold War Steve (@coldwarsteve) August 2, 2019

BREAKING: President Trump says that the U.S. will impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods beginning Sept. 1. The announcement comes after U.S.-China trade talks ended this week without an agreement.

— NPR (@NPR) August 1, 2019

Trump says this about China, which is the US's largest trading partner by a significant margin: "If they don't want to trade with us anymore, that would be fine with me. It would save a lot of money." pic.twitter.com/7uCSQOhJCC

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 1, 2019

This is all on Trump. Investors hate his trade war, voters don't like it, clearly bad for the economy (10-year down to 1.89%, which tells the tale) But he remains convinced that he can bully China https://t.co/6X3xSZF9N5

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 1, 2019

During previous rounds of talks, Trump claimed victory by saying China had promised to buy American farm products and stop the flow of fentanyl. Now he has discovered China did neither.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 1, 2019

BREAKING: Stocks slide from highs of the day as Trump tweets that while China talks continue, U.S. will put 10% tariff on remaining $300B of goods starting Sept. 1 https://t.co/jn8limUSe7 pic.twitter.com/OAMfdBxJwB

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 1, 2019

Wow! The US 10-year Treasury sinks to below 1.90% after #Trump says he will impose a 10% #tariff on the remaining USD 300 billion of imports from #China. pic.twitter.com/JQc0ict0kC

— jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) August 1, 2019

One important point about Trump's trade war: to a large extent it hasn't even reduced imports, just shifted them away from China to higher-cost sources. This trade diversion is a pure cost to the U.S. economy pic.twitter.com/62GzM5fItz

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 1, 2019

Texas Rep. Will Hurd, the only black Republican in House, says he won’t seek re-electionhttps://t.co/jz52MCMdhE

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 2, 2019

Two years ago @TimAlberta wrote this excellent profile about how Hurd represented the future of the GOP. Worth another read https://t.co/0R4e68myBE

— Haley Byrd Wilt 🌻 (@byrdinator) August 2, 2019

Brutal thread about John Ratcliffe, Trump's Director of National Intelligence nominee https://t.co/I9lBUA3Pgp

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 1, 2019

This is not a good sign for Ratcliffe's prospects. The Republican chairman won't even say if he's qualified. The vice chairman says resume padding is "disqualifying." https://t.co/jfQ9q581w2 pic.twitter.com/w2MxGp1UFM

— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) August 1, 2019

"He who can make an exception is sovereign." Carl Schmitt 1922 https://t.co/M1UqfXZn6u

— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) August 1, 2019

Three NRA board members resign after questioning allegations of spending by CEO https://t.co/aZCSKEBVpg pic.twitter.com/JsrJhkrLaF

— The Hill (@thehill) August 1, 2019

FBI warns that conspiracy theories like QAnon pose a domestic terror threat https://t.co/Dd88lPtROX

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 1, 2019

I checked on the @nytimes website, and yes he really did write this column. No one should ever take David Brooks seriously again … https://t.co/i51EdlXbyg

— Paul Hogarth (@paulhogarth) August 1, 2019

The beclowning of American foreign policyhttps://t.co/g8ytroZ3DK

— Danielle Allen (@dsallentess) August 1, 2019

Brecon & Radnorshire, result:

LDEM: 43.5% (+14.3)
CON: 39.0% (-9.6)
BREX: 10.5% (+10.5)
LAB: 5.3% (-12.5)
MRLP: 1.0% (+1.0)
UKIP: 0.8% (-0.6)

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) August 2, 2019

“The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, who visited the constituency four times in the run-up to the byelection, said the results showed that the country didn’t have to settle for Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn” https://t.co/lewDlvgMVJ

— Geoffrey M Hodgson #FBPA 🔶 (@g_m_hodgson) August 2, 2019

An official government document obtained by Sky News warned Britons living in EU countries could start returning home and there may be law and order challenges in Northern Ireland, while the pound will fall in the event of a no-deal Brexit https://t.co/MCe85v5PRB pic.twitter.com/aRwKyOoAlC

— Sky News Politics (@SkyNewsPolitics) August 1, 2019

You almost have to pinch yourself to remember that this is the Government’s own assessment of the implications of Boris Johnson’s stated No Deal Brexit policy. Utterly irresponsible. https://t.co/IeeODqK08z

— Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) August 1, 2019

Britain said it is ramping up preparations for a no-deal #Brexit by spending an extra $2.6 billion. Read more: https://t.co/Yb4ofUhj46 pic.twitter.com/5UudBOfwQ9

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 1, 2019

There‘s no money for disability benefits.
There’s no money for social care.
There’s no money for schools.
There’s no money for child poverty.
But the Tories found another £2.1bn for a No-Deal Brexit.

Welcome to Britain: the land of warped priorities. https://t.co/o6epnlSB1M

— Frances Ryan (@DrFrancesRyan) August 1, 2019

Tomorrow's front page: Brexit Britain is on the brink of recession + National Galleries' take on Scottish migration from 1760-1860 entirely fails to mention the Clearances pic.twitter.com/R207ZZTBP4

— The National (@ScotNational) August 1, 2019

We should get on with making life disproportionately shittier for the poorest, says multimillionaire.https://t.co/tyz11X9ESh

— Simon Bruni (@SimonBruni) August 1, 2019

Christ Almighty but Jonathan Powell would make you long for the days when the UK had serious, intelligent people at the helm. Here he explains in simple, clear language why the backstop is absolutely essential, and why a hard Brexit will be a disaster for all of Ireland. https://t.co/hG2l6U37jm

— Donal O’Keeffe (@Donal_OKeeffe) August 1, 2019

Guardian : Britain is less ready to cope with a No-Deal #brexit than it was in Spring

Official document warns of a risk of panic buying & civil disorder. #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/MFmai49BI9

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) August 1, 2019

The current melt rate in Greenland is what's projected for around the year 2070 as global warming worsens — using the most pessimistic model, @xavierfettweis said.

That melting has global implications for sea level rise. https://t.co/aELIolMdyh

— Inside Climate News (@insideclimate) August 1, 2019

More Americans have died in car crashes since 2000 than in both World Wars:
“Where’s the social outrage? There should be social outrage,” said Robert L. Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. https://t.co/xFteR6ZTuh via @ashleyhalsey3rd

— Faiz Siddiqui (@faizsays) July 31, 2019

Falling birthrate, ageing population. But who needs immigrants, hey? pic.twitter.com/P4nenZs17B

— Martin Barrow (@MartinBarrow) August 1, 2019

In a 1st, doctors in U.S. use CRISPR to treat sickle cell patient https://t.co/yChaccdLmR

— CRISPR News 🧬 (@CRISPR_News) July 31, 2019

Octopus arms and elephant trunks and human tongues move in a fascinating way, which has now inspired a fascinating new kind of robot. https://t.co/Xi5fOhDRGZ

— WIRED (@WIRED) August 2, 2019

The two words from Jerome Powell that rocked the financial markets. https://t.co/jExYE8Qawq

— CNBC (@CNBC) July 31, 2019

in explaining rate cuts, Fed Chair Powell cites weak manufacturing and business investment data

these are things Trump and Republican lawmakers said the 2017 tax-cut was going to jump-start

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 31, 2019

Analysis: If the U.S. economy is in good shape, why is the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates? https://t.co/46SfvqoVrW

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 31, 2019

JUST IN: President Trump blasts Fed chair Powell after central bank cut rates. "As usual, Powell let us down…" https://t.co/dXzfx0qPzz pic.twitter.com/WH0OdDkIjq

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 31, 2019

Three Things To Watch During Round Two Of The CNN Debates https://t.co/oEqzxOHiF5 pic.twitter.com/kGdmF0uc2u

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) July 31, 2019

These people are basically writing Biden’s obituary before this debate begins. I have no idea way of knowing what’s going to happen tonight, and I’m not going to prejudge it.

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 31, 2019

Superb on CNN's default to sports spectacle, by the always incisive @megangarber. https://t.co/FaXbsfwYu3

— Todd Gitlin (@toddgitlin) July 31, 2019

JUST IN: Immigrant mother sues private prison company over death of 1-year-old daughter https://t.co/ss1g4yhvuu pic.twitter.com/ZIjHHo0hNc

— The Hill (@thehill) July 31, 2019

If Obama had done this, the Republicans would’ve stayed in all night session to impeach and the Senate would’ve convicted by morning. https://t.co/h68BSk5Hsq

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 31, 2019

#MoscowMitch #MoscowMitchTraitor #LindseyGrahamTraitor #PutinsMitch #ComplicitCorruptGOP #LockThemAllUp pic.twitter.com/jNFrGAQ1gs

— Mindful Primate (@MichellesDude) July 31, 2019

ANALYSIS: Why cheap Canadian drugs are part of Donald Trump’s re-election strategy https://t.co/KnmBfdrUCa

— Jackson Proskow (@JProskowGlobal) July 31, 2019

The Washington National Cathedral, church of presidents, takes on the President. Everything about this is extraordinary.
>>> Have We No Decency? A Response to President Trump https://t.co/BmqCZFowme

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) July 31, 2019

President Trump has picked a name for the horse that is being gifted to the president's son, Barron, by Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga: “Thank you very much for the horse." https://t.co/WtdV7hKn1e

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 31, 2019

Trump sends envoy for hostage affairs to Sweden "on a mission" to bring back A$AP Rocky https://t.co/uin3dI50mv

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 31, 2019

“Whatever faults the British may have, they understand independence and freedom.” Is this… parody? https://t.co/YWIFUrsRCp

— Dr Charlotte Lydia Riley (@lottelydia) July 31, 2019

Boris Johnson flies into Northern Ireland, has dinner with the DUP, meets other political parties briefly, doesn't take questions from the media, doesn't meet members of the general public, achieves nothing and buggers off.

A total charlatan. https://t.co/U4bLQOQl4M

— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) July 31, 2019

The EU want to break up the UK?? The EU who didn’t want U.K. to leave and who accommodated May’s red line making the backstop UK wide to appease the DUP? A strange narrative, but one we might hear more of amid growing calls for NI & Scotland to decide their own future. https://t.co/OadTAXwxHm

— Andrea Catherwood (@acatherwoodnews) July 31, 2019

Yet again BBC fails to recognise the reality of Northern Ireland, ignoring the 20% of us who are neither unionist nor nationalist. https://t.co/Joln6EXZxS

— David Ford ex-MLA (@DavidFordxMLA) July 31, 2019

Sajid Javid commits additional £2.1bn to reduce no-deal Brexit disruption https://t.co/IbNwbNZWBD

— The Independent (@Independent) July 31, 2019

The interview appeared to be set up exactly as Bannon would have wantedhttps://t.co/HLDjVwJ6UM

— The National (@ScotNational) July 31, 2019

NEW: US has obtained intel that Hamza bin Laden, the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, is dead, according to three US officials. https://t.co/MXiXPIkUZT – @ckubeNBC pic.twitter.com/Vd2SjIMUiN

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 31, 2019

One of the more bizarre tidbits in this NYT story: that Epstein wanted his head and his penis frozen. https://t.co/RXdwZnmmzn

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) July 31, 2019