In the past 26 years, I must have attended over 50 conferences of various parties. This is the strangest. In theory, the Conservatives could be out of office in days. MPs are not clear whether they should be in Manchester or Westminster. Brexit all that matters. Strange times.
— Ken Reid (@KenReid_utv) September 29, 2019
is it comical or tragical that he thinks Brexit “done” on a leaving date ? – it barely begins then https://t.co/tW9apc5ADo
— Simon Schama (@simon_schama) September 29, 2019
Guardian front page, Monday 30 September 2019: Prime minister forced into denial of claims that he groped two women pic.twitter.com/OXcsdCjuof
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 29, 2019
Excl: Boris Johnson’s long-standing allies accuse him of shutting them out to only listen to Dominic Cummings and Carrie Symondshttps://t.co/FAucQYRk8O
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) September 29, 2019
This is interesting – rather suggests that the Palace won’t put up with much more nonsense from the Fatberg of Dishonesty, should he attempt another sneaky prorogation… 😌 #JohnsonMustGo #RuleOfLaw 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/unNnNCYVlA
— Paddy Docherty (@paddydocherty) September 29, 2019
BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said today “We will bring into force a UK Magnitsky law, to place visa bans and asset freezes on those individuals deemed responsible for serious human rights abuses, including torture.” https://t.co/dEsGwSPlOO
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) September 29, 2019
The lack of self knowledge & the arrogance in every Tory Minister’s speech from their party conference platform in #manchester is staggering – they claim to be the arbiters & protectors of democracy but in fact they are the ones destroying democracy #Brexit
— Michael Russell (@Feorlean) September 29, 2019
The journey for the Scots Tories is complete. They’ve reached destination No Deal Brexit. It will finish them. They deserve every bit of it. pic.twitter.com/0L0OxXTEhY
— Pete Wishart (@PeteWishart) September 29, 2019
"If Foster really isn’t for turning – and there is little if any concrete evidence that she is – then the landing zone for a deal in Brussels is so narrow as to be untenable." https://t.co/V3m1NCS7mv
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) September 29, 2019
A Nobel laureate economist just said there is 'zero chance' Brexit will make Britain better off https://t.co/H3PwAMYtnv
— Bangordub (@Bangordub) September 29, 2019
#FiftyYearsFromNow – we will find out if Jacob Rees-Mogg was right.https://t.co/ZjFAvUNnF7
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) September 29, 2019
Dr Peter Gammons has joined a party led by Dick Braine. This is not a joke, it is merely a fact. https://t.co/qVIlZCns2p
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 29, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) September 29, 2019
Please release your perfect conversations with Putin and the Saudis https://t.co/A2qw9CsTjX
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) September 29, 2019
Kushner's impeachment advice to Trump: Go on the road and spin the new Democratic witch hunt to his base https://t.co/jAOPdr7YQQ
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 29, 2019
WATCH: It was just last week the Washington Post broke the whistleblower story.
Here's how the past 10 days have unfolded. #MTP #IfItsSunday pic.twitter.com/e8pEEjhHF6
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) September 29, 2019
The president’s former Homeland security advisor confirms the president and his lawyer are pursuing a baseless conspiracy theory: https://t.co/aYhFguCuyL
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 29, 2019
"He described the former New York mayor as obsessed with possible misconduct by Biden or his son Hunter" https://t.co/X2ewqB22Sw
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) September 29, 2019
If this story is accurate, it’s not clear they’d have any attorney/client privilege and would be forced to testify and forced to turn over emails and other documents as well. https://t.co/QvUCPoPrO1
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) September 29, 2019
Good read on how Trump pushes invented conspiracy theories.
It's not a new tactic. It's honed over decades.
He uses it to undermine his opponent.
Now, his opponent is American Democracy itself. https://t.co/JjnGtulQ6P
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) September 29, 2019
Thread here…
As you watch Trump’s defenders lie, deflect, and distract today and in the coming weeks, remember that they don’t care about being caught in obvious lies. Calling bullshit still means you’re talking about the bullshit, not the facts.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) September 29, 2019
Biden campaign tells news execs: Stop booking #Rudy.
“…you are allowing him to introduce increasingly unhinged, unfounded and desperate lies into the national conversation.”https://t.co/NAlvxt7DWy pic.twitter.com/z3sYThHjq3— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) September 29, 2019
“By giving him your air time, you are allowing him to introduce increasingly unhinged, unfounded and desperate lies into the national conversation.’ https://t.co/mpwdseRHhD
— Slate (@Slate) September 29, 2019
“Fuck ‘em. Fuck ‘em.” Robert De Niro said regarding Trump, live on CNN 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/gvylqrJFTU
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) September 29, 2019
WORLD
Tens of thousands of students clashed with police on the streets of Jakarta this week. (Follow @GZEROMedia for more.) https://t.co/1CoHS0WXtl
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 29, 2019
And of course…
I watched widespread clashes unfold in Hong Kong today, overwhelming a mile-long stretch from Causeway Bay to Admiralty.
Been sprinting around for ten hours and to sum it up: It got bad. Real bad. Let's start from the beginning…#HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/AvJBTSYzq8
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) September 29, 2019
Thousands march in Australia, Taiwan and Japan in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong https://t.co/9zLysXPPkx pic.twitter.com/Q0f9RM5yOk
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 29, 2019
Hong Kong protesters in Piccadilly Circus. And rightfully so. This is just as much Britain’s burden as it is Hong Kong’s, we must not forget that. The UK government has a moral, ethical & political obligation to see that the rights of Hong Kong citizens are protected. pic.twitter.com/pOMsGprFPI
— Shahmir Sanni (@shahmiruk) September 29, 2019
In Beijing, President Xi Jinping’s grand military parade through the capital will be cheered as a display of national pride after 70 years of Communist Party rule. In Washington, many will see a growing threat to American dominance in the Western Pacific https://t.co/gC00NRao3Z
— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) September 29, 2019
Conservative Sebastian Kurtz's party on track to win Austrian election with more than third of vote – exit polls https://t.co/TyPUvTfMKl
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 29, 2019
Christopher Allen's murder must be investigated. To ignore it, as the British and US authorities have done, is to encourage yet more murders of journalists. https://t.co/P3uXxDRF0W
— Roy Greenslade (@GreensladeR) September 29, 2019