Friday's FT: "EU doubts mount over Johnson's Brexit blueprint for Irish border" #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday (via @Hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/IRH5zdVxfK
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 3, 2019
All you need to know about Johnson's unpublished Brexit plan in a single bullet point. This is what being led by a clown does to a major country… pic.twitter.com/zNqQSYgiYj
— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) October 3, 2019
Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar lists five ways to avoid a north-south border:
– A united Ireland
– Ireland rejoining the UK
– UK deciding to stay in the EU
– The "Norway plus" model
– The backstop"The best one is, of course, the backstop", he addshttps://t.co/isPM6unHFO pic.twitter.com/cfLuQYIw2j
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 3, 2019
Who is backing the Prime Minister's new #Brexit plan?
DUP ✅
Sinn Féin ❌
UUP❌
SDLP❌
Alliance❌
Greens❌
TUV❌
Freight NI❌
FSB❌
Manufacturing NI❌
Retail NI❌
NI Retail consortium❌
CBI ❌Tonight on @BBCTheView – the DUP respond.@MarkCarruthers7 pic.twitter.com/cVTcF06GX9
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) October 3, 2019
"I hear people talking as if this country owns Ireland.
"Ireland owes this country nothing."
Bonnie Greer on Newsnight is going to be VERY popular on this side of the Irish Sea.pic.twitter.com/ec5fA1HyLS
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) October 3, 2019
Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable says he has told Boris Johnson his officers wont police any customs checkpoints on the border after Brexit, as they refuse “to be dragged into another type of policing” https://t.co/rkUk5BTh0x
— Siobhán Fenton (@SiobhanFenton) October 3, 2019
Not getting as much attention as it might deserve: high-ranking Hungarian officials seemingly meeting with Boris Johnson this morning (same building, same time – it's a *very* small world). All BJ needs is one EU country to veto an Article 50 extension… https://t.co/sxlOwEfKXp
— Edwin Hayward🦄🗡️ (@uk_domain_names) October 3, 2019
Excl: Boris Johnson has scrapped a Theresa May promise to the EU that Britain will abide by “level-playing field” standards after Brexithttps://t.co/zyKmh8Z8Rs
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) October 3, 2019
"Why do you keep having a go at Boris Johnson? We just want Brexit done!"
Indeed. Being reminded that Boris Johnson is a shameless liar without a single scruple would mean having to consider that the Brexit dream he sold you was a total con.#bbcqtpic.twitter.com/UlGkTlWwpD
— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) October 3, 2019
Am told this was ugly. https://t.co/bsMSW7SqFN
— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) October 3, 2019
Add the UK Prime Minister to the list of foreign leaders who Trump has called to help him politically. https://t.co/3CeWMYVLuZ
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 3, 2019
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INCREASINGLY BIZARRO TRUMPWORLD
Just woke up is there more crime?
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) October 3, 2019
For anyone on fence about impeachment, Trump’s request to China should settle it:to protect the sanctity of elections from foreign interference&have a President who doesn’t break the law,impeachment is necessary
A signal must be sent
A line must be drawn https://t.co/R84ooKbJJ1
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) October 3, 2019
The president seems to be campaigning to get impeached as soon as possible. https://t.co/bTLfru8y21
— Slate (@Slate) October 3, 2019
WATCH: President Trump calls on China to investigate political rival. #MTPDaily@chucktodd: “I don't say this lightly, but let’s be frank: a national nightmare is upon us. The basic rules of our democracy are under attack, from the President.” pic.twitter.com/O5jUAXFSp8
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) October 3, 2019
So Trump retaliated against a foreign service official for failing to participate in his effort to extort Ukraine to criminalize a political rival. https://t.co/1TXfAgG2F2
— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) October 3, 2019
Pence pushes Trump's unfounded conspiracy theories on Biden @whignewtons @seungminkim @elliotcwilliams @jrpsaki discuss https://t.co/0AAqy0nSDi pic.twitter.com/qkxZAl00H0
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) October 3, 2019
Pence knew exactly what he was doing.
I looked at the timeline.
Giuliani repeatedly said *in public* that he wanted Ukraine to investigate Biden for Trump — well in *advance* of Pence nixing trip to Ukraine and telling Zelensky aid wasn't happening:https://t.co/ZcoxgA2Mt7
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 3, 2019
Nancy Pelosi responds to Kevin McCarthy: "I received your letter this morning shortly after the world witnessed President Trump on national television asking yet another foreign power to interfere in the upcoming 2020 elections." https://t.co/iGOOQcD8lt
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 3, 2019
CNN refuses to air a campaign ad for President Trump targeting Joe Biden, saying the claims in it have been proven “demonstrably false.” https://t.co/AFbWth4nP1
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 3, 2019
It's besides the point, but it would be nice to see some reporter ask Trump why he needs foreign help to win.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) October 3, 2019
This era is politically depressing but linguistically exciting https://t.co/b3kzqBu3Ld
— Amanda Katz (@katzish) October 3, 2019
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WORLD
Four officers stabbed to death in Paris police headquarters by employee who was later shot dead, according to French media https://t.co/Xze0btvYIl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 3, 2019
Hong Kong will use an emergency ordinance for the first time since 1967 to ban face masks at public gatherings, local media reports
Here's what the emergency laws entail if invoked. More via @business https://t.co/L3WYDWnSZv #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/T46PzYWaGu
— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) October 3, 2019
No words.
Seoul, South Korea today.
Protesting their Justice Minister and President.
— Joshua Potash 🆘 (@JoshuaPotash) October 3, 2019
Oh god please let this be true.
Not only would it be great for her, it would be hugely gratifying to know that, upon hearing the news, Piers Morgan stopped wanking into a flannel over Donald Trump’s latest public racism just long enough for his bulbous, porcine head to explode. pic.twitter.com/oI8s8FDkoD
— Profanity Dog (@ProfanityDog) October 3, 2019
Happy German Unity Day! Tag der Deutschen Einheit! Germany was one of the 6 founding countries of the European Economic Community in 1957.
16 million GDR citizens joined the European Community on 3 October 1990. Today the EU family is bigger and stronger! pic.twitter.com/N17B9hkqNp
— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) October 3, 2019