Britain is headed for a general election less than two weeks before Christmas, the latest attempt to break the country's Brexit deadlock https://t.co/zWLTBhuE20 pic.twitter.com/oHcBYm2Ze5
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 30, 2019
Wednesday’s Times: “December 12 poll will get Brexit done” #TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCpapers (via @hendopolis) pic.twitter.com/ZNe3Kxo3ku
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 29, 2019
"The ayes to the right, 438 – the noes to the left, 20"
MPs have voted in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to hold an early general election on 12 December
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— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 29, 2019
Occam’s razor: the simplest solution is usually right. And simplest solution now is a lie: ‘Get Brexit Done’. A lie devised by same people who broke law before. No way to stop foreign money as @jessphillips said. The law a joke. A shitshow in waiting
pic.twitter.com/lRuwYDG2nl— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) October 29, 2019
.@rickygervais discussing why you shouldn’t ask the average British person about their thoughts on Brexit.#GE2019 #GE19
— Daniel Tom Clark (@Clark1995Clark) October 29, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Acting House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney told NBC News that she found Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's deposition "extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing." https://t.co/PAvB8Mo1rC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 29, 2019
NEW: Vindman’s testimony appears to contradict Rick Perry's ardent denials that he ever heard the Bidens discussed as part of pressure on Ukraine…Perry was in the meeting when Vindman raised concerns about targeting the Bidens, we’re told. W/@bjlefebvre:https://t.co/nWH6kxV1ty
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 29, 2019
Incidentally, Col. Vindman provides yet another example of how immigration benefits the US. A great, principled patriot. https://t.co/2w9FEgn4qT
— Daniel Benjamin (@Benjamin05055) October 29, 2019
Trump in the Ukraine: our Shadow NSC Advisor sees an impressive combination of incompetence and corruption. pic.twitter.com/5i4khFYyuJ
— Shadow Cabinet (@ShadowingTrump) October 30, 2019
Rep. Dan Kildee to GOP: "Ask if you want to sit on the sidelines while the President tries to take down a patriot who earned a Purple Heart. Compare that to the President's service to our country, the fact that he was willing to dodge the draft by getting a letter from a doctor." pic.twitter.com/3uQdZsc6FR
— The Hill (@thehill) October 30, 2019
“Outing the whistleblower is an unpatriotic action. They shouldn’t even go near that,” Pelosi just told me. https://t.co/d86AyWdwbQ
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 29, 2019
.@VP Mike Pence: "President @realDonaldTrump is the best friend the armed forces of the United States have ever had." pic.twitter.com/7gKgxhoqRx
— The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2019
It is absurd to suggest that presidents shouldn’t be booed. Monarchs expect absolute loyalty. But, as Thomas Jefferson explained as the end of a long Revolutionary War: “An elective despotism was not the government we fought for…”https://t.co/dwcJJpjNAq
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) October 29, 2019
Trump’s former attorney general, who was humiliated out of office last year, is reportedly thinking about getting back into politics https://t.co/fQtSkSxW2t
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 29, 2019
JUST IN: George Papadopoulos launches campaign to run for Katie Hill's seat https://t.co/rFEN3AiviM pic.twitter.com/xMLt6Dia57
— The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2019
WH says Pres Trump met today with 25 faith leaders. Meeting was not on the press schedule. WH says the faith leaders prayed for the President and the nation. Participants included Gary Bauer, James & Shirley Dobson, Ralph Reed and former Rep. Michelle Bachmann.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 29, 2019
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WORLD
“In Sonoma County—wine country—nearly 200,000 had to evacuate over the weekend due to the Kincaid Fire, which doubled in size between Sunday and Monday and now is burning a swath of land more than twice the size of San Francisco. It is only 15% contained.” https://t.co/B8QBxk6vjG
— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) October 29, 2019
'The climate doesn't need awards': Greta Thunberg declines environmental prize https://t.co/7KfZCkAolK
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 29, 2019
Experts predict that by the year 2050 almost 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. @KathyandRo1 and @HelenSHadani show how public spaces can be enriched with learning opportunities for children: https://t.co/GNaBQp3TZN
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) October 29, 2019
and…
I am ridiculously excited about this! This book has been in the works for a long time and it has finally been published. Most essays deal with Classical Antiquity, but I contribute a chapter on ancient Egypt @BloomsburyClass pic.twitter.com/iarYTjzWDk
— Leire Olabarria (@Leire_Olabarria) October 29, 2019
The Overnight Note 