Boris Johnson redrawing political rulebook to 'stay in power for a decade' .
Brutal Tories ready to install authoritarianism & rip up any human rights protection . No surprise there as it was in the Tory Manifesto . A Brexit vote winner regardless 👎
https://t.co/pEWkUmoMkI— #JC4PM2019🇵🇸 Ⓥ🌿 (@Rosa_Red_) December 15, 2019
Sunday Times has been briefed that the DfID/foreign office merger is coming. A long with a bunch of other machinery of Government changes. pic.twitter.com/RUGeg29ISu
— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) December 14, 2019
Cummings has long fantasised about smashing up the state. He wants to break up the civil service & he will have extracted that as a promise from Boris Johnson. But there’s far far more profound changes to come.. pic.twitter.com/UPR4FzDv4t
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) December 14, 2019
#British PM #BorisJohnson is calling for national unity following his conservative party’s landslide victory. The country has been divided since the vote to leave the #EU, the election result means #Brexit will happen in January.pic.twitter.com/TFedlPExWg
— Jeremy Song (@tezuma75) December 14, 2019
I opposed #brexit, but read my latest @cnbc column on how Boris Johnson can convert his election triumph into historic gain. https://t.co/vwI3z96eWt
— Fred Kempe (@FredKempe) December 14, 2019
Now that #Brexit happening on 31st January discussions on future trade will become technical – I hope we end up reverse Ukraine as basic FTA will hurt too many Leave voters too badly As discussions will become technical I will leave the stage to @DavidHenigUK @AnnaJerzewska
— Guy Stallard (@Guy_Stallard) December 14, 2019
Downing Street is putting out the word that it is boycotting @Radio4Today because of its, and the BBC’s, ‘bias’ against Boris Johnson & the Conservatives during the campaign.
— John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) December 15, 2019
The UK’s youngest MP – @NadiaWhittome – is donating £44,000 of her £79,000 salary to charity in solidarity with nurses and firefighters. https://t.co/XHI6coY8Sj
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) December 15, 2019
hmmm… winning the argument usually translates into actually winning, though…
We won the argument, but I regret we didn’t convert that into a majority for change | Jeremy Corbyn https://t.co/Fpm65Pa75s
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 14, 2019
John McDonnell gets it. Goodbye and good luck. https://t.co/47efOdgR9Q
— John Sweeney (@johnsweeneyroar) December 14, 2019
"Any radicalism that fails to ask the really thorny questions isn’t radical at all. In Britain in 2019, those include: against rampant inequality and climate change, what’s the economy for? What do the public actually want from politics and economics?"https://t.co/43Cmk4dnz7
— Greg Jericho (@GrogsGamut) December 15, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
The New York Times editorial board: “There can be only one responsible judgment: to cast a vote to impeach, to send a message not only to this president but to future ones.” https://t.co/hSesWq51Dt
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) December 15, 2019
“Mr. McConnell has a thin margin. If Democrats stick together and four Republicans defect, Mr. McConnell could lose control of the proceedings.”
That is, a caucus of 3 or 4 Republicans (or a bipartisan one of 6 senators) could ensure a full and fair trial. https://t.co/Jo5WCKuNnB— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 14, 2019
Graham has joined McConnell in announcing his intent to violate his oath as a juror at Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. Democrats should move to have both recused. https://t.co/9QePwGwsSw
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) December 15, 2019
If you thought the Kavanaugh hearings were a sham, just wait for what McConnell has in store the impeachment trial.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) December 14, 2019
"Even Vladimir Putin doesn't get interviewed by Dmitri Peskov," said a Russian journalist who was present at the event. https://t.co/CjaLHlLZBw
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 15, 2019
Judge orders removal of up to 234,000 people from registered voter list in swing state https://t.co/KxCztQeLer
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 15, 2019
“This country was founded by 20-somethings,” @PeteButtigieg said, referring to the fact that Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, for example, were in their 20s on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson was 33. John Hancock was 39 https://t.co/j4iAlO46DY
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) December 15, 2019
Jeff Van Drew asked Dem County chairs in NJ to sign pledges to support him. They refused, per sources.
W/@AndrewSeidman @amysrosenberg https://t.co/ypSbh82P5d— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) December 15, 2019
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WORLD
North Korea conducts second test at rocket site within a week in bid to develop new weapons to 'overpower America's nuclear threat' https://t.co/Yi0D4XfctA
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) December 15, 2019
The Trump admin. intends to announce the drawdown of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early as next week, according to 3 current and fmr. U.S. officials. https://t.co/uqZocUROhn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 15, 2019
.@GretaThunberg, don’t let anyone dim your light. Like the girls I’ve met in Vietnam and all over the world, you have so much to offer us all. Ignore the doubters and know that millions of people are cheering you on.
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) December 13, 2019
How Africa will be affected by climate change https://t.co/EXbN6yWoPq
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 15, 2019
The Vatican is using donations for the poor to fight its budget deficit, report says https://t.co/O5SN91N5Ui
— 🎄míchєllє mccαвє 🎄 (@Shellmccabe) December 14, 2019
Hallmark Channel pulls 4 TV ads featuring a lesbian couple kissing after thousands petition https://t.co/NXx4s6ulPQ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 14, 2019
They tried that shit with Lucifer before it was broadcast. We laughed at them. It’s much more effective than giving In to their demands and twice as much fun. https://t.co/e3Bion4hLP
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) December 15, 2019
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas…" https://t.co/ks3z6DpMFJ
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) December 15, 2019