Queens Speech. And so it begins
'What’s been left out? No veto for MPs on post-Brexit implementation period; no parliamentary oversight of future UK-EU relationship negotiations; provisions for protecting workers’ right are also out.'https://t.co/tkSTWhu2Du

— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) December 19, 2019

This is a very dangerous development
as Johnson now seeks to bypass Parliament.

As a former Tory voter, I am incensed by this
1930s-style power grab.https://t.co/GqYV5nnmoL

— CityLiveryConsulting #ReJoinEU (@City_Livery_SM) December 19, 2019

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling for a new referendum on leaving the U.K. altogether. https://t.co/EV0DSHPX7t

— NPR (@NPR) December 19, 2019

Brexiters, 2016:
“Brexit will make us all better off”

Tory manifesto:
“We’ll guarantee a real living wage”

Tories now:
“We’ll only guarantee a living wage if economic conditions allow”

And so it begins: it’s the poor who will pay for Brexit.https://t.co/IVKyWiD8gi

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 19, 2019

Philip Stephens: Britain has spent much of the past 75 years in a struggle to avoid adjusting its international ambitions to diminished economic circumstance. Brexit could provide just the shock to force it to face reality https://t.co/UKlFsoAwrC

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 20, 2019

First major appointment, Governor of the Bank of England, was apparently decided by excluding candidates critical of Brexit. Which, I imagine, excluded anyone with any real financial sense. Fasten your seatbelts. This is a real statement of intent. ~AA https://t.co/xhF9GF7YI1

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) December 19, 2019

Stormont Deadlock as DUP fail to agree power-sharing agreement https://t.co/VUqdKaopWX

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) December 19, 2019

2019 for the DUP has been an absolute rollercoaster 🎢

🆙 Held the balance of power in Westminster.

🚌 Thrown under the bus by Boris Johnson.

🗳️ Beaten into minority in General Election, losing Nigel Dodds' seat.

🏦 Now blamed by the British govt for Stormont deadlock. https://t.co/utTA70k5Yo

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) December 19, 2019

What grabs your attention more?:

– Boris Johnson surreptitiously stripping away rights and protections.

Or

– "I'M GOING TO BUILD A MASSIVE BRIDGE ACROSS THE IRISH SEA!!!! LOL!!!!"

If you wondered how Boris Johnson continually gets away with nasty shit, there you go. https://t.co/5WCHik3xxV

— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) December 19, 2019

Electoral Calculus Projection of GE2019 Results on Proposed new seat boundaries:

CON: 352
LAB: 174
SNP: 47
LDM: 7
DUP: 7
SF: 7
PLC: 2
SDLP: 2
ALL: 1

CON majority of 104. pic.twitter.com/gz6XeoQQvc

— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) December 19, 2019

Signed 👍 MPs bid for Big Ben to bong on Brexit day after Bercow banned celebratory chimeshttps://t.co/0tUXJ7Dasb

— Iain Duncan Smith MP (@MPIainDS) December 19, 2019

The Senate, the House, the US intel community and the Mueller investigation have found that Russia meddled in the 2016 election in a "sweeping and systematic fashion" (to use Mueller's words), but Trump believes Ukraine did because "Putin told me" https://t.co/LYjzWMsXKt

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) December 19, 2019

How much publicity can you get to say you aren't saying anything but would really like to say something? https://t.co/sPczZUkDP0

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 19, 2019

An important moment: Christianity Today, the key evangelical magazine founded by Billy Graham, calls for Trump's impeachment, describing him as "a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused."https://t.co/qdnzUu9Wc1

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) December 19, 2019

THREAD:

1. Let's have some real talk about the CT editorial.

I understand the site has crashed.

But it doesn't mean Trump's evangelical support has imploded. AT ALL.

— Sarah Posner (@sarahposner) December 19, 2019

Waiting for the debate?

Fascinating must-read story about NY AG investigation (@TishJames) and the corruption/fraud being uncovered at the NRA.https://t.co/3XifNehnGl

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) December 19, 2019

What a scoop by @letsgomathias:

"A measure in the National Defense Authorization Act meant to keep white nationalists out of the U.S. military no longer mentions 'white nationalists' after Congress quietly altered the text."https://t.co/4WgbGb7fDv

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) December 19, 2019

Voter history shaming is thing, so I guess campaign contribution shaming is, too? pic.twitter.com/B7856ymz8L

— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) December 19, 2019

it turns out that very prominent and powerful people just have way way WAY less basic self-respect than you might expect! https://t.co/uAzfCaD2nn

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 19, 2019

Australia records hottest day ever – one day after previous record https://t.co/ZoFOckev2m

— The Guardian (@guardian) December 19, 2019

“The reality of climate change is upon us.”

Australia records its hottest day on record, two days in a row. pic.twitter.com/zZ1WfBqBNM

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 19, 2019

Amazing reporting. https://t.co/InBPwR6iP0 via @NYTOpinion

— Daniel Kreiss (@kreissdaniel) December 19, 2019

New: Justice Department investigates Sci-Hub founder on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence https://t.co/EjMjs4mTPa by me and @DevlinBarrett

— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) December 19, 2019

'He was shooting ni all directions': gunman opens fire on gntelliience agency in Moscow – video https://t.co/2WwMoCHFje

— Grauniad Newspepar (@grauniad_news) December 19, 2019

Bank of England and Fed examine traders’ access to audio feeds https://t.co/toRSflCXFN

— Financial Times (@FT) December 19, 2019