Welcome to Palindrome Day 02 02 2020 or 2020 02 02 if you prefer. Either way it’s a palindrome, Reading the same forwards or backwards. Very very rare.

— Paul Lewis (@paullewismoney) February 2, 2020

I've studied transitions to and away from democracy all over the world for over forty years. Today was step backwards from democracy in America. Hope it's just a temporary interregnum, and not a long-term trend. https://t.co/6U8A07GJZL

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) February 1, 2020

Yesterday the Senate decided to vote on impeachment without hearing witnesses. At midnight, OMB acknowledged (pursuant to court order & at the last minute) emails document Trump’s involvement. Evidence will continue to surface despite the Senate cover up. https://t.co/0bE94KeAmd

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) February 1, 2020

If White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who acted on Pres. Trump's impeachment defense team, was in fact involved in the Ukraine pressure scheme, "this is big-ticket unethical conduct, at a minimum," says fmr. federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner. https://t.co/DHAdBBQIqs

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 1, 2020

This explosive, nearly forgotten 5/2/18 NYT story is key to Trump’s full implosion in the months ahead.

This is a separate Trump/Giuliani Ukraine extortion/bribery plot, but much bigger. Mueller handed this off. Its part of a HUGE ongoing investigation.
https://t.co/x1lFdrXFEz

— Spiro’s Ghost (@AntiToxicPeople) February 2, 2020

Sunday Shows Preview: Lawmakers prepare for final vote on impeachment, 2020 Democrats make final push before Iowa causes https://t.co/CrPC4WpCsH pic.twitter.com/EM6mQNFkud

— The Hill (@thehill) February 2, 2020

“The Senate may acquit Mr. Trump, but it will not, it cannot, exonerate him. Mr. Trump is the most corrupt president in modern times.”

– New York Times editorial boardhttps://t.co/8GkwR3Qpp6

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 1, 2020

Just remove the impeachment clause from the Constitution, then https://t.co/Iep5m5atTk

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) February 2, 2020

👉🏻Trump campaign email on SOTU address:

“This Address will be unlike any other. Your President is in the middle of an all-out IMPEACHMENT WAR, and the Left is doing everything they can to try and take me down. They’re trying to take you down.” …#ImpeachmentHearing

— Heidi Przybyla 🌺 (@HeidiReports) February 1, 2020

The US has lost a great patriot & an honorable, selfless, and experienced diplomat. #MarieYovanovitch has retired, after being hounded & smeared by the dogs in the stinking, corrupt, incompetent Trump administration. The State of the Union? It's rotten to the core.

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) February 1, 2020

Taylor Swift slams GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn, calls her 'Trump in a wig' in new documentary

“[Marsha Blackburn] represents no female interests. She won by being a female [appealing] to the kind of female males want us to be in a horrendous 1950s world." https://t.co/HHE3oSiGVl

— Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) February 2, 2020

"I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it,” Trump once told Fortune magazine. https://t.co/SQGVsenJCB

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 2, 2020

As we kick off #BlackHistoryMonth2020 let’s remember how much Trump loves “the Blacks.”#BlackHistoryMonthpic.twitter.com/IAbTQO0Izv

— Bryan Dawson🇺🇸 (@BryanDawsonUSA) February 2, 2020

First #coronavirus death outside China reported in Philippines.

There are eight confirmed coronavirus patients in the United States. In China the number of confirmed cases grew Saturday to 14,380, with 304 deaths.https://t.co/QXU6oldiBb via @nbcnews

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 2, 2020

China initially put secrecy and order ahead of confronting the coronavirus. The New York Times reconstructed the crucial 7 weeks when it grew into a crisis. https://t.co/STix9HDg8e

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 2, 2020

Jack Ma, Alibaba founder and China's richest man, has donated 100 million yuan ($14.4 million) through his foundation to help find a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus. https://t.co/i0Bo9K10lq

— CNN International (@cnni) February 2, 2020

BREAKING: China's central bank pumps $174 billion into the economy amid coronavirus crisis

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 2, 2020

Palestinians cut ties with Israel and US after rejecting Trump peace planhttps://t.co/ANwLNQRyww

— Molly Pitcher (@IndivisibleVV) February 2, 2020

If I had a nickel for every time Abbas threatened to cut security ties with Israel…..Still I can’t think of a single US plan that was more ill-timed; ill-conceived and ill-advised.And we conceived some doozies.,https://t.co/J3F0GIXJ4e

— Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) February 1, 2020

In an effort to prevent civilian casualties, a new Defense Department policy will only allow the use of landmines with a 30-day self-destruction or self-deactivation feature. https://t.co/f3f87h5EAz

— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2020

Ireland's election shows a huge shift as Sinn Féin move into joint lead with the prospect of a left coalition & Taoiseach. This could break the century old Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael duopoly & aid Irish reunification.
FF 24% (-2)
SF 24% (+5)
FG 21% (-2)
GR 7 (-1)
LAB 5 (+1)#GE2020 pic.twitter.com/pfCqQjs049

— Gerry Hassan 🇺🇦 (@GerryHassan) February 2, 2020

SF are running about 40 candidates. Which means they're not going to lead a govt. The real question is, can either FF/FG ignore them with 20 plus seats? https://t.co/YmkNKXEUEN

— David McCann (@dmcbfs) February 2, 2020

This day 140 years ago – 2 February 1880 – Charles Stewart Parnell became the fourth foreign politician in history to address the U.S. House of Representatives, saying:

“Mr Speaker and gentlemen, the most pressing question in Ireland at the present moment is the tenure of land.” pic.twitter.com/HBX6XHo6T5

— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) February 2, 2020

Well, that’s us fucked, then. https://t.co/XjtvdUkzFP

— David Andress (@ProfDaveAndress) February 2, 2020

So it appears that Boris Johnson was lying to the country in his Friday night Facebook message promising we would remain close frends with the EU. How unlike himhttps://t.co/CbKyFCCEfj

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) February 2, 2020

I’m not just a remainer. I’m a European through and through, and the rats have taken over the ship

John le Carré on Brexit: ‘It’s breaking my heart’ https://t.co/fCDS0TfKxq

— Stuart Gardner Dosh (@StuartGardner2) February 2, 2020

As I set off to Europe for a week's relief from Brexit madness, I leave you with this cartoon from the Sunday Times that says it all. pic.twitter.com/z3bnhHpJjJ

— Paul Strasburger (@LordStras) February 2, 2020

The demand among British hacks for this type of story will persist. But now they will hunt for absurdities closer to home https://t.co/8mHkWo1GQ6

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 2, 2020

Weirdly (and perhaps wrongly) I think the average Brexiter will get more worked up about the prospect of ‘losing’ Gibraltar than Northern Ireland or even Scotland. https://t.co/wJGRCx91zY

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) February 1, 2020

We will look after your star & work to ensure the EU is a project you'll want to be a part of again soon! 🇪🇺❤🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/QRdxGb5cCC

— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) February 1, 2020

Did ZooTV back in 1993 predict brexit? Check the star falling off the EU symbol as Zoo Station starts#U2 https://t.co/VtEceWGlUk

— Wes (@wesy_b) February 2, 2020

The Duke of York accused US prosecutors after they publicly humiliated him by claiming he was not cooperating with the Epstein investigationhttps://t.co/M8sjAm5B59

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 2, 2020