“Republicans have advised the president against” the pardon, “arguing that Mr. Blagojevich’s crime *epitomizes the corruption* that Mr. Trump” claimed “he wanted to tackle as president.”https://t.co/xiUmSTVWny

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) February 18, 2020

Trump pardons war criminals and convicts to normalize the coming pardons of his political hacks and co-conspirators.

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 18, 2020

Maddow Blog: Trump insisted his actions in the Ukraine scandal were motivated by his concerns about corruption.

With Trump's new pardons and commutations, "the whole idea of Trump as some kind of corruption-fighter has become a punch-line to a sad joke."https://t.co/wy9AigYxtB

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 18, 2020

Today is like when Bane let the inmates out of the Blackgate Penitentiary in the third Dark Knight movie. Just real life.

— Julian Zelizer (@julianzelizer) February 18, 2020

NEW — The son of one of Trump’s pardon recipients gave $85k to Trump victory this August. His wife gave $50k that same month. On top of that, they made an in-kind contribution for $75k in air travel. https://t.co/M585LiH6Bu

— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 18, 2020

It's no coincidence Donald Trump uses his power to pardon those accused of the same crimes he and his cronies are accused of.

Don't let him normalize abuse and fraud.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) February 18, 2020

"I know who it is. I can't tell you that, but I know who it is. I know who some of the leakers are. I know a lot about Anonymous."@realDonaldTrump says he knows who "Anonymous" is. pic.twitter.com/oFh828MMGj

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 18, 2020

Is there something else going on today that Trump doesn't want us to see? Are the pardons he did today meant as a distraction? pic.twitter.com/PMqHTNVm5v

— Trial Lawyer Richard (@TrialLawyerRich) February 18, 2020

Dark Towers review: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump and a must-read mystery https://t.co/i8dTmL2yiu

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 16, 2020

The coronavirus has now killed more than 2,000 people across the globe and sickened more than 75,000. Follow live updates:https://t.co/SSICFjv7aY pic.twitter.com/SEvVrdyueb

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 18, 2020

WHO reports at least 92 cases of human-to-human coronavirus cases outside China, but officials said it doesn’t have the data to make comparisons with China https://t.co/P3qjvq56eK pic.twitter.com/dT81D8ZGNG

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 18, 2020

Schools in Shanghai are to remain closed indefinitely and will offer online classes from March to ensure the safety of students and teachers during the novel #coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, #education authorities said at a press conference on Tuesday. https://t.co/Nv0ZrSrpzZ

— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) February 18, 2020

The billion dollar question: Is the financial fallout from coronavirus a short-term problem or a longer-term trend?https://t.co/6V7GNJEE0o

— CNN International (@cnni) February 18, 2020

Immigration bill:
– EU ID cards not acceptable at borders
– new migrants from EU and RoW have to speak English
– have to have a job offer
– have to get salary of £25.6k unless PhD or in skills shortage
– no change for Irish
Biggest reform for 40 yearshttps://t.co/J85NpS3Jj1

— Lisa O'Carroll (@lisaocarroll) February 18, 2020

This is could be a pile of national demands. Elgin Marbles for Greece, Gibraltar for Spain & Luxembourg wants back that fiver it lent the UK on a night out in France in the early 80s… https://t.co/lj7QootH6Z

— Aodhán Michael Connolly (@MichaelAodhan) February 18, 2020

Heaping more embarrassment on the UK, Johnson briefs his negotiators to do everything in their power to demean each+every EU🇪🇺 suggestion to remain closely tied economically+on security to the benefit of both sides. Embarrassing & undignified 🧐. https://t.co/wNbW8CwQsj

— mike roberts-millar 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 NHS🌈❤️HopeNotHate (@wisheart12) February 18, 2020

Johnson: “The UK wishes for a Canada style trade deal with the EU”

Michel Barnier: “That is not possible due to the UK’s geographical location”

Johnson: “So what you’re telling me, is that Brexit actually means Brexit”

Michel Barnier: “Yes”

— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) February 18, 2020

After years of insisting otherwise, the UK govt says that it actually wants no-deal Brexit.
No economic assessment has been produced. Which regions and industry sectors are winners/losers? Which worker, environment and human rights will be protected?https://t.co/4QXjzXGK8c

— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) February 18, 2020

Andrew Sabisky: No 10 adviser resigns over alleged race comments https://t.co/Bh3bQpOt5y

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 17, 2020

Guardian front page, Tuesday 18 February 2020: New adviser to No 10 resigns over race and intelligence controversy pic.twitter.com/I9fJef43v8

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 17, 2020

Dominic Cummings got this badly wrong https://t.co/ompjgTXqv8

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) February 17, 2020

No surprise Boris Johnson hasn't sacked Sabisky for pushing eugenics. Johnson has flirted with similar ideas himself.

While Spectator editor he published a piece claiming: "Orientals.. have larger brains and higher IQ scores. Blacks are at the other pole" https://t.co/btqND7DVUC

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) February 17, 2020

In case anyone hasn’t clocked, there was way more about Sabisky than the eugenics stuff, some of it far more recent:

– in 2016 wrote that 'The White Death sits on a throne of ethnic diversity’ https://t.co/VZpqczaFNm

– this very weird stuff about sex https://t.co/4GI7EVhDid

— Jon Stone (@joncstone) February 17, 2020

#Sabisky’s reddit posts are straight out of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Do we really want the Sons of Jacob invited to serve in Number Ten? What does Commander Cummings have to say for himself? Not to mention Supreme Commander Johnson?

— Matthew d'Ancona (@MatthewdAncona) February 17, 2020

Johnson doesn't know what he thinks and has few fixed views on anything. And he is not in control of his government. This is not really very surprising. https://t.co/0L2j2krOGB

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) February 17, 2020

How can this not be have a damaging effect on Dominic Cummings… unless he really is untouchable and Boris Johnson is just his puppet. pic.twitter.com/1TVOAkNQYQ

— Otto English (@Otto_English) February 17, 2020

Excl: Downing Street plan to try to gain upper hand in EU trade negotiation by publishing draft text of a deal is shelvedhttps://t.co/4cYMaoolHp

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) February 17, 2020

https://t.co/ae9lA8qDZB

— Aodhán Michael Connolly (@MichaelAodhan) February 17, 2020

Former UUP leader: Unionism must realise it is no longer a majority in Northern Ireland https://t.co/ldfMGb76S7

— Freya McClements (@freyamcc) February 17, 2020

Gibraltar encouraged by Spanish 'pragmatism' on post-Brexit ties https://t.co/5DpFPfmhnH pic.twitter.com/29OgX7D8r4

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2020

Michael O'Regan: Forget a grand coalition – here is what the next government will most likely look like https://t.co/4VP7znuAYx

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 17, 2020

China disinfects, destroys cash in effort to contain deadly virus https://t.co/cFcuvdP8QO

— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) February 17, 2020

Apple, which is highly dependent on Chinese factories and Chinese consumers, said its supply of smartphones would be hurt…It's one of the first companies to publicly disclose the extent of the chain effect from China and the virus on the business world.https://t.co/4gsDOeVVXH

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 17, 2020

'Every scenario on the table' in China virus outbreak: WHO's Tedros https://t.co/OjtLOAnwAu pic.twitter.com/Tzn5XYTa8H

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2020

Plymouth Rock vandalized ahead of 400th anniversary of pilgrims' arrival to America https://t.co/Bml7oCX9g8 pic.twitter.com/cZmWWu8wDA

— The Hill (@thehill) February 17, 2020

BREAKING: Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after Bill Barr attempts to overturn the Rule of Law in case of Trump ally Roger Stone https://t.co/Azf4rhSKXl

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 17, 2020

SOON: Not D.C., but no less significant. @AmbJohnBolton addresses a packed house at @DukeU’s Page Auditorium. The official program, “The National Security Challenge of 2020.” The unofficial program, “What will Bolton reveal about @realDonaldTrump.” @ABC11_WTVD @ABC @ABCPolitics pic.twitter.com/LevXUWjknY

— Jonah Kaplan (@JonahPKaplan) February 17, 2020

Bolton on Trump Iran strategy: "I think it’s failing because we don’t live up to the bumper sticker slogan of maximum pressure."

— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) February 17, 2020

Pre-publication review certainly wouldn’t have prevented him from testifying before House Intel in closed session.

And, tbh, it shouldn’t have prevented him from voluntarily testifying in open session either. https://t.co/8MRR9GtjIM

— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) February 17, 2020

This sounds like a little bit of a mess, to me. https://t.co/5HJ88ogtZw

— Brendan Hasenstab (@pierrepont) February 17, 2020

In this climate, FOIA has become more important than ever. For more than half a century, the law has helped keep our elected officials honest, and info we often take for granted—from consumer safety to political surveillance—would never have seen sunlight. https://t.co/8ol2LnL5AQ

— Nieman Reports (@NiemanReports) February 17, 2020

Treating politics like a game to be won versus a means of improving the world has left America stuck in a perpetual cycle of anxiety and maddening strategizing, while robbing us of hope of a better future.https://t.co/GP55At9eqD

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) February 17, 2020

Trump administration deploys elite Border Patrol agents to sanctuary cities, including Chicago https://t.co/WHqeOYeu1v

— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) February 17, 2020

About that roaring economy:
The money we all owe to banks and credit card companies is now at an *all-time high* and credit card delinquency rates "have steadily risen since 2016, notably among younger borrowers."https://t.co/96DMs08joX

— Tony Dokoupil (@tonydokoupil) February 17, 2020

This is becoming a G.O.P. narrative. So let's interrupt with facts. In Pres. Trump's first three years, 6.6 million jobs have been created. Not bad, juiced by $1 trillion deficits, but not as good as the 8.1 million jobs created in the last three years of Obama's presidency. https://t.co/aeRHkw81t0

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) February 17, 2020

More than 1,100 former prosecutors and officials who served in Republican and Democratic administrations signed an open letter condemning Trump and Barr, and asking Barr to step down. https://t.co/zn8EbRQ43O

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) February 16, 2020

Overwhelming majority of these 1,100+ former Justice Department lawyers—calling on Barr to resign and for DOJ lawyers to report abuses—served in Republican administrations.

About 85% in Republican admin.
Over 100 in Trump admin.#CountryOverPartyhttps://t.co/thrPUnR8ED

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) February 16, 2020

"There was even talk, according to my sources, of a walkout in the Justice Department last week and then cooler heads prevailed because no one wants to put a target on their back and identify themselves as someone protesting against Trump’s actions." @KenDilanianNBC pic.twitter.com/6iBJp8kTHO

— Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire (@WayTooEarly) February 17, 2020

President Trump pushed the CIA to find and kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets, according to 2 people familiar with the briefings. https://t.co/KvSnOqkWJV

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 17, 2020

State Department keeps quiet as Pompeo meets Lavrov in Munich. https://t.co/dDipQgMwEJ

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) February 17, 2020

Trump really couldn’t recite these cliches without reading them in a painful manner? pic.twitter.com/D0SSWhVMtM

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 17, 2020

He wants their votes, just not enough to stay and watch the race.

Trump abandons #Daytona500 before it beginshttps://t.co/Ux8DUA81i6

— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 17, 2020

A Daytona 500 day that began with the pageantry of a Trump visit devolved into a rain-soaked affair, with weather pushing the race back to Monday https://t.co/A7RxAdsp4R

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 17, 2020

Trump’s 29th Trip To Mar-a-Lago Brings Golf Tab To 334 Years Of Presidential Salary

Trump loves to boast loudly about not taking a presidential paycheck, but his out-of-control golf addiction has now cost American taxpayers $133.8 million.
https://t.co/qEDULx4w65

— Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) February 17, 2020

President Trump has arrived at his hotel in Washington where his aides Stephen Miller and Katie Waldman are getting married tonight.

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) February 17, 2020

100 people died due to the coronavirus in China's Hubei province Sunday, bringing the global death toll to 1,770. More than 71,000 people worldwide have contracted the virus. https://t.co/HkTKEMghfN pic.twitter.com/f0421nxMYg

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 16, 2020

The latest revelation comes as a U.S. health official said at least 40 Americans on a cruise ship in Japan are infected with the deadly new virus.https://t.co/8Ii7Bkst2E

— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) February 17, 2020

Coronavirus: Forty Americans evacuated from cruise ship infected https://t.co/6MoNIRu6xk

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 16, 2020

Sen. Tom Cotton fans the embers of a coronavirus conspiracy theory that has been repeatedly debunked by experts https://t.co/z0Mr4KmiOu

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 16, 2020

“Cabinet Office data revealed the Japanese economy shrunk at an annualized pace of 6.3% in the three months that ended in December.” https://t.co/uiDTKD567R

— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 17, 2020

“Take us to Brize Norton, take us straight into the medical facility and let us do our quarantine there by people who can speak our language."

He complains of people speaking another language when he is in Asia. Delightful.

Brexit through and through. https://t.co/cTp7b0KDsw

— Dr Martin Opposes Gov’t Corruption (@MartinRemains) February 16, 2020

Flood warnings have now reached an all-time record, with a staggering 594 in place across England.

Follow the latest #StormDennis news here: https://t.co/6zmKWUD27P pic.twitter.com/J7MBoG6213

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 16, 2020

"They couldn't open the doors to get him out"

Storm Dennis has caused total devastation

LATEST: https://t.co/02RcmIGBLx pic.twitter.com/IEUDhkJG3T

— BBC Wales News (@BBCWalesNews) February 16, 2020

It will come as no surprise to anyone to hear the job of ‘northern powerhouse’ minister has been downgraded triggering accusations that Boris Johnson is betraying his new supporters https://t.co/qWpcqqbJZt

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) February 16, 2020

Johnson +Cummings want to spend and borrow unconstrained following Trump – but unlike the dollar sterling is not a reserve currency.Their hard Brexit, deepening our trade deficit, will expose that truth. Javid sacked for trying to avert a major crisis. https://t.co/F76PqL3i4P

— Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) February 16, 2020

But you said your deal was oven ready?https://t.co/Yevp01YBmg?

— Mark Cunliffe (@MarkCunliffe76) February 16, 2020

I've just signed the petition calling on @BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet to stop his war on our #BBC. It’s a thinly veiled attempt to dodge accountability. Please sign and share today. #savethebbc https://t.co/bBPwswxp1e via @38_degrees

— Philip Pullman (@PhilipPullman) February 16, 2020

Elton John is apologizing to fans after he was forced to cut short a performance in New Zealand due to walking pneumonia and had to be assisted off stage. https://t.co/WGO8Syx3gZ pic.twitter.com/ODUuTqz1LS

— ABC News (@ABC) February 16, 2020

Trump was angrier about the decision not to prosecute McCabe than he was at Barr’s comments on ABC, according to people close to the process. ⁦@maggieNYT⁩ https://t.co/joOSSgDdmy

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) February 15, 2020

Barr is going to burn DOJ to the ground from the inside in his crusade to advance the president's political interests. https://t.co/lHlsJEG4pG

— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) February 14, 2020

So when Barr said that “I think it’s time to stop tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases,” he wasn’t actually standing up for the Justice Department’s integrity, or its independence, or for the rule of law.https://t.co/fVfzRDtKWn

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 15, 2020

"He put his hand up and swore under oath that he committed crimes," fmr. federal prosecutor Paul Butler says of Flynn. "There's no legal reason to reexamine this case. It's purely another example of Barr weaponizing the awesome power of the Justice Dept."https://t.co/fowSR8i2XB

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 15, 2020

🧨 Barr personally tried to push SDNY away from indicting Turkish bank Halkbank but US Attorney Berman resisted, per CNN.

Same bank case NYT cited—via John Bolton book—as Trump wanting to do favor for Turkey’s Erdogan cabal for Trump’s personal interest.https://t.co/yC4I4wu14j

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) February 15, 2020

NEW: I've been investigating Trump's interference in the investigation into Turkish-owned Halkbank, and my suspicions were just confirmed. Attorney General Barr — at Trump’s request — was trying to orchestrate a sweetheart deal to please President Erdogan. https://t.co/g1DICgh2Fz

— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) February 15, 2020

lawyers across the federal government’s legal establishment wondered aloud whether Trump was undermining the Justice Department’s treasured reputation — and whether Attorney General William P. Barr was able or willing to protect it. https://t.co/kv6nEv9vHa

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) February 15, 2020

Lisa Murkowski got her reward for voting to acquit Donald Trump https://t.co/7aQxUq1eMn

— Edward Hardy (@EdwardTHardy) February 15, 2020

When the Trump Organization said the Secret Service stays at the president’s resorts for “free,” it apparently meant for $650 per room per night https://t.co/uDbexIVcQu

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) February 15, 2020

Eric Trump said that Mar-a-Lago could charge Secret Service more than a thousand dollars per night because it’s the hottest place on earth. It shouldn’t matter how “hot” a property is, taxpayers should not be paying the president’s business AT ALL.https://t.co/pubr8T75pc

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 15, 2020

Per @JDiamond1, Trump’s fundraiser tonight at the home of billionaire Nelson Peltz is the most expensive of his presidency: $580,600 per couple. Forty people are expected. pic.twitter.com/dStyB5jfmf

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 15, 2020

Cries of despair from Ground Zero of the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/frkuUGWT2Y

— Financial Times (@FT) February 16, 2020

Even if the coronavirus pandemic passes quickly, there will be another one, possibly far more catastrophic. If we have any hope of containing it, the time to prepare is now. https://t.co/Vctxj0JWOw

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 15, 2020

Watch: How the coronavirus outbreak affects the global economy https://t.co/oBZPkpqMmE pic.twitter.com/cj4jiwyUHT

— TIME (@TIME) February 16, 2020

Dominic Cummings and the battle for Downing Streethttps://t.co/FMHV6YFT7Z pic.twitter.com/Qc5wCJWWcV

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 15, 2020

Ministers refuse to release secret Brexit studies believed to show little gain from trade deals with US and Asia https://t.co/0GVv5TGWqJ

— The Independent (@Independent) February 15, 2020

The UK Is Holding 'Highly Secret Trade Talks' With Unnamed Countries.

Brexit is a war against democracy by an elite that wants to gather ever more power and wealth in it's own hands. That is what 'taking back control' means. https://t.co/4qgY4FgUFo

— Nick Reeves #RejoinEU #PATH #FBPE (@nickreeves9876) February 15, 2020

The only people it is not tough with are members of the EU – that is the value of membership. You cannot expect the same treatment when you are on the outside and you are a liar or an idiot if you think that you can. Johnson, you always knew this so now face your consequences. https://t.co/E4651KDvWm

— Andrew Dalby (@ardalby71) February 16, 2020

UK post-Brexit rules to 'turn off tap' of low-skilled foreign labor https://t.co/bjWNxljuSp pic.twitter.com/2UkUiqo6qo

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 16, 2020

Manchester City’s attacks on Uefa processes and people, and the tide of misinformation about financial fair play, has parallels with the toxic anti-EU Brexit campaign. We can do without it. https://t.co/cW7I28nejt

— David Conn (@david_conn) February 15, 2020

Manchester City has been banned from UEFA club competitions for the next two seasons — beginning in 2020/21 — and handed a $32.5 million fine by European football's governing body https://t.co/kegRx0QSkn

— CNN (@CNN) February 14, 2020

Seismic on so many levels for #MCFC, who will of course appeal, and may have the ban reduced or rescinded.

This is Pep’s get out, if he wants out.

If 5th now (eventually) qualifies, it’ll be a wild race. Could Sheffield United be playing Champions League Football?

— Arlo White (@arlowhite) February 14, 2020

How did Manchester City end up banned from European club competition?

From Der Spiegel's claims in 2018 to the investigation to today's ban – we've laid out what's been going on 👉 https://t.co/ybejqj5iwZ#MCFC pic.twitter.com/PvtQgy3rWl

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 14, 2020

MARTIN SAMUEL: Financial Fair Play is just a UEFA protection racket – this is payback by elite clubs who hate Man City https://t.co/1FPjP91XR8

— Mail Sport (@MailSport) February 14, 2020

Report: Man City facing "highly likely" Premier League points deduction in wake of #UEFA ban | #MCFC #PLonNBC https://t.co/DDE1DdI6cD pic.twitter.com/klVNekL3EG

— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 14, 2020

The parrots round the cabinet table. pic.twitter.com/Tyiwvtc0ny

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) February 14, 2020

This may come as a surprise to some but ‘call and response’ was not a big feature of Theresa May’s Cabinet meetings. https://t.co/SDfsP0ukFl

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) February 14, 2020

What are Julian Smith’s plans now he’s been kicked out of the Cabinet?

“I think my future plans are things like going to the pub”

Strong pic.twitter.com/koYwFrzHv7

— Alain Tolhurst (@Alain_Tolhurst) February 14, 2020

Tip of the Iceberg: More Connections Between Boris Johnson and Russian Influencers Emerge – Byline Times https://t.co/tJTLBgWyu8

— Nigel Farmer (@nigcb) February 14, 2020

Barr admits he intervened in the sentencing of a man who lied to Congress to cover up for the President.

He’s only upset that Trump’s tweets made the political nature of his intervention obvious.

Barr fools no one. He’s a witting accomplice to Trump’s attack on the rule of law. https://t.co/Kz5tVMnlPo

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 14, 2020

10 Senators have just called for Barr’s resignation. Where is the media? #Barr https://t.co/7lUiejMl5m https://t.co/P27jwWdCUW

— sarah kerrigan (@pocantico98) February 14, 2020

'The goal is to increase arrests in Sanctuary Cities by at least 35%.'

American cities to include NY, and Chicago will have 'Elite Tactical Agents' on their streets hunting humans.

The cruelty is the point. Fear is the method.

We are changed forever. https://t.co/CrlyH22mAV

— Southern Sister Resister – Wordsmith #IAmTheStorm (@ResisterSis20) February 14, 2020

Trump’s supporters want tanks in the street and military presence in cities. It’s a projection of strength and cruelty that hides their insecurity and fear. This entire movement is about overcompensation. Every fascist movement is about overcompensation.

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) February 14, 2020

Breaking via WaPo: As the impeachment trial drew to a close, federal prosecutors in New York contacted witnesses and sought to collect additional documents in an investigation related to Rudy Giuliani, according to people familiar with their activities. https://t.co/oWS63tFLLk

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 14, 2020

I realize people neither have the time nor the wherewithal to read 1400 PAGES of FBI intv summaries from Mueller probe released via our #FOIA lawsuit that are even more relevant this week. But leaving this here anyway

1000s more pgs coming#MuellerMenoshttps://t.co/GrdXXeHfNv

— Jason Leopold (@JasonLeopold) February 14, 2020

The US government just released a report where they accuse Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska of holding and laundering money for Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/s8TVPy5DOV

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) February 14, 2020

Q: "Some Republicans have said they hoped you would learn a lesson from impeachment. What lesson did you learn from impeachment?"

President Trump: "That the democrats are crooked…that they shouldn't have brought impeachment and my poll numbers are 10 points higher." pic.twitter.com/N7ToHqdKfY

— CSPAN (@cspan) February 12, 2020

A U.S. jury found Michael Avenatti guilty of trying to extort Nike out of millions of dollars and defrauding a youth basketball coach he represented https://t.co/H05l96UiOl pic.twitter.com/44Hh1OC4RH

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2020

Egypt confirmed a coronavirus case, the 1st reported in Africa.

The WHO has rushed to prepare African health systems, many of which are overburdened or lack diagnostic tests. It says most countries should be able to diagnose it soon. pic.twitter.com/od8biooQSN

— AJ+ (@ajplus) February 14, 2020

Doctors in 5 US cities will begin testing patients with flu-like symptoms for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, the CDC says. https://t.co/7Szfy9dtYx

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 14, 2020

‘Now, there is nowhere left to go,’ – a must read on #Syria via @NYTimes https://t.co/6xFVRv6iEp

— Dearbhail McDonald (@DearbhailDibs) February 14, 2020

Here are some candy hearts written by the neural net GPT-2. It's one of the most powerful text-generating neural nets out there, but I don't think it really knows what is expected of a candy heart.https://t.co/tAU6J7biC8 pic.twitter.com/4QUXsGw4Vn

— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) February 14, 2020

Breaking…

Boris Johnson to keep job as P.M in Dominic Cummings reshuffle.

— Guy Fawkes (@blunted_james) February 13, 2020

The UK, a summary.

“Let’s take back control from unelected bureaucrats in Brussels and give it all to a single unelected bureaucrat in Downing Street” #reshuffle https://t.co/e6T9Zhf5yM

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) February 13, 2020

“I’m going to give you an absolutely categorical assurance that I will keep Sajid Javid as my chancellor… I think he's a great guy and I think he's doing a fantastic job and I'm proud to count him as a colleague.” (Boris J at CBI, Nov 2019) #reshuffle @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/RVwFQbF1GD

— HUW EDWARDS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@thehuwedwards) February 13, 2020

"Sajid Javid has decided that rather than obey the orders of the prime minister, to sack his advisory team, he has instead turned down the second most important job in government" – @BBCLauraK https://t.co/hLdhYx8QSc #reshuffle pic.twitter.com/q45GEdLETP

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) February 13, 2020

Replacing Javid, Cox and Smith with Sunak, Braverman and Lewis, while Patel, Raab and Truss keep their jobs, does not look like a #reshuffle focussed on delivery or ability to me. It looks like a pair of insecure narcissists surrounding themselves with sycophantic nonentities.

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) February 13, 2020

The sacking of the first NI Secretary for years who really seemed to know and care about the place is an act of political vandalism
Northern Secretary Julian Smith sacked in British government reshuffle https://t.co/C7cMdWUmsW via @IrishTimes

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) February 13, 2020

So the guy who has been chosen to chair the climate summit is an MP who has "generally voted against measures to prevent climate change”. You can't make this stuff up. https://t.co/QsSb9UJZ4E

— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) February 13, 2020

Why does this reshuffle look like it's being brought to us by Sky Sports https://t.co/pDc88ueZrs

— Alan White (@aljwhite) February 13, 2020

Kelly, Mattis, McMaster. They tell themselves they’re duty bound to bite their tongues about trump.

But the truth is these generals, who commanded thousands of troops in combat, are scared of him.

Scared. https://t.co/kHUadu1yRV

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) February 13, 2020

Ex-U.S. Attorney Under Barr Accuses DOJ and Trump of Engaging in 'Conspiracy in Plain View' https://t.co/lvzIv2ByfO

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) February 14, 2020

'Acquittal turned out to be a green light for him to take a wrecking ball to democracy': My new Letter from Washington is up @newyorker on Bill Barr and why it's much too late to complain about Trump's tweets >>> https://t.co/BsNBFGbvpi via @NewYorker

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) February 14, 2020

Slow your roll if you think Barr is breaking from Trump. This was a carefully staged message to cool down pissed off DOJ attys whom Barr undercut & to avoid any further internal strife. This message does not get sideways with Trump because he’s already done what Trump wanted. https://t.co/jYWYJFovpO

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) February 14, 2020

Impeach him again.

I mean,how is this not impeachable?

Trump saying the quiet part out loud. Again. No consequences. Zero. https://t.co/qlaxN9eTuo

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 14, 2020

🤔Is it possible that Hope Hicks is returning to the White House as ⁦@realDonaldTrump’s home health aid⁩ to help him ease through his dementia⁉️ https://t.co/eJId2UQicq

— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) February 14, 2020

With all due respect , Are you absolutely nuts Senator?!? The presidency doesn’t change you- it magnifies who you are. That’s what Obama said. So you want to magnify trump?!? https://t.co/m9WTcb8w4e

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) February 14, 2020

With his sentencing fast approaching, Roger Stone is bolstering his defense team with a veteran criminal defense attorney whose past roster of clients included John Gotti Jr. and other high-profile figures allegedly involved in organized crime. https://t.co/gTyBY2Q1d9

— ABC News (@ABC) February 14, 2020

Trump says he may end practice of officials listening in on calls with foreign leaders https://t.co/KBQvRMjryv pic.twitter.com/KDB13NGjee

— The Hill (@thehill) February 14, 2020

The Hubei health authority has reported that 116 more people died of the coronavirus in Hubei province on Thursday.

This brings the total number of deaths in mainland China to at least 1,483, with a global total of 1,486. https://t.co/m1r7JsuEbR

— CNN (@CNN) February 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Why have two reporters in Wuhan disappeared? https://t.co/hwzWAHEFTI

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 14, 2020

Iran says it will strike U.S. and Israel if they make the 'slightest error' https://t.co/zSqSA28lZG pic.twitter.com/tusI0Si6AI

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 14, 2020

Dear NASA,
You cannot scare me with news about an asteroid hurtling towards earth.

I live in a country ruled by an illiterate, temperamental god king with malignant narcissistic disorder, dementia and a nuclear arsenal.

So bring it.

https://t.co/MG4y0tREXF

— Shannon 🟧 (@richones1) February 13, 2020

Not sure who was more excited. Glad she remembers me after a year! pic.twitter.com/sScVXHMHJn

— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) February 13, 2020

.@BernieSanders 26% is on track to be the lowest vote share for a winner in the modern history of the NH primary https://t.co/3kzyNdivbR

— Jonathan Martin (@jmart) February 12, 2020

According to exit polls from the New Hampshire primary, Bernie Sanders won roughly half of voters under age 30, and those who identified as “very liberal

But Sanders was much weaker with older votershttps://t.co/tVooHSM1NT

— POLITICO (@politico) February 12, 2020

Among the most striking aspects of the contest, vote-share of moderate candidates’ (Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar) came in at more than 50 percent, swamping that of progressives Sanders and Warren, who together accounted for less than 40 percent of the vote https://t.co/ZiKzNtNWoW

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) February 12, 2020

A majority of GOP primary voters said they felt more allegiance to President Trump than to the Republican Party, compared to 39% who said the reverse in early exit poll results. https://t.co/uSW4BNI55R

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 12, 2020

The establishment pick fails to establish anything. https://t.co/FljneKU5Nc

— Slate (@Slate) February 12, 2020

Edward Luce: There is no messiah on the horizon. The party’s indifference is also a testament to Donald Trump’s political skills. He knows how to stoke fatalism among his opponents https://t.co/PlxKCkA55D

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 12, 2020

Calmly envisioning a future in which Bernie Sanders is elected president and two of the three major cable channels focus endlessly on who can unite the country in the 2024 race while Fox announces a new show devoted to exposing people who got health care but don't deserve it.

— David Roth (@david_j_roth) February 12, 2020

The 2020 Democratic candidates’ delegate totals after Iowa and New Hampshire:

Buttigieg: 23
Sanders: 21
Warren: 8
Klobuchar: 7
Biden: 6https://t.co/xrtLirIVVN

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) February 12, 2020

STARTING NOW: New Hampshire votes in what could become the first decisive outcome after the tumultuous Iowa caucuses. Watch @ABCNewsLive for complete coverage and analysis. #fitn https://t.co/vFmHkNKdjx

— ABC News (@ABC) February 11, 2020

Polls will begin to close in New Hampshire at 7 p.m. Eastern. Follow along as we await results in the 2nd contest of the 2020 presidential primary.

Find live results and updates from our journalists on the ground here. https://t.co/Dy9VnY4PAq

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 11, 2020

MORE: 67% say Pete Buttigieg is about right ideologically, 47% say that about Joe Biden and 44% about Elizabeth Warren.

Meanwhile, 43% call Elizabeth Warren too liberal, 9 points fewer than say the same about Sanders. https://t.co/PT0ouFYIIE

— ABC News (@ABC) February 11, 2020

New Hampshire's undeclared voters, those not registered with any party, make up more than 40% of the electorate, meaning they will have a big influence on the second Democratic nomination contest pic.twitter.com/NINbUG7fZW

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 11, 2020

So what alternate storylines can we expect if Bernie wins big?

1) This is good for Bloomberg
2) This is bad for Eliz. Warren
3) This is bad for Democrats
4) New Hampshire is not representative
5) Why didn’t Klobuchar do better?
6) Can Biden recover?
7) This is good for Trump https://t.co/q3nzzbUWlz

— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) February 11, 2020

What do the other 40 per cent want? https://t.co/68Dy83YbUO

— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) February 11, 2020

"Frankly I’d rather run against Bloomberg than Bernie Sanders, because Sanders has real followers … Bloomberg’s just buying his way in," Trump said. https://t.co/kC1PSIKvWv

— The Hill (@thehill) February 11, 2020

Republican voter registration in NH is down roughly 20k voters from 2016 to now. It’s a reminder that Trump’s increased GOP popularity is in part because in some places, the GOP registration rolls have shrunk. https://t.co/nkexApHCzy

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 11, 2020

Part of the problem might be that we’re still calling this the Justice Department. https://t.co/r8kdLlaDId

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) February 11, 2020

Yes, we are in deep, deep trouble https://t.co/0IgfR1gdlj

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) February 11, 2020

Senate GOP again blocks three election security bills https://t.co/TFv5noZ6W8 pic.twitter.com/kI3WHeVaP3

— The Hill (@thehill) February 11, 2020

Barr has turned the DOJ into Trump's stooge.

McConnell has turned the Senate into Trump's rubber stamp.

Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have turned the Supreme Court into Trump's doormat.

The GOP has turned itself into a Trump cult.

At what point do we call this a dictatorship?

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 11, 2020

SCOOP: Trump suddenly pulls former U.S. attorney for D.C.'s nomination to Treasury post … https://t.co/ikeGefjpmh

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 11, 2020

If Alexander Vindman wanted to be rescued from the clutches of military justice by this president, he needed to shoot enough civilians so that his comrades would be compelled to testify against him. Having failed to do this much, we can hardly expect Donald Trump's empathy. https://t.co/3aOuukxWWa

— David Simon (@AoDespair) February 11, 2020

JUST IN: House committee approves bill to make Washington, DC the 51st state https://t.co/XSWgZ0ZyVC pic.twitter.com/1KQ0KWLVKR

— The Hill (@thehill) February 11, 2020

Chinese state media releases footage of dozens of trucks spray disinfectants in the city of Luoyang amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The death toll of 1,017 has surpassed that of the SARS epidemic, with all but one of the deaths occurring in China. https://t.co/hyKdXyKg21 pic.twitter.com/b0FEIXrVrr

— ABC News (@ABC) February 11, 2020

Coronavirus should be seen as 'public enemy number one', says WHO https://t.co/NBhrSa5JGc

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 11, 2020

The first US evacuee from China known to be infected with the Wuhan coronavirus was mistakenly released from a San Diego hospital https://t.co/8osHpho3gg

— CNN (@CNN) February 11, 2020

The economic effects of the coronavirus could be enough to push the vulnerable German economy, and perhaps the entire eurozone, into a recession, a growing number of experts have concludedhttps://t.co/5IAF9f8LuT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 11, 2020

Reunification of Ireland and the future status of Scotland are issues “definitely on the table” as a result of Brexit, the former head of the UK Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service has said. https://t.co/RiQ3uCGTBo

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 11, 2020

Brexit-supporting British newspapers have inadvertently created an environment in which most of their readers would really rather not read about the emerging reality of the thing they claim to care most about. It's simultaneously fascinating, frightening and utterly ridiculous.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) February 11, 2020

Can everyone stop talking about the fucking Scotland / Northern Ireland bridge – it's bollocks

The real story is that Michael Gove and Boris Johnson LIED

Brexit will bring border chaos, more red tape and increased costs

Put that on a fucking bushttps://t.co/qqiJnlNp4x

— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) February 11, 2020

As with so much in Brexit, the process depends on systematic forgetting. We forget that the referendum was delivered on a slender margin explicitly on the promise of business as usual with extra benefits. Ask yourself how the vote would’ve gone if Gove had admitted this in 2016. https://t.co/Iz0GB1JVJ0

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) February 11, 2020

Blimey – challenger bank with 250k customers, backed by Facebook- backer Peter Thiel and Tencent, says it leaving UK over lack of post Brexit passporting…

But the Bank of England’s “temporary permissions regime” offering a three year grace period would still apply… https://t.co/otD2vvxvvD

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) February 11, 2020

It’s official. Northern Ireland’s first same-sex wedding has taken place in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim! Presenting Mrs and Mrs Robyn and Sharni Edwards-Peoples #LGBT @Love_EqualityNI @TRPNI pic.twitter.com/hgoIZvjxwX

— Amanda Ferguson (@AmandaFBelfast) February 11, 2020

Here come the brides: Robyn Peoples, 26, and Sharni Edwards, 27, become Northern Ireland’s first gay couple to wed https://t.co/OoJMxyI8Mo pic.twitter.com/K35F3GIrMp

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 11, 2020

The upcoming New Hampshire primary is a litmus test for the Democratic candidates running for president in 2020. pic.twitter.com/A162UzMAku

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 10, 2020

Meet the voters who will cast the first New Hampshire primary ballots of 2020 at midnight. https://t.co/iQn97O7EOC

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 10, 2020

"We’re hurting": In New Hampshire’s poorest city, few signs of Trump’s "blue-collar boom" https://t.co/Q51HCQYtOk

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 10, 2020

New 2020 polling from New Hampshire pic.twitter.com/G9hgfcKo0u

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) February 10, 2020

Night owls: meet your kin, the midnight voters of Dixville Notch, NH: https://t.co/ueo7hwpP48

— GBH News (@GBHNews) February 10, 2020

UMass Lowell poll: 62% of New Hampshire Democrats would rather see a giant meteor strike the earth and extinguish all human life than see President Trump get re-elected. pic.twitter.com/YAoXyP1I1Q

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 7, 2020

Trump proposes large cuts in Medicaid, Medicare, Social Securityhttps://t.co/Gs7tQbFygG

— Barry Ritholtz (@Ritholtz) February 10, 2020

Trump’s abuses of office have been blessed by every branch of government. https://t.co/1VJEVzC4BJ

— Slate (@Slate) February 10, 2020

#Florida man looking at a looooong time before he can wear spats and a top hat again. https://t.co/47QD8u87VH

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) February 10, 2020

JUST IN: Pentagon requests $15.4 billion for Space Force https://t.co/UzWG3F2mq8 pic.twitter.com/9Tht9bn6tl

— The Hill (@thehill) February 10, 2020

"Trump has proposed a 25 percent cut to the signature military fund designed to offset Russian aggression in Eastern Europe"https://t.co/XWWLCnnG0V

— Scott Stedman (indefinite hiatus) (@ScottMStedman) February 10, 2020

Trump budget would cut "half of its annual funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), which is leading the fight against the deadly coronavirus outbreak."https://t.co/ylf3WLa72B

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 10, 2020

Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus' spread https://t.co/wgnYdKPS7S pic.twitter.com/v1FnGsowp0

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 10, 2020

Scientists worry coronavirus could evolve into something worse than flu, says quarantined expert https://t.co/6kuvA9vzC4

— CNBC (@CNBC) February 10, 2020

“‘Like Europe in Medieval Times’: Virus Slows China’s Economy.” https://t.co/lixpE2Dbiz

— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) February 10, 2020

"Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern said a border poll appeared "inevitable" within the next decade following Sinn Fein's electoral success."https://t.co/62rSx8gWx0

— Shared Ireland Podcast Team (@SharedIreland) February 10, 2020

For the first time in Irish history, every single one of Ireland's 32 counties is represented by an elected Sinn Féin TD or MP. pic.twitter.com/E4jUmaEKmg

— Irish Unity 🇮🇪🇵🇸 (@IrishUnity) February 10, 2020

"Memo to British political pundits: Ireland’s election isn’t about you." Eh, so I went and wrote a thing about those #GE2020 hot takes and why British political coverage could learn from Ireland (especially when it comes to grifters and 'think tanks') https://t.co/1mK9PnJajg

— Peter Geoghegan @ democracyforsale.substack (@PeterKGeoghegan) February 10, 2020

BBC report saying HS2 going ahead tomorrow mentions that the government will look for ‘cost savings’ in phase 2 – for explanation of what this might mean, this thread is your best bet: https://t.co/NbD2xSx9Q4

— Jon Stone (@joncstone) February 10, 2020

Things Johnson promised that will never be delivered:

Garden Bridge
No border in the Irish Sea
Brexit by Oct 31st 2019
Social care plan that's ready to go
Successful post-Brexit Global Britain
£350m to the NHS
Russia report
Bridge between Scotland & NI https://t.co/eH4V2dmcUn

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) February 10, 2020

It’s always going to be big, grandiose, headline-making bollocks from Johnson – a bridge to Ireland, untold billions on an impossible dream, an airport in an estuary etc – but ask him for just a few more nurses, a few less rough sleepers and it’s no can-do.

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) February 10, 2020

In case this sneaks under the radar with all the Scotland – Northern Ireland bridge distraction.

Gove tells businesses to prepare for “significant change” with “inevitable” border checks for “almost everybody” who imports from the EU next year.

Right so.https://t.co/UzBTmeuTv8

— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) February 10, 2020

Sinn Féin holds the largest share of first preference votes with first counts completed in all 39 constituencies #GE2020 | https://t.co/sWaNgiGjU4 pic.twitter.com/2yXndRDpwa

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 9, 2020

Well hello Mary Lou! The Sinn Fein leader didn’t win the Irish election but she may as well have. #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/bc7k6mguab

— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) February 9, 2020

Front page of Monday's @irish_news #GE2020 pic.twitter.com/lP6SXEanbh

— Ryan McAleer (@RyanMcAleerbiz) February 10, 2020

Ireland, national parliament election: Left-wing Sinn Féin(LEFT) become the most popular party on first preference votes for the first time since the foundation of the state in 1922. Centre-right Fine Gael(EPP) finishes in 3rd place for the first time ever.#GE2020 #Ireland

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) February 9, 2020

If you’re in GB, you can watch coverage @rtenews #GE2020 via friends @BBCNews. https://t.co/5Re4Rrwm6a

— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) February 9, 2020

Irish PM Varadkar says coalition with Sinn Fein is not an option https://t.co/70pfWadmJ0 pic.twitter.com/MmievDB1tZ

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 9, 2020

Éamon Ó Cuív says any decision on entering coalition with Sinn Féin is a matter for the Fianna Fáil party.

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) February 9, 2020

Confidence and supply agreement has backfired for Fianna Fáil https://t.co/0IoTuvUsDg

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) February 9, 2020

Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy tells @rtenews that regardless of who makes up the next Government, people will expect that Government to plan for Irish unity #GE2020 | https://t.co/ftKyRF2tgU pic.twitter.com/IWOmlIg79E

— RTÉ (@rte) February 9, 2020

Ireland: the counting of the votes in the constituency of Dublin Finegal—electing 5/160 MPs to the national parliament—has been delayed, as there has been a confusion over two Smiths, two O'Brien's, a Reilly and an O'Reilly appearing on the same ballot.#GE2020 #Ireland

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) February 9, 2020

You can literally say ‘to hell with the planet’ and win a seat in Kerry.

I mean Brexit was national self-harm but global self-destruction’s even a step better, I grant you. https://t.co/IlXqsYfnJW

— Pádraig Belton (@PadraigBelton) February 9, 2020

BREAKING: China's health ministry reports 3,062 new cases of a respiratory virus, raising the Chinese mainland's total to more than 40,000. The number of deaths have risen by 97 to 908. https://t.co/sMSZpJ3aUa

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 10, 2020

WHO advance team on coronavirus on way to China: Tedros tweet https://t.co/sc3Fx7rmQm pic.twitter.com/RreXos86Ku

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 9, 2020

From Johnson's UK to Trump's US the right takes inspiration from Hungary's corrupt and racist dictatorship. Me in @ObserverUK on judging political movements by the company they keephttps://t.co/6pPVHopjrh

— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) February 9, 2020

Remarkable. Sen. Graham says he talked to AG Barr this morning and they have set up a "process" by which Rudy Giuliani will now send his Biden "dirt" directly to AG Barr. pic.twitter.com/gteVz53jIG

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 9, 2020

Me to @seanilling 1/21: "He’s been totally brazen about his collaboration with the White House. And my guess is that he’ll once again be hailed as a great tactician for having pulled this off."

NYT headline 2/7: "McConnell's Moment: A Master Strategist Secures a Swift Acquittal"

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 9, 2020

“Among the Republicans who warned the White House was Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who after voting to acquit Mr. Trump said she thought he had learned a lesson.” https://t.co/re4k2XBh35

— Rachel Maddow (@maddow) February 9, 2020

"Nice senator, you got there, Utah. Be a shame if anything happened to him…" https://t.co/8NtPsv4NJs

— Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social (@Will_Bunch) February 9, 2020

“He has completely decimated the entire diplomatic corps. He’s completely decimated the CIA. The senior military can hardly be in the same room with him. The EPA is an instrument to help polluters, not to regulate polluters.But otherwise I’m a happy camper https://t.co/5W7pAGJTVe

— Jonathan Martin (@jmart) February 9, 2020

#StormCiara: In pictures https://t.co/xFo9Lk2xkA

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 9, 2020

An important column. Brexit is at bottom a retreat from Enlightenment values and embrace of faith based reasoning – the world as Brexiters believe it should be. Of course the media must be manipulated to conform. Chilling. https://t.co/6tgLI80vRw

— Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) February 9, 2020

The Roman Emperor Caligula was fond of building pointless bridges. In AD 37 as the Roman Empire plunged into financial turmoil he spaffed considerable resources on a pontoon one into the middle of the sea. Shortly afterwards he appointed his horse a Senator pic.twitter.com/ay53BNlnyD

— Otto English (@Otto_English) February 9, 2020

Okay, so a really bizarre thing happened today. I was in the (amazing vegan co-op) Bonnington Cafe in Vauxhall with my brother.

He goes for a piss and comes back with an odd look on his face.

‘I think you should go to the toilet.’

I don’t really need to go, but whatever…

— driscolltheque.bsky.social (@driscolltheque) February 8, 2020

Who will win at the Oscars this year? Here are predictions from @kylebuchanan, our Carpetbagger columnist. https://t.co/07HIGXVTym

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 9, 2020

The 2020 #Oscars have begun! Follow our live updates https://t.co/T42HgpXTiZ

— The Independent (@Independent) February 10, 2020

🇮🇪 Looks like Ireland's having a three way. This'll be fun. https://t.co/On7AX77YjO

— Jason Michael (@Jeggit) February 8, 2020

As voting ends in the General Election, exit poll gives first indications of Election 2020 #GE2020 | https://t.co/gmzdV5N3HI https://t.co/8pYWBaJtS8

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 8, 2020

That is an absolutely astonishing result

31.8% of 18-24s voted Sinn Féin – more than FF and FG combined in that age group #GE2020

— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) February 8, 2020

Sinn Féin looks like it’s having its best day in many moons. They campaigned on a reunification referendum. The #Brexit fallout begins. https://t.co/SuHWwS6mTd

— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) February 8, 2020

Seek to limit the use of certain words to avoid causing offence and you're a snowflake.
Seek to limit the use of certain words to avoid causing comprehension and you're a Cabinet Minister. https://t.co/UYeLzBr43O

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) February 8, 2020

Remainers must now expose every broken promise over Brexit 👇 https://t.co/jeJbseJlTb

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) February 8, 2020

There's always a tweet…

So this is not your Brexit either Matt? What changed your mind, secy of state? https://t.co/MzeylPIGdo

— James Neill  ≠ 𝕏 (@jneill) February 8, 2020

Brilliant. A British admiral who clearly does not know that if Britain attacked Spain, Article 5 of Nato would require Britain and all the other Nato members to come to Spain’s defence. https://t.co/kBrwXYhoKa

— Guy de Jonquières (@guydej1) February 8, 2020

President Trump on Saturday called on baseball's Hall of Fame to open its doors to all-time hits leader Pete Rose, who was banned from the game for life for gambling. https://t.co/oHJpsBkaJq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 9, 2020

Trump impeachment trial: Is the US beyond the point of repair? https://t.co/aQzCoyUy6Z

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 9, 2020

Democrats to plow ahead with Trump investigations post-acquittal https://t.co/8ZcMkpSeHM pic.twitter.com/ZZ9V5NLY4t

— The Hill (@thehill) February 9, 2020

Police in northeastern Thailand continue searching for a soldier who went on a shooting rampage that left 20 people dead and 31 hurt. The soldier killed two at an army base, stole a military vehicle and drove to a mall, shooting along the way. https://t.co/eAqnbaQLUG

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 8, 2020

Coronavirus global death toll overtakes Sars epidemic https://t.co/m5N4XahVcW

— The Guardian (@guardian) February 9, 2020

Heavy rain and flooding continue in bushfire-ravaged Australia with over 13 rescues taking place in New South Wales https://t.co/c1ZJGpUuTm pic.twitter.com/hErM1mdIkV

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2020

At Amman meeting, Speaker of Kuwait's parliament throws Trump's peace plan into the trash adding "goodbye." Iraqi parliament speaker help up proceeding by refusing to include word "Israel" in joint concluding statement pic.twitter.com/LRmyZoA8HO

— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي💙 (@NTarnopolsky) February 8, 2020