UPDATE:
• Police make nearly 1,400 arrests in 17 U.S. cities since Thursday.
• Downtown Seattle shops ransacked.
• Trump commends National Guard troops in Minneapolis. pic.twitter.com/WpTDj57exs

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 31, 2020

Here are some of the ways law enforcement officers kept the peace on Saturday. https://t.co/DqDA4TXJYC

— Slate (@Slate) May 31, 2020

Bedlam outside City Hall for George Floyd protests. Cop cars turned over and burning pic.twitter.com/y1REeLuLeD

— Pranshu Verma (@pranshuverma_) May 30, 2020

Why are we seeing a trend of cop cars being abandoned in the path of angry mobs?

Burning and flipping police cars is a common scene in riots, so why do police continue to bring their squad cars to riots and then leave them unattended?

— Jeff 🇨🇦 (@TwitchNF6) May 31, 2020

Scenes from the protests in New York City https://t.co/cdntJVPd9P

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 31, 2020

MORE: The LAPD initially issued the curfew for the downtown area of the city but have now expanded it to include the entire city. https://t.co/3ct23rJ7zY

— ABC News (@ABC) May 31, 2020

‘They just fired on us’: Horrifying videos of cops ‘using journalists for target practice’ in #MinneapolisProtest
https://t.co/vYnizIiJja

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 31, 2020

Police didn’t stop the white nationalists they said made a mockery of the George Floyd protests and used real protesters as human shields, but in city after city police forces largely appear to be the aggressors against protesters and even journalists tonight. (@AliVelshi is ok!) https://t.co/9xV1K5L2WQ

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 31, 2020

"I’ve covered protests involving police," writes @mollyhf from Minneapolis. "I’ve also covered the U.S. military in war zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. I have never been fired at by police until tonight." https://t.co/v45qwv82S3 pic.twitter.com/7bcUtcLYIs

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2020

“As protesters take to the streets, they'll be watched by law enforcement agencies that have trialed or are currently deploying a variety of surveillance tools.” https://t.co/uEEf5t5uh3

— All I don't wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom (@hypervisible) May 31, 2020

Cheesecake Factory in Downtown Seattle was looted and @KIRO7Seattle caught someone walking away with an entire cheesecake pic.twitter.com/lvzbdgNJcX

— Ms. Chanandler Bong (@joefarrell86) May 31, 2020

Let’s hope that on every city things will calm down! That everyone will be safe! But we need to listen, to the many afroamericans frustrated by how Society is treating them… too many black men incarcerated, too many blacks dead week after week.let’s talk, let’s heal! @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/m9LQ89AFCx

— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) May 31, 2020

Robert E. Lee statue got tagged #Richmond #NoJusticeNoPeace pic.twitter.com/GdAL6UbJJt

— Natalie (@a1iendays) May 31, 2020

People have a right to be angry about George Floyd’s needless death, but an upsurge in Covid-19 deaths is likely to be a result of the riots, @opinion_joe says https://t.co/UDVv57Z6yT via @bopinion

— John Authers (@johnauthers) May 31, 2020

Despite all of the heartbreaking images being shared of America in crisis, I’m moved by the images of Americans coming together.

Feel free to reply to this thread with those images that inspired you. https://t.co/CJ9xs6bGqp

— Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) May 31, 2020

this is in Camden, NJ. Police WITH their protestors! powerful, not some undercover nonsense. not preventing voices to be heard, but unity! pic.twitter.com/kjVYGI4Llp

— mel (moves me mel) (@demi_ari_jonas) May 30, 2020

I hope all this violence stops before anyone else is hurt. And I hope all of you arguing that these past two days are going to show America just how important it is to get rid of Trump are right.
But historically, riots benefit the GOP, not the Democrats. This is a fact.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 31, 2020

As is inevitably the case, a bad week for America is a good week for Trump. His only chance is chaos and conflict. If extremes on both sides rule the day, an authoritarian figure becomes more attractive.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) May 31, 2020

Boris Johnson’s defence of his cherished aide Dominic Cummings ⁠— when the evidence against him seems so clear to everyone ⁠— has angered and appalled the public at large, Tory MPs and the Tory press in equal measure. https://t.co/aqiC8lWSqP

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) May 30, 2020

UK leading public health professionals say Cummings has wrecked Tories handling of #Covid19 strategy. @BorisJohnson is putting many more lives at risk by clinging to his ‘adviser’.
Why?

Cummings has broken Covid-19 policy trust, say top scientists https://t.co/oBZnM184mG

— Cllr John Edwards (@JohnEdwards33) May 31, 2020

‘People should make up their own minds about Dominic Cummings’
-Boris Johnson

They have: 68% want him sacked https://t.co/DFI7PeeHdy

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) May 30, 2020

Pollster compares Boris Johnson’s ratings drop to John Major’s ‘Black Wednesday’ moment https://t.co/QlHrENKmjZ

— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) May 30, 2020

When a #SecondWave comes, as it surely will, remember Boris Johnson refused to fire Dominic Cummings, remember the Tory MP's who stayed publically quiet, remember not a single Cabinet Minister condemned his actions 🤜 pic.twitter.com/3xKMkXy1tZ

— Abu Zara (@AbuZara007) May 31, 2020

Congrats to the Space-X astronauts who have picked an excellent time to leave Earth.

— Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) May 30, 2020

sure okay. and i’m sure all the protestors stopped mid-protest to gaze at the Space-X rocket floating off into space at the expense of their tax dollar. as if they already aren’t pissed about their taxes going to fund incompetence in the police force. https://t.co/cCz0zbY7o4

— D’Meblaty Quivrmps X (@DmeblatyQX) May 30, 2020

Trump: We’ll soon be landing on Mars and we’ll soon have the greatest weapons ever imagined in history, I’ve already seen the designs and even I can’t believe it pic.twitter.com/ZKx03ylvy4

— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) May 30, 2020

Trump holds MAGA rally at Kennedy Space Center. #MAGANIGHT https://t.co/txzdjqXY8O

— Jerry Avenaim (@avenaim) May 30, 2020

The United States has no government.

— Dave (@davewiner) May 30, 2020

Nationwide protests and riots. Police officers beating people in the streets. The president threatening to deploy the military and have the protesters shot.

If this were happening in any other country, the United States would probably be calling for regime change by now.

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 30, 2020

Factbox: 'I can't breathe' protests spread across America after Minneapolis killing https://t.co/zPp71uKwQU pic.twitter.com/ytZ9HbbO71

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2020

BREAKING VIDEO – WHITE HOUSE: Police in riot gear clashing with protesters, there’s a legitimate fear of the White House lawn being overrun by protesters. #CivilWar2 #DCprotest #RaiseTheDegree pic.twitter.com/gDSb8Ej3DR

— Minneapolis/USA Updates (@EgyptianWeeknd) May 30, 2020

There was full on street fighting between Secret Service agents and protesters in front of the White House tonight.

— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) May 30, 2020

BREAKING: Pentagon takes rare step of putting military police on alert to go to embattled Minneapolis. https://t.co/L4BqY6lA09

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 30, 2020

National Guard Major John Jenson says they will have 1,700 troops on the ground by tmrw —almost three times the original pledged number

— Holly Bailey (@hollybdc) May 30, 2020

Police: 19-year-old killed in drive-by during Detroit police brutality protest https://t.co/s2vsUdpSZY

— Detroit Free Press (@freep) May 30, 2020

Unprecedented unemployment, deep anxiety, and rage at another terrible police killing. I was so disoriented I lost my team for a moment. Oakland was very angry tonight. https://t.co/WjZwHMzei8

— Jacob Ward (@byjacobward) May 30, 2020

"It is a lynching at the highest level. No one can deny that," Dr. @CornelWest tells @andersoncooper of the death of George Floyd. "I thank God that we have people in the streets."

"Could you imagine this kind of lynching taking place and people were indifferent?" he asks. pic.twitter.com/r8iSUjJ3db

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) May 30, 2020

Every word of this.

In awe of @KeishaBottoms’s leadership for the city of Atlanta.

pic.twitter.com/9rM2gVvRkr

— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) May 30, 2020

The USA should have listened when @Kaepernick7 took a knee. https://t.co/mzbQKBFWBM

— Doc Joshi (@MediJoshi) May 30, 2020

LIVE ON @wave3news – something I’ve never seen in my career.
An armed officer shooting directly at our reporter @KaitlinRustWAVE and photographer @jbtcardfan during the protests in #Louisville.
My prayers are going out to everyone tonight.
Such a scary situation for all. pic.twitter.com/Ipg0DjFIXu

— Lauren Jones (@LaurenWAVE3TV) May 30, 2020

Many Republicans were silent about the president’s tweet. Several contacted by AP either did not respond to questions about whether Trump was appropriately meeting this moment of cascading national crises or would not speak about the matter on the record. https://t.co/gtbDsDeNOu

— Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) May 30, 2020

It didn’t have to be this way. It doesn’t have to be this way. We have many problems. An American President should seek to solve them, not create new ones and inflame existing ones. It literally is all on the line November 3. Eight years of this? We’ll be unrecognizable.

— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) May 29, 2020

Tonight there are protests in:
• boston
• nyc
• atlanta
• LA
• Chicago
• DC
• minneapolis/st. paul
• louisville
• dallas
• sacramento
• bakersfield
• san jose
https://t.co/9t4vok9br6

— Nicholas Carlson (@nichcarlson) May 30, 2020

"Officer Derek Chauvin… has been arrested on charges of murder and manslaughter… The arrest comes after days of outcry, calls for justice for Floyd. And last night, violence in Minneapolis and around the country as the rage boiled over into chaos" – @ChrisJansing pic.twitter.com/1ZSZPPfo3W

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 29, 2020

State charging documents allege that Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck for 2 minutes and 53 seconds after Floyd became non-responsive. https://t.co/bRhSuIO98N

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 29, 2020

Former owner of nightclub where Floyd and Chauvin worked recalls "tension" with police over black community events https://t.co/KmAAS8hPcH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 29, 2020

In a new statement, George Floyd's family says the arrest of Derek Chauvin “is a welcome but overdue step on the road to justice” and that they want the former Minneapolis police officer charged with first-degree murder.https://t.co/HTQYTy3lji

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2020

The fix is in. Fuck this shit. pic.twitter.com/nhzXQohuDh

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) May 29, 2020

The officer likely wouldn't have been charged today if those riots hadn't happened last night

— Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) May 29, 2020

Colin Kaepernick Offers to Pay for Lawyers for People Protesting in Minneapolis – WSJ https://t.co/v3tmufM3vy

— NESSA (@nessnitty) May 29, 2020

Except when NFL players kneel. https://t.co/HmwgOWuONi

— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) May 29, 2020

Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter and camera crew as they report from protests in Minneapolis https://t.co/oZdqBti776 pic.twitter.com/3QbeTjD5ed

— CNN (@CNN) May 29, 2020

This is an absolute must read by @timothypmurphy: https://t.co/5ANys52jDs

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) May 29, 2020

In ‘68 the GOP considered Geo Wallace too extreme.

But now Trump is pouring gasoline on the flames of racial division, using Wallace’s very words, and the GOP is holding the jerrycan for him.

This is where the Southern Strategy has led after 50 years. https://t.co/MMS7cdTn9a

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 29, 2020

The sitting US President is injecting poison into our faith in the election system. There are many reasons that he is unfit for the job, but this corrosive attack on the foundation of American democracy is, for me, the most acute, and the most troubling long term. https://t.co/p7klnFpl4o

— John Lilly (@johnolilly) May 29, 2020

Opinion | Disbelieving black victims is the default position of conservatives. It’s shameful. <– BRAVO https://t.co/8BtSRKudQA

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 29, 2020

JUST IN: President Trump addresses tweet (and WH retweet) that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”….claims he didn’t know the racially charged history. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/hrByVLXgsS

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) May 29, 2020

Hope I'm wrong!

"I think there's a there's a greater risk of a real breakdown of democracy in the next six months than at any point…in the post-World War II period," says Jacob S. Hacker, a political science professor at Yale University. https://t.co/Nn66bLgglr

— Jacob Hacker (@Jacob_S_Hacker) May 29, 2020

Breaking via Politico: Michael Flynn told Sergey Kislyak in late 2016 to take "reciprocal" actions in response to Obama admin sanctions, rather than escalating the situation.

The exchange was released as part of a batch of declassified transcripts.https://t.co/0zJewvmLIl

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 29, 2020

Russia had just committed cyber warfare on us and Flynn is begging their ambassador for mercy in this call. This is the weakest and most subservient thing I've ever seen from a U.S. Administration. https://t.co/WuXaIbsYVG

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 29, 2020

The truly astonishing thing about the Flynn call is how quickly the GOP became a pro-Putin party. A party that defined itself on FP for 70+yrs as hawkish on Russia is just cool w/ a back channel to Moscow to reset relations AFTER the IC announces they attacked our democracy.

— Max Bergmann (@maxbergmann) May 29, 2020

Cuntvengers Assemble https://t.co/8VMQfICJXd

— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) May 29, 2020

I have lost control of the situation.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 28, 2020

Johnson’s career, and life, is action without consequence. An embrace of privilege, an appetite for getting what he wants. This story is toxic because it fully embodies the PM: someone who not only gets away with everything but believes that’s his right. https://t.co/oEX8UKhHjN

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 29, 2020

And then the other side – how the episode “exposed” the entire Cummings conceit…and by extension the conceitedness. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/zNq408NJyH

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) May 30, 2020

This is a big deal. Another Sage member, the highly respected director of the Wellcome Trust also openly disagreeing with decision to lift lockdown. Trace & trace must be ‘fully working’. Infection rates lower. *And trusted* https://t.co/KjmXloLxNo

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 29, 2020

Once again the top-of-the-head in the moment quip turns out not to be a joke at all. SAGE members – experts – being ignored. Politics not science driving premature relaxing of lockdown. https://t.co/DI234C3hw6

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) May 29, 2020

I’ve seen this letter on our local FB page from the Totnes Tory MP who has obviously forgotten to remove the cut and paste instructions from Tory party Central office. Just shows how uncaring they are – do feel free to RT #BorisJohnsonMustGo #SackDom pic.twitter.com/Nchf3XQwq2

— georgie #revokeA50 #FBPE (@getback2thebeat) May 29, 2020

Gosh, a major policy announcement falling apart a few days after the announcement. Who would have thought it after the huge success of PPE, tests, test/track/trace/ and keeping deaths so low? https://t.co/yr3ZD8XtTn

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 29, 2020

Constituents bombard MPs with up to 180,000 emails about Dominic Cummings – some saying their biggest mail boxes since Brexit BUT the difference is they're individually written tales of sacrifice and struggle during lockdown. https://t.co/Ans3D1Kqxl

— Kate Proctor (@Kate_M_Proctor) May 29, 2020

A 'Dominic Cummings ' is now a golfing term. It means a really long drive that goes out of bounds but there's no penalty.

— Norman Thompson (@Norman63red) May 29, 2020

Eye-popping clip of Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law explaining too locals the genetics behind aristocratic “ancient single line families” and why they are simply the best https://t.co/iDLTMZsFPn

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) May 29, 2020

Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson have wrecked something precious | Jonathan Freedland https://t.co/i2e7mGaEqf

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 29, 2020

The benefits of Brexit https://t.co/fH5cKFLIz3

— Duncan Robinson (@duncanrobinson) May 29, 2020

⁦@mrjamesob⁩ this is for you. Thanks for the hours of listening and the “common sense” pic.twitter.com/1oF5od7sgL

— charlesTdale (@charlesTdale) May 29, 2020

EXPLOSION: Watch the fiery blast at SpaceX South Texas facility that was caught on camera this afternoon | STORY: https://t.co/DuzLHR0NJZ pic.twitter.com/RmPKBUAIij

— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) May 29, 2020

An ominous sign: South Korea closes 200+ schools after its worst COVID-19 spike in months https://t.co/f0WbseMuoE

— k hank #resist (@khankiso) May 29, 2020

U.S. Case Rise Is Steady; Mumbai Hospitals Swamped: Virus Update https://t.co/coHmuhln25

— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) May 29, 2020

President Trump says the US will be “terminating” their relationship with the WHO over their response to the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/DNVWRujYhX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2020

Trump's so furious at China he's going to…do nothing except hyperventilate and defund the WHO, which has 194 members. Terrified of causing a stock market sell-off, of course.

— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) May 29, 2020

"The message from China appears clear to observers in Delhi – this is not a routine incursion"

Tensions are rising between India and China as the armies of the world's two most populous nations are locked in a tense face-off high in the Himalayashttps://t.co/UehDQpyeXU

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 30, 2020

Angela Merkel turns down in-person G7 invite https://t.co/DKSHislh68

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 29, 2020

Between two storms: Caribbean braces for hurricanes in coronavirus era https://t.co/xLzgnjuOOi pic.twitter.com/e5IuuslfSc

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 29, 2020

A swarm of earthquakes hit near Yellowstone National Park. There have been nearly a dozen in the past 24 hours https://t.co/fBLrO0TUfT

— Maddie Capron (@MaddieCapron) May 29, 2020

Now they tell us. https://t.co/nbiSE7Zisu

— Chris Lehmann (@lehmannchris) May 29, 2020

JUST IN | A Minneapolis police precinct was on fire on the third night of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.https://t.co/CPWpCJQzz1

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 29, 2020

“For all those people that are hearing that the National Guard has been activated…that is not happening right now,” @AliVelshi reports from protests in Minneapolis. “No authority whatsoever has control over this area. The people have control over this area.” pic.twitter.com/OIvzCjDUIw

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2020

Step 1: Insult the mayor of the city in crisis.
Step 2: Threaten to send in the National Guard and shoot the protestors.
Step 3: ??? pic.twitter.com/uYelNZcWnI

— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) May 29, 2020

The Helpful Fellow has logged on. https://t.co/iDbnaSk5lF

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 29, 2020

“When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” is a threat coined by Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, who promised violent reprisals on black protesters in 1967. He also said: “We don’t mind being accused of police brutality. They haven’t seen anything yet.” https://t.co/inm7T4N804 pic.twitter.com/yfYY59Xfel

— Todd Zwillich (@toddzwillich) May 29, 2020

'A STATE OF AGONY' leads the front page of Friday's @StarTribune as Minneapolis' 3rd precinct is on fire. pic.twitter.com/AE1ZfuTZgU

— Greg Mees (@mees_greg) May 29, 2020

‘There’s Always a Tweet,’ Minneapolis edition: pic.twitter.com/TyWRoKrkui

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) May 29, 2020

BREAKING: Louisville police confirm at least seven people shot tonight during protests over Breonna Taylor's death.https://t.co/ZVIYvm6Mqz

— Tessa Duvall (@TessaDuvall) May 29, 2020

The State Capitol in Denver was put on lockdown after someone fired a gun near a peaceful demonstration, and protests in Columbus, Ohio, turned chaotic as crowds surged up the steps of the State Capitol and broke windows, videos showed https://t.co/YwRpaIFCu3

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 29, 2020

They didn't like it when we joined hands, when we protested peacefully, when we knelt. So now we riot. When all else fails, pick up your sword.

"A riot is the language of the unheard." – Martin Luther King Jr.#MinneapolisRiot #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/fwr8OhOpW6

— Singh (@MrHarrySangh) May 29, 2020

BREAKING: Minnesota governor activates National Guard after two nights protests that followed the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody. https://t.co/on4lX1qN41

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 28, 2020

Protests erupted in Minneapolis for second night over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, which many saw as the latest example of police brutality against African-American men https://t.co/I8RtKR3iol pic.twitter.com/dCXefOUJpP

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 28, 2020

Buses, light rail suspended by Twin Cities area’s main public transport operator over safety concerns https://t.co/35ybMGrvWF

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 28, 2020

Surveillance video from outside a Minneapolis restaurant appears to contradict police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest before an officer knelt on his neck https://t.co/jJbtVEy2ML

— CNN International (@cnni) May 28, 2020

Video shows a suspicious white man breaking windows at the Minneapolis Auto Zone and then walking away from the scene. This looks like an effort to instigate trouble in order to blame the protesters for the consequences.

🎥 Matthew Giddingshttps://t.co/T7oVM1MuCE pic.twitter.com/jafqL1egeM

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 28, 2020

Vice president of Minneapolis City Council Andrea Jenkins calls on her colleagues to declare racism a public health issue following the death of George Floyd, who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes pic.twitter.com/vhKMc2xcwI

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 28, 2020

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the protests over the death of George Floyd are the result of built-up ‘anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community not just because of five minutes of horror but 400 years’ https://t.co/vcnpnPxHji pic.twitter.com/SVWmf8mRKX

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 28, 2020

The police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd's neck was involved in 18 complaints prior to being fired, according to records released by the city. https://t.co/FjDlai4rGq

— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2020

Amy Klobuchar was a prosecutor in Minneapolis for 8 yrs

122 police misconduct incidents
29 killings by police
$4.8 million paid out in settlements

0 prosecutions pic.twitter.com/NpnbTJmrF4

— I almost met Timothée Chalamet once (@Jamie_Maz) May 28, 2020

NEW: Minnesota prosecutor says video showing George Floyd's death is "terrible" but says there's "other evidence that does not support a criminal charge" pic.twitter.com/X3hzxQJtfe

— BNO News (@BNONews) May 28, 2020

Crowds of people in Union Square, NY RALLY for #GeorgeFloyd chanting, "No justice, no peace!" (Lots of masks 😷😷)pic.twitter.com/KMHBukf5aZ

— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) May 28, 2020

Demonstrators burn the American flag in downtown Los Angeles to protest death of George Floyd https://t.co/yjtVAZKa30 pic.twitter.com/bRykaC0S0n

— The Hill (@thehill) May 28, 2020

If Trump is so upset, there are a lot of things he could do about it, including not having a whole campaign strategy based on voter suppression and all of its historical echoes. https://t.co/k3MCzseIsX

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) May 28, 2020

This is dumb. decision that will backfire & will cause significant harm to US tech industry. In response, ALL tech companies should immediately block ALL PAC & campaign ads “Trump Signs Executive Order on Social Media, Claiming to Protect ‘Free Speech’” https://t.co/g6ohODlddh

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) May 28, 2020

Trump’s addicted to Twitter and "revels in mainlining his thoughts into the American conversation and absorbing all the responses back into his own bloodstream. Twitter is Trump’s drug of choice, and addicts don’t break their habits so easily." https://t.co/5KUbtiHWFI

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 28, 2020

President Trump’s Executive Order on Online Censorhsip is welcome news!

I look forward to receiving the Administration’s petition for rulemaking and taking action.

My statement: pic.twitter.com/5697ih7Xod

— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) May 28, 2020

Without Facebook, Trump would never have won in 2016, and he knows he needs it now more than ever and Zuckerberg knows he needs it, so I'm pretty sure this tantrum is 99% just the distraction of the day. https://t.co/APpmjZlYl8

— Schooley (@Rschooley) May 28, 2020

The reality is that if you or I tweeted half the stuff Trump has we’d be booted from the platform permanently.

But Twitter fact checks Trump ONE TIME and he loses his shit and abuses the power of his office to retaliate against them.

Will twitter have the balls to do it again? pic.twitter.com/g6v7Aqukbv

— Bryan 🇺🇸 #StayAtHome & #WashYourHands (@swimmerbr78) May 28, 2020

Headline of the day. pic.twitter.com/AaWmQoZvFa

— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 28, 2020

Our Counterpoint Twitter account was suspended today .As were the entire collection of editorial cartoons. #TwitterCrush #twitter #TrumpMeltdown pic.twitter.com/cwwi97mVoT

— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) May 28, 2020

This piece, which is not about the Trump social media executive order at all, explains it better than anything else I have read https://t.co/V5M34pskvB

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) May 28, 2020

Trump Retweets Video Claiming ‘The Only Good Democrat Is A Dead Democrat’ https://t.co/wPT4Jjz6Tv

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 28, 2020

Wow, listen to Fox News DESTROY this presidential candidate. pic.twitter.com/Yodlb3l15m

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) May 28, 2020

6 months is just long enough for Cummings to install his ARPA fantasy of a privatised tech state and — of course — deliver a no deal Brexit to any disaster capitalist hedge fund backers. https://t.co/vw9zlUlRxP

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) May 28, 2020

Cummings reportedly wants to "get Brexit done" on his own terms, before quitting at his own convenience and to his own satisfaction. If you're still believing that "Take Back Control" shite, you're the reason scam emails about releasing dead people's fortunes exist.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) May 28, 2020

Dominic Cummings saga leaves cracked relationship between PM and party https://t.co/JP1bqVAzNc

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 28, 2020

Take away line: if Johnson cannot function without Cummings, he is unfit to be prime minister. https://t.co/UqQCvRamuj

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 28, 2020

Boris Johnson sacrifices top scientists on altar of Classic Dom | John Crace https://t.co/iyKHKVsztg

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) May 28, 2020

Attorney general who backed Dominic Cummings urged to resign after police findings https://t.co/UuGPZDvdNn

— The Independent (@Independent) May 28, 2020

Cummings is the symbol of a political class that knows consequences are for little people. https://t.co/hvLQ6edJJG

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) May 28, 2020

Boris Johnson accused of launching broken test and trace system early to distract from Cummings scandal https://t.co/cOovs1TGbX

— Dr Dominic Pimenta (@juniordrblog) May 28, 2020

Powerful.
8pm tonight – instead of #ClapForCarers , doctors hold a silent protest outside #DowningStreet pic.twitter.com/IeDDLv2oMp

— Brighton BDS (@BrightonBDS) May 28, 2020

Beijing has turned Hong Kong into a police state pic.twitter.com/pcvQCI1vSW

— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 28, 2020

The UK government is considering opening a citizenship 'path' for more than 300,000 Hong Kong residents, if China continues to pursue a controversial national security law https://t.co/OW0QLxmF90

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 28, 2020

As businesses world-wide struggle to resume operations, two planeloads of German executives traveling to China in coming days are raising pressure on foreign rivals to resume international business travel https://t.co/BJjkSLPPlY

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 28, 2020

Chinese travellers account for a quarter of the rise in global spending on tourism since 2000. If the industry is to recover, their custom is needed https://t.co/WMrQT4xOV0

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 28, 2020

The Boston Marathon has been canceled — for the first time in its 124-year history — due to the COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/l1IdwbWhwm

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) May 28, 2020

Faced with questions from MPs, Boris Johnson was like a blundering schoolboy | Martin Kettle https://t.co/MCzDKuQp0M

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 27, 2020

‘Move On’
-No
Day 6 pic.twitter.com/qPYXo0vxv9

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) May 27, 2020

Boris Johnson has told the liaison committee “a lot of what was reported (about Dominic Cummings)was untrue.” Asked to name a single claim which was untrue, he replied that he had “nothing more to add” & wouldn’t go into it! pic.twitter.com/hkStjCDp2j

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 27, 2020

PM has just said “I’m not giving you a deadline right now. I have been forbidden from announcing any more targets”
By whom? He’s the *actual prime minister*

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 27, 2020

Boris Johnson has told the country it wants to move on, which it doesn’t, because Dominic Cummings won’t.

Sketch here…https://t.co/ukQpc0ghL9 pic.twitter.com/ZTrtAA4gXr

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) May 27, 2020

Again, the following clip is why @maitlis has been pulled from @BBCNewsnight. Please watch & share. pic.twitter.com/dO3ft1Ih7R

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) May 27, 2020

There is a case to be made that the @maitlis ‘open’ strikes the wrong tone for Newsnight (I don’t necessarily agree but it could be argued) . That call ought to be established between programme editor and the head of news. This is reactive, weak and institutionally embarrassing https://t.co/eI5dEmdrOG

— emily bell (@emilybell) May 27, 2020

Just for the record, Emily @maitlis has not been asked by the BBC to take tonight off – and if I thought she had been, I certainly wouldn’t have agreed to present the show @BBCNewsnight

— Katie Razzall (@katierazz) May 27, 2020

BBC backs Laura Kuenssberg after complaints over tweet 'defending' Dominic Cummings https://t.co/jRPfhhHN5F pic.twitter.com/qH8tapPWK7

— Press Gazette (@pressgazette) May 27, 2020

No hindsight here – I warned ministers at start of crisis Cummings would become a problem; advised on crisis comms too. They should have listened https://t.co/VN2vnDS8bo

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 27, 2020

The cynical abuse of an exception meant for abused women and children is surely the most shameless aspect of the whole Cummings affair.
Dominic Cummings surely knew he was exploiting a rule meant for abuse victims | Anna Cafolla https://t.co/Airu95ptce

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) May 27, 2020

People are breaking lockdown rules and using the actions of Boris Johnson's special adviser as an excuse https://t.co/DKRGcWUvgD

— SkyNews (@SkyNews) May 27, 2020

Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?

— That UK Civil Service tweet every 12 hours (@ThatCivilTweet) May 27, 2020

Launching this before it’s ready to stop people talking about Cummings is like a toddler trying to distract its parents from the fact it’s pissed itself by shitting itself https://t.co/KNVZP3g4Nb

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 27, 2020

60,000 dead.

— John Rain CBE (@MrKenShabby) May 27, 2020

As the coronavirus death toll reaches 100,000, the U.S. is not united in mourning. Instead, divisions are more obvious than ever. https://t.co/tarC8bQQEC

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2020

The unemployment rate is 10 percent higher than it was when Trump took office and 100,000 are dead due to a pandemic he was unprepared for. What exactly are his accomplishments at this point? https://t.co/51ICxZJuv6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 27, 2020

“This Is So Unfair to Me”: Trump Whines About His COVID-19 Victimhood as His Campaign Flails https://t.co/Kr0CtIqf9M

— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) May 27, 2020

Rather than “nothing matters,” perhaps the catchphrase for Trump should be “nothing works,” because the stakes are so much higher, and the damage he has wrought is no longer abstract (“eroding democratic institutions”) but a matter of life and death.https://t.co/E3Vrnv0Lk8

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 27, 2020

Can't quite put my finger on why heavily armed Trump supporters are allowed to stop traffic and storm state houses out of dislike for public safety measures, but unarmed people protesting police murders are met with tear gas and stun grenades. Can someone help me?

— rickd (@rickd14173402) May 27, 2020

Just minutes later, WH pool was told that the social media executive order will actually be signed tomorrow not tonight. But still few details on what is in the EO.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 27, 2020

President Donald Trump's threat to shut down social media companies after Twitter labeled two of his tweets misleading sets up a fresh challenge for platforms as they struggle to deal with political misinformation during a toxic election campaign https://t.co/pADFA1aiBL

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 27, 2020

What Would Happen if Twitter Banned Trump? https://t.co/qJ9NVHPUUY

— Dave (@davewiner) May 27, 2020

Trump targeting Facebook for its anti-Conservative bias. And yet he paid Facebook $85m to run targeted adverts for him during the 2016 election. Here is Theresa Hong – Trump’s head of digital content – telling me ‘without Facebook we wouldn’t have won’. pic.twitter.com/vtywRg5Ahz

— Jamie Bartlett (@JamieJBartlett) May 27, 2020

“There is no sewer so vile that Trump won’t wade into it, dragging the rest of the country along”https://t.co/ksumBkmo4U via @NewYorker

— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) May 27, 2020

That's not subtle, Rush. That's the passive-aggressive cowardice of a bully.
And yeah, we get it. https://t.co/4MqppEyAS3

— Quentin Hardy (@qhardy) May 27, 2020

The Conspiracy Caucus:

Senator McConnell, Senator Graham, Senator Johnson, and Senate GOP are racing to peddle conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to help Pres. Trump.

But they're twiddling their thumbs on desperately needed help for Americans reeling from the COVID-19 crisis. https://t.co/3LfniUcCpU

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 27, 2020

Senator Ron Johnson is the committee chairman America has entrusted to protect the independence of the inspector general program. Here's a complete list of things he is doing to stop Trump's IG purge: pic.twitter.com/CNbVx8d4k5

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 27, 2020

Scoop: Privacy and civil liberties board will review surveillance law that has vexed Trump. https://t.co/0XpiQiKuPu

— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) May 27, 2020

Board of Immigration Appeals members were offered financial incentives to retire or resign, a document shows.https://t.co/Ho2UdxykA4

— Roll Call (@rollcall) May 27, 2020

Trump administration won't require the NRA and other groups to disclose donors to tax officials https://t.co/gEGZfvPscD pic.twitter.com/Pe3OIz6UMM

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 27, 2020

One set of reports listed Trump Tower’s 2010 profits as $13.3 million; a second put them at $16.1 million. That helped the Trump Organization borrow $73 million more than it had before. https://t.co/gNxlvsnvyd

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 27, 2020

Dear @realDonaldTrump , I wish to draw your attention to a devastating violation of your privacy. Someone has accessed your college grades and is proliferating it on the Internet. I suggest you write to@Jack and have this removed forthwith. It makes you look kinda dum. pic.twitter.com/1HgtD3HXTx

— Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) May 27, 2020

.@NASA and @SpaceX have scrubbed today’s launch attempt of the #LaunchAmerica mission to the @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Next launch attempt will be at 3:22 p.m. ET on May 30, from Launch Complex 39A: https://t.co/QbAzUX70N3 pic.twitter.com/xDerXOgvAi

— NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) May 27, 2020

Bad weather delays the historic NASA/SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral. They'll try again on Saturday. https://t.co/JxhczIl534 pic.twitter.com/OMoOaPp1iP

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 27, 2020

The WHO suspended trials on Trump's favorite COVID miracle cure https://t.co/XMNqg3UInZ

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 27, 2020

The Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China, Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo has told Congress. The notification sets the stage for U.S. to withdraw Hong Kong's preferential trade and financial status. https://t.co/66cQ4UL44Z

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 27, 2020

As border tensions have escalated between China and India in recent weeks, President Donald Trump made an unsolicited offer to mediate the two countries’ decades-old border disputes https://t.co/26TE7jg2T7

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 27, 2020

BREAKING: House votes to send China sanctions bill to Trump’s desk as tensions escalatehttps://t.co/p4D79xklLI

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) May 27, 2020

Dear UK Government, what is preventing you from looking like this? pic.twitter.com/NrcAsKEYpE

— Tommy Maguire (@RationalPanic) May 27, 2020

Breaking News: The writer and activist Larry Kramer has died at 84. His work to shock the U.S. into seeing AIDS as a public health emergency helped shift policy in the 1980s and '90s.
“One of America’s most valuable troublemakers,” Susan Sontag called him.https://t.co/I1aPREbr2H

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2020

Trump is spreading a murder conspiracy to the horror of a widower. Jack Dorsey's stance will cost him https://t.co/R2dj8VeSB9

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) May 26, 2020

The story is Trumps obvious mental deterioration/illnesses and how these tweets are symptoms.

He wants the deflection/wedge to be the story and you guys keep taking the bait.

Write about his obvious lack of mental capacity.

— Rams for Biden (@BidenRams) May 26, 2020

"These tweets are awful but [Trump] knows what they do, he knows what's going on, and beyond just appealing to his base, he's doing it because they're doing nothing about it, and he knows they will" – @karaswisher w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/wmDhpJ06Ie

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 26, 2020

New: Statement from Twitter about adding a fact check to President Trump's mail-in ballot tweets.

"These tweets contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots." pic.twitter.com/l03AWY0C0B

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) May 26, 2020

Trump campaign manager on Twitter flagging Trump mail in vote tweets: “We always knew that Silicon Valley would pull out all the stops to obstruct and interfere with President Trump getting his message through to voters.” pic.twitter.com/g53gJo4mw2

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 26, 2020

For the first time ever, Twitter has applied a fact-check label to Trump's tweets.

It shouldn't have taken this long, it should be applied more widely, and tbh the tweets shouldn't even still be up, but it's … something. pic.twitter.com/9LlGYoQjvK

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) May 26, 2020

Twitter: Where you can falsely accuse someone of murder, but cannot spread falsities about mail-in voting. That is a bridge too far.

— Adam Wren (@adamwren) May 26, 2020

Trump is an ‘insecure coward’ growing ‘more erratic’: Conservative warns ‘he’s not thinking clearly’
https://t.co/3JOtdBhPja

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 26, 2020

He absolutely can't overrule governors. Even if he wants to. https://t.co/aI2BT73Je2

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 26, 2020

"Can you take the mask off I can’t hear you?” says President Trump to a reporter in the Rose Garden.

“I’ll just speak up,” says the reporter

“Because you want to be politically correct.” the president replies.

An illustration of how mask wearing is being politicized here

— Paul Danahar (@pdanahar) May 26, 2020

Trump voter says he doesn’t wear a mask in public because Trump doesn’t wear one. pic.twitter.com/MzrGQl83PT

— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (@aravosis) May 26, 2020

She was fired by Trump over a report showing medical workers faced shortages of PPE. https://t.co/SGwXM1Apkg

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 26, 2020

Today is Tuesday. Where are the letters we were promised on Tuesday? pic.twitter.com/Z4NSiaUFOQ

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 26, 2020

Analysis: Kayleigh McEnany’s latest briefing is a case study in gaslighting, whataboutism and false claims https://t.co/NIxpSExI8f

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 26, 2020

Do you know how to stop the WH shitshow? Stop showing up. Hand in your press passes tell them it's over. Don't cover it! They crave the attention even if it's negative. 100,000 + Americans have died and they are pushing propaganda? WTF?

— Monica Fraker (@FrakerMonica) May 26, 2020

Perspective: Biden wore a mask. Trump did not. Now a single accessory can define the presidency. https://t.co/2Epo9aZMw6

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 26, 2020

Biden just now, when asked why he apologizes when Trump says a ton of offensive things and never apologizes: “If I say something offensive, I should apologize.” I remember when this was the way normal adults thought about life.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 26, 2020

Some in No 10 think they’re through the worst of the Dominic Cummings row – tomorrow’s papers suggest not yet. pic.twitter.com/RalL66Lumi

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 26, 2020

I think it's possible that the handling of this means that there is no longer any conventionally good outcome for Boris Johnson. Keep Dom, piss off voters and MPs. Fire him, lose a man you'd already gone all-in on after Sabisky, Javid etc. https://t.co/E18Iutwq6E

— Luke McGee (@lukemcgee) May 26, 2020

His fate could still go either way – but Tory insiders are worried about a Cummings rebound

– My analysis https://t.co/ZEg96JdZBF pic.twitter.com/ru427Lb6oP

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) May 26, 2020

The reason Keir Starmer hasn’t called for Dominic Cummings to resign is that he probably doesn’t want him to. With these figures, who can blame him. https://t.co/Hgp2ImHl0x

— David Clark (@David_K_Clark) May 26, 2020

Minister resigns as row over Cummings engulfs government’s coronavirus response https://t.co/m4ZeZucYil

— Gary Gibbon's Blog (@GaryGibbonBlog) May 26, 2020

Did my #Cummings rant, about how focussing on him IS very relevant to the #Coronavirus issue, as a single post, if that's of use to anyone pic.twitter.com/aLi1kZ8rlm

— Dean Burnett (@garwboy) May 26, 2020

‘He made those who struggled to keep to the rules feel like fools and has allowed many more to assume they can now flout them. The prime minister knows all this and has chosen to ignore it.’

Savage brilliance from @maitlis #newsnight pic.twitter.com/1tX879ICqZ

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 26, 2020

Here's a comparison between Wales and England this bank holiday past, in case anyone was interested in evidence of effective Government messaging. pic.twitter.com/0I0NQAqM94

— Ava-Santina (@AvaSantina) May 26, 2020

Tomorrow's @dailystar #frontpage:

– It’s official, folks! Cops: don’t drive if you’re blind #dominiccunmings

– A dom & dumber excuse

– Hosepipe ban on its way#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/QW0E54fepW

— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 26, 2020

NEW/EXC. Back in real world. The UK is nowhere close to meeting the target for 50,000 customs agents it needs for #Brexit, and the govt. "misleading" about it – haulage, customs chiefs tell me. Stay with me briefly. It's mad. /1Threadhttps://t.co/e7VluYHlAq

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) May 26, 2020

Hundreds of riot police took up posts around Hong Kong’s legislature overnight, with protests expected Wednesday over a bill criminalising disrespect of #China’s national anthem and against plans by Beijing to impose a #NationalSecurityLaw https://t.co/qAiewtyBZ1 #HongKong #HK

— Rosalind Mathieson (@RosMathieson) May 26, 2020

Highly rated companies including ­Disney, Apple and ExxonMobil have borrowed $1 trillion in five months as they seek to boost their balance sheets for dealing with the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/exGCiVow6M

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 26, 2020

“The city, the government, they have forgotten us.”https://t.co/yPUQYDBZwZ via @NYTimes

— 💥𝚍𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚒 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚝💥 (@dodaistewart) May 26, 2020

Brazil's been added to @realDonaldTrump's administration's travel ban since its death toll passed 100K. Last week, I spoke on Bolsonaro's #COVID19 response in World #In60Seconds: "Pretty much the worst of any major democracy around the world." Chime in. https://t.co/O9x5A2cl9j pic.twitter.com/ZZWnjRD8Vh

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 26, 2020

A Canadian court is set to issue a key ruling tomorrow that will decide whether Huawei’s CFO is released or extradited to the US for trial. https://t.co/455namolGu

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) May 26, 2020

Tomorrow, @AstroBehnken & @Astro_Doug become the 1st humans to launch to the @Space_Station from American soil since the final space shuttle mission in 2011. Don’t miss our live coverage, including video from the @SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft!

Details: https://t.co/McKRZTW8rs pic.twitter.com/4CX64mc18f

— NASA (@NASA) May 26, 2020

NEW: The NHL says it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams if it is able to resume play. https://t.co/gVIywohJu4

— ABC News (@ABC) May 26, 2020

Amy Cooper, a white woman who called the police on a black man, Christian Cooper, for asking her to leash her dog in Central Park, has been fired by her employer https://t.co/ikbocOFD7j

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 26, 2020

BREAKING: Four Minneapolis police officers were fired following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after an officer kneeled on his neck while he was handcuffed on the ground, shouting that he couldn’t breathe. https://t.co/TOsnyLzm9b

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) May 26, 2020

RIP Sean bell, unarmed innocent black man killed in Nov of 2006 by the NYPD on his wedding night

His daughter graduated 😭🙏🏼❤️ pic.twitter.com/LP0l8gVXSg

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) May 26, 2020

Dominic Cummings's excuse over his alleged breach of the rules appeared a parody of the shifty political class he once pretended to despise https://t.co/pfk1SgD570

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 25, 2020

Not quite the headlines in the papers No10 were hoping for! 🤔#tomorrowspaperstoday #Cummings pic.twitter.com/NUmyS1pJRm

— 🌈 Angela Rayner 🌈 (@AngelaRayner) May 25, 2020

Question for whichever Murdoch lickspittle now edits the Sun: how has what Cummings done been ‘right for the country?’ pic.twitter.com/gNARleggD0

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) May 25, 2020

This is why people are angry. Not only was the decision to unilaterally break the guidelines reckless, the decision to defend that choice is callous. Johnson, and everyone who has defended Cummings these past days, has shown a fundamental lack of respect and humanity.

— James Ker-Lindsay (@JamesKerLindsay) May 25, 2020

Reflections on a truly extraordinary day. The PM has made up his mind but what matters now is the court of public opinion. The jury still out on whether Cummings will be able to hang on https://t.co/ddyn0COY5P

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 25, 2020

"On the point about eyesight, I'm finding I have to wear spectacles for the first time in years… so I'm inclined to think that's very, very plausible"

PM Boris Johnson on Dominic Cumming's claim that he went for a drive to test his eyesighthttps://t.co/iEfuyWJjDA pic.twitter.com/RNgQoL1Kq8

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 25, 2020

Today is a test of a mode of politics, a mode Cummings made. His remarks were laced with attacks on the media. He didn’t give an inch even when it was clear that what he was saying wasn’t correct. It’s a way of doing politics which has been v successful. Has it reached its limit?

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) May 25, 2020

🔥 Cummings caught in arrant lie 🔥

In the Rose Garden today, he pretended (twice) he had been some uncanny prophet about coronavirus…

…but he just doctored his old blogs.

[Gawd bless the Wayback Machine which snapshots websites over time]

I am so, so sick of the lying. https://t.co/e8YwEQrN4R

— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) May 25, 2020

How amazing that in 16th century dialect Barnard Castle was a euphemism for a pathetic excuse! pic.twitter.com/7c5hV4wLs1

— suzannehfranks (@suzannehfranks) May 25, 2020

if Cummings is unhappy about inaccurate stories in the media just wait til he reads that lockdown Spectator piece by Mary Wakefield

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) May 25, 2020

A second bishop received death threats from Cummings fans. Looovely people. https://t.co/XDIvIhuMhF

— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) May 25, 2020

Ten minutes late.

Must be struggling to shed his exoskeleton.

— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) May 25, 2020

"Bowler's name, please….
ffs…BOWLER'S NAME, PLEASE!! Thank you…." pic.twitter.com/m7OjQsMUgn

— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) May 25, 2020

Far worse than Cummings taking the country for an idiot is that he, and Boris Johnson, delivered this tragedy for tens, very likely soon to be hundreds, of thousands of his countrymen and women. https://t.co/rJY5chwLi9

— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) May 25, 2020

Who says that POTUS doesn’t know how to celebrate Memorial Day? Nothing like taking some potshots at a veteran before firing up the old White House grill. https://t.co/SOmz5U33LK

— Julian Zelizer (@julianzelizer) May 25, 2020

Every day these days is a memorial to presidential dignity. https://t.co/rVjglDAadj

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 25, 2020

In anticipation, I guess, of @realDonaldTrump’s trademark “Happy Memorial Day” message, his campaign sent out this request to celebrate soldiers’ sacrifices by buying merchandise to help re-elect a man who doesn’t know the meaning of the word “sacrifice.” pic.twitter.com/mbRL87ugi4

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 23, 2020

If he wins another term, you're going to see this clip a lot. You may even see it in October when Barr releases his report on the agents who investigated Trump. This isn't hysterical word play. This is him threatening a purge of career government officials.

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 25, 2020

As Trump's never-ending meltdown continues….

REMINDER: Trump sent security agents to steal his health & mental health records from his doctors office and conceal them in hiding.

— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) May 25, 2020

Think if Trump had been POTUS when the Challenger exploded.

“It was built by Jimmy Carter. I know how to build things that don’t explode. The teacher who died said nasty things about me.” https://t.co/sLlcY8wNWK

— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) May 25, 2020

Hundreds boaters in South Carolina hold parade in support of Trump over Memorial Day weekend https://t.co/yMHXyOnSKj pic.twitter.com/HhCEitHvDE

— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2020

Protesters hang effigy of Kentucky governor during Second Amendment rally https://t.co/GPrkGUqc1M pic.twitter.com/LkLKpd459i

— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2020

Love always wins over hate. The Kentuckians who stood in front of our home today with signs of encouragement and positivity have not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. ^BB

— First Lady Britainy Beshear (@BritainyBeshear) May 25, 2020

Amusing that Trump is now threatening to pull the Republican National Convention from Charlotte.

Apparently, it was the only city that submitted a bid.

Good luck finding a new location with three months to go. https://t.co/Cgy7fs89ye

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) May 25, 2020

Trump’s threat to pull the convention from Charlotte unless the gov allows for attendees to attend in full (and risk mass infection) raises the tantalizing prospect that this year’s RNC gathering will end up at… Doral.

— Sam Stein (@samstein) May 25, 2020

So this means Trump 100% wants to have the RNC Convention at Trump Doral. Remember when he threw a hissy fit in front of the world when they wouldn’t let him host G7 summit there. This would be a way to recoup lost wages so to speak. P.S. the Doral is a dump. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/57jT9t1mFD

— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) May 25, 2020

North Carolina sees highest one-day spike in coronavirus cases.

"We're just testing more, so we are seeing the amount of cases that we have, in a more accurate way," the mayor of Durham says. https://t.co/PkC6IFezo4

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 25, 2020

WHO warns of "immediate second peak" in countries where coronavirus infections are declining. https://t.co/aMCwV6oYjq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 25, 2020

Why was Belgium’s outbreak so bad? https://t.co/TIaS4dSfj3

— Paul Musgrave🍕 (@profmusgrave) May 25, 2020

No new deaths recorded in Republic of Ireland as chief medical officer says it has "suppressed" #Covid19
https://t.co/yU7o9W1Oo8

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) May 25, 2020

"All you need to do, actually if you don’t fancy quarantining is to fly to Dublin Airport, put a foot on Irish soil and then fly straight to whichever UK airport you want"https://t.co/xukIQO50eO

— DublinLive (@DublinLive) May 25, 2020

Eid Mubarak all✨

Especially to this Ikea branch in Germany.

Local Muslims asked if they can use the car park for prayers in order to maintain distancing per regulations. And Ikea said yes pic.twitter.com/6EDLmjkY9I

— Abdirahim Saeed (@AbdirahimS) May 24, 2020

Branson’s Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit cuts short its test of rocket launch from 747 https://t.co/GJ2W7IceSU

— O.C. Register (@ocregister) May 25, 2020

Because the first step in overcoming your addiction to planetary destruction is admitting it on a T-shirt.https://t.co/qZk4O7jmVW

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 25, 2020

No dignity, no future: Boris forsakes leadership to protect Cummings https://t.co/tdIgsKC1iJ

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 24, 2020

"You say he was following instincts. The rest of the country was following rules, not instincts."

Political Editor @GaryGibbonBlog asks the Prime Minister if the public are "now all entitled to follow instincts" after claims chief aide Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules. pic.twitter.com/tXZugGO6cU

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 24, 2020

Guardian front page, Monday 25 May 2020: No apology, no explanation: PM bets all on Cummings pic.twitter.com/krGodkmTyq

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 24, 2020

Number 10.
Losing The Mail but not The Sun pic.twitter.com/ly2N98aety

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) May 24, 2020

Frank. Fearless. Forthright. Fucked. pic.twitter.com/tbrCeX7JQJ

— Remainiacs Podcast (@RemainiacsCast) May 24, 2020

"And all we wanted to do – and I’m sure the same goes for any grieving family – is gather in my garden and sing the 1975 Abba single ‘Dancing Queen’." https://t.co/CElEo1eoIS

— Neil Gibbons (@neilgibbons) May 24, 2020

I hate to say this, but I’m glad @BorisJohnson has made Dominic Cummings indispensable. His advisor has now become a household name, and more eyes are looking at his time in Russia, his lying campaigns around the NHS, overspending, dark data, and now his whole £1bn ARPA project

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) May 24, 2020

If you wanted to construct a scenario that utterly retoxified the Conservative brand and played to people's worst fears/prejudices about Tories this would fit. https://t.co/vrJpS2tZua

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) May 24, 2020

Cheers. I believe this was the tweet. Thanks for bringing my attention to it and the truth it contains. https://t.co/aMPyB6Yi9e pic.twitter.com/gdz3zdBEGT

— Gym for the Soul (@gymforthesoul) May 24, 2020

PM Johnson says plans on some pupils returning to primary school on June 1 https://t.co/xOvKtLMMqS pic.twitter.com/nkVc3uJTMZ

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Dominic Cummings reported to Durham Police over breaking lockdown rules.

This story isn't going away any time soon. https://t.co/l9PVXn1Srb

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 24, 2020

And here’s the Bishop of Leeds https://t.co/rKwfSrSP4g https://t.co/siXydf8rww

— Callum May (@callummay) May 24, 2020

faced with a critical moment, the premium strain of own-the-libs Tory headbangers have decided to cancel God pic.twitter.com/kxtB0zRm6B

— Dr. Strategy (@inthesedeserts) May 24, 2020

My fear about @BorisJohnson ever getting near the position he now holds was that he would do irreparable damage both to our standing in the world and to standards in public life. We are witnessing national decline live on TV and it is painful and stomach churning to watch

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 24, 2020

One thing the Cummings row does is distract from this crushing Sunday Times review into @BorisJohnson failure to get on top of #coronavirus in March. And the lives that cost. It’s long and behind paywalls, but some key nuggets../1https://t.co/oWDkhozvUG

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) May 24, 2020

Obv do not think just about Cummings. Johnson weakened: question is whether the recasting of Conservatives as a Brexit personality cult leaves internal opposition with any strength, or if it even exists. Anyway, quite a feat to go from 'I survived Covid' PM to this, in weeks https://t.co/ubQoJl6MZb

— John Harris (@johnharris1969) May 24, 2020

It’s only shaming if you feel shame https://t.co/HsHYEodgQD

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) May 24, 2020

I went for a walk today with the late Mo Mowlam after discovering this Desert Island Discs from March 1999. If you need a reminder of what a decent, honest, hardworking and very human politician sounds like then have a listen https://t.co/rPHjiKQ3Le

— Fergal McFerran (@FergalMcFerran) May 24, 2020

On weekend dedicated to war dead, Trump tweets insults, promotes baseless claims and plays golf https://t.co/SYKa2r84qE

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 24, 2020

Her husband went golfing twice this weekend. pic.twitter.com/dLeiCcPumu

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 24, 2020

“If you look at the trends today, I think by Memorial Day Weekend we will largely have this coronavirus epidemic behind us.”
-VP, Task Force Commander Pence
On Fox News 4/23/20
We’ll hit 100K just in time for grilling berders tomorrow…🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/W3gRjipj15

— Reality Dose (@LRPow79) May 24, 2020

What's behind Trump's push to reopen churches?

Falling poll numbers among white evangelicals.

That's a dangerous political game to play with people's lives. https://t.co/TozLi1Pk7h

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) May 23, 2020

Even though @realDonaldTrump called for churches to be opened and deemed an “essential service” despite them being a hot spot for #coronavirus during this pandemic; President Two Corinthians didn’t go to church today – he went golfing! https://t.co/hX8lvuf7lt #COVID19 #church

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) May 24, 2020

I woke up this morning and noticed that my drawing 'Donald the Reaper' was liked and shared en masse on Twitter. Thank you all for that. Please Retweet this image; I want to be sure Trump also sees this drawing today. pic.twitter.com/wxOspPyvNB

— Mark Dolk (@vrjrdgstknng) May 24, 2020

Coronavirus has made a fundamental shift in who it touches and where it reaches in America.

The pandemic is now increasingly shifting to rural areas—counties with acres of farmland, cramped meatpacking plants, out-of-the-way prisons and few hospital beds. https://t.co/duJ4XtDJWU

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 24, 2020

Dr. Scarves has no credibility left. Her last shreds are in Trump’s golf cart. https://t.co/e0VKgcARhW

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) May 24, 2020

If you can't clearly say Donald Trump should wear a mask like everyone else I'm sorry but get off the damn stage

We don't have time for moral cowards this is a global pandemic https://t.co/lcnvnJcsUb

— Seth Abramson (@🏠) (@SethAbramson) May 24, 2020

Opinion: Coronavirus casualties in Republicans’ culture war https://t.co/1d7rEtU7bu

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 24, 2020

.@realDonaldTrump preemptively explaining his possible #2020 loss, setting up legal challenge and refusal to accept peaceful transfer of power if the courts don’t back him. No president has done more to openly, ceaselessly and tauntingly undermine our constitutional rule of law. https://t.co/K1qzY8YEwY

— howardfineman (@howardfineman) May 24, 2020

NEW: For the past six months, top Trump campaign officials, reporting to Jared Kushner, have been working on a radical overhaul of the Republican Party platform. https://t.co/dkRCtWlfEw

— Axios (@axios) May 24, 2020

"There are still people who think Target, Walmart and other food stores are magical kingdoms where everything is sterile and nobody has ever gotten sick, and that’s what they want people to keep thinking." https://t.co/4xLbTjyz8n

— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) May 24, 2020

8 of last 9 days the number of new #Covid19 cases has been below 100. Today’s new cases = 57. This progress is thanks to YOU & your family. We now need to maintain it & work to carefully find ways of living alongside the virus by following our plan. Stay safe. We will get there

— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) May 24, 2020

The director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology says claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Chinese laboratory are a “pure fabrication. https://t.co/AHpnarmMqL

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2020

More than 100 COVID-19 cases in Germany traced back to Frankfurt church services https://t.co/QaVGI1DuiC pic.twitter.com/mLpKOmyoJ7

— The Hill (@thehill) May 24, 2020

Whoa, whoa, we don't want to rush into anything this early https://t.co/BTqMsDnJKt

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 24, 2020

This report. https://t.co/0C3Td5hSKs

— randomirish (@randomirish) May 24, 2020

Jacinda Ardern stays cool as earthquake rattles New Zealand capital https://t.co/iDqN79wFbx pic.twitter.com/dG32kHV6Iv

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2020

South African president says lockdown to ease from June 1 https://t.co/g99T700TvD pic.twitter.com/9DRL3H61Fe

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 24, 2020

As nature’s microscopic zombies, viruses straddle the divide between living and dead. They're packed with DNA, but can’t reproduce without a host. These qualities could be adopted to produce batteries with improved energy density and sustainability. https://t.co/0YCOsH0lvT

— WIRED (@WIRED) May 24, 2020

So my mother's friend's husband is stuck in a hotel in Saudi Arabia and this is the order menu they gave him

Do I have any Arabic speaking followers that can help make sense of this but also, tag yourself, I'm "Normal doubt" pic.twitter.com/MVemyCCON9

— Vlada ✨😈✨ (@vladadraws) May 24, 2020

No no no no!! This is not how The Godfather’s climactic scene goes at all!!!! https://t.co/ACYI8iJgRt

— Gabe (@BmoreGabe) May 24, 2020

and in other news … https://t.co/sDYnFUk8cT

— Karine Polwart (@IAMKP) May 24, 2020

Sunday's entire @nytimes front page is a partial list of Covid-19 victims. "The 1,000 people here reflect just 1% of the toll. None were mere numbers." pic.twitter.com/oh86xAUdRL

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 23, 2020

Nearly 100,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. The nation needs a collective mourning process, @meghanor writes. https://t.co/uMOHrp43sG

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 23, 2020

White House concerned with coronavirus spread in L.A. – Los Angeles Times https://t.co/kU2wJfHT6w

— Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) May 23, 2020

Trump spent 3 1/2 hours golfing today. How many Americans died during his time on the links?

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) May 23, 2020

Don’t worry. Donald Trump is hard at work, doing everything he can to protect … oh wait … he’s golfing. Again.#TrumpGolfsYouDie #trumpgolfswhilepeopledie

New from @MeidasTouch: #DemCast pic.twitter.com/HBL7ZOF2ae

— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 #DemCast (@DemWrite) May 23, 2020

As @realDonaldTrump golfs this Memorial Day weekend while Americans continue to die due to his failed leadership, here’s a photo of a monument he placed along the Potomac at his VA golf course, which is as fake as his Putin installed presidency.

This battle never happened.

1/4 pic.twitter.com/j1M73DWisy

— Alexandra Chalupa (@AlexandraChalup) May 23, 2020

Idiocracy https://t.co/SdhA40EWWR

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) May 23, 2020

Virus pandemic confronts Memorial Weekend:
• Some houses of worship stay closed, despite President Trump calling them essential, saying they should reopen.
• COVID-19 cases fall in China, but surge in Latin America, India.
• U.S. deaths surpass 96,000.https://t.co/2arrvK7Zcy

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 23, 2020

By mid-afternoon Saturday, the boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland, was packed. Groups of ten or more are prohibited by law, and masks are recommended but not required. https://t.co/hD8RRLqD7S

— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) May 23, 2020

Hairstylist with coronavirus 'potentially exposed 91 people to disease' https://t.co/2O2S3OxDQU

— The Independent (@Independent) May 23, 2020

I know we haven’t hit bottom yet but this is pretty fucked up right here. pic.twitter.com/OeNJOxIuu8

— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) May 23, 2020

They will say that it’s no big deal, it’s just temporary, and wait days and weeks beyond what they should. And thousands, or tens of thousands, will die as a consequence.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) May 23, 2020

Roughly half of the Twitter accounts pushing to 'reopen America' are bots, researchers found https://t.co/hjTqh8N28W

— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) May 22, 2020

“Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. It was to bring down American democracy.” This is a must read article for anyone who cares about foreign interference in our democracy. https://t.co/NMJBcJ5VT9

— Michael Morell (@MichaelJMorell) May 23, 2020

The #DominicCumings scandal is so explosive because it is not abstract. Hundreds of thousands of people sacrificed by not going to funerals or not seeing frightened parents. They will never forget.

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) May 23, 2020

#sackcummings #dominicgoing #BorisHasFailedBritain pic.twitter.com/SrJZuOaJpu

— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) May 23, 2020

Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown not once but twice and Downing Street borrows from the Trump playbook for its response https://t.co/Adw9q0sRBm pic.twitter.com/0odCeZ0cVN

— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) May 23, 2020

No Conservative MP or minister spoken out (other than in support) for Cummings. But privately there is anger and incredulity. Senior minister told me tonight Cummings has to go because he’s ‘damaging the team and the policy’. PM using up a lot of political capital

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 23, 2020

You keep thinking it can’t get any more putrid. Then up pops the former lover of the current fiancé of a PM who can’t enumerate how many kids he has with a story briefed by said PM (who never appears in public) defending Cummings on the grounds that he wasn’t shagging. 1/2 https://t.co/Oq28FphDHc

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 23, 2020

The issue is no longer Cummings. The issue is why cabinet ministers took time out this weekend to trash the credibility and integrity of their own government in order to protect an unelected, divisive courtier. https://t.co/AAjJuIIqzF

— Frank Cottrell-Boyce (@frankcottrell_b) May 23, 2020

This seems symptomatic of what is wrong with our politics. We all know he doesn't believe this and that privately he's probably spitting tacks , but hey the game is the game https://t.co/p0SMVZonmX

— robert shrimsley (@robertshrimsley) May 23, 2020

The absolute dereliction of duty it takes to put party honour in front of national security and public health during a deadly pandemic is incredible. Every single minister who has put out a public statement in support of Cummings should be out of a job.

— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) May 23, 2020

10th May is a date not covered by the stories so far🧐 https://t.co/qxaSKdPhUO

— Abi Wilkinson (@AbiWilks) May 23, 2020

Unfortunately we’ve lost quite a few followers today because we condemned Dominic Cumming’s actions.

But for us, the health of our colleagues and the population they serve is more important than anything else.

So please RT and follow if you remain right behind us.

Thank you x pic.twitter.com/qodivZvDDo

— NHS Million 💙 (@NHSMillion) May 23, 2020

MPs in growing revolt over plan for 2 June Commons return https://t.co/5FghJxXoM4

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 23, 2020

These @Reuterspictures show businesses around the world reopening with people practicing social distancing https://t.co/jfhywefJar pic.twitter.com/lfycd0sEic

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 23, 2020

About time. I was wondering when 2020 would finally get interesting. https://t.co/SKq4zdHV1e

— Nicholas Miller (@Nick_L_Miller) May 23, 2020

First coronavirus related death confirmed in besieged Gaza Strip https://t.co/BTYQhmNohc

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 23, 2020

About 12.5% of Moscow's residents are estimated to have the antibody for coronavirus, the city's health authorities say https://t.co/IUnSKs2ZW4 pic.twitter.com/xMJGFrCNO1

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 23, 2020

Rest of World🌍 to America🇺🇸: Terrific, more for us!

New U.S. poll: "50% of respondents said they plan to get vaccinated for the virus, 'if and when a #coronavirus #vaccine becomes available,' 23% said they won't get vaccinated & 27% said not sure."https://t.co/KpGq4uPmNI

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 23, 2020

Pastor Who Claimed To Cure Coronavirus With Faith Dies Of Coronavirus https://t.co/RyiZXYD3HQ

— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) May 23, 2020

A wee house in #brinalack standing strong against the storm with no name. #gweedore #gaothdobhair pic.twitter.com/7y7LKadowW

— WildAtlanticGweedore (@Gweedore_WAWay) May 23, 2020

This afternoon Priti Patel said: ‘We will not allow a small minority, a reckless minority, to endanger us all’ pic.twitter.com/El5MTnwhGR

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) May 22, 2020

Hey @MattHancock, will you be urging the police to get involved as you did with Neil Ferguson? Or is it one rule for your enemies and another for your friends? https://t.co/SigiOWPX7m

— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) May 22, 2020

The choice facing @BorisJohnson tonight is a simple one

A. Sack Dominic Cummings

B. Express contempt for the British people who have sacrificed so much

Which will it be Prime Minister? https://t.co/ymbBCnyj0j

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 22, 2020

All I can think of is all those people who kept to the rules & didn’t say farewell or hold the hand of a dearly loved family member before they died nor attend their funeral. Govt has been consistent – do as we say not as we do. Arrogant & elitist #Cummings #Jenrick #COVIDー19 https://t.co/K9F9o1ctvX

— Anna Soubry (@Anna_Soubry) May 22, 2020

First time for everything – could not agree more with JHB. The greatest fear of Coronavirus – infecting your parents. Painful but necessary to stay apart even when you have no symptoms. But Cummings not only turned up, he apparently used them for childcare. Different universes. https://t.co/zTWVpYteSf

— Jessica Simor QC (@JMPSimor) May 22, 2020

Perhaps Cummings is employed as a cleaner by his parents

— Lucy Watson (@Lucywwatson) May 22, 2020

Whatever the source says this story should have led the @BBCNews at Ten. @neil_ferguson was shamed for breaking the lockdown. But when Dominic Cummings broke it – whatever the excuse – it's not a major story. BBC management are The Jellyfish. https://t.co/FwFBqd6UOo

— John Sweeney (@johnsweeneyroar) May 22, 2020

No 10 won’t comment on Cummings but no chance at all this goes away – SNP and Lib Dems calling for him to go, plenty of restive Tory MPs and plenty of ministers who feel excluded by Vote Leave tribe in Downing St

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) May 22, 2020

I'm not usually one to pile on Laura Kuenssberg, but…why is she the one rebutting the story in the reply to tweets about this and not Number 10? https://t.co/kgKjh25ddg

— Chris Stokel-Walker (@stokel) May 22, 2020

The journalists defending Dom Cummings tonight are largely the same ones who get their stories from him. It’s how it works.

— Tim Montgomerie (@montie) May 22, 2020

This is an account of how Dominic Cummings and his family coped with having the virus. It was written by Mary Wakefield, his wife. On re-reading in the current context it appears … inconsistent and disingenuous to say the least: https://t.co/som1cQGOjq

— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) May 22, 2020

i Weekend: "Two weeks in quarantine if you want a foreign holiday" (via @hendopolis) #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/uw26l3P8rR

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 22, 2020

Saturday's Express: "Let’s all go on a British summer holiday" (via @hendopolis) #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mSW1fkVCdn

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 22, 2020

Does it apply to bolted horses returning to their stable? https://t.co/f095DuZidL

— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) May 22, 2020

📽️ OUT NOW – our new short film #ThisIsPoverty. Watch and share this poignant documentary which demonstrates the injustice of poverty in the UK. Together we can change this and #SolveUKPoverty. https://t.co/8Fn1ra8r9L

— Joseph Rowntree Fdn. (@jrf_uk) May 22, 2020

The President just gave Putin carte blanche: Trump to Withdraw U.S. From ‘Open Skies’ Treaty https://t.co/S9A7VDNzmU

— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) May 22, 2020

As I kept telling you, Trump has no idea what Open Skies is, or what it does. This is people on the Hill and lower levels in the administration making mischief while they still can. https://t.co/2OPJlMQEAm

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 22, 2020

This is insane. I was the director of CIA.

— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) May 21, 2020

Trump drug hydroxychloroquine raises death risk in Covid patients, study says https://t.co/6FAo3QSOyS

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 22, 2020

President Trump has begun questioning the official coronavirus death toll, suggesting the numbers, which have hurt his approval ratings and re-election prospects, are inflated. Experts say the death toll is probably far higher than what is publicly known.https://t.co/iLJQmM6Wkq

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 22, 2020

The Trump Administration's attacks on the press seek to paint journalists as "others." That this now extends to religion is disgusting. Many reporters are religious, but it shouldn't matter. The question that was being asked and that everyone should care about is one of safety. https://t.co/OHAUTmsQav

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) May 22, 2020

"Trump's moves to reopen the country appear increasingly brazen and untethered to the guidance of the nation's leading public health advisers. This afternoon, Trump abruptly ordering states to open houses of worship despite ongoing caution" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/PQhsrgBdmQ

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 22, 2020

What in the holy hell has he turned this Presidency into. https://t.co/pmRch4P2nD

— Meredith Salenger (@MeredthSalenger) May 22, 2020

Thank you @WaffleHouse! President @realDonaldTrump and our Administration will stop at nothing to restore our economy as we continue to safely reopen this Nation. We are on our way back, America! pic.twitter.com/oCKuUuA6vz

— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) May 22, 2020

Joe Biden says he “shouldn’t have been such a wise guy,” hours after he told a popular African American radio host that "if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black" https://t.co/wCYBYV3mfu

— CNN (@CNN) May 22, 2020

In fairness, how many times in a row can the media report, "Today May 22, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden once again did not urge anybody to inject bleach." https://t.co/OnmPJl6P4g

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 22, 2020

Think of how many small businesses could have been helped with the $47 million that went to private jet companies owned by wealthy Trump donors. It’s ridiculous.

We need a president who puts hardworking Americans ahead of the wealthy and well-connected. https://t.co/A7Pn17J6id

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 22, 2020

“This is the end of Hong Kong," pro-democracy lawmaker Dennis Kwok says.

"This is the end of ‘One Country Two Systems.’ This is it. Make no mistake about it." https://t.co/HoLRimrKOp

— ABC News (@ABC) May 22, 2020

BREAKING: UK, Australia & Canada voice deep concern at China’s proposed security law for Hong Kong. They warn “such a law on Hong Kong’s behalf without the direct participation of its people, legislature or judiciary would clearly undermine the principle of 1 country 2 systems” pic.twitter.com/xFcx2DgZv0

— Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah) May 22, 2020

“This is a frightened lot of bullies…we must really learn to stand up to them.”

Former British Governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten, says China is taking advantage of the pandemic to introduce stricter security laws in Hong Kong. pic.twitter.com/6p9uOvLOyD

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 22, 2020

#BREAKING: Just ahead of 2-year anniversary of Europe's #privacy rules, Dublin issues its first (draft) decision against @Twitter for mishandling ppls' data — its 1st ruling against Big Tech. Also: separate @WhatsApp (aka @Facebook) investigation heading to final sate. https://t.co/LI8jwp8tTs

— Mark Scott (@markscott82) May 22, 2020

NYC Adding 12 More Miles Of Open Streets This Weekend To Increase Total to 45 Miles https://t.co/ly7XWShhsr

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) May 22, 2020

Broken supply chains = prices go up = people can't afford food. Combine this with lost incomes & hunger will spike.

My colleague @bauer_jm explains what's happening in Congo, and how the number of people who need @WFP assistance has doubled.

— David Beasley (@WFPChief) May 22, 2020

Three months ago this light fitting was the height of chic. Now it's on sale. I wonder why. pic.twitter.com/abYqxeEGG4

— Ronan McGreevy (@RMcGreevy1301) May 22, 2020

In rare move acknowledging death toll from the White House, Trump orders flags to be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds across the country.

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) May 22, 2020

New study finds if Trump had acted in February, we could have saved over 35,000 lives.

29 Days: America’s Lost Month#VoteForYourLife

pic.twitter.com/RpGwzEMkBI

— Eleven Films (@Eleven_Films) May 22, 2020

If the United States had implemented social distancing policies just a week sooner, it could have prevented more than half the number of coronavirus deaths and infections, according to new research from Columbia University. https://t.co/yk42Ssvhbs

— CNN (@CNN) May 21, 2020

Breaking News: If the U.S. had begun imposing social distancing measures one week earlier than it did in March, about 36,000 fewer people would have died in the coronavirus outbreak, according to new estimates from Columbia University researchers https://t.co/phnyEgZice

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2020

Trump calls a Columbia University report that predicted there would have been fewer US deaths with earlier social distancing a "political hit job" https://t.co/wr9nSv0lSt pic.twitter.com/B9FC7o462M

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 21, 2020

Donald Trump Wears Mask at Ford Plant https://t.co/nr4dCMnGBp

— TMZ (@TMZ) May 21, 2020

The last thing you see before you’re force-fed chloroquine pic.twitter.com/fpdQxjGTe0

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) May 22, 2020

Yup. Especially with a new President and all. https://t.co/cM4bnt47hP

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 22, 2020

You can’t make this shit up.

Trump campaign sends text to sell voters his colouring book as US coronavirus deaths pass 90,000 https://t.co/pgRkW5EWFD

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 21, 2020

The Senate has voted 49-to-44 to confirm Rep. John Ratcliffe as the next director of national intelligence. He received more votes in opposition than any DNI in the 15-year history of the office. https://t.co/W2qwkcd6SN

— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) May 21, 2020

Churches should open when it is safe to do so. Churches should open when public health officials, who know more about epidemiology than church leaders do, conclude that it is safe to do so. Otherwise, we risk infecting more people and causing death. Some humility is in order. https://t.co/qO38l7DmAb

— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) May 21, 2020

At least 33 African American bishops, reverends and pastors who led various denominations around the country have died from the coronavirus, according to an @ABC News analysis. https://t.co/i2eVQDyCgP

— ABC News (@ABC) May 22, 2020

Suboptimal https://t.co/CYOLWGZM6K

— Mike Madden (@MikeMadden) May 22, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Florida jump by 1,200 and now total more than 48,600https://t.co/uD5vVaauWQ

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) May 22, 2020

Remember when President Trump claimed there was widespread election fraud in Florida’s 2018 elections?

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement just wrapped up the investigation and found 0 evidence of it. https://t.co/5UrwR5A366

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) May 21, 2020

Class of 2020 entering worst job market since Great Depression

Graduates who had their first jobs (and some of them their dream jobs) lined up have had their job offers rescinded. @biannagolodryga reports https://t.co/QrpLupqvg2

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) May 21, 2020

93 percent of the doctors who have died of covid-19 in Britain have been ethnic minorities.https://t.co/1hjucdiHQR

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) May 22, 2020

The Boris Bounce?
Unleased Global Britain?
…#Coronavirus – Britain has the HIGHEST rate of excess deaths in Europe as figures show up to 55,000 more people have died in the UK this year than expected.
Expert account those deaths https://t.co/M8bYyUAYk3

— Max Jansen (@MaximilianJans2) May 21, 2020

.@BorisJohnson wants the #UK to be less reliant on #China for vital medical supplies & other strategic imports so country is less vulnerable to potentially hostile foreign governments https://t.co/sPKRAti71q

— Sophia Yan (@sophia_yan) May 22, 2020

Estimates suggest Britain's debt-to-GDP ratio will soon head back to the 100% mark—a level not seen since the 1950s https://t.co/HpeQLWRuLJ

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 21, 2020

GDP data from ONS tell us the UK economy shrank by -2.0% in the first three months of 2020 (little surprise, given #Covid_19 #lockdown). But what does this translate in to for the GDP of the regions and nations of the UK? We've modelled this – headline results below. A thread: 👇 pic.twitter.com/3jHcJdWz0U

— Stuart McIntyre (@stuartgmcintyre) May 21, 2020

ITV news reports 4,400,000 UK households are relying on charity to feed themselves. How can this be in this day and age?

— Pete Timmins 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 (@petertimmins3) May 21, 2020

“The death toll is going to go up… I think we should be more stricter like Spain and none of us allowed out”

Says man out drinking beer on packed beach front. 🤪 pic.twitter.com/SwpKfzwKjo

— Jay Motty (@RFFH) May 21, 2020

China's People's Party Congress, originally scheduled for March, delayed by #COVID19 is live now in Beijing. Nearly every one of the 1000s of Communist Party leaders is wearing a mask, but they are seated inches from one another. The mood is sober: economic targets won't be met. https://t.co/dgvzWoWh7l

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 22, 2020

This is likely the end of One Country, Two Systems: China risks new Hong Kong protests by imposing security law @FT https://t.co/WiXBSN1LBc

— Jamie Smyth (@JamieSmythF) May 22, 2020

China will not set a numerical target for gross domestic product growth this year https://t.co/1CRTOGCNKZ

— Bloomberg Next China (@next_china) May 22, 2020