Message to the nation: “The Rule if Law” means nothing if you are a friend of #Trump: “Appeals court orders dismissal of #MichaelFlynn prosecution” https://t.co/ZvtxjvX9OV
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) June 24, 2020
Appeals court orders judge to dismiss Michael Flynn case. @PeteWilliamsNBC has more.
Watch NOW: https://t.co/U4UZMHn7bF pic.twitter.com/hsC5ps6Ut7
— NBC News NOW (@NBCNewsNow) June 24, 2020
Two Justice Department prosecutors testify to Congress that Attorney General Bill Barr put political pressure on them to go easy on Trump's friends, and Doug Collins and his Republican colleagues make a spectacle of themselves to distract the public from Trump's corruption. https://t.co/Tl0jfJokKI
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 24, 2020
Impeach bill barr https://t.co/JChIFA0qx4
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 24, 2020
65 faculty members from A.G. Barr's law school alma mater say he has "failed to fulfill his oath of office to 'support and defend the Constitution of the United States.'"
"Attorney General Barr stands on the wrong side of history," the statement says.https://t.co/d47K3k0BIx
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 24, 2020
Pres. Trump slammed ‘Dirty Cops’ on Twitter today, lamenting that confessed criminal Michael Flynn was treated unfairly and that the FBI had worked to ‘ruin his life.’ pic.twitter.com/tzgZ9WxOyf
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 24, 2020
BREAKING: Senate Democrats block GOP policing bill, arguing that the legislation is partisan and flawed. https://t.co/FGUsIs1OZT
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 24, 2020
I will vote NO on advancing the Republicans’ policing bill. It was thrown out to give lip service to the moment at hand with nothing substantial in it.
We need real reform. pic.twitter.com/x2pzFBnam0
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) June 23, 2020
Breaking News: The 3 white men arrested in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was chased while jogging in Georgia, were indicted on murder charges https://t.co/c6AfvNKRSP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 24, 2020
Activists Occupy City Hall Park, Demanding $1 Billion In Cuts To The NYPD https://t.co/hIxjrCnqzj pic.twitter.com/9lr9iDczK3
— Gothamist (@Gothamist) June 24, 2020
I cannot think of a more perfect recipe for permanent Republican dominance than this. https://t.co/TFIUWdizf4
— David Roberts (@drvox) June 24, 2020
And in today’s news of the thing that is killing us all…
Donald Trump on February 26: “And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.” https://t.co/Qur2jNrvKL
— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver) June 24, 2020
A look at US states, June 24th
Top 5 for new #COVID cases per million
1. Arizona
2. South Carolina
3. Arkansas
4. Florida
5. Texas pic.twitter.com/kS3BOHykxo— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 24, 2020
“The safest place for you is at your home."
As Texas sees its highest numbers of positive tests and hospitalizations, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has advised residents of the state to stay at home. https://t.co/NNz3EsEZxa
— CNN (@CNN) June 23, 2020
who could have predicted https://t.co/30n4lAclnx
— Max J. Rosenthal (@maxjrosenthal) June 24, 2020
This became all but inevitable when Gov. DeSantis ignored health experts and followed Trump's instructions to reopen Florida long before it was safe. https://t.co/ptq7SUyHY3
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) June 24, 2020
I’ll know I’ve failed as a parent if my kids ever say something like this. https://t.co/HJRklwya3S
— The Real Reed Galvin (@reedgalen) June 24, 2020
We are living through the most profound failure of leadership in a century or more. https://t.co/Bi3IrQgLmE
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) June 24, 2020
Breaking: The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut told visitors from Florida, Texas, Arizona and a handful of other states with high rates of Covid-19 to quarantine for 14 days
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) June 24, 2020
Trump really thinks if we stop testing the virus will just disappear.
He shouldn't be running a public school, let alone the country. https://t.co/bK6N6UBqvy
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 24, 2020
And in the – even more – comedic section of American politics…
Dumb Devin can’t sue cow https://t.co/NxSHZbo1j5
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) June 24, 2020
"Idiocracy" was prophetic. Perhaps even optimistic. ☹️
We as a country have some of the most brilliant scientists, inventors and artists in the world.
And some of the absolute stupidest morons. Including in the @WhiteHouse. https://t.co/g9WD53JKWB
— Mindful Primate (@MichellesDude) June 24, 2020
A job in a second-term administration awaits…
"The co-founder of Students for Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to scamming consumers and businesses out of $46,000 by posing as a lawyer online and dispensing legal advice, federal prosecutors said."https://t.co/ABLG5wdAtk
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) June 24, 2020
President @realDonaldTrump's brother takes legal action to block tell-all book by President's niece, niece, Mary L. Trump. This book must be juicy!!! https://t.co/z4roJXkPLR #MaryTrump
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) June 24, 2020
On #LSSC tonight: John Bolton’s audiobook is special thanks to @mbsings pic.twitter.com/cPIxim7VB3
— A Late Show (@colbertlateshow) June 24, 2020
Trump’s Tulsa speech was truly one for the history books. pic.twitter.com/lnyo5N8vel
— Steven Rosenthal (@Rosenthaltweets) June 22, 2020
New York City will paint a huge Black Lives Matter mural on the street in Manhattan in front of Trump Tower https://t.co/jvT5xulP3b
— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) June 24, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
The presidents of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, Nursing, Physicians, and GPs are all calling for an urgent review to determine whether the UK is properly prepared for the "real risk" of a second wave of coronavirus. https://t.co/i2Z61fsvQn
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) June 24, 2020
Starmer is right
Johnson is wrongI live in Germany. The tracking app is not perfect, but it does work. And download number is 12.6 million: https://t.co/YHKspBdWLs
Johnson – as ever – is bullshitting https://t.co/mTMy05aB6I
— Jon Worth (@jonworth) June 24, 2020
#PMQs highlight:
Boris Johnson:
“Yes, but apart from Germany and France and Iceland and Italy and India and Japan and Spain and Hungary and Singapore and Malaysia and Switzerland, name one country that has a working app?" pic.twitter.com/YaKfZAG2hM— David Schneider (@davidschneider) June 24, 2020
My column: it’s all over for the Government if schools fail to reopen fully in September. Let’s hope its plans to dilute social distancing in schools go far enough and that it faces down unions, or else parents will have to organise and take legal action https://t.co/y9X1kyfcPD
— Allister Heath (@AllisterHeath) June 24, 2020
Cooking the Books: Top UK private school, charging more than £38,000 in fees, asks teachers to exaggerate exam predictions to enable pupils to get a place at elite universities.
Is this how the Etonian dunces ruling us bought their university places?https://t.co/c3XmBuv3E8— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) June 24, 2020
The only reason for government ministers closing ranks and supporting people like Cummings and @RobertJenrick is that they all have equally bad skeletons in the closet. @BorisJohnson trying to close this one down too, the next election will show the cost of his failure to act
— Gavin Lambourne (@gavinlambourne) June 24, 2020
Has there ever been a more morally corrupt government than the Johnson cabal? As with the Cummings debacle, he's decided that the Jenrick matter is now closed. pic.twitter.com/a1rvGc0Z4X
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) June 24, 2020
And in the ongoing Brexitshambles…
Michel Barnier is looking for "substance" in Boris Johnson's arguments on Brexit. Michel – the British people have been looking for "substance" from Boris Johnson for years. If you see anything, let us know. https://t.co/vdtxlSIcKf
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) June 24, 2020
The DUP could have avoided this issue by:
a) supporting the UK remaining in the EU
b) supporting the UK remaining in the Single Market and Customs Union
c) supporting the original withdrawal agreement#EastAntrimNeedsANewMP https://t.co/Iglcz5LT1F— Jack Armstrong (@JArmstrong95) June 24, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
America out, China in as EU looks to reopen external borders https://t.co/qkFJ09oX18
— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) June 24, 2020
Top Trinity professor says his biggest fear is COVID-19 will come back with a 'vengeance'https://t.co/RevSf9PYq5
— DublinLive (@DublinLive) June 24, 2020
Brazilian federal judge orders Pres. Jair Bolsonaro to wear a face mask or receive a fine. https://t.co/GVqA1sBTv8
— ABC News (@ABC) June 24, 2020
Almost two-thirds think federal government not doing enough on climate change https://t.co/M2fzhaNODK pic.twitter.com/wPZH19gYXf
— The Hill (@thehill) June 24, 2020
How the Arctic Circle just eclipsed 100 degrees https://t.co/lnvekAIPim pic.twitter.com/NG6dF2ma2e
— Mashable (@mashable) June 24, 2020
8 ways ASEAN consumer habits will change by 2030 https://t.co/rrY4AguGJq pic.twitter.com/2nohoe9hbL
— World Economic Forum (@wef) June 24, 2020
Bummer, dude…
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci indicted on war crimes charges ahead of planned White House meeting https://t.co/Q5pzfJdErx
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 24, 2020
and
Writer/director Jon Stewart will be hosting a LIVE Watch Event this Friday for #Irresistible! Join us & tweet along, we’re all pressing play ⏯ at 5pm PT / 8pm ET!
🎬 Pre-order the film: https://t.co/mqZhPGww3e
🎙 Tweet along & send questions with #Irresistible #AskJonStewart pic.twitter.com/i4aylcoALj— Focus Features (@FocusFeatures) June 24, 2020
It will come as no surprise that I have written about the best worst art restorations of all time (and that I laughed all the way through doing so) https://t.co/OqMfT4uJEl
— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) June 24, 2020
50% of Roger Federer‘s name is “er”
— Gareth Baines (@DrGABaines) June 24, 2020