They defraud their own. Typical Trump grifter model.
— Artie Gordon (@ArtemisGordon1) August 20, 2020
So Steven Bannon was arrested on a $28 million yacht owned by a Chinese fugitive stuck in a Connecticut swamp. This is B-list movie worthy. https://t.co/BWqdqRmr7e
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) August 20, 2020
In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui, Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to China’s spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the “fundraising.” Kobach was on its board. https://t.co/jbHIleNgCJ
— Edward Wong (@ewong) August 20, 2020
Trump’s monument to hate at the border has always been one big con to fan the flames of bigotry and help his buddies get rich. Every available penny of government funding for that wall should be redirected to fight COVID-19. I’ve got a bill for that.https://t.co/tUQ6628q6A
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2020
Lou Dobbs accuses "the deep state" of "launching agents of the U.S. Postal Service to arrest" Steve Bannon, real normal stuff. pic.twitter.com/iQ7sgBUihQ
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 20, 2020
Analysis: Bannon’s indictment raises more uneasy questions about William Barr’s SDNY gambit https://t.co/jkIecxY1D7
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 20, 2020
the right wing has become a coven of crooks and con men, so no surprise at all when Bannon was arrested Thursday on a boat (by officials from the U.S. Postal Service, which sounds like an over-the-top plot point in a bad movie) https://t.co/IB9ewXHVNl
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 20, 2020
New York state prosecutors appeal a judge's decision to toss mortgage fraud charges against fmr. Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. https://t.co/Vnok53Q2Q3
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 20, 2020
McEnany said Trump "does not know" the people involved with Bannon's wall initiative.
In addition to Bannon, Trump actually knows most of its board of directors.
From @KFILE and @emsteck: https://t.co/045lgwVumW
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2020
errr…
As if this story couldn’t get any better? https://t.co/7tbTesiKtt
— Ash Stronge (@ashstronge) August 20, 2020
Trump Jr. distances from Bannon group, says he attended "single" event https://t.co/mY9HKWzsSB pic.twitter.com/Ar0w6534Yv
— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2020
And..
Breaking News: President Trump must provide his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney, a federal judge ruled again, rejecting the president’s arguments. https://t.co/HNwTqCmap9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 20, 2020
Judge: Manhattan DA can get Trump’s tax records from Mazars. There may be an appeal, which means a little delay, but it’s all over except the shouting. Trump’s taxes will be in the hands of prosecutors either shortly before or after the election. https://t.co/kj5kC89jUm
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 20, 2020
Meanwhile, the stupid shit that passes for leadership just gets stupider…
I have heard more coherent thoughts expressed by the man who stands at the end of my road directing the traffic with a spoon. https://t.co/nnnezNiUa8
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) August 20, 2020
The Trump campaign’s 524-page response to a discovery demand turned up precisely zero instances of mail-in vote fraud.https://t.co/R2wCpIAHFf
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) August 20, 2020
Interesting time for someone to put distance between Trump and his chief propagandist https://t.co/9dKvihKLSI
— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) August 20, 2020
#IntoAmerica: What is QAnon? The beliefs associated with it range from the merely strange to the downright dangerous.
.@trymainelee talks to @oneunderscore__ about why he thinks we should be paying attention.
Listen now: https://t.co/zoYbeAnjTq pic.twitter.com/hV4oZhUkH2
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 20, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
With the necessary caveat that there's still a lot that we don't know, the fact that Alexey Navalny, the only real leader of the Russian opposition, is allegedly poisoned just as Putin deliberates what to do with the protests in #Belarus sure is a funny coincidence.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 20, 2020
The anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny has been Vladimir Putin’s only formidable opponent for years. Why try to assassinate him now? There are two possible explanations, @mashagessen writes. https://t.co/jDPWqSXP74
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 20, 2020
Putin's reign of terror will continue until he is stppped. Dictators do not stop on their own. Yet there are always voices in the free world calling for resets and engagement—appeasement by other names—and they have blood on their hands.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 20, 2020
Yes, @Twitter followers, I am more emotional here than normal because I am upset about @navalny poisoning and I am dismayed at my government's tepid response. There is good and evil in the world. It's time we get on the side of this divide. https://t.co/cXOwVYw8qG
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 20, 2020
Not sure I've ever seen a Belarusian trade union vice chair in the @nytimes before: "Change is happening in Belarus that has been delayed for decades. What it'll turn into is still unclear. But this time, Belarusians are ready to confront the uncertainty"https://t.co/AxqpveL3O2
— sarah margon (@sarahmargon) August 20, 2020
Belarus opposition faces criminal case as protests continue https://t.co/xKwrQ5urd0
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 20, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's government: an omnishambles week | Editorial https://t.co/zIr4O6NXMX
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 20, 2020
Friday's Times: "Middle-class children may be forced to take gap year" #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/98J6XmVbYH
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 20, 2020
‘I’ve had members of my association claiming universal credit and they’re shocked by how low it is,” says a Tory mp’. 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/xJTIzVcyow
— Anand Menon (@anandMenon1) August 20, 2020
Constant fiddling with international quarantines and local lock-down is a massive distraction from the real problem:
🔸BRITAIN STILL HAS NO FULLY EFFECTIVE TEST, TRACK AND ISOLATE SYSTEM🔸
Either internally or at the borders.
Media scrutiny = ZERO. Job done for pic.twitter.com/QuMjusSypc
— 🛡Prof. Colin Talbot🛡Test Track & Isolate (@colinrtalbot) August 20, 2020
This looks posed. I wonder where he’s really sleeping? And where’s Carrie and that baby? pic.twitter.com/hsbEx04Hqh
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 20, 2020
Video reveals Steve Bannon links to Boris Johnson https://t.co/0KLtL3Gdel
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) August 20, 2020
And if you want to know the impact of Bannon/Mercer and Cambridge Analytica on Brexit, this might help
The Transatlantic Triumph of Trumpism: Boris Johnson – A Plan Years in the Making – Byline Times
Nice Pic of Harry and Raheem in here https://t.co/eUBMtppTGW
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) August 20, 2020