In place of a fearful pandemic, an economic disruption and an epic political clash centering on both crises, the day became one of wreaths laid, prayers offered, and families consoled.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) September 11, 2020
From me and @philiprucker: https://t.co/EmX9to6hAX
When 3000 died in 9/11 there was no red & no blue. We were on the same page. People happily accepted changes at places like the airport. Now, with over 600X as many dead from Covid, a huge swath of Americans resent doing the responsible thing: wearing a mask. What changed? Trump.
— Joe Hill (@joe_hill) September 11, 2020
The topline here is outrageous enough, but the details of this story are just bizarre.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) September 11, 2020
The Trump Admin has been secretly just keeping the money without telling anyone? A little more every year? Just stealing it? https://t.co/dZlO0TFDFV
This should be read:
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) September 11, 2020
A Timeline Of Trump’s Misleading 9/11 Claims via @forbes https://t.co/DZcxULzQq9
George Conway knocks Trump on 9/11 anniversary: "The greatest threat to the safety and security of Americans" https://t.co/S9AxRz4TNi pic.twitter.com/qJ0FoJXcnL
— The Hill (@thehill) September 11, 2020
BREAKING: Israel and the kingdom of Bahrain to establish "full diplomatic relations," President Trump says https://t.co/4RJ8emT7Kq pic.twitter.com/pxXi1t9eQm
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 11, 2020
"…she had expressed concerns in recent weeks about pressure from Mr. Barr to deliver results ahead of the presidential election in November." https://t.co/KnIX3FMLNF
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 11, 2020
“Whether you’re a career prosecutor, whether you’re an FBI official, whether you’re at DHS — you are experiencing unprecedented pressure to do something other than the right thing,” @FrankFigliuzzi1 says, discussing Nora Dannehy's resignation.https://t.co/DTXZRPeXJP
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 11, 2020
Pres. Trump enters the final stretch of the election increasingly ridiculing and ignoring coronavirus-related restrictions while holding packed campaign rallies across the country. https://t.co/mo0lIIjF2T
— ABC News (@ABC) September 11, 2020
I hate to tell you this – believe me, I hate it so so much – but you are president of the blue states too. When have you even once acted like it?
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) September 11, 2020
NEW/exclusive: Democratic insiders and former Senate staffers set up a “war room” to quickly kill the filibuster in anticipation of a 2020 election sweep—and to pass big progressive bills.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 11, 2020
Outcome of this fight will shape a potential Biden presidency 👇
https://t.co/c7s8vfJbTf
I've assumed this ever since Biden hit 52 homers in 2003. https://t.co/n6TUNQx3Og
— Matthew Pouliot (@matthewpouliot) September 11, 2020
Trump Carefully Composing Tweet That Should Fix Everything https://t.co/raVnaxGBxN
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 11, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
The largest wildfire in California history has grown even bigger, merging with another to create a 746,607 behemoth that is currently raging through two national forests, authorities say. https://t.co/t6QVR1Ro35
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 11, 2020
More than 10% of Oregon's population has been evacuated due to fires. That's 500,000 people evacuated. https://t.co/SmVtq587L6
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 11, 2020
Still no word from Trump, the self-proclaimed savior of the suburbs:
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) September 11, 2020
“”We are preparing for a mass fatality incident based on what we know and the numbers of structures that have been lost,” said Andrew Phelps, director of the OR Office of Emergency Mng”
https://t.co/J0ONjXkGQz
The Post scanned Trump's social media, public comments, and White House briefings and found not a single comment by him or his press secretary on one of the worst natural disasters to hit the West in modern times. https://t.co/2VoqtkQinH
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) September 11, 2020
False and widely discredited claims that left-wing activists have been systematically setting fires in Oregon have goaded some residents into defying evacuation orders. https://t.co/x2eTegZOWf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 11, 2020
Cuban doctors are selflessly treating COVID-19 across the globe and how does the US repay Cuba??? By extending the Trading With the Enemy Act that upholds the blockade against Cuba for another year. Lift the sanctions on Cuba! #CubaSalvaVidas https://t.co/1w54PgnAo3
— CODEPINK (@codepink) September 11, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Lordy. It was the “threat to the integrity of the U.K.” that made it a deal that @theresa_may said no PM could ever sign it. @BorisJohnson did. Which was his right as PM. Who does that make the “threat” here? https://t.co/bURaNLeYXv
— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) September 11, 2020
A Prime Minister begging MPs to help him break international law. Thought I'd seen it all from this Brexit Government https://t.co/5RNDqjIhcW
— Michael🌱 Ⓥ #FBPE.🇺🇦 (@changed_gear) September 11, 2020
PM is insisting to MPs that the clauses in the Internal Market Bill are "necessary to stop a foreign power from breaking up our country."
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) September 11, 2020
“We will get a deal, which is in the interest of both the UK and the EU, probably before this Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.”
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) September 11, 2020
Tory MP @PeterBoneUK tells #Newsnight he believes the Internal Market Bill will soon become “an irrelevance” as there will be a UK-EU trade deal pic.twitter.com/K5shbC95Ix
Michel Barnier has shown himself to be a man of principle – the opposite of Boris Johnson https://t.co/Wb2wssNdRx
— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) September 11, 2020
Well now. #corrupshot pic.twitter.com/keWULoJL08
— fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) September 11, 2020
DOWNING STREET: We can't get our internet to work on a Zoom call
— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) September 11, 2020
ALSO DOWNING STREET: We're leaving the EU so we can create a trillion dollar tech company from scratch https://t.co/5kQ1hEw5AO
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