Faced with the prospect of losing power, the President has gone beyond mere scaremongering and resorted to fomenting unrest from the White House. https://t.co/6XIV3cmO3K
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 12, 2020
The threat of violence from far-right militia in the United States is growing as military veterans join their ranks, but that doesn't stop the leadership of Trump's Department of Homeland Security from ordering analysts to downplay the risk. https://t.co/x4GBuSzkir pic.twitter.com/oQ3ykrIDsy
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 12, 2020
It’s fun to think about all the playful magazine profiles and media treatments this guy has received over the past couple of decades. https://t.co/F3aOiUCDE9
— Matt Ford (@fordm) September 12, 2020
Roger Stone has a vested interest in keeping Trump in power. The next administration will overrule his illegally obtained commuted sentence AND charge him w/MUCH more serious crimes (ie, Assange). For him, it's insurrection or life in prison (or worse). This REEKS of desperation. https://t.co/9dwMNGc3K2
— Greg Olear (@gregolear) September 12, 2020
The Trump administration admitted in a court declaration from a top Border Patrol official yesterday it has, using COVID as justification, immediately expelled 8,800 unaccompanied kids here at the border, otherwise forbidden under an anti-trafficking law. pic.twitter.com/22xxw6fJgi
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) September 12, 2020
Tonight in Trump campaign texts pic.twitter.com/D1WuOtWaG8
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) September 12, 2020
"#Unfit doesn’t just examine Trump’s psyche but also the psychology of those that voted for him, and the societal factors that allow people to blindly follow someone with narcissistic personality disorder." https://t.co/fSCax5ggKl
— 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜 👉 @darickr.bsky.social (@DarickR) September 12, 2020
PLANS CANCELED: V.P. Mike Pence has canceled plans to attend a Montana fundraiser for the Trump campaign following revelations that the event's hosts have expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory #8NN https://t.co/evzVX2vleh
— 8 News Now (@8NewsNow) September 12, 2020
QAnon, a violent, racist conspiracy theory, has the ear of the Vice President of the United States, the tacit approval—if not more—of the President & will likely have a home in Congress come January. https://t.co/Plst3xEHeV #velshi
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) September 12, 2020
Massive QAnon site shuts down after fact-checking group identifies developer https://t.co/mh2tqhplZV pic.twitter.com/cphJHIXUzJ
— The Hill (@thehill) September 12, 2020
Twitter again flags Trump tweet about voting in North Carolina https://t.co/z9xxLF2vPN pic.twitter.com/rysflrfeGL
— The Hill (@thehill) September 12, 2020
Somebody at @Facebook needs to let Mark Zuckerberg know – letting fascism get ginned up on the site so the company can make money is going to end badly not just for the rest of us, but him too. He can kowtow to Trump all he wants. Cult45 will still turn on him. https://t.co/4JbRhQWbcT
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 12, 2020
I don't think this is really about masks. https://t.co/JPqD1qXx9q
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 12, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
“As COVID-19 has transformed the way that Americans live, and threatens to claim exponentially more lives than any terrorist has, it is time to finally end the chapter of our history that began on September 11, 2001,” @brhodes argues: https://t.co/eKutEKvjPj
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 12, 2020
France's daily COVID-19 cases pass 10,000 for first time https://t.co/d0i2Yk4hQW pic.twitter.com/Jxj8uPJeXO
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 12, 2020
Coronavirus doctor's diary: Will universities be able to avoid spreading the virus? https://t.co/paH3UEKTYs
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 12, 2020
Double-header vaccine news day: AstraZeneca restarts its trial, Pfizer expands its trial, and some things just aren’t adding up. Here’s my story with @katie_thomas & @benjmueller https://t.co/q79rdfMSmc
— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer) September 12, 2020
“… after getting the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday.” https://t.co/Adu4V70F8L
— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) September 12, 2020
Mon., @AstraZeneca signed a "safety pledge."
— Toby Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.P. (@uTobian) September 10, 2020
Tues., @AstraZeneca lied about their clinical trial.
Wed., @AstraZeneca, in a *private call with investors* revealed that this is the SECOND TIME the trial has been halted because of "neurological symptoms."https://t.co/Y3XxFmNYNO
Meanwhile…
Forecasts suggest that bad smoke from fires will worsen Saturday and Sunday, forcing more people to give up what they love about California: the outdoors. https://t.co/q6lE32doDR
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 12, 2020
“Former NSW fire chief Greg Mullins says the wildfires ravaging the US are a 'direct reflection' of what happened in Australia last summer, and serve as another 'wake up call' to pay attention to climate change.”https://t.co/K2mijcW5b9 via @SBSNews
— @ElaineJohnson (@Elaine_EnvLaw) September 12, 2020
Tropical Storm Sally: Hurricane watch, evacuations for New Orleans; storm expected to strengthen https://t.co/Ah5aM9Dkb0 pic.twitter.com/O5KEvzVG4L
— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) September 12, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
The British government is breaking international law, but just a little bit. https://t.co/Gv6qleUeVo
— Slate (@Slate) September 12, 2020
"The UK opted for a worst deal than it had. All that remains to be discovered is how much worse. Everything else is spin." @sturdyAlex https://t.co/SizbqcFFxD
— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) September 12, 2020
This article is so deeply confused. You're not going to opt-out of the Human Rights Act. That's domestic legislation. I think they're trying to say the European Convention but honestly it's so all over the place it's hard to discern. https://t.co/Z5OrTcOJW5
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 12, 2020
'The Internal Market bill is part of a deliberate move to shore up power in London – the beginning of a gradual reseating of power from Scotland, Wales and N Ireland.' Excellent analysis fm @MiriamBrett https://t.co/t3nydSaZ2o
— Lesley Riddoch (@LesleyRiddoch) September 12, 2020
More and more folk have changed their view #itstime has resonance. We do not want any part of the future @BorisJohnson wants, we can do better. An independent Scotland, not part of a UK that wilfully breaks international treaties & seeks to dismantle the powers of our Parliament. https://t.co/PJ6zPFIaBo
— Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴 (@Ianblackford_MP) September 12, 2020
No words. https://t.co/7KbC271aqc
— The National (@ScotNational) September 12, 2020
Blair and Major unite to excoriate @BorisJohnson for his intention to breach the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. They say his claim to be honouring the Good Friday Agreement is precisely the opposite of what he is actually doing. pic.twitter.com/RDhTypkwE9
— Robert Peston (@Peston) September 12, 2020
These NHS preparations are vital.
— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) September 12, 2020
But the govt's shambolic, outsourced testing infrastructure threatens to derail us.
Was @borisjohnson really so ideologically opposed to the NHS he just couldn't stomach letting GPs & public health teams run testing?https://t.co/YA0OdNNReC
The Overnight Note 