Growing sense that Boris Johnson has fatally miscalculated. His MPs revile him, the Lords will rightly block his unlawful Brexit Bill, and he has proved himself devoid of shame and principle. He is finished. Don’t let him take the UK down with him
— Mary Riddell (@MaryRiddell) September 15, 2020
Excellent from @andrewrawnsley, as usual. If/when Tory Lords challenge this, will the second chamber be the next edifice of our system in Cummings crosshairs I wonder? https://t.co/55KKQrv9F5
— Nick Corble (@NickCorble) September 13, 2020
Column, on Johnson, the law and Britain turning delinquent on its neighbours https://t.co/V5Gttihbp7
— Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) September 15, 2020
"the prospect of a crash-out does not command the attention it once did… national capitals are focusing on containing Covid-19 and managing its economic fallout. In Brussels, this week’s showpiece is the state of the union address of… von der Leyen…https://t.co/e8hYlSY54p
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) September 15, 2020
If this had come out at the time, it would have been as big a scandal as the Cummings trip to Barnard Castle. Or bigger. In all sorts of ways, it's disgraceful. https://t.co/cWU3o3U78C
— George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) September 15, 2020
The Prime Minister is now telling us that his flagship achievement, the deal he told us was a triumph, the deal he said was oven-ready, is actually half-baked. My piece in @theipaper https://t.co/9DlleJ6rqc
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) September 15, 2020
Four senior congressmen write to Boris Johnson to reiterate there will be no US-UK trade deal if the legislation to override the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement isn’t pulled pic.twitter.com/Q3n7yewn0S
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) September 15, 2020
Northern Ireland is fearful, as Boris Johnson threatens the E.U. over Brexit https://t.co/WwTnhVwWpU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 15, 2020
Meanwhile…
Welcome to Boris Johnson’s “world beating” Covid testing system https://t.co/dfcIBq73at
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) September 15, 2020
Wednesday's Guardian: "Covid-19 testing crisis could take weeks to resolve, admits Hancock" #TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/qKliPHdEN2
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) September 15, 2020
Why is there a coronavirus testing shortage? https://t.co/xetJjuNFZx
— The Independent (@Independent) September 15, 2020
Can see this going down well in Downing Street 😳 https://t.co/ifSpWy2r9q
— Kate Day (@kate_day) September 15, 2020
It was shot to the moon, or something.
— Ian James Parsley (@ianjamesparsley) September 15, 2020
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 15, 2020
'Rule of six is damaging, Welby tells Johnson'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6APG3ztKuj
BREAKING Keir Starmer to miss PMQs as he stays in coronavirus self-isolationhttps://t.co/YIWOfMDg2f pic.twitter.com/N3RBHpMk7c
— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) September 15, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
NEW: US officials shepherding Trump’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia & UAE have been worried for years they could be charged w/ war crimes over deaths in Yemen. But State Dept. leaders have concealed the legal risks. Our @nytimes investigation, w/ @laforgia_. https://t.co/zAB9GYQ35u
— Edward Wong (@ewong) September 14, 2020
"Despite bilateral tensions, Beijing is still trying to stabilise its overall relationship with Washington and therefore is likely to avoid provoking Washington by making major arms sales to Tehran" https://t.co/QRfKvQjnDi
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) September 15, 2020
He also cited arms sales to defend his indifference to the Khashoggi murder, but then pretended arms sales were bad when smearing military officers who think he’s a terrible president. https://t.co/kFCoXjC4Tn
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) September 15, 2020
Two awfully smart folks, @derekchollet and Andrew Shapiro, explain the challenge posed by a hurried US commitment to sell the F-35 to the UAE to Israel's qualitative military edge and Congress' role in arms sales. https://t.co/uWnvYWcHQD
— Dan Shapiro (@DanielBShapiro) September 15, 2020
Trump Expects ‘8 Or 9’ More Arab Countries To Join Israel Peace Agreement, Including Saudi Arabia https://t.co/4x1c8L4Z44
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 15, 2020
Text of the Bahrain-Israel agreement. No mention of annexation, no mention of Palestinian statehood. pic.twitter.com/2cpCmy456z
— Vivian Salama (@vmsalama) September 15, 2020
A lot of Trump cultists are googling Bahrain and UAE for the first time today so they can tout Dear Leader’s talking points. They should also google Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Erdogan, Assad, MBS, Khashoggi and Palestine, just for starters.
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) September 15, 2020
1. Too much running and taking press calls today, not much time for tweeting. But a few thoughts on the Israel-UAE-Bahrain signing ceremony at the White House today.
— Dan Shapiro (@DanielBShapiro) September 15, 2020
Africa Command is pressing for new authorities to carry out armed drone strikes targeting Shabab fighters in portions of eastern Kenya, potentially expanding the war zone across the border from their sanctuaries in Somalia, according to American officials https://t.co/a47D7pIjIk
— NYT At War (@NYTimesAtWar) September 15, 2020
In a decision that surprised no one, a WTO panel rules Trump’s tariffs on China in 2018 violate the system’s rules. Yet, in this dispute, there are no winners.
— Chad P. Bown (@ChadBown) September 15, 2020
By @AnaSwanson https://t.co/KcBT8lF5kI
Putin opponent Navalny posts photo from hospital, says he can breathe by himself https://t.co/MlsLUNbb3u pic.twitter.com/Y4EJcqxMvN
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 15, 2020
Trump is trusted less on the world stage than China's Xi and Russia's Putin (Pew) https://t.co/f16zwBQitl
— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) September 15, 2020
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THE IDIOCRACY THAT IS TRUMPWORLD
“Trump is telling untold numbers of supporters that they shouldn’t accept a losing outcome as legitimate.” And “if the opposition is illegitimate, anything goes.”
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) September 15, 2020
@ThePlumLineGS is so right to underscore how this is a pernicious danger to democracy https://t.co/ejgFFhDgal
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, will pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million and has agreed to adopt a number of police reforms to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. Taylor was killed in March in a botched police raid. https://t.co/hMEhSA9m1A
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 15, 2020
Republicans like Senator Cory Gardner are lying abt their record on preexisting conditions https://t.co/Abdk8qn0B5 #cosen
— Justin Barasky (@JustinBarasky) September 15, 2020
Justice Dept investigating Bolton book for possible classified information https://t.co/H88unbG1hL pic.twitter.com/dNuJqlCR1q
— The Hill (@thehill) September 15, 2020
Nearly all the improvement in the unemployment rate over the past few months has been for white workers. https://t.co/RgDqQC2K1J
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) September 15, 2020
President Body Bag on…
— Bob Geiger (@GeigerNews) September 15, 2020
April 10: “The Invisible Enemy will soon be in full retreat!”
April 13: “This thing is a killer if it gets you. If you’re the wrong person, you don’t have a chance. So this rips you apart. It is the plague.”https://t.co/nT39l8AY1P
A federal appeals ruled in favor of the Trump administration with a decision that could end legal status for over 400,000 immigrants living in the United States. https://t.co/A1RXVu4Sj7
— ABC News (@ABC) September 15, 2020
Huge surges in mail voting will change how and when votes are counted in 2020. Here's our guide to the rules 👇https://t.co/s8ofCWCgsb
— POLITICO (@politico) September 15, 2020
Oh Good! Maybe you and Prince Andrew can reminisce about balmy tropical breezes and vacations past with Epstein and Ghislaine. https://t.co/ThFuZ6ow4v
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) September 15, 2020
If I reach 82, God willing, and have shamed myself repeatedly for decades, and then I decide the thing I should really do in my dotage is start a podcast, I expect my last few remaining friends to stage an intervention and stop me. https://t.co/qJTZ1bYYSp
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 15, 2020
The US magazine Scientific American has endorsed a US presidential candidate for the first time in its 175-year history. A remarkable sign of the times. https://t.co/w0FKkdPvEp
— Tina Fordham (@TinaFordham1) September 15, 2020
"For the press, in these next 49 days, [the lack of understanding] of 3 of the most destructive habits in dealing with Donald Trump: They are the embrace of false equivalence/both-sides-ism; horse-race-ism; & going after the ratings and the clicks."https://t.co/2fIOTP4bDJ
— Barry Ritholtz (@Ritholtz) September 15, 2020
The Overnight Note 