Analysis: Boris Johnson is once again walking a delicate line between combating the virus and safeguarding the UK’s fragile economic recovery. For now, the prime minister appeared to err towards the needs of businesses https://t.co/xcRbJrMz1z
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 22, 2020
No government would manage this pandemic exactly right. And science is open to interpretation. But the audacity of the PM to say we didn’t follow the rules he set us. We damn well did. And I fear he’s already planning a second dose of the blame game. https://t.co/Jz83oGjxDD
— Benjamin Butterworth (@benjaminbutter) September 22, 2020
#covidbriefing pic.twitter.com/WOFNrl2kOx
— TheFastShow (@TheFastShow1) September 22, 2020
Boris Johnson’s 10pm curfew criticised by scientists, industry leaders and politicians https://t.co/AKdrZrZ4wA
— The Independent (@Independent) September 22, 2020
ANALYSIS: Safety-first ditched as PM embarks on a difficult tightrope act of trying to keep the economy open & the virus in check. So much risk & jeopardy. Decisions made now will prove pivotal, not just for the country – but for his premiership too https://t.co/k1jdMGFP0j
— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) September 22, 2020
Boris Johnson Explained pic.twitter.com/PAnY2o39ad
— Britgirl's Hates Brexit #FBPE (@MarieAnnUK) September 22, 2020
Is he really this stupid ?
— Con O'Neill (@cononeilluk) September 22, 2020
Boris Johnson says Test and Trace scheme 'nothing to do' with Covid spread https://t.co/MmASKafbWj
He can’t answer reasonable questions. He can’t get a grip on this crisis. He can’t even deliver the basics.@BorisJohnson just isn’t up to the job.
— Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) September 22, 2020
We know it. His own MPs know it. The country knows it. https://t.co/7XSREs8tkL
So Boris is basically blaming the second wave on "rule breakers" and urging us to use our "common sense"… Was it us that made restaurants all over the country have 50% off their menus 3/7 days a week and urged people to eat out? We've followed the example you and your team set
— Kendrick bro just drop the album (@ThatHenryGuy22) September 22, 2020
Boris Johnson today:
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) September 22, 2020
“There is nothing more frustrating for the vast majority, the law-abiding majority that do comply. Then the sight of a few brazenly defying the rules." pic.twitter.com/9ngBVH4L83
Stay Alert, Bake Cake, Save Loaves. https://t.co/1jcYZe5iIV
— ITV News (@itvnews) September 22, 2020
I know how they feel https://t.co/0RSzUjp7Zv
— Michael Gove (@michaelgove) September 22, 2020
Alan Johnson joins @BBCNewsnight “down the line from Hell”. pic.twitter.com/y8aCIuKJJ7
— Frank McNally (@FrankmcnallyIT) September 22, 2020
💛 @NicolaSturgeon: "Though we are all struggling with this, let’s pull together. Let’s keep going, try to keep smiling, keep hoping and keep looking out for each other."
— The SNP (@theSNP) September 22, 2020
🏴 Let's all stick to the new rules to protect Scotland from COVID: https://t.co/AUcvrbT5lU pic.twitter.com/QelwuoXB90
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WORLDWIDE
World faces new reality with coronavirus pandemic, France's Macron tells UN – https://t.co/34VkXODoOR
— Oswald Oswakim (@oswaki) September 22, 2020
Xi Jinping warned that 'major countries should act like major countries ' in jab at Trump – but the US president landed some blows of his own during a 'virtual
— nzherald (@nzherald) September 22, 2020
UN General Assembly https://t.co/FNdbcGYyIa pic.twitter.com/Ui1YKHgJUm
The heir to the British throne has sensationally declared the threat of climate change is so great it will “dwarf” COVID-19 and the world needs a military-style response to the “comprehensive catastrophe”.https://t.co/hnfL3d6Bxu
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) September 22, 2020
Yeah. Think! …
Trump kicked Covid’s ass, now the globalist’s want to change the narrative to global warming, their go-to narrative when all else fails.
— 🔥Bull Run Wonka🔥 XRP 📈 (@WillyWonkaXRP) September 22, 2020
What happened to Princess Diana?
Why did Prince Andrew visit Epstein Island?
Think! 🧐
pic.twitter.com/UfDHnUbfER
A global experiment showed just how little society values elderly lives. Could it help explain the response to COVID-19? @olgakhazan reports: https://t.co/sKWuDr76r3
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 22, 2020
I’m all for talking, believe me I am, but when, after a 4-year hiatus, you’re about to start your 61st round of exploratory talks about talks, then perhaps it’s time to seriously look at how you’re talking!? https://t.co/7Mhvjmkcd7 #Greece #Turkey
— James Ker-Lindsay (@JamesKerLindsay) September 22, 2020
Ex-traffic cop who claims to be reincarnation of Jesus arrested in Russia https://t.co/ZCpmgJFvWO
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) September 22, 2020
We have more than double the most covid-19 deaths in the world. She’s not wrong https://t.co/qDGPn9vGz3
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) September 22, 2020
A bizarre and, frankly, deeply disturbing ad from the Russia-controlled RT network shows a deep-faked Trump joining the channel as an anchor. The video superimposes Trump’s face onto a body and plays real clips of him lavishing praise on “amazing” Russia.https://t.co/Ijm0lDafG8
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 22, 2020
The CIA assessed in late August that Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials are "probably" directing a Russian operation to intervene in the election by discrediting Joe Biden, current and former intelligence officials tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/4e5Gycdz0Q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 22, 2020
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THE IDIOCRACY THAT IS TRUMPWORLD
NEWS: Trump says his announcement on his SCOTUS pick will be at 5p Saturday.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) September 22, 2020
A dramatic and historic change in American jurisprudence is under way that could vastly increase the power of the Presidency, corporations, and the wealthy, and curtail, or bring to an end, abortion rights, Obamacare, and expansive voting rights.https://t.co/uPWM1oWNXX
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 22, 2020
Mike Pence urges the Senate to confirm SCOTUS nominee quickly, with "a hearing if needs be," because there may be litigation following the election pic.twitter.com/FHjqfxu8iC
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) September 22, 2020
"Why would Republicans rush into a high-profile fight where they’re on the wrong side of public opinion by nearly 3-to-1? And weaken their presidential nominee and make vulnerable senators even more vulnerable? Because they believe Trump is going to lose."https://t.co/5Vo3YFVToL
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 22, 2020
Women's March planned for October to protest Trump filling Ginsburg's Supreme Court seathttps://t.co/GI2kmsCFIa pic.twitter.com/SHC7UORXIC
— The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2020
Opinion: The party of McConnell, in the age of Trump, stands for nothing https://t.co/9lryaQAqIM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 22, 2020
McConnell on RBG's dying wish for next president to pick her replacement: "I prefer another thing she said recently, which was she thought the number of the Supreme Court ought to be nine"
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 22, 2020
McConnell's blocking of Merrick Garland left SCOTUS with 8 justices for more than a year pic.twitter.com/MSmdJq5uXI
McEnany, today: "The president has never downplayed critical health information."
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 22, 2020
Trump, March 19: "I wanted to always play it down."
It took nearly 4 years of daily doses, but Trump and his enablers, along with Fox News and the far-right ecosystem, have broken the truth for about 40% of Americans.
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) September 22, 2020
They’ve gone from KAC’s “alternative facts” in January 2017 to an alternative reality.
The Overnight Note 