FACT-CHECK: Team Trump capitalized on a tiny ballot incident in Pennsylvania to claim there is widespread “voter fraud” and that Democrats are “stealing the election.” These are baseless accusations, detached from the known facts of what happened in PA. https://t.co/mRqVwiFJIe
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) September 25, 2020
NEW: Attorney General Barr personally told President Trump about the department's investigation into discarded ballots in Pennsylvania before Trump first revealed it in his interview with Fox News Radio, a DOJ official tells @ABC https://t.co/cQdydntPAd
— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) September 25, 2020
.@chrislhayes: "The Attorney General of the United States and the Department of Justice are colluding with the president and his campaign to sabotage the legitimacy of the upcoming election."https://t.co/wFOQfCqopY
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 26, 2020
If 9 ballots thrown into the trash out of incompetence by a temporary worker on the job for three days in one county in Pennsylvania is all Trump can find to assert that this election is being stolen, I hope you are all smarter than that.
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) September 25, 2020
"If you believe ballots were improperly given to people, if you believe they were improperly counted, you have a legal process. This is why we need a 9-member Supreme Court." Believe? They're planning litigation based on something that hasn't happened.https://t.co/2dvvv9qQNo
— George Marinelli (@GeorgeMarinelli) September 26, 2020
In Opinion@michelleinbklyn writes, "As terrifying as all this is, it’s important to remember that Trump and his campaign are trying to undermine the election because right now they appear to be losing it."https://t.co/1xvCFRezPk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 26, 2020
“Inevitable” — but you’re not supposed to get to pick the judge in your own case https://t.co/mY9tsWtJ4Q
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) September 26, 2020
Russia is actively interfering in our election to help elect Donald Trump—again. And we know he’ll only welcome that help with open arms—again.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 25, 2020
Congress must act now to protect the integrity of our elections.https://t.co/SsalKllPue
Want to know why at 11pm on a Friday night, I am still working?
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 26, 2020
Read this👇https://t.co/CIVwyINDAp
Michael Caputo, Trump political appointee, takes $300 million FROM THE CDC during a pandemic to run a campaign to "defeat despair" that starts before the election. https://t.co/XomdssKPpo
— Joshua Peck @ 🏡 (@JoshuaFAPeck) September 25, 2020
BREAKING: Gov. DeSantis announces he's lifting all COVID-19 restrictions on Florida restaurants. They are now fully open. Read: https://t.co/uAfFHhGZgF pic.twitter.com/S3p3GWaBNN
— WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) September 25, 2020
Truth.👇🏻
— Gwen Graham (@GwenGraham) September 25, 2020
.@GovRonDeSantis “has left little doubt that his compact with @realDonaldTrump supersedes his duty to Floridians. If recent months are any indication, the price will include many of their lives.”https://t.co/q9VyGN8HEu
“The overwhelming majority of the American people don’t believe that he should be appointing a new justice this close to the election,” fmr. U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says. “It simply violates our sense of fair play.”https://t.co/4fO93Cjo3y
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 25, 2020
Trump’s Selection of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court Is Part of a Larger Anti-Democratic Project | The New Yorker https://t.co/eM58ubHk5E
— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) September 26, 2020
Opinion: The bombshell consequences of Amy Coney Barrett https://t.co/Bh3gvFuhHz
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 26, 2020
U.S. House Democrats will introduce a bill next week to impose term limits on Supreme Court justices of 18 years from current lifetime appointments https://t.co/AMzzkVkr9M pic.twitter.com/3I9B8AbviR
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2020
Gallup: 61% (!) of Americans Support Abolishing Electoral Collegehttps://t.co/GyfX24Z4Ur pic.twitter.com/SEsbI92boX
— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) September 25, 2020
And there’s some frankly insane shit from the campaign trail tonight…
The Trump Superspreader Tour 2020 has come to Newport News, Virginia. Follow for a video thread. pic.twitter.com/vKr5nPy1Me
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 26, 2020
Meanwhile…
Protesters gathered at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, for Breonna Taylor following a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to indict one officer for endangering Taylor's neighbors during the police shooting that resulted in her death. https://t.co/oMf7rRCYbb pic.twitter.com/W8YY5EHeH8
— ABC News (@ABC) September 26, 2020
‘I have no faith in the legal system.’ Read @kurtisalee on the ground in Louisville reporting on the Breonna Taylor case: https://t.co/nh6A91qJFY
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 26, 2020
Protests continue in Louisville and other US cities over Breonna Taylor decision https://t.co/ZPPbwRhf0V
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) September 26, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
Australia says world needs to know origins of COVID-19 https://t.co/AChix7XNOD pic.twitter.com/KLJLd0zXgJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2020
"A climate emergency unfolding before our eyes." Arctic sea ice has shrunk to almost historic levels https://t.co/rmE4AvS1lj
— TIME (@TIME) September 26, 2020
Tackling climate change will take more than ditching fossil fuels. Biologists in California are developing carbon-sucking weeds they hope can be adapted for cropland plantings https://t.co/kTcuqVUkLD
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) September 26, 2020
Arizona was a leader in climate policy 15 years ago. So what happened?https://t.co/2MrwEnKXJ5
— azcentral (@azcentral) September 26, 2020
OPINION: We may need climate lockdowns to halt climate change, Mariana Mazzucato writes. That might mean governments limiting private vehicle use, banning consumption of red meat, etc. We must do capitalism differently to avoid that. https://t.co/PVwVt0gjUK
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) September 26, 2020
Governments, in America, Britain, China and Germany, have thrown billions of dollars at funding quantum research. Now investors want in https://t.co/obcT8c5k3x
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 26, 2020
Dozens of Israeli activists have petitioned the Supreme Court to bar the country’s security forces from training Indian police officers involved in “severe violations” of human rights and international law in Indian-administered Kashmir.
— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) September 26, 2020
By @UsaidM16.https://t.co/LN9DdMnurm
A vision for a democratic Saudi Arabia free from the house of Saud https://t.co/usObWW06PM
— Madawi Al-Rasheed (@MadawiDr) September 25, 2020
North Korean leader Kim apologizes over killing of South Korean official https://t.co/KGjrfTF9WV pic.twitter.com/GgQvoY6abx
— The Hill (@thehill) September 26, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Maybe they should just concentrate on saving lives and the economy? pic.twitter.com/PGyZY1TXLJ
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) September 25, 2020
Hurrah! It is the right decision to strengthen @WHO – an Organization the world needs more than ever.
— Clare Wenham (@clarewenham) September 26, 2020
UK to become WHO's largest state donor with 30% funding increase | World Health Organization | The Guardian https://t.co/8V0x9GQ2yw
The chaos is now total. Witty and Vallance blame each other and they both blame Boris. It is now increasingly difficult to justify "following the science" while most nations have moved on from the same old pointless lockdown done in the UK. https://t.co/FlcBIwvk9w
— Cllr Francesco Lari (@FrancescoLari) September 25, 2020
A firm specialising in vitamin boosts that hired Boris Johnson's half-brother hoping he can "open doors" is holding talks with Government about Covid testing, which we know (only because of leaks) Govt plans to spend over £100bn on. https://t.co/WJEBvlcZnd
— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) September 26, 2020
Who will be the new TV face of Boris Johnson's government? https://t.co/uv7f0ezetQ
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) September 25, 2020
GB News says it will target those who feel “underserved and unheard by their media” https://t.co/qBGFuLl01Y
— ITV News (@itvnews) September 25, 2020
Free access to government information plunges to record lows under Boris Johnson https://t.co/DlQIo7Zsmi
— The Independent (@Independent) September 25, 2020
Thanks a bunch Boris. pic.twitter.com/rMY9ULTUZx
— MrYesWeCan 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺🌍 (@MrYesWeCan) September 25, 2020
Meanwhile…
“Some big moments in the Brexit saga will converge next week.”
— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) September 26, 2020
Required preparatory reading from @tconnellyRTE https://t.co/t0qRorKDUY
Brexit: EU citizens in UK could be shut out of vital services https://t.co/KYlVMauxsY
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 26, 2020
Wealthy Britons with an eye on the future and life after Brexit are shopping for citizenship of countries which offer a range of residency rights and visa-free access to the EU to investors in local business or property https://t.co/zIRUF5CUnk pic.twitter.com/ivbtNEsMFI
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2020
“The number of British people emigrating to European countries has risen by 30% since the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a new study, which warned of a potential "brain drain" of citizens as they settle in continental Europe.” https://t.co/1ZWcFAtVjA
— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) September 25, 2020
BREXITERS UPDATE:
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) September 25, 2020
Rees-Mogg: “Open funds in Ireland because Brexit"
Lawson: “I want French residency because Brexit”
Farage: “German passports for my kids”
Dyson: “Moving HQ to Singapore”
UK’s richest man: “Moving to Monaco"https://t.co/88j67RcaqV
Most people don’t understand trade stuff. So, whereas a ‘proper’ deal would include 30+ chapters, each negotiated by separate specialist teams & stuff on broader geopolitical challenges, @10DowningStreet can produce a 2 page joint memo, call it a great deal & most will Believe.
— Louise Rowntree (@Louise_Rowntree) September 26, 2020
and…
Boris Johnson, Brexit, and Covid-19 have combined to move Scots ever more toward exiting the United Kingdom https://t.co/LOPI4PcFd2 via @BW
— Bloomberg (@business) September 26, 2020
Very pleased that after taking on board feedback and having detailed discussions with members across Scotland, myself and @AngusMacNeilSNP have an approved motion on an independence Plan B that will ensure Boris Johnson cannot deny Scotland our right to self determination. pic.twitter.com/zh0LaYRU07
— Christopher McEleny (@ChrisMcEleny) September 25, 2020