After President Trump’s grotesque display at Tuesday night’s debate, none of us can be sure that the precious rite and process of public engagement in politics will ever be restored, Roger Angell writes.https://t.co/tm2kACCVrw
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 30, 2020
Chris Wallace: “I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did."
— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) September 30, 2020
Has he been living under a rock the last 4 years? https://t.co/URhDWMQxPS
Trump puts on a shitshow and the media insists on false equivalency. There are not two sides to the debate. Biden should not be held to Queensbury rules when Trump was using a switchblade. Enough of false equivalency journalism. Tell it like it is with Trump! Stop equating him!
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) September 30, 2020
It's hard to imagine a more disqualifying, terrifying statement from the president of the United States:
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) September 30, 2020
“I’m urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully because that’s what has to happen. I am urging them to do it."https://t.co/8aZ28ckZff
Trump tries to backtrack on his remark about the Proud Boys, but the far-right group is already celebrating his comments @elspethreeve reports pic.twitter.com/8nN6KUVuNn
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) September 30, 2020
Ex-Homeland Security official describes how Trump suppressed efforts to fight white supremacist terrorismhttps://t.co/rkEIL91gzS
— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 30, 2020
Trump Is Not the Man He Used to Be, writes our master storyteller @TimAlberta #Debates2020 https://t.co/bMz9UdJzkr
— Ryan Heath (@ryanaxios) September 30, 2020
So how did Senate Republicans think the debate went?
— Julie Tsirkin (@JulieNBCNews) September 30, 2020
"Shit show." — @BenSasse
"Embarrassment." — @MittRomney
"Awful." — @lisamurkowski
"Rough." — @SenCapito
"I was actually watching the yankees." — @SenatorRounds
"Might have needed an adult time out." — @SenatorBraun
.@matthewjdowd nails it here. Nobody does it better. https://t.co/rGpJ3GSNh3
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) September 30, 2020
Here’s the scary part: At least 40% of Americans saw the same debate performance, trump shitshow and still plan to vote for trump.
— Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) September 30, 2020
Actual Clown Disavows Trump: https://t.co/5fW9oxWcfP
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) September 30, 2020
Source says Trump family fears Parscale will cooperate with federal investigators looking at Trump campaign spending. My latest:https://t.co/KQAmlNQD59
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) September 30, 2020
He did however steal from a cancer charity.
— Kevin McDaid (@TheRedExit1) September 30, 2020
Opinion: They're building a huge advantage in mail ballots, while Trump convinces his supporters to wait for election day https://t.co/HSiNqnKQq2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 30, 2020
Counting for the 2020 census must continue as ordered by a lower court for now, a federal appeals court has ruled — denying the Trump administration’s latest attempt to end it early.https://t.co/Zx1KMnEvXW
— NPR (@NPR) September 30, 2020
Pope rejects US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visit with the Vatican suggesting exploitation ahead of election https://t.co/oVj9hq5NfL
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 30, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
Threat to evacuate U.S. diplomats from Iraq raises fear of war – https://t.co/zSjHL54zmQ pic.twitter.com/ALVNlIZI68
— DEFCONWarningSystem (@DEFCONWSALERTS) September 30, 2020
“Mr. Putin was not ready to get the [coronavirus vaccine] shot yet, despite all the state-media bombast about Russia’s world-leading achievement in developing it.” https://t.co/pUwK3n610F
— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) September 30, 2020
Turkey has only been publishing symptomatic coronavirus cases – minister https://t.co/ihKI2YbRSB pic.twitter.com/eKN20pRe4g
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 30, 2020
French military plane breaks sound barrier, startling people across Paris after it rushed to aid two commercial aircraft which lost radio contacthttps://t.co/i8DduVbdUY pic.twitter.com/Ood816Hu26
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 30, 2020
The Supreme Court has held that the bread in Subway’s heated sandwiches contains too much sugar – a whopping 10pc – to be classified as bread under VAT rules which deem bread a staple food and therefore subject to a zero ratehttps://t.co/XjMiS3a3yI
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) September 30, 2020
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are typically among the first parts of the contiguous United States to experience autumn color. This fall is no exception. https://t.co/uyqLNnNcTF pic.twitter.com/knDRp0UCJO
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) September 30, 2020
But…
The hottest August on record.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 30, 2020
WORLD record temperatures in Death Valley.
5 of the 6 largest wildfires in California HISTORY occurring in the last 2 months.
Climate change isn’t something to address in the distant future.
The climate crisis is here.https://t.co/rnPPt7jzkL
China's president Xi Jinping says the world must co-operate on climate change https://t.co/u8GSGMzYsx
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 30, 2020
A major supermarket chain in Denmark lets customers know the carbon footprint of their groceries https://t.co/y41hvOAxXy
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 30, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Wartime leader? Oh, please. https://t.co/l0NwPhi61n
— Damon Evans (@damocrat) September 30, 2020
Sky's @BethRigby asks the PM whether national measures could be reintroduced.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 30, 2020
"We really don't want to go back into the 'stay at home' national lockdown we saw in March… we think that we can beat it by other means" responds Boris Johnson.
Follow live: https://t.co/wsVVAkcrMW pic.twitter.com/8OkmSKrwJU
Eve of Tory party conference and ministers are trying to find ever more novel ways of denying a safe haven in Britain to refugees.
— Alan Travis (@alantravis40) September 30, 2020
Memo to Priti: It is not illegal to enter the UK to claim asylum. https://t.co/RrxNcyROOR
Boris Johnson keeps saying how he REALLY doesn't want to go back to a national lock down.
— Jon Jones (@JonJonesSnr) September 30, 2020
It's coming.
Boris Johnson's dad Stanley shops without face mask as PM vows flouters will be fined. https://t.co/NnnUlAQuh1
— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) September 30, 2020
And…
Britain offers EU fishing concession as part of Brexit sweetener https://t.co/mf04sCrD2l BORIS JOHNSON AKA EDWARD HEATH, have you sold us out ? Why ? This is a sad day for our fishing industry and our Country.
— June Mummery (@june_mummery) September 30, 2020
“The survey also found that just 28% of people think the government is handling Britain's exit from the EU well … That compares to a total of 61% who think the government is handling it badly, up by 5 points from the beginning of September.” https://t.co/Zb25k61suh
— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) September 30, 2020
Theresa May said Brexit means Brexit. Why didn't she say Brexit means losing our freedom of movement, thousands of lorries queuing on the roads, a Kent Access Permit, a border in the Irish Sea, higher tariffs, millions of customs forms to fill in and hoping for a deal with Trump?
— Sarah Hurst 🇺🇦 (@Life_Disrupted) September 30, 2020
BREAKING: EU prepares for “no further equivalences scenario".
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) September 30, 2020
Mairead McGuinness – an Irish politician and one of the most fiercely vocal opponents of Brexit – taking over as Financial Services Commissioner, flew almost entirely below pundits' radars. ~AAhttps://t.co/zhYPTYiIBA
Finally…
Ian Paisley MP asks the Northern Ireland Minister @WalkerWorcester about a "commemorative celebratory coin for Northern Ireland in its 100th anniversary year." pic.twitter.com/fR3kDhEr0S
— DUP (@duponline) September 30, 2020
The Overnight Note 