Due to our archaic and unfair electoral system we are saddled with @BorisJohnson the most incompetent Prime Minister we’ve ever had for many more years. pic.twitter.com/VP3r63Ge4P
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) October 21, 2020
BREAKING: Boris Johnson to make lockdown announcement on Wednesday, Robert Jenrick confirms https://t.co/fvoD4KAHJt
— Birmingham Live (@birmingham_live) October 21, 2020
"It genuinely feels like this government is not only failing to help us, but is actively working against us to inflict harm on its own citizens."@lisanandy says the government is 'waging war' on the people of Greater Manchester. JJ#KayBurley pic.twitter.com/pHPRRmmzLd
— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) October 21, 2020
Having spent billions upon billions on his catastrophic no-deal Brexit & billions more on his failing outsourced test & trace system Gov’t Minister Robert Jenrick confirms Boris Johnson was unwilling to reach agreement with Greater Manchester yesterday over 5 million quid! pic.twitter.com/dPYL3SPoCj
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) October 21, 2020
See what happens when you trust Boris Johnson?
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) October 20, 2020
If only there'd be some clue in the way he's treated his wives, mistresses, children, employers, constituents, manifesto promises, party leaders and colleagues over the years…
That’s where Manchester’s extra money went. 👇 https://t.co/Rq0L6FkX2U
— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) October 20, 2020
This whole disaster is just an exciting opportunity to the tories – to make money, redirect money, be openly corrupt, embed inept private companies in public services, let even more people die. Absolutely fuck you if you voted for them. Good morning! https://t.co/IL0PNRdeF3 pic.twitter.com/tUITrd0MkQ
— Sophie Mackintosh (@fairfairisles) October 21, 2020
turns out Dominic Cummings was the most hawkish figure pushing for huge fines for Covid offences during the summer:
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) October 21, 2020
“Dom wanted £10,000,” said one government official. “He’s weirdly obsessed with massive fines.”https://t.co/tvfU6C70Go
Meanwhile…
Will the UK and EU resume talks on a trade agreement? https://t.co/xyvDC3Snta
— The Independent (@Independent) October 21, 2020
"The UK is now…the sort of crackpot place where some artless third tier cabinet minister is sent to…confirm the government’s plan is…not to adhere to the terms of its own treaty, which it told everyone was a triumph…" https://t.co/G4zMy60bBw
— Prof Fiona de Londras (@fdelond) October 21, 2020
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TRUMPWORLD
Breaking NBC: Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration.https://t.co/aWet11EDwL
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 20, 2020
TRUMP ON 10/6: "I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents"
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 20, 2020
MEADOWS ON 10/20: "The president indicated to me that his statements on Twitter…do not require the declassification or release of any particular documents.”
Trump didn't order declassification of Russia docs despite tweets to the contrary, Meadows says, via @kpolantz https://t.co/05M7X8mSXL
— Jeremy Herb (@jeremyherb) October 20, 2020
Trump's demand this morning for William Barr to prosecute the bogus Hunter Biden affair should be understood as a display of weakness and panic. On numerous fronts, Trump's schemes to corrupt the election have imploded. Even Barr is failing him. New piece:https://t.co/82xZOL1svr
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 20, 2020
FULL CIRCLE: Trump today issued the same set of demands to Attorney General Bill Barr that he issued last year to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: (1) Launch an investigation into Joe Biden and (2) make a public announcement. (There is no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden.) pic.twitter.com/YaL1omQNio
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) October 20, 2020
“The president … turns to Christians to answer for him. We’re tired of answering for this man," Michael Wear, Not Our Faith PAC senior adviser, says. https://t.co/HECKeHvNlB
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 21, 2020
Report: Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects https://t.co/GNoY2FRf9l via @Yahoo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 21, 2020
Trump sold a NYC penthouse for $15.8 million to a Chinese-American businesswoman in 2016. Chen runs an int'l consulting firm & is certainly a Chinese spy.
— Nancy VOTE (@BowmanNancy) October 21, 2020
Until 2019, China’s biggest state-controlled bank rented 3 floors in Trump Tower making Trump $. https://t.co/NoejvI591P
Of course it just had to be true: When Trump campaign accused Hunter Biden of having a Chinese bank account, that of course revealed it was Donald Trump who had a Chinese bank account. https://t.co/oWBe3GtP1I pic.twitter.com/6AaNmxQZ93
— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 21, 2020
By any objective measure, utterly insane: https://t.co/jmwCaHR11h
— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) October 21, 2020
President Trump abruptly ended a taped interview at the White House with "60 Minutes" reporter Lesley Stahl. https://t.co/Wtn6eHsDAS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 21, 2020
The servers that sent these e-mails are in the Saudi Arabia, UAE & Estonia.
— 🐯 🆃🆈🅶🅴🆁 (@TygerWDR) October 21, 2020
Wonder why they're doing a solid for Don? Its a mystery I tell ya…
Emails threatening Florida voters to "vote for Trump or else!" linked to overseas servers https://t.co/f4KxIXocZE via @CBSPolitics
Televangelist Pat Robertson says God told him Trump will win, then an asteroid will hit Earth https://t.co/ruGmTeFCQt pic.twitter.com/CGIq4gAu20
— The Hill (@thehill) October 21, 2020
The Overnight Note 