Today's the day that Mitch McConnell wants everyone to know that the Republican Senate majority exists to steal court seats and people's rights not to help anyone suffering Covid-19. It's really the most honest thing he's ever done in his life.
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) October 26, 2020
A vote for Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to rubber stamp an illegitimate process, carried out against the wishes of the majority of the nation, against the backdrop of a deadly crisis that Senate Republicans have ignored as Americans have died.
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 26, 2020
Schumer to Rs: "You may win this vote and Amy Coney Barrett may become the next associate justice of the Supreme Court, but you will never get your credibility back."
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 26, 2020
"You may win this vote, but in the process you will speed the precipitous decline" of politics/Senate/SCOTUS
Schumer, looking over at GOP side of the chamber, says that when Democrats take the majority, “you will have forfeited the right to tell us how to run that majority.”
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 26, 2020
“The American people will never forget this blatant act of bad faith.”
Every single Senator who votes tonight to confirm Amy Coney Barrett is willing to risk taking away health care for millions of people and eliminating protections for pre-existing conditions.
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) October 26, 2020
Watch closely.
Robert, don't forget the 150+ federal judgeships that Obama nominated but #MoscowMitchMcTreason refused to seat. Trump bragged that he filled more judges than any other president. When being interviewed by Hannity Mitch did that evil laugh and took credit for making that happen.
— Ginny Rusch-Mills (@ruschmills) October 26, 2020
Republicans blocked Garland for 237 days, claiming Americans deserved a say in who chooses the next justice.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 26, 2020
They’re about to confirm Barrett 8 days before the election.
Democrats can decry the hypocrisy today. But tomorrow, they need to tell us what they plan to do about it.
Using the courts to entrench conservative power is literally McConnell's entire strategy and focus. This is some Grade A gaslighting https://t.co/kDBPtI1UWr
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) October 26, 2020
I cannot emphasize enough how much McConnell's actions on Garland and Barrett have radicalized Democratic senators.
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) October 26, 2020
As I've argued before, McConnell's single most consequential legacy may be what he convinces Senate Democrats to do: https://t.co/loRap0bV2z https://t.co/byejXlQh8n
"… whose nomination was advanced from the Judiciary Committee on an illegitimate vote taken without a quorum."
— Monty 🇺🇸Hamilton's Battery🇺🇸 Boa (@MontyBoa99) October 26, 2020
Fixed it for you, Tommy.
ABA Rule 1.2. means Barrett's reputation will forever be stained by her being party to a sham.https://t.co/zjjpAUJW1E pic.twitter.com/Ovkw3SRPKu
Hey Republicans, your loved ones get COVID too — and, guess what, COVID can create pre-existing conditions. Now your Senators are going to confirm Barrett, and your loved ones will lose their insurance too. Congratulations, you just killed them. https://t.co/sUQZHKiy8G
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) October 26, 2020
Proud to have signed on to this letter of 70+ science & climate journalists challenging Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation. Beyond the process being an anti-democratic sham, she's unfit to decide cases on the greatest existential threat to human civilization https://t.co/AmaFoUtawV
— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) October 26, 2020
Let me put it as plainly as I possibly can:
— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) October 26, 2020
If Democrats do not expand the Supreme Court under a Biden Administration, we will gravely harm our planetary chances of maintaining a habitable world in our lifetimes.
It's that big of a deal.https://t.co/Ugc0QJsm6z
You may not have heard of Leonard Leo, but he's the man behind all three of Trump's Supreme Court picks.
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 26, 2020
And we just discovered a secretive $80 million group he's behind. https://t.co/Ge8RlMMuib
As McConnell tees up the final vote on Barrett: https://t.co/EqKJ1jo0IO
— Matt Ford (@fordm) October 26, 2020
Over the last week, the US added 481,372 new cases – the most the nation has added in a single week, according to Johns Hopkins.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2020
The 7-day moving average of new daily Covid cases is 68,767, a level not seen since the highest peak in late July, per CNN's analysis of JHU data. https://t.co/JJ24PPMCG0
Oh my God. Get them out of there. Please. https://t.co/d1fSF1Crh0
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) October 26, 2020
Millions of Americans are voting as soon as they can this year. This is what early voting looks like around the country: https://t.co/KGoUOoN5Sr pic.twitter.com/YhWsZ2iJng
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 26, 2020
Slowly Trump is realizing the trouble he's in. It's too late to fix, so he wants people — above all the MAGA crowd, whom he views as a Praetorian Guard — to believe the election is rigged. If this is allowed to continue violence is highly likely. https://t.co/fyiTf2j11M
— Andrew Beatty (@AndrewBeatty) October 26, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
More than 50 Tory MPs from "red wall" seats are demanding a "roadmap out of lockdown" from Boris Johnson and a post-COVID economic recovery plan for the north of England https://t.co/j9NcPcDt9P
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) October 26, 2020
.@BorisJohnson has tried to quell public anger over free school meals today. But many of his MPs are still seething themselves.
— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) October 26, 2020
Check out the quotes in our latest, in-depth piecehttps://t.co/uNJiVjM0wk
"I totally understand the issue of holiday hunger. The debate is how do you deal with it."
— 🌈 Angela Rayner 🌈 (@AngelaRayner) October 26, 2020
Did you forget the debate we already had on how to deal with it in Parliament last Wednesday @BorisJohnson? You and your MPs voted against feeding hungry kids.https://t.co/Ko85pxIyCs
No U-turn says Boris Johnson
— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) October 26, 2020
-Can’t see that whatever happens next on free schools meals, he’s lost pic.twitter.com/isPtC8VCAH
Fantastic to visit the Royal Berkshire Hospital with @PrueLeith today, taking forward her recommendations to improve food in our hospitals. An important step to improve our long-term health. pic.twitter.com/FqzEt3tuHH
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 26, 2020
Michael Gove planning new PR drive to kill off Scottish independencehttps://t.co/fD5FQUx1SN
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) October 25, 2020
I’m trying to work out why an MP would willingly share this photo. I mean there is NOTHING the Brits like more than taking the piss out of an easy and deserving target #GaryBigDinners https://t.co/OmO0SxE8cz
— Kathryn (@KathrynFullwood) October 26, 2020
The Overnight Note 