“If both [Michigan and Pennsylvania] certify next week, Trump would have no electoral path to prevent a Biden win — even if the president’s efforts succeed in other states, like Arizona, Nevada or Wisconsin.” https://t.co/uCIoE13ehb
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 21, 2020
Just because Trump's clown coup will likely fail doesn't mean it's not a crisis…
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) November 20, 2020
My @newyorker column on a terrible week for America: https://t.co/qWp1y8hxlj
"Inside the wrought-iron fences that surround the 18-acre White House complex, the 2020 election rages on, with President Trump angrily refusing to concede. But the rest of the world — and President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. — is moving on." https://t.co/Uoomdin5M2
— Michael D. Shear (@shearm) November 21, 2020
One of the many tragedies of Trump's postelection subversion efforts is that we should be celebrating our achievement at having a high turnout election under the most difficult circumstances, writes the law professor Richard H. Pildes https://t.co/1uUJ9Skw1y
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) November 21, 2020
The Republican Party’s embrace of a coup attempt is the biggest threat we face. https://t.co/vrjr48vORL via @slate
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) November 21, 2020
The headline that sums up 2020
— Heidi MacDonald (@Comixace) November 21, 2020
https://t.co/xSLxNhYUZT
“Michigan’s certification process should be a deliberate process free from threats and intimidation,” said legislators. https://t.co/1GjU27n50u
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) November 21, 2020
Analysis: The Trump administration is hampering the economic recovery at a critical time https://t.co/PE8CCrmSlI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 21, 2020
"Donald Trump is endangering America's national security for his ego," writes Senator Tammy Duckworth https://t.co/6Ox7Z4z2VV
— TIME (@TIME) November 21, 2020
“Donald Trump is going to be saying things from the sidelines all the time that is going to impact the governing of this country,” Jake Sherman says.https://t.co/ra9avsDjJd
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 21, 2020
Of all the things you may be grateful for this Thanksgiving, Christopher Krebs should be high on the list. https://t.co/gvwqiFfwep
— Slate (@Slate) November 21, 2020
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy Alive, Mad We Emailed Her https://t.co/02qhKqPtoW
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) November 20, 2020
To give you some context on the urgency of getting @GSAEmily to do her job, the transition’s already 22% over. It’s a short time to stand up a new administration to oversee 4 million civilian and uniformed officials, along with another 4 million or more government contractors.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) November 21, 2020
Washington Post, WTF? Another portrait of @GSAEmily, suffering because of her own stupidity and conversion to invertebrate. "She feels extreme pressure, knowing that whatever decision she makes will bring her scrutiny." https://t.co/SdwgC2acFW CNN already did this dumb ass story.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) November 20, 2020
Here's the deal: Because President Trump refuses to concede and is delaying the transition, we have to fund it ourselves and need your help.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 20, 2020
If you're able, chip in to help fund the Biden-Harris transition. https://t.co/apJMrdpoSS
We should be examining President-Elect Joe Biden's transition team for bad apples and conflicts of interest, not watching Rudy Giuliani sweat. https://t.co/mmVUy99IuL
— Esquire (@esquire) November 21, 2020
“It appears that none of us are allowed to say [publicly] that that was one of the weirdest fucking things we’ve ever witnessed,” one senior Trump administration official said of the presser. https://t.co/fqcgmIGp5q
— Sam Stein (@samstein) November 21, 2020
In plain, brutal terms… What happened to each of Trump's legal challenges to the vote. https://t.co/n6PKq8Thph
— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 21, 2020
It’s Joe Biden’s Birthday today. Rudy Giuliani has filed suit claiming it’s Donald Trump’s birthday.
— Trent Capelli 🇨🇦 (@TrentCapelli) November 20, 2020
No, @kayleighmcenany. Gov Christie had planned a transition. He was fired because he put Jared Kushner’s criminal father in jail. It was a perfect foretelling of the dysfunction of giving a not very bright crime family power. They hired terribly damaged people, like yourself. https://t.co/dGcmeopfh5
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) November 21, 2020
Since Trump appointee Michael Pack took charge of USAGM, he's erased protections for government journalists and rejected visas for foreign staffers. There have been firings and lawsuits.
— NPR (@NPR) November 21, 2020
Now, staffers say they fear more damage from Pack on his way out.https://t.co/jy5Mh4mHCt
“A question for conservative media that are more independent of Mr. Trump is how much of the market the unabashedly pro-Trump media dominates in the future.” https://t.co/XjSUweitBw
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) November 21, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. infected by coronavirus and in isolation https://t.co/cwHrpogC5i
— Bloomberg (@business) November 21, 2020
This thread…
I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount of poker w serious players & l’ll say this: I do not think Trump is trying to ‘make his base happy’ or ‘laying the groundwork for his own network’…
— Edward Norton (@EdwardNorton) November 20, 2020
CAPTURE SANTA AND HARVEST HIS ANTIBODIES https://t.co/KhMHL4bxZA
— Stephen Losey (@StephenLosey) November 20, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
The Times is reporting tonight that Boris Johnson tried to interfere in Sir Alex Allan’s report into Priti Patel’s behaviour. That would be a pretty incendiary violation of protocol. https://t.co/C2idapJsix
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) November 20, 2020
Here's the summary of the official report into bullying claims against Home Secretary Priti Patel
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 20, 2020
The report's author, Sir Alex Allen, has quit after the PM rejected his findingshttps://t.co/DJBG1rJZYQ
The FT View: Boris Johnson's refusal to accept home secretary Priti Patel had breached the ministerial code deepens questions over the culture of his administration https://t.co/qV2ZqtiBkN
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 20, 2020
Priti Patel is finished. Boris Johnson’s unerring knack of defending the indefensible is a measure of his lack of judgment. It is also a mark of the integrity deficit that corrupts his government and all he does and says
— Mary Riddell (@MaryRiddell) November 20, 2020
A former Head of the Civil Service tells LBC that Boris Johnson is choosing to "bend the rules" to suit Priti Patel amid calls for her to be sacked.@eddiemairhttps://t.co/cP8OFbcAat
— LBC (@LBC) November 20, 2020
In other news: Britain voted for Brexit but it was “not intentional” so we can just forget about it. https://t.co/c339V133VR
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) November 20, 2020
Exclusive: Brexit has created at least 500 jobs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Philippines in recent months, as companies turn to overseas labour amid a U.K. shortage of customs agents https://t.co/EZ617bzcJt
— Joe Mayes (@Joe_Mayes) November 20, 2020
BREXIT: Food industry fears Brexit ‘worst-case scenario’ is now the reality
— Prof Chris Elliott OBE (@QUBFoodProf) November 20, 2020
Bully for you government https://t.co/yU4hky1Q9b
Some Friday fun. The North Wales police and crime commissioner has refused to apologise for describing voters who backed Brexit as "turkeys voting for Christmas."https://t.co/0eeGIVChjh
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) November 20, 2020
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to learn that Boris Johnson is poised to break his election pledge to pay all teachers at least £30,000 a year https://t.co/SiPOLYMcxh
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) November 20, 2020
The Overnight Note 