On Trump's holy-shit speech, during this yeah-whatever moment in his lame-duck presidency.
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) December 3, 2020
My new Letter from Washington is up @newyorker: https://t.co/isCLoEJRgz
"Heidi Stirrup, an ally of top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, was quietly installed at the Justice Department as a White House liaison a few months ago. She was told within the last two weeks to vacate the building" @mikebalsamo1 @zekejmiller https://t.co/gqG2TexjSr
— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) December 3, 2020
.@FrankFigliuzzi1: President Trump’s supposed pardon plans aren’t about righting injustices — they’re about obstructing it. https://t.co/fyhUNxtpz9
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) December 3, 2020
The reality is, Dec,Jan &Feb are going to be tough times. I actually believe they’re going to be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation, and yet all Trump talks about is election fraud. #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #Trump #CovidUS https://t.co/ckLuiRcvTb
— Rainy Day Woman (@Candyscurrant) December 3, 2020
We are living our worst case scenario. The explosive rise of #covid19 cases is untenable. Hospitals are at a breaking point. We will soon reach over 3,000 deaths per day. We need urgent action to flatten the curve. That includes not gathering indoors this winter. pic.twitter.com/FmMgK4bqUg
— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) December 3, 2020
"I was sad. … It's about time that all of our elected officials view Covid as a humanitarian crisis." After Dr. Larry Keeperman tweeted out a photo of the Covid-19 unit he works in out of a parking garage in Nevada, Trump falsely claimed it was "fake." https://t.co/cVdpVz0wWc pic.twitter.com/qXy21CrXE7
— CNN (@CNN) December 3, 2020
“We see what is happening—and then to reconcile that with some of the disbelief that you run into is very hard.” Doctors and nurses worry that Covid-19 misinformation, and doubts about whether the coronavirus exists, are furthering the spread, https://t.co/uX9bm3IO1p
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 3, 2020
This was the *total* US Covid death toll back in March, when I posted this and upset lots of conservatives and invoked 9/11.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) December 3, 2020
Today, eight months later, we almost hit 3,000 Covid deaths in a *single* day.
Shame on everyone responsible for this. Blood on all their hands. https://t.co/hBZ9etcYYf
I can't wait to share your story with family. Big Disney fans. Dad was the managing editor of this local paper. The article describes the sugar cube dosing and tells each community where to go for distribution. I still recall waiting in line at the college gym. pic.twitter.com/Ehvh9jSfcb
— KatieTheAlto (@alto_katie) December 3, 2020
In October 1956 Elvis had the polio vaccine live on the Ed Sullivan Show h/t https://t.co/y2MEqqh6RL pic.twitter.com/fupFOmSwcM
— Jem Stone (@JemStone) December 3, 2020
This essay suggests moving on after Trump and ignore his criminal behavior. This is what Ford did with Nixon. Short term it worked. Long term it gave us the criminal and corrupt presidency of Donald Trump. No more free passes for criminal presidents! https://t.co/KpIV74toco
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) December 3, 2020
Joe Biden tells CNN that he's going to be calling for the nation to wear masks for the first 100 days after he takes office.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 3, 2020
If you think about the unity and government mobilization after Pearl Harbor and 9/11, the Trump administration’s utter failure and disregard for the Covid-19 pandemic stands as one of the greatest failures of the US in history. A dark stain nothing will erase. https://t.co/Q592S6HpHp
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) December 3, 2020
Always Be Grifting: "The influx of political donations is one reason that Trump and some allies are inclined to continue…
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) December 3, 2020
Much of the money raised since the election is likely to go into an account for the president to use on political activities after he leaves office" https://t.co/vHUO4lzy9t
The Trump campaign and RNC has raised more than $207M since Election Day, after fundraising to “fight” what they falsely claim was a “rigged” contest.
— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) December 3, 2020
Most of the money will go toward paying off debts and future political activities—not challenging the outcome. pic.twitter.com/1nLgRNPkxX
The 11th-hour effort could forever transform one of Alaska’s crown jewels. https://t.co/Sq6cEvMA5A
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) December 3, 2020
The Grifter in Chief and his lawless Son in Law. What a pair.https://t.co/ZDfywAA5Ov
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 3, 2020
Ivanka Trump testified Tuesday in a closed-door deposition as part of a lawsuit claiming that, at $450,000 a day, President Trump’s inaugural committee overpaid the Trump International Hotel in 2017 https://t.co/6oLvYWrlI1
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) December 3, 2020
Ivanka Trump says she was deposed for 5 hours in inaugural spend probe. Here's what she failed to mention. https://t.co/WgeDnCHVMH
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 3, 2020
Nepotism has been a public health issue, a national security threat, and a massive conflict of interest during the Trump era. CREW’s proposed reforms would mean Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump could never be hired by President Trump again.https://t.co/EtW0pCqSbd
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 3, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
With Brexit failing to deliver on its promises, you can see why Boris Johnson's ministers are snatching at imagined benefits such as a speedy vaccine approval, says @ThereseRaphael1 https://t.co/7l20Ura5fs
— Bloomberg Brexit (@Brexit) December 3, 2020
Yep – easiest deal ever etc. Liam Fox July 2017. pic.twitter.com/fCkViuRVSR
— Tom-Stockton (@tomstocktontees) December 3, 2020
The UK kept briefing British papers that a better deal / progress could be made by bypassing Barnier etc to go to capitals, who they claimed were more eager for a deal.
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) December 3, 2020
The opposite has pretty much always been true, as this story helps show. https://t.co/iXYcDCOqlk
That will be nothing compared to the tension between London and Washington, if that is the route they pursue.
— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) December 3, 2020
It seems being the first country to approve the #Covid19 vaccine was far more important to #BorisJohnson and his pathetic Government than the vaccine's efficacy. We can only hope the imbecile in 10 Downing Street hasn't made yet another huge mistake!
— Derek James 🇪🇺 #RejoinEU (@derekjames150) December 3, 2020
Why authorising the vaccine first *is* a Brexit story—even if being first had nothing to do with Brexit. A piece on first-mover advantage, sovereignty and the gamble Britain *and* EU member states are taking. Thanks to @NicolasBauquet for chatting https://t.co/aTv3rL8202
— Tom McTague (@TomMcTague) December 3, 2020
The press tracking the vaccine into the UK reminds me of the heady days of Priti Patel's plane. https://t.co/Kx7rXYFFnm
— Rowena (@rowena_kay) December 3, 2020
A minister in Boris Johnson’s government says the U.K. won the race to approve a coronavirus vaccine because it’s a “better country” than the U.S., France and Belgium https://t.co/T4wVhuFu0b
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) December 3, 2020
Britain has the best lorry parks. Much better than those in France or Germany. Or anywhere else in the whole wide world.
— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) December 3, 2020
BREAKING: Four in 10 food firms in Britain to cut supplies to Northern Ireland, poll of largest British food suppliers show confirming worst Brexit fears of local MPs and retailers. Issues include:
— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) December 3, 2020
– NI EORI confusion
– NI labelling conf
– SPS checkshttps://t.co/ObOLDQnmLh
‘He now regrets his decision and admitted that tariffs on British exports would be a catastrophe’ https://t.co/y1ga6cxxcO
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) December 3, 2020
The Overnight Note 