"As things stand… we're still very far apart on some key things, but where there's life, there's hope. We're going to keep talking to see what we can do"
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) December 13, 2020
PM Boris Johnson says the UK "won't be walking away" from the post-Brexit trade talks
Latest: https://t.co/bRvZ5ZCzDg pic.twitter.com/PaisPepiN9
Trade deals aren’t about asserting one’s independence, they about our inter-dependence – says Spain’s Foreign Minister commenting on what she identifies as problem at the heart of talks #Brexit https://t.co/i2FL3L22lO
— Katya Adler (@BBCkatyaadler) December 13, 2020
Well if there is one way to ensure everyone will stockpile food it is to tell folk not to stockpile food.
— Rob Z Tobor (@Rob_Z_Tobor) December 13, 2020
"How do you allow a third country to do whatever it wants, and at the same time enjoy the benefits of the internal market? How do you square that circle?” Well, the UK aren’t asking for the benefits of the single market https://t.co/cSFw7tFc1i
— Anand Menon (@anandMenon1) December 13, 2020
There is growing outrage in the EU Parliament, and in EU capitals, that both may be asked in the coming 2 weeks to rapidly rubber-stamp an FTA without having the time to scrutinise it.
— Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) December 13, 2020
This would be "shockingly undemocratic" and dangerous considering the importance of this deal.
Brexit: UK car production 'could halt early next year' if EU trade talks fail, union warns https://t.co/1P4wfPhLrK
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 13, 2020
Likening Merkel’s policy on Brexit – which has been wholly friendly and constructive in response to our decision to leave – to Kristallnacht is the lowest point in 30 years of vile vitriol about Germany & the European Union by the right-wing media
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) December 13, 2020
Utterly shameful and shocking
I could have predicted this.
— Timor O’Seery ( Saoroadh ) (@seery_o) December 11, 2020
It was obvious this was going to be Johnson’s behaviour. Entitlement at it’s worst. #BrexitShambles 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/PXZWHd64f1
interested to see what this means for the brexit talks today pic.twitter.com/mg3SKi9QLs
— santa maths claus (@supermathskid) December 13, 2020
Iain Macwhirter: Scexit 2028: How Scotland can learn from the Brexit shambles how NOT to leave a Union https://t.co/8VWBUMPvHB
— Iain Macwhirter (@iainmacwhirter) December 13, 2020
RIP John le Carre (1931-2020). He said of #Brexit:
— Gerry Hassan (@GerryHassan) December 13, 2020
"One day somebody will explain to me why it is that, at a time when science has never been wiser, or the truth more stark, or human knowledge more available, populists and liars are in such pressing demand."#RIPJohnleCarre pic.twitter.com/OTVK8ofeQY
Still one of the best profiles @60Minutes has ever aired. #JohnLeCarre said he turned down British knighthood because, “I don’t want to posture as somebody who’s been honored by the state — and must therefore, somehow, conform with the state.”#RIP pic.twitter.com/h0XVBOmM6p
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) December 13, 2020
"Even his name was an act of deception: John le Carré was a pseudonym adopted by David Cornwell — his given name — because British intelligence officers were forbidden to publish under their own identities." https://t.co/EVkedjaLZX
— Ron Charles (@RonCharles) December 13, 2020
No writer captured the cloak and dagger subterfuge of the Cold War better than John Le Carré. I interviewed him for 60 Minutes over 30 years ago, and I remember a sharp mind and penetrating eyes. His work will be read for generations. May he rest in peace. https://t.co/DOc5vZO8A4
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) December 13, 2020
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THE ONGOING SHITSTORM AND DEATH OF DEMOCRACY THAT IS TRUMPWORLD
Breaking News: Russian hackers broke into several federal agencies in one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest attacks in years, U.S. officials suspect. https://t.co/ZGGyLQbO42
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2020
JUST IN: A Commerce Department spokesman tells @NBCNews: “"We can confirm there has been a breach in one of our bureaus. We have asked CISA and the FBI to investigate, and we cannot comment further at this time."
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) December 13, 2020
Note: This man, who led the CISA team, is now not in government because he said the election was secure so Trump fired him. We are now more open to a national security threat thanks to Trump. https://t.co/kGw5MNQ55D
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 14, 2020
Meanwhile…
Trump administration officials, many of whom have flouted coronavirus restrictions and downplayed the seriousness of the deadly pandemic, will soon be receiving vaccinations prioritized for healthcare workers and nursing home residents. https://t.co/lhWdNAsP0i
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) December 13, 2020
As a reward for a months-long coronavirus disinformation campaign, top Trump staffers will be some of the first to receive doses of the vaccine https://t.co/QHnAIw6hqZ
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) December 13, 2020
A Stunning Passage from the Latest Court Rejection of Team Trump https://t.co/JcihTkfPrU
— Quin Hillyer (@QuinHillyer) December 13, 2020
Majority in Fox News poll says Trump disputing results is weakening democracy https://t.co/TOiiewzPzM pic.twitter.com/O1OSsPidGz
— The Hill (@thehill) December 14, 2020
President Trump vowed to press on with repeated attempts to overturn the election in an interview aired on Fox News on Sunday, despite dozens of losses in several states and a recent rejection by the Supreme Court. https://t.co/eON7eDQxRw
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2020
They can certify. They should certify. They will certify. https://t.co/KUQeb1aXIB
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 13, 2020
Years ago, I think it was @davidfrum who said that Republicans were moving toward the point that they believed they could not possibly lose without voter fraud. Well, we're here. Republican definition of voter fraud: "I lost, and I am more important than America, so I will lie." pic.twitter.com/wpYUGGo1xm
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 14, 2020
Democrats again bring their standard handshake to a knife fight. https://t.co/WJ6gqh5dy0
— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) December 13, 2020
Fighting for the little people. https://t.co/irqgZaYDs1
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) December 14, 2020
An app that proves you're vaccinated for Covid-19 could help reopen businesses and restore the economy. It could also, rather problematically, sort people into two distinct classes: the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. https://t.co/HX3MZybQOC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2020
Joining Schiller was Trump Org General Counsel… https://t.co/iuw7t5FPPi
— Mary Pat Flynn (@MaryPatFlynn1) December 13, 2020
"Republican officials aren’t afraid of Trump so much as they are afraid of Republican voters. And Republican voters appear to be afraid of democracy," writes @GrahamDavidA: https://t.co/oo5teBA5AP
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 13, 2020
.@marcorubio, your reelection campaign will be a delight to watch. Good luck in the primary against @IvankaTrump https://t.co/8S2HdnldOP #flsen
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) December 13, 2020
Ivanka Trump Has Been Grifting Her Way Through Her Father's Presidency. But It's Hunter Biden We Want to Investigate? @MollyJongFast https://t.co/acwJanVAnL via @voguemagazine
— Kirstine Stewart🙋🏼 (@kirstinestewart) December 13, 2020
The Overnight Note 