.@HSJnews and @bmj_latest editorial is scathing on cost of inaction.https://t.co/zQLqxfr6pP
— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) December 15, 2020
Again it’s not really saving Xmas if it causes a massive spike in a disease. Never seen a feel good holiday film that ended with “and then the needless deaths began in their tens of thousands, for he had saved Christmas”. pic.twitter.com/LQOQpCoGLK
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 15, 2020
U-Turn – Yeah but no, but yeah but.. #Christmas2020 #BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/qjLgyvwNLs
— LondonFM1 (@LondonFM1) December 15, 2020
Boris Johnson’s father caught getting on tube without mask in fourth breach of Covid rules https://t.co/n9iZaSGUM1
— Paul (@Paul68958640) December 15, 2020
I assume Johnson will have no hesitation in leaving London for his customary long weekend at Chequers – going from a a tier three area to a tier two area. https://t.co/rdOzKclohk
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) December 15, 2020
Labour has called for Boris Johnson to urgently review the Covid rules for Christmas amid a sharp rise in cases. https://t.co/6oGK0IzStA
— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) December 15, 2020
Last weekend, London’s shops – specifically Regent Street – were rammed. They were breeding grounds for Covid and undoubtedly played a part in cases rising. Theatres followed protocols and were covid secure.
— Dan Richards (@brummy_dan) December 14, 2020
In tier 3, theatres shut. Shops stay open.@MattHancock @OliverDowden pic.twitter.com/mdKFcRAR3w
Shouldn’t we in the Republic be doing all we can to help?
— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) December 15, 2020
We have the capacity to help and surely we should make that capacity available to the Northern Ireland health service in the days to come? https://t.co/nxHG1IDsxf
As London enters Tier 3, its highest level of coronavirus restrictions, some questioned the logic of imposing a lockdown starting Wednesday when the government plans to ease restrictions so families can reunite in the days around Christmas. https://t.co/LbXGDFgpff
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 14, 2020
Meanwhile..
Well, you could knock me over with a clove-studded gammon.
— Miffy (@miffythegamer) December 15, 2020
https://t.co/BDiJ8KUI2c
It will probably come as no surprise that a Gov’t which unlawfully suspended parliament & has spent the past few weeks inciting its MP’s to break the law now says MPs may not get to vote on any Brexit deal until after it has come into force! https://t.co/xN6tnyvs3j
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) December 15, 2020
Was this performance related pay?https://t.co/KnRBSanIy0
— stefanstern (@stefanstern) December 15, 2020
Let me get this straight.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) December 15, 2020
Dominic Cummings broke the lockdown laws he helped create.
Then not only did Boris Johnson keep him as his top advisor, but he also gave him a £50,000 pay rise.
This government's cronyism is quickly turning the country into a Banana Republic.
“All the things that Conservatives used to believe in – like standing up for the Union, like not attacking our institutions, like the judges, like believing in international co-operation – seem to have gone out of the window.”https://t.co/8Kk5NKzYc7
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) December 15, 2020
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THE SPECTACULAR SHITSTORM THAT IS TRUMPWORLD
“My trust in elections is at an all-time low right now": For Trump voters, the aftermath of the Nov. 3 vote and the president's false claims of fraud have undermined faith in the system. @stavernise https://t.co/DjZgFLz4ia
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) December 15, 2020
It's Trump's party https://t.co/AADrYlWyh2
— Scott Greer 6’2” IQ 187 (@ScottMGreer) December 15, 2020
Sorry, #MAGA
— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 15, 2020
The delusions of MAGAworld are starting to crumble as right-wing outlets acknowledge Biden’s victoryhttps://t.co/Dw2m2OnJlY
Franklin Graham finally admits Trump lost but his followers insist he’s ‘not hearing what God is really doing’https://t.co/5KI8YBSyha
— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 15, 2020
"McConnell has taken away the safety net for the vast majority of his House and Senate colleagues who have, to date, refused to admit that Biden is the President-elect," @CillizzaCNN writes. | Analysis https://t.co/x1nkvX97Tx
— CNN (@CNN) December 15, 2020
Reading about the current iteration of the Republican Party feels so much like cracking open a history book about politics in the Old Dixiecrat South in the first two-thirds of the 20th Century… https://t.co/mKJ6Zod6fC
— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) December 15, 2020
McConnell has spun up a separate Super PAC called THE PEACHTREE FUND for the express purpose of hiding its funders from the public.
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) December 15, 2020
THE PEACHTREE FUND has spent nearly $20 million in Georgia over the last week.
It's last filing, on 12/3, reported ZERO in contributions
Mitch McConnell says they’re not leaving DC without a COVID package.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 15, 2020
The HEROES Act has been sitting on his desk for seven months.
Why now?
This is embarrassing.
Georgia – please save us…https://t.co/MaHrp7KUuC
How did 26-year-old Charlie Kirk go from living with his parents to a waterfront condo? Over a short period of time, his pay from the pro-Trump charity he co-founded rose to 300k. https://t.co/7eVqyROCkH
— ProPublica (@propublica) December 15, 2020
AG Bill Barr has repeatedly used the DOJ for the benefit of President Trump–protecting Trump’s friends and allies, attacking his perceived enemies and furthering his personal interests and agendas. Good riddance. https://t.co/jDnVmNAt6P
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 15, 2020
I've got to think Barr wanted out before the final wave of pardons–especially if those include not just the usual distasteful Trump cronies but perhaps Assange and/or Snowden.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 14, 2020
Many people regard AG Barr’s resignation, reportedly negotiated by White House counsel Pat Cippolone, as a relief. But it’s probably the best sign that the next five weeks will bring a barrage of pardon controversies that Barr didn’t want to be near.
— John F. Harris (@harrispolitico) December 15, 2020
Barr's exit will be bad news for Trump's hopes for post-presidency pardons | Lloyd Green https://t.co/WUbQEgKNmJ
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 15, 2020
"I really think that the big picture is, what is the attorney general's legacy? Because that's so horrific in terms of what he's done to the Department of Justice. Whether he has betrayed Pres. Trump now or Trump was axing him is… secondary" – @AWeissmann_ w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/Y74zuxjM8j
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) December 15, 2020
Jeffrey Rosen has kept a low profile, but with Attorney General William Barr’s pending resignation, he is set to be the nation’s top law enforcement official for the delicate final month of Trump’s presidency. https://t.co/BL8eL81shK
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) December 16, 2020
Robert O’Brien has cut short his Europe trip to return to the U.S. to address the SolarWinds hack, signaling growing alarm within the Trump administration about a cyber espionage campaign considered potentially one of the most damaging in years. https://t.co/C7h2vTlKZQ
— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) December 15, 2020
.@Acosta is out of f&*ks to give.pic.twitter.com/g63offWhp1
— The Recount (@therecount) December 15, 2020
Rep. David Byrd has been placed on a ventilator for COVID-19, according to family and friends on Facebook. He joined GOP colleagues this summer to declare media “sensationalized” coverage of the disease, which has now landed 2 Tennessee GOP reps in ICU.https://t.co/S08b0Z7zrp
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) December 15, 2020
Do they not have deed poll in the US pic.twitter.com/Wtg3xvgJnK
— badly-drawn barbenheimer 🤯 (@soapachu) December 15, 2020
Biggest snowstorm in years on track to bury parts of the Northeast in up to 2 feet of snow; more than 60M people are under winter alerts, with forecasts of snow and wind that could snarl travel and knock out power to millions. https://t.co/WhIIkAs9Fx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 15, 2020
The Overnight Note 