Boris Johnson has said supply of jabs is the 'limiting factor', while UK's chief medical officers claim 'vaccine shortage is a reality'https://t.co/bFtWIIOi7m
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 2, 2021
I did thread on this y'day, so don't want to repeat (link below) but the heightened transmissibility of new-variant #COVID19 means that the Reproduction (R) number is going up, despite lockdown measures. Its currently 1.1-1.3 – and U-20s are big vector/10https://t.co/anQERMm9MZ
— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) January 2, 2021
The government failed on locking down too late. The government failed on track and trace. We cannot afford for the government to fail on vaccines.
— Angela Rayner đč (@AngelaRayner) January 2, 2021
People are worried, and understandly so. What is the strategy @BorisJohnson? Get a grip. https://t.co/s1fCbXdWu6
The loosening of the rules over Christmas was a terrible error of judgment. pic.twitter.com/f9ZEBOGKMA
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 2, 2021
Williamson under growing pressure to keep all schools in England closed as union launches legal action https://t.co/6KIkOufbyN
— The Independent (@Independent) January 2, 2021
So welcome to see these new services linking Ireland to France, Belgium and wider EU markets. Brexit May be causing considerable disruption in the short term but it is also helping to re-configure Irish links to the continent and trade patterns for the better. https://t.co/aXZzlyHU4q
— John OâBrennan (@JohnOBrennan2) January 2, 2021
David McWilliams: Covid and Brexit a confluence of opportunity for Ireland https://t.co/SEsUDJq6v6
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) January 2, 2021
Beautifully written, profoundly sad ….. Opinion | Britain Has Lost Itself – The New York Times https://t.co/Jh2Xe8yREG
— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) January 2, 2021
"The pro-Brexit camp has been guilty of playing down the European dimension of the countryâs past."
— Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) January 2, 2021
"With Brexit now real, the U.K. may discover that itâs not so simple to shed a European identity so anchored in history and geography." https://t.co/02BSJkFUsE
"You can't say to the English 'you are not European.' Having a link with the European Union is important," the father of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.https://t.co/BL0fnjnWCD
— DW News (@dwnews) January 2, 2021
Poll predicts a UK general election now would wipe out Tory majority https://t.co/AHIZZDHDDJ
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 2, 2021
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US BRACED FOR TURBULENT WEEK
WSJ: âFar fewer people are being protected against Covid-19 as the process moves slower than officials had projected and has been beset by confusion and disorganization in many statesâ https://t.co/LPTlFtryBB
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 2, 2021
With the authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine in record time and plans for a large-scale deployment underway, public health officials now confront a new and complex challenge, how to convince Americans to actually take it. https://t.co/a02B40l7gR
— ABC News (@ABC) January 2, 2021
U.S. distributes over 13.07 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines; 4.2 million administered -CDC https://t.co/APjMfRv33i pic.twitter.com/JPm5yIqTyW
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 2, 2021
How is it that California, the worldâs fifth-largest economy, the state with some of the strictest lockdown protocols in the country, remains such a hotbed of new COVID-19 cases? https://t.co/ZzFRcq7eSj
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) January 2, 2021
climate change is causing more air inversions in the winter, trapping pollution. And you thought you could breathe after wildfire season đhttps://t.co/xOjhV61yrB
— Alexandria Villaseñor (@AlexandriaV2005) January 2, 2021
âWhat does it look like if we donât have a shared sense of reality?
— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) January 2, 2021
Weâve seen more conspiracy theories moving mainstream. Thereâs an increasing number of people who do not believe in the critical infrastructure of a society.
Where does that end?âhttps://t.co/tlZwqxdCjl
And with this, my holiday vacation starts now. Thank you everyone who took my calls over the holiday and apologies for the two year old in the background. It was, indeed, a shitty end to the shittiest of years. Off for a needed break. Happy New Year. đ https://t.co/Di6IICPWIN
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) January 2, 2021
I fear that, because the antics of @realDonaldTrump and his enablers to keep him in power have become so comical, we may be underestimating the potential for violence that may result from them.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 2, 2021
Trump says he wonât accept defeat as court throws out Gohmert lawsuit https://t.co/9jmPTHu7qs via @Yahoo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 2, 2021
It would be easy to dismiss Gohmert, long considered one of the goofiest members of the House, and his overt calls for violence, but the mind-bending reality is that his wing of the GOP now controls the party, which is clearly radicalizing as he demonstrates. https://t.co/gPPmiTyxrE
— Evan McMullin đșđž (@EvanMcMullin) January 2, 2021
A Congressman or any official calling for political violence is serious, and it doesnât really matter if they mean it or not. Some who hear it will think they mean it. And a subset of those could try to act on it.
— Nicholas Grossman (@NGrossman81) January 2, 2021
Hard to think of something more irresponsible a leader could say.
âItâs an indication that this is a secession-from-reality caucus. Itâs illiberal, anti-democratic, pernicious and widespread in the Republican party. Itâs not just a closing act for the Trump-era but an opening act for the post-Trump era."https://t.co/JwPoE8XFxa
— Peter Wehner (@Peter_Wehner) January 2, 2021
"Coalition"
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 2, 2021
Ten seditious assholes who will return to being absolute nobodies the minute Trump is out of office. https://t.co/L0BoQbnm3S
It's not about if they succeed.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 2, 2021
It's about the fact that defeated President Donald Trump was able to get at least 13 U.S. Senators and 140 members of the House of Representatives to violate the constitution and commit sedition.
This is a clear and present danger.
Ron Johnson *told* a former GOP county party chair that he knew Biden won. Heâs knowingly, deliberately voting against democracy and the Constitution. This is disqualifying for any office that requires taking the oath. https://t.co/HLLlDqRIiZ
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) January 2, 2021
Mr. Vice President, any chance you could bother to express your reaction to the threat by twelve U.S. Senators to âreject" the Electoral College results? pic.twitter.com/MclyQt7t0e
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 2, 2021
Short statement continued: âThe Vice President welcomes the efforts of members of the House and Senate to use the authority they have under the law to raise objections and bring forward evidence before the Congress and the American people on January 6th.â
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 2, 2021
If Trump had won the PV, but lost the EC, McConnell wouldâve abolished the EC over a weekend.
— Nicole David đđ (@obbiecole) January 2, 2021
We just assumed 2021 would be better, didnât we? pic.twitter.com/AEAs5698zF
— Joshua Holland (@JoshuaHol) January 2, 2021
The Overnight Note 