118 days to freedom. 121,000 people dead.
— Hardeep Matharu (@Hardeep_Matharu) February 22, 2021
Propaganda versus reality. pic.twitter.com/34mI1HTwpb
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hopes that spring and summer will be 'seasons of hope from which we will not go back'.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 22, 2021
Read the latest here: https://t.co/02rJrDGhuA pic.twitter.com/Jh3Q5DNZv9
➡️ Boris Johnson plans to reopen shops and gyms on 12 April
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 22, 2021
➡️ Covid jab's 'spectacular' impact on serious illness
➡️ England schools back 8 March with at home Covid tests
Here are five things you need to know about the pandemic this eveninghttps://t.co/oTPZxsktfs
The UK papers tomorrow are so far removed from what’s happening here.
— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) February 22, 2021
They made so many mistakes – but while Boris says they are on a “one way road to freedom”, we still don’t know if the kids are going back to school on Monday. pic.twitter.com/KXYJ5omhgm
All schools in England are to reopen on 8 March as part of the prime minister’s “cautious” four-part plan to lift the coronavirus lockdownhttps://t.co/nqEwYLQeqg
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 22, 2021
— Etan Smallman (@EtanSmallman) February 22, 2021
Boris Johnson: “I can’t guarantee that it will be irreversible, but that’s the intention”
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) February 22, 2021
If you can’t guarantee it, then it’s not irreversible, it’s reversible. That’s how words work.
"If all restrictions were to be lifted by the start of May (over a period of around two months, starting in March), hospital occupancy would be highly likely to reach levels higher than at the peak in January 2021" https://t.co/SBaKbE4MPf
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) February 22, 2021
SNAP POLL: English people tend to support the pace of lockdown-lifting plan that Boris Johnson set out today
— YouGov (@YouGov) February 22, 2021
Think it goes too fast – 26%
Think it is about right – 46%
Think it goes too slow – 16%https://t.co/NQjKNlbpgC pic.twitter.com/q65zpxeqEy
A year too late, Boris Johnson produces a reasonable plan | John Crace https://t.co/lHvhJgdSAZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 22, 2021
Let’s fast forward to the longest day of the year June 21st 2021 in UK , that evening #BorisJohnson #Lockdown4 #Road2Recovery pic.twitter.com/3SE3aUJch0
— Flagman Ireland (@flagmanireland) February 22, 2021
My roadmap out of lockdown, cheers @BorisJohnson
— Mouthy Mark (@Turkish1882) February 22, 2021
Love that…. 😍 pic.twitter.com/Uptr3XUt7f
I'm in. https://t.co/0bkJVcGDZA
— Joe McNally (@GaspardWinckler) February 22, 2021
How can they be absolutely sure it’s them who’ve split up? https://t.co/yaMhGnoNl7
— David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) February 22, 2021
Meanwhile, in Brexitshambles Britain…
Arlene Foster tells @bbcnewsline that she hopes the decision not to reopen schools fully on March 8th can “be revisited”.
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) February 22, 2021
“It’s vital we get pupils back into schools as soon as possible.” pic.twitter.com/sl1NDKawO3
Former @uuponline leader Reg Empey: "The day Boris Johnson proposed the Irish Sea border to the EU on October 2 2019, the first people to back him were Arlene Foster and her 10 Westminster MPs" https://t.co/SZvtQfTo3I
— Belfast News Letter (@News_Letter) February 22, 2021
Took part in Petition (Westminster’s virtual ‘broom cupboard’!) session on protocol. People here, whatever their constitutional views, deserve more than political instability – fixing Brexit challenges will involve hard yards on jobs & investment, not just quick fix & escalations pic.twitter.com/fcyuirxgpj
— Claire Hanna (@ClaireHanna) February 22, 2021
Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs @simoncoveney has said there could be freer flowing trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Protocol if the UK agreed to align more closely to EU food safety and animal and plant health standards.
— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) February 22, 2021
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SUPREME COURT LEAVES TRUMP EXPOSED
What is Trump hiding in his financial records?
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 22, 2021
Whatever it is….the Supreme Court just told him he can't keep it hidden any more. https://t.co/Pkmtn8I0VN
The truth shall set you free. https://t.co/mdervdK6BK
— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) February 22, 2021
Trump is extremely mad his tax returns are coming out https://t.co/D3pKtyDfDv
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) February 22, 2021
Ex-President Snowflake just put out a statement whining about the Supreme Court not stopping DA Vance from obtaining Trump financial records. Of course, he called the 2020 election "an election which many people, and experts, feel that I won." Experts? The Big Lie lives!
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 22, 2021
Ugh. So Trump wins CPAC's ridiculous straw poll, then immediately gives a "victory" speech. Republican senators could have driven a stake through this nonsense. America is paying for their cowardice pic.twitter.com/ArUqjSqdhE
— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) February 22, 2021
i love how this tweet could be applied to literally every single speaker at CPAC https://t.co/TYoMMJ6W23
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 22, 2021
How it started v How it’s going pic.twitter.com/UMIEnHYFNQ
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) February 22, 2021
Really good explanation of the multiple legal efforts to hold people accountable for the January 6 attack on the Capitol (and for spreading the lies that it was founded on).https://t.co/ETHuIFsWR8
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) February 22, 2021
for 4 yrs (!) people asked, why cover Trump WH briefings everyday, since that had never been done for any previous WH.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 22, 2021
it took CNN three weeks to stop airing Biden WH briefings; https://t.co/9pvu1nTbIg
Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One, following their 2019 summit in Vietnam, CNN has confirmed. Former senior admin official said Trump did not ask aides whether there would be any problems in making offer. (confirming BBC report)
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 22, 2021
DeSantis is going to be the Republican 2024 nominee. Feel free to bookmark this. https://t.co/3jb7oiUFG4
— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) February 22, 2021
Justice Thomas is way out of his lane here. He's validating dangerous conspiracy theories from behind the bench of the Supreme Court. https://t.co/km4VKajwDN
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) February 22, 2021
NBC NEWS: "Garland pledges to make investigation into Jan. 6 attack his first priority as attorney general."
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 22, 2021
Good. https://t.co/rBSN4tnkUr
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) grills Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland on the concept of implicit bias:
— The Recount (@therecount) February 22, 2021
“Does that mean I’m a racist no matter what I do or what I think?”pic.twitter.com/ntvtYvpXJB
Dominion files defamation lawsuit against MyPillow CEO over false claims voting machines were rigged against Trump https://t.co/yIM2JMjYlh
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 22, 2021
maybe it took this long for Dominion's lawyers to stop laughing
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 22, 2021
Lawyers for Dominion Voting systems say they’ve filed a defamation charge against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in DC federal court, writing "Mr. Lindell advertised 'absolute proof,' but he delivered absolute nonsense and fake documents sourced from the dark corners of the internet.” pic.twitter.com/lMBQl6lL74
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) February 22, 2021
Moving on from “it is what it is…”
Just how far we’ve come in one year. A WHO team of international experts arrived in Wuhan one year ago today.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 22, 2021
Two days later, Trump on 2/24/2020, tweeted:
“The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries." https://t.co/mPsLGR6fz2
The flag atop the White House is at half-staff. President Biden has ordered the flags lowered on federal property for the next five days to honor the 500,000 American lives lost to the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/G9c5Tln550
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) February 22, 2021
One death a minute, every minute, for a year. pic.twitter.com/Zk44iNYoC9
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 22, 2021
His own life drenched in grief, Biden is trying to strike a balance between gravity and hope by confronting the grim COVID-19 milestone directly and publicly https://t.co/HK7yPkJXQ4
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) February 22, 2021
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have asked Americans to join them in a moment of silence this evening when they host a candle lighting ceremony at the White House to remember nearly 500,000 people in the U.S. who have died from Covid-19. https://t.co/cCooKPXEG6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 22, 2021
Pres. Biden: "I promise you, the day will come when the memory of the loved one you lost will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye." https://t.co/JOonqkv1Qb pic.twitter.com/wbe2Dgoril
— ABC News (@ABC) February 22, 2021
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