Passports could later be required to access hospitality too, reducing the need for social distancing in these venues.
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) April 5, 2021
The NHS is already working on a system of certification, providing proof of vaccinations and test results. The test and trace app seems an obvious vehicle.
Boris Johnson says there is "no question of people" being asked to produce Covid certificates to go to the pub. Just 10 days after first suggesting they might be…https://t.co/Mq6gaycRaL
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) April 5, 2021
The government is working through complicated ethical issues posed by COVID-19 vaccine certification before deciding how the so-called passports can best be used, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.https://t.co/fcZD4fLMtT pic.twitter.com/4PpLMpPUyi
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 5, 2021
A combination here of typically pathetic government messaging and journalists interpreting it as they want. No foreign travel in the Mail — and in the Times it’s foreign holidays next month. pic.twitter.com/jDrJzU9n2L
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) April 5, 2021
Vaccine passports?! What's next, an official document, often plastic and the size of a credit card, permitting a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or bus on a public road? Madness!
— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) April 5, 2021
“There’s definitely going to be a world in which international travel will use vaccine passports,” says Boris Johnson, hinting at the UK’s plans for resuming global travel.
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) April 2, 2021
https://t.co/d5EfPGP4zR
“We don’t want to see the virus being reimported into this country from abroad”
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 5, 2021
Boris Johnson says he’s “hopeful” that international travel will be possible from May 17 but “we have to be realistic”https://t.co/b64QeQyDCh pic.twitter.com/4xSzzwWllP
And they choose this image for … gravitas? Or because they’ve discovered the fifth Goon? pic.twitter.com/eagPcVcb3C
— Philip McGowan (@pipmcgowan) April 5, 2021
🔴 There are still a number of issues that need clarifying for prospective holidaymakers in order for international travel to restart on May 17 https://t.co/bs8so0GS8R
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 5, 2021
GUARDIAN EXCLUSIVE: @SadiqKhan looks at feasibility of legalising cannabis #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2vKIWOuyS5
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 5, 2021
Meanwhile…
Violence has broken out on the streets of Northern Ireland again, despite appeals for calm https://t.co/poCCWjuoYq
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) April 5, 2021
Belfast, Easter 2021 – no complacency about peace pic.twitter.com/V2pGfRmW2w
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) April 5, 2021
Brexit was a case of the ideology and xenophobia of DUP MPs taking precedence over the interests of local business and ultimately their constituents. Of someone can explain how the Protestant working class is better in real terms, not nebulous ‘sovereignty’ please do so
— Sam Thompson (@JarrieSam) April 4, 2021
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POLICE EVIDENCE PILES UP AGAINST CHAUVIN
Derek Chauvin “absolutely” violated Minneapolis police department policies when he knelt on George Floyd for more than nine minutes in May 2020, Chief Medaria Arradondo testified on Monday.https://t.co/uqcFQszG6M
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
WATCH: Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo says former police officer Derek Chauvin’s restraint on George Floyd was not "part of our policy, that is not what we teach, and that should not be condoned." https://t.co/nac8TyWiHn
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 5, 2021
He is giving a master class on what smart police leadership looks like, noting the evolution to practices like de-escalation to prevent harm to people like George Floyd as well as to officers. Wish we could see the jury, but I’d bet they’re focused on his testimony. https://t.co/t7mmVy6Wwg
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) April 5, 2021
A top Senate official ruled on Monday that Democrats could use a fast-track budget maneuver for a second time this fiscal year, which could help President Biden's infrastructure plan avoid a filibuster. https://t.co/77NaR9EJAb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 5, 2021
So let’s get this straight: Mitch McConnell opposes HR1 and S1 because he wants big corporations to be able to spend gobs of secret money on ads to influence voters’ choices but he opposes CEOs speaking out publicly to defend voting rights. https://t.co/EGyeLqsojT
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) April 5, 2021
The Trump operation refunded 10.7% of the money it raised online in 2020 — $122 million.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 3, 2021
Donation pages had prechecked boxes to set up recurring contributions. Fraud complaints to banks and credit card companies soared.
"It felt like it was a scam."https://t.co/nAkHQ1mxH2
"The only measure of the size of the grift comes via those demanding a refund: Trump's campaign refunded $121M."
— Dean Wallace 🗳🗽 (@deanofdublin) April 5, 2021
!!!
While it's hard to feel sorry for those ripped off by a serial conman—the scale of this grift by Trump demands attention & accountability.https://t.co/exiuR1wl0b
The Trump fundraising scam is the least surprising part about his presidencyhttps://t.co/WYEyl0Yvd6
— Luke McGee (@lukemcgee) April 5, 2021
New documents show that — while Trump was trying to overturn the election in December— he was still charging the Secret Service $396.15 a night for their hotel rooms at Mar-a-Lago.
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) April 5, 2021
By spending 8 nights at the club over Xmas, Trump brought himself another $15,846 from taxpayers. pic.twitter.com/NyaD51OW4x
After Trump left office, we knew holding him accountable would be just as important as while he was in office. That's why we're continuing to do what we always did: in-depth reporting, requesting records, filing lawsuits & more. More here: https://t.co/NZfFEfvz84
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 5, 2021
He’s hiding his Diet Coke bottle behind the phone a day after telling everyone to boycott Coca-Cola! https://t.co/K2is5hpl7o pic.twitter.com/idDtVtkBeM
— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) April 5, 2021
"We cannot allow hundreds of thousands of deaths to be whitewashed like the January 6 insurrection has been." —@theabstoddard
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) April 5, 2021
https://t.co/loFhLYrHBq via @BulwarkOnline
"What's going on in Georgia is just the latest in a series of battles in recent years where the political power of conservatives has been checked by the cultural power of progressives," writes @DamonLinker. https://t.co/Kqc5Y5I4Uq
— The Week (@TheWeek) April 5, 2021
“It's just the first of many dominoes that are going to fall," Atlanta Mayor Bottoms says about the MLB's decision to move the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia's new voting restrictions. https://t.co/z6Jvhnylcv
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 5, 2021
In moving All-Star game from Georgia, MLB honors civil rights legacy of Hank Aaron | Will Bunch https://t.co/YmtJh4H720
— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) April 5, 2021
This is significant from @AsaHutchinson — who says it would have created "new standards of legislative interference with physicians and parents as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people." https://t.co/W3nimDKz7W
— Poppy Harlow (@PoppyHarlowCNN) April 5, 2021
A traveling “glam squad” for NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s wife is just one example of how he misused donors’ money, a lawyer for AG Letitia James said.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 5, 2021
It also includes use of a 108-foot yacht, equipped with two jet skis and “jet boat.” https://t.co/Cp9Ovz8q3a
So has Matt Gaetz been indicted yet? Lemme know. I have shit to do.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 5, 2021
"[Wandering around and showing his colleagues nude photos] wasn’t something Matt Gaetz did a single time, but repeatedly. Because if it happened more than once — if it happened twice, even — that is because the first time went better than it should have."https://t.co/5yvrWORQU4
— The Ghost of George Conway (@gtconway3dg) April 5, 2021
Members of Congress standing with Matt Gaetz:
— Jeff Sites for Congress (@Sites4Congress) April 5, 2021
– Jim Jordan
– Marjorie Taylor Greene
– …that's it.
Telling.
"The only people speaking up to defend Gaetz are Marjorie Taylor Greene, who got to Congress by promoting Qanon conspiracy theories…and Jim Jordan, who historically has been pretty good at ignoring other people’s sex crimes," writes @MollyJongFast https://t.co/vGAaH4bF99
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 5, 2021
NEWS: Prosecutors inadvertently disclosed that they’re nearing a cooperation agreement with an Oath Keeper charged with assaulting officers on Jan. 6.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 5, 2021
The filing, intended to be under seal, was placed on the public docket. w/ @joshgerstein https://t.co/7PejL2S6aa
US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was fighting a Connecticut court sanction in a defamation lawsuit brought by relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. https://t.co/wcYZM2sNTk
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 5, 2021
The Overnight Note 