She was utterly alone. For many watching the proceedings from home, the sight of the newly widowed Queen Elizabeth II, who will turn 95 next week, was perhaps the saddest image of the day. https://t.co/afjqGsf3Rv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2021
Britain’s goodbye to Philip: A pared-down funeral, minute of silence and a solitary queen in a chapel https://t.co/34Z7K1heLU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 17, 2021
Having lost a family member this year while putting up with mask deniers and fools it's extremely powerful to see the Queen and other members of the Royal Family wearing masks and holding a socially distanced funeral.
— Otto English (@Otto_English) April 17, 2021
Almost 24 years ago, the world watched Prince William and Prince Harry, age 15 and 12, walk behind their mother’s coffin. On Saturday afternoon, eyes turned to the brothers at a different funeral — that of their grandfather, Prince Philip. https://t.co/Gxc6mqmKX5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2021
He planned every last detail. https://t.co/srTiaQxkqU
— Stephen Graham (@StephenCVGraham) April 17, 2021
This was the right thing to do. A gesture which costs nothing but means a great deal to some on this island.
— Ben Kelly (@BenKellyTweets) April 17, 2021
For those who ask what a New Ireland would look like – this is it.
A really impressive, comprehensive report on the recent riots in the North based on a multitude of interviews on the ground by @SusanMcKay15, whose book, Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground, is out next month https://t.co/TRMTUEEn69
— Martin Doyle (@MartinDoyleIT) April 17, 2021
Meanwhile..
If you need to be reminded of the sociopathy he not only tweeted a photo of himself rather than Prince Philip but deliberately tousled the hair he had cut five days ago just to show he could https://t.co/vcY89XFG4I
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) April 17, 2021
‘The sleaze stories of the 1990s are dwarfed by this week’s revelations, which suggest not only serial abuse of office by a former Conservative prime minister, but a pattern of corruption at the heart of this Tory government’ https://t.co/C9yaFBXCrg
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) April 17, 2021
David Cameron’s lobbying has grabbed the headlines, but the rot runs much deeper.
— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) April 16, 2021
My article on Tory sleaze and what it reveals about how the rigged system is run for the super-rich.https://t.co/aNOejucTVX
£120,000 an hour. Let that sink in. For the architect of brutal austerity – the man who froze public sector pay, and made the poorest people pay a bedroom tax. https://t.co/hRunuyxSR4
— Anna Turley 💙 (@annaturley) April 17, 2021
If we had a functioning democracy & a truly free press, "Anger as Tory MPs" would be the start of every other broadcast news bulletin & every newspaper headline until the next general election.#TorySleaze #ToryCronyism #ToryCriminals #ToryCorruption https://t.co/vy2OFGaRxy
— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) April 17, 2021
In the UK right now you can be sued for copying a caterpillar cake but we have no apparent mechanism to do the same for corruption at the highest levels of Government. #TorySleaze #ToryCriminals #ToryCronyism
— Steven Barclay………….not (@SecretaryBrexit) April 16, 2021
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GOP WRESTLES WITH ITS NEXT STEPS
Memo: It's been 100 days without Trump on Twitter. Democrats are breathing easier. Republicans are crying censorship. For everyone, a strange quiet has descended after a four-year bombardment of presidential verbiage. https://t.co/NIIVk03FwX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2021
2) Here is the full explainer of how disproportional the US Senate’s representation is… pic.twitter.com/SRAzxxVdFs
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 17, 2021
NEW: Voting Rights Roundup: Ohio Republicans ready new voting restriction bill that includes a ban on prepaid postage for absentee voting, a near-total ban on absentee ballot drop boxes, cuts to early voting availability, & additional voter ID burdens https://t.co/6AmRHMF2yi
— Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) April 17, 2021
Then the country should stop being racist. Most of us are not racists but damn, the ones that are are like a few drops of poison in a pure lake; the water is still not safe to drink.
— Eddie M. (@TheOldPoet) April 17, 2021
Conspiracy-peddling Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her "America First" caucus after receiving blowback from leaders in her own party. https://t.co/bxTNEMd806
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 17, 2021
The platform is filled with nativist language. https://t.co/A8IhaU0XI2
— Slate (@Slate) April 17, 2021
Kevin McCarthy gave MTG committee assignments & refused to remove her, so Democrats had to do it.
— Jennifer Bennon (@jennobenno) April 17, 2021
The Republican party has no bottom, so count me skeptical that he’ll take her dog whistle away.#wtpBLUE#Freshhttps://t.co/opo7wxM6WP
Eat.
— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) April 17, 2021
Each.
Other.
Alive.
🍿 https://t.co/dw4H4dCITF
America is undergoing an inflation experiment. How it pans out will help determine how much more deficit spending the economy can take https://t.co/uEoucD00Bl
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 17, 2021
Every single one of these stories should come with the net worth of the CEO and the corporation's profits from the last few years. https://t.co/lwOVUq1nuZ
— Church of Baseball ⚾ (@churchofbasebal) April 17, 2021
🚁 #MarsHelicopter Update
— NASA (@NASA) April 17, 2021
We're targeting as soon as Monday for the first controlled flight on Mars. Watch with the team as they receive data and find out if they were successful. Meet us in mission control April 19 at 6:15am ET (10:15am UTC): https://t.co/xAdT9tgYr1 pic.twitter.com/8wJEr3CLJa
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