Covid’s Deadliest Phase May Be Here Soon https://t.co/mpuCrH2BAk

— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) May 29, 2021

The new variant detected in Vietnam is a mix of the coronavirus strains first detected in the United Kingdom and India, the country’s health minister said https://t.co/5aHDR57f01

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 29, 2021

(1/4) Vietnam has reported the emergence of a variant which combines elements of the UK (B.1.1.7) & Indian (B.1.617.2) variants. According to the Health Minister it could spread “very fast” in the air.
➡️ https://t.co/vJpDkUxu7y

Vietnam is struggling to contain the new variants. pic.twitter.com/rdtQcN1WHh

— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) May 29, 2021

Vietnam has detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants. The country's health minister said it spreads quickly by air and described the hybrid variant as very dangerous https://t.co/iNmUpvkIJg pic.twitter.com/ox01SUjNCu

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 29, 2021

Study shows post-jab cases more likely to be infected with virus strains that have emerged in recent months https://t.co/PB9bT5cuRb

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 29, 2021

PHE promised @unisontheunion & @NEUnion they would release it in 22 May report. They didn't.

They promised them they'd release it in 27 May report. They didn't

Observer reported it was in 13 May report but was pulled at Downing street request. https://t.co/KLPGfng16x 5/7

— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) May 29, 2021

'There are not enough alarm bells ringing'https://t.co/xVAYmotHGb

— The National (@ScotNational) May 29, 2021

Shows why passports are a bit of a red herring and what we still need to do is mass testing.

Fully vaccinated people who catch Covid variants may pass virus on & “vaccinated individuals infected with Covid had high viral loads” ⁦@AppgCoronavirus⁩ https://t.co/yNFS7uXekT

— Naomi Smith (@pimlicat) May 29, 2021

The Front Page of the Sunday Independent #Covid19 #FourthWave pic.twitter.com/AD5IO8xn1A

— CoalMerchantsDublin😷 (@CrumlinFuels) May 29, 2021

To ensure history does not repeat itself, scholars and practitioners who are analyzing India’s second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic must not only identify the public health practices that worked, but they must also weigh deeper political questions.https://t.co/j23yPY8N7b

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 29, 2021

Wealthy countries have captured an overwhelming share of the global #vaccine supply.

What will it take to ensure the rest of us, especially those in low-income countries, get their shots too? https://t.co/Dlwb7RE5vL

— InterAction (@InterActionOrg) May 29, 2021

The head of a Japanese doctors' body wants the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that holding the event could lead to the emergence of an 'Olympic' coronavirus strain https://t.co/u2NIGDZ0Kz pic.twitter.com/U5T3EIvciS

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 27, 2021

More than 34,000 stories like this one in NYC alone. https://t.co/54gBYcjO8j

— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) May 29, 2021

My thoughts this Memorial Day weekend: Would the Greatest Generation be proud of America today?https://t.co/TlErq70JeK

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 29, 2021

Senate Minority Leader McConnell on proposed Jan. 6th commission: "I do not believe the additional, extraneous commission that Democratic leaders want would uncover crucial new facts, or promote healing. Frankly, I do not believe it is even designed to do that." pic.twitter.com/zJrxaSTA0e

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) May 27, 2021

Senate Republicans are ready to use the filibuster to block a bill creating a commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. It’d be this year’s first successful use of a filibuster, which blocks legislation unless 60 of the 100 members vote to advance it. https://t.co/iIYvWOyLLi

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 27, 2021

First on CNN: Bipartisan group of former DHS secretaries tell Senate to 'put politics aside' and support January 6 commission https://t.co/KwfD8CO75c

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 27, 2021

Rep. Jim Clyburn tells CNN that if Senate Republicans block the Jan. 6 commission, Speaker Pelosi should "empower certain committees" or "create a select committee, as she did with the coronavirus, to get to the bottom of it."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 27, 2021

"This vote really is about the future as much as it's about the past… The reason this needs to be a bipartisan commission with responsible Reps sitting on it as well as Dems, is so we can have a future that looks different than Jan. 6th…" – @matthewamiller w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/7mVQXMdGxD

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 27, 2021

All due respect to Senator Manchin, but if the GOP was really a party that was able to put country before partisanship, we probably wouldn't be voting on this commission in the first place. https://t.co/LoKwltljWi

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 27, 2021

Opinion: Bipartisanship is overrated, especially with these Republicans https://t.co/klnw3sVmOP

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2021

Paul Ryan, the former Republican speaker of the House, is set to re-enter the political arena on Thursday night with a speech obliquely criticizing Donald Trump and warning Republicans not to move the party forward in his image. https://t.co/tlmMNxhGDT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2021

Read this story and tell me if you think Tom Barrack, the billionaire investor and Trump pal, testified truthfully in the Trump inauguration scandal case.

Then think about whether there ought to be any consequences for him.https://t.co/rzM5ZHF5h7

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 27, 2021

‘This guy is a disaster’: GOP insiders terrified Trump’s rallies are going to derail midterm chances https://t.co/ZpbbbqeXgN

— The Independent (@Independent) May 27, 2021

Opinion | @chrisgeidner: The move to keep the memo secret is the path of least resistance from a DOJ that too often defaults to protecting government actions. – @MSNBCDaily https://t.co/rAMp9sK6Jg

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 27, 2021

The Trump you’ve never heard of is quietly planning a Senate campaign | Carl Gibson https://t.co/a29iG3j9Uc

— The Independent (@Independent) May 27, 2021

The first item on the agenda appears to be the split… https://t.co/tpSHSAsU1I

— Duncan Morrow (@duncan_morrow) May 27, 2021

David Trumble must have fairly snorted when he heard this. Ironically, peak DUP infighting is coming at the point where one of his tormentors is about to quit the DUP, having been toppled as leader, and another has lost the battle to succeed her. https://t.co/6CpgoptPeC

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) May 27, 2021

Edwin Poots is confirmed as the new leader of the Democratic Unionist Party – after a vote to hold a secret ballot was rejected.https://t.co/lSw7t7JxDq

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) May 27, 2021

Breaking: Paul Bell, member of the Fermanagh & South Tyrone DUP association for 20 years has announced he has quit the party after his disgust at treatment of Arlene Foster. Says the party will “shed tens of thousands of votes” @BBCNewsNI pic.twitter.com/HEs1EQ4FxU

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) May 27, 2021

Tonight's meeting comes after the DUP Fermanagh and Tyrone association released a statement expressing their “disgust” at the treatment of outgoing leader Arlene Fosterhttps://t.co/VczBWv25oU

— The Irish News (@irish_news) May 27, 2021

Hearing others may follow in resigning from the DUP following what has happened in recent weeks, including some councillors who remain incredibly hurt by the treatment of Arlene Foster. Understand some younger members including university reps on the party executive have quit

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) May 27, 2021

Poots looks like he had no plan other than to overthrow Arlene. This morning we had a report that Mervyn Storey is thinking of declining the offer to be FM because he has just realised that he would have to agree decisions with M O’N. This is laughable. No team, no plan, pathetic

— Malachi O'Doherty (@malodoherty) May 27, 2021

Roll up, Roll up. Who wants to be DUP first minister & carry the can for Poots ? pic.twitter.com/D7oABvT9Mr

— Joe Thomas (@jgtsport) May 27, 2021

These are the sort of headlines which used to dog the UUP in the 1999-03 period, at the start of its long decline—with a leader who had the support of less than half the party and relentless, merciless briefing against him. Poots and the party need to nail this down quickly. pic.twitter.com/ELnM4Tdt0I

— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) May 27, 2021

"This is a disaster for the DUP. This is a disaster for Edwin Poots" – @JonTonge on @bbctheview pic.twitter.com/7FU1a6qcSR

— Planet Belfast 💙 Save lives – Wear a mask 😷 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) May 27, 2021

Arlene Foster’s switched her Twitter handle, and the big brains at the DUP didn’t snatch it up for Poots fast enough pic.twitter.com/I5cNLBVlOr

— Dawn Foster (@DawnHFoster) May 27, 2021

Interesting to note that DUP ratification of Edwin Poots was longer and messier than expected. It’s becoming more and more like one of those 1980s body-swap comedies when a shift in time continuum has caused the DUP and UUP to swap roles. A political columnist’s fantasy land : ) https://t.co/7OlYRynE1P

— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) May 27, 2021

Sorry to be picky but do you have one that has not gone through a trash compactor https://t.co/T2lnvRktQy

— Rick Burin (@rickburin) May 27, 2021

Thousands died needlessly as a result of government mistakes in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, says UK PM's former top aide Dominic Cummings https://t.co/nc9AhrwmsS

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 26, 2021

Boris Johnson is unfit to be prime minister, says Dominic Cummings https://t.co/oOtuHfir29

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 26, 2021

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson considered getting injected with the coronavirus in early 2020 to show it was benign, his former chief adviser Dominic Cummings said https://t.co/62jOgzAMRK pic.twitter.com/ggUJw1KvRF

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 26, 2021

After a long list of allegations against the government’s Covid response by Dominic Cummings today, will any of it change the public’s perception of Boris Johnson and his cabinet? https://t.co/ytXoU1KaL7

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 26, 2021

TELEGRAPH: Cummings takes his revenge as he lays blame on Johnson and Hancock #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/i3X9Z2EtQY

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 26, 2021

Boris Johnson’s government was paralyzed by chaos, confusion and incompetence, which crippled Britain’s handling of the pandemic, a former aide to the prime minister told Parliament.

“This crisis was very much lions led by donkeys,” Dominic Cummings said. https://t.co/VHG54D4PkZ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 26, 2021

Opinion: One cannot evade Dominic Cummings’ core point. The Covid pandemic in Britain was a story of a lightweight leader and a dysfunctional system. One would be bad enough. Together they were lethal https://t.co/9aJPXdIdI6

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 26, 2021

The Cummings bombshell went off with a little pop. The loathsome little goblin told us nothing we didn't already suspect. Johnson is safe, and all I can feel is nausea.

— Philip Pullman (@PhilipPullman) May 26, 2021

I’ve sat through too many committees to count over the years – thought
today’s very skilfully chaired by @Jeremy_Hunt and @GregClarkMP. But if you missed it and don’t have seven hours to spare, our @Danbloom1 has compiled all the (many) bombshell moments. https://t.co/P6wJXMGDns

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 26, 2021

How to treat the parliamentary evidence today from Dominic Cummings

The four things to bear in mind when considering his remarkable evidence

Today's post at the @law_and_policy bloghttps://t.co/chi6nnbrIX pic.twitter.com/pdHVK1AK3P

— davidallengreen (@davidallengreen) May 26, 2021

I spent many hours today listening to Dominic Cummings. Maybe he is settling scores but his account fits well with everything we know and we’ve been hearing. But it raises wider questions about the U.K. government – my thoughts @bmj_latest https://t.co/NVR8lJ2tMz

— Martin McKee (@martinmckee) May 26, 2021

Dominic Cummings, the movie: jaw-dropping, grubby and delusional https://t.co/JZXQoZg44j

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) May 26, 2021

Why Cummings 'revenge' felt hollow: "He had worked to undermine the operational role of truthfulness in political discourse. And now, when he most needed it, it was nowhere to be found." Brilliant, by @IanDunt https://t.co/hox0iOhNnL

— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) May 26, 2021

What was on Dominic Cummings' whiteboard?https://t.co/tQBEjKZjhL

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 26, 2021

'Another scare story, like the swine flu': Boris Johnson refuses to deny Cummings accusation – video https://t.co/QoVdBaLhXg

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 26, 2021

Matt Hancock says he didn't watch all of Dominic Cummings' testimony because he was busy 'saving lives' https://t.co/CFXqrzk09t

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 26, 2021

As I have pointed out before, populist regimes don't govern. (They only ever campaign. Continuously. Remorselessly.)

And they certainly don't bother with tiresome nonsense like planning.

Today Cummings confirmed this already obvious truth about our own populist regime.

— Dr Simon Ubsdell (@SimonUbsdell) May 26, 2021

Never forget what Cummings and Gove did too. None of these Tories are your friends #Domageddon https://t.co/MBpA8qfDpG

— Lloyd Hardy (@lloydhardy) May 26, 2021

Grand jury convened in Trump criminal probe to hear evidence, weigh potential charges https://t.co/MXL5g6R59e

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 25, 2021

"I think that there are serious allegations of tax fraud and tax evasion and…criminality," Jennifer Weisselberg says, discussing Allen Weisselberg and criminal investigation into Trump Org.https://t.co/2k1ZEUWxhH

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 25, 2021

The move indicates that Cy Vance Jr.'s investigation has reached an advanced stage after more than two years. It suggests, too, that Vance believes he has found evidence of a crime — if not by Trump then by someone potentially close to him or by his company. https://t.co/TvCL65HcpR

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 25, 2021

"They have to have lawyered up because they might have already made the mistake of casually speaking to the organization's attorneys… it becomes every man or women for themselves and in this case the men and the women happen to be family" – @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/vGg4LYAFoG

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 25, 2021

Something almost no prosecutor understands: the problem lies with distinguishing between "small" and "big" targets. It's at the core of how messed up our justice system is. If US media regularly had public defenders on, America would hear about this—a lot. https://t.co/1DLx7CH2lF

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 25, 2021

Always important to remember how the American criminal justice system actually works. Depending on the jurisdiction somewhere between 90 to 97% of crimes are pleaded out. Law and Order-style trials are exceedingly rare. The exception, not the rule.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) May 25, 2021

Law enforcement descends on Al Capone’s South Florida mansion, 1938: pic.twitter.com/oO3YFZS8OV

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) May 25, 2021

Biden's DOJ needs to release the memo containing Bill Barr's "rationale" for not charging Trump. We get the complexities here. But the public interest weighs heavily toward releasing it.

We talked to @NoahBookbinder, whose group is suing for its release:https://t.co/Cxbsn2T72L

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 25, 2021

A portion of a memo cited by fmr. AG Barr as a reason not to pursue obstruction of justice charges against fmr. Pres. Trump was released Monday night. The DOJ, however, said it is appealing a judge's order to disclose the rest of it. https://t.co/6ovN48Ghvc

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 25, 2021

Former President Trump argued that he possesses “absolute immunity” from a lawsuit filed against him by Rep. Eric Swalwell over his role in the Jan. 6 riot https://t.co/jDLd68QxVk pic.twitter.com/L8BrQp3rvr

— The Hill (@thehill) May 25, 2021

BREAKING: Half of American adults—more than 129 million people—are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. https://t.co/zx9rMOGRhT

— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2021

While the risk to vaccinated people from #covid19 is very low because of the extraordinary benefit of vaccines, the risk to the unvaccinated remains high. That includes young children.

How can we reduce risk for them & others vulnerable?🧵@PostOpinions: https://t.co/Lr9APfCjuG

— Leana Wen, M.D. (@DrLeanaWen) May 25, 2021

“Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped investigating breakthrough infections among fully vaccinated people unless they become so sick that they are hospitalized or die.”https://t.co/hZMsIzBGty pic.twitter.com/XjlYJCesB9

— Michael Levitt (@MLevitt_NP2013) May 25, 2021

A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and giveaways to encourage students to get vaccinated before summer vacation. The massive effort comes only weeks after the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine was approved for younger adolescents. https://t.co/Yjr6aSb5E6

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2021

New York City schools will reopen this fall with no option for virtual classes.

Chancellor Meisha Porter says 70,000 employees have already been vaccinated — "and we need our children back."https://t.co/vmUOkqMmTW

— NPR (@NPR) May 25, 2021

There is no compromise with this. There is no common ground. There is no deal to be struck. Millions of our fellow citizens are lost in rebellion against reality. https://t.co/s7KAtCAYyZ

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 25, 2021

Katie Hobbs has conscientiously supervised elections in Arizona. Republicans there just stripped her of some powers — including her ability to litigate election lawsuits. They gave control of that process to the state AG, a Republican.

This is how democracy gets dismantled. https://t.co/VamVgXfxgR

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 25, 2021

Arizona's Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is reportedly set to announce a run for governor "imminently." https://t.co/nJr5897O7J

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 25, 2021

BREAKING: Company running Arizona ballot recount backs out, another company takes over, via me & @andrewboxford https://t.co/7AQhPn6m47

— Jen Fifield (@JenAFifield) May 25, 2021

We live in the dumbest timeline. You can feel your brain disintegrate paying attention to this crap. pic.twitter.com/gKplSjn7tL

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) May 25, 2021

Dominic Cummings will allege Boris Johnson said 'Covid is only killing 80-year-olds' when delaying the autumn lockdown https://t.co/kcU2PXvrJc

— Robert Peston (@Peston) May 25, 2021

Second source tells me that Boris Johnson *did* dismiss Covid as "only" killing 80-year-olds last autumn – as per @peston claims.

They claimed he added: "If I was 80 I wouldn't care, I'd be more worried about the economy".https://t.co/ncuO6fluwl

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 25, 2021

Legal action is being brought forward to stop Boris Johnson and his ministers from deleting WhatsApp messages https://t.co/zD66O3Gyan

— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) May 25, 2021

Boris Johnson, February 2021: “Lockdown easing must be irreversible”
May 2021:
Lockdown easing is reversedhttps://t.co/pH90jAalTi

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) May 25, 2021

Boris Johnson has acknowledged he would not again "use some of the offending language" from his past writings now he is prime minister https://t.co/nRHjk9T9ob

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 25, 2021

UK's Sunak to propose powers to block London stock listings on security grounds -FT https://t.co/Y6COTuQ9si pic.twitter.com/gBLkuQAJjZ

— Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) May 25, 2021

What happened with Boris Johnson's Shakespeare book?

Asked Downing St today if they could confirm that at no point since taking office had the PM worked on the book. They simply said this:

“The PM has throughout been at the helm of the government’s response to the pandemic.”

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) May 25, 2021

It’s not about who is in office, it’s about right and wrong. And I’m afraid the present crop don’t seem to have a sufficient interest in what right and wrong looks like. https://t.co/Oa7Pc6posh

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) May 25, 2021

Boris Johnson has a simple choice to make. Will he align the UK with the tax havens – or will he use the #G7 chair to bring home what would be an unprecedented victory against tax dodging? https://t.co/r23yRpxL1y

— Gordon Brown (@GordonBrown) May 25, 2021

The essential problem with Dominic Cummings versus Boris Johnson is that it's almost impossible to take sides. Personally, I hope they both lose.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) May 25, 2021

Why does she look like she’s threatening to board the Enterprise if they don’t immediately deport Spock pic.twitter.com/zBRyFXzCMx

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 25, 2021

This is brutal, enjoyable and above all, honest. Max Hastings on Boris Johnson in @thetimes pic.twitter.com/XedBdkk43P

— Samuel West 💙 (@exitthelemming) May 25, 2021

The free speech dudes, wanting to investigate people with an opposing point of view https://t.co/HyJtYDeqRN

— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) May 25, 2021

Boris Johnson agrees to pay for his own wedding, on the condition taxpayers fund the next two.

— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) May 25, 2021

E.U. agrees to impose sanctions on Belarus, bars E.U. airlines from country's airspace, after authorities forced down a Ryanair jet https://t.co/QsFGWaMyNR

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 24, 2021

Conclusions on #Belarus adopted at #EUCO chaired by @eucopresident pic.twitter.com/MWco6QEiTy

— Barend Leyts (@BarendLeyts) May 24, 2021

We have a 3 billion euro economic and investment package ready to go for Belarus, when it becomes democratic. pic.twitter.com/704CAyX8tZ

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 24, 2021

Belarus release a video of Roman Protasevich claiming that he is in good health and being treated lawfully. He also acknowledges he was at the protests and is cooperating with the govt.

This has all the hallmarks of a forced confession and I can only imagine how fearful he is. https://t.co/1wIwQsvSJG

— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) May 24, 2021

Roman Protasevich, 26, drew worldwide attention on Sunday as a Belarusian fighter jet was used to intercept a commercial flight. Here's why the Belarusian government is so fixated on the dissident journalist. https://t.co/4hpM1Ql6Qx

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 24, 2021

Superb profile of Roman Protasevich, the "hybrid media activist" who so riled the Lukashenko regime, by @JamesShotter and @maxseddon

Includes these comments from Protasevich's father, Dimitry. It's hard to imagine what he's going through tonighthttps://t.co/Ll1nxGnpMo pic.twitter.com/UnGLvYaRhm

— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) May 24, 2021

Analysis | Brazen display of autocratic power by Belarus is a new test for Biden https://t.co/G3falfnvSS

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 24, 2021

The Belarus hijacking belongs alongside Russian assassinations, Saudi Arabia’s brutal murder of Kashoggi, Iranian and Chinese kidnappings and killings of their citizens abroad. Transnational repression is now a part of what modern autocracies do https://t.co/mr3136VFL3

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) May 24, 2021

Top Kremlin Pundits Celebrate Mid-Air Takedown of Journo Facing Execution:

‘WELL DONE, BATKA’

“Never thought I’d be jealous of Belarus… But now I’m jealous.”

“[Lukashenko] created an important precedent for us to follow in dealing with such people.”https://t.co/GEP9RMcVSJ

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 24, 2021

The Dictators Are Winning – @JVLast on Belarus https://t.co/0jQaJqL9Pl

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 24, 2021

NEW POLL: Biden's job approval ticks upward to 62 percent https://t.co/F9oOt0lcFw pic.twitter.com/bLZ4hIWGjD

— The Hill (@thehill) May 24, 2021

I wrote this https://t.co/vyjapN5S7f for over the weekend. Biden has the most stable approval rating through 4 months in the Post-WWII era. Trump's had dropped from the mid 40s into the 30s by this point.

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 24, 2021

The story is not "partisan gridlock" but Republican negation. The GOP unanimously voted against Covid Relief, as they did against the Obama Stimulus, as they did against Obamacare. And McConnell says 100% of his focus is on stopping Dem legislation. https://t.co/qO9Uwumteh

— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) May 24, 2021

The Big Lie has consumed the GOP and is becoming state policy and law.

"56% of Republicans believe the election was rigged or the result of illegal voting, and 53% think Donald Trump is the actual President, not Joe Biden."https://t.co/L2UbH92de9

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 24, 2021

Florida on Monday became the first state to approve fines on social media companies that permanently bar political candidates in the state. The law is a direct response to Facebook and Twitter’s suspension of Donald Trump. https://t.co/y62STjncsX

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 24, 2021

Trump: I want to see Biden in prison.

Biden: Why does Trump think I would visit him in prison?

— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) May 24, 2021

It marks the culmination of the collapse of one of the most influential political relationship of modern times which – as @ShippersUnbound says – "began to disintegrate in the week that Cummings had to account for his car journey north." https://t.co/EVU3ZT2JYz

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 24, 2021

In case you missed it: Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings is preparing to give an unfiltered testimony on the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic after sharing allegations online of incompetence and inept decision-making. https://t.co/xYpYhNiMZC

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 24, 2021

Dominic Cummings is going to get one hell of a shock when he realises Dominic Cummings was a key figure in Number 10 decision making

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) May 23, 2021

The most depressing thing is Cummings could present video evidence that Johnson actively tried to wipe out every one of us and his poll numbers wouldn’t even dip two points

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 23, 2021

Why does it take tweets from Dominic Cummings to prompt the media to find the footage of the Govt saying that its policy in March was herd immunity?

When Ministers deny it (why?), why doesn’t the media show them said footage?

— Phil Syrpis (@syrpis) May 23, 2021

Will @BorisJohnson tell us why he missed the 5 COBRA meetings on Covid then?https://t.co/M9rgLNwHvz

— Angela Rayner (@AngelaRayner) May 24, 2021

Best get cracking on your next book, fat lad https://t.co/sl3yqlgFdY

— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) May 24, 2021

A vacancy has arisen for the post of Mistress To The Prime Minister. Job starts July 2022. To apply, please text me with nude pics. xxhttps://t.co/cbbqzQKrJJ

— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) May 24, 2021

France warns UK not to 'play' with Northern Ireland #Brexit deal https://t.co/IO6Cxabqi5

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) May 24, 2021

Edwin Poots said the prospect of such an agreement posed a “high level of risk” to farmers across the UK https://t.co/sicxlWEDKj

— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) May 24, 2021

So the DUP was *against* EU membership, which requires the Protocol which the DUP is also *against*, which saves us from the Australian Trade Deal which the DUP is also *against*?

— Ian James Parsley (@ianjamesparsley) May 23, 2021

In Gaza, a day of relief for some, dismay for others and uncertainty for most https://t.co/hBNw6QbX5O

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 21, 2021

Roads into Gaza reopened on Friday, and desperately needed aid began to flow. “The worst damage was on al-Wahda Street, the busy shopping area where 42 residents died over the weekend,” our Jerusalem bureau chief @PatrickKingsley writes from Gaza. https://t.co/HqzWnq3xzL

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 21, 2021

Watch as Israeli forces storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and fire tear gas at Palestinians celebrating the ceasefire after Friday prayers.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/v8UKhitk1T pic.twitter.com/xM34b7iIJ6

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 21, 2021

That’s nice but he needs to commit to stop it being blasted to pieces again in a few years time https://t.co/1gh7sLqOef

— Sam Thompson (@JarrieSam) May 21, 2021

The Gaza clash came as Biden and Netanyahu struggle to define their relationship. Their first call after the election was “the most awkward call I’ve ever heard,” given the “elephant in the room” of Trump and the Republican Party, one person tells @sbg1 https://t.co/KUz0fNjgkK

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) May 21, 2021

After key role in Gaza cease-fire, Egypt’s Sissi looks to ease tensions with Biden https://t.co/yXtw5nezJA

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 21, 2021

The owner of a Gaza building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike is filing a complaint with the International Criminal Court, his lawyer said.

The 12-story al-Jalaa tower was home to some 60 residential apartments as well as the press offices of the AP and Al Jazeera. pic.twitter.com/RF4sULxd0R

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 21, 2021

President Biden tells S. Korean President Moon Jae-in the U.S. is “committed” to stopping hatred based on Asian-American bias:

“Quite frankly, I’ve been ashamed, ashamed at the way some Americans have responded.” pic.twitter.com/S6Ij5QORY7

— The Recount (@therecount) May 21, 2021

As President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to a 94-year-old Korean War veteran, he invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to speak—the first time a foreign leader has participated in such a White House presentation. https://t.co/V4nTIMb6wb

— ABC News (@ABC) May 21, 2021

I'm a terrible negotiator but isn't the play here to tell the GOP either a) pass the $1.7 trillion plan with us or b) we'll use reconciliation to pass the $2.2 billion plan without you? https://t.co/Zsa1nt31Vf

— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) May 21, 2021

.@MaddowBlog: Fmr. Pres. Trump sparked an international incident with a plan to try to buy Greenland. The Biden administration is still cleaning up the mess. https://t.co/oDwJcLDcgQ

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 21, 2021

Man Wins Fight To Keep 'Biden Is Not My President' Sign In Front Yard https://t.co/zxYGDWCRoa pic.twitter.com/hF177oRVmb

— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) May 21, 2021

Could GOP opposition to the January 6th Commission end up frying the filibuster?

There would be some poetic justice in that.https://t.co/tlBLERETx1

— Nick Knudsen (@NickKnudsenUS) May 21, 2021

This is completely nuts, but at least the people burning piles of bodies in India will be relieved to know it was all a hoax https://t.co/J1Nr1WDX55

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 21, 2021

Doocy's on a roll today:pic.twitter.com/bUbPHYzpkk

— The Recount (@therecount) May 21, 2021

Boris Johnson is planning to hold a reshuffle next Wednesday in order to distract from Dominic Cummings’ testimony to MPs, a senior minister has apparently told the BBC.

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) May 21, 2021

Journalist sacked twice for lying says what? https://t.co/e3O3sccBKb

— Emma Kennedy💙 (@EmmaKennedy) May 21, 2021

I’m not sure journalistic ethics are Boris Johnson’s strong point 🤨 https://t.co/66QJjavyuF

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 21, 2021

Boris Johnson shocked that anyone would mislead a vulnerable royal. pic.twitter.com/TyfKBW51sV

— Matt Gallagher (@TammRehgallag) May 21, 2021

Doubt this will worry Boris Johnson & co in the slightest but … 👇👇👇 https://t.co/8khej09N65

— Rosh Mallaghan #Covid-19: Stay local (@roshbeth) May 21, 2021

No 10 fails to guarantee keeping ban on hormone-injected beef in Australia trade deal #ShameOnYou
Following UK sentience and welfare promises last week, now seemingly @BorisJohnson @DefraGovUK undermines standards and trust in a heartbeat #appalling@ciwfhttps://t.co/hyOrcI2xFw

— Philip Lymbery (@philip_ciwf) May 21, 2021

"It clearly sets the precedent… Whatever Australia gets, NZ & the US will want, & probably more" – @DavidHenigUK on #r4today, from 2.50.34. And then, Brazil & others… This is why the Australia-UK trade deal matters & needs proper consideration.https://t.co/XcvgLdFTaU 1/

— Shaun Spiers (@ShaunSpiers1) May 20, 2021

BREAKING: Israel agrees to cease-fire in Gaza after at least 230 Palestinians and 12 Israelis killed in 11 days of violence.https://t.co/1M96zNruYT

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 20, 2021

The Israeli security cabinet voted to approve a cease-fire in its 11-day aerial battle with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/nFVJnYXM79

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2021

Breaking News: Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire mediated by Egypt after days of fighting that claimed more than 200 lives. https://t.co/ag0bMvSpMI

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 20, 2021

World take note. A cease-fire does not mean an end to the 14 yr old blockade of Gaza? Or an end to home demolitions, child prisoners, checkpoints etc. and the system of Apartheid Palestinians live under. Basically the violence still continues. Just against 1 of the parties now.

— Farah Nabulsi (@farah_nabulsi) May 20, 2021

This is a powerful personal essay by @LailaAlarian about Israel destroying the apartment her grandfather spent his life savings to buy in Gaza. It was in the building housing the AP, Al Jazeera, and other media outlets that Israel bombed on Saturday. https://t.co/7b2LmV9HUI

— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) May 20, 2021

The eruption of violence in Gaza and Israel is the first international crisis Biden's administration has faced, and the engagement has been minimal—a stark deviation from past administrations. https://t.co/I6TnLPt8oU

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 20, 2021

JUST IN: Pres. Joe Biden addresses cease-fire between Israel and Hamas: "In my conversation with President Netanyahu, I commended him for the decision to bring the current hostilities to a close within less than 11 days." https://t.co/PKAM0X7fzV pic.twitter.com/HLOfjAYoa9

— ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2021

So, a president can come out and encourage a good development in international affairs and not try to take credit for it and not make it worse by blathering for an hour?
Amazing.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 20, 2021

Biden signs bill to curtail a dramatic rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders https://t.co/jsu2wv6jaO

— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) May 20, 2021

Report from Architect of US Capitol details more physical damage than we knew

Jan 6 mob destroyed and *stole* Capitol photography equipment, tore part of Inaugural platform, and tracked blue paint onto priceless stone balustrades.

"Decorative cleaners" were needed to restore pic.twitter.com/ue5mJnWwMc

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) May 20, 2021

Analysis: More than half of House Republicans have consistently done Trump’s bidding since the morning of Jan. 6 https://t.co/dpgpE1AWlD

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2021

"Hear me, Republicans, when I say that many on the American right are growing more and more comfortable with violence as an instrument of politics, as a means to achieve their goals, as a way to defeat their perceived enemies."https://t.co/Ik54jmsBLP

— Peter Wehner (@Peter_Wehner) May 20, 2021

.@MaddowBlog: Rioters hunted fmr. VP Pence during the Jan. 6 riot, chanting, "Hang Mike Pence!"

If any Republican was going to support a commission to examine the events of Jan. 6, common sense would suggest Mike Pence's brother.

Greg Pence voted "no".https://t.co/QVBIk94jUr

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 20, 2021

NEW: The Senate is eying a vote as early as next week to create an independent Jan. 6 commission.

Chuck Schumer has put the House-passed bill on the calendar.

But Mitch McConnell is opposed, and for now it doesn't have the votes to break a filibuster.https://t.co/cfIMMDj1UO

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 20, 2021

The GOP has a new excuse for opposing a 1/6 commission: They don't want to "relitigate 2020." What a crock. Republicans don't want a full accounting because it will implicate *them* and expose their ongoing abandonment of democracy *right now.* New piece:https://t.co/HiIy4KUVxM

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 20, 2021

Analysis: The GOP’s botched fight against a Jan. 6 commission https://t.co/y9eZlgpc26

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2021

Opinion: Republicans’ Jan. 6 coverup is yet more evidence they are unfit to serve https://t.co/nipXAA9WC4

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2021

GOP not budging on infrastructure offer in Biden talkshttps://t.co/AxcB5l2vV6

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 20, 2021

The Biden administration proposed a global tax on multinational corporations of at least 15% in the latest round of international tax negotiations, Treasury Department officials said on Thursday. https://t.co/vFzhQdjMbK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 20, 2021

Health care was the primary topic of debate during the 2020 primaries. And the past year has certainly highlighted the importance of a health care system that works.

So why is Biden's administration pushing health care battles to the side?https://t.co/SCsqcliMuj

— The American Prospect (@TheProspect) May 20, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Britain will offer Australia a 15 year transition to an historic zero tariff, zero quota trade deal, The Sun can reveal.https://t.co/91xf1Vza09

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) May 20, 2021

"Australia’s biggest cattle farmer has predicted that the nation’s beef exports to the UK could rise as much as tenfold if the two countries strike a free-trade deal."

Gosh, that sounds like a fabulous deal… for Australia.

Who needs domestic farming? https://t.co/E1glZpzuxg

— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@uk_domain_names) May 20, 2021

✂️ Boris Johnson is facing pressure to slash red tape for British farmers to "offset" the impact of a trade deal with Australia.

The PM is expected to reach a zero-tariff, zero-quota agreement with Australia https://t.co/vATKXC3USR

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 20, 2021

English farmers to be paid up to £100,000 to retire https://t.co/EE3YNGFjuQ

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 20, 2021

Ah, well of course…..https://t.co/5IaSrgvhoU

— Laz, Lazarou Monkiest of Terrors 3.5%🏳️‍🌈💙🚀 (@FrancisMaudeAdv) May 20, 2021

Eurostar lands bailout from investors and French state, securing the future of the struggling Channel Tunnel train operator, despite the UK’s refusal to join the rescue. https://t.co/yhnnhlWE2s via @financialtimes #Eurostar #EmmanuelMacron #BorisJohnson #railways #BrexitReality

— Alex von Witzleben (@AlexWitzleben) May 18, 2021

Nurses know exactly why Boris Johnson’s nurse quit – we are running on empty | Anonymous https://t.co/e2o8jVPD7L

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 20, 2021

It is absolutely inexcusable that Test & Trace – after £37 billion of taxpayers’ money – is still failing to do its job properly.

And no, @BorisJohnson, this is *not* NHS Test & Trace – it’s your outsourced private pals. Costing lives & unfit for purpose.https://t.co/PIO97XyQYX

— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) May 20, 2021

BREAKING: BBC in crisis after review reveals Princess Diana deception cover-up https://t.co/XUX5PiN80q

— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 20, 2021

Flagshaggers?

— IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL (@MrKenShabby) May 20, 2021

The House approves a bill to set up a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol Attack. Only 35 Republicans voted for the plan, showing Donald Trump still looms large over the House GOP. pic.twitter.com/voVYxl0KVv

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) May 19, 2021

Not often someone begs for votes. They know this is a big one https://t.co/y86yiHnV73

— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) May 19, 2021

The puzzling decision by Republicans to block an investigation into a deadly attack at their own workplace @JFKucinich and @niaCNN discuss pic.twitter.com/uJj7H8ZzQl

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) May 19, 2021

House passes bill to create commission to investigate Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, but its chances in the Senate are dim https://t.co/EKWNz7qoKf

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 19, 2021

“McCarthy said: ‘The president bears responsibility for Wednesday’s attack on Congress by mob rioters.’ McConnell called Trump’s conduct ‘a disgraceful dereliction of duty.’ But now, the Republican leaders have become Trump’s collaborators in a coverup.” https://t.co/fZjR71NTPB

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 19, 2021

JUST IN: US Capitol Police have released a letter expressing “profound disappointment” in Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s opposition to a January 6th Commission.

“It is inconceivable that some of the Members we protect, would downplay the events of January 6th.” pic.twitter.com/OETUXBS73O

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) May 19, 2021

"In McCarthy’s America, disgraced former president Trump calls the shots, white supremacists get a wink and a nod, corporations get a patsy and the 'forgotten' man and woman get nothing."@JRubinBlogger on the midterm playbook for Dems. Via @PostOpinions:https://t.co/9b19itfHyW

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 19, 2021

These reporters tracked statements from the state GOP chairs in all 50 states. Undermining election outcomes is not fringe in the current Republican Party – it’s orthodoxy https://t.co/kpmvHV5trc

— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) May 19, 2021

Opinion: This is how Donald Trump becomes president again https://t.co/bcXLuEfwjj

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 19, 2021

“Donald Trump now under criminal investigation by not one but two prosecutors. New York Attorney General Letitia James making the announcement last night that what started as a civil probe into the Trump Organization, is now a criminal one…” – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/WYwt7dcH26

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 19, 2021

Biden calls off key sanctions on Russian pipeline as Blinken holds first meeting with Moscow https://t.co/gZyJRZA5Wl

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 19, 2021

How quickly Boris Johnson’s triumph has given way to doubt and instability | Martin Kettle https://t.co/KF8cPChDj1

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 19, 2021

Boris Johnson has 'increasing confidence' vaccines work against 'all' Covid variants https://t.co/uN6PDugz0O

— Rachel Wearmouth (@REWearmouth) May 19, 2021

UK cases of Covid Indian variant up 28% in two days, says Hancock https://t.co/QtimKcn7R7

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 19, 2021

110 direct flights from India have landed at UK airports since the country was added to the red list, amid rising concerns about the Indian Covid variant, LBC can reveal. @BenKentish has the exclusive. pic.twitter.com/MonEVVLJ0M

— LBC (@LBC) May 18, 2021

🔴 European Union governments are having second thoughts over whether to lift an EU travel ban on British tourists this week because of the spread of the Indian variant https://t.co/Tk2ALlV3yx

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 19, 2021

🇬🇧🇦🇺 Boris Johnson has signalled his support for a trade deal with Australia that scraps all tariffs on meat imports, insisting it would offer British farmers a “massive opportunity” to export their beef and lamb https://t.co/AJ1alWOHyJ

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 19, 2021

Ian Blackford tells #PMQs: "The government-led the betrayal of Scottish fishing and now the Tories are planning to throw our farmers and crofters under the Brexit bus." https://t.co/zgR9WByPRl

— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) May 19, 2021

Boris Johnson starts this by naming those murdered in Ballymurphy he then continues to apologise to the families… for how the investigation was handled. Not for their actually murders. “Apology” has rightly been rejected by the families pic.twitter.com/kcu5w9Bypi

— Ciara McShane (@Ciara87C) May 19, 2021

Mark centenary by apologising to Catholics for ‘decades of mistreatment’, writer tells Poots and Beattie https://t.co/oUTKjSWB4g pic.twitter.com/dWsKPekgXH

— Belfast Telegraph (@BelTel) May 19, 2021

NI Affairs Committee Chair Simon Hoare, MP, is left virtually speechless as LCC member, Joel Keys, says, in the context of loyalist rejection of NI Protocol, he "wouldn't rule violence off the table". pic.twitter.com/CSVRPAp81X

— Andrew Quinn (@AndrewEQuinn) May 19, 2021

I chose not to participate in the NIAC session with the LCC. I respectfully disagreed with my colleagues on giving the LCC a platform. On a point of principle, I chose not to engage. There are different routes to hearing voices across the community.https://t.co/yDetQndF8e

— Stephen Farry MP (@StephenFarryMP) May 19, 2021

https://t.co/DwjFrXCOyR is a wonderful, moving, dryly witty memoir full of the kind of detail that gives vitality to every person, place, pitch, and moment; I'm reminded of @MartinDoyleIT 's coeval Colette Bryce's memories of Derry in The Whole & Rain-domed Universe.

— Lucy Elisabeth McDiarmid (@mcdiarmidlucy) May 19, 2021

CNN: Hamas officials tell CNN that a ceasefire is “imminent, possibly within 24 hours.”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 19, 2021

As calls for a cease-fire grow and Gaza death tolls rise, there seems to be no clear end in sight. @GeraldFSeib explains why this recent outbreak may be a sign that the old dynamics are still in place between Israel and Palestinians. #WSJWhatsNow pic.twitter.com/89P6HEMi6h

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 19, 2021

Israeli forces must immediately stop bombing the offices of media outlets in Gaza and do their utmost to protect all members of the press.https://t.co/ONSYEhFVxf

— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) May 18, 2021

President Biden is said to have warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in a private phone call on Monday that he could only put off for so long the growing pressure to call on Israel to change its approach in Gaza. https://t.co/a4rdU8tEWg

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 18, 2021

Nine days of fighting between Hamas militants and the Israeli military have destroyed or disrupted critical pieces of infrastructure in Gaza, creating a humanitarian catastrophe that has touched nearly every civilian in the territory.https://t.co/2fitlHMUbF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 18, 2021

President Biden is increasingly coming into conflict with fellow Democrats as he resists a shift in his party toward a tougher stand on Israel and stronger support for the Palestinians. https://t.co/10JQaMNOs0

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 18, 2021

Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib confronted President Biden today in Detroit over his support for Israel's airstrikes in Gaza.

Photo by @dougmillsnyt pic.twitter.com/PP8i2MJBJj

— Nicole Alexander Fisher (@_nalexander) May 18, 2021

Joe Biden directly addressed @RashidaTlaib during his speech in Dearbon:

"From my heart, I pray that your grandma and family are well. I promise you I'll do everything to see that they are, on the West Bank. You're a fighter and God thank you for being a fighter." pic.twitter.com/0elsfsCLL1

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 18, 2021

After Biden jokes about running over a reporter trying to ask him about Israel, many reporters start laughing; he then peels off and the press corps breaks into hysterical laughter pic.twitter.com/7pVn5vqMpI

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 18, 2021

Opinion | This is a war Israel can’t win <– agree with all of this. And Cotton's hysteria notwithstanding, Israel has declined to go into Gaza on ground thereby signaling it wants some amorphous deterrent outcome https://t.co/Oyyd2EJAFG

— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 18, 2021

“Older Americans still see a tiny country oppressed and surrounded on all sides.”

Israel has been a regional power since the late 1960s. It has possessed the most powerful military in the region since (at least) 1973. It has nuclear weapons.

Tiny it is. Oppressed it is not. https://t.co/P1r182Yiyc

— Gregory Brew (@gbrew24) May 18, 2021

Hamas will claim a victory no matter what because it will still be standing. As for the rest, like I said: “It is an entirely arbitrary judgment to decide how many Palestinians have to die and how many buildings have to be blown up to make Israel’s point: Don’t mess with us.” https://t.co/Ka3TlEUBWm

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 18, 2021

GOP leadership is officially recommending a coverup https://t.co/cfrw4qY7uK

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 18, 2021

“The bipartisan effort to establish a 9/11-style commission to investigate the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was torpedoed today by Kevin McCarthy in the face of pointed questioning about what he knew and when he knew it, about Trump's conduct…” – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/y1EBkrPoKs

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 18, 2021

Oddest thing about this to me: GOP leadership upset the commission won’t investigate the Summer 2017 baseball practice shooting. Republicans controlled the House for another 18 months after that. They could have investigated however they chose then.

— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) May 18, 2021

McCarthy wants to block a bipartisan commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection.

It’s clear why:

He doesn’t want to disclose what he discussed with Trump that day.

Or let Americans learn more about congressional Republicans’ complicity in the attempt to overturn our democracy.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 18, 2021

Analysis: Rep. Kevin McCarthy's arguments against a Capitol riot commission make clear why a nonpartisan investigation would be useful https://t.co/msmT9d3gld

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 18, 2021

CHUCK SCHUMER: “I will put the Jan. 6 commission legislation on the floor of the Senate for a vote, period. Republicans can let their constituents know: Are they on the side of truth or do they want to cover up for the insurrectionists and for Donald Trump?" pic.twitter.com/NXusryVlOL

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) May 18, 2021

Why don’t we skip the January 6th bipartisan commission and go directly to the January 6th special prosecutor?

— TheSadTruth💙 (@ReportsDaNews) May 18, 2021

JUST IN: The FBI is investigating what it calls a massive scheme to illegally finance Sen. Susan Collins' 2020 reelection bid, Axios has learned. https://t.co/36nNweHIUc

— Axios (@axios) May 18, 2021

"It's time to bring New York back."

Andrew Giuliani to run for New York governor https://t.co/eCsEo9q4MR pic.twitter.com/wY0eUbtYWz

— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2021

Dominic Cummings threatens to exact revenge on Boris Johnson by revealing document on COVID strategy https://t.co/nnK6Ed6J4i

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 18, 2021

On the same day last week that Boris Johnson gave a press conference to announce that the rapid spread of the "Indian variant" could scupper plans to end social distancing on 21st June, 7 direct flights from India landed in the UK.

— Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) May 18, 2021

Let's get one thing absolutely, crystal clear. "Vaccine hesitancy" did not allow the Indian variant to get a foothold. Failure to put India on the red list did. Boris Johnson did. Hubris did. Lies did.#TheJohnsonVariant

— Dominic Minghella (@DMinghella) May 18, 2021

"If you shouldn’t go to red and amber countries, why has it been made legal – and why have hundreds of flights to these destinations been allowed?

Ministers have not provided a convincing explanation."

Major Tory gaslighting exercise going on… https://t.co/t17xOsxS6B

— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@uk_domain_names) May 18, 2021

"We're not getting the respect and now pay that we deserve. I'm just sick of it. So I've handed in my resignation. Lots of nurses felt the govt hadn’t led very effectively – the indecisiveness, so many mixed messages. It was just very upsetting".https://t.co/TTzOZaBhw3

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) May 18, 2021

NEW: Lord Frost says UK looking for New Zealand style "equivalence" deal on food standards with the EU to reduce checks on Irish sea border.
"That should enable reductions in paperwork …the EU has agreed such such processes with NZ and Canada"…

— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) May 18, 2021

“The protocol is not going to go anywhere.. best course of action is to make sure it is optimised.. big opportunities for [NI] coming out of the protocol.. level of inward investment discussions taking place at the moment is really high” – @JulianSmithUK https://t.co/IYmk4NW1Cc

— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) May 18, 2021

The US congress has just re-affirmed commitment to the GFA. Ireland has very powerful friends. https://t.co/J1fp9s95pT

— Fiona Swann #3.5% (@Lorelei_174) May 18, 2021

Just for once, do read the comments, they're hilarious! https://t.co/7X1jSvsCPn (Ugh, sorry the thumbnail shows his face)

— Alice Sheppard (@PenguinGalaxy) May 18, 2021

Just when you thought the Shrek piece was pure shite https://t.co/Jdorty7lub

— Debs (@DebShoes72) May 18, 2021

BREAKING: Biden told Netanyahu he supports a ceasefire in Gaza, White House says

— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 17, 2021

President Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas on Monday in a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but fell short of demanding an immediate end to the violence. https://t.co/SdVCqei206

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 17, 2021

Except he's not. He says were there to be a ceasefire he'll support it. But he's not expressly calling for a ceasefire. And indeed, he blocked a UN Security Council effort to call for one only this afternoon.

— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) May 17, 2021

The Biden administration has approved the sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel. Congress was officially notified of the proposed sale on May 5, according to three people based on Capitol Hill familiar with the notification. https://t.co/XiIP69dc9U

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 17, 2021

The Biden administration is expected to announce a plan to distribute vaccines to other countries. Sharing vaccines is critical if the U.S. intends to lead the global fight against COVID-19, @realcpaz writes. https://t.co/hfmBUadrZD

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 17, 2021

The White House would not say which countries were being prioritised for the shipments, but Joe Biden has signalled that Washington will be doing what it can to help India push back against a surge in the pandemic.https://t.co/yqruGZfC0U

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 17, 2021

BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to take up a major abortion case that will give the court an opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The case involves the constitutionality of Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) May 17, 2021

Remember when some of us said that we openly wept when Trump won and people told us that we were overreacting?

https://t.co/nhjsqtxFMB

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) May 17, 2021

There is no split in the lower courts over a state's ability to ban abortion at 15 weeks (or earlier). Even conservative judges recognize that Roe and Casey prohibit total bans on abortion before viability. It seems likely that the Supreme Court took this case to change the rule.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 17, 2021

Few people have done as much to shape today's Supreme Court as Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo. Read about his money and influence operation here:https://t.co/Ge8RlMMuib

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 17, 2021

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) suggests the Associated Press colluded with Hamas:

“Did they allow themselves to be used as human shields … ?” pic.twitter.com/nUu8saYzdA

— The Recount (@therecount) May 17, 2021

Joel Greenberg’s cooperation agreement requires him to tell the DOJ everything he knows about Matt Gaetz.

Why are @GOPLeader and @GOP House Members supporting Rep Gaetz to be on the House Judiciary Committee, which has oversight over the DOJ? Big conflict of interest. https://t.co/5hTHDHPOJo

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 17, 2021

Wait, wut? https://t.co/0J74zTJ8gu

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 17, 2021

The New York attorney general’s office is preparing an insider-trading lawsuit against Eastman Kodak, focusing on stock purchases that preceded an ill-fated deal with the Trump administration to finance a pharmaceutical venture during the pandemic https://t.co/KE6ZvdkW4l

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 17, 2021

Donald Trump will speak at North Carolina’s annual state Republican Party convention next month, party officials announce: https://t.co/jmsGBOnAFN pic.twitter.com/pLjcRux2Vg

— Newsmax (@newsmax) May 17, 2021

I am thinking that they are out of step on a lot of shit.

— Robin Vicki Frost (@trixs1951) May 17, 2021

Covid: Likelihood of full lockdown restrictions being lifted on June 21 'close to nil' https://t.co/TE8OTqLDqu

— Robert Peston (@Peston) May 17, 2021

Please be careful, everyone. The government is lifting restrictions in direct contradiction to scientific advice. Again.https://t.co/A8mBvvabHu

— Prof Alice Roberts💙 (@theAliceRoberts) May 17, 2021

UK cases of Indian Covid variant almost doubled in four days, says Hancock https://t.co/5UJtKPbjba

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 17, 2021

UK ‘faces labour shortage’ as Covid and Brexit fuel exodus of overseas workers https://t.co/IK3s41CzFp

— Guardian Careers (@GuardianCareers) May 16, 2021

Five years after the referendum, the government is reduced to hiring people to find the benefits of Brexit. https://t.co/r9XeByWZ8k

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) May 17, 2021

"Brexit done? Like hell has it been done. Brexit is unravelling all over the place."https://t.co/5qYD544RWd

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) May 17, 2021

I mean I don’t want to be all “har har I pointed this problem out more than a year ago” except that I did. https://t.co/w9rhd9UPww

— Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie) May 17, 2021

The totally and utterly shit deal that this shit landed us with is totally shit & there's shit all he can do to fix his shit.
Maybe not quite the same headline as the BBC…. https://t.co/0BhJUV4CXw

— Prof Chris Elliott OBE (@QUBFoodProf) May 17, 2021

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Far from restoring unionism to its former glory, the election of Edwin Poots as DUP Leader last week is more likely to be the catalyst for the party’s demise.https://t.co/GcdZ4HOB8c

— Emma DeSouza (@EmmandJDeSouza) May 17, 2021

Very surreal to be interviewed for Zimbabwean TV on being the next Mayor of Belfast. The kindness shown to me has been so touching – especially from Zimbabweans, maita zvenyu 🙏 https://t.co/F9yETqGAIP

— Kate Nicholl (@KateNicholl) May 17, 2021