Israeli airstrikes rocked Gaza following a night of escalating hostility between Israel and Islamist group Hamas.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 12, 2021
Read more: https://t.co/5ooV2Hw8xC pic.twitter.com/luZJ8ww9Ij
Hamas militants have announced one of their most senior leaders in Gaza has been killed in an airstrike amid the worst violence in the region since 2014 https://t.co/CwVznyKntG
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 12, 2021
UNICEF: “At least 14 children in the State of Palestine and 1 child in Israel have reportedly been killed since Monday. Another 95 children in Gaza and the West Bank – including East Jerusalem – and 3 children in Israel have reportedly been injured in the past five days.”
— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) May 12, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and says “Israel has a right to defend itself” amid a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza. Israel escalated its air campaign in Gaza on Wednesday. https://t.co/l4V63C1nQ0
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2021
US President Biden sounded optimistic after a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, saying he expects "this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself”. Follow our LIVE blog for updates: https://t.co/5axnMJuXK1
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) May 12, 2021
Trump made things worse in the Middle East by encouraging, with his uncritical and unwavering support for his fellow right-wing populist Netanyahu, Israel’s continuing land grab in East Jerusalem and the West Bank
— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) May 12, 2021
By @MaxBoot https://t.co/375tSmqCP4
"The recent fighting was prompted in part by Israel’s latest land grab in East Jerusalem, part of a pattern of unequal treatment of Palestinians. Two human rights organizations…likening Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid." @NickKristof https://t.co/tJ2FbNh6yX
— Joe Cirincione (@Cirincione) May 12, 2021
Meanwhile…
The ongoing battle between truth and lies, and the continued fallout from the January 6 insurrection, played out on Capitol Hill with critical oversight hearings and a landmark vote among the House Republicans to oust Liz Cheney from their leadership ranks https://t.co/aiclxagfua
— CNN (@CNN) May 12, 2021
Representative Liz Cheney was booed by colleagues on Wednesday when she told Republicans that following Donald Trump would lead to their “destruction.” https://t.co/AppEK5f2gj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 12, 2021
CHENEY: I intend to be…one of the leaders in a fight to help to restore our party, in a fight to bring our party back to substance and principles…
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) May 12, 2021
GUTHRIE: The Trump political team is actively looking to coalesce around a primary challenger to you…
CHENEY: Bring it on. pic.twitter.com/PkVX7db9DX
“Adopting a policy of appeasement that would make Neville Chamberlain blush, Kevin McCarthy today pursued his appeasement of Donald Trump and of the Big Lie… Liz Cheney was purged from his leadership ranks for refusing to parrot a lie” – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/T11CL6YkLE
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 12, 2021
GOP lies about rampant voter fraud for two decades laid groundwork for Trump’s Big Lie. This is how they rationalize voter suppression crusade. Must-read by @EJDionne https://t.co/Ko5wZdVa5l
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) May 12, 2021
The Republican Party has lost its way.
— Sean Patrick Maloney (@RepSeanMaloney) May 12, 2021
They’ve given up on governing and become interested only in the pursuit of power and the cult of personality that is Donald Trump.
Today, in deposing Liz Cheney, they chose Trump and the Big Lie over our democracy and our Constitution.
Trump’s Big Lie Devoured the G.O.P. and Now Eyes Our Democracy https://t.co/AJXrIpJeCU
— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair) May 12, 2021
Well, this is new.
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) May 12, 2021
Trump told his acting Secretary of Defense to use military force for what purpose?
Miller: Trump said "do whatever was necessary to protect the demonstrators that were executing their constitutionally protected rights."
Occurs in their Jan. 3 meeting. pic.twitter.com/jnEDYVUzsK
Former Trump administration officials testified today on the Jan. 6 insurrection before a congressional committee for the first time.https://t.co/RKW6OFROKu
— NPR (@NPR) May 12, 2021
"The bad news for those Republicans who just want to move on is that Cheney isn’t going away. If she wasn’t liberated before leaving leadership, she sure is now," writes @MattKLewis. "You come at the queen, you better not miss." https://t.co/4WjUE2hpik
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 12, 2021
Did you talk to Trump about this? https://t.co/cHoFGL16MK
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) May 12, 2021
Brutal.
— Eleven Films (@Eleven_Films) May 12, 2021
Republicans must forever own that they are the #PartyOfTheInsane
New from @donwinslow 🔥
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JOHNSON STILL UNDER FIRE ON MANY FRONTS
– Inquiry starts in a year
— Russ Jones (@RussInCheshire) May 12, 2021
– Takes at least a year
– Then govt sits on it for a year
– Then we have an election
– And then it's published
I've seen this show beforehttps://t.co/AFDm910LlW
There's just no excuse for this delay. Lives are at stake. The lessons need to be learned now – so the mistakes are never repeated.https://t.co/lrw8a0PRtP
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) May 12, 2021
Boris Johnson needs to show the minimal level of grace & decency displayed by his predecessor David Cameron who at least made a public apology for Bloody Sunday, rather than this contemptible apparent ‘pass it on’ effort, which wasn’t even passed on. https://t.co/1MtQzRuKAU
— Claire Hanna (@ClaireHanna) May 12, 2021
The Taoiseach has released a statement in light of Boris Johnson’s comments tonight on Ballymurphy, calling on Britain to respond in a “comprehensive and fulsome” way to the findings of innocence of each of the victims. pic.twitter.com/05cMPO68B4
— aoife moore. (@aoifegracemoore) May 12, 2021
NI protocol ‘not sustainable for long’, says Frost the man who negotiated the protocol. Words fail. https://t.co/Mr2TLa0lmX
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) May 12, 2021
David Frost, who received a peerage after negotiating the Northern Ireland protocol, thinks that the Northern Ireland protocol is unsustainable.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) May 12, 2021
Does he have to give it back now?
The BBC understands that Lord Frost met with the Loyalist Communities Council during his visit to Northern Ireland earlier this week, @julianoneill reports. The LCC delegation included representatives of paramilitary groups
— JPCampbellBiz – Open a window, keep your distance (@JP_Biz) May 12, 2021
"There are currently nine open investigations into Prime Minister Boris Johnson's conduct – more than double the number of voter fraud convictions in 2019."
— Jon Owen (@anotherJon) May 12, 2021
– @WritesBright for @BylineTimes https://t.co/QV6isnZmRv
"UK cases of the highly transmissible Indian variant have more than tripled in a week, new figures are expected to confirm on Thursday, as scientists advising the government fear the final stage out of lockdown could be delayed due to the surge." 🏴☠️https://t.co/6Wbxplbrtp
— The Churchill Project (@WinstonCProject) May 12, 2021
This could've been avoided if India had been added to the red list weeks early when Pakistan was but Boris Johnson wanted his vanity trip.
— Socialist Opera Singer (@OperaSocialist) May 12, 2021
Don't act too late again do something now.
Indian Covid variant calls in question 17 May reopening in UK say experts https://t.co/tad2czhApD
Andy Burnham urges UK to 'embrace' Brexit as 'new reality' https://t.co/Sxk9TVVr5f
— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) May 12, 2021
Embrace Brexit?
— Dr Martin Character Matters (@MartinRemains) May 12, 2021
Embrace fraud?
Embrace lies?
Embrace hate?
Embrace stupidity?
Embrace corruption?
Embrace a diminished future?
Embrace loss of freedom?
Embrace loss of opportunity?
Embrace Russian interference?
Embrace nationalism?
Embrace xenophobia?
Embrace Johnson?
No.
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