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?
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 20, 2021
Amazing.
Meanwhile…
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
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) May 20, 2021
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
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!"
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 20, 2021
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
NEW: The Senate is eying a vote as early as next week to create an independent Jan. 6 commission.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) May 20, 2021
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
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 (@GregTSargent) 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.
— The American Prospect (@TheProspect) May 20, 2021
So why is Biden's administration pushing health care battles to the side?https://t.co/SCsqcliMuj
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FARMERS WARN OVER AUSTRALIA TRADE DEAL
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."
— Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward) May 20, 2021
Gosh, that sounds like a fabulous deal… for Australia.
Who needs domestic farming? https://t.co/E1glZpzuxg
✂️ Boris Johnson is facing pressure to slash red tape for British farmers to "offset" the impact of a trade deal with Australia.
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 20, 2021
The PM is expected to reach a zero-tariff, zero-quota agreement with Australia https://t.co/vATKXC3USR
English farmers to be paid up to £100,000 to retire https://t.co/EE3YNGFjuQ
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 20, 2021
Elsewhere…
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
— Alexander 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.
— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) May 20, 2021
And no, @BorisJohnson, this is *not* NHS Test & Trace – it’s your outsourced private pals. Costing lives & unfit for purpose.https://t.co/PIO97XyQYX
BREAKING: BBC in crisis after review reveals Princess Diana deception cover-up https://t.co/XUX5PiN80q
— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 20, 2021
Flagshaggers?
— John Rain 🥇 (@ItsJohnRain) May 20, 2021
The Overnight Note 