As Senator Joe Manchin blocks President Biden’s climate plan, new data shows that no state is more exposed to flood damage than his own. https://t.co/snOWC4rLcJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 18, 2021
‘This is our last chance’: Biden urged to act as climate agenda hangs by a thread https://t.co/2oHZZCCBpN
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 18, 2021
The White House is scrambling to find Plan B options for its climate change legislation, after Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he won't back a broader spending bill with Biden's signature clean electricity program. https://t.co/l2R7HbYXYf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 17, 2021
Someone just pay this man twice whatever he is getting from fossil fuel companies, already. https://t.co/XpBGsGfE2g
— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) October 16, 2021
NEW: Sen. Manchin has told the White House the child tax credit must include a firm work requirement and family income cap in the $60k range, Axios has learned.
— Axios (@axios) October 17, 2021
These demands would dramatically weaken one of Biden's signature programs. https://t.co/ZL5PHUfpBY
As someone who is not a fan of Pete, I am glad that at least someone — anyone! — from the Biden administration is finally saying this. https://t.co/THVCibX4CU
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) October 17, 2021
The supply chain disruptions we’re experiencing reflect demand roaring back far faster than decades-old infrastructure can handle. @POTUS and this administration have been working to address near-term issues and invest in resilient port infrastructure.
— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) October 17, 2021
“So long as our democracy remains a victim of the tyranny of a hyper-radicalized minority, every institution it touches will be less democratic and less intellectually honest.”https://t.co/9hqKWBaQaU
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 18, 2021
unfortunate that most elite legal minds to the left of FedSocs see problem as the court facing a legitimacy crisis and needing to pump up its perceived legitimacy as opposed to the problem being that this court is actually illegitimate and how to fix it. https://t.co/m7cSJrIGGa
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 15, 2021
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Fears for UK economy as Brexit bites
Credit Suisse estimate is very worrying: “We think real disposable incomes for the U.K. consumer can fall by about 1.5% in 2022, the biggest fall since 2011.”
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) October 18, 2021
This is terrible for recovery and catastrophic for the poorest. ~AAhttps://t.co/sZu6CYjBIn
Maier is also the former Chief Executive of Siemens UK, so is worth listening to. https://t.co/kidUNvOE6H
— David Head (@DavidHeadViews) October 18, 2021
Britain's chicken farmers were hit this year by an exodus of eastern European workers who, deterred by Brexit paperwork, left en masse when COVID restrictions lifted, compounding an already soaring cost of feed and fuel https://t.co/T2Bv27dIBq pic.twitter.com/fPiLcTiy2w
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 18, 2021
Tories pick fight with EU to blame it for Brexit problems, says former Irish PM https://t.co/xA8a1C9NVC
— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) October 17, 2021
Education seems to be an enormous factor for voting Brexit Party and Tory. I hadn't realised it was quite this stark.
— Neil Fawcett (@BarristerNF) October 17, 2021
But why? pic.twitter.com/aMknjU4qwv
Lord Ashcroft has an interesting diagram here. 72% of Tory voters saw the nebulous idea of "just get it done", "just get on with it" as the most important factor. So now that it's obvious that we haven't "got it done" and it's going to be a millstone around our necks… problem? pic.twitter.com/3VZTyHW99K
— Neil Fawcett (@BarristerNF) October 17, 2021
Ta da! 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/Lcn9noSSET
— Brexit Buster (@BrexitBuster) October 18, 2021
“Labour MPs need to start loudly talking about Brexit, the promises of the people who led the campaign for it, and what life outside Europe is doing to us” https://t.co/0cFHcFFkbZ
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) October 18, 2021
Pig Farmer on Woman's Hour: "Yes, I did vote for Brexit, but I can assure everybody that's listening I did not vote for this. I voted for people to be more patriotic." ~AA pic.twitter.com/4TRGwLBnEs
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) October 18, 2021
Imperial measures, ah lads…. https://t.co/7Kt4lReYDP
— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) October 17, 2021
Northern Ireland “is being used to try to solve the great political dilemma of Brexit: who do you blame when you’ve killed the scapegoat?” Brilliant stuff, as ever, from @fotoole. https://t.co/8wc5LtJ1vI
— James OhBrien (@mrjamesob) October 17, 2021
If the monarchy is one of the things which binds the UK together, then as it weakens, so does that which it helps unify. That doesn't mean the union is destined to suddenly implode; it is not as weak as some of its detractors believe – but change looms. https://t.co/pRV4xHwFTg
— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) October 18, 2021
The Overnight Note 