deranged pic.twitter.com/zOjOVTyoGx
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) December 17, 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson learned that his Conservative Party lost a district seat it held for over a century. Twelve hours later, Britain reported more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 fueled by the Omicron variant. https://t.co/vinQZedS7U
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 17, 2021
Boris Johnson has been put on notice by his own side https://t.co/vksZoBr8va
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 17, 2021
A lot of Tories seem shocked that Boris Johnson turned out to be Boris Johnson. There were quite a few clues.
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) December 17, 2021
Boris Johnson promises to “fix” his government but says it’s not his top priority
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) December 17, 2021
Full interview – hear the PM accuse me of “breaking the golden rule” – answers on a postcard…. pic.twitter.com/pHOpfLRNl5
What did Simon Case know about No 10 parties?
— Tom London (@TomLondon6) December 17, 2021
What should he have known – after he is the senior official?
When did he know?
When should he have known?
Should he resign or be sacked?
Is there any accountability any more? https://t.co/OvXJtQqfbb
Wish we’d stop pledging short durations on these things when we’ve never kept to them on any previous ones. (Also *god* I cannot face this yet again.) https://t.co/QHyjAsyJJa
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) December 18, 2021
🤓Amid all the rows over Tory sleaze, Christmas parties and the Govt's handling of Covid, I think the cost of living crisis is the biggest danger for Boris Johnson in the coming months. https://t.co/R9J9py5Fyo
— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) December 17, 2021
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— Malcolm Mair (@Fruich) December 16, 2021
Jacinda Arden saw covid as a threat to life and limb. Boris Johnson & Co. saw it as a business opportunity.
I know a lot of people aren't ready to hear this yet – and I know there's still a massive majority of those people in Parliament and the media – but electing a Prime Minister on the back of the idea that Brexit was in any way a good idea was *always* going to lead to all of this.
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) December 17, 2021
Meanwhile…
Thoughts with everyone in the London Ambulance Service, who tonight are down by almost 100 ambulances because nearly 400 staff are off sick with Covid.
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) December 17, 2021
Thoughts most of all with sick patients.
I'm appalled @BorisJohnson isn't taking decisive action. https://t.co/aPOAPI8Z77
THREAD: on omicron, UK cases, London & what to do next…
— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) December 17, 2021
Last post-briefing tweet thread of the year! 1/18
⚠️BREAKING—Imperial College study finds #Omicron could be **just as severe** as the Delta strain, according to early findings from researchers at Imperial College London.
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 17, 2021
➡️All those who said “it’s mild” need to think about how many they have endangered.https://t.co/RI1U4rmlGr pic.twitter.com/RbKdXl0RUr
Dutch health experts advise a full lockdown to slow Omicron -media https://t.co/zWDz540o1Q pic.twitter.com/QSKALav7zu
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 17, 2021
COVID LATEST: https://t.co/hGqWWIyReX
— ABC News (@ABC) December 17, 2021
– New York state reports over 21,000 cases in single day, setting new pandemic record
– Several weekend NFL games pushed back
– Southwest CEO tests positive after Senate hearing
– National Guard to help Ohio with strained hospitals
Omicron presents a tremendous challenge: do you go out and risk getting covid or stay on the internet and risk hearing people talk about NFTs
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) December 16, 2021
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Omicron risks overwhelming Biden agenda, such as it is
BREAKING: Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration's business vaccine and testing mandate https://t.co/E6bQw43ec5
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) December 18, 2021
NEW: Biden admin. to push for "test-to-stay" policy to keep kids in school as many districts scramble to avoid omicron surge.https://t.co/NKKRkhqIRW pic.twitter.com/ckH0lO0DvT
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) December 17, 2021
Biden warned that unvaccinated Americans face “a winter of severe illness and death” amid a surge of Covid cases and the spread of omicron https://t.co/94MfFCDnzc pic.twitter.com/DgQsiY7CmS
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) December 17, 2021
"There is something deeply broken in this country"
— Fenit Nirappil (@FenitN) December 17, 2021
Quite the quote here from a Biden administration official in this story on the looming omicron threat by @tylerpager & @ddiamond https://t.co/Mw1VeX4sOC pic.twitter.com/WpcBbS4B7L
Biden Administration #COVID19 spokespeople, like @IanSams & @benwakana46, have been shouting at us to get vaccinated and boosted, in response to #omicron. Here's the problem: CDC still requires a 6 month wait after 2nd mRNA vax dose before you're eligible for a booster. pic.twitter.com/xBnLrWIHhI
— Matthew Cortland, JD (@mattbc) December 17, 2021
It is extremely unclear what the Biden admin's plan is for dealing with the Omicron surge, other than a bunch of scary-sounding warnings about staying safe as social programs expire and student loan payments restart. Is there a comprehensive plan? I'd sure like to know what it is https://t.co/kUer8P3MIc
— Sarah Lazare (@sarahlazare) December 17, 2021
The collapse of Build Back Better once again exposes the dangers of Democrats clinging to their "West Wing" fantasies that rationality, decency, and messaging matter. As Republicans understand, the only thing that really matters is power. https://t.co/gHNDGlUMZh
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 17, 2021
You can disagree. You can fight for your ideas. But when we have zero support from Republicans, two Democrats cannot torpedo a bill supported overwhelmingly by the American people. I do not respect that kind of arrogance. pic.twitter.com/gj9q3NYnUI
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 17, 2021
Everyone keeps saying over and over that "Manchin is the 50th vote" but so is every other Democrat. Dem leaders still made lots of errors that increased his leverage! For instance, they kept giving him huge concessions without getting anything in return. https://t.co/c3FY0r4mZk pic.twitter.com/JJHIu8VbHR
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) December 18, 2021
at this point the amount of nothing the democrats are doing is sort of impressive. at all the jobs i hated, i would at least pretend to have excel open on my computer when someone walked by
— mattie (@Lubchansky) December 16, 2021
The more I think about this year, the failure of the Senate to hold a real impeachment trial (a failure of the Democrats), and the failure of the Senate to convict (a failure of the Republicans), were key. The failure to hold Trump to account led to a cascade of unaccountability.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 18, 2021
The Overnight Note 