As sens work to finalize a sweeping Russia sanctions bill, an all-senators classified briefing with senior admin officials on Ukraine/Russia is sked for Thursday at 11AM, per a Senate aide. Briefers tbd

— Trish Turner (@caphilltrish) January 30, 2022

BREAKING: The US is close to a bipartisan sanctions bill that will crush the Russian economy if Russia invades Ukraine

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) January 30, 2022

“Like a thief in the night looking to see what he can grab, Russia’s leader makes a pariah of himself and his country on the global stage.” https://t.co/GImdwXspfq

— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) January 30, 2022

"Upon taking office in 2009, NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen told him he was committed to increased cooperation with Russia.

Putin responded: 'Do you know my mission, Mr. Rasmussen? It is to make sure that your organization no longer exists.' "
https://t.co/kOmEV5KtHg

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 30, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has questioned the framing of NATO as a "defensive" alliance, complaining that the bloc's "line of defense" continues to move east towards Russia https://t.co/WxphJN3seF

— CNN (@CNN) January 30, 2022

The head of Nato says there are "no plans" for the alliance to deploy combat troops in Ukraine

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Sophie Raworth Nato will provide support and impose "severe sanctions" if Russia invades Ukraine#SundayMorning https://t.co/kSXAJAj77x pic.twitter.com/NsE8uFLK5h

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 30, 2022

"If you don’t think Putin’s current threat to Ukraine was based in part on his calculation that Trump’s divisiveness and assault on US democracy has weakened us, then you are not paying attention."@djrothkopf on the MAGA-GOP's twisted approach to Russia:https://t.co/lmlMPBRip8

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 30, 2022

Putin “was looking for a chance – for a crack in our system. And Trump put a crack in our system,” says @levparnas. Americans were “always united against Russia,” but not anymore. #Velshi pic.twitter.com/yrehNeTASd

— Velshi on MSNBC (@VelshiMSNBC) January 30, 2022

On May 27, 1997, Yeltsin signed the NATO-Russia Founding Act, which committed Russia to the "respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all states and their inherent right to choose the means to ensure their own security." pic.twitter.com/QdtKKkBOSc

— Marcel H. Van Herpen (@MarcelHVanHerpe) January 30, 2022

#Russia's state media is claiming that Zelenskyy is planning an offensive in E. Ukraine during the Olympics, once Putin leaves the country. It's either a red herring, or the Kremlin is preemptively justifying what it's about to do.#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/CUETkphHza

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 30, 2022

Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine’s National Security & Defense Council, showed me his real-time big board of Donbas war zone this week. He even zoomed in on my old Artemivsk apartment. Danilov told me he agreed with US that Russia poses a threat but said invasion not imminent. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/WyghFV5jhm

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 30, 2022

Pay attention to a new Kremlin narrative on the Ukraine war: Russia does not want to wage war on Ukraine, but the West _compels_ Russia to do that. Moscow is now increasingly pushing this narrative domestically, as it has no other way to explain the war agenda to the Russians.

— Anton Shekhovtsov (@A_SHEKH0VTS0V) January 30, 2022

UKRAINE: Ukrainians in Kyiv hold a "Thank You" rally for nations that have offered help as the Russia threat looms. pic.twitter.com/nihnMFm7Ze

— Forbes (@Forbes) January 30, 2022

When you don't cave to Russia, Russia caves to you. pic.twitter.com/m58Le51MM0

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 29, 2022

I understand that proposed economic sanctions against Russia include installing Rishi Sunak as their new Chancellor.

— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) January 30, 2022

The simplest way to deter Putin from invading Ukraine is to freeze the assets of the Russian oligarchs who hold his money in London. The U.K. can punch significantly above its weight in stopping this crisis because there’s so much Russian money here. https://t.co/q1AQdZ1Xwb

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) January 30, 2022

As @BorisJohnson pushes himself as a friend of Ukraine, worth remembering that he was accused of being 'Putin's apologist' in 2016.
(After he blamed a new EU-Ukraine trade agreement for worsening relations with Russia).

My @theipaper Weekend piece:https://t.co/aNuY26Ffiw

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) January 30, 2022

BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted to say the picture in Ukraine is "increasingly concerning" and he urges Russia "to engage in negotiations and avoid a reckless and catastrophic invasion".https://t.co/pC4o7Eojnl
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/XA10IitHCC

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 30, 2022

It’s difficult to take anything Boris Johnson says on Russia seriously after his Government tried to suppress the Russia report, misrepresented its findings and ignored all of its recommendations pic.twitter.com/w1F2EdwxmT

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 24, 2022

Liz Truss says the government is taking tough action against illicit Russian finance.

The Conservative Party has taken £2 million in donations from individuals linked to Russia since Boris Johnson came to power, with a quarter of his Cabinet receiving donations. #SundayMorning

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 30, 2022

Quarter of Johnson Cabinet took Russia-linked cash as Tories head to Conference https://t.co/dSEkXb1tWh

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 30, 2022

Good thread. A reminder that before Boris Johnson reinvented himself as the hammer of the West against Putin he spent 18 months trying to bury parliament's Russia report and has subsequently failed to implement any of its recommendations. https://t.co/eeZGDHTqVe

— Simon Nixon (@Simon_Nixon) January 30, 2022

The only roasting of Liz Truss’s bull**** defence of Boris Johnson you need to watch

This is another graphic illustration of why the whole rotten lot need to go pic.twitter.com/LFDPjIhhih

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 26, 2022

It was the civil service that stayed on a beach in Crete during the fall of Kabul was it? pic.twitter.com/BIn6vjlefg

— Brendan May (@bmay) January 30, 2022

I sense a long week ahead…..

*mumbles “ah lads” as he slumps to bed. pic.twitter.com/2FjPhl4jbW

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) January 30, 2022

This is an actual thing that happened on an actual TV channel today. pic.twitter.com/ziH0RynE9B

— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) January 30, 2022

16 lights above Derry’s Guildhall tonight. 14 for the dead, 1 for the injured and 1 for all those who died in the Troubles ⁦@rtenews⁩ pic.twitter.com/V2Lb63Y6Au

— conor macauley (@TVconormac) January 30, 2022

In Derry today as the city remembers Bloody Sunday 50 years on.

Paddy Doherty
Gerald Donaghey
Jackie Duddy
Hugh Gilmour
Michael Kelly
Michael McDaid
Kevin McElhinney
Barney McGuigan
Gerald McKinney
William McKinney
William Nash
James Wray
John Young
John Johnston pic.twitter.com/XQNlTI38eQ

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) January 30, 2022

50 years on from Bloody Sunday, victims families walk the original route of the civil rights march which ended in tragedy. Thirteen people were shot dead when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire. pic.twitter.com/QxlUeNNOxP

— Emma Vardy (@EmmaVardyTV) January 30, 2022

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It’s a privilege to be in Derry to lay a wreath in respect and memory, and to support the families who continue to maintain such dignity and courage.
Let it be a motivation to all of us to work for a better future. pic.twitter.com/1B4i84uZVY

— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) January 30, 2022

The emotional, compelling responses to #BloodySunday from Ire – such as @aoifegracemoore – contrast strongly with these detached editorials from Britain. The maintenance of the ‘inexplicable NI’ myth denies the colonial mindset that still structures it https://t.co/wsuF7lBpoQ

— Dr Laura McAtackney (@LMcAtackney) January 30, 2022

It says a lot about modern Britain and the politicians that represent it, I think, that after 50 years & 2 inquiries it’s still seen as controversial to admit that on Bloody Sunday the British army murdered unarmed civilians, some of whom were children, at a civil rights march

— Róisín Lanigan (@rosielanners) January 30, 2022

#BloodySunday50 For the day that is in it, my fathers reaction to Bloody Sunday as captured by RTE news on the day after. pic.twitter.com/DEtKKk1KPZ

— Kevin MacDermott (@Kevmacd) January 30, 2022

Bloody Sunday – ‘The Truth Has Won Out’
John Hume: "I have seen extraordinary courage and fortitude by individual men and women, innocent victims of violence. Amid shattered lives, a quiet heroism has borne silent rebuke to the evil that violence represents.." @BloodySunday50 pic.twitter.com/8qv58raw9P

— The John and Pat Hume Foundation (@humefoundation) January 30, 2022

My heart besieged by anger, my mind a gap of danger.⁰I walked among their old haunts.⁰the home ground where they bled;⁰And in the dirt lay justice like an acorn in the winter⁰Till its oak would sprout in Derry⁰where the thirteen men lay dead.#BloodySunday50 pic.twitter.com/qcXCBJkQ57

— Seamus Heaney (@HeaneyDaily) January 30, 2022

President Biden commended Justice Stephen Breyer for his nearly 28 years on the bench, and said his pick for the vacancy “will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court.” https://t.co/w3P0pYWUGx pic.twitter.com/FwGRSss2JU

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 27, 2022

BREAKING: President Joe Biden reasserts his pledge to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, calling it "long overdue." Biden said he will decide on a replacement for Justice Stephen Breyer by the end of February. https://t.co/o1wxha3Tsf

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2022

"I thought that he could do everybody, the party, and himself a lot of good," Rep. Clyburn says on President Biden's campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/c6a10mc5cX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 27, 2022

Justice Breyer has an extraordinary record of public service. I’m very happy that President Biden will fill this seat by naming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. And we ought to #ExpandTheCourt to give her at least four more new colleagues & rebalance this institution.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) January 27, 2022

“It is hard to overstate just how important and powerful and inspiring a moment this is," @mayawiley says on President Biden's commitment to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/OcN1kFocLA

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 27, 2022

President Biden's team is expected to begin reaching out to and potentially meeting with possible Supreme Court nominees as soon as next week, a source says. The White House is expected to work from a list of ten or fewer people.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 27, 2022

Biden urges Congress to act now on Equal Rights Amendment https://t.co/9vlwYK0scu pic.twitter.com/ENzqDCvgGI

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2022

I'm not giving up on #VotingRights.

Pass it along. https://t.co/vlyVlkWVkF

— Dr. Michael Owens (@OwensForGeorgia) January 25, 2022

Clyburn calls for full-court press on voting rights https://t.co/o3MBxCuGAt pic.twitter.com/t2FhwTbMPe

— The Hill (@thehill) January 27, 2022

End gerrymandering.

Let voters choose their elected officials, not the other way around. https://t.co/V3Tp1MgZEd

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) January 27, 2022

Neil Gorsuch lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court 54 votes, not 60

Brett, M. Kavanaugh lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court 50 votes, not 60

Amy Coney Barrett lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court 52 votes, not 60

But #VotingRights needs 60 votes???

— Eric Garcia for Congress (@EricG1247) January 24, 2022

If the senate can put someone on the Supreme Court who wants to take away your rights with only 50 senators, then shouldn’t 50 senators be able to vote for legislation to give your rights back???

— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 27, 2022

There's only one kind of people who would vote to ban Maus, whatever they are calling themselves these days. https://t.co/fs1Jl62Qd8

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) January 26, 2022

This is the same root cause as the appropriation of Holocaust tropes among antivaxxers. The lack of shame in the appropriation is because it is to them really nothing more than a historical abstraction.

— Jake Anbinder (@JakeAnbinder) January 27, 2022

On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, Centenarian Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged the young generation to always remember the Nazi genocide and denounced the use by some anti-COVID vaccination protesters of the yellow star Jews were forced to wear https://t.co/DHTQItVASg 1/6 pic.twitter.com/1c5yTpVdeA

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2022

Russia has continued to mass forces on the Ukrainian border, with troops now surrounding the country on all sides. This map, compiled by The New York Times, represents a snapshot of Russian positions. https://t.co/gXddgh3CKa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 27, 2022

Had a long phone conversation with @POTUS. Discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the future. Thanked President @JoeBiden for the ongoing military assistance. Possibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also discussed. pic.twitter.com/pAsQLYAuig

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 27, 2022

A Russian invasion is now virtually certain once the ground freezes, Biden said to Zelensky, a senior Ukrainian official told @mchancecnn. Kyiv could be “sacked," Russian forces may attempt to occupy it, “prepare for impact”, Biden said, according to this official.

— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 27, 2022

I can think of nothing that would make Biden look even weaker than to have Russia sack Kyiv and occupy Ukraine in a matter of weeks https://t.co/qBN2A5goOp

— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) January 27, 2022

Some Western powers have said they would consider imposing personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Moscow invades Ukraine. Here's an explanation of what that would mean for the Russian president pic.twitter.com/ZxX99zel5G

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2022

Awful: GOP aides are fielding calls from Tucker Carlson viewers demanding the US refrain from defending Ukraine against Putin, a new report says.

We need to stop calling this "isolationism." Tucker is pulling the GOP base toward Putinism.

My latest:https://t.co/tyu42PRMxy

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 27, 2022

“Shame on them. Vladimir Putin hates the United States. He wants to do everything he can to weaken the United States around the world…That’s incredibly, incredibly myopic, political, silly kind of thinking,” Sipher added.” https://t.co/CUVSrfslH9

— John Sipher (@john_sipher) January 27, 2022

Three months ago, Johnson was warned about the escalating crisis in Ukraine. He *actually laughed* at former infantry officer, Tory MP @Tobias_Ellwood. "The old concepts of fighting tank battles on European land are over".

And still MPs blather: he's got all the big calls right. https://t.co/jKF4J5kDtK

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) January 27, 2022

London is the chosen location for the vast majority of money laundering efforts by the kleptocratic thieves in Russia. They have literally laundered trillions of dollars in stolen money in London. Finally, Washington appears to be waking up to this. pic.twitter.com/koPvhd6QBw

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) January 27, 2022

Johnson’s position is indefensible, as is exposed whenever someone tries to defend him. My piece for @NewStatesman on why Conservative MPs should end his premiership. (I’m sure this’ll do the trick.) https://t.co/s99df370oQ

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) January 27, 2022

Rory Stewart – Boris Johnson lies all the time… he lies to his wife, he lies to his employers, he lies to his colleagues, he lies to Parliament… he's probably the best liar we've ever had as a Prime Minister#GMB pic.twitter.com/SSvKRggXPj

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) January 27, 2022

8 minutes of me on the clues in Boris Johnson's past that could have served as a warning to anyone who was paying attention.

Followed by 3 minutes of me putting the boot in. (contains swears)https://t.co/VNDSccMxpE

— Otto English (@Otto_English) January 27, 2022

Boris Johnson dismisses claims he approved the airlift of animals from Afghanistan as “total rhubarb”.https://t.co/yc7b8Xae9r

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 27, 2022

Rhubarb denials crumbling #BorisJohnson

— Bruce (@Brucebfg) January 27, 2022

🔴 NEW: Boris Johnson “authorised” for “staff and animals” at the Nowzad charity “to be evacuated” from Afghanistan, a minister has said in written evidence published by the Foreign Affairs Committee https://t.co/6kzHMprCZF

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 26, 2022

Why can’t @BBCNews just say Johnson lied when Johnson lied? On #penfarthing, as with #PartyGate, it’s not like there’s any ambiguity. Why is it always Labour ‘claims’ he lied? https://t.co/50oXU0OI50

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 27, 2022

People who say Boris Johnson was involved;

Farthing's charity
FCDO whistle-blower
Multiple emails from FCDO officials
His own PPS on a call to a airplane charter firm

People who say he wasn't:

Boris Johnson https://t.co/Bkor3ZceD2

— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) January 27, 2022

Fabulous flowchart from @alexwickham charting potential outcomes for Boris Johnson in partygate saga. Its daedalian nature underlines the only thing we really know right now: this could end up anywhere. pic.twitter.com/I9wRa2apby

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 27, 2022

Boris Johnson may have ended plan B measures, but we still have 100k new cases of Covid a day & over 300 new Covid deaths reported yesterday alone.

My advice as a doctor is to strongly recommend continuing to wear masks in indoor spaces. Why? To protect ourselves & each other 💙 https://t.co/R8ptufWvDi

— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) January 27, 2022

Welcome to Boris Johnson’s “golden age”https://t.co/klnAxp3DvP

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 27, 2022

Maybe this is also why we didn’t used to have “a government plane”. Seem to recall the cost of commercial travel used to have to be checked first before charter planes were used. Would be good to know whether it was this time. https://t.co/SOU9LCQAIq

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) January 27, 2022

After reports that Liz Truss took a specially chartered flight to Australia, here's a quote from the 'Back to Black' cost-cutting document she co-authored in 2009: pic.twitter.com/zrCpzdMjLb

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) January 27, 2022

… possibly outweigh the pointless damage to one's prized reputation, the needless antagonism of insulting your key negotiating partner & the gross irresponsibility of actively stirring up trouble in NI? Please don't become another Brexit gravestone. Or risk more of them in NI.

— Michael Dougan (@mdouganlpool) January 27, 2022

This tweet is a disgrace. Literally everything that’s happened in Northern Ireland as a result of the protocol was predicted. The government was warned about that for years and dismissed those warnings as Remain scaremongering. For once, own it. https://t.co/vk42JbTguo

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) January 26, 2022

So genuinely shocked by this that I am RT'ing. FCDO should not be used as propaganda tool of govt, or to support Truss's leadership hopes. It's also dreadful diplomacy if aim is genuinely to try to address any NIP issues. This behavior is NOT normal, but an abuse of power. https://t.co/0qhknfRXr1

— alexandra hall hall (@alexhallhall) January 27, 2022

It bears repeating: the nature of the NI Protocol was clearly understood from the moment it was signed. https://t.co/JnhUwVDTol

— JPCampbellBiz – Open a window, keep your distance (@JP_Biz) January 26, 2022

When you say ‘rules’ you mean the rules that you agreed to? That the uk parliament voted on and quite literally agreed to?

— Jason Gordon (@jasonrgordon) January 27, 2022

"There is no prospect of the protocol being scrapped, which is why Jeffrey Donaldson only talks about removing ‘the sea border’" #premium https://t.co/zXs0DvcSUi

— The Irish News (@irish_news) January 27, 2022

Significant scoop by @MargaretCan: Liz Truss indicates that when DUP minister Edwin Poots halts (probably within days) many Irish Sea border checks at ports, the UK Government will not use its power to over-rule him. Civil servants' position now trickier. https://t.co/MtuyUooCIT

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) January 27, 2022

The DUP may well resign the FM next week as indicated by Jeffrey Donaldson yesterday but leave other ministers in place until the election in May. Question now is whether civil servants will obey Poots order to stop the checks.

— Allison Morris (@AllisonMorris1) January 27, 2022

I know this is cheap and simplistic but on one reading the Johnson administration now seems to be painting EU in its own image. It's every pronouncement on the EU now sounds like the purest projection of its own innards.

— Ray Thomson (British subject/Ex-citizen of the EU) (@iichroma) January 27, 2022

What was all this for? The ambitions of a few hundred people. 🤔 https://t.co/6RKtLsvXQG

— Shown (@northernlad18) January 27, 2022

This version of a Barry Cryer joke may well be my favourite of all time. Had me crying helplessly when I first read it.

RIP pic.twitter.com/3RGm5nnjFs

— Chris Mooney (@chrismooney) January 27, 2022

BREAKING: Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court. The vacancy created by the liberal judge gives Biden the first high court pick of his presidency. https://t.co/E5V51FxU9n

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 26, 2022

Justice Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court. We need a strong, pro-democracy pick to protect and expand voting rights and free and fair elections.

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 26, 2022

Dems start off with good chance of getting Breyer's replacement confirmed. Since GOP changed filibuster rules on SCOTUS nominees in 2017, a simple majority is all that's needed.

Manchin has long deferred to presidents' nominees; Sinema tends to vote for Biden nominees

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 26, 2022

Multiple sources tell me Justice Breyer was not planning to announce his retirement today. They describe him as "upset" with how this has played out. We still await any official notice from his office and/or the #SCOTUS public information office.

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) January 26, 2022

The two leading candidates to replace Breyer, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and CA SC Justice Leondra Kruger, both have a platinum-plated resume every bit as prestigious and rarefied as those of the last several appointees. Including the most prestigious clerkships in the country.

— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) January 26, 2022

.@joycewhitevance: If evidence from this draft executive order confirms a conspiracy, it merits prosecution. https://t.co/lXB7icYQ3m

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 26, 2022

New: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco tells CNN that federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications sent to the National Archives that declared Trump the winner of states he lost.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 25, 2022

A group of lawyers is working to disqualify Madison Cawthorn from the ballot unless he can prove he's not an "insurrectionist," which would disqualify him from holding office.

The case could have implications for other officeholders — and Trump. https://t.co/vqyuSiduBu

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2022

Here's an unsettling thought:

If we don't revise the ECA, successfully overturning the 2024 election might only require a single corrupt GOP governor and a GOP-controlled House.

An important new paper spells out this nightmare scenario.

Details here:https://t.co/EhSRaBwtYQ

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 26, 2022

I wrote about the worst possible scenario in “Wait, what” in ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩ https://t.co/3BwVcgBnAo

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 26, 2022

"Ron DeSantis playing by Donald Trump’s rules is a much scarier 2024 scenario than 'orange man back'." – @MollyJongFast https://t.co/OJar1s7NII

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 26, 2022

Trump would have let Putin piss on him but go on, lady. https://t.co/Ohh1PtxjiC

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 26, 2022

Opinion: What is going on, unseen, means Boris Johnson is in a position at least as weak as any prime minister in modern history. And yet, because of his political talent and opportunism, he may still survive. These are indeed strange constitutional times https://t.co/ySBN1cCNJH

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 26, 2022

.@Jacob_Rees_Mogg says he doesn't know when Sue Gray's report will be published because she is independent, but he tells @AnushkaAsthana that @BorisJohnson will survive.

Sue Gray is a civil servant who ultimately answers to the Prime Minister https://t.co/JOTLG6BKK2 pic.twitter.com/hvJXSns2Pq

— ITV News Politics (@ITVNewsPolitics) January 26, 2022

Boris Johnson said (in December 2021) that it was “complete nonsense” he had personally authorised the Nowzad charity to evacuate animals from Aghanistan at a time when thousands of people were clamouring to get out. https://t.co/Hj2fGUWvHB

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 26, 2022

I stopped watching when they introduced a character called Lulu Lytle in that absurd decorating scandal subplot.

— idejeht (@andrew33r) January 26, 2022

To be fair it's working with the pandemic, the govt have declared it's over so the public & media are lapping that up, the attention span of a lot of the public has been proven to be short lived and that's what they'll count on yet again.

— TP 💙 (@TPworldtraveler) January 26, 2022

the parties on the night before Prince Philip’s funeral were exposed by the Conservative-supporting, Johnson-backing Daily Telegraph which until recently employed Johnson https://t.co/dJJNvc9VK7

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) January 26, 2022

I can think of hardly anything more shameful than Johnson and Rees-Mogg using the situation in Ukraine as a defensive shield against their own domestic inadequacy.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 26, 2022

'Ladies and gentlemen, your Prime Minister.'

James O'Brien's shocking and painstaking round-up of listeners' suggestions for the worst thing Boris Johnson has ever done.
@mrjamesob pic.twitter.com/lTFI7lFLL2

— LBC (@LBC) January 26, 2022

https://t.co/CgBgACKD0g

— NORBET (@NORBET) January 26, 2022

The only roasting of Liz Truss’s bull**** defence of Boris Johnson you need to watch

This is another graphic illustration of why the whole rotten lot need to go pic.twitter.com/LFDPjIhhih

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 26, 2022

I wonder whether we'll ever get a better explanation of how Boris Johnson became & remains Prime Minister than the fact that, at the precise moment his position is the most threatened & vulnerable it has ever been & may ever be, #StarmerOut is 'Trending in Politics'.

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) January 26, 2022

This is the same Northern Irish Protocol which Johnson:

– proposed (reversing May’s policy)
– negotiated
– signed
– said was ‘oven ready’
– for which he got a general election mandate, and
– bounced into legislation without parliamentary scrutiny

The very same https://t.co/k0mo3kRPfS

— davidallengreen (@davidallengreen) January 26, 2022

Is anyone else sick to death of these toxic threats to bring down the Assembly? Please for the love of God stop these distraction tactics and deal with the endless list of real issues we are facing 🙏 https://t.co/GzjkJxrqo3

— Déirdre Vaughan (@deirdre_vaughan) January 26, 2022

he’s never watched his Newsnight interview has he https://t.co/KHw910Fl9p

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) January 26, 2022

Prince Andrew says he wants “a trial by his peers.” Can you imagine the jury selection? The Duke of Narnia, the Marquis of Makebelieve…. Legal court reality about to meet royal court indulgence.

— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) January 26, 2022

BREAKING: In response to Prince Andrew requesting trial by jury, Virginia Giuffre has requested the heating be turned up really high x

— Laura Kuenssberg Translator (@BBCLauraKT) January 26, 2022

Breaking:

Prince Andrew scandal taking its toll on Princess Anne.

Friends say they’re worried. pic.twitter.com/Vqps4fCCAj

— BG (@wappingraces) January 23, 2022

.@brhodes on Russian President Putin as tensions escalate: 'He does not want Ukraine to be a democracy' https://t.co/cB30LN1Fx2

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 26, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. delivered written replies to sweeping Russian security demands, a key step in a fragile diplomatic process as Russia staged new military drills on land and sea near Ukraine https://t.co/pPwsljcKLO pic.twitter.com/i83gQft5TS

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine-France-Germany talks resume today. NATO countries continue to offer Russia honorable diplomatic exits from the crisis Russia has created. https://t.co/ClUCTdRWhh

— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 26, 2022

A Western intelligence official says Russia has brought in many of the enablers it was lacking, including medical and logistics, to carry out a potential military operation against Ukraine.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) January 26, 2022

This is true, but we have to acknowledge that Ukraine is almost certainly never getting Crimea back.

In fact, public acknowledgement of Crimea belonging to Russia is one of the goals of Putin’s latest gambit. 1/3 https://t.co/Hms1lacZ0Z

— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) January 26, 2022

We can get billions of dollars in weapons and military aid to Ukraine in two days, but we can’t get ballots in every mailbox.

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) January 26, 2022

Turkey's Erdogan says Russia would be unwise to invade Ukraine https://t.co/Drdd9S7U5h pic.twitter.com/T1kUO80DgP

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2022

Russia warned that imposing sanctions on President Vladimir Putin personally would not hurt him but would be 'politically destructive,' after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would consider such a move if Russia invaded Ukraine https://t.co/FM9FNEnBDh pic.twitter.com/T2eXcOAz7L

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2022

'I guarantee you, Putin will stop in his tracks and he will not invade.'

Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign Bill Browder explains the 'easy way out' of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.@mrjamesob | @Billbrowder pic.twitter.com/PMJaiTeb1y

— LBC (@LBC) January 26, 2022

Thursday's FT: “ECB warns Europe’s banks over risks in Russia-Ukraine sanctions” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/7FuHsAa3Vz pic.twitter.com/JRl72lycA9

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 26, 2022

Fiona Hill warns that Putin’s agenda extends beyond Ukraine–"he wants to evict the US from Europe.”

Given that the EU is one of the three largest economies in the world and a bastion of democracy, we cannot simply leave the continent at Putin’s mercy. https://t.co/yWrP63JFTp

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) January 25, 2022

This won’t be a walk in the park for Putin.

To be clear, Russia’s military vastly outnumbers and out-gears Ukraine’s, but the Ukrainian people are fighters, and they’re getting toys to help.

Putin will have to decide how much blood and treasure he’s willing to part with. https://t.co/CUdgfGVZID

— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) January 25, 2022

If Putin bent on war, there's not much we can do. Make sure we've prepared as best we can; it will be a time for quiet resolve rather than rash reactions.https://t.co/cVzRagxwUn pic.twitter.com/AWqGtGS7cc

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 23, 2022

The U.S. is considering sanctions to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. The options include sweeping measures that would damage Russia's economy and others that could target Putin’s inner circle, including his reported girlfriend. https://t.co/lQMqo96BzC

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2022

Breaking News: The U.S. plans to arrange alternative fuel sources for Europe, in case Russia cuts off gas and crude oil supplies as tensions over Ukraine continue to rise. https://t.co/QVmQVIl697

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022

Macron to seek clarification of Putin's Ukraine intentions in phone call https://t.co/CoWQ7ifi9l pic.twitter.com/y57tnK3t0f

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 25, 2022

The situation around Ukraine is becoming ever more serious. Here’s 5 minutes on the long and short-term reasons why this is happening. Currently second ‘most watched’ on the @BBCNews website. Produced by Catherine Karelli. pic.twitter.com/L1rckenGhz

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 25, 2022

"Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."https://t.co/FT5OUWrEaA

— Alan Howe (@HoweDefendsUSA) January 25, 2022

A clear win for Moscow: from Americans downplaying Russian interference in the 2016 US election to defending the Russian threat against Ukraine in 2022. https://t.co/s6YYJ4k0hT

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 25, 2022

Call it Vlad's Blunder. I do…in this column:https://t.co/QC1kTubxm7

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) January 25, 2022

Hey, remember that time the president who followed Putin around like a puppy & who wanted to withdraw US troops from Germany illegally withheld all that aid the Congress had voted to give to Ukraine? In order to get them to help defeat a guy who would actually stand up for NATO?

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) January 25, 2022

Why would they, Russia was paying them https://t.co/yofnjgH4iO

— Chris B (@ChrisBEsq) January 25, 2022

West should stop 'tip-toeing' around Putin and impose crippling Magnitsky sanctions against Russian oligarchs who hold Putin’s wealth to prevent a Ukraine invasion. Go after the money. That’s the only thing that works with this guy https://t.co/Qc4AOqtNeB

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) January 25, 2022

All this stuff about looming war in Ukraine meaning Johnson should not be challenged. Didn't stop Thatcher being toppled during preparations to repel Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 25, 2022

NEW: tomorrow is Sue Gray day

FT understands Gray’s investigation published as soon as Wednesday, according to several officials.

“Sue is determined it comes out soon”

One ally of Johnson said the PM expected to receive it on Tuesday evening.https://t.co/7JtSdyw6ze

— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) January 25, 2022

Sue Gray has been called the most powerful person Britons had never heard of. But the civil servant is now the center of attention in British politics.

Her report on Downing Street parties held during lockdown could topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson.https://t.co/gWOdcTzXIA

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022

You are cordially invited to
the launch of

Sue Gray’s
*Report*

B.Y.O.B.

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) January 25, 2022

@Coldwar_Steve pic.twitter.com/uXkCVfFuk2

— cocklewoman #VaccinesWork (@cocklewoman) January 25, 2022

Kirsty Wark to Jacob Rees Mogg: "Two weeks ago you told us that Boris Johnson enjoyed unanimous support in the Cabinet. Can you put your hand on your heart and tell us that's the case tonight?"

JRM: (putting his hand on his heart): "If you wish me to, yes." #Newsnight

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) January 25, 2022

Prime Minister, if we now bring in the police then the internal investigation will have to pause, and you will no longer be able to answer questions publicly about a live investigation. It may even buy enough time for Putin to invade the Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/vyJpl72CBr

— Jon Newton (@MrJonNewton) January 25, 2022

Boris Johnson is now blocking the publication of Sue Gray's report, despite the Met Police making it clear they have no objections to it being published. https://t.co/hqztRRv0er

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 25, 2022

Who thinks the police should investigate where £37 billion pounds went?

— Thomas H. 💙 (@THemingford) January 25, 2022

NEW: Rishi Sunak accidentally went to Boris Johnson's No 10 birthday event

I'm told he was present when the birthday cake was served but was unaware it was going to happen as he'd gone to the room specifically for COVID strategy committee meeting. https://t.co/9FrNQSvgXD

— Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@nadinebh_) January 25, 2022

Satire: peacefully, after a long struggle bravely borne. Arrangements to follow: house private, no flowers… https://t.co/3y40CE2fM0

— Tim O'Connor (@timoconnorbl) January 25, 2022

This is too meta. Plus, you think it’s a joke? Says it all

— Nigella Lawson (@Nigella_Lawson) January 25, 2022

Also tonight, MPs say:

– The relationship between Johnson and the party is “completely broken”.
– The whips’ operation “is the worst anyone can remember”.
– The chief whip is “completely incompetent" and "deliberately didn’t want good people” on his team. https://t.co/LrlnyzyNIp

— Harry Lambert (@harrytlambert) January 25, 2022

Part 7 of our coverage of the No.10 parties. This time: the police say they’ll investigate, senior Conservatives defend the PM and there are more questions about a staff gathering for Mr Johnson’s birthday. Produced by Michael Cox. https://t.co/RmT16ZEl8C pic.twitter.com/GxxPBqLc8H

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 25, 2022

The shift from defending Johnson to demanding that journalists stop doing their jobs is close to complete.

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) January 25, 2022

If a Labour politician ever said this on-air the Mail and co would have dozens of people saying how insulting a “presidential system” was to the Queen within an hour. How’s that going? https://t.co/FaemqM6I4V

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) January 25, 2022

In a major pivot for the Biden administration, 8,500 American troops have been put on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO and the U.S. brace for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/YbSYiPdQIV

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2022

The European Union is ready to impose ‘never-seen-before’ economic sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Denmark said, and EU foreign ministers said they would send a unified warning to Moscow. https://t.co/W9fAkez2Eq pic.twitter.com/T6T8JSJmYk

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2022

The EU stands by Ukraine. We are firm in our resolve.

I am announcing a new financial assistance package, made of emergency loans and grants, to support Ukraine in the medium and long-term. https://t.co/0PfKt4wtKP

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 24, 2022

‼️EU Foreign Ministers condemn #Russia’s continued aggressive actions+threats against #Ukraine and call on Russia to de-escalate+abide by int’l law.

‼️Any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will have massive consequences+severe costs.

Read #FAC Conclusions:👇 pic.twitter.com/kwHqGRHIDg

— Sebastian Fischer (@SFischer_EU) January 24, 2022

Just gone up on ⁦@BBCNews⁩. New explainer on the tensions around Ukraine – with 6 reasons why it’s happening. https://t.co/tIQyBqACrt

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 24, 2022

The Tories are awash with Russian-linked money (£1.93m under Boris Johnson)

14 of his ministers received donations linked with Russia.

He refused to even look at Russian influence and tried to suppress the Russia report.

But I’m sure he’ll stand up fully to Russia over Ukraine

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 24, 2022

Opinion | On sanctions against Russia, the West’s best policy is to keep its powder dry <- yes https://t.co/Zs6c84Mx1T

— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 25, 2022

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says Russia plans to hold war games off his country’s coast, in a move that is not welcome given heightened tensions and uncertainty over whether Moscow plans to invade Ukraine. https://t.co/0kl8NPdztP

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2022

Russia to conduct major exercises including missile launchs off #Ireland's south west coast in early February. With EU/NATO partners bickering over their response to the #Ukraine crisis it's important to remember in strategy it's not always the what but the where. pic.twitter.com/VtFtL37qp2

— David MacSweeney (@MacSDavid) January 22, 2022

Russian soldiers who died in Putin’s war against Ukraine are disposable to the Kremlin, not honored for giving their lives fighting his illegal war, but hidden in unmarked graves, their deaths buried with lies. pic.twitter.com/lxVjm3zNAz

— Alexandra Chalupa (@AlexandraChalup) January 24, 2022

This is astonishing. Mike Pompeo says that deterrence of Russia should have begun long ago. Indeed he is right: Deterrence should have begun during the Trump administration, when Pompeo was Secretary of State. Where was he all that time? https://t.co/0jt4Mnc4NO

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 24, 2022

Lest we not forget this BS … And then there was this … https://t.co/7u7BxvSrRH

— bmckenzie (@bmckenz44559503) January 24, 2022

My office is now getting calls from folks who say they watch Tucker Carlson and are upset that we're not siding with Russia in its threats to invade Ukraine, and who want me to support Russia's "reasonable" positions.

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) January 24, 2022

President Biden directed an under-the-breath expletive on Monday toward Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent for Fox News, that was amplified by a live microphone onto screens around the world. https://t.co/uI0CbEIry7

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022

The official White House transcript: pic.twitter.com/te7gFJcSvX

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) January 25, 2022

This is from 2018. It's still true. Biden was wrong to call Doocy an SOB. The press is right to hold presidents to high standards. Biden doesn't berate the media like Trump, so the context for today is different, but it's still out of line https://t.co/RYiO4Nyg08

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 25, 2022

The important thing to keep in mind about the president’s “hot mic” moment is that the midterm elections are in 288 days and we better get to work because our democracy is on the line.

— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) January 25, 2022

To be fair to Peter Doocy, he is not as dumb as his father.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 25, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson had a birthday party during lockdown in June 2020 despite rules forbidding social gatherings indoors, ITV News has learnt.

Up to 30 staff celebrated in the cabinet room where Carrie Johnson surprised him with a cake, we're told.https://t.co/2IEwZpjHR7

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 24, 2022

Downing Street admits No.10 staff gathered to celebrate Boris Johnson’s birthday during England’s first lockdown. Here’s 4 minutes on 6 days where the pressure on the Prime Minister has grown and grown. Produced by Michael Cox. https://t.co/sMziGSjXnH pic.twitter.com/WLa56QNArr

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 24, 2022

"We're going to need a bigger Sue Gray.." https://t.co/o8uOr6xl9m pic.twitter.com/0xjlUmNeEr

— Gerry McK (@GMcK2012) January 24, 2022

Josephine sets a great example to us all by postponing her birthday party until we have sent coronavirus packing.

Together we can beat this. In the meantime let's all wish her happy birthday (twice) whilst washing our hands. #BeLikeJosephine #StayHomeSaveLives https://t.co/xmDOw60hhV pic.twitter.com/yl7uxe9lhh

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 21, 2020

Boris Johnson’s lockdown party birthday cake: pic.twitter.com/jC4PSYQYVp

— Super Tanskiii (@supertanskiii) January 24, 2022

"It was only after I had blown out the candles and everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' that it occurred to me that this work meeting could possibly be misinterpreted.." pic.twitter.com/iJERYk0aGW

— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) January 24, 2022

Getting texts from inside no10/70WH split 50-50 between a/ this shows how totally fkd 🛒 is he's putting out this line, b/ i can't tell if this is the actual line we've put out or if lobby have fallen for a joke
😂 🛒 🤡 #RegimeChange #OODAfkd https://t.co/3o6O9jnVCV

— Dominic Cummings (@Dominic2306) January 24, 2022

Whilst they were sharing cake we couldn't even share hugs with our family members at our loved ones funerals.

How can you not see how upsetting this is? https://t.co/y9hxcL7UFz

— Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK (@CovidJusticeUK) January 24, 2022

"I don't recognise this as a party."

Conservative MP Peter Bone says those attending a birthday gathering for the prime minister at No 10 "probably talked about work when they were eating their bit of cake"#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/1tWlCZ4vr7

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) January 24, 2022

BREAKING: The U.S. State Department has ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. https://t.co/uZrsOLhiRe

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 23, 2022

President Biden is considering deploying several thousand U.S. troops, as well as warships and aircraft, to NATO allies in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, an expansion of American military involvement amid mounting fears of a Russian incursion into Ukraine https://t.co/tBDNLiVqkN

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) January 24, 2022

I am following with concern the increase of tensions that threaten to inflict a new blow to peace in Ukraine and call into question the security of the European Continent. Therefore, I propose that next Wednesday, 26 January be a day of prayer for peace.

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 23, 2022

Ukraine receives second batch of U.S. weapons in Russian stand-off https://t.co/AaSo7r2xoE pic.twitter.com/8BvJ71SqP9

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2022

A month ago on this site I predicted that Putin is likely to invade Ukraine this winter. Since then the White House, among others, have come out with a similar assessment.

Let’s talk now about how such invasion may unfold and what its primary goals might be 🧵 https://t.co/oFEiswnEv6

— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) January 23, 2022

Hope all those who cried “Russia hoax” are exposed or atone now that Putin’s moves at home,in Belarus and now Ukraine are clear. The agenda was set in 2014 when Ukraine rebelled: Manafort, US and Brexit election interference and far right funding followed.

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 23, 2022

It's now been 40 days since the House held Mark Meadows in contempt and referred the case to DOJ, and the Supreme Court last week firmly rejected Trump's executive privilege claims over January 6-related documents. Time for DOJ to make a call.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) January 23, 2022

Americans need to know: Was our ex-president is crook? As widening probes into a Jan. 6 coup and Donald Trump's finances are showing, the answer is clearly "yes"

The real questions: Will America will do anything about it? If not, then what? My new column https://t.co/QmdYYRM2lG

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) January 23, 2022

"We've focused a lot on the Jan. 6 speech, but I think the most dangerous speech of the Trump presidency was the one he gave at 2:30 in the morning, election night…He comes out, and not only does he declare victory…[and] they should stop the counting."https://t.co/PlOXobDUYg pic.twitter.com/SltnuCYMa6

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 23, 2022

Jan. 6 committee chair says panel spoke to Bill Barr https://t.co/1PfdfbkaSP pic.twitter.com/gWHN8Okaai

— The Hill (@thehill) January 23, 2022

New: Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson confirms to CBS about timeframe for public hearings: “Our hearings we expect to be sometime in the Spring.”

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 23, 2022

Worse. They are potentially giving RW media and witnesses more time to spin. Spring? https://t.co/jGPILfcuYQ

— lex Maria (@spudsforever) January 23, 2022

This is embarrassing stenography that, at times, enters hagiography for insurrectionists…in the New York Times. https://t.co/YgI7gFLNRr

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 23, 2022

Will is right. Dean Baquet's own autopsy on his newsroom's 2016 coverage was that the Times — and the rest of the press — lost touch with Americans, as in: We listened to party insiders too much and "we weren’t out in the country enough.” I wrote about it: https://t.co/rjsvcCUIMv https://t.co/8jhIUgsD6N

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) January 23, 2022

KFile Video: Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander said in deleted videos he worked with extremist groups on security for the Jan. 6 rally. Said he'd rather see the White House "burn down" than have Biden enter. Commented on his contacts w/GOP lawmakers.https://t.co/rmZgqaBSEa pic.twitter.com/uXbzkeCFKV

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 22, 2022

Ginni Thomas—Clarence Thomas' wife—has ties to dark-money conservative groups. It raises questions about a staggering number of conflicts of interest on the Supreme Court or appearances thereof.

She also has longstanding ties to some Jan. 6 organizers. https://t.co/pAWo7B8LOg

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 23, 2022

Everything is breathtaking in its stupidity https://t.co/AIZsh9ttgI

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 23, 2022

Newt had ambitions to be a world-historical figure. He ends up bring a mere precursor to, and now a B-team defender of, a more vulgar and more successful demagogue. https://t.co/l61NsJNfOF

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 23, 2022

Seems the police are finally involved in Infinite Partygate, though not in their investigative capacity.

Apparently those responsible for Downing Street security have been extremely cooperative with Sue Gray. (And of course they'd know all about the comings and goings!) https://t.co/gVOo0yQn4D

— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@uk_domain_names) January 23, 2022

Latest on Sue Gray with @ShippersUnbound @cazjwheeler

Gray in “ongoing dialogue” with Scotland Yard

Up to 60 people could be disciplined

Aides fear her findings could be far worse than initially hoped https://t.co/IlqQ1ABIxy

— Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) January 23, 2022

There has to be a better way. Johnson is the figurehead of dishonesty. If he survives we will not even start to recover in my lifetime. https://t.co/4HLBm2G3eq

— Shown (@northernlad18) January 23, 2022

“There will be full transparency” says Dominic Raab, though he can’t say whether or not Sue Gray’s report will be published in full (we expect that it won’t be).

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 23, 2022

This is not a good look for the UK and bears the hallmark of a Foreign Secretary who is desperate to be seen to be doing things, but has poor judgement about what those things should be. https://t.co/FBpX9tEDLn

— David Henig (@DavidHenigUK) January 23, 2022

To help us comprehend modern-day fanaticism, the behaviour of Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, in Australia, is described as 'demented' by the former Australian prime minister Paul Keating. Do extremists like her really want nuclear war? Perhaps they do. https://t.co/VGKDgSAkrj

— John Pilger (@johnpilger) January 22, 2022

https://t.co/aSf0ZLSEFh

— Tom Johnson🇪🇺💙#NotMovingOn (@TomJohnson1965) January 23, 2022

Today is 9 years, 3 Prime Ministers, over £200bn in lost revenue and a predicted 4% hit to GDP since David Cameron declared an In/Out referendum on Brexit and I think it's been a great success.

Happy anniversary!

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 23, 2022

Revolution based on a wafer thin majority was never going to turn out well.

If only it had been a binding referendum with thresholds for attendance (pass) and majority (fail) the UK would be a much more pleasant place today.

— Concerned About (@SoRightly) January 23, 2022

Nigel Farage, I present to you… YOUR LIFE’S WORK! pic.twitter.com/2T1uYsvuK3

— Moog (@a_toots) January 23, 2022

Haulage prices have rocketed since Brexit. Charges of £25 per tonne are now suddenly £90 per tonne for a UK exporter.

On imports, a consignment from eg Italy used to cross the UK border for free. It now must pay £200 for handling of customs papers. https://t.co/1zMe93emKR

— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) January 23, 2022

Little support for Boris Johnson as he fights for his political life – 78% NI voters believe he should resign for breaking Covid rules

But @LucidTalk poll finds unionists more sympathetic to PM – 63% say he should go compared to 96% of nationalists & 93% of Alliance/Green voters pic.twitter.com/VhhYA4SHVl

— Suzanne Breen (@SuzyJourno) January 23, 2022

Jeffrey Donaldson will soon take a sharp swerve to the right as he tries to win back DUP voters who have defected to the TUV. He may even crash Stormont. But what serves the DUP's short-term electoral interests could well damage unionism in the long-term.https://t.co/cUmm7Jh1du

— Suzanne Breen (@SuzyJourno) January 23, 2022

Fine, let’s not. Let’s implement what was agreed. https://t.co/rb33bEyIfD

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) January 23, 2022

I miss the days when Michael Fabricant just presented Rainbow. pic.twitter.com/J3XZzZr47K

— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) January 23, 2022

🇺🇦NEW: Russia has drawn up plans to install a pro-Kremlin former member of parliament to lead Ukraine as it considers a new invasion of the country and the overthrow of its central government, according to a British assessment shared with @BuzzFeedNews. https://t.co/l1irCs5wQB

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 22, 2022

With all the news breaking tonight re Putin wanting to install a puppet government into Ukraine I keep thinking of how Manafort and so many other Trump cronies were pushing just exactly this in 2016. Including one plot of bringing ex pres Yanukovych back from Russia. Go figure

— Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) January 23, 2022

"The communiqué named four other Ukrainians with ties to Russian intelligence officers planning for an attack on Ukraine.

"All four once worked in proximity to Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort when he advised Ukraine’s then Russian-backed president."
https://t.co/j1QONrmgnF

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 23, 2022

Russia did this in the U.S. in 2016 with Trump (& the entire @GOP), the UK with Johnson/Brexit, tried it in France with Le Pen, and are now trying it in Ukraine. It’s almost like when hostile nations face little to no consequences for their nefarious actions, they keep doing them https://t.co/5TTsqu4f0J

— Andrew Wortman 🏳️‍🌈 (@AmoneyResists) January 23, 2022

MSNBC INTERVIEW. GEN MCCAFFREY. UKRAINE. PUTIN. pic.twitter.com/3eXkeO8tNR

— Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) January 22, 2022

BREAKING: State Department orders families of U.S. embassy personnel in Ukraine to begin evacuating the country as soon as Monday: U.S. officials

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 22, 2022

Military trainers, missiles and over 200,000 lbs of lethal aid: What NATO members have sent Ukraine so far https://t.co/BaOhvjY3eY

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 22, 2022

Netherlands drops objections to providing Ukraine defensive weapons, big move in European landscape. Thank you, 🇳🇱 https://t.co/dm8snrdk5Z

— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) January 22, 2022

German navy chief resigns over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia remarks https://t.co/lvFbKhhopM

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 23, 2022

Perspective: The West has gotten savvier about Russian disinformation. Will that help Ukraine? https://t.co/oOInbTvso1

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 23, 2022

Somebody is spreading a video with fake BBC branding claiming the start of a nuclear war.

It’s as fake as it was when it first appeared four years ago.

If you see it, it’s not real. https://t.co/uPKdCeZ6xi

— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) January 22, 2022

It's not that Ukraine has done anything to provoke Russia. Ukraine has "provoked" Putin's Kremlin by its very existence. Its very existence — particularly as a striving democratic state –offends Putin (and his many apologists in the West). That is Ukraine's predicament.

— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) January 22, 2022

Brilliantissimo from @peterpomeranzev. Do read.https://t.co/M1kV3KjNyh

— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) January 22, 2022

evergreen pic.twitter.com/4ujo5zpobM

— 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙨 (@vanillatary) January 22, 2022

Ukraine is a diversion. Putin is going to land in Scotland and restore the Stuarts to the British throne. https://t.co/n5ga7cc40T

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) January 22, 2022

It's wild to reread this December 19, 2020, report, in light of what we just learned about the unsigned executive order that would've in effect amounted to a declaration of martial law https://t.co/UjfVNpaa1f

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 23, 2022

"Atty Sidney Powell said the 1/6 riot at the Capitol could have caused a delay which would have allowed SC Justice Samuel Alito time to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election victory—but that chance was lost when Nancy Pelosi reconvened Congress to complete the process" https://t.co/ofmDKx8KsV

— ECD (@proabortionECD) January 23, 2022

When fmr. Trump lawyer Sidney Powell roped “the ghost of Hugo Chavez” into her outlandish lies about election interference, @CarolLeonnig says “many of the people off camera who worked for Donald Trump were aghast.” But uh oh: “The President loved it” #Velshi pic.twitter.com/hiF6veRPWB

— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 22, 2022

🔥Trump intensified his effort to overturn the results of the election. Trump said in a radio interview that he had spoken with Tommy Tuberville about challenging the electoral vote count on Jan. 6 to formally affirm Biden’s victory. https://t.co/HCjMNmBRGz

— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) January 23, 2022

The below clip of Michael Flynn saying Trump could use the military to impose martial law and force new elections was on Dec 17, 2020. The draft of Trump's executive order that orders military tp seize voting machines is dated the day before: Dec 16, 2020. This was a Flynn coup: https://t.co/EoFcv6rPAu

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) January 22, 2022

Trump's draft Executive Order for the Secretary of Defense to use the military to seize the voting machines was dated Dec. 16th. Then two days later Dec. 18th, the Pentagon stops briefing the Biden transition team. The coup d'etat was already in motion before #January6th.

— Scott Huffman for NC 🏴‍☠️ (@HuffmanForNC) January 22, 2022

Interesting if true: group allied with Gen Flynn sought compromising info on campaign finance impropriety to force PA GOP Senator & Rep to support Trump in post-election maneuvering. https://t.co/4tLswqW0WU

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 22, 2022

Ivanka Trump is 40 years old. https://t.co/825aErUwZa

— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) January 23, 2022

“Donald cares only about Donald, more than he would care about his children," says Cohen. And “Ivanka is interested only in Ivanka.” https://t.co/K2R5WZMvkY

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) January 23, 2022

Boris Johnson himself 'threatened' backbenchers, MPs claim to Standards Chair https://t.co/jhdUvhJuyu

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) January 22, 2022

The momentum is now building on this story. In the short term it’s a disaster for Johnson and reverses any small recovery this week. In the long term it could be as damaging as MPs’ expenses or cash for honours. pic.twitter.com/9BaZINljyI

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) January 22, 2022

I’m getting so tired of the hatreds that I’ve seen Johnson propagating for so many years. In my case, not since he became prime minister, but when I started working with this revolting individual at the Telegraph more than 20 years ago. pic.twitter.com/vVGDNZhins

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 22, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Sue Gray has widened the scope of her inquiry to include claims of parties in Boris & Carrie Johnson’s Downing Street flat https://t.co/noDMt1rocK

— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) January 22, 2022

If Boris Johnson is smart he'll retitle the Sue Gray report, "the Northern Ireland Protocol," so no one in his parliamentary party reads it.

— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) January 22, 2022

he and the Brexit cabal still get away with murder at the hands of a pretty supine media. That is a fact not erased by a tougher stance on parties. 2/2

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) January 22, 2022

Meanwhile Johnson's sorry crew are working flat out to save his neck while brexit causes chaos at Dover and Calais and will inevitably push inflation up still further. https://t.co/6WHL25Fgzj

— Andrew Cooper (@AndrewzCooper) January 22, 2022

There was a definitely lack of understanding by “the people” that the opposite of free movement of goods is restricted movement of goods.

— Andy (@AndyMcc_) January 21, 2022

Next weeks excuses are being prepared pic.twitter.com/49WzDl2M81

— ciaran the euro courier 🇪🇺🇮🇪 (@vanmaneuro) January 22, 2022

Ukraine crisis: what next after the Blinken-Lavrov talks? https://t.co/bCZ2Yl8U2b pic.twitter.com/FfO8PDqF9U

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022

Sec. of State Antony Blinken says if any Russian military forces move across Ukraine’s border, it will be met with “swift, severe and a united response” from the U.S. and allies. https://t.co/kJPTBH9Y3g pic.twitter.com/Te5YbCYxzc

— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2022

Zelensky doubles down on preemptive sanctions against Russia: “‘if we are talking about the sanctions policy and the probability of escalation, then the question is, why are you not introducing sanctions now rather than wait until after the escalation?’” https://t.co/TrZsmVNURY

— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) January 21, 2022

Ukraine’s military intelligence service said on Friday that Russia was sending mercenaries into rebel territories in eastern Ukraine, along with tanks, mobile artillery units and 7,000 tons of fuel, raising fears of military escalation in the region. https://t.co/qkYfipdM8X

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 21, 2022

Ukraine says Russia recruiting mercenaries, sending weapons to eastern Ukraine https://t.co/g1ozJ0Z3XD pic.twitter.com/Ev7gx52OFN

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022

German chancellor turned down Biden invite to discuss Ukraine crisis – Der Spiegel https://t.co/nE6qoa6HD1 pic.twitter.com/BG4q10IhHY

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 21, 2022

France, Britain, the US, the Balts, Poles, Czechs have all sold or donated weapons to Ukraine. Germany's insistence that it doesn't want to help Ukraine defend itself is looking increasingly eccentric https://t.co/iytupEioqU

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 21, 2022

When even the Dutch are shifting on arming Ukraine and Spanish sending assets to the Black Sea then Germany begins to look isolated. Even France and Italy are (out of self-interest) running their moves. This isn't a "NATO divided" story, it's a "Germany isolated" story https://t.co/qlokXxY1nf

— Alexander Clarkson (@APHClarkson) January 21, 2022

Putin's alternative to aggressive war vs Ukraine is … export more gas, make more money. Why not skip the war, take the cash? pic.twitter.com/R6h7UTmo6B

— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 21, 2022

EXCLU: We obtained the draft Trump executive order that would have seized the voting machines and named a special counsel to probe the 2020 election.

Read the whole thing here: https://t.co/UPyNL5w736

— Betsy Woodruff Swan (@woodruffbets) January 21, 2022

It has become clear — with mountains of tangible evidence — that Trump tried to steal the election. And not in the opportunistic, shambling way most people think. It was planned & deliberate. And now we're just stumbling toward a Trump '24 run. https://t.co/enemZo97mO

— David Roberts (@drvolts) January 21, 2022

Trump: I tried to steal the last election and I'm running again to do the same. Here it is in writing

Biden: Trump just told us in his own words that he's going to steal the next election, let's do something about it

Media: Why do both sides cast doubt on our elections? https://t.co/QjFslOTwvS

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 21, 2022

1/ Among stuff Trump tried to keep Archives from releasing to Jan 6 Cmte: Draft order directed Sec'y Defense to seize voting machines & created a special counsel to carry out "her" duties of criminal/civil proceedings related to the 2020 election. https://t.co/RrkjQEEElT

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 21, 2022

She must’ve worked on this with Flynn or the WH. Someone with intel access who had knowledge of the memos used in the Executive Order. National Security Presidential Memorandum 21 is classified and was not publicly known.

— Jordan 🏳️‍🌈 (@UrbanChameleonX) January 21, 2022

Given today's breaking news about a seditious Draft Executive Order Trump had in hand within 48 hours of then-AG Barr's resignation, it's pretty clear Barr resigned because he knew a coup was being plotted. The House January 6 Committee needs him under oath ASAP. RT if you agree.

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 21, 2022

Just in: National Archives confirms they released hundreds of pages of Trump White House documents to the Jan. 6 committee yesterday evening after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s executive privilege claim

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 21, 2022

Interesting. Even if the "Trump White House" didn't draft the order, the citation of classified authorities indicates cooperation from senior WH, DOD or DOJ officials. And I always come back to the Jan. 3 letter from all living former Secretaries of Defense: They. Were. Alarmed. https://t.co/Imfdva3ofR

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 21, 2022

They have worked out that it's better to confess to the crime of stealing an election on TV, and then pretend everything is normal https://t.co/RwW1EIQ9SZ

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 21, 2022

Just to prove my point that witnesses defy, deride & mock congressional subpoenas. You know what kind of subpoenas they CAN’T defy? FEDERAL GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS!
DOJ should not let rampant lawlessness by Trump’s lackeys go unaddressed. Because #JusticeMatters pic.twitter.com/toW9cfwqQZ

— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) January 21, 2022

Breaking WaPo: Thousands of Rudy Giuliani's communications — more than 3,000 — have been turned over to the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, which has been investigating his dealings in Ukraine while he was representing Trump.https://t.co/S6GdJbYwCO

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 21, 2022

Secretly paid by a Trump backer involved in a case: Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court? https://t.co/QzTapSx5I3

— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) January 21, 2022

Boris Johnson is a symptom of a much broader problem in British politics – which can only be fixed with new policies, and – almost certainly – new parties and a new electoral system https://t.co/4XUQ8YGAZ8

— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) January 21, 2022

Rory Stewart with one of the all time 🔥 intros. https://t.co/BPqJbu3rjn pic.twitter.com/U56lUAOP23

— Alan White (@aljwhite) January 21, 2022

Not good news for the PM
Via ⁦@thetimes⁩ pic.twitter.com/qx6se8bGXD

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) January 21, 2022

Port of Dover has initiated the Travel Access Protocol – where A20 is used as overflow for lorries – on 10 of the last 21 days.

Brexit has slowed down things at the EU border. In September, new biometric checks are set to cause more delays. Full story: https://t.co/dewhRTU6hD

— Joel Hills (@ITVJoel) January 21, 2022

Why have I not seen this story on a single bulletin? The new red tape is causing chaos. Damage that will outlast Johnson and Cummings, the Brexit liars now fighting to the death because the wife of Liar A doesn’t like Liar B. 🇬🇧 has been fucked by narcissistic sociopaths 1/2 https://t.co/Z7YM4gF7pN

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) January 21, 2022

It's there…but you have to look hard to find it!https://t.co/D0hK02ecRD

— Helen Back 💙 😷🙋‍♀️🏃‍♀️ (@HelenBa16838378) January 21, 2022

One could most definitely be forgiven for thinking what on earth has happened to our United Kingdom.#BrexitReality #BrexitShambles #BrexitHasFailed pic.twitter.com/uly2NNvBLu

— Julian 🇪🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 💙 (@JJ_Brownbridge) January 21, 2022

Yesterday. Traffic cameras were turned off so you couldn't see it but there are always pictures. pic.twitter.com/jmbDGW4ytB

— Andy B (@OMDAndy67) January 21, 2022

Welcome to the UK where there’s no money to let the poorest keep £20 a week but there is money to research a bridge that might as well be to Narnia.https://t.co/ZOQpyzLx2C

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 21, 2022

Public money wasted on Johnson vanity projects:

£321m – Boris Buses,wrong design
£53m – Garden Bridge,never built
£5.2m – Estuary Airport,never built
£24m – Thames cable car,should have been private sector
£330k – Water Cannon,never used

£896k -Abandoned Irish Sea bridge plan

— Will Thorpe (@withorpe) January 21, 2022

Blinken is wheels down in Geneva for #Ukraine crisis talks with Russia, the third country today for Blinken who woke up in Kyiv. pic.twitter.com/dGRiRKW0m2

— Shaun Tandon (@shauntandon) January 20, 2022

President Biden says he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine and is warning President Putin that his country will pay a “dear price” if it does. Russia has amassed 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border. Talks in Europe last week failed to ease tensions. https://t.co/XI03vuo9mu

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 20, 2022

This from @SecBlinken is right on the mark: "This is not only about a possible invasion and war. It’s about whether Ukraine has a right to exist as a sovereign nation. It’s about whether Ukraine has a right to be a democracy."

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 20, 2022

"Nothing less is at stake than the European peace order," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned during a meeting with her U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. pic.twitter.com/2OdGvwSqvN

— DW Politics (@dw_politics) January 20, 2022

The European view has always been divided about what to do in the face of Russian aggression toward Ukraine. President Biden caused controversy in his news conference Wednesday night by pointing that out.https://t.co/k1GiSiKUU6

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 20, 2022

Russia has announced sweeping naval drills in several parts of the world this month, and claims the West is plotting “provocations” in neighboring Ukraine where the Kremlin has been accused of planning aggressive military action. https://t.co/60kK5bIpz1

— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2022

This windy assertion that Biden should have bluffed better on Ukraine fails utterly to deal with the fact that it’s very hard credibly threaten to fight wars you have no real interest in fighting. https://t.co/lcVXxMZAWY

— Ben Friedman (@BH_Friedman) January 20, 2022

Thread 👇🏽 https://t.co/8PEK450Jcu

— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) January 20, 2022

Germany wants to buy natural gas from Russia, and doesn't want to send arms to Ukraine so as to avoid dangerous escalation. The GOP wants to sanction Germany for Nord Stream 2, the Dems for its refusal to send arms to Ukraine. National sovereignty is great https://t.co/cI7XLlmTiN pic.twitter.com/75bNXEmhzq

— George Szamuely (@GeorgeSzamuely) January 18, 2022

Analysis: In Ukraine crisis, Germany faces tough decisions over gas pipeline https://t.co/ysZzMMtuUp pic.twitter.com/mCR71VCTgu

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 20, 2022

🇺🇦 NEW: I spent this week on the Ukrainian front in Avdiivka, Opytne, & Niu-York, embedded with Ukraine's next generation of soldiers as Russia threatens a new invasion. Read my dispatch for @BuzzFeedNews. 📸 by @Kiehart; reporting also by @InnaVarenytsia. https://t.co/R4NYs2NuWe

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 20, 2022

President Biden: Russia will pay 'heavy price' if they invade Ukraine https://t.co/8dNArw4IMm

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 20, 2022

Ukraine President Zelensky hits back at Biden comments https://t.co/s0FSLI5Gk5

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 20, 2022

The UK has flown some 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine on several C-17 flights just this week. The unusually rapid gifting of kit appears to underline how seriously UK views the threat of a new Russian invasion https://t.co/hEKN0fuo8O

— Deborah Haynes (@haynesdeborah) January 20, 2022

Exclusive:

Tory rebels who want to oust Boris Johnson consider releasing secretly recorded conversation with chief whip & text messages after accusing Govt of blackmail & intimidationhttps://t.co/SzHFG3hOkt

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) January 20, 2022

NEW The Government’s whips operation is on the front foot tonight about claims of threats over ‘partygate’. One source tells me the claims are a "load of b*******" and demanded to see "a single shred of evidence" for them.
More in the @Telegraph tonight and tomorrow.

— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) January 20, 2022

Stand by for:

1. This did not happen.

2. It did happen, but the Prime Minister knew nothing about it.

3. The Prime Minister knew about it, but it wasn’t technically blackmail.

4. It was blackmail, but the Prime Minister wasn’t told that blackmail was against the law. https://t.co/stOkehR2MF

— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) January 20, 2022

NEW: Senior Tory William Wragg has accused Govt of "blackmail" of Tory rebels – and said they should report it to police.

Commons Public Administration Committee chair says MPs subject to intimidation over perceived opposition to PM. Serious charge.
https://t.co/ESHNKj7LTe

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 20, 2022

Nasty party never looked nastier. pic.twitter.com/W3fWcwdBO2

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 20, 2022

Boris Johnson’s fate

A @SkyNews @ 10 analysis with @annabotting pic.twitter.com/nstGL5zl3r

— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) January 20, 2022

Downing Street insiders 'worried' Sue Gray investigation has come across damaging evidence and are now doubtful report will 'clear' Boris Johnson.

Follow live updates 👇

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 20, 2022

Rory Stewart – #PartyGate should be the last nail in Boris Johnson's coffin… Johnson was manifestly unsuited to be Prime Minister from the beginning, & it's very, very disturbing that a great country, like Britain, should have chosen somebody so unsuitable for the role. pic.twitter.com/sZK1PDoyJD

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) January 20, 2022

Let’s be clear: if Tories are threatening to withhold public investment from constituencies as a way of keeping MPs in line then, yes, that’s blackmail & intimidation – but it is also corruption.
The moral decay at the heart of Johnson’s govt may be even worse than we thought https://t.co/vG5uBWLDh4

— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) January 20, 2022

The feasibility study into Boris Johnson’s £335 billion bridge to Northern Ireland cost £900,000 to conduct, according to new figures published by DFT.

The department previously refused to release this information to me. pic.twitter.com/8LukP6WVq3

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 20, 2022

Boris Johnson may be ending plan B measures, including mandatory face masks, despite 100k new cases of Covid a day.

But my advice as a doctor is to strongly recommend continuing to wear masks in indoor spaces outside home.

To protect ourselves, our loved ones & each other 💙

— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) January 20, 2022

Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw efforts in Dec. 2020 to put forward illegitimate electors from 7 states Trump lost, per 3 sources.

Jan. 6 committee investigating this, including Giuliani's role.

New w/ @MarshallCohen & @merica. https://t.co/fXrJOwXuTu

— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) January 20, 2022

Meanwhile, in WI, GOP AG candidate pledges to look the other way on electoral fraud. https://t.co/9x25qfZDoS

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) January 20, 2022

I think sometimes the media gets into the weeds on each detail/development and people get overwhelmed and don't understand the big picture. A great connect the dots here by @amandacarpenter https://t.co/3SYzDzRPA3

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 20, 2022

SCOOP: Former aide Stephanie Grisham told the Jan. 6 committee that Trump held secret meetings in the White House residence days before the Capitol attack — and to examine the Jan. 6 presidential line-by-line. @GuardianUS https://t.co/0Nyjc3Kfvq

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 20, 2022

"What's gotten lost in the last 20 hours is… the specific documents, Congress is trying to know what Trump was doing on January 6th… and he went into court, including all the way to the Supreme Court and said no" – @neal_katyal w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/CdN6vxd9bv

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) January 20, 2022

Hannity texted Kayleigh a five point plan for talking to Trump on January 7th
Two of the points:
1. No more stolen election talk
2. Yes, impeachment and the 25th amendment are real, and many people will quit
Kayleigh responds with “Love that. Thank you. That is the playbook” pic.twitter.com/PqOeG6ZWTb

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 20, 2022

If the former president has no executive privilege to hide evidence of an attempted coup or insurrection, neither do his family or friends. If Ivanka Trump was with Donald Trump as the attack unfolded, she is a material fact witness. I look forward to her testimony.

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) January 20, 2022

JUST IN: A district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, requests a special grand jury to investigate former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the state's 2020 election results https://t.co/HqLBQ74E1m

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 20, 2022

'It feels awfully close that charges could be coming': New details in investigation into the Trump Organization finances point to Trump familyhttps://t.co/XeB7O3ANPu

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 20, 2022

I am an American. https://t.co/MBXlmusvkP

— Marcus Flowers (@Marcus4Georgia) January 20, 2022

did a bar write th— https://t.co/qBV5QOotaK

— Sam Adams (@SamuelAAdams) January 19, 2022

Old Brexit comrades turn on Johnson as his position remains perilous
via @IrishTimeshttps://t.co/QeGkaPbmgs

— Denis Staunton (@denisstaunton) January 19, 2022

“You have sat there too long for all the good you have done, in the name of God go” Tory MP David Davis says

“I don’t know what he’s talking about” Boris Johnson replies “I take full responsibility for everything done throughout the pandemic”
#PMQs https://t.co/IHMfPqD9OJ pic.twitter.com/VnfZ8ZCK4V

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 19, 2022

Boris Johnson's present strategy is to insist that he is an idiot rather than a liar, when in fact he is clearly both. https://t.co/dgABHTPjAT

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 19, 2022

Hoping the discontents force a vote of no confidence which they lose. Having a wildly unpopular Johnson lumbering on for a year feels like the perfectly suboptimal outcome.

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) January 19, 2022

One senior MP who is strongly supporting the prime minister said if he was to survive he would need new senior staff in No 10 to “put him in a straitjacket”. 🤔 https://t.co/ktCLuyafJo

— David Firn (@davidfirn) January 19, 2022

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Up to five more Conservative MPs are considering defecting to Labour, MPs believe https://t.co/yyJIx6dYX5

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 19, 2022

Looking at his watch, and making these mocking head movements. Boris Johnson's behaviour while @Ianblackford_MP berates him over #PartyGate and lying to parliament unacceptable pic.twitter.com/510xYEgVe1

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) January 19, 2022

If someone puts a dog turd through your letterbox they could be accurately described as having ‘delivered’ it. The same is true for Johnson & Brexit. https://t.co/RH90PRQhfA

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) January 19, 2022

No, just re-create the matrix of ingroups, outgroups and hierarchies that Brexit encompasses, while mining all the most invidious parts of the human emotional spectrum.

— Ben Margulies (@chequeredfuture) January 19, 2022

"What. A. Day."

The Speaker of the House gives his verdict on today's PMQs. pic.twitter.com/MQ5N56Fgga

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 19, 2022

What an amazing coincidence that the right time for Boris Johnson to lift all covid restrictions just happens to be the precise moment that Boris Johnson is most desperate to appease bonkers backbench MPs who have always been inexplicably opposed to all covid restrictions.

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) January 19, 2022

Let's be clear what has just happened:

Boris Johnson, purely as a political expedient, to appease the hard right of his own party and save his job, has decided that Covid19 will no longer be a notifiable disease.

Effectively unilaterally declaring the pandemic at an end.

— Elinor Elliot (@ElliotElinor) January 19, 2022

.@BorisJohnson announcing today the removal of all COVID precautions is lunacy

Competence was never his thing

Lying and self-interest are his thing

Anything to keep ERG on board and save his own skin, while the populace are left unprotected, lunacy#JohnsonOut

— Donal (@GrumpyOldDoc) January 19, 2022

Oh, there's a reason. People may die but heigh ho.

— Noëlle Now What? (@noelle_nole1) January 19, 2022

Work from home and and mandatory mask rules to be dropped as England moves back to plan A – video https://t.co/JLnQDgR4no

— The Guardian (@guardian) January 19, 2022

I've always attributed the worst of motives to him and haven't often been disappointed.

— Noëlle Now What? (@noelle_nole1) January 19, 2022

Plans to allow ‘double-jobbing’ in Northern Irish politics dropped https://t.co/WFiM4egnNF

— The Guardian (@guardian) January 19, 2022

So how many times do the @duponline have to be thrown under the bus by Boris before they actually realise that they don’t care about us here in the North. Now @J_Donaldson_MP doesn’t have to worry about #Doublejobbing 😂 😂 😂 https://t.co/tG0CPBQwd9

— g kelly (@gkel18) January 19, 2022

BREAKING: Wrightbus set to announce a multi-million pound deal with HMG to keep up with the demand for buses the DUP will be thrown under.

— Tommy Maguire (@RationalPanic) January 19, 2022

Lol more Unionist mischief in the Lords as well👇 https://t.co/0Rkh11DCHk

— Mr R Cain (@MrRCain2) January 19, 2022

new throne who dis? https://t.co/UYfufGiaLW

— MostDeaf (@SnoozeActive) January 19, 2022

.@POTUS: "Some people may call what's happening right now the new normal. I call it a job not yet finished. It will get better. We're moving toward a time when Covid-19 won't disrupt our daily lives."

"We're not there yet. But we will get there." pic.twitter.com/DpPQKHkFUH

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 19, 2022

President Biden: "What are Republicans for? What are they for? Name me one thing they're for."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 19, 2022

“Is the country more unified than when you took office?”

as if Biden is going to say: “no, it’s blood in the streets”

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 19, 2022

.@amyklobuchar hits the nail on the head… 160 exceptions have been made to the filibuster… securing voting rights should be exempted as well! pic.twitter.com/Usy6ommahN

— Jaime Harrison, DNC Chair (@harrisonjaime) January 19, 2022

Today is the day the Senate finally debates and votes on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

Follow @DemocracyDocket for updates. pic.twitter.com/ctjGvyWtmL

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) January 19, 2022

Sherrod Brown: "We heard a lot of words extolling [MLK's] legacy. Those words from many who are for whatever reason not supporting voting rights today, those words sounded pretty empty." pic.twitter.com/lfJRki7b9c

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 19, 2022

Manchin on the floor, speaking out against his party’s push to change filibuster rules by a simple majority pic.twitter.com/V9CQzplrw8

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 19, 2022

“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 pic.twitter.com/FNdZsXctYe

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) January 17, 2022

BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Mark Kelly supports change to Senate's filibuster rule for voting-rights legislation https://t.co/UoK8PMIjoc via @azcentral @SenMarkKelly #AZSEN

— YvonneWingettSanchez 🏜 (@yvonnewingett) January 19, 2022

If NASA functioned like the United States Senate, they would never get the rocket off the launchpad.

Read my full statement about why I support passing campaign finance and voting rights reforms with a majority vote: https://t.co/0w2zTIxOTX pic.twitter.com/nUUZ0BdWtF

— Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) January 19, 2022

There’s no dress code for defending voting rights today. https://t.co/j357z98Po3

— Senator Jon Tester (@SenatorTester) January 19, 2022

Ivan Raiklin, one of the leading pushers of the “Pence Card” strategy in the lead up to 1/6, has listed his requirements for testifying in front of the J6 committee and they’re…certainly something.

One is that his testimony is broadcast using the Emergency Alert System 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/UO6eJUpWh0

— trapezoid of discovery (@get_innocuous) January 19, 2022

BREAKING: Supreme Court *rejects* Trump's attempt to block the release of his White House records to the Jan. 6 committee. The vote is apparently 8–1 with only Justice Thomas dissenting. https://t.co/DHvv9VcrxX

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) January 19, 2022

Trump can’t stop losing even with a group that he installed a third of. https://t.co/4zDK523efI

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 19, 2022

I sure hope Trump’s lawyers demanded payment upfront. They’re definitely not getting paid now.

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) January 19, 2022

Breaking News: New York’s attorney general said in court papers that Donald Trump’s family business repeatedly engaged in “fraudulent or misleading” practices. https://t.co/RxlIu0Ycgp

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 19, 2022

We have uncovered significant evidence indicating that the Trump Organization used fraudulent and misleading asset valuations on multiple properties to obtain economic benefits, including loans, insurance coverage, and tax deductions for years.

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) January 19, 2022

So NY Attorney General Letitia James revealed in a court filing that Eric Trump invoked his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination MORE THAN 500 TIMES in a deposition. Next up Don Jr., Ivanka & . . . their dad. #JusticeMatters pic.twitter.com/FkmyQyexEA

— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) January 19, 2022