Boris Johnson tells journalists in Aberdeenshire he will not seek an extension to Article 50, even if it's passed in law. "I will not. I don't want a delay."
This is where we are now. A full blown constitutional crisis.

— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) September 6, 2019

I agree; I think it's a matter of domestic law whether we "agree" any extension the EU might offer.

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) September 6, 2019

Today was not the last stage in fighting to defend our democracy – far from it. The next stage is in the Supreme Court on 17 September. That will be the crucial, final hearing.https://t.co/uHoWCFIk0y

— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) September 6, 2019

"Boris Johnson isn't going to determine the time of this," says the SNP's Westminster Leader, Ian Blackford on an early general election, "he's trying to frustrate the will of Parliament"

"We will choose the timing of that election"https://t.co/tHXLDaL6px #Brexit pic.twitter.com/ZY19A2byHL

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 6, 2019

It is remarkable that the chances of a Johnson resignation are climbing. If it happened one of the underappreciated consequences of the mass whip removal is that the ToryDUP bloc is now smaller than anti-no deal Lab led bloc. So the Queen couldn’t call for a Tory.

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) September 6, 2019

So. Could @BorisJohnson leave the EU and deliver brexit by October 31? Maybe.

As the ship heads for the rocks, here's a couple of blue sky/crazy (?) scenarios doing the rounds. 1/Thread

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) September 6, 2019

BREAKING Police Chief slams Boris Johnson for politicising force during Brexit speechhttps://t.co/qLv6vbVyuX pic.twitter.com/ceF0sgD76v

— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) September 6, 2019

So good // “The steaks have never been so high for Boris Johnson, who has vowed to steer Britain out of the European Union and lead the country forward.” https://t.co/Qq3hA39GTR

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) September 6, 2019

Perm Sec embarrassing herself by tweeting this nonsense. She must know that this is a completely false claim. I usually expect more from a senior civil servant. Maybe we’re well beyond that now https://t.co/fmfsykHQP8

— Simon Hix (@simonjhix) September 6, 2019

Nice graph of the pound vs dollar and euro on the left. https://t.co/9thMBRPXAZ

— Jason Sinclair (@jlsinc) September 6, 2019

Robert Mugabe, the founding father of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95 in Singapore after battling ill-health. More here: https://t.co/gQhZ3XNoZR pic.twitter.com/OaKF9EndRy

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 6, 2019

A strange sort of symmetry with this from Zimbabwe's Arsenal fans https://t.co/f7nrkZxHIh

— Gus (@gusbb1990) September 6, 2019

BREAKING: Hurricane Dorian's eye makes U.S. landfall at Cape Hatteras on North Carolina's Outer Banks, days after striking Bahamas.

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 6, 2019

Shep Smith rips Trump for Sharpiegate: "He was wrong. And since, for days and days, he's been insisting, with fake visual aids in hand that he was right."

"He decries fake news that isn't, and disseminates fake news that is." pic.twitter.com/WArT6sKSxU

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 6, 2019

Trump was the one who marked up Dorian map with sharpie: report https://t.co/oWVk81K0lr pic.twitter.com/1OOY2pC0Z5

— The Hill (@thehill) September 6, 2019

We are so Proud that you finally got the check from Mexico for the Wall! Best President Ever! 😀 pic.twitter.com/wrixkSxtn8

— Ken Hill (@kennwatley) September 6, 2019

Here’s one of the 127 military projects cut so funds could be diverted to Trump’s non-existent wall. https://t.co/eULgfCJ0bX

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) September 6, 2019

#BREAKING: Economy adds 130,000 jobs in August, falling below expectations amid Trump's escalating trade war with China https://t.co/nC4LEFu6a2 pic.twitter.com/ANzuNSNB7X

— The Hill (@thehill) September 6, 2019

Another phenomenal @crampell piece. https://t.co/XcKefuLScF

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) September 6, 2019

Boris Johnson fails to win the backing of enough MPs to hold a snap election next month, falling short of the two-thirds majority required by law

Live updates: https://t.co/UcpUupmXtg pic.twitter.com/iGcgvXkkgn

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 4, 2019

A humbled Boris Johnson has lost control of Brexit https://t.co/hUec1Di87w via @financialtimes

— Vendeline von Bredow (@vahavb) September 4, 2019

Hope this clears up any confusion tonight: Johnson fails to get the election he said he didn’t want after Corbyn didn’t vote for the election he said he wanted

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) September 4, 2019

There is a school of thought that the more Johnson loses in Parliament, the more he gains in a possible election. Parliament might rejoice at its victories, but it is not offering convincing solutions either.

— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) September 4, 2019

The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph: ‘Hypocrite’ Corbyn rejects election to break deadlock#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Z5pGauNiXT

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 4, 2019

Labour press release says Labour will back an election once rebel bill gets Royal Assent.
That directly contradicts what Keir Starmer told Labour MPs this morning and the Commons this afternoon.
Labour MP: "That is not party policy." pic.twitter.com/ciTZF41H9t

— Kevin Schofield (@KevinASchofield) September 4, 2019

Why doesn't Boris Johnson just bring forward a deal to parliament? All this election talk is because Boris Johnson has found he cannot get a better deal than Theresa May and that his arrogance was a flimsy veil to get the top job. Being Prime Minister is harder than a panel show

— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) September 4, 2019

Am hearing many Tory MPs, including majority of Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, believe expelling two former Chancellors, moderates and long serving Tories like @NSoames was huge error. “We’ve got to bring them back if we want to win the coming election” said one. Watch this space

— Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) September 4, 2019

Zinger in the Commons from @NSoames. He thanked "My Rt Hon Friend the PM [Johnson], the leader of the House [Rees-Mogg] and other members of the cabinet whose serial disloyalty has been such an inspiration to so many of us"#rebelalliance

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) September 4, 2019

I am now afraid to wake up while far away and check social media.. UK in political meltdown (or I should say a mighty battle for soul of the nation) and Turkish twitter is melting with Erdogan hinting at Nuclear weapons.. https://t.co/c8XsxKi8I2

— Ziya Meral (@Ziya_Meral) September 4, 2019

Just received a text to say that my Association Chairman has been told that I am no longer a member of the Conservative Party. First I’d heard of that.

Not even a member of the Conservative Party?

I finally have something in common with Dominic Cummings.

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) September 4, 2019

EXCLUSIVE

Another big Conservative beast is leaving the House of Commons. Sir Michael Fallon, veteran former Cabinet minister, is quitting as a Tory MP after 31 years at the next general election.

He was known in the Cabinet government as "minister for the Today programme". 1/2

— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) September 4, 2019

"This has become an English national party, a Brexit party, not really better than Farage's party."

MEP Philippe Lamberts, who's in the Brexit Steering Group, says "there's no negotiation" with the UK – and that Boris Johnson wants a no-deal Brexit to happen. pic.twitter.com/PnoEjuHPPi

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) September 4, 2019

No10 spokesman confirms Boris Johnson will not be resigning . We’re in that territory already

— Steve Hawkes (@steve_hawkes) September 4, 2019

This is now one of the more remarkable PMQs I have seen. Real burning hatred for Johnson from the opposition benches. He looks unsettled. Attacks on racist remarks, Cummings and now his failure to apologise

— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) September 4, 2019

PMQs: Corbyn lambasts Johnson's Brexit plan after Commons defeat https://t.co/HkmJRvjCNp

— The Guardian (@guardian) September 4, 2019

"I assume everyone is with me."
Startling account of the Johnson/rebels meeting from @jackwdoyle https://t.co/5NfXCXRWkM

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) September 4, 2019

@SamGyimah explaining how they had all decided to put the national interest before their personal interests and not only had the whip removed but their personal passes too.

Spiteful. Stupid. https://t.co/5nO9fkJytr

— Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺 (@fascinatorfun) September 4, 2019

Funny old game…

So Boris who accused May of begging the EU for a deal…

is now begging Corbyn for a General Election…

having lost his majority and his most talented MPs he now wants Corbyn to hep him out of the enormous hole he has dug himself into.

Very, very, Funny.

— ItwasSammyMcNally (@ItwasSammy) September 4, 2019

Spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn says this is not the position. Labour would back an election once the extension bill has Royal Assent, meaning it could still happen on October 15th. https://t.co/fV5VISvYYb

— Kevin Schofield (@KevinASchofield) September 4, 2019

So. @BorisJohnson and Downing Street spinners are being SO misleading about the status of an impending #Brexit 'deal' with Ireland on the border – and the concept of all-Irish move on agricultural alignment for 'SPS'.

So…here is some debunkery.

1/Thread

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) September 4, 2019

Brexit: Irish border plan 'would only last for months' https://t.co/egnXgDyjGa

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) September 4, 2019

The video of @TanDhesi passionately challenging Boris Johnson on his burqa comments is exceptional. The best is he doesn’t mess about. Calls the comments the now-PM made “racist”, which they were. Sustained clapping from the House. pic.twitter.com/QFOfhkYk8J

— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) September 4, 2019

A headline that tells you everything you need to know about the modern Conservative party https://t.co/yRk04cth63

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 4, 2019

Miriam Lord: How Mike Pence shat on the new carpet in Ireland’s spare room https://t.co/wOgjvpHkIr via @IrishTimes

— Mark Shelton (@MarkLShelton) September 4, 2019

I went ahead and circled the biggest national disaster with a Sharpie: pic.twitter.com/VpMQiW1EkI

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) September 4, 2019

Pence officials said on the record that the president suggested Pence stay at his hotel. Later in the day Pence’s office called stories quoting those statements false and blamed the press. https://t.co/pH35wOoScn

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 4, 2019

Staying at Trump’s property in Doonbeg isn’t the only way Pence has helped line the president’s pockets. His political committee has spent more than $200,000 at Trump properties. https://t.co/npzh9hy7xP

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 4, 2019

it would behoove candidates to use the free prime-time TV slot to pound away at the diminished president. Trump has taken credit for just about everything, so it is time to start holding him accountable for just about everything https://t.co/4m2bHyV6bw

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) September 4, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate stands ready to vote on gun legislation in the wake of several mass shootings but only if he gets buy-in from President Donald Trump https://t.co/iJwI9jtwXL

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) September 4, 2019

"40 percent concurred … that 'When it comes to our political and social institutions, I cannot help thinking "just let them all burn"' [and] 'we cannot fix the problems in our social institutions, we need to tear them down and start over.'" https://t.co/iOiVrTgYa7

— Bill Scher (@billscher) September 4, 2019

WATCH: Aerial video from Tuesday show utter devastation in Marsh Harbor, one of the first places in the Bahamas ravaged by what was then Cat. 5 Hurricane Dorian. https://t.co/FXwdfIxECh pic.twitter.com/QIVaeAT5py

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 4, 2019

Here's the latest #Dorian storm surge forecast from this morning. The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide. For more details see https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/FnozVJ0eqh

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 4, 2019

Central bankers are wrestling with a major problem: at what point will cutting rates ever more negative end up doing more harm than good?

In our @financialtimes OpEd Prof Charles Goodhart & I argue that we may have already hit this “reversal rate” 1/ https://t.co/GLmJCwiYH1

— Huw van Steenis (@huwsteenis) September 3, 2019

Maid of honor wears a T-Rex costume after being told she could wear ‘anything’ https://t.co/thD48cRXWD pic.twitter.com/PrkqcEwSGq

— New York Post (@nypost) September 4, 2019

Right well, the most historic day in parliament since the last one is about to kick off. You can follow along here https://t.co/nMVmrBf2pY

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 3, 2019

The pound has fallen to its lowest level since the 'flash crash' of October 2016 as investors brace themselves for a pivotal day in parliament https://t.co/sqArwb0tq8

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 3, 2019

It's going to be a huge day for Brexit, with a key vote scheduled for probably around 2PM ET that will indicate whether parliament can derail Johnson's plan. Follow the developments here. https://t.co/ZPolPTX6ao

— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) September 3, 2019

UK prime minister Boris Johnson told the nation yesterday, "as we come to that Brexit deadline I am encouraged by the progress we are making."

I asked an EU official whether it was true that there has been progress in talks.

Their response: "No there hasn't."

— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) September 3, 2019

You can predict the next action of Boris Johnson quite easily. Simply imagine the approach which would show the least moral, intellectual or political comprehension and that is the one he will follow https://t.co/68DNDNJN14

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 3, 2019

@fotoole Welcome to the United Kingdom of Absurdistan. https://t.co/TJoWlbmU7Y

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) September 3, 2019

BREAKING: Nigel Farage confirms Brexit Party won’t stand against Conservative candidates in an election if Boris Johnson promises to leave the EU without a deal. “Of course we’ll put country before party.” Massively helps the Tory vote, while the opposition is divided @BBCr4today

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) September 3, 2019

A judge has ruled that the Scottish government can intervene alongside lawmakers who argue that Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament is unconstitutional https://t.co/QTxl3xGkdH

— Bloomberg UK (@BloombergUK) September 3, 2019

Boris Johnson secretly agreed to suspend parliament 2 weeks before denying it wd happen. Just 9 days ago No.10 strongly denied any intention to #prorogue parliament – but disclosure to Scottish court shows otherwise #Cherrycase #Brexit https://t.co/6eLuNtquUo

— Joanna Cherry KC (@joannaccherry) September 3, 2019

North Down. https://t.co/gvjpg8Fjqu

— David McCann (@dmcbfs) September 3, 2019

NEW PREDICTION: #Conservative lead of 8pc over #Labour in our monthly poll-of-polls would give them an overall majority of 62 seats. First time since 2017 that Cons predicted to win majority. Details at: https://t.co/ipLv6MyHGz pic.twitter.com/tzNDSH9YZI

— Electoral Calculus (@ElectCalculus) September 2, 2019

Hurricane Dorian is 110 miles away from West Palm Beach, Florida, and remains a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Follow live updates: https://t.co/4PLL85OohO pic.twitter.com/UnPLH0Lu1G

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 3, 2019

Why isn't Hurricane Dorian moving? Meteorologists say winds in the upper atmosphere that usually push and pull hurricanes are too calm. https://t.co/Vhbck4G7i1

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 3, 2019

"Over the long weekend, Trump monitored Hurricane Dorian from a golf cart at his club in Virginia, calling for regular updates … By 8 p.m. Monday … the president had golfed twice and since Saturday morning pelted the American public with 122 tweets." https://t.co/Zl8HhahX6I

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 3, 2019

When hurricanes are expected, many ask, “why don’t these folks just evacuate?”

The truth is almost exactly as one woman who lives in an evacuation zone put it: “The only people on this block who left have the money to do it.” https://t.co/7fzD1L4E8e

— Phil McCausland (@PhilMcCausland) September 3, 2019

We don’t talk enough about how Trump hates traveling outside the US because then he can’t watch Fox News

— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) September 3, 2019

He keeps irreverently pushing boundaries because he is getting away with it! No one is holding him accountable! https://t.co/KsnkZUOflQ

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) September 3, 2019

two questions for a congressional oversight committee

1) How much will the decision to commute by air between Trump property and Pence's appointments in Dublin cost the taxpayer?

2) How much will the (troubled) Trump property in Ireland be paid by the taxpayer? https://t.co/S1s7CzOHWK

— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 3, 2019

wait, the good news is that Pence entourage will be **paying Trump** to stay at his resort? https://t.co/QEcl2bxjTW

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 3, 2019

In the mafia there’s a concept known as “kicking up” or “paying tribute” to the Boss – lining the Boss’s pockets to keep him happy. The Boss doesn’t have to explicitly ask; it’s understood.

Now we’ve got both @VP Pence and AG Barr spending thousands patronizing Trump hotels. https://t.co/8XKgnco8lt

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) September 3, 2019

Trump allies aim to raise $2 million to investigate journalists from major outlets: Axios https://t.co/fkBUwF3u3q pic.twitter.com/KpkEIDNzYb

— The Hill (@thehill) September 3, 2019

Is Trump getting more Trumpian? A review finds he tweeted or retweeted 680 times in August, up from 287 in his first August in office. Of them, 52 were attacks on specific named targets, compared with 14 two summers ago. ⁦@sbg1⁩ https://t.co/KEFHQiDZd2

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) September 3, 2019

LATEST: Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 2 storm, with winds up to 105 mph, moving NW at 12 mph.

Dorian is expected to become a major Category 3 hurricane at some point Friday and continue to intensify in the coming days as it heads toward Florida. https://t.co/DrhdfoQPwd pic.twitter.com/AOr2bKu1sD

— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2019

Hurricane #Dorian Advisory 23: Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Find a Strengthening Dorian. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 30, 2019

If the current forecast for #Dorian is correct, the United States will have three straight years with a major #hurricane landfall (Category 3 or stronger). That hasn't happened in nearly 60 years: https://t.co/uwhnpupKjA pic.twitter.com/0ZJmYYWBYt

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 30, 2019

Here are the 11 PM AST/EDT August 29 Key Messages for Hurricane #Dorian. The risk of devastating winds, life-threatening storm surge, and heavy rains continues to increase across portions of the Bahamas and Florida. For more information, visit https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB. pic.twitter.com/Ft5jPlAbqX

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 30, 2019

1/4: With Dorian bearing down on Florida, recalling when my lawyers asked President Trump under oath about an $18.3 million insurance payment for hurricane damage to Mar-a-Lago. He pocketed a chunk of that but couldn’t recall how much damage there was:https://t.co/oCcaAdRf3u

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 30, 2019

WATCH: President Trump announced he is cancelling his scheduled trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian heads toward Florida.

"It's…very important for me to be here," the president said. https://t.co/zRn0mdbZBf

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 30, 2019

6 major climate change rules the Trump administration is reversing https://t.co/HmsczSZSXV

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 30, 2019

Trump Moves to Permit Logging in World’s Largest Intact Temperate Rainforest https://t.co/TUcIR31irL

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 30, 2019

Trump admin rolls back methane regulations so far even oil and gas companies object https://t.co/pW9oApmhug

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 30, 2019

US spies say trump’s G7 performance suggests he's either a 'Russian asset' or a 'useful idiot’. I say both. Who agrees? ✋https://t.co/0onCsbg9tO

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) August 30, 2019

Are they getting a divorce, or is this a trial separation? Maybe counseling would help. https://t.co/Deg7yBoysw

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) August 30, 2019

Inspector general finds James Comey violated policy on Trump memos, but the Dept. of Justice declines prosecution.

Comey responded to the report, calling out "those who defamed me" or had suggested his handling of the memos would result in his prosecution https://t.co/tsISE9jEBj pic.twitter.com/y43QLWoll5

— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2019

Without notice, the Trump administration has eliminated a program that had allowed immigrants to avoid deportation while undergoing lifesaving medical treatment https://t.co/pTAcLmUdAF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 29, 2019

"His aides and friends say he found the president to be of limited cognitive ability, and of generally dubious character."
https://t.co/w0Axd0wW0K

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 29, 2019

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that “mistakes were made” regarding a fundraising letter he sent the day before the El Paso domestic terror attack that killed 22 people and wounded 24 more. https://t.co/Pk4jW9yY4x

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 30, 2019

Will he always be our Bei Bei? The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., could lose its pandas on loan from China, including Bei Bei, as a result of Trump's trade war. https://t.co/b8RbTFcImD

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 30, 2019

Hong Kong arrests pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong, ahead of major protest https://t.co/3ktbmGvwTu pic.twitter.com/3fszS2BC4f

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 30, 2019

South Korea's consumer boycott is the most noticeable expression of souring relations with Japan https://t.co/qDH8y084XO

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 30, 2019

No-deal Brexit threatens flu vaccine supply, doctors warn https://t.co/eXTCztfv4m

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 29, 2019

Boris Johnson's constitutional crisis now resembles America's — Brexit, allegedly, was meant to return “sovereignty” to the British Parliament. Instead, Brexit may end up discrediting it, and British politicians, well into the future
By @anneapplebaum https://t.co/3vUTCMatSQ

— Alfons López Tena 🦇 (@alfonslopeztena) August 29, 2019

Brexit feeling more and more like Watergate. An arrogant, dictatorial leader, the stench of corruption and illegality, a nation humiliated.

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 29, 2019

Laura Kuenssberg: Can the rebel alliance stop no-deal Brexit? – BBC News https://t.co/ojt3D1SdoG

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) August 29, 2019

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace caught on camera explaining the real reason why Parliament has been prorogued.

Nothing to do with a new agenda – it is all about numbers as the government knows they can’t command a majority in the House of Commons, thus they have misled The Queen. pic.twitter.com/kJ5CtLPuep

— Charlie Proctor (@MonarchyUK) August 29, 2019

Thursday's Express: "#Brexit: The die is cast" (via @hendopolis) #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/msIG5zxIPP

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 28, 2019

The @TheNewEuropean continues to produce some cracking frontpages: 'Brexit’s tinpot despot'. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/U2gPECslPl

— Gordon MacMillan (@gordonmacmillan) August 28, 2019

Must read thread on UK politics https://t.co/dUG7BRMPQO

— Brigid Laffan (@BrigidLaffan) August 28, 2019

In the UK, a move to suspend Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson (the "British Trump")–in an attempt to facilitate Brexit–triggers massive spontaneous protests. Chants of #StopTheCoup. https://t.co/tEE9fHDgQx

— jennycohn@toad.social ✍🏻 📢 (@jennycohn1) August 28, 2019

So…it got a little busy outside Parliament and Downing Street this eve. #StopTheCoup protesters made their voices heard. Pics at Alamy Live News, link to more images https://t.co/P2lhpZyO4L #stopboris #ParliamentSquare #DowningStreet #Prorogation pic.twitter.com/kErRJ6v9Se

— Chris 🕷🐦 (@imageplotter) August 28, 2019

SNAP POLL: By 47% to 27% Brits say it is unacceptable for the government to suspend Parliament in the run up to Brexit https://t.co/R3fi0E2VDi pic.twitter.com/L1BYkBua4M

— YouGov (@YouGov) August 28, 2019

Gina Miller has issued proceedings to challenge prorogation. Mishcon de Reya, Lord Pannick QC, Warren Fitt and me acting. Hence my Twitter silence today. https://t.co/kpOWCwDr8K

— Tom Hickman (@TomRHickman) August 28, 2019

Government in bringing Queens Speech at this moment has avoided opportunity for MPs to cancel conference recess in order to pass legislation.. BUT will have to carry out simultaneous negotiation with Brussels on Brexit and DUP on confidence just ahead of effective confidence vote

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) August 28, 2019

Four #frontpages from Scotland tonight. #brexit #indyref #indyref2 #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/OzwJZfNCMv

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) August 28, 2019

DUP branded 'embarrassing' for not joining bid to stop no-deal Brexit https://t.co/rfU7J5oxJY

— The Irish News (@irish_news) August 28, 2019

Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYF pic.twitter.com/gApRM0lIit

— The Independent (@Independent) August 28, 2019

Weep for Britain. A sick, cynical brutal and horribly dangerous coup d’état. Children playing with matches, but spitefully not accidentally: gleefully torching an ancient democracy and any tattered shreds of reputation or standing our poor country had left.

— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) August 28, 2019

Before you go to bed, let's get the "DO NOT PROROGUE" petition to 1 million signatures! Send the link to all your friends + RT this! 980,000+ and counting! https://t.co/8aDVAydop1 pic.twitter.com/ElqbZ8mB3P

— Our Future, Our Choice (@OFOCBrexit) August 28, 2019

New reporting from @kaitlancollins, @Kevinliptakcnn, @JDiamond1, @DanaBashCNN: "Trump has become increasingly rattled over the potential of an economic downturn and is spinning to find victories to sell to voters…" https://t.co/qMQu4C33QK

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 28, 2019

"If Trump's border-wall gambit works, it will reinforce the idea that lawbreaking is an effective campaign tactic, and that politics comes before fidelity to the Constitution," argues @GrahamDavidA: https://t.co/gwftXPP8uZ

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 28, 2019

Oh, God. Are we still pretending that the Tea Party was about small government and concern about budget deficits? It was always, from the beginning, about racial anger; opposition to big government only to the extent that it helps Those People 1/ https://t.co/TI90hLoMsQ

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 28, 2019

Mnuchin says ultra-long bonds are being considered by the Trump administration https://t.co/07PG9pCygx

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 28, 2019

BREAKING: Trump has asked his national security team to review funding for Ukraine, to ensure the money is being used “in the best interests” of the US. The funding has been put on hold.
News comes days after Trump advocated for reinstating Russia to G7. https://t.co/Y23IAeQeGf

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 28, 2019

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has announced they will investigate Donald Trump's push to host next year's G-7 summit at his own Doral resort in Florida, saying "the President's personal financial interests are clearly shaping decisions" about "government activities." pic.twitter.com/DzxCzqKTLP

— The Beat with Ari Melber 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) August 28, 2019

How unhinged can you become? Does anyone ever proofread this garbage? @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/TzztDwLQJc

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 28, 2019

William Barr is paying his boss $30,000 for a holiday party https://t.co/xkKKxs0CjK

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 28, 2019

Powerful wind and rain battered St. John as Dorian passed over the U.S. Virgin Islands, having now strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane with winds up to 80 mph.

FULL FORECAST: https://t.co/QAjrn7znE7 pic.twitter.com/FeL0Y5w1ar

— ABC News (@ABC) August 28, 2019

2 years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, residents are bracing for the worst as Hurricane Dorian approaches pic.twitter.com/GeSInvLBAR

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) August 28, 2019

The pact between Italy's populist Five Star Movement and the center-left Democratic Party, engineered to keep Matteo Salvini from power, may have its days numbered, @RachelDonadio reports: https://t.co/PZHkxOktWC

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) August 28, 2019

Manhattan! pic.twitter.com/8SxPYk2WRk

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 28, 2019

Greta Thunberg: "The climate and ecological crisis is a global crisis — the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced. And if we don't manage … to work together, despite our differences, then we will fail. So we need to stand together and support each other and take action." pic.twitter.com/MPgE6UV2zM

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 28, 2019

Climate change melts billions of tons of ice in Greenland fifty years earlier than predicted https://t.co/Q05v29Re0r

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 28, 2019

Hope. https://t.co/ndTKxJzVKg

— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) August 28, 2019

#BREAKING: Brazil rejecting $20 million G-7 offer to fight Amazon fires https://t.co/n0r1lgI09C pic.twitter.com/tnyNbEwerP

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2019

I don’t know what’s more offensive – that Brazil is snarkily rejecting any help or that the G7 could only come up with a measly $22m. Worrying times. https://t.co/IvSKtltyqy

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 27, 2019

Brazil's President Bolsonaro rejected $20M in aid from the G7 to fight Amazon fires, calling their involvement "imperialist."

Climate skeptic Bolsonaro supports development of the Amazon and activists say his policies encouraged a spike in illegal fire clearings. pic.twitter.com/SxauU1UAGa

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 27, 2019

Bolsonaro has now rejected the paltry $20m of G7 aid, citing "colonialism" in an implicit defense of Brazil's sovereignty against climate interventions from abroad. How much hardball is the G7 willing to play? Now we will see. https://t.co/HC630R1w3X

— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) August 27, 2019

Aerial footage shows the world's largest rainforest in flames. Brazil's Amazon is known as "the planet's lungs" for producing about 20 percent of the world's oxygen. This inferno threatens the rainforest ecosystem and also affects the entire globe. https://t.co/FVzlRGZLVn pic.twitter.com/cfshjtaId1

— CNN (@CNN) August 27, 2019

As U.S. farmers' soybeans go unsold, Brazilian farmers and corporations rush to grow more crops to sell to the Chinese. https://t.co/D4wMkaxXhD via @HuffPostPol

— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) August 27, 2019

JUST IN: Iran's president rules out talks with Trump until US sanctions are lifted https://t.co/XmPtk1mtiu pic.twitter.com/wdSBNvPasX

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2019

Iran's President Rouhani says the U.S. must lift "illegal, oppressive and wrong" sanctions if it wants to hold talks pic.twitter.com/82HIuRY1Xn

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 27, 2019

'Make #Iran rich again!' – #Trump at #G7 pic.twitter.com/3SbW6rOnI9

— RT (@RT_com) August 27, 2019

Iran hands 10-year jail sentence to two, including UK dual national, for spying for Israel https://t.co/5JmUxKP6OR pic.twitter.com/WTw2QZVeDA

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 27, 2019

Just returned to Washington from France and the very successful G-7, only to find that the Fake News is still trying to perpetuate the phony story that I wanted to use Nuclear weapons to blow up hurricanes before they reach shore. This is so ridiculous, never happened!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2019

President Trump: "The United States has tremendous wealth. The wealth is under its feet… I'm not going to lose that wealth. I'm not going to lose it on dreams, on windmills." #G7 pic.twitter.com/6Y5kAlG7Q8

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2019

Trump has claimed for years that tariffs will help “make our country richer than ever before.” But this isn't true.

US consumers end up swallowing increased costs because tariffs cause the price of the taxed goods to go up.https://t.co/LvKSyOpb7B pic.twitter.com/A77qYBOX0S

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 27, 2019

#BREAKING: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift order blocking asylum rule https://t.co/PyRZBeNOO0 pic.twitter.com/mWdXK17NEO

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2019

See the Emoluments Clause, Art. I, Section 9, "no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust…shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument." If Trump wants to have the G7 at his resort, Congress must approve, otherwise it's unconstitutional. https://t.co/xO3piuhlnF

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) August 27, 2019

"By holding the G7 at the Doral, the President would be forcing foreign leaders to spend their taxpayers dollars at his resort."
In today's #RealityCheck, @JohnAvlon shows how President Trump might say it's not about the money, but it really is.https://t.co/zJrVnnXxbj pic.twitter.com/bYbDA4OhAD

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) August 27, 2019

Steve Doocy dismisses criticism that Trump is violating the emoluments clause: "I'm sure the president has asked the lawyers, 'hey, how can I donate this, how can we possibly work around it?'" pic.twitter.com/DfeT3gjh6P

— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) August 27, 2019

Judge orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in landmark case on the opioid crisis https://t.co/tUNKlzaGmQ pic.twitter.com/BJBoOkSmbd

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2019

The Dutch government is in talks with 325 British-based companies that are considering relocating.

Included in talks are Sony, Panasonic, Bloomberg and the the Discovery television.

41% of financial services companies are undertaking plans to move.https://t.co/3pEd2i4r54

— Stuart Budd (@StuartBudd1) August 26, 2019

"He is, as ever, his own tragic Churchill tribute act. There was, to his great regret, no darkest hour waiting for him, so he switched off the lights himself."@TomPeck has been scorching recently. So, so good.https://t.co/ekBFGltAYb

— b.exe (@bexin2d) August 27, 2019

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says there is a "better than 50% chance of a general election in the autumn" and "a clean-break #Brexit on 31 October is now by far the most popular option" https://t.co/6cohdGg5AC pic.twitter.com/wqEqpnu74i

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 27, 2019

Boris Johnson's intentions are clear: suspending Parliament, a crash out Brexit and blaming MPs for the chaos

We will not be bullied. We will not surrender parliamentary sovereignty to the right wing cabal in Number 10

MPs must unite to stop this abuse of executive power

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) August 27, 2019

The #backstop is a British creation, it was insisted upon by the British Government based on their #brexit red lines. It is an insurance policy. https://t.co/CYWi1lzxMQ

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) August 27, 2019

They’re still here. Brexit Party still at between 10-15%, despite the fact that the govt has almost absorbed completely their rhetoric and policy. If I were in Downing St and mulling an election, I’d be very worried about that. Farage people aren’t necessarily Johnson people. pic.twitter.com/k5OIHecKtC

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) August 27, 2019

James O'Brien tells caller to stop using the word 'Brexiteer': "It makes them sound like D'Artagnan when they're the Chuckle Brothers."@mrjamesob | #Brexit pic.twitter.com/fhD3CyZXPv

— LBC (@LBC) August 27, 2019

It’s actually quite unusual to meet a banker who supports Brexit. Even more so one that supports no deal.

Politics, man. https://t.co/seJfa67IAJ

— Sam Lowe (@SamuelMarcLowe) August 27, 2019

Live scenes as leaders of the Lib Dems, Labour, SNP, Plaid Cymru, Green Party and Change UK meet to discuss stopping no-deal brexit: pic.twitter.com/ciox7tziYf

— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) August 27, 2019

Here’s a helpful guide for anyone struggling to work out where the new, swashbuckling Prime Minister of “Global Brexit Britain” is in this picture of world leaders…#BorisJohnson #BrexitReality pic.twitter.com/qEOQrPo7zr

— Jim Cognito (@JimCognito2016) August 27, 2019

Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rain forest – the lungs which produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen – is on fire. It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let's discuss this emergency first order in two days! #ActForTheAmazon pic.twitter.com/dogOJj9big

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 22, 2019

Thousands of wildfires are decimating the Amazon, threatening the very existence of the world’s largest rainforest and a bulwark against climate change. More here: https://t.co/YPQKkX0eGk pic.twitter.com/uaXzvIZTno

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2019

#BREAKING France to oppose EU-Mercosur trade deal over Brazil's climate stance: presidency pic.twitter.com/DGcMgRz7wf

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 23, 2019

@EmmanuelMacron could you please submit this issue to the appreciation of the G7 too? thanks! https://t.co/a59OozJWJF

— Ricardo Salles (@rsallesmma) August 23, 2019

The cause of the devastating Amazon fires has a name: a human name. It's Jair Bolsonaro. @NASA earth systems scientist Doug Morton explains how the Brazilian President's ideology of rampant deforestation and environmental destruction is to blame https://t.co/ADAnFlsXCK pic.twitter.com/unrxGA6lQo

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) August 23, 2019

In London, people are gathering outside the Brazilian Embassy in response to the Amazon forest fires.

Losing the Amazon means losing the home of indigenous and traditional communities, precious habitats, and the fight against climate change.#ClimateEmergency #RebelForTheAmazon pic.twitter.com/SYLknVC0cd

— Greenpeace UK (@GreenpeaceUK) August 23, 2019

"We're heading to a moment of reckoning that is going to shake us in the 21st century."

Wildlife Biologist Jeff Corwin says the fires in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. https://t.co/uG24aMHhHv pic.twitter.com/ca4guFWjSo

— CNN (@CNN) August 23, 2019

.@UNESCAP report warns of new climate reality where economic losses in Asia-Pacific are set to quadruple. https://t.co/QtXypfHHbg #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/duMt6BkdoV

— United Nations (@UN) August 23, 2019

Stock futures erase gains after China retaliates with new tariffs https://t.co/hDNsFAzid2 pic.twitter.com/QIgmH2Vaj0

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 23, 2019

So easy to win. https://t.co/ygRvaUwAlt

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) August 23, 2019

Hong Kong protesters plan to create a 40-km-long human chain tonight, called #HongKongWay, a nod to the 1989 Baltic Way, a chain of 1m people who linked arms for 600 km linking capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to protest Soviet rule. Getting ready for #HongKongWay now👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/YKyJxM55XO

— Missy Lao (@missy_lao) August 23, 2019

Hong Kong protesters chant: “Stand with Hong Kong / Fight for Freedom.” I have been walking along the #HongKongprotests human chain for about an hour. No end, no gaps. pic.twitter.com/olNk6vgAxb

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) August 23, 2019

My take on last year's debacle. I have every expectation this year will be worse, and will be talking about that on @msnbc in the 11 am hour. — The Madness of King Trump on Full Display at the G7 https://t.co/gkm9JkN0AO via @thedailybeast

— csdickey (@csdickey) August 23, 2019

It would be diplomatic malpractice to bring Russia back into the G-7. And a sign of western weakness. https://t.co/7biw8ETyeq

— Nicholas Burns (@RNicholasBurns) August 23, 2019

This is insane. https://t.co/3iE09mFmoc

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 23, 2019

David Koch wanted to abolish public schools, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and rent control. He financed groups that denied the research on climate change. He funded the Tea Party. And he used dark money to support right-wing causes and Republican candidates for office. https://t.co/x08wiaOh9p

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 23, 2019

Trump needs to be committed. https://t.co/WruFhlYSTK

— Tim Hannan (@TimHannan) August 23, 2019

The bizarro world we’re living in:

Donald Trump says stupid shit, bigoted shit, cruel shit, and dishonest shit every day, and he never apologizes for ANY of the shit he says, but…if anyone stands up against Trump, they immediately get attacked for the shit THEY’VE said.

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 23, 2019

Fixed it for you…https://t.co/oGlC2piGv0 pic.twitter.com/nH2ZGwilVf

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) August 23, 2019

the notion that “nothing matters” — a cynical expression of conventional wisdom — is dead wrong. He’s losing support all over the place, especially among women. https://t.co/WgURydtVmk

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) August 23, 2019

Mr Macron also said Irish reunification and integration of the entire island in the EU “would solve all the problems, but it is not up to France”. https://t.co/gOV9vRAwnv

— Jonathan Mills (@Muinchille) August 23, 2019

The continuing obsession in harking back to the Second World War to dismiss legitimate #brexit concerns is truly distasteful. https://t.co/1QYXgiY948

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) August 22, 2019

Top chef who cooked for Olympics and Royals 'denied' settled status after Brexithttps://t.co/UaCngrC9Im pic.twitter.com/jr8eraXxa8

— Mirror Politics (@MirrorPolitics) August 23, 2019

As poverty continues to increase among children & pensioners across the UK Boris Johnson has pledged as many billions as it takes to ensure his no-deal Brexit. We have lost all perspective https://t.co/jarDewJF6C

— Datuk’ Seri Marco Robinson ⛺️ (@marcorobinson7) August 23, 2019

Think this is my favourite Brexit poem https://t.co/r99gisXTE8 pic.twitter.com/y4ffSneOSh

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) August 23, 2019

Here it is… the number one in our countdown of James O'Brien's most popular Brexit clips: James's response to the caller who said he voted Leave because there are "too many brown faces" in his local supermarket.@mrjamesob | #Brexithttps://t.co/t1QgXIg3PV

— LBC (@LBC) August 23, 2019

The latest Brexit plan is grim pic.twitter.com/3KHnoRbDnt

— Dan "the Legal Juggernaut" Kaszeta 🇱🇹 🇺🇦 (@DanKaszeta) August 23, 2019

Nothing new from Merkel/Johnson. EU has always said Backstop could be replaced by legally operable alternative with same effect (not by vague promise to look for alternative). Unless BJ disowns his recent Tusk letter the ‘blistering 30-day timetable’ is a domestic delaying tactic https://t.co/rLyCuyFt5r

— Bobby McDonagh (@BobbyMcDonagh1) August 22, 2019

Brexit in two front pages.
The Guardian presents the truth of what happened today in Berlin, as Merkel insists on 30 day deadline to avert No Deal.
The Telegraph indulges Brexit ultras’ delusions that they are in the ascendancy. pic.twitter.com/omAbhr4V5V

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) August 21, 2019

Well played by Merkel. By putting the onus on #BackDoorBoris to produce a solution that doesn't exist, she's called our unelected prime minister's bluff. Never was @BorisJohnson shown to be so out of his depth, a pathetic amateur among professionals!https://t.co/XOfJ8IXUXh

— trevorw1953 (@trevorw1953) August 21, 2019

Merkel: Sure, have 30 days to come up with proof that the mad ideas of the last 3 years aren’t mad

London: pic.twitter.com/HT0vReQS7C

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) August 21, 2019

On the day Johnson met Merkel, here's the veiw from Germany:https://t.co/aJ0m3ks6T1

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 21, 2019

Within minutes today Trump attacked Obama and the Prime Minister of Denmark, doubled down on his support of Russia and an anti-Semitic trope, and called himself "the chosen one."

So ya know… Wednesday.

Learn more: https://t.co/j951uVWiKi#11MSNBC #11thHour pic.twitter.com/IpTqM0QG1g

— 11th Hour (@11thHour) August 22, 2019

Perspective: Trump keeps pushing anti-Semitic stereotypes. But he thinks he’s praising Jews. https://t.co/Aa0ReHqVHo

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 22, 2019

Had Warren or Biden declared that Jews were disloyal to Israel for not supporting them, their campaigns would be finished.

For Trump, it’ll be forgotten tomorrow.

The insanity of his presidency has simply broken traditional political reporting.

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) August 22, 2019

Beto just handed Trump’s ass right back to him. 😁pic.twitter.com/4YQkC9bEdW

— schuyler 🦇🎱 (@munsonsbread) August 22, 2019

9 dead, 35 missing after heavy downpours and mudslides battered Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, SW China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Thur. pic.twitter.com/bbI210e0Pi

— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) August 22, 2019

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change https://t.co/S23MHX03ia

— CNN (@CNN) August 22, 2019

Scientists warn that losing another fifth of Brazil’s Amazon will trigger the feedback loop known as dieback, in which the forest begins to dry out and burn in a cascading system collapse, beyond the reach of any subsequent human intervention or regret. https://t.co/oQquBYsM3Z

— The Intercept (@theintercept) August 21, 2019

Thank you @JayInslee for fighting every day to make sure that climate change remains a primary focus of this election. Climate change is real and it's a crisis—and I will keep fighting alongside you to take bold action before it is too late.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 22, 2019

Never flashy, @JayInslee didn’t find his lane. But he impressed me with his smart, earnest advocacy around climate change and an array of issues.
He leaves with his dignity in tact and reputation enhanced, which isn’t always true in presidential races.https://t.co/6ItcBuqDvZ

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) August 22, 2019

People will try to spin it differently but Inslee's lackluster performance is an obviously bearish indicator for the prioritization of climate change in Democratic politics.

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) August 22, 2019

@BillGates: This is what we need to do to tackle climate change https://t.co/Lv30A1OgmS #energy pic.twitter.com/prFqX5JwYx

— World Economic Forum (@wef) August 22, 2019

Great things also happen: Africa set to be declared polio free after massive effort in Nigeria https://t.co/pDYHMs0RNa via @lindseyhilsum

— Ziya Meral (@Ziya_Meral) August 21, 2019

Boris Johnson's Brexit backstop bid rejected by EU leaders https://t.co/fLxYMTuTo3 pic.twitter.com/oBPl5cwRRV

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 20, 2019

I have written to @eucopresident about key aspects of the UK’s approach to Brexit, problems with the “backstop” & the Government’s commitment to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement whether there is a deal with the EU or not.https://t.co/7JYdIsZdjB pic.twitter.com/Sc6WjDPdkw

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 19, 2019

EU response to Boris Johnson letter:

“The EU regrets that the new United Kingdom government wants to replace a legally operative solution with a commitment to try to find a solution – yet to be found – by the end of the transition period.” pic.twitter.com/G56adO5gyK

— Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson is yet to come up with an alternative plan that avoids a hard border in Ireland, says EU Commission spokesperson Natasha Bertaud, as UK PM writes to EU officials asking them to scrap the backstophttps://t.co/tZhTuJRhYh pic.twitter.com/6vPD2QAFJn

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 20, 2019

EU now watching with bemused disbelief the UK sawing its own leg off while shouting “you’d better watch out or we’ll saw the other one off too and then you’ll be really sorry!”

— Simon Schama (@simon_schama) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson orders UK officials to not attend meetings with EU from September 1 https://t.co/Slvm3tA0Fl pic.twitter.com/TLzExV0awV

— The Independent (@Independent) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson's letter to the EU is a wind-up. It unilaterally reneges on a joint report signed by UK negotiators in December 2017 saying the UK would align with the single market "in the absence of agreed solutions". He has no mandate for this… pic.twitter.com/QMsWEjxhvo

— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) August 20, 2019

Boris Johnson accuses EU of being "a bit negative" about prospects of reaching #Brexit deal. The UK PM says he believes "we'll get there" and has promised to "go at it with a lot of oomph" https://t.co/CzEkRDAo19 pic.twitter.com/21pssiPThD

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 20, 2019

English political elites don't know how to deal with Varadkar because a) he doesn't fit into any near Irish stereotype to which they've been accustomed with previous Irish leaders b) The Irish are now more powerful than us, which the English can't even even begin to internalise. https://t.co/ZwGvG1gqgQ

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) August 20, 2019

Great discussion with Prime Minister @BorisJohnson today. We talked about Brexit and how we can move rapidly on a US-UK free trade deal. I look forward to meeting with Boris this weekend, at the @G7, in France!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 19, 2019

NEW: The Trump administration is expected to announce new rules that would allow for the longer term detention of families traveling with children across the U.S.-Mexico border, according to two government officials familiar with the plan. https://t.co/QjiDN5RCK4

— ABC News (@ABC) August 20, 2019

ICE renews contract with software company co-founded by top Trump adviser https://t.co/zZh5aicylh pic.twitter.com/zA4v4yRFbM

— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2019

JUST IN: Trump called NRA chief to tell him universal background checks are off the table: report https://t.co/ejHmiW4HhN pic.twitter.com/gIe2OGH8NR

— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2019

Nearly 80% of US Jews voted for the Democrats in the 2018 mid-term elections. Trump says they show "a great disloyalty". One of the definitive antisemitic tropes is "Jews are not loyal to their nation". This is straightforward antisemitism. https://t.co/fCOtPrfB3H

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) August 20, 2019

“Like” a lunatic? That’s generous, I’m afraid. This man is unhinged. https://t.co/YFpRZe6Pph

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 20, 2019

Why do republicans think Democrats are trying to sabotage the economy? Because that's what they did to Obama https://t.co/CX9oXUyhzA

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 20, 2019

Asked about the Kashmir crisis, President Trump says that “Kashmir is a very complicated place. You have the Hindus, and you have the Muslims, and I wouldn’t say they get along so great. And that’s what you have right now.” pic.twitter.com/mss0w8U9Hd

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 20, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says ISIS strong in some areas: CBS https://t.co/2M48J2O26q pic.twitter.com/MgHMSSwVmI

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 20, 2019

This isn’t remotely normal. https://t.co/hpNU4J8NXg

— George Little (@georgelittledc) August 20, 2019

On trade, can Trump drive a wedge between France and Germany at the G7? pic.twitter.com/ngcwqBZl5Y

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 20, 2019

China installs enough solar panels to cover a football field every hour of every day pic.twitter.com/29Nnj7x2Ld

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) August 20, 2019

Hiding in plain sight: more holes in enforcement of sanctions against North Korea—and the route by which Kim Jong Un can still get his hands on uber-lux Mercedes.

Suspected North Korean coal smugglers made 8 port calls in Japan – Nikkei Asian Review https://t.co/SRsVN9Nt0Q

— Robert Ward (@RobertAlanWard) August 20, 2019

"There was this sense that both sides were wanting to take a step back and hit reset on this movement after the violence that we saw at Hong Kong airport last week," NBC's Janis Mackey Frayer joins @SquawkCNBC with an update on the Hong Kong protests. https://t.co/NhWf3RIlwQ pic.twitter.com/OPWSV4vXdq

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 19, 2019

.@smithmarion:

"Those young protesters…they have never ruled by a communist party. They've lived in a free city, their parents, their grandparents lived in a free city… Yesterday, 1.7 million people in the streets, that represents almost 25% of the Hong Kong population" pic.twitter.com/oldwFxuuET

— Washington Journal (@cspanwj) August 19, 2019

Both the size and duration of the Hong Kong protests is truly remarkable. The world should be watching. https://t.co/Gjn38GINWf

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 19, 2019

Twitter is blocked in China, but its state news agency is buying promoted tweets to portray Hong Kong protestors as violent https://t.co/4ScDZnsUDf by @catherineshu pic.twitter.com/h2tcP9Z5cp

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) August 19, 2019

Beautiful human tapestry from #HongKong as Peaceful protestors in rain ☔️ make way for 🚒.

Estimated 1.7 million took to streets on Sunday. >20% of population: pic.twitter.com/Ud3dulqHn1

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) August 19, 2019

Full page ad in today’s NYT pleading for Americans’ support of the Hong Kong demonstrators fight for freedom. pic.twitter.com/mmAJqZpx2S

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) August 19, 2019

Turkey-Syria War On The Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy https://t.co/PGRPPsWGnl

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 19, 2019

Turkey has removed three elected mayors from office and detained more than 400 people as part of a crackdown over alleged links to Kurdish militantshttps://t.co/JkXiUpoeB8

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 19, 2019

Young people care a lot about climate change—but most of them can’t vote. Here’s how governments can adapt to accommodate them. https://t.co/Lij9zpwhef

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 19, 2019

Okjökull glacier in Iceland is considered "dead." It's the first major Icelandic glacier to disappear due to climate change.

Scientists are installing a memorial plaque on the barren ground as a message to future generations. https://t.co/P4WfDnm8UI

— NPR (@NPR) August 18, 2019

We set the Valletta protest memorial for #DaphneCaruanaGalizia back up, but how long will it last? It’s cleared every single day under the orders of @OwenBonnici – not something we’ve seen in any other country where a journalist has been assassinated. pic.twitter.com/SqvGPISAC3

— Rebecca Vincent (@rebecca_vincent) August 19, 2019

"Greenland is not for sale": Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacts to Pres. Trump's idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.

"Thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over," she adds https://t.co/pABzgiUetr pic.twitter.com/o2gASvDEM2

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 19, 2019

Trump, confronting ominous economic signs, believes there's a conspiracy against him. He insists his own handpicked Fed chair is acting against him. He says other countries want to hurt America. And he thinks the news media is trying to create a recession. https://t.co/c3BK4RGDaQ

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 19, 2019

Trump affirms that Mike Pence will be 2020 running mate. More here: https://t.co/dTYFNDMzGQ pic.twitter.com/DSP4rFJdhq

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2019

Backing off on background checks? https://t.co/WfWe71gQKh

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 19, 2019

The chairman of the Federal Election Commission responds to Trump's claims of voter fraud in 2016:

"To put out information that has no proof, has no evidence behind it…it's damaging to our democracy." https://t.co/ieL3gwZmDy

— Axios (@axios) August 19, 2019

Dear farmers: this administration thinks you’re stupid. https://t.co/t0eNbaSLiI

— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) August 18, 2019

Trump administration secretly contacted top Venezuelan socialist boss: report https://t.co/ufPyIddFel pic.twitter.com/vzjvjnofvs

— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2019

Oh my. “The former official said that, in private, too, Pompeo is ‘among the most sycophantic and obsequious people around Trump.’ Even more bluntly, a former American ambassador told me, ‘He’s like a heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass.’” https://t.co/wXNcQx6772

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 19, 2019

Art Spiegelman was told to ax a Trump dig in an essay for a collection for Marvel, whose chairman is Trump buddy Isaac Perlmutter. https://t.co/eqRlYAJuzl

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) August 19, 2019

The most important question to ask every day is, “What am I not seeing?” And the best way to answer it is to listen to people different from you.

If you’re white, this project will show you how the story of America looks from the viewpoints of your black countrymen.

Read it. https://t.co/2kOjmOGI2V

— Will Saletan (wsaletan on Threads) (@saletan) August 18, 2019

British PM Johnson calls on Germany and France to compromise on Brexit https://t.co/oqFccfry01 pic.twitter.com/3OCjcuyhcW

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2019

There is no form of Brexit which won’t make things worse for the very people Labour are meant to protect.

There is no form of Brexit that won’t play into the hands of the people Labour are meant to stand up to.

Labour: “Great. Let’s remain neutral” pic.twitter.com/QBsW84VSgB

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 19, 2019

This drivel seems, unbelievably, to be gaining credence. Be in no doubt, once Article 50 period expires, unless revoked or extended, WE’RE OUT. We can apply to rejoin but that’s a whole new Article, and world of pain. Best option is to revoke. https://t.co/ynP2QrUzO7

— Alyn Smith MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 (@AlynSmith) August 19, 2019

Boris Johnson says he is 'confident' of securing Brexit deal despite EU leaders saying they will not reopen negotiations https://t.co/o5ltdU3tyV

— The Independent (@Independent) August 19, 2019

-We cannot scrap backstop – Varadkar

-We won't renegotiate backstop – Barnier

-We won't renegotiate backstop – Macron

-We won't renegoatiate backstop – Merkel

-I'm confident EU will shift on backstop and we can do #Brexit deal – Boris Johnson

How British politics works

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) August 19, 2019

And finishing off our list for this year's #JokeOfTheFringe it's @IvoGraham! pic.twitter.com/jS5teVuvNt

— Dave (@davechannel) August 19, 2019