The Michigan school shooter story is pretty much a distillation of American decline into one story on so many levels.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 3, 2021

In a rare move, prosecutors filed criminal charges against the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teenager accused of fatally shooting four classmates in the deadliest U.S. school shooting of 2021 https://t.co/3ThI3E4cOo pic.twitter.com/3vma3mfJ6X

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 4, 2021

!!BREAKING!! The Marshal's always get their man (and woman). The Crumbleys, parents of the Michigan school shooter, arrested in the Detroit area and will now face the charges of involuntary manslaughter against them. https://t.co/aID8ihXkq7

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) December 4, 2021

Parents of Michigan school-shooting suspect arrested after search, Detroit police say https://t.co/V3ZfU3QMFm

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 4, 2021

NOW: Detroit Police Chief James E. White confirms arrest of James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of alleged Oxford shooter Ethan Crumbley, 15, on the city’s east side.

We continue to extend our deepest condolences to the the community of Oxford. 🙏 #OneDetroit pic.twitter.com/QAoiolvlFf

— Detroit Police Department (@detroitpolice) December 4, 2021

A valuable lesson here about not parking in front of the building you’re hiding in https://t.co/TNXvDFwAQA

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 4, 2021

UPDATE: Michigan authorities say they’re searching for two parents charged with involuntary manslaughter in a high school shooting. James and Jennifer Crumbley's son is charged with murder and terrorism in the deaths of four students. https://t.co/6owbQGYzVi

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 3, 2021

James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the MI school shooter, are now considered fugitives after they failed to turn themselves in on the warrants as agreed to by their attorney.https://t.co/Iu4bvy7bBp

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 3, 2021

LATEST: Crumbley family attorney says parents are "not fleeing from law enforcement."

"The Crumbleys left town on the night of the tragic shooting for their own safety. They are returning to the area to be arraigned." https://t.co/Q92X2DW1Dw pic.twitter.com/LoXILNGwxb

— ABC News (@ABC) December 3, 2021

Am thinking tonight as a high school mom of those grieving parents in Michigan who lost their children… and wondering for the millionth time how we can live in a country that has somehow normalized these shootings and does essentially NOTHING to stop them.

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) December 4, 2021

Wow. After news of the shooting broke, Ethan Crumbley’s mom immediately texted him saying, “Ethan, don’t do it.” https://t.co/fKdRa4mURE

— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) December 3, 2021

Republicans block bill to expand background checks on guns after Michigan school shooting https://t.co/HJD0SQizPi pic.twitter.com/fFeM2IhD1D

— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2021

no words https://t.co/fMkSRpcEsx

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) December 4, 2021

Just in: Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, after agreeing to testify to Jan. 6 committee on Saturday, conveniently now announces he has a medical condition that means he can’t appear tomorrow after all

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) December 3, 2021

"Jeffrey Clark’s Fifth Amendment assertion should be a giant red flag for prosecutors in Georgia investigating Trump for election interference."https://t.co/VYNE7qIe5J via @politicususa

— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 2, 2021

BREAKING: January 6th Committee finds White House metadata on Jeffrey Clark letter pushing Georgia to overturn Trump's election loss. pic.twitter.com/134Cg9NYZW

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) December 4, 2021

"He drafted and circulated a letter to the Georgia state election officials, giving them a blueprint to corruptly overturn the election's results. That makes Jeffrey Clark absolutely a member of a conspiracy to commit crimes," Glenn Kirschner says. https://t.co/Zoa8A7EF7D

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 3, 2021

I wrote about why ex-DOJ official Jeffrey Clark threatened to plead the Fifth to the 1/6 committee: possible vulnerability to criminal charges related to his scheming with Trump. Could it be the same for Eastman?https://t.co/UbgunzgDoQ https://t.co/k5WHAFDrPe

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) December 3, 2021

NEWS: John Eastman, the attorney who worked with Trump to overturn the 2020 election results, will plead the Fifth to the Jan. 6 committee, his lawyer revealed.https://t.co/qkuMU05UZI

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 3, 2021

I’d bet my cat that @JusticeOIG has interviewed Rosen, Donaghue, & other DoJ officials about the conduct of Eastman & Clark who are about to plead the 5th to the 1/6 committee. I’d bet the other cat the IG will make criminal referrals to Garland, who has sworn to follow them.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) December 3, 2021

DeSantis proposes civilian military force he would control https://t.co/X5F8IcfSqL pic.twitter.com/exBp3TA72l

— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2021

for now let’s focus on the actual facts ie that taxes are about to go up to their highest level for 70
years pic.twitter.com/hGlfwb7Dxj

— Jim Pickard 🐋 (@PickardJE) December 3, 2021

I know it's tempting to write and complain. But there is zero prospect of the Met investigating. The criminal law, as they apply it, has a secret clause exempting the Tories. https://t.co/rwvPWvBFla

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) December 3, 2021

Earlier this week someone on here told me that "nobody cares" about Boris Johnson's Christmas party last year. Well – it would appear that a lot of people and particularly those who lost loved ones last year, do care. A lot.https://t.co/OeaHL3fm1I

— Otto English (@Otto_English) December 4, 2021

+UPDATE+

Number of “parties, get-togethers & leaving-dos” held at Downing St during Christmas lockdown last year now said to have been in DOUBLE FIGURES.

Boris Johnson is known to have attended several of these.

People holding parties elsewhere in UK were fined up to £10 000.

— Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@nicktolhurst) December 3, 2021

“Whilst working late one evening before Xmas, myself and several hundred Conservative colleagues became trapped in a function room with nothing to survive on but alcoholic drinks. I also broke the button on the room’s stereo device and was unable to switch off the Xmas music ..” pic.twitter.com/KEIdPMcxGF

— 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 (@killingbritain) December 3, 2021

Last year Priti Patel told us we should grass up our neighbours if they broke Xmas rules. Why the silence on 10 Downing Street party? Was she in attendance? https://t.co/mrvAt2gJ9N

— POLITICALROUGHSLEEPER 💙 🇺🇦 (@POLITICALROUGH1) December 4, 2021

The judgment in this case – about whether Johnson was right to ignore the Ministerial Code and Priti Patel's bullying – will be published on Monday. https://t.co/wgXCCSP2kD

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) December 4, 2021

RNLI staff have received threats, and there has been an attempted hacking of their website. Vileness seems to be running through the veins of this country. https://t.co/v8zwoLgKdJ

— Elinor Elliot (@ElliotElinor) December 4, 2021

#torybrexit Britain
From a confident, diverse outward looking country in 2012 to a festering, racist cesspit in 2021. pic.twitter.com/efdjAwiXTj

— Simon Gosden. Esq. #fbpe 3.5% 🇪🇺🐟🇬🇧🏴‍☠️🦠💙 (@g_gosden) December 1, 2021

The world's first living robots, known as xenobots, can now reproduce — and in a way not seen in plants and animals, scientists say https://t.co/A3goxT2Rul

— CNN (@CNN) December 4, 2021

“A blizzard warning has been issued for Hawaii, with at least 12 inches of snow forecast this weekend.”https://t.co/PbKOktNv5G

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) December 4, 2021

NASA says huge, "potentially hazardous" asteroid will break into Earth's orbit next week https://t.co/Hti2RpYiqh pic.twitter.com/9aaItsvXet

— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2021

US government shutdown averted hours before deadline https://t.co/sWaZjjj1pD

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 3, 2021

Congress averted a government shutdown Thursday evening when both chambers voted to pass a stopgap bill to extend funding through mid-February after party leaders brokered a deal to overcome GOP brinkmanship over vaccine mandateshttps://t.co/VGZ9Qaicny

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 3, 2021

The House just averted a government shutdown.

This continuing resolution will ensure that we uphold our promise to workers, families, veterans, and seniors.

And it will allow us to stay focused on passing critical legislation like expanding child care and improving health care.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 2, 2021

Not in this Republican Party. https://t.co/zb7hLQZkVc

— pastajoe (@pastajoe5) December 2, 2021

People close to McConnell are saying he’s *furious* that some of his senators are trying to force a shutdown.

They’re confident he can convince them it’s a bad idea politically, but I’m not so sure. The GOP is a serially unserious party. https://t.co/XZQRB1lngA

— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) December 2, 2021

"If it feels lately that everything is Fyre Fest, maybe it is. Manipulation is everywhere," writes @janicemin https://t.co/EHTOyXuNyA

— TIME (@TIME) December 3, 2021

Wear a fucking mask, get your fucking vaccination and convince more of your shitbag, deadbrained, selfish followers to do the same. That'll thwart Biden's evil plan, you useless, gibbering demagogue. https://t.co/jqVPnuVNtb

— David Simon (@AoDespair) December 2, 2021

Today's news:

Senior Trump official taking the 5th about the attempt to overturn the election.

GOP senators fighting to make it more difficult to stop the spread of COVID.

Biden needn't say this, but other Democrats can: The Republican Party is pro-insurrection and pro-COVID.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 2, 2021

The asymmetry where Republicans weren't bound by the filibuster in building this Supreme Court but Democrats are bound by it in legislatively responding to its rulings will prove devastating if Democrats don't change it.

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) December 2, 2021

7.4% is the biggest increase in the Labour vote (exactly the amount by which the Labour vote fell at Batley & Spen in July) in any by-election since the GE exceeding the 6.5% rise in Labour's share of the vote at Airdrie and Shotts on 13 May –

— Arthur_S (@allanholloway) December 3, 2021

'The contract itself was in excess of £40 million?'

Matt Hancock's pub landlord: 'That's a matter of public record.'@mrjamesob: 'What was your turnover the previous year?'

Matt Hancock's pub landlord: 'Just under a quarter of a million.'

Read more: https://t.co/a20XJ3Chbv pic.twitter.com/pcWBpIah2q

— LBC (@LBC) December 2, 2021

Matt Hancock keeps saying that Labour donors also won PPE deals.

I’ve been studying PPE deals religiously for 20 months and remember *maybe* one or two deals linked to Labour donors.

By contrast, dozens of deals worth £3.5 BILLION have been awarded to Tory mates and donors.

— Sam Bright (@WritesBright) December 2, 2021

Why is Matt Hancock staging a comeback and why are the media entertaining it? He is a bin fire of mismanagement and corruption, he’s not ABBA.

— Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) December 2, 2021

Good news for Matt Hancock https://t.co/bLkWMqVrVB

— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) December 3, 2021

All you need to know about the Tories having a Christmas party in Downing St while canceling your Christmas plans. https://t.co/Bb3THEWe70

— benhunt (@benhunt) December 3, 2021

Both the Mail and Express have run headlines telling their ageing readers that the World Health Organisation says #omicron cases are 'mild'. Here's what the WHO actually said. pic.twitter.com/6Ze1SGaIDJ

— andrewzcooper.bsky.social (@AndrewzCooper) December 3, 2021

If anyone needs cheering up today Nigel Farage's anti-cancel culture conference has been cancelled.

— Katy (@KatyJayne101) December 2, 2021

Trafalgar Square Xmas tree provided by ToryTrees (Cayman) Ltd a company founded by a Tory donor & paid for by Tax payers at 25M pounds
Minister defends its appearance by saying it shows the state of new Global Britain, A weak, discredited, nation which wont last till Christmas. pic.twitter.com/7fvh7vhZMA

— Alex – Getting calmer now Tories have gone. (@Alexverycalm) December 2, 2021

UK and EU chief Brexit negotiators to meet for Northern Ireland talks https://t.co/VzXjGrnt4s

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) December 3, 2021

The US will delay its deal to remove tariffs on UK steel & aluminum over Northern Ireland issues.

The US imposed 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on the EU in 2018. The tariffs were withdrawn in Oct this year, but they remain in place for UK due to Brexit. https://t.co/FYSRqByps0

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) December 2, 2021

The EU did not invade Ireland. The EU did not partition Ireland. The EU did not blow up 200 roads crossing Ireland. The EU did not use 30,000 troops to maintain its border in Ireland. The EU did not ask for Brexit. The EU is not responsible to find solutions for brexit.

— Irishmonk (@castlvillageman) December 1, 2021

Farewell to #AngelaMerkel

A dignified departure with tributes from all sides, befitting of a calm, sober, intelligent, internationalist leader committed to citizenship, culture, science, Europe, and the less fortunate.

We desperately need that here.
https://t.co/iiJOCHrhb8

— Brendan May (@bmay) December 2, 2021

In her farewell address, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "resistance must be loud" when scientific facts are denied and conspiracy theories are spread. pic.twitter.com/xA8YIFLZN2

— DW News (@dwnews) December 2, 2021

Thursday’s @DailyMirror front page: Booze, nibbles and party games until the early hours…

The very next day Boris Johnson ‘cancelled’ Christmas for millions of people.https://t.co/Y6iqZ9Y2rS pic.twitter.com/fGtfajF3Tr

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) December 2, 2021

BTW – this Tory Christmas party thing, that twenty years ago would have finished a government, will have zero impact on them.

— John Rain 🥇 (@ItsJohnRain) December 2, 2021

Downing Street Christmas party claims: Playing by the rules? https://t.co/OlDt1sH8Hs

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) December 2, 2021

Keir Starmer urges PM to “look behind you” to Tory benches where a couple of dozen MPs still aren’t wearing face masks.

“As ever it’s one rule for them, one rule for everybody else”. #PMQs

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) December 1, 2021

this is awkward for Matt Hancock https://t.co/vqjluV5gxA

— Jim Pickard 🐋 (@PickardJE) December 1, 2021

The National Audit Office found that PPE suppliers with links to Conservative MPs were ten times more likely to be awarded contracts than those who applied to the Health Department.

Today Matt Hancock tried to argue with me about that fact. He lost. pic.twitter.com/ZDLNFFFDUG

— Anneliese Dodds (@AnnelieseDodds) November 30, 2021

Well, Matt Hancock has returned to Parliament to answer @AnnelieseDodds and he's now told a straight lie. He says "the Department of Health does not have a say in sub-contracting arrangements" but… pic.twitter.com/kwi8D8ds5a

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) December 1, 2021

“What an absolute load of rubbish… Did anyone else’s friends get contracts?”

Watch @JessPhillips and @MattHancock disagree over the handling of PPE contracts during the pandemic.
#Peston pic.twitter.com/RGQTvD2IPq

— Peston (@itvpeston) December 1, 2021

Tory MP asks the PM when he will repeal the Human Rights Act. PM promises to certainly review it.

Any mention of corruption is drowned out by the jeers of a Government that thinks it’s untouchable.

If you’re not horrified, you’re not paying attention. #PMQs

— Mhairi Black 🏳️‍🌈 (@MhairiBlack) December 1, 2021

Rosindell on his feet at PMQs calling for the abolition of the Human Rights Act. Here's a helpful guide to his view of who deserves to be treated like 'human beings'… https://t.co/OzVDlbh3tB

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) December 1, 2021

And yet you were quiet about this in London the other day 🤔 pic.twitter.com/0z2yUmWWmq

— Ian Summer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@iansummer1) December 2, 2021

Shouldn't you be covering the real dodgy prince?

— Gerry McK (@GMcK2012) December 2, 2021

EU frustration growing with U.K. not closing deal on medicines. Tactically, though, you can see the U.K. won’t want to hand EU a ‘Win’ in the magnanimity stakes until they’ve got more on customs/borders /1 https://t.co/TJLtB4s45H

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) December 2, 2021

Polls open in Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election https://t.co/BY5neAsCaJ

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 2, 2021

Nervousness grows in CCHQ as Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election approaches.

Chief whip has emailed Tory MPs urging them to join a “dawn raid” on polling day and calling for “as many hands as possible”.

One says: “They are shitting themselves.”

— Aubrey Allegretti (@breeallegretti) November 30, 2021

Anything less than 50% for the Conservatives would be very disappointing for them. Labour should be looking at 35% for a good result, Reform should keep their deposit (5%), no one else should keep their deposit or be in four figures.

— Yelling About Elections (@YellElections) December 2, 2021

By election eve

Reminder of the 11 candidates in Old Bexley and Sidcup- a seat which has been Conservative (in its various iterations) since 1950. pic.twitter.com/F86twEbKfD

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) December 1, 2021

NEW — Donald Trump knowingly put at risk the lives of Gold Star families, wealthy donors at a Minnesota fundraiser, then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden, White House staff, the crews of Air Force One, and others.https://t.co/NZjcPBfphx

— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) December 2, 2021

In TV interviews last year, Trump implied that Gold Star families had infected him with COVID at a reception on Sept. 27.

We now know that Trump, as he delivered that smear, was aware that he had tested positive on Sept. 26.

His depravity is bottomless. https://t.co/GUUSXCtIZe

— Will Saletan (wsaletan on Threads) (@saletan) December 2, 2021

Mark Meadows could have revealed at any point in the last year that Trump tested positive for COVID three days before his first debate against Joe Biden. He chose to wait until now so that he could use that information to promote his book.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) December 2, 2021

Still mindblowing that Meadows wrote this book then RT'd Trump denying the claim in the book https://t.co/nk3VMEB9E7

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) December 1, 2021

The right hasn't just formed a cult around a *bad* person, they've formed a cult about what is arguably the single most reprehensible & repugnant human being alive. It's quite something. https://t.co/sl90vHeOKf

— David Roberts (@drvolts) December 1, 2021

Cheney:Trump has recently suggested that he wants to debate members of this committee. Any communications Mr. Trump has with this committee will be under oath and if he persists in lying then, he will accountable.. and subject to criminal penalties for every false word he speaks pic.twitter.com/fO169OS5lX

— Acyn (@Acyn) December 2, 2021

Today, Justice Sotomayor asked her fellow Justices to consider the stench of politics that would taint the Court if it reverses Roe & upholds a law explicitly passed by Mississippi legislators following Trump additions to the Court. Turns out, Mississippi isn’t the only one. https://t.co/HHdIGOVtbH

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) December 2, 2021

Y'all. Justice Sotomayor can count votes. She knows where this is headed… either viability is gone or Roe is gone.

Her questions are for the public… to let us know that abortion isn't the end. It's just beginning of the unraveling of these other rights of intimate life.

— Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) (@ProfMMurray) December 1, 2021

They’re going to either gut Roe or overturn it. Turns out 2016 was a pretty consequential election.

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 1, 2021

One by one, the Republican-appointed justices came before the Senate and promised they’d respect precedent. They’d respect settled law. Well, Roe v. Wade has been law for nearly 50 years. So let’s see that respect. But we can’t wait—we must #EndTheFilibuster so we can codify Roe.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) December 1, 2021

Oh Jesus please help us. Here we go again. Is she troubled?? Anxious?? Concerned?? Perplexed?? Baffled?? Ready to write a strongly worded letter that goes straight into her draft file?? All the above?? 🤔#DejaVu#Facepalm pic.twitter.com/f7q2maEcFL

— 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻 Democracy Fan (@KayKaty) December 1, 2021

how awesome is it that Roe v Wade is in the hands of the guy who was so blackout drunk all through prep school and college that he literally can't remember how many women he sexually assaulted. ace fucking job there, America, take a victory lap

— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) December 1, 2021

Two of the five judges who are poised to overturn Roe v Wade have been credibly accused of sexual harassment or assault.

Three of the five were appointed by a President who lost the popular vote.

It looks vile and illegitimate because it is.

Expand the court.

— Leah Greenberg (@Leahgreenb) December 1, 2021

Six years ago this month, Hillary Clinton tweeted that "A Republican president could nominate as many as 4 Supreme Court justices" & linked a warning that it could lead to the end of Roe v. Wade.

Her replies were filled with left-wingers accusing her of "fear mongering." pic.twitter.com/0lCRJKoMsB

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) December 1, 2021

But don’t Democrats already control the White House, the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate? Shouldn’t they be acting now to protect abortion rights? https://t.co/vRPdWJN8X9

— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) December 2, 2021

Sidney Powell is now facing disbarment for repeatedly adding plaintiffs and co-counsel to her failed election fraud lawsuits without their consent or knowledge, either to establish standing or to have a licensed attorney able to file in that state. https://t.co/7QMmBEBKyn

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 2, 2021

Trump’s “stop the steal” effort was a grift… Bannon’s “build the wall” effort was a grift… Powell’s election overturning effort was a grift… It’s all a grift. Never-ending. Grifters. 💰 https://t.co/ivISNVgL5E

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 30, 2021

Michael Cohen: Trump Pulled Off the ‘Greatest Grift in U.S. History’

Factcheck: Accurate https://t.co/2Jbajd2lZT

— Spiro’s Ghost (@AntiToxicPeople) November 28, 2021

Cohen doesn't believe Trump will run in 2024, even though he keeps saying "I'm thinking about it." That's to "keep the grift going," he added. https://t.co/S6fVW3P0M3

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) November 29, 2021

"[Trump's] and extreme danger because of his propagation of the Big Lie… that's his only business success. All indications are the Trump brand does terribly in the market but it does well as a matter of political fundraising" – @harrylitman w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/5WJYyQeKsx

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) November 30, 2021

Good morning from the Supreme Court where they “will consider a case that could fundamentally transform abortion rights in America by overturning Roe v. Wade and clearing the way for stringent new restrictions on abortion in roughly half the country.” https://t.co/AxtLrEsEBa pic.twitter.com/r0YE2GLAWc

— Beatrice Peterson (@missbeae on all platforms) (@MissBeaE) December 1, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral arguments in a case viewed by activists as the most consequential abortion litigation in nearly a half-century. The landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling possibly hangs in the balance. https://t.co/eP28gTUUOD

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 1, 2021

“Literally, the rights that we have had in this country for nearly 50 years are at stake before the Supreme Court,” Cecile Richards discusses the impending arguments that could put the future of Roe v. Wade in jeopardy. https://t.co/D2hXVLbZyX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 1, 2021

Former vice-president Mike Pence has expressed his confidence that the landmark Roe v Wade ruling will be struck down in the Supreme Court, potentially rolling reproductive rights back by 50 years https://t.co/5ORWhQDcXp

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 1, 2021

Here's Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign explicitly predicting that if he put another 2-3 justices on the Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade would be overturned.https://t.co/uJJYmJ74Eo pic.twitter.com/5Zp4gDgdR1

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 2, 2021

Women who warned that Trump's Supreme Court appointees would undermine Roe v. Wade weren't "hysterical" after all, @LEBassett writes:https://t.co/VHjdaI5U75

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 2, 2021

"It has become kind of a weird baroque tradition for even the Republican appointees to say under oath all sorts of words about Roe being a type of settled precedent,” @AriMelber says as the Supreme Court is set to review a case that challenges Roe v. Wade.https://t.co/sKCNMKlqlT

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 1, 2021

One more note about 1992's Planned Parenthood v. Casey:

That decision struck down just one law. It required married women to notify their husbands before terminating a pregnancy. That's the law that anti-abortion advocates think SCOTUS should have upheld.https://t.co/ETxVZk8Eld

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) November 30, 2021

Abortion Rights Polling:

👏🏾60% say Roe v. Wade should be upheld.
👏🏾75% say abortion access should be left to women and their doctors. #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/oQHonRbzwD

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) December 1, 2021

Anti-abortion states are already imposing brutal punishments on pregnant women in the name of protecting life—arresting, imprisoning, and prosecuting them for allegedly endangering their fetuses.

The cruelty we will see after Roe is almost unfathomable. https://t.co/xZBgp8Ol4w pic.twitter.com/3NUtA8CYRR

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) November 29, 2021

Roe v. Wade guarantees the right to a legal and safe abortion. It is the law of the land.

While the Supreme Court must do their constitutional duty and uphold that right, the Senate must do theirs by passing the Women’s Health Protection Act.https://t.co/kfmypapSfS

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) November 30, 2021

In Opinion

"To overturn Roe now would be an act of constitutional vandalism — not conservative, but reactionary," writes Charles Fried, a law professor at Harvard University. https://t.co/lxus6T9AOx

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 1, 2021

Here’s my preview of the Mississippi abortion case the Supreme Court hears Wednesday. Lose the viability standard, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade, and anything is possible. https://t.co/rxs1JFvD7n

— Irin Carmon (@irin) November 29, 2021

Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, never had an abortion. She gave her baby girl up for adoption. In September, after decades of keeping her identity a secret, the Roe baby spoke publicly for the first time. https://t.co/RWlwatxcGA

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 1, 2021

Reminder: You can listen live tomorrow to the arguments before the Supreme Court in the Mississippi abortion rights case.

Click the live audio button on https://t.co/WsnIT7iqKb pic.twitter.com/sK9JV6g1X4

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) December 1, 2021

President Joe Biden urged Americans not to panic about the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and said the U.S. was making contingency plans with pharmaceutical companies if new vaccines are needed https://t.co/Mm4Jy6ORpG pic.twitter.com/C0iIz0tyoU

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 29, 2021

G7 health ministers on Monday called for "urgent action" to combat the newly identified Omicron Covid-19 variant spreading across the world as US President Joe Biden said the strain is "not a cause for panic" https://t.co/oiBN5uF6XM

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 30, 2021

Minimum dose interval for booster jabs to be halved from 6 months to 3 months and all adults to be offered booster Covid vaccine, Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirms https://t.co/q4Clo5uc6k pic.twitter.com/jHwMeteRzU

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 29, 2021

.@sajidjavid says rich countries must do “everything they can” to get more vaccines to countries of South -presumably that’s everything except main thing they’re asking for – the waiving of intellectual property rules so they can manufacture vaccines themselves #PeoplesVaccine

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) November 29, 2021

JPMORGAN: “.. the new and highly contagious (500 times more than the original strain; compared Delta being a mere 75 times more contagious) Omicron strain reminds us that we are not out of the woods .. we are forced to be extremely cautious in assessing risks to the near term ..” pic.twitter.com/5DMvv9CcRw

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) November 29, 2021

Omicron variant is 'very likely' already in the US – health expert https://t.co/VjMtrJemX5

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 30, 2021

"Today, CDC is strengthening its recommendation on booster doses for individuals who are 18 years and older," the CDC declared in a statement. https://t.co/UdRQSsxh80

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 30, 2021

“What we have to worry about now is that when older, unvaccinated people are infected with the new variant.” https://t.co/I0a48hJeLf

— Slate (@Slate) November 30, 2021

Come get your people who undermine public health with their attacks on the vaccinations.

GOP: No vaccine mandates! No masks!

Also GOP: Hey, what happened? Why are coronavirus cases still a thing? https://t.co/DdQthycYd8

— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) November 29, 2021

“If you’re searching for an explanation for why 50 million American adults have not gotten vaccinated, it comes from people like Ronny Jackson…” pic.twitter.com/DvNQUYTyS6

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 28, 2021

I know and understand that the common response to this is, WTF? I feel it too. But we keep seeing the Holocaust held up as some sort of analogy to efforts to contain a deadly global pandemic. And it’s not just shocking, it’s sickening and unacceptable. https://t.co/Q7cbhQ7cSp

— Sam Stein (@samstein) November 30, 2021

Omicron map: Tracking the new Covid-19 variant around the world. https://t.co/a4Dngy7sJu

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 29, 2021

Boosting vaccine supply will be good, but not enough, to reduce the space for Covid mutations, @davidfickling writes https://t.co/Pfyw12oLBm

— Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion) November 30, 2021

If Omicron starts to spread, governments will have to fall back on non-pharmaceutical interventions https://t.co/OIbogiGpKL

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 29, 2021

Omicron mutations alarm scientists, but new variant first must prove it can outcompete delta https://t.co/datjOXl0md

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 30, 2021

The Omicron variant has alarmed many scientists because of the number of genetic mutations it carries. But more doesn't necessarily mean worse: Mutations sometimes work together to make a virus more fearsome, but they may also cancel one another out. https://t.co/drtNl15xvc

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 29, 2021

One way to address the omnipresent threat of mutations like the omicron variant would be to ensure global access to the vaccine.

As it stands, the 20 wealthiest countries have received almost 90 percent of the global vaccine supply.
https://t.co/cyPO5MydAc

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) November 30, 2021

“We need 9 billion doses across the Southern Hemisphere, and we don’t need it by 2023 or 2024. We need it now," Dr. Hotez says. https://t.co/D7OC1sTWj0

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 29, 2021

Airlines push back on travel restrictions imposed as new Omicron coronavirus variant spreads @petemuntean reports pic.twitter.com/TQIbCg9u42

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) November 30, 2021

The probe into two flights from South Africa to the Netherlands, on which more than a dozen people tested positive for the Omicron variant, reveal gaps in current Covid-19 travel measures https://t.co/8ZRqwZcrhx

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 30, 2021

Border restrictions might feel helpful. But do they actually make a difference? https://t.co/FjkeCq7DsJ

— Slate (@Slate) November 29, 2021

Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, breaking its ties with the British royal family — and with it, one of the island’s last remaining imperial bonds to the UK. https://t.co/xI5FbxkY79

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 29, 2021

Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republic https://t.co/So1sG2BXPk

— The Guardian (@guardian) November 30, 2021

On November 30, Barbados, long known as the Caribbean’s ‘Little England’ becomes a monarch-free republic https://t.co/5ldLffSzXL

— National Geographic (@NatGeo) November 22, 2021

Barbados is about to become the world's newest republic. I suspect others will follow – especially once the reign of King Charles III is upon us.https://t.co/u4O3z7SfJf

— Otto English (@Otto_English) November 29, 2021

Leaked emails allege that Prince Andrew tried to help a Conservative donor open a bank in Monaco, whose family bank went on to lend the British Royal £1.5 million and then wrote off the loan https://t.co/SdIkYrEMdy

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) November 29, 2021

While Prince Andrew is not expected to be dragged into the proceedings, what happens to his friend has implications for claims against him https://t.co/nOq7gNbFFV

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 27, 2021

Opening line by the prosecution: "I want to tell you about a young girl named Jane."

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) November 29, 2021

Britain said it will convene an urgent meeting of G7 health ministers on Monday to discuss the developments https://t.co/4cFEwZ0R3s

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) November 28, 2021

How bad will the Omicron Covid variant be in Britain? Three things will tell us | Devi Sridhar https://t.co/ayA6SPD044

— The Guardian (@guardian) November 28, 2021

BREAKING: World Health Organization says it is 'not yet clear' whether Omicron is more transmissible compared to other variants and that studies are underway to investigate if case increase in parts of South Africa is 'because of Omicron or other factors'

— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) November 28, 2021

South Africa has gifted us an early warning with Omicron. But earlier the warning, the less we know. Still, we must act now, while waiting for clarity. We need smart, comprehensive measures, not pandemic theater. Can we please, finally learn? New from me: https://t.co/PxVI0ibDu8 pic.twitter.com/O3EI8lDam6

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) November 28, 2021

COVID Update: Many things reported as known about Omicron that are still questions or at best hunches. From my communications w scientists/officials today.

Here are key questions & my shot at current state answers. 1/

— Andy Slavitt 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) November 28, 2021

A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients said that symptoms of the Omicron variant so far were mild and could be treated at home https://t.co/bBxkqYphXw pic.twitter.com/dmi3s6GeAA

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 28, 2021

South Africa, which found the omicron variant first, sequences less than 1 percent of coronavirus samples https://t.co/Ym7CC5SYHn

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 28, 2021

“Young people, in their 20s to just over their late 30s, are coming in with moderate to severe disease, some needing intensive care.” https://t.co/P1cFiZeDxg

— Slate (@Slate) November 28, 2021

CNN medical analyst Dr. Peter Hotez to G7 leaders on Omicron: ‘Forget about the travel bans, let’s go vaccinate the African people’ • Today News Africa https://t.co/db2qlWzOct

— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) November 28, 2021

Omicron variant is vaccine inequality wake-up call, says South Africa's President Ramaphosa – video https://t.co/5olj7n3Mvk

— The Guardian (@guardian) November 28, 2021

"COVID-19 constantly exploits our divisions." The World Health Organization urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. Many nations have already done so or plan to. https://t.co/mMhMyKlwxO

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 28, 2021

As omicron variant is detected around the world, travel bans may be too late, experts say https://t.co/Wqxu1fFoER

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 28, 2021

While the new omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has not yet been detected in the United States, it will "inevitably" arrive, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. https://t.co/sOjZDpUmfa

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 28, 2021

The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world, with 13 cases found in the Netherlands and two each in Denmark and Australia, even as more countries imposed travel restrictions to try to seal themselves off https://t.co/8PdFnKZIbY pic.twitter.com/jO3SEEmEVr

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 28, 2021

Hours after Israel sealed its borders to all foreign travelers in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Morocco said it too would deny entry to all travelers, even Moroccan citizens, for two weeks beginning Monday. https://t.co/6c8QOAUPPW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 28, 2021

What does appearance of Omicron mean for the double-jabbed? https://t.co/BBVHdp1u8c

— The Guardian (@guardian) November 28, 2021

Will we never solve this intricate mystery https://t.co/tnV1wDMLnN

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 28, 2021

Justice for #AhmaudArbery

Thank God. pic.twitter.com/9g4pP04elo

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 24, 2021

Guilty.

Guilty.

Guilty. https://t.co/8QgI07nksW

— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) November 24, 2021

BREAKING: Travis McMichael, who fired the fatal shots, was convicted on all counts in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. His father Gregory McMichael and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan were convicted of felony murder and other charges. pic.twitter.com/Ot8q37mplU

— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 24, 2021

Three men convicted of murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was shot in Georgia last year https://t.co/WPSXmpNbW2

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 24, 2021

BREAKING: All three men found guilty of murder in trial over death of Ahmaud Arbery.

Read more: https://t.co/GcWBjZb79M pic.twitter.com/FgfyxkVv91

— ABC News (@ABC) November 24, 2021

Also thinking about this reporting from me and @CleveWootson, on why it took *74 days* after Arbery was shot and killed for authorities to make arrests and file charges: https://t.co/vCSlxurIml

— Michael Brice-Saddler (@TheArtist_MBS) November 24, 2021

The correct verdict in a trial that might not have even occurred had a viral video not drawn national attention to the conduct of local authorities. https://t.co/pDhEZKuaAh

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) November 24, 2021

Without that video — taken by one of the murderers, and leaked publicly with the aim of exonerating him and others — all three assailants would have walked away scot-free, as other white men have done for generations in that community, and in this country.

— Jay Bookman (@jaysbookman) November 24, 2021

Nothing will bring Arbery back, but satisfying to see a case well tried by prosecutors, capably overseen by the Judge, and decided by a thoughtful jury that distinguished in their verdict among the three defs. This shows attention to evidence & makes the appeal an uphill battle.

— Jennifer Rodgers (@JenGRodgers) November 24, 2021

There'll be an inevitable appeal in the Ahmaud Arbery case.

But at least they won't be visiting Trump at Mar-a-Lago anytime soon.

— Barredbard 🇺🇦 (@Barredbard@mastodon.world) (@Barredbard) November 24, 2021

The First Amendment limits states from interfering with peaceful protests. But Rittenhouse's acquittal shows there's no limit on armed vigilantes trampling on protesters' rights with government endorsement. https://t.co/5yURLcNfQw

— Slate (@Slate) November 24, 2021

Government wins vote on increasing social care costs for the poorest (not compared with status quo but with what was expected) by just 26 votes, much less than its natural majority of circa 80. Big rebellion. Another embarrassment for @BorisJohnson on another bad day for him

— Robert Peston (@Peston) November 22, 2021

Asked how many people will now have to sell their homes as a result of the government's change to the social care cap, Boris Johnson's spokesman tells me that "I cannot predict personal circumstances."

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 22, 2021

I wonder what the outcome of the last election would have been if Boris Johnson had said no one will have to sell their home to pay for social care unless they are poor and live in the north https://t.co/YaTJZvjanm

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) November 22, 2021

Great scenes in Whitehall as KONP, other campaigns, unions and MPs speak against the #HealthandCareBill

It’s got nothing to do with Health
It’s got nothing to do with Care

Pls RT if you agree. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/0rSIi2D2aC

— Keep Our NHS Public (@keepnhspublic) November 22, 2021

Boris Johnson promised last year that everybody in the UK will "get the care they need in their old age but won't have to sell their home to pay for it."

Tonight he will tell Tory MPs to vote to make some of the poorest homeowners in the country sell their homes to pay for care. pic.twitter.com/7ZXPsPDOY8

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 22, 2021

When Sir Andrew Dilnot, who designed the Social Care proposals, backed by serious and senior MPs like @RobertBuckland, tells the government it should reconsider what it plans, it should listen. These are not serial rebels or attention seekers. ~AA https://t.co/yRkrJrpXst

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) November 22, 2021

This is very helpful in explaining why there is so much anger about the unfairness of the social care proposals from Johnson and Tories pic.twitter.com/4HDG3Kehdd

— Jim Knight (@LordJimKnight) November 22, 2021

Under ⁦@BorisJohnson⁩’s planned social care charges, someone who owned a £1 million house would be able to protect over 90% of their asset – yet someone with a home worth £70k would lose almost everything.

Levelling up? This is daylight robbery. https://t.co/TmqZZmtE1e

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) November 21, 2021

#Newsnight has found that since May, gambling and betting companies have spent nearly £100,000 on corporate hospitality for just 28 MPs.

There are now concerns about how this might be used to try to influence MPs.@lewis_goodall reports ➡️ https://t.co/hePeeuyB0f pic.twitter.com/uyQNWoF15K

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) November 22, 2021

This is the most deadpan takedown of Boris Johnson’s vroom-vroom/Peppa Pig speech to the CBI you’ll see.

Beautifully succinct summary by @BBCRosAtkins.pic.twitter.com/M8AC4k3z2U

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) November 22, 2021

There are two major obstacles preventing Tory MPs from admitting the truth about Johnson. First: he embodies 'Brexit' (which is also sh*t but they can't admit that to themselves yet). Second: they are psychologically repulsed by the idea of conceding that his critics were right.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 22, 2021

"Forgive me… forgive me… forgive me"

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to lose his place whilst delivering a speech to the CBI

Read today's top story: https://t.co/4ozTbgvoxl pic.twitter.com/0bRlJd87FF

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 22, 2021

Boris Johnson's speech to the CBI pic.twitter.com/iNuTNKB4AT

— Matt Green (@mattgreencomedy) November 22, 2021

The January 6 committee issues five more subpoenas, including long-time Republican operative Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Joneshttps://t.co/JGFOuO0S8r

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 22, 2021

🚨The Select Committee issued subpoenas to 5 individuals as a part of its investigation🚨

The committee is demanding records & testimony from 5 witnesses who helped or had knowledge of the planning and financing of the rallies in D.C. and the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. pic.twitter.com/MQMPAnrmXu

— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) November 22, 2021

The same people who told that you would have Trump's tax returns years ago are now telling you the January 6 commission is doing a great job.

1 public hearing in almost 11 months.

6 months just to form the committee.

9 months just to start the subpoena process.

A F joke.

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 22, 2021

News:

Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas Roger Stone, Alex Jones and others.

Letter to Stone: https://t.co/CQ9fPhxjAT

Letter to Jones: https://t.co/ixa7Li0po4 pic.twitter.com/dKAhifWeAt

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) November 22, 2021

The Jan 6th organizers celebrated with champagne while the capitol was under siege. Time to put these traitors away for the rest of their miserable lives. https://t.co/LSP8okGHKG

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 22, 2021

US added to list of ‘backsliding’ democracies for first time https://t.co/sYsmjikqNN

— Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn (@JonathanCohn) November 22, 2021

Roger Stone issues first statement in response to breaking news that he is being subpoenaed to testify to the bipartisan J6 Select Committee. pic.twitter.com/KDZl3uIOhp

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) November 22, 2021

Mark Meadows is so far not cooperating with the January 6th Select Committee. If he continues to ignore their subpoena, the committee shouldn't hesitate to vote to refer him to the Justice Department for possible contempt of Congress charges.https://t.co/o4XB9wtS7V

— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) November 17, 2021

“Faced with this alarming trend, a responsible political party would damp down its incendiary rhetoric and urge its supporters to moderate their zeal. That is not what Republicans are doing. They continue to fan the flames of hatred, violence & division.” https://t.co/SGVNyeIV9j

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) November 23, 2021

This insurrection gimbus had his gun fall out of his waistband while attacking a Capitol Police officer on Jan 6th. Then three days later back in Alabama he reported it stolen to local authorities. That turned out to be a bad idea. https://t.co/gDm60vyWKk via @TPM

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 22, 2021

The book "Peril" details @SenTedCruz conversations with former Pres. Trump on Jan. 6 and he knew there was no congressional authority to overturn the election.

Cruz tells @margbrennan: "I didn't happen to have any conversations on January 6th..I have no idea what that book says" pic.twitter.com/GLOzTCe9iP

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 21, 2021

At least 100 QAnon supporters convinced JFK is coming back are still in Dallas. Today they stood on a bridge over Dealey Plaza for the anniversary of the assassination, but JFK and JFK Jr. never showed. pic.twitter.com/fJTbc7p7iT

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) November 22, 2021

We need to talk more about the right's descent into political violence. That's the real lesson from Fox contributors quitting to protest Tucker's 1/6 agitprop. At its core it's an effort to destroy democracy. The more alarm about it the better. My latest:https://t.co/7WeSYtMDAi

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) November 22, 2021

I think that people need to re-align their understanding of what the January 6th insurrection really means, and especially what it will be used for. It's not going to be a vehicle for overthrowing the government.

It's a map on how to steer it. 1/nhttps://t.co/af0nK2ixqM

— Brynn Tannehill (@BrynnTannehill) November 17, 2021

Great! Pushback required by all at @FoxNews

Bret Baier and Chris Wallace Reportedly Protested to Fox News Leadership About Tucker Carlson's Patriot Purge https://t.co/Vld8Q6RoXI via @mediaite

— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) November 23, 2021

Never underestimate how much Fox invests in terms of pretending it has a straight-news, non-propagandistic side (spoiler alert: it doesn’t) – and never underestimate how much the rest of our industry helps them with – rewards them for ! – that pretense. https://t.co/i6BEmaR6SV

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 22, 2021

"Fox News will always function as a sewer as long as Rupert Murdoch owns it" pic.twitter.com/LjZNC1k30L

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) November 23, 2021

Public service message. In the future, please include links. Makes it so much easier for readers to know what you are talking about without having to do a web search on your clues. Thank you.https://t.co/ibRxIn3d3Y

— Sharon S. (@Citizen_Sharon) November 23, 2021

exclusive pic.twitter.com/BAobMJRnar

— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) November 21, 2021

There is, of course, no migrant “crisis”.

The crisis is one of fake journalism, in effect a constant drip feed of highly partisan, ideologised demonisation of the ‘other’, designed to maintain a relentlessly xenophobic audience. pic.twitter.com/oiOwOcovyr

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) November 21, 2021

Boris Johnson warned migrant crisis could "destroy" Tories by fuelling challenger party on the Right.

Donor and grandees give PM six months to make serious progress, ahead of local elections next May

w/ @edwardmalnick https://t.co/pmBryidC5i

— Lucy Fisher (@LOS_Fisher) November 21, 2021

Whether or not Marr personally subscribed to this narrative, at three days after the referendum it is a real time capsule of the triumphal crowing, demonisation, and casual xenophobia unleashed by the referendum. An appalling vignette and one that will only get worse with time. https://t.co/RrpNeQGqBN

— John Cotter (@John_Cotter) November 19, 2021

It’s becoming accepted now that any high profile news job at the BBC involves hypocrisy commensurate with the salary – taking all freelance work and perks going – and then trying to rebuild what’s left of a reputation after finally going/being eased out. https://t.co/xedCj69qjs

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) November 21, 2021

Boris Johnson’s plan for a bridge between Scotland & Northern Ireland shelved as too difficult & expensive. https://t.co/GtDKm0sgps

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) November 20, 2021

No one can be above the criminal law. And if the Met won't investigate clear evidence of Boris Johnson selling peerages for cash we plan to ask the Court to make them. pic.twitter.com/bXavlhboMc

— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) November 21, 2021

If Boris Johnson made promises of support to Jennier Arcuri because of his personal relationship with Ms Arcuri it is vital that the GLA refers this new evidence to the IOPC and that the IOPC reviews its decision to rule out a criminal investigation.https://t.co/G01LNucpKW

— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) November 20, 2021

.@Jacob_Rees_Mogg didn't declare a £6 million personal loan that he was able to borrow at a much lower interest rate than my constituents would have access to.

His cut-price loan is a financial benefit to and must be declared as an interest. This must be investigated. pic.twitter.com/U3drVX16s9

— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) November 21, 2021

"The next Labour government will not be reintroducing free movement," says Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds.

Here's what Keir Starmer promised during his leadership campaign. #marr pic.twitter.com/deHa3gMdYa

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 21, 2021

Boris Johnson caught without mask again hours after apologising for not wearing one https://t.co/xOOdxtcJ3s pic.twitter.com/eILSbnmJno

— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) November 20, 2021

Today Republican Senator Pat Toomey and I sent a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressing Congress's bipartisan concern that a failure to implement the Northern Ireland Protocols could compromise the Good Friday Agreement.https://t.co/rIQy1XtByB

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) November 20, 2021

Protesters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and through other cities across the United States after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of a fatal shooting at a racial-justice protest in 2020 https://t.co/M6RCROZ4oT pic.twitter.com/vNCFCE6Iz4

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 20, 2021

For legal scholars, the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse was not a surprise. Many state laws make it difficult to prosecute those who say they acted in self defense. https://t.co/858yZNtScO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 20, 2021

"We watched the judge really set this up from the very beginning," @MsPackyetti says. "And of course, that argument of self-defense was both to protect Kyle Rittenhouse, but it was also to give his supporters and people who think like him a lot of cover."https://t.co/p2NENAMb7L

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 20, 2021

Have no comment on the specifics of Rittenhouse's acquittal. But it's impossible to believe a black 17-year-old American male would have kept his life after firing his first shot, let alone been acquitted by a jury.

— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) November 19, 2021

Analysis: Rittenhouse was acquitted, not validated https://t.co/zbTn2BxAo8

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 19, 2021

Brilliant piece by @fmanjoo pointing out how it was the presence of guns that made everything worse and deadly in Kenosha that night. Crazy that anyone can genuinely believe that guns provide safety. https://t.co/ss9BwQ5PJD

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) November 20, 2021

I believe Rittenhouse deprived people of their constitutionally protected right to protest, not only the night he murdered two people, but into the future as many will be emboldened by his acquittal. To me, that’s reason enough for a civil rights investigation by @TheJusticeDept

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) November 20, 2021

AOC says legal system "protecting those it was designed for" after Rittenhouse verdict https://t.co/OyjTPmek2w pic.twitter.com/rbj9qsSzGw

— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2021

Of course he will. And it’s wrong. Kyle Rittenhouse should disappear and go do volunteer work for five years. And Tucker Carlson should apologize for all the harm he’s done the past five years. https://t.co/olRTn8eHTd

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) November 20, 2021

Just how mobilizing is the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal for the GOP media? Take one look at the TV coverage to see… https://t.co/idM8e8FnGK

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 20, 2021

His t-shirt reads, Free as fuck.

— Cindy Myers (@Cynthia61799667) November 20, 2021

Trump congratulates Rittenhouse on acquittal https://t.co/AVtRwuzW1a pic.twitter.com/MarToLX9si

— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2021

From Rittenhouse

to the Arbery killing

to threats against election officials

to harassment of school board members

to January 6th insurrectionists…

Welcome to the age of right-wing vigilantism.

This is not the future we want.

— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) November 20, 2021

Travis McMichael admits Ahmaud Arbery never pulled out a weapon or threatened him https://t.co/tbeOWFv6UM pic.twitter.com/aRV9MVSPQ8

— New York Post (@nypost) November 18, 2021

Prosecutor: Did Ahmaud Arbery reach into his pockets?

Travis McMichael: No.

Prosecutor: Did he yell?

TM: No.

Prosecutor: Threaten you?

TM: No.

Prosecutor: Brandish weapons?

TM: No.

Prosecutor: Gun?

TM: No.

Prosecutor: Knife?

TM: No.

Prosecutor: He just ran?

TM: Yes. pic.twitter.com/93Kb734XCJ

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 18, 2021

An attorney for one of the three men on trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery sought a plea deal for his client, but was swiftly turned down by prosecutors, an attorney for Arbery's mother says. https://t.co/RFPWaKDHXA

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 19, 2021