A second day of sometimes dueling demonstrations over the integrity of the U.S. presidential election started in Philadelphia and other cities as ballot counting dragged on in a handful of states that will decide the outcome https://t.co/mhdCeAxyNu pic.twitter.com/2I8oOXWjmJ

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 5, 2020

BREAKING: @jacobsoboroff demands evidence from Ric Grenell, Trump adviser and former acting director of national intelligence, to back up his assertions about votes in Nevada. pic.twitter.com/glaBjSHJk8

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 5, 2020

Grenell really gives the game away here by admitting that it was more important for him to go on Fox News and make unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud than to provide supposed proof of that to the authorities. These claims appear unable to exist outside a scrutiny-free bubble. https://t.co/u7cMrqq2f7

— Robert Mackey (@RobertMackey) November 5, 2020

After Laxalt-Grenell-Schlapp evidence-free charges, Trump campaign acting like bottom-feeding lawyers looking for clients. Reprehensible. I've covered politics for 35 yrs, love game as much as anyone. What these people are doing to sow distrust of the system is beyond the pale. pic.twitter.com/oJ0alfXIf7

— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) November 5, 2020

Where in the hell have you been, Lindsey? Get your butt out there and help President Trump. https://t.co/eXjTLfEL9a

— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) November 5, 2020

Also notable they see this as fundamentally a media problem, rather than a problem of not getting enough votes. Even I, a media columnist…. https://t.co/fomeJjU48C

— Ben Smith (@semaforben) November 5, 2020

I’m not going to share the video, but Steve Bannon called for the beheading of Dr. Fauci and FBI Director Chris Wray.

Political reporters who still interview him and go to him for quotes like he’s a legitimate public figure: maybe stop doing that?

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 5, 2020

There is no path without Pennsylvania, Sean.

Go back to dancing. https://t.co/NuF6EcB2pm

— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) November 5, 2020

In his “STOP THE COUNT!” tweeting, Trump’s real position, of course, is that only votes cast for him should be counted. @atrupar has more on where we're at today: https://t.co/LHIQD8k23r #Election2020

— Vox (@voxdotcom) November 5, 2020

The only case of election fraud this year that Pennsylvania’s secretary of state says she’s aware of is this case: A Trump supporter who tried to apply for a ballot for his dead mother. https://t.co/qlkqIaEypK https://t.co/04UMYErPBB

— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) November 5, 2020

The only thing slower than the Nevada count is Eric Trump

— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) November 5, 2020

ANALYSIS: A key question moving forward is whether public opinion polling is irreparably broken or if polling is just broken in elections with Trump on the ballot, @nathanlgonzales writes. https://t.co/4nC4npuucD

— Roll Call (@rollcall) November 5, 2020

"Republicans have at the rank-and-file level become the party of voter ID because to them it is axiomatic that if you let an election get too close, the big-city liberals will steal it," writes @jimantle. https://t.co/JdvLjuhaBh

— The Week (@TheWeek) November 5, 2020

This deserves an Oscar. pic.twitter.com/4ZHJn0Y4dX

— Miffy (@miffythegamer) November 5, 2020

I know this is a long drawn-out process and you're getting impatient but I promise you that when all the votes are counted, I'm sending the meteor.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) November 5, 2020

This is real. This is America. This is now. https://t.co/TRNMyN7thz

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) November 4, 2020

"The bizarre, dysfunctional, and dangerous times we live in have been distilled into a morality play, with a cast of 330 million people," @jelani9 writes. https://t.co/PFC7y57tD3

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) November 4, 2020

“This is a very big moment”

President Trump falsely says he has won the US election, making baseless allegations of fraud

Votes are still being counted, with the candidates neck and neck #Election2020 https://t.co/fVQ13KG8wT pic.twitter.com/naAclmRUuV

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 4, 2020

BREAKING: Donald Trump says he will be going to the Supreme Court over the election result.

He claims a "major fraud" is being committed on the American people – without explaining how.

Follow live 👇https://t.co/dXWAQ2ERXh

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 4, 2020

If Trump gets away with this, the post-war world order may not have ended with the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 as its symbol but with this speech of an American President: pic.twitter.com/gtf4Z7ekPN

— Wolfgang Blau (@wblau) November 4, 2020

Here's the state of the election as of 5 a.m. Wednesday morning 👇

Control of the White House and Senate are still close fights, with Democrats expected to retain their majority in the Househttps://t.co/xjRBpaZTkV pic.twitter.com/Vdh0CysRpJ

— POLITICO (@politico) November 4, 2020

No state ever reports final results on election night. President Trump's comments about the status of the election early Wednesday were a blatant misrepresentation of the U.S. electoral process.https://t.co/Bax3iokOaW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 4, 2020

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but with a WI/MI/PA

— Caustic Pop (@CausticPop) November 4, 2020

Just to be clear, the Republicans have not won this election. Votes have been cast validly by American citizens and the count is not complete. Chris Wallace says on Fox: "This is an extremely flammable situation, and the president threw a match in it" #USElection

— Katharine Murphy (@murpharoo) November 4, 2020

I WAS IN IRAN IN 2009 when Pres Ahmadinejad claimed victory before counting finished. He stole the election. It led to horrible violence around Iran. The US and Australia condemned it. So who condemns it when it happens in the US? #USElection #USElection2020 #USElections2020

— John Lyons (@TheLyonsDen) November 4, 2020

Clearly someone is making a fortune by gaming the political betting market. https://t.co/ee3OANqwrn

— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) November 4, 2020

Trump has succeeded in the sense that it's being reported that he prematurely declared victory, not Trump is losing and his path is narrowing.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) November 4, 2020

Live Blog: The United States might be the only democratic country in the world that does not strive for uniform rules and procedures to govern national elections. It’s one of many features that make it different from other democracies, @ebjornlund writes. https://t.co/noXdcjLm6m

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) November 4, 2020

The votes are in, but are still being counted. 6 key battleground states are still up for grabs, and both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have paths to the White House. https://t.co/6kiCEM0I90 pic.twitter.com/eb0FBnrHZD

— CNBC (@CNBC) November 4, 2020

Biden takes the lead in Wisconsin. Winning there likely means Trump must win Michigan AND Pennsylvania, but Biden will only need one of the two. https://t.co/UZoU2R5q33

— Matt Bevan (@MatthewBevan) November 4, 2020

The #Election2020 polls suggested Joe Biden would win the White House in a knockout. Instead, he has a dogfight https://t.co/lbdMPVCJdX

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 4, 2020

The exit poll data sits rather uncomfortably with the "populism = angry white men" thesis. Whoever wins, Trump's base has broadened and diversified relative to 2016. And that, I suspect, will give 'Trumpism' staying power in the Republican Party. pic.twitter.com/poz0VhvAPZ

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) November 4, 2020

Chris Christie on Pres. Trump's election remarks: "I talk tonight… as a former U.S. Attorney. There's just no basis to make that argument tonight. There just isn't."

"I disagree with what he did tonight." https://t.co/GwwRl4EUb3 #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/PGborH5sCH

— ABC News (@ABC) November 4, 2020

Bernie Sanders predicting this shitshow pretty much spot on #USElection #2020Elections pic.twitter.com/2gxBDLvwaq

— Tommo (@LUFC1992_v2) November 4, 2020

So I don't think there's much upside for Trump in Brown County. If it's *all* Green Bay, those ballots should be slightly blue. If it's only Green Bay absentees, they should be quite blue. (I think it's all of Green Bay, not just the absentees.)

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 4, 2020

USPS turned down a federal judge’s order this afternoon to sweep mail processing facilities serving 15 states after the agency disclosed that more than 300,000 ballots nationwide could not be traced. https://t.co/DuWYK50ZWd

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) November 3, 2020

Trump falsely claims he has won election and demands Supreme Court stops more ballots being counted https://t.co/tkwLsSwUFt

— The Independent (@Independent) November 4, 2020

We’ve been telling you this was coming. Now it’s here. Donald Trump is carrying out a coup and attempting to steal the election.

Stop wringing your hands. We’re here. What you do now will determine the future.

— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) November 4, 2020

COUP BY LIVE TV: As @axios reported, and I told you in this video Monday, no matter who denied it, Trump would claim he had won and there was fraud. He has opened Pandora's Box and pointed a gun at the head of American Freedom.

Full video: https://t.co/FyOON4YmD1
Brief analysis: pic.twitter.com/uUjBX1aXdC

— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) November 4, 2020

Understand the distraction of the US election but surprised this isn't getting more attention. pic.twitter.com/EH9HTR7Bbd

— Barney Flower (@barnaby_flower) November 4, 2020

ELECTION DAY A1s from @nytimes, @USATODAY, @washingtonpost. pic.twitter.com/OaLVv3Xknm

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 3, 2020

I’ve lived months in combat where I knew I was on the razor’s edge of being killed. But I knew my family was safe in the US … and our just country would continue. This election is more dangerous. The rule of law and the Constitution is at stake.

— Barry R McCaffrey (@mccaffreyr3) November 3, 2020

It took until Election Eve for Deborah Birx to figure out she'd destroyed her reputation. Will be interesting to see what other rats are jumping Trump Titanic at last possible moment.

— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) November 3, 2020

Top Senate Democrat warns of disinformation, interference around Election Day https://t.co/mg5Uikl8bi pic.twitter.com/9OqwfysLEX

— The Hill (@thehill) November 3, 2020

Honestly. This is the only image that counts, the only argument you need. A “president” barricading himself in, the day before a democratic election. Never before would someone have considered this. Let’s make sure it never happens again. https://t.co/JtuVb0JiP0

— Michael Marshall Smith (@ememess) November 3, 2020

Opinion: Pennsylvania could be a center of chaos this election. It didn’t have to be this way. https://t.co/Y1jWQVE45K

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 3, 2020

Delivery of absentee ballots is delayed in Michigan and Pennsylvania — and could swing the presidential election. https://t.co/6hKyD6xUSA

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) November 3, 2020

What an awesome way to start Election Day..
the first vote in Dixville Notch, NH is for Biden, from a lifelong Republican and is sending a message to the Republican Party!
pic.twitter.com/jEPgbHIVEN

— ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ༺🦋༻ (@LepapillonBlu) November 3, 2020

As you are clearly bored, when will your 2017 LBC interview with Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy be available?

— John Rain 🥇 (@ItsJohnRain) November 2, 2020

What the next US president does or doesn't do over the next four years will have a profound impact on the whether the world is able to avert the worst effects of climate change, scientists, policy makers and activists say. https://t.co/siKgWC1e1L

— CNN (@CNN) November 3, 2020

“My country is so much more important than my party,” one Lincoln Project founder said. “My optimism comes from the belief that the majority of Americans feel the same way.” https://t.co/p4riY0lLng

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) November 3, 2020

This is the first time the music of the great Ray Charles has been used in a political ad. Thank you to the Ray Charles Foundation. @ProjectLincoln VOTE HIM OUT https://t.co/VyeAF4tqhg

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) November 2, 2020

Look after yourselves tomorrow night.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 3, 2020

By the Portuguese cartoonist @vascogargalo pic.twitter.com/UPUlqQHobL

— Jamil Dakwar (@jdakwar) November 3, 2020

President Trump has told confidants he'll declare victory on Tuesday night if it looks like he's "ahead," according to three sources familiar with his private comments. https://t.co/akLlm3zlBR

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) November 1, 2020

Tired of people framing "Trump will declare victory prematurely" as a media story. Most likely—in part because the White House has telegraphed it so much in advance—the media will be fairly well-prepared. Instead, it's a story about Trump seeking to undermine faith in democracy.

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 1, 2020

President Trump denies report he will prematurely declare victory, but laments U.S. Supreme Court rulings that allow for Pennsylvania and North Carolina to count absentee ballots postmarked before Election Day that arrive shortly after Nov. 3. https://t.co/iZIIIGPYs2

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 2, 2020

In the best line of the evening, @Acosta noted that the President cannot sua sponte declare himself to be the elected president, also noted that he cannot declare himself to be the Pope. @CNN

— Anthony Clark Arend (@arenda) November 2, 2020

BREAKING: President Trump says he will not declare himself the winner before all the votes are counted on Tuesday but says as soon as the elections are over that night “we're going in with our lawyers”

— Ayman (@AymanM) November 1, 2020

BREAKING: Federal Court enters order in NAACP case against Postal Service adopting procedures to ensure mailed ballots are delivered by deadlines imposed by states. Requires use of express mail network, all ballots to be postmarked & plants to clear all ballots for delivery.

— NAACP (@NAACP) November 2, 2020

In Weimar America, Brownshirt thuggery is blessed by the boss. Will institutions of state deal with their power grab? And, what does this mobilization signal for a Biden era if he wins the electoral college? Hard to imagine any snap-back to 'normalcy' pic.twitter.com/3Rwg3R9WN8

— Tony Karon (@TonyKaron) November 2, 2020

Trump is going to the mattresses https://t.co/g2LVc8rgo0

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) November 2, 2020

Caravans of President Trump’s supporters blockaded the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and the Garden State Parkway on Sunday, snarling traffic on two of the busiest highways in the New York metropolitan area just two days before Election Day https://t.co/Nr4EjNTgUG

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 1, 2020

There's no 'both sides' at this point. There's a side encouraging violence against opponents. There's a side fighting to not count votes. There's a side promising to roll back our rights, stop immigration, and indoctrinate our children. There's America or Trump. #LincolnProject

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) November 1, 2020

Many of you have been thanking me for being positive. I might be, but all I am doing it being nerdy Amy and sharing data and reality. Trump has worn on our psyche over these 4 years, but I can see through it because of my work. Here's an explanation: https://t.co/rOMXSCcjrB pic.twitter.com/zJNEbmsJOl

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 2, 2020

What reporters are saying about the election in private (@brianstelter @sbg1 @pbump – @CNNReliable) https://t.co/NFSxKQqMin

— MediaREDEF (@MediaREDEF) November 2, 2020

Here's how the Times is describing escalating violence and disruption around the nation by Trump supporters, encouraged by Trump himself pic.twitter.com/e4V48n8WAe

— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca) November 2, 2020

America is two days away from the biggest bowel movement in its history.

— Rich Campbell (@RCampbellmc58) November 2, 2020

FiveThirtyEight average two days out:

2016 election: Clinton +2.8
Hillary Clinton 45.0%
Donald Trump 42.2%

2020 election: Biden +8.6
Joe Biden 52.0%
Donald Trump 43.4%

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 2, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will insist the national lockdown in England will end on 2 December, despite a member of his cabinet indicating the new measures could be extended beyond that date https://t.co/3MhHtvVnhb

— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 2, 2020

A must read… Prof Devi Sridhar 👏

"What kind of leadership do we need in the next pandemic? Integrity, competence, kindness, compassion, empathy, vision and hard work"

None of the above describe Boris Johnson Unfortunately. https://t.co/8Y2iqglTuM

— Jon Jones (@JonJonesSnr) November 1, 2020

EU and UK negotiators are closing in on a fishing compromise that would see decisions on the exact quotas European boats would be able to land in British waters kicked into the long grass to avoid disagreements torpedoing a trade deal, reports @IanWishart https://t.co/owWA8HpmKV

— Nick Gutteridge (@nickgutteridge) November 1, 2020

As the presidential campaign hits the final weekend before Election Day, 90 million Americans have already voted, according to the U.S. Elections Project's early voting data. https://t.co/vMMBmYWRH5

— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) October 31, 2020

Democratic nominee Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump is holding steady in several key swing states ahead of Tuesday's election, according to the latest CNN polls https://t.co/M40kJZXsnV

— POLITICO (@politico) October 31, 2020

🚨🚨 IOWA POLL: Donald Trump has taken over the lead as Joe Biden fades

Trump: 48%
Biden: 41%
Someone else: 3%
Not sure: 2%
Won’t say: 5%

The two candidates were tied at 47% to 47% in September.

MOE: +/- 3.4% https://t.co/0CcpU32GDn via @DMRegister

— Brianne Pfannenstiel (@brianneDMR) October 31, 2020

Certainly Trump's best result in a high-quality poll in a while. We have gotten/will get lots more high-quality polls though and there haven't been many others with results like this. https://t.co/eSgsuL01wZ

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 31, 2020

Either…

a) The DMR poll is an outlier.
b) Iowa is an outlier.
c) Almost every poll in almost every other state, and almost every national poll, are outliers.

Needless to say, a) or b) are MUCH more likely than c).

Still: You may want a stiff drink to settle your nerves.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 31, 2020

Joni Ernst has embraced President Trump, and it's been an open question whether that would help or hurt her. But this poll seems to suggest her messaging to that group of voters has been effective. https://t.co/TSDp03BS3n

— Brianne Pfannenstiel (@brianneDMR) October 31, 2020

Gather round kids, and learn how America was turned into a slaughterhouse where your grandma dies alone on Zoom because the GOP refused to impeach the first traitor ever to steal the White House with Russian aid as his former underwear-model wife mocked kids in cages. Patriotism! https://t.co/I4T3ifP7vn

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) October 31, 2020

North Carolina Saturday. Per multiple reports, law enforcement officers from Graham and Alamamce County disrupted, then canceled a peaceful march to the polls – pepperspraying children in Halloween costumes. https://t.co/PdVwvLWFIF https://t.co/HDp6PtUAtA https://t.co/FgGzITSW0w pic.twitter.com/bwxODoV5Rm

— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) October 31, 2020

How is an armed caravan of Trump supporters—lead by a hearse—surrounding and harassing the Biden/Harris bus and ramming into volunteer vehicles in Texas not a bigger story?https://t.co/MSn0zOKxA9

— . (@MarisaKabas) October 31, 2020

Here's the clip from Trump's Reading, PA rally: “If we win on Tuesday or — thank you very much, Supreme Court — shortly thereafter…”pic.twitter.com/erqh5uNMsk

— The Recount (@therecount) October 31, 2020

Again: Trump's comments today about the Supreme Court are going viral out of context. Trump was sarcastically thanking the Court for supposedly delaying the announcement of a winner (this is ridiculous, but anyway), *not* saying the Court would hand him the win.

Transcript: pic.twitter.com/wBwx0GHgmO

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 31, 2020

It is extremely difficult for me to understand how Trump is even competitive in this election. Actually, it is frightening. Trump is tested. He is known. He is the most incompetent POTUS is modern America. He is a threat to America. How can voters not understand this basic fact?

— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) October 31, 2020

Bill Barr … welcome to the resistance https://t.co/SrGHCAmoaM

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 31, 2020

President Trump: "Who's going to tell me no? Nobody." pic.twitter.com/wkc7zFSOkD

— The Hill (@thehill) October 31, 2020

Further damning proof of the failure of @realDonaldTrump’s trade and economic policies—and zero positive effect of his tax cut for the rich. He has been a disaster across the board—and tried to hide it by running up the largest government deficit in history. #AFailedPresident https://t.co/VRYKYzLW82

— Douglas A. Blackmon (@douglasblackmon) October 31, 2020

Dear @washingtonpost: Your headline is wrong. @realDonaldTrump and his family fully understand their supporters are dying from the coronavirus. They just don’t care. https://t.co/8kOs7VVlM4

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 31, 2020

Study: Trump campaign rallies likely led to over 700 COVID-related deaths https://t.co/86VPMn95sl

— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) October 31, 2020

“We’re in for a whole world of hurt." Dr. Fauci offers blunt assessment of Trump’s pandemic response, discusses diminished role, predicts rough winter, trashes Scott Atlas & praises Biden campaign for taking public health seriously. @jdawsey1 @yabutaleb7 https://t.co/6JS67SvsYa

— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) October 31, 2020

Sen. Lindsey Graham traded his image as a pragmatic dealmaker to become an evangelist for Trump.

Now, that loyalty may cost him his career.https://t.co/LObyoZaEiY

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 31, 2020

The Lincoln Project moves Times Square billboards featuring Ivanka Trump, Kushner to Mar-a-lago before Election Day https://t.co/EDNFVaYO2S pic.twitter.com/TO3VzBIqcO

— The Hill (@thehill) October 31, 2020

And Trump wonders why people love Obama…pic.twitter.com/qrgHAWpvGz https://t.co/SOc49Tzp06

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 31, 2020

Joe Biden is a parrot for Irish Nationalism and their falsehoods re the Belfast Agreement. I would far rather have an American eagle in President Trump than a nationalist parrot in the White House. The choice belongs to the American people. #MAGA 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸 https://t.co/FAoit5g2n8

— Sammy Wilson MP 🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@eastantrimmp) October 31, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the UK passed the milestone of 1 million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service https://t.co/jcKWrVn6fA pic.twitter.com/xZSFthLS7T

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 31, 2020

End of day analysis.

The UK into a second lockdown. A huge u-turn, which is deeply uncomfortable for PM, but with the NHS on the brink he had little choice. Four weeks of lockdown but no guarantee restrictions can be lifted come Dec 2. Will it prove too little too late? pic.twitter.com/fxUCxToNgu

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) October 31, 2020

Conservative MPs have accused Boris Johnson of allowing himself to be "bounced" into a national lockdown before giving regional restrictions "time to work" https://t.co/IQ96bUmFw2

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 31, 2020

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock 'could face court' over test and trace shambles https://t.co/NsAMV1toVc pic.twitter.com/DZiQjGeedw

— Mirror World News (@MirrorWorldNews) October 31, 2020

Furlough scheme extended and reverts to August rules in other words employee gets 80% of pay and employer only has to pay NICs and min pension contributions not 20% of pay as in October. That is UK wide and applies from tomorrow 1/11. Includes employees who worked yesterday 30/10

— Paul Lewis (@paullewismoney) October 31, 2020

Britain faces 'massive spike' in coronavirus deaths on Christmas Eve, scientists warn https://t.co/Jsk3Q2Xc92

— The Sun (@TheSun) October 31, 2020

So No Deal Brexit hits in the very week current projections are estimating the second wave will peak. Carnage.

Imagine a government ploughing ahead regardless. Oh you don't have to. They are. pic.twitter.com/i104xou7Kf

— Otto English (@Otto_English) October 31, 2020

A reminder too that with England shutdown, ministers and the British state have to complete Brexit negotiations and (one way or another) prepare the whole UK for a completely new political and economic relationship with our biggest trading partner in just two months.

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) October 31, 2020

We’re evidently facing a grave national crisis, which means concentrating on this and nothing else. In other words, just do a Brexit deal, now. And stop wasting a single minute thinking about dismembering the BBC. One thing at a time.

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) October 31, 2020

Happy Halloween pic.twitter.com/ZweNtL5ZMw

— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) October 31, 2020

U.S. reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day https://t.co/06sEYMwG6c pic.twitter.com/ejKRpAaf17

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 31, 2020

Trump Claims at Rally Doctors Lie About Virus Dead for Money – Bloomberg https://t.co/6F3axriCnL

— Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@acoyne) October 31, 2020

As the husband of a doctor, allow me to say "Fuck you, you stupid orange piece of shit." Sorry, I meant "Fuck you, you stupid orange piece of shit, Mr. President."
Doctors saved your worthless life. A decision, I guess, many are rethinking. https://t.co/vbwzjrB8MC

— David Mandel (@DavidHMandel) October 31, 2020

FOR F*CK SAKE!!! Trump just picked the wrong goddamn fight trying to blame doctors for “phony” #COVID19 diagnoses and deaths. Here are over 20+ doctors who have **DIED ON THE FRONTLINES** among almost 2000 healthcare workers who have died.

Trump—you can goto hell after we #VOTE https://t.co/2ldjuspWxa

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 31, 2020

American Medical Association is now pushing back on Trump's false claim that doctors & hospitals are jacking up death tolls to make more money saying, "The suggestion is … a malicious, outrageous, and completely misguided charge." pic.twitter.com/VaMObedPEz

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 30, 2020

The White House has announced its plan to… do nothing whatsoever to stop the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/MgiWb9vDZf

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 31, 2020

He's telling you exactly what he is going to do. https://t.co/AJQ8LWbsOK

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 31, 2020

Racism pours from Trump's mouth regularly & is a consistent part of his pitch to voters.

Those who deny, excuse or minimise his blatant racism because of some of his policies they like, demonstrate their real position on racism. https://t.co/OwnIcHU8fl

— Miqdaad Versi (@miqdaad) October 31, 2020

Richard Ford: “whether he’s a proto-fascist or just a Covid-addled, oxygen-deprived, old roid-rager, Donald Trump is really, of course, just an unhinged and befuddling symptom of a deeper American malaise” https://t.co/xMb3CCFfmo

— Martin Doyle (@MartinDoyleIT) October 31, 2020

“his first two-plus years of struggle with seasoned, expert advisers, led to an insight for Trump. It all came back to loyalty. He needed to get rid of any advisers or senior officials who vowed loyalty to the Constitution over personal loyalty to him.“ https://t.co/ErjgjSUlT7

— Ian Bassin 🇺🇦 (@ianbassin) October 31, 2020

Just days from the election, the tech giant wrongly blocked thousands of Biden ads due to “technical flaws.” https://t.co/GhvzU4FBK7

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 31, 2020

The world is watching the US election.

What are they thinking? https://t.co/fdxgyrXQz0

— ABC News (@ABC) October 31, 2020

The world must prepare for a contested US election https://t.co/IMNnv4QP8G

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 26, 2020

So we’re having a lockdown effectively to save up for a national superspreader event at the end of the year? Good plan. https://t.co/vep3Jaq6ea

— Gary Bainbridge (@Gary_Bainbridge) October 30, 2020

The Eat Out to Help Out scheme caused a 'significant' rise in new #coronavirus infections, according to a university study https://t.co/rGkyd0Sa4K

— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 30, 2020

England is expected to go into a second Covid lockdown next week – 17 favourite responses #UKlockdown https://t.co/T6dFWRSYY0 pic.twitter.com/9tnGLNoLSD

— The Poke (@ThePoke) October 31, 2020

A weekend of chaos and confusion thanks once again to @BorisJohnson. https://t.co/Q1vB5vLqoJ

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) October 31, 2020

Did @BBCr4today really just cut short an interview on Covid immunity to fit in an urgent item on changes to pheasant shooting rules?

— Helen Barnard (@Helen_Barnard) October 31, 2020

Watching governments trying to negotiate with a virus has reminded me of ancient peoples bargaining with weather gods and forest spirits. "If we wear corn headdresses will you promise to make it rain?" "If we shut pubs at 10 instead of 11 will you promise not to infect us?"

— Richard Littler (@richard_littler) October 31, 2020

Nobody could have known Covid 19 was coming in 2020. Anyone with half a brain could have predicted that Boris Johnson would lead this country like a blindfolded fool building lego.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) October 31, 2020

The way that major policy changes continually appear in the media days before any official announcements makes me think that Boris Johnson first and foremost sees himself as a newspaper columnist, and that being PM is an inconvenient time consuming sideline…

— Andrew Lewin (@draml) October 31, 2020

The NI Protocol only goes so far. One outstanding question is whether NI producers will be able to benefit from EU free trade agreements [as well as those concluded by the UK] – a sort of best of both worlds. Insightful as ever from @tconnellyRTEhttps://t.co/Bit4MSJJP5

— David Phinnemore (@DPhinnemore) October 31, 2020

Firefighters have rescued three young men who became stuck in a tumble dryer in Essex. They were called to a derelict laundry site in Epping last night.

— Simon Jones (@SimonJonesNews) October 31, 2020

You get this number by "annualizing" 3rd Quarter GDP, which was +7.4%.

Sounds great, which is why Trump is crowing about it, but in reality the economy is 3.5% SMALLER than at the end of 2019.

What Trump is doing is showing you how to lie with statistics. https://t.co/hQvbQWUH0V

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) October 29, 2020

Trump increased the deficit by at least 7.5 trillion to prop up a Ponzi scheme economy (which mirrors the same debt structure how he bankrupted all of businesses) and he still ends his first term with a GDP and all economic indicators the worst of any President in modern history.

— Ben Meiselas (@meiselasb) October 29, 2020

Those new GDP numbers Trump is touting? Hardly groundbreaking. The GDP went up by 33% after falling by 31%.

Know the truth: pic.twitter.com/AEyOttkTXA

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 29, 2020

Trump says he's getting calls from allies urging him to talk about the economy and "sir, you shouldn't be speaking about Hunter…because nobody cares." Trump: "I disagree. Maybe that's why I'm here and they're not." He asks "how many times" he can possibly say economic stats.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 29, 2020

The WH COVID Task Force warns of “unrelenting” spread as cases, hospitalizations, and deaths spike around the country.

And despite Trump’s repeated “rounding the corner” claims, let’s remember: The president lies, the data doesn’t. pic.twitter.com/2SUcsocEJs

— The Recount (@therecount) October 29, 2020

"Members of President Trump’s Cabinet are logging extra miles as mostly unofficial campaign surrogates in crucial states in the final days before Tuesday’s election, blending politics & policy in ways that..skirt established norms&may even violate the law"https://t.co/ttxBTJZR9j

— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) October 29, 2020

Exclusive: Wilbur Ross served on the board of a Chinese joint venture until 2019. In other words, while helping run the Trade War, the Commerce Secretary was partnered with a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Thread on this massive conflict of interest. https://t.co/Dbza7INy4Q

— Isaac Stone Fish (@isaacstonefish) October 29, 2020

In any other presidency, this would be a major scandal –> https://t.co/kWY2qUQCkJ pic.twitter.com/bFbvAiAPcs

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) October 29, 2020

Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says documents reveal that the Trump administration attempted to use $250 million of taxpayer money, meant for Covid-19 education purposes, as a "slush fund" to help President Trump's reelection campaign by trying to rebrand the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/KEBsLRUBc9

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) October 29, 2020

In the months leading up to the election, Sinclair’s James Rosen has pushed pro-Trump messaging in at least 18 national news segments https://t.co/yGGhpHMsyB

— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 29, 2020

If Joe Biden wins next week one thing that has to be examined is local tv ownership. Sinclair broadcasting is many of the local markets and pushed pro-Trump and anti Democrat messages and mandates the local stations use them. That's too much power for a political broadcaster

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 29, 2020

If you prefer cheat sheets you can read — here's the who's who of Tuesday's competitive Senate races. pic.twitter.com/fZmWfX1wKL

— The Recount (@therecount) October 29, 2020

Sen. David Perdue of Georgia withdrew on Thursday from the final debate in his tight re-election race. The move came a day after his Democratic challenger, Jon Ossoff, called him a “crook” and accused him of trying to profit from the pandemic.https://t.co/A6FfBuD1c7

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 29, 2020

If anybody has been sitting on David Perdue Chicken jokes, NOW IS THE TIME TO UNLEASH THEM AT @sendavidperdue https://t.co/p2beMZjpDI

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) October 29, 2020

This means we won’t get word whether the court will take the case until after the election. https://t.co/orn7AhnL52

— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) October 29, 2020

For a long time to come. And all tilted in one direction https://t.co/GbsP88AHFf

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 29, 2020

Walmart removed all guns and ammunition displays from its 4,700 U.S. stores this week as a “precaution for the safety of our associates and customer," citing "some isolated civil unrest," in Philadelphia. https://t.co/qLoooudnzN

— Axios (@axios) October 29, 2020

Denver Post: Trump administration lifts endangered species protection for wolves https://t.co/n9qDct0lfC

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 29, 2020

"There’s no art in this White House. There’s no literature, no poetry, no music. There are no pets in this White House: no loyal man’s best friend, no Socks, the family cat," Bruce Springsteen said. https://t.co/HpUaWUpfdN

— The Hill (@thehill) October 29, 2020

I don’t know much about FEC spending, but this seems odd. The Trump campaign has paid around $100k for “legal consulting” to Simkins LLC, a London based media and commercial law firm. Latest payment was this month. Why would a US political campaign use a UK-based law firm? pic.twitter.com/L6ZSxn5YE8

— Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) October 29, 2020

“Supermarket stops selling guns so people don’t shoot each other after the election” is one of those headlines you don’t get over here so much https://t.co/pAJqHWLgQ3

— Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) October 29, 2020

Jeremy Corbyn's suspension in wake of anti-Semitism report exposes old Labour divides https://t.co/eIx7C65lXT

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 29, 2020

YouGov snap poll of 3,890 people finds overwhelming support for Corbyn suspension pic.twitter.com/wjnp3GFkgz

— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) October 29, 2020

Exclusive: BBC staff have been banned from attending LGBT pride events and told they could be suspended if they breach the new rules. David Jordan, the head of editorial policy and standards, took the decision on Wednesday. https://t.co/9ZNm7pJsrV

— Benjamin Butterworth (@benjaminbutter) October 29, 2020

More here: BBC social media guidelines ban 'virtue signalling', criticism of colleagues and breaking stories on your own accounts https://t.co/mNPsPibyg6

— Press Gazette (@pressgazette) October 29, 2020

There is a difference between wearing a poppy as a sign of remembrance and wearing one for virtue signalling. pic.twitter.com/SSLuJgwY5F

— Andrew Perry (@LeonTransaxle) October 29, 2020

📢 @PeterGrantMP: "Our NHS has never been under greater threat than from this right-wing, Brexit-obsessed government led by Boris Johnson."

🏥 Today we're launching our NHS Protection Bill at Westminster to protect the NHS from any future trade deals. https://t.co/ZnVdtXaPFe

— The SNP (@theSNP) October 29, 2020

France is on its highest level of security alert, after three people died in a knife attack in a church.https://t.co/V77PrShImd

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 29, 2020

France attack: Attacker arrived from Tunisia days ago https://t.co/jAvNCbtyge

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 29, 2020

Heavy traffic in Paris on the night that France heads into its second national lockdown. https://t.co/pI3IoOnCPT pic.twitter.com/cASEqmR5mt

— ABC News (@ABC) October 29, 2020

BREAKING: Supreme Court *rejects* Pennsylvania Republicans’ second attempt to block extended ballot deadline.

— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) October 28, 2020

Breaking: Supreme Court will *not* expedite latest GOP challenge to Pennsylvania mail-in ballot rules, leaving in place a state Supreme Court decision allowing counting of ballots received three days after the election.

Justice Barrett did not participate.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 28, 2020

An extensive update to @joshgerstein's and my story. Don't miss this comment from Justice Alito, who suggested that ballots that arrive after close of polls that are postmarked by Election Day may still be tossed https://t.co/dRxfGLmU4r pic.twitter.com/fQbJlCw8yx

— Zach Montellaro (@ZachMontellaro) October 28, 2020

There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted.

There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted.

There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted.

There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted. https://t.co/a3y6BE2kbW

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 29, 2020

🚨PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS: The Supreme Court may throw out ballots that arrive after Election Day—even though they are valid under current law. DO NOT MAIL YOUR BALLOT. Drop it off or vote in person. Don't leave your vote in the hands of the Supreme Court. https://t.co/twYb97Vl90

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 28, 2020

The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. https://t.co/W4D9tFAwBM

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2020

The Supreme Court this week, ruling on emergency election motions pic.twitter.com/gmejrvY6Nc

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) October 29, 2020

No, Brett Kavanaugh, states do not “definitely announce” results on election night. https://t.co/uJXXr562Bl

— Slate (@Slate) October 28, 2020

Vermont's secretary of state has formally asked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to correct an opinion he wrote Monday that mistakenly said Vermont had made no changes to its election rules due to the pandemic.https://t.co/fzgX0Yx9gT

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 28, 2020

A new challenge to Harris County's drive-thru voting sites, filed by two GOP candidates and a Republican member of the Texas House, asks the Texas Supreme Court to void ballots cast by voters in cars.

That could put more than 100,000 ballots at risk.https://t.co/EBY5S4nVTx

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 28, 2020

Fox has dedicated nine hours and 28 minutes to live coverage of Trump’s rallies between his comeback on October 12 and October 21 https://t.co/wcAtvnoTD1

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 28, 2020

Excellent question

— emily bell (@emilybell) October 28, 2020

In a highly unscientific but promising good sign for the president, orders for his campaign materials outpace those for his rival’s in a major market for banners, caps and other souvenirs: China https://t.co/ksw1FhvOzH

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 28, 2020

Justin Turner, the Dodgers and MLB finally broke me. Our sports are a reflection of who we are as a country, and that’s become one where too many people care only about themselves. https://t.co/c5pwxlJ0vq

— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) October 28, 2020

MLB said it is beginning an investigation into the actions of Dodgers infielder Justin Turner, who was pulled from Game 6 after testing positive for COVID-19 but still took the field after the game to celebrate. https://t.co/CyrxcJMktu

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 28, 2020

Justin Turner has Covid pic.twitter.com/3mDInllVtZ

— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) October 28, 2020

Footage shows conditions in the barrier island community of Grand Isle, Louisiana, as Hurricane Zeta made landfall in the state as a powerful Category 2 storm. https://t.co/cBRdnx1y0i pic.twitter.com/xDCbYjMFiR

— ABC News (@ABC) October 29, 2020

What is not being reported in the UK is that affected businesses in Germany that are forced to close will be reimbursed 60 – 75% of their turnover by the government for the duration (75% is for the smallest businesses) based on their November 2019 figures.

— Trevor Archer #BritEUMigrant 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧🎶🚲 (@Trevor_GBDE) October 28, 2020

1,114 consultants from Deloitte alone working on test and trace. Another £180m in Brexit contracts dished out and consultants being asked to bid for £3.6bn worth of contracts over the next 2 years.

But there is apparently no money to feed hungry kids?https://t.co/rnpp7ILPOC

— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) October 28, 2020

Translation: Brexit means we have shot ourselves in the foot, but it's less damaging than if we shot ourselves in the head. https://t.co/ZF21lKBvUn

— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) October 28, 2020

Boris Johnson faces Brexit bill defeat at pivotal moment Lords poised to challenge PM on flouting international law just as talks enter final stage https://t.co/6ab7H7b0gB #EU #Europe

— EUwatchers (@EUwatchers) October 28, 2020

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been told to pack a bag for prison. Her suffering is intolerable and the Government must now step in. @BorisJohnson @DominicRaab time is of the essence. We must return Nazanin home safely and in the meantime secure consular access for her family.

— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) October 28, 2020

If Johnson hadn't had the cause of Brexit to shield him, it would and should have been all over with thishttps://t.co/pVlVH3pDZw

— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) October 28, 2020

Breaking: New NYT tax report.

Trump's federal income tax records show for the first time that, since 2010, Deutsche Bank and other lenders have forgiven about $287 million in debt that Trump failed to repay. https://t.co/iaTNEx8vPC

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 27, 2020

WOW. Trump sued Deutsche Bank and got $270M of a loan made to him in part by JUSTIN KENNEDY forgiven, and he never paid taxes on the cancelled debt (which is considered income). All part of Trump Tower Chicago. Trump claims the financial crisis was an “act of god”. https://t.co/qXYTu67xIE

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) October 27, 2020

Deutsche Bank still wasn't done with Trump in Chicago. In 2014, it lent him another $24M.

That loan was repaid by May 2016. Oddly, Deutsche didn’t release the collateral on the loan until…wait for it…Nov. 9, 2016.

The day after Trump won the election. pic.twitter.com/WelJaHmfW3

— David Enrich (@davidenrich) October 27, 2020

Some of the debt comes from Trump’s partnership with Vornado Realty Trust. They owe $447m on towers in New York and San Francisco https://t.co/Tf09TYP5yq

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 26, 2020

There is no limit to this Administration’s corruption and self-dealing.

Trump compelled the government to patronize his own resorts, charging taxpayers millions for rooms, food and more.

He even billed us for water he drank at his own resort.

Trump must be held accountable. https://t.co/if4cTwlGXi

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) October 27, 2020

It's not a surprise that President Trump is holding his election day party at the Trump Hotel in DC. Look at how much money he's making off of it. https://t.co/8VQoEn2goW

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 27, 2020

What really matters is who — and whose money — lurks behind the shaping of the Supreme Court, and #WhatsAtStake for all of us. This most recent nomination wasn't my first dark money rodeo. https://t.co/ZP2Pq0LO7P

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) October 23, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is using her Facebook page to amplify unsubstantiated claims of corruption by Joe Biden. https://t.co/pMKLQvhdJj

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 27, 2020

The Borowitz Report: Brett Kavanaugh wrote that, while ballots received after midnight on Election Night should not be counted, drink orders placed after closing time at a bar should always be honored.https://t.co/H5o893di0V

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 27, 2020

Trump on a kidnapping plot against a governor: “I mean, we'll have to see if it's a problem. Right? People are entitled to say maybe it was a problem, maybe it wasn't.” https://t.co/0YboF8uGK4

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 27, 2020

“CBS hires 24-hour security for Lesley Stahl after she receives death threats following Trump interview” https://t.co/TGpKYMnvCb

— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) October 27, 2020

I don't think Trump meant this literally but it's an indefensible comment either way https://t.co/xaTdKo3Ajq

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2020

The Trump Presidency by the Numbers pic.twitter.com/eN6R4hjXFy

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 27, 2020

Americans Perceive Their Political Opposites As Ready For Violence, Poll Shows https://t.co/gfYNQm1WLl via @TPM

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 27, 2020

Massive upsurge in early voting among 18-29 yr olds: 7 x 2016 in Texas, 7 x in Virginia, 4 x in N Carolina, 10 x in Minnesota, 11 x in Michigan. And a week to go. pic.twitter.com/zaTBhYRja1

— Duncan Morrow (@duncan_morrow) October 27, 2020

A federal judge rejected a U.S. government request to drop Donald Trump as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by a writer who said the president falsely denied raping her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s https://t.co/kfgdfjGaos pic.twitter.com/mFkM2pj1ur

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 27, 2020

Michigan, what is wrong with you? https://t.co/Bv3ZsiwaFq

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) October 27, 2020

One thing to keep in mind: if open carry is not allowed in the polling venue, it is not allowed on Election Day. That includes schools and churches, which host a number of polling places. https://t.co/N1pv9NV1Uo

— Micheline Maynard (@MickiMaynard) October 27, 2020

To everyone who voted Conservative because 'they believe in Britain'.

Great work. pic.twitter.com/MaUJ0NecPt

— RedHerring (@CoastKerry) October 27, 2020

LEAVE MEANS LEAVE Boris Johnson ‘hid in a bedroom’ to avoid having to talk to Iain Duncan Smith about Brexit, book claims: https://t.co/Kyg4uNWokq

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) October 27, 2020

Britain is no longer Europe’s “center of gravity” because of Brexit. https://t.co/rTscs4Lxyu

— Naomi Smith (@pimlicat) October 27, 2020

The penny is dropping… Jaguar Land Rover says it expects border chaos even if there's a Brexit trade deal https://t.co/ATLWvq0UUJ via @sidyoutwit

— Joe Mayes (@Joe_Mayes) October 27, 2020

I'm shocked – Absolutely nobody ever predicted that this could happen 🙄
Vital software needed to keep goods flowing after Brexit won’t be ready in time because the UK government hasn't given developers the information they need. https://t.co/hC14pntD5U

— Slough for Europe 🇪🇺 💙 🇺🇦 (@SloughForEU) October 27, 2020

Britain has formally notified the European Union of its intention to withdraw from the bloc’s military missions by the end of this year, EU officials told envoys on Wednesday https://t.co/XqQggTjTHH

— Roger Teague (@TeagueRoger) October 27, 2020

It took me a while to grasp that the @tradegovuk account has not been hacked.

It really is the British government. https://t.co/kgfP6vvPt1

— Annette Dittert  (@annettedittert) October 27, 2020

Today's the day that Mitch McConnell wants everyone to know that the Republican Senate majority exists to steal court seats and people's rights not to help anyone suffering Covid-19. It's really the most honest thing he's ever done in his life.

— L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) October 26, 2020

A vote for Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to rubber stamp an illegitimate process, carried out against the wishes of the majority of the nation, against the backdrop of a deadly crisis that Senate Republicans have ignored as Americans have died.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 26, 2020

Schumer to Rs: "You may win this vote and Amy Coney Barrett may become the next associate justice of the Supreme Court, but you will never get your credibility back."

"You may win this vote, but in the process you will speed the precipitous decline" of politics/Senate/SCOTUS

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 26, 2020

Schumer, looking over at GOP side of the chamber, says that when Democrats take the majority, “you will have forfeited the right to tell us how to run that majority.”

“The American people will never forget this blatant act of bad faith.”

— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 26, 2020

Every single Senator who votes tonight to confirm Amy Coney Barrett is willing to risk taking away health care for millions of people and eliminating protections for pre-existing conditions.

Watch closely.

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) October 26, 2020

Robert, don't forget the 150+ federal judgeships that Obama nominated but #MoscowMitchMcTreason refused to seat. Trump bragged that he filled more judges than any other president. When being interviewed by Hannity Mitch did that evil laugh and took credit for making that happen.

— Ginny Rusch-Mills (@ruschmills) October 26, 2020

Republicans blocked Garland for 237 days, claiming Americans deserved a say in who chooses the next justice.

They’re about to confirm Barrett 8 days before the election.

Democrats can decry the hypocrisy today. But tomorrow, they need to tell us what they plan to do about it.

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 26, 2020

Using the courts to entrench conservative power is literally McConnell's entire strategy and focus. This is some Grade A gaslighting https://t.co/kDBPtI1UWr

— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) October 26, 2020

I cannot emphasize enough how much McConnell's actions on Garland and Barrett have radicalized Democratic senators.

As I've argued before, McConnell's single most consequential legacy may be what he convinces Senate Democrats to do: https://t.co/loRap0bV2z https://t.co/byejXlQh8n

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) October 26, 2020

"… whose nomination was advanced from the Judiciary Committee on an illegitimate vote taken without a quorum."

Fixed it for you, Tommy.

ABA Rule 1.2. means Barrett's reputation will forever be stained by her being party to a sham.https://t.co/zjjpAUJW1E pic.twitter.com/Ovkw3SRPKu

— Monty Boa (@MontyBoa99) October 26, 2020

Proud to have signed on to this letter of 70+ science & climate journalists challenging Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation. Beyond the process being an anti-democratic sham, she's unfit to decide cases on the greatest existential threat to human civilization https://t.co/AmaFoUtawV

— Kate Aronoff (@KateAronoff) October 26, 2020

Let me put it as plainly as I possibly can:

If Democrats do not expand the Supreme Court under a Biden Administration, we will gravely harm our planetary chances of maintaining a habitable world in our lifetimes.

It's that big of a deal.https://t.co/Ugc0QJsm6z

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) October 26, 2020

You may not have heard of Leonard Leo, but he's the man behind all three of Trump's Supreme Court picks.

And we just discovered a secretive $80 million group he's behind. https://t.co/Ge8RlMMuib

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 26, 2020

As McConnell tees up the final vote on Barrett: https://t.co/EqKJ1jo0IO

— Matt Ford (@fordm) October 26, 2020

Over the last week, the US added 481,372 new cases – the most the nation has added in a single week, according to Johns Hopkins.

The 7-day moving average of new daily Covid cases is 68,767, a level not seen since the highest peak in late July, per CNN's analysis of JHU data. https://t.co/JJ24PPMCG0

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 26, 2020

Oh my God. Get them out of there. Please. https://t.co/d1fSF1Crh0

— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) October 26, 2020

Millions of Americans are voting as soon as they can this year. This is what early voting looks like around the country: https://t.co/KGoUOoN5Sr pic.twitter.com/YhWsZ2iJng

— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 26, 2020

More than 50 Tory MPs from "red wall" seats are demanding a "roadmap out of lockdown" from Boris Johnson and a post-COVID economic recovery plan for the north of England https://t.co/j9NcPcDt9P

— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 26, 2020

.@BorisJohnson has tried to quell public anger over free school meals today. But many of his MPs are still seething themselves.

Check out the quotes in our latest, in-depth piecehttps://t.co/uNJiVjM0wk

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) October 26, 2020

"I totally understand the issue of holiday hunger. The debate is how do you deal with it."

Did you forget the debate we already had on how to deal with it in Parliament last Wednesday @BorisJohnson? You and your MPs voted against feeding hungry kids.https://t.co/Ko85pxIyCs

— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) October 26, 2020

Fantastic to visit the Royal Berkshire Hospital with @PrueLeith today, taking forward her recommendations to improve food in our hospitals. An important step to improve our long-term health. pic.twitter.com/FqzEt3tuHH

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) October 26, 2020

Michael Gove planning new PR drive to kill off Scottish independencehttps://t.co/fD5FQUx1SN

— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) October 25, 2020

I’m trying to work out why an MP would willingly share this photo. I mean there is NOTHING the Brits like more than taking the piss out of an easy and deserving target #GaryBigDinners https://t.co/OmO0SxE8cz

— Kathryn 〓〓 (@KathrynFullwood) October 26, 2020