Two killed, one wounded by gunfire in Kenosha, Wis., during third night of protests over police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr. https://t.co/SvAPAPzGML

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 26, 2020

BREAKING: Kenosha Police: 3 people shot, 2 fatally, during protests in Wisconsin over a Black man shot in the back by an officer. https://t.co/9yZm2dAWc8

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2020

No suspect IDd in fatal shooting but sheriff told @nytimes: 'This is why you don’t deputize citizens with guns to protect Kenosha' https://t.co/yWeBwqOha4

— Dan Mihalopoulos (@dmihalopoulos) August 26, 2020

Extended footage of the shooting in Kenosha. https://t.co/oBG6UgT0Fs

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 26, 2020

Jacob Blake's family said for years they have watched as police shot & killed Black people on video and now they are living part of that nightmare. That's at the heart of being Black in America — living with that terrible anticipation of death. That's the trauma in our bones.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 25, 2020

“They shot my son seven times, seven times. Like he didn’t matter, but my son matters,” Jacob Blake’s father says. Blake’s attorney confirmed that Blake is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by Kenosha police. https://t.co/rpOW888B4T pic.twitter.com/DSJg8kt7y3

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 25, 2020

Julia Jackson, mother of Jacob Blake: “I am really asking and encouraging everyone in Wisconsin and abroad to take a moment and examine your heart … do Jacob justice on this level and examine your heart. We need healing.” pic.twitter.com/UsreixTwtS

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 25, 2020

"You don't realize how inadequate our laws are in this arena until you have to explain them to someone's parents, especially to someone's mom. I'm in awe of his mother… I can only pray that the public is moved by her words" – David Henderson w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/IjmuXny3tf

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) August 25, 2020

Family lawyer says it would take a 'miracle' for Jacob Blake to walk again after being shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin https://t.co/ncKwi7Kw21

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 25, 2020

I am so tired of this damn ritual of black grief in public. I am so fu*king tired of this.

— Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (@esglaude) August 25, 2020

The crisis in American law enforcement is headed into a very perilous new iteration. https://t.co/AYhGPFRBlM

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 25, 2020

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections building was set on fire during the second night of unrest in Kenosha. Reduced to rubble and ashes. This video was recorded before bulldozers were brought in. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/x0voJ2xF4I

— Vi Nguyen (@ViNguyen) August 25, 2020

The owners of this car dealership in Kenosha say they have sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage in the last 2 nights of protests & that insurers say they don’t cover this type of destruction. “But if it actually gets justice, sure burn it 20 times” they tell me pic.twitter.com/1M7spwpTWm

— Aleem Maqbool (@AleemMaqbool) August 25, 2020

State of Emergency curfew just announced in #Kenosha pic.twitter.com/d40WzaQ5rX

— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) August 25, 2020

Republican Convention: 4 things to watch for on Night 2: So what is Trump's message to voters who aren't kept up at night by fears of crime, immigrants and socialism? The question looms large over the convention's second night. https://t.co/yOVTcBzywM

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 25, 2020

RNC night two, featuring:

FLOTUS live from the Rose Garden

& Pompeo on tape from Israel during an official mission that has now sparked an ethics probe

& two Trump kids, including one at the center of a tax fraud investigation.https://t.co/k0tQaIFHp9

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) August 25, 2020

.@NicolleDWallace says the sentiments of anger expressed at the RNC have “no rationale.”

“He’s in charge. So, whatever the indictment is of life in America today, this is Donald Trump’s America.”https://t.co/kQ8DmTRaCh

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2020

The Republican party didn't publish a 2020 platform. But of course it has one. Here it is, in 13 points. https://t.co/NAgDd0ll5v

— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 25, 2020

Melania Trump is about to give her biggest speech in four years. The Trump campaign hopes she can be its secret weapon. https://t.co/4nznzkjE9Z

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 25, 2020

Pompeo — the most partisan and arguably worst Secretary of State in modern period — speaks to RNC. Just another day at office. https://t.co/JUV4iB7I1V

— Aaron David Miller (@aarondmiller2) August 25, 2020

Secretary Pompeo to violate the Hatch Act from the Western Wall. @TimesofIsrael quotes @RWPUSA …

Is Pompeo’s Middle East trip diplomacy or a show for US voters? https://t.co/uauPKPPhvv via @timesofisrael

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) August 25, 2020

Mark and Patricia McCloskey are facing felony charges for threatening racial justice protesters with guns.

They’re not at the RNC in spite of that. They’re there BECAUSE of it. #TrumpChaos https://t.co/fabHfjeZTh

— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) August 25, 2020

Nick Sandmann, RNC speaker and Covington Catholic video star, explained https://t.co/tjvVolbA4A

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 25, 2020

"Hours before she was set to speak at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, Mary Ann Mendoza took to Twitter and urged her followers to investigate a supposed Jewish plot to enslave the world." https://t.co/G0L3dBAuw2

— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) August 25, 2020

Trump Has Now Moved $2.3 Million Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business https://t.co/GApuQvySzA

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 25, 2020

UPDATE: Liberty University's board of trustees accepts resignation of President Jerry Falwell Jr., following a daylong back-and-forth over the fate of the longtime evangelical Christian leader who spent 13 turbulent years at the school's helm. https://t.co/mkb734u0Z4

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration dismissed accusations that it authorized antibody-rich blood plasma for treating Covid-19 under White House pressure, after the president linked the pace of testing therapeutics to his re-election https://t.co/PWmqLQsAnA

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 25, 2020

566 coronavirus cases reported at Univ. of Alabama in less than a week since classes started. https://t.co/QE28wi6r4I

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2020

Officials connect Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to coronavirus cases in eight states https://t.co/Eii4HobGq4 pic.twitter.com/bh9LmByazN

— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2020

‘We demand all political prisoners freed. We demand to stop the violence and intimidation by the authorities’: Self-exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said in a video link with the European Parliament https://t.co/LKsPKMCQhd pic.twitter.com/Yhsj3mqinm

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 25, 2020

#Minsk, #Belarus, earlier tonight: thousands keep on protesting, on a week night pic.twitter.com/CohtK4WwOH

— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) August 25, 2020

UN Security Council rejects US demand to snap back Iran sanctions https://t.co/zRHAknpJ1j pic.twitter.com/FvOouD3xWG

— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2020

Polio has been declared eradicated from Africa, the World Health Organization says. https://t.co/YAHSiE23sv

— CNN (@CNN) August 25, 2020

Canada has effectively moved to block China's Huawei from 5G, but can't say so https://t.co/TWm5PwX9vP pic.twitter.com/l3lF5eE5pz

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 25, 2020

The idea that our prospects today are better than they were in January is bananas. This suggests some combination of:
1. Stocks were too low in January
2. Stock are too high now
3. The stock market over-represents those sectors of the economy (big tech) that gain from Covid https://t.co/3Jq6OBs8Np

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) August 25, 2020

"Nut prices have fallen to multiyear lows as fears over pandemic and lockdown measures crunch big buyers such as airlines, hotels and pubs”@EmikoTerazono
COVID crisis exposes yet another set of connections that are obvious but of which one was not aware. https://t.co/qQJs3IkXPJ pic.twitter.com/XDOLzphNuz

— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) August 25, 2020

Oil producers cut 84% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico output: U.S. regulator https://t.co/VYdWFCAbbr pic.twitter.com/IqLcHGQawr

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 25, 2020

Lionel Messi’s desire to leave Barca is clear – what happens next is anything but @MiguelDelaney breaks down what could be the biggest transfer in football historyhttps://t.co/M9SGw2M0I6

— Indy Football (@IndyFootball) August 25, 2020

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire given suspended sentence of 21 months and 10 days in prison after trial on Greek island of Syroshttps://t.co/2JQJCcUn0M

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 25, 2020

The Messi news has really overshadowed the fact that Harry Maguire's lawyers, in court, under oath, took to the stand and told the judge and the world that he went to Greece with a thirst for knowledge.

— Michael Keshani (@MichaelKeshani) August 25, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Former Oz PM Tony Abbott to be Britain’s new joint President of the Board of Trade in major revamp. Forthright Aussie to “bang the drum for Brexit Britain around the world” in shock signing: https://t.co/AKZDzKca3o

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) August 25, 2020

Four months away from the UK voluntarily collapsing its main trade partnership, and this is the strategy.

A silly title for a man who was kicked out of office on the other side of the world… because he is addicted to silly titles.

Pythonesque. https://t.co/pYLtLhTJRt

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) August 25, 2020

And who is so popular in his home country that people stop him in the street to call him a “dickhead”.

That guy?

Great hire.

— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) August 25, 2020

The risk of a no-deal Brexit is rising, and that’s no bad thing https://t.co/KLOtpgpkim

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 24, 2020

The government says every Covid-19 death is a tragedy. If that's the case, why won't it meet with bereaved families and commit to learning lessons and saving lives?#CovidInquiryNowhttps://t.co/MHrtKxbDgI

— Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK (@CovidJusticeUK) August 25, 2020

Hans Sloane bust hasn’t been ‘removed’, it’s been taken off pedestal & put into a cabinet surrounded by artefacts which explore his wealth & collecting in context of the human exploitation which enabled it. Modern enlightenment at @britishmuseum https://t.co/TvSLY6rdtq

— John Wilson (@JohnWilson14) August 25, 2020

Number of BLM activists I know who care about the lyrics to Rule Britannia: 0

Number of news reports/opinion pieces on it so far: five gazillion

— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) August 25, 2020

"I've got a brand new combine harvester." 🎼#RuleBritannia https://t.co/RHBe40M9LR

— Dylan Neifion Thomas (@themachineowl) August 25, 2020

BREAKING: NY Attorney General reveals long-running investigation into financial practices of @realdonaldtrump's company — asking if Trump Org. inflated assets to fool lenders and avoid taxes.https://t.co/ZZ5CtiboDV

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 24, 2020

New York state's attorney general wants a court to force Eric Trump to be deposed in an investigation of the Trump Organization
https://t.co/yB9qHRBmaz

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 24, 2020

It feels like things are falling apart for Trump on a lot of different fronts, which means he will be even more willing to do whatever it takes to win the election, given the consequences of losing.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 24, 2020

“Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, has already testified as part of the probe, though his questioning in July was cut short when he was asked whether he’d testified before a federal grand jury.”https://t.co/11AQYdP3ur

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 24, 2020

Don Jr. fears losing election and being prosecuted by Biden administration.https://t.co/qazKPKgOQ0 pic.twitter.com/bipnx82V12

— Bert Gilfoyle 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🔋 (@bert_gilfoyle) August 24, 2020

Trump promised an “uplifting and positive” RNC. That lasted about 30 seconds. https://t.co/l0tTOcl8Z5

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 24, 2020

DeJoy sounds like his last job was counting money in the back room at ‘Bada Bing!’ “Dis freakin’ guy here with da questions, c’mon Carmine let’s go, I don’t need dis sh*t.’ @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/ojibRtev17

— NoelCaslerComedy🌙 (@caslernoel) August 24, 2020

.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump, I have a message for you that will be hitting the airwaves shortly. Good luck tonight at the @GOPconvention! @American_Bridge pic.twitter.com/8hyiFr8RXI

— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) August 24, 2020

"Owning the libs and pissing off the media," shrugs Brendan Buck, a longtime senior congressional aide. "That's what we believe in now. There's really not much more to it."https://t.co/i6rwttKRQL

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 24, 2020

Falwell resigns. https://t.co/JlnfTq1UY6

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) August 24, 2020

Jerry Falwell Jr. will not be actively participating in the Republican National Convention…merely watching from afar.

— Brian O'Sullivan (@osullivanauthor) August 24, 2020

This may make some people angry, but Jerry Falwell, Jr.'s sex life is really none of our business. That's between him, his wife, their former pool boy, an undisclosed number of younger women, all their lawyers, any videographers, and the Board of Trustees of Liberty University.

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) August 24, 2020

Pompeo's speech to the #RNCConvention2020 makes a mockery of the memo warning against this behavior that he issued to State Department officials. What kind of example does this set? pic.twitter.com/FERoMFXser

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 24, 2020

Tropical Storm Laura may rapidly intensify into a major hurricane before hitting Gulf Coast https://t.co/HylQVdlpHG

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 24, 2020

Belarus' President Lukashenko wears body armor and carries rifle as tens of thousands of protesters who continue to demand he step down. https://t.co/KjDM0DhXEz

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 24, 2020

“The situation is much, much worse than what is being reported. The Uyghur people have disappeared… Death is everywhere right now.”
By ⁦@cjwerleman⁩ https://t.co/Aq7BSr3ZoR

— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) August 24, 2020

Mexico investigating video of apparent extrajudicial army killing of cartel suspect https://t.co/1ZTp6KqIMK pic.twitter.com/m8XVC7Msag

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2020

Early Islamic gold coins unearthed by archaeologists in Israel https://t.co/32oP8qhd20

— The Irish News (@irish_news) August 24, 2020

“The challenges Boris Johnson faces this autumn would test a competent government to its limit, let alone one as inexperienced, as demonstrably inept and as packed with unqualified second-raters as his” https://t.co/eWznNMz0Rw

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) August 24, 2020

Boris has always been a total fuck up, never been capable of getting anything right. Poor nazarene zaghari ratcliffe knows better than most! #Panorama pic.twitter.com/2hdGDwuIWY

— kerry ✊💙Save Our NHS (@hewitson10) August 24, 2020

Zzzzzzz

— Sam Thompson (@JarrieSam) August 24, 2020

"You cannot hope to bribe or twist
(thank God!) the British journalist.
But, seeing what the man will do
unbribed, there’s no occasion to."
Humbert Wolfe 1924 pic.twitter.com/JJmdVXlWpJ

— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) August 24, 2020

Tuesday’s Guardian: “Systemic racism blamed for ‘lost generation’ of TV industry talent” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6q8m1RDcmu

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 24, 2020

My @NewYorker postscript for Justin Townes Earle, whose music was deep & dark, & whose life ended too soon. There’s a link in here to him covering “Graceland,” a performance that fully topples me every time. Love to his family & to those who knew him well: https://t.co/Bw60IJ4DXv

— Amanda Petrusich (@amandapetrusich) August 24, 2020

Justin Townes Earle 1982-2020 pic.twitter.com/AzerqkUZa1

— Steve Earle (@SteveEarle) August 24, 2020

Big news? A 100-year old treatment may work, a bit, for some patients. May or may not be safe. Science moves slowly – there is still so much we don’t know. What kind of antibodies? Which patients benefit? When in course of illness? What dose? How long? Need science, not politics.

— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) August 23, 2020

Strangely, a blundered outing here from Trump. He built up this thing, then wandered around lost in his own statement, gave some airtime to Hahn and Azar who thanked the Great Leader, then cut it off after two questions from State TV 1 and State TV 2, and one real question. https://t.co/Mo6PEzENCV

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 23, 2020

Not a good moment for Dr. Hahn pic.twitter.com/BUQFX5N3yb

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 23, 2020

WATCH: Reporters shout questions as President Trump ends a press briefing on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/oZw9HpXcNo

— The Hill (@thehill) August 23, 2020

Now even the FDA has fallen. Truth, science, data, and public safety out the window. Trump re-election the goal.https://t.co/xP59e46oDu

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 23, 2020

.@NYTimes on blood plasma and COVID19, earlier this month: “The truth is that no one knows if it works” https://t.co/eBp5JZDdSU

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 23, 2020

I get the impression this isn’t quite the game-changer Trump wants. https://t.co/TX5KtPQmsC

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 23, 2020

Maryanne Trump Barry, President Trump’s older sister and a former federal judge, described him as a liar who has “no principles” in a series of audio recordings provided by her niece, Mary Trump, to The Washington Post https://t.co/Mx2TUJhtxI

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2020

In Mary Trump's secret tapes, president's sister Maryanne calls brother 'stupid,' phony, 'cruel -. “He has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my God, if you were a religious person, you want to help people. Not do this.” https://t.co/4U5t0Vlj5m

— Mia Farrow 🏳️‍🌈 🌻🇺🇦 (@MiaFarrow) August 23, 2020

He’s a criminal (this is merely one further illustration; there are others in this thread, and more will no doubt come to light in the future). https://t.co/ziWnOTRCgj

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 23, 2020

JUST IN: Trump campaign releases list of Republican convention speakers https://t.co/G79jnRpyrv

— Axios (@axios) August 23, 2020

The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, and newsrooms have a crucial decision to make: Should they intervene if speakers lie?@BrianStelter spoke with @SaraFischer, @PeterHamby and @AmandaCarpenter about how networks should cover the RNC. https://t.co/AMHWfdFeRD

— Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) August 23, 2020

"If anyone was born to write a juicy book about the democracy-threatening relationship between Fox News and @realDonaldTrump, it had to be @BrianStelter."https://t.co/S8FoLz7B0n

— Emily Kuhn (@emkuhn) August 23, 2020

Firefighters, military planes, troops arrive in California to fight massive blazes https://t.co/uTwU3bkMTm pic.twitter.com/MiB8s2leWe

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2020

The heat waves, the power outages, the fires. The lost homes, the lost lives, the lost trees.

What's happening in California has a name: climate change. It doesn’t have to be this way. A better world is possible.

My latest in @TheAtlantic.https://t.co/EzcnTS1VEd

— Dr. Leah C. Stokes (@leahstokes) August 23, 2020

Two hurricanes are expected to hit Lousiana within 48 hours of each other. Hurricane Marco is forecasted to make landfall Monday, followed by Tropical Storm Laura — which will likely become a hurricane.https://t.co/b70V6SDJRo

— NPR (@NPR) August 23, 2020

We're LIVE throughout the night to bring you the latest on #Marco and #Laura.

Stick with The Weather Channel for every advisory, alert, evacuation orders, and everything else you need to know. pic.twitter.com/0T1Y9x2dQa

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 23, 2020

This is the great fear. So long as Putin has his back, Lukashenko may feel he can get away with anything. https://t.co/l5qtrnFRa3

— Andrew Gallagher (@andrewgdotcom) August 23, 2020

Thousands of people protested against President Aleksandr Lukashenko in Belarus on Sunday. He has indicated repeatedly that he has no intention of succumbing to pressure from the streets. “Until you kill me, there will not be any more elections,” he said. https://t.co/KaLnXAugFP

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2020

In Belarus, Lukashenko is now strutting around carrying a machine gun. https://t.co/ncswH9qBXx

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 23, 2020

.@TomCottonAR, the military in Belarus is taking your advice.

Congratulations.

cc: @IRIGlobal https://t.co/1hDE4L9oG0

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 23, 2020

France reports post-lockdown daily record of 4,897 new COVID-19 cases https://t.co/85lCs6hinP pic.twitter.com/YXsZFIRhky

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 23, 2020

"It is far more damaging for a child's development and their health… to be away from school any longer"

Boris Johnson says it is 'vitally important' children return to class https://t.co/thMvekXlpW

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 23, 2020

‘Needless to say, Boris also did his red box every day and was constantly in contact with the office,” a source said.’

Photos: Carrie Symonds
Words: @ShippersUnbound
Styling: Dominic Cummingshttps://t.co/I4qzFTDPEb

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 23, 2020

Because the location of Boris Johnson's holiday was leaked the media have decided to release family photos from Boris and Carrie's next four holiday destinations to save time. pic.twitter.com/rjdks3ZBUQ

— 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕜 🎲 𝕁𝕒𝕫𝕫 (@_JackJazz) August 23, 2020

Leaked official documents reveal a no deal Brexit risks shortages of food, fuel and medicines this winter.
This doomsday scenario is totally avoidable. The Government must pull the country back from the brink of no deal and focus on tackling this pandemic.https://t.co/n9e8ZWzaH7

— Layla Moran 🔶🕊️ (@LaylaMoran) August 23, 2020

I am really looking forward to Year Zero when we are all sent back to our second homes for re-education.

— Ivo Dawnay (@IvoDawnay) August 23, 2020

There is a small asteroid headed our way on the eve of the U.S. elections, and its odds of hitting Earth are about one in 240. But it’s too small to do any damage even if it hit our planet head on, astronomers said. https://t.co/BlunpgDFZf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 23, 2020

President Trump on Saturday suggested that his own FDA is making it difficult for drug companies to enroll people in clinical trials for vaccines and therapies to treat Covid-19, part of a "deep state" plot to hinder his re-election prospects https://t.co/6bDmyqmzEE

— POLITICO (@politico) August 22, 2020

Many doctors and studies disagree with this! https://t.co/fpLVJZMvHS

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2020

BREAKING: There is no evidence to support Trump’s accusation, and top biotechnology executives were fast to praise the speed at which the FDA has moved. https://t.co/cuaMOs6NVf

— STAT (@statnews) August 22, 2020

This is ominous coming as the FDA prepares to review potential vaccines for safety and effectiveness. Is he setting up a decision to countermand the regulators?https://t.co/qIVIyebDAb

— Carol Eisenberg (@Eisey) August 22, 2020

“You have to decide where your red line is, and that’s my red line." — Peter Marks, head of @US_FDA's center for biologics (ie vaccines), says he would quit if the Trump administration tries to approve a #Covid19 vaccine before it's proven safe & effective https://t.co/9Lf6xNtF18

— Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 (@HelenBranswell) August 21, 2020

The Deep State is for people who don't really believe we landed on the moon.

The Deep State is for grown ass adults who still believe in the Tooth Fairy.

The Deep State is for stupid, stupid, stupid people who have parents that are also their siblings.

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 22, 2020

26 Republicans voted for the bill. That's 26 more than I imagined.

— Cliffman 💙🟧💥⭐🔥💫🌟🌊 Keep It 💯. Vote Blue. 💙 (@NHarris956) August 22, 2020

Postal workers in Washington State have reinstalled high-speed mail sorting machines—dismantled after controversial orders from the U.S. Postal Service—despite USPS orders not to put machines back in usehttps://t.co/rxhPYrsxe8

— LiA (@LibsInAmerica) August 22, 2020

How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis https://t.co/8fzu6dklg9

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) August 22, 2020

-Over 179,000 Americans have died from #COVID19 and the virus continues to spread.

-The House is passing emergency legislation today to stop the sabotage of @USPS.

-The CIA assessed Russia paid the Taliban to kill US troops.

But the below is what @realDonaldTrump is doing. https://t.co/xfqKYBXKyX

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 22, 2020

Minnesota Dept. of Health says more than a dozen people who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota have tested positive for the coronavirus, making it the 3rd state to link cases of the virus to the massive rally. https://t.co/JO12bkEdr7

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 22, 2020

“Do you want to be the person responsible for sending everyone home?” As reopening colleges try to salvage normalcy — and revenue — from a crippling pandemic, they're running into the limits of policing student behavior. https://t.co/NbssEy9iw4

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 22, 2020

I feel so much rage about all of this but it’s also so predictable. @JuliaLMarcus and I predicted it but it doesn’t make it feel good https://t.co/lxo1bXXuch

— Jessi Gold MD MS (@drjessigold) August 22, 2020

NEW VIDEO: "It's long been considered out of bounds to question a persons patriotism. But in the face of all of this the conclusion can't be avoided: These people actually hate America. At the same time, they desperately want to control America" -Tucker Carlson #TuckerDunksTrump pic.twitter.com/hTsgH3mVEt

— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) August 22, 2020

NEW: NASA predicts an asteroid will pass close to Earth the day before the election

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) August 22, 2020

Belarus: Nato rejects claim that foreign troops are on border https://t.co/SNM5Bfua5W

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 22, 2020

This is disturbing. In the midst of the assassination attempt against @Navalny the Russian authorities are now targeting @pussyrrriot. Putin seems to be going after many of his enemies. He must be terrified of the Belarus uprising jumping the border into Russia https://t.co/TgcmmUUe84

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) August 22, 2020

"Putin wants Trump to win, but not because he cares about Trump; not because he respects or admires him. Russia's target is American democracy, but this time it doesn't need to work very hard at trying to destroy it," writes @FridaGhitis for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/gjc2ZDy8N6

— CNN (@CNN) August 22, 2020

Scientists in Germany put on three pop concerts to study the risks of coronavirus infections in large indoor spaces.

The experiment, named Restart-19, was a scientific study carried out by the University Medical Center in Halle. https://t.co/QLb6QpSpYv

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 22, 2020

BREAKING: Taoiseach and Tanaiste have issued a statement to Sunday Independent in which they call on Phil Hogan to consider his position as EU Commissioner. #Exclusive #Golfgate https://t.co/mxNA6wVKi5

— Kevin Doyle (@KevDoyle_Indo) August 22, 2020

Boris Johnson demands only loyalty, not competence, in his lust for power | Nick Cohen https://t.co/iA6UfP6la1

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 22, 2020

Tory advisors urge Boris Johnson to grant Nicola Sturgeon a second independence referendum https://t.co/iROF2tC9bM

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 22, 2020

Boris Johnson backed by Whitty on reopening schools just weeks after warning of risks https://t.co/saO8XhCIXC

— The Independent (@Independent) August 22, 2020

Interesting thread. Who'd have thought that Boris Johnson's friend & generous benefactor Alexander Temerko (a fossil-fuel billionaire who used to run a Russian state arms company) would also be on the board of the opaquely funded, #Brexit-promoting IEA? https://t.co/37OjBXaguf

— Tom Scott 🇺🇦 (@Tom___Scott) August 22, 2020

They’re ‘queue-jumping’ a ‘queue’ that doesn’t exist. This is simply fake news. https://t.co/3lgMkRwmaQ

— Prof Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) August 22, 2020

White House says Trump likely to veto Democrats' bill to aid struggling USPS https://t.co/5BRoNNtfUE pic.twitter.com/Thfbs1KZqW

— The Hill (@thehill) August 22, 2020

Trump’s suggestion of deploying law enforcement officials to monitor polls raises specter of voting intimidation https://t.co/9EkDKMmqf4

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) August 22, 2020

President Trump, who's repeatedly railed against mail-in voting, says he has concerns about in-person voting as well, and wants to use law-enforcement as poll watchers on Election Day. https://t.co/y8jbU2QENf

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 21, 2020

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the Postal Service is working "feverishly" to increase the efficiency of deliveries and said he feels "bad about the dip in our service" — but said sorting machines that have been removed won't be replaced. https://t.co/W6EBw2YZV7

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) August 21, 2020

These assurances would be more convincing if it weren’t for the fact that the President of the United States confessed, in broad daylight, to his political motivations for undermining the Postal Service. https://t.co/EXG8e6ldMR

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) August 21, 2020

This is either a good reversal by Postmaster General DeJoy, or it’s a lie. We need to ensure it’s the former and not the latter. I look forward to DeJoy sending a written document to @USPS employees confirming his reversal. https://t.co/aWqNkScw4q

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 21, 2020

In the weeks before Louis DeJoy was installed as postmaster general, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin held a series of one-on-one meetings with members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, multiple people familiar with the encounters told NBC News.https://t.co/1Zz3Jm7oUI

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 21, 2020

“That unprecedented crisis loomed over everything this week. It was unforgettable in every moment, precisely because of the remote format,” says @chrislhayes of the DNC. “And in the words of Joe Biden last night…‘It did not have to be this bad.’” pic.twitter.com/Tf06LG5PsK

— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 22, 2020

Here's a list. Like a souvenir. For reference. pic.twitter.com/ICJFkDkYwg

— KarinKB (@KarinKB) August 21, 2020

BREAKING: The #BlueWave2020 Trailer pic.twitter.com/US80XevFwN

— Eleven Films (@ElevenFilms) August 21, 2020

Opinion: If Joe Biden wins, there will be a far-right reaction.

This deranged cult is already finding a place in the GOP. https://t.co/mhzVkVVzXp

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2020

Opinion: Trump’s strange silence on Belarus https://t.co/3A6e8AY5Fs

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 21, 2020

“The embattled president, Alexander Lukashenko, now has a reason why so many people are out on the streets trying to push him out of power,” @RichardEngel reports of protests in Belarus. “He says it’s America’s fault. It is a foreign plot."https://t.co/j0qOBz7JIZ

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 21, 2020

Belarus opposition summoned; Kremlin seen standing by weakened Lukashenko https://t.co/sCfzWNAQew pic.twitter.com/EYxYq0nrQC

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 22, 2020

Update on Navalny!
An ambulance to transport Navalny has arrived at the hospital. The German plane on standby for the past 18+ hours is supposed to depart 6am Omsk time. Less than an hour

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) August 21, 2020

BREAKING: Doctors at the Siberian hospital where Alexei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, lies in a coma after suspected poisoning have allowed his family to transport him to a top German medical facility. https://t.co/vKSTGbpGwh

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 21, 2020

“The families of low-paid frontline NHS and social care workers who die from coronavirus will be stripped of eligibility for welfare benefits if they receive a payout under the government’s Covid-19 compensation scheme”https://t.co/EnoxzkBQV9

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 21, 2020

“I was hired at the end of May… In 12 weeks I have not made a single call despite working 42 hours a week for £10.12 an hour."

The sheer, eye-watering, reprehensible ineptitude of Serco's £120 million outsourced gig, courtesy of @BorisJohnson 😔https://t.co/aWT3cSqLKB

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) August 21, 2020

So Boris Johnson illegally pitched a tent in a farmer's field and lit a campfire before pissing off home leaving his staff and the angry farmer to clean up his mess…. https://t.co/JJuItdTPY5

— Otto English (@Otto_English) August 21, 2020

In April, at the very height of the pandemic, Boris Johnson’s Government increased Child Benefit by 35p a week https://t.co/DaPsfNVEfe

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) August 21, 2020

Real terms change in the cost of transport since 1980 (source: DfT):

– Rail fares +63%

– Motoring -20%

If there was ever a time to address the rising cost of rail travel and cut fares, this is it.https://t.co/753q2Xey0D

— Jonathan Bartley (@jon_bartley) August 19, 2020

Boris Johnson's ‘oven-ready’ Brexit deal has gone off, and it’s the oven’s fault | The Independent https://t.co/AAyWI9UodA

— John Ashton ( you, us, I) (@Johnrashton47) August 21, 2020

Those shifty Continental bastards. Forcing on us the thing we always said we wanted, that we’re not frightened of and definitely could live with because they need us more than we need them. Shouldn’t we be celebrating?

— Stephen Kinsella (@Kinsellas) August 21, 2020

Our legal action is a last resort to try to force Boris Johnson to order an independent investigation into Russian interference in elections.
His abject failure to act breaches the right to free elections & is a massive dereliction of duty #RussiaReport https://t.co/vSZ46Ow9Np

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) August 21, 2020

“The prime minister’s refusal to even ask our intelligence services what the Russians did to influence the referendum is a total dereliction of his duty to protect us all.” https://t.co/rPTq8U3rpl

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 21, 2020

They defraud their own. Typical Trump grifter model.

— Artemis Gordon (@ArtemisGordon1) August 20, 2020

So Steven Bannon was arrested on a $28 million yacht owned by a Chinese fugitive stuck in a Connecticut swamp. This is B-list movie worthy. https://t.co/BWqdqRmr7e

— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) August 20, 2020

In @nytimes story on indictment of Bannon: He was arrested in CT on yacht owned by Guo Wengui, Chinese tycoon in NYC said to have ties to China’s spy agency. Bannon took $1 million. Donald Trump Jr. endorsed the “fundraising.” Kobach was on its board. https://t.co/jbHIleNgCJ

— Edward Wong (@ewong) August 20, 2020

Trump’s monument to hate at the border has always been one big con to fan the flames of bigotry and help his buddies get rich. Every available penny of government funding for that wall should be redirected to fight COVID-19. I’ve got a bill for that.https://t.co/tUQ6628q6A

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 20, 2020

Lou Dobbs accuses "the deep state" of "launching agents of the U.S. Postal Service to arrest" Steve Bannon, real normal stuff. pic.twitter.com/iQ7sgBUihQ

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 20, 2020

Analysis: Bannon’s indictment raises more uneasy questions about William Barr’s SDNY gambit https://t.co/jkIecxY1D7

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 20, 2020

the right wing has become a coven of crooks and con men, so no surprise at all when Bannon was arrested Thursday on a boat (by officials from the U.S. Postal Service, which sounds like an over-the-top plot point in a bad movie) https://t.co/IB9ewXHVNl

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) August 20, 2020

New York state prosecutors appeal a judge's decision to toss mortgage fraud charges against fmr. Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. https://t.co/Vnok53Q2Q3

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 20, 2020

McEnany said Trump "does not know" the people involved with Bannon's wall initiative.

In addition to Bannon, Trump actually knows most of its board of directors.

From @KFILE and @emsteck: https://t.co/045lgwVumW

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2020

As if this story couldn’t get any better? https://t.co/7tbTesiKtt

— Ash Stronge (@ashstronge) August 20, 2020

Trump Jr. distances from Bannon group, says he attended "single" event https://t.co/mY9HKWzsSB pic.twitter.com/Ar0w6534Yv

— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2020

Breaking News: President Trump must provide his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney, a federal judge ruled again, rejecting the president’s arguments. https://t.co/HNwTqCmap9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 20, 2020

Judge: Manhattan DA can get Trump’s tax records from Mazars. There may be an appeal, which means a little delay, but it’s all over except the shouting. Trump’s taxes will be in the hands of prosecutors either shortly before or after the election. https://t.co/kj5kC89jUm

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 20, 2020

I have heard more coherent thoughts expressed by the man who stands at the end of my road directing the traffic with a spoon. https://t.co/nnnezNiUa8

— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) August 20, 2020

#IntoAmerica: What is QAnon? The beliefs associated with it range from the merely strange to the downright dangerous.

.@trymainelee talks to @oneunderscore__ about why he thinks we should be paying attention.

Listen now: https://t.co/zoYbeAnjTq pic.twitter.com/hV4oZhUkH2

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 20, 2020

With the necessary caveat that there's still a lot that we don't know, the fact that Alexey Navalny, the only real leader of the Russian opposition, is allegedly poisoned just as Putin deliberates what to do with the protests in #Belarus sure is a funny coincidence.

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 20, 2020

The anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny has been Vladimir Putin’s only formidable opponent for years. Why try to assassinate him now? There are two possible explanations, @mashagessen writes. https://t.co/jDPWqSXP74

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 20, 2020

Putin's reign of terror will continue until he is stppped. Dictators do not stop on their own. Yet there are always voices in the free world calling for resets and engagement—appeasement by other names—and they have blood on their hands.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 20, 2020

Yes, @Twitter followers, I am more emotional here than normal because I am upset about @navalny poisoning and I am dismayed at my government's tepid response. There is good and evil in the world. It's time we get on the side of this divide. https://t.co/cXOwVYw8qG

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 20, 2020

Not sure I've ever seen a Belarusian trade union vice chair in the @nytimes before: "Change is happening in Belarus that has been delayed for decades. What it'll turn into is still unclear. But this time, Belarusians are ready to confront the uncertainty"https://t.co/AxqpveL3O2

— sarah margon (@sarahmargon) August 20, 2020

Belarus opposition faces criminal case as protests continue https://t.co/xKwrQ5urd0

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 20, 2020

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's government: an omnishambles week | Editorial https://t.co/zIr4O6NXMX

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 20, 2020

Friday's Times: "Middle-class children may be forced to take gap year" #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/98J6XmVbYH

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 20, 2020

‘I’ve had members of my association claiming universal credit and they’re shocked by how low it is,” says a Tory mp’. 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/xJTIzVcyow

— Anand Menon (@anandMenon1) August 20, 2020

Constant fiddling with international quarantines and local lock-down is a massive distraction from the real problem:

🔸BRITAIN STILL HAS NO FULLY EFFECTIVE TEST, TRACK AND ISOLATE SYSTEM🔸

Either internally or at the borders.

Media scrutiny = ZERO. Job done for pic.twitter.com/QuMjusSypc

— Prof Colin Talbot (@colinrtalbot) August 20, 2020

This looks posed. I wonder where he’s really sleeping? And where’s Carrie and that baby? pic.twitter.com/hsbEx04Hqh

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 20, 2020

Video reveals Steve Bannon links to Boris Johnson https://t.co/0KLtL3Gdel

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) August 20, 2020

And if you want to know the impact of Bannon/Mercer and Cambridge Analytica on Brexit, this might help

The Transatlantic Triumph of Trumpism: Boris Johnson – A Plan Years in the Making – Byline Times

Nice Pic of Harry and Raheem in here https://t.co/eUBMtppTGW

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) August 20, 2020

Former President Obama will deliver his speech to the nation tonight from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a senior Democratic official tells CNN, with a location intended to underscore "our very democracy is at stake" in the election https://t.co/eCcdlgxiQc

— CNN (@CNN) August 19, 2020

Obama has basically refrained from going after Trump by name. Until tonight. Excerpts pic.twitter.com/AndTTt6ACo

— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 19, 2020

Trump is now rambling on about how he had to run because Obama did such a bad job and how much he liked his old life and how much this is all Obama’s fault and then he realizes he is deep in the crazy and says thank you and shambles off

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 19, 2020

Trump is asked to shed light on his thoughts about about the lunatic QAnon conspiracy theory. Instead of denouncing it, he says, "I understand they like me very much, which I appreciate."

"I've heard these are people who love our country," he adds, coming close to an endorsement pic.twitter.com/gcvHvuqzIa

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2020

Trump says he is not aware that Qanon is based on the belief that Trump is saving the world from a cabal of cannibals and pedophiles.

Says he was not aware of that, but if can he save the world from bad things, that is good.

— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 19, 2020

If I was a member of a millenarian death cult and our figurehead clearly displayed no knowledge whatsoever of our belief system… I’d at least be embarrassed.

— Craig Harrington (@Craigipedia) August 19, 2020

It is one of the most powerful influencer networks on social media. It can literally decide what news a large portion of the country is seeing on Facebook in particular. https://t.co/UicXzOzr6I

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) August 19, 2020

I am not quite sure what’s going on here with the president except that I think he is on some sort of medication and it is making him very weird, even far more than usual

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 19, 2020

Wrong answer. We are a democracy. We the people decide. Not an autocrat. https://t.co/y94tQjCWgL

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) August 19, 2020

There’s no more direct attack on democracy than saying you’re not going to respect the outcome of an election. That’s the kind of thing we see in countries where there are coups. It’s not the kind of conversation we have here. I spoke to @ThePlumLineGS.https://t.co/Hxy3EsBTph

— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) August 19, 2020

McEnany says that Trump congratulating two anti-Muslim candidates is just "routine" and that he doesn't know much about their ideology

In fact, there have been two dozen primary winners recently, and he's only congratulated four, including these two. https://t.co/cNibINS2AJ

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) August 19, 2020

House of Representatives Democrats unveiled legislation that would require same-day processing for mail-in ballots and give the cash-strapped Postal Service a $25 billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by postal chief Louis DeJoy https://t.co/ri3qsSZHpC pic.twitter.com/0innWdsx3I

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 19, 2020

Trump says he’s demanding the restoration of U.N. sanctions on Iran that were suspended in deal struck by Obama administration https://t.co/EKfaTLGaIB

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 19, 2020

BREAKING: President Trump says the U.S. will demand restoration of all UN sanctions against Iran, setting the stage for a Security Council crisis. https://t.co/olifQC6Xec

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 19, 2020

According to Bild media sources the Kremlin is sending troops to Belarus in support of Lukashenko and to stop the protesters. Russia will use trucks from the Interior Ministry and transport machines from Russian Air Force. Will continue to update

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) August 19, 2020

If reports are true that Putin's "green men" are on their way to Belarus, then the playbook is this: They will stage incidents of violence against ethnic Russians; Lukashenka will plead for "help," Russian forces will crack down on *all* protests as "humanitarian assistance."

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 19, 2020

BREAKING: EU Rejects the results of the Belarus Elections and plans large number of targeted sanctions against members of the Lukashenko regime https://t.co/1MEUaQXhOs

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) August 19, 2020

This is about the Belarusian people and their legitimate right to determine the future path of their country. The EU stands at their side.

The future of #Belarus must be decided by the Belarusian people, in Belarus. It must grow from within. pic.twitter.com/moroA510BU

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 19, 2020

US will not deliver assistance to Lebanese government in aftermath of deadly Beirut blast https://t.co/GyuZoF1rXj pic.twitter.com/t29lMooJpS

— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2020

The live Trump press conference is every bit as bad as you’d imagine & then you remember that no-one in Britain even knows where Boris Johnson is https://t.co/skRdNOBjoH

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) August 19, 2020

The handling of #Covid_19 has been catastrophic. Ridiculous amounts of cash spent on useless PPE, Track and Trace staff and fake hospitals. Promotions given to unqualified deceitful mates. Scientists ignored and information ignored..#BorisHasFailedBritainhttps://t.co/MXkxAHsxdN

— Laura (@OohLookWine) August 19, 2020

‘Britain now has the highest death toll in Europe, at more than 50,000, and the deepest economic contraction of any major advanced economy.’ https://t.co/bwVGLbSnSp

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 19, 2020

It doesn’t matter how dire the consequences are for the real lives of real people, how utterly indescribably incompetent you are, as long as you’re loyal to #BorisJohnson & do as #DominicCummings tells you, you are safe in your Ministerial job.#GavinWilliamson pic.twitter.com/0rYRNTH9Kl

— Anna Soubry 🖤🤍🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 (@Anna_Soubry) August 19, 2020

New poll shows support for Scottish independence surging after Boris Johnson’s visit https://t.co/8EZatfEkfm

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 19, 2020

Analysis: New evidence revives an old question — what counts as Trump-Russia collusion?

A bipartisan report introduces previously undisclosed links between Russia’s hacking effort and Trump’s senior campaign team. https://t.co/4pESclCmC1

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 18, 2020

If this isn't collusion, what is? https://t.co/UE4xv5HmRM

— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) August 18, 2020

Andrew Weissmann, the architect of the Mueller team's case against Paul Manafort, says evidence in the Senate Intel report that suggests Konstantin Kilimnik was involved in Russia's DNC hacking operation is "substantial new information." https://t.co/Sl0cdNzPTZ

— Zach Basu (@zacharybasu) August 18, 2020

This new report makes Trumpers who scream "no collusion" & push "Spygate" look idiotic. Trump's campaign manager was tied to a Russian intel officer while the Kremlin was attacking the election to help Trump–and the Trump campaign was denying the attack.https://t.co/SvBebdgnvB

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 18, 2020

NO COLLUSION*

*Just the campaign's chair working with a Russian who served as a backchannel for Russian intelligence services. pic.twitter.com/qVA4RrpBZg

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) August 18, 2020

Analysis: The Senate’s big Russia report: What we learned, and what it means https://t.co/xZTTveJUIV

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 18, 2020

The level of coordination between the Trump campaign and Wikileaks on that memorable day of October 7, 2016, remains striking—and insufficiently unexplained. https://t.co/abbihVXaMg

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) August 18, 2020

NEWS: An internal State Dept doc circulated yesterday ordered officials to compile material to assist GOP Sens. Johnson and Grassley, who are investigating Biden and the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe.

Details w/ @NatashaBertrand @AndrewDesiderio https://t.co/2hiwAXKLYu

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 18, 2020

The first words out of Trump's mouth in Yuma, Arizona tease that he wants to shred the Constitution and serve at least 3 terms: "Considering we caught President Obama and sleepy Joe Biden spying on our campaign — treason — we'll probably be entitled to another four more years." pic.twitter.com/PP9nKAvSh6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 18, 2020

Opinion: The Postmaster General just backed down, but Democrats must keep up pressure https://t.co/nshxI7w2ZK

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 18, 2020

LOL this is the guy who wrote the sanctimonious op-ed in the NYT suggesting that colleges had a moral duty to bring students back in person. https://t.co/a9kZChCDeS

— Carrie Brown (@Brizzyc) August 18, 2020

Just read Carole's whole thread and if you're in the UK wonder why the fuck none of it was investigated, and if you're in the US think about the GOP being aware of this all this time – Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Susan Collins, all of them… https://t.co/6K6Jvlcx2A

— Tamsin Shaw🆓 (@ProfessorShaw) August 18, 2020

Boris Johnson may not make it to next election, expert predicts https://t.co/N8NsTgODvZ

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 18, 2020

Boris Johnson backs ‘loyal’ Gavin Williamson.

Countries need governments that reward competence.

Rewarding loyalty is for the Godfather movies. https://t.co/JAyx77XriX

— Alexis Conran 𝕏 (@alexisconran) August 18, 2020

Wednesday's Guardian: "Confidence in Williamson drains away as schools prepare to reopen" #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/1BV3U74PPX

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 18, 2020

What on earth did the UK do to deserve the worst government anyone can remember, not just during a terrible pandemic but in charge of Brexit too? https://t.co/1rTgMbPhE0

— Sue Wilson (@Suewilson91) August 18, 2020

Quite something when even The Daily Telegraph is complaining about government by chumocracy. Forgive me if I don't think the people behind this will "level up Britain" or do anything whatsoever to improve social mobility. They couldn't care less. https://t.co/5aQlAlPG0x

— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) August 18, 2020

Dido Harding encapsulates the Johnson culture. Failed as boss of TalkTalk, failed at track-and-trace, now promoted to oversee England’s public health with no experience or expertise. In this country there’s no limit to how high you can fail if you’re friends with the right people

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) August 18, 2020

Dido Harding, who‘s heading the new health body, is married Tory MP John Penrose, who sits on the advisory board of think tank 1828. Their manifesto recommends replacing the NHS with an insurance system.

I keep saying it: The NHS isn’t safe under the Tories. pic.twitter.com/P17BNifBsm

— Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) August 18, 2020

Pizza Express has revealed plans to close almost a fifth of its UK restaurants under a financial restructuring that places 1,100 jobs at risk https://t.co/f8nfYLTTLi

— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 18, 2020

Germans have had enough.

German media increasingly now calling for Germany & EU to give UK a hard – or even no deal – Brexit deal with UK.

“If the British behave like ‘lemmings’ – we should just let them jump”. https://t.co/HgXVT0js9X

— Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@nicktolhurst) August 18, 2020

#Belarus. Happening right now in #Minsk. It’s the 10th consecutive day of protests. Huge crowds are gathering again in front of the parliament, but also in various spots across the city. Protesters gathered outside a police station, demanding the release of political prisoners. pic.twitter.com/neGgXRS0li

— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) August 18, 2020

“I wouldn’t call this protest. I’d call this being beaten up," one Belarusian said, as armed troops used stun grenades and rubber bullets to chase protestors down.https://t.co/d2Pyhc23GT

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 18, 2020

Putin playbook from #Ukraine now being deployed in #Belarus. Probably the same doctored documents. Nobody fooled. https://t.co/YMghmJMEAE

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) August 18, 2020

They're coming for you Lukashenko 😉

(By St Petersburg artist Alexander Ivanov)#BelarusProtest #Belarus pic.twitter.com/ytdYfmZdwm

— Janek Lasocki (@JanekLasocki) August 18, 2020

Analysis: The crisis in Belarus echoes in Trump’s America https://t.co/VNEcdNoXPX

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 18, 2020

Authorities introduce new measures to slow spread of virus, dimming hopes for economic revival.

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 31, 2020

Germany to extend coronavirus furlough to 24 months… https://t.co/7ASXnUD4zp

— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) August 18, 2020

Canada's hardest-hit province for COVID-19 launches plan to combat second wave https://t.co/tytdbKowf4 pic.twitter.com/0FPkXt5ynH

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 18, 2020

Ireland at 'tipping point' as Covid-19 cases rise https://t.co/F5joNCeFVn

— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) August 18, 2020

The A-level fiasco shows why Boris Johnson is profoundly unfit to be Prime Minister https://t.co/aODw03aGxU

— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) August 17, 2020

"What changed was seeing the experience of young people receiving grades and being distressed at the need to then have to go and appeal grades"

Ofqual chairman Roger Taylor says exam regulator took the "wrong road" on A-level and GCSE gradinghttps://t.co/NTVK1STLi3 pic.twitter.com/8mI6MJYanU

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 17, 2020

It's as if we're being governed by a crime gang.
"Downing Street is unlikely to axe Gavin Williamson, with one member of government suggesting he'd cause more problems outside the tent. “He’s not someone you want to get on the wrong side of.”https://t.co/SQ7hvVBbRv

— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) August 17, 2020

This is a bloody good question and the basis of the question is spot on. This was never ever going to hold after the Scotland reversal. It simply couldn’t without disadvantaging English pupils. https://t.co/G3Ebhh8Ivx

— Shown (@northernlad18) August 17, 2020

What went wrong with the A-level algorithm? | Financial Times – free to view https://t.co/6ZY3G0ekyl

— Chris Giles (@ChrisGiles_) August 17, 2020

The Vote Leave team that now runs Number 10 spent years dismissing complex policy problems as "Project Fear" or making up imaginary solutions like "GATT 24". So whenever it hits a policy problem that actually needs solving – like A-Level results or a pandemic – things fall apart.

— Robert Saunders (@redhistorian) August 17, 2020

The Tories were right that Boris Johnson’s a magician. He’s transformed massive victory and goodwill into unrelenting chaos and corruption and pulled off the whole trick in less than eight months

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) August 17, 2020

Get The Navy Mobilised With A High Presence Now! https://t.co/5xlugi7itS

— Bob For A Full Brexit (@boblister_poole) August 17, 2020

The qualification to play a part in this Govt was to have voted for Brexit. Turns out that swept aside a swathe of competents and introduced a mass of incompetents.

— Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 (@DeborahMeaden) August 17, 2020

After all this, do people still really believe that Brexit is going to be fine? What are the chances of this bunch of Tory dipshits having thought any of it through beyond, ‘Let’s have a 50p, a blue passport and a museum’?
Seriously, we’re heading for unprecedented fuckuppery.

— sarah murphy (@13sarahmurphy) August 17, 2020

Area man continues to wonder who shat in the underpants he’s been wearing for the last 4 years. https://t.co/2EK9r7JmVw

— Dli O’Doir (@dli_odoir) August 17, 2020

President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s grip on power in Belarus looked increasingly desperate on Monday when he turned to his once reliably loyal supporters at a tractor factory for a boost. They shouted him down with chants of “Go away! Go away!” https://t.co/qFE7hxLJvY

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 17, 2020

"Clearly rattled, the president replied: 'Are you saying the elections were unfair and you want fair ones? Here's your answer. We had an election. Until you kill me, there won’t be another one'.”https://t.co/cx62MBftHG

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 17, 2020

Factory workers in Belarus walked off their jobs and joined protesters demanding the immediate resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

"There will be no new election until you kill me," Lukashenko vowed. https://t.co/0CrRJTS57S

— NPR (@NPR) August 17, 2020

Protests in Belarus are the biggest in the country's history. Here's how a government crackdown backfired after a slew of videos and photos circulated showing the sheer brutality of police and security officers. https://t.co/LybcCoGS3w pic.twitter.com/yWGGrQQob8

— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) August 17, 2020

Very welcoming news! EU leaders in solidarity will send a message of support to Belarusian protesters and tell Russia to stay out. Hope they have a plan for thathttps://t.co/d5CZODBFMF

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) August 17, 2020

Minsk, Peremen
16 August 2020 via @UmlandAndreas pic.twitter.com/CjmnqMBEpp

— Nicolas de Pedro 🇪🇸 (@nicolasdepedro) August 17, 2020

The UNC student newspaper is NOT pulling any punches after school has major COVID-19 outbreak one week after students returned to campus… pic.twitter.com/LphAQ8dDB6

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 17, 2020

The University of North Carolina shuts down in-person classes at its Chapel Hill campus after a stunning rise in Covid-19 cases just a week after classes beganhttps://t.co/kEhtB9BU51

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 17, 2020

"Some universities are already battling Covid outbreaks, including the UNC at Chapel Hill — where 4 viral clusters have emerged one week after in-person classes started — and Oklahoma State University, where a single sorority house has 23 confirmed cases" https://t.co/5hwHWdWFrl

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 17, 2020

What the actual fuck is happening?!

Oleandrin is a plant toxin best known for being the poison used to murder the cheating boyfriend in “White Oleander.”

Please make it stop.

“Trump eyes unproven COVID-19 "cure" promoted by MyPillow CEO” https://t.co/2fVTrjWUiT

— Ryan Marino, MD (@RyanMarino) August 17, 2020

Now that we're "looking strongly" at eating poisonous flowers, my reminder that we're facing a death cult:https://t.co/MgoSzoA5ie

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 17, 2020

Back in February I wrote @slate about the 27 times (by then) that Trump had "joked" about staying in office beyond his constitutionally-mandated term limit of two terms.
Not funny. https://t.co/jc53XaXN4J https://t.co/rk0r5gtZRl

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) August 17, 2020

The President says suburban women all loved it when he called them suburban housewives and says they’ll get over it pic.twitter.com/1yHRc8KIwM

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 17, 2020

Fucking delusional

— 𝙹𝚊𝚢𝚗𝚒𝚎’𝚜 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝙱𝚞𝚗 (@FreeGirlNowNYC) August 17, 2020

Bookmark this one. https://t.co/KnJuCdXZiv

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) August 17, 2020

Taking a cue from ⁦@Sulliview⁩, ⁦@Will_Bunch⁩ doubles down on the post-office mess — what he calls a “nine-alarm fire for American democracy” https://t.co/dVLVVsqwjH

— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) August 17, 2020

VOTERS LOSING CONFIDENCE: 45 percent of Americans say they are *not confident* the results of the election will be counted correctly. 45 percent say they *are* confident — a 14-point drop, per latest @NBCNews @WSJ poll

— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) August 17, 2020

New Interview: I talked to a historian of the Post Office, Winifred Gallagher, about the institution’s fraught history, its importance to American democracy, & why attempts to politicize it in the past may have been different from what we’re seeing today. https://t.co/RRGQHEC7LS

— Isaac Chotiner (@IChotiner) August 17, 2020

170,000 dead and Trump is within 1 point in the swing states.

Whether it be covid or universal healthcare, Americans don’t care who dies as long as it’s not them.

— God (@thegoodgodabove) August 17, 2020

The DNC Convention will feature:

2 fmr Presidents
The Speaker of the House
2 fmr First Ladies
1 fmr Vice President
4 fmr nominees
2 fmr Secretary of State

Meanwhile the RNC Convention is featuring Trump all 4 nights.

That’s the difference between a party and a cult.

— Doug Gordon (@dgordon52) August 17, 2020

CNN: Former Bloomberg campaign aides call for Michael Bloomberg to be pulled from DNC program

— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 17, 2020

The @DNC keeps trying to be down with plutocracy rather than turning out its base. Bloomberg, Kasich, and Whitman are speaking at the convention this week. But not Latino Democrats like @JulianCastro, whom I spoke with about his party’s issues last year. https://t.co/wDM0OuiLxd

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) August 17, 2020

Listen to an excerpt of Michelle Obama's convention speech praising presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden: "His life is a testament to getting back up and he is going to channel that same grit and passion to pick us all up. To help us heal and guide us forward." pic.twitter.com/q25DsfLKiY

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 17, 2020

Just heard a preview of Michelle Obama's speech. It's great. I'm just not sure how Melania is going do with it.

— Chris Carfizzi (@ChrisCarfizzi) August 17, 2020

Let’s help spread the word about the Convention this week.

Would be fantastic to see Biden-Harris get a poll bump – and that will only happen if we drive viewership…

https://t.co/THVRhIW0Aa

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) August 17, 2020

NEW: Testimonial ad from Trump's Former DHS Chief of Staff @MilesTaylorUSA, declaring his support for Joe Biden and describing Trump's presidency as "terrifying" and "actively doing damage to our security."

WATCH & go to https://t.co/Nz2NiSCquN for more. pic.twitter.com/iChqOdIIew

— Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) August 17, 2020

If there was an “I’m sorry for family separations” in this ad, I missed it. https://t.co/LP4JFkVEIY

— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) August 17, 2020

Breaking: @SpeakerPelosi says she’s calling the House back into session this week to vote on USPS legislation

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) August 16, 2020

A senior Dem aide says likely plan is for the House to return this week to deal with USPS fiasco.

House will vote on the “Delivering for America Act,” which would block Postal Service from implementing changes to operations/service in place on January 1.

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) August 16, 2020

This isn’t a partisan issue.

If you believe Americans have the right to vote – without putting their lives on the line during a pandemic to do it – you support the full funding of the United States Postal Service – period. https://t.co/zQN5yClWFj

— Sean Patrick Maloney (@RepSeanMaloney) August 16, 2020

Yes the USPS is an emergency.

But cutting government and then pointing to a crippled government as proof that government doesn’t work has been a Republican strategy for 40 years.

— Jesse Eisinger (@eisingerj) August 16, 2020

Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. received more than 5,000 letters on Postal Service issues just in the past week. Sen. Gary Peters has received nearly 7,000 — more than 750 of them related to ballots. Sen. Jon Tester reported 3,000 USPS complaints. https://t.co/8hrTJBBXCc

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 16, 2020

You might have heard about Louis DeJoy because of his huge RNC and Trump donations. Or maybe when his wife, also a donor, was appointed as Canadian ambassador. Or maybe when DeJoy became the Postmaster General while holding $30 million in USPS conflicts.https://t.co/5BRV6yvQnY

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 16, 2020

It's not a protest in North Carolina until the banjo comes out.

This is a great moment in Greensboro, North Carolina as we protest outside Louis DeJoy's mansion.#USPSprotest #DemCastNC #SaveTheUSPS pic.twitter.com/Vp8Wof8wya

— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) August 16, 2020

“18 USC §1703:
(a) Whoever, being a Postal Service officer or employee,…detains [or] delays …any …mail entrusted to him …shall be fined …or imprisoned not more than five years.” Note the absence of any requirement that willfulness be charged or proved.

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 16, 2020

Yikes! If you thought Trump had an ace up his sleeve, or some grand scheme with his new campaign manager – read this. It’s a mess. No wonder he wants to take down the USPS. https://t.co/6bMBqyX3zT

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 16, 2020

As I've said many x, Trump views himself as the wartime president for Red America, with blue America, not any foreign rival, as the adversary. https://t.co/0KqVqaGKja

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 16, 2020

Senate Intel leaders said Trump associates may have presented misleading testimony during Russia probe: report https://t.co/5ecn4yOnQp pic.twitter.com/gERztxJRGs

— The Hill (@thehill) August 16, 2020

Both were failures, so they were onto something. https://t.co/3SGacnC1pP

— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) August 16, 2020

OK, 2020, I really could've lived without this one. pic.twitter.com/58FrTgR1fu

— Charles Gaba ( ✡️, deal with it) (@charles_gaba) August 16, 2020

Wait, so the vote to officially nominate Biden already happened on Saturday?? By email? Were they gonna announce the results or nah https://t.co/E5PIvyzQEY

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) August 16, 2020

'He conned me': Pennsylvania farmer who voted for Trump in 2016 to speak at DNC https://t.co/sCBeD7z7Ka via @Yahoo

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 16, 2020

The 5 most important DNC speeches | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/ojUOV5WTn4

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 16, 2020

Have to be rooting for the courageous and long suffering people of Belarus right now.

They’ve never had protests anything like this before. pic.twitter.com/2HMgNdr9jO

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) August 16, 2020

This is what the protests in Belarus — perhaps the largest demonstration in the country's history — looked like on Sunday as tens of thousands turned out to oppose President Alexander G. Lukashenko.

Read the latest. https://t.co/mYZtASGrPK pic.twitter.com/dZAwL5vAo1

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2020

'We will perish': embattled Lukashenko sends SOS to Putin https://t.co/fEQ9auU6Hh

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2020

Spotted in St Petersburg columns of military trucks headed in the direction of Belarus https://t.co/lKlACXkB6f

— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) August 16, 2020

Democracy is a value, so it must be valued, and it is a practice, so it must be practiced. If we want it, we must be open to learning from others, and then be prepared to take responsibility for ourselves. My reflections about learning from Belarus: https://t.co/8lmNbz58fJ

— Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) August 16, 2020

You know the answer. After all, he wants to invite Putin to US before the election..

— Wendy R. Sherman (@wendyrsherman) August 16, 2020

UAE summons Iranian diplomat over 'unacceptable' Rouhani speech: WAM https://t.co/q3QC3RyngW pic.twitter.com/pcnJulZaIl

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 16, 2020

New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern delays election over coronavirus fears https://t.co/eZh2NZP9rM

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 16, 2020

“Boris Johnson’s a wanker” say what you want about this generation – they don’t mince their words #ALevelProtests pic.twitter.com/LAwJIHy0AR

— Joshua Lowe (@josh_lowe) August 16, 2020

Monday's i:

"'Chaotic' exam grading sparks legal action" #TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/KrhevK0epj

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 16, 2020

Monday's Telegraph:

"Williamson and Ofqual divided over exam grades"#TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/te2F1yNzLq

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 16, 2020

TIMES: end exam shambles Tories tell ⁦@BorisJohnson⁩ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pdja6Fc6ci

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 16, 2020

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer urges ministers to follow lead of Scotland and allow teacher assessed marks to be accepted in England https://t.co/AlCWNiYvHa

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 14, 2020

I didn't even vote for Starmer and I think this is a bit harsh…😬

I share the frustration, but I accept they are just 4 months in and in the middle of a unique time in history, meaning it's not like normal times for an Opposition and "saying how shit things are" is bulk of job https://t.co/5lwyWHX2EQ

— James Mills (@JamesMills1984) August 16, 2020

Exemplary journalism from @lewis_goodall , day after day, case after case. There is very little reason for Oxbridge colleges to turn anyone away. Unlike many other universities, the colleges are rich, teaching loads are relatively small, and much of this year *will be online* https://t.co/VxWfT5xjIh

— emily bell (@emilybell) August 16, 2020

Dominic Cummings urged to release data to disprove claim of second lockdown trip https://t.co/IpU9W77ECJ

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 16, 2020

I can’t stop laughing. Someone is getting that pizza!🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/0XbkgC1U38

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 16, 2020

On Sunday, we roast. pic.twitter.com/xS463uZFty

— KALA (@kala_manchester) August 16, 2020