President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus appealed to the Kremlin on Saturday for help against a wave of protests and strikes triggered by police violence after a disputed presidential election https://t.co/VPOSWE1cXa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 15, 2020

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said Saturday that Russia's Vladimir Putin has offered to help ensure the country's security, as opposition protesters kept up the pressure on the veteran leader over his claim to have won re-election. https://t.co/YJ5IKW6Hp6

— SBS News (@SBSNews) August 15, 2020

This is the threat, that the illegitimate ruler, a brutal dictator, will invite Putin in to help him repress and murder his people. It happened in Syria and Ukraine, and the world stood by. https://t.co/XoWSPwDqEL

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 15, 2020

Belarusian president Lukashenka claimed that #Russia's president Putin had promised him to help securing safety of #Belarus if needed.

Probably an attempt to scare the protesters and reduce civil unrest. Not sure this will work.https://t.co/e2GRMTlGu9

— Alex Kokcharov (@AlexKokcharov) August 15, 2020

#Breaking Main Belarussian TV Channel BT (БТ) joined the strike, they are demanding fair elections results and stopping violence, if their demands aren’t going to be met from Monday they are going to start broadcasting only real, no propaganda news. #Belarus #Minsk pic.twitter.com/QMR3n6f9gs

— Belarus Free Theatre (@BFreeTheatre) August 15, 2020

Lukashenka ordered KGB, Ministry of Internal affairs and Ministry of Defense not to allow human chain of 300 000 from Vilnius to Kyiv(which set to take place, according to his information) https://t.co/hTFhZte7r8 #Belarus

— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) August 15, 2020

#Lukashenko, who has reigned #Belarus for 26 yrs, said: “Our society has not matured enough to vote for a woman..This is because..the president handles a lot of power.” Now women, including his election rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, are proving him wrong. https://t.co/6arK3zvcjX

— Samantha Power (@SamanthaJPower) August 15, 2020

I stand with the people of #Belarus who are pushing back against a sham election of one of the most autocratic and corrupt regimes on the planet. https://t.co/iuf7L7UWho

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 14, 2020

Trump says you could end up not knowing who the president is on election night, or “for years”

In case anyone was wondering about what his strategy is here with the post office

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 15, 2020

Trump says this like it's a mission statement: "You're not gonna know [the election results] for months or for years. Because these [mail] ballots are all gonna lost, they're gonna be gone. pic.twitter.com/lpke3FlaDF

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 15, 2020

Asked why USPS is removing sorting machines if he wants mail to be processed quickly, Trump says, "Well, you'll have to ask him. I know this: he's a very efficient operator, a very good operator."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 15, 2020

If Democrats would just LISTEN to Trump, he is not only telling you that he is going to fuck you, he's so brazen he's also telling you HOW he is going to fuck you.

Everything for him is geared to Nov 3 or Nov 4.

He has made clear that any ballot that follows that is ILLEGAL.

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) August 15, 2020

EARLIER: Protests erupt at the USPS Postmaster General's house in Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/4q3srutOrb

— The Hill (@thehill) August 15, 2020

2/3 pic.twitter.com/TcYsE3QSoh

— Andrea Thompson (@Ldyandrea) August 15, 2020

After outrage over the USPS removing a number of blue collection boxes around the country, a spokesperson said Friday that it would wait until after Election Day and reevaluate its needs. https://t.co/xWPgqIkmSn

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 15, 2020

Trumps trying to get rid of the post office just so we can’t hang his wanted poster on the wall there.

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 15, 2020

It is insane to me how little news it is that the head and #2 of the Department of Homeland Security are *illegally* serving in those roles. The @nytimes featured it today on page A17. Page seventeen!!?!?? pic.twitter.com/fFpg6wFQJb

— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) August 15, 2020

‘This advert was funded by…’ https://t.co/pNrEO3MGgv

— Paddy O Doors (@muswellhillspur) August 15, 2020

The letter also raised concerns about testimony provided by family members and confidants of President Trump that appeared to contradict information provided by Robert Mueller https://t.co/WICVb1gWpw

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 15, 2020

Supporters of @realDonaldTrump in #Florida attempt to break record for largest boat parade but don't know yet if they succeeded. Story also doesn't mention who they paying to participate and how much. https://t.co/DeAtICmKpw

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) August 15, 2020

Trying to understand QAnon? Start here:https://t.co/TJ6db7GFqG

— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) August 14, 2020

“The QAnon cult is growing and the media is helping” https://t.co/5gl5MgUnZo via @cjr

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 15, 2020

There were plenty to choose from https://t.co/nVyanJeSuS

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 15, 2020

Tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph splash:
Matt Hancock axes Public Health England https://t.co/PUslYbVLrD

— Christopher Hope📝 (@christopherhope) August 15, 2020

Only the Tories would promote disgraced Conservative life peer Dido Harding who has a track record of failure and scandal

This is cronyism pure and simple https://t.co/YYFe6YNy7p

— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) August 15, 2020

Dido Harding is married to Tory MP John Penrose, who sits on the advisory board of a think tank called "1828".

By a stunning coincidence, "1828" has called for Public Health England to be scrapped and for the NHS to be replaced by a US-style insurance system.#CorbynWasRight https://t.co/RxBOnm7LV0

— Frank Owen's Legendary Paintbrush🥀🇵🇸🇾🇪 (@OwenPaintbrush) August 15, 2020

So. The grades of 4.6 million GCSEs – 97% of the total – are about to be assigned *solely* by another Ofqual algorithm.

Teacher-assessed grades submitted by schools will *not* be considered.

EVEN AFTER THE A LEVEL DEBACLE.

This stinks, @BorisJohnson.https://t.co/HzpmZWjHxw

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) August 15, 2020

Protests and marches are happening in Central London as A-Level students are fighting for the grades they deserve. #ALevelProtests #AlevelResults #removethetorygovernment #alevelresults2020 #uturn pic.twitter.com/cZ282F0bFS

— Charlotte (@charlottexx013) August 15, 2020

Sarah Vine does know her husband was Education Secretary doesn't she. She does know he is still a cabinet minister and that their dinner guest Boris Johnson is Prime Minister. Tell me someone please that she knows this. pic.twitter.com/HsFOFWmYWp

— Otto English (@Otto_English) August 15, 2020

Some universities accept lower grades following A-level results outcry@Anja_Popp reports:https://t.co/tjjeZ64mD0

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) August 15, 2020

This boy arrived in the UK from Iraq as a refugee as a toddler, and was given a life changing operation by the NHS. He pledged to become a doctor to repay his thanks. Yesterday, aged 18, he won a place at Cambridge to study medicine 😭😍 https://t.co/hW1NT986BQ

— Benjamin Butterworth (@benjaminbutter) August 14, 2020

Most European authorities are reopening schools, admitting it was a mistake to keep them closed for so long & determined not to have blanket closures again even as #coronavirus infections are on the rise. Our report via ⁦@WSJ⁩ https://t.co/TzGyJ9StEh

— Bojan Pancevski (@bopanc) August 14, 2020

Older Children and the Coronavirus: A New Wrinkle in the Debate – The New York Times https://t.co/NTjGku36Nv

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 15, 2020

It’s not grabbing major headlines, but the state of Iowa was leveled by a level-two land hurricane this week.

10 million acres of homes and farmland were destroyed. They need our help and they need it now. https://t.co/OwDEQViTvY

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) August 15, 2020

What happens when there’s no local news — a destructive derecho across Iowa barely gets reported.

“An article on the self-publishing website Medium laid bare the scope of the destruction.”https://t.co/CCc9byIHgb

— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) August 15, 2020

Diners at luxury Ritz hotel in London targeted by "extremely convincing" scammers who posed as hotel staff to steal payment card details https://t.co/yD2EA6Faqs

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 15, 2020

The removals represent about 10 percent of the USPS stock of sorting machines. Removals are happening in every state but Alaska.https://t.co/6lOGfByZBC

— Christopher Ingraham🦗 (@_cingraham) August 14, 2020

Trump says that he would be glad to give the 25 billion to the post office if the Democrats give him what he wants.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 14, 2020

The National Association of Letter Carriers, a union that boasts nearly 300,000 active and retired postal workers, endorsed Biden, warning the "survival" of USPS at stake https://t.co/2sFeVFCJeg

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 14, 2020

Facebook has often shied away from any confrontation with President Trump over his rhetoric and use of the platform, but the promotion of vote by mail is likely to set up a clash https://t.co/QQK9A0OrHn

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 14, 2020

And remember… pic.twitter.com/W7bcCcs379

— Jack Sterne (@JRSterne) August 14, 2020

Column: Trump is so dumb trying to sabotage USPS, Democrats. He's hurting his own voters https://t.co/ArTj9u9SAC

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 14, 2020

Both should be prosecuted. Illegally in their positions, they have no immunity for any of the actions they took. https://t.co/Or438OmTR9

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) August 14, 2020

.@realDonaldTrump has the understanding of “a fifth- or sixth-grader.”
— Trump’s defense secretary, James Mattishttps://t.co/vChjTHBMDx

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 14, 2020

Starting Line observed/got audio recording of Kanye West canvassers' discussion today:

"We gotta tell the right people what it is … It depends on who I’m talking to. It’s either for Republicans to vote for him … or vice versa, to get Trump in office"https://t.co/KhdL6eaGTy

— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) August 14, 2020

“President Donald Trump’s…waging an unprecedented campaign to weaponize virtually every component of the federal government to partisan advantage.” https://t.co/heZiSAP1LD

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 14, 2020

The lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, 38, who was assigned to the Russia investigation, plans to admit that he altered an email from the C.I.A. that investigators relied on to seek renewed court permission in 2017 for a secret wiretap on Carter Page. https://t.co/YWPWWjO6fs

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 14, 2020

Question for Barr: how are Flynn’s confessed lies to the FBI (repeated to the VP) not a crime, but Clinesmith changing an email (the full version of which he also sent to DOJ) is?

— Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)🌻 (@AWeissmann_) August 14, 2020

Disillusioned NC Republicans Call for a Future Without Trump https://t.co/bGCh7Hk4yq

— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) August 14, 2020

The distrust many Americans feel toward the news #media only seems to be getting worse. https://t.co/z6dKJxgqel (@AP | @knightfdn | @Gallup)

— CronkiteNewsLab (@CronkiteNewsLab) August 14, 2020

It's Friday afternoon, no one's reading Twitter, so it's a good time for a THREAD. I wanna try to capture some recent thoughts I've been having & figure out if they're worth writing a Real Piece on.

Our subject today: WTF are Republicans doing? No, seriously. WTF.

— David Roberts (@drvolts) August 14, 2020

Saturday’s Express:
"Boris: We're going all out to find vaccine"#BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/WTA17TVrtw

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

Fines for refusing to wear face mask to increase as Boris Johnson announces new lockdown easing https://t.co/csDRaY5dhs

— Indy Politics (@IndyPolitics) August 14, 2020

“Boris Johnson is actively avoiding scrutiny. The House of Commons must come back from recess to hold the government to better account” https://t.co/VNdv7kYmTq

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) August 14, 2020

Britain mounted a heroic effort to build ventilators. But it never needed them.

Old-school firms answered Boris Johnson’s "call to arms" with 13,437 devices. Just one was used, but they’re on standby in case of a second coronavirus wave. https://t.co/bMamsD1JOx

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

Narrator: in October 2019, Boris Johnson agreed to a post-Brexit border down the Irish Sea. https://t.co/nQUJenqD1L

— Jennifer Rankin (@JenniferMerode) August 14, 2020

In a classic case of "no one tells us what to write" Phillip Collins was sacked by the Times for refusing to take down this tweet, new deputy editor Tony Gallagher who is close friends with Boris Johnson told him to take it down or he's gone pic.twitter.com/UPcfhkrLZF

— Terry Fuck (@terryfuck45) August 14, 2020

Amazing scenes of protest in Belarus after Lukashenko’s rigged election. Spare a moment from our own division and discord for the sheer bravery of these folks demanding democracy in a dictatorship. https://t.co/4YrMjErWt6

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) August 14, 2020

Belarus may be a tiny country on another continent, but we should all be watching its people and asking ourselves if we are as brave as they are, if we care as much about democracy as they do, and if we would fight as hard for it.

My latest.https://t.co/NKka3EJ1TN

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) August 14, 2020

OPINION: With Belarusians taking to the streets, Russia doesn’t want its own citizens to get too inspired and start questioning the state’s authority. https://t.co/WPTfLSfAKg

— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) August 14, 2020

Explainer: Although wealth taxes may seem bold and innovative, the concept is almost as old as money itself, @ibrahimkhan writes.https://t.co/VIPIlM2DnQ

— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 14, 2020

This @MiamiHerald article about how people like you get Covid-19 customizes itself based on who you are. I've never seen anything like it! https://t.co/rZt4qLjhce

— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) August 14, 2020

Little more than a month after the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement took effect, the Trump administration is scheduled to reimpose a 10% import tax on Canadian aluminum Sunday, raising tensions between the two allies. https://t.co/wJqLpR6r09

— AP Business News (@APBusiness) August 14, 2020

NEW: Tropical Storm #Kyle has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the earliest "K" storm in history, breaking the previous record set by #Katrina on August 24th.

This also marks the 7th storm of the 2020 season to break an earliest naming record. pic.twitter.com/cAsrOwdoZm

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 14, 2020

President Trump said Thursday he opposes much-needed funding for the US Postal Service because he doesn't want to see it used for mail-in voting this November, fueling allegations that he is trying to manipulate the postal system for political gain. https://t.co/DwAnG1LHWr

— CNN (@CNN) August 13, 2020

The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election

They’re stealing the election before our eyes. And why isn’t Trump being impeached for extortion of the USPS, withholding Covid relief unless they refuse mail-in ballots. Criminal https://t.co/YCss4m1brd

— Pam Resists🇺🇸🇺🇦💔💔💔 (@ResisterForever) August 13, 2020

A spokesman for the United States Postal Service confirmed that the agency has removed four blue boxes from Portland, and 27 from Eugene this week. https://t.co/AqnRmCxmDK

— Willamette Week (@wweek) August 13, 2020

"The only reason why there would be any resistance to funding the Postal Service is to try and subvert this election. To try and sabotage this election…the only way @realDonaldTrump can win this election is if he cheats."

via @Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/r3qwlhaYWy

— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) August 13, 2020

Trump says he would not veto funding for the post office, but says the problem is “all these millions of ballots coming from nobody knows where”

Then he goes back to the Carolyn Maloney story

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 13, 2020

Non-rhetorical question: Now that Trump has openly admitted that he wants to cut funding to the post office to suppress mail-in balloting – what is the actual defense of this?

Inviting ardent defenders of the President to respond. Fire away.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) August 13, 2020

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's investments in @USPS competitors were already deeply problematic. But his purchase of @Amazon stock options after his appointment is inexcusable. The @OIGUSPS must investigate this corruption. https://t.co/Dlmsk25Ul8

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 13, 2020

Ocasio-Cortez challenges Trump to release his college transcript after attacks: "Loser has to fund the Post Office" https://t.co/ZJlYcccwQ6 pic.twitter.com/Vs4FASnoE2

— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2020

Prosecutor's investigations should never be built to be the October surprise in a Presidential election. It's increasingly clear that the Durham one is. That's not just something that's wrong at DOJ, that's the core of rot in Trump's administration. https://t.co/DuYouwTvj3

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 13, 2020

Committing election fraud right before our very eyes. https://t.co/gbA1RChc0c

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 13, 2020

"The campaign is not serious, but it’s not a joke, either. It has aspects of both vanity project and Republican ratfucking operation, but not fully either. Instead, it is an entirely original creation, previously unknown to science." @Bencjacobs on Kanye: https://t.co/jVDSGavRgJ

— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) August 8, 2020

“If it’s not going to be an honest and fair election, people really need to think long and hard about it”

Someone should ask the president what he means by that

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 13, 2020

I see the new management at Voice of America is hard at work pleasing the royal family.

Ivanka Trump Continues Women Empowerment Agenda Amid Pandemic  https://t.co/ALPhnGzRPm

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 13, 2020

Holy shit. Trump pushes a baseless, birther-style theory about Kamala Harris that holds she's not a citizen because birthright citizenship isn't a thing.

"I just heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements … I have no idea if that's right." pic.twitter.com/ZIXYrleuVf

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 13, 2020

Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris's citizenship is right out of the birtherism playbook https://t.co/SkXNy2r5uG

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 13, 2020

When Trump says "I heard…[vile thing]…I have no idea if that's right," ask: "Do you not have a responsibility as president of the United States to make sure info is true before you repeat it in public?" He won't answer or will say some b.s., but the question makes the point.

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) August 13, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden calls on governors to mandate masks for the next three months. https://t.co/SQ9GAiBSPc

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 13, 2020

In case you were wondering why Biden/Harris are pushing mandatory mask laws https://t.co/ihnLfKOr6r

— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) August 13, 2020

President Executive Order suddenly claims he doesn’t have the authority to do stuff pic.twitter.com/gN4ZnTZBQg

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 13, 2020

Vendettas against ousted regimes are dangerous — but letting the chips of blind justice fall where they may is cathartic and may be essential if we’re to move forward together in truth and decency.https://t.co/xptqvagNq6

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) August 13, 2020

JUST IN: Senate leaves until September without coronavirus relief deal https://t.co/2Q9xA1Q2uf pic.twitter.com/PXnTQa7G6D

— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2020

Here's what you have to believe to continue backing Trump at this point. Seeing it all in one place is … vertiginous. https://t.co/ZU9xiQOSqb

— David Roberts (@drvolts) August 13, 2020

👀"From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas, to tax fraud, to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union, to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump’s clandestine lovers, I wasn’t just a witness to the president’s rise—I was an active and eager participant." https://t.co/LdKBeBxHMf

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 13, 2020

The Party of Lincoln Belongs to QAnon Now. Thanks, Donald! https://t.co/amAIP69rid via @thedailybeast

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 13, 2020

"“I was going to go against my principles and buy the Daily Mail today just so I could frame the front page and put it up in the downstairs loo" https://t.co/gMNOqgAw9y

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 13, 2020

See, I’m the exact opposite to Jim. I did well at my A-levels, but neglected to be the son of the 4th Baron Bethell. I even forgot to be educated at Harrow. Rookie error, Tbh. https://t.co/DBe6PZMrZB

— Godspeed You Black Tamperer (ft Maya) (@twlldun) August 13, 2020

I posted this this morning but I wasn't sure if it was necessarily true.

Having seen how the day went, I'm absolutely convinced it's true.

The limitless malice of Cummings' Brexit Britain. https://t.co/SJnCFYr9fp

— Dr Simon Ubsdell (@SimonUbsdell) August 13, 2020

There's a demo tomorrow outside the dept of education in London 🙂

— Camberwell Hattie is tired of lies & corruption (@covid_long) August 13, 2020

I'm as open-minded as the next man, but in the middle of a pandemic with rising infection rates, reopening soft play centres two weeks before sending all children back to school seems A Bit Fucking Cavalier.

— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) August 13, 2020

"Andrew Mills, who served as an unpaid adviser to the Board of Trade, chaired by the international trade secretary Liz Truss, secured a large deal for PPE on behalf of Ayanda Capital, an investment firm that he also advises."https://t.co/xX4smkCvyH

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 13, 2020

Wait, they found *another* racist, misogynist bigot in the Trump administration?! They just have the worst luck in hiring, I tell you. https://t.co/lHMI1VCJxX

— David Roberts (@drvolts) August 13, 2020

Opinion: Life here in Britain is largely returning to normal, highlighting Trump’s failures in America https://t.co/Wr5kchW39L

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 13, 2020

BREAKING: Palestinians are recalling their ambassador from the United Arab Emirates after the UAE agreed to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel, the official Palestinian news agency says. https://t.co/NuKkoP47vr

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 13, 2020

UAE normalizes illegal occupation & apartheid of Palestine by Israel with assistance from US. The UAE is the 3rd Arab nation to reach such a deal with Israel, after Jordan and Egypt.

Israel states it will "delay" not halt, annexation of the West Bank. https://t.co/M8IexOM4XB

— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) August 13, 2020

This.. My theory has always been that the more a leader talks about Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque the more abstract the issues become and the less it is about Palestians and addressing their concerns and needs.. https://t.co/lo5Z2Gh349

— Ziya Meral (@Ziya_Meral) August 13, 2020

Establishing diplomatic relations with the UAE would be Israel’s first formal relationship with a Gulf state and its third with any Arab country https://t.co/Fd77X678hf

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 13, 2020

National security adviser says Trump "should be a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize" https://t.co/xyklbe5Ze7 pic.twitter.com/3EjanYCBHa

— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2020

Lukashenko is crushing peaceful protests in his Belarusian dictatorship while Europe watches. Expressing concern has never stopped a dictator. https://t.co/KSl6A4kpBD

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 13, 2020

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has been in power for 26 years, often called Europe’s “last dictator."

But the people of Belarus have been protesting over Lukashenko’s failed coronavirus response and increasingly authoritarian leadership.https://t.co/NjsSa7KnOd

— The Recount (@therecount) August 13, 2020

One protester told The Associated Press: “We’re not afraid, there’s no fear … We respond with solidarity and a peaceful protest. It is all we have.”https://t.co/7OPCCALMDI

— The Recount (@therecount) August 13, 2020

As the UK strikes France of its safety corridor list, here's a short situation update of European countries according to 14 day infections / 100,000 citizen /1 https://t.co/P4zA48e5Mb

— Holger Hestermeyer (@hhesterm) August 13, 2020

People should not fear spread of COVID-19 in food, packaging: WHO https://t.co/oJdtHpw5Rd pic.twitter.com/mD9tf599Rw

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 13, 2020

Russia's top respiratory doctor quits over 'gross violations' of medical ethics that rushed through Putin's coronavirus 'vaccine' https://t.co/leTqFTOTjU

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 13, 2020

The Philippines will begin large-scale human testing of Russia's coronavirus vaccine in October, but President Rodrigo Duterte will not receive the inoculation until regulators guarantee its safety, his spokesman said https://t.co/BUPS5hl6yE

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 13, 2020

Brazil not yet ready to buy Russia vaccine, says health minister https://t.co/G6SGeNZmRG pic.twitter.com/M8dIVyOtIf

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 13, 2020

Facebook was drilling under the Oregon coast to connect a high-speed cable to Asia earlier this year when an accident left drilling equipment and 6,500 gallons of drilling fluid stranded beneath the seafloor. The company has no plans to retrieve it.https://t.co/FNAz3padYc pic.twitter.com/DfRVmTs78F

— Kale Williams (@sfkale) August 13, 2020

Patrick Oliver, the fisherman who found the two missing paddle boarders off the coast of Galway, has said he was prepared to go as far as was necessary to try and rescue them, as if not, they would have continued further out to seahttps://t.co/kpCtBWQBZR

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 13, 2020

What a day!!! Home are the Heroes … the front page of tomorrow’s Galway City Tribune. Father-and-son heroes Patrick and Morgan Oliver and cousins Ellen Glynn and Sara Feeney who were rescued!
We’re in shops from early morning or to buy online at https://t.co/QMlGTOxYY6 pic.twitter.com/5c5gS4y09G

— Enda Cunningham (@endacunningham) August 13, 2020

LIVE: @NBCNewsNow Special Report: Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris hold their first joint 2020 campaign event.https://t.co/B16XMUtEVq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 12, 2020

Joe Biden: "Today is not only the day I'm proud to introduce Sen. Harris…it's also the third anniversary of that terrible day in Charlottesville."

"It was a wake-up call for all of us as a country. For me, it was a call to action." https://t.co/6YmWkhQHPN pic.twitter.com/VO5bF65ESc

— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris: "Joe, I'm so proud to stand with you. And I do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me whose sacrifice, determination, and resilience makes my presence here today even possible."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 12, 2020

“The case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut.” –@KamalaHarris

— Vincent Evans (@VinceEvans) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris goes after Trump in her first speech as Biden's running mate: "America is crying out for leadership. Yet we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him. A president who is making every challenge we face more difficult to solve." pic.twitter.com/ppATtcx2zO

— Axios (@axios) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris: "He inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden. And then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground"

BOOM

— Ben Wexler (@mrbenwexler) August 12, 2020

Little bit of a chills moment there as @KamalaHarris recounted the feeling of getting to stand up in court and say your name, "For the People" (or, as a fed, "For the United States").

All the prosecutors and other public servants out there know exactly what she's talking about.

— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) August 12, 2020

Joe Biden: "I've asked Kamala to be the last voice in the room… always tell me the truth… challenge my assumptions if she disagrees. Ask the tough questions. Because that's the way we make the best decisions for the American people."

HOLY SHIT. This speech is GOLD.

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) August 12, 2020

Happening now: @JoeBiden with a little NEWS at top of his remarks with @KamalaHarris, announcing the campaign set a new grassroots fundraising record yesterday — by more than double — and also set an all-time record for money raised online in a day for a political campaign.

— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) August 12, 2020

My only regret is that Biden and Harris likely won't be able to hit the road together for large, public events. Stylistically, they really do complement each other so well. This is a ticket that would fire up crowds – and do it in a positive way that unifies the country.

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) August 12, 2020

"…while the GOP has controlled the Senate for about 22 of the past 40 years, Republican senators have represented a majority of the nation's population for only a single session over that period: from 1997 to 1998." https://t.co/MvxDAbyPUR

— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) August 12, 2020

Trump campaign officials spent the day insisting they are "focused strictly on talking about how Harris completes the radical leftist takeover of Joe Biden."

Meanwhile, the campaign's senior legal adviser chooses to weigh in during her speech with https://t.co/izCvVhcXM6

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) August 12, 2020

NEW: Kanye West garnered only 2% support overall among registered voters. His support among Black voters is just as meager — 2% — and Biden’s 9-point lead over Trump is unmoved with or without West on the ballot.

Another GOP flop.https://t.co/wSPu1mRCyG

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 12, 2020

Holy fuck. “One Black female diplomat told colleagues that Mr. Johnson disparaged her efforts to schedule events for Black History Month, asking her whether he would have to address an audience that was ‘just a bunch of Black people.’“ https://t.co/Ahvcd0f73u

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 12, 2020

If the GOP wants to be a relevant political force in the future, it cannot endorse those who embrace QAnon and other conspiracy theories. https://t.co/Kvxhiu1lRs

— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) August 12, 2020

Charlottesville was 3 years ago. #NothingHasChanged. pic.twitter.com/SfRwTFxwJQ

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 12, 2020

We're also now just wildly embarrassing:

"The Energy Department today proposed easing efficiency requirements for shower heads following multiple complaints from President Trump about how low water flow is impeding his ability to properly wash his hair."https://t.co/oQzflFDbJ7

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 12, 2020

If you agree with Alex Jones, you are beyond help and I pray for your lost soul. This is the future of the @GOP. https://t.co/khigyrBcOa

— Proud American (@FedUpXGOPer) August 12, 2020

Air Force helicopter forced to make an emergency landing after being shot at from ground in Virginia https://t.co/rc8YDPCNDo pic.twitter.com/aABXhNSqvI

— The Hill (@thehill) August 12, 2020

Britain plunges into deep recession, with steep job losses and Europe’s highest virus death toll https://t.co/IBW4MQ9gYH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2020

Worst recession the country has ever seen and the Telegraph – the paper most responsible for giving us the man who made it so much worse than it needed to be – reckons it’s worth only a wee filler on its front page. pic.twitter.com/nkRgnGmDCE

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 12, 2020

UK's COVID-19 death toll lowered to 41,000 after methodology change https://t.co/OKZXTg6e2j pic.twitter.com/TBcLr2f4qS

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020

Britain has now recorded the largest fall in GDP of any major country as well as the highest excess death rate in Europe

Is it any wonder Boris Johnson’s Gov’t are trying to distract us by pointing their fingers at desperate migrants arriving in dinghieshttps://t.co/bcaxcxORj6

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) August 12, 2020

"The Government is under fresh pressure to secure the supply of food after the Brexit transition period as a [Best for Britain/YouGov] poll shows 60 per cent of Britons believe the cost of daily essentials will rise if there is no trade deal with the EU."https://t.co/fIbjXH4YHe

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 12, 2020

The more interesting part of tomorrow’s visit is the announcement of the first stage of the government’s plans to mark the centenary of NI’s creation in 2021. Govt setting up bodies to work alongside Govt to draw up a centenary programme… https://t.co/tLXkzLVEh2

— Jayne McCormack (@BBCJayneMcC) August 12, 2020

The UK’s first socially distanced concert is happening now in Newcastle.

Attendees have their own private viewing area with 6-feet of space between them.

A whole new world…pic.twitter.com/JD8UNGXJdF

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 12, 2020

Thoughts are with everyone dealing with the train crash in Scotland today both emergency services, rail and colleagues in the hospitals. Thoughts are also with those involved and their friends and families. https://t.co/8mwBYb7a4F

— John Weeks (@jwresus) August 12, 2020

The autocratic leader of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, once admitted to rigging the vote — lowering his share to make it plausible. He seems to have badly miscalculated by manipulating his latest presidential win, but losing his aura of invincibility. https://t.co/oki4hYtk6f

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 12, 2020

BBC: Security forces now shooting at protesters with live rounds in Belarushttps://t.co/vHXuXLySB8

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 12, 2020

Russia says medics to get anti-COVID shots in two weeks, some Russians wary https://t.co/mziUPzXlZu pic.twitter.com/0E2ZLiuU1T

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020

Dr. Fauci says he has serious doubts that Russia's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective.

"I hope that the Russians have actually, definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective," Fauci said. "I seriously doubt that they've done that." https://t.co/njaxMo9RHp

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 12, 2020

The @WHO noticed that people in Beirut stopped taking COVID-19 protective measures after the blast that rocked the capital. Social distancing was not followed, leading to a rise in coronavirus cases among medics and injured people https://t.co/QLa08v15l6 pic.twitter.com/1OOHede1gv

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 12, 2020

WHO Recommends Postponing Dentist Appointments During Pandemic https://t.co/31joLSJo3L pic.twitter.com/YsFexeIeof

— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) August 12, 2020

The U.S. has all but surrendered to China's vision of internet sovereignty https://t.co/un81gEteWA

— Josh Keating (@joshuakeating) August 12, 2020

Biden demolished the misogynistic memes and condescending statements circulating about her “ambition.” Yes, an ambitious, powerful woman is just the sort of person Biden wants to associate with.https://t.co/KgXiN86Lz8

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) August 11, 2020

This appears to be the Hagar the Horrible strip that Joe Biden has on his desk. pic.twitter.com/aii025usNf

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) August 11, 2020

Black women and women of color have long been underrepresented in elected office and in November we have an opportunity to change that. Let's get to work.https://t.co/aiVwuBrwqR

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 11, 2020

NEW: ActBlue processed more than $6 million in donations between 4pm and 6pm

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) August 11, 2020

You know, whatever else you think of Kamala Harris, it’s pretty amazing and awesome that immigrants can come to the U.S., meet, marry, have a child, and their daughter can grow up to be DA, state attorney general, U.S. Senator, and on a presidential ticket. pic.twitter.com/cTRW8c0tyf

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) August 11, 2020

Kamala Harris will be the first person from a West Coast state to hold a spot on a Democratic ticket. First person from any state west of the Rockies, even.

— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) August 11, 2020

#KamalaHarrisForVP

First African-American VP nominee, first Asian-American nominee.

Also, a total #badass.

They can run, but they can't hide. #Pence should probably try to hide, though.

— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) August 11, 2020

"The very first words of the very first statement President Trump’s reelection campaign offered in response to the selection of Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) to be Joe Biden’s running mate were false," @PBUMP notes https://t.co/E4YAMzPMbv

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 11, 2020

Important to point out she didn't use the money and donated it to a nonprofit.https://t.co/eEuiOxrdBQ

— Derek Mazzeo (@DerekRMazzeo) August 11, 2020

"Tonight, I'm thinking about history. In 1972, a congresswoman from Brooklyn ran for president."@JoyAnnReid on #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/KHaHibIVEW

— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 11, 2020

This man is literally out of gas and accusing people of treason. ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ is bumbling and incoherent. pic.twitter.com/UBkus67y6b

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 11, 2020

And let's be clear, any other President (D or R) would have probably remarked on the history of Harris's selection before going after her https://t.co/ms9Ye9vRiJ

— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) August 11, 2020

Coming from him, that’s high praise. https://t.co/3oID2RWqhP

— Bobby Ghosh (@ghoshworld) August 11, 2020

Trump says Americans will be forced to 'learn Chinese' if Biden wins https://t.co/h6UpIbD8yR pic.twitter.com/NkF5r6DUc6

— New York Post (@nypost) August 11, 2020

Joe Biden will favour deal with EU over post-Brexit agreement with Britain https://t.co/3QPr2vAQ0I

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 11, 2020

"‘Take back control', they said. The reality is we’ve surrendered it". https://t.co/K4uLLxHHcH

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 11, 2020

Boris Johnson avoids having cobra meetings with Nicola Sturgeon, is refusing to visit her at Bute House and has now rejected cabinet proposal by Michael Gove. Odd approach by UK government to counter growing support for Scottish independence. https://t.co/qN0SkAbc0i

— Angus Robertson (@AngusRobertson) August 11, 2020

Let us build on the growing majority support in favour of Scotland becoming an independent country. The increasing momentum will determine that Scotland will not be denied the right to choose its own future. Even @BorisJohnson knows this, it is inevitable. https://t.co/ABRsturluf

— Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@Ianblackford_MP) August 11, 2020

Which of the following do you think would make the best PM?

Boris Johnson – 32%
Keir Starmer – 34%

Within margin of error, but this is the first Starmer lead we've recordedhttps://t.co/cuAUJ4Gbex pic.twitter.com/3SoPZ6xl72

— YouGov (@YouGov) August 11, 2020

BBC and Sky accused of 'voyeurism' in coverage of migrant boats https://t.co/hpv1N7BfHC

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 11, 2020

So we’ve reached patriotic ice cream already. I did warn you. https://t.co/ADRu6Yq4mv

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 11, 2020

OOOF! Home Office source: “Priti is working day&night to bring an end to these small boat crossings, which are facilitated by international criminal gangs&are of serious concern. If that means upsetting the social media team for a brand of overpriced junk food then so be it.” https://t.co/QIrfXOjZ5w

— Chris Mason (@ChrisMasonBBC) August 11, 2020

Everything about these people repulses me. They are vindictive, stupid, racist, reactionary, vulgar, wantonly ill-educated, bitter & naff.

The question I would ask them is “what difference do these migrants coming here personally make to your life?”.

https://t.co/GM58M0Ym8E

— Miffy (@miffythegamer) August 11, 2020

Police in Belarus seen beating demonstrators and bundling people into vans during second night of violence linked to Sunday's controversial electionhttps://t.co/onZ1KSpCAH pic.twitter.com/7JKA5yGKpJ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 11, 2020

“After declaring victory over Lukashenko, Tikhanovskaya was detained by authorities, forced to record a hostage video accepting that he won the election, and had to leave the country to ensure the safety of her family and release of her campaign manager.” https://t.co/dem7XRhSst

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 11, 2020

Veronika Tsepkalo: I appeal to the international community. Plz help stop the mayhem in Belarus. Help stop the bloodshed. Recognize Svetlana as the only legally elected President. Help release political prisoners and hold free elections. Plz help the Belarusian people. Thank you pic.twitter.com/0Xc3iznOpz

— Tadeusz Giczan (@TadeuszGiczan) August 11, 2020

Here’s my @nytimes story on the reaction of vaccine experts to Russia’s announcement that they’re approving a covid19 vaccine before Phase 3 trials. TL;DR: 🚨🚨🚨🚨https://t.co/7q9VQm2l1b

— Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer) August 11, 2020

President Trump postpones G7 summit until after the US election https://t.co/aCezmYaK8H pic.twitter.com/WgNpC0p7Ni

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 10, 2020

The Trump administration reportedly pressured the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to delete part of a report that concluded Russia was aiming to help Trump win reelection in 2020. https://t.co/DVKzHjDlnp

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 11, 2020

Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump’s Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies. https://t.co/8XnbrXIiqf

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) August 11, 2020

Canada's last remaining ice shelf collapsed.

Milne "disintegrated" due to climate change, losing over 40% its size — an area bigger than Manhattan.

The Arctic is warming 2X faster than the rest of the planet; studies suggest ice caps could disappear in 5 years. pic.twitter.com/hF84WOylM8

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 11, 2020

'As the tundra burns, we cannot afford climate silence': a letter from the Arctic | Victoria Herrmann https://t.co/68p05UhCxM

— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) August 11, 2020

I don't know where to start with extracting the key messages from this article.

A charitable reading would be half a century of negligence.

My read would be a half a century of cover-up and make as much money as possible no matter the harm to others! https://t.co/R91dBWdeab

— Paul Dawson 📚 (@PaulEDawson) August 11, 2020

#BREAKING: President Trump abruptly leaves press conference mid-sentence after an aide gets his attention. The President offers no explanation as he leaves. pic.twitter.com/DQTb69l3gb

— The Hill (@thehill) August 10, 2020

President Trump was abruptly escorted out of the White House briefing room as he was meeting with reporters. He returned soon after, saying there had been a shooting outside the White House that was now "under control." https://t.co/Nr0NtRG06Q

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 10, 2020

TRUMP: “It’s unfortunate that this is a, uh, world. But the world’s always been a dangerous place. It’s not something that’s unique. You look back over the centuries, the world has been a dangerous place—very dangerous place. And it will continue, I guess, for a period of time.” https://t.co/S8ag4NQhtV

— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) August 10, 2020

“Do I seem rattled?” Trump asks.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) August 10, 2020

Trump again promising a vaccine before the end of the year.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020

Trump says Birx told him test results are now coming back in two days.
One of them is lying.

— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) August 10, 2020

Trump now trying to cover for Texas by talking about how their fatality rate is lower than New York.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020

TRUMP: "I do want to say that, I think, at the end of a fairly short period of time, you're going to be in very, very good shape all over our country."

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 10, 2020

“It’s China’s fault“

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020

Trump is having a drunk uncle day. He is an incoherent mess and clearly shaken.

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 10, 2020

The President is questioned over his claim that protections for pre-existing conditions had never been done before pic.twitter.com/aoR17fQq93

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 10, 2020

President Trump: "Iran will make a deal with us in a month after the election's over if we win the election, but their greatest dream in the world is that Joe Biden wins because they will own this country." pic.twitter.com/HFd3GXDVWi

— The Hill (@thehill) August 10, 2020

Asked if he’s raised with Putin the intel assessment that Russia is interfering in the election, Trump talks about the intel assessments about China and Iran, then says “the Democrats” are the ones meddling in the election, which is, again, nonsense.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 10, 2020

Well, at least State TV is dutifully reporting the dear leader’s exact words pic.twitter.com/05sdlhHMsI

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020

He is literally just saying whatever pops into his head. He's making it all up.

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 10, 2020

North Korea couldn’t cash a check in a strip mall but it’s going to own the US if Biden wins.

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 10, 2020

Trump says nobody had stockpiles of ventilators at the outset, though his administration has confirmed it inherited a national stockpile of about 16,660 ventilators in working order.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 10, 2020

OAN asks Trump about Susan Rice being considered as Biden running mate, opening door for Potus to make false claims about Obama administration "spying" on his campaign and calling it "treason."

— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) August 10, 2020

I spent two hours in the dentist's chair today and it wasn't as painful as that presser. You're welcome.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 10, 2020

This is what the State Department public affairs press release says about the OIG report. The OIG report itself hasn't been released yet. It's expected to be released this evening or tomorrow https://t.co/N7kpHfXvvC

— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) August 10, 2020

Analysis: Trump keeps running roughshod over Congress.

And Republicans have largely let him. https://t.co/k814GwP96d

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 10, 2020

Trump’s Mount Rushmore fantasy is enabled by a ‘Potemkin village’ staffers build for him, @jameshohmann writes in The Daily 202. w/@marianaa_alfaro: https://t.co/vWjgGsstiy

— FrancesSteadSellers (@FrancesSSellers) August 10, 2020

"Fourscore and seven Miss Universes ago …"https://t.co/i4PSx8C2fr

— Keith Herrell (@CincinnatiKeith) August 10, 2020

Big Ten votes to cancel football season: report https://t.co/hoiMHXBuMy pic.twitter.com/ZgxFBlbXy3

— The Hill (@thehill) August 10, 2020

You and others should’ve worn you F’ing masks and we could’ve had college 🏈 in the fall. But you got your liberties with no football https://t.co/tWY5GWX6qX

— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) August 10, 2020

President Trump's order does little to stop impending eviction crisis, experts say https://t.co/Prk231KaYw

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 10, 2020

They spent the remainder of the first half of the show attacking him and The Lincoln Project pic.twitter.com/1Q2LbS9Uag

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 10, 2020

I cannot take seriously anything Sens. Rubio, Hawley, Cotton and Sasse have to say about the future of the Republican Party because they have shown that, like Trump, they are in office to serve themselves rather than the American people.@PostOpinions https://t.co/2AIJkwqTck

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) August 10, 2020

90-100 mph winds…😳 https://t.co/w8804fcPiO

— NWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) August 10, 2020

Boris Johnson visits empty school to emphasise they are safe when busy https://t.co/uG0AmnYxSg

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 10, 2020

Contact tracers to be reduced by 6,000 in England https://t.co/5zwAj5Ya0e

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 10, 2020

Just when you thought the PPE scandal couldn’t get worse or more bizarre-Companies Linked to ‘Exclusive Brethren’ Evangelical Sect Awarded Hundreds of Millions of PPE Government Contracts – Byline Times https://t.co/3Yh2EYaSxN

— Stephen Colegrave (@StephenColegra1) August 10, 2020

Home secretary and RAF in show of force at Dover whilst, quietly, government drops outsourced world beating Test & Trace operation – another Dido Harding non-production. https://t.co/6jlBe9nNfr

— Brexitshambles (@brexit_sham) August 10, 2020

Just remember only 0.18% of the population in the UK are refugees. If they do have recourse to public funds it is £37.75 a week. That breaks down to just over £5 a day.

Priti Patel earns £1,000 an hour as an advisor to Viasat whose systems are used on Royal Navy Warships 🤔

— Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) August 9, 2020

Brexit editors, knowing that being a Remainer meant a career cul-de-sac, colluded to con their readers. Already the trade issue and now migrant crisis show they lied to the country. Brexit is a disaster. Always was. What a scandal this is…..

— David Yelland (@davidyelland) August 10, 2020

I know we're all supposed to be screaming at each other (& forgetting about death tolls, Barnard Castle, PPE scandals, care homes etc) but it's objectively hilarious that Brexit is essentially going to give 'control' of our 'borders' to France.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 10, 2020

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s promise of lucrative trade deals in trouble, study warns | The Independent https://t.co/sx19rkvzAm

— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) August 10, 2020

Lebanon’s entire government, including its prime minister, has resigned amid public outrage over the Beirut explosion.

Until a new government is formed, Lebanon will be led by a “caretaker government,” which can’t propose laws or executive measures. https://t.co/Cz7kLI10Ke

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 10, 2020

WATCH: Massive explosion rips through gas station in southwest Russia; at least 13 injured pic.twitter.com/6oA2vdYf42

— BNO News (@BNONews) August 10, 2020

Interesting stat from @PoliticoRyan on how a selection of key economies performed between Q2 2019 and Q2 2020 – no doubt, there will be questions asked by some as to how the source of #COVID19 has outperformed others: pic.twitter.com/DAcOgXmK8U

— Thomas Cole (@ThomasHCole) August 9, 2020

How Is COVID-19 Impacting Global Conflict? https://t.co/H0FQSYBaCD

— Ziya Meral (@Ziya_Meral) August 10, 2020

This is the most incredible footage of the suspended "flying" train in Wuppertal in Germany in 1902. The scenes on the journey are astonishing, as is the camera work. How can something 118 years old look futuristic? https://t.co/D5AhwPZPc7

— L R Jones (@1967lrjones) August 9, 2020

Calls are growing for an international ban on the creation of killer robots, which could pose a "grave threat to humanity" https://t.co/9Heb5JRZ6Y

— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 10, 2020

‘This is unstoppable’: America's midwest braces itself for a Covid-19 surge https://t.co/RGDTzMlWHC

— The Guardian (@guardian) August 9, 2020

America's failure so far to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been met with astonishment and alarm abroad. Much of the incredulity in Europe stems from the fact that the U.S. had the benefit of time and Europe's experience with COVID-19. https://t.co/DVQbC3Oe5x

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 9, 2020

A new CDC analysis of children hospitalized for the coronavirus finds:

• 1 in 3 was admitted to the ICU
• Black kids were 5 times as likely as white kids to be hospitalized
• Hispanic kids were about 8 times as likely as white kids to be hospitalized https://t.co/TmYKZpnS80

— NPR (@NPR) August 9, 2020

"According to @youyanggu, the best modeler of the pandemic spread, the infection fatality rate has fallen from about 1% in March to about 0.25% today. In other words, the lethality of the disease in the U.S. has fallen by about 3/4 since its peak." https://t.co/yrdrI7bv6d

— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) August 9, 2020

Trump quashed report section showing Russia is helping him win 2020 – Business Insider https://t.co/wjcDeOBlGA

— craig newmark (@craignewmark) August 9, 2020

That’s a core part of the job of NSA. I wonder what else he isn’t doing. https://t.co/aT5HmcQsQD

— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) August 9, 2020

We are all suffering from scandal fatigue, but this scandal cannot be ignored: Trump does not want the intelligence community to expose Russian attacks because he is their beneficiary.

In @PostOpinions: https://t.co/IeK0PFnJrR

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) August 8, 2020

Opinion: Russia is actively helping Trump. Again. https://t.co/3k0uvdXaDe

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 9, 2020

tbh I did not see “Cut Medicare and Social Security” coming as Trump’s election year pivot.

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 9, 2020

One day after Pres. Trump's response to Congress' impasse over additional coronavirus relief spending by signing a series of executive actions, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer described the directives as "paltry… unworkable, weak and far too narrow" https://t.co/FVdnv5Tuxr

— ABC News (@ABC) August 9, 2020

Failure wasn't an option on coronavirus aid. It was the only option.: Analysis: There was no political incentive — other than public need — for the White House and Congress to reach a deal. So they didn't. https://t.co/0tXMKALjXx

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 8, 2020

A national poll of teachers finds overwhelming trepidation about returning to the physical classroom:

• 82% are concerned about returning to in-person teaching
• two-thirds prefer to teach primarily remote
• 77% are worried about risking their healthhttps://t.co/sJYWzmYJ4H

— NPR (@NPR) August 9, 2020

Some photos from the 6th anniversary of Michael Brown shooting and protests in Ferguson https://t.co/YiZ1vpsA0h via @stltoday pix by @ChrisKohley and @PDPJ pic.twitter.com/JNCYo7xHR5

— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 9, 2020

Kudlow claims payroll tax deferral will give employed Americans "a gigantic wage increase" https://t.co/d9daujDNN8 pic.twitter.com/bY47H2IIEw

— The Hill (@thehill) August 9, 2020

Navarro on Trump spending weekend at golf club: "This is the hardest working president in history" https://t.co/1P0O5ymHJI pic.twitter.com/XuFrYE8rO4

— The Hill (@thehill) August 9, 2020

White House asked if Trump could be added to Mount Rushmore https://t.co/6LodMRfPVx pic.twitter.com/lT0YLOImcV

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) August 9, 2020

Highest Covid death toll in Europe, worst economic hit in the G7.
No wonder they want us to focus on small numbers of desperate migrants arriving in dinghies. https://t.co/MOKR4lvo3z

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 9, 2020

Does he understand that it is not a staycation when one travels somewhere else?
Does he understand that he is the PM and there is still a health crisis?https://t.co/lUZxY4kfBI

— Jen🌻 (@Jennyflower) August 9, 2020

I wont be taking no vaccind nor walking around with a submission mask..I have never in all life put on a mask over the threat of passing on or receiving a common cold..

— Davidt (@Davidjt43) August 9, 2020

Two-thirds of UK’s furloughed workers continued job in Covid-19 lockdown even though the government explicitly forbids this practice. I imagine all the ⁦@ExcludedUK⁩ self-employed freelancers who received nothing will be furious at this news. I am. https://t.co/kDV9IEjN8W

— Steve Smith (@dirstevesmith) August 9, 2020

Landslide kills 43 at southern Indian tea plantation https://t.co/pCQCbaee8Q

— The Independent (@Independent) August 9, 2020

Gunmen kill six French aid workers, their driver and guide in Niger, minister says https://t.co/ANH08fLLsO pic.twitter.com/8aHMqjhOTv

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2020

Police in Belarus violently suppress protests after ‘dictator’ Lukashenko declared winnerhttps://t.co/lxQIYmQp34

— The Independent (@Independent) August 9, 2020

The city of Minsk erupted in pro-democracy protests as critics question exit polls showing a strong victory for authoritarian incumbent Aleksander Lukashenko. https://t.co/dtBckCkxww

— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) August 9, 2020

According to the official exit poll this is only 6,8% of #Belarus.

It's fair to say we just witnessed the most shameless case of electoral fraud in the modern history of #Europe pic.twitter.com/UJt8549829

— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) August 9, 2020

Evidently, police are using disproportionate force to disperse protesters. People just stand and wait, and shout "Long Live Belarus!" Police throw explosives. pic.twitter.com/ghMN0HwWsP

— Franak Viačorka (@franakviacorka) August 9, 2020

► VIDEO: New Zealand hits 100 days without domestic transmission of Covid-19 https://t.co/qVy0zZYiRu pic.twitter.com/1gPc8cyDqq

— Irish Times Video (@irishtimesvideo) August 9, 2020

Doctors in Europe say progress in treating people with Covid-19 is helping to reduce fatalities among the sickest patients, a hopeful sign as the region grapples with sporadic flare-ups as it heads through the tourist season and into fall and winter.

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

Beirut residents mourn destruction amid transformed cityscape https://t.co/N5EU27PE02 pic.twitter.com/PTmFYod64p

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2020

Fire breaks out near Lebanese parliament amid clashes with protesters: tv https://t.co/sLoRsFjuKS pic.twitter.com/qoXxyU55i6

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2020

Rough seas are hampering response to Mauritius ship leak; oil spill reaches 1,000 tons https://t.co/J7VRD6Gkzq

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 9, 2020

Not now, ET.https://t.co/uZHnfdK8Jg

— Duke Of Havoc (@DukeOfHavoc) August 9, 2020

Google Earth in Siberia seems to show four Russian tanks guarding a crashed… something…
I don’t know what it is, but I’m sure the truth is out there! pic.twitter.com/3vJb35hxam

— Mothra P.I. (@Hardywolf359) August 9, 2020

U.S. Intelligence Says Republicans Are Working With Russia to Reelect Trump https://t.co/CvznkcopLY

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 8, 2020

Russia is interfering in our elections to help Donald Trump & tear down Joe Biden. No other country is doing this. And Russia is doing so with the help of Trump’s Senate allies Ron Johnson and Lindsey Graham.
Our elections must belong to us. pic.twitter.com/7Eg7Fd1pja

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 7, 2020

Sen. Blumenthal, who says he was “shocked” by what he learned in a classified briefing about election threats, says the statement issued yesterday by the top election security official “only hints at the threats…there is much more.” https://t.co/BvSPsHXvW3

— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) August 8, 2020

Russia’s interference in 2016 might be remembered as the experimental prelude that foreshadowed the attack of 2020, argues @FranklinFoer in this terrifying piece.https://t.co/aXM4NJ27XN

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) August 8, 2020

BREAKING: the United States has surpassed 5,000,000 cases of Coronavirus, more than a quarter of the world’s total

— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) August 8, 2020

“COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state…” https://t.co/4JghO7ZR8Y

— Cahir O’Doherty (@randomirish) August 8, 2020

BREAKING: Pres. Trump signs executive orders for coronavirus relief after negotiations with Democrats in Congress reach an impasse. Democrats have promised to file a legal challenge, citing Congress' constitutional authority to determine federal spending. https://t.co/Bf0gm2YQF5

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 8, 2020

Trump may not know it while playing golf with his billionaire friends, but millions of unemployed Americans are now going hungry and facing evictions. If the GOP can provide $1 trillion in tax breaks for the rich, they can support a $600 supplement for unemployment insurance.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 8, 2020

THREAD: Trump’s delusional “news conference” goes off the rails at Bedminster. Rest assured @atrupar doesn’t miss a beat. https://t.co/elyjoyJBG1

— Michael Hinkelman (@MHinkelman) August 8, 2020

“The Coronuuuuhhhhh…” He doesn’t know what it’s fucking called.

— Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) August 8, 2020

The applause and laughs highlight how inappropriate this is.

— Patti O'Brien (@OBrieninDC) August 8, 2020

So, the President is announcing largely illegal policy via executive order at his own business, with paying customers in attendance, and promising a bribe to anyone who votes for him

— it’s lawsuit time (@jesseltaylor) August 8, 2020

Trump suspending the payroll tax has nothing to do with pandemic relief and everything to do with the GOP's crusade to destroy what little social safety net exists in the US.

The payroll tax funds Social Security and Medicare. #SaveSocialSecurity #SaveMedicare https://t.co/ekOwj5e7l2

— Rita Moore 🇺🇦 😷 🌹 (@_RitaMoore) August 8, 2020

Trump says he will be "signing some bills."
The Senate didn't pass a bill. The House and Senate did not agree to a bill. There is no bill.

— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) August 8, 2020

Of the four documents just signed by @POTUS, only one is an executive order ("assistance to renters and homeowners"). The other three are memoranda.

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 8, 2020

Trump is now offering pens to the people watching. “Would anybody like a pen. Anybody?”

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 8, 2020

A reporter asks POTUS why he keeps making false statement that he passed Veterans' Choice. He ends the presser, to applause from club members.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 8, 2020

It's fairly alarming that the President has been lying for years at nearly every public event about passing a bill and this may be the first time a reporter has challenged him about it to his face. https://t.co/93YX6Svidu

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) August 8, 2020

.@GOPChairwoman Ronna McDaniel is here too. The president leaves from Bedminster for two fundraisers in the Hamptons tonight. pic.twitter.com/8QZ1fE4055

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) August 8, 2020

250,000 bikers to descend on S Dakota to shun masks, wear "Screw COVID" t-shirts, and spread the deadly virus from coast to coast in the coming weeks with the blessings of GOP's @govkristinoem. https://t.co/D3E4tBplvC

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) August 8, 2020

Britain is heading for full lockdown again by September unless Boris Johnson's government sorts out the "disaster" of test and trace: @Sir_David_King chair of @IndependentSage https://t.co/avlQnBbBxh

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) August 8, 2020

Does anyone ever ask why Britain seems to think everything is someone else’s fault; someone else’s responsibility? UK to urge France to crack down on migrant crossings https://t.co/KbbilgA55I

— Jessica Simor KC (@JMPSimor) August 8, 2020

Ministry of Defence tells Priti Patel her Navy plans have ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’ | The New European

Priti Patel is an idiot. https://t.co/LMzIRPSWLG

— Dr Martin Opposes Gov’t Corruption (@MartinRemains) August 8, 2020

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— Elaine (@NotaBot1976) August 8, 2020

🚨 People smugglers have used Brexit to panic migrants by claiming trips to the UK could become more difficult https://t.co/GfSYv9ODDE

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 8, 2020

That French response to Priti Patel in full pic.twitter.com/0PiAasVL0I

— CJohnston (@CJohnstonNI) August 8, 2020

David Lammy calls on Britain to have more compassion for refugees and migrants fleeing horrendous situations. They deserve our compassion not our punishment. https://t.co/apDbb5AkUJ

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 8, 2020

Tate & Lyle
▪️Backed Brexit
▪️Tory Party donor
▪️Only beneficiary of new post-Brexit rule change
▪️Stand to gain £73m

Welcome to Britain. The banana republic sprinkled with sugar. https://t.co/cqRCPFbH0v

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 8, 2020

What the fuck does Boris Johnson know about morals? pic.twitter.com/o8FByE9Eob

— Kneale Jefferis (@KnealeJ) August 8, 2020

SUNDAY TIMES: ⁦@BorisJohnson⁩ : Children suffer more by staying home #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/e8VOeODUHt

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 8, 2020

Belarus president is arresting his political opponents https://t.co/7TebtO8EMf

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) August 8, 2020

After a brief lull, hurricane season is set to roar back at breakneck pace later this month https://t.co/1zJvM4Qmc0

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 8, 2020

BREAKING: A U.S. government intelligence report released says China is actively interfering in the 2020 election process against Pres. Trump's campaign, while Russia is spreading disinformation on Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. https://t.co/BTRIy6ny5a

— ABC News (@ABC) August 7, 2020

America is now the object of a proxy battle between two superpowers. China and Russia:https://t.co/8S8l5f92eF

— mgemancipation.bsky.social (@MGEmancipation) August 7, 2020

Russia is once again interfering in the U.S. election, trying to covertly undermine Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment released on Friday.https://t.co/z6NEWXExJN

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 7, 2020

"It's going to disappear" — Trump is still out here falsely claiming the coronavirus will one day just vanish, and is trying to turn reality on its head by suggesting over 10 percent unemployment is good pic.twitter.com/R3XS7w1mBI

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 7, 2020

Trump says he will extend unemployment benefits until the end of the year through executive order. He doesn’t say if the $600 weekly total would be the amount, or some other number, and he doesn’t say how he can do this legally without Congress pic.twitter.com/6JJNlTHNC1

— Toluse Olorunnipa (@ToluseO) August 7, 2020

Trump absurdly claims that mail-in ballots are a bigger threat than foreign election interference pic.twitter.com/Ly0fMDmnzE

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2020

Trump says he's "pursuing" an executive order to require all health insurance companies to "cover all pre-existing conditions for all customers." Trump says, "This has never been done before." (Pre-existing-condition protections currently exist in Obamacare, a law.)

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 7, 2020

He signed an executive order to make insurance companies do what the law he’s trying to destroy requires them to do anyway?

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 8, 2020

Trump says the guests at his club don’t have to wear masks because attending his news conference is "political activity” or “peaceful protest” of the media.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 8, 2020

Trump the populist, they told us; Trump the anti-elite champion of the working class… https://t.co/hScnJnbtWk

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 7, 2020

I bet the people in that dining room feel like they’re being held hostage at this point

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 8, 2020

The head of the United States Postal Service has denied claims he was sabotaging election mail on behalf of Trump https://t.co/T7Zmd4YoF0

— POLITICO (@politico) August 7, 2020

How do we get a “line of sight” on what the heck is wrong with the mail? https://t.co/74jI8jTC8r

— Slate (@Slate) August 7, 2020

BREAKING: Newly obtained documents show the EPA illegally destroyed records, deceived the National Archives and Records Administration about that destruction, and falsely blamed the coronavirus pandemic to escape accountability https://t.co/upoodwgVGa

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 7, 2020

Breaking via WaPo: House Democrats can sue to force Trump's former White House counsel Donald McGahn to comply with a congressional subpoena, a federal appeals court has ruled. https://t.co/I413yGYIf7

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 7, 2020

House Democrats can sue Trump over US-Mexico border wall funding, court rules https://t.co/xnI4MSFTrs pic.twitter.com/pQlDsyMbap

— The Hill (@thehill) August 7, 2020

A judge has rejected President Trump’s bid to delay a lawsuit filed against him by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape. Carroll sued Trump last November for defamation after he called her a liar and said he had never met her. https://t.co/iPAZE4lH93

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 7, 2020

Day-trippers have been urged to stay away from packed beaches this weekend as record numbers of staycationers prompt concerns about social distancing.

The Met Office has also warned that people could underestimate the #heatwave.

Read more: https://t.co/0drs8qvqna pic.twitter.com/Up58lVLxTw

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 7, 2020

Nicola Sturgeon says the behaviour of eight Aberdeen footballers who ignored the rules to visit a bar is "completely unacceptable". Two have tested positive for Covid-19. https://t.co/fowjJwyuYr pic.twitter.com/PG9gy8dnpg

— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) August 7, 2020

"It’s insulting that Dominic Cummings still hasn’t apologised, and that Boris Johnson hasn’t sacked him" https://t.co/0Ppvuur9NQ

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) August 7, 2020

Summer 2020
Ireland pic.twitter.com/qmebyODQE7

— Claire Allan / Freya Kennedy (@ClaireAllan) August 7, 2020

Ireland Finds U.S. Tourists During Pandemic May Be Trouble. But So Is Their Absence https://t.co/As5834HvPZ

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 8, 2020

"What will happen when we get to 5 million?"

Over 1 million #Covid19 cases in Africa have been confirmed. Global health experts say the actual toll is likely to be several times higher https://t.co/TFRqlXjRnV pic.twitter.com/jqvhUiJFYM

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 7, 2020

At least 16 dead as Air India repatriation flight crashes on landing https://t.co/xFzDjHCblk pic.twitter.com/EJTQvqs6Dr

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

#Beirut's journalists lived through the explosion that tore through their city. Now, they're reporting on its aftermath.

CPJ's @lvzwestcott spoke to @andfinbar, @NataliaSancha, @balintszlanko, and @chehayebk about what it's like to be covering the blast.https://t.co/tsfRAO96a7

— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) August 7, 2020

Over 190 volunteers have been scouring the streets of blast-damaged Beirut for lost pets.

They search for animals trapped in the rubble, tend to the injured and care for those whose owners died, says Jason Mier, the executive director at Animals Lebanon. https://t.co/iDl4td2kvK

— CNN (@CNN) August 7, 2020

An American-owned cargo ship named after Donald Trump docked in a Ukrainian port has just offloaded 10,000 metric tons of the same chemical substance that nearly leveled the city of Beirut this week, according to the Liveuamap news sourcehttps://t.co/Nu8zIMPMUk

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 7, 2020

The White House coronavirus task force warned that the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio were significantly increasing. So far, there have been more than 96,000 positive cases and nearly 3,600 coronavirus deaths in the state. https://t.co/8YX5g39xqS

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 6, 2020

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— BlueDream (@58bugeye) August 6, 2020

Experts say the development, testing, and production of a COVID-19 vaccine for the public is still months away, and it would take a medical miracle for one to be available this year, much less before Election Day. https://t.co/xQst2oIJkh

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 6, 2020

No one is really this stupid, right? Trump has got to be really frightened to aim this low and hope enough of his followers will believe this. https://t.co/kcnHRd4vgj

— Aidan Gallagher (@AidanRGallagher) August 6, 2020

VIRAL MOMENT: President Trump pronounces Thailand "thighland" before correcting himself." pic.twitter.com/7ZtAS6h94z

— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2020

We will always protect people we will always protect "Republicans"
Trump does a Freudian slip. Rolling on the floor laughing
pic.twitter.com/6r59gXI2pk 02#DontDie

— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) August 6, 2020

THREAD — why Kanye and Trump are converging in Ohio and how you can help

In consecutive days, the same Ohio firm that represents Trump submitted signatures for Kanye West; and then Trump himself is back in Ohio.

Coincidence? I think not.

Read on to learn more, and help:

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— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) August 6, 2020

The NRA doesn't represent gun owners. They exist to protect gun industry profits and enrich their executives. https://t.co/shGxz6uuZu

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 6, 2020

New NRA ad sums it up nicely 😂 #NRA https://t.co/sFS9rR08BS

— 𝕋𝕚𝕡𝕤𝕪_𝕋𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕟 #Bluenami2020 (@Tipsy_in_Texas) August 6, 2020

Relatedly, here's an excellent road map to all the bad scenarios that could corrupt our election.

At their core is a central recognition:

"Trump is not so much running for re-election as trying to stay in power by any means he can."

Via @nils_gilman:https://t.co/moRPSF4rac

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) August 6, 2020

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired. https://t.co/lwe3QEn21V

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 6, 2020

Fox News is onto something here… he is NOT okay pic.twitter.com/PgFpVchkdR

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 4, 2020

An honourable MP would – given the severity of these allegations – have quit immediately and set about the job of trying to clear his name. https://t.co/fNgCFRAGpm

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) August 6, 2020

The Prime Minister says the return of workers to offices and children to schools is crucial to the economic recovery of the UK https://t.co/0ZOzirnIyO

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 6, 2020

New planning laws would see Britain shift towards an American-style zoning system https://t.co/KFlKziWe7v

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 6, 2020

The Bank of England said although it believed Britain’s economy might take longer to recover than previously thought, its projections for 2020 were not as grim as they were in May https://t.co/U5bFTts2E7 pic.twitter.com/F9dYmS0q7P

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2020

£252 million spaffed up the wall on a corrupt government contract for PPE that doesn't work.

"The deal was brokered by a government trade adviser who also advises the board of Ayanda."

Britain – that's YOUR money they're diverting to THEIR mates.https://t.co/VAyOUaCZfc

— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) August 6, 2020

There are no direct connections between UK & Andorra, travellers must go thru France or Spain. There is no practical way of segregating travellers to or from Andorra. Tory govt announcenent is, as usual, meaningless noise. https://t.co/2mX4hfLyh0

— John Fitzgerald #FBPE #GTTO @j_g_fitzgerald@c.im (@j_g_fitzgerald) August 6, 2020

Big Brexit news this morning!

From the day the UK and EU agreed it’s diveroxe settlement, Northern Ireland’s business community have insisted that it should not be asked to pick up the bill. /1

— Manufacturing NI (@ManufacturingNI) August 6, 2020

Herd immunity for kids it is,fk who they carry it back to,and fk the teachers,who will nearly all have elderly parents,kids with sick parents,fk ‘em
But wear a mask at the shops,5months too late!
Did I miss anything?

— mcdnick (@McdadeNicholas) August 6, 2020

French President Macron calls for a 'new political order' in Lebanon as he visits a ravaged Beirut https://t.co/Wd3fimMVpL

— TIME (@TIME) August 6, 2020

Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon’s leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the capital. https://t.co/CbnnNWLMys

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 6, 2020

The United States should rally the international community to support the Lebanese people with urgently-needed recovery and relief following the horrific explosion in Beirut. https://t.co/xcseRjXkcJ

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 6, 2020

CCTV footage from a shop in Beirut showing the impact of the explosion in Beirut #Lebanon #Beirut pic.twitter.com/650AUKaCX3

— CNW (@ConflictsW) August 6, 2020

A former top Saudi intelligence official accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of sending a team of agents to Canada to kill him, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. federal court. https://t.co/yHnHVrQq1i

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) August 6, 2020