"Only a flesh wound."

— The 𝗘nd 𝗝ustifies the 𝗠emes (@Upsidasium) February 5, 2022

Breaking News: The Republican Party officially declared the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “legitimate political discourse” and censured two of its own members, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, for investigating it. https://t.co/h05eFfHvs1

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 4, 2022

It’s official. Lincoln’s party of “liberty and Union” is now Trump’s party of violence and disunion. His cultists just called sedition, beating up cops and a coup ‘legitimate political discourse.’ They censured Cheney & Kinzinger for not bowing to the orange autocrat. Disgrace.

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) February 4, 2022

This was January 6th.
This is not “legitimate political discourse.” pic.twitter.com/lKgbVyVcJr

— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) February 4, 2022

In its resolution censuring Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger the Republican National Committee referred to the violent attempt to overthrow our government as "legitimate political discourse." Let's etch that in marble, shall we? pic.twitter.com/2wIX4HHTNJ

— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) February 4, 2022

"Legitimate political discourse"?https://t.co/Q6CTATzTma pic.twitter.com/49t8yVvuR9

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 4, 2022

Nebraska GOP senator @BenSasse on RNC’s censure of Cheney&Kinzinger: “January 6th was not 'legitimate political discourse' and I'll say it again: It was shameful mob violence to disrupt a constitutionally-mandated meeting of Congress to affirm the peaceful transfer of power." pic.twitter.com/M4YbhZyyII

— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) February 4, 2022

Republican National Committee: Killing police officers, attempting to murder elected officials and shitting inside the Capitol is "legitimate political discourse." https://t.co/bP4sEoeivM

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) February 4, 2022

There was nothing legitimate about any part of the Jan 6th protests. The ellipse rally was legal and constitutionally protected, sure, but its aim was the same as the rioters: overthrowing a democratic election to install the loser over the will of the people.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 4, 2022

I mean…good…but how absurdly pathetic our politics have become. This will be viewed as an act of political bravery—because Pence simply said that one person shouldn’t be able to overturn an election and install a despot instead. The GOP is so utterly broken. https://t.co/KS6d5hGHqH

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 4, 2022

Mike Pence waited more than a year to give such a forceful statement on Trump’s claim because Mike Pence was hedging his bets in service to Mike Pence.

Even now, he’s still tiptoeing around the broader issue of Trump’s responsibility for Jan. 6th because Mike Pence is a coward.

— Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) February 4, 2022

History will note that Dan Quayle (the "potatoe" guy), saved America by telling Mike Pence (the guy with the fly on his head), he couldn't flip the election for the orange guy who wanted to nuke hurricanes.

Sounds like a Madlib, but it's TRUE.

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) February 4, 2022

#PASTBLAST: Remember when Pence tried to downplay January 6th as if it were nothing more than "one day in January" simply overblown by Democrats and the media, just a few months ago?

I'm glad he spoke out today, but let's not let him off the hook for trying to have it both ways. https://t.co/WaOaC0yzGh

— Cyrus Toulabi (@CyrusToulabi) February 4, 2022

Preach https://t.co/lxEeeu8j4U

— Joe Trippi (@JoeTrippi) February 5, 2022

Somewhere in South Florida, an extremely agitated, analphabetic, witless, callow, philistinic, and perfidious narcissistic sociopath is dictating an ungrammatical, incoherent, and mendacious attack on a former subordinate.

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 4, 2022

Rep. Jamie #Raskin examines events that foreshadowed the Jan. 6th Capitol attack in “Love & The Constitution,” a new @MSNBC_Films documentary following Raskin's fight for democracy during the Trump presidency and journey through personal tragedy. Watch Sunday at 10pm ET on MSNBC. pic.twitter.com/IQMzG25Xai

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 4, 2022

re: “legitimate political discourse”

I wrote this 53 weeks ago when DC press was *sure* GOP would finally stand up to Trump; https://t.co/vfHzjQvRmC

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 4, 2022

Less than an hour after the RNC passed a resolution saying "ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse” were being persecuted, a court hearing is underway for a Jan. 6 defendant who pepper sprayed cops in the face while clad in MAGA gear. pic.twitter.com/pMwNpPk51y

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 4, 2022

I’m told Boris Johnson addressed dozens of staff in No 10 this morning in what he described as a “half-time pep talk”.

He told them: "As Rafiki in the Lion King says, change is good, and change is necessary even though it's tough.” https://t.co/BGybXhA7gt

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) February 4, 2022

🚨BREAKING: Tory MP Nick Gibb calls on Boris to resign

One of the longest serving Tory ministers in the last decade. A moderate. Letter submitted.

“I am sorry to say that it is hard to see how it can be the case that the Prime Minister told the truth” https://t.co/Svu2LjjAUu

— Ben Riley-Smith (@benrileysmith) February 4, 2022

EXCL: Police have a photo of Boris Johnson holding a can of a beer at his lockdown birthday party in June 2020 – taken by his taxpayer funded official photographer.https://t.co/9mr7GiRbnK

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) February 4, 2022

A reminder that Boris Johnson was “furious” at people laughing at the mere idea of a party.

Imagine how livid he must be at seeing a picture of Boris Johnson actually attending one. https://t.co/AVEnwoZKWp

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) February 4, 2022

the last days of Boris Johnson https://t.co/OfvcvNKUeE pic.twitter.com/RFAOU1T24b

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) February 4, 2022

Jacob Rees Mogg has submitted a letter to the 1822 committee .

— Chris Velvick 🔶🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@VelvickChris) February 4, 2022

Historians may look back and conclude that the DUP have thrown away the best and perhaps last chance to make NI prosperous in its history. Prosperity brings stability. But no, symbolism and fear of extremists made them toss away an opportunity Scotland and Wales dream of.

— Sam Thompson (@JarrieSam) February 4, 2022

Incredible: 60 seconds of exasperated, astute analysis on the #DUP current predicament https://t.co/zRKnZyKoaM

— Claire Higgins (@ClarNiUigin) February 4, 2022

Are you working for the other guys? 🖐🎤 pic.twitter.com/jnhLRz6FHs

— Irish Unity 🇮🇪🇵🇸 (@IrishUnity) February 4, 2022

Some of the biggest concerns about the events of recent days are coming from the business sector. As Kevin Sharkey now reports, businesses are worried about inward investment and local trading. pic.twitter.com/DmLkqHKzQr

— BBC Newsline (@bbcnewsline) February 4, 2022

Would anyone in DUP like to tell the truth and explain that its support for Brexit has brought us to this point.

— Paul Gosling (@PaulGosling1) February 3, 2022

During ex-DUP leader Arlene Foster's soft GB News interview with DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, Mrs Foster referred to "the political posturing of your opponents" & said: "I did hear some of your opponents in NI, including the BBC in NI, challenge that figure of [the NIP cost]…" pic.twitter.com/1ypYGPg23p

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 4, 2022

It now appears that the #DUP figure quoted about the cost of the #Protocol comes from one economist extrapolating from looking at 4 companies who does not accept the benefits of increased cross border trade. Totally discredited by John Campbell on #BBCGMU @bbcradioulster

— Tim McKane (@timmckane) February 4, 2022

THREAD

DUP's '850m cost of Protocol' is a nonsense lie that needs nailed finally. It doesn't come from a peer reviewed study or govt data but… a Newsletter article.

Here is @gordonlyons1 flailing when pressed earlier and then falsely claiming it was from the Fiscal Council.. pic.twitter.com/EGUguu6gGR

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) February 3, 2022

After years of creating Brexit problems, the DUP has painted itself into a corner and is lashing out at everyone else.

Meanwhile everyone else is trying to deal with a cost of living crisis and struggling public services.

Me on @LBC earlier @ pic.twitter.com/ERB7KFqmNd

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) February 4, 2022

The department's barrister (who was not John Larkin QC) said its position was that Mr Poots' order was "entirely lawful". The injunction does not imply that is wrong but the judge said a key reason for his order was that the checks had been going on for over a year.

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 4, 2022

He says he won't answer because he's 'not contemplating defeat'.

Well if he looks at the polls and his party's recent track record, perhaps he should be.

— Ben Kelly (@BenKellyTweets) February 4, 2022

Exactly 💯. Now that nationalists could be in the majority in the near future, suddenly the majority of consent principle no longer applies to the constitutional question,it has to be cross community consent, like 60% from both communities. This never applied to NI as part of UK

— Mark (@SparkyDarksider) February 4, 2022

Looks like we're allowed to lose all sense of proportion now. pic.twitter.com/b1oNhJQd8c

— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) February 3, 2022

It’s an op-ed rather than a leader, but still quite the headline to see in the Telegraph. https://t.co/cBuHBug3Aa

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) February 3, 2022

Johnson update:

✅ 4 chief advisers quit
✅ Energy prices up 54%
✅ Interest rate rise
✅ Sunak refuses to back Johnson
✅ International law broken on N Ireland
✅ Johnson backtracks on Savile
✅ Inflation heading to 7%
✅ Cost of living help falls flat

And that’s just today

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) February 3, 2022

Munira Mirza, the Downing Street head of policy, has resigned over Boris Johnson’s Jimmy Savile attack on Keir Starmer https://t.co/k1HqZqw66r

— James Forsyth (@JGForsyth) February 3, 2022

Smarm to infinity and beyond. Where’s your dignity and self respect?

— Miffy (@miffythegamer) February 3, 2022

All coordinated on Whatsapp, natch.https://t.co/5iiOynBmLu

— Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward) February 3, 2022

If only there were some sort of meme representing a Big Dog pretending all is fine as his world burns around him.

— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) February 3, 2022

"I totally meant for the wheels to fall off tonight." pic.twitter.com/0CFwqn1Qwz

— FCK MSK ➡️🐘 (@NoCakeLeft) February 3, 2022

This line will be used a lot more in coming weeks and months. https://t.co/7VahzlyRxx

— Graham Lovelace (@glovelace) February 3, 2022

If MPs can claim £3,500 a year for their energy bills, why can't we?

— Stop the Genocide (@eryxian46) February 3, 2022

Waiting to see how Boris Johnson spins this https://t.co/7hjK5QcCay

— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) February 3, 2022

If it weren't for Americans voting for Trump, British people voting for Brexit would be the most insane thing to happen in the last 10 years.

Both campaigns were run on the same platform. Lies. Nothing other than lies.

And yet, many who voted are too stupid to admit stupidity https://t.co/cTb2eORGTe

— EPL Index (@EPLIndex) February 3, 2022

BREAKING: Everything bad that they told us would happen under Jeremy Corbyn is happening under Boris Johnson

— Laura Kuenssberg beyond parody (@LKTranslator) February 3, 2022

Political polarisation is harder to reverse than to create – a US study holds lessons for the future of British politics – my @TheNewEuropean column… https://t.co/ZcDJ9nG1iT

— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) February 3, 2022

DUP is facing widespread criticism for plunging Stormont into crisis by pulling out Paul Givan as First Minister. Other parties accuse it of collapsing the Executive for purely selfish reasons.https://t.co/9qdN7vDX7o

— Suzanne Breen (@SuzyJourno) February 4, 2022

Having listened to Paul Givan's speech & Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's statement, I'm still not clear why DUP is walking out of Stormont at this moment. What changed from yesterday afternoon? Or last week? No link made to Poots stopping checks – & failing because officials said no.

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 3, 2022

All my love to the @BBCNews editor who cut short this self indulgent speech on "we've had enough" 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/IkCTUXYq4I

— Niall McGourty (@NiallMcGourty) February 3, 2022

Enough is enough. 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/9lF4rXqB9j

— DUP (@duponline) February 3, 2022

I’m finding it really hard to see campaign material focused around the wilful collapse of our government. Government isn’t a political tool, it’s a means of delivering for the people you serve. Using the office of first minister as a self-serving mechanism is deplorable.

— Cllr Sam Nelson (@CllrSamNel) February 3, 2022

DUP decision to crash Stormont is about political maths, not morality. It's a desperate attempt to win votes & seats in Assembly election.The most important character in the drama isn't at Crowne Plaza gathering – Jim Allister has driven DUP to this placehttps://t.co/CtbzWA9MLz

— Suzanne Breen (@SuzyJourno) February 3, 2022

Sammy Wilson letting the cat out of the bag it seems on @BBCgmu that this DUP stunt is 'the last kick' to make it look that the agreement that is going to be reached by the British Govt & EU is down to the actions of the DUP. Shameless party self interest over the needs of people

— Nichola Mallon (@NicholaMallon) February 3, 2022

Nail on head.

Actually, as a matter of fact, we’ve heard far too much from the DUP, versus the size of its mandate.

And not once during that time did it reach out and show any concern about “consent”… https://t.co/9xguBwqIIH

— Ian James Parsley (@ianjamesparsley) February 3, 2022

.. that any action could be taken that will prevent decisions being taken that will protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Northern Ireland.

— Marie-Louise Connolly (@mlchealth) February 3, 2022

their education & mental health.

They care about whether they’ll still have a job next year.

We’re still living in a pandemic.

But yeah, the NI Protocol.

— Lisa Smyth (@Lisa_J_Smyth) February 3, 2022

What are the DUP at? Here’s it summed up in less than 60 seconds.

And it was so predictable, @ClaireHanna was able to explain it a week in advance👇 pic.twitter.com/ZIhk15YfVJ

— Martin McAuley 🏳️‍🌈 (@MartinMcAuley) February 2, 2022

Who could possibly have foreseen this terrible mess 🤷‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/jpPIzRlkV6

— Claire Hanna (@ClaireHanna) February 3, 2022

I see you are discovering that the DUP are completely mental. The entire island of Ireland welcomes you to the suck. pic.twitter.com/d1IFCYZV0R

— Ralph the Wonder Llama 🦙 (@Ralphdwndrllama) February 3, 2022

BREAKING: President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops to Poland and Germany in response to rising Ukraine tensions, a U.S. official says. The move comes amid stalled talks with Russia over its military buildup at Ukraine’s borders. https://t.co/SU8DH7Evog

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 2, 2022

BREAKING: Pentagon spokesperson on U.S. troop deployment amid standoff with Russia: "I want to be very clear about something: these are not permanent moves…Moreover, these forces are not going to fight in Ukraine. They are going to ensure the robust defense of our NATO allies." pic.twitter.com/tFIeHAqwQC

— ABC News (@ABC) February 2, 2022

Breaking: Pentagon Press Sec Kirby confirms that US will soon move additional forces to Romania, Poland and Germany. “These are not permanent moves,” he says. “These forces are not going to fight in Ukraine.” Going to shore up NATO allies.

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) February 2, 2022

The White House says it's no longer using the word "imminent" to describe the potential for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was sending an unintended message, Jen Psaki says.

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) February 2, 2022

This is big: Turkey and Ukraine will sign a free trade agreement during Erdogan’s visit to Kyiv tomorrow. Also agreements on tech, space and aviation are on deck.

— Bakhti Nishanov (@b_nishanov) February 2, 2022

“If you are digesting Russian misinformation and parroting Russian talking points, you are not aligned with … American values.”

WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki on Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) calling on Biden to drop support for Ukraine NATO membership pic.twitter.com/QUaQ6wvKZS

— The Recount (@therecount) February 2, 2022

Adam Kinzinger calls Josh Hawley 'one of the worst human beings' and a 'con artist' after the senator urges Biden to block Ukraine from joining NATO https://t.co/DQOKvMfl5d

— Insider Politics (@insiderpolitics) February 2, 2022

So the lesson learned by Russia is to threaten war with other countries to get diplomatic concessions?

What happens when Finland and Sweden ask to join NATO after seeing Ukraine get invaded. Do we say no?

Denying Ukraine into NATO is one of many pretexts. https://t.co/ydHPtsq6Lr

— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) February 2, 2022

Putin’s Fifth column, in the US and globally, is more prominent and established than a lot of people understand.

— Dave Troy (@davetroy) February 2, 2022

I filed suit against ⁦@DonaldJTrumpJr⁩, ⁦@RudyGiuliani⁩, ⁦@DanScavino⁩, & others for witness intimidation & retaliation. Donald Trump, ⁦@FoxNews⁩, & ⁦@IngrahamAngle⁩ are also named in the law suit. https://t.co/mxWaZMCvwT

— Alexander S. Vindman ❎ (@AVindman) February 2, 2022

Not hyperbole. Every day that goes by in which Trump remains un-indicted brings US one day closer to the end of our Democracy.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) February 2, 2022

Democrats need to challenge the GOP’s politics of evasion on Trump. Democracy must be on the 2022 ballot and the GOP must be pressed to say yes or no to the destruction of our institutions. After this week’s news: No more fence-sitting.
My column https://t.co/MpQjNAi4Cz

— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) February 2, 2022

It's still staggering to process that fake electors submitted fraudulent Electoral College votes to make it look like Donald Trump won states that he lost. The Justice Department should investigate and pursue criminal charges if the evidence supports them.https://t.co/UaAgPBYHuh

— Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) February 2, 2022

Trump just doubled down, saying he would “absolutely” pardon those responsible for Jan 6.

People who beat police officers. Who wanted to hang his VP.

He called them patriots.

Every day he reminds us of his dangerous unfitness.

When a despot threatens democracy, believe him.

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 2, 2022

New: Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is currently testifying in-person before the Jan. 6 committee, per pool.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) February 2, 2022

Between Jan. 6 and Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump made three calls to one adviser to discuss the idea. "Do you think I should pardon them? Do you think it's a good idea? Do you think I have the power to do it?" Trump told the person, who summarized their conversations. https://t.co/9gnb1MSUTv

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 2, 2022

NOTABLE: The White House has indicate that a new tranche of Trump records heading to the Jan. 6 committee involve White House discussion of Mike Pence's role presiding over the Jan. 6 session of Congress.

But there's more…https://t.co/y07PIOSE3G pic.twitter.com/CHxoEBtVmF

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 2, 2022

Follow the thread: On July 26, former President Donald Trump’s “Save America” PAC donated $1M to a nonprofit called the Conservative Partnership Institute. 1/x

Trump gave $1M to Meadows nonprofit weeks after Jan. 6 panel's creation https://t.co/gf8BJW7Kxb

— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) February 1, 2022

News Analysis: New remarks by Donald Trump and new disclosures about his actions have stripped away any pretense that the events of Jan. 6, 2021, were anything but the culmination of his pursuit of retaining power, Shane Goldmacher writes. https://t.co/Ds3H7ucZA4

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 2, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Rudy Giuliani was last week unmasked as an exiting costumed contestant in the taping of the first episode of #TheMaskedSinger. We hears that as soon as they saw Giuliani, judges Ken Jeong & Robin Thicke quickly left the stage in protest https://t.co/6b1rGi3k2Z

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 3, 2022

Boris Johnson made four false claims during PMQs

1. There are more people in work now than before the pandemic
2. There are more staff working in the NHS than in 2020
3. We have the fastest-growing economy in the G7
4. Youth unemployment is at record lowhttps://t.co/wQNI0f48ha

— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) February 2, 2022

Johnson repeated his claim at prime minister’s questions today after Starmer accused him of “parroting the conspiracy theories of violent fascists to score cheap political points.”

“He knows exactly what he is doing. It’s time to restore some dignity,” the Labour leader said pic.twitter.com/7Crh5aB5fe

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) February 2, 2022

“Nobody wanted Allegra [Stratton] to resign. I was very sad when she did” says @BorisJohnson. So why on earth did he lay into her at #PMQs after @itvnews showed the press conference rehearsal video that seemingly made light of Downing St parties?

— Robert Peston (@Peston) February 2, 2022

He nearly brought his M16 brief into a meeting 😂🤣 https://t.co/FOSvRjx2P8

— Sam Thompson (@JarrieSam) February 2, 2022

Colum Eastwood attacks Boris Johnson for Universal Credit cuts and National Insurance hikes while energy bills are 'going through the roof'. 'Isn't it the truth Mr. Speaker that this Prime Minister has only ever been in it for himself and his rich mates?'https://t.co/1fkxtw9I1H pic.twitter.com/PqB36gNgeK

— Derry Journal (@derryjournal) February 2, 2022

As far as I know, as Scotland found when trying to impose stricter Covid quarantine rules, border controls are not a devolved matter. So, I don’t know exactly what Poots is doing there, other than shadow-boxing, in response to the DUP’s necrotic polling numbers. ~AA https://t.co/kzclaoJ8nL

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) February 2, 2022

Edwin Poots has now moved to where this has long been headed: He has ordered his officials to stop Irish Sea border checks at midnight. The big question now is whether they follow the order they have been given. And if they do, what does the PM do, and what does the EU do?

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 2, 2022

https://t.co/OFutmDHo3v

— Nomdeplume (@Nomdepl94427469) February 2, 2022

However, it's highly unusual for Poots to take this decision based on the advice of the former Attorney General. The current AG made very clear (albeit in slightly different circumstances) her view of the law in this area in 2020: Implementing the protocol is a legal requirement.

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) February 2, 2022

For clarity: Edwin Poots has, both verbally and in writing, acknowledged his legal obligations under the Protocol.

Here, in black and white, in response to a question from my colleague @patsymcglone

He knows this is a breach of those obligations. The act of a desperate man. pic.twitter.com/Hqxiz1rZ1y

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) February 2, 2022

Simon Coveney has told the Seanad that Edwin Poots order to stop the sea border checks is a breach of international law & is more about politics than an effort to find compromise.

— JPCampbellBiz (@JP_Biz) February 2, 2022

Reasonable to assume in normal circumstances the UK government would overrule the Northern Ireland executive. But this can't be assumed with the protocol. Busy evening for some folk I suspect. https://t.co/jFeWZzmITu

— David Henig 🇺🇦 (@DavidHenigUK) February 2, 2022

UK government says devolved authorities do not have to follow international law. An extraordinary and ridiculous statement, but one the Scottish government for one may well be particularly interested in. https://t.co/a1pXKU4B7i

— David Henig 🇺🇦 (@DavidHenigUK) February 2, 2022

"A further Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a political disaster, a humanitarian disaster, in my view…a military disaster as well," British PM Boris Johnson says during joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://t.co/cFy1J7YBud pic.twitter.com/xCkmvBjPhi

— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2022

UK's Johnson says a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a military disaster https://t.co/3ThvvUyFLW pic.twitter.com/Zr5iAMN4Yc

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 1, 2022

President Volodymyr Zelensky, hosting Boris Johnson in Kyiv, warns the world that is Russia launches a new invasion of Ukraine "This is not going to be a war of Ukraine and Russia. This is going to be a European war. A fully-fledged war."

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 1, 2022

A Gem from Joe pic.twitter.com/rkQRgnTmzv

— Milky T (@mycalltwo) February 1, 2022

out of his country. No suggestion if that from Truss and Johnson!

— Robert Peston (@Peston) February 1, 2022

the russians are utterly terrified of johnson and #brexit britain.

This is from russian tv last week. pic.twitter.com/Ti6LoZJicf

— GylesNaMopaleen👌🏻☘️ (@gylesnamopaleen) February 1, 2022

Boris Johnson has been mocked by Russian state media as the "most disliked, disrespected and ridiculed character in Britain" amid rising tensions over Ukrainehttps://t.co/dncsUcrte7

— LBC (@LBC) February 1, 2022

Boris Johnson doing a speech in Ukraine about maintaining standards of democracy and that sound you can hear is a whole continent pissing themselves

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@mrdavemacleod) February 1, 2022

Eventually, someone will persuade the PM that a particular line is unsustainable & it gets changed. In the meantime, Ministers & spokespeople tarnish their reputations knowing they're defending the indefensible – usually knowing that the rug will soon be pulled from under them./2

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) February 1, 2022

Yesterday the Prime Minister have a false apology to parliament. Today another party.
He needs to go. https://t.co/jqyjYiBtLz

— Angela Rayner 🌹 (@AngelaRayner) February 1, 2022

On Monday, Boris Johnson accused Sir Keir Starmer of "failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile". But there’s no evidence Sir Keir was involved in the decision not to charge Savile. 2 mins on what’s happened since the allegation was made. Produced by Michael Cox. https://t.co/h4KlIrAiur pic.twitter.com/M61C1oNi0j

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) February 1, 2022

Besides anything else it was the total inappropriateness of the comment during a debate that the PM asked for & during which he was supposed to be displaying contrition and humility.
It would have been bad enough at any time but during this debate it was obscene.

— Colin Patton (@colinpatton10) February 1, 2022

The Savile lie is the most Trumpish yet, I think. Every sentient Tory MP knows he's lying but they can't call it out without calling Johnson a liar & they can't do that without unhitching themselves from him. The ones who find the courage to do the right thing should be thanked.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) February 1, 2022

Those claims that Boris Johnson "got all the big calls right" on the pandemic look increasingly ridiculous as it's discovered he and his appalling administration spaffed £13bn on covid loan fraud and PPE wastage https://t.co/kkfL42RHbc

— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) February 1, 2022

Thing is 15% of MPs – which is all it takes to subject the PM to a confidence vote – is really NOT a high bar.

If 85% of Conservative MPs look at this shitshow and think it’s an acceptable way to govern, it goes from being a Johnson thing to being very much a Tory Party thing.

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) January 31, 2022

🔴EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson was in his Downing Street flat the night ‘Abba-themed party’ was heldhttps://t.co/9oKXr8Cizs

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 1, 2022

🚨🚨🚨 Important story. ⁦@BorisJohnson⁩ promised no-one would lose out as a result of #brexit from loss of EU development funds.

But the devolved governments and local English development groups say that promise is being broken. Stay with me/1
https://t.co/isYxnyOJ6T

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) February 1, 2022

Three years ago, the Guardian wrote: According to two leading European Union Law specialists, Brexit could double food prices and plunge Britain into a recession that could last 30 years. At the time, that was labelled as project fear…

— Jonlincbrown #FBPE #Rejoiner No DMs (@jonlincbrown) January 29, 2022

I fact-checked the 'Benefits of Brexit' report – a document that (as you might expect) is totally and shamelessly divorced from reality.

— Sam Bright (@WritesBright) February 1, 2022

It feels right that the anniversary of Brexit should be celebrated by its main proponent being confirmed as an utter fraud, charlatan and liar.

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 31, 2022

You can love America or you can love Trump.

You can't do both.

— VoteVets (@votevets) February 1, 2022

OK sports fans, just the publicly available evidence is enough to charge Trump under standard principles of federal prosecution. So what's the holdup? https://t.co/nhhmPHkA4W

— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) February 1, 2022

Trump is sending a signed copy of his new book "If I Did It" to Merrick Garland.

— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) February 1, 2022

They told Trump he had to clean up "overturn the election." So now he says he merely wanted Pence to "send the votes back" for "reassessment." This too utterly lacks legal justification. But it shows they're worried about criminal liability and/or political damage. Which is good. pic.twitter.com/8gA90HdVJb

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 1, 2022

I think this is worth restating. Given all the new stuff we've learned in recent days about Trump's efforts to steal the 2020 election, it's simply extraordinary that virtually no Republicans see any of this as disqualifying for 2024: https://t.co/FzfpOVtTRK

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) February 1, 2022

NEW: Trump directed Giuliani to make the call to Cuccinelli asking about DHS seizing the voting machines, a more direct level of involvement than Trump has been known to have had previously in discussion of using the government in the election https://t.co/q8rUzL8nWH

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 1, 2022

"We've known for the past year about a range of different efforts that were undertaken by Trump and his allies… across the country to overturn the election… what we think sets this apart is… the exploration of using the powers of the federal gov"-@nytmike w/@NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/XA0FTXbkus

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) February 1, 2022

“their plan was literally a federal takeover of elections… Even Giuliani says he can't do it. When something is beyond the pale for Giuliani, I think you've really hit rock bottom in terms of legality.” –@AshaRangappa_ on Trump admin. draft exec orders to seize voting machines pic.twitter.com/Y2o1xDCwI4

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) February 1, 2022

I challenge the assumption made by Garland defenders that he has been targeting Trump for months. I see no evidence of this but do believe he has now been shamed into doing so & Trump is also forcing his hand by confessing/criming openly. Trump can/should be arrested this week.

— Richard Signorelli 🌱🇺🇦 🌊 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 (@richsignorelli) February 1, 2022

Some Trump White House records handed over to the House January 6 committee had been ripped up and had to be taped back together by National Archives staff https://t.co/n4hrkqiDee

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 31, 2022

.@MaddowBlog: There was a problem with some of the materials the National Archives turned over to Jan. 6 investigators — former President Trump had literally torn them into pieces. https://t.co/ysnurJFmeP

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 1, 2022

Trump allies/officials we know have cooperated or had documents turned over (willingly or otherwise) to Jan. 6 committee in recent weeks:

-Kayleigh McEnany
-Ben Williamson
-Keith Kellogg
-Marc Short
-John Eastman
-Taylor Budowich
-Mark Meadows (partial)https://t.co/PyxkMMxlCt https://t.co/ayLWkoj1Kc

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 1, 2022

Trump should be worried. Out of any of these people from the Mike Pence team, Greg Jacob’s integrity is unwavering. Glad to see he met with the Jan 6 Committee today. He was never one to do Trump’s bidding & he’s always known what’s at stake for our country.

— Olivia of Troye (@OliviaTroye) February 1, 2022

Remember when John Roberts was whining about not politicizing the Supreme Court? That was cute. https://t.co/Rmue9EZOes

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) February 1, 2022

Everything … & I mean EVERYTHING Trump is connected to Russia. https://t.co/Ac1HWASdFW

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) February 1, 2022

Angered by the U.S. response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, with the “mother of all sanctions” on the horizon, Russia's state TV has a message for Trump:

“Donald, we're waiting for you and are ready to elect you again." https://t.co/w1HT9O2zKL

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 31, 2022

So, Texas, you really ok with the guy who can't fix your power grid, and his rival who wants to secede from the union? And the other guy who flees to the beach during a crisis?
This really the best you can do???

— Michael B Lehrhoff (@mblehrhoff) February 1, 2022

Boris Johnson said he was 'sorry', but by the end of a raw day in the House of Commons it was the UK prime minister’s own supporters who were in despair as the 'partygate' scandal again enveloped his premiership https://t.co/YIujfQcbsr

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 31, 2022

Starmer demolishes Johnson in front of Tory MPs stunned into silence: worth watching every minute pic.twitter.com/Xrv8jidjoS

— Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) January 31, 2022

This is what truth to power looks like at Westminster. A liar is allowed to keep his place- I am forced to leave for telling the truth. He misled the house, he must go. Tories must look themselves in the mirror and ask if they can allow this to go on much longer? Remove him now. pic.twitter.com/IyqlQO7xER

— Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@Ianblackford_MP) January 31, 2022

Week after week they do this to Blackford. The disdain is clear. English exceptionalism party. https://t.co/mP8NmM4q6l

— Shown (@northernlad18) January 31, 2022

Snap poll by Opinium finds:

– Two thirds of voters (64%) want Boris Johnson to resign following the Sue Gray report.
– 83% believe he broke lockdown rules
– 75% believe he is not telling the truth.

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 31, 2022

Conservative MPs now know that when the final Sue Gray report is published it will be damning. They don't need to wait any longer to act. https://t.co/3sAbOtg2oS

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) January 31, 2022

Michael Gove's PPS becomes first to quit Government over Partygate row… https://t.co/my1ptEDMCX

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 31, 2022

Key to understanding what's happening here. The problem does not lie simply with Johnson. It lies with the party. They couldn't give a damn about honesty, trust or the rule of law. All that matters is electoral viability. https://t.co/Me3oX9NVl3

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 31, 2022

On 1 December @BorisJohnson told the Commons ‘all the guidelines were observed.’ Sue Gray’s ‘update’ may be short on details but she’s already proved he lied. That is and always has been an automatic resignation issue.

— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) January 31, 2022

The point is that events have confirmed that people who have never liked him have excellent judgement. https://t.co/vC2hCVz1rE

— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) January 31, 2022

“I only have your word for it.“ A classic post-truth manoeuvre, dismissing documented facts as subjective opinions. Stupid, but also sinister https://t.co/QSYRqpg0cm

— Jonathan Freedland (@Freedland) January 31, 2022

Critic of the PM sums up his address to 1922:

“It’s all a joke & brazenly defiant, saying its the civil servants, it’s the advisers…And apparently any new exposes are ‘irrelevant’ & ‘we got through it’. Smattered with Chocolate orange jokes, Shakespeare & some French bluffing.”

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 31, 2022

Liz Truss has tested positive for covid. She attended the packed meeting of Tory MPs and ministers in Portcullis House this evening, leaving before it finished. She was not wearing a mask.

— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) January 31, 2022

“The prime minister is certainly a bad apple, but the whole tree is rotten and the whole country wants reform,” Green Party MP Caroline Lucas says

“The police do an outstanding job… we should await their conclusions,” Boris Johnson replieshttps://t.co/0smSE5gB1n pic.twitter.com/AenaH4K5lt

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 31, 2022

"I'm upset."

Former Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson is in tears as she explains how she feels let down by Boris Johnson's leadership. pic.twitter.com/0UO5YjBq4M

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 31, 2022

Asked in the Commons whether he can confirm that Putin call has been cancelled, PM says: "I will be speaking to President Putin as soon as I can"

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 31, 2022

I’ll say it again:

Right at the moment NATO is facing down Russia…

…Johnson is going to start a big fight with the EU, purely to try and save himself at home. What a gift to Putin.

Boris Johnson is an incredibly dangerous idiot. #JohnsonOut6

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) January 30, 2022

The UK has become the laughing stock of the world! Since the referendum in 2016 & since everything that has come to pass! It's got far worse with Johnson. It was always going to get worse before it gets better! Hang in there & fight for better! We demand better! #CorruptToriesOut https://t.co/ra2bac9dhT

— GET TORIES DONE – GENERAL ELECTION NOW! (@snb19692) January 31, 2022

Boris Johnson's "partygate" is a serious scandal and he deserves to go because of it. But it's quite a depressing reflection of American democracy that he's likely to be ousted for violating lockdown rules, whereas Trump might get elected again after orchestrating a coup attempt.

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) January 31, 2022

“He could have overturned the election.” This is an admission, and a massively un-American statement. It is time for every Republican leader to pick a side… Trump or the Constitution, there is no middle on defending our nation anymore. pic.twitter.com/Bp3dfn7cBe

— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) January 31, 2022

Mr. Trump’s public confession last night, all but daring the Attorney General to seek a grand jury indictment against him for seditious conspiracy and for giving aid and comfort to an insurrection to “overturn the election,” is the last straw. The Government must call his bluff.

— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) January 31, 2022

Trump's inflammatory speech was not only a blatant act of obstruction of justice — attempting to silence witnesses by promising pardons and threatening retaliation if he's charged — it was also an overt act in his ongoing conspiracy to commit sedition against the United States. https://t.co/S0ub4hyC6k

— Elizabeth de la Vega (@Delavegalaw) January 31, 2022

Trump uses language he knows caused the Jan 6 violence; suggests he’d pardon the Jan 6 defendants, some of whom have been charged with seditious conspiracy; threatens prosecutors; and admits he was attempting to overturn the election.

He’d do it all again if given the chance.

— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) January 31, 2022

NBC News confirms: Fulton County DA Fani Willis is asking the FBI for security help a day after Trump told his supporters to hold 'the biggest protests we've ever had' in cities with prosecutors who are investigating him. @NBCNews

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 31, 2022

In vernacular, former president Donald Trump is a traitor, someone who betrayed our Constitution. And still the GOP cannot bring itself to part with him. Even so-called moderate Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) cannot rule out supporting him https://t.co/8HhkzVZCa5

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) January 31, 2022

Asked why she can’t rule out supporting former Pres. Trump in 2024, GOP Sen. Susan Collins tells @GStephanopoulos that “it's not likely given the many other qualified candidates that we have that have expressed interest in running.” https://t.co/ljjCWevQ5o pic.twitter.com/3iFANFIYgD

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 30, 2022

Miller: If someone asks you would you support someone who tried to end our democracy for President in 2024, you say no. That was an easy question for her to answer pic.twitter.com/POdh9dlu8r

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 31, 2022

“Trump can’t be killed because the rest of the GOP is unwilling to take on the political pain required to kill him… Cancer doesn’t get removed without surgery and chemo”

My latest on Susan Collins & year 7 of “concerned” Republicans unwillingness to act https://t.co/lmWMQuA30h

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) January 31, 2022

I'm told Pence may respond to Trump's "overturn" statement at a Federalist Society speech on Friday in Fla. Here's what he said last year https://t.co/cWEi8h98Bn

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 31, 2022

As sens work to finalize a sweeping Russia sanctions bill, an all-senators classified briefing with senior admin officials on Ukraine/Russia is sked for Thursday at 11AM, per a Senate aide. Briefers tbd

— Trish Turner (@caphilltrish) January 30, 2022

BREAKING: The US is close to a bipartisan sanctions bill that will crush the Russian economy if Russia invades Ukraine

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) January 30, 2022

“Like a thief in the night looking to see what he can grab, Russia’s leader makes a pariah of himself and his country on the global stage.” https://t.co/GImdwXspfq

— toomas ilves, ex-verif (@IlvesToomas) January 30, 2022

"Upon taking office in 2009, NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen told him he was committed to increased cooperation with Russia.

Putin responded: 'Do you know my mission, Mr. Rasmussen? It is to make sure that your organization no longer exists.' "
https://t.co/kOmEV5KtHg

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 30, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has questioned the framing of NATO as a "defensive" alliance, complaining that the bloc's "line of defense" continues to move east towards Russia https://t.co/WxphJN3seF

— CNN (@CNN) January 30, 2022

The head of Nato says there are "no plans" for the alliance to deploy combat troops in Ukraine

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Sophie Raworth Nato will provide support and impose "severe sanctions" if Russia invades Ukraine#SundayMorning https://t.co/kSXAJAj77x pic.twitter.com/NsE8uFLK5h

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 30, 2022

"If you don’t think Putin’s current threat to Ukraine was based in part on his calculation that Trump’s divisiveness and assault on US democracy has weakened us, then you are not paying attention."@djrothkopf on the MAGA-GOP's twisted approach to Russia:https://t.co/lmlMPBRip8

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) January 30, 2022

Putin “was looking for a chance – for a crack in our system. And Trump put a crack in our system,” says @levparnas. Americans were “always united against Russia,” but not anymore. #Velshi pic.twitter.com/yrehNeTASd

— Velshi on MSNBC (@VelshiMSNBC) January 30, 2022

On May 27, 1997, Yeltsin signed the NATO-Russia Founding Act, which committed Russia to the "respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of all states and their inherent right to choose the means to ensure their own security." pic.twitter.com/QdtKKkBOSc

— Marcel H. Van Herpen (@MarcelHVanHerpe) January 30, 2022

#Russia's state media is claiming that Zelenskyy is planning an offensive in E. Ukraine during the Olympics, once Putin leaves the country. It's either a red herring, or the Kremlin is preemptively justifying what it's about to do.#Ukraine pic.twitter.com/CUETkphHza

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 30, 2022

Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine’s National Security & Defense Council, showed me his real-time big board of Donbas war zone this week. He even zoomed in on my old Artemivsk apartment. Danilov told me he agreed with US that Russia poses a threat but said invasion not imminent. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/WyghFV5jhm

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 30, 2022

Pay attention to a new Kremlin narrative on the Ukraine war: Russia does not want to wage war on Ukraine, but the West _compels_ Russia to do that. Moscow is now increasingly pushing this narrative domestically, as it has no other way to explain the war agenda to the Russians.

— Anton Shekhovtsov (@A_SHEKH0VTS0V) January 30, 2022

UKRAINE: Ukrainians in Kyiv hold a "Thank You" rally for nations that have offered help as the Russia threat looms. pic.twitter.com/nihnMFm7Ze

— Forbes (@Forbes) January 30, 2022

When you don't cave to Russia, Russia caves to you. pic.twitter.com/m58Le51MM0

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 29, 2022

I understand that proposed economic sanctions against Russia include installing Rishi Sunak as their new Chancellor.

— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) January 30, 2022

The simplest way to deter Putin from invading Ukraine is to freeze the assets of the Russian oligarchs who hold his money in London. The U.K. can punch significantly above its weight in stopping this crisis because there’s so much Russian money here. https://t.co/q1AQdZ1Xwb

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) January 30, 2022

As @BorisJohnson pushes himself as a friend of Ukraine, worth remembering that he was accused of being 'Putin's apologist' in 2016.
(After he blamed a new EU-Ukraine trade agreement for worsening relations with Russia).

My @theipaper Weekend piece:https://t.co/aNuY26Ffiw

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) January 30, 2022

BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tweeted to say the picture in Ukraine is "increasingly concerning" and he urges Russia "to engage in negotiations and avoid a reckless and catastrophic invasion".https://t.co/pC4o7Eojnl
📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/XA10IitHCC

— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 30, 2022

It’s difficult to take anything Boris Johnson says on Russia seriously after his Government tried to suppress the Russia report, misrepresented its findings and ignored all of its recommendations pic.twitter.com/w1F2EdwxmT

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 24, 2022

Liz Truss says the government is taking tough action against illicit Russian finance.

The Conservative Party has taken £2 million in donations from individuals linked to Russia since Boris Johnson came to power, with a quarter of his Cabinet receiving donations. #SundayMorning

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 30, 2022

Quarter of Johnson Cabinet took Russia-linked cash as Tories head to Conference https://t.co/dSEkXb1tWh

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 30, 2022

Good thread. A reminder that before Boris Johnson reinvented himself as the hammer of the West against Putin he spent 18 months trying to bury parliament's Russia report and has subsequently failed to implement any of its recommendations. https://t.co/eeZGDHTqVe

— Simon Nixon (@Simon_Nixon) January 30, 2022

The only roasting of Liz Truss’s bull**** defence of Boris Johnson you need to watch

This is another graphic illustration of why the whole rotten lot need to go pic.twitter.com/LFDPjIhhih

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 26, 2022

It was the civil service that stayed on a beach in Crete during the fall of Kabul was it? pic.twitter.com/BIn6vjlefg

— Brendan May (@bmay) January 30, 2022

I sense a long week ahead…..

*mumbles “ah lads” as he slumps to bed. pic.twitter.com/2FjPhl4jbW

— Neale Richmond (@nealerichmond) January 30, 2022

This is an actual thing that happened on an actual TV channel today. pic.twitter.com/ziH0RynE9B

— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) January 30, 2022

16 lights above Derry’s Guildhall tonight. 14 for the dead, 1 for the injured and 1 for all those who died in the Troubles ⁦@rtenews⁩ pic.twitter.com/V2Lb63Y6Au

— conor macauley (@TVconormac) January 30, 2022

In Derry today as the city remembers Bloody Sunday 50 years on.

Paddy Doherty
Gerald Donaghey
Jackie Duddy
Hugh Gilmour
Michael Kelly
Michael McDaid
Kevin McElhinney
Barney McGuigan
Gerald McKinney
William McKinney
William Nash
James Wray
John Young
John Johnston pic.twitter.com/XQNlTI38eQ

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) January 30, 2022

50 years on from Bloody Sunday, victims families walk the original route of the civil rights march which ended in tragedy. Thirteen people were shot dead when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire. pic.twitter.com/QxlUeNNOxP

— Emma Vardy (@EmmaVardyTV) January 30, 2022

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It’s a privilege to be in Derry to lay a wreath in respect and memory, and to support the families who continue to maintain such dignity and courage.
Let it be a motivation to all of us to work for a better future. pic.twitter.com/1B4i84uZVY

— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) January 30, 2022

The emotional, compelling responses to #BloodySunday from Ire – such as @aoifegracemoore – contrast strongly with these detached editorials from Britain. The maintenance of the ‘inexplicable NI’ myth denies the colonial mindset that still structures it https://t.co/wsuF7lBpoQ

— Prof Laura McAtackney (@LMcAtackney) January 30, 2022

It says a lot about modern Britain and the politicians that represent it, I think, that after 50 years & 2 inquiries it’s still seen as controversial to admit that on Bloody Sunday the British army murdered unarmed civilians, some of whom were children, at a civil rights march

— Róisín Lanigan (@rosielanners) January 30, 2022

#BloodySunday50 For the day that is in it, my fathers reaction to Bloody Sunday as captured by RTE news on the day after. pic.twitter.com/DEtKKk1KPZ

— Kevin MacDermott (@Kevmacd) January 30, 2022

Bloody Sunday – ‘The Truth Has Won Out’
John Hume: "I have seen extraordinary courage and fortitude by individual men and women, innocent victims of violence. Amid shattered lives, a quiet heroism has borne silent rebuke to the evil that violence represents.." @BloodySunday50 pic.twitter.com/8qv58raw9P

— The John and Pat Hume Foundation (@humefoundation) January 30, 2022

My heart besieged by anger, my mind a gap of danger.⁰I walked among their old haunts.⁰the home ground where they bled;⁰And in the dirt lay justice like an acorn in the winter⁰Till its oak would sprout in Derry⁰where the thirteen men lay dead.#BloodySunday50 pic.twitter.com/qcXCBJkQ57

— Seamus Heaney (@HeaneyDaily) January 30, 2022

President Biden commended Justice Stephen Breyer for his nearly 28 years on the bench, and said his pick for the vacancy “will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court.” https://t.co/w3P0pYWUGx pic.twitter.com/FwGRSss2JU

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 27, 2022

BREAKING: President Joe Biden reasserts his pledge to nominate a Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, calling it "long overdue." Biden said he will decide on a replacement for Justice Stephen Breyer by the end of February. https://t.co/o1wxha3Tsf

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2022

"I thought that he could do everybody, the party, and himself a lot of good," Rep. Clyburn says on President Biden's campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/c6a10mc5cX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 27, 2022

Justice Breyer has an extraordinary record of public service. I’m very happy that President Biden will fill this seat by naming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. And we ought to #ExpandTheCourt to give her at least four more new colleagues & rebalance this institution.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) January 27, 2022

“It is hard to overstate just how important and powerful and inspiring a moment this is," @mayawiley says on President Biden's commitment to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. https://t.co/OcN1kFocLA

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 27, 2022

President Biden's team is expected to begin reaching out to and potentially meeting with possible Supreme Court nominees as soon as next week, a source says. The White House is expected to work from a list of ten or fewer people.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 27, 2022

Biden urges Congress to act now on Equal Rights Amendment https://t.co/9vlwYK0scu pic.twitter.com/ENzqDCvgGI

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2022

I'm not giving up on #VotingRights.

Pass it along. https://t.co/vlyVlkWVkF

— Dr. Michael Owens (@OwensForGeorgia) January 25, 2022

Clyburn calls for full-court press on voting rights https://t.co/o3MBxCuGAt pic.twitter.com/t2FhwTbMPe

— The Hill (@thehill) January 27, 2022

End gerrymandering.

Let voters choose their elected officials, not the other way around. https://t.co/V3Tp1MgZEd

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) January 27, 2022

Neil Gorsuch lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court 54 votes, not 60

Brett, M. Kavanaugh lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court 50 votes, not 60

Amy Coney Barrett lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court 52 votes, not 60

But #VotingRights needs 60 votes???

— Eric Garcia (@EricG1247) January 24, 2022

There's only one kind of people who would vote to ban Maus, whatever they are calling themselves these days. https://t.co/fs1Jl62Qd8

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) January 26, 2022

This is the same root cause as the appropriation of Holocaust tropes among antivaxxers. The lack of shame in the appropriation is because it is to them really nothing more than a historical abstraction.

— Jake Anbinder (@JakeAnbinder) January 27, 2022

On #HolocaustRemembranceDay, Centenarian Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged the young generation to always remember the Nazi genocide and denounced the use by some anti-COVID vaccination protesters of the yellow star Jews were forced to wear https://t.co/DHTQItVASg 1/6 pic.twitter.com/1c5yTpVdeA

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2022

Russia has continued to mass forces on the Ukrainian border, with troops now surrounding the country on all sides. This map, compiled by The New York Times, represents a snapshot of Russian positions. https://t.co/gXddgh3CKa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 27, 2022

Had a long phone conversation with @POTUS. Discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the future. Thanked President @JoeBiden for the ongoing military assistance. Possibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also discussed. pic.twitter.com/pAsQLYAuig

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 27, 2022

A Russian invasion is now virtually certain once the ground freezes, Biden said to Zelensky, a senior Ukrainian official told @mchancecnn. Kyiv could be “sacked," Russian forces may attempt to occupy it, “prepare for impact”, Biden said, according to this official.

— Alex Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 27, 2022

I can think of nothing that would make Biden look even weaker than to have Russia sack Kyiv and occupy Ukraine in a matter of weeks https://t.co/qBN2A5goOp

— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) January 27, 2022

Some Western powers have said they would consider imposing personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Moscow invades Ukraine. Here's an explanation of what that would mean for the Russian president pic.twitter.com/ZxX99zel5G

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2022

Awful: GOP aides are fielding calls from Tucker Carlson viewers demanding the US refrain from defending Ukraine against Putin, a new report says.

We need to stop calling this "isolationism." Tucker is pulling the GOP base toward Putinism.

My latest:https://t.co/tyu42PRMxy

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) January 27, 2022

“Shame on them. Vladimir Putin hates the United States. He wants to do everything he can to weaken the United States around the world…That’s incredibly, incredibly myopic, political, silly kind of thinking,” Sipher added.” https://t.co/CUVSrfslH9

— John Sipher (@john_sipher) January 27, 2022

Three months ago, Johnson was warned about the escalating crisis in Ukraine. He *actually laughed* at former infantry officer, Tory MP @Tobias_Ellwood. "The old concepts of fighting tank battles on European land are over".

And still MPs blather: he's got all the big calls right. https://t.co/jKF4J5kDtK

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) January 27, 2022

London is the chosen location for the vast majority of money laundering efforts by the kleptocratic thieves in Russia. They have literally laundered trillions of dollars in stolen money in London. Finally, Washington appears to be waking up to this. pic.twitter.com/koPvhd6QBw

— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) January 27, 2022

Johnson’s position is indefensible, as is exposed whenever someone tries to defend him. My piece for @NewStatesman on why Conservative MPs should end his premiership. (I’m sure this’ll do the trick.) https://t.co/s99df370oQ

— David Gauke (@DavidGauke) January 27, 2022

Rory Stewart – Boris Johnson lies all the time… he lies to his wife, he lies to his employers, he lies to his colleagues, he lies to Parliament… he's probably the best liar we've ever had as a Prime Minister#GMB pic.twitter.com/SSvKRggXPj

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) January 27, 2022

8 minutes of me on the clues in Boris Johnson's past that could have served as a warning to anyone who was paying attention.

Followed by 3 minutes of me putting the boot in. (contains swears)https://t.co/VNDSccMxpE

— Otto English (@Otto_English) January 27, 2022

Boris Johnson dismisses claims he approved the airlift of animals from Afghanistan as “total rhubarb”.https://t.co/yc7b8Xae9r

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 27, 2022

Rhubarb denials crumbling #BorisJohnson

— Bruce (@Brucebfg) January 27, 2022

🔴 NEW: Boris Johnson “authorised” for “staff and animals” at the Nowzad charity “to be evacuated” from Afghanistan, a minister has said in written evidence published by the Foreign Affairs Committee https://t.co/6kzHMprCZF

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 26, 2022

Why can’t @BBCNews just say Johnson lied when Johnson lied? On #penfarthing, as with #PartyGate, it’s not like there’s any ambiguity. Why is it always Labour ‘claims’ he lied? https://t.co/50oXU0OI50

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 27, 2022

People who say Boris Johnson was involved;

Farthing's charity
FCDO whistle-blower
Multiple emails from FCDO officials
His own PPS on a call to a airplane charter firm

People who say he wasn't:

Boris Johnson https://t.co/Bkor3ZceD2

— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) January 27, 2022

Fabulous flowchart from @alexwickham charting potential outcomes for Boris Johnson in partygate saga. Its daedalian nature underlines the only thing we really know right now: this could end up anywhere. pic.twitter.com/I9wRa2apby

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 27, 2022

Boris Johnson may have ended plan B measures, but we still have 100k new cases of Covid a day & over 300 new Covid deaths reported yesterday alone.

My advice as a doctor is to strongly recommend continuing to wear masks in indoor spaces. Why? To protect ourselves & each other 💙 https://t.co/R8ptufWvDi

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) January 27, 2022

Welcome to Boris Johnson’s “golden age”https://t.co/klnAxp3DvP

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 27, 2022

Maybe this is also why we didn’t used to have “a government plane”. Seem to recall the cost of commercial travel used to have to be checked first before charter planes were used. Would be good to know whether it was this time. https://t.co/SOU9LCQAIq

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) January 27, 2022

After reports that Liz Truss took a specially chartered flight to Australia, here's a quote from the 'Back to Black' cost-cutting document she co-authored in 2009: pic.twitter.com/zrCpzdMjLb

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) January 27, 2022

… possibly outweigh the pointless damage to one's prized reputation, the needless antagonism of insulting your key negotiating partner & the gross irresponsibility of actively stirring up trouble in NI? Please don't become another Brexit gravestone. Or risk more of them in NI.

— Michael Dougan (@mdouganlpool) January 27, 2022

This tweet is a disgrace. Literally everything that’s happened in Northern Ireland as a result of the protocol was predicted. The government was warned about that for years and dismissed those warnings as Remain scaremongering. For once, own it. https://t.co/vk42JbTguo

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) January 26, 2022

So genuinely shocked by this that I am RT'ing. FCDO should not be used as propaganda tool of govt, or to support Truss's leadership hopes. It's also dreadful diplomacy if aim is genuinely to try to address any NIP issues. This behavior is NOT normal, but an abuse of power. https://t.co/0qhknfRXr1

— alexandra hall hall 🇺🇦🌻 (@alexhallhall) January 27, 2022

It bears repeating: the nature of the NI Protocol was clearly understood from the moment it was signed. https://t.co/JnhUwVDTol

— JPCampbellBiz (@JP_Biz) January 26, 2022

When you say ‘rules’ you mean the rules that you agreed to? That the uk parliament voted on and quite literally agreed to?

— Jason R Gordon (@jasonrgordon) January 27, 2022

"There is no prospect of the protocol being scrapped, which is why Jeffrey Donaldson only talks about removing ‘the sea border’" #premium https://t.co/zXs0DvcSUi

— The Irish News (@irish_news) January 27, 2022

Significant scoop by @MargaretCan: Liz Truss indicates that when DUP minister Edwin Poots halts (probably within days) many Irish Sea border checks at ports, the UK Government will not use its power to over-rule him. Civil servants' position now trickier. https://t.co/MtuyUooCIT

— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) January 27, 2022

The DUP may well resign the FM next week as indicated by Jeffrey Donaldson yesterday but leave other ministers in place until the election in May. Question now is whether civil servants will obey Poots order to stop the checks.

— Allison Morris (@AllisonMorris1) January 27, 2022

I know this is cheap and simplistic but on one reading the Johnson administration now seems to be painting EU in its own image. It's every pronouncement on the EU now sounds like the purest projection of its own innards.

— Ray Thomson (British subject/Ex-citizen of the EU) (@iichroma) January 27, 2022

What was all this for? The ambitions of a few hundred people. 🤔 https://t.co/6RKtLsvXQG

— Shown (@northernlad18) January 27, 2022

This version of a Barry Cryer joke may well be my favourite of all time. Had me crying helplessly when I first read it.

RIP pic.twitter.com/3RGm5nnjFs

— Chris Mooney (@chrismooney) January 27, 2022

BREAKING: Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court. The vacancy created by the liberal judge gives Biden the first high court pick of his presidency. https://t.co/E5V51FxU9n

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 26, 2022

Dems start off with good chance of getting Breyer's replacement confirmed. Since GOP changed filibuster rules on SCOTUS nominees in 2017, a simple majority is all that's needed.

Manchin has long deferred to presidents' nominees; Sinema tends to vote for Biden nominees

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 26, 2022

Multiple sources tell me Justice Breyer was not planning to announce his retirement today. They describe him as "upset" with how this has played out. We still await any official notice from his office and/or the #SCOTUS public information office.

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) January 26, 2022

The two leading candidates to replace Breyer, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and CA SC Justice Leondra Kruger, both have a platinum-plated resume every bit as prestigious and rarefied as those of the last several appointees. Including the most prestigious clerkships in the country.

— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) January 26, 2022

.@joycewhitevance: If evidence from this draft executive order confirms a conspiracy, it merits prosecution. https://t.co/lXB7icYQ3m

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 26, 2022

New: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco tells CNN that federal prosecutors are reviewing fake Electoral College certifications sent to the National Archives that declared Trump the winner of states he lost.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 25, 2022

A group of lawyers is working to disqualify Madison Cawthorn from the ballot unless he can prove he's not an "insurrectionist," which would disqualify him from holding office.

The case could have implications for other officeholders — and Trump. https://t.co/vqyuSiduBu

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2022

Here's an unsettling thought:

If we don't revise the ECA, successfully overturning the 2024 election might only require a single corrupt GOP governor and a GOP-controlled House.

An important new paper spells out this nightmare scenario.

Details here:https://t.co/EhSRaBwtYQ

— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) January 26, 2022

I wrote about the worst possible scenario in “Wait, what” in ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩ https://t.co/3BwVcgBnAo

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 26, 2022

"Ron DeSantis playing by Donald Trump’s rules is a much scarier 2024 scenario than 'orange man back'." – @MollyJongFast https://t.co/OJar1s7NII

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 26, 2022

Trump would have let Putin piss on him but go on, lady. https://t.co/Ohh1PtxjiC

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 26, 2022

Opinion: What is going on, unseen, means Boris Johnson is in a position at least as weak as any prime minister in modern history. And yet, because of his political talent and opportunism, he may still survive. These are indeed strange constitutional times https://t.co/ySBN1cCNJH

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 26, 2022

.@Jacob_Rees_Mogg says he doesn't know when Sue Gray's report will be published because she is independent, but he tells @AnushkaAsthana that @BorisJohnson will survive.

Sue Gray is a civil servant who ultimately answers to the Prime Minister https://t.co/JOTLG6BKK2 pic.twitter.com/hvJXSns2Pq

— ITV News Politics (@ITVNewsPolitics) January 26, 2022

Boris Johnson said (in December 2021) that it was “complete nonsense” he had personally authorised the Nowzad charity to evacuate animals from Aghanistan at a time when thousands of people were clamouring to get out. https://t.co/Hj2fGUWvHB

— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) January 26, 2022

I stopped watching when they introduced a character called Lulu Lytle in that absurd decorating scandal subplot.

— idejeht (@andrew33r) January 26, 2022

To be fair it's working with the pandemic, the govt have declared it's over so the public & media are lapping that up, the attention span of a lot of the public has been proven to be short lived and that's what they'll count on yet again.

— PP💙🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@TPkiwibrit) January 26, 2022

the parties on the night before Prince Philip’s funeral were exposed by the Conservative-supporting, Johnson-backing Daily Telegraph which until recently employed Johnson https://t.co/dJJNvc9VK7

— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) January 26, 2022

I can think of hardly anything more shameful than Johnson and Rees-Mogg using the situation in Ukraine as a defensive shield against their own domestic inadequacy.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 26, 2022

'Ladies and gentlemen, your Prime Minister.'

James O'Brien's shocking and painstaking round-up of listeners' suggestions for the worst thing Boris Johnson has ever done.
@mrjamesob pic.twitter.com/lTFI7lFLL2

— LBC (@LBC) January 26, 2022

https://t.co/CgBgACKD0g

— NORBET (@NORBET) January 26, 2022

The only roasting of Liz Truss’s bull**** defence of Boris Johnson you need to watch

This is another graphic illustration of why the whole rotten lot need to go pic.twitter.com/LFDPjIhhih

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 26, 2022

I wonder whether we'll ever get a better explanation of how Boris Johnson became & remains Prime Minister than the fact that, at the precise moment his position is the most threatened & vulnerable it has ever been & may ever be, #StarmerOut is 'Trending in Politics'.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 26, 2022

Is anyone else sick to death of these toxic threats to bring down the Assembly? Please for the love of God stop these distraction tactics and deal with the endless list of real issues we are facing 🙏 https://t.co/GzjkJxrqo3

— Déirdre Vaughan🌹 (@deirdre_vaughan) January 26, 2022

he’s never watched his Newsnight interview has he https://t.co/KHw910Fl9p

— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 Threads tobyontv (@TobyonTV) January 26, 2022

Prince Andrew says he wants “a trial by his peers.” Can you imagine the jury selection? The Duke of Narnia, the Marquis of Makebelieve…. Legal court reality about to meet royal court indulgence.

— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. (@MrJohnNicolson) January 26, 2022

.@brhodes on Russian President Putin as tensions escalate: 'He does not want Ukraine to be a democracy' https://t.co/cB30LN1Fx2

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 26, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. delivered written replies to sweeping Russian security demands, a key step in a fragile diplomatic process as Russia staged new military drills on land and sea near Ukraine https://t.co/pPwsljcKLO pic.twitter.com/i83gQft5TS

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2022

Russia-Ukraine-France-Germany talks resume today. NATO countries continue to offer Russia honorable diplomatic exits from the crisis Russia has created. https://t.co/ClUCTdRWhh

— David Frum (@davidfrum) January 26, 2022

A Western intelligence official says Russia has brought in many of the enablers it was lacking, including medical and logistics, to carry out a potential military operation against Ukraine.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) January 26, 2022

This is true, but we have to acknowledge that Ukraine is almost certainly never getting Crimea back.

In fact, public acknowledgement of Crimea belonging to Russia is one of the goals of Putin’s latest gambit. 1/3 https://t.co/Hms1lacZ0Z

— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) January 26, 2022

Turkey's Erdogan says Russia would be unwise to invade Ukraine https://t.co/Drdd9S7U5h pic.twitter.com/T1kUO80DgP

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2022

Russia warned that imposing sanctions on President Vladimir Putin personally would not hurt him but would be 'politically destructive,' after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would consider such a move if Russia invaded Ukraine https://t.co/FM9FNEnBDh pic.twitter.com/T2eXcOAz7L

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2022

'I guarantee you, Putin will stop in his tracks and he will not invade.'

Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign Bill Browder explains the 'easy way out' of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.@mrjamesob | @Billbrowder pic.twitter.com/PMJaiTeb1y

— LBC (@LBC) January 26, 2022

Thursday's FT: “ECB warns Europe’s banks over risks in Russia-Ukraine sanctions” #BBCPapers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/7FuHsAa3Vz pic.twitter.com/JRl72lycA9

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 26, 2022

Fiona Hill warns that Putin’s agenda extends beyond Ukraine–"he wants to evict the US from Europe.”

Given that the EU is one of the three largest economies in the world and a bastion of democracy, we cannot simply leave the continent at Putin’s mercy. https://t.co/yWrP63JFTp

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) January 25, 2022

This won’t be a walk in the park for Putin.

To be clear, Russia’s military vastly outnumbers and out-gears Ukraine’s, but the Ukrainian people are fighters, and they’re getting toys to help.

Putin will have to decide how much blood and treasure he’s willing to part with. https://t.co/CUdgfGVZID

— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) January 25, 2022

If Putin bent on war, there's not much we can do. Make sure we've prepared as best we can; it will be a time for quiet resolve rather than rash reactions.https://t.co/cVzRagxwUn pic.twitter.com/AWqGtGS7cc

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 23, 2022

The U.S. is considering sanctions to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. The options include sweeping measures that would damage Russia's economy and others that could target Putin’s inner circle, including his reported girlfriend. https://t.co/lQMqo96BzC

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2022

Breaking News: The U.S. plans to arrange alternative fuel sources for Europe, in case Russia cuts off gas and crude oil supplies as tensions over Ukraine continue to rise. https://t.co/QVmQVIl697

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022

Macron to seek clarification of Putin's Ukraine intentions in phone call https://t.co/CoWQ7ifi9l pic.twitter.com/y57tnK3t0f

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 25, 2022

The situation around Ukraine is becoming ever more serious. Here’s 5 minutes on the long and short-term reasons why this is happening. Currently second ‘most watched’ on the @BBCNews website. Produced by Catherine Karelli. pic.twitter.com/L1rckenGhz

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 25, 2022

"Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."https://t.co/FT5OUWrEaA

— Alan Howe, Democrat for PA House, district 199 (@HoweDefendsUSA) January 25, 2022

A clear win for Moscow: from Americans downplaying Russian interference in the 2016 US election to defending the Russian threat against Ukraine in 2022. https://t.co/s6YYJ4k0hT

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 25, 2022

Call it Vlad's Blunder. I do…in this column:https://t.co/QC1kTubxm7

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) January 25, 2022

Hey, remember that time the president who followed Putin around like a puppy & who wanted to withdraw US troops from Germany illegally withheld all that aid the Congress had voted to give to Ukraine? In order to get them to help defeat a guy who would actually stand up for NATO?

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) January 25, 2022

Why would they, Russia was paying them https://t.co/yofnjgH4iO

— Chris B 🇺🇦 (@ChrisBWithYou) January 25, 2022

West should stop 'tip-toeing' around Putin and impose crippling Magnitsky sanctions against Russian oligarchs who hold Putin’s wealth to prevent a Ukraine invasion. Go after the money. That’s the only thing that works with this guy https://t.co/Qc4AOqtNeB

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) January 25, 2022

All this stuff about looming war in Ukraine meaning Johnson should not be challenged. Didn't stop Thatcher being toppled during preparations to repel Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 25, 2022

Sue Gray has been called the most powerful person Britons had never heard of. But the civil servant is now the center of attention in British politics.

Her report on Downing Street parties held during lockdown could topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson.https://t.co/gWOdcTzXIA

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022

You are cordially invited to
the launch of

Sue Gray’s
*Report*

B.Y.O.B.

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) January 25, 2022

@Coldwar_Steve pic.twitter.com/uXkCVfFuk2

— @cocklewoman@mastodon.world (@cocklewoman) January 25, 2022

Kirsty Wark to Jacob Rees Mogg: "Two weeks ago you told us that Boris Johnson enjoyed unanimous support in the Cabinet. Can you put your hand on your heart and tell us that's the case tonight?"

JRM: (putting his hand on his heart): "If you wish me to, yes." #Newsnight

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) January 25, 2022

Prime Minister, if we now bring in the police then the internal investigation will have to pause, and you will no longer be able to answer questions publicly about a live investigation. It may even buy enough time for Putin to invade the Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/vyJpl72CBr

— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) January 25, 2022

Boris Johnson is now blocking the publication of Sue Gray's report, despite the Met Police making it clear they have no objections to it being published. https://t.co/hqztRRv0er

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) January 25, 2022

Who thinks the police should investigate where £37 billion pounds went?

— Thomas H. 💙 (@THemingford) January 25, 2022

NEW: Rishi Sunak accidentally went to Boris Johnson's No 10 birthday event

I'm told he was present when the birthday cake was served but was unaware it was going to happen as he'd gone to the room specifically for COVID strategy committee meeting. https://t.co/9FrNQSvgXD

— Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@nadinebh_) January 25, 2022

Satire: peacefully, after a long struggle bravely borne. Arrangements to follow: house private, no flowers… https://t.co/3y40CE2fM0

— Tim O'Connor (@timoconnorbl) January 25, 2022

This is too meta. Plus, you think it’s a joke? Says it all

— Nigella Lawson (@Nigella_Lawson) January 25, 2022

Part 7 of our coverage of the No.10 parties. This time: the police say they’ll investigate, senior Conservatives defend the PM and there are more questions about a staff gathering for Mr Johnson’s birthday. Produced by Michael Cox. https://t.co/RmT16ZEl8C pic.twitter.com/GxxPBqLc8H

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 25, 2022

The shift from defending Johnson to demanding that journalists stop doing their jobs is close to complete.

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) January 25, 2022

If a Labour politician ever said this on-air the Mail and co would have dozens of people saying how insulting a “presidential system” was to the Queen within an hour. How’s that going? https://t.co/FaemqM6I4V

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) January 25, 2022

In a major pivot for the Biden administration, 8,500 American troops have been put on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO and the U.S. brace for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/YbSYiPdQIV

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2022

The European Union is ready to impose ‘never-seen-before’ economic sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Denmark said, and EU foreign ministers said they would send a unified warning to Moscow. https://t.co/W9fAkez2Eq pic.twitter.com/T6T8JSJmYk

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2022

The EU stands by Ukraine. We are firm in our resolve.

I am announcing a new financial assistance package, made of emergency loans and grants, to support Ukraine in the medium and long-term. https://t.co/0PfKt4wtKP

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 24, 2022

‼️EU Foreign Ministers condemn #Russia’s continued aggressive actions+threats against #Ukraine and call on Russia to de-escalate+abide by int’l law.

‼️Any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will have massive consequences+severe costs.

Read #FAC Conclusions:👇 pic.twitter.com/kwHqGRHIDg

— Sebastian Fischer (@SFischer_EU) January 24, 2022

Just gone up on ⁦@BBCNews⁩. New explainer on the tensions around Ukraine – with 6 reasons why it’s happening. https://t.co/tIQyBqACrt

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 24, 2022

The Tories are awash with Russian-linked money (£1.93m under Boris Johnson)

14 of his ministers received donations linked with Russia.

He refused to even look at Russian influence and tried to suppress the Russia report.

But I’m sure he’ll stand up fully to Russia over Ukraine

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 24, 2022

Opinion | On sanctions against Russia, the West’s best policy is to keep its powder dry <- yes https://t.co/Zs6c84Mx1T

— Jen "We aren't going back " Rubin 🥥🌴 (@JRubinBlogger) January 25, 2022

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says Russia plans to hold war games off his country’s coast, in a move that is not welcome given heightened tensions and uncertainty over whether Moscow plans to invade Ukraine. https://t.co/0kl8NPdztP

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2022

Russia to conduct major exercises including missile launchs off #Ireland's south west coast in early February. With EU/NATO partners bickering over their response to the #Ukraine crisis it's important to remember in strategy it's not always the what but the where. pic.twitter.com/VtFtL37qp2

— David MacSweeney (@MacSDavid) January 22, 2022

Russian soldiers who died in Putin’s war against Ukraine are disposable to the Kremlin, not honored for giving their lives fighting his illegal war, but hidden in unmarked graves, their deaths buried with lies. pic.twitter.com/lxVjm3zNAz

— Alexandra Chalupa (@AlexandraChalup) January 24, 2022

This is astonishing. Mike Pompeo says that deterrence of Russia should have begun long ago. Indeed he is right: Deterrence should have begun during the Trump administration, when Pompeo was Secretary of State. Where was he all that time? https://t.co/0jt4Mnc4NO

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 24, 2022

My office is now getting calls from folks who say they watch Tucker Carlson and are upset that we're not siding with Russia in its threats to invade Ukraine, and who want me to support Russia's "reasonable" positions.

— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) January 24, 2022

President Biden directed an under-the-breath expletive on Monday toward Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent for Fox News, that was amplified by a live microphone onto screens around the world. https://t.co/uI0CbEIry7

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022

The official White House transcript: pic.twitter.com/te7gFJcSvX

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) January 25, 2022

This is from 2018. It's still true. Biden was wrong to call Doocy an SOB. The press is right to hold presidents to high standards. Biden doesn't berate the media like Trump, so the context for today is different, but it's still out of line https://t.co/RYiO4Nyg08

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 25, 2022

The important thing to keep in mind about the president’s “hot mic” moment is that the midterm elections are in 288 days and we better get to work because our democracy is on the line.

— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) January 25, 2022

To be fair to Peter Doocy, he is not as dumb as his father.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 25, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson had a birthday party during lockdown in June 2020 despite rules forbidding social gatherings indoors, ITV News has learnt.

Up to 30 staff celebrated in the cabinet room where Carrie Johnson surprised him with a cake, we're told.https://t.co/2IEwZpjHR7

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 24, 2022

Downing Street admits No.10 staff gathered to celebrate Boris Johnson’s birthday during England’s first lockdown. Here’s 4 minutes on 6 days where the pressure on the Prime Minister has grown and grown. Produced by Michael Cox. https://t.co/sMziGSjXnH pic.twitter.com/WLa56QNArr

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 24, 2022

"We're going to need a bigger Sue Gray.." https://t.co/o8uOr6xl9m pic.twitter.com/0xjlUmNeEr

— Gerry McK (@GMcK2012) January 24, 2022

Josephine sets a great example to us all by postponing her birthday party until we have sent coronavirus packing.

Together we can beat this. In the meantime let's all wish her happy birthday (twice) whilst washing our hands. #BeLikeJosephine #StayHomeSaveLives https://t.co/xmDOw60hhV pic.twitter.com/yl7uxe9lhh

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 21, 2020

Boris Johnson’s lockdown party birthday cake: pic.twitter.com/jC4PSYQYVp

— Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) January 24, 2022

Getting texts from inside no10/70WH split 50-50 between a/ this shows how totally fkd 🛒 is he's putting out this line, b/ i can't tell if this is the actual line we've put out or if lobby have fallen for a joke
😂 🛒 🤡 #RegimeChange #OODAfkd https://t.co/3o6O9jnVCV

— Dominic Cummings (@Dominic2306) January 24, 2022

Whilst they were sharing cake we couldn't even share hugs with our family members at our loved ones funerals.

How can you not see how upsetting this is? https://t.co/y9hxcL7UFz

— Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK (@CovidJusticeUK) January 24, 2022

"I don't recognise this as a party."

Conservative MP Peter Bone says those attending a birthday gathering for the prime minister at No 10 "probably talked about work when they were eating their bit of cake"#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/1tWlCZ4vr7

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) January 24, 2022