‘When I grow up, I want to be a Supreme Court judge’ — George Floyd’s 2nd grade teacher revealed an assignment of his from 38 years ago describing his hopes for the future pic.twitter.com/xCFnJhBtZC

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) June 4, 2020

Fifty-seven police officers in Buffalo, New York, have resigned from the force's emergency response team following the suspension of two officers who allegedly pushed a 75-year-old man to the ground during a protest, a source says https://t.co/ygqeTMTxDI

— CNN (@CNN) June 5, 2020

If the last week has been an invitation for police across the country to tell who they are and what they’re about, their answer was loud and obvious https://t.co/aHvsdpXRK6

— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) June 5, 2020

Interesting. Needs re-reporting. In 2006, according to ⁦PBS ⁦@NewsHour⁩, “the FBI warned of the consequences of white supremacist groups infiltrating local and state law enforcement, indicating it was a significant threat to national security.” https://t.co/8Xag4lMH11

— Kurt Andersen (@KBAndersen) June 5, 2020

'Revolting': Trump condemned for saying George Floyd is praising US economy https://t.co/KnoHNjidc7

— The Guardian (@guardian) June 5, 2020

"Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that’s happening for our country"

President Trump was giving a news conference about positive jobs numbers when he mentioned George Floydhttps://t.co/ybzFcVoGhQ pic.twitter.com/cwonRu9AjZ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 5, 2020

This is a horrific graphic to have put up on air.

My god. pic.twitter.com/HoDof1AN9l

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 5, 2020

Trump is pure vomit. pic.twitter.com/bV9J1uaa9j

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) June 5, 2020

Remember when so many people were outraged when @Kaepernick7 did this. He was on the right side of history. https://t.co/EW39YS02ww

— Julian Zelizer (@julianzelizer) June 5, 2020

…We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag – NO KNEELING!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2020

This is way late. In my journalistic view it’s because they are shamed into this apology. @Kaepernick7 took the knee and the @NFL allowed @realDonaldTrump to lie and say it was about the flag and our soldiers. The truth is out and now the @NFL is backing away from Trump! https://t.co/rOrbjipkNg

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) June 5, 2020

The Pence walk-out reportedly cost $800,000 (it takes *a lot* to secure a stadium for a VIP visit) and seemed tailor-made for a 2020 ad. Wonder if we'll get one.

— David Weigel (@daveweigel) June 5, 2020

At least a dozen prominent former military leaders have criticized President Trump's response to George Floyd protests https://t.co/7DR7rz3koP pic.twitter.com/toucFsACoH

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 5, 2020

ICE "sniper-trained units," CBP SWAT teams, TSA air marshals, Coast Guard investigators… it's one of the most ambitious milspec crossovers in history, and it's happening in D.C. Good work, @janawinter. https://t.co/FC5IoHsX0B

— Rob Pegoraro (@robpegoraro) June 5, 2020

.@ProjectLincoln's latest: Who do you stand with? A leader like Jim Mattis or a #loser like @realDonaldTrump. #AmericaOrTrump https://t.co/OJl2ikFL7U

— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) June 5, 2020

NEW POTUS and Mayor Bowser's feud reached a boiling point on Friday, underscoring a power struggle over who — the Democratic head of the D.C. or the president headquartered there — should decide who controls the streets that Trump has promised to dominate.https://t.co/Q39ry3fnpW

— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) June 5, 2020

Aerial view of the White House. I can’t credit the photographer because I don’t know who took this but it is beautiful. pic.twitter.com/4Hf4x4o1GN

— AltEPA (@ActualEPAFacts) June 5, 2020

“Over 50,000 dead while you’re playing king of the castle.” https://t.co/sRr4dVBWHy

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) June 5, 2020

Ignore ANY nonsense to do with Cummings and a Knighthood.

Covid-19: R value in England rises to between 0.7 and 1.0 https://t.co/NPc2RaSfjA

— John West 🕯💙🇺🇦 🗿 (@JohnWest_JAWS) June 5, 2020

The Brexit elite are now taking the piss: Tice and Oakeshott did not deny their attendance and made reference to ‘testing their eyesight’ – an apparent nod to the Cummings scandal. https://t.co/3VwnOkl53Q

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) June 5, 2020

"He never had any judgment or strategic vision. His powers of concentration have always been weak. There never was a golden age of Boris Johnson…. Mr Johnson was only ever a shallow opportunist and entertaining columnist with a minor talent to amuse"🔥https://t.co/5cCd83yYCs

— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) June 5, 2020

Sadly, we live in a time when that tweet could be referring to any number of people.

— Richard Littler (@richard_littler) June 5, 2020

NEW: A new poll has put support for Scottish independence at 52% – and suggests 20% of No voters from 2014 would now vote yeshttps://t.co/Eo0gFwPLti

— The Herald (@heraldscotland) June 5, 2020

"In light of evolving evidence, WHO advises that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is widespread transmission & physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments"-@DrTedros

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 5, 2020

The Post confirms the WSJ scoop: Trump approves plan to withdraw one-third of U.S. troops from Germany. Featuring analysis from @JeffRathke https://t.co/eV7rFWjcyS

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 5, 2020

Putin smiles and nods. https://t.co/dHzMQDPIq7

— Scott Stedman (indefinite hiatus) (@ScottMStedman) June 5, 2020

JUST IN: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee during a rally in Ottawa over the death of George Floyd while in police custody. https://t.co/hjttc7atSc pic.twitter.com/n8vWEHU9dc

— ABC News (@ABC) June 5, 2020

At a memorial in Minneapolis for George Floyd, the Rev. Al Sharpton tied Floyd's death to treatment many black Americans have experienced for generations. “It’s time for us to stand up in George’s name and say get your knee off our necks,” Sharpton said. https://t.co/2MF2sRJMcD pic.twitter.com/VmOHmj3i0R

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

WATCH: During George Floyd’s memorial service in Minneapolis, Rev. Al Sharpton called for 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence. This represents the amount of time former officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck. https://t.co/xYprApuh9P

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 4, 2020

George Floyd: 'Pandemic of racism' led to his death, memorial told https://t.co/KmFsC87LVS

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

Hundreds gather outside Floyd’s memorial service in Minneapolis: "The world is listening" https://t.co/0dI90JbJmO

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 4, 2020

A massive group of mourners is marching across the Brooklyn Bridge following a memorial for George Floyd in New York City. https://t.co/V9PORuTr72 pic.twitter.com/PempwzWXTp

— ABC News (@ABC) June 4, 2020

For 8 minutes & 46 seconds we stood in solemn silence—honoring the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, & countless others. Our country cannot ignore the racial injustices ingrained in the fabric of our nation. There must be action. There must be reform. pic.twitter.com/Yaqsjgx2xL

— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) June 4, 2020

Yesterday Missouri football players marched from campus to courthouse, knelt for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd, then 62 of them registered to vote. This is how change happens pic.twitter.com/VvYEF7I3VP

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 4, 2020

Al Sharpton, Floyd family announce march on Washington in August https://t.co/mEOnIHHrFr pic.twitter.com/ergUxgFiE2

— The Hill (@thehill) June 4, 2020

Who was Breonna Taylor? I had the honor of asking her sister, Juniyah, who is one of the most impressive 20-year-olds I have ever met.

My whole team is still thinking about the interview. Can’t wait to share the first part of it tonight at 11pm on #VICENewsTonight pic.twitter.com/nIIqGSuP99

— Roberto Aram Ferdman (@robferdman) June 4, 2020

BREAKING: Together with allies, @ACLU_DC is taking Trump, Barr and Esper to court for firing tear gas and other weapons on protesters outside the White House.

The use of a chemical weapon was an inhumane violation of the First Amendment.

Our government must be held accountable.

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 4, 2020

BREAKING: Senator Mark Warner calls on AG Barr to resign for ordering the attack on peaceful American protesters.

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) June 4, 2020

So, blackshirts, then. https://t.co/23IASHQ20m

— Rob RJK3 (@wrappedupinboox) June 4, 2020

The military officers aiding Trump’s stunt have been promoted to the level of their incompetence. By George F. Will https://t.co/r6lvkCsdfA

— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) June 4, 2020

BREAKING: In a first-of-its-kind letter, 10 VoteVets veterans and national security experts in Congress stand up against Trump’s abuse of the military, saying he’s “on the verge of ripping the very fabric of our democracy apart.” pic.twitter.com/k4L8NyjdPo

— VoteVets (@votevets) June 4, 2020

A Pentagon program that gives military equipment to police departments has transferred more than $850 million worth of gear to local law enforcement since the Ferguson protests in 2014. https://t.co/L6PY9DUUiS

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) June 4, 2020

He may not be wrong. Many of Trump’s opponents on the left make the precisely that argument. https://t.co/PAzz66uDjK

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) June 4, 2020

BREAKING: 2 US lawmakers tell @NBCNews that fired Inspector General Steve Linick told Congress today that before he was ousted, he’d informed at least three top Pompeo aides that he was reviewing Pompeo and his wife’s use of government resources

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) June 4, 2020

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and city officials are cutting $100-$150 million from the LAPD budget. The funds are set to be reinvested in communities of color. https://t.co/KNa9kTP71d

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 4, 2020

NEW: Times spokeswoman sends mea culpa pic.twitter.com/phBVjA21AT

— marc tracy (@marcatracy) June 4, 2020

Alabama Lawmakers Call for End to Jefferson Davis Holiday in Only State to Still Give Confederate President Own Day https://t.co/pkZcZYoTSm

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) June 4, 2020

New York City witnessed zero confirmed deaths due to coronavirus on Wednesday. It's the first day without a COVID-19 death in months. https://t.co/INPLfvGB0j

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 4, 2020

Post-Brexit Economy: US chlorinated chicken coming soon to UK dinner-table, put there by Boris Johnson and his govt's subservience to Donald Trump. EU banned it, UK will accept it. People sold to corporations. Food-poisoning and health hazards will rise.https://t.co/rd8FjvE7kL

— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) June 4, 2020

Everyone knew exactly what they were voting for, pt. 483,761

Britain ready to allow import of chlorinated chicken from US https://t.co/TcwTRowwK8

— Garreth Hayes (@garrethhayes) June 4, 2020

#countryfile exclusive: Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers tells @tomheapmedia that chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef will not be allowed in the UK and she would ‘hold the line’ in US trade negotiations… More on @BBCCountryfile, BBC1, 26th January pic.twitter.com/4ijbhN7JmB

— BBC Countryfile (@BBCCountryfile) January 9, 2020

“Imperfect.” “Clunky.” Not ready until September.

The sorry reality of @BorisJohnson’s allegedly world class test & trace system.

But, says the scheme’s COO, it should “cement the position of the private sector” in the NHS supply chain.

Unbelievable.https://t.co/THzhBFhQgW

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) June 4, 2020

Dr Dominic Pimenta resigned from the NHS today in protest at Dominic Cummings’ refusal to go. Here’s part of his resignation statement.

Never a truer word spoken. This is what integrity looks like #NotMovingOn pic.twitter.com/tsnqEgaLgj

— Samuel West 💙💛 (@exitthelemming) June 4, 2020

"You’ve got Boris Johnson yesterday calling for EU citizens to come back here because we need them to work on the same day they’re setting up a committee to oversee the abolition of freedom of movement." https://t.co/6UVruZfSi3

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) June 4, 2020

Police used pepper spray to disperse protesters in Hong Kong who defied a ban and staged candlelight vigils to mark the 31st anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators at Tiananmen Square https://t.co/aoifzEIrMY pic.twitter.com/jnjiHGuj9T

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 4, 2020

This year, it’s illegal for Hong Kong residents to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre.

This happened anyway.
Their courage is staggering. pic.twitter.com/cPs2XTKguK

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) June 4, 2020

31 years ago today, China massacred pro-democracy protesters. Beijing is now set to crush free Hong Kong in full view of the world. Their fight is our fight. My piece in The Bulwark. https://t.co/DN7Sg3aHgT

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) June 4, 2020

This is a must read from ⁦@edyong209⁩ – I know several friends who this applies to, all on 60+ days of symptoms from ‘mild’ COVID (ie not hospitalized) – there must be thousands upon thousands of others. https://t.co/ia0bh7b5Dm

— emily bell (@emilybell) June 4, 2020

Spanish porn star Nacho Vidal, who likes to advertise his aromatic candles shaped like male genitalia on Twitter, has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a man's death during a mystic ritual in which he inhaled psychedelic toad venom @AFP https://t.co/csPGMAnQOq

— Hazel Ward (@WardieJerusalem) June 3, 2020

What really seems to have been the final straw for Mattis was Trump's abuse of executive authority in Lafayette square and the militarizing of the domestic space. Mattis deeply values the historical relationship between society and the military and sees Trump as corrupting it.

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) June 3, 2020

In extraordinary criticism, former defense secretary Jim Mattis accuses President Trump of trying to divide Americans https://t.co/KDhdi7zf77

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

Says the man who snapped to attention when he was ordered to deploy troops to the southern border to deal with an "invasion" that he knew did not exist. https://t.co/zaG6W9OUXL

— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 3, 2020

Mattis, who has enormous wealth and power, will be praised for saying the bare minimum now. Is it better than continued silence? Sure.

But he'll be fine; there's no big risk. The real risks are being taken by activists in the streets. That's bravery. Not this shell of a soldier.

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) June 3, 2020

Imagine being the NYT oped editor who got stuck running Tom Cotton’s rant … while @TheAtlantic has the honor of publishing James Mattis’s extraordinary J’accuse https://t.co/jJkO2su8T9

— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) June 3, 2020

Breaking with President Trump, Defense Sec. Esper says he doesn't support using the military to quell protests triggered by the death of George Floyd. https://t.co/NUDJ0OHSbl

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 3, 2020

Senior WH official says Esper's remarks this morning were received "very poorly" at WH.

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 3, 2020

After a WH meeting today, Esper overturned his decision to send 200 active-duty soldiers home after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in D.C.

The meeting and the abrupt reversal suggest Trump or his aides pressured Esper to keep troops in the areahttps://t.co/ushjkFCJTW

— POLITICO (@politico) June 3, 2020

🚨BREAKING🚨 VoteVets Calls on Esper to Resign. Full statement: https://t.co/V88Wbehp3M pic.twitter.com/UiJxbW7DQu

— VoteVets (@votevets) June 3, 2020

This memo from Gen. Milley is pretty interesting–I'd even say startling. pic.twitter.com/25Q5eyuspb

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 3, 2020

This 👇 pic.twitter.com/nNopEKJFhJ

— Miss Kitty (@mysisterdaisy) June 3, 2020

Ah, yes. Winston Churchill famously ordered his own citizens to be clubbed & gassed so he could be seen touring their bombed out homes for a campaign commercial. That guy really knew how to read the room! https://t.co/PlAH4v2qy3

— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) June 3, 2020

The entire Republican Party is complicit in the assault on Lafayette Square, @MaxBoot writes https://t.co/uBZonLnH12

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) June 3, 2020

On a whim I decided to look up what the top news story was at this point (June 3 at 4:40 pm) exactly 4 years ago.https://t.co/bnWlbkxJE1 pic.twitter.com/9BD5ykbz7f

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 3, 2020

WATCH: Former President Barack Obama says, "there is something different" about protests today than in the 1960s. #MTPDaily

Obama: "There is a change in mindset that's taking place, a greater recognition, that we can do better." pic.twitter.com/niXUJMIdI7

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 3, 2020

Times like that, you find yourself hungering for the refreshing breeze of cool reason. Barack Obama always did have a sense of the moment. https://t.co/tiL52i6CUh

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 3, 2020

There are already super majorities in favor of broad, significant reforms specifically targeted to reduce unjust killings. https://t.co/TjhFUrFExx

— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) June 3, 2020

Thousands of people gather in Hyde Park in central London for a Black Lives Matter rally in solidarity with US protests against the death of unarmed African-American George Floydhttps://t.co/MIyUBSMbVs pic.twitter.com/itAuCqNYhl

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 3, 2020

Possibly the most striking images I have taken in my 8 years behind the lens. Absolute scenes here in Belfast, Northern Ireland as over 1000 protesters take to the streets for George Floyd #GeorgeFloyd #BLMBELFAST2020 @BelTel pic.twitter.com/YRHhwUKJ1X

— Kevin Scott (@Kscott_94) June 3, 2020

To use Johnson's own analogy, this is like the mugger urging the police to cooperate more by not arresting him. https://t.co/8VuREY1A7K

— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) June 3, 2020

‘When it comes to excess deaths, Britain is currently a world leader.
Is that really something to be proud of’ @maitlis @esmewren @BBCNewsnight nailing it again with incisive fact based journalism #Covid19UK https://t.co/xEPUi0VtbO

— Professor Feargal Cochrane (@fecochrane1) June 3, 2020

It's like a series of gentle lobs by @BorisJohnson, being smashed back by @Keir_Starmer. This is brutal. #PMQs pic.twitter.com/PFUuXx2m9Y

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) June 3, 2020

Does this mean now that everyone in attendance at House of Commons yesterday will now have to self isolate for 14 days per governments Track and Trace?

And is he sorted for childcare or will he have to drive wife and kids to Reading? @MattHancock? https://t.co/wlzyQaeUmB

— Tommy Maguire (@RationalPanic) June 3, 2020

We’ve reached the point in this pandemic when a hotelier does some maths & declares 1m the best indoor self distancing measurement and a rep from the travel industry declares quarantine useless.

— ruth allum (@mgtruth) June 3, 2020

359 deaths registered in the past 24 hours. This is the real story. https://t.co/t3rlOuXdVZ

— Andrea Catherwood (@acatherwoodnews) June 3, 2020

The UK is running out of critical medicines stockpiled in case of a no-deal Brexit.

The Covid pandemic has depleted the stockpile and fears are growing in government about whether it will be able to replenish it.

BIG scoop from @pmdfoster and @sarahnev https://t.co/Yj1OGkdYnh pic.twitter.com/x54dob3aMw

— Matthew Garrahan (@MattGarrahan) June 3, 2020

Spotted in Forestside today. Anything you want to say @DebShoes72 ??? pic.twitter.com/pVcBYQQnfp

— Áine (@Thelytokous) June 3, 2020

As someone who grew up in the shadow of the Tiananmen Square massacre all I can say is most citizens cannot fathom how far a government will go to defend its power until they are shooting their own people in the streets. pic.twitter.com/vkFygf7J1N

— TZE CHUN (@thetzechun) June 2, 2020

Opinion | Tiananmen, U.S.A

One inspiration for becoming an editorial cartoonist was watching the horror unfold on television back in 1989.
As the 31st anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre nears,I never dreamed I’d use this visual in my own country.https://t.co/aOOzYBJebT pic.twitter.com/rp6WTmTv91

— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) June 3, 2020

Just now in Alta, Norway: Huge mudslide dragging several houses into the sea. pic.twitter.com/xR4t5zLI7m

— Jan Fredrik Drabløs (@JanFredrikD) June 3, 2020

Trump offers 'domination' of DC protests as model for states https://t.co/sLDPXCtXHC

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 2, 2020

Police drove faith leaders off the property of St. John's Church to make room for the president, according to Rev. Gini Gerbasi. https://t.co/Ow11o7aJb6

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 2, 2020

Political Memo: What democracy scholars thought of President Trump’s Bible photo ophttps://t.co/v2jAQGizPK

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 2, 2020

Every time Trump does his usual bullshit religious pandering, I think it's very important we all watch this. pic.twitter.com/r8t6cMdrxD

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 2, 2020

The president's stunt last night—with its mix of shallow credal signaling and brutish force—was emblematic of his appeal to the religious right.

My story: https://t.co/7fjpaaF4o5

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) June 2, 2020

Trump Does Not Speak for These Christians

As protests rage across America, Trump has posed in front of an Episcopal church and a Catholic shrine to signal religious unity. But many Christians reject his message. https://t.co/tw9JGQlhuS

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) June 2, 2020

Father James Martin: "[Trump's action] makes a mockery of Christianity." pic.twitter.com/gN2GZod039

— The Hill (@thehill) June 2, 2020

Sadly true https://t.co/MrVMkfnBta

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) June 2, 2020

NEW: CIA veterans who monitored crackdowns abroad see troubling parallels in Trump handling of protests. “This is what autocrats do," said one former analyst. "This is what happens in countries before a collapse. It really does unnerve me.” @gregpmiller https://t.co/fXZoscGdP7

— LenaSun (@bylenasun) June 2, 2020

Evan McMullin asks: "If Trump gasses American citizens for a photo op, what would he be willing to do to hold onto power?"

— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) June 2, 2020

Bayonets, 1968, Memphis. https://t.co/oRnxbHyDsx pic.twitter.com/tjUasCFQFA

— The '60s at 60 (@the_60s_at_60) June 2, 2020

If you worked for this administration you are complicit in what happened on Monday. If you work for Fox News you are complicit. If you voted against removal in the Senate trial you are complicit. If you vote for Trump in Nov. you are complicit. You should be shamed and shunned.

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) June 2, 2020

Good stuff from no.43. Note the emphasis on empathy at the end and the need to choose "a better way". https://t.co/9ZN7KYrEN5

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) June 2, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a resolution that would have condemned President Trump’s actions towards protesters in Lafayette Square https://t.co/weC3r2CqIn

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 2, 2020

DC will not be silenced. pic.twitter.com/LLq531mnNK

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) June 2, 2020

This is how NYC does it… https://t.co/nrGnGvbxhY

— Proud American (@FedUpXGOPer) June 2, 2020

Barclay's Center right now. There is a similar sized crowd blocks away on 5th Avenue. #GeorgeFloydProtests pic.twitter.com/w1jxPLuZ0R

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) June 2, 2020

Conveniently also covers the badge number. Clever! https://t.co/9gHgrEvXNa

— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) June 2, 2020

Look at this @CityOfMemphis budget, y’all. These are our priorities.

(h/t @jdylan901 @MemphisHoller) pic.twitter.com/Jau2vkeZWf

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) June 2, 2020

Primary Elections Today: What States Have Primaries? A Full Elections Guide https://t.co/cftf8GXQoW

— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) June 2, 2020

pretty much no city will want the GOP https://t.co/oXq9DL0UOU

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) June 2, 2020

Joe Biden Accuses President Trump of Fanning 'the Flames of Hate' https://t.co/OUhUZGV0KI

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) June 2, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson is to take "direct control" of the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis https://t.co/kkxJirxomP

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 2, 2020

UK 'much more heavily affected' by Covid-19 than expected, expert says https://t.co/6qtnByqXHO

— Standard News (@standardnews) June 2, 2020

BBC News at Ten just glossed over most significant news of the day. To coincide with his decision to start lifting the lockdown, Johnson wanted the C19 risk level to be reduced from 4 to 3. All 4 U.K. CMOs refused & level remains at 4. So why are we still lifting the lockdown?

— Richard T #FBPE #FBPPR (@RichardPTh) June 2, 2020

BREAKING: Boris Johnson is no longer ‘following the science’ & is now loosening lockdown for political reasons.
Very important moment in this crisis. 👇 https://t.co/nvDvQ6yh8R

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 2, 2020

Today’s lesson: If you’re going to have herd immunity as your policy (before denying it)……don’t tell the Italian presidenthttps://t.co/0jM9JGpERk

— Rob Merrick (@Rob_Merrick) June 2, 2020

So why are you only doing it now? https://t.co/BLYyq4zumN

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) June 2, 2020

A photograph of British democracy at work in 2020 in the middle of a global pandemic…. https://t.co/RnjbAXE65e

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) June 2, 2020

UK opposition parties urge Boris Johnson to suspend export of arms and riot gear to US https://t.co/dcsL0VQrh6

— The Independent (@Independent) June 2, 2020

Trump rightly condemned Beijing’s move in Hong Kong. Now China has an unanswerable riposte.

After a State Department tweet that “freedom loving people around the world must stand with the rule of law,” China’s Foreign Ministry replied: “I can’t breathe.”https://t.co/wG0fTXgy7Y

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) June 2, 2020

More US protesters have been killed in a week than Hong Kong protesters in a year, Mike. Take a damn seat. https://t.co/hIqQCct6pf

— Lee 🍉 Carter (no relation) (@carterforva) June 2, 2020

‘I can't be silent’: Many residents will find their own way this week to mark the 31st anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on protesters in Tiananmen Square after Hong Kong canceled the vigil for the first time in three decades https://t.co/EGZWnqKj5r pic.twitter.com/ziWSGxCJ9T

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 2, 2020

When this observation was first made, clever, well-read people on here pooh-poohed the simplistic framing. But here it is in @nytimes. There’s something that connects US, UK, Russia & Brazil beyond mass death https://t.co/UF6IByHhSs

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) June 2, 2020

EU balks at adding Russia back into G7 https://t.co/Tqd9NLwBdi pic.twitter.com/ZoLPjAwzJq

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 2, 2020

In the past few days, Germany's Chancellor said "no thanks" to Trump's G7 invitation, the UK Prime Minister said "no way" to Trump's plan to ask Russia to join the group, & Canada's PM said he looked on the US with "horror and consternation." Those are our closest allies, folks.

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) June 2, 2020

WATCH: Canada PM Trudeau pauses for more than 20 seconds before answering a question on Trump and the protests across the U.S. pic.twitter.com/sUmmwGWTj8

— Shakthi Vadakkepat (@v_shakthi) June 2, 2020

The Kremlin has confirmed Pres Trump and Putin spoke today, per @Reuters

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) June 1, 2020

Donald Trump wanted to provoke a riot in our city tonight. This televised provocation will only inflame more.

He threatens war on his own people now.

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) June 1, 2020

Even during a global pandemic and national unrest, Donald Trump is sending a dog whistle to armed insurrectionists who are looking for any excuse to open fire on fellow Americans – especially Black Americans. https://t.co/LZOhVENABY

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 1, 2020

BREAKING: President Trump urges all governors to deploy National Guard in large enough numbers to "dominate the streets" with an "overwhelming law enforcement presence". In states that don't, Trump says, he will deploy the military to restore order.

— Joshua Johnson #nightlightjoshua (@joshualistening) June 1, 2020

Trump is now in the process of pouring kerosene on the fire. He should not be speaking. He is calling protestors “domestic terror” and a “crime against God.”

Trump says he is mobilizing federal resources. He was waiting for this. He says he will protect our 2nd Amendment rights

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) June 1, 2020

Trump: "I am taking immediate Presidential action…I am mobilising all available federal resources, civilian and military, to stop the rioting and looting…and protect the rights of law-abiding Americans including your second amendment rights".

— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 1, 2020

“I am your president of law and order."

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 1, 2020

We can hear the explosions from the streets as Trump is speaking in the Rose Garden. pic.twitter.com/yRporcjN0T

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 1, 2020

Police and National Guard firing tear gas into a crowd of peaceful protesters minutes before trump's press briefing. DISGUSTING. pic.twitter.com/0F7yLbbZIo

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) June 1, 2020

The president thinking that rows of armed personnel outside the White House makes him look strong tells you everything you know about how weak he really is pic.twitter.com/u4VdCACpb2

— 𝙹𝚊𝚢𝚗𝚒𝚎’𝚜 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝙱𝚞𝚗 (@FreeGirlNowNYC) June 1, 2020

Police have instigating, firing tear gas at peaceful protesters outside the White House. And all on live tv. What the ever loving fuck.

— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 1, 2020

Everything Trump is doing is making things worse. He is not making any effort to de-escalate the conflict. He is going to get us into a civil war.

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 1, 2020

Trump's a guy who wants to militarize things, brandish a lot of hardware. But physical cowardice is one of his more enduring traits. You see that hiding in the bunker but even more in his difficulty actually going through with his threats. Mix of impulses the heart of the danger.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 1, 2020

Several truckloads of DC National Guard troops arrived near Lafayette Park, where groups of protesters have fought with police the past two nights—at one point causing officials to take Pres. Trump to a bunker below the White House for his protection. https://t.co/n0fWIF4N9X pic.twitter.com/6ZDsjM7TSJ

— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2020

Military moves forward to stand face-to-face with protesters outside of the White House. pic.twitter.com/UdAfwW64aV

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) June 1, 2020

The President has no interest in anything about America, our people or our history. He cares about himself.

— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) June 1, 2020

It will get worse.

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) June 1, 2020

‘I wish we had an occupying force in there.’ — In leaked audio, Trump called on governors to 'dominate' protesters pic.twitter.com/2TfLNQ4biB

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) June 1, 2020

Another good day for the "Trump is too incompetent to be authoritarian" fallacy peddlers. https://t.co/uKPLFEke8R

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) June 1, 2020

For those keeping score at home:

The President refused to invoke the Defense Production Act to mobilize and save lives quickly against COVID-19.

But he didn't hesitate to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy the military on American streets against protests.

— Graham Brookie (@GrahamBrookie) June 1, 2020

‘Hate just hides’: Biden vows to take on systematic racismhttps://t.co/fsqO8nG0aw

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 1, 2020

Facebook employees stage virtual 'walkout' to protest the platform's handling of Trump posts https://t.co/rQ6STY7G1X

— TIME (@TIME) June 1, 2020

“Boris Johnson still stands by him inexplicably – god knows what Cummings has on Johnson, it must be bad”. https://t.co/OkxsD6FZ2V

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) June 1, 2020

Coronavirus closes prep school attended by Boris Johnson https://t.co/AjYPILrMT6

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) June 1, 2020

The key thing to understand is that for Boris Johnson this is no longer primarily a health but an economic crisis. My FT col https://t.co/1i2JjcfzWg pic.twitter.com/QoDyINjgfK

— robert shrimsley (@robertshrimsley) June 1, 2020

BREAKING: Whitehall sources tell me @PHE_uk review into BAME ppl disproportionately being affected by #COVID19 is delayed for 2nd time because No 10 is “worried about current global events”. They say it’s in “too close proximity” to the #BlackLivesMatterUK protests. More @SkyNews

— Inzamam Rashid (@inzyrashid) June 1, 2020

The PM is ranked with the worst right wing liars in the world. Some are even crooks. What a group to be linked with!
'Boris Johnson now ranks alongside Trump, Putin and Bolsonaro in his utter failure over coronavirus'#NoConfidence#BorisHasFailedUKhttps://t.co/GcHSiCbJGG

— BremainInSpain (@BremainInSpain) June 1, 2020

Tomorrow, a bit of history is happening. For the first time since before Article 50 was triggered, the NI Assembly will be substantively debating Brexit, via our motion to extend the transition in the midst of Covid. We can't stop Brexit, but we can make our voice heard again. pic.twitter.com/9jwlmxax9X

— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) June 1, 2020

“Any push by Donald Trump to readmit Russia to the G7 gathering of economically advanced nations would be vetoed by the U.K., Boris Johnson's official spokesperson said Monday.” https://t.co/fYY1WCQHcv

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) June 1, 2020

Interesting article. Well researched and worth a readhttps://t.co/I9AY7t9hy4

— Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) June 1, 2020

Spain says it had no #coronavirus deaths in the last day for the 1st time since March. It says there have been only 71 new infections over the past 24 hours. Remarkable for a country that was ravaged by #COVID19.

— Bill Neely (@BillNeelyReport) June 1, 2020

We’re sending off the last MD-88 aircraft from STL in style! Known as a “workhorse” for @Delta, this type of aircraft has been working hard in their fleet for decades. Today we salute the much deserved retirement of this aircraft! pic.twitter.com/YOy4VEEBN1

— STL Airport (@flystl) June 1, 2020

America is in trouble. Cities are burning. Millions have lost their jobs. 100,000 have died from a virus. Leadership has vanished from the White House. And the president hides in a bunker tweeting to his fans. pic.twitter.com/JoeUwcswZ2

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 1, 2020

The president and his family have been shaken by the size and venom of the crowds.

Trump has told advisers he worries about his safety, while both privately and publicly praising the work of the Secret Service. https://t.co/3O8TvUz4GQ

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 1, 2020

As protesters drew closer to the White House on Friday night, a tense scene played out inside the complex, as officials pulled Trump into to the underground bunker. The president & his family were rattled by their experience, according to several advisers.https://t.co/mxh3AKEHqS

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 31, 2020

On September 11th 2001, as New York & Washington were under attack, Dick Cheney was taken to the White House’s PEOC (Presidential Emergency Operations Center, the bunker deep underground).

On May 29th 2020, after hearing mean chants outside his window, donald fled to the PEOC. pic.twitter.com/fZtF2L1OzJ

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) June 1, 2020

Trump taken to WH underground bunker as cars burn and protesters smash glass outside White House. Bunker was famously used when Secret Service feared a plane was trying to crash into White House, and rushed VP Cheney to safety. @seungminkim https://t.co/HrlZuy4ZhW

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) June 1, 2020

There is great hope for America when police officers are joining the marches for justice. https://t.co/swDKdSMRwD

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) May 31, 2020

This NYPD officer received a big round of applause and shared a hug with one demonstrator after taking a knee with the crowd gathered in Times Square. https://t.co/JalilSuIIW pic.twitter.com/VTlxn4ElDL

— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2020

President Trump will meet with Atty Gen. Barr at 10:30 Monday morning; at 11:00 there’s a video conference with governors, law enforcement, and national security officials

— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) June 1, 2020

NYT front page 2020

Is America great Again yet? pic.twitter.com/RzYUaPW0t1

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) June 1, 2020

America or Trump. That is the choice before us.
The flag of treason follows wherever he goes.
Almost 1 million views in less than one hour. Retweet this ad – let the coward in his bunker hear the roar of a mighty nation awakened. @ProjectLincoln https://t.co/AztqBRNjQD

— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) June 1, 2020

"The violence instigated and carried out by Antifa and other similar groups in connection with the rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly," AG William Barr said: https://t.co/8EUuy8Ik4a

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) May 31, 2020

AG Barr: it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by anarchic and left extremist groups, far left extremist groups using Antifa like tactics… it is a federal crime to cross state lines or to use interstate facilities to incite or participate in violent rioting pic.twitter.com/vZFz4kV9Xp

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 30, 2020

Attorney General Bill Barr’s actions have been deeply problematic since he was sworn in, but now have become truly dangerous. If Barr truly cared about restoring the American people’s faith in justice, he would resign immediately. https://t.co/lJWEHON3sJ

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 31, 2020

Attorney General William Barr oversaw the Justice Department’s response to the videotaped police beating of Rodney King that ultimately led to the Los Angeles riots in 1992 https://t.co/PohaaSCb3T

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

Trump retweeted a message expressing support for the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory, a movement the FBI considers a potential domestic terror threat. https://t.co/bhtKTdZNsm

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 31, 2020

As protests engulf Washington, the President retweets a supporter calling the demonstrators “domestic terrorists and enemies of the United States.” Unlikely to help reduce tensions tonight. https://t.co/FQm2bKedOQ

— Robert Moore (@robertmooreitv) May 31, 2020

Trump and advisers calculated that he shouldn’t speak to the nation because he had nothing to say, no tangible policy or action to announce, nor did he feel an urgent motivation to try to bring people together. So he let his tweets speak for themselves. https://t.co/JjcIC8oxiD

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) May 31, 2020

Absolute Chaos along 4th street in Santa Monica… looting with impunity on both sides of the street. No police in sight. We’ve watched this happen to dozens of stores for 45 minutes now… pic.twitter.com/WOdEhIz3th

— Gadi Schwartz (@GadiNBC) May 31, 2020

Obvious he knows there are similar ilk in the crowd. We're being played. The Antifa meme is a cover for Trump's Nazi agitators in the crowd. Shows Barr and O'Brien are part of the conspiracy. I think the hub is the GRU. Russians admit they had people there. https://t.co/sF6Ip6oO8f

— Tim Hogan 浩勤 (@TimInHonolulu) May 31, 2020

Let's be crystal clear:

1. #ANTIFA = Anti-fascist

2. Domestic terrorism is overwhelmingly carried out by the RIGHT, not the left.

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) May 31, 2020

We will learn who is responsible for vandalism, violence & arson as arrests mount. Barr claims far left extremists are doing it but offers no evidence. It’s a sign he knows white supremacists & Russia are involved & is covering for them. This feels like a last ditch op for Trump.

— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) May 31, 2020

“America is at a low ebb. Pain and destruction strangle hopes and dreams of people across the country. People are dying — alone from a terrible virus or from a knee on the neck in full public view.”

“The president makes it all worse.” https://t.co/sFCbVVK8H9

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) May 31, 2020

I'm interested in the political demands of black activists and the preferences of the black electorate but I wish the NYT would stop conflating the two in a way that ellides Biden's wins of the black vote in so many primaries https://t.co/KGpel9pvqE

— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) May 31, 2020

I’m no Sherlock Holmes but could it be the looted Cheesecake Factory? https://t.co/jDivnNTKPM

— Emma Jacobs 💅 (@emmavj) May 31, 2020

Wow.

Before announcing that Trump's post suggesting "looters" should be gunned down would be allowed to remain on Facebook, despite the company's clear ban on content advocating violence ZUCKERBERG PERSONALLY CALLED TRUMP and had a "productive" call https://t.co/x7bSakTLkf

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 31, 2020

Why is Trump pushing so hard to have a massive Fourth of July celebration in DC in the middle of a pandemic?

Could it have anything to do with his DC hotel doubling its rates that weekend? https://t.co/l5YAvmXg01

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 31, 2020

May 31, 2020. A portrait of America reflected in page one newspaper photographs. ⁦@freep⁩ by Junfu Han 1/ pic.twitter.com/S5gDzg7QFQ

— Ann Marie Lipinski (@AMLwhere) May 31, 2020

Dominic Cummings, a senior adviser to Boris Johnson, offered rationalizations for travelling 260 miles with his wife—who was showing COVID-19 symptoms—that veer from arrogance to downright loopiness. https://t.co/ofqY3x7K6w

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 31, 2020

Good to see England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Jenny Harries join Prof Van-Tam in making clear “They are the rules for all of us”

If Tory advisers and ministers had this “personal and professional integrity” @BorisJohnson would‘ve removed Mr Cummings from post a week ago https://t.co/1MylrT4AYv

— Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@Ianblackford_MP) May 31, 2020

The Times : In Derry & Strabane the number of unemployed workers for every job rose from 37.55 in March to 108.25 in April — according to the Institute for Employment Studies. pic.twitter.com/OyuQugtoQm

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) May 31, 2020

The Express.

Yes, repeat. The EXPRESS:

"UK desperately needs trade deal more than EU."
https://t.co/wLEs2nZrG4

— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) May 31, 2020

Brexit has happened. The UK has left the EU. As a "third country" it is now negotiating the terms of a new relationship with the EU. If it does not like the terms on offer it can walk away. How is that "overturning" Brexit? https://t.co/3A2utWHu97

— Tom Hayes (@BEERG) May 31, 2020

Brexiter struggles to come to terms with the fact that Brexit already happened https://t.co/hdsU35vbtX

— Alexander Clarkson  (@APHClarkson) May 31, 2020

I’ll confess, I did not have Boris Johnson down as the Prime Minister most likely to explicitly criminalise sex between consenting adults. https://t.co/cHCncvnfFU

— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) May 31, 2020

I don't know who had 'symbolic Babybel' on their 2020 Corona Bingo Card, but it's time to get your marker. pic.twitter.com/6N89KKGmWg

— Law 🍿 (@Treacle_A) May 31, 2020

Hundreds of people protested in London and Berlin in solidarity with demonstrations in the U.S. over the death of George Floyd https://t.co/73Ip0UwVls pic.twitter.com/6n9l9EbAY9

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 31, 2020

Incredible turnout outside the US Ambassadors building, here in Ireland 🇮🇪, demanding #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

The world is watching and we are disgusted. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bOudoHuqU0

— Dylan (@DylanMurphyIRL) May 31, 2020

While the virus can live on surfaces and objects, it's not the main way the virus is transmitted. https://t.co/wYlUVKaeVT

— CNET (@CNET) May 31, 2020

East Asian countries have seen more success in controlling covid-19. They are also the countries most accustomed to wearing masks https://t.co/UWHwjR978o

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 31, 2020

Russia approved a flu drug for use in fighting coronavirus after officials said preliminary testing showed hospitalized patients who took the pills recovered more quickly https://t.co/SVprTFqMEf

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

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China has become “more aggressive” in its efforts to spread disinformation and cause disruption https://t.co/rZaIMtKUfw

— POLITICO (@politico) May 31, 2020

A decades-long policy of “engagement” with China is over. https://t.co/D2Q2FQQZfh

— Slate (@Slate) May 31, 2020

#RIP the artist Christo, 84, who 1st gained fame with his South #Florida work "Surrounded Islands," 1980-83. https://t.co/3lZN7rd4bE h/t @BillyCorben pic.twitter.com/KUVTuBhJjC

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) May 31, 2020

UPDATE:
• Police make nearly 1,400 arrests in 17 U.S. cities since Thursday.
• Downtown Seattle shops ransacked.
• Trump commends National Guard troops in Minneapolis. pic.twitter.com/WpTDj57exs

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 31, 2020

Here are some of the ways law enforcement officers kept the peace on Saturday. https://t.co/DqDA4TXJYC

— Slate (@Slate) May 31, 2020

Scenes from the protests in New York City https://t.co/cdntJVPd9P

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 31, 2020

MORE: The LAPD initially issued the curfew for the downtown area of the city but have now expanded it to include the entire city. https://t.co/3ct23rJ7zY

— ABC News (@ABC) May 31, 2020

‘They just fired on us’: Horrifying videos of cops ‘using journalists for target practice’ in #MinneapolisProtest
https://t.co/vYnizIiJja

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 31, 2020

Police didn’t stop the white nationalists they said made a mockery of the George Floyd protests and used real protesters as human shields, but in city after city police forces largely appear to be the aggressors against protesters and even journalists tonight. (@AliVelshi is ok!) https://t.co/9xV1K5L2WQ

— Mkay (@JoyAnnReid) May 31, 2020

"I’ve covered protests involving police," writes @mollyhf from Minneapolis. "I’ve also covered the U.S. military in war zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. I have never been fired at by police until tonight." https://t.co/v45qwv82S3 pic.twitter.com/7bcUtcLYIs

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2020

Let’s hope that on every city things will calm down! That everyone will be safe! But we need to listen, to the many afroamericans frustrated by how Society is treating them… too many black men incarcerated, too many blacks dead week after week.let’s talk, let’s heal! @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/m9LQ89AFCx

— José Andrés 🇺🇸🇪🇸🇺🇦 (@chefjoseandres) May 31, 2020

Robert E. Lee statue got tagged #Richmond #NoJusticeNoPeace pic.twitter.com/GdAL6UbJJt

— Natalie (@a1iendays) May 31, 2020

People have a right to be angry about George Floyd’s needless death, but an upsurge in Covid-19 deaths is likely to be a result of the riots, @opinion_joe says https://t.co/UDVv57Z6yT via @bopinion

— John Authers (@johnauthers) May 31, 2020

Despite all of the heartbreaking images being shared of America in crisis, I’m moved by the images of Americans coming together.

Feel free to reply to this thread with those images that inspired you. https://t.co/CJ9xs6bGqp

— Mo Elleithee 🇺🇸 (@MoElleithee) May 31, 2020

I hope all this violence stops before anyone else is hurt. And I hope all of you arguing that these past two days are going to show America just how important it is to get rid of Trump are right.
But historically, riots benefit the GOP, not the Democrats. This is a fact.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 31, 2020

As is inevitably the case, a bad week for America is a good week for Trump. His only chance is chaos and conflict. If extremes on both sides rule the day, an authoritarian figure becomes more attractive.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) May 31, 2020

Boris Johnson’s defence of his cherished aide Dominic Cummings ⁠— when the evidence against him seems so clear to everyone ⁠— has angered and appalled the public at large, Tory MPs and the Tory press in equal measure. https://t.co/aqiC8lWSqP

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) May 30, 2020

UK leading public health professionals say Cummings has wrecked Tories handling of #Covid19 strategy. @BorisJohnson is putting many more lives at risk by clinging to his ‘adviser’.
Why?

Cummings has broken Covid-19 policy trust, say top scientists https://t.co/oBZnM184mG

— John Edwards (@JohnEdwards33) May 31, 2020

‘People should make up their own minds about Dominic Cummings’
-Boris Johnson

They have: 68% want him sacked https://t.co/DFI7PeeHdy

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) May 30, 2020

Pollster compares Boris Johnson’s ratings drop to John Major’s ‘Black Wednesday’ moment https://t.co/QlHrENKmjZ

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) May 30, 2020

When a #SecondWave comes, as it surely will, remember Boris Johnson refused to fire Dominic Cummings, remember the Tory MP's who stayed publically quiet, remember not a single Cabinet Minister condemned his actions 🤜 pic.twitter.com/3xKMkXy1tZ

— A.Z 🔥 (@AbuZara007) May 31, 2020

Trump: We’ll soon be landing on Mars and we’ll soon have the greatest weapons ever imagined in history, I’ve already seen the designs and even I can’t believe it pic.twitter.com/ZKx03ylvy4

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 30, 2020

Trump holds MAGA rally at Kennedy Space Center. #MAGANIGHT https://t.co/txzdjqXY8O

— Jerry Avenaim (@avenaim) May 30, 2020

The United States has no government.

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) May 30, 2020

Nationwide protests and riots. Police officers beating people in the streets. The president threatening to deploy the military and have the protesters shot.

If this were happening in any other country, the United States would probably be calling for regime change by now.

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 30, 2020

Factbox: 'I can't breathe' protests spread across America after Minneapolis killing https://t.co/zPp71uKwQU pic.twitter.com/ytZ9HbbO71

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2020

BREAKING: Pentagon takes rare step of putting military police on alert to go to embattled Minneapolis. https://t.co/L4BqY6lA09

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 30, 2020

Police: 19-year-old killed in drive-by during Detroit police brutality protest https://t.co/s2vsUdpSZY

— Detroit Free Press (@freep) May 30, 2020

Unprecedented unemployment, deep anxiety, and rage at another terrible police killing. I was so disoriented I lost my team for a moment. Oakland was very angry tonight. https://t.co/WjZwHMzei8

— Jacob Ward (@byjacobward) May 30, 2020

"It is a lynching at the highest level. No one can deny that," Dr. @CornelWest tells @andersoncooper of the death of George Floyd. "I thank God that we have people in the streets."

"Could you imagine this kind of lynching taking place and people were indifferent?" he asks. pic.twitter.com/r8iSUjJ3db

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) May 30, 2020

Every word of this.

In awe of @KeishaBottoms’s leadership for the city of Atlanta.

pic.twitter.com/9rM2gVvRkr

— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) May 30, 2020

LIVE ON @wave3news – something I’ve never seen in my career.
An armed officer shooting directly at our reporter @KaitlinRustWAVE and photographer @jbtcardfan during the protests in #Louisville.
My prayers are going out to everyone tonight.
Such a scary situation for all. pic.twitter.com/Ipg0DjFIXu

— Lauren Jones Redfield (@LaurenJonesNews) May 30, 2020

Many Republicans were silent about the president’s tweet. Several contacted by AP either did not respond to questions about whether Trump was appropriately meeting this moment of cascading national crises or would not speak about the matter on the record. https://t.co/gtbDsDeNOu

— Julie Pace (@JuliePace) May 30, 2020

It didn’t have to be this way. It doesn’t have to be this way. We have many problems. An American President should seek to solve them, not create new ones and inflame existing ones. It literally is all on the line November 3. Eight years of this? We’ll be unrecognizable.

— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) May 29, 2020

"Officer Derek Chauvin… has been arrested on charges of murder and manslaughter… The arrest comes after days of outcry, calls for justice for Floyd. And last night, violence in Minneapolis and around the country as the rage boiled over into chaos" – @ChrisJansing pic.twitter.com/1ZSZPPfo3W

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 29, 2020

State charging documents allege that Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck for 2 minutes and 53 seconds after Floyd became non-responsive. https://t.co/bRhSuIO98N

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 29, 2020

Former owner of nightclub where Floyd and Chauvin worked recalls "tension" with police over black community events https://t.co/KmAAS8hPcH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 29, 2020

In a new statement, George Floyd's family says the arrest of Derek Chauvin “is a welcome but overdue step on the road to justice” and that they want the former Minneapolis police officer charged with first-degree murder.https://t.co/HTQYTy3lji

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2020

The fix is in. Fuck this shit. pic.twitter.com/nhzXQohuDh

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) May 29, 2020

Colin Kaepernick Offers to Pay for Lawyers for People Protesting in Minneapolis – WSJ https://t.co/v3tmufM3vy

— NESSA (@nessnitty) May 29, 2020

Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter and camera crew as they report from protests in Minneapolis https://t.co/oZdqBti776 pic.twitter.com/3QbeTjD5ed

— CNN (@CNN) May 29, 2020

This is an absolute must read by @timothypmurphy: https://t.co/5ANys52jDs

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) May 29, 2020

In ‘68 the GOP considered Geo Wallace too extreme.

But now Trump is pouring gasoline on the flames of racial division, using Wallace’s very words, and the GOP is holding the jerrycan for him.

This is where the Southern Strategy has led after 50 years. https://t.co/MMS7cdTn9a

— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) May 29, 2020

The sitting US President is injecting poison into our faith in the election system. There are many reasons that he is unfit for the job, but this corrosive attack on the foundation of American democracy is, for me, the most acute, and the most troubling long term. https://t.co/p7klnFpl4o

— John Lilly (@johnolilly) May 29, 2020

Opinion | Disbelieving black victims is the default position of conservatives. It’s shameful. <– BRAVO https://t.co/8BtSRKudQA

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) May 29, 2020

JUST IN: President Trump addresses tweet (and WH retweet) that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”….claims he didn’t know the racially charged history. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/hrByVLXgsS

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCNN) May 29, 2020

Hope I'm wrong!

"I think there's a there's a greater risk of a real breakdown of democracy in the next six months than at any point…in the post-World War II period," says Jacob S. Hacker, a political science professor at Yale University. https://t.co/Nn66bLgglr

— Jacob Hacker (@Jacob_S_Hacker) May 29, 2020

Breaking via Politico: Michael Flynn told Sergey Kislyak in late 2016 to take "reciprocal" actions in response to Obama admin sanctions, rather than escalating the situation.

The exchange was released as part of a batch of declassified transcripts.https://t.co/0zJewvmLIl

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 29, 2020

Russia had just committed cyber warfare on us and Flynn is begging their ambassador for mercy in this call. This is the weakest and most subservient thing I've ever seen from a U.S. Administration. https://t.co/WuXaIbsYVG

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 29, 2020

The truly astonishing thing about the Flynn call is how quickly the GOP became a pro-Putin party. A party that defined itself on FP for 70+yrs as hawkish on Russia is just cool w/ a back channel to Moscow to reset relations AFTER the IC announces they attacked our democracy.

— Max Bergmann (@maxbergmann) May 29, 2020

Cuntvengers Assemble https://t.co/8VMQfICJXd

— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) May 29, 2020

I have lost control of the situation.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 28, 2020

Johnson’s career, and life, is action without consequence. An embrace of privilege, an appetite for getting what he wants. This story is toxic because it fully embodies the PM: someone who not only gets away with everything but believes that’s his right. https://t.co/oEX8UKhHjN

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) May 29, 2020

And then the other side – how the episode “exposed” the entire Cummings conceit…and by extension the conceitedness. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/zNq408NJyH

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) May 30, 2020

This is a big deal. Another Sage member, the highly respected director of the Wellcome Trust also openly disagreeing with decision to lift lockdown. Trace & trace must be ‘fully working’. Infection rates lower. *And trusted* https://t.co/KjmXloLxNo

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 29, 2020

Once again the top-of-the-head in the moment quip turns out not to be a joke at all. SAGE members – experts – being ignored. Politics not science driving premature relaxing of lockdown. https://t.co/DI234C3hw6

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) May 29, 2020

I’ve seen this letter on our local FB page from the Totnes Tory MP who has obviously forgotten to remove the cut and paste instructions from Tory party Central office. Just shows how uncaring they are – do feel free to RT #BorisJohnsonMustGo #SackDom pic.twitter.com/Nchf3XQwq2

— georgie (@getback2thebeat) May 29, 2020

Gosh, a major policy announcement falling apart a few days after the announcement. Who would have thought it after the huge success of PPE, tests, test/track/trace/ and keeping deaths so low? https://t.co/yr3ZD8XtTn

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 29, 2020

Constituents bombard MPs with up to 180,000 emails about Dominic Cummings – some saying their biggest mail boxes since Brexit BUT the difference is they're individually written tales of sacrifice and struggle during lockdown. https://t.co/Ans3D1Kqxl

— Kate Proctor (@Kate_M_Proctor) May 29, 2020

A 'Dominic Cummings ' is now a golfing term. It means a really long drive that goes out of bounds but there's no penalty.

— Norman Thompson (@Norman63red) May 29, 2020

Eye-popping clip of Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law explaining too locals the genetics behind aristocratic “ancient single line families” and why they are simply the best https://t.co/iDLTMZsFPn

— alan rusbridger (@arusbridger) May 29, 2020

Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson have wrecked something precious | Jonathan Freedland https://t.co/i2e7mGaEqf

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 29, 2020

EXPLOSION: Watch the fiery blast at SpaceX South Texas facility that was caught on camera this afternoon | STORY: https://t.co/DuzLHR0NJZ pic.twitter.com/RmPKBUAIij

— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) May 29, 2020

President Trump says the US will be “terminating” their relationship with the WHO over their response to the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/DNVWRujYhX

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2020

Trump's so furious at China he's going to…do nothing except hyperventilate and defund the WHO, which has 194 members. Terrified of causing a stock market sell-off, of course.

— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) May 29, 2020

"The message from China appears clear to observers in Delhi – this is not a routine incursion"

Tensions are rising between India and China as the armies of the world's two most populous nations are locked in a tense face-off high in the Himalayashttps://t.co/UehDQpyeXU

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 30, 2020

Angela Merkel turns down in-person G7 invite https://t.co/DKSHislh68

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 29, 2020

Between two storms: Caribbean braces for hurricanes in coronavirus era https://t.co/xLzgnjuOOi pic.twitter.com/e5IuuslfSc

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 29, 2020

A swarm of earthquakes hit near Yellowstone National Park. There have been nearly a dozen in the past 24 hours https://t.co/fBLrO0TUfT

— Maddie Capron (@MaddieCapron) May 29, 2020

Now they tell us. https://t.co/nbiSE7Zisu

— Chris Lehmann (@lehmannchris) May 29, 2020

JUST IN | A Minneapolis police precinct was on fire on the third night of protests over the police killing of George Floyd.https://t.co/CPWpCJQzz1

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 29, 2020

“For all those people that are hearing that the National Guard has been activated…that is not happening right now,” @AliVelshi reports from protests in Minneapolis. “No authority whatsoever has control over this area. The people have control over this area.” pic.twitter.com/OIvzCjDUIw

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2020

Step 1: Insult the mayor of the city in crisis.
Step 2: Threaten to send in the National Guard and shoot the protestors.
Step 3: ??? pic.twitter.com/uYelNZcWnI

— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) May 29, 2020

The Helpful Fellow has logged on. https://t.co/iDbnaSk5lF

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 29, 2020

“When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” is a threat coined by Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, who promised violent reprisals on black protesters in 1967. He also said: “We don’t mind being accused of police brutality. They haven’t seen anything yet.” https://t.co/inm7T4N804 pic.twitter.com/yfYY59Xfel

— Todd Zwillich (@toddzwillich) May 29, 2020

'A STATE OF AGONY' leads the front page of Friday's @StarTribune as Minneapolis' 3rd precinct is on fire. pic.twitter.com/AE1ZfuTZgU

— Greg Mees (@mees_greg) May 29, 2020

‘There’s Always a Tweet,’ Minneapolis edition: pic.twitter.com/TyWRoKrkui

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) May 29, 2020

BREAKING: Louisville police confirm at least seven people shot tonight during protests over Breonna Taylor's death.https://t.co/ZVIYvm6Mqz

— Tessa Duvall 📰 (@TessaDuvall) May 29, 2020

The State Capitol in Denver was put on lockdown after someone fired a gun near a peaceful demonstration, and protests in Columbus, Ohio, turned chaotic as crowds surged up the steps of the State Capitol and broke windows, videos showed https://t.co/YwRpaIFCu3

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

BREAKING: Minnesota governor activates National Guard after two nights protests that followed the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody. https://t.co/on4lX1qN41

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

Protests erupted in Minneapolis for second night over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, which many saw as the latest example of police brutality against African-American men https://t.co/I8RtKR3iol pic.twitter.com/dCXefOUJpP

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 28, 2020

Buses, light rail suspended by Twin Cities area’s main public transport operator over safety concerns https://t.co/35ybMGrvWF

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 28, 2020

Surveillance video from outside a Minneapolis restaurant appears to contradict police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest before an officer knelt on his neck https://t.co/jJbtVEy2ML

— CNN International (@cnni) May 28, 2020

Video shows a suspicious white man breaking windows at the Minneapolis Auto Zone and then walking away from the scene. This looks like an effort to instigate trouble in order to blame the protesters for the consequences.

🎥 Matthew Giddingshttps://t.co/T7oVM1MuCE pic.twitter.com/jafqL1egeM

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 28, 2020

Vice president of Minneapolis City Council Andrea Jenkins calls on her colleagues to declare racism a public health issue following the death of George Floyd, who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes pic.twitter.com/vhKMc2xcwI

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 28, 2020

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the protests over the death of George Floyd are the result of built-up ‘anger and sadness that has been ingrained in our black community not just because of five minutes of horror but 400 years’ https://t.co/vcnpnPxHji pic.twitter.com/SVWmf8mRKX

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 28, 2020

The police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd's neck was involved in 18 complaints prior to being fired, according to records released by the city. https://t.co/FjDlai4rGq

— ABC News (@ABC) May 28, 2020

Amy Klobuchar was a prosecutor in Minneapolis for 8 yrs

122 police misconduct incidents
29 killings by police
$4.8 million paid out in settlements

0 prosecutions pic.twitter.com/NpnbTJmrF4

— Chuck (Taylor's Version) (@Jamie_Maz) May 28, 2020

NEW: Minnesota prosecutor says video showing George Floyd's death is "terrible" but says there's "other evidence that does not support a criminal charge" pic.twitter.com/X3hzxQJtfe

— BNO News (@BNONews) May 28, 2020

Crowds of people in Union Square, NY RALLY for #GeorgeFloyd chanting, "No justice, no peace!" (Lots of masks 😷😷)pic.twitter.com/KMHBukf5aZ

— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) May 28, 2020

Demonstrators burn the American flag in downtown Los Angeles to protest death of George Floyd https://t.co/yjtVAZKa30 pic.twitter.com/bRykaC0S0n

— The Hill (@thehill) May 28, 2020

If Trump is so upset, there are a lot of things he could do about it, including not having a whole campaign strategy based on voter suppression and all of its historical echoes. https://t.co/k3MCzseIsX

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) May 28, 2020

This is dumb. decision that will backfire & will cause significant harm to US tech industry. In response, ALL tech companies should immediately block ALL PAC & campaign ads “Trump Signs Executive Order on Social Media, Claiming to Protect ‘Free Speech’” https://t.co/g6ohODlddh

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) May 28, 2020

Trump’s addicted to Twitter and "revels in mainlining his thoughts into the American conversation and absorbing all the responses back into his own bloodstream. Twitter is Trump’s drug of choice, and addicts don’t break their habits so easily." https://t.co/5KUbtiHWFI

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 28, 2020

President Trump’s Executive Order on Online Censorhsip is welcome news!

I look forward to receiving the Administration’s petition for rulemaking and taking action.

My statement: pic.twitter.com/5697ih7Xod

— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) May 28, 2020

Without Facebook, Trump would never have won in 2016, and he knows he needs it now more than ever and Zuckerberg knows he needs it, so I'm pretty sure this tantrum is 99% just the distraction of the day. https://t.co/APpmjZlYl8

— Schooley (@Rschooley) May 28, 2020

The reality is that if you or I tweeted half the stuff Trump has we’d be booted from the platform permanently.

But Twitter fact checks Trump ONE TIME and he loses his shit and abuses the power of his office to retaliate against them.

Will twitter have the balls to do it again? pic.twitter.com/g6v7Aqukbv

— Bryan 🇺🇸for🇺🇦 (@swimmerbr78) May 28, 2020

Headline of the day. pic.twitter.com/AaWmQoZvFa

— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 28, 2020

Our Counterpoint Twitter account was suspended today .As were the entire collection of editorial cartoons. #TwitterCrush #twitter #TrumpMeltdown pic.twitter.com/cwwi97mVoT

— Michael de Adder (@deAdder) May 28, 2020

Trump Retweets Video Claiming ‘The Only Good Democrat Is A Dead Democrat’ https://t.co/wPT4Jjz6Tv

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 28, 2020

Wow, listen to Fox News DESTROY this presidential candidate. pic.twitter.com/Yodlb3l15m

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) May 28, 2020

6 months is just long enough for Cummings to install his ARPA fantasy of a privatised tech state and — of course — deliver a no deal Brexit to any disaster capitalist hedge fund backers. https://t.co/vw9zlUlRxP

— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) May 28, 2020

Cummings reportedly wants to "get Brexit done" on his own terms, before quitting at his own convenience and to his own satisfaction. If you're still believing that "Take Back Control" shite, you're the reason scam emails about releasing dead people's fortunes exist.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) May 28, 2020

Dominic Cummings saga leaves cracked relationship between PM and party https://t.co/JP1bqVAzNc

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 28, 2020

Take away line: if Johnson cannot function without Cummings, he is unfit to be prime minister. https://t.co/UqQCvRamuj

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 28, 2020

Boris Johnson sacrifices top scientists on altar of Classic Dom | John Crace https://t.co/iyKHKVsztg

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) May 28, 2020

Attorney general who backed Dominic Cummings urged to resign after police findings https://t.co/UuGPZDvdNn

— The Independent (@Independent) May 28, 2020

Cummings is the symbol of a political class that knows consequences are for little people. https://t.co/hvLQ6edJJG

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) May 28, 2020

Boris Johnson accused of launching broken test and trace system early to distract from Cummings scandal https://t.co/cOovs1TGbX

— Dr Dominic Pimenta MD (@DrDomPimenta) May 28, 2020

Beijing has turned Hong Kong into a police state pic.twitter.com/pcvQCI1vSW

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 28, 2020

The UK government is considering opening a citizenship 'path' for more than 300,000 Hong Kong residents, if China continues to pursue a controversial national security law https://t.co/OW0QLxmF90

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 28, 2020

As businesses world-wide struggle to resume operations, two planeloads of German executives traveling to China in coming days are raising pressure on foreign rivals to resume international business travel https://t.co/BJjkSLPPlY

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 28, 2020

Chinese travellers account for a quarter of the rise in global spending on tourism since 2000. If the industry is to recover, their custom is needed https://t.co/WMrQT4xOV0

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 28, 2020

The Boston Marathon has been canceled — for the first time in its 124-year history — due to the COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/l1IdwbWhwm

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) May 28, 2020

Faced with questions from MPs, Boris Johnson was like a blundering schoolboy | Martin Kettle https://t.co/MCzDKuQp0M

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 27, 2020

‘Move On’
-No
Day 6 pic.twitter.com/qPYXo0vxv9

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) May 27, 2020

Boris Johnson has told the liaison committee “a lot of what was reported (about Dominic Cummings)was untrue.” Asked to name a single claim which was untrue, he replied that he had “nothing more to add” & wouldn’t go into it! pic.twitter.com/hkStjCDp2j

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 27, 2020

PM has just said “I’m not giving you a deadline right now. I have been forbidden from announcing any more targets”
By whom? He’s the *actual prime minister*

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 27, 2020

Again, the following clip is why @maitlis has been pulled from @BBCNewsnight. Please watch & share. pic.twitter.com/dO3ft1Ih7R

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) May 27, 2020

There is a case to be made that the @maitlis ‘open’ strikes the wrong tone for Newsnight (I don’t necessarily agree but it could be argued) . That call ought to be established between programme editor and the head of news. This is reactive, weak and institutionally embarrassing https://t.co/eI5dEmdrOG

— emily bell (@emilybell) May 27, 2020

Just for the record, Emily @maitlis has not been asked by the BBC to take tonight off – and if I thought she had been, I certainly wouldn’t have agreed to present the show @BBCNewsnight

— Katie Razzall (@katierazz) May 27, 2020

BBC backs Laura Kuenssberg after complaints over tweet 'defending' Dominic Cummings https://t.co/jRPfhhHN5F pic.twitter.com/qH8tapPWK7

— Press Gazette (@pressgazette) May 27, 2020

No hindsight here – I warned ministers at start of crisis Cummings would become a problem; advised on crisis comms too. They should have listened https://t.co/VN2vnDS8bo

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) May 27, 2020

The cynical abuse of an exception meant for abused women and children is surely the most shameless aspect of the whole Cummings affair.
Dominic Cummings surely knew he was exploiting a rule meant for abuse victims | Anna Cafolla https://t.co/Airu95ptce

— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) May 27, 2020

People are breaking lockdown rules and using the actions of Boris Johnson's special adviser as an excuse https://t.co/DKRGcWUvgD

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 27, 2020

Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?

— That Civil Service tweet twice a day (fan account) (@ThatCivilTweet) May 27, 2020

Launching this before it’s ready to stop people talking about Cummings is like a toddler trying to distract its parents from the fact it’s pissed itself by shitting itself https://t.co/KNVZP3g4Nb

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 27, 2020

60,000 dead.

— John Rain 🥇 (@ItsJohnRain) May 27, 2020

As the coronavirus death toll reaches 100,000, the U.S. is not united in mourning. Instead, divisions are more obvious than ever. https://t.co/tarC8bQQEC

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2020

The unemployment rate is 10 percent higher than it was when Trump took office and 100,000 are dead due to a pandemic he was unprepared for. What exactly are his accomplishments at this point? https://t.co/51ICxZJuv6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 27, 2020

“This Is So Unfair to Me”: Trump Whines About His COVID-19 Victimhood as His Campaign Flails https://t.co/Kr0CtIqf9M

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 27, 2020

Rather than “nothing matters,” perhaps the catchphrase for Trump should be “nothing works,” because the stakes are so much higher, and the damage he has wrought is no longer abstract (“eroding democratic institutions”) but a matter of life and death.https://t.co/E3Vrnv0Lk8

— Jennifer "A man is not a plan" Rubin 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@JRubinBlogger) May 27, 2020

Just minutes later, WH pool was told that the social media executive order will actually be signed tomorrow not tonight. But still few details on what is in the EO.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 27, 2020

President Donald Trump's threat to shut down social media companies after Twitter labeled two of his tweets misleading sets up a fresh challenge for platforms as they struggle to deal with political misinformation during a toxic election campaign https://t.co/pADFA1aiBL

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 27, 2020

What Would Happen if Twitter Banned Trump? https://t.co/qJ9NVHPUUY

— Dave Winer (@davewiner) May 27, 2020

Trump targeting Facebook for its anti-Conservative bias. And yet he paid Facebook $85m to run targeted adverts for him during the 2016 election. Here is Theresa Hong – Trump’s head of digital content – telling me ‘without Facebook we wouldn’t have won’. pic.twitter.com/vtywRg5Ahz

— Jamie Bartlett (@JamieJBartlett) May 27, 2020

“There is no sewer so vile that Trump won’t wade into it, dragging the rest of the country along”https://t.co/ksumBkmo4U via @NewYorker

— John Cassidy (@JohnCassidy) May 27, 2020

The Conspiracy Caucus:

Senator McConnell, Senator Graham, Senator Johnson, and Senate GOP are racing to peddle conspiracy theories pushed by Putin to help Pres. Trump.

But they're twiddling their thumbs on desperately needed help for Americans reeling from the COVID-19 crisis. https://t.co/3LfniUcCpU

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 27, 2020

Scoop: Privacy and civil liberties board will review surveillance law that has vexed Trump. https://t.co/0XpiQiKuPu

— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) May 27, 2020

Board of Immigration Appeals members were offered financial incentives to retire or resign, a document shows.https://t.co/Ho2UdxykA4

— Roll Call (@rollcall) May 27, 2020

Trump administration won't require the NRA and other groups to disclose donors to tax officials https://t.co/gEGZfvPscD pic.twitter.com/Pe3OIz6UMM

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 27, 2020

One set of reports listed Trump Tower’s 2010 profits as $13.3 million; a second put them at $16.1 million. That helped the Trump Organization borrow $73 million more than it had before. https://t.co/gNxlvsnvyd

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

Dear @realDonaldTrump , I wish to draw your attention to a devastating violation of your privacy. Someone has accessed your college grades and is proliferating it on the Internet. I suggest you write to@Jack and have this removed forthwith. It makes you look kinda dum. pic.twitter.com/1HgtD3HXTx

— Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) May 27, 2020

.@NASA and @SpaceX have scrubbed today’s launch attempt of the #LaunchAmerica mission to the @Space_Station due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Next launch attempt will be at 3:22 p.m. ET on May 30, from Launch Complex 39A: https://t.co/QbAzUX70N3 pic.twitter.com/xDerXOgvAi

— NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) May 27, 2020

Bad weather delays the historic NASA/SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral. They'll try again on Saturday. https://t.co/JxhczIl534 pic.twitter.com/OMoOaPp1iP

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 27, 2020

The WHO suspended trials on Trump's favorite COVID miracle cure https://t.co/XMNqg3UInZ

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) May 27, 2020

The Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China, Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo has told Congress. The notification sets the stage for U.S. to withdraw Hong Kong's preferential trade and financial status. https://t.co/66cQ4UL44Z

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 27, 2020

As border tensions have escalated between China and India in recent weeks, President Donald Trump made an unsolicited offer to mediate the two countries’ decades-old border disputes https://t.co/26TE7jg2T7

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 27, 2020

BREAKING: House votes to send China sanctions bill to Trump’s desk as tensions escalatehttps://t.co/p4D79xklLI

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) May 27, 2020

Dear UK Government, what is preventing you from looking like this? pic.twitter.com/NrcAsKEYpE

— Tommy Maguire (@RationalPanic) May 27, 2020

Breaking News: The writer and activist Larry Kramer has died at 84. His work to shock the U.S. into seeing AIDS as a public health emergency helped shift policy in the 1980s and '90s.
“One of America’s most valuable troublemakers,” Susan Sontag called him.https://t.co/I1aPREbr2H

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2020