Liberal Tweets
Last updated Saturday 19th September 2020 07:05 BST
Gutted at the passing of a legend, who did so much in the fight for gender equality and inspired so many #RIPRBG pic.twitter.com/N3ZMY9Vb34
Latest information from 6th/8th Boys’ Brigade #dundeewestend frasermacpherson.wordpress.com/2020/09/19/lat…
RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Ct J. A remarkable woman, progressive icon and a great inspiration. Now can the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @ProfBrianCox: I’ve seen many cabinets come and go since I began paying attention to politics in the 1980s - some I liked more tha… https://t.co/r9PkUmWaPX
RT @Tim_Batt: "COWARDS!" I shout at the people rightly leaving social media to protect their mental health.
RT @HumanProgress: Chemical disinfectants: ⭐️ Preserve and prepare our food ⭐️ Clear and clean our water ⭐️ Notably improve our hygie… https://t.co/zo0jy8QU4Y
RT @SarahNobleLD: This is so close to blood libel that never mind my dog, the whistle is driving ME mad. twitter.com/erinbrewerin/s…
RT @oldandrewuk: When it comes to debate about behaviour, classroom teachers are like the canary in the coalmine. Except nobody eve… https://t.co/VJm8EShbSz
RT @drjulie_b: I would like to unsubscribe from living in interesting times please
RT @mikegalsworthy: This is an absolute boss tweet from ex-Attorney General Geoffrey Cox. @BorisJohnson, @michaelgove & @dominicraab t… https://t.co/RWgVmFqnHm
RT @BorisOwes: As of 6:00am, 19th September 2020, @BorisJohnson owes our NHS £75.348 billion. whatdoesborisowe.co.uk
RT @SarahNobleLD: The logical endpoint of all the "don't make film/literature/video games political!" argument ends up with that crow… https://t.co/AtS50PtG4G
RT @MichaelLCrick: I didn't hear most of the exchanges but what a wonderfully frank, thoughtful and modest response by @ChrisMasonBBC.… https://t.co/L13H2pmbGN
RT @vanitaguptaCR: “I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last… https://t.co/Am9LgxqWLE
RT @SarahNobleLD: It’s amazing how you can craft a rule to suit your own ends when you’re the one making the rule up. https://t.co/SINCgpVYWD
If the Republicans were being consistent they would refuse to allow the appointment of another Supreme Court Justic… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
I don’t think that the news of anyone’s death has ever filled me with greater fear. I would not like to live in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @cjscalia: I'm very sad to hear about the passing of my parents' good friend, and my father's wonderful colleague, Justice Gin… https://t.co/qafMUhEyXs
RT @realDonaldTrump: Statement from the President on the Passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg https://t.co/N2YkGVWLoF
RT @BillClinton: We have lost one of the most extraordinary Justices ever to serve on the Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life… https://t.co/Ca8GEO0NQe
RT @BillGates: Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer who devoted her entire career to fighting for equal justice for women, because s… https://t.co/R8orT60oYR
RT @NeolithicSheep: But I am also extremely serious when I say no gods, no masters, and no goddamned heroes. No hierarchies of power th… https://t.co/QtM3tTJnsW
RT @shahmiruk: Today it has been revealed that a company that has donated more than £400,000 to the Conservative Party has just re… https://t.co/pTc1f0IeXC
RT @ThatCivilTweet: Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?
RT @naomi_long: Despite the nonsense often talked about asylum, this is the reality: young people like Arezki who have grown up as… https://t.co/QHrJMwgraC
RT @StAlbansLDs: St Albans district has received a 'red flag' as COVID cases rise. With your help, we can beat this. So please: 🔸… https://t.co/7XWyTf28HY
RT @MartinRemains: If the Queen cannot remove an evidently corrupt, incompetent and unfit government, then I am sorry to say, what is… https://t.co/1mol82FqCS
RT @JolyonMaugham: We can't do nothing whilst God-knows-who in Government puts a generational sized millstone of debt around the necks… https://t.co/DJ0XEEWTSm
RT @rubycramer: “Let’s go down fighting, and let’s not give an inch,” Hillary Clinton says.
.@David_Gergen on @CNN's @AC360 talking about whether Republicans will now exploit the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @ayeemach: DJT: I am a literal fascist. I don't believe in democratic elections. I'm for indoctrinating people into a belief s… https://t.co/DDMHTGA8Ag
RT @AOC: Now is not the time for cynicism or hopelessness. There is and continues to be political possibility to preserve ou… https://t.co/Ncfb9xnNAf
RT @NASA: We don't know who needs to hear this, but you are made of star stuff. pic.twitter.com/RlYHAd0xKy
As if it wasn't already clear enough, this year's US Presidential Election is going to be the most important Presid… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @CoreyCiorciari: If Mark Kelly wins, he gets sworn into office in November. Open your wallets. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-evergreensearch-dtd?refcode=ads-200901-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-11004350823-107572717186-460809536128-mark%20kelly&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI05mRxvPz6wIVgeazCh106gcMEAAYASAAEgJUe_D_BwE
RT @BerniceKing: Thinking of my mother’s words: “Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won; you earn it and w… https://t.co/3FpXzDHDMV
RT @JamaalBowmanNY: Rest in Power Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thank you for your tireless service to our country and your fight for gender e… https://t.co/Fd1vXMz2Vp
RT @saraklind: Let's make this the biggest fundraising day ever in honor of #RBG secure.joebiden.com/onlineactions/…
Can anyone name a single time these moderate Republicans have voted against or done anything to stop the President? twitter.com/lewis_goodall/…
RT @CarterLibrary: We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. President Carter named… https://t.co/vIOxPuCbDA
RT @SarahNobleLD: Conservatives: "Unlike you liberal snowflakes, I'm not so easily offended." Chuck Schumer: *posts a Mitch McConnell… https://t.co/bGLAEnhO3q
RT @Khallion: May her memory be a blessing. Thank you, #RBG... you did so much for us. We will keep fighting.💕 pic.twitter.com/TL3fNqllLC
RT @nprpolitics: WATCH: "I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told NPR in 2019, recount… https://t.co/97QHWZQE1p
I fear for the future of America if a fascistic President can put another extreme conservative Justice on the US Su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @LouiseMensch: Rest In Peace, Justice Ginsburg. May we all strive to fight as hard as you, and as well as you, to the very end. Yo… https://t.co/TITIererxq
RT @BernieSanders: The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a tremendous loss to our country. She was an extraordinary champion o… https://t.co/C87wJg1JCG
RT @fart: donald trump is going to appoint himself to the supreme court. theres nothing in the rulebook that says he cant. ITS LIKE AIR BUD
As the sad news breaks about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the politics of appointing her successor is already… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @SarahNobleLD: MAGA twitter is complaining about Chuck Schumer making the judiciary political. I'm not making this up.
RT @lewis_goodall: BREAK: truly massive news coming out of the United States tonight- Ruth Bader Ginsberg, second longest serving just… https://t.co/kQKwZZFMx9
I'm extremely sad to see that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. Justice Ginsburg was a huge liberal icon. This is a sad… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @AIIB_Official: 💻IFRE.com | Following the launch of the AIIB-@Amundi_ENG #ClimateChange Investment Framework, here’s… https://t.co/TwiEgbvFYr
We will be thanking RBG for generations to come — she is a giant beyond words. Rest in peace.
RT @SarahNobleLD: Don't worry, Susan Collins is going to say that she's VERY concerned before she votes to put a 30-year-old Heritage… https://t.co/DPcyyyhNQt
RT @ManusBaldSpot: @dappergander Ahhh yes, yet another example of the White Conservative Clause. As in, it's just fine whenever WE do… https://t.co/UdpAzx725b
I mean the Queen isn’t really appointed because of her expertise... twitter.com/baekdal/status…
If Trump and GOP try to appoint a replacement for RBG's seat before January it must be the cue for a revolution, su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @SenSchumer: The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacan… https://t.co/CV45UMyxba
RT @SenSchumer: Tonight, we mourn the passing of a giant in American history, a champion for justice, a trailblazer for women. She… https://t.co/hTgjJMK8v5
RT @tedalexandro: When American democracy hinges on keeping an 87 year old alive through the election, it’s probably not a robust democracy.
RT @HillaryClinton: Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me. There will never be another like her. Thank you RBG.
@A_C_McGregor ... push through nomination in lame duck, meaning likes of Collins/Gardner don’t have to further dama… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@A_C_McGregor In fact, think that might be best strategy for McConnell (if ignoring stealing, which they’ve got a 5… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @WaqarVick: this is the time to fight. remember what mcconnell did with the merrick garland nomination? fuck any and every atte… https://t.co/RybwG8Hek1
RT @NBCNews: BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. nbcnews.to/3628pgf pic.twitter.com/wxvzrFBlTq
@A_C_McGregor Yes. In practice, however? If he did it, every swing state in the presidential and senate elections would go Democratic.
I live in England, old not New. I am so so sorry for your loss, America. I hope that her legacy will not be overrid… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @ParkerMolloy: "The fact of the matter is that it’s been standard practice over the last 80 years to not confirm Supreme Court nom… https://t.co/JbpC91HcJd
RT @CordeliaSkyNews: Ginsburg was the architect of the legal fight for women's rights in the 1970s. She became the Supreme Court’s most… https://t.co/MG5wbo396C
@A_C_McGregor Yes. And certainly before the new senate is signed in - there’s a chance that McConnell holds off on… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @SarahNobleLD: Well, shit. At least there's now a precedent that the Senate won't confirm a Supreme Court justice in an election… https://t.co/H5WDSUsYQ3
RT @AdrienneLaw: I don't want to tell God they're getting it wrong but it'd be great if they started taking the bad ones.
RT @pwcdanica: I'm at a complete loss. Before fear sets in... thank you RBG for your life of fighting for our most vulnerable, fo… https://t.co/LVpXDmxhT4
RT @CordeliaSkyNews: Per @NPR Justice Ginsburg’s deathbed statement is this: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until… https://t.co/1dNpEscpLI
RT @CoreyCiorciari: If they try to disrespect her legacy or her dying wish, we will expand the court. Period. https://t.co/kpmDDUgcXh
Also. In functioning democracies, judges should not ever become icons of the people. RBG never wanted to be an ico… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Oh hell. US types: is there enough time for the orange fascist to seat a replacement before he tries to steal the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @OtleyPubClub: Yep, we were there at today's launch and can confirm the quality of that @GooseEyeBrewery bitter @TheRoyaltyOtley W… https://t.co/NNd0vJFsa8
RT @Otley_BeerFest: WE’RE UP AND RUNNING!! Lovely pint of @GooseEyeBrewery bitter on the bar at @TheRoyaltyOtley . A great way to star… https://t.co/0Wxcgrtnd7
RT @PA: #Breaking The United States Supreme Court says veteran judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic… https://t.co/G1VeKZ0srD
RT @AP: BREAKING: Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. Find u… https://t.co/hQ4hLAL8UT
RT @francescrook: Women can be, and are, sent to prison on remand ‘for their own protection’ even if the alleged offence is not serio… https://t.co/4bWx4UNRW6
It should have been #OtleyFolkFestival @OtleyFF this weekend, one of the many important events that can’t happen th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @MitchBenn: So let me get this straight: If I go up to Liverpool next week for my mum’s birthday and we have dinner at her hous… https://t.co/jGwyLtGzrw
RT @ONS: Both disabled men and women saw a higher rate of death involving #COVID19 compared with those non-disabled. Disabl… https://t.co/hKOuLC3Nhr
RT @ONS: 59% of all deaths involving #COVID19 from 2 March to 14 July were among disabled people ow.ly/27sW50Bupjq
RT @ONS: We’ve published analysis of #COVID19 deaths of disabled people (2 March to 14 July 2020). We define disabled peopl… https://t.co/WpCg3SNWDv
These figures are grim, but unsurprising. Disabled lives have less value to society, so seen as dispensable. Syst… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @dijdowell: Van Morrison's music is fantastic, the gist of his lockdown protest songs is clearly bonkers, and everyone would be… https://t.co/Wbs3m0ABa4
RT @kate_bstein: @thecatreviewer Oliver the neighborhood cat stopped by for a visit. 0/10 for physical distancing, 10/10 for fluff,… https://t.co/Vk1df7ZRS1
As #COVID19 cases are on the increase, deeply concerning that the Home Office is resuming evicting people with nega… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @citycyclists: I do find it very weird, given the enormous changes to society, the economy and the way we move about the place sin… https://t.co/XXmvsWwKeZ
RT @mattbooshell: this looks like the photo they add to the headline FLORIDA COUPLE STEALS LION FROM ZOO pic.twitter.com/paLk46bKiy
RT @gregwrightYP: 'There remains the risk of further suicides.' An utterly discredited policy. #LoanCharge https://t.co/XO1vfhuavI
RT @hhesterm: Allow me to call bullshit on this one. Why? Because this is not how the process works. In short: this is fiction.… https://t.co/KqxqF8y3vA
RT @NASA: 406 million miles from Earth, Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere was captured perfectly by @NASAHubble on Aug. 25 as th… https://t.co/nBuvDtDq7H
RT @EtonOldBoys: #SecondLockdown The country is being led by fucking idiots #ToryIncompetence #ToryShambles #ToryLawBreakers… https://t.co/BamxNsOYAc
RT @MichealMartinTD: The Govt had to take necessary decisions based on the advice of our public health experts. From midnight we are int… https://t.co/ZVo9BSGPHZ
RT @BorisJohnson_MP: COBRA meetings are for planning an emergency response. You don’t need them when all you are doing is lurching aimle… https://t.co/Oymluv5pbM
RT @iandonald_psych: The reputational damage being done by @BorisJohnson #DominicCummings and the govt continues to grow. They are dam… https://t.co/oJLh6R3CPY
When the HVAC failed computer suites really were like this! twitter.com/CompAesthetics…
Another #babylon5 rewatch finished and once again Sleeping in Light has been a total blub-fest. I first saw it on C… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @elliotttimes: Seeng a few of these brazenly outrageous knock backs - starting to suspect it must be a deliberate coordinated effo… https://t.co/UJArmmjHVl
RT @re_Claire: Sorry, did people genuinely think spoons had chefs knocking up fresh curries in their kitchens?? pic.twitter.com/zXhBDwuP55
RT @BBCNews: Saturday's Guardian: “New lockdown fears as PM warns second wave is here” #TomorrowsPapersToday #BBCPapers https://t.co/KokZPZTBSJ
Some nights, I spend an hour or more wanting the shouting upstairs to stop. But when it does, that's when the sex starts :-(
Covid patients discharged to care homes again. They learned nothing. twitter.com/MENnewsdesk/st…
RT @CottrellStephen: Praying tonight for those locked down communities across the north facing new restrictions: for those who are lonel… https://t.co/uUdGnvaCgZ
RT @NickCohen4: Geoffrey Cox, Brexiter, Tory, former Attorney General, now quoting Robert Bolt. If Johnson cuts down the laws of En… https://t.co/wMlRjMK1T2
RT @SimonHughes: @LSBU @baconscollege @LBubble @Millwall_MCT @LondonFA @swkplay Rosh Hashanah2020 to all our Jewish friends, colleag… https://t.co/UQFRJF0TiC
For me, it's only 10 miles from where I grew up. This isn't academic. This is real, this matters, and I really wish… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @GeraintDaviesMP: Restore digital democracy & a voice for all in Parliament during coronavirus by nudging your MP here https://t.co/ywNkz0pD8a
RT @fascinatorfun: This is going to be pretty incendiary twitter.com/shaunlintern/s…
RT @NACCOMnetwork: Today we spoke to @Independent's @maybulman about the news this week that people refused asylum will start to be ev… https://t.co/oAZp8kdwaT
The @WelshLibDems have always listened to our farmers. So should the Tory Government. Good to talk to my good frien… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
18 September 2020 - today’s press release ldv.org.uk/65866 by @honladymark
RT @allpartycycling: It’s nice to see a council openly welcoming people on bikes. This is from the east coast of Italy. Do you live in… https://t.co/rcrY5XQB2K
RT @WillBlackWriter: An otter defending a random plastic box from being sprayed pic.twitter.com/ERUKrO1nJh
RT @JamesPearceLFC: TWO DONE DEALS..... * #LFC sign Diogo Jota for £45m on a five-year contract. Initial fee of £41m rising to £45m. *… https://t.co/5EHwUmagNH
RT @cooraysmith: “And you can read his column in Sp!ked.” twitter.com/MilHistNow/sta…
RT @drjanetownson: Winter Plan for Adult Social Care. Emergency PPE supplies to supplement business as usual supplies, available via p… https://t.co/3pgfXhnNrO
It would be nice if the government could work out the subtle difference between saying you’re going to do something… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Tottenham supporters at the training ground welcoming Gareth Bale shows why it’s going to be difficult to get foot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@jpshaddock I’ve been talking about this concept for a while - it could be quite a useful tool for getting to grips… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This is from "Politics is for Power" by Eitan Hersh, discussing politics as a leisure sport.
Does the ASD cause me to not feel certain things straight away, or just not recognise the feelings until I've proce… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @WoodheadRoute: 76021 & 76025 head a westbound coal train past the former Hazlehead station between Penistone and Dunford Bridge on… https://t.co/9fZy1M3EsW
TIL: Trump was more successful with low dollar donors than I had thought, raising more than Sanders and Clinton com… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @VeryWhiteGuy: That gender reveal fire has now consumed 21,000 acres & killed a fire fighter.
RT @UoD_Archives_RM: #Welldone to all who correctly said our mystery #Dundee street was the old Overgate. Here is full pic. Thorter Row… https://t.co/12fBZWW237
RT @Chrisballingall: This far right government’s ‘solution’ to the social care crisis is to let them die. #CorruptTories https://t.co/11r3KOEa8r
Given that we have a national obesity crisis and people are shite at even home recycling, I can't help think that p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @thetimes: The Times view on the prime minister’s suitability for No 10 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-the-prime-ministers-suitability-for-no-10-johnson-adrift-lxkxzcct3?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1600428773 pic.twitter.com/sHINYqdlHV
RT @electoralreform: We may have only seen the ‘tip of the iceberg’ when it comes to potential foreign interference in our elections, si… https://t.co/14fcwxv8ZI
RT @LibDemHealth: @Channel4 revealed yesterday that hospitals are again getting ready to rapidly discharge people with #coronavirus… https://t.co/w40bLYXAEo
RT @MatthewJ_UK: @Ren_Field87 @JayHulmePoet @HullMinster I was sad to see on a recent visit that this lovely reflected view of it is… https://t.co/gT0HW0o8dn
RT @guardiannews: Sinking without trace: rightwing press turns on Boris Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/18/sinking-without-trace-rightwing-press-turns-on-boris-johnson-coronavirus?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1600441018
Worth reading the whole string and couldn’t agree more with this conclusion. Government needs to step up and commun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
RT @SimonUbsdell: “When she was appointed to head up the test and trace programme, Hancock explained he “can’t think of anyone better… https://t.co/cV22KxSguS
RT @nicktolhurst: +UPDATE+ Multiple reports that Boris Johnson & Cabinet Office took legal advice on breaking the Withdrawal Agreeme… https://t.co/WMNtLFWiBe
RT @LiamWalker_7: The Criminal Justice System is collapsing due to managed decay (with apologies to Oscar Wilde) theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/s…
RT @EmmaKennedy: If cases are doubling every 7-8 days doesn’t it make more sense to shut down quick and fast rather than wait for th… https://t.co/C3F0Uszmql
RT @snb19692: The Conservative party of today are the most dishonest, corrupt, unpatriotic, self serving charlatans ever to sit.… https://t.co/Eiy65viHCi
RT @JJHTweets: That moment that you read that BREXIT has cost the UK more than the International Space Station and CERN combined.… https://t.co/KhpMnDt872
RT @JolyonMaugham: We can't do nothing whilst God-knows-who in Government puts a generational sized millstone of debt around the necks… https://t.co/OnPGdz9gKH
RT @RandomThawt: I look at the omnishambles in the UK. Then I look at the media. The problem we have isn't just the politicians, it'… https://t.co/OSowKwETCc
RT @cllrhumaira: Come on down to the Bermondsey Street festival market between 11-5 to help local businesses and traders. Do pick up… https://t.co/pJ2GaPWlEX
RT @uk_domain_names: Hospitals have been ordered not to organise their own covid testing to tide them over the massive gaps in the offic… https://t.co/YjQ6mAVuC9