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January 6, 2020

That old familiar melody - by Tom Tomorrow

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January 6, 2020

No amount of skill justifies that kind of disparity - it's about power.

By 5pm today top execs at the UK’s 100 biggest companies will have been paid more than the average worker earns in all of 2020.

No amount of skill justifies that kind of disparity - it’s about power.

Don’t let anyone tell you class politics is over.



https://twitter.com/ronanburtenshaw/status/1214126059735699456

January 5, 2020

BREAKING: Iraqi parliament just approved a draft bill to expel U.S. forces from the country.

BREAKING: #Iraq Parliament majority vote Terminates Security agreement with US, thereby mandating withdrawal of American Troops from Iraq.

Big setback for US government. 3 days after Suleimani killing

https://twitter.com/Joyce_Karam/status/1213832260513882113

January 5, 2020

Ilhan Omar: ‏ Impeachment isn't a performance evaluation, it's a charge of misconduct!


You were impeached because you violated your oath of office and abuse the power of your office.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1213585005986959361
January 5, 2020

Tired/Wired/Inspired

Tired: pardoning war criminals

Wired: campaigning with war criminals

Inspired: preemptively announcing your own war crime on Twitter


https://twitter.com/MattGallagher0/status/1213621209000230912
https://twitter.com/John_Hudson/status/1213594981707010049
January 4, 2020

Not nearly as many people as there are in the streets of Teheran, shouting, "Death to America,"

Trump claimed during his campaign speech today, as he almost always does, that there were thousands of people outside the church trying to get in. Here's a photo Al Jazeera took of the crowd outside as he spoke.



From our @AJEnglish Miami producer @KarimHddd who is outside the venue. This is during his remarks.
https://twitter.com/ChrisSheridan34/status/1213228699081945099

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