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@ANTTONILOPEZ @mehdirhasan This is not normal times. trump a threat. A global threat. You NEVER normalize a fascist. MVP Harris is not meeting with Vance and that is exactly the thing to do.

@mehdirhasan President Biden is trying to navigate a smooth transition between his administration and trumps. He is being presidential.

Even if Gaetz is withdrawn or rejected, what's frightening is the intent. Trump is telling us loudly, as he did all year, what he wants the DoJ to do. There are plenty of flunkies who'll happily serve as his hatchet man and won't spark the GOP resistance Gaetz does.

US President-elect Donald Trump's victory sparked wild euphoria in the markets. In this week's Viewsroom debate, @Breakingviews columnists examine concerns spanning tariffs and immigration crackdowns https://t.co/4Fj7JGIxy8

Remember that only the Senate confirms nominees and judges. The House has no role in the confirmation process itself. The Constitution allows POTUS to make recess appointments, ie to put nominees in place without Senate confirmation. In the past this has been used sparingly. 2/

A quick 🧵 on what seems to be Trump's plan to obliterate the Senate's advise and consent responsibility so that he can recess appoint his cabinet, or at least those members who lack the votes to get confirmed by the Senate. 1/

For recess appointments to happen, the Senate has to be in recess. For a decade or so, the Senate has not been going into recess when it adjourns but pro forma sessions, which can last up to 3 days. Long story, it goes back to Rs blocking Obama from doing recess appointments. 3/

Gonna try to avoid the weeds here, but the fact that Senate has been going into pro forma sessions is why you have the odd spectacle of senators gaveling the Senate in and out of session every three days during longer "recesses" like holiday breaks. ANYWAY... 4/

To recess, the Senate needs to pass an adjournment resolution, which is and has always been a majority-rule vote (because nearly everything in the Senate used to be majority-rule until relatively recently). The House has to approve the Senate's adjournment res, and vice-versa. 5/

The Constitution gives POTUS the authority to adjourn both the House and Senate “in case of disagreement between them” about when to adjourn and for how long. Here’s Article II, Section 3. 6/

In theory - and I think this is Trump’s - he could adjourn the Senate even if it did not want to adjourn. The House passes an adjournment resolution, sends it to the Senate and the Senate rejects it, thus setting up the “disagreement” that triggers POTUS adjournment authority. 7/

At this point, the Senate would be in a formal recess and Trump could theoretically appoint as many officials as he wants. It wouldn't matter if his nominees have the votes to be confirmed by the Senate because Trump would have taken the Senate out of the process entirely. 8/

While the process is a little convoluted, the precedent is not: Trump wants to end the Senate's advise and consent role in presidential nominations. Period, end of story. 9/

@AJentleson Aren’t there too many Republicans in the house that would vote against adjournment since they hate Gaetz so much? Same with the senate.

@AJentleson Why does each chamber have a say in the other going into recess?

@AJentleson What’s preventing Biden from using this tactic? If it can be done, he needs to do it and expand the SC.

Thousands of illegal miners are trapped without food or water, residents of Stilfontein, South Africa say. Last week, the police rounded up 834 clandestine miners who resurfaced in Stilfontein after security forces cut off their food and water supplies. (AFP)

About 90% of Gaza’s population has been displaced over the past year, often more than once. Human Rights Watch says this amounts to a war crime. https://t.co/J0Zir85U6O

Mooi resultaat, o.a. door het harde werk van onze @i_dijk: ☘️ geen verhoging btw op sport ☘️ eerlijkere behandeling eenverdieners ☘️ geen beperking giftenaftrek Komende maanden: ☘️ Nieuw voorstel van het kabinet voor vereenvoudiging van de btw. https://t.co/xN11Wdm2UA

Keine Ehen, keine Dates, kein Sex und keine Geburten: Aus Protest gegen Frauenfeindlichkeit haben Frauen in Südkorea zum Boykott von Männern aufgerufen. Nach Trumps Wahlsieg weckt die 4B-Bewegung nun das Interesse junger US-Frauen. Kann das funktionieren? https://t.co/v1Fq73NOeu

"Musk heeft van X een haatmachine gemaakt". Voetbalclub @fcstpauli (uit Hamburg) verruilt X voor BlueSky.

@PapaWallie Een buitenlandse student aan de VU betaalt €13.000 tot €31.000 per jaar (meeste studies rond de €19.000). Die geldstroom valt inderdaad navenant weg.

German Foreign Minister Baerbock has said Berlin's answer to US President-elect Trump's "America First" agenda should be "Europe United," instead of "Germany First."

@dwnews Each leader should prioritize their own interests and country first, just like flight instructions: put on your oxygen mask before assisting others.

@denisedegracia8 @dwnews Your analogy is predicated on the idea that all situations impact everyone equally. That’s simply not the case. A Hurricane in Florida does not impact life in Oregon, but that does not mean Oregon can’t send first responders to assist with cleanup.

@denisedegracia8 @dwnews nope, Europe with all its members united has a bigger chance to withstand dictatorial states like Russia, Iran and China

@denisedegracia8 @dwnews Maybe you neither understand "America first" (isolationism, which will come with high cost for both America as well as the world) nor the advice to put on your "own oxygen mask first" to parents, which is essential because children have the highest priority.

@dwnews Europe united YES but not under Germany lead definitely NOT. History show every time Germany lead Europe war start.

@MikeOskam @dwnews United is a firm and focusable aim. With unity, strength and first will follow. It would stimulate others to emulate and join.

@dwnews This is not normal The European Union divided the nations and made them slaves without any human rights Something must change and fast