Trump: Nobody told me about the pandemic I warned you about. If the economy is bad, it's the governors' fault, but if you don't get sick, credit me. I have all the authority and none of the responsibility.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) April 17, 2020
— Archillect (@archillect) April 16, 2020
Thank you #Taiwan for the one million masks donated to UK #NHS staff!
— UK in Taiwan 🇬🇧 (@UKinTaiwan) April 15, 2020
謝謝台灣捐贈百萬口罩給英國國民保健署人員! pic.twitter.com/XqRNXEjA10
China has too much influence at the WHO.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 15, 2020
So we pull funding from the WHO.
Giving China more influence at the WHO.
Smart.
Equality.
— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) April 14, 2020
Equity.
Liberation. 💯 pic.twitter.com/yztFEY86ik
Bored? Try having a sing-along with the produce in your fridge! You might be surprised at their range. pic.twitter.com/s7h0cQpXhF
— The Muppets (@TheMuppets) April 14, 2020
NEW: Over 1,000 homeless Londoners are now self-isolating in hotels & other safe locations.
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) April 14, 2020
To the coalition of organisations, charities & individuals who have come together to help: thank you.
Rough sleepers will not be overlooked in our fight against #COVID19. #LondonTogether pic.twitter.com/3hBgUI1RTT
It might have limited resources, but Vietnam has kept the #coronavirus outbreak under control, and even managed to help others. https://t.co/UNJHh4rbrN #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/sbfyIjJjze
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) April 14, 2020
An empty Victoria Street but full of birdsong! pic.twitter.com/Sy2oKzK7k8
— Edinburgh Spotlight (@edinspotlight) April 14, 2020
Watch a bridge erection machine build a viaduct in a valley in China. The self-developed machine can lift, transport, and install girders. pic.twitter.com/SFRjcwqN0s
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) April 14, 2020
Is it really a good idea to give yourself a wordy LinkedIn profile headline that isn't your job title? Most of the examples I've seen make the person in question sound like a douchebag.
— ryanducie (@ryanducie) April 14, 2020
The 7 pm ritual. I stand on our balcony beating a steel pot, whistling, clapping and cheering. A salute along with my fellow New Yorkers to our health professionals. Heroes all - orderlies, nurses, doctors, and all those risking lives to save lives and keep our city going.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) April 13, 2020
Due to less air pollution the sky is so clear ! I can see the Universal logo ! pic.twitter.com/EqiqIDL4JJ
— Romain Revert (@romainrevert) April 13, 2020
2 days ago, one mother in #Taiwan complained that her son received pink face masks from the gov, which may make him be bullied by classmates.
— Austin H. Wang (@wearytolove) April 13, 2020
On #CDC press conf. today, CDC minister Chen Shih-chung leads all male officials to wear pink face masks.
Best response I can imagine. pic.twitter.com/4TuUUvO202
Here’s a stupid thing I do a lot. I open a packet of food before I’ve read the cooking instructions on the bottom. So I can’t turn it over. So I have to hold it above my head and look up to it like it’s the baby Kunte Kinte to read how to cook it. pic.twitter.com/jkedUhozog
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) April 12, 2020
Anecdotal evidence suggests (i.e. I just made it up) that wearing a tinfoil kippah\ kufi prevents The Pestilence. Pass it on! pic.twitter.com/Q6iCLYHCDX
— Lee Weissman (@JihadiJew) April 12, 2020
People get confused when the stock market goes up despite people losing their jobs. The truth is that many companies will be more profitable and efficient with fewer employees. Investors pay for returns not jobs.
— Andrew Yang🧢🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) April 9, 2020
Welcome to Wuhan! Wuhan Tianhe International Airport performed a water salute to receive the first arriving flight from Hangzhou on Wednesday as the city ends its lockdown. pic.twitter.com/HZHImgIplE
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) April 8, 2020
My Muslim neighbour dropped off a package of fresh fruit, salad and hand sanitiser, as she knew I was self isolating ❤️ I asked through the glass door what I owed her. ‘Nothing’ she replied, ‘you are my neibour you are my family’ ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lLqvQ2xRqu
— Pauline Loven (@periodwardrobe) April 6, 2020
‘We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return’
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) April 6, 2020
Thank you to everyone who watched The Queen’s broadcast last night. You can read Her Majesty’s address here: https://t.co/1iC3GRm4mU pic.twitter.com/HNtZ0p7ge6
Before You Put On That Mask
— Dr. Christine Eady Mann (@DrChristineMann) April 4, 2020
I get it. You want to do *anything* you can to prevent the spread of this virus to you and your loved ones.
But before you put it on, PLEASE keep the following in mind:
(10 points)
It’s Sat & I want to dress up for dinner but have no hose. My mom told me when they rationed nylon for the war, gals would make a line up the back on their legs with eyebrow pencil to simulate stockings. I've been trying to finish my Sharpie fishnets since 10am. Not going great.
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) April 4, 2020
Stuck this to the window and now the world makes more sense. pic.twitter.com/3F66ilzr7x
— David Stokes (@scottywrotem) April 4, 2020
NO SEW MASK! 😷💗😷💗 Please share with your friends ! pic.twitter.com/ThUh1lKfNt
— Constance Jones (@Constance8News) April 3, 2020
Today’s message: pic.twitter.com/oTz5bPeBUz
— Tom Mitchell (@cakesthebrain) April 3, 2020
The tulip pots - all 58 of them - now in position and poised to flower. pic.twitter.com/6cLdm3Yk0N
— Monty Don (@TheMontyDon) April 3, 2020
Bet Burger King are pissed Cannes is cancelled.
— Nathalie Gordon (@awlilnatty) April 3, 2020
If I had a dollar for every time a brand has mailed over the past weeks, telling me that 'Your wellbeing is our top priority'... Just stop it, please. It clearly isn't. Nor should it be. You've got other sh*t to worry about right now. Your employees being one. pic.twitter.com/hcjIjftz5x
— ryanducie (@ryanducie) April 3, 2020
Thousands of cherry blossoms are blooming in Pingba District, Anshun City, SW China's Guizhou Province, bringing you a romantic atmosphere of spring. pic.twitter.com/gCIzDYTjse
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) April 3, 2020
Honestly, why are they still doing the weather? We're indoors mate.
— Frankie Boyle (@frankieboyle) April 2, 2020
A 16-year-old student in Manila is making face shields for frontline doctors with his 3D printer at home pic.twitter.com/pOKz8Gj2Do
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 2, 2020
In Terminator 2, why is the T1000 slicing celery when John Connor rings home to check on his foster parents? Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
— Mike Brrrrrd (@Birdyword) April 2, 2020
Competence matters. Empathy mattes. The truth matters. Leadership matters. Government matters. Please, let us find a way to combine all of these together when we chart a path forward.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) April 1, 2020
BREAKING: World leaders praise Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as he’s making their responses look comparatively competent.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) April 1, 2020
I hate to say the boomers were right but I haven't bought a fancy coffee or brunch for two weeks and now I can afford a three bed house.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) March 31, 2020
Just two incredible texts from my landlord pic.twitter.com/JbwoTHvZvw
— Gus (@goldisacks) March 29, 2020
This is a plane load of Drs and Nurses flying to NY to help out❤❤❤. Send them some love and if you pray, pray for these people🙏 they are putting their lives on the line for us and I love them for it❤❤❤❤❤ pic.twitter.com/zjOsmzZOSw
— Colorado Audrey🔥🦂 (@AudreyStJames1) March 29, 2020
Never been so proud of what we do!
— Joanne Rose (@JowaneeRose) March 26, 2020
Import from the Philippines but proud to be working for the NHS #clapforNHS pic.twitter.com/E4ExDoE2zp
To all the doctors, nurses, carers, GPs, pharmacists, volunteers and other NHS staff working tirelessly to help those affected by #COVID19: thank you.#ClapForOurCarers #ClapForNHS pic.twitter.com/XnaUPJyDoX
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 26, 2020
You heard about WUHAN only because of #COVID19, but you really need to see how Wuhan is 😍 pic.twitter.com/IqvsOIsb0t
— Sir H͓͓͓̽̽̽E͓͓̽̽N͓̽RY™ (@SirHenryKau) March 26, 2020
.......why would an eye doctor’s office send this shit???? pic.twitter.com/UOaGNHgHz2
— Muffy (@NotHomegworl) March 26, 2020
Lockdown locks!!!! 🤪👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/UgkBJykc1V
— Stephen Graham (@StephenGraham73) March 26, 2020
We've been together for 14 years.
— Jess Kelly 👩🏻💻 (@jesskellynt) March 25, 2020
Lived together for 5 years.
Worked from home together for 2 weeks.
And I still haven't a fucking clue what my boyfriend does for a living.
...something with tech?! 🤷♀️
Recovering today after a 24hr shift on-call yesterday.
— Dr John Cannon 👨🏼⚕️ (@DrJohnCannon) March 22, 2020
Doorbell rings & the neighbours left a care package for me and the wife in our porch, with a lovely thank you card.
Literally started to well up with tears 😢
They even left a note saying p.s. we washed our hands.
Joker : “Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I'm an agent of chaos...”
— Gerston Blenman (@GerstonB) March 21, 2020
Also Joker : pic.twitter.com/waE0wnCM5b
Go Asia! We will donate emergency supplies (1.8M masks, 210K test kits, 36K protective suits, plus ventilators & thermometers) to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Delivering fast is not easy, but we'll get it done!
— Jack Ma (@JackMa) March 21, 2020
What chance does a virus stand against this? https://t.co/nDTnH5pLz5
— Hugh Laurie (@hughlaurie) March 20, 2020
— Archillect (@archillect) March 19, 2020
Take care, Italy! A Chinese father and his son gave out face masks to garbage collectors working in Chinatown in Milan, Italy. pic.twitter.com/2BjIus2sNa
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) March 19, 2020
Someone living on my mum's street pushed this through her door this morning. Genuinely found it really moving. pic.twitter.com/yXIzCD0Tcu
— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) March 18, 2020
Expats answering back on IG 😍 pic.twitter.com/1gddAZarlL
— Justin Lim 😷 (@hurtingbombz) March 17, 2020
Have a safe trip home, our heroes! 41 medical assistance teams from across the nation are to depart Hubei after the #COVID19 epidemic situation in the province improved. Finally, we can see their faces without masks on! pic.twitter.com/vsPIKlFt48
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) March 17, 2020
Sources are telling me that as early as Monday, Fox News will ask its employees to lie from home.
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) March 15, 2020
Academic friends:
— Derek T. Muller (@derektmuller) March 14, 2020
Isaac Newton discovered calculus while in quarantine.
William Shakespeare wrote "King Lear" while in quarantine.
You will learn how to unmute your computer's microphone during a Zoom meeting while in quarantine.
An older woman in front of me demanded her drink get remade because her barista was Asian.
— Eugene Lee Yang (@EugeneLeeYang) March 13, 2020
When I tried to inform her how irrational that request was, she turned and sneered, “are YOU Chinese?”
I replied, “no, but your ugly-ass knockoff purse is.”
Shut your racist asses up.
Sicily has figured out this whole self-isolation thing.#COVID19 #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/93whPVtQcR
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) March 13, 2020
Internet be like...
— Reconsidering Cinema (@coenesqued) March 13, 2020
Airplane! (1980)
Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker pic.twitter.com/y2AkCBhcSv
Gloria Gaynor washing her hands to I Will Survive is the hand washing video I didn’t know I needed pic.twitter.com/3HotD7RsS6
— grant 🧔🏻 (@urdadssidepiece) March 12, 2020
Internet be like...
— Reconsidering Cinema (@coenesqued) March 13, 2020
Airplane! (1980)
Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker pic.twitter.com/y2AkCBhcSv
Gloria Gaynor washing her hands to I Will Survive is the hand washing video I didn’t know I needed pic.twitter.com/3HotD7RsS6
— grant 🧔🏻 (@urdadssidepiece) March 12, 2020
Every night at 6pm, I would give Ollie her treats, pour myself a glass of wine, and sit with her in my arm as I listened to @hammockmusic https://t.co/ZSRyNIzqLZ pic.twitter.com/A152vWg60W
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 12, 2020
China on Thur sent the 1st charter flight with nine medical experts and 31 tons of medical supplies to #Italy, including ICU ward equipment, medical protective gears, and antiviral agents, an effort to aid Itay combat #COVID19. #CoronaOutbreak #Pandemic pic.twitter.com/sJ08n1T3MQ
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) March 12, 2020
The corner shop couple delivering 'coronavirus kits' to those in need pic.twitter.com/gCbsW1pr4E
— The Independent (@Independent) March 12, 2020
The debate around identity and protecting gender rights is complicated. People deserve so much better than this kind of flippant disregard. pic.twitter.com/5LLZuIVsQt
— Lisa Nandy (@lisanandy) March 10, 2020
Just had to say goodbye to the sweetest little soul I’ve ever known. RIP Ollie
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 10, 2020
July 9th 2003 - March 10th 2020 pic.twitter.com/CwqIuWKRww
Honest to god guys, if I WERE panic buying for a long term apocalypse type scenario, toilet paper wouldn’t even be top 25 on the shopping list.
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) March 7, 2020
I love you, @ewarren. Watching you campaign with such bold ideas and even bolder grace, has made me a better women. pic.twitter.com/czZcyDPMnl
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) March 5, 2020
As coronavirus panic buying causes a toilet roll shortage in Australia, the first Red Cross supplies arrive in Sydney: pic.twitter.com/uqKZg5q1Sy
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) March 4, 2020
Scientists: you should wash your hands because of Coronavirus.
— Nathaniel Stinnett (@NCStinn) March 4, 2020
People: I'm gonna stop flying, hoard masks, work from home & totally rearrange my life.
Also Scientists: the #ClimateCrisis will kill millions - we must use clean power & change how we get to work.
People: No way.
Animals absolutely know how to express love! 💕🐶🐮🐱🐔🦆🐒 pic.twitter.com/eNINOuxNjk
— Kia Zolgharnain⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Kiaz19) March 2, 2020
Trump Claims Responsibility For Longest Black History Month In 4 Years https://t.co/UVKx3R3m2u pic.twitter.com/CBx3CDevPY
— The Onion (@TheOnion) February 29, 2020
We talk a lot about the left/right divide in political media.
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) January 28, 2020
But we don’t talk enough about the more fundamental divide that, in some ways, causes it: the interested/uninterested divide.
An excerpt from “Why We’re Polarized”: https://t.co/XwVhshawaa
A family that dances together, stays together. 🕺 pic.twitter.com/rB5l6WZ6EJ
— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) February 19, 2020
A stray dog invades the pitch during a soccer match in Turkey and returns for a second appearance just as the game is about to be resumed https://t.co/V2KJ8Jwfor pic.twitter.com/e90B5xvvNo
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2020
The Mercure, Hull. They’re very much going for the Alan Partridge Travelodge small plate saving, hence the unsightly pile ups here. pic.twitter.com/SA1S3MYLyX
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) February 15, 2020
Time-lapse footage of the earth as seen from the International Space Station.
— Universal Curiosity (@UniverCurious) February 15, 2020
Credit: NASA pic.twitter.com/gykeOkTWl1
Today marks 100 years for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United States. One way we’re celebrating this occasion in Baltimore is to serve those in need. So today we’re preparing sandwiches & warm clothing to deliver to nearby shelters. It’s what Muslims do! #SaturdayMorning pic.twitter.com/qUQU2saINi
— MuslimMarine (@mansoortshams) February 15, 2020
🦉: Can you spot me? #disguise pic.twitter.com/VHl0SZEMnq
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 14, 2020
Taking care of a newborn baby, whose mother is a confirmed #COVID19 patient, inside quarantine ward in #Wuhan is quite a challenge. It melts our heart to see this 25-year-old nurse gently touching and soothing the little crying baby! pic.twitter.com/5QoKjZ82hZ
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 14, 2020
Employee of the year 😍🤣 pic.twitter.com/4Sl3mZ7K1Z
— Ffs OMG Vids 📽🔞 (@Ffs_OMG) February 14, 2020
When we made the decision to transition, neither @hannahw253 nor I thought that we would find love or have a family. 🙈 Our first date lasted 11 hours, our second several days. We haven’t looked back. We ALL deserve love. ❤️👩🏼🤝👨🏻🌈@glaad #translovestories pic.twitter.com/Ux1k38PHwK
— Jake Graf (@JakeGraf1) February 14, 2020
My Valentine’s card came with a badge this year. After seventeen years this is the best proclamation of love. My wife is a wonderful romantic. pic.twitter.com/fEtAmtUmlQ
— Susan Calman (@SusanCalman) February 14, 2020
this is canon pic.twitter.com/bVq6cTC2kO
— corey kindberg (@coreykindberg) February 13, 2020
— Kamahl Santamaria (@KamahlAJE) February 14, 2020
Hosting a workshop to discuss banning the phrase "granular detail" from business lexicon. Pse join. We will be going into granular detail as to why this is a good idea.
— ryanducie (@ryanducie) February 14, 2020
Not sure who was more excited. Glad she remembers me after a year! pic.twitter.com/sScVXHMHJn
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) February 13, 2020
Enjoy the gorgeous view of sunrise in Shanghai, China. #AmazingChina pic.twitter.com/jDjL7oCYUC
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 13, 2020
Grateful ❤️ pic.twitter.com/7mCnCU2K8Y
— Evelyn Yang (@EvelynYang) February 12, 2020
Even just taking out the garbage, #Kungfu lover sees it as an opportunity to limber up! pic.twitter.com/RbGenxo66M
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 11, 2020
Whenever I'm abroad, I make sure I only speak English. To use a foreign language would be 'cultural appropriation', and that's racist.
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) February 11, 2020
Oooo. I Wanna see this!!!! In October, ‘parrantly. pic.twitter.com/CFuAYXIyET
— Dawn French (@Dawn_French) February 11, 2020
Video of a nurse worked for 11 consecutive days kissing her fiancé through the glass goes viral on Chinese social media. Their plan of marrying on Valentine's day was disrupted as the bride-to-be is fighting in the frontline against #coronavirus. Salute to the medical staff! pic.twitter.com/oDmdDFtsoo
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 8, 2020
An astronaut's view of Earth during a spacewalk. pic.twitter.com/Q1cgESgFQC
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) February 8, 2020
Welcome home, @Astro_Christina!
— Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) February 7, 2020
This morning, family, friends and coworkers were reunited with the astronaut, who landed in Kazakhstan on February 6 after a record-breaking 328-day mission to the @Space_Station. #CongratsChristina! pic.twitter.com/z5PceKIHI7
"Iiiiiiiiit's a wonnnnderful night for Oscar!"
— Jordan Hoffman (@jhoffman) February 7, 2020
Since I am a masochist I re-watched and RANKED all 49 of Billy Crystal's Academy Award song parodies. Click to read and shake your head in despair. https://t.co/NCw6AYKRf0
Can't get enough of the Expedition 61 landing? Check out the additional images of crew members @Astro_Christina of @NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of @roscosmos & @astro_luca of @esa landing safely back on Earth in Kazakhstan. Enjoy! 📸 https://t.co/CED4xzpdga pic.twitter.com/Zvy74e5mqO
— NASA HQ PHOTO (@nasahqphoto) February 7, 2020
Over the last year ive struggled with mental health getting home to an empty house and over thinking. I never thought i could be a cat person but this little girl has changed my life, greeting me in the morning and when i get home from work. She always manages to keep me company pic.twitter.com/64JCFz3qGX
— Peter M Goodchild (@peter_goodchild) February 7, 2020
Another dull day at the office 😉☀️💚 #gardening #cheshire #gardens pic.twitter.com/BrFwYiFAyC
— Stephen the gardener (@StephenGardens) February 6, 2020
This journey has been everyone’s journey. Thank you to all involved in the success of our mission, and for giving me the opportunity to carry everyone’s dreams into space. I’m filled with gratitude to be back on the planet! pic.twitter.com/Mo2pk152vv
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) February 6, 2020
