Here's Friday's Twitter Roundup

By Susie Madrak — August 4, 2017

Here's your midday roundup of all the stories rolling around right now!

Martin Shkreli found guilty in securities-fraud trial after five-day jury deliberation https://t.co/tVuo5NAhmG

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 4, 2017

‘He is a Muslim traitor!’: Racists seethe after Fox & Friends wishes Obama happy birthday https://t.co/8sprqoGqlk

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 4, 2017

On @NewDay Ken Starr just said that “we don’t want investigators or prosecutors to go on a fishing expedition” Jaw-dropping.

— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) August 4, 2017

U.S. reportedly intercepted suspected Russian agents' chatter that Manafort asked for their help: https://t.co/96bqOrXyDB via @slate

— SuburbanGuerrilla (@SusieMadrak) August 4, 2017

Consolidation has landed cable providers among the ranks of the most hated businesses in the country. https://t.co/Dcl1wkHT8r

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) August 4, 2017

For Josh Mandel, no gutter is too deep, no shot too cheap: Brent Larkin https://t.co/rWjKSAcXjA

— Shelley Powers (@shelleypowers) August 4, 2017

Witnesses and their lawyers are free to talk about grand jury subpoenas. https://t.co/N3KoDzFnAj

— Brad Heath (@bradheath) August 4, 2017

I'm pumped to unveil the Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook today at @ncelenviro to give state legislators a blueprint for action. https://t.co/D4Hy8fNX0B

— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) August 4, 2017

In normal times, many of these tweets would be worthy of their own stories. But it's a freakin' news tsunami these days, so:

Fun fact: Jim Justice sold his coal mines to Russians for $600 million in 2012-recently bought them back for $5 mil. https://t.co/LxU7J8loqr

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 4, 2017

I hear there's an opening for White House Comms Dir. Having a potential criminal history is no issue, so you could send them your resume! https://t.co/INqYQDwc5W

— T. R. Ramachandran (@yottapoint) August 4, 2017

Trump’s wall will require large seizures of private land — and the cost is unknown https://t.co/8TgX0CzufG via @thinkprogress

— Skeller85 (@skeller85) August 4, 2017

Norman Lear plans to boycott the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House, a rare snub https://t.co/QpyOmL0fEZ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 4, 2017

Our institutions can take only so much stress-testing.https://t.co/ntyDW4aeiI

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 4, 2017

I think there is a grand jury at the end of that rainbow. https://t.co/UbxX21OEvO

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) August 4, 2017

The knives out for McMaster have been using right-wing media to attack him for months. https://t.co/RY4d5EBMUW

— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) August 4, 2017

FBI Launches Investigation Against Arizona Power Company Trying to Block Rooftop Solar https://t.co/oSTLgMdWji

— Mark Z. Jacobson (@mzjacobson) August 3, 2017