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US Editor, The Daily Telegraph / DMs open / ‘Crossfire’ podcast exploring UK angles to Trump-Russia scandal linked below👇

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    Ben Riley-Smith‏Verified account @benrileysmith Apr 2

    The mammoth US unemployment claims in their historical context.pic.twitter.com/UNDwhBMpZt

    11:55 AM - 2 Apr 2020
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    1,534 replies 42,743 retweets 80,863 likes
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      2. Ben Riley-Smith‏Verified account @benrileysmith Apr 3

        His name is on there but for those asking all the credit for this wizzardry goes to creator @lenkiefer.

        10 replies 69 retweets 951 likes
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      3. Ben Riley-Smith‏Verified account @benrileysmith Apr 3

        And the stats: that final figure is 6.6 million. Previous high before coronavirus was not quite 700,000.

        11 replies 85 retweets 707 likes
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      2. Angaidh‏ @angaidh_ Apr 2
        Replying to @benrileysmith

        Arguably an overused meme, but I feel it’s appropriate herehttps://youtu.be/KF32DRg9opA 

        6 replies 9 retweets 177 likes
      3. Apollo‏ @maoam_guy Apr 2
        Replying to @angaidh_

        pic.twitter.com/4lWSGRomyf

        29 replies 446 retweets 1,621 likes
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      2. Occult Secrets of the CCCP‏ @liberdead Apr 2
        Replying to @benrileysmith

        can we have social unrest now? please?

        10 replies 20 retweets 476 likes
      3. Occult Secrets of the CCCP‏ @liberdead Apr 2
        Replying to @liberdead @benrileysmith

        oh right we can't even really protest cause of the whole pandemic thing. lmao you know things are bad when your best option is yelling into the void of this hellsite

        8 replies 33 retweets 640 likes
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      2. d_mcc‏ @d_mccarthy37 Apr 2
        Replying to @benrileysmith @ChazNuttycombe

        Is it weird that I can see Republican government in these charts?

        38 replies 80 retweets 1,846 likes
      3. Ingrid R Shepard‏ @IngridRShepard Apr 2
        Replying to @d_mccarthy37 @benrileysmith @ChazNuttycombe

        Not weird.

        0 replies 1 retweet 253 likes
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      2. Patrick Johnston‏ @Patrick_Jclay Apr 2
        Replying to @benrileysmith @MalcolmNance

        So maybe the game show host wasn’t such a great choice, huh?

        11 replies 4 retweets 323 likes
      3. TYLER HARDY‏ @Jordanfan23 Apr 2
        Replying to @Patrick_Jclay @benrileysmith @MalcolmNance

        Right because Hillary would have made the right moves... #Benghazi

        31 replies 1 retweet 50 likes
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