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Call your reps every day -you can get ideas at https://www.5calls.org/

Today, your goal is to call your state AND local electeds on ONE issue that matters to you - just one! Pick one and go for it. Abolish ICE? Universal Healthcare? Defend voting?

Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Senators:
Schiff: 202-224-3841
Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)

Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841

#politics #democrats #democracy #California #santaclara #USPol #CAPol

A G7 foreign ministers gathering on Monday will provide an opportunity for U.S. allies to gauge if the midterm defeat for Donald Trump alters his approach to Ukraine, the Middle East and ties with its closest partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/09/world/politics/g7-allies-trump-midterm-paris/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #g7 #europe #eu #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #2026usmidtermelections

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NOW PLAYING == Countdown with Keith Olbermann 11/9/26: Stephen Miller is Trump's declaration of warhttps://youtu.be/lKaN-aF9MhU?si=iSZRKXAZZhnqQa_g#news #uspol #politics #commentary #progressive #left #KeithOlbermann #Democrats #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

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NOW PLAYING == Saturdays with Renee on Monday 11/7/26: When Is Artist Support Tantamount to Political or Community Betrayal?https://www.youtube.com/live/-_rMadpJj4g?si=2h58ufdOAssHhCug#news #culture #uspol #politics #geopolitics #BlackLiberationMedia #ReneeJohnston #BlackMastodon #BlackLivesMatter #leftist #revolution #left #antiimperialist #GreenParty #abolition #education #anticapitalist https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117586609592517122

NOW PLAYING == Saturdays with Renee on Monday 11/7/26: When Is Artist Support Tantamount to Political or Community Betrayal?

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#PlanetAmerica • #ABCNewsIndepth

What caused the Catastrophic

#Republican #Midterm #Election Losses?

R Sen. #JeffFlake

#WorldNews #News #BlueTsunami
#DonaldTrump #Trump #GOP
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NOW PLAYING == Countdown with Keith Olbermann 11/9/26: Stephen Miller is Trump's declaration of war

https://youtu.be/lKaN-aF9MhU?si=iSZRKXAZZhnqQa_g

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Rubio says Iran war breakthrough unlikely amid ‘outrageous’ demands

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused Iran of “outrageous and ridiculous” demands as efforts to reach…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/803204/

Olympics Gold Medalist & ‘Love Is Blind: France’ Presenter Teddy Riner Enters French Presidential Race
#News #Politics #Sports #France #LoveIsBlindFrance #Netflix #Olympics #TeddyRiner

https://deadline.com/2026/11/olympics-love-is-blind-teddy-riner-french-presidential-race-1237217163/

ACAB but ESPECIALLY the ones who hide their badge under revealing clothes and go undercover as OnlyFans girls at civil rights protests for making my life more difficult

References:
https://theintercept.com/2023/08/01/fbi-infiltrate-activists-first-amendment/
https://web.archive.org/web/20230801173654/https://theintercept.com/2023/08/01/fbi-infiltrate-activists-first-amendment/

#Politics #USPol #USPolitics

🏛️ Joe Biden, 83, shares heartbreaking cancer update as former President prepares to release memoir

FORMER President Joe Biden has shared an emotional update on his cancer battle as he prepares to release his highly anticipated memoir. The 83-year-old opened up about his health struggles in a candid message to supporters on Sunday, revealing how the disease affected his plans. …

https://viewlinemedia.com/article/702647

#ViewlineNews #UKNews #Politics

#meme #trump #fail #worldorder #war #military #conflict #warfare #politics #future #lameduck #democracy #society #election #WhiteHouse #president #usa #Maga

Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile
By Lauren Almeida

Troubled utility lobbies for deadline on part of the debt to be extended to March 2028

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/09/thames-water-asks-creditors-more-time-repay-debt-pile

#Waterindustry #Business #ThamesWater #AndyBurnham #Nationalisation #Utilities #Waterbills #Politics #Householdbills #Consumeraffairs #Pollution #Environment #Corporategovernance #UKnews #TheGuardian #LaurenAlmeida

Thames Water asks creditors for more time to help repay £20bn debt pile https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/09/thames-water-asks-creditors-more-time-repay-debt-pile #WaterIndustry #Business #ThamesWater #AndyBurnham #Nationalisation #Utilities #WaterBills #Politics #HouseholdBills #ConsumerAffairs #Pollution #Environment #CorporateGovernance #UkNews

I find it unlikely I will complete a bingo line before the end of the year.

Although, one column is almost complete.

If the AI bubble bursts, I will have a bingo.

60/x

#AI #Politics #US #USPol #Tech #Technology

Democrats have won both the House and Senate, filling out two more spaces on my 2026 Politics Bingo Card.

59/x

#Politics #USPol #Elections #News #Congress #Senate #Democrats

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NOW PLAYING == Democracy Docket with Marc Elias 11/8/26: BREAKING: Trump Lashes Out After Midterm WIPEOUThttps://www.youtube.com/live/7FuOLWzuKrc?si=0LZfDQMAYrwiBtZj#news #uspol #politics #commentary #analysis #MarcElias #democracy #elections #voting #trump #votersuppression #votingrights #midterms #leftist #media #left #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/11/09/midterm-elections-black-voting-rights-act-gerrymander-louisiana-alabama-tennessee-donathan-brown

RE: https://mastodon.green/@gimulnautti/117582935460055601

This 👇 #politics #democracy

Polanski says Labour has ‘shocking record’ on climate issues as ministers expected to cut EV targets for car industry – UK politics live
By Andrew Sparrow

Louise Haigh is expected to agree to cut a target for EV sales by about a quarter

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/09/polanski-greens-labour-andy-burnham-climate-crisis-ev-targets-uk-politics-latest-news

#Politics #UKnews #Labour #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Environment #AndyBurnham #ZackPolanski #TheGuardian #AndrewSparrow

NOW PLAYING == Mehdi Unfiltered with Mehdi Hasan 11/9/26: Are Never-Trumpers Welcome in the Democratic Party? Mehdi Asks Sarah Longwell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCQV0r_b9YM

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NOW PLAYING == Democracy Docket with Marc Elias 11/8/26: BREAKING: Trump Lashes Out After Midterm WIPEOUT

https://www.youtube.com/live/7FuOLWzuKrc?si=0LZfDQMAYrwiBtZj

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A sea of red fills Amsterdam’s streets in a Gaza protest.

Tens of thousands of people, many dressed in red, marched through Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Sunday 8 November, demanding that the Dutch government take stronger action against Israel over the war in Gaza.

The demonstration was part of the country’s ongoing “Red Line” protest movement.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20261108-a-sea-of-red-fills-amsterdams-streets-in-a-gaza-protest?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Protest #Amsterdam #Politics #Israel #Netherlands #Gaza #Sanctions

Polanski says Labour has ‘shocking record’ on climate issues as ministers expected to cut EV targets for car industry – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/09/polanski-greens-labour-andy-burnham-climate-crisis-ev-targets-uk-politics-latest-news #Politics #UkNews #Labour #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #Environment #AndyBurnham #ZackPolanski

‘Thicky thicky dumb dumb’ satirist Cody Dahler on his viral videos: ‘my material is presented to me on a silver platter!’ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/nov/09/cody-dahler-the-state-of-this-thicky-thicky-dumb-dumb-comedy #Stage #Culture #Comedy #Politics #Books #PoliticsBooks #Podcasting #Podcasts #Comedy #Media #TelevisionRadio #Internet #Technology

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[Intl: brief] 11/08/2026

#PeteHegseth

#Comedy #Humour #Humor
#WhiteNationalist
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#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics
#WorldNews #News
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RegioCOP31 "Global denken – in Karlsruhe handeln"

Mehrere Orten, Monday, November 9 at 05:00 PM GMT+1

Global denken – in Karlsruhe handeln

Klimaschutz wird vor Ort gemacht. Während bei der Weltklimakonferenz COP31 in Antalya über die Zukunft des Klimaschutzes diskutiert wird, bringt die RegioCOP31 Karlsruhe die großen Fragen der Klimapolitik direkt in unsere Region.

Vom 9. bis 20. November 2026 erwartet Euch vielfältige Veranstaltungen rund um Klimaschutz, Energiewende, Innovation, Mobilität, Digitalisierung und nachhaltige Entwicklung. Gemeinsam mit Akteurinnen und Akteuren aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Verwaltung, Bildung und Zivilgesellschaft zeigen wir, wie regionale Lösungen zur Klimawende beitragen können

💡 Die Veranstaltungen sind öffentlich und kostenfrei (Anmeldung teilweise erforderlich).

🤝 Wissen teilen, Ideen diskutieren und konkrete Lösungen entwickeln.

📍 Für Karlsruhe und die gesamte Region.

Mehr Informationen unter: www.RegioCOP-Karlsruhe.de

https://keepkarlsruheboring.org/event/regiocop31-global-denken-in-karlsruhe-handeln

Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed is very good in interviews:

"Q - “Have you heard from Mike Rogers yet? El-Sayed: Not that I know of. I think he had a flight to catch to Florida.”"🤣
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weekend-in-politics-bulletin-94a

I hope he'll be as good in Congress. We need people like AES who will work for the *people* of the USA and not just bow down to billionaires.

#Democrats #Congress #Politics #News #Michigan #USA #US #Elections

An unprecedented trilateral U.S.-China-Russia leaders' summit is moving closer to becoming a reality after American President Donald Trump said it was likely to be held next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/09/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-putin-summit-apec/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #xijinping #us #china #russia #russiaukrainewar #nuclearweapons #usjapanrelations

@aaron.rupar

This thread🧵 by a senior editor at Forbes shows how Trump actually LOST money in the stock market, and that he actually got the $3 Billion (actually more like $5 Billion) from corruption, bribes, etc...

It's worth reading the whole thing from the beginning:
https://bsky.app/profile/danalexander21.bsky.social/post/3mztky6uzys2o

But here's the bit about Trump's stock market "gains".

#DonaldTrump #Trump #Corruption #Money #Stock #Politics #60Minutes #Interview #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to elevate loyalist Stephen Miller to run his White House indicates that he plans to ramp up confrontation in his final two years in office, officials and other Republicans say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/09/world/politics/stephen-miller-trump-conflict/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #stephenmiller #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #ice #immigration

Trump reacts to JD Vance’s scathing midterms critique — but says he should have gone further

President Trump on Sunday admitted Vice President JD Vance’s scathing midterms rant that blamed the war in Iran…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #DonaldTrump #Headlines #Iran #JDVance #MidtermElections #MidtermElections(2026) #OperationEpicFury #Politics #TopStories #USNews
https://www.newsbeep.com/802950/

British people don’t trust Palantir – it’s not too late to reverse the NHS’s dependence on it | Ben Coleman
By Ben Coleman

We can’t allow our health data to be locked into the control of a US tech firm. It won’t be easy, but next spring the job of clawing it back must begin

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/09/british-people-palantir-nhs-health-data-us-tech-firm

#Palantir #NHS #Technologypolicy #Healthpolicy #Politics #Health #Society #Technology #UKnews #TheGuardian #BenColeman

Fixing UK’s youth jobs crisis demands much more investment, TUC boss warns
By Richard Partington

Paul Nowak also calls on government to avoid arbitrary benefit cuts before much-anticipated Milburn report is published this week

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/09/uk-young-people-job-work-employment-crisis-paul-nowak-milburn-review

#Youthunemployment #Unemployment #Employability #Youngpeople #Welfare #Labour #UKnews #Society #Politics #TUC #Tradeunions #Education #Apprenticeships #Business #TheGuardian #RichardPartington

Fixing UK’s youth jobs crisis demands much more investment, TUC boss warns https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/09/uk-young-people-job-work-employment-crisis-paul-nowak-milburn-review #YouthUnemployment #Unemployment #Employability #YoungPeople #Welfare #Labour #UkNews #Society #Politics #Tuc #TradeUnions #Education #Apprenticeships #Business

British people don’t trust Palantir – it’s not too late to reverse the NHS’s dependence on it | Ben Coleman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/09/british-people-palantir-nhs-health-data-us-tech-firm #Palantir #Nhs #TechnologyPolicy #HealthPolicy #Politics #Health #Society #Technology #UkNews

Rubio will discuss Iran, Ukraine, AI with G7 allies in France

PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/802934/

US chipmaker Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over affair | Crime News

United States-based chipmaker Nvidia is investigating its chief executive officer, billionaire Jensen Huang, after he confirmed he had…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #BusinessandEconomy #CA #Canada #Crime #Economy #Espionage #government #Politics #ScienceandTechnology #Technology #UnitedStates #US&Canada
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/963746/

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#TheTonightShow • #JimmyFallon

#Trump,

Hires #StephenMiller as #ChiefOfStaff

Butchers "Genome" Pronunciation

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Hola, mi nombre es Humberto, mi pareja y yo estamos pasando una situación muy delicada, toda nuestra vida hemos promovido ayudar a las personas, a quienes nos rodean y a quienes lo necesitamos, esta vez somos nosotros los que lo necesitamos. Si está en tu ayudarnos con una aportación desde 10,50 o 100 pesos, no tengo otra forma de hacer la solicitud, vivimos en México y no tenemos muchas ventajas para poder recibir su apoyo. Por favor ayúdanos con poquito, estoy seguro que podremos salir adelante y poder seguir ayudando a más personas. 10.00 https://mpago.la/2PDGeCJ 50.00 https://mpago.la/27YuHVg 100.00 https://mpago.la/2kAvqhT

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Burnham’s homelessness pledge to ‘get everyone in for Christmas’ in jeopardy
By Josh Halliday North of England editor

Minister says Labour hoping to offer bed to every rough sleeper in England but cites chronic housing shortage

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/09/burnham-homelessness-pledge-rough-sleeping-england

#Homelessness #AndyBurnham #Housing #Labour #Poverty #Politics #England #UKnews #Communities #Society #Socialexclusion #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor

Burnham’s homelessness pledge to ‘get everyone in for Christmas’ in jeopardy https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/09/burnham-homelessness-pledge-rough-sleeping-england #Homelessness #AndyBurnham #Housing #Labour #Poverty #Politics #England #UkNews #Communities #Society #SocialExclusion

‘Thicky thicky dumb dumb’ satirist Cody Dahler on his viral videos: ‘my material is presented to me on a silver platter!’
By Interview by Liam Pape

The writer and podcaster on why politics is made to seem more complicated than it is and his mission to unpack world events for everyone

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/nov/09/cody-dahler-the-state-of-this-thicky-thicky-dumb-dumb-comedy

#Stage #Culture #Comedy #Politics #Books #Politicsbooks #Podcasting #Podcasts #Comedy #Media #Televisionradio #Internet #Technology #TheGuardian #InterviewbyLiamPape

Israel Election 2026 live updates: Eisenkot receives mandate to build coalition

Israel Election 2026 live updates: Eisenkot receives mandate to build coalition | The Jerusalem PostTeaser: Shas…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #2026IsraeliElections #B'Yachad #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #GadiEisenkot #IsaacHerzog #Israel #ItamarBen-Gvir #JointList #Likud #LiveUpdates #OtzmaYehudit #Politics #Ra'am #Shas #UnitedTorahJudaism #YasharParty #YisraelBeytenu
https://www.newsbeep.com/802902/

What time is Russell Brand in court today and how long does he face in prison?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/russell-brand-sentencing-court-rape-37856684

NOW PLAYING == The Pacifica Evening News November 8, 2026

https://youtu.be/rwmUPOU3hUs?si=ANXIkAJ5jYzGYBEc

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#gazetadobrasil #jornalismo #noticias #politics Rival de Netanyahu recebe aval do presidente para formar governo em Israel https://gazetabrasil.com.br/mundo/2026/11/07/rival-de-netanyahu-recebe-aval-do-presidente-para-formar-governo-em-israel/

#LastWeekTonight ⦁ #JohnOliver 🅴

[USA: full] S13 E29: 11/08/26

#Midterm Results

#PeteHegseth

#Comedy #Humour #Humor
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics
#WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol
#NZpol #UKpol #USpol
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