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  1. Lost a bit in the hubbub about Labour losing massively to the Reform UK is this little tidbit:

    Wales is using a new proportional representation model!

    There are 96 seats in the devolved parliament (Senedd).
    There are 16 new constituencies created with six members each.
    The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes for a party, or by votes for an independent candidate.

    Scotland already uses a mixed Constituency and Regional member system to get proportional representation in their parliament.

    In England these votes are purely municipal/council/mayoral races. I'm not sure if they're proportional, ranked FPTP, or what.

    And yet here we are in Canada, too afraid to change to a more democratic system.

    bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t

    #CanPoli #Canada #UK #CouncilElections #CdnPoli #ProportionalRepresentation #Wales #Scotland #England #Democracy

  2. Lost a bit in the hubbub about Labour losing massively to the Reform UK is this little tidbit:

    Wales is using a new proportional representation model!

    There are 96 seats in the devolved parliament (Senedd).
    There are 16 new constituencies created with six members each.
    The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes for a party, or by votes for an independent candidate.

    Scotland already uses a mixed Constituency and Regional member system to get proportional representation in their parliament.

    In England these votes are purely municipal/council/mayoral races. I'm not sure if they're proportional, ranked FPTP, or what.

    And yet here we are in Canada, too afraid to change to a more democratic system.

    bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t

    #CanPoli #Canada #UK #CouncilElections #CdnPoli #ProportionalRepresentation #Wales #Scotland #England #Democracy

  3. Lost a bit in the hubbub about Labour losing massively to the Reform UK is this little tidbit:

    Wales is using a new proportional representation model!

    There are 96 seats in the devolved parliament (Senedd).
    There are 16 new constituencies created with six members each.
    The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes for a party, or by votes for an independent candidate.

    Scotland already uses a mixed Constituency and Regional member system to get proportional representation in their parliament.

    In England these votes are purely municipal/council/mayoral races. I'm not sure if they're proportional, ranked FPTP, or what.

    And yet here we are in Canada, too afraid to change to a more democratic system.

    bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t

    #CanPoli #Canada #UK #CouncilElections #CdnPoli #ProportionalRepresentation #Wales #Scotland #England #Democracy

  4. Lost a bit in the hubbub about Labour losing massively to the Reform UK is this little tidbit:

    Wales is using a new proportional representation model!

    There are 96 seats in the devolved parliament (Senedd).
    There are 16 new constituencies created with six members each.
    The 96 seats are allocated by share of the votes for a party, or by votes for an independent candidate.

    Scotland already uses a mixed Constituency and Regional member system to get proportional representation in their parliament.

    In England these votes are purely municipal/council/mayoral races. I'm not sure if they're proportional, ranked FPTP, or what.

    And yet here we are in Canada, too afraid to change to a more democratic system.

    bbc.com/news/live/c1428pev1n0t

    #CanPoli #Canada #UK #CouncilElections #CdnPoli #ProportionalRepresentation #Wales #Scotland #England #Democracy

  5. So Reform are doing quite well in the council elections, but it's not exactly the landslide Farage was hoping for.

    I'm now seeing images like this shared on Facebook; because they think we're crying at this result.

    Well I have a few home truths.

    1. The people currently voting reform likely don't even understand these are COUNCIL elections and have virtually no beating on Westminster.

    2. We're not crying. Personally I was hoping for a Reform landslide because it will be a massive demonstration of the absolute incompetence of the buffoons who have stood for the council seats with absolutely no knowledge of how anything works.

    3. It will hopefully hurt those who voted for the Turquoise Turds personally and financially so they may learn a lesson that perhaps Nigel Farage and his cronies are worse than the Tories.

    So yes, you may think us lefties are crying; but no we're not. We're stocking up on microwave popcorn.

    #councilelections #ukelections

  6. So Reform are doing quite well in the council elections, but it's not exactly the landslide Farage was hoping for.

    I'm now seeing images like this shared on Facebook; because they think we're crying at this result.

    Well I have a few home truths.

    1. The people currently voting reform likely don't even understand these are COUNCIL elections and have virtually no beating on Westminster.

    2. We're not crying. Personally I was hoping for a Reform landslide because it will be a massive demonstration of the absolute incompetence of the buffoons who have stood for the council seats with absolutely no knowledge of how anything works.

    3. It will hopefully hurt those who voted for the Turquoise Turds personally and financially so they may learn a lesson that perhaps Nigel Farage and his cronies are worse than the Tories.

    So yes, you may think us lefties are crying; but no we're not. We're stocking up on microwave popcorn.

    #councilelections #ukelections

  7. So Reform are doing quite well in the council elections, but it's not exactly the landslide Farage was hoping for.

    I'm now seeing images like this shared on Facebook; because they think we're crying at this result.

    Well I have a few home truths.

    1. The people currently voting reform likely don't even understand these are COUNCIL elections and have virtually no beating on Westminster.

    2. We're not crying. Personally I was hoping for a Reform landslide because it will be a massive demonstration of the absolute incompetence of the buffoons who have stood for the council seats with absolutely no knowledge of how anything works.

    3. It will hopefully hurt those who voted for the Turquoise Turds personally and financially so they may learn a lesson that perhaps Nigel Farage and his cronies are worse than the Tories.

    So yes, you may think us lefties are crying; but no we're not. We're stocking up on microwave popcorn.

    #councilelections #ukelections

  8. The UK #LabourParty expects to be wiped out in #Lancashire's reinstated #councilElections. My initial instinct is sympathy with local councillors, who are usually made of much better stuff than the national leadership.

    But the councils requested the postponement. They are indeed short-staffed, and the top-down centralisation of councils is not their plan. But cancelling elections is a terrible response at any time. And in these times, it was suicidal. Get em out!
    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

  9. The UK #LabourParty expects to be wiped out in #Lancashire's reinstated #councilElections. My initial instinct is sympathy with local councillors, who are usually made of much better stuff than the national leadership.

    But the councils requested the postponement. They are indeed short-staffed, and the top-down centralisation of councils is not their plan. But cancelling elections is a terrible response at any time. And in these times, it was suicidal. Get em out!
    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

  10. The UK #LabourParty expects to be wiped out in #Lancashire's reinstated #councilElections. My initial instinct is sympathy with local councillors, who are usually made of much better stuff than the national leadership.

    But the councils requested the postponement. They are indeed short-staffed, and the top-down centralisation of councils is not their plan. But cancelling elections is a terrible response at any time. And in these times, it was suicidal. Get em out!
    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

  11. The UK #LabourParty expects to be wiped out in #Lancashire's reinstated #councilElections. My initial instinct is sympathy with local councillors, who are usually made of much better stuff than the national leadership.

    But the councils requested the postponement. They are indeed short-staffed, and the top-down centralisation of councils is not their plan. But cancelling elections is a terrible response at any time. And in these times, it was suicidal. Get em out!
    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

  12. Labour ignores everyone else but ReformUK's lawyers (paid for by Labour now, such winners that they are...reminds me of that "NHS now pays 25% more for drugs" victory the government were pushing last year)

    For a party which boasts of so many "Very Serious People" in the form of Lawyers, they keep getting the Law wrong, don't they?

    #ReformUK #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #CouncilElections #Labour #UKLaw

  13. Labour ignores everyone else but ReformUK's lawyers (paid for by Labour now, such winners that they are...reminds me of that "NHS now pays 25% more for drugs" victory the government were pushing last year)

    For a party which boasts of so many "Very Serious People" in the form of Lawyers, they keep getting the Law wrong, don't they?

    #ReformUK #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #CouncilElections #Labour #UKLaw

  14. Labour ignores everyone else but ReformUK's lawyers (paid for by Labour now, such winners that they are...reminds me of that "NHS now pays 25% more for drugs" victory the government were pushing last year)

    For a party which boasts of so many "Very Serious People" in the form of Lawyers, they keep getting the Law wrong, don't they?

    #ReformUK #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #CouncilElections #Labour #UKLaw

  15. Labour ignores everyone else but ReformUK's lawyers (paid for by Labour now, such winners that they are...reminds me of that "NHS now pays 25% more for drugs" victory the government were pushing last year)

    For a party which boasts of so many "Very Serious People" in the form of Lawyers, they keep getting the Law wrong, don't they?

    #ReformUK #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #CouncilElections #Labour #UKLaw

  16. Another climbdown after another assault on Democracy. We can rush through legislation to ban social media for kids (but leave the filth on social media alone) but it takes years and years to rejig local democracy....it's almost like Labour doesn't really know what they are doing and why?

    #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #LocalDemocracy #CouncilElections #Labour

  17. Another climbdown after another assault on Democracy. We can rush through legislation to ban social media for kids (but leave the filth on social media alone) but it takes years and years to rejig local democracy....it's almost like Labour doesn't really know what they are doing and why?

    #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #LocalDemocracy #CouncilElections #Labour

  18. Another climbdown after another assault on Democracy. We can rush through legislation to ban social media for kids (but leave the filth on social media alone) but it takes years and years to rejig local democracy....it's almost like Labour doesn't really know what they are doing and why?

    #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #LocalDemocracy #CouncilElections #Labour

  19. Another climbdown after another assault on Democracy. We can rush through legislation to ban social media for kids (but leave the filth on social media alone) but it takes years and years to rejig local democracy....it's almost like Labour doesn't really know what they are doing and why?

    #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #LocalDemocracy #CouncilElections #Labour

  20. Our West #Northants local party branch celebrated the start of our campaign for the West Northants #Councilelections in May 2025. We have our first action day tomorrow, meeting at 13:30 in Granny's Café, Weedon.

    See you all there!

    #WantGreenVoteGreen #GetGreensElected #SolarPunk

    Electoral Commission Imprint: Promoted by D Dell on behalf of Northamptonshire Green Party c/o 38 Waverley Rd, Kettering, NN15 6NT

  21. Our West #Northants local party branch celebrated the start of our campaign for the West Northants #Councilelections in May 2025. We have our first action day tomorrow, meeting at 13:30 in Granny's Café, Weedon.

    See you all there!

    #WantGreenVoteGreen #GetGreensElected #SolarPunk

    Electoral Commission Imprint: Promoted by D Dell on behalf of Northamptonshire Green Party c/o 38 Waverley Rd, Kettering, NN15 6NT

  22. Our West #Northants local party branch celebrated the start of our campaign for the West Northants #Councilelections in May 2025. We have our first action day tomorrow, meeting at 13:30 in Granny's Café, Weedon.

    See you all there!

    #WantGreenVoteGreen #GetGreensElected #SolarPunk

    Electoral Commission Imprint: Promoted by D Dell on behalf of Northamptonshire Green Party c/o 38 Waverley Rd, Kettering, NN15 6NT

  23. Our West #Northants local party branch celebrated the start of our campaign for the West Northants #Councilelections in May 2025. We have our first action day tomorrow, meeting at 13:30 in Granny's Café, Weedon.

    See you all there!

    #WantGreenVoteGreen #GetGreensElected #SolarPunk

    Electoral Commission Imprint: Promoted by D Dell on behalf of Northamptonshire Green Party c/o 38 Waverley Rd, Kettering, NN15 6NT

  24. How you can help:
    *If you see candidates out and about campaigning, talk to them about your priorities
    *Check out the candidate info and their survey responses
    * Help us print posters and leaflets, find out how to donate on our site
    ppbug.org/council-election-det
    #melbourne #cycling #CouncilElections

  25. How you can help:
    *If you see candidates out and about campaigning, talk to them about your priorities
    *Check out the candidate info and their survey responses
    * Help us print posters and leaflets, find out how to donate on our site
    ppbug.org/council-election-det
    #melbourne #cycling #CouncilElections

  26. How you can help:
    *If you see candidates out and about campaigning, talk to them about your priorities
    *Check out the candidate info and their survey responses
    * Help us print posters and leaflets, find out how to donate on our site
    ppbug.org/council-election-det
    #melbourne #cycling #CouncilElections

  27. CW: #ClimateEmergency. A good explainer on how the various effects of heating the earth feedback upon each other to exacerbate the impending collapse.

    It’s a very northern hemisphere centric view of the world. They don’t even mention the Antarctic ice melt or Pacific Ocean currents, but you get the picture.

    Effect #1 – Distortions in the jet stream
    #polarvortex bringing severely cold winters to places that are normally warm.
    Effect #2 – A blue ocean event (BOE) = soaring arctic temperatures
    • Latent heat
    • Albedo change (Albedo is the word to describe the amount sunlight that bounces, or reflects, off of the Earth)
    • Melting ice sheet
    • Increased water vapor
    • Sea level rise
    • Jet stream disruption
    • Methane
    • Global food crisis
    • Climate refugee crisis
    • Regional and global conflict

    Effect #3 – Collapse of the Arctic permafrost and carbon/methane release
    I.e 1,500 gigatons of carbon + methane . Yikes.

    Effect #4 – Rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet and sea level rise (coastal cities will be submerged).
    “Greenland contains about 8% of the world’s freshwater. Its total melt would raise sea levels by almost 7 meters [23 feet] and could change ocean circulation patterns.”

    Effect #5 – Collapse of the gulf stream and AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) the winter freeze in Europe will be bad.

    Vote wisely people, our lives depend on it.
    #auspol #qldpol #CouncilElections

    From: @RichForrest2
    aus.social/@RichForrest2/11185

  28. CW: #ClimateEmergency. A good explainer on how the various effects of heating the earth feedback upon each other to exacerbate the impending collapse.

    It’s a very northern hemisphere centric view of the world. They don’t even mention the Antarctic ice melt or Pacific Ocean currents, but you get the picture.

    Effect #1 – Distortions in the jet stream
    #polarvortex bringing severely cold winters to places that are normally warm.
    Effect #2 – A blue ocean event (BOE) = soaring arctic temperatures
    • Latent heat
    • Albedo change (Albedo is the word to describe the amount sunlight that bounces, or reflects, off of the Earth)
    • Melting ice sheet
    • Increased water vapor
    • Sea level rise
    • Jet stream disruption
    • Methane
    • Global food crisis
    • Climate refugee crisis
    • Regional and global conflict

    Effect #3 – Collapse of the Arctic permafrost and carbon/methane release
    I.e 1,500 gigatons of carbon + methane . Yikes.

    Effect #4 – Rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet and sea level rise (coastal cities will be submerged).
    “Greenland contains about 8% of the world’s freshwater. Its total melt would raise sea levels by almost 7 meters [23 feet] and could change ocean circulation patterns.”

    Effect #5 – Collapse of the gulf stream and AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) the winter freeze in Europe will be bad.

    Vote wisely people, our lives depend on it.
    #auspol #qldpol #CouncilElections

    From: @RichForrest2
    aus.social/@RichForrest2/11185

  29. CW: #ClimateEmergency. A good explainer on how the various effects of heating the earth feedback upon each other to exacerbate the impending collapse.

    It’s a very northern hemisphere centric view of the world. They don’t even mention the Antarctic ice melt or Pacific Ocean currents, but you get the picture.

    Effect #1 – Distortions in the jet stream
    #polarvortex bringing severely cold winters to places that are normally warm.
    Effect #2 – A blue ocean event (BOE) = soaring arctic temperatures
    • Latent heat
    • Albedo change (Albedo is the word to describe the amount sunlight that bounces, or reflects, off of the Earth)
    • Melting ice sheet
    • Increased water vapor
    • Sea level rise
    • Jet stream disruption
    • Methane
    • Global food crisis
    • Climate refugee crisis
    • Regional and global conflict

    Effect #3 – Collapse of the Arctic permafrost and carbon/methane release
    I.e 1,500 gigatons of carbon + methane . Yikes.

    Effect #4 – Rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet and sea level rise (coastal cities will be submerged).
    “Greenland contains about 8% of the world’s freshwater. Its total melt would raise sea levels by almost 7 meters [23 feet] and could change ocean circulation patterns.”

    Effect #5 – Collapse of the gulf stream and AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) the winter freeze in Europe will be bad.

    Vote wisely people, our lives depend on it.
    #auspol #qldpol #CouncilElections

    From: @RichForrest2
    aus.social/@RichForrest2/11185

  30. CW: #ClimateEmergency. A good explainer on how the various effects of heating the earth feedback upon each other to exacerbate the impending collapse.

    It’s a very northern hemisphere centric view of the world. They don’t even mention the Antarctic ice melt or Pacific Ocean currents, but you get the picture.

    Effect #1 – Distortions in the jet stream
    #polarvortex bringing severely cold winters to places that are normally warm.
    Effect #2 – A blue ocean event (BOE) = soaring arctic temperatures
    • Latent heat
    • Albedo change (Albedo is the word to describe the amount sunlight that bounces, or reflects, off of the Earth)
    • Melting ice sheet
    • Increased water vapor
    • Sea level rise
    • Jet stream disruption
    • Methane
    • Global food crisis
    • Climate refugee crisis
    • Regional and global conflict

    Effect #3 – Collapse of the Arctic permafrost and carbon/methane release
    I.e 1,500 gigatons of carbon + methane . Yikes.

    Effect #4 – Rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet and sea level rise (coastal cities will be submerged).
    “Greenland contains about 8% of the world’s freshwater. Its total melt would raise sea levels by almost 7 meters [23 feet] and could change ocean circulation patterns.”

    Effect #5 – Collapse of the gulf stream and AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) the winter freeze in Europe will be bad.

    Vote wisely people, our lives depend on it.
    #auspol #qldpol #CouncilElections

    From: @RichForrest2
    aus.social/@RichForrest2/11185

  31. CW: England Local Elections

    Only a few more hours.

    Register to vote deadline: midnight on Monday 17th April 2023

    Postal vote application deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 18th April 2023

    Vote! #CouncilElections

  32. CW: England Local Elections

    Only a few more hours.

    Register to vote deadline: midnight on Monday 17th April 2023

    Postal vote application deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 18th April 2023

    Vote! #CouncilElections

  33. CW: England Local Elections

    Only a few more hours.

    Register to vote deadline: midnight on Monday 17th April 2023

    Postal vote application deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 18th April 2023

    Vote! #CouncilElections

  34. CW: England Local Elections

    Only a few more hours.

    Register to vote deadline: midnight on Monday 17th April 2023

    Postal vote application deadline: 5pm on Tuesday 18th April 2023

    Vote! #CouncilElections

  35. @Aphelion @Tzipporah

    If any other #Mvskoke need help on registering to vote hit me up or contact the election board:

    Nelson Harjo
    Manager, Election Board
    The Muscogee Nation
    P.O. Box 580 | Okmulgee, OK 74447
    T 918.732.7683 | C 539.286.4174
    [email protected]
    www.MuscogeeNation.com

    Or if you need Citizenship help, hit me up for that too!

    #MuscogeeNation #Native #Indigenous #NDN #Citizenship #ChiefElections #CouncilElections #Elections

  36. @Aphelion @Tzipporah

    If any other #Mvskoke need help on registering to vote hit me up or contact the election board:

    Nelson Harjo
    Manager, Election Board
    The Muscogee Nation
    P.O. Box 580 | Okmulgee, OK 74447
    T 918.732.7683 | C 539.286.4174
    [email protected]
    www.MuscogeeNation.com

    Or if you need Citizenship help, hit me up for that too!

    #MuscogeeNation #Native #Indigenous #NDN #Citizenship #ChiefElections #CouncilElections #Elections

  37. @Aphelion

    Nudging my daughter Torie, and gkids @Tzipporah and Yocheved to register to vote for the upcoming #Mvskoke elections.

    I'm already registered, and I'm sending in my absentee ballot request form, and Tzip is working on their registration form. I gotta check on the other two.

    Maybe we can all kibbutz about candidates when the time comes.

    Any other Mvskoke up for this?

    #MuscogeeNation #Native #Indigenous #NDN #Citizenship #ChiefElections #CouncilElections #Elections

  38. @Aphelion

    Nudging my daughter Torie, and gkids @Tzipporah and Yocheved to register to vote for the upcoming #Mvskoke elections.

    I'm already registered, and I'm sending in my absentee ballot request form, and Tzip is working on their registration form. I gotta check on the other two.

    Maybe we can all kibbutz about candidates when the time comes.

    Any other Mvskoke up for this?

    #MuscogeeNation #Native #Indigenous #NDN #Citizenship #ChiefElections #CouncilElections #Elections

  39. @Aphelion

    Nudging my daughter Torie, and gkids @Tzipporah and Yocheved to register to vote for the upcoming #Mvskoke elections.

    I'm already registered, and I'm sending in my absentee ballot request form, and Tzip is working on their registration form. I gotta check on the other two.

    Maybe we can all kibbutz about candidates when the time comes.

    Any other Mvskoke up for this?

    #MuscogeeNation #Native #Indigenous #NDN #Citizenship #ChiefElections #CouncilElections #Elections