#election2026 — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/people/223038/ ‘Massive Loss for Trump’: US Supreme Court Tosses Missouri GOP Map, Again #DonaldTrump #Election2026 #gerrymandering #HakeemJeffries #Missouri #UsHouseOfRepresentatives #USSupremeCourt
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What You Missed by Not Watching Trump Last Night
Last night, I watched Donald Trump’s one-hour-and-forty-five-minute speech to the Republican midterm convention. I watched it with the…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #DonaldTrump #election2026. #electioninterference #ONTAP #Politics #Republicans #trump
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Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:
https://www.twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhode-island-primary-helena-foulkes-dan-mckee/
Here we go!!
#goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA
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Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:
https://www.twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhode-island-primary-helena-foulkes-dan-mckee/
Here we go!!
#goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA
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Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:
https://www.twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhode-island-primary-helena-foulkes-dan-mckee/
Here we go!!
#goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA
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Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:
https://www.twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhode-island-primary-helena-foulkes-dan-mckee/
Here we go!!
#goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA
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Yet another political earthquake in America, as Rhode Island’s governor McKee and the mayor of Providence BOTH lose their respective primaries. A young Democratic Socialist named David Morales has won to be the party’s candidate for mayor:
https://www.twincities.com/2026/09/10/rhode-island-primary-helena-foulkes-dan-mckee/
Here we go!!
#goodNews #election2026 #news #positiveNews #RhodeIsland #NewEngland #USA
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Elon Musk’s Lawyer Seeks Seat in Congress
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🚨 TRUMP PROMISES AMERICANS A $5,000 “DIVIDEND” IF REPUBLICANS KEEP CONGRESS — BUT WHO PAYS FOR IT?
DALLAS — September 10, 2026 — President Donald Trump has made an extraordinary promise less than two months before the U.S. midterm elections:
If Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate on November 3, Trump says he wants to send **$5,000 to every adult American citizen**.
Trump unveiled the proposal Wednesday night at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, calling the payment the:
**“Trump Dividend.”**
His condition was unmistakably political:
Republicans must keep control of Congress.
Trump also said the money would have to be **spent inside the United States**. But he gave no detailed explanation of where the enormous amount of money would come from or how the program would work.
## THE PRICE TAG: MORE THAN $1 TRILLION
This would not be a small stimulus program.
Reuters estimates that if approximately 270 million U.S. adults received $5,000 each, the total cost would reach roughly:
**$1.35 trillion.**
The actual figure could be lower depending on eligibility because Trump specifically referred to adult citizens, and Vice President JD Vance later suggested wealthy Americans might not receive the payment.
But even with exclusions, the cost would likely remain enormous.
For comparison, the United States is already running an annual federal budget deficit of nearly:
**$1.8 trillion.**
And the national debt recently passed:
**$40 trillion.**
Adding another trillion-dollar federal payment would therefore immediately raise questions about borrowing, inflation and the sustainability of government finances.
## TRUMP DIDN’T SAY WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM
Trump described the payment as a dividend generated by America’s economic success.
But he did not provide a financing plan.
Within an hour of Trump’s announcement, Vice President JD Vance suggested that **tariff revenues** could help fund the payments.
There is a major mathematical problem with that explanation.
According to the Associated Press, the amount required for the proposed dividends would **far exceed the tariff revenue collected by the federal government**.
So unless eligibility is dramatically restricted or another funding source is found, Congress would have to identify hundreds of billions — potentially more than $1 trillion — from somewhere else.
That could mean:
• higher government borrowing
• spending cuts elsewhere
• new taxes or revenue
• or some combination of all threeSo far, no detailed legislation has been released.
## CAN TRUMP JUST SEND THE CHECKS HIMSELF?
No.
Despite Trump previously suggesting presidents may have broad authority over similar payments, the $5,000 program would require congressional authorization or congressional cooperation.
That is one reason the promise is tied so closely to Republicans maintaining control of both chambers.
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno has already said he intends to prepare legislation so the “Trump Dividend” could be passed immediately after the November election if Republicans win.
So voters should understand an important distinction:
**Trump has made a campaign promise.**
He has not created a $5,000 payment program.
No checks have been authorized.
No funding has been approved.
And no final eligibility rules currently exist.
## IS THIS LITERALLY “BUYING VOTES”?
Critics immediately described the promise as vote-buying.
Politically, it is easy to understand why.
Trump is effectively telling voters:
**Keep Republicans in power, and you could receive $5,000.**
But legally, the situation is more complicated.
An attorney consulted by the Associated Press said the proposal would not necessarily violate election laws because individual voters would not receive money in exchange for proving that they personally voted Republican.
The payment would instead be a government program available to qualifying Americans regardless of whether they voted Republican, Democratic, for another party — or did not vote at all.
That makes it fundamentally different from directly paying an individual for their vote.
Whether the eventual structure could face other legal challenges would depend on how Congress writes the legislation.
## THE TIMING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE
Trump did not announce the proposal during a White House economic briefing.
He announced it at a **Republican midterm convention**, during an event specifically designed to help Republicans retain control of Congress.
Trump even urged voters to behave as though **he himself were on the ballot**.
Republicans currently face a difficult electoral environment.
Several GOP candidates in competitive races skipped the Dallas convention, while polling shows widespread dissatisfaction with the cost of living and the continuing war with Iran.
Trump’s approval ratings have also fallen sharply.
That makes the $5,000 announcement more than an economic proposal.
It is now part of the Republican Party’s strategy for winning the November midterms.
## AND THEN THERE’S THE INFLATION QUESTION
Sending enormous amounts of cash into the economy can boost consumer spending.
That is partly the point.
But if consumer demand increases faster than the economy’s ability to produce goods and services, prices can also rise.
The United States experienced a similar debate after the massive stimulus packages issued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Those payments were introduced during an economic emergency.
Trump’s proposed dividend would arrive under very different circumstances — while the federal government is already running a huge deficit and carrying more than $40 trillion in debt.
That does not automatically mean a $5,000 payment would cause another inflation surge.
But a program potentially exceeding $1 trillion would be large enough that its economic consequences could not simply be ignored.
## THE “TRUMP DIVIDEND” HAS CHANGED BEFORE
Trump has previously floated the idea of returning government revenue directly to Americans.
Earlier in 2026, he proposed a smaller:
**$2,000 dividend.**
That proposal was never implemented.
Now the amount has jumped to:
**$5,000.**
And for the first time, Trump has explicitly linked the payment to Republicans winning an election.
That is what makes Wednesday’s announcement so politically unusual.
## CIVICOHUB FACT CHECK
**Has Trump promised $5,000 to every adult American citizen?**
YES.
Trump publicly announced the proposal at the Republican convention in Dallas.
**Will Americans definitely receive $5,000?**
NO.
There is currently no approved program, no enacted legislation and no detailed funding mechanism.
**Is receiving the money conditional on an individual voting Republican?**
NO.
Trump tied implementation of the program to Republicans controlling Congress, not to how an individual recipient personally votes.
**Would Congress have to approve it?**
YES.
Congressional action would be required to authorize such a massive federal payment.
**Can tariff revenue currently cover the entire proposal?**
NO.
Available tariff revenues are nowhere near enough to finance a universal $5,000 payment costing potentially more than $1 trillion.
**Could it add to the national debt?**
YES — unless Congress finds sufficient spending cuts or additional revenue to pay for it.
## THE BOTTOM LINE
This is not yet a government benefit.
It is an election promise.
And it is an extraordinary one.
Less than two months before Americans decide control of Congress, the president is telling voters that a Republican victory could produce a **$5,000 payment for every qualifying adult citizen**.
Potential price tag:
**More than $1 trillion.**
Current national debt:
**More than $40 trillion.**
Detailed funding plan:
**None announced.**
Congressional approval:
**Still required.**
Trump calls it a dividend from America’s economic success.
His critics will inevitably call it something else.
But before deciding what to call it, there is a simpler question voters deserve answered:
**Where does the $5,000 come from?**
Until the White House and Congress provide that answer, the “Trump Dividend” remains a campaign promise — not a check in the mail.
Sources: Reuters, Associated Press, NOS — September 9–10, 2026.
#news #Trump #TrumpDividend #USPolitics #Midterms2026 #Republicans #Congress #Economy #NationalDebt #Inflation #Tariffs #FactCheck #Election2026 #FollowTheMoney
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Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Trump said the war with Iran will end 'immediately after' the US midterm elections in November, adding that Tehran was trying to influence the vote. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar #USMidterms2026 #StraitOfHormuz #OilPrices #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #USPolitics #Election2026 #WhiteHouse #JointBaseAndrews #BreakingNews #WorldNews #EnergyMarkets #ForeignPolicy #TrumpApprovalRating…
https://fllics.com/zh/video/trump-says-iran-war-will-end-after-us-midterm-elections/
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Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Trump said the war with Iran will end 'immediately after' the US midterm elections in November, adding that Tehran was trying to influence the vote. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar #USMidterms2026 #StraitOfHormuz #OilPrices #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #USPolitics #Election2026 #WhiteHouse #JointBaseAndrews #BreakingNews #WorldNews #EnergyMarkets #ForeignPolicy #TrumpApprovalRating…
https://fllics.com/zh/video/trump-says-iran-war-will-end-after-us-midterm-elections/
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Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Trump said the war with Iran will end 'immediately after' the US midterm elections in November, adding that Tehran was trying to influence the vote. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar #USMidterms2026 #StraitOfHormuz #OilPrices #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #USPolitics #Election2026 #WhiteHouse #JointBaseAndrews #BreakingNews #WorldNews #EnergyMarkets #ForeignPolicy #TrumpApprovalRating…
https://fllics.com/zh/video/trump-says-iran-war-will-end-after-us-midterm-elections/
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Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Trump said the war with Iran will end 'immediately after' the US midterm elections in November, adding that Tehran was trying to influence the vote. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar #USMidterms2026 #StraitOfHormuz #OilPrices #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #USPolitics #Election2026 #WhiteHouse #JointBaseAndrews #BreakingNews #WorldNews #EnergyMarkets #ForeignPolicy #TrumpApprovalRating…
https://fllics.com/zh/video/trump-says-iran-war-will-end-after-us-midterm-elections/
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Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Trump said the war with Iran will end 'immediately after' the US midterm elections in November, adding that Tehran was trying to influence the vote. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #DonaldTrump #Iran #IranWar #USMidterms2026 #StraitOfHormuz #OilPrices #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #USPolitics #Election2026 #WhiteHouse #JointBaseAndrews #BreakingNews #WorldNews #EnergyMarkets #ForeignPolicy #TrumpApprovalRating…
https://fllics.com/zh/video/trump-says-iran-war-will-end-after-us-midterm-elections/
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https://www.europesays.com/people/221426/ Musk-Funded PAC Blasts Out Anti-Trans Ads in Midterms #2026Midterms #election #Election2026 #Elections #ElonMusk #MidtermElections #Musk #PoliticalAdvertising #Republicans #SuperPacs #transgender
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Vancouver’s progressive anti-Ken-Sim municipal parties have coalesced behind Pete Fry as Bill Azaroff gracefully steps aside: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/william-azaroff-vancouver-election-mayoral-announcement-sept-8
I’ve met both gents and either would be a vastly better mayor than Sim. I do prefer Fry though, first of all I’m a Green, second, he’s been on council for years and knows how things work.
Ken Sim is toast.
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🚨 The U.S. Supreme Court just shut down Missouri Republicans' emergency bid to use their gerrymandered congressional map this fall. Justice Kavanaugh rejected it outright, no explanation given, no dissents noted. The 2022 map stands. Cleaver's KC seat is safe for November.
Full story on The Democracy Advocate:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/elections/supreme-court-blocks-missouri-gop-map/
⚖️🗳️ #Missouri #SCOTUS #Redistricting #Election2026 #Gerrymandering -
Missouri's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday to block the GOP's 2025 congressional map from use in November and send it to voters as a statewide referendum. The 2022 map, which favors Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City seat, is back in effect for this fall's election.
Full breakdown on The Democracy Advocate:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/elections/missouri-court-blocks-gop-map/
⚖️🗳️ #Missouri #Redistricting #Gerrymandering #MOleg #Election2026 -
On November 3, six candidates will be vying for two City Council seats. Adam Gillitt asks Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Maria Bondonno, Marcie Johnson, Tyler Savage, Steve Slauson, and Amos White to introduce themselves, explain their campaigns, and describe their vision for Alameda. https://alamedapost.com/news/meet-your-alameda-city-council-candidates-in-novembers-election/
#alameda #AmosWhite #CityCouncil #election2026 #MarcieJohnson #MariaBondonno #StephenSlauson #ThushanAmarasiriwardena #TylerSavage
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On November 3, six candidates will be vying for two City Council seats. Adam Gillitt asks Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Maria Bondonno, Marcie Johnson, Tyler Savage, Steve Slauson, and Amos White to introduce themselves, explain their campaigns, and describe their vision for Alameda. https://alamedapost.com/news/meet-your-alameda-city-council-candidates-in-novembers-election/
#alameda #AmosWhite #CityCouncil #election2026 #MarcieJohnson #MariaBondonno #StephenSlauson #ThushanAmarasiriwardena #TylerSavage
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On November 3, six candidates will be vying for two City Council seats. Adam Gillitt asks Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Maria Bondonno, Marcie Johnson, Tyler Savage, Steve Slauson, and Amos White to introduce themselves, explain their campaigns, and describe their vision for Alameda. https://alamedapost.com/news/meet-your-alameda-city-council-candidates-in-novembers-election/
#alameda #AmosWhite #CityCouncil #election2026 #MarcieJohnson #MariaBondonno #StephenSlauson #ThushanAmarasiriwardena #TylerSavage
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On November 3, six candidates will be vying for two City Council seats. Adam Gillitt asks Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Maria Bondonno, Marcie Johnson, Tyler Savage, Steve Slauson, and Amos White to introduce themselves, explain their campaigns, and describe their vision for Alameda. https://alamedapost.com/news/meet-your-alameda-city-council-candidates-in-novembers-election/
#alameda #AmosWhite #CityCouncil #election2026 #MarcieJohnson #MariaBondonno #StephenSlauson #ThushanAmarasiriwardena #TylerSavage
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On November 3, six candidates will be vying for two City Council seats. Adam Gillitt asks Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Maria Bondonno, Marcie Johnson, Tyler Savage, Steve Slauson, and Amos White to introduce themselves, explain their campaigns, and describe their vision for Alameda. https://alamedapost.com/news/meet-your-alameda-city-council-candidates-in-novembers-election/
#alameda #AmosWhite #CityCouncil #election2026 #MarcieJohnson #MariaBondonno #StephenSlauson #ThushanAmarasiriwardena #TylerSavage
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Alameda's current mayor is not eligible for reelection, and voters will need to choose between three candidates to fill the role at the November 3 General Election. Adam Gillitt asks Tony Daysog, Tracy Jensen, and Malia Vella about their campaigns, views, and plans if they win the election. https://alamedapost.com/news/who-is-running-to-be-alamedas-next-mayor/
#alameda #election2026 #MaliaVella #mayor #TonyDaysog #TracyJensen
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Just a reminder for those who need it…we have just one chance to save our #democracy - literally we’re at the end of our rope, facing the abyss of #fascism. And this is not hyperbole, it’s real, it’s happening, & only we can stop it. We’ve got to wrest control of the House and Senate from the #fascist #Oligarchs & billionaires. Face the facts; if we don’t, our democracy is done and we’re fu*ked. Any semblance of voting rights, consumer rights, human rights, labor rights that we’ve got left will be crushed under jack-booted gestapo-like Republican storm troopers. They WILL consolidate control & continue murdering US citizens; filling their concentration camps; selling off our public lands, and, destroying science & research - UNLESS WE ACT TOGETHER TO STOP THEM. Whatever reservations one may have about Democrats, we need to #VoteBlue to stop the chaos. We can move the Dems to the left (already happening), once we’re back in control. Organize, mobilize, activate, #VOTE. #UsPol #USPolitics #Election2026
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Market Alert: U.S. Primary Election Season
U.S. primary elections are heating up as voters head to the polls in key states, offering fresh clues about the political landscape ahead of the November 2026 midterms. Florida, Alaska and Wyoming are among today’s major contests.
📈 Market Alert: Political uncertainty can influence invest
Read the latest analysis from BNEWSO:
https://www.bnewso.com/2026/08/market-alert-primary-election-season.html#BNEWSO #MarketAlert #USElections #Election2026 #Midterms2026 #USPolitics #BreakingNews #NewsUpdate
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Missouri Republicans lost the 2024 vote to legalize abortion. Now they are asking again, with a gender care ban stapled on, open-ended regulatory power, and every future lawsuit routed to one friendly courtroom in Jefferson City.
Full breakdown on The Democracy Advocate:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/elections/missouri-amendment-3/
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November’s general election will decide the Mayor, two City Councilmembers, three AUSD Board of Education seats, and three seats on the City of Alameda Health Care District Board. Adam Gillitt introduces the candidates, as well as the three City measures you'll see on your ballot. https://alamedapost.com/news/alamedas-november-ballot-lineup-taking-shape/
#alameda #AmosWhite #CarrieHahnel #DavidSaÿen #DrRobertDeutsch #election2026 #GaryLym #GayleGodfreyCodiga #JoyceBoyd #MaliaVella #MarcieSoslauJohnson #MikeMcMahon
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/366546/ Osun Election: Adeleke Says Victory Sends Message to APC #AdemolaAdeleke #APC #BolaOyebamiji #democracy #efcc #Election2026 #GboyegaOyetola #GubernatorialElection #Nigeria #NigeriaPolitics #NigerianDemocracy #NigerianPolitics #OsunElection #OsunState #PoliticalDispute
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Translation: None of this is normal. ⚠️
"It is unclear if concern about the issues measured in this survey is higher than in past election years, given the lack of trend data on these questions."
Election Concerns Run High Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Two in three Americans are concerned about political leaders pressuring election officials to change election outcomes
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#grahamplatner #democrats #election2026 #ussenate #Maine I am absolutely not one of those wacko conspiracy theorists, however, I am curious about how this most recent round of allegations came about. My first inclination was that it was the Susan Collins political machine at work. Now that I see how the establishment Democrats are pouncing on the situation, I wonder if any of them had a hand in this. My number one question is: Why now? Why didn’t she come forward sooner? Why did she let his rise to stardom go this far? Why didn’t someone uncover this sooner? The timing is all wrong.
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So there's three calls to action right now if you want progressive to keep making progress in the PNW:
First, Seattle voters make sure you give Hannah Sabio-Howell a donation, a vote and some words of encouragement!
She's pretty great and obviously a more interesting candidate to fill a seat of power.
https://hannahforwashington.com
#Seattle #HannahSabioHowell #Election2026 #Progressive #Leftist #electoralism
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The Briefing With Jen Psaki 6/5/26 [9PM] | MSNBC Breaking News Today June 5, 2026
https://youtu.be/dvpYuekliSE?si=OIS0Mm50VozIfp-W
#TheBriefing #JenPsaki #Donaldtrump #USPolitics #WhiteHouse #AmericaNews #Election2026 #CongressNews #SupremeCourt
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Hard news / Iowa upset
The orange one swore he owned Iowa. Tuesday his hand-picked man lost. Randy Feenstra — endorsed days before the vote — got beaten in the governor's primary by a businessman the president never blessed. The winning streak? Snapped, in the one state he was sure of.https://twp.ai/4hs7Bw #Politics #Election2026 #Resistance #Democrats #Trump #News #USPolitics #ThistleAndMoss #TheGathering -
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders made an unusual endorsement in the Doña Ana County commissioners' election. Will it help? This story takes a look at two candidates' endorsements and a large gap in fundraising weeks before the primary.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/bernie-sanders-weighs-in-on-southern-nm-contest/3046957
#NewMexico #NMpol #LasCruces #DonaAnaCounty #BernieSanders #endorsements #election2026
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This is a rare time when you actually have connection to the news. @q was one of my students in India. Besides being one of the most brilliant people I have ever met, Q is also one of the kindest and most joyful. A rare combination in this day and age. Scotland and @ScottishGreens are very lucky to have them as a new Member of the Scottish Parliament. Congrats, Q!
#scottishpolitics #ukpolitics #ukpol #uk #election2026 #ScottishParliament #edinburgh #scotland #ScottishGreens
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Here were the winners of all 129 #ScottishParliament seats.
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All of the results in Scotland are now in.
The SNP will form a minority government. Labour and Reform have tied for second place; Reform would likely claim official opposition by virtue of having a higher vote share.
The Conservatives have just collapsed, losing more than half of their seats. Modest gains for the Greens and LibDems.
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Just waiting on the regional votes in Highlands and Islands, and then the #ScottishParliament results will be complete.
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All the Scottish constituencies have now declared.
Only three sets of regional list seats to go.
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Three regional list results have been declared in the last few minutes.
Reform has won its first ever seats in the Scottish Parliament, most of which have been at the Conservatives' expense.
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The Greens have won a second constituency seat in Scotland, taking Glasgow Southside from the SNP.
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🏴 STATE OF THE PARTIES AT 17:00:
Only a handful of constituencies left to declare, and then we can start getting the regional list results.
The SNP will finish as the largest party, but will finish a few seats short of an overall majority.
