They're talking about Mayoral elections where there's just one winner. AV is the best system for these contests.

Cheers

A letter from Iran: I don’t trust those who say they have the answers I am writing this from Tehran after three days of trying to find a way to send it: things may get a lot worse before they get any better.

Sitting here in my chaise lounge chair, these are the questions I've been considering too.

#iran #iranprotests #iranrevolution

www.iranintl.com/en/202601137...

This is something I've noticed.

Sometimes you get people saying "liberals should go back and engage", like it's missionary work

But social media isn't supposed to be like that. Twitter addiction used to the subject of new years resolutions!

Elon managed to make alcoholics stop buying his whiskey!

Putin 'Does Not Know What To Do' After Starmer And Macron Pin Down Security Guarantees For Ukraine A former Russian prime minister said the Coalition of the Willing had "changed the game".

Former Russian PM says that the coalition of the willing has put Putin in a diplomatic bind.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/putin-...

No one's saying MAGA isn't fascist.

You're arguing against something that no one is saying... 🤦

I'll agree with "useful idiot", which is why they worked to get him elected (but bear in mind that's a very different type of asset to the "Krasnov" theory)

But if he's their puppet then why is he humiliating Russia by seizing these shadow fleet tankers?

You're giving Trump too much credit with this meme. A genuine Krasnov would need to be smart and disciplined.

The more likely explanation is that Trump is a bully, who cowers from those he considers to be strong so instead prefers to pick fights with easy targets.

I mean, given Trump's record I don't entirely blame you, but as unreliable as he is, he can be moved and swayed.

And even if it's stretch to get him being hard on Russia, it's at least worth the diplomacy to prevent him removing support like intelligence, etc

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No one's arguing against that.

Tom's point is that while their intentions might be fascist, they haven't yet gained the level of control for the Government to be fascist.

It means elections and institutions still matter, and so offer a way out.

Can you recommend an episode?

No, but if he smells an opportunity for an easy win (hit a country too weakened to defend itself and then claim credit for the revolution) then he might go for that.

It's set to private - am not able to read it.

I think people are seeing it in terms of supporting Trump's actions in Venezuela rather than linking it to sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.

Tweet from Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz I've seen the video. Don't believe this propaganda machine. The state will ensure there is a full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice. Quoting tweet: Homeland Security Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in ... Show more

Re-posting with alt-text:

Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

A few thoughts on this important NYT analysis:

First, the officer who killed Good is shown running up the *passenger* side of the car seconds before he killed her. He shot her first from the front, then the driver's side. This means he *put himself* in the path of the vehicle when he shot her.

Make it viral.

That being said, NATO might be the red line for a number of GOP senators who have otherwise been holding their nose.

That might not be a line he'll be allowed to cross in the short run

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This is a way to prevent a bad deal being forced on Ukraine, and for Russia to look like the bad guy for refusing to accept this reasonable request.

This will hopefully lead to a situation where Trump blames Putin for the deal falling through, and lead to him putting more pressure on Russia.

This is the quote in the article.

I guess that having been let down in the past he's looking for stronger guarantees.

AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.

Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.

AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.

Obviously there's the "when I was a young adult" diagonal, but there does seem to be a clear before & after the financial crash.

Although many things are objectively better, the general "mood" does seem to have been on a downward spiral since then...

All this talk of "Russia's sphere of influence"...

Surely by now it should be clear that Russia is within the EU's "sphere of influence" and will continue to become poorer until it comes to terms with that!

In fairness, that does look pretty juicy, although I think I'd definitely need a fork! 😂

Ah, oops. Misread you.

(yes, the stuff being said about our food is a bit silly, but social is 90% nonsense, and we give plenty back so might as well take it all with a sense of humour - spelt properly of course! 😉)

They are run and staffed by people who make these decisions, who will have faced similar pressures to comply with the new admin that the bootlickers did, but resisted those pressures and made the opposite decision.

"they're all the same" nihilism only helps the bad guys.

"The way Ed Davey said it was much better"

Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer over Trump at #PMQs

I know I teased you a bit for your error, but you don't think that blocking is a BIT of an overreaction? 🤷