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UK Government Petition (Peter Egan): Launch a public inquiry into the regulation of animal experimentation
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/778680
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EU brings fewer fossil fuel lobbyists to COP31 following public pressure – but still too many https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/11/eu-brings-fewer-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop31-following-public-pressure-still-too-many
Big Polluters with most egregious records of stalling climate policy bring over 100 delegations to COP31 global climate talks https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/11/big-polluters-most-egregious-records-stalling-climate-policy-bring-over-100-delegations
#EU #COP31 #politics #lobby #fossilfuel #fossilfuels
How Black Women Won in Georgia
cross-posted from: yall.theatl.social/post/13410908
From Atlanta Capital B News
Atlanta school teacher Elizabeth Soreng immediately knew the significance of Keisha Lance Bottoms’ landmark win Tuesday night as she shed tears of joy watching the returns. “She is the first,” an emotional Soreng told Capital B Atlanta at the Marriott Marquis election night watch party. “I’m feeling so happy because this is something that every […]The post How Black Women Won in Georgia appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta.
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Marco Rubio ‘on resignation watch’ from Trump administration after midterms disaster
Marco Rubio is on resignation watch from both sides of the Atlantic in the expectation he will quit to launch a bid to be the next US president, The Independent can reveal.
Insiders say the US secretary of state and White House national security adviser is preparing for the race to be the Republican nominee in November 2028, with JD Vance currently his main rival.
Even before the disastrous midterm results – resulting in the Republicans losing control of both the House and the Senate – senior party sources in the US and senior figures in the UK government told The Independent that Mr Rubio could quit his senior role in Donald Trump’s administration.
The sources doubled down on that expectation, after the midterms gave a damning indictment of the Trump presidency, with the Democrats seizing Republican strongholds such as Kansas and Texas.
After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump's 'tentacles of corruption' (AP News)
We swept the 2026 elections - and that means making sure our electeds take action, so call them constantly! (thanks to https://www.5calls.org/ )
- Oppose harmful provisions in the Bipartisan Affordability and Jobs Act
- Oppose Danielle Thumann Severs for FCC Commissioner
- End the War in Iran
- Impeach or demand the resignation of Hegseth and Miller.
- Stop the corrupt Russian Deisel Deal
- (Federal and State) Publicly investigate the figures in the Epstein files
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
California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes all death sentences
not that am a big fan of that guy but hey. a win is a win
DeSantis calls midterm bloodbath an ‘extinction-level event for Republicans’
Progressive group calls for Senate Dems to replace Schumer as leader
The progressive group Indivisible called for Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) as Democratic leader after the party secured control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
“Yesterday, voters made it very clear that they want a new generation of Democratic fighters,” the group wrote in a social media post. “We need a leader in the Senate who is capable of leading that fight. It’s time for Senate Democrats to choose new leadership.”
The group cited the Democratic leader’s faltering approval ratings in its Wednesday statement. An NBC News poll conducted at the end of October found only 13 percent of registered voters viewed Schumer’s leadership positively.
“The American people did not elect Democrats by historic margins just to bend the knee and go back to business as usual,” Indivisible said in its statement. “Senate Democrats need to listen to the voters and turn the page on status quo politics.”
The paid opposition running the Democrats will not falter in their supporting of their Republican donors’ causes.
Democrats Are Reviewing a Plan to Investigate Corporate America
Lafayette County's Affidavit Ballots Break for Scott Colom 69%–29%, Far Exceeding His Overall Margin
AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration held secret talks with Iran on deporting Iranians even as the war there dragged on, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump's 'tentacles of corruption'
Corruption topped the list of concerns for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections. Now, the newly empowered Democratic Party is putting the issue front and center as its leaders chart their course for investigations and policymaking.
Pete Hegseth expands National Guard presence in DC
The move suggests Donald Trump is doubling down on his claimed crime emergency in the nation’s capital after the election.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard to begin using boats, several dozen marked police cars, humvees and light medium tactical vehicles in the nation’s capital — an escalation of the troops’ presence that could further blur the line between their military and law enforcement role.
It’s not clear why the Trump administration is making the move now. The Oct. 29 memo obtained by POLITICO detailing the expansion doesn’t provide any further details beyond doubling down on Trump’s plan to use the National Guard to crack down on what he’s called a “crime emergency”in the nation’s capital.
The beefed-up presence, which will be in place through the end of the year, would see members of the National Guard driving vehicles typically used by U.S. troops on battlefields like Iraq and Afghanistan on city streets to support law enforcement officers making drug busts, though they are not allowed to pursue suspects or make arrests.
Donald Trump’s humiliation offers America an opportunity
Calls to Replace Jeffries and Schumer Explode After Democratic Wins
Newsom commutes all 548 California death sentences in historic move
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/54033752
No archive.is link provided because Hearst.
"Stop embarrassing our state": GOP senator slammed for using slur to insult Democrat
Anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) followed in the president’s footsteps on Monday when he used an anti-trans slur to describe cisgender Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Annie Andrews.
Scott said during an appearance on Real America’s Voice, “Annie Andrews, as President Donald Trump calls her, tr***y Annie, here’s a person who believes, as a pediatrician, for trans surgery, gender surgery for trans kids. That’s wrong. Period,” Scott said.
Archived at web.archive.org/…/stop-embarrassing-our-state-gop…
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So, you'll have seen a lot of discussion about the levels of Govt. debt, and how this impact the UK's fiscal manoeuvrability.
Just to put that in a bit of context here's a chart of global public debt (both in absolute $ terms *and* in proportion of GDP, a favoured metric).
The key to this is the % of GDP as a comparator, which as you will see shows the UK as hardly an outlier in global terms, which leads us back to bond market traders' negative sentiment(s).
#PublicDebt #politics #BondMarket
Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms
Dhillon is the first high-ranking justice department official to leave after the midterm elections in which Democrats took control of Congress. Democrats are expected to use that power to aggressively investigate executive agencies, including the justice department. Dhillon’s departure was first reported by Bloomberg Law.
Dhillon dramatically transformed the civil rights division in a little over a year and a half there, reorienting its mission away from the work it had traditionally done protecting the civil rights of minorities. Under her leadership, the department dropped many cases alleging discrimination against racial minorities in voting, housing, employment and education. Scores of career lawyers also left the division under her leadership, leading to an exodus of expertise of civil rights enforcement.
Dhillon aggressively pursued claims of discrimination at universities, including claims that minorities were unfairly favored in admissions and claims of antisemitism against Jewish students. A whistleblower has said that investigations into the schools were conducted with a predetermined outcome and that lawyers were told to find a reason to file a lawsuit.
