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UN security council passes US-drafted resolution authorising an international stabilisation force in Gaza
The UN security council has voted to pass the US-drafted resolution regarding the mandate for an International Stabilisation Force in Gaza, one of the key points in Trump’s Gaza plan

"Reform UK Council Backs Climate Denial Motion Saying Man Made Climate Change Is 'Unproven'"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

Reform UK Council Backs Climate Denial Motion Saying Man Made Climate Change Is 'Unproven'
The Reform motion denying the existence of man-made climate change was also backed by the Conservatives

U.N. Security Council Adopts Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/world/middleeast/un-security-council-gaza-peace-plan.html

In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza (Farnaz Fassihi/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/world/middleeast/un-security-council-gaza-peace-plan.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251117/p157#a251117p157

OpenAI forms the Expert Council on Well-Being and AI, with eight experts to help guide OpenAI's work on ChatGPT and Sora (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/open-ai-expert-council-safety-ftc.html

OpenAI forms expert council to bolster safety measures after FTC inquiry
The council will help guide OpenAI's work around ChatGPT and Sora, and define what healthy AI interactions look like.

Scottish Greens to bring buses back into public ownership with free bus travel for all, and to replace Council Tax.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e7849l1lo

Scottish Greens vow to make bus travel free for all and to replace council tax
The co-leaders pledged to "bring hope back to this country's politics" during their first conference speech after they were elected in August.

UN Security Council approves Trump’s Gaza”peace plan”, green-lighting U.S.-Israeli control of Gaza’s future – Mondoweiss
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/un-security-council-approves-trumps-gazapeace-plan-green-lighting-u-s-israeli-control-of-gazas-future/

Putin calls European leaders
‘little pigs’
and says Russia will achieve its
Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force
The Russian leader says the aims of its ‘special military operation’ will be met ‘unconditionally
https://www…

Some people watch TV, play games, go for a walk... to kill time. Others watch 30 year-old presentations to Brampton City Council of the Ontario city's new website while wandering around the archived website itself.
"We've been innovative and we've kept our consumer in mind. That's a small map. So click on that and you get a large version." (at 5:39)​
It's nice to see the speaker using Netscape.

@… Since members of the Global Council are not eligible, might I suggest listing those members on this page? https://kit.pyladies.com/en/latest/glob…

Putin calls European leaders 'little pigs' and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force - Europe live (Jakub Krupa/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/17/ukraine-russia-war-eu-european-council-frozen-assets-zelenskyy-europe-live-news
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p57#a251217p57

This is Europe’s secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/17/europe-donald-trump-ai-bubble-us-economy-eu

But can these neighbours afford the high prices small shops must pay for small-batch wholesale and rent? Will banks finance small enterprise or treat them like restaurants?
I'm all for a walkable ward, but mine is already conspicuously littered with boarded up small shops and gentrified boutiques.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-council-votes-oppose-ford-government-bill-60-9.6976288

Reminder--today is the last day to submit comments about the Executive Order designed to distort and restrict historical education. I just sent my statement in, I hope many people do the same! The American Historical Association has compiled a great set of resources to help you take this action! h…

Yes, the "National Energy Dominance Council" is dumb and just...silly.
But this? This is utterly cretinous. (Via @…) Reality-free propaganda from top to bottom.

Anybody know anyone on #Vancouver City Council? Because they’re talking about seeking alternatives to Xitter: https://bsky.app/profile/jmcelroy.bsky.social/post/3m7qmxxutss24

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 (@jmcelroy.bsky.social)
An update on how the City of Vancouver provides real-time text updates and information about its council meetings. Currently, the only way you can get that information is by having an account on X, the very fun website that everyone loves. Yesterday, they passed a motion to explore alternatives.

"The idea of the council system is intimately intergrown with Socialism and is unthinkable without it; dictatorship, however, has nothing whatever in common with Socialism, and at best can only lead to the most barren of state capitalism."
-- Rudolf Rocker
#Socialism #Anarchism

Call for papers | Catholic Record Society 68th Annual Conference | 1-2 July 2026 | London & online
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
The Style Council:
🎵 Shout to the Top
#TheStyleCouncil
https://laurieshawofficial.bandcamp.com/track/shout-to-the-top-style-council-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/2lYfbCENL9ltqzTSX1xrPe

Bitter divisions in Reform UK’s flagship county council have been laid bare in a leaked video of a chaotic internal meeting where members were told to “fucking suck it up” if they did not agree with decisions.
Councillors can be seen complaining about “backbiting” and being ignored by their leader, Linden Kemkaran, who tells them they will be “screwed” and that Reform can forget about winning the general election if they don’t balance Kent’s budget.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/18/suck-it-up-leaked-video-exposes-bitter-infighting-at-reform-uks-flagship-kent-council?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

My friend — who *works* for King County — asked Google, back in September, which Council members are up for re-election this November.
Google told her that the election in November 2025 had ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.

U.N. Security Council approves Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza (Karen DeYoung/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/17/un-vote-gaza-trump-plan/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251117/p145#a251117p145

Intel appoints Robin Colwell, deputy assistant to President Trump and deputy director of the National Economic Council, as its head of government affairs (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-appoints-trump-…

Netherlands Scientific Climate Council warns: under pressure from climate change, forests and soils are now taking up less CO2 from the atmosphere, accelerating climate change.
https://www.wkr.nl/adviezen/overige-publicaties/bossen-en-bodems

Signalering Bossen en bodems | Wetenschappelijke Klimaatraad
Op 14 oktober 2025 heeft de WKR de signalering ‘Bossen en bodems in zwaar weer’ [/documenten/2025/10/13/signalering-wkr-001-bossen-en-bodems] gepubliceerd. In deze signalering zet de WKR uiteen wat er aan de hand is met bossen en bodems, zowel in...

You know there's something suss when a local council takes time to indulge in this sort of culture war. Just what are they trying to distracted ratepayers attention from?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/aboriginal-torres-…

NSW council votes to stop flying Indigenous flags and enforce permissions for Welcome to Country
A mayor in southern NSW says removing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags from council meeting chambers will "promote civic neutrality".

RE: https://mastodon.social/@DaddyJew/115555465981732323
Oh hey it's NY City Council addressing Eric Adams.

Quahogs are VERY long-lived clams. This wise one was born 100 before Shakespeare. Cherish them. If you eat them, venerate their little clam bodies, first.
From "New Scientist", Tom Gauld comic.
#AncientWisdom equals #GoodEating

from my link log —
IPv6 in the UK 6 years after World IPv6 day.
https://www.ipv6.org.uk/2018/06/06/6th-anniversary-of-world-ipv6-launch/
saved 2018-12-07

AURORA, The Colorado city spotlighted by Trump & MAGA as being overrun by Venezuelan gangs, booted the republican council members who echoed the claims, bigly, and elected 2 progressives in their place, tipping the longstanding conservative majority.
Gifted article. #progressivepolitics

Trump said gangs invaded this city. Voters booted the officials who agreed.
Liberals who won in Aurora, Colorado, say voters were focused on affordability, trash and other local issues.

European Council president seeks to bypass Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession, Politico reports: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/30/european-council-president-seeks-to.html

A look at Hamlet, a startup that uses AI to process local government meeting videos and which plans to provide the tool to local journalists for free (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/new-st…

New streaming channel launches to give viewers a peek into city council meetings | TechCrunch
Hamlet TV is a way to help keep citizens informed of what's happening inside local governments.

Sure, you can use tons of #MCP to create a "council of experts" or you can use #ai

Central Ohio city invests **$50K** to join the Midwest passenger rail push, capping a decade of planning and signaling strong local support for connecting Columbus to the national network. 🚆 #OhioRail #PassengerRail

“Arguing that ‘no country should be above international law,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson urged the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday to hold President Donald Trump’s administration accountable for what he called a ‘worsening human rights crisis in the United States.’”

Johnson urges UN panel to hold President Trump accountable for what he calls 'human rights abuses'
In a virtual appearance before a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Switzerland, Mayor Brandon Johnson invited UN experts to come to Chicago to witness firsthand the “abuses” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during raids that have wreaked havoc in neighborhoods across the…

Tell Portland City Government: Revoke the ICE Permit!
This campaign was created to protect immigrants in Portland, OR by Revoking the ICE Permit for the building located at 4310 S Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97239. Join us in sending emails to Portland City Council, the Mayor and the Permitting and Development Department demanding they revoke the permit. Please feel free to use the template provided and/or add a personal message as well.

FYI, the closing date for submitting comments on the US Department of Education’s plans to prioritize "patriotic education" in its discretionary grant programs is this Friday, October 17. The American Historical Association has an excellent resource to help folks weigh in! https://www.

The only remaining criminal case against Donald Trump has been revived
after the head of Georgia’s prosecutor’s council appointed himself to replace Fani Willis,
the Fulton county district attorney, who was removed from the election interference case in September.
Pete Skandalakis,
a Republican and the executive director of the prosecuting attorneys’ council of Georgia,
the state body that provides legal training and is often charged to mitigate prosecutorial co…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
The Style Council:
🎵 Speak Like A Child
#TheStyleCouncil
https://open.spotify.com/track/0U3hqGZZrePjCmUntf9kCO

Neighborhood Retail
Another diluted policy that will only apply certain wards, because somehow if you're not in Old toronto or East York, this is considered suburbs and nothing good can be done in the suburb.
Have they been to Yonge and Sheppard? Don Mills & Sheppard?
Is that the suburb? So stupid
https://

Amsterdam Passes New Motion Building on Its Endorsement of the Plant Based Treaty https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/amsterdam-passes-new-motion-building-endorsement-plant-based-treaty/

Amsterdam Passes New Motion Building on Its Endorsement of the Plant Based Treaty - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
In January of last year, Amsterdam became the first EU capital city to endorse calls for a global Plant Based Treaty. Now, Amsterdam City Council has passed a

#DC #WashingtonDC #COVID #vaccine

This👇
From: @…
https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/115371283913726914

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kensington-chelsea-westminster-council-cyber-attack-b2872495.html
Multiple London councils hit by ‘cyber attack’ and initiate ‘emergency plans’

Multiple London councils hit by ‘cyber attack’ and initiate ‘emergency plans’
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea said it is ‘too early’ to determine whether any data has been compromised

“Multiple UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and student groups organized collective actions speaking out against the compact, including a SUNRISE UNC protest shortly before the Faculty Council meeting and a petition from the Coalition for Carolina that has amassed over 1,750 signatures.”
Organize
https://www.wunc.org/education/2025-11-10/unc-chapel-hill-chancellor-will-not-sign-trump-higher-ed-compact

while you are at Dublin mayors, maybe you could ask car drivers to turn on their lights as required by law in Ireland :-) ?!?! During my super brief time in Dublin in 2024 I saw a lot of cars with their lights off during a dark rainy afternoon.
https://mastodon.ie/@irishcycle/115583918846…

“MW chargers are expected to comprise almost 15% of the total installed charging power needs, but only 2% of the total number of chargers. Lower-power chargers, such as 350 kW chargers, can cover more than half the public fast charging needs for long-haul trucks.”
https://theicct.org/pu…

Charging infrastructure needs for battery electric trucks in the European Union by 2030 - International Council on Clean Transportation
Analyzes battery electric truck charging infrastructure needs by 2030 in the EU, and compares them to the AFIR targets by modeling the expected fleet and considering its energy consumption, driving patterns, and charging behavior.

🟡 Five progressive motions passed this morning at the SNP conference without a single voice against, passed by acclaim. (is that a record?)
🟡 Fantastic & inspiring speech from STUC head Roz Foyer, I feel all tingly with hope now
🟡 Susan Aitken (leader of Glasgow city council) spoke of an international conference for city mayors that she recently chaired and how the housing crisis is an international phenomenon, and how Scotland needs homes for all residents, including refuge…

🪣 Drivers Beg for Relief Bill to Allow More Parking for Bathroom Breaks and Rest
#nyc

Drivers Beg for Relief Bill to Allow More Parking for Bathroom Breaks and Rest
For-hire drivers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft often struggle with urinary issues and have a hard time finding bathrooms during long shifts, advocates testified in the City Council.

This really saddens me. I absolutely adored the style of Shire Hall - an iconic view from the M4 and local roads. I still vividly remember my one week of Year 10 work experience there at Berkshire County Council at a time when they were preparing for their own demise as they were split into 6 unitary authorities. I wonder what happened to the time capsule that was in reception.
What's being planned to take its place? Surprise, surprise: big, bland industrial warehouse units. #RDGUK
Former council office complex in Reading half demolished | Reading Chronicle
https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/25491410.former-council-office-complex-reading-half-demolished/

#OnlyInBoston
Potential New #CityCouncil President In #Boston Caught On #BodyCam Politicking & Dropping Off Pizzas At Active

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/08/europe-leaders-no-longer-deny-relationship-with-us-changed

Breathless headline: "97% of buildings on Earth now 3D-mapped!"
Well, 0% of my or my three nearest neighbors' 14 houses/sheds are there in any way, and the "buildings" that *are* present near us don't actually exist, so either we're the 3%, or that number is utter bullshit.
...which is a good thing, tbh, because this is a massive invasion of privacy. Bad enough to have Google taking pictures of me from the sky; now I have to let the council do dr…

UN Security Council to meet over Russian fighter jets violating Estonian airspace: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/22/un-security-council-to-meet.html

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds:
🎵 Council Skies (Radio Edit)
#NowPlaying #NoelGallaghersHighFlyingBirds
https://noelgallagher.bandcamp.com/album/council-skies
https://open.spotify.com/track/5fySmz9Qx8cpKaacHxEYN9

Much lower energy fast chips:
"Scientists from the University of Warwick and the National Research Council of Canada have reported the highest "hole mobility" ever measured in a material that works within today's silicon-based semiconductor manufacturing...
This achievement also represents a significant accomplishment for Warwick's Semiconductors Research Group and highlights the UK's growing influence in advanced semiconductor materials research."…

A 1950s material just set a modern record for lightning-fast chips
Researchers engineered a strained germanium layer on silicon that allows charge to move faster than in any silicon-compatible material to date. This record mobility could lead to chips that run cooler, faster, and with dramatically lower energy consumption. The discovery also enhances the prospects for silicon-based quantum devices.

In a departure from my customary #EngelskeGloser, I will today present part of our #NorwegianGlossary, recently named winner of 2025 "nyord i norsk" (New words in Norwegian) by The Language Council of Norway. And the winner is ... 🥁 📯

The surname "Adams" should be completely disqualifying in NYC politics from now on. #NYCCouncil
https://www.amny.com/news/speaker-adams-no-vote-daylig…

Running out of daylight: Advocates fume over Speaker Adams not holding vote on universal ‘daylighting’ street safety bill before year’s end
Outgoing City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams will not bring a measure to implement universal "daylighting," which would eliminate parking near intersections

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
The Style Council:
🎵 Wanted (or Waiter, There’s Some Soup in My Flies)
#TheStyleCouncil

BREAKING NEWS
The United Kingdom is no longer a country. The Arts Council have spoken. Please update your records accordingly.

Fine letter from Kate Macintosh on UK Labour Party's irrational retention of the Right to Buy council housing. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/06/why-labour-lacks-credibility-when-it-comes-to-housing

We’re proud to support Polar Connect Step 2 (24-EU-DIG-PC2) as an Associated Partner, working alongside the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, NORDUnet, GlobalConnect, CSC, and the Swedish Research Council (the project coordinator).
With the Grant Agreement now signed, PC2 takes a major step toward realising Polar Connect – a resilient Arctic submarine cable system linking Europe, North America, and East Asia for the benefit of the global internet.
🔗 Read more:

Manchester’s Local Plan is available in draft.
You've til 17 Nov to respond.
Our post gives you the links to the plan and consultantation, AND our draft response that you can use as a template for yours!
In summary, the council is constrained by planning regulations but they could still do much better.
Tell them!
 #Manchester

Manchester’s Local Plan – responding to the consultation
UPDATE!  11 Nov.  We have now submitted a revised version.  It adds some answers to questions we didn’t address in the previously published draft, and has some additions to some of the other …

Looking for something to do this evening in SF? Come learn about municipal social housing!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/municipal-social-housing-panel?source=mastodon

Municipal Social Housing: Learning from Seattle's Win
Two DSA SF backed ballot props in 2020 were meant to enable and fund social housing, but mayoral opposition has blocked the funds being spent for that purpose. Seattle's victory offers a lesson in how we might beat that blockage. In February, Seattle's House Our Neighbors passed a ballot proposition with dedicated funds for a social housing developer. The campaign won by 26 points over opposition from Seattle's mayor and most of their city council. Join us for a conversation with Seattle orga…

Bessent resets financial watchdog with deregulatory mandate (Aiden Reiter/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/11/treasury-bessent-financial-stability-oversight-council-letter-00686574
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p61#a251211p61

El ministro danés es la viva imagen de "el tonto y la linde" https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/11/26/child-sexual-abuse-council-reaches-position-on-law-…

Sigh.... Somedays I'm reminded just how far we still have to go to reduce bigotry amongst those we elect
https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/9115872/federation-council-moves-to-drop-indigenous-flags-from-chambers/<…

The Riverina council that just voted to take down Indigenous flags
Mayor's push for 'unified culture' creates heat among councillors.

How European, national and local policies enhance each other’s effectiveness. And how cities make EU policy work for business and society.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaapburger_how-european-national-and-local-policies-a…

How European, national, and local policies enhance each other's effectiveness. The share of electric vans and light trucks in new sales in the Netherlands has risen to more than three-quarters this… | Jaap Burger
How European, national, and local policies enhance each other's effectiveness. The share of electric vans and light trucks in new sales in the Netherlands has risen to more than three-quarters this year. A clear result of the introduction of local zero-emission zones for freight in an increasing number of Dutch cities, and updated taxation rules. The graph and table are from an excellent The International Council on Clean Transportation post by Dr. Sandra Wappelhorst and Eamonn Mulholland exp…

JD Vance did nothing
as Trump cuts cost his Ohio home town millions.
Despite Vance being Middletown’s most famous son
and Ohio broadly safe ground for Republican politicians for at least a decade,
⭐️nearly four in 10 of voters in the city of 50,000 people chose not to back Vance and Trump in last year’s presidential election.
Two progressives are running for seats on Middletown’s non-partisan,
yet Republican-leaning,
council in next month’s election…

Call for papers | Catholic Record Society 68th Annual Conference | 1-2 July 2026 | London & online
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"Aggressor, not peacemaker" – harsh reaction from the EU in the UN Security Council #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/11/quotaggressor-not-peacemakerquo…

European Parliament report on Hungary:
Message: the Hungarian Rule of Law has worsened significantly. Therefore, the EU must freeze more funds and take away Orbšn's veto.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-PR-777005_EN.html…

DRAFT INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded | LIBE_PR(2025)777005 | European Parliament
DRAFT INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision determining, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (C9-0000/2022 - 2018/0902R(NLE)) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Rapporteur: Tineke Strik

Not even a city councillor standed up for our Sheppard Bike lanes
RIP
#biketo

Progressives may flip Aurora council as voters reject Danielle Jurinsky and other incumbents (Kyle Harris/Denverite)
https://denverite.com/2025/11/05/aurora-city-council-elections-progressive-flip/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p177#a251105p177

Dear Dumfries & Galloway Council, it is NOT OK to cancel buses at short notice because of wind. People still have to get home! If public transport isn't reliable, how can anyone rely on it?

A recent call for a multimillion-euro program run by the EU’s top research council saw a
FIVEFOLD increase in U.S.-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-research-council…

Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe
U.S.-based applicants to a prestigious EU research scheme have increased five-fold.

"Her joins a City Council comprising seven women, making St. Paul a rare large city that’s entirely women-led."
Rep. Kaohly Her Wins Stunning Upset in St. Paul Mayoral Race, Making History | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-11-30/rep-kaohly-her-wins-stunning-upset-st-paul-mayoral-race-making-history

Once upon a time, in Canada of all places though you wouldn't know it now, direct science outreach was part of the National Research Council, producing a freely sent quality periodical direct from the scientists themselves that a teen like me would instantly devour, although in all my years I never met anyone else who so much as even knew about it.
https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oon.00001_197402/1

"Glasgow City Council is currently consulting on active travel improvements around Thornwood Roundabout and National Cycle Network Route 7 (NCN7)."
#cycling

I am not the least bit surprised. I'm pretty sure entire swaths of #NYC have more illegally parked cars than street trees. LIC around PS 76Q, for example, is pretty wild.

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Regional Queenslanders have the poorest dental health in the country and most regional Queenslanders don't realise that," Dr Foley said.
It's known as the 'Queensland Smile.'
https://ww…

Kiama Council rejects application to store BYD EVs at Jamberoo Action Park
Jamberoo Action Park's car park has been used to store BYD electric vehicles, but not for much longer.

"They have to turn back to God and we are;
We're gonna ask all Americans to pray for an end to political violence, to pray for our president, to pray for a Christian agenda in Washington. It's long overdue.  We need it. And we think it's an important step."
"We need God's help if we're gonna get through what we're going through now,
-- the push toward actually acceptance of communism by a growing number of Americans."

Family Research Council And The House Freedom Caucus Organizing A 'Congress Prays For America' Call
The Family Research Council and the House Freedom Caucus are holding a "Congress Prays For America" call to "pray for a Christian agenda in Washington."

UN Security Council votes to reimpose Iran nuclear sanctions | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/un-security-council-votes-to-reimpose-iran-nuclear-sanctions/

"For nearly 20 years, the [#SNP] has acted, in many respects, as a bulwark to the worst of Westminster – or so the story goes. Not good policy, just not as bad as Westminster. Just enough to hold power without disrupting the status quo.
When the SNP had the political capital to finally scrap the regressive Council Tax – something they had previously promised to do – they baulked. On LGBT ri…

The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal
for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during the Trump regime’s anti-migrant occupation.
The launch of the portal, came as CBP forces began disappearing residents in the city, Kenner and other suburban areas of the Greater New Orleans area and parts of the River Parishes

New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during

Kiama locals complain about car park being used to park cars.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-21/jamberoo-car-park-byd-storage-bid-rejected-kiama-…

Kiama Council rejects application to store BYD EVs at Jamberoo Action Park
Jamberoo Action Park's car park has been used to store BYD electric vehicles, but not for much longer.

It's shocking to me that the guy who was a useless councilmember (and council president) in Seattle for more than a decade also turned out to be a useless Mayor. Absolutely shocking! https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115327462564038876

Cyprus's president meets Zelensky in Kyiv as Nicosia prepares to chair EU Council: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/04/cypruss-president-meets-zelensky-in.html

Ugh, Vickie Paladino is still in City Council.
Booo!

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“This is illegal. The occupation is illegal.” The International Court of Justice agrees, as has the United Nations, according to numerous resolutions passed starting in 1967. And yet now the Security Council has effectively given Israel’s occupation of Gaza the force of international law."
Opinion | In Gaza and the West Bank, Human Rights Work Changes Course - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/NnUaf#selection-993.114-993.404

Luddites: "Any council implementing water fluoridation will pay a little bit of money but their residents will save a lot more money and save dental care treatment costs from childhood through adulthood."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/gym

Gympie Regional Council votes to remove fluoride from town's water supply
Gympie scraps fluoride from its water supply and becomes the third region in Queensland to reject the practice in just over a year.

Chandler Langevin, a Palm Bay council member elected last year,
claimed that Indians come to America to “drain our pockets” before returning to India,
“or worse … to stay”.
His remarks have sparked widespread anger.
Since 29 September, residents along with regional and national Indian American groups have crowded Palm Bay city council meetings and demanded that he step down.

The strikes on the Venezuelan boats
-- allegedly carrying "narcotics"
-- which the administration has claimed were necessary because interdiction "did not work,"
have been orchestrated through the homeland security council (HSC)
-- which Stephen Miller leads
as the homeland security adviser.
Miller empowered the HSC earlier this year to become its own entity in Donald Trump’s second term
-- a notable departure from previous administ…

Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say (Gabriela Aoun Angueira/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/fema-review-council-kristi-noem-trump-disasters-22274e65fad13b9e3005e302bcce9cbb
http://www.memeorandum.com/251119/p166#a251119p166

Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it,
despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost,
and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise,
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
will be cut.

With the Washington DC mayoral field now wide open,
who will step into the race?
Recently, two names have been bandied about:
D.C. Council members Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4)
and Kenyan R. McDuffie (I-At Large).
Lewis George reportedly is on the cusp of launching a bid in the style of fellow democratic socialist and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

The D.C. mayoral race might include its own Mamdani-style candidacy
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s announcement was quiet. The campaign to replace her won’t be.