on this day bot1964 - World War II: The Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu.
2013 - World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
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#musk bankrolling fascists is conspicuous by its absence in this article.
1946 - The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia.
2004 - The Toronto Blue Jays become the first photograph of earth from outer space.
1799 - President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford as the first flight without pressure suits.
1970 - The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.
1912 - The Battle of Saratoga, also known as the turning point in the U.S.
2022 - Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the ground, starting the longest war in American history.
#labour continues to be politically brain-dead.
They do know proportional representation has popular support, right?
All Labour can offer in response to the subjects of an unjust electoral system is #misinformation and #victimblaming.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/728017?reveal_response=yes#response-threshold
Petition: Use Proportional Representation at the next General Election
Change the voting system to Proportional Representation instead of First Past the Post. We think this would eradicate disillusionment and encourage voter participation as people could start to believe that their votes actually matter.
Want to find out why you're part of the silent majority?
Do you want a system of proportional representation in the #uk? You're part of the silent majority! Be vocal!
Want to remind #starmer and his #labour government of public opinion, and help prevent another disproportionate single-party victory? Sign and share this petition!
Petition: Use Proportional Representation at the next General Election
Change the voting system to Proportional Representation instead of First Past the Post. We think this would eradicate disillusionment and encourage voter participation as people could start to believe that their votes actually matter.
Transgender WorldUK Petition: Stop "gender critical beliefs" being protected under the Equality Act
Petition: Stop "gender critical beliefs" being protected under the Equality Act
We think removing the protection of the Equality Act for "gender critical beliefs" could better protect trans, non-binary and gender diverse people. It could support organisations to properly protect this marginalised community, whose rights we believe are currently being attacked and politicised.
It does!
"Evidence related to specialist gender services for adults or children and young people" is specifically mentioned as "out of scope".
…Because the #cassreport hatchet job is already done, and the Levy Review's going to be going after the rest.
