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Ms Mountebank retweeted
Congratulations, President @LulaOficial, on your re-election in Brazil.
The relationship between Canada and Brazil has flourished under our partnership. Let’s seize this opportunity to make it even stronger, together — to create major new trade opportunities, protect the environment, and build greater prosperity for both our peoples.
Ms Mountebank retweeted
Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff
Ms Mountebank retweeted
Prediction markets also bombed having Bolsonaro around 80% at close of polls. Given that that was in no way a valid read off very close and herded polling, they thought the polls were underselling him.
Ms Mountebank retweeted
After wrongly having the incumbent ahead in the first round Brasilian pollsters hedged and herded on a narrow win for the challenger in the second only to be mostly wrong again. (Lula somehow won by 3.5, an unremarkable polling miss overall but the herding is spectacular).
Ms Mountebank retweeted
Swap Lula for Burnham and 2022 for 24 and I'm tentative to say, whatever happens in the next few years, we'll be making the same observation here in 28/29. xitter.cf/OwenWntr/status/211452…
Piss off Pauline
Pauline Hanson has called out Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson for refusing to accept an election debate with One Nation after claiming there were only “two people” who could be premier.
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Ms Mountebank retweeted
‼️ We've reached the crossover in counted votes, and I'm confident enough to call the election.
Lula will be RE-ELECTED as president of Brazil (>99% chance).
Better things are possible
The streets of Belgrade erupted in celebration as Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in Serbia's parliamentary election to a student-backed movement.
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Ms Mountebank retweeted
The atmosphere is amazing, all the cars honking, fireworks, people smiling at every passerby, truly a holiday. I'm posting this so I can savor the moment forever. I'm not forgetting the MAGA cadavers who took part in Vučić's last grip on power though, your time will soon come.
Ms Mountebank retweeted
First Hungary, now Serbia. Next US midterms? Corruption really pisses people off.
Yesssssss
I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students' List @studentblokade, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them on their victory. I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle.
Ms Mountebank retweeted
I expect Reform’s poll collapse will now accelerate. Their entire strategy has been based on claiming they represented the only viable alternative to Labour. And it’s now imploded.
We have Tory-Reform crossover. Average of 6 polls from different companies, fieldwork 16-23 Oct
Lab 28.8%
Con 22.2%
Rfm 21.7%
Green 9.5%
Lib Dem 9.2%
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Ms Mountebank retweeted
I think we should all leave Meghan Markle alone, and also do old white men ever live in the Philippines for non-perverted reasons?
Throwing council officers under the bus when you get righteous pushback really is the chef’s kiss here. Claiming credit for blocking an affordable supermarket, celebrating that and then chucking council workers to the wolves. So very progressive.
Greens UK down five. That Zionism motion alongside the leader’s personal mistruths are going to have a long tail I suspect.
Westminster Voting Intention:
LAB: 32% (+5)
CON: 24% (+3)
RFM: 20% (-3)
LDM: 9% (+1)
GRN: 8% (-5)
SNP: 3% (-1)
RES: 3% (=)
Via @Ipsos_in_the_UK, 15-22 Oct.
Changes w/ 10-15 Sep.
Ms Mountebank retweeted
The visceral disgust people have to Ramaswamy's ad is heartening -- and it goes beyond politics.
NEW on @zeteo_news—
Venues are *pulling out* of hosting Vivek Ramaswamy for his final bus tour across Ohio.
“We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican says. “It’s that damn ad.”
From @andrewperezdc & Swin Suebsaeng:zeteo.com/p/venues-start-can…
People are just quietly going insane behind their Grade II listed property walls. Nimbyism rots your brain.
Architect struck off for calling neighbour’s parking ‘gender violence’
thetimes.com/article/20c410f…
