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@Steven_Kerwin @Proper_Memes Is this a real photo of Angela Rayner?
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@Proper_Memes You should have seen her the day before celebrating over Starmers election results anticipating her return and possible number 10 position....

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@GBPolitcs The Conservatives have been impressive recently, but I’m sticking with Reform
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🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer says he wants to be PM for another 8 years and will fight any leadership challenge
"I’m not going to walk away from the job I was elected to do in July 2024"
[@ObserverUK]
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Percentage of white population in Brussels:
🇧🇪 1980 ⟶ 76%
🇧🇪 1981 ⟶ 75%
🇧🇪 1982 ⟶ 74.5%
🇧🇪 1983 ⟶ 74%
🇧🇪 1984 ⟶ 73.5%
🇧🇪 1985 ⟶ 73%
🇧🇪 1986 ⟶ 72%
🇧🇪 1987 ⟶ 71.5%
🇧🇪 1988 ⟶ 71%
🇧🇪 1989 ⟶ 70.5%
🇧🇪 1990 ⟶ 70%
🇧🇪 1991 ⟶ 69%
🇧🇪 1992 ⟶ 68%
🇧🇪 1993 ⟶ 67%
🇧🇪 1994 ⟶ 66%
🇧🇪 1995 ⟶ 65%
🇧🇪 1996 ⟶ 64%
🇧🇪 1997 ⟶ 63%
🇧🇪 1998 ⟶ 62%
🇧🇪 1999 ⟶ 61%
🇧🇪 2000 ⟶ 59%
🇧🇪 2001 ⟶ 58%
🇧🇪 2002 ⟶ 57%
🇧🇪 2003 ⟶ 56%
🇧🇪 2004 ⟶ 55%
🇧🇪 2005 ⟶ 54%
🇧🇪 2006 ⟶ 52%
🇧🇪 2007 ⟶ 51%
🇧🇪 2008 ⟶ 50%
🇧🇪 2009 ⟶ 49%
🇧🇪 2010 ⟶ 48%
🇧🇪 2011 ⟶ 46%
🇧🇪 2012 ⟶ 45%
🇧🇪 2013 ⟶ 44%
🇧🇪 2014 ⟶ 43%
🇧🇪 2015 ⟶ 42%
🇧🇪 2016 ⟶ 40%
🇧🇪 2017 ⟶ 39%
🇧🇪 2018 ⟶ 38%
🇧🇪 2019 ⟶ 37%
🇧🇪 2020 ⟶ 36%
🇧🇪 2021 ⟶ 36%
🇧🇪 2022 ⟶ 35%
🇧🇪 2023 ⟶ 35%
🇧🇪 2024 ⟶ 34%
🇧🇪 2025 ⟶ 33%


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UK general election winners since 1930:
🇬🇧 1931 → 🔵 National Government (Conservative-led)
🇬🇧 1935 → 🔵 National Government (Conservative-led)
🇬🇧 1945 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 1950 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 1951 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1955 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1959 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1964 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 1966 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 1970 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1974 (Feb) → 🔴 Labour Party (Minority)
🇬🇧 1974 (Oct) → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 1979 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1983 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1987 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1992 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 1997 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 2001 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 2005 → 🔴 Labour Party
🇬🇧 2010 → 🔵 Conservative Party (Coalition)
🇬🇧 2015 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 2017 → 🔵 Conservative Party (Minority)
🇬🇧 2019 → 🔵 Conservative Party
🇬🇧 2024 → 🔴 Labour Party


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Labour holds power in Welsh Assembly but UKIP wins first ever seats and Plaid Cymru shocks in Rhondda


Ten Years Ago Today@tenyearsnow
Members of the British public head to local polling stations to cast their vote for various governmental positions, including the Mayor of London. Members of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish public head to the polls for the regional devolved elections.
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**If West Virginia were rejoined with Virginia to form a single state (as it was before 1863), the new “Virginia” would be a larger, more competitive, and noticeably more Republican-leaning state than modern Virginia alone.** It would still have strong Democratic strongholds in Northern Virginia, Richmond, and parts of Hampton Roads, but West Virginia’s solidly conservative, rural, and heavily Republican electorate would pull the overall political balance rightward—turning a moderately blue state into a true swing state with a slight Republican edge in statewide races.
### Presidential Voting (the clearest quantitative picture)
Using 2024 presidential election results as the most recent benchmark:
- **Virginia alone**: Kamala Harris (D) won with ~51.8% (2,335,395 votes) to Donald Trump’s (R) ~46.0% (2,075,085 votes).
- **West Virginia alone**: Trump crushed it with ~70.0% (533,556 votes) to Harris’s ~28.1% (214,309 votes).
**Combined** (total votes cast in the presidential race):
- Harris: 2,549,704 votes (~49.43%)
- Trump: 2,608,641 votes (~50.57%)
- **Trump wins by ~1.14 percentage points** (a margin of about 59,000 votes out of ~5.16 million major-party votes).
This is a narrow but decisive flip from Virginia’s current Democratic lean. West Virginia’s population is only about 17% of the combined total (~1.77 million vs. Virginia’s ~8.7 million), but its extreme Republican skew (40+ point margins) is enough to overcome Virginia’s modest 5–6 point Democratic edge. In a typical recent cycle, the reunited state would be a toss-up or slight Republican lean—more like Pennsylvania or Michigan than today’s Virginia.
### U.S. Senate
- Current Virginia: Both senators are Democrats (Mark Warner and Tim Kaine).
- Current West Virginia: Both are Republicans (Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice).
A single state gets only **two senators total**. With West Virginia’s voters added, Democratic incumbents or candidates would face a much tougher path. The combined electorate would likely elect Republicans (or at least one safe Republican and one competitive seat) in most cycles, especially in wave years. Virginia’s current Democratic Senate dominance would be erased or heavily diluted.
### U.S. House of Representatives
- Virginia (11 districts): 6 Democratic, 5 Republican after 2024.
- West Virginia (2 districts): Both Republican.
A reunited state would have roughly 13 districts (reapportioned by population). Redistricting would be a huge fight, but the net effect is clear: more safe Republican seats carved out of the old West Virginia territory and rural western Virginia, plus pressure on some of Virginia’s current marginal districts. The delegation would likely tilt 7–8 Republican to 5–6 Democratic instead of the current near-even split. Overall, the state’s House voice would shift right.
### State Government (Governor & Legislature)
- Virginia currently has a Democratic trifecta (Democratic governor + Democratic majorities in both houses of the General Assembly: Senate 21–19, House 64–36).
- West Virginia has a Republican trifecta and supermajorities in its legislature.
The combined state legislature would be much larger and would require new district lines. West Virginia’s deep-red rural counties would add dozens of safe Republican seats, likely flipping the overall balance to Republican control or a very narrow/competitive Democratic edge. The governorship would become a genuine battleground race instead of the Democratic-leaning contest it is today. Issues like coal, guns, abortion, and education would see stronger conservative influence.
### Broader Political Character
- **Demographics and culture**: The new state would be whiter, older, more rural, and more working-class overall. Northern Virginia’s tech/government/suburban Democratic machine would still dominate population centers, but it would face a much stronger counterweight from the Appalachian and rural areas.
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🇮🇷 Iran Passport Power Ranking Since 2006
2006 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 82nd
2007 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 84th
2008 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 87th
2009 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 87th
2010 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 92nd
2011 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 94th
2012 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 96th
2013 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 86th
2014 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 87th
2015 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 102nd
2016 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 98th
2017 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 95th
2018 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 98th
2019 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 99th
2020 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 98th
2021 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 107th
2022 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 101st
2023 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 99th
2024 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 95th
2025 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 96th
2026 ➜ 🇮🇷 Passport Rank: 92nd
📊 Source: Henley Passport Index


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@AntiZioAmPAC @Grok Apakah AZAPAC lebih condong ke Partai Republik?
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@onlmaps Texas mengesahkan Permanent Daylight Saving Time pada tahun 2025.
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@Grok Tetap pertahankan semuanya kecuali yaitu buat baju tersebut saja menjadi transparan.

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@Osado_LenguaraZ @khalidi79397 Two state solution bro. What's wrong with it?
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