#Council

Representative Liz Miranda

RepLizMiranda

Lucille Clifton once said “What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.” I’m from a precarious place & in my family I have a

Ald. Max Prestigiacomo

d8alder

Tonight, the Council is voting on a proposal to prohibit MPD from procuring items through the 1033 Program. In this thread, I’ll share some relevant information and how to give

Luke Akehurst

lukeakehurst

I'm enjoying the hundreds of replies claiming I don't know anything about what voters on social housing estates think. I grew up on one. That's why I'm Labour - because

RieRieB 👩🏻‍🦼🏳️‍🌈🧶☕️🎮

MrsRieB

My university has just built a new 200 seat auditorium. Whilst I can access the room, once inside I can’t access the staggered seating & there isn’t a dedicated space

Becki Winson

rebeccawinson

Urgh fuck it I'm just going to go on a rant here. The right's refusal to learn what Labour did right in 2017, and it's idiocy in refusing to include

Conor Fortune

WritesRights

"Far from being able to prevent civilian suffering, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have played a part in causing it," @SherineT said ahead of a debate

Shalailah Medhora

shalailah

Ding dong, COAG is dead.The PM has announced the National Cabinet structure will continue on a monthly basis after the pandemic, and fortnightly during the pandemic, instead. Honestly, the word

James Avery

trafficanxiety

Where to even begin with this one? @flupton https://twitter.com/CCCLeader/status/1253279059313909761 Hang on - I did wonder why I hadn't been blocked yet. This isn't George at all, it's just one way

The Bee Guy

the_beeguy

I can post pretty pictures of nature and supply facts about bees and leave it at that and we can all feel cosy and fine and good. Except I can't.

Richard Chambers

newschambers

It's wild to see the word "revellers" get such an outing despite the fact we haven't had a music festival this year.It's a classic journalism word that I've never heard

Jack Simpson

JSimpsonjourno

Grenfell lunchtime updateToday we heard from expert witness Beryl Menzies, who is a specialist in building control.Discussion revolved around the role of building control on large construction projects and its

Los Angeles Times

latimes

If you live in L.A., you need to know about the federal corruption investigation at City Hall. There have been allegations of envelopes of cash, a paper bag of

Shireen Mazari

ShireenMazari1

So India got elected 17 June as non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term, winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Ireland, Mexico & Norway also won their

Scott Weinberg

scottEmovienerd

If you could choose one person to be the U.S. president, who would it be? (note: it must be a Muppet.) yes, Sesame Street characters count as Muppets. obviously. don't

Martin Austermuhle

maustermuhle

.@MayorBowser's daily coronavirus briefing has started. Follow along for updates. Some members of the D.C. Council are there in person (@ChmnMendelson, @VinceGrayWard7), while others are joining via video. Bowser says

Tashmatic

ThornburyRocks

A candidate for #Bendigo2020 council elections created & ran the grossly homophobic 'Vote No Australia' page, shutdown by Facebook, during the marriage equality survey. Here begins my thread about why