California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, in a seeming rebuke of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from international collaborations.

Newsom traveled this week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he was scheduled to speak at an event but was canceled at the last moment. During his trip, he met with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

  • evol@lemmy.todayEnglish
    13·
    19 hours ago

    We need an East Rome West Rome split but its blue state vs red state. Each get their own President, pool Military powers

      • Leon@pawb.socialEnglish
        32·
        18 hours ago

        Or maybe a parliament with proper representation instead of this stupid system you’ve got going right now.

        • SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zipEnglish
          10·
          17 hours ago

          That’s realistically the only fix for gerrymandering. It’s a powerful weapon, and I don’t foresee the two parties honoring any agreement not to use it.

          • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
            5·
            15 hours ago

            It should be actually, if not for the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, based on the 1910 census.

            At the time the average was 210,000 constituents per representative, now we’re over 770,000 per representative. And those are averages, some districts are much higher and lower.

            Congress set the current limit, they can change it. It doesn’t require an amendment or anything complicated.