Oh welp

I have read (per Indivisible) that it false and someone misreported a statement of his

He’ll very likely be voted leader, baring him like pulling a Haley Stevens or something similarly insane (which he’s likely smart enough to not do)

Maybe he could be kicked out from leadership if he pulls something like what he did with the government shutdown though

No, but he’s up for re-election in 2028. I do think a primary of him has a real chance given even many house dems are quite pissed at him

Also for as much as this article claims it was “controversial”, the current margin reported is 73.3% in favor to 26.7% against

It is not about sport nor has it ever been about sports. There also are not that many trans athletes and the research on trans athlete generally finds that trans women on HRT perform about the same as cis women

Some of the most vocal anti-trans advocates have said they pushed this because they saw it as a wedge to get larger anti-trans policies

is it only the fur

Mostly for the fur as the other body parts sold for lower value things like pet food

(though I don’t like calling them just “byproduct” as they play a role to subsidize the industry)

For some context on Denmark specifically: Denmark’s elections earlier this year had a bigger focus on animal agriculture, albeit along more “animal welfare” lines, but it’s significant for it to be even seen as a legitimate mainstream political topic at all

All of the above heightened Danish media coverage of animal welfare issues by January 2026. In just 72 hours, a citizens’ initiative collected the 50,000 signatures necessary to trigger a parliamentary debate on animal welfare. Animal Protection Denmark collaborated, joining the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, Greenpeace Denmark and the National Association against Pig Factories to form the “alliance for a pig election.” And by the March election, 53% of polled Danish voters said that animal welfare would definitely influence how they cast their ballots, and 95% said urgent action was needed to protect the country’s drinking water.

https://sentientmedia.org/pig-election-rewrote-factory-farm-politics/