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Melbourne, Australia
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Sortition doesn't have to be an all or nothing scenario, just like not all legal cases require a jury. Perhaps 20% of parliamentary representatives could be elected by sortition, which would put a check on the anti-democratic tendencies of money/lobbies/parties.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
In the latest instalment of David’s conversation with @lea_ypi about the past, present & future of democracy they discuss whether democratic politics can ever break free from the stranglehold of the nation-state.
Listen here...🎧linktr.ee/ppfideas
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Arts industry shut down for 18 months, hundreds of job losses - they never blocked any traffic. #melbourneprotest
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Vic - We're fucked!
ACT - We're not fucked yet.
WA - Don't fuck with us.
NSW - The nation must live with being fucked.
Qld - I don't fucking think so.
SA - Not more fucking drivers!
Tas - You can all fuck off!
#AusPol #Covid19Aus
#Covid19Vic #Covid19NSW #Covid19WA #Covid19Qld
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Artists; Your first name plus your last name is your struggling artist name.
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Andrew Bragg "accused Western Australia, which reported no new COVID-19 cases today compared with NSW’s record of 919, of having 'no plan to manage the pandemic".
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Truly love a country where rich men can amass billions and literally build spaceships and no one questions them at all but Britney Spears has to go to court to see if she can get an IUD taken out of her own body.
.@Yascha_Mounk with @tylercowen and strangely the latter thinks @PikettyLeMonde can be dismissed because economic inequality can be explained by rises in real estate when inheritance tax is key to maintaining equality in his thesis pca.st/episode/a0e1d9a2-5367… pca.st/episode/a0e1d9a2-5367…
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A wonderful podcast on art and society. pca.st/podcast/32933e00-5c37… #arthistory #art #ArtistOnTwitter
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A professor of mine went to go hear Derrida speak once. The entire talk was about cows; everyone was flummoxed but listened carefully, and took notes about...cows. There was a short break, and when Derrida came back, he was like, “I’m told it is pronounced ‘chaos.’” – at Philadelphia, PA
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Pandemic Day 25: I made bread :)
Day 95: I sure do miss my friends
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Day 310: The White House appears to be under the control of a shirtless man in a Viking helmet
Day 330: Reddit’s coordinated attack on Wall Street is going as planned
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I think Reece Hodge’s kicking accuracy goes up with every metre he moves further away from the goal. It’s near 100% if he takes it from outside the stadium.
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if someone hacked our president's account and made it look like he was fucking moron, how could anyone tell
