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We can renew democracy by re-thinking democracy. I wear 4 hats: Director, Demoptimism Project http://demoptimism.org // Professor, Melbourne Law School // Director, Electoral Regulation Research Network // Convenor, Constitution Transformation Network
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@democracytalk.bsky.socialThe voice of a deeply corrupt man running a deeply corrupt Court.
Show PostIsrael is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region. Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat. We live in Orwellian times.
Show PostSo, for Ursula von der Leyen and her Commission, Volodymyr Zelensky's "language is not acceptable. There must not be threats against EU Member States". But it's always a "no comment on comments" when Donald Trump insults and threatens EU leaders and Member States.
Show PostIf it’s true that the United States bombed an elementary school and killed scores of children it is an unfathomable crime. I have never been more disgusted to be an American.
Show PostInsanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
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