Imagine a party leader admitting to a journalist that their personal views contradict their own party. That level of honesty feels impossible in modern politics. See why independent politicians give us hope and remain a stabilising healthy influence in a very bad situation.

Open competition for power in our politics has its downside. We need some countervailing institutions to slow the rise of psychopaths to the top and to focus democracy on what kind of future we want rather than on which memes can be got to fly.

Ever feel like your conversations are being hijacked by someone else's agenda? Our political system has industrialised rage to keep you from focusing on things that actually matter, like education and care. Stop falling for the link bait and see how the game is really played.

Ever feel like you can't have a real conversation online anymore? It’s not just you, the entire system is built on "primary preferences" like sugar for the brain. Discover why our democracy started chasing clicks instead of the truth.

Aristotle noted that you cannot define a knife without knowing what makes it good or bad. This applies to us too. Goodness is not an external judgment from the sky, but rather it is built into our makeup. We are living this drama, yet the modern world has forgotten it.

Have you ever watched a politician defend something you know they don't believe? Seeing Penny Wong forced to argue against her own rights broke Josh Szeps' faith in the party system. It proves our political setup is fundamentally broken.

Politicians represent their funders and the powerful before they ever think of you. What if we stopped electing them entirely and used a lottery system instead? See why regular people make better decisions than the career politicians.

Remember the euphoria about social media 15 years ago? We were promised a global revolution, but we ended up in an anarchic thunderdome. If social media platforms are the cars, where are the rules of the road? Here is why our digital culture collapsed and how we can fix it.

We’ve turned social media into a digital thunderdome, but it doesn't have to be this way. Wikipedia proved that radical openness can actually create a public good instead of total chaos. It’s time we stop amplifying our worst instincts and start building for our better angels.

Ever feel like the people in charge are good at winning elections but bad at actually leading? It’s because our system rewards self-promotion and flattery over intrinsic merit and doing good for its own sake. We’ve confused "winning the game" with having actual integrity.

Anseesah Morrow is starting and gets the putback to begin the game. Hoping the Connecticut Sun get their first win tonight #WNBA

Matt and Sarah are thrilled to announce the launch of their new science podcast! Find all the links you need in our bio. See you Wednesday. #AGirlandHerGay #Science #Podcast #Curiosity

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Digital IDs: Threat to Workers' Rights & Union Activity

We judge books by their covers every day—on shelves, in feeds, and in meetings. The trick isn’t to stop judging; it’s to judge better. questionclass.com/what-can-you... #decisionmaking #reading #design #leadership #questionclass

Hunted - Episode 1

We love an armadillo. #AGirlandHerGay #Science #Podcast #Curiosity

People calling for the 'globalisation of the Intifada' rarely stop to think about the violent consequences for the Jewish minority, as the first hearings of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Australia have shown. (Video excerpt […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Protestors in Naples, Italy have unfurled a giant shroud bearing the names of 18,457 Palestinian children killed by Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza...

The graceful shape of their head, the flowing mane & tail, and riding a horse just feels like freedom. I collected Toy horses as a girl and Horsey was part of that collection. I do not remember how his tail broke off, but I remember when it happened and it was devastating to me at the time. #horse

🎂 Indivisible St. Johnsbury is turning ONE on December 15th! RSVP: mobilize.us/stj We're one year old. Shine on. ✨ #indivisiblestj #shineon #danville #lyndonville #waterford #northeastkingdom #burke #hardwick #indivisiblevermont #vtindivisible

Me every time I hear a news outlet trying to sell some circa 1982 style “Hamas and Hezbollah must be disarmed in order for peace to be achieved” nonsense .. (especially when it’s a bunch of mossad agents posing as negotiators sitting around with Rubio plotting to blame Iran somehow) #مقاومت

ඉන්ධන මිල යළි ඉහළ ගොස් ඇති බවට හුවමාරු වන අසත්‍ය සටහනක්! 🚨 Don't be fooled by the rumors! No fuel price hike, just false claims spreading around! Stay informed and trust credible sources! #FactCheck #StayInformed 👉 srilanka.factcrescendo.com/2026/05/01/f...

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This to shall pass, but nowhere near soon enough. Racist, drunk and stupid is no way to be Secretary of Defense.

A goal for the record books 📚 Sofia Huerta is the first NWSL player to score in their 200th regular-season start! She’s scored in every single season since her rookie year in 2015.

THAT LEGITIMATELY SCARED ME #fivenightsatfreddys2 #furry #vtuber

ICYMI: @muellershewrote.com told @johnfugelsang.bsky.social that Democrats need to take advantage of what is available to us to get nice things.

“I start kicking it back to shore and it’s fighting me.” 🐢 North Shore lifeguard Colin Steinberger describes how he helped save a Hawaiian green sea turtle tangled in fishing line. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/22/north-shore-lifeguard-rescues-sea-turtle-tangled-fishing-line-waimea-bay/ 

Asking my opponent, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, the explain her defense of our nation’s electoral systems. Integrity matters. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦 brandtforcongress.com/donate

PRIDE Daily’s Bash the Bigots. Today… · Schoolteacher outs trans pupil, isn’t a schoolteacher anymore. · Anti-queer NFL player Harrison Butker is demonstrably a bigoted moron. · A Russian woman’s jailed for wearing rainbow earrings. Pod app · smart speaker · YouTube · pod.link/1712324163

Doggies and their grandmas, a true love story 💙🥹

STORM TRACKER | Jangmi is a Korean word that means "rose," but every rose has its thorn. U.S. bases on Okinawa remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 through Friday evening.

Discover top and trending #entomology research in BioOne Complete, featuring articles from Arachnology @britishspiders.bsky.social, Breviora @mczharvard.bsky.social, and Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. Free to read through March 31: bio-one.co/4sSpwch #Bugsky #insects

午後のソフトeasy！メランコリーボサ🩷 ジャケットの本人の気合いの入れかたがすごい！ドイツのライブラリーレコード🩷 Love should be a word Horst Jankowski and his friends featuring Rolf Kühn 1972

Gli ucraini stanotte hanno colpito due petroliere della flotta russa ombra che erano in attesa di fare rifornimenti all'ingresso del porto di Novorossiysk

What you're paying for is the editor. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Max Sudor is in 🎯 Eastern Illinois CM. Man City work rate. Barça vision. Intelligent. Composed. Ready to run the midfield. Welcome to DKCU. | @maxsudor10 | #DKCU"

About yesterday: Starnberger See Loop mit 101 km und 553 hm als Vorbereitung für den anstehenden Taunus Express der ADAC Velotour im Rahmen von Eschborn-Frankfurt. #Cycling #Bike 🚴 #Cardio #CardioWorkout #WeiterImmerWeiter 💪 #StarnbergerSeeLoop #GranFondo 💯 #ADACVelotour2026 #TaunusExpress

THE STRUGGLE - We all go through rough times in our lives. Even the Hype Train has its own hardships, its own cross to bear. Can park opinion connoisseur Trip help a brother out?! BIN Barely Informed News ft @caseblackwell.bsky.social streams M/W/F twitch.tv/caseblackwell + @creamteam.bsky.social

Professor Chris Ponting on the 116 blood molecule differences his team found in people with #MECFS “This is not a psychological disease” people did not alter their blood molecules just to “spook the psychiatrists”. Clip from Hope 4 ME & Fibro NI 2026

Boots on the ground in Iran?

Forget the shit show and the in-fighting in the Ontario Liberal Party. The real alternative in Scarborough Southwest is Fatima Shaban of the NDP.

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It felt so good potting my plants and herbs (literally touching grass and DIRT!) and getting my hangout spot/front porch/Garden of BrEden together for summer, I can’t wait to read out there and send emails on days when it’s nice … like I fill so free.

The two closest rivals in world football are separated by just 44m across the narrow Rue Claude Farrére in western Paris 🇫🇷 🏟️ Parc des Princes (PSG) 🏟️ Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris FC) #groundhopping #footballhistory

ICE is shoving protestors into an active street and beating them with batons as cars are mowing down the road at Delaney Hall.

Yumigeta Ako & Inoue Haruka announce the opening of individual IG accounts on their 3rd anniversary x.com/MorningMusum...

that slide by #JavierBáez should be on the MLb.com front page for a week clutch

Where do our clothes come from? Developed in partnership with University of Chester and University of Portsmouth. Watch the full video on @timeforgeog.bsky.social and discover how you can put... https://timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-list/resource-management/where-do-our-clothes-come-from/

Good am and wishing you Bluesky buddies a pleasant Wednesday!☕🌄☕ Cheers! Smart Baby by door a few minutes ago.💚🐿💚

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Take note, it’s World Notebook Day today (3rd Thursday of May). All notebooks by Y Marrs Colourist can help you journal in different ways. Many designs - animals, alphabets, planners, business & essentials range. https://tinyurl.com/vkm2wmu4   #easygiftingwithyvonnemarrs #notebooks

these bday events with ALL not just Rafayel but literally ALL the lis is gonna be the biggest bum of the year with no cake decorating option. infold completely cut that out it pmo so bad bc thats the one thing I look forward to in every bday event ingame

Thank you for 1.5k on Twitter/X❗️ Your support, kind words and love keep me going every single day 🎆💜. #PixelArt #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 #Pixquare #Animation

🥺 A fawn, hiding from shelling, crawled under a car in Kyiv — local media.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Mario, Spider Man, The Flash and more make appearances on the streets of Paris celebrating PSG’s back to back UCL win

When you need Halloween activities - NOW 👻 Jumping ghost DIY to the rescue! Kids entertained ✅ Halloween spirit activated ✅ Sanity preserved ✅ Save this for your next 'what can we do?' moment! #Halloween #TheDadLab #HalloweenDIY

Lizzy gets snapped in half! 💥 #WWENXT