Great to see this analysis widely reported.
Maintaining poverty is a policy choice. Who benefits?
ABC News · Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
#governance
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Universal Basic Income is looking good right now. The administration savings would be huge.
#AusPol #Governance #PunishThePoor #CrueltyForPoliticalGain #UBI
The Guardian · Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Deforestation and no regeneration
"If you go down to the forests today, you’re in for a big surprise (mass deforestation) .
The forest has failed to regenerate after being logged. More and more logged areas no longer support trees where they once did."
"Forests that have not regenerated after logging represent a clear form of deforestation. Deforestation is a major global issue driving both escalating climate change and biodiversity loss. This is why Australia signed international agreements to both halt deforestation and to prevent biodiversity loss. And yet, this problem is evident in our own backyard."
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/if-you-go-down-to-the-forests-today-youre-in-for-a-big-surprise-mass-deforestation/
Deforestation harms profits
"Global investors managing over $3 trillion in assets called on governments on Monday to stop and reverse deforestation and ecosystem degradation by 2030, in a statement signed ahead of a U.N. climate conference. As investors, we are increasingly concerned about the material financial risks that tropical deforestation and nature loss pose to our portfolios. Deforestation undermines the natural systems that global markets rely on - from climate regulation to food and water security."
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https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/investors-managing-3-trillion-assets-urge-countries-stop-deforestation-2025-10-20/
#biodiversity #deforestation #LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #loggingIndustry #BellingenLogging #climate #NativeForests #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #degradation #ClimateBreakdown #Australia #governance #EcosystemDegradation #extractivism
Pearls and IrritationsIf you go down to the forests today, you’re in for a big surprise (mass deforestation)Visit many areas of state forest in parts of Victoria and you might get a shock – the forest isn’t there.
I started a pol.is conversation on the topic "Fediverse acceleration" 
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pol.is is a FOSS web-app to help find consensus global & subgroup opinions within a set of participants 
I've heard a lot about it over the years, but have had no experience with it. It looks like you rate statements positively 
or negatively 
and can write your own 
After 7 participants, report data should become available.
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Chinese Legalism and the Prefiguration of Algorithmic Governance: The Birth of the Society of Equivalence
As early as the 4th century BCE, Chinese Legalism established governance by numbers, standardizing everything and automating sanctions. An ancient matrix of the society of equivalence denounced by Adorno and Horkheimer. #Legalism #governance #algorithms #Graziani #philosophy Romain Graziani’s work, The Laws and the Numbers, reveals that the roots of contemporary…
Homo Hortus · Chinese Legalism and the Prefiguration of Algorithmic Governance: The Birth of the Society of EquivalenceAs early as the 4th century BCE, Chinese Legalism established governance by numbers, standardizing everything and automating sanctions. An ancient matrix of the society of equivalence denounced by …
Saskia Sassen and Sovereignty in the Digital Era: Towards Polycentric Governance Facing the Empire of Chaos
Saskia Sassen analyzes the denationalization of power in the face of the rise of technology giants that transcend state frameworks. Global and polycentric governance are necessary to preserve democracy and innovation in a new world order. #SaskiaSassen #Sovereignty #Governance #Digital #GAFAM The rapid rise of technology giants — the GAFAM and their peers —…
Homo Hortus · Saskia Sassen and Sovereignty in the Digital Era: Towards Polycentric Governance Facing the Empire of Chaos🌐⚖️ Saskia Sassen analyzes the denationalization of power in the face of the rise of technology giants that transcend state frameworks. Global and polycentric governance are necessary to preserve d…
“Authority-based #governance is about gripping and holding #power, assuming it is coveted by others who will grab it at any opportunity. Zampolits are the military vanguard of this restless obsession. They operate two main levers in guarding their party against threats from within military organizations. They control the narrative, and they mandate political #compliance.”
https://radarblog.substack.com/p/american-zampolit
The Radar · American Zampolit
Futile Collaboration
#American politics almost always revolves around division rather than unity.
The focus is on securing that crucial 51 percent.
It’s a route goes through to Polarization Town rather than Collaborationville.
And it frequently results in wins.
#Governance after the fact is practically futile.
These are not new rules of the game.
Inani Ludibrio · Futile CollaborationAmerican politics almost always revolves around division rather than unity. The focus is on securing that crucial 51 percent. It’s a route goes through to Polarization Town rather than Collaboratio…
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Data, #information sources, communities, and stewardship of #governance by #institutions becomes critical: citizen journalists write—and post—about the first rough draft of #history.
"Crisis and Risk Psychology in Norway" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/disaster-by-choice/202510/crisis-and-risk-psychology-in-norway
#Norway #Norge #DRR #CrisisPreparedness #SystemicRisk #LocalGovernance #Governance #DisasterRisk #RiskGovernance #DisasterRiskGovernance #DisasterRiskReduction #Psychology #PsychologyToday #CrisisPsychology
Psychology TodayCrisis and Risk Psychology in NorwayOur new paper examines the psychology of municipal leadership in Norway for avoiding crises and risks from becoming disasters.
This is how Sequoian #governance works in "A New Faith."
Yorkshire Bylines | Powerful Citizen Journalism · Sortition revolution: a bold plan to avert civilisation’s collapseCan we save the planet and rebuild democracy? A radical proposal to replace political parties with citizens' assemblies might be the answer
#American city mayors not googling “drone shields” right now are committing #governance malpractice https://med-mastodon.com/@cbarbermd/115300106587995030
Med-MastodonCarolyn Barber, MD (@cbarbermd@med-mastodon.com)What is Europe’s ‘Drone Wall’?
Not bricks & barbed wire — but radars, jammers & sensors to stop Russian drones.
EU + NATO want a shield, not a wall.
As Rutte put it: we can’t fire million-euro missiles at thousand-euro drones. https://shorturl.at/0Tp2c #press
#Corruption might be an integral part of #American #institutions #governance and the norm for elites, but it is not—and was never—considered a #virtue.
Whomever is trying to persuade you otherwise is gaslighting.
Don’t let them.
The @EUCommission would like to hear your views on the governance and sustainability of critical open source software. The survey closes October 5th.
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOSSEPS_Governance_and_Sustainability_Survey
#DonaldTrump announced that he will be sending #US #military against #Americans in #Portland giving #PeteHegseth authorization for “Full Force, if necessary,” an extraordinary #political moment — it is a deeply dangerous one. At stake is far more than a single city’s immediate safety. This decision challenges constitutional norms, long-standing federal #law, delicate balance between #civilian #governance & #military power US #authoritarianism #maga #democracy @parnasperspective #statesrights
New free-to-download paper:
"Crisis Preparedness and Systemic Risk: The Role of Municipal Leaders in Disaster Risk Governance in Norway"
https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.70015
With Sofie Steinsund, Gianluca Pescaroli, Jarle Eid
#Norway #Norge #DRR #CrisisPreparedness #SystemicRisk #LocalGovernance #Governance #DisasterRisk #RiskGovernance #DisasterRiskGovernance #DisasterRiskReduction
Uninterested in the “as possibles”.
Not effective, posh, nor extreme as possible.
Not dramatic as possible.
Not best, greatest, cutest, fastest, grandest, NOR as normalized as possible.
Subtlety, oooh ahh.
Simplicity, underestimated.
HOORAH for all of you who muster thoughtful executions, innovative humility, faithful study and practice and follow through.
What the news this weekend?!
A New Podcast Episode, on Redefining Society & Technology Podcast!
"AI Will Replace Democracy: The Future of Government is Here. Or, is it? Let's discuss!" A Conversation with Eli Lopian
The book: AICracy: Beyond Democracy
The book that dares to ask: What comes after democracy?
Beyond democracy — the future of decision-making in the age of #AI #governance and ethical #technology
Can AI help us govern better?
AIcracy explores how AI governance can transform the way societies
make decisions ethically, transparently, and intelligently.
Yeah, join us on this conversation!
www.linkedin.comNew Podcast Episode! "AI Will Replace Democracy: The Future of Government is Here. Or, is it? Let's discuss!" A Conversation with Eli Lopian⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com ______Title: Tech Entrepreneur and Author's AI Prediction - The Last Book Written by a Human Interview | A Conversation with Jeff Burningham | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
Susan Divald (2021) shows how the Hungarian minority in Slovakia uses commemoration and strategic wording (“self-governance” vs “autonomy”) to sustain identity post-EU accession—a helpful context for the gaps flagged by the Council of Europe.
Article below:
https://doi.org/10.1177/0888325420953490
#Slovakia #Governance #Minorityrights #Politics #BreakingNews #Research
#Europe #linguistics #Justice #Media #Culture #Academia