These stacks outcompete democracy because they exploit what in the current information are three institutional failures: latency, opacity, and exclusion. Institutions are too slow, too closed, and too distant from public participation.
January 23, 2026 at 9:27 AM
These stacks outcompete democracy because they exploit what in the current information are three institutional failures: latency, opacity, and exclusion. Institutions are too slow, too closed, and too distant from public participation.
"economic and institutional structures are just only to the extent that they serve the integral development of the person and promote the responsible participation of all."
May 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"economic and institutional structures are just only to the extent that they serve the integral development of the person and promote the responsible participation of all."
BREAKING: Kalshi is asking the CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, which would let users gamble with borrowed funds.
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, letting users buy with borrowed funds
It's the latest move by the company as it and other event contract exchanges seek to gain greater participation by institutional traders.
www.cnbc.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
BREAKING: Kalshi is asking the CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, which would let users gamble with borrowed funds.
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
There seriously needs to be a study about how the everyday life friction of increased grift and enshittification in every aspect of life weighs on people’s institutional trust and what effects they may have on political attitudes and participation.
The whole of the internet is now run on the things that would have not made it past your email junk filter 20 years ago.
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
There seriously needs to be a study about how the everyday life friction of increased grift and enshittification in every aspect of life weighs on people’s institutional trust and what effects they may have on political attitudes and participation.
More attacks on programs aimed to broaden participation in STEM & institutional transformation programs including ADVANCE at NSF.
August 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
More attacks on programs aimed to broaden participation in STEM & institutional transformation programs including ADVANCE at NSF.
Moral injury is a wound to the soul caused by participation in events that violate one’s moral framework, particularly when compounded by institutional betrayal. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/august/potential-moral-injury-caribbean
The Potential for Moral Injury in the Caribbean
Moral injury is a wound to the soul caused by participation in events that violate one’s moral framework, particularly when compounded by institutional betrayal.
www.usni.org
August 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Moral injury is a wound to the soul caused by participation in events that violate one’s moral framework, particularly when compounded by institutional betrayal. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2026/august/potential-moral-injury-caribbean
How do you measure that growth? The number of actions is one way. Institutional growth is another. Media coverage, financial support from individuals and institutions, sharing and development of tactics and strategy. And yes, participation in local actions. It's complex! It's multivalent!
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
How do you measure that growth? The number of actions is one way. Institutional growth is another. Media coverage, financial support from individuals and institutions, sharing and development of tactics and strategy. And yes, participation in local actions. It's complex! It's multivalent!
participation ribbon for being associated with institutional hate crimes
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
participation ribbon for being associated with institutional hate crimes
‘When we start equating donations as political participation we encourage political parties to think of donors as their stakeholders & we reduce citizens from voters to consumers’ - @bryceedwards.bsky.social speaking about why we need new institutional guard rails around donations for NZ democracy
March 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
‘When we start equating donations as political participation we encourage political parties to think of donors as their stakeholders & we reduce citizens from voters to consumers’ - @bryceedwards.bsky.social speaking about why we need new institutional guard rails around donations for NZ democracy
The reasons for this are many & include institutional racism first & foremost, from BIPOC students earning fewer participation points than white students to women & BIPOC faculty receiving worse student evaluations, even if the students only know their sex & race by the name on their zoom screen.🧵
February 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The reasons for this are many & include institutional racism first & foremost, from BIPOC students earning fewer participation points than white students to women & BIPOC faculty receiving worse student evaluations, even if the students only know their sex & race by the name on their zoom screen.🧵
The Arc of Democracy Framework is a roadmap, not for abstract reform, but for institutional, cultural, and civic regeneration.
It identifies eight critical tracks where democratic capacity must be rebuilt if we want to escape collapse and move toward legitimacy and participation again.
It identifies eight critical tracks where democratic capacity must be rebuilt if we want to escape collapse and move toward legitimacy and participation again.
July 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Arc of Democracy Framework is a roadmap, not for abstract reform, but for institutional, cultural, and civic regeneration.
It identifies eight critical tracks where democratic capacity must be rebuilt if we want to escape collapse and move toward legitimacy and participation again.
It identifies eight critical tracks where democratic capacity must be rebuilt if we want to escape collapse and move toward legitimacy and participation again.
The Colorado Democratic Party censured Gov. Jared Polis for his commutation of Tina Peters in a vote of ~200 state committee members tonight. A resolution declaring Polis "materially harmed" the party and barring him from formal participation in party events was adopted with 89.8% support.
May 21, 2026 at 2:32 AM
The Colorado Democratic Party censured Gov. Jared Polis for his commutation of Tina Peters in a vote of ~200 state committee members tonight. A resolution declaring Polis "materially harmed" the party and barring him from formal participation in party events was adopted with 89.8% support.
Independent scientific research contributes to a better understanding of democratic systems.
215 ERC-funded projects examine disinformation, polarisation, participation, and institutional trust across Europe.
👉 buff.ly/4Atkne3
#ProtectWhatMatters
215 ERC-funded projects examine disinformation, polarisation, participation, and institutional trust across Europe.
👉 buff.ly/4Atkne3
#ProtectWhatMatters
May 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Independent scientific research contributes to a better understanding of democratic systems.
215 ERC-funded projects examine disinformation, polarisation, participation, and institutional trust across Europe.
👉 buff.ly/4Atkne3
#ProtectWhatMatters
215 ERC-funded projects examine disinformation, polarisation, participation, and institutional trust across Europe.
👉 buff.ly/4Atkne3
#ProtectWhatMatters
DA insists her "'statement described her participation in drug use & sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, &consensual.' Unless today’s undergrads make a habit of reporting consensual sex &drug use to campus police, the DA’s confidence on this point is confusing." www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How the “Cornell Seven” Rape Case Became a National Scandal
The dismal responses from both the D.A. and the university reveal a larger pattern of institutional carelessness.
www.newyorker.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
DA insists her "'statement described her participation in drug use & sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, &consensual.' Unless today’s undergrads make a habit of reporting consensual sex &drug use to campus police, the DA’s confidence on this point is confusing." www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
"As long as Ukraine's European future remains unresolved, not guaranteed, and not delivered, Russia has both the motive and the narrative to keep fighting," writes William Dixon, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, in this op-ed.
Ukraine should not reject associate EU membership
Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare misstep when German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed associate EU membership for Ukraine, offering institutional access, participation in Council meetings, gradual bud...
kyivindependent.com
June 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"As long as Ukraine's European future remains unresolved, not guaranteed, and not delivered, Russia has both the motive and the narrative to keep fighting," writes William Dixon, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, in this op-ed.
According to Bitfinex, now that there is more participation of institutional investors in the Bitcoin market, they tend to stop...
July 7, 2024 at 1:20 PM
According to Bitfinex, now that there is more participation of institutional investors in the Bitcoin market, they tend to stop...
Once again, these include a host of individual and institutional training grants that broaden participation in biomedical research: IMSD, MARC, U-RISE, G-RISE, Bridges to Doctorates, MOSAIC, etc.
This strategy is nefarious and in direct conflict with the recent injunction against Trump anti-DEI EOs
This strategy is nefarious and in direct conflict with the recent injunction against Trump anti-DEI EOs
More Friday night villainy: many NIH grant opportunities that disappeared two weeks ago and then reappeared last week have now disappeared again 🤬
Search grants.gov with close date in ascending order - 2 pages with closing dates now today (2/21/25), many with archive date tomorrow (2/22/25)
Search grants.gov with close date in ascending order - 2 pages with closing dates now today (2/21/25), many with archive date tomorrow (2/22/25)
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grants.gov
February 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Once again, these include a host of individual and institutional training grants that broaden participation in biomedical research: IMSD, MARC, U-RISE, G-RISE, Bridges to Doctorates, MOSAIC, etc.
This strategy is nefarious and in direct conflict with the recent injunction against Trump anti-DEI EOs
This strategy is nefarious and in direct conflict with the recent injunction against Trump anti-DEI EOs
"The strongest effects were found not in employment, but in well-being. Participants consistently reported lower stress, greater security, improved mental health, and higher life satisfaction. In most cases, these improvements were more significant than any changes in labor market participation."
Basic Income Experiments: What Works and Why Politics Matters
Comparing four basic income pilots, the study finds strong well-being gains but shows political and institutional factors decide reform outcomes.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
August 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"The strongest effects were found not in employment, but in well-being. Participants consistently reported lower stress, greater security, improved mental health, and higher life satisfaction. In most cases, these improvements were more significant than any changes in labor market participation."
Participation in spaces that matter takes a skill set that’s the opposite of what most institutional leaders get media training for. Sitting on a podcast, for example, takes candor, authenticity, and a willingness to sit and just talk.
Quotes from comms don’t matter now. (And many rarely do that)
Quotes from comms don’t matter now. (And many rarely do that)
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Participation in spaces that matter takes a skill set that’s the opposite of what most institutional leaders get media training for. Sitting on a podcast, for example, takes candor, authenticity, and a willingness to sit and just talk.
Quotes from comms don’t matter now. (And many rarely do that)
Quotes from comms don’t matter now. (And many rarely do that)
Canadians can’t afford to get distracted and take their eyes off what’s happening in our home.
Losing our freedoms happen in many ways.
#EyesOnCanada
Losing our freedoms happen in many ways.
#EyesOnCanada
July 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Canadians can’t afford to get distracted and take their eyes off what’s happening in our home.
Losing our freedoms happen in many ways.
#EyesOnCanada
Losing our freedoms happen in many ways.
#EyesOnCanada
That distinction may matter as institutional participation expands.
September 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
That distinction may matter as institutional participation expands.
The rush to cast Trump II as “failure of institutional checks & balances” is a mistake. A majority of the legislative branch is in favor of Trumpism; SCOTUS too. We have to face this. To see their assent/eager participation as “procedural dysfunction” is to ignore the substance of US politics
July 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The rush to cast Trump II as “failure of institutional checks & balances” is a mistake. A majority of the legislative branch is in favor of Trumpism; SCOTUS too. We have to face this. To see their assent/eager participation as “procedural dysfunction” is to ignore the substance of US politics
💰 Getting a new LP into venture once is not the final test.
The stronger signal comes when that investor returns for a second fund with less public protection. That is when participation starts looking like institutional capability.
#VentureCapital #LPs #Startups
koreatechdesk.com/korea-ventur...
The stronger signal comes when that investor returns for a second fund with less public protection. That is when participation starts looking like institutional capability.
#VentureCapital #LPs #Startups
koreatechdesk.com/korea-ventur...
September 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
💰 Getting a new LP into venture once is not the final test.
The stronger signal comes when that investor returns for a second fund with less public protection. That is when participation starts looking like institutional capability.
#VentureCapital #LPs #Startups
koreatechdesk.com/korea-ventur...
The stronger signal comes when that investor returns for a second fund with less public protection. That is when participation starts looking like institutional capability.
#VentureCapital #LPs #Startups
koreatechdesk.com/korea-ventur...