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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 2h

Its, from a purely academic perspective, fascinating as a ideological development.

Horrifying as well, of course

James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4h

It's not even just about the rich fleeing; it's about how you measure wealth, the cost and overbearing nature of the bureaucracy around it, how it'd be shifted to different assets and so forth

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4h

It's notable he doesn't actually engage with the critique in the article (or why, you know, they've failed everywhere else)

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4h

Turning up with a sign saying 'No Princeps Civitatis!' for the lols

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 7h

Incidentally, I’ve been chafing a bit at the “No Kings” thing, because there are loads of monarchies that have more limits on executive power than the US does, but it has the great advantage that it makes Americans who want to oppose it sound, well, unamerican….

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 9h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4h

And there are way more of them per person.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4h

*Guns Germs and Steel

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, exactly this period. You think about your knowledge (and quite basic knowledge) of the period he's talking about and go... erm, wut?

(Blood Germs and Steel is the same)

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 5h

my "I'm in recession-ready mode" t-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by the shirt

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 7h

CITI CFO SAYS CITI HAS BEEN IN `RECESSION-READY MODE' FOR OVER A YEAR || SAYS BANK DOES NOT HAVE ANY EXPOSURE TO RECENT BANKRUPTCIES AND FRAUD CASES

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 6h

*Shake head lightly* Not like this guys, not like this

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 6h

Potentially, but I think it'd be far less clear cut. Numbers make a big differance and I think the South American empires have the potential to adapt and close the tech gap (as happened, to a extent, in Chile)

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 6h

'I'm not a king! I'm a princeps civitatis!"

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, I may have issues with the slogan but in a American context it works very well. similar to how the romans would avoid the word Rex at all costs....

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 6h

Turning up to the "No Kings" protest with my "Actually maybe you need a king" sign.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

Ultimately no nation could survive losing 30%+ of its population to illness in a few years; we're talking the Plague of Justinian on steroids

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah, unlike most 10s he has enough tight carrying chops and defense to make it work. Plus is entirely selfless (often to his detriment)

James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

Oh, its a incredibly stupid point. The Darin gap makes contact very difficult at scale, without hugely different tech.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

And, you know, the Darin gap

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

Small hamlet near Wooten-Under-Edge isnt it?

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

I always felt the Smith/Farrell combo worked very well and wasn't given enough time. Notably he's back to playing 12 (well) at Sarries this season

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 8h

Yuval Noah Harari

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Charles Taggart @sikolnam.bsky.social · 8h

Michael C. Mann’s 1491 does the best job of addressing this that I’ve observed. His section on the Northeastern US has settlers stumbling upon huge caches of corn and manicured orchards, thinking it divine provenance. Euros’ first look at the Amazon was bustling, their second look…nothing.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 8h

'Had they taken more interest in their neighbours'

Dunno, doing this in under 100 years seems like taking rather extensive interest in your neighbours

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 8h

It annoyed the hell out of me

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 8h

Its helped, I think, by having The Blessed Antone at #1 which pretty much renders any debage moot

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 8h

The fact that we hated Farrell gor being able to play 12 at a world class level - despite us pairing him with the worlds lightest back line - still sends me.

At one point the bloke was our primary unders carrier in yhe backs! And he did it well, no questions. And we hated him

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