"If Washington can seize a head of state without legal sanction, what stops others from doing the same? A dangerous new normal."
>>
https://theconversation.com/the-us-has-invaded-countries-and-deposed-leaders-before-its-military-action-against-venezuela-feels-different-272682
#NaturalResources #sovereignty #oilandgas #FossilFuels #mining #CriticalMinerals #energy #RuleOfLaw #MightMakesRight #abduction #NotFunny #Australia #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #HeadOfState #UN

Image: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, forcible removal from his home. ChatGPT

Imagine - foreign powers could come and take your leader away.

#NaturalResources #sovereignty #oilandgas #FossilFuels #mining #CriticalMinerals #energy #RuleOfLaw #MightMakesRight #abduction #NotFunny #Australia #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #HeadOfState

Image: Chat GPT + BellingenNSW

"My message of hope for 2026:
Abolish the monarchy."
— Zarah Sultana MP

And replace it with what?

Another politician means more party politics, and tussles with the legislature.

The 'apolitical' Irish system? In which case who chooses the candidates?

The potential spectre of President Boris or President Farage?!

https://bsky.app/profile/zarahsultana.bsky.social/post/3mbcqq6zhyc2f

#AbolishTheMonarchy #partyPolitics #headOfState #UKpolitics #ZarahSultana

Hype for the Future 47C: Head of State in the Commonwealth of Nations

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/hype-for-the-future-47c-head-of-state-in-the-commonwealth-of-nations/

The power of speech – The seductive power of language: https://www.aurianneor.org/the-power-of-speech-the-seductive-power-of-language/

#1930s, #1940s, #actors, #art, #aurianneor, #Chamberlain, #colinFirth #darkesthour, #DeGaulle, #democracy, #Dunkirk, #films, #headofstate, #Hitler, #houseofcommons, #language, #manipulable, #nazi, #parliament, #Pétain, #Photomontage, #politicians, #politics, #power, #poweroflanguage, #powerofspeech, #primeminister, #speech, #survival, #thedarkesthour, #thekingsspeech, #time, #victory, #war, #WinstonChurchill

Liberalità Misteriosa — Mysterious Liberality — Grevembroch 4-1

The newly elected doge, before he was presented with the corno ducale in the Palazzo Ducale, was carried around the Piazza San Marco in the pozzetto, while money was thrown to the people.

The people with red caps are the arsenalotti, workers from the Venetian navy docks.

#CreationOfDoges #HeadOfState #Sources #Translations #VenetianState #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/liberalita-misteriosa-mysterious-liberality-grevembroch-4-1/

Long live the doge

Viva il doge - long live the doge.

It is not uncommon to find old writings and graffiti on the walls in Venice. Like in ancient Pompeii, the Venetians would write messages and proclamations on the walls of the city.

Some years ago, the Venetian writer Alberto Toso Fei found a hitherto unknown writing (in cocciopesto) on the side of the façade of the deconsecrated church of Santa Giustina.

The lower parts of the writing are mostly lost, but the first lines are readable.

The first line only contains the symbols W, a drawing of the doge's hat, and another W. W means viva, which is the exclamation "long live". The doge's hat, the corno ducale, refers to the doge as head of state.

#Doge #HeadOfState #VenetianState #Venezia #Venice

Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/curiosities/long-live-the-doge/

A few centuries ago, everyone wanted to be a King. Nowadays, every PM, President, & the Head of State of any government avoids being called 'King'. 👑

#mastodon #opinion #quote #truth #reality #reflection #fediverse #thought #discover #explore #WritingCommunity #analysis #writing #commentary #author #journal #view #reflections #psychology #HumanNature #philosophy #king #pm #president #headofstate #leader #politics