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Today I voted in the #RIPE #Election
Even as a small LIR our vote makes a massive difference.
RIPE has twenty thousand members, yet only about 5 percent of members voted in 2025.
Something to think about in our countries as folks go to the polls in the future.
Voter apathy means a small minority of members can have an outsize effect on #democracy.
Be like Obi Wan commit to democracy. ;)

Breathing Underwater
Sources and bonus timelapse: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/053.html
Subconsciously, or maybe even consciously a person or entity that holds a large amount of wealth will be wary of creating stable well-paying jobs because that distributes the power that the wealth represents.
That army of people may decide that they want to have a say in how things are run.
But not spending the money, not hiring people means that it's eaten by inflation.
The dream is a way to invest without creating a big middle class.
This is why so much money appears for AI.
Why did Trump give up on electability concerns and shift from Cornyn to Paxton?
Maybe because after orchestrating defeats for Cassidy and Indiana state senators, he’s leaning into his “I’ll do whatever I want, whenever I want, for any reason I want” attitude, without regard for the consequences.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-paxton-endorsement-cornyn-senate-talarico-democrats