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so, every time a Black person is killed by a white person, a buncha people go out of their way not to care by googling Black on Black crime so they can convince themselves there’s no problem.

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what a wonderful world we live in

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meanwhile i’m asking the real fuckin questions

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When forest fires create a smog so thick your whole city turns apocalyptic

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canada operates under a first past the post (fptp, majority rule) electoral system which means that whatever candidate gets the majority of the votes in an electoral district gets the seat. this seems like a good idea in theory but in practice it allows politicians to get elected to office even when most of the voters in their district did not vote for them. for example if candidate A get’s 30% of the votes and candidates B, C, D share the other 70% of the votes candidate A will get the seat while candidates B-D get nothing.

as a result of this electoral system strategic voting is one the only ways the voters in a district can avoid a candidate they strongly dislike getting elected. more specifically, all voters who don’t like candidate A should vote for the same candidate (let’s say candidate D) so that candidate A won’t get the majority.

recently a non-partisan, non-profit orginization, leadnow, started a campaign to “vote together”. this involves voters pledging to vote for whichever candidat reduces the likelihood that the conservative candidate won’t get a seat. each district would decide on a candidate to collectively vote for and hopefully this organized and strategic voting would overcome one of the major downfalls of the fptp electoral system.

it’s a pretty fascinating concept because it takes a relatively undemocratic concept (candidates getting elected with less than 50% of the votes) and offers a short term solution (the long term solution being implementing a more democratic electoral system).  

if you’re canadian or find electoral systems and comparative democracy interesting you can check out the project at leadnow.ca and votetogether.ca

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ransom & holster my sleepy faves

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what your favorite 2010s cartoon says about you

adventure time: ironic tattoos

legend of korra: unironic tattoos

steven universe: gay

gravity falls: adds sources to wikipedia for fun

regular show: more athletic than the rest of this list combined

young justice: abandonment issues

gumball: owns multiple nintendo 3DS cases

wander over yonder: calarts is your dream college

littlest pet shop: furry

motorcity: gay with abandonment issues

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there’s this very specific type of middle aged man who acts overly friendly and flirty to young women in the service industry and then thinks that he still has game because said women just smile awkwardly in response

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hey friends. i’ve been thinking about it for a while and i’ve decided i want to remake/move blogs. i kind of want to do a bit of a spring cleaning (in mid summer) of my tumblr and i thought a new blog was best for that. i’m planning on keeping this blog and using, but less often. i want to keep this is as my more general blog and get another one for other stuff i suppose. 

ANYWAY if you see a follow from a new blog and we’re mutuals just give it a check because it’s probably little ol’ me.

have a good one folks.

[cosmonoughts-blog]

hey friends. i’ve been thinking about it for a while and i’ve decided i want to remake/move blogs. i kind of want to do a bit of a spring cleaning (in mid summer) of my tumblr and i thought a new blog was best for that. i’m planning on keeping this blog and using, but less often. i want to keep this is as my more general blog and get another one for other stuff i suppose. 

ANYWAY if you see a follow from a new blog and we’re mutuals just give it a check because it’s probably little ol’ me.

have a good one folks.

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my friend who went to see 1D with me decided louis was her face and just sent me this

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I’m not even sure why this is something I felt compelled to do anymore, much less for a grade……

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exile– it takes your mind again. exile– it takes your mind again. you’ve got suckers’ luck. have you given up? does it feel like a trial? does it trouble your mind the way you trouble mine?

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