2017.10.31 Mockracy

Nos sumus una familia - Motto of the Free and Independent Republic of Frestonia


Show Notes


Places

Frestonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frestonia http://www.frestonia.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2017/oct/30/welcome-frestonia-west-london-tony-sleep-in-pictures https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/30/frestonia-london-commune-squatters

Sealand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PrincipalityofSealand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5OMsdlsoOM

Pakistan Island http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-25/people-walk-on-island-created-during-pakistan-earthquake/4981406 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/10334910/Pakistans-Earthquake-mountain-The-island-that-appeared-from-the-sea.html

News

Electricity http://www.afr.com/news/australian-households-pay-highest-power-prices-in-world-20170804-gxp58a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_pricing

Drivers of the electricity price increases: mainly network prices (41%) https://www.accc.gov.au/speech/shining-a-light-australia%E2%80%99s-gas-and-electricity-affordability-problem

Gold plated poles http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-electricity-prices-are-set-to-climb-ever-higher-20170919-gykx0w.html

Death spirals https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-adverse-selection-death-spiral

The Fizza plan does nothing to fix these dynamics http://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2017/10/18/turnbull-national-energy-guarantee/

Frydenberg completely drops the ball, in fact https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/19/frydenberg-appeals-to-states-on-energy-but-gives-them-24-hour-deadline

Go https://phys.org/news/2017-05-chinese-champion.html

Quantum computer https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer

Illegitimate Government™

AFP investigating itself

Michaelia Cash is a garbage human

The Citizenship Seven Eight

The Clock

https://www.gc2018.com/

... and then ...

Mockracy https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mockracy http://www.jameschater.com/Gratuitous/Mockracy.htm



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