An Australian scholar explains the idea that drove Australia to adopt compulsory voting: "You would know that the government that was elected had the support of the majority of voters in the electorate—not just the majority of the people who turned up."
“An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years
As Australia compels voters to show up at the polls this weekend, a scholar lays out the genesis of
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
An Australian scholar explains the idea that drove Australia to adopt compulsory voting: "You would know that the government that was elected had the support of the majority of voters in the electorate—not just the majority of the people who turned up."
Te reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa NZ; it should be taught in every school as a compulsory subject
Public agencies are offering staff te reo Māori and Māori-Crown relations training, but senior ministers say this isn’t how public funds should be spent
Seymour says his ministry shouldn’t offer te reo lessons on taxpayer dime
newsroom.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Te reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa NZ; it should be taught in every school as a compulsory subject
Not just that odd socks should be socially normalised, it should be compulsory.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Not just that odd socks should be socially normalised, it should be compulsory.
The fight isn’t over until we have compulsory gay marriage.
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The fight isn’t over until we have compulsory gay marriage.
Mamdani is going to implement "Shari Lewis Law". Everyone will have a compulsory Lamb Chop puppet to make snarky ventriloquist asides.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Mamdani is going to implement "Shari Lewis Law". Everyone will have a compulsory Lamb Chop puppet to make snarky ventriloquist asides.
The Pioneer Fund was headed by the eugenicist, Harry H. Laughlin (below), an advocate for restrictive immigration laws and national programs of compulsory sterilization of the mentally ill. He was also the director of the Eugenics Record Office (cont)
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November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The Pioneer Fund was headed by the eugenicist, Harry H. Laughlin (below), an advocate for restrictive immigration laws and national programs of compulsory sterilization of the mentally ill. He was also the director of the Eugenics Record Office (cont)
www.hli.org/resources/ha...
www.hli.org/resources/ha...
Anti-vaxxers exposing Hays Code ass diseases to the general public is antisocial behavior that at one point would have required compulsory isolation and social exile. Instead, the Raw Milk Typhoid Mary community is allowed to continue their dunderheaded agenda unabated. Unsettles my spirit.
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Anti-vaxxers exposing Hays Code ass diseases to the general public is antisocial behavior that at one point would have required compulsory isolation and social exile. Instead, the Raw Milk Typhoid Mary community is allowed to continue their dunderheaded agenda unabated. Unsettles my spirit.
Have you noticed how these advice pieces always recommend mandatory sex but never mandatory picking up dirty laundry, sticking on a load of washing or scheduling regular, compulsory cleaning and tidying, or putting out the bins?
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Have you noticed how these advice pieces always recommend mandatory sex but never mandatory picking up dirty laundry, sticking on a load of washing or scheduling regular, compulsory cleaning and tidying, or putting out the bins?
All of that said, getting non-voters into the political conversation by making voting compulsory would be a very positive reform IMHO
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
All of that said, getting non-voters into the political conversation by making voting compulsory would be a very positive reform IMHO
Picket demonstrating feeling about announcements of cuts to courses at University of Nottingham @uonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Picket demonstrating feeling about announcements of cuts to courses at University of Nottingham @uonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
a university without its staff is nothing! On strike again fighting against the cruelty and economic shortsightedness of course closures and compulsory redundancies at the University of Nottingham
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a university without its staff is nothing! On strike again fighting against the cruelty and economic shortsightedness of course closures and compulsory redundancies at the University of Nottingham
Mamdani should make a compulsory acquisition of Trump Tower and turn it into housing for the homeless with a state run grocery store on the ground floor
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mamdani should make a compulsory acquisition of Trump Tower and turn it into housing for the homeless with a state run grocery store on the ground floor
Few things unnerve me like an obviously compulsory smile.
a close up of a man 's face with the words the boys written on the bottom
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words the boys written on the bottom
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November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Few things unnerve me like an obviously compulsory smile.
The design and layout of an ancient Maya site, built without compulsory labor, reflects how the Maya conceived of the universe.
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
Landscape-wide cosmogram built by the early community of Aguada Fénix in southeastern Mesoamerica
The cosmogram of Aguada Fénix built over the landscape between 1050 and 700 BCE rivaled the extents of later Mesoamerican cities.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The design and layout of an ancient Maya site, built without compulsory labor, reflects how the Maya conceived of the universe.
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
and was among the most active individuals in influencing American eugenics policy, especially compulsory sterilization legislation. In other words, he was pushing to sterilize people deemed "inferior."
There were other "pseudo-scientists" who were part of the organization.(cont)
There were other "pseudo-scientists" who were part of the organization.(cont)
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
and was among the most active individuals in influencing American eugenics policy, especially compulsory sterilization legislation. In other words, he was pushing to sterilize people deemed "inferior."
There were other "pseudo-scientists" who were part of the organization.(cont)
There were other "pseudo-scientists" who were part of the organization.(cont)
'Members of the University and College Union...are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save £30m, amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.'
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
Lancaster University staff to start industrial action over job cuts
The university is looking to save £30m amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
'Members of the University and College Union...are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save £30m, amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.'
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
my pal just told me that her work have announced a massive round of redundancies and everyone is super stressed, so management’s solution is: a compulsory team-building It’s A Knockout day
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
my pal just told me that her work have announced a massive round of redundancies and everyone is super stressed, so management’s solution is: a compulsory team-building It’s A Knockout day
Your compulsory Saturday morning retro viewing:
@bloggospow.bsky.social youtu.be/W2I7kUeDIME
@chinnyvision.bsky.social youtu.be/6K5xbKBtpvw
@81632bitretro.com youtu.be/rSKeHrqGE5g
Thank me later!
@bloggospow.bsky.social youtu.be/W2I7kUeDIME
@chinnyvision.bsky.social youtu.be/6K5xbKBtpvw
@81632bitretro.com youtu.be/rSKeHrqGE5g
Thank me later!
Arcade Obscura Vol.10 "Autogyro" Obscure Arcades POW
YouTube video by Bloggos Pow
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November 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Your compulsory Saturday morning retro viewing:
@bloggospow.bsky.social youtu.be/W2I7kUeDIME
@chinnyvision.bsky.social youtu.be/6K5xbKBtpvw
@81632bitretro.com youtu.be/rSKeHrqGE5g
Thank me later!
@bloggospow.bsky.social youtu.be/W2I7kUeDIME
@chinnyvision.bsky.social youtu.be/6K5xbKBtpvw
@81632bitretro.com youtu.be/rSKeHrqGE5g
Thank me later!
I had just been called up for Compulsory National Service when Gough was elected and stopped it. The liberals still want Conscription, beware young voters.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I had just been called up for Compulsory National Service when Gough was elected and stopped it. The liberals still want Conscription, beware young voters.
#readandplay (521)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
It's compulsory learning in the artistic program at the Primary Inducktrination School level.
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
It's compulsory learning in the artistic program at the Primary Inducktrination School level.
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#readandplay (521)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
It's compulsory learning in the artistic program at the Primary Inducktrination School level.
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
It's compulsory learning in the artistic program at the Primary Inducktrination School level.
Somebody - and I'm sorry I forget who - once said "I'm not saying it should be compulsory, just possible"
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Somebody - and I'm sorry I forget who - once said "I'm not saying it should be compulsory, just possible"
Good point.
Petting Huxley is compulsory.
Petting Huxley is compulsory.
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good point.
Petting Huxley is compulsory.
Petting Huxley is compulsory.
Perhaps we should consider making remedial constitutional law courses compulsory for all Supreme Court justices?
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Perhaps we should consider making remedial constitutional law courses compulsory for all Supreme Court justices?
Since nothing's changed in relationships advice over the past couple of decades let's just remember that if you're busy, exhausted and have small children then compulsory date nights and sex become a chore not a pleasure. Childcare + housework + being taken for granted is often the underlying issue
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Since nothing's changed in relationships advice over the past couple of decades let's just remember that if you're busy, exhausted and have small children then compulsory date nights and sex become a chore not a pleasure. Childcare + housework + being taken for granted is often the underlying issue
Mamdani is going to implement Shoney's Law, with the compulsory Breakfast Buffet and Strawberry Shortcake Sundae. Residents will be forcibly renamed "Big Boy."
Mamdani is going to implement Shohei Law. Everyone in NYC will be required to be a power hitter AND a starting pitcher. And speak Japanese.
Mamdani is going to implement Charon Law. Everyone in NYC will need to place coins over their eyes in order to pay the ferryman to cross the rivers Styx and Acheron.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shoney's Law, with the compulsory Breakfast Buffet and Strawberry Shortcake Sundae. Residents will be forcibly renamed "Big Boy."