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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · 5d

We have a stellar collection of grad students lined up to present their work at the Harvard University Graduate Conference in Political Theory for 2025! If you are interested, RSVP: lnkd.in/gM7xZwnu.

Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to share the stellar lineup for the Capitalism and its Critics Workshop this Fall @harvard.edu! Join the mailing list, attend the sessions, and be a part of the conversation as we unpack the complexities and challenges brought about by capitalism!
@katforrester.bsky.social @gsas.harvard.edu

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · Aug 24

Huge if true.

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · Aug 14

Australia - where you can wear a democracy sausage when you’re missing the compulsory voting energy of election season.

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · Jul 24

Are you a Political Theory Grad Student?? The submission deadline for the Harvard Political Theory Graduate Conference is fast approaching (August 1, 2025)! Don't forget to get your papers in!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · Jun 26

Calling all political theory grad students! The deadline to submit a paper for the Harvard University Graduate Conference in Political Theory is fast approaching. We welcome submissions in political theory, the history of political thought, or political philosophy.

lnkd.in/gZVNCrdX

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NSJ Updates 🩵🌈☀️🌺☮️ @nikisavvasjumper.bsky.social · Jun 4

Nicolette Boele wins Bradfield after recount

Teal candidate Nicolette Boele wins final Bradfield recount, court challenge looms

The Liberals have lost the seat Bradfield in a recount, but it may not be the end of the battle for the north shore seat.

www.smh.com.au

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · May 21

Good to know that the alarms are still functional. Never change, USyd.

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · May 19

Preston’s lawyers engaged in a strategic practice of direct representation. But they also understood that legal representation would not bring about the change they sought. Instead, they used the courtroom as an opportunity to build power and galvanize the public.

lpeproject.org/blog/outrage...

Outrage and Resistance: Abolitionist Lessons for the Present Crisis

The Trump Administration’s open rejection of due process and equal protection echoes some of the darkest aspects of antebellum America, when black Americans were frequently kidnapped and disappeared…

lpeproject.org

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · May 19

This has been such an exciting election for Bradfield - a Liberal safe seat from its inception, until now! Hopeful for the recount, but regardless, I’m proud of my electorate and @nicboele.bsky.social for showing the Libs that no seat is truly a safe seat anymore.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · May 19

Independent Nicolette Boele declared provisional winner in Bradfield by 40 votes

AEC vote recount expected in Sydney north shore seat after Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian overtaken in final surge * Australia news live: latest politics updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Nicolette Boele has been declared the provisional winner of Bradfield in Sydney’s north shore after a nail-biting count which saw her take a last-minute 40-vote lead over the Liberal candidate, Gisele Kapterian. Counting continued on Monday as the final postal votes were processed in the former blue ribbon seat. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · May 13

Term paper time means one thing… Baking is BACK!!

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · May 3

Labor wins election in landslide: live results

theconversation.com

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · May 3

Australia really said - America, watch and learn. Proud of my country- restoring my faith in democracy one compulsory vote at a time!! #auspol #ausvotes

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · May 3

Anthony Albanese: the Australian PM who led Labor to crushing victory

Despite his first term being marred by inflation and rising energy bills, Albanese found new confidence in campaign overshadowed by Trump and a flailing opposition Journalists on the campaign trail were feeling queasy as Anthony Albanese motored on a boat towards Green Island, a protected marine site about 30km off the coast of Cairns. It was a sunny day in mid-April and the waters above Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef were choppy as the Labor campaign picked up speed ahead of Australia’s federal election. If Albanese’s stomach was churning, he wasn’t letting on. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Democracy Sausage @democracysausage.org · Apr 11

Hello Australia! Are you ready for some sizzling fundraising action? You can now add your you can now add your stalls for the 2025 Federal Election at democracysausage.org. For more info, check out our media release: democracysausage.org/media/2025%2...

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · May 3

Never thought I would be sad about missing election day… but the democracy sausage content makes me nostalgic! #auspol #ausvotes

Katie Bell @notsolonecoder.bsky.social · May 3

Local public school democracy sausage now comes with... democracy sauce!

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JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social · Apr 30

Australia, don't fuck it up this weekend.

You can't have a Democracy sausage if you don't have a Democracy 🌭
#Auspol

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Apr 14

"“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, in a statement to the university"

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands

Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

www.nytimes.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · Apr 14

I found out about this website update via The Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper. Read the original story here, it’s good: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garb...

www.thecrimson.com

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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · Apr 14

Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu

Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

www.harvard.edu

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Juliette Marchant @juliettemarchant.bsky.social · Apr 14

Katy Perry singing ‘What a Wonderful World’ on a joyride to space with some other millionaires is giving the same energy as we will heal the world if we, the rich, sing ‘Imagine’.

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