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The energy shifted from high theory to survival strategies. The @openuniversity.bsky.social was built for this reality: education that exists in the real world, not a walled garden.

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🍄 Finally, we moved beyond human politics entirely. The "Entanglement" panel argues we are "multispecies assemblies"—from gut biomes to whales. The goal isn't to fix the crisis but to "stay with the trouble" (Haraway) and survive the wreckage together.

🗳️ Bruno Leipold confirmed what we suspect: Elections are oligarchic. MPs are structural elites who can’t be held accountable by voting alone. His fix? "Constituency Juries." Randomly selected citizens (Sortition) with the power to sanction and recall MPs. Real accountability has teeth.

🐶 DAY 2: THE RESISTANCE Angie Pepper dropped the most controversial take of the week: Pet keeping isn't companionship; it’s "Structural Injustice." She argues our desire to own animals is "acquisitive and instrumentalising." We don't need better owners; we need to abolish the institution of The Pet.

🥫 Suzanne Whitten argued that "Incivility" isn't toxicity; it’s a weapon of the weak. When the State ignores standard dissent, "throwing soup at art" isn't vandalism—it's a rational democratic response.

🕵️‍♂️ Meanwhile, the "Climate Katechon" panel asked the scary question: Does the State need authoritarian power to "withhold the apocalypse"? As they noted: "The ocean will not negotiate with us."

🌍 DAY 1: THE CLIMATE STATE Alyssa Battistoni warns we are trapped in "Conflict Management" with fossil capital—treating oil like legitimate property to be negotiated with.
She invites us to read her new book:
"Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature"

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We are mapping the "Political Personality" of the distance learner. Do you prefer Ethics (The Vibe) or Rules (The Law)?

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Our Critical Discourse Analysis suggests this is a defense mechanism: we use "irony" and "rage" to shield ourselves from the anxiety of actual governance.

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We are expanding the dataset. We want to know where you draw the line between "The Law" and "The Vibe."

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It also covers "Ergonomic Activism."

How to create a petition that actually triggers a debate (100k signatures).

How to use "Economic Activism" to pressure corporations.

The mechanics of a Select Committee inquiry.