Gabriel Bodeen @gabe@qoto.org

"Vote for 1, Top 2 Win"

In the short term (0-1 years), we'd see districts elect either two standard Republicans, two standard Democrats, or one of each.

In the medium term (2-7 years), I think we'd see districts get a choice between a conservative, a moderate, & a progressive, and elect 2 of the three.

In a longer term (8+ years), I think we'd get a real third party that stands for different things than either of the Republicans or Democrats. The political spectrum would change into a political triangle, each party having a base in one corner & competing to win over the voters in the center and on the sides between each other.

I just learned today about the Vito Russo test for LGBTQ representation in film. It's similar to the Bechdel test for representation of women. Both are really low bars to step over, and very simple to apply. So they miss lots of nuance, but they're a reasonable start. Neat!
https://glaad.org/sri/2014/vitorusso/

Hot hot 2024! It was the hottest year on record, as I'm sure you heard. These graphs that stuck out to me.
https://berkeleyearth.org/global-temperature-report-for-2024/

I've been reading the 2016 sci-fi book "Too Like the Lightning", by Ada Palmer -- and loving it so much! Honestly I was hooked by the *title page*, because it just jumped right into the world building with gusto. (The pic is a bit blurry, sorry. But take a look anyway!)