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Where dirigible democracies meet steam-powered satire. Navigate the political aether with wit, whimsy, and just enough hot air to keep our airships aloft.

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The Great Dirigible Debate: When Democracy Floats

What if elections were conducted via dirigible fleet formations? A satirical examination of how aerial voting patterns might better represent the weightlessness of political promises.

By Admiral Percival Windsworth

December 18, 202410 min read

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💭COMMENTARY
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Steam-Pressure Rhetoric Meters: Measuring Political Hot Air

Parliamentary debates powered by actual steam pressure? Exploring how Victorian technology could make political discourse more transparent—and explosive.

Professor Algernon Brassfield

December 12, 202414 min read

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🔮SPECULATION
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The Pink Tax Revolt of 2087: A Speculative History

In a world where pink enamel becomes currency, how would taxation work? A tongue-in-cheek economic analysis of our cotton-candy colored future.

Lady Millicent Sterling

December 5, 202416 min read

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Brass-Plated Bureaucracy: Why Government Gears Grind Slowly

If government departments were literal clockwork, would efficiency improve? An analytical look at mechanical metaphors in modern governance.

Magistrate Cornelius Cogsworth

November 28, 202418 min read

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The Pneumatic Tube Filibuster Crisis

When senators can only speak as long as the pneumatic pressure holds, debates become decidedly more focused. A satirical proposal for legislative reform.

Senator Arabella Steamworth

November 21, 202412 min read

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Coalition of Cogs: Multi-Party Politics Through Gear Theory

How interlocking gears provide the perfect metaphor for coalition governments. When one cog stops, the whole machine grinds to a halt.

Dr. Reginald Pistonbury

November 14, 202415 min read

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