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    1. Scott Morrison is the new Prime Minister of Australia

      Key points: The petition for a party room meeting of the Liberal Party got 43 signatures, so Turnbull allowed the meeting to be called. The party room voted 45:40 to spill the leadership. Three...

      Key points:

      • The petition for a party room meeting of the Liberal Party got 43 signatures, so Turnbull allowed the meeting to be called.

      • The party room voted 45:40 to spill the leadership.

      • Three candidates nominated: Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison, Julie Bishop.

      • Bishop was eliminated in the first round of voting.

      • Morrison won the second round of voting against Dutton, 45:40.

      • As the leader of the Liberal Party, Morrison becomes the new Prime Minister... probably. It now depends on whether their coalition partners, the National Party, support the new Liberal leader (but they probably will: the alternative is to lose government).

      EDIT1: And Josh Frydenburg is the deputy leader of the Liberal Party. That does not make him the Deputy Prime Minister: that role goes to the leader of the National Party whenever the Coalition is in government.

      EDIT2: The news: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/scott-morrison-wins-leaderal-leadership/10160168

      Follow live here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/live-turnbull-leadership-challenge-looms/10159462

      Some background on Scott Morrison: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/scott-morrisons-rise-to-prime-minister-of-australia/10160458

      20 votes
    2. What aspect of the LGBT community do you feel like is least discussed?

      I've been thinking about this lately and I always go back to feeling so ignorant for doing things like using the word gay to mean something bad or negative when I was younger. And it gets me to...

      I've been thinking about this lately and I always go back to feeling so ignorant for doing things like using the word gay to mean something bad or negative when I was younger. And it gets me to thinking about if things like that are discussed or if people even think that far into it. Which got me to thinking about what other aspects aren't being discussed or acknowledged widely enough.

      20 votes
    3. What are some good short-form episodic anime series? (Usually less than 10 minutes per episode)

      Short episodes can be great because they pack a lot of content into a short amount of time. Good for when you're in a hurry or have a short attention span. The ones that come to mind for me are:...

      Short episodes can be great because they pack a lot of content into a short amount of time. Good for when you're in a hurry or have a short attention span.

      The ones that come to mind for me are:

      10 votes
    4. Could we have a stickied list of all bans with reasons included?

      In the interest of transparency (and a little bit in statistics) it would be really cool to have a master banlist or at least a thread with links to all ban-worthy posts. This would help new users...

      In the interest of transparency (and a little bit in statistics) it would be really cool to have a master banlist or at least a thread with links to all ban-worthy posts. This would help new users understand what isn't acceptable in the community and allow for community discussion on what could be considered an unjustified ban or a weird influx of bad behavior. This wouldn't be super viable when the site goes public, but would be a neat implementation in Tildes' alpha state.

      14 votes
    5. Benefit of not having downvotes: I can say that I enjoy The Phantom Menace

      while its not the best star wars movie, it isn't the abomination that people make it out to be. its legitimately fun to watch and comfy with all its bad CGI. Favorite star wars movies in order:...

      while its not the best star wars movie, it isn't the abomination that people make it out to be. its legitimately fun to watch and comfy with all its bad CGI.

      Favorite star wars movies in order: IV, V, Solo, VII, I, VIII, VI, Rogue One, III, II

      37 votes