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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/04/2026

At the climax, the students take over the university's faux-Gothic cathedral, dressed in Renaissance drag (Palmer's tiny office at the university overflows with racks of cardinals' robes and other period garb), and they invest a Pope: pluralistic.net/2021/10/17/a... 13/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/04/2026

This exercise is nothing short of genius, and the students who experience it often report that it is life-changing. That's because the final candidates are *never* quite the same, nor are the cardinals who cast votes for the winner. 14/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/04/2026

And yet, there are certain bedrocks that *never* shift, including the fact that Italy is *always* invaded by some of the factions involved in the election, though which cities burn *also* changes. 15/

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