That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
  • jdr@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    Btw BoJo wasn’t head of state, that’s the monarch.

    • Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      17 hours ago

      I feel like the powerful eventually found it less bothersome and safer to rule by proxy through prime ministers and the like

      • heartSagan5@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        17 hours ago

        Oh, definitely. The throne of the English crown in Australia and Canada is said to be a relic and not active. They just collect taxes, lead sequestered lives letting democracy govern the land. Basically, they’re the best paid “jobless” that I’ve ever seen.