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What can we learn about our current crisis from history
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/462226/end-times-crisis-history-lessons-cliodynamics-collase-society

Hundreds of societies have been in crises like ours. An expert explains how they got out.
No, we aren’t in “unprecedented times.” An analysis of 100 historical crises over two millennia has lessons for how society can avoid the end times.

Brazil charges 31 people in major carbon credit fraud investigation https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/brazil-charges-31-people-in-major-carbon-credit-fraud-investigation/

Brazil charges 31 people in major carbon credit fraud investigation
Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted 31 suspects for fraud and land-grabbing in a massive criminal carbon credit scheme in the Brazilian Amazon, according to Brazilian national media outlet Folha de S.Paulo. It is the largest known criminal operation involving carbon credit fraud to date in the nation. The police probe, called Operation Greenwashing, was launched […]

🔴 LIVE! US operation in Caracas – signal to Putin or end of Kremlin's allies?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/05/live-us-operation-in-caracas.html

"This is not some grand heel turn, or some brainwashing that DHH suffered. This is straight up a midlife crisis turned fash speedrun."
(Original title: Jordan Petridis: DHH and Omarchy: Midlife crisis)
https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2025/11/06/…

Who's on first, what's on second for Venezuela ... from a Venezuelan viewpoint.
https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2026/01/04/maduros-out-whos-next-in-line/

After two glorious weeks off , Metacurity is back with a holiday round-up edition of the top infosec developments you should know, including
--Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages,
--Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks,
--CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director,
--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025,
--OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here t…

Substation destruction and not cyber expertise likely led to Caracas power outages
Denmark says Russia was behind destructive cyberattacks, CISA staffers suspended after organizing polygraph test of acting director, Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan jumped in 2025, OpenAI says prompt injection attack risks are here to stay, European Space Agency confirms breach, much more

Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker and his former top aide in the state legislature
just weeks after they were sentenced to prison on public corruption charges.

Glen Casada, 66, was sentenced in September to three years in federal prison on charges
related to a kickback and bribery arrangement involving the legislature’s state-funded constituent mailer program.
Cade Cothren, 38, previously Casada’s chief of staff, was also convicted of fraud…

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker, top aide awaiting prison
Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges.

Tennessee Youth Pastor Indicted On Child Sex Charges - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/11/tennessee-youth-pastor-indicted-on-child-sex-charges/

🔴 LIVE! US operation in Caracas – signal to Putin or end of Kremlin's allies?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/05/live-us-operation-in-caracas.html

Trump’s Fake Drug War: Pardons Honduran President Convicted Of 400 Tons, Illegally Invades & Arrests Venezuela’s President Over Weaker Charges | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/05/trumps-fake-drug-war-pardons-honduran-president-convicted-of-400-tons-illegally-invades-arrests-venezuelas-president-over-weaker-charges/