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M'enfin! On a finalement un budget!
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/2025/article/budget-2026-de-l-etat-de-vaud-approuve-apres-36-heures-de-debats-intenses-29093806.html

📉 $35 oil sinks Russia’s budget as UK detains shadow fleet and funds go to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/oil-sinks-russias-budget-as.html

M'enfin! On a finalement un budget!
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/2025/article/budget-2026-de-l-etat-de-vaud-approuve-apres-36-heures-de-debats-intenses-29093806.html

M'enfin! On a finalement un budget!
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/2025/article/budget-2026-de-l-etat-de-vaud-approuve-apres-36-heures-de-debats-intenses-29093806.html

Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few. (Tony Romm/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/trump-congress-budget-cuts.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260217/p12#a260217p12

Die #Videofizierung ist eine ökonomische Entscheidung. Plattformen pushen Bewegtbild, Medien reagieren. YouTube Shorts, TikTok wird länger, alles wird vertikal. Mit Budget geht das mit Redaktionen, ohne Budget mit KI. Das Ergebnis: Formate nähern sich an, Unterschiede verschwinden – Vielfalt wird zur Nebensache.

Mamdani proposes cutting NYPD budget, canceling 5K new officer hires (Rachel Wolf/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-proposes-cutting-nypd-budget-canceling-5k-new-officer-hires
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p94#a260218p94

When the EIB grants a €20B loan for AI infrastructure while its yearly budget is €100B, that effectively means one-fifth of its annual budget goes to AI infrastructure.
Public transport? Green energy? Social infrastructure? No. Instead, data centres operated by private consortia to potentially sell private services. I hope it will be at least to produce open-source models and software.
#ai

Die meisten SEOs raten, was Google auf ihrer Seite tut. Man kann es auch einfach nachlesen. 📋
Server-Logfiles zeigen exakt, welche URLs der Googlebot wann besucht hat. Kein Schätzen, keine Tool-Interpretation. Rohdaten.
Oft steckt ein Großteil vom Crawl-Budget in Bereichen die niemanden interessieren. Parameter-URLs, alte Paginierung, vergessene Pfade. Logfiles zeigen das schonungslos.
Wer Crawling optimieren will, braucht keine teuren Tools. Erstmal die Logs lesen 🕵️

Expert warns 'people will die' after Trump risks 'Armageddon' with new budget cuts - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-budget-cuts/

US plans to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves could by 2050 consume 🔥more than a tenth of the world’s remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis.
The calculation highlights how any moves to further exploit the
South American nation’s oil reserves
– the largest in the world,
at least on paper
– would put increasing pressure on climate goals,
and risk plunging the globe further into climate catastrophe.
<…

Let's talk about the state budget.
https://coreyrowe.me/2026/02/15/milegtransit-january-february-2026

103rd Legislature, Jan-Feb 2026: Whitmer's Final Executive Budget | The Café Car
One for the (damn) road

"Indeed, this budget would put ICE as the 14th most well-funded military in the world, right between Ukraine and Israel. "
I think this is just ICE and does not include the FBI or ATF or National Guard or other federal police forces.
https://www.techdirt.com/2…

Von Budget-MacBook bis Falt-iPhone: Ausblick auf Apples 2026 | Mac & i-Podcast
Viele spannende Hardware-Neuerungen zeichnen sich bei Apple ab. Software und Siri bleiben eine Herausforderung. Wir blicken voraus und ordnen ein.

"Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026"
#India #Climate #ClimateChange

Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026 - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief's Aruna Chandrasekhar runs through five key climate- and energy-focused announcements in India's budget for 2026.

Il ne m'étonne plus que le principe du compromis helvétique est inconnu dans le canton de Vaud.
#AmbianceVaudoise

Deine Website sieht im Browser perfekt aus?
Google sieht sie vielleicht völlig anders. 👀
Wer Content per JavaScript nachlädt (React, Vue, Angular), riskiert dass Google den Inhalt nicht sieht. Der Bot rendert zwar JS, aber zeitversetzt und mit begrenztem Crawl-Budget. Nicht jede Seite bekommt einen zweiten Durchgang.
Schneller Test: Rechtsklick − Seitenquelltext. Wenn da kein Text steht, sieht Google ihn auch nicht. SSR oder Pre-Rendering löst das zuverlässig. 🛠️

Due to budget cuts, the Dutch Coast Guard is not able to protect assets in the North Sea against sabotage. Its department analysing suspicious signals is only open during office hours. Protection of offshore infrastructure was ended in 2023.
https://nos.nl/l/2598124

'Kustwacht komt geld en personeel tekort voor bescherming tegen spionage'
NRC schrijft dat Nederland het risico loopt om verdachte schepen te missen die mogelijk spionage- of sabotageacties komen uitvoeren.

A look at French indie game studio Sandfall Interactive, whose critically-acclaimed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 5M copies with a budget of less than $10M (Zachary Small/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11…

How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Became a Gaming Tour de Force
Without a blockbuster budget or much experience, the creators of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 astounded the industry with an emotional narrative and old-school design.

The Summerhall complex has been such a focus for linking art and science in #Edinburgh, usually on a shoestring budget, but many thanks due to Robert McDowell et al. since 2011.
Now disaggregation seems to be underway for the collections that were hosted there, like the Artiscience Library and the Demarco archive ... HT @…
At least the brewery and the distillery are keeping up traditional science practices 😉, like the only bar with gin on tap.
➡️ https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/15/a-cultural-evacuation-the-demarco-archive-leaves-scotland/

Avatar 3 is showing in high frame rate or 3D or 3D with high frame rate. I haven't been paying close attention, but the last time I saw HFR was for The Hobbit (and to me it looked odd).
So is HFR back now? Or is it just for James Cameron's big budget?
#AvatarFireAndAsh #vfx

San Franciscans: please take the new SFMTA budget survey! it's quick!
https://www.sfmta.com/projects/sfmta-budget-planning-fy-2026-27-and-fy-2027-28

SFMTA Budget Planning - FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28

Jerry Jones: Cowboys incentivized to 'bust the budget' in offseason https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/jerry-jones-cowboys-incentivized-to-bust-the-budget-in-offseason

California's Department of Finance director says Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't plan to commit more funding in 2026 to a Google partnership to help local newsrooms (Titus Wu/Bloomberg Government)
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-govern

Google Journalism Program Gets Skipped in California Budget
California Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t plan to commit funding this year to a partnership with Google to help local newsrooms, state Department of Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw said Friday.

"A mileage-based charge for electric and plug-in hybrid car drivers from 2028 and a short-term freeze in fuel duty are among the key changes announced in the Autumn Budget 2025"
So am I right in thinking that this #budget has penalised electric cars and benefited fossil fuel vehicles?
That seems... Highly counter-productive.

Climate, but as a class relationship: Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/10/world-richest-used-fair-share-emissions-2026-oxfam

Also: "Vanity Fair quotes Wiles as referring to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought as a “a right-wing absolute zealot.”"
Wiles Torches Top White House Officials In Interview, Says Glorious Leader "Has An Alcoholic's Personality" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/wiles-torches-top-white-house-officials-in-interview-says-glorious-leader-has-an-alcoholics-personality/

They are a military force in a war that cannot be won.
Kinda a natural spot in the rankings… @… https://…

Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social)
At $28.7B for 2025 (nearly triple its 2024 budget) and at least another $56.25B over the next three years, ICE's budget would be the envy of many national militaries... "Indeed, this budget would put ICE as the 14th most well-funded military in the world, right between Ukraine and Israel." [contains quote post or other embedded content]

"World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions

Great News for #NASA in the House-Senate FY2026 Appropriations Report / NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all: https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/great-news-for-nasa-in-the-house-senate-fy2026-appropriations-report/ / https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/nasas-science-budget-wont-be-a-train-wreck-after-all/

UK sugar tax to be extended to more soft drinks and milkshakes https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/nov/25/sterling-volatility-the-budget-rachel-reeves-german-economy-stagnating-…

Precedented, but not the same:
If ICE and CBP are basically the reincarnation of the KKK, it’s the KKK with a budget the size of Russia’s entire military.
Literally. In the literal sense of “literally.” The incoming ICE CBP budget is ~$140 billion.[1] Russia’s military budget is ~$145 billion.[2]
(If I’m misreading these numbers, please correct me.)
[1] https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_homeland_security_conference_bill_summary.pdf
[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hikes-national-defence-spending-by-23-2025-2024-09-30/
12/

https://assumptionblanket.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-just-got-laid-off-but-this-post-isnt.html?m=1

I just got laid off. But this post isn’t what you think.
OK, deep breath, here we go. Yesterday, January 12, 2026, I got laid off from my job with the State of Minnesota due to budget constraints...

At last a sensible note on the bond problem that underpins the tax rises in #Budget2025.
"Slowing quantitative tightening, having the Bank of England absorb its own losses on its balance sheet and reducing the amount of interest paid out on reserves all offer ways for the government to recoup these losses and invest in public services and infrastructure. "
Budget tax rises to…

Budget tax rises to be overshadowed by Bank of England bond sales and losses
Bank of England to make cumulative losses of £112bn until 2030/31, wiping out the £78bn in tax rises raised in today’s budget

"Congress has thwarted devastating budget cuts to key US government research funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (#NSF), that were proposed" 🧪

Dramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump administration evaporate
Final 2026 budget figures, passed by Congress and signed into law, reject significant cuts that the White House had proposed

Jerry Jones: Cowboys incentivized to 'bust the budget' in offseason https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/jerry-jones-cowboys-incentivized-to-bust-the-budget-in-offseason

For anyone in #Chicago, here's an opportunity to stand up for your public library and fight against the devastating proposed cuts: https://www.afscmelocal1215.org/event/loca

You can make your own analysis by downloading these 2 spreadsheets from the global carbon budget site (used in the new report), and then look at the scale of reduction in emissions for those countries claimed to be absolutely decoupliing (which btw account for 36% of emissions).
https://globalcarbonbudget.or…

Deine Website sieht im Browser perfekt aus? Kool!
Google sieht sie vielleicht völlig anders. 👀
Wer Content per JavaScript nachlädt (React, Vue, Angular), riskiert dass Google den Inhalt schlicht nicht sieht. Der Bot rendert zwar JavaScript, aber zeitversetzt und mit begrenztem Budget.
Schneller Test: Rechtsklick − Seitenquelltext anzeigen. Wenn da kein Text steht, den Google indexieren soll = 🚨
Was der Browser zeigt und was Google liest, sind oft zwei verschiedene Wel…

#Blakes7 Series B, Episode 12 - The Keeper
VILA: I could be president.
AVON: Ah.
VILA: Or we can take it in turns.
BLAKE: You ready to go, Vila?
VILA: Why not? Now that would be worth the risks we're taking.
https://

Suche Apple Watch 5 oder neuer, 44 mm für 100 € Budget. Please DM

Check out my latest CSO piece, which provides the key takeaways from the 2026 NDAA compromise bill released earlier this week, chief among which are provisions that protect the mobile communications of top brass and requirements to safeguard AI systems from digital threats.
https://www.

Key cybersecurity takeaways from the 2026 NDAA
A 4.1% increase in military cyber funding in the FY2026 NDAA budget underpins new requirements for hardened mobile devices, AI security frameworks, and expanded DoD cyber workforce authorities.

Die reichsten 1% haben CO2-Budget für 2026 aufgebraucht
https://stohl.de/wordpress/?p=192766

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/10/world-richest-used-fair-share-emissions-2026-oxfam

It's time for Cascadia to impound federal taxes
https://www.cascadia-journal.com/its-time-for-cascadia-to-impound-federal-taxes/?ref=cascadia-journal-newsletter
Where Cascadia is Washington and Oregon only.…

It's time for Cascadia to impound federal taxes
As Washington and Oregon face numerous economic threats, including the real possibility of recession, disastrous flooding, continued wildfires, and massive cuts to the federal budget by the Trump administration, it's time to consider an idea that's been gaining traction in blue states hit hard by Trump's authoritarian rule: holding federal

PBS says it is ending PBS News Weekend, due to federal budget cuts; anchor John Yang says he'll be leaving PBS but many members of the show's team will remain (Alyssa Ray/The Wrap)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pbs-news-confirms-weekend-team-03…

PBS News Confirms Weekend Team Will Air Final Broadcast on Sunday | Video
"PBS News Weekend" will sign off for good on Sunday after federal budget cuts forced the broadcaster to "rework" its staffing and programming.

Gute Neuigkeiten:
Die #Bundesregierung stockt das Budget des #BND auf, damit dort die #Speicherkapazitäten für

BND soll IT-Riesen hacken und Internetknoten stärker überwachen dürfen
Schluss mit NSA-Abhängigkeit: Ein Gesetzentwurf sieht vor, dass der BND Internetinhalte massenhaft speichern und in Systeme von Google & Co. eindringen kann.

Budget Bashar
bot by @…
This is for tee hee, not treason: please don't torture me.
#satire #potus45

Skydance's acquisition of Paramount resulted in the shutdown the MTV Music channel in Europe as part of their budget cuts on 12/31/2025.
Here's the final minutes of the channel.
▶️ Final shutdown of MTV Music (UK) - 31/12/2025 6:00am
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9hqJ9Fe-Fe

heise | Workshop: Mit Numbers das Budget schick im Blick
Apples kostenlose Tabellenkalkulation Numbers bietet mehr Funktionen, als den meisten Mac-Nutzern bewusst sein dürfte. So geht mehr als schnöde Tabellen.
https:/…

When AirBnB started out I thought "What a great idea! A platform to enable people with a spare room to connect with budget travellers who want simple, inexpensive short-term accommodation." Using it back then, it felt kind of like in-person social media, as you could meet really interesting people that you'd never find otherwise.
But then came the keyboxes, the party flats, the whole-house lets, people running multiple places, hidden cameras and all the rest.
Today t…

"US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit"
#US #USA #America #Venezuela

Peut-être que je ne suis pas assez la vie politique française, mais il n'avait pas promis de ne pas utiliser le 49.3, ce premier ministre??
"Le Monde – EN DIRECT, budget 2026 : Sébastien Lecornu confirme son recours au 49.3 pour l’adoption du PLF, avec « regrets et un peu d’amertume »"

EN DIRECT, budget 2026 : Sébastien Lecornu confirme son recours au 49.3 pour l’adoption du PLF, avec « regrets et un peu d’amertume »
A la sortie du conseil des ministres, Sébastien Lecornu a dénoncé des tentatives « très claires de sabotage » de la part de LFI et du RN. Il a par ailleurs réaffirmé à plusieurs reprises son objectif de ramener le déficit à 5 % du produit intérieur brut. LFI et le RN vont déposer des motions de censure.

Norway announces $400 million emergency package for Ukraine's energy sector, budget: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/12/norway-announces-million-emergency-package.html

Trump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50 percent jump (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/trump-calls-record-defense-budget-00715298
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p154#a260107p154

Unerwartete Milliarden - Wie die Regierung bei Inflation und Budget trickst #News #Nachrichten …

New year, new invoices against new budget lines with new accounts payable processes from clients.

FreeBSD Foundation Budget Summary
<https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-Budget-Approved-Summary.pdf> (September 2025)
― via <

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wants to eliminate the 15-year deadline to prosecute rape in cases with a DNA match. 
The proposal is part of her budget recommendation for the 2027 fiscal year.
Current Massachusetts law bars rape prosecutions in older cases, even when DNA testing has identified a suspect.
An investigation last year by WBUR and ProPublica found that nearly all other states allow more time to charge rapes or similar assaults of adults than Massachusetts.
…

Gov. Healey proposes eliminating deadline to prosecute rapes when there's a DNA match
Current Massachusetts law bars rape prosecutions in cases older than 15 years, even when there’s a DNA match. The governor wants to change it.

Our Trust Us sale offers the best price to join us for the next #bbuzz edition from 7–9 June. It's also a great way to make the most of your remaining training budget! The Trust Us sale is only available until 31 December, so purchase your tickets now at https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/bbuzz26/c/8Hvk0ZvJA/

Good Morning #Canada
Like most Canadians I suspect our grocery bill this week will be over budget as we prepare for a family #Christmas dinner and a week of holiday goodies. But help is on the way in January with the implementation of the Grocery Code of Conduct. Colour me skeptical but I'm not sure this is going to solve the issue of high grocery bills. I understand the attempt to eliminate unnecessary costs in the supply food chain. As a former manager in logistics, the fines and charges for missed delivery windows, fulfillment shortages or even the wrong pallets used, are real. But any reduction in supply chain costs will likely be absorbed as profit, not passed on to consumers. A far more effective solution would be an Excess Profits Tax where companies are charged a penalty tax when they earn profit that is unreasonable or above expectations, such as during COVID or a period of inflation.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Profiteering
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/what-canadians-need-to-know-about-the-grocery-code-of-conduct/

RE: https://flipboard.com/@spacecom/space.com-06o8ff5iz/-/a-uaYJjWjASkOFZag4tBuDuQ:a:1693190246-/0
More in https://www.aaas.org/news/fy-2026-rd-appropriations-dashboard, https://scicomm.xyz/@AkaSci@fosstodon.org/115845815382959954, https://www.leonarddavid.com/mars-sample-return-given-the-political-axe/ and https://eos.org/research-and-developments/science-escapes-largest-cuts-in-latest-budget-bills

Ah! «Le Gouvernement a décidé de retirer le décret sur la contribution de crise de 0,7 % sur les salaires de la fonction publique (-24 millions).»
https://tooting.ch/@etatdevaud/115707561491415218

Defense Stocks Soar Again as Trump Plans Military Budget Boost (Lisa Pham/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-08/defense-stocks-soar-again-as-trump-plans-military-budget-boost
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p51#a260108p51

"Spending as a share of GDP is pretty well where it was at the end of the last government. This government had reversed the additional austerity the last government had pencilled in, but once you allow for trends in health spending and debt interest the substantial reduction in the level of public service provision that we saw under fourteen years of Tory rule has not and will not be significantly reversed."
mainly macro:

The Budget suggests the Chancellor is thinking too much about short term management and too little about long term legacy
  My posts come out on a Tuesday and Budgets are on a Wednesday. Not great timing, which is why in the past I’ve often done special posts on...

"S.F. public health department has to cut $17 million. No one is happy."
Really, "no one"? This is billionaire erasure. Billionaires are thrilled! They love that Mayor Lurie opposes the billionaire tax and the overpaid CEO tax, and is making cuts instead.
https://

S.F. public health dept. has to cut $17 million. No one is happy.
Community organizations facing cuts are fighting back .

Not just more of the same.
Note that this eye-popping graph only includes ICE, and not CBP, which saw a similar explosion.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-5674887/ice-budget-funding-congress-trump
13/

OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/obr_ciaran_martin/

OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder
: Ex-NCSC chief Ciaran Martin asked to examine how forecast ended up online ahead of schedule

A technical deep dive into Amazon's Trainium3 accelerator, including its server SKUs' specifications, silicon design, power budget, and bill of materials (SemiAnalysis)
https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/aws-trainium3-deep-dive-a-potential

AWS Trainium3 Deep Dive | A Potential Challenger Approaching
NL72x2/NL32x2 Scale Up Rack Architecture, Step-Function Software & System Improvements, Optimized Perf per TCO, “Amazon Basics” GB200 NVL36x2, Astera Labs, Trainium4

Please, please make time today to call you Senators demanding they #DefundICE.
5calls.org
has everything you need: https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ice-defund/

The 2026 military funding bill released this week would
require the U.S. to assess Israel’s weapons arsenal
and suggest ways to undo any “gaps” that may be caused by arms embargoes imposed by other countries protesting Israel’s violence.
This remarkable measure comes as a response to at least two dozen countries that have restricted or ended weapons transfers to Israel since its genocide began on October 7, 2023.
It also comes after countless experts, including watch…

Annual defense bill includes provision to effectively undo Israel arms embargoes
Republicans boast that the budget “provides unprecedented levels of support for the security of Israel.”

[Nebraska ] Republicans blame Trump's signature bill for massive budget crisis - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/big-beautiful-bill-hurt-states/

Jerry Jones ‘Bust the Budget’ Slogan Suggests Cowboys Could Be Aggressive in 2026 https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/jerry-jones-bust-the-budget-slogan-suggests-cowboys-could-be-aggressive-in-2026

Unfaire #Arbeitsbedingungen im #ÖPNV führen zu #Personalmangel und Ausfällen.
Eine neue Analyse zeigt, dass sich mit sieben Prozent mehr Budget faire

„Verkehrswende braucht gute Arbeit – Wege aus der Personalkrise im ÖPNV“: Studie von ver.di und Klima-Allianz Deutschland zeigt Reformbedarf und Lösungen für den Fahrdienst
ver.di und Klima-Allianz Deutschland fordern die Politik auf, die Finanzierung des ÖPNV so auszugestalten, dass faire Arbeitsbedingungen und Dienstplanungen gewährleistet werden können.

Budget Bashar
bot by @…
No laws were broken in the making of this bot: let's not get carceral over comedy.
#satire #potus45

From David Suzuki
Economic reporting could mislead one into believing that budget deficits are the most important challenge governments face. Its an excuse to curtail spending on necessary benefits, including health care, education, social security, climate action and more. Is it true that countries such as Canada and the US can’t afford these services?

Call on your representatives to block any DHS appropriations bill
or Continuing Resolution (CR)
that maintains funding for ICE.
This lawless and violent agency must be defunded and dissolved for good.
https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ice-defund/

Defund ICE ⭑ 5 Calls
Following the federal funding deal passed in mid-November 2025, Congress faces another January 30th deadline to pass the remaining appropriations …

Meanwhile, Schumer’s much-touted list of demands is (oh, shocker) pathetic weak sauce: “a prohibition on [ICE] wearing masks, the imposition of a code of conduct and independent investigations of violations.”
…which, like…
(1) Sure, that would be nice — comically insufficient, but nice
(2) DHS already ignore the very clear laws that are on the books; why on earth do you think it would help to have more rules for them to ignore?
(3) ICE CBP right now are basically the KKK except with a budget the size of Russia’s military. Decimate that budget or GTFO.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/senate-democrats-deal-dhs-funding-bill

I knew there used to be a 26 Valencia bus before I got to San Francisco, but this article (and audio snippets at the end) made it real for me. 🥲
https://missionlocal.org/2009/12/26valencia/

Last Call for the 26-Valencia
In 2009, 26-Valencia became a casualty of Muni budget cuts as it picks up its final passengers today.

Sources: Meta plans deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/meta-s…

Defund ICE (UPDATED 1/22) -
PASSED HOUSE,
SENATE VOTE THIS WEEK
It doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat…
If after seeing the carnage in Minnesota you vote to give ICE more money…
You’ve betrayed your constituents.
https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ic

Defund ICE ⭑ 5 Calls
Following the federal funding deal passed in mid-November 2025, Congress faces another January 30th deadline to pass the remaining appropriations …

Seit 1. Januar 2026 können in #Bonn wieder #Förderanträge für neue #Solaranlagen gestellt werden.
Das Programm „Solares Bonn“ startet mit einem Budget von 800.000 Euro. Anträge s…

Förderanträge für Solaranlagen ab Januar möglich
Ab 1. Januar 2026 können die Bonner*innen bei der Stadt wieder Förderanträge für neue Solaranlagen stellen.

Russia Can’t Pay Its Soldiers: Yakutia Freezes Military Bonuses Over Budget Crisis — UNITED24 Media
https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-cant-pay-its-soldiers-yakutia-freezes-military-bonuses-over-budget-crisis-13691

This budget battle over DHS that’s happening in the Senate now — it’s not about accountability or guard rails. It’s about whether a force like this should exist at all in the USA.

Mamdani blames Eric Adams and Cuomo for $12 billion budget deficit (David Zimmermann/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4437163/mamdani-blames-eric-adams-cuomo-12-billion-dollar-budget-deficit/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p84#a260128p84

"The governor’s proposed 2026–27 budget includes no funding for existing affordable housing. Federal housing programs face deep uncertainty. Locally, San Francisco is staring down a structural deficit... In this context, proposals to eliminate transfer taxes and weaken development impact fees...are deliberate choices that would lock in housing scarcity for years to come."

You Can’t Build Abundance by Defunding Housing
Why cutting housing revenue in a moment of scarcity guarantees failure

The January wildfires that ripped through Los Angeles forced the state to spend billions in disaster aid
-- and delay tax filings for LA residents.
The cost of Medi-Cal,
the state-run health insurance program for low-income residents, ballooned to $6 billion more than anticipated.
Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again tariff policies rocked the stock market,
which California heavily relies on for tax revenue.
And the state lodged a flurry of lawsuits again…

Your one-minute guide to California’s budget outlook this year
Spoiler alert: California’s deficit grows, uncertainty looms, and state leaders may have fewer options than before to tackle it.

"Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid
UK energy regulator green-lights transmission network operator budgets for five-year period. Initial budget of GBP 10.3 billion ($13.7 billion) approved with an upper-bound estimate of GBP 70 billion transmission investment by 2031. At least GBP 44 billion of transmission spend has already been committed, according to the regulator.

See, this — •this• — is what ICE CBP are actually for under this regime. •This• is why they got a budget the size of Russia’s entire military.
It’s nothing to do with immigration. It’s about the would-be dictator having his own private military that:
- can be deployed domestically
- at will
- unbeholden to the UCMJ etc
- or disciplined military culture
- or any accountability whatsoever
- with unpredictably violent behavior
- applied indiscriminately
- to anyone
- so that the entire population is terrified of it
…because for them, the problem with Jan 6 was that the coup wasn’t violent enough and didn’t have enough weapons.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/steve-bannon-ice-immigration-agents-polling-sites-midterm-elections

Defense policy bill includes provision to limit defense secretary's travel budget unless unedited boat strike video is released (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/defense-policy-bill-includes-provision-limiting-defense-secretarys-tra-rcna248117
http://www.memeorandum.com/251209/p3#a251209p3

Call your reps! https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ice-defund/
Demand that they block any DHS appropriations bill or Continuing Resolution (CR) that maintains funding for ICE.
This lawless and violent agency must be defunded and dissolved for good.

Defund ICE ⭑ 5 Calls
Following the federal funding deal passed in mid-November 2025, Congress faces another January 30th deadline to pass the remaining appropriations …

French lawmakers reject income part of budget bill as it heads to Senate (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/french-lawmakers-reject-income-part-budget-bill-it-heads-senate-2025-11-22/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251122/p4#a251122p4

BMW’s R&D teams have been busy “innovating.” Unfortunately, they aren’t focusing on the things that actually matter—like stellar engine performance or legendary driving dynamics.
Instead, the C-suite execs decided that the best use of their engineering budget was to design a proprietary security screw specifically intended to prevent BMW drivers from fixing their own cars.
At first glance, it’s almost cute:
a screw head shaped exactly like the BMW logo.
But the …

BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair
BMW filed a patent for a proprietary screw that looks like the BMW logo. They say it looks cool, we’re worried it’s going to stifle repairs.

United Nations Cuts Its 2026 Emergency Aid Budget in Half (Nick Cumming-Bruce/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/world/united-nations-humanitarian-aid-cuts.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251208/p34#a251208p34

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to
reenact the corporate head tax has been hotly debated,
But whether corporations should pay more taxes should not be contentious. 
Highly concentrated corporate wealth and economic inequality is a scourge on our city and society.
Corporations should pay their fair share to support the public good.
We’ve seen why this is necessary throughout history — over and over again. 
I had the privilege of working with lat…

There Should Be No Debate. Corporations Should Pay More Taxes.
As Chicago's budget standoff continues, the issue of whether corporations should pay more taxes to support the public good should not be contentious.

Trump immigration policies and aging population slow US growth projection, budget office says (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-trump-census-population-growth-baby-boomers-7470b270a004ae779518722488de58d4
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p96#a260107p96

Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/senate-democrats-budget-shutdown-trump-homeland-security-5e6788e433e51399c8aa4399035aee22
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p38#a260129p38

Climate scientists and meteorologists
are sounding the alarm
after White House budget director Russell Vought announced
the Trump administration will
❌break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR.
“He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann,
scientist and co-author of
"Science Under Siege".
Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate m…

“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR. “He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann, scientist and co-author of Science Under Siege. Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate models that we need to inform climate policy.”