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Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/offshore-fossil-fuel-exploration-jeopardizes-brazils-climate-leadership-study-says/

Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says
This November, as Brazil opened the curtains to host the UN Climate Conference (COP30), in its Pará state capital, Belém, the troubles orbiting the country’s environmental agenda were featured in a new report by U.S.-based conservation technology nonprofit SkyTruth, which is dedicated to satellite-based environmental monitoring. In the run-up to the climate summit, the study […]

Microsoft’s aiding of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians exposes company and its leadership to legal liability
https://glanlaw.org/news/microsofts-aiding-o…

Bills leadership roundtable: How coaching and front office changes will impact the team's future https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6984517/2026/01/20/nfl-bills-coach-leadership-gm-changes-future/

Managers vs Leaders.
#leadership

Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up (Lucy Handley/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/trump-greenland-bessent-leadership-denmark-davos.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p42#a260120p42

NATO SG Rutte*: "We should be grateful for Trump's leadership"
Sorry, Mark, but no.
*) known for calling Trump 'daddy'

When a company moves its headquarters, it's making a statement
— whether leadership spells it out or not.
That's the case with #Palantir's surprise announcement Tuesday
that it has relocated its home base to Florida from Colorado.
The defense-tech contractor disclosed the change in a one-sentence press release citing a new address just outside Miami.
Palantir, le…

Every one of the NDP leadership debates to date, even the catastrophic French-language debate last fall, have made me think that if more us gave the party a chance, we might just be alright.

the future is not a countdown — #climate

Chronos vs Kairos: Rethinking Time, Change, and Leadership in a World of Uncertainty
We’ve been taught to see time as running out — every crisis a countdown. This essay reimagines time through Chronos and Kairos, exploring impermanence, systems thinking, and ethical leadership. The future isn’t a deadline — it’s a field of possibility we can participate in.

“People want software that is fast, modern, but also honest about what it does.”
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
No, you muppet, people want tools that do what…

Mozilla’s Next Chapter: Building the World’s Most Trusted Software Company | The Mozilla Blog
Today, I step into the role of CEO of Mozilla Corporation. It is a privilege to lead an organization with a long history of standing up for people and buil

What @… says is what a lot of us have been lamenting since the ICE invasion started. Shouldn’t local police protect citizens from ICE?? Why this hasn’t happened is a really good question. Factors to consider:
- “Obstructing a federal agent” is illegal, and local police / politicians feel constrained by that (even if the agents themselves don’t seem constrained by the actual law at all, only by what they think they can get away with)
- Police can in theory cite federal agents for e.g. traffic violations or illegal plate swapping after the fact, as long as they’re not “obstructing” the agents — but how do you cite a masked person with fake plates who refuses to give ID?
- Some police are visibly supportive of ICE, chumming it up with them and giving literal fist bumps; a nontrivial subset are outright closet Nazis. A lot of people don’t really see any need to go past “ACAB” as a full explanation for all of this — and certainly The ACAB Hypothesis is…um, not really being proved false right now in Minneapolis.
- I think some police quietly resent ICE for stepping on their turf, but that does not seem to have boiled up into actual confrontation in MSP. One police leader here painted it in early Dec as “some people want to instigate a confrontation between Minneapolis Police, and that’s not going to happen.” Police culture says that police should be a neutral party in a dispute between ICE and residents, and actually protecting residents would be taking sides. (Duh, yes, taking sides that way is your literal job, you dumbasses…but I digress.)
- Some police (especially leadership) really want to get on the community’s good side after the murder of George Floyd, and see this as an opportunity, but unfortunately this has materialized entirely as non-interventionist support: “We responded to a 911 call and help a distressed resident after her husband was abducted!” “We transported children left parentless on the streets by ICE safely back to their home!” “Our officers volunteered at the food shelf!” OK, nice, good for you buddy.
So yeah, I’m wondering this too, and am bitter about it. https://tilde.zone/@n1xnx/115928447564126393

An interview with Semafor's Justin Smith on growing its events business around tentpoles and how DC-focused media benefits from the corporate affairs market (Peter Kafka/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/semafor-ju…

Media startups are hard. Semafor says it's working by targeting politicians, CEOs, and advertisers who want to reach them.
Semafor CEO Justin Smith explains how his company bucked industry trends by focusing on Washington, DC, and the "global leadership class."

Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Challenger-Unglück liegen auf der Hand.
NASA Chief Classifies Starliner Flight As 'Type A' Mishap, Says Agency Made Mistakes - Slashdot https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/0…

This week, our CEO Lise Fuhr was in New York at the UN General Assembly for the WSIS20 meeting, joining discussions on building a digital ecosystem that is people-centered, inclusive, & development-focused.
She took part in several side events covering different perspectives, and addressed the General Assembly on behalf of the IGF Leadership Panel.
One message was clear: inclusive and strong digital governance doesn’t happen behind closed doors. It works best when it’s built …

Backbone test. 
(They have the votes; do they have the spine? Pressure from us helps strengthen theirs.)
"Senate Democrats alone can halt funding for ICE. So far, the Democratic leadership has not stepped up. Only enormous pressure from their constituents will force them to show any backbone."

This is how superficial one needs to get to justify an argument of US global supremacy. Arthur Herman and WSJ deliberately choose to ignore Taiwan's unmatched leadership in superconductors and China's in energy. Instead, they turn to Soviet-style resources and headcount arguments. Apparently there is a force driving them to sacrifice whatever authority they might still have.
"China remains formidable. But from Europe and the Middle East to South America and Southeast Asia, …

The Avi Lewis AMA on Reddit this afternoon was interesting. He didn't answer my question, and I'll eventually get over it, but he was swinging for the fences with his ideas. His responses would resonate I think with MastoCanucks as they pretty much call for the government to get more involved in providing real solutions. Including building 1M public homes, tackling U.S. ownership of our media, getting rid of FPTP with electoral reform, guaranteed income programs, publicly owned options for major business categories (banks, grocery, phones, etc). Those big ideas could wake up and excite voters while at the same time facing huge opposition from big businesses and wealthy Canadians who would face a new wealth tax.
I hope he wins the leadership. At the very least he'll push the Liberals to be bolder, and maybe even lead a minority government that could bring some of his ideas to fruition.
#CanPoli #NDP
https://www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/s/fwKRmDPSvd

"What Mozilla leadership has continually demonstrated for the last several years is that they not only fail to understand the values of those who believe in and use the product, but they also have no intention of figuring out a non-parasitic financial basis for the organization to operate."
https://blo…

We need our military leaders to show their moral courage | Cognoscenti https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/01/20/minneapolis-ice-insurrection-act-trump-amerian-soldiers-andrew-carleen?linkId=900232191 …

We need our military leaders to show their moral courage
"It seems it’s only a matter of time before U.S. soldiers are deployed against the American people," writes Navy veteran Andrew Carleen. "When that moment comes, I wonder what kind of moral courage will we see from uniformed leadership?"

First this...
"AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off."
And then this...
"Firefox will [...] evolve into a modern AI browser."
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/m…

Mozilla’s Next Chapter: Building the World’s Most Trusted Software Company | The Mozilla Blog
Today, I step into the role of CEO of Mozilla Corporation. It is a privilege to lead an organization with a long history of standing up for people and buil

Leadership Spotlight By Tradewind Australia
We know that the strength of the social services sector lies in its people - not only the dedicated professionals on the frontline, but also the leaders who guide organisations with vision, empathy, and determination...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.

Exclusive: Justice Department leadership pushed FBI to investigate campaign contributions to Minnesota officials (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/20/politics/justice-department-presses-fbi-investigate-minnesota-democrats
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p114#a260120p114

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza deleted every app but LinkedIn — and it might explain everything https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980686/2026/01/19/fernando-mendoza-bio-wiki/

NSA cyber directorate gets new acting leadership
https://therecord.media/nsa-cyber-directorate-new-acting-leadership

NSA cyber directorate gets new acting leadership
David Imbordino, a NSA senior executive who is currently serving as the directorate’s deputy chief, will take the reins in an acting capacity at the end of the month.

Palantir moves its HQ from Denver to Miami, as the city's leadership aims to turn it into the next Silicon Valley, with backing of billionaires like Ken Griffin (Pierre Paulden/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-…

Zelensky orders 'purges' at Ukraine’s Security Service amid anti-corruption probe and leadership shake-up: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/17/zelensky-orders-purges-at-ukraines.html

leadership wants an everything app
users want an everything bagel

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza deleted every app but LinkedIn — and it might explain everything https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980686/2026/01/19/fernando-mendoza-bio-wiki/

Och FFS.
"#Firefox will grow from a browser into a broader ecosystem of trusted software."
"It will evolve into a modern AI #browser and support a portfolio of new and trusted software additions."
One job. A browser has ONE. SINGLE. JOB.

A review of a book from the Venezuelan left.
The debacle due to,
1) US imperial sanctions and blockade,
2) Vz leadership failure, despite rhetoric, to challenge & replace capitalist relations,
3) Continued dominance of oil and dependency on primary exports.
Venezuela: the end game – Michael Roberts Blog

Venezuela: the end game
The kidnapping of Venezuela’s President Maduro and his wife by US military forces, the subsequent takeover by the Vice President Rodriguez and her agreement to allow the US to control Venezuela’s o…

Trump to POLITICO: 'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran' (Sophia Cai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/17/trump-to-politico-its-time-to-look-for-new-leadership-in-iran-00735528
http://www.memeorandum.com/260117/p26#a260117p26

Poillievre's shrinking caucus made it to the BBC. It might be an interesting leadership review in January, but I honestly don’t see anyone else ready to step into his position if he was forced into a leadership race.
"Polling shows Poilievre remains popular with the majority of Conservatives, though that margin is shrinking. An Angus Reid poll released on Thursday revealed 58% of recent Conservative voters back Poilievre, down from 68% in August.”
#CanPoli #CPC #CdnPoli

We just found out our AI has been making up analytics data for 3 months and I’m gonna throw up.
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So we’ve been using an AI agent since November to answer leadership questions about metrics. It seemed amazing at first fast answers, detailed explanations, everyone loved it.
I just found out it’s been hallucinating numbers this entire time.
Our VP of sales made territory decisions based on data that didn’t exist. Our CFO showed the board …

Just published 🚀: Leadership from Birds
#leadership

Check out my latest article - "The 4 C's of Executive Presence (And Why They Have Nothing to Do With Conformity)"
https://www.brichapman.com/p/the-4-cs-of-executive-presence-and?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=…

What Executive Presence Really Is: The Four Qualities That Create Magnetic Leaders
Most advice about executive presence gets it wrong. Discover how care, clarity, curiosity, and courage—not performance—create authentic, magnetic leadership.

Progressive lawmakers are demanding that the Democrats use the upcoming government funding deadline to reduce DHS’s ability to wreak further havoc.
“I just don’t understand how we provide votes for a bill that funds the extent of the depravity,”
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told CNN Thursday.
#DefundICE #Make5Calls

Schumer, Jeffries Refuse to Join Democrats' Growing Calls to Slash ICE Spending | Common Dreams
The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparks outrage as Democrats debate funding for the agency. Should they use their power to rein in ICE's violence? Progressive lawmakers demand action, but top Democrats seem hesitant. Is it time for a change in leadership to hold ICE accountable? #ReinInICE #EndViolence

Wes Phillips on Run Game vs. Commanders, J.J. McCarthy's Performance, Brian O'Neill's Leadership https://www.vikings.com/video/wes-phillips-on-run-game-vs-commanders-j-j-mccarthy-s-performance-brian-o-neill-s-le…

Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale Calls For Return To Public Hangings: "Bring Back Masculine Leadership" - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2025/12/palantir-co-founder-joe-lonsdale-calls-for-return-to-public-hangings-bring-back-masculine-leadership/

Friday Links 26-02
This week I enjoyed the podcast about Godbolt’s Rule and the one with Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
You might notice more podcasts this week. Something went wrong with my link collection system recently.
I am also moving the blog … more things will go wrong.
https://christof.damian…

Internal memo: Hark, the new AI lab from Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, backed by $100M of his own capital, has hired 30 engineers from Apple, Meta, and others (Rocket Drew/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/hark-hires-leadership-apple-meta

Hark Hires Leadership from Apple, Meta
Hark, the AI lab that Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock recently founded, has hired over 30 engineers, including Head of Design Abidur Chowdhury, who previously designed phones and laptops for Apple, according to a copy of a memo Adcock sent to senior Figure employees and investors on Tuesday seen by The Information. Chowdhury’s hire is a sign that Hark plans to differentiate itself from other AI

It's fascinating that Apple's leadership now doesn't include design or product people https://www.apple.com/leadership/

MLA 27 - Medieval Studies, Leadership, and Public Humanities Advocacy https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/08/mla-27-medieval-studies-leadership-and-public-humanities-advocacy

Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb

Absolutely normal behaviour that a foreign government with a head of state being accused of war crimes is... inviting local city councillors and paying for their trip
https://www.

Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste Š traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
https://www.

Radoslaw Sikorski, vice-premier ministre de Pologne : « Le défi de l’UE consiste à traduire son poids économique en influence et en leadership mondiaux »
Le ministre des affaires étrangères polonais appelle, dans une tribune au « Monde », au renfort de la coopération européenne en matière de sécurité, de migration, de technologie et de politique étrangère et à une alliance occidentale accrue avec les Etats-Unis.

Why a simple act of appreciation explains Mike Vrabel’s leadership style https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6879941/2025/12/12/mike-vrabel-patriots-hugs-leadership/

Check out my latest article - "Liberatory Leadership: how to lead without authority"
https://www.brichapman.com/p/liberatory-leadership-how-to-lead?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social&src=mstdn

Liberatory Leadership: how to lead without authority
What business leaders can learn from activists about leadership without authority

Not Just Leadership
Honest conversations with guests from Australia, the Pacific and Latin America, looking at the personal side of leadership: identity, values, challenges and growth...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/not-just-l…

I’m almost done reading Careless People. And here I thought I couldn’t think less of Meta leadership than I already did. Silly me.

I must admit that I’m not comfortable that it’s the Guides leadership who will be having the sleepless nights dealing with the kickback of leaders not happy with the trans ban and not the bigots putting them in this situation
#trans #guides

https://ground.news/article/democrat-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-noem_be631a
We need to go after House Dem 'leadership' to take a goddamn stand, holy shit.

Democrat files articles of impeachment against Noem
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing the secretary’s handling of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

Raiders report: Patrick Graham defends team’s effort, work ethic https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-report-patrick-graham-defends-teams-effort-work-ethic-3597528/

N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up (Sheryl Gay Stolberg/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/bhattacharya-kennedy-cdc-director.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p79#a260218p79

It is one of the miracles of capitalism that a company that has been in business for a century or more, making crazy fat profit margins for generations, can manage to die in debt.
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026

Opinion: The events of 2025 exposed the enemy within our own borders - El Paso Matters https://elpasomatters.org/2025/12/29/opinion-2025-america-democracy-moral-collapse/

Opinion: After 2025, Americans must confront the cost of failed leadership and moral collapse
The events of 2025 revealed profound failures in American leadership and institutions, exposing how racism, bigotry and political complicity have weakened democracy and eroded the nation’s moral standing.

"Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says"
#FossilFuels #Brazil #Climate

Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says
This November, as Brazil opened the curtains to host the UN Climate Conference (COP30), in its Pará state capital, Belém, the troubles orbiting the country’s environmental agenda were featured in a new report by U.S.-based conservation technology nonprofit SkyTruth, which is dedicated to satellite-based environmental monitoring. In the run-up to the climate summit, the study […]

Democratic lawmakers repeatedly called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign
as they confronted her on Trump’s immigration crackdown during a heated House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday.
Congressmember Delia Ramirez, announced that she would begin taking steps for her impeachment.
The Department of Homeland Securityis “operating as a criminal organization” under Noem’s leadership, Ramirez tells Democracy Now!
“She thinks that she is above…

“A Force of Terror”: Rep. Delia Ramirez on ICE Abuses & Her Push to Impeach DHS Chief Kristi Noem
Democratic lawmakers repeatedly called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign as they confronted her on Trump’s immigration crackdown during a heated House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday. We speak with Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who reiterated her call during the hearing for Noem to resign and announced that she would begin taking steps for her impeachment. The Department of Homeland Security is “operating as a criminal organization” under Noem’s leadershi…

MLA 27 - Medieval Studies, Leadership, and Public Humanities Advocacy https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/08/mla-27-medieval-studies-leadership-and-public-humanities-advocacy

EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/eu-touts-climate-leadership-while-undermining-antideforestation-rules-critics-say/

EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say
BELÉM, Brazil — At a Nov. 19 press conference at the U.N. climate summit currently underway in Brazil, European Union officials spoke for half an hour without a single mention of forests or efforts to halt deforestation — even though COP30 is taking place in a city dubbed the “gateway to the Amazon.” For Boris […]

3 lessons from Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980686/2026/01/19/3-things-anyone-can-learn-from-indiana-qb-fernando-mendozas-stoic-mindset/

3 lessons from Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6980686/2026/01/19/3-things-anyone-can-learn-from-indiana-qb-fernando-mendozas-stoic-mindset/

Why Your "Messy" Career Path Might Be Your Greatest Leadership Asset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewuYvGd5zOs

Starbuck Sargent
A deep-dive construction and business podcast featuring global industry insights, civil construction strategies, earthmoving operations, heavy machinery talk, leadership development, and contractor success stories...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.c…

RFK Jr. shakes up leadership team (Shawn Zeller/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/rfk-jr-shakes-up-leadership-team-00779554
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p115#a260212p115

Adrian Newey to be team principal (!) at Aston Martin
https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/announcement/aston-martin-aramco-announces-changes-to-leadership-structure

Sources: Atlas Obscura's co-founders were pushed out of the company amid clashes with CEO Louise Story, who has trimmed staff and changed editorial strategy (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/04/2025/staff-cut…

Exclusive: Staff cuts and strategy squabbles split Atlas Obscura leadership
The relationship between the company’s founders and some of its investors appears to have soured.

Friday Links 26-06
I enjoyed the interview with the OpenClaw creator, even if I hate about half of his opinions.
The interview with the baker is also great.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/02/friday-links-26-06.html

Arthur Blank addresses regime change, aims for 'leadership' that gets Falcons to 'next level' https://www.nfl.com/news/arthur-blank-addresses-regime-change-aims-for-leadership-that-gets-falcons-to-next-level

And this is working, but it's slow progress.
Mastodon in particular has UX problems that will be very hard to overcome that prevent mass adoption, foremost is that actual conversations (aka replies) are unreliable and slow due to the way posts are distributed. Quote post support was a huge first step to remedy this. I hope we'll see more updates on it.
Bluesky got a big chunk of former Twitter users, especially in some niches like for scientists and activists; they have great performance, reliable threading and replies and really amazing featuers like fully custom feeds—but suffer from intransparent moderation and frankly insufferable leadership (still leagues better than Twitter or Facebook though).
(There's more than these, but these are what I use.)

JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON MOTION TO TABLE H.RES.939 (Julius Washington/Congressman Hakeem Jeffries)
https://jeffries.house.gov/2025/12/11/joint-leadership-statement-on-motion-to-table-h-res-939/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p92#a251211p92

The Department of Defense on Thursday announced it would ⚠️overhaul the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes",
👉including no longer circulating reporting from wire services like The Associated Press.
While part of the Pentagon’s Defense Media Activity,
it has long had editorial independence from the Department of Defense leadership
and is
✅ “congressionally mandated to be governed by First Amendment principles,”
according to the paper.
Th…

One Experienced Veteran Raiders Should Consider Adding https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-one-experienced-veteran-should-consider-adding

13 Republicans defy GOP leadership, vote with Dems to advance repeal of Trump order on federal unions (Elizabeth Elkind/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/13-republicans-defy-gop-leadership-vote-dems-advance-repeal-trump-order-federal-unions
http://www.memeorandum.com/251210/p131#a251210p131

Sources: Meta is pursuing a new Llama successor and frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, set for release in Q1 2026, and it could be a proprietary model (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/09/meta-avocado-ai-strategy-issues.html

From Llamas to Avocados: Meta's shifting AI strategy is causing internal confusion
Meta’s push to develop its next frontier model, codenamed Avocado, under new AI leadership is creating internal friction as it races rivals OpenAI and Google.

A group of five journalists reboots Gourmet as a worker-owned newsletter, after discovering that Condé Nast had let its trademark on the name lapse in 2021 (Jessica Testa/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/media/gourmet-magazine-new…

Gourmet Magazine Is Back, as Unsanctioned New Media
The defunct food publication is re-emerging as a newsletter, with new leadership and zero approval from its original owner.

Boots Off Log On!™
An Agrimaster podcast where we talk all things farm business management and leadership...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/boots-off-log-on/

More than Donald Trump,
more than Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem,
more than anyone in ICE’s leadership,
J. D. Vance has made himself the lead defender of the killing in Minnesota.
The day after the shooting, Vance announced a new administration effort to prosecute welfare fraud in Minnesota and elsewhere.
Vance’s message started hot and got hotter.
He blamed immigrants in general
—and Somali immigrants in particular
—for ch…

Why Vance Committed So Hard to the Minneapolis Shooter
The vice president knows what ICE means to MAGA.

Over 1,300 people from 130 countries just spent a month mastering climate action together.
The En-ROADS Climate Ambassador Camp brought participants through 13,800 hours of training on the Climate Solutions Simulator—diving into climate dynamics, testing solutions, and roleplaying real-world scenarios.
Now they're leading climate events in their communities and working toward certification.

En-ROADS Climate Ambassador Camp 2025: A Month of Learning and Leadership
This year’s live training equipped a global network of climate leaders with the tools and confidence to drive change.

David Letterman calls CBS News a "wreck", and says its integrity "has been trampled on, pissed on, and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over" (Anna Betts/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/12/david-lett…

Trump's leadership restores US influence in Latin America (Peter Laffin/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/4447336/trump-leadership-restores-us-influence-latin-america/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p55#a260206p55

For a long time, I thought activism had to mean constant urgency, burnout, and despair. But what if there’s another way—one rooted in love, not just resistance?
I started this Substack to explore activism that nourishes instead of depletes. You’re welcome here. 💖 https://substack.com/@bricchapman

Bri Chapman | Substack
➡️ systems thinking ➡️ multi-passionate leadership ➡️ climate change solutions ➡️ success, impact, and meaning

The State Leadership Initiative (SLI),
is a policy-focused organization that investigates and counters the influence of progressive ideologies
—specifically Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards
and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies
—within state-level bureaucracies and government,
particularly in conservative "red" states. 
🔸Focus on Policy Influence: SLI investigates how national associations and "shadow gov…

Jenny Cohn (@jennycohn.bsky.social)
New pro-Trump group, the State Leadership Initiative (SLI), is “writing the blueprint for dismantling bureaucracy in every red state.” Nate Fischer—a founder of New Founding, which is backed by DOGE advisor Marc Andreessen—is an SLI co-founder. The board includes Heritage president Kevin Roberts. 1/ https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/19/meet-the-group-writing-the-blueprint-for-dismantling-bureaucracy-in-every-red-state/

Mike Vrabel's leadership got the Patriots to the Super Bowl, but it wasn’t enough to win https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7032318/2026/02/09/mike-vrabel-patriots-seahawks-super-bowl-60/

Well done Angus (not)
♨️🥩
#AusPol

Taylor wins comprehensive victory in Lib leadership spill
Angus Taylor has won the contest to be Liberal leader, with a comprehensive 34-17 victory in a showdown on Friday.

Compost and Stardust — #leadership

The Ecology of Imagination: Seeds, Mystery, and Emergent Change
Imagination is not escape—it’s emergence. This essay explores how attention, intimacy, and mystery nurture new worlds quietly forming in the dark.

I drank beers with Mike Vrabel the week before the Super Bowl. This is what I learned https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7021513/2026/02/05/mike-vrabel-patriots-coach-super-bowl-leadership/

LEADERS JEFFRIES AND SCHUMER DELIVER URGENT ICE REFORM DEMANDS TO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP (Chuck Schumer/Congressman Hakeem Jeffries)
https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/02/04/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-to-republican-leadership/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p34#a260205p34

The Trump administration recently dropped its
National Security Strategy
and, like all things Trump,
it’s equal parts nonsense and vitriol.
It signals a self-defeating retreat from any sort of global leadership
and the regime’s open promotion of white nationalism at home and abroad.
The document is extremely light on the “strategy” part,
but is chock full of naked racism and Great Replacement rhetoric.
If you fed a low-rent knockoff version o…

We're the baddies now. Our new Security Strategy shows it.
It's a gift to the Kremlin and a middle finger to our erstwhile allies.

TRANSCRIPT: Leader Schumer, Leader Jeffries, And Democratic Leadership Call For Oversight And Accountability To End The Violence And Rein In ICE (The Senate Democratic Caucus)
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/transcript-leader-schumer-leader-jeffries-and-democratic-leadership-call-for-oversight-and-accountability-to-end-the-violence-and-rein-in-ice
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p84#a260205p84

We asked over 100 people in sports which leaders they most admire. Here are the top 40 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6945825/2026/01/15/top-leaders-in-sports-2025-most-admired/

Dr. Ralph Abraham has spoken against Covid shots and ended mass vaccination campaigns.
Now he's in a position to make national health decisions.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/controversial-louisi…

Controversial Louisiana surgeon general tapped for CDC leadership role
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — a vocal supporter of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement and a harsh critic of Covid shots — has been named principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“Pete Hegseth, much like the president he serves, sees himself as, essentially, above the law, as unconstrained by legal procedure.”
Foreign policy analyst Matt Duss discusses the brewing conflict within the Trump administration over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,
including his involvement in a leaked announcement of U.S. strikes on Yemen in March
and the chain of command behind U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Will Hegseth Go? Defense Secretary Faces Anger from Congress over Boat Strikes, Signal Chat
“Pete Hegseth, much like the president he serves, sees himself as, essentially, above the law, as unconstrained by legal procedure.” Foreign policy analyst Matt Duss discusses the brewing conflict within the Trump administration over the leadership of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including his involvement in a leaked announcement of U.S. strikes on Yemen in March and the chain of command behind U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Legal experts say th…

Was that messy Bills press conference really a ‘disaster’? A former owner and GM weigh in https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7004536/2026/01/29/terry-pegula-brandon-beane-keon-coleman-leadership-analysis/

Search for: -- Thanks to the leadership and vision of President Donald J. Trump ... (President Donald J. Trump/The White House)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/maritimemight/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260214/p1#a260214p1

Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews
-- a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.

Parks leadership generally evaluate individual employees annually on a five-point scale,
with a three rating given to those who are successful in achieving their go…

Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Lower performance ratings could be used as a factor in layoff decisions and will demoralize staff, advocates say.

Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
Attorney General Pam Bondi combatively defended her leadership at the Justice Department to House lawmakers on Wednesday
amid sharp criticism that she botched the release of the Epstein files and has wielded the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency to heed Donald Trump’s calls to prosecute his political foes.

In exchange after exchange,
Bondi lobbed brash insults when Democrat…

Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
The attorney general lobbed insults when lawmakers questioned her decisions and portrayed the Justice Department as unfairly maligned by Democrats and Trump critics.

Amy Klobuchar's governor run sets up Senate leadership shakeup (Calen Razor/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/29/congress/amy-klobuchar-senate-leadership-00755417
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p150#a260129p150

House Republicans unveiled a new health care proposal Friday
as they aim to address concerns about rising health insurance costs just weeks before enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire.

The legislation would codify and expand health plans for small businesses, fund reductions of premiums for low-income people in the individual health insurance market and increase transparency in prescription drug pricing, according to House Republican leadership aides.

The proposal …

House Republicans unveil health care plan, set up vote for next week
House Republicans unveiled a plan to address rising health insurance costs and extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Scoop: House Democrats told by leadership not to go to Minnesota (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/minnesota-minneapolis-democrats-travel-leadership
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p132#a260128p132