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Leadership Matters
Join Prime Ministers, CEOs, and industry pioneers as they reveal their personal struggles and leadership triumphs...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/leadership-matters/

Police chiefs failed to tackle racism due to lack of leadership, watchdog finds | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/01/police-chiefs-failed-to-tackle-racism-due-to-lack-of-leadership-watchdog-fi…

Field staff at the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
say they are under intense pressure from leadership to bring in cases that fit the Trump administration’s priorities,
i.e. charges of discrimination against white men and charges of antisemitism on college campuses.
That pressure has led investigators and lawyers at the agency,
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
to focus its thin resources on pursuing and fast-tracking c…

EEOC Is Prioritizing Job Discrimination Cases That Match Trump’s Agenda
Field staff at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission say they are being pressured to bring politically charged cases, even with little evidence.

30.000 people laid off...to build datacenters...
"The layoffs are directly tied to Oracle’s aggressive and debt-heavy expansion into artificial intelligence infrastructure. According to analysis from TD Cowen, the job cuts are expected to free up between $8 billion and $10 billion in cash flow — money the company urgently needs to fund a massive buildout of AI data centers."

Oracle slashes 30,000 jobs with a cold 6 a.m. email
Oracle began laying off up to 30,000 employees globally, notifying them via a 6 a.m. email from "Oracle Leadership" with no prior warning from HR or managers.

I largely dismiss claims like this from NYT:
https://bsky.app/profile/nytimespr.bsky.social/post/3mi2n44glbk2y
…given reporting showing its leadership has pushed an anti-trans agenda:
“'A Directive From Above': Former NYT Editor Lays Out How Th…

NYTimes Communications (@nytimespr.bsky.social)
The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the Chair of the A.M.A. Board, which contradicts the A.M.A.’s own statements. https://www.nytco.com/press/fact-checking-claims-about-our-american-medical-association-coverage/

Brave Feminine Leadership
Sharing stories from amazing leaders just like you and me. Breaking down myths of leadership, imposter syndrome and helping us all be braver...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/brave-feminine-lead…

Top Raiders receiver Tre Tucker embracing leadership role, early bedtime https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/top-raiders-receiver-tre-tucker-embracing-leadership-role-early-bedtime-3830518/

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@hex_m_hell/116671066403398988
This is another one for folks employed in the security industry. If you're close to "leadership," this may help you think about what your program looks like. But even if you're not, there are still things here that may help you think about what you do and how you do it.
I'm focused on my own paid work, but this should also be helpful to open source projects or other groups producing things that need security support.

@… I think the question remains: Have the needs of GitHub and MS leadership aligned?
I fear not.

Wow, Pepsi signed-off on "Heil Hitler"? That's some bold corporate synergy.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/31/wireless-festival-london-kanye-west-ye-to-headline-jewish

Sadiq Khan and Jewish Leadership Council condemn Wireless festival for Kanye West headline booking
Ye, who has called himself a Nazi, released a song called Heil Hitler and sold T-shirts bearing swastikas, is confirmed to play three nights at the London festival

This makes me think about the ‘good old days’ of Mini MSFT. We need a new MiniMSFT. Maybe a MacroMSFT? MicroMSFT? Someone to spill the corporate gossip with insights and conjecture.
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/mary-jo-foley-what-the-heck-is-goin…

Mary Jo Foley: What the heck is going on with Microsoft lately?
In her debut column for GeekWire, longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley digs into the recent wave of reorgs, hiring freezes, and leadership shakeups in Redmond, and asks whether it's business as usual or something bigger.

Dak Prescott’s Caleb Downs Statement a Big Signal for Cowboys Defense https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-caleb-downs/

GOP senators losing confidence in Hegseth amid Pentagon turmoil (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5848160-senate-republicans-doubt-hegseth-leadership/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260427/p95#a260427p95

Sources and documents detail Satya Nadella's effort to revamp Microsoft's senior leadership, creating a startup-style operating model to compete in the AI race (Ashley Stewart/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/satya-nadella-microsoft…

Satya Nadella is reorganizing Microsoft around AI — and changing who holds power
Microsoft is reshaping its leadership for the AI era as CEO Satya Nadella pushes flatter teams, faster decision-making, and AI-focused executives.

Former attorney general Pam Bondi is testifying before the US House oversight and reform committee this morning to answer questions about the Department of Justice’s handling of the Jeffrey Epsteininvestigation and its release of the Epstein files under her leadership.
Saying that she “delegated oversight over this process to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche”.
“The team of professionals who reviewed all of the materials that we collected assured me the only materials that were …

I really should be sleeping, but I'm a little fired up by @… 's NDP Party Leadership acceptance speech. As @… shared: great speech.
There's important work to be done in Canada. This must be the time. Carney was a necessary step, bu…

"AI and Digital Leadership: Transforming Libraries, Archives, and Museums for the Future": Interview-Podcast mit der Autorin: https://newbooksnetwork.com/ai-and-digital-leadership
Das Buch "explores how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) are na…

An internal BBC survey: 34% of workers said they had confidence in the executive leadership, down from 46% in 2025; 43% were "excited" about the BBC's future (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/04/bbc-staff-confidence…

BBC Staff Confidence In Leadership Plummets After Trump & Gaza Crises
BBC staff confidence in leadership has taken a significant hit after a string of editorial scandals in 2025, including the bust-up with Donald Trump.

Things. Reasons: The Independent Show For Australian IT leaders (AI, Tech & IT Leadership)
We unpack what is actually driving change in Australian IT — cloud strategy, AI, cybersecurity, managed services, and vendor dynamics...
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Mailbag: Downs’ high expectations a worry? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-downs-high-expectations-a-worry

Secretary of State, National Security Advisor Secretary of Defense, Vice President, Attorney General and President of the United States mere hours after what no one could say wasn’t a decapitation strike on the US (attack meant to remove the leadership of a country all at once) are optionally all within 20 feet of each other during a war because the US Secret Service is inexplicably behaving as if the threat has passed.
Because they planned it? Or they’re horrifyingly reckless?
…

https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/04/california-democrats-governor-leadership/

Democrats need a savior in the California governor’s race. Don’t ask Pelosi or Newsom
Even with Rep. Eric Swalwell’s downfall, California Democrats face a glut of gubernatorial options. Party heavyweights won’t save the day.

Opinion | Mamdani’s Long Hours Are What Millennial Leadership Looks Like - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/opinion/zohran-mamdani-work-gen-z-millennial.html

After many years as a staunch fence-sitter/political neutral, I voted in two previous political leadership races. The first was the 2020 Green leadership race. I was excited to support a candidate, and was then horrified to find out he was a Russian propagandist claiming to be a ‘anti-imperialist’. You can figure out who that is on your own lol. Have fun :)
The second leadership race I participated in was the BC NDP race that pitted David Eby against Anjali Appadurai.
She was treated horribly, and I would say with fear, by the BC NDP leadership. She could have been a sea change in real social progressive leadership in BC and Canada but was pushed out.
She's working for Avi Lewis’ campaign.

the way of the Shambhala Warrior — #philosophy

The Shambhala Warriors: Leadership, Attention, and Compassion in an Uncertain Future
In an age of crisis and distraction, true leadership begins with clarity, compassion, and attention. Drawing on the Shambhala Warrior prophecy, this essay explores how wisdom, adaptability, and focus can guide us through uncertainty toward a regenerative future.

Cowboys' great Darren Woodson on Caleb Downs: 'Yes Sirrr!' https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48590115/nfl-dallas-cowboys-2026-draft-caleb-downs-darren-woodson

I hadn't heard of the winner of the #Utah #UT01 congressional district before. I went to his website, read his positions, and I get it. Why comprise on anything in the Democratic district we actually live in (instead of what we'd so long been gerrymandered into)?

Liban Mohamed for Congress | Utah's 1st Congressional District
It's time for a new generation of leadership in Utah. Join Liban Mohamed's grassroots campaign for Congress. Build by the community, for the community.

I will be speaking on Sunday at BSides on "Power Dynamics in Security Leadership: a legato leitmotif lullaby on leading lightly and luminously"
Sunday 4:25pm, AMC Theatre 12
#BSidesSF

BSidesSF 2026: 📙 Power Dynamics in Security Leadership:...
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They are almost burning leadership positions and shareholder value at the same rate as they are burning the planet.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-removes-chairman-albert-manifold-2026-05-26/

“Rapid change isn’t just occurring in #Ukraine. Other developments across the western alliance show that European nations are working with shocking speed to free themselves from dependence on America. […]
"Our allies are increasing their #defense budgets and decreasing their dependence on American

Opinion | Ukraine Has Picked Up the Torch America Dropped
The world is looking to Volodymyr Zelensky for leadership.

Mailbag: Downs’ high expectations a worry? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-downs-high-expectations-a-worry

The V-formation maps cleanly to how we think about leadership: someone sets direction, others align behind. But the murmuration model — distributed, adaptive, leaderless — might be closer to how real teams work. https://www.poppastring.com/blog/leadership-from-birds

"We’re not just talking about potential spikes in food prices …
but also potentially key shortages in the commodities that are necessary to produce food, like fertilizers,”
says Adam Hanieh, director of the SOAS Middle East Institute at the University of London.
“Many of the countries that are going to be most potentially impacted by this are already in conditions of famine or near famine.”

Crude Capitalism: Trump’s War on Iran Disrupts Global Systems, from Agriculture to Oil to Shipping
The U.S. is threatening to intensify its bombardment of Iran as the country’s leadership rejects a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the war. Iran has issued a number of demands, including recognition of its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Since the war began, Iran has largely blocked ships from passing through the critical strait, causing a global crisis as the prices of oil, natural gas and fertilizer soar. “We’re not just talking about potential spikes in food prices … but also po…

I donated again to Develop Africa to support students in Sierra Leone.
https://www.developafrica.org/about-develop-africa
We provide education, child sponsorship, leadership development, workforce empowerment, computer/vocational training and more to poverty-stricken Afri…

Well, Jings.
#Starmer has chosen today of all days to send TWENTY SIX more toffs to the House of Lords.
OK, it seems that this bunch of chancers are 'procedural'. but... Read the room, man, read the room.

Disney's incoming president Dana Walden unveils new Disney Entertainment leadership, including elevating Debra OConnell as chairman of Entertainment TV (Nellie Andreeva/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/03/dana-walden-disney-entertain…

Dana Walden Unveils Her Disney Entertainment Leadership Team Spanning Film, TV, Streaming & Games; Debra OConnell Upped To DET Chairman
Dana Walden Unveils Her Disney Entertainment Leadership Team Spanning Film, TV, Streaming & Games; Debra OConnell Upped To DET Chairman

Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Shares Tom Brady’s Private Leadership Formula https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/tom-brady-private-leadership-formula-raiders-fernando-mendoza/

Sean Plankey pulled his CISA nomination after more than a year of Senate limbo.
Behind the delay: unexplained resistance, disputed allegations, and a cybersecurity agency drifting without confirmed leadership during the Iran war.
Check out my latest CSO piece.
https://www.

The curious case of Sean Plankey’s derailed CISA nomination
Sean Plankey backed out of his CISA director nomination, but why he faced resistance is not a straightforward story.

In a policy paper, Anthropic urges the US and allies to enforce export controls, curb distillation attacks, and export US AI to hold the lead over China by 2028 (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/research/2028-ai-leadership

2028: Two scenarios for global AI leadership
Our views on the AI competition between the US and China.

Cabinet minutes:
"These are the facts of life Keir"
"Let me tell you about storks"
Keir Starmer tells cabinet he is not resigning amid growing pressure to stand down – UK politics live

A change in #UEFI leadership:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dongweimba_i-would-like-to-extend-my-sincere-gratitude-activity-7…

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Mark Doran for his exceptional service as President of the UEFI Forum since 2005. For more than two decades, Mark has provided steady leadership, deep… | Dong Wei, MBA | 21 comments
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Mark Doran for his exceptional service as President of the UEFI Forum since 2005. For more than two decades, Mark has provided steady leadership, deep technical insight, and unwavering dedication to the Forum’s mission. His contributions have left an enduring mark on the firmware industry and the UEFI community. I have had the privilege of serving as Vice President of the UEFI Forum, working closely with Mark, the Board of Directors, and our mem…

Cowboys CB has blunt message for anyone saying Dak Prescott isn't top 5 https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-josh-butler-dak-prescott-top-5/dfac900cc7083900a1d6ac20

Ukraine Update: Russia continues to commit warcrimes and ferocious assaults on Ukraine.
Ukraine defies the behemoth, and continues to weaken Russia.
As global order falls apart, Ukraine's leadership and military capability are enviable.
For Americans resisting the Trump regime, there are lessons being taught.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall:

Drone War in Overdrive: Ukraine’s Extraordinary Response to Russia’s Largest Attack
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

'Jarring disconnect': Maine voters at odds with Democratic leadership in high-stakes Senate primary (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/-jarring-disconnect-maine-voters-at-odds-with-democratic-leadership-in-high-stakes-senate-primary-261737541537
http://www.memeorandum.com/260420/p157#a260420p157

The US succeeds at regime change in Iran as Khamenei replaces Khamenei.
165 dead schoolgirls is sometimes the price you have to pay for such things.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/8/who-is-mojtaba-khamenei-a-conte…

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader amid war?
Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks.

“I can’t believe,” Kissinger told his team in 1969, “that a little fourth-rate power like North Vietnam doesn’t have a breaking point.” He wanted an “all-out punishing blow” and his team presented a range of attack scenarios, including use of a nuclear weapon.
For Vietnam, see Iran. Once the regime survived the chaos of the wave of assassinations of its leadership, including the loss of its supreme leader, it sensed it did not have a breaking point.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/31/donald-trump-iran-excursion-vietnam-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Wow, I'd vote for this man as President of Europe. Touching all the important subjects from clean energy, climate, sovereignty and the future of the EU..
Fantastic episode of Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change: Europe Needs Clean Tech More Than Ever | Ep 255: Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
Episode webpage: https://cleaning-up-leadership-in-the-age-of-climate-change.simplecast.com/episodes/europe-needs-clean-tech-more-than-ever-thomas-pellerin-carlin-wRuC7BTZ
Media file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1796ff5d-0d22-4966-9fd8-da0df0f428ed/eb655335-db6e-4db4-a129-f0caea91093d/episodes/audio/group/d14bfb1a-ca7f-4d6e-a42c-4d65f2c8ee54/group-item/aacee0b0-135e-4002-ab59-dfa5923c7832/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=j3au6_cC

Doug Wilson, Christ Church senior pastor and Christian nationalist movement leader, believes:
▫️ women shouldn't vote individually
▫️ supports repealing the 19th Amendment
▫️ says the Bible prohibits women from church or government leadership
He has hundreds of churches nationally. They are actively taking over towns. His highest level connection to this administration is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Friday Links 26-13
I caught up with my YouTube, two good videos from NotJustBikes about cars and oil being bad.
I really liked all the links in leadership this week, all highly recommended.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/04/friday-links-26-13.html

Commanders confident in LB core if Wagner gone https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48335134/commanders-confident-lb-core-vet-bobby-wagner-leaves

One of the best detailed descriptions of cybersecurity program essentials I’ve seen. From JP Morgan’s #cybersecurity team
https://www.j…

Fortifying the enterprise: 10 actions to take now for AI-ready cyber resilience
By the JPMorganChase Global Technology Leadership Team

Amplify Our Voices: Conversations From Regional Australia
Recorded in the Clarence Valley, bringing real stories into the light. We explore leadership, equality, business, culture and the structural forces shaping women's lives in regional communities...
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Für 7 Dollar die Stunde tippen philippinische Virtual Assistants KI-generierte „Thought Leadership"-Posts und Kommentare — im Namen westlicher Manager. Michael Beltran (@restofworld) legt offen, wie LinkedIn zur Kulisse aus gegenseitigem Fake-Engagement verkommen ist. Die Plattform will das eindämmen. Viel Erfolg dabei.
#LinkedIn

Joel Webbon says God punishes rebellious nations by putting women in political leadership
because "nothing hurts more."
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/joel-webbon-says-women-political-leadership-sign-gods-judgm…

Joel Webbon Says Women in Political Leadership is Sign of God's Judgment
Joel Webbon says God punishes rebellious nations by putting women in political leadership because "nothing hurts more."

"Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?"
#US #USA #America #Climate

Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?
Enthusiasm for climate leadership is backsliding beyond the US government, but there are some signs of hope.

Oh wow, two days after his son wins the leadership of the #NDP, Avi Lewis' father, former Ontario NDP leader, and global activist passes away.
Condolences to @….
The Stephen Lewis Foundation has done many amazing things for people all over the world and it will continue.
I hope Avi is able to carry on some of his dad's work.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #StephenLewis #RIP

Raiders O-line revamp puts added emphasis on Kolton Miller’s leadership https://www.raiders.com/news/kolton-miller-leadership-raiders-offensive-line-tyler-linderbaum-nfl-2026-otas

"Librarian Leadership in the Age of AI"
https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v45i1.17659
"Librarians have managed and lived through many seismic shifts brought by technology. How should librarian leaders approach the coming anticipated AI workforce disruption?"

Christine Fréchette is Quebec’s next premier after winning CAQ leadership
Fréchette beats out Bernard Drainville to become leader of the governing party
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-new-premier-leadership-race-caq-9.7157880

Quebec to get new premier today as CAQ leadership race concludes | CBC News
The leadership race to replace outgoing Quebec Premier François Legault concludes Sunday and the results are set to be announced in Drummondville, Que., in the afternoon.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@metacurity/116455932062162433
“It’s hard for an agency to go this long without confirmed leadership,” Michael Daniel, president and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), told CSO. “That’s not a good place for the country…

The Great Migration — #mentalhealth

Trust and the Flock: What Geese Teach Us About Collective Leadership and Sustainable Action
Inspired by the migration of geese, this essay explores trust, connection, and distributed leadership in times of change. Sustainable impact doesn’t come from doing everything—it comes from knowing your place in the flock and leading together with purpose.

Leaked memo: Meta's Reality Labs is reorganizing staff into AI-native "pods" focused on specific outcomes, flattening the organization's leadership structure (Charles Rollet/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/metas-real

Inside Meta's push to turn employees into "AI builders" and reorganize teams around small pods
Meta Reality Labs is reorganizing to be 'AI-native,' forming pods of 'AI builders.' The change aims to boost productivity at Meta.

Raiders O-line revamp puts added emphasis on Kolton Miller’s leadership https://www.raiders.com/news/kolton-miller-leadership-raiders-offensive-line-tyler-linderbaum-nfl-2026-otas

Future Fit Leadership
A podcast for emerging and experienced leaders to learn, grow and become future fit...
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Friday Links 26-12
Two weeks of links. A lot of AI related articles again. I liked the paper about using chatbots in leadership, and the one about the YAML of the mind.
If you want a podcast, check out the one about night trains.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/04/fri…

"Society functions like a hive, where no single actor directs the whole, yet a coherent pattern emerges from the interaction of countless parts."
"This does not mean that leadership, institutions, or strategy are irrelevant. It means that they are not sufficient to explain historical outcomes on their own."
"History…It is made in the accumulated choices of ordinary people, acting within the constraints and possibilities of their own lived realities.&quo…

The Tolstoy guide to history that Trump and Netanyahu didn’t read
How do you bomb a country “without mercy”—and end up strengthening it? When US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that Washington would show “no quarter, no mercy for our enemies,” the message…

Space Force guardians provided critical support during high-profile U.S. military operations in Iran and Venezuela
— experience that underscores the need for additional resources to prepare the service for future conflicts,
a senior official told DefenseScoop in an exclusive interview Friday.
Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Absolute Resolve were carried out by the joint force in June 2025 and January 2026, respectively.
Pentagon leadership have touted the rai…

EXCLUSIVE: Space Force’s role in Iran, Venezuela raids fueling push for more resources
Space Force guardians provided critical support during high-profile U.S. military operations in Iran and Venezuela — experience that underscores the need for additional resources to prepare the service for future conflicts, a senior official told DefenseScoop in an exclusive interview.

Tomlin: Exit partly rooted in recent playoff woes https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48604669/mike-tomlin-talks-steelers-exit-new-analyst-role-nbc

After grantee reveals data center’s influence campaign in Pennsylvania, local officials oust town leadership - The Fund for Investigative Journalism https://fij.org/after-grantee-reveals-data-centers-influence-campaign-in-…

After grantee reveals data center’s influence campaign in Pennsylvania, local officials oust town leadership - The Fund for Investigative Journalism
With support from the Fund, Edward Donnelly spent four months investigating efforts to build some of the world’s largest data centers in the borough of Archbald, Pennsylvania – and found that local officials let developers help rewrite zoning regulations in order to build the massive centers, outside the view of local residents. Spurred by the […]

‘This is home now’: Raiders’ Eric Stokes excited to embrace leadership role https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/this-is-home-now-raiders-eric-stokes-excited-to-embrace-leadership-role-3826914/

Dem NJ Sen. Cory Booker trashes own party: 'Desperately needs new leadership' (Ryan King/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/us-news/new-jersey-sen-cory-booker-trashes-own-democratic-party/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260524/p66#a260524p66

Ukraine's energy revolution is being powered by women leaders and local communities. Through initiatives like 100 Solar Schools and 50 Solar Hospitals, the country is building resilience with decentralized renewable systems—solar panels and batteries that keep critical infrastructure running even during conflict. This shift toward energy independence shows how sustainable power can be a security strategy.

Women’s leadership is everywhere in Ukraine
This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Yuliana Onishchuk, founder and CEO of the Charitable organisation Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation. She explains how Russia’s full-scale invasion transformed solar energy in Ukraine from a green technology into a vital tool for survival, powering hospitals, schools, and communities during blackouts and attacks. Through the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation, decentralized renewable energy and women-led initiatives are helping build resilience, p…

A remarkable thing has happened on the world’s battlefields. Ukraine
— a nation that was supposed to dissolve within days of a Russian invasion
— has fought Russia to a stalemate,
revolutionizing land warfare in the process.
It has become an indispensable security partner in the western alliance, including in the war against Iran.
Now, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, is taking the next step,
one that would have been unthinkable even as recently a…

Opinion | Ukraine Has Picked Up the Torch America Dropped
The world is looking to Volodymyr Zelensky for leadership.

Friday Links 26-14
A bit of a mixed bag today. Good reads are the Agents and the Era of Overproduction and AI reshaping values at Enode blog posts.
Podcast-wise, give Driverless World and the Pedro Sšnchez episode a listen.
https://christof.damian.net/2026/04/friday-li…

Andrew Luck and Bruce Arians weren’t expected to win together. Here’s how they did anyway https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7195812/2026/04/15/andrew-luck-bruce-arians-leadership-colts/

Calls to Impeach Trump Collide With Reluctant Democratic Leadership (Time)
https://time.com/article/2026/04/09/calls-to-impeach-trump-collide-with-reluctant-democratic-leadership/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260410/p36#a260410p36

Politico shuts down two AI-driven products following a November 2025 arbitration ruling that found they violated the union's collective bargaining agreement (Kathleen Floyd/Washington-Baltimore News Guild)
https://wbng.org/2026/05/22/politico-ai-arbitration-victory/…

VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
The POLITICO and E&E News Guild (PEN Guild) members have earned a resounding final victory in one of the most significant labor-AI disputes in American journalism: following months of negotiations between PEN Guild leadership, WBNG, and POLITICO management, the company has agreed to shut down both artificial intelligence products at the heart of last November’s landmark arbitration ruling.

Alabama on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections
-- despite a lower court’s rulingthat the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people.
The state’s Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of its seven congressio…

Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP
Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court's ruling the map intentionally discriminates against Black people. The state filed an emergency appeal with the justices Wednesday, a day after a three-judge court blocked a map with a Black majority in just one of Alabama's seven congressional districts. The judges ordered Alabama to use a court-ordered map with two districts with large Black populat…

Fernando Mendoza: 'Leadership is earned, not given' https://www.raiders.com/video/fernando-mendoza-2026-nfl-draft-las-vegas-arrival

Health In Focus Podcast
Discover the latest interviews, thought leadership and analysis in health and policy...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/health-in-focus/

Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-leadership-528c6114?st=YoQu1w
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p29#a260318p29

Internal memo: Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball as chief strategy officer, and names Scott Van Vliet, who led Azure AI infrastructure, as Xbox CTO (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
The second major Xbox leadership changes this month.

“This workforce has been fundamentally traumatized in the way that this leadership team said that they intended to do at the outset,”
Max Stier, Partnership for Public Service’s CEO, told Government Executive.
“That’s not good for anyone. It’s bad for the workforce, it’s fundamentally bad for the American people, and it will lead to us to be less safe, healthy and prosperous as a society.
The things that we want and need from government are not what we’ll get.”
The su…

Defense workers' morale has plunged under Trump, survey finds
Only 9% of Army civilians found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership motivating.

At his Raiders introduction, Fernando Mendoza says: 'I still need to earn it' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7226752/2026/04/24/fernando-mendoza-las-vegas-raiders-introduction/

Memo: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma overhauls the group's leadership, including bringing over executives from Microsoft's CoreAI engineering unit where she worked before (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/05/microsoft-xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-e…

Microsoft Xbox CEO overhauls leadership amid sinking sales: 'We need to evolve how we work'
Asha Sharma, the former Instacart and Meta executive who took over Xbox at Microsoft, said the unit doesn't spend enough time with developers and players.

Fourteen months after
Robert F Kennedy Jr was sworn in
as US health secretary,
the country’s prime public health agency over which he presides
is in a state of disarray.
Eighty per cent of the top director positions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stand vacant,
with no permanent leader to drive policies affecting the health of millions of Americans.
No one is in place to coordinate the agency’s day-to-day work fighting infecti…

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The Latest Blows to Iran's Leadership (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/killings-iran-leadership.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260406/p72#a260406p72

Sources: Sequoia raised ~$7B for a new fund, the first fundraising round under its new leadership; the firm's last expansion fund was a $3.4B vehicle in 2022 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04…

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White House is expected to shake up more leadership roles at Justice Department, sources say (Sarah N. Lynch/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-shake-up-more-leadership-roles-justice-department/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260404/p51#a260404p51

Memo: Satya Nadella says ex-Snap executive Jacob Andreou will lead Copilot for commercial and consumer clients; Mustafa Suleyman will focus on new AI models (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/microsoft-copilot-ai-suleyman.html

Microsoft shakes up Copilot AI leadership team, freeing up Suleyman to build new models
Microsoft is doubling down on its superintelligence group to build models, while consolidating engineering efforts for its Copilot assistants.

Trump says Iran's succession bench wiped out as Israeli strike hits leadership deliberations (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-irans-succession-bench-wiped-out-israeli-strike-hits-leadership-deliberations
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p107#a260303p107

After a wet January and February, Carrizo Plain National Monument has entered superbloom
The mountain ranges have been flowering for weeks.
The valley floor has begun to follow.
And if the weather holds,
the display could stretch into early April.
https://www.

Carrizo Plain in Superbloom as BLM Leadership Change Looms
Winter rains bring an early start to wildflower season at the national monument amid renewed federal debate over public lands.

One of the main areas of pushback that Republican leadership in Congress has faced in trying to pass an extension of "section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" (Fisa) is push to keep the bill “clean”,
-- despite GOP hardliners insisting that reforms and additions are needed.
Some members of the conference, like Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, have said that
if Donald Trump’s sweeping voter ID bill ends up falling off th…

Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely as Iran says it won’t join talks now
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would extend a ceasefire with Iran
hours before it was due to expire,
pledging to refrain from attacks until discussions with Tehran “are concluded, one way or the other.”

Trump said Iran’s leadership was “seriously fractured” and needed to “come up with a unified proposal.”

Trump made the announcement of an indefinite ceasefire as talks scheduled t…

Trump extends ceasefire indefinitely as Iran says it won’t join talks now
The announcement came as talks set to take place between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Pakistani were postponed amid uncertainty about the broad strokes of a deal.

Canada’s left-leaning
New Democratic Party (NDP)
has elected a new leader,
someone whose campaign drew comparisons to the politics and style of U.S. figures like
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Zohran Mamdani.
On March 29, the NDP elected
Avi Lewis on the first round of balloting
with 55 percent of the vote in his first successful political campaign.
The NDP was decimated in the April 2025 federal election.
Former leader Jag…

In Echoes of Corbyn, Insurgent Candidate Wins Canadian Party Leadership
Avi Lewis now leads the New Democratic Party after a campaign reminiscent of left-leaning politicians in the US and UK.

It’s Justin Pearson,
Democrat running for Congress in TN-09.
𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘜𝘚 named our race as one of the 2026 primaries to watch — and they’re right:
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I’m running for Congress because Memphis and TN-09 deserve leadership that stays close to its People,
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