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Happy New Year!
Just a few modest wishes:
> Better times for Palestinians
> Russia leaves Ukraine
> Dems win midterms in the US
> Netherlands gets functioning government that addresses our actual issues
> Stronger global climate action
And all the best for all of you!

Woah. I just found out that Sanae Takaichi wrote a book in 1994 about Hitler's electoral strategy as a blueprint for winning elections in the modern age, with *citations from Mein Kampf*. She also posed with a Holocaust denier in 2014.
https://www.france…

Sanae Takaichi, l'ultraconservatrice qui se rêve en "Dame de fer” du Japon
La cheffe de file du Parti libéral-démocrate Sanae Takaichi est devenue mardi la première femme à accéder à la tête du gouvernement au Japon. Cette figure de la droite dure nippone, admiratrice de Margaret Thatcher et ex-batteuse dans un groupe de métal, est parvenue à s’imposer sur une scène politique très masculine, non sans choquer par ses positions ultraconservatrices et ses accointances révisionnistes.

Kurz nach Mitternacht - Das sind Österreichs erste Babys im neuen Jahr #News #Nachrichten

With Trump struggling to stay awake at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel.
Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him.
Republicans are heading for the exit ahead of congressional contests next November that look bleak for the party.
“He came into office and, like a blitzkrieg,
was violating laws and the constitution,”
said Larry Jacobs,
director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the…

The Trump administration launches US Tech Force to recruit ~1,000 staffers from Apple, Meta, xAI, and others for two-year stints to modernize the government (Natalie Alms/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/people/2025/12/tru…

Trump admin launches US Tech Force to recruit temporary workers after shedding thousands this year
Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private sector companies while working for government — a setup that raises ethical questions about conflicts of interest.

Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Belgorod Oblast kills 1, injures 3, governor claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/23/ukrainian-drone-attack-in-russias.html

Die Verwaltung soll so einfach sein wie Amazon – das fordern Bürgerinnen und Bürger. Doch der E-Government-Monitor 2025 zeigt: Vertrauen schwindet, Erwartungen steigen. Kann die #Modernisierungsagenda von #Wildberger das Vertrauen zurückgewinnen?

Ein Träumchen: Deutsche Verwaltung so einfach wie bei Amazon #9vor9
Die Verwaltung soll so einfach sein wie Amazon – das fordern Bürgerinnen und Bürger. Doch der E-Government-Monitor 2025 zeigt: Vertrauen schwindet, Erwartungen steigen. Kann die Modernisierungsagen…

Holy sh*t, what timing. The National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, is furloughing 1,400 people on a day that I broke the story that a foreign threat actor infiltrated the NNSA's Kansas City manufacturing plant.
This story broke after my exclusive on how foreign threat actors infiltrated the NNSA''s Kansas City plant went live.

Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its workforce starting Monday
The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Department of Energy.

Russian drone hits civilian car in Odesa Oblast, killing mother and injuring 3 children, governor says: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/18/russian-drone-hits-civilian-car.html

Ukrainian missile strike targets energy infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod, governor claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/15/ukrainian-missile-strike-targets-energy.html