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Days after Donald Trump fell asleep during a televised Cabinet meeting,
the president on Thursday again dozed off during a ceremony to mark the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Trump was visibly closing his eyes as Rwandan President Paul Kagame spoke from the podium at the ceremony inside the U.S. Institute of Peace building,
his hands clasped and his head drooping while he sat at a table to the left.
Trump continue…

Trump, 79, Falls Asleep Again During Peace Agreement Signing
Donald Trump was bragging about this Rwanda-DRC peace agreement minutes before he began to doze off.

«Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in power's disappearance.»
Hannah Arendt (1969)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crises_of_the_Repub…

Crises of the Republic - Wikipedia

Epstein Emails Reveal How He Tried to Hide His Friendship With Trump | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/205988/ghislaine-maxwell-warned-epstein-donald-trump-email

"Dominican Republic brings Caribbean’s largest solar plant online"
#DominicanRepublic #Climate #ClimateChange

Dominican Republic brings Caribbean’s largest solar plant online
The Dominican Republic has switched on the 162.6 MW Cotoperí Solar complex, developed by Acciona Energía and local investors. It is the largest PV installation in Central America and the Caribbean.

Well this is a fun loft find; The logo on the lid seems to be an exact match to Iraqi Republic Railways; the body seems to match a William Adams sugar pot from sometime 1950s onwards. It's not entirely crazy,p the Brits built some infrastructure in Iraq in the 50s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi…

Iraqi Republic Railways - Wikipedia

Stephen Miller Is The New Republic's 2025 Scoundrel of the Year (Greg Sargent/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/204636/stephen-miller-new-republic-2025-scoundrel-year
http://www.memeorandum.com/251231/p41#a251231p41

From Iranian comrades:
#Iran

Iran: for a nationwide uprising! Down with the Islamic Republic!
On 29 December, the Iranian rial fell to a record low against the dollar, sparking a bazaar strike in Tehran with massive processions in the main streets chanti

😲 Brazil’s governance style leads to controversial impacts
#brazil

Brazil's governance style leads to controversial impacts
The Federal Republic of Brazil has a constitutional system with an exceptionally strong executive branch where the president controls the budget process, wields a line-item veto and can initiate legislation by declaring ‘temporary laws’ (Medidas Provisórias) that force the legislature to consider its policy agenda. Congress has corresponding checks and balances, including the power to […]

Stephen Miller has amassed unprecedented power for a deputy White House chief of staff.
He exerts extraordinary influence over an unusually large swath of the government,
from immigration to criminal justice to even the military’s operations on American soil
❌Much of what defines public life in the Trump era
—masked kidnappings on U.S. streets,
standoffs between ICE goons and protesters,
military patrols in U.S. cities
—has been authored by Miller.

Stephen Miller Is The New Republic’s 2025 Scoundrel of the Year
He was counting on a nation of haters. He was wrong.

“The United States of America came within a few minutes of dying at the Battle of Gettysburg.
In fact, America came within seconds of being destroyed.
During those decisive moments a unit of the United States Army saved the republic.
The saviors of the Union were from Minnesota.”
https://stev…

Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.

"Star Wars": "Old Republic"-Rollenspiel und Rennspiel angekündigt
Ein neues "Star Wars"-Rollenspiel entsteht bei Arcanaut Studios: "Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic" soll ein spiritueller Nachfolger von "Kotor" werden.

I must have missed this - Netflix is possibly going to buy Warner Brothers.
My grandparents lived close to the old Republic Studios, and not far from Universal, Disney, Warner (and the secret Lookout Mountain studio.) The area wasn't called "Studio City" for nothing.
I remember one trip to Warner right after Kent State. Our class went to one of those cool viewing studios (the kind one sees in movies) at Warner to see the rough edit (with extra violence!) of The Wil…

Treasury Sec Admits Americans Are on the Hook for Trump's $10B Lawsuit (Hafiz Rashid/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/206211/treasury-secretary-bessent-trump-irs-lawsuit-taxpayers
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p135#a260205p135

ICE Is Buying Up Mega Warehouses Across America | The New Republic #ice

ICE Is Buying Up Mega Warehouses Across America
ICE has a plan to install its mass detention centers in small towns across the country.

Czech Republic and Ukraine agree to extend the ammunition initiative: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/09/czech-republic-and-ukraine-agree.html

found an academic arguing in defense of those liberian county flags imfamous for looking like archetypal mspaint doodles
https://steven-knowlton.scholar.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf3746/files/knowltonliberianflags.pdf

Georgia arrests ex-spy chief over alleged protection of scam call centers https://therecord.media/republic-of-georgia-former-spy-chief-arrested-scam-centers

Cowardly Pete Hegseth Is This Week's Proof of the GOP's Moral Rot (Michael Tomasky/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/204017/pete-hegseth-boat-srike-disaster-republican-moral-rot
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p111#a251205p111

Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger. | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/204508/marco-rubio-maga-monster-warmonger-venezuela

"AI’s Latest Trick Is Pulling Valuable Commodities Out of Our Trash"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

AI's Latest Trick Is Pulling Valuable Commodities Out of Our Trash
Republic Services, the nation's second-largest waste management company, now have AI-powered robots in one-third of their facilities.

Solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic is crucial. At stake is not only the future of Venezuela but also that of the Cuban Revolution ... Cuba has been battered and besieged by the United States: one invasion defeated at Playa Girón, constant sanctions, constant attacks, constant lies. Without Venezuelan oil, supplied free since the Bolivarians came to power, there is reason to fear for Cuba’s future.
Tariq Ali, Abduction in Caracas — Sidecar

Tariq Ali, Abduction in Caracas — Sidecar
What happens next?

Random Sunday browsing: from the directory of all websites in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) http://www.dprkportal.kp/guide to the North Korean Cook Association …

An interview with Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg on lessons from AOL, the rise of esports, turning around EA's Star Wars: The Old Republic, Zynga, more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interview-with-unity-ceo-matthew-bro…

An Interview with Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg About Turnarounds
An interview with Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg about a career focused on turnarounds, from EA’s KOTR to Zynga and now to Unity.

https://c.org/kQMQkzQBGt
change.org
A petition to stop Iranians that are part of the current junta from coming to Canada disguised as refugees
Their promotion is designed to work with Facebook and Twitter rather than a well designed system like Mastodon

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Canada! Ban Entry of All Islamic Republic Affiliates Into Canada

Pam Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota Could Unravel Entire ICE Crackdown | The New Republic #bondi

Pam Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota Could Unravel Entire ICE Crackdown
A federal judge is focusing on the attorney general’s letter in a case on the legality of President Trump’s operation in Minnesota.

Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupt power supply to military‑industrial plant, group claims: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/proukrainian-partisans-sabotage-substation-in.html

should i get into stamps too

Good Morning #Canada
Happy #BoxingDay to all Canadians, and good luck to the estimated 8.6M Canucks who will wade into this significant sales day looking for bargains. December 26th was traditionally a day when the nobility gave gifts and leftovers to their servants and staff. The practice was famously put to song when the Duke of Bohemia, patron saint of the Czech Republic, and inspiration for the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas," was known for feeding the poor after Christmas. His charitable nature didn't prevent his murder by his brother. Today it's known as a major shopping day, although less important than 10 years ago. Check out the attached article for a really boring look at recent retail Boxing Day trends. Summary: Boxing Day is more like a Week and shoppers are less impulsive and more focused on specific purchases that they delayed.
#CanadaIsAwesome #EverythingMustGo
https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2025/12/boxing-day-still-matters-for-canadian-retail-new-data-shows/

„With phone lines opening back up for calls from inside the Islamic Republic, two sources, including one inside Iran, told CBS News on Tuesday that at least 12,000, and possibly as many as 20,000 people have been killed.“
Mir fehlen die Worte. Das Regime muss endlich ein Ende haben!
https://ww…

No doubt because they won't rename the continent Trumpistan... 😏
Heute die Vereinigten Staaten. Morgen die Welt!
Europe a ‘decaying’ group of nations led by ‘weak’ people, Trump says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/202<…

Europe a ‘decaying’ group of nations led by ‘weak’ people, Trump says – latest updates
US president blames leaders for being ‘politically correct’ and says migration is ‘unchecked, unvetted’ in interview with Politico

As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/as-reefs-vanish-assisted-coral-fertilization-offers-hope-in-the-dominican-republic/

Trump's Lawsuit Against the IRS Is Even More Outrageous Than It Seems (Timothy Noah/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/205998/trump-lawsuit-irs-more-outrageous
http://www.memeorandum.com/260202/p98#a260202p98

It is now 2026 in the island of Kiritimati which is part of the Republic of Kiribati. 🎉
Read about how this island came to be in the first time zone, and a few other odd and sad things about the region:
#NewYear #HappyNewYear #happy2026 #history #timezones #trivia

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Trump Was in Contact With Epstein Long After Saying He’d Cut Him Off | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/205993/donald-trump-howard-lutnick-contact-epstein

Which country is the banana republic now? (Keith B. Richburg/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/31/trump-immunity-law-protest-democracy/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251231/p37#a251231p37

Primakov: a ‘well-known PMC’ opened Russian Houses in the Central African Republic and Mali: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/13/primakov-a-wellknown-pmc-opened.html

Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/203619/donald-trump-cancels-release-gdp-economic-report

European police bust Ukraine-based call center network behind $11 million in scams https://therecord.media/european-police-bust-ukraine-based-call-centers

Trump's Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker. (Greg Sargent/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/205972/trump-ice-arrested-don-lemon
http://www.memeorandum.com/260130/p90#a260130p90

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Edward Elgar, BBC Concert Orchestra, Music of the Castle Guard and the Police of the Czech Republic & Anna-Maria Helsing:
🎵 Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36 for orchestra
#EdwardElgar #BBCConcertOrchestra
#Spotify

Trump, 79, Kicks Off Press Conference by Reading Aloud to Himself | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/post/205457/donald-trump-press-conference-reading-aloud

Trump, 79, Kicks Off Press Conference by Reading Aloud to Himself
Donald Trump arrived nearly an hour late and proceeded to give a completely disjointed, barely coherent speech.

Ex-GOP operative's stark ultimatum on ousting Trump: 'Choose the Republic or surrender it' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/rick-wilson-2674910406/

Trump Aides Desperately Want Him to Stop Blaming Biden All the Time | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/204185/trump-aides-want-him-stop-blaming-biden-economy

New Evidence Reveals Renee Good Was Still Alive When ICE Blocked Medic | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/205373/evidence-renee-good-still-alive-ice-blocked-medic

Judge Accuses Trump, Rubio, and Noem of “Unconstitutional Conspiracy” | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/205402/judge-trump-rubio-noem-unconstitutional-conspiracy-deportations-palestine