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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

The GOP Went Big on Anti-Trans Ads This Year. And Guess What Happened? (Brynn Tannehill/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/202818/election-anti-trans-ads-republicans-lost-virginia
http://www.memeorandum.com/251106/p142#a251106p142

"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

Yes I did…. Chalk (Chuck) it up to bad Sunday decisions. 😆
Bye Chuck 👋
I redirected the domain to the UK Republic party as the most likely vessel to make the change happen.
https://www.republic.org.uk
@…

Czech Republic to donate Earth observation satellite to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/10/22/czech-republic-to-donate-earth.html

😲 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 […]

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

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.

"History is important, monuments matter. And the home of the U.S. president isn’t just a building to be optimized for function. It is a symbol of power, legacy and national identity. Respect for the nation and all that it has built still matters. These aren’t trifles or overreactions. They are the foundations of the republic we built. That’s worth defending."
**'Astonishing': Wall Street Journal editorial writer bashes Trump's ballroom 'fiasco' **- Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ballroom-2674234424/

"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…

Captura de la (siempre interesante) newsletter del Paul Krugman:
Comparto completamente su reflexión, esto de la desigualdad se nos va de las manos. Mira, yo sé que es un poco PSOEizado decir esto, pero no me parece tan grave que haya algo de desigualdad; pues vale, hay gente con mas pasta que otros.
Pero UN YATE. DOS YATES. TRES YATES. Señor USTED NO NECESITA DOS YATES, NECESITA UN ABRAZO

A look at Re:Public, a new nonprofit outlet focusing on US public lands and aiming for 10-12 stories/year, founded by former Outside Magazine EIC Chris Keyes (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/republic-is-rep…

Re:Public is reporting stories about the lands that belong to all of us
The new publication, from former Outside Magazine EIC Chris Keyes, will focus on longform stories about the 660 million acres of public lands and waters in the U.S.

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

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

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

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

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 …

IDN domains look cool
(Bulgarian Lev to euro converter. Bulgaria are switching to the Euro in January)
https://xn--b1af2aain.xn--90ae/en#

Official website for adoption of the Euro in the Republic of Bulgaria

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

"Papers, please" in the United States.
This will, if the Republic survives, be as shameful a chapter in her history as the Japanese internment during WWii.
#chicago #fascism #totalitarianism

The penguin power is strong tonight! 🐧 Streaming SWTOR from my Linux PC. Come see how smoothly the Old Republic runs on open-source tech! Hope to see you in chat! #SWTOR #Gaming #Linux 🧙‍♂️

The Washington Post Has Become Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought (Michael Tomasky/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/202581/washington-post-right-wing-bezos
http://www.memeorandum.com/251103/p118#a251103p118

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/

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

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/

I have been an “end Canada’s connection to the Monarchy”* guy for awhile now. I heard Canadian constitutional expert Phillipe Lagasse say once that it would be a very big lift for Canada to do so because of the requirement to get all provinces to agree on a constitutional amendment, etc etc. In his opinion, the most likely way for it to happen, then, would be for the UK population to end the Royal family’s power themselves.
Seems that is starting to become more likely.
*I avoid using the term Republican because I don’t want to be confused with any notion of advocating for anything like the USA. A Canadian republic can look and function exactly the same as it does today while ending the royal head of state. Bermuda being the most recent example.
#epstein #uk #royalfamily #monarchy #republic #AbolishTheMonarchy
https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/115440697972592005

Tell your MP - We need a royal Epstein investigation
After fifteen years of accusations of sexual offences and corruption, still the royals and politicians won't take serious action against #PrinceAndrew.
https://www.

Crystal-Field--Driven Magnetoelectricity in the Triangular Quantum Magnet CeMgAl$_{11}$O$_{19}$
Sonu Kumar (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Prague, Czech Republic, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Experimental Physics of Condensed Phase, Pozna\'n, Poland), Ga\"el Bastien (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Pragu…

Crystal-Field--Driven Magnetoelectricity in the Triangular Quantum Magnet CeMgAl$_{11}$O$_{19}$
We report dielectric and magnetoelectric studies of single-crystalline \ce{CeMgAl11O19}, a Kramers triangular magnet embedded in a polarizable hexaaluminate lattice. In zero magnetic field, the permittivity $\varepsilon'(T)$ follows the Barrett law of a quantum paraelectric down to 25 K, below which a broad minimum develops near 3 K without evidence of static ferroelectric or magnetic order. Application of magnetic fields up to \SI{9}{\tesla} shifts this minimum to higher temperatures and broad…

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

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

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It | The New Republic #fascism

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It
From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Stephen Miller Is Hiding From Protesters by Living on Military Base | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/202463/stephen-miller-kristi-noem-hiding-protesters-military-base-housing

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

It Sure Looks Like Kash Patel Used the FBI's Jet to Go on a Date (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/202430/kash-patel-fbi-private-jet-wrestling-date
http://www.memeorandum.com/251029/p150#a251029p150

🇺🇦 #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

"F***ing Insane": The Move That Ruined Jack Smith's Case Against Trump (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/202294/jack-smith-donald-trump-classified-documents-cannon
http://www.memeorandum.com/251027/p140#a251027p140

Videotaping ICE Agents Is Protected Speech - Walter Olson - The Dispatch #1A

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.
Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

"Iran became a pioneer in gender transition operations by forcing procedures on L.G.B.T.Q. Iranians. Desperate for cash, the Islamic republic is hoping to attract trans patients from around the world."
Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/myZKw

Trump Is Actually Failing Fast--and the Rabid MAGA Bigwigs Know It (Virginia Heffernan/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/202191/trump-failing-curtis-yarvin-maga-bigwigs
http://www.memeorandum.com/251025/p41#a251025p41

If any Canadian artists out there would like to attempt a design of an appropriately tongue-in-cheek T-Shirt for “ByeChuck.ca”, let me know.
Purpose: A humorous campaign to abolish Canada’s connection to the Monarchy.
Proceeds would go to website maintenance, the original artist, and any excess to a deserving charity.
All designs welcome. My only requirement would be that it is fully made by a person, no AI.
byechuck.ca (redirects to UK Republic page for now)
#canada #monarchy #art #artist

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

Hackers Dox Hundreds of Trump’s Masked ICE Agents | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/201926/hackers-dox-ice-dhs-doj

Mike Johnson Says ICE Shooting a Priest Doesn't Cross the Line (Edith Olmsted/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/201757/mike-johnson-ice-shoot-priest-cross-line
http://www.memeorandum.com/251014/p159#a251014p159