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Walter Koroshetz,
director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
will soon be leaving his role
His departure in the coming days means nearly half the 27 NIH divisions will have interim leaders.
Koroshetz sent an email to NINDS staff late Friday night explaining that a request to reappoint him was denied, adding that his current temporary extension ends Sunday

Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn
Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned. His departure

How Kyrsten Sinema Bullied an Arizona City to Approve Her Client's AI Data Center (Andrew Perez/Zeteo)
https://zeteo.com/p/kyrsten-sinema-arizona-lobby-ai-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/251028/p159#a251028p159

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Staple Singers:
🎵 I'll Take You There
#TheStapleSingers
https://khristiank.bandcamp.com/track/the-staple-singers-ill-take-you-there-khristian-k-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/7sxTjnPqokxnHlLrZorBK7

We are grieving the loss of
#Kristina #Gjerde, who passed away yesterday, 26 December 2025, of cancer.
She was a lawyer — graceful, thoughtful, and elegantly articulate — who championed the Ocean, particularly the deep sea.
Read our full statement here:

We are grieving the loss of Kristina Gjerde, who passed away yesterday, 26 December 2025, of cancer. She was a lawyer — graceful, thoughtful, and elegantly articulate — who championed the Ocean… | Schmidt Ocean Institute
We are grieving the loss of Kristina Gjerde, who passed away yesterday, 26 December 2025, of cancer. She was a lawyer — graceful, thoughtful, and elegantly articulate — who championed the Ocean, particularly the deep sea. Her legacy is tremendous. She was co-founder of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, and the High Seas Alliance. Along with many other colleagues around the world, she fought for the High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity B…

The ocean conservation world has lost a giant. Kristina Gjerde, known as the "mother of the high seas," spent two decades building the coalitions that led to the historic 2023 UN High Seas Treaty—protecting biodiversity in international waters for the first time.
Her work became urgent as industrial activities threatened deep-sea ecosystems. She was 68.

Kristina Gjerde, defender of the deep ocean, has died
Half the planet lies outside any country’s border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to fish meant freedom to take; “out of sight” became “out of mind.” The deep ocean and the high seas were treated as a backdrop to coastal concerns, even as they stored carbon and heat, […]

Skistad er frittalende, arrogant, hater å tape og liker å terge konkurrentene. Hun minner aller mest om Petter Northug. Men så er det det at hun er kvinne, da…
Langrenn: Landslagssjefen refser Kristine Stavås Skistad: – Ikke i tråd med våre verdier – NRK Sport – Sportsnyheter, resultater og sendeplan

Langrenn: Landslagssjefen refser Kristine Stavås Skistad: – Ikke i tråd med våre verdier
Landslagssjef Per Elias Kalfoss likte dårlig Kristine Stavås Skistads utilslørte forsøk på å få gult kort. Erik Valnes mener imidlertid reglene er problemet, mens svenskene ler av forsøket.

A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over 'troubling' remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/27/pam-bondi-kristi-noem-comments-kilmar-abrego-garcia-00624342
http://www.memeorandum.com/251027/p123#a251027p123

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Camera Obscura:
🎵 The Sweetest Thing
#CameraObscura
https://kierstenholine.bandcamp.com/track/the-sweetest-thing-camera-obscura-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/6SsAQtc5Cxih7562TQegGd

Director of NIH neurological disorders institute is ousted, adding to leadership churn (Jonathan Wosen/STAT)
https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/nih-neurological-disorders-stroke-institute-director-koroshetz-ousted/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251227/p33#a251227p33

'You Know It, Kristen!': Scott Bessent Calls Out NBC Host's Cherry Picking Economic Numbers (IJR)
https://ijr.com/you-know-it-kristen-scott-bessent-calls-out-nbc-hosts-cherry-picking-economic-numbers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251026/p40#a251026p40