Taking the Long View - 1/14/25
This too shall pass. Then some other BS will come and take its place.
From Disappointing Affirmations
Calendar
NEW
January 14, 2025 - Minnesota primaries for two special elections for State Legislature
January 28, 2025 - Iowa election for state Senate vacancy
February 2, 2025 - Togo Legislative Election
March 2, 2025 - Guyana General Election
April 1, 2025 - Wisconsin Supreme Court election
April 15, 2025 - Oakland, California Mayoral election
May 2025 - Jamaica Election
May 2025 - Moldova Legislative Election
May 17, 2025 (on or before) - Australia Federal Election
May 18, 2025 - Poland Presidential Election
May 20, 2025 - Philadelphia and Pittsburgh mayoral primaries
May 25, 2025 - Suriname General Election
June 10, 2025 - New Jersey gubernatorial primary
June 11, 2025 - Albania Parliamentary Election
June 17, 2025 - Virginia gubernatorial primary
June 24, 2025 - New York mayoral primary
August 5, 2025 - Detroit mayoral primary
August 17, 2025 - Bolivia General Election
October 2025 - Czech Parliamentary Election
October 5, 2025 - Cameroon Election
November 4, 2025 - Off-year elections in NJ, VA, NYC, Boston, Miami, San Antonio and St. Louis amongst others
November 16, 2025 - Chile Election
Topics to keep an eye on
TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped
Upcoming Dates
January 14, 2025 - Minnesota primaries for two special elections for State Legislature
January 15, 2025 - Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton, the challenge to Texas’ porn age verification law, has been set for argument by SCOTUS
January 19, 2025 - Deadline for TikTok to sell. POTUS can extend another 90 days.
January 20, 2025 — U.S. Inauguration
January 20-24, 2025 - Davos: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
January 26, 2025 - Belarus Presidential Election
January 28, 2025 - Iowa election for state Senate vacancy
February 2, 2025 - Togo Legislative Election
February 4-6 - Prodacity Conference
February 9, 2025 - Ecuador General Election
February 9, 2025 - Liechtenstein Election
February 10-11, 2025 - AI Action Summit
February 14-16, 2025 - Munich Security Conference 2025
February 21-22, 2025 - DistrictCon
February 23, 2025 - Germany snap election
February 24, 2025 - TrustCon 2025 proposals due
February 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon, Taiwan
March 2, 2025 - Guyana General Election
March 4, 2025 - Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things: A Novel by Breanne Randall
March 4, 2025 - Micronesia Election
Mar 17-19, 2025 - Raisina Dialogue
April 1, 2025 - Wisconsin Supreme Court election
April 15, 2025 - Oakland, California Mayoral election
April 14, 2025 - Meta antitrust case goes to trial
April 23-25, 2025 - Cambridge Disinformation Summit 2025
April 28-May 1, 2025 - RSA Conference 2025
April 30 - May 1, 2025 - ElecTech
May 2025 - Moldova Legislative Election
May 2025 - Jamaica Election
May 2025 - Nauru Election
May 2025 - World Summit on the Information Society - 20 year review
May 12, 2025 - Philippines General Election
May 13-14, 2024 - Copenhagen Democracy Summit
May 17, 2025 - Australia Federal Election
May 18, 2025 - Poland Presidential Election
May 20, 2025 - Philadelphia and Pittsburgh mayoral primaries
May 25, 2025 - Suriname General Election
June 2-7, 2025 - SXSW London
June 4-5, 2025 - AI & Big Data Expo (North America)
June 5, 2025 - Burundi Election
June 10-11, 2025 - TICTeC 202
June 10, 2025 - New Jersey gubernatorial primary
June 11, 2025 - Albania Parliamentary Election
June 17, 2025 - Virginia gubernatorial primary
June 24, 2025 - New York mayoral primary
August 5, 2025 - Detroit mayoral primary
July 1-2, 2025 - Call for Papers & Panels - ‘We, the People’ and the Future of Democracy: Interdisciplinary Approaches
July 21-23, 2025 - TrustCon 2025
August 7-10, 2025 DEF CON
August 17, 2025 - Bolivia General Election
September 8, 2025 - Norway Election
September 16, 2025 - Malawi Election
September 27, 2025 - Seychelles Election
September 28, 2025 - Germany Election
October 2025 - Czech Parliamentary Election
October 2025 - Qatar Election
October 2025 - Côte D'Ivoire Election
October 5, 2025 - Cameroon Election
October 20, 2025 - Canada Election
October 26, 2025 - Argentina Election
October 27, 2025 - Ireland Election
November 2025 - Honduras Election
November 4, 2025 - Off-year elections in NJ, VA, NYC, Boston, Miami, San Antonio and St. Louis amongst others
November 16, 2025 - Chile Election
2025 - Barbados Election
2025 - Belize Election
2025 - Central African Republic Election
2025 - Egypt Election
2025 - Guinea Election
2025 - Niger Election
2025 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Election
2025 - Singapore Election
2025 - Tajikistan Election
2025 - Tanzania Election
2025 - Tonga Election
2025 - Trinidad and Tobago Election
2025 - Venezuela Election
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