If the high-level, conceptual issues around democracy and the rule of law don't register with a lot of voters, things they rely on and expect to be there disappearing or deteriorating probably will.

@samsteindc.bsky.social joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on The Focus Group pod:

‘Bad Things Happened’: Trump Still Doesn’t Understand the Ukraine War And in his eagerness to cut a deal to end it, he may give Putin the lifeline he so desperately needs.

"Here's the reality: Russia is weak. Putin’s only hope is Western weakness, especially lifelines from Trump." ICYMI Garry Kasparov: www.thebulwark.com/p/bad-things...

Civil Service Strong: Resources for Civil Servants Effective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go...

www.civilservicestrong.org THIS:

OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.

"OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us: OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation."
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Hold on to the truth… A recording from Jim Acosta's Substack live video

Hold on to the truth…
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aka Sheryl Kennedy Coe

refugee from that other place. Thanks for posting today.

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