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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #commonman #commonpeople #generalwelfare #government #hoipolloi #littleguy #littlepeople #power #powerful #publicpolicy #selfaggrandizement #trustee #populism

A quotation from Mark Twain

Laws are coldly reasoned out and established upon what the lawmakers believe to be a basis of right. But customs are not. Customs are not enacted, they grow gradually up, imperceptibly and unconsciously, like an oak from its seed. In the fullness of their strength they can stand up straight in front of a world of argument and reasoning and yield not an inch.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84113/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #thegorkyincident #custom #irrationality #law #morality #penalty #publicopinion #publicpolicy #punishment #rationality #scandal #socialconventions #taboo #tradition #transgression

Citizens often choose leaders based on trust, judgment, and values, because leaders later make the complex decisions that shape society. #Leadership #Democracy #Governance #PublicPolicy #DecisionMaking #PoliticalLeadership
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/the-real-decision-behind.html

Citizens often choose leaders based on trust, judgment, and values, because leaders later make the complex decisions that shape society. #Leadership #Democracy #Governance #PublicPolicy #DecisionMaking #PoliticalLeadership
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/the-real-decision-behind.html

https://www.europesays.com/africa/235432/ Kenya Bankers Calls for 5% PAYE Cut Amid Rising Deductions | The Kenyan Wallstreet #Banking #employment #Kenya #KenyaBusinessNews #Markets #PublicPolicy #Taxation

Civic Engagement vs Growing Apathy in Schools?

Learn how to turn a one‑time civic engagement award into a lasting movement that boosts student participation and fights apathy in classrooms.

https://orbitramp.live/civic-engagement-vs-growing-apathy-in-schools/

#civicengagement #communityparticipation #publicpolicy #democraticinvolvement #localgovernment

Civic Engagement vs Growing Apathy in Schools?

Learn how to turn a one‑time civic engagement award into a lasting movement that boosts student participation and fights apathy in classrooms.

https://orbitramp.live/civic-engagement-vs-growing-apathy-in-schools/

#civicengagement #communityparticipation #publicpolicy #democraticinvolvement #localgovernment

Build 5 Civic Engagement Debates Now

Learn how to create five actionable civic engagement debates for bio students, blending policy debate, virtual learning, sustainability education, and activism in

https://civiclife.online/build-5-civic-engagement-debates-now/

#civicengagement #communityparticipation #publicpolicy #democraticinvolvement #localgovernment

Build 5 Civic Engagement Debates Now

Learn how to create five actionable civic engagement debates for bio students, blending policy debate, virtual learning, sustainability education, and activism in

https://civiclife.online/build-5-civic-engagement-debates-now/

#civicengagement #communityparticipation #publicpolicy #democraticinvolvement #localgovernment

3 Proven Hacks Secure Civic Engagement Award

Discover three data‑driven hacks to win a civic engagement award, from impact metrics to bipartisan tools and volunteer retention, with outcomes judges love.

https://civicaction.site/3-proven-hacks-secure-civic-engagement-award/

#civicengagement #communityparticipation #publicpolicy #democraticinvolvement #localgovernment

3 Proven Hacks Secure Civic Engagement Award

Discover three data‑driven hacks to win a civic engagement award, from impact metrics to bipartisan tools and volunteer retention, with outcomes judges love.

https://civicaction.site/3-proven-hacks-secure-civic-engagement-award/

#civicengagement #communityparticipation #publicpolicy #democraticinvolvement #localgovernment

Connectivity for European Strategic Autonomy

The debate surrounding the future European Digital Networks Act (DNA) presents a unique opportunity to reconsider the framework…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #Telefónica #competition #ConnectivityandInnovation #ConsolidationandScale #EU2024-2029 #Pro-investmentframework #PublicPolicy
https://www.europesays.com/spain/23122/

Question: I'm quite new to Mastodon (I dumped Twitter and am on Bluesky (which I like but of late it's getting a little echo chamber and doom and gloom). I'm not looking to hide from the world, but I'd be grateful for recommendations on people to follow about:

Canadian news
Canadian politics
Higher education - teaching

Any suggestions would really be appreciated.

#MastodonHelp
#Fediverse
#NewHere
#Cdnpoli
#HigherEd
#AcademicMastodon
#PublicPolicy

Question: I'm quite new to Mastodon (I dumped Twitter and am on Bluesky (which I like but of late it's getting a little echo chamber and doom and gloom). I'm not looking to hide from the world, but I'd be grateful for recommendations on people to follow about:

Canadian news
Canadian politics
Higher education - teaching

Any suggestions would really be appreciated.

#MastodonHelp
#Fediverse
#NewHere
#Cdnpoli
#HigherEd
#AcademicMastodon
#PublicPolicy

Question: I'm quite new to Mastodon (I dumped Twitter and am on Bluesky (which I like but of late it's getting a little echo chamber and doom and gloom). I'm not looking to hide from the world, but I'd be grateful for recommendations on people to follow about:

Canadian news
Canadian politics
Higher education - teaching

Any suggestions would really be appreciated.

#MastodonHelp
#Fediverse
#NewHere
#Cdnpoli
#HigherEd
#AcademicMastodon
#PublicPolicy

Question: I'm quite new to Mastodon (I dumped Twitter and am on Bluesky (which I like but of late it's getting a little echo chamber and doom and gloom). I'm not looking to hide from the world, but I'd be grateful for recommendations on people to follow about:

Canadian news
Canadian politics
Higher education - teaching

Any suggestions would really be appreciated.

#MastodonHelp
#Fediverse
#NewHere
#Cdnpoli
#HigherEd
#AcademicMastodon
#PublicPolicy

Media Scope Group was commissioned by a Mexican organization to conduct a landmark study on the social and economic impact of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals.

The findings have since become a foundation for the client’s advocacy efforts for short-term interventions and long-term structural reforms.

Read more: https://mediascope.group/case-study-research-on-impact-of-gender-based-anti-lgbtq-violence-in-mexico/

#Mexico #LGBTQ #WomenRights #LGBTQ #impact #equality #CaseStudy #economy #society #democracy #HumanRights #advocacy #PublicPolicy #policy

‘On Friday, Politico reported that one of the country's biggest data center developments had guzzled nearly 30 million gallons of water without paying for it. Even worse, the water grab came at a time when nearby drought-stricken residents were warned to restrict their personal water consumption and some reported sudden decreases in water pressure’

#genAi #datacentres #technology #infrastructure #publicPolicy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/data-center-used-30-million-gallons-of-water-without-initially-paying/

CBI is thrilled to announce @andrewlea is the 2026 recipient of the CBI Human-Computer Interaction History Prize for his masterful book on the history of HCI and AI in medical diagnosis and therapeutics.

#artificialintelligence #ai #hci #science #medicine #tech #technology #history #sociology #computerscience #publicpolicy

https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/news/andrew-lea-receives-2026-cbi-human-computer-interaction-history-prize

We are at the 1995 moment for AI governance. The principle: AI systems making consequential decisions about people should reflect the values of the jurisdiction where those people live. Not the values of whoever built the system.

The trolley problem has a nationality. The rules for the machine should too.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/11/who-makes-the-rules-for-the-machine/

#artificialintelligence #AIgovernance #algorithmicsovereignty #publicpolicy #GDPR

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

The fight for truth often begins after the event ends. #Leadership #History #Truth #PublicPolicy #Media #Strategy #AI #Communication #DigitalTrust #Narrative #Power #Society #HumanNature #Mindset #Growth #Ethics #Governance #CriticalThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #TruthMatters #Future
https://stayingalive.in/thought-of-the-day/historys-second-draft.html

In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics.
The viral "bottle of water per email" figure is off by up to 1,700 times. The water doesn't get consumed. It changes phase. The real concern is thermal discharge, and nuclear plants have been managing that on the Chesapeake Bay for fifty years.
We just haven't applied the framework to data centers yet.
https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/08/the-data-center-water-crisis-that-isnt/
#artificialintelligence #environment #datacenter #water #publicpolicy

RE: https://partychickens.net/@mason/116514703013503570

'some governments will require the tools that they use to support post-quantum cryptography in the near future. This means that a lot of companies want post-quantum cryptography, and people will begin to expect it from serious projects'

#cryptography #publicPolicy #quantumComputing #postQuantumCryptography

https://www.europesays.com/people/53653/ OPINION: What’s worse for a governor running for president, raising taxes or leaving a deficit? | Opinion #Austerity #Budget #Economy #Finance #FiscalPolicy #FundAccounting #GavinNewsom #Government #GovernmentBudgetBalance #GovernmentFinances #Politics #PublicFinance #PublicPolicy #Tax #UnitedStates

The U.S. national debt crossed 100% of GDP this week. The coverage got it wrong in both directions. The $39 trillion gross figure overstates the immediate problem. The "it's just the government owing itself" dismissal understates the long-term one. The Fed's SOMA holdings and the Social Security trust funds are fundamentally different obligations and the standard presentation muddles both.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/01/the-39-trillion-number-is-wrong/

#economics #publicpolicy #nationaldebt #fiscalpolicy

The U.S. national debt crossed 100% of GDP this week. The coverage got it wrong in both directions. The $39 trillion gross figure overstates the immediate problem. The "it's just the government owing itself" dismissal understates the long-term one. The Fed's SOMA holdings and the Social Security trust funds are fundamentally different obligations and the standard presentation muddles both.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/01/the-39-trillion-number-is-wrong/

#economics #publicpolicy #nationaldebt #fiscalpolicy

The U.S. national debt crossed 100% of GDP this week. The coverage got it wrong in both directions. The $39 trillion gross figure overstates the immediate problem. The "it's just the government owing itself" dismissal understates the long-term one. The Fed's SOMA holdings and the Social Security trust funds are fundamentally different obligations and the standard presentation muddles both.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/01/the-39-trillion-number-is-wrong/

#economics #publicpolicy #nationaldebt #fiscalpolicy

The U.S. national debt crossed 100% of GDP this week. The coverage got it wrong in both directions. The $39 trillion gross figure overstates the immediate problem. The "it's just the government owing itself" dismissal understates the long-term one. The Fed's SOMA holdings and the Social Security trust funds are fundamentally different obligations and the standard presentation muddles both.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/01/the-39-trillion-number-is-wrong/

#economics #publicpolicy #nationaldebt #fiscalpolicy

The U.S. national debt crossed 100% of GDP this week. The coverage got it wrong in both directions. The $39 trillion gross figure overstates the immediate problem. The "it's just the government owing itself" dismissal understates the long-term one. The Fed's SOMA holdings and the Social Security trust funds are fundamentally different obligations and the standard presentation muddles both.

https://jameshoward.us/2026/05/01/the-39-trillion-number-is-wrong/

#economics #publicpolicy #nationaldebt #fiscalpolicy

The Carney government’s embrace of AI will put lives at risk
#Canada #AI #Tech #Politics #Ethics #PublicPolicy #Government #Labour #Economy #PublicService #Carney #PublicService #Accountability #DigitalTransformation #SocialJustice
#Healthcare #Immigration
https://the-14.com/the-carney-governments-embrace-of-ai-will-put-lives-at-risk/

Somos a maioria nas cidades, mas a política urbana ainda não nos prioriza

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/colunista/observatorio-da-metropoles-pr/2026/04/30/somos-a-maioria-nas-cidades-mas-a-politica-urbana-ainda-nao-nos-prioriza/

Somos a maioria nas cidades, mas a política urbana ainda não nos prioriza

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.brasildefato.com.br/colunista/observatorio-da-metropoles-pr/2026/04/30/somos-a-maioria-nas-cidades-mas-a-politica-urbana-ainda-nao-nos-prioriza/

School boards and universities will both be affected by Ontario’s Bill 101 sweeping changes
#Ontario #Canada #Bill101 #Education #Politics #PublicPolicy #Universities #Schools #Students #Teachers #AcademicFreedom #PolicyReform #HigherEducation #StudentData
https://the-14.com/school-boards-and-universities-will-both-be-affected-by-ontarios-bill-101-sweeping-changes/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@grantpotter/116490429597831890

'The value one Einstein delivered to humanity is incalculably large. It dwarfs any UBI program you could ever design. And here is the Einstein Argument for UBI in one sentence: if universal basic income enables even one more Einstein to become Einstein over the course of the next century, it will have paid for itself a thousand times over'

#ubi #publicPolicy

TVs get cheaper every year. So does fast fashion. But rent, healthcare, and college tuition keep climbing. Baumol explained this in 1966. We're still living it. by @daylightatheism.bsky.social

https://onlys.ky/cost-disease/

#Economics #CostOfLiving #Inequality #LaborEconomics #PublicPolicy

https://www.europesays.com/people/46706/ Agencies discuss what to cut as state deals with $35B deficit | National #AssemblymemberCottiePetrieNorris #Austerity #Budget #california #deficit #Economy #GavinNewsom #GovGavinNewsom #Government #GovernmentFinances #Politics #PublicPolicy

🎞️ The videos of the 2026 OpenFisca Conference on #PublicPolicy #Innovation & #RulesAsCode are now live! You can watch them all on https://videos.lescommuns.org/w/p/1pTNivCgSq7jEteqo1tJg8?playlistPosition=20&resume=true