Public Intelligence Blog – Page 1627 – The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.

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The makerspace is the next open source frontier

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In this brave new world of heterogeneous projects that combine hardware, software, printed, cloud, and other pieces, we are going to see an cacophony of different tools for building these different parts of an idea and project. We have GitHub for collaborating around code, Thingiverse for 3D models, Trello for project management and coordination, Moqups and Balsamiq for user interface design, specific toolkits for building drivers and integrating with sensors, and more.

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SchwartzReport: US World Leader in Child Poverty

01 Poverty

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I find the lie that America tells itself and the world, that we care about our children, particularly heinous and pernicious. By any measure the U.S., as a society — of course you love your children — doesn't give a damn about the next generation. We should be ashamed of ourselves. That we do not care for and nurture our young is a serious national character flaw. One that will shape our future in ways great and small.

The Numbers Are Staggering: U.S. Is ‘World Leader' in Child Poverty

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2015 ANSWERS Robert Steele for Sean Lorenz on OSINT Update 3

Access, Answers, Data, Design, Governance, Innovation, Knowledge

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There is a need for hard data and statistics on OSINT — why it has been relegated to the basement and distributed rather than consolidated as with the other disciplines, what it's successes and failures have been.

In how many cases did it provide Intelligence that was critical to mission success ? NEEDS DATA

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2015/04/16

Marpheen Chann-Berry: Maine can lead the nation with Ranked Choice reform

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Maine can lead the nation with Ranked Choice reform

When the status quo has been unacceptable, Maine has taken to pioneering change . Indeed, our motto Dirigo, or “I lead”, and our fiercely, politically independent electorate bolsters that proposition. Through ranked choice voting (RCV), Mainers in November of 2016 can further this ideal by enacting a timely and necessary reform aimed toward strengthening our democracy.

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2015/04/16

2015 Robert Steele at Smith College YouTube (47:17) – “OUT OF CONTROL: Can Open (Public) Power Effect a Non-Violent Revolution?”

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IVN: Unaffiliated Voters Outnumber Party Voters — So Why Can’t They Vote?

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Unaffiliated Voters Outnumber Party Voters — So Why Can’t They Vote?

“This disaffiliation is a conscious choice and reflects Americans’ dissatisfaction with political leaders, the two major parties, and the political system’s dysfunction and polarization.” – Linda Killian

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Yoda: From Fast Food Strikes to Social Justice

03 Economy, 09 Justice, 11 Society, Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Officers Call

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Minimum wage is on the margins — electoral reform is root.

Fast-food strikes widen into social-justice movement

Central to Wednesday's strike is the evolution of its scope. What began two years ago as a fast-food workers movement has propelled into something wider, with Wednesday's protests including a range of workers workers from adjunct professors to home care and child care providers to Walmart employees.

See Also: Open Power / Electoral Reform