Tom Bateman

Stirringly unforgettable.

one thing I learned from studying municipal water infrastructure was how much damage deindustrialization has caused to city systems that were built around power users’ needs and are now way overbuilt.
building out for bubbles will leave a long shadow.

“.. One of the challenges is you can deplete these [munitions] really quickly,” said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center .. “We’re using them faster than we can replace them.”

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And here is a 2008 article with leadership lessons from Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. History often rhymes. Evergreen lessons for leaders in all sectors acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

With Iran in the news, here’s a piece from 2008 about leadership re: Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. The lessons are evergreen, relevant today in business and beyond
Maybe history doesn’t always repeat itself; maybe this time it will rhyme acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

The Future Belongs to the Proactive Worker Delve into the power of proactive HR strategies for impactful change and future readiness, based on leading research insights.

Second of two pieces sent out today. I like the final title fine, but the original title give a better clue about the content: “How to Be Truly, Deeply, Profoundly proactive.” www.shrm.org/topics-tools...

Our Missing Climate Tools Are Psychological and Evolutionary Some animals are evolving faster than scientists previously thought possible, due to climate change. We can too.

Just published, a Psychology Today “Essential Read.” To adapt to climate change, we can evolve faster like some other animals are doing— intentionally, no less. And, of course, more strategically

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Well, they thought of something I wouldn’t have. His favorites!

Because there’s so many they can’t keep track?

Maybe bc he’s so damn good at his work.
Just kidding.

OMG

Seems like both is the simplest and best explanation, no?

What are the odds that Rs can cheat their way to victory?

I posted a similar comment earlier today.
Wishing more people were saying this

Bc it’s awesome? Nah

Schemes?

Thanks. Agree about the cult, and think that they want the Trump successes to continue on as long as possible. But as the tide turns, they’ll have to adjust…

I, and I hope the vast majority, always appreciate your comments.
Wondering if you or some of your followers have predictions about any maga plans to remove Trump and install Vance

Any sense of roughly when MAGA plans to orchestrate Trump’s removal and Vance’s installation?

“By definition”. Huh.

“Let’s Buy Greenland!” What is your reaction to trying to buy Greenland? How would you think it through more thoroughly?

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“Let’s Buy Greenland!” What is your reaction to trying to buy Greenland? How would you think it through more thoroughly?

Wrote this in 2019 re: Trump buying Greenland. It discusses intuitive vs. thoughtful decision making. Obvi, still highly relevant today and in coming years. Includes questions to always ask when considering options

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gett...

Awesome

The Trump “team” would never resort to imperfect analogies in their change-the-subject talking points

Bottom line = uncertainty.
Assume that he has that kind of vision

Time to revisit Iraq and re-learn what we should’ve learned. This summarizes the mistakes through a problem solving/decision making lens:

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Time to revisit Iraq and remember lessons we should have learned. Here’s a summary viewed through a lens of (in)effective problem solving and decision making

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Time to revisit Iraq to avoid more mistakes. This summary of that story is told through a problem-solving lens: necessary processes toward making more good and fewer bad choices acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026

Vaccinations def helped against COVID-19. This brief piece summarizes ADDITIONAL coping tactics that helped. AT LEAST try some of these if you don’t vaccinate. Best, vaccinate AND pick some of these, all supported by good research

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