Bart Myers

Fighting for a stronger democracy - CEO @CrowdBlue

[The Centre for Responsible Leadership @The_CRL]

True leadership is about more than decisions—it’s about mindset. Holding onto anger, bitterness, or hate only harms you and those you lead. Responsible leaders let go of negativity, focus on solutions, and inspire through peace and clarity.
#ResponsibleLeadership

[Bart Myers @bartolah]

This should give you hope.

A candidate in San Francisco quietly built their campaign before their campaign was public. No announcement. No press release. No launch event. Just conversations, relationships, and a base of people who believed in them before anyone else knew they were running. By the time they went public, they'd already raised $10,000.

That's the new model. Build the foundation first. Earn the launch.

Running for office is hard. It takes real guts. You put yourself out there - your name, your record, your beliefs - and in this climate, the attacks can come fast. That risk alone keeps a lot of the right people off the ballot.

This model changes that calculus. You build your base of support before you're public. You test your message. You build your confidence. And if you don't raise enough to hit your campaign goals, the funds go back to your supporters. No risk to them. Lower risk to you. A real on-ramp that didn't exist before.

Jaime Peters has been pointing toward this her whole career. Fifteen years on Democratic campaigns - five presidentials(!), Senate races, gubernatorials, and plenty of races nobody outside the district ever remembers. She knows what it actually takes to get someone to the starting line. She also knows who we keep losing those races to. The local developer who hires a firm. The retired guy with a pension. The candidate the chamber of commerce already lined up.

That SF candidate is proof the math can change. The tools exist. The on-ramp is real. And the people we want on the ballot - the teacher, the nurse, the parent who's been to every meeting for two years - they're out there.

Read Jaime's piece. Then send it to someone who should be running and just needs a nudge. We need them…

https://t.co/jg6exigpat

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

‼️ ZELENSKYY: For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without any infantry. A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions.

«The future is here, on the battlefield, and Ukraine is creating it. These are our ground robotic systems. For the first time in this war's history, an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned GRS platforms and drones. The occupiers surrendered, and this operation was completed without infantry involvement and without losses on our side. Ratel, Termite, Ardal, Lynx, Zmiy, Protector, Volya and other GRS completed over 22 000 missions at the front in just 3 months. In other words, over 22 000 times lives were saved. A robot went into the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier» - Zelenskyy’s address to the workers of Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex. April 13th, 2026.

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

He says mail-in voting is rigged.
He says it’s cheating.

He just used it anyway.

Because hypocrisy isn’t a bug — it’s the strategy.

👉 https://t.co/n0RbbihEjx

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

New Pentagon budget reports show Pete Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month, making it the highest monthly expense since 2008.

This budget report included spending $2 million on Alaskan King Crab.

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

So you’ve decided to run for office. Now comes one of the most important decisions: choosing the right race.

Start by matching your passion with a position that actually influences the issues you care about. Don’t overlook local offices—school boards, city councils, and county positions often have a direct impact on people’s daily lives.

Take time to review turnout data. In some races, a few thousand votes—or even fewer—can decide the outcome. And make sure you research filing requirements early so deadlines don’t sneak up on you.

Choosing the right office isn’t just about running—it’s about running where you can make the biggest difference.

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

A new report says the Pentagon burned through $93 billion in September alone as the fiscal year ended — part of the federal government’s “use-it-or-lose-it” budget system. The spending spree reportedly included millions on lobster, crab, steak, furniture, electronics, and even musical instruments, according to a watchdog analysis.

Because if there’s money left in the budget… apparently it’s time for a shopping spree.

Read more:
👉 https://t.co/U4BlbnC4sN

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

This didn’t age well.

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

After an NPR investigation found dozens of Epstein-related pages had been withheld, the Justice Department released 16 more pages — including FBI interview summaries tied to longstanding allegations involving Trump and a report documenting the initial call to the FBI.

Read More: https://t.co/u9uzEpcNq8

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

Blind loyalty is dangerous.

When people stop asking questions and just follow whoever shouts the loudest, accountability disappears and bad ideas spread fast.

Democracy only works when people think for themselves.

Question. Verify. Don’t follow blindly. 🧠

[Bart Myers @bartolah]

@CrowdBlueHQ What bs. This guy.

[CrowdBlue @CrowdBlueHQ]

🚨 The latest jobs report just dropped — and it’s not great.

U.S. employers cut 92,000 jobs last month, pushing unemployment up to 4.4% and raising fresh concerns about the direction of the economy. Economists had expected job growth, not losses.

Between rising costs, global tensions, and policy uncertainty, the labor market is starting to show real strain.

Read more: https://t.co/K26zAieDFI

#Economy #JobsReport #CrowdBlue

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Mark Cuban just pronounced software dead, and the implications will destroy industries before most people understand what happened.

Cuban: “Software is dead because everything’s going to be customized to your unique utilization.”

Rigid SaaS dies. Businesses stop bending to static tools. AI molds around needs in real time.

Value chain shatters. Decade of value going to generalist builders ends. Transfers to customizers who translate capability into advantage.

Next trillion comes from customized intelligence sold to “33 million companies” too small for giants to service.

Software-as-a-Service over. Service-as-Software owns everything.

Cuban: “33 million companies aren’t going to have AI budgets, aren’t going to have AI experts.”

Problems exist. Data exists. The bridge doesn’t.

Cuban: “Learn all you can about AI but learn more on how to implement them in companies.”

Market bifurcates into builders and integrators. Integrators capture value builders can’t touch.

Cuban: “Every single job available for kids coming out of school because every single company needs that.”

Technical translator becomes the only role that matters. Contextualizing AI for specific use cases becomes more valuable than building AI itself.

Learn “the difference between Sora and Veo” and “how to customize a model” and you modernize any legacy business’s economics faster than they can process.

Alpha isn’t the model. Alpha is applying it to contexts nobody else understood well enough to solve. There are 33 million businesses waiting for that person who doesn’t exist yet.

[BreakThrough News @BTnewsroom]

TODAY: Tens of thousands in Tucscon, AZ joined the nationwide shut down to demand ICE out of Arizona. Organizers say this is the largest protest in recent memory.

[Matthew Berman @MatthewBerman]

Moltbots/Clawdbots now have their own social network (@moltbook) and it's wild.

This is the first time I'm a little scared...

You need to watch this.