Tami Belt
@tamibelt.bsky.social
PR and Communication Strategist, Brand Builder, Chief Storyteller at Blue Cube Marketing Solutions, Author, Public Speaker
Welcome to the age of outsourced reason.
Where the knowledge worker no longer engages with the materials of their craft.
What would you rather have . . . a tool that thinks for you, or a tool that makes you think?
Where the knowledge worker no longer engages with the materials of their craft.
What would you rather have . . . a tool that thinks for you, or a tool that makes you think?
How to stop AI from killing your critical thinking
Chatbots might help you get work done faster — but at what cost? When we outsource our reasoning to artificial intelligence, we reduce ourselves to "middle managers for our own thoughts," says AI and ...
www.ted.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Welcome to the age of outsourced reason.
Where the knowledge worker no longer engages with the materials of their craft.
What would you rather have . . . a tool that thinks for you, or a tool that makes you think?
Where the knowledge worker no longer engages with the materials of their craft.
What would you rather have . . . a tool that thinks for you, or a tool that makes you think?
Curling up with a good poem is just a click away. www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore...
I didn’t write these poems, they wrote me. When I was overwhelmed with emotions and didn’t think anyone could hear me or understand, the words poured through me onto the pages.
I didn’t write these poems, they wrote me. When I was overwhelmed with emotions and didn’t think anyone could hear me or understand, the words poured through me onto the pages.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Curling up with a good poem is just a click away. www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore...
I didn’t write these poems, they wrote me. When I was overwhelmed with emotions and didn’t think anyone could hear me or understand, the words poured through me onto the pages.
I didn’t write these poems, they wrote me. When I was overwhelmed with emotions and didn’t think anyone could hear me or understand, the words poured through me onto the pages.
The blueprint for American autocracy was refined over decades by those who found democracy too constraining for their ambitions. Understanding this blueprint is the first step toward dismantling it.
Part II: The System That Built Trump
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink"
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The blueprint for American autocracy was refined over decades by those who found democracy too constraining for their ambitions. Understanding this blueprint is the first step toward dismantling it.
The efforts of that century’s truth-tellers made great gains. The states were fighting back, even challenging Adams’ massive, naked power grab and war-mongering.
Trump's Lies Echo a Dark Era, But One We Survived and Reformed — and Can Do Again
From Jefferson’s era to today, history proves democracy’s defenders can still win…
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The efforts of that century’s truth-tellers made great gains. The states were fighting back, even challenging Adams’ massive, naked power grab and war-mongering.
Caroline Myss - We never go backwards.
YouTube video by Caroline Myss
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Anne Frank didn’t die because her world was filled with monsters. She died because enough ordinary people decided that the monsters weren’t their problem. They looked away. They adjusted their discomfort in ways that allowed the unacceptable to become the normal.
The Mainstreaming of Extremism
This is how the normalization of hatred works. Not with a bang, but with a shrug.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Anne Frank didn’t die because her world was filled with monsters. She died because enough ordinary people decided that the monsters weren’t their problem. They looked away. They adjusted their discomfort in ways that allowed the unacceptable to become the normal.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Everyone tunes into gratitude this time of year, sharing thoughts and lists of blessings.
Hopefully we remember to give thanks for the good every day instead of taking it for granted.
It’s easy to be grateful for the good things in life, though.
What about gratitude for lessons learned?
Hopefully we remember to give thanks for the good every day instead of taking it for granted.
It’s easy to be grateful for the good things in life, though.
What about gratitude for lessons learned?
A Horn Of Many Harvests — Blue Cube Marketing Solutions
Everyone tunes into gratitude this time of year, sharing thoughts and lists of blessings. Hopefully we remember to give thanks for the good every day instead of taking it for granted. It’s easy to be...
www.1bluecube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Everyone tunes into gratitude this time of year, sharing thoughts and lists of blessings.
Hopefully we remember to give thanks for the good every day instead of taking it for granted.
It’s easy to be grateful for the good things in life, though.
What about gratitude for lessons learned?
Hopefully we remember to give thanks for the good every day instead of taking it for granted.
It’s easy to be grateful for the good things in life, though.
What about gratitude for lessons learned?
Stories that describe how you wove your passion, vision and values into your organization are what people respond to, resonate with, remember and share.
Enroll in Branding Your Story to learn how to weave stories together at www.1bluecube.com/classes
Enroll in Branding Your Story to learn how to weave stories together at www.1bluecube.com/classes
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Stories that describe how you wove your passion, vision and values into your organization are what people respond to, resonate with, remember and share.
Enroll in Branding Your Story to learn how to weave stories together at www.1bluecube.com/classes
Enroll in Branding Your Story to learn how to weave stories together at www.1bluecube.com/classes
The Dumbing Down of America
The Dumbing Down of America
It’s as easy as G-O-P
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Dumbing Down of America
Individual states — either through their legislators or their citizens wielding ballot initiatives — have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because they determine what powers corporations have.
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Individual states — either through their legislators or their citizens wielding ballot initiatives — have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because they determine what powers corporations have.
Curiosity is contagious.
Here’s the paradox of our time – we have instant access to information but also infinite misinformation.
Conspiracy theories get more clicks than peer-view studies.
Science isn’t just for scientists; it’s about human stories.
Here’s the paradox of our time – we have instant access to information but also infinite misinformation.
Conspiracy theories get more clicks than peer-view studies.
Science isn’t just for scientists; it’s about human stories.
The thrill of not knowing all the answers
In a world that prizes certainty, hot takes and instant answers, what happens when we celebrate the power of ... not knowing? Scientist and storyteller Harini Bhat shares how she built a mega-popular ...
www.ted.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Curiosity is contagious.
Here’s the paradox of our time – we have instant access to information but also infinite misinformation.
Conspiracy theories get more clicks than peer-view studies.
Science isn’t just for scientists; it’s about human stories.
Here’s the paradox of our time – we have instant access to information but also infinite misinformation.
Conspiracy theories get more clicks than peer-view studies.
Science isn’t just for scientists; it’s about human stories.
Reposted by Tami Belt
Tell your House Rep to sign the ACA Discharge Petition to force a vote on subsidies expansion. It's the only way it will make it to the floor, as Johnson will never take it up.
Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/a...
Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/a...
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Tell your House Rep to sign the ACA Discharge Petition to force a vote on subsidies expansion. It's the only way it will make it to the floor, as Johnson will never take it up.
Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/a...
Take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/a...
Reposted by Tami Belt
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.
It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
THIS!
All this talk about “reclassifying” what counts as a profession is a distraction from the real trend..women-dominated fields like nursing, teaching, social work, counseling, PA programs, physical therapy, are losing funding, while male-dominated sectors keep the capital flowing. This is Project 2025
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
THIS!
The most significant divide in America is not between the left and the right but between the bottom and the top — between the vast majority of Americans without wealth or power, and a tiny minority holding most all of it.
And resolve to prevent such moral rot from ever again taking over our nation.
And resolve to prevent such moral rot from ever again taking over our nation.
Sunday thought
The rot at the top
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The most significant divide in America is not between the left and the right but between the bottom and the top — between the vast majority of Americans without wealth or power, and a tiny minority holding most all of it.
And resolve to prevent such moral rot from ever again taking over our nation.
And resolve to prevent such moral rot from ever again taking over our nation.
"Because this isn’t just about one twisted man. It’s about whether the American experiment can survive the forces he unleashed."
Chapter 1: Queens, Cruelty, and Fred Trump
Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink"
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"Because this isn’t just about one twisted man. It’s about whether the American experiment can survive the forces he unleashed."
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Worth a listen . . . .
jimacosta.substack.com/p/epstein-su...
jimacosta.substack.com/p/epstein-su...
EPSTEIN SURVIVOR JESS MICHAELS SPEAKS OUT PLUS DECODING FOX NEWS' JULIET JESKE AND MEDIAITE'S TOMMY CHRISTOPHER DISCUSS TRUMP LATEST
A recording from Jim Acosta's live video
jimacosta.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Worth a listen . . . .
jimacosta.substack.com/p/epstein-su...
jimacosta.substack.com/p/epstein-su...
Translating the mission, vision and values of your company into a customized community engagement strategy is the key to building lasting relationships.
Capitalizing on them through a well-crafted communication strategy connects you with your clients, community and employees.
Capitalizing on them through a well-crafted communication strategy connects you with your clients, community and employees.
Pop-UP PR Tip 5: Community Engagement — Blue Cube Marketing Solutions
Yes, Virginia, it pays to be good. Translating the mission, vision and values of your company into a customized community engagement strategy is the key to building lasting relationships. Capitalizi...
www.1bluecube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Translating the mission, vision and values of your company into a customized community engagement strategy is the key to building lasting relationships.
Capitalizing on them through a well-crafted communication strategy connects you with your clients, community and employees.
Capitalizing on them through a well-crafted communication strategy connects you with your clients, community and employees.
A Few Things Worth Your Time This Week
A Few Things Worth Your Time This Week
I talked with Joyce Vance about the road out of this mess, and rounded up a few other things you should know this week.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A Few Things Worth Your Time This Week
. . . Trump had told her the reason he regularly bashes reporters is to “demean” and “discredit” them so that the public will not believe “negative stories” about him.
‘Quiet, Piggy’: Trump’s viral insult has already become an anti-MAGA clapback
A clip circulating online shows Trump telling a reporter who asked a question he didn’t like: ‘Quiet, Piggy.’ Social media users are in hog heaven with piggish memes.
www.fastcompany.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
. . . Trump had told her the reason he regularly bashes reporters is to “demean” and “discredit” them so that the public will not believe “negative stories” about him.
There are many ways stories can spark conversations, engage your desired audience and build relationships that shape your brand.
Find your SPARK at www.1bluecube.com/find-your-sp...
Find your SPARK at www.1bluecube.com/find-your-sp...
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
There are many ways stories can spark conversations, engage your desired audience and build relationships that shape your brand.
Find your SPARK at www.1bluecube.com/find-your-sp...
Find your SPARK at www.1bluecube.com/find-your-sp...