Thomas J. Brown
@therealtbee.bsky.social
Building heart-centered leaders to innovate a world beguiled by media.
Talks about media, leadership, communication, and technology.
Talks about media, leadership, communication, and technology.
My latest post tackles a big one: Why #WEF #conspiracytheories are a distraction from the real forces driving #inequality and economic hardship. The system is broken, but not because of a secret cabal...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/therealt...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/therealt...
March 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My latest post tackles a big one: Why #WEF #conspiracytheories are a distraction from the real forces driving #inequality and economic hardship. The system is broken, but not because of a secret cabal...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/therealt...
Read more: open.substack.com/pub/therealt...
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Spotted somewhere in Calgary, Canada.
“There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”
“There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”
March 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Spotted somewhere in Calgary, Canada.
“There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”
“There is no enemy like a friend betrayed”
The billionaire class has pushed capitalism to the brink.
- Public trust? Gone.
- Middle class? Shrinking.
- Wages? Stagnant.
- Wealth hoarding? Record-breaking.
This isn’t just a crisis—it’s the moment before collapse. #Inequality #LateStageCapitalism
- Public trust? Gone.
- Middle class? Shrinking.
- Wages? Stagnant.
- Wealth hoarding? Record-breaking.
This isn’t just a crisis—it’s the moment before collapse. #Inequality #LateStageCapitalism
February 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The billionaire class has pushed capitalism to the brink.
- Public trust? Gone.
- Middle class? Shrinking.
- Wages? Stagnant.
- Wealth hoarding? Record-breaking.
This isn’t just a crisis—it’s the moment before collapse. #Inequality #LateStageCapitalism
- Public trust? Gone.
- Middle class? Shrinking.
- Wages? Stagnant.
- Wealth hoarding? Record-breaking.
This isn’t just a crisis—it’s the moment before collapse. #Inequality #LateStageCapitalism
The corporatocracy at work.
Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.
theconversation.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The corporatocracy at work.
1,459 days left.
January 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
1,459 days left.
1/ TikTok shuts down before the deadline, reopens after the deadline, and cites a promise from a lame-duck president to justify it. Sound legit? Didn’t think so. This wasn’t a save—it was a PR stunt for political points. #BluerSkies
January 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
1/ TikTok shuts down before the deadline, reopens after the deadline, and cites a promise from a lame-duck president to justify it. Sound legit? Didn’t think so. This wasn’t a save—it was a PR stunt for political points. #BluerSkies
The US is hooked on Canada's oil, but maybe it’s time we shift gears wholesale—invest in green energy, retire pipelines, and return stolen land to Indigenous people. Oil’s yesterday’s fuel; the future’s clean, sustainable, and waiting for us to catch up.
Is Trump right about the U.S. 'subsidizing' Canada? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The US is hooked on Canada's oil, but maybe it’s time we shift gears wholesale—invest in green energy, retire pipelines, and return stolen land to Indigenous people. Oil’s yesterday’s fuel; the future’s clean, sustainable, and waiting for us to catch up.
1/ "If it bleeds, it leads." Sensationalism isn’t just an old journalism trick—it’s the backbone of Big Tech’s business model. Rage, fear, and tribalism keep you scrolling. It’s not just the algorithm—it’s the *strategy*. 🧵
January 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
1/ "If it bleeds, it leads." Sensationalism isn’t just an old journalism trick—it’s the backbone of Big Tech’s business model. Rage, fear, and tribalism keep you scrolling. It’s not just the algorithm—it’s the *strategy*. 🧵
1/ Celebrities crying over wildfires need to do more than shed tears. Performative platitudes won’t solve the climate crisis. Use your wealth & influence to fund initiatives, demand policy change, & drive real solutions. Time for action, not empty gestures.
January 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
1/ Celebrities crying over wildfires need to do more than shed tears. Performative platitudes won’t solve the climate crisis. Use your wealth & influence to fund initiatives, demand policy change, & drive real solutions. Time for action, not empty gestures.
As Avery Shwartz would say, "don't build your castle on rented land."
When we talk about paid, earned, and owned media in marketing; this is what we mean.
An email list is owned media, which is why it's the endgame for many marketing initiatives.
Get your audience there. #emailmarketing
When we talk about paid, earned, and owned media in marketing; this is what we mean.
An email list is owned media, which is why it's the endgame for many marketing initiatives.
Get your audience there. #emailmarketing
Been hooting this horn for a minute, do not make the mistake of seeing this site start gaining traction and putting all your eggs and community here. Build a mailing list, send out newsletters, get a website. Not a discord, not a blog hosted on another social media site, an actual website you own.
LRT: If you’re a game dev, consider having your own blog/site. It’s probably going to last longer than any social media platform, unless you choose to shut it down yourself, and it’s really nice having a “home base” that can’t get destroyed by a bored billionaire.
November 17, 2024 at 3:35 PM
As Avery Shwartz would say, "don't build your castle on rented land."
When we talk about paid, earned, and owned media in marketing; this is what we mean.
An email list is owned media, which is why it's the endgame for many marketing initiatives.
Get your audience there. #emailmarketing
When we talk about paid, earned, and owned media in marketing; this is what we mean.
An email list is owned media, which is why it's the endgame for many marketing initiatives.
Get your audience there. #emailmarketing
You know that person in every convo who thinks they’re profound but is really just background noise? Don’t be them. If you want to stand out, add value. Here’s how to stop tossing verbal confetti and actually *matter*. 🧵
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a man in a suit and tie says that 's the way you do it that 's the way you debate
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says that 's the way you do it that 's the way you debate
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
You know that person in every convo who thinks they’re profound but is really just background noise? Don’t be them. If you want to stand out, add value. Here’s how to stop tossing verbal confetti and actually *matter*. 🧵
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Time to reclaim our digital autonomy by removing ourselves from billionaire-controlled, profit-centric platforms that are cannibalizing our attention and dividing us instead of connecting us.
Being here on @bsky.app means you've already taken an important first step. Now tell your friends!
Being here on @bsky.app means you've already taken an important first step. Now tell your friends!
You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Time to reclaim our digital autonomy by removing ourselves from billionaire-controlled, profit-centric platforms that are cannibalizing our attention and dividing us instead of connecting us.
Being here on @bsky.app means you've already taken an important first step. Now tell your friends!
Being here on @bsky.app means you've already taken an important first step. Now tell your friends!
Looks like it's past Iron Mike's bedtime. #TysonPaul
November 16, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Looks like it's past Iron Mike's bedtime. #TysonPaul
Excited to see how 58-year old #vegan #MikeTyson performs tonight. Should be an entertaining evening regardless. Looks like a fantastic line-up! #boxing #LoganPaul #Netflix #MVPEntertainment
a man wearing a pardon jack johnson t-shirt says everybody has a plan
ALT: a man wearing a pardon jack johnson t-shirt says everybody has a plan
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Excited to see how 58-year old #vegan #MikeTyson performs tonight. Should be an entertaining evening regardless. Looks like a fantastic line-up! #boxing #LoganPaul #Netflix #MVPEntertainment
Where are all my bros at? #freemason
W.Bro. Thomas Brown here, Worshipful Master, North Bay Nipissing Lodge No. 420 G.R.C. #glcpo
Where do you hail from?
W.Bro. Thomas Brown here, Worshipful Master, North Bay Nipissing Lodge No. 420 G.R.C. #glcpo
Where do you hail from?
homer simpson is standing in a flooded basement talking to a plumber .
ALT: homer simpson is standing in a flooded basement talking to a plumber .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Where are all my bros at? #freemason
W.Bro. Thomas Brown here, Worshipful Master, North Bay Nipissing Lodge No. 420 G.R.C. #glcpo
Where do you hail from?
W.Bro. Thomas Brown here, Worshipful Master, North Bay Nipissing Lodge No. 420 G.R.C. #glcpo
Where do you hail from?
I haven't closed my Facebook/X accounts yet because I'm using them to build awareness for how those platforms exploit and profit off of their users, while also sharing information about Bluesky and the bright future this platform has to offer. #newskies
November 15, 2024 at 12:36 PM
I haven't closed my Facebook/X accounts yet because I'm using them to build awareness for how those platforms exploit and profit off of their users, while also sharing information about Bluesky and the bright future this platform has to offer. #newskies
"Bye-Bye Meta, X, and Google: Reclaiming Your Autonomy in the Surveillance Economy. They've turned your life--every click, every conversation, every private moment--into their profit, and they're betting you won't care enough to stop them." [1/91]
November 14, 2024 at 9:58 PM
"Bye-Bye Meta, X, and Google: Reclaiming Your Autonomy in the Surveillance Economy. They've turned your life--every click, every conversation, every private moment--into their profit, and they're betting you won't care enough to stop them." [1/91]
I’m here to connect, share insights, and explore the intersection of technology and human connection.
Looking forward to engaging with you all!
#newskies
Looking forward to engaging with you all!
#newskies
November 14, 2024 at 7:44 PM
I’m here to connect, share insights, and explore the intersection of technology and human connection.
Looking forward to engaging with you all!
#newskies
Looking forward to engaging with you all!
#newskies