Cable: US-Polish troop fracas due partly to bad US messaging

President Donald Trump reversed the decision not to deploy troops to Poland, but the fallout has been severe.

Politico

Weekend Reading! Check out his TechAptitude post on the upcoming Quantum Internet.

One of the first tangible outcomes from Quantum Technologies will likey be a highly -secure global communications backbone, a “quantum internet”, that could connect data centers, financial institutions, government facilities, with unbreakable encryption and quantum level security. https://techaptitude.substack.com/p/quantum-repeaters-bring-on-the-quantum #Quantum #QuantumInternet #QuantumTechnologies #Communications #Internet #Security #Encryption #QuantumRepeater #Photons #FibreOptics

Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation Crisis?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chris-lehane-global-affairs-pr/

RE: https://solarbird.net/blog/2026/05/21/lets-talk-being-able-to-talk-when-internet-and-cell-phone-service-both-go-down/

A very solid write up of some "what if the cell towers and internet go down" in a crisis (like forest fires or weather events).

#disaster #radio #communications

EU complains about ‘surprise’ UK move to roll back Russia sanctions

“Now is not the time to roll back sanctions against Russia,” said Valdis Dombrovskis.

POLITICO
Europe must make big changes to compete with US, space chief warns

“If we’re not making big changes, we will never catch up,” European Space Agency boss tells POLITICO.

POLITICO

If you're creating social media kits, please include alt text for the images.

A) It's a nudge to participants to add alt text, and that's a good thing!

B) It increases the chances that your images will be described accurately and appropriately.

#SocialMediaKit #Publicity #Outreach #AltText #Communications #Accessibility

New Pentagon task force races to bring powerful AI tools to America’s most sensitive networks

The new initiative will determine how AI models from tech giants such as OpenAI and Google can be safely deployed across Cyber Command and the NSA missions.

POLITICO

Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication, Sixteenth Edition, masterfully combines captivating subjects with robust pedagogy, presenting an ideal fusion of research and practical application

Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/ArTiz

#Communications