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It has been a few weeks, and the landscape has shifted significantly. We are seeing a distinct move from "planning" to "execution" in both the Space and Intelligence sectors—specifically regarding the integration of commercial technology into military frameworks.

We have officially made it through the 40 days of the shutdown. Take a deep breath. The Senate has advanced the package to fund the government through January 30, 2026, so we have some breathing room. Now, let’s pivot from "survival mode" to "thriving mode" and look at how we can stabilize our kitchens, our digital lives, and our hearts using the Garden's resources.

In 2025, digital safety is just as important as locking our front doors. The Garden uses some big, fancy terms—Quantum Intelligence and Social Engineering—which can sound intimidating to us parents. But if we break them down, they are actually powerful tools for keeping our families safe. Here is the "Mom translation" of what these mean for us and the practical steps we need to take to protect our private information and intellectual property.

I'm going to brag about baby girl for a minute, so you'll just have to take it. In all the crazy of this year, it is also her first year of "being an adult." She's not sold on the idea yet... something about getting a headache every time she tries. Any way, she started her own small scale, event planning and so she's helping with our plan for 2026. I present to you, Hive Social Garden 2026 Teen Events!!

Here is the thing… the focus of Thanksgiving is on food. I don’t care what any one else says it is and most holidays have a focus of what is on the table because holidays are meant to remind you about the hard times and how in those hard times at the very least you can be thankful that you are not starving, but when the hard times are staring you right in the face it’s harder and harder to have a “happy thanksgiving.”

Originally written in November 2013 for a course at American Military University. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, fundamentally shifted the nature of global conflict from traditional state-on-state warfare to an unconventional war fought against a non-state ideological enemy. This article argues that the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), despite its controversial elements, has been a significant catalyst for increased international diplomacy and cooperation.

We have officially made it through the 40 days of the shutdown. Take a deep breath. The Senate has advanced the package to fund the government through January 30, 2026, so we have some breathing room. Now, let’s pivot from "survival mode" to "thriving mode" and look at how we can stabilize our kitchens, our digital lives, and our hearts using the Garden's resources.

The threat landscape is becoming vastly more complex, driven by state adversaries and nonstate actors leveraging both conventional and asymmetric power, and even increasing their cooperation. Space Militarization: The global space militarization market is projected to expand significantly, reaching over $100 billion by 2033. Adversary Focus: State adversaries (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea) are challenging U.S. interests and deploying weapons capable of disabling vital U.S

It is Day 27 of the shutdown, and for the families depending on Head Start and WIC, the situation is urgent. This week, we must double down on our circle of support. My two cents is this: Move from concern to action on the local level. Advocate: Make that call to your Senators. Remind them of the Nov. 1st deadline for Head Start funding and the real-world costs of this impasse on our families. Support: Check on your Head Start or WIC-receiving neighbors. 

Apparently the Weekend Safety Brief has become the thing of legend to Gen Z kids raised by service members who kept up the good fight at home as their brothers and sisters in arms fought fascism on far off shores. Rule 5 looks specifically at population control and who holds the power of life and death. The answer is NOT YOU!! This one is going to be a bit of a long one, so buckle in.

The current government shutdown is creating significant disruption, primarily impacting long-term planning, contracts, and small business innovation.

From "Show and Tell" to "Current Events," the battle of the best in everything was at the forefront of every project, every show, and everything the American child could dream of - after all the American Dream was the rags to riches story of the underdog. Some where in between the constant drive for approval and the constant beratement of never being enough, the school yard and trails of children became the workforce and trails of adulthood.

It is Day 20 of the federal government shutdown. What was an inconvenience for Washington has now become a genuine threat to the stability of our neighbors' lives. Programs like WIC (for moms and babies) and Head Start (for early childhood education) are now facing critical funding cliffs, and the stability of hundreds of thousands of federal worker and contractor families is severely compromised. This is no longer a political maneuver; it's a community crisis with national e

Multi-tasking is a lie!! What is really happening is you are switching your focus between multiple tasks. When you are constantly switching your focus it becomes very easy to get lost in the void of space and then you forget what you were doing. A better approach is to focus on a single outcome at a time. Once that process is defined and rolling smoothly, you can begin additional processes as you delegate specific tasks.

Today we are going to looking to time zones. The world is subject to anywhere between 40 to 80 different calendars; this is on top of the total number of unique standard time offsets from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is around 37 to 40. When it comes to understanding the story of the world, timing becomes the cryptographic key to unlock the secrets of the universe.

The contemporary security environment is defined by the Federal Mandate for Ethical AI and Quantum Transition, placing unprecedented pressure on government and industry supply chains. The convergence of commercial space reliance and the looming quantum threat validates our core mission: the security of systems now depends entirely on the digital literacy and ethical resilience of the human workforce which is currently at risk due to the federal government shutdown.

There is a big difference between being kind, being polite, and just being an asshole. I was raised in the South where manners were literally beaten into you. It didn't take me long to learn the difference between a "oh bless your heart" and "wow you're an idiot." Learning how to fight with words that cut to the depths of a person soul was a matter of survival.

The first step of allyship is to educate yourself and your family. It is not the responsibility of Indigenous people to teach you; it is your responsibility to seek the truth. Learn Whose Land You Are On: Use a resource like Native Land Digital to identify the ancestral and unceded lands where your home sits. In Northern Virginia, we are on the traditional lands of various groups, including the Patawomeck, the Manahoac, and the Piscataway.

It is Day 13 of the shutdown, and what was an inconvenience for Washington has become a genuine threat to the stability of our neighbors' lives. This is no longer a political maneuver; it is a community crisis.

Over the millennia, there have been an untold number of systems used, and everyday it seems like new systems are being built. The one that has reigned supreme no matter the age you find yourself in is the one that dictates life as we understand it: the Solar System.