# open forum (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover open forum. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Photo for Friday 8/21: “The Rainbow Disconnection”](https://outsidethebeltway.com/a-photo-for-friday-8-21-the-rainbow-disconnection/) _2026-08-21 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ "The Rainbow Disconnection" ## [Friday’s Forum](https://outsidethebeltway.com/fridays-forum-296/) _2026-08-21 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. ## [I’m Beginning to Think That Mike Lindell Isn’t Very Smart…](https://outsidethebeltway.com/im-beginning-to-think-that-mike-lindell-isnt-very-smart/) _2026-08-20 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ And that he doesn't understand how elections work. ## [Thursday’s Forum](https://outsidethebeltway.com/thursdays-forum-298/) _2026-08-20 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. ## [In Front of Our Noses: Trump’s Need for Sycophancy](https://outsidethebeltway.com/in-front-of-our-noses-trumps-need-for-sycophancy/) _2026-08-19 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ A note on Natalie Harp. ## [Senator Ignoramus](https://outsidethebeltway.com/senator-ignoramus/) _2026-08-19 · James Joyner · OutsideTheBeltway_ Knowing things is not Darline Graham's thing. ## [Wednesday’s Forum](https://outsidethebeltway.com/wednesdays-forum-303/) _2026-08-19 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. ## [Worst of the Worst Update](https://outsidethebeltway.com/worst-of-the-worst-update-4/) _2026-08-18 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ It's as if the administration really just doesn't like foreigners. ## [The End of Partying?](https://outsidethebeltway.com/the-end-of-partying/) _2026-08-18 · James Joyner · OutsideTheBeltway_ College students report increasing social isolation. ## [Tuesday’s Forum](https://outsidethebeltway.com/tuesdays-forum-304/) _2026-08-18 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5Hht99d2r5g1) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [August 17th is the Time for the “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes”](https://outsidethebeltway.com/ag-monday-62/) _2026-08-17 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ Ever wonder how we went from the swinging Sixties and Seventies to the brutal oppression of apes over humans? Conquest of the Planet of the Apes tells that story. The child of Cornelius and Zira, whom we saw as a newborn in the last movie, is now all grown up now. He doesn’t like what \[…\] ## [Trump Orders Substantial Reduction in Ongoing South Korea Exercises](https://outsidethebeltway.com/trump-orders-substantial-reduction-in-ongoing-south-korea-exercises/) _2026-08-17 · James Joyner · OutsideTheBeltway_ They send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile. ## [Monday’s Forum](https://outsidethebeltway.com/mondays-forum-276/) _2026-08-17 · Steven L. Taylor · OutsideTheBeltway_ OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. ## [A Little Death, to Hear](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/what-the-dead-still-want) _2026-08-09 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Worldwork Journalism / Session of July 11 ## [What happens when strangers from twelve countries write one article together?](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-strangers-from) _2026-07-18 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ An impact report on Worldwork Journalism, April 2026 ## [An Ongoing Call for SIGMOD Awards](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/an-ongoing-call-for-sigmod-awards/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Angela Bonifati, Alexandra Meliou, Manos Athanassoulis, and Sharad Mehrotra Available in: PDF ## [Announcement for SIGMOD 2026 Awards](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/announcement-for-sigmod-2026-awards/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Angela Bonifati, Alexandra Meliou, Manos Athanassoulis, and Sharad Mehrotra Available in: PDF ## [Rethinking the Organization of Demonstration Tracks: The VLDB 2025 Experience](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/rethinking-the-organization-of-demonstration-tracks-the-vldb-2025-experience/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Sourav S Bhowmick and Philippe Bonnet Available in: PDF ## [LLM+Graph@VLDB’2025 Workshop Summary](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/llmgraphvldb2025-workshop-summary/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Yixiang Fang, Arijit Khan, Tianxing Wu, Da Yan, and Shu Wang Available in: PDF ## [Query Optimization in the Wild: Realities and Trends](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/query-optimization-in-the-wild-realities-and-trends/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Yuanyuan Tian Available in: PDF ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LfGdUwK8qQGt) _2026-06-25 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Lei Chen Speaks Out on Research, AI, and Building a New University](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/lei-chen-speaks-out-on-research-ai-and-building-a-new-university/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ H. 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Jagadish and Vanessa Braganholo Available in: PDF ## [Autonomous Storage Agent for Multimodal Data](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/autonomous-storage-agent-for-multimodal-data/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Siqiang Luo Available in: PDF ## [Beyond One-on-Ones: A Mini-Team Approach to PhD Advising](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/beyond-one-on-ones-a-mini-team-approach-to-phd-advising/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Felix Naumann Available in: PDF ## [Reminiscences on Influential Papers, edited by Pınar Tözün](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/reminiscences-on-influential-papers-edited-by-pinar-tozun-4/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Torsten Grust, Wenjie Zhang, and Viktor Sanca Available in: PDF ## [Data Quality Awareness: A Journey from Traditional Data Management to Data Science Systems](https://sigmodrecord.org/2026/06/25/data-quality-awareness-a-journey-from-traditional-data-management-to-data-science-systems/) _2026-06-25 · Student Assistant · SIGMOD Record_ Sijie Dong, Soror Sahri, and Themis Palpanas Available in: PDF ## [The Courage to Be Loud](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/the-courage-to-be-loud) _2026-05-26 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Worldwork Journalism | Cycle VI, Session 1 | 9 May 2026 🙏 ## [Parallel Worlds – Which one are you living in?](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/parallel-worlds-which-one-are-you) _2026-02-18 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Open Forum - hybrid in Hamburg - 1st of February 2026 🙏 ## [Colouring outside the Lines](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/colouring-outside-the-lines) _2025-11-17 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Open Forum DDI Kenya meets Worldwork Journalism again 🙏 ## [Intergenerational conflict: Fighting the Silence](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/intergenerational-conflict-fighting) _2025-09-02 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Open Forum DDI Kenya meets Worldwork Journalism Silence. Anger. Relief. Hope.At the Nairobi Open Forum, generations met — Gen Z,..., elders —to speak what is often left unsaid.Ghosts of betrayal and government appeared,but so did warmth, responsibility, and the baton of eldership.The conflict is not resolved — but the silence is broken.And perhaps, this is just the beginning. ## [Speaking Out Loud](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/speaking-out-loud) _2025-07-14 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Bringing our voices into public spaces as artists, activists, and facilitators ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OsIpxQZnNFXj) _2025-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Naturism as an evolving lifestyle?](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/naturism-as-an-evolving-lifestyle) _2025-05-24 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ Australian 'movement' taking it beyond the recreational freedom of nudism ## [April open forum](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/april-open-forum-c46) _2025-04-05 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ A few rounds of naked golf? What about skin protection from UV rays? ## [February and March open forum](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/february-and-march-open-forum) _2025-03-13 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ Well, better late than never, eh? ## [Warlords and Wanderers](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/warlords-and-wanderers) _2025-02-06 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ A Global Journey Through WAR and Identity ## [January open forum](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/january-open-forum-8ef) _2025-01-01 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ 'Another year over, and a new one just begun' ## [With or without clothes](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/with-or-without-clothes) _2024-12-24 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ May the spirit of Christmas touch you all ## [welcome hope-less-ness](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/welcome-hope-less-ness) _2024-12-20 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ how to be human in all these crises? This time we came together from Kenya, Ukraine, Germany, Spain, Thailand, Switzerland, Finland, Russia, the Netherlands, Australia and the UK. As usual, the co-creative process started with an online Worldwork session (facilitated dialogue) for 30-40 minutes, before everybody captured their own experience in words, and deepened personal high- or downlights by… ## [Freehiking in California's Sespe Wilderness](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/freehiking-in-californias-sespe-wilderness) _2024-12-01 · Au Naturel · The Naturism Community_ Photo essay: Fred looks back at 2023 trip to see the flowers and celebrate Naked Hiking Day ## [Profile pics are your intro to the world](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/profile-pics-are-your-intro-to-the) _2024-11-18 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ On social media chat sites like Bluesky, we are ambassadors of naturism and social nudism ## [Naturism on the Bluesky site](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/naturism-on-the-bluesky-site) _2024-11-13 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ Social media platform may be a great gathering place ## [(Non)Commitment, a Love and Hate Struggle?](https://worldworkjournalism.substack.com/p/commitment-a-love-and-hate-struggle) _2024-11-13 · Stephanie Bachmair · Worldwork Journalism_ Sometimes needed, sometimes wanted, often challenging. "Commitment" – it’s a word we often hear, yet it feels increasingly complex in our modern world. Today, many of us experience life as a series of rapid changes, shifting priorities, and endless possibilities. This constant flux can make committing to a person, a project, or even an idea daunting. The very nature of commitment requires us to… ## [October open forum](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/october-open-forum-82a) _2024-10-01 · Jillian Page · The Naturism Community_ The generation gap, climate change and naturism -- all in one play ## [As the years go by . . .](https://naturismcommunity.substack.com/p/as-the-years-go-by) _2024-09-26 · Au Naturel · The Naturism Community_ I've moved on from 'body positivity' to 'body neutrality'