News You Might Have Missed But Should Know

If you had to pick a story or two for personal engagementment, what would it (they) be and why and how? What does this statement mean to you? “You are the only watchdogs in the yard.” If you were the only voice available to speak to any of these issues, what would you say? How would you speak in order to Persuade? Seek common ground? Gather more information? Gather more insight? Keep the lines of communication open? In what ways is it vital for citizens to […]

https://pastortom.blog/2026/05/18/news-you-might-have-missed-but-should-know/

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez shared moments from the Soria rally, extending greetings to the Turkish Twitter community. #PoliticalEngagement #InternationalRelations

Ignore the Quitters. Democracy Survives Only Through Relentless Engagement

Every democratic advance came from people who refused to ignore and quit. Disengagement is not strategy—it’s surrender.

#AIAndPolitics #authoritarianism #CapitalismCritique #civicAction #democracyDefense #democracyResistance #disengagementMyth #grassrootsMovements #IndependentMedia #mediaLiteracy #politicalEngagement #politicalOrganizing #PoliticsDoneRight #progressiveActivism #voterEducation https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-ox4

How Democrats Can Win MAGA Districts: A Strategy of Respect, Listening, and Truth

A roadmap for Democrats to reclaim red districts by investing in people, truth, and independent media.

#communityConversations #DemocraticStrategy #grassrootsOutreach #HoustonDemocracyProject #IndependentMedia #LauraJones #MAGAVoters #MedicareForAll #politicalEngagement #progressiveOrganizing #redDistrictStrategy #texasPolitics #TX08Election #voterPersuasion #ZohranMamdani

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Africa: Africa's Gen Z Unrest Shows 'Generational Divide' Between People and Politicians: [RFI] Africa's rising Gen Z movements are putting governments under pressure. Young people on the continent say they want a real place in shaping their countries' futures, yet many feel excluded by leaders far older than them. Their frustration is spilling into streets from Madagascar to Morocco, and new… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPf1sn #GenZ #YouthActivism #AfricaRising #PoliticalEngagement #GenerationalDivide

Politics Turned 'Trash TV': The Global Spectacle of Governance 📺🎭

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Politics Turned 'Trash TV': The Global Spectacle of Governance 📺🎭

There was a time when parliaments and congresses were temples of deliberation. Places where, beyond differences, the future of a nation was supposedly built ...

PsyPost: Negativity drives engagement on political TikTok. “A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that political videos on TikTok that criticize opposing political parties and use emotionally charged or uncivil language tend to generate higher levels of engagement.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/18/psypost-negativity-drives-engagement-on-political-tiktok/

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