A retro-styled presentation thumbnail titled "Reclaiming Our News Feeds: A Fast-Paced Resource Showcase for the Open Web" by Dr. Wes Fryer. The central illustration depicts a broadcast tower and satellite dishes emitting concentric signal waves, surrounded by floating digital icons such as birds, winged envelopes, and speech bubbles. The design features a mid-century modern aesthetic with a warm orange and teal color palette, sunburst rays, and stylized circuit patterns, listing the websites wesfryer.com and HealOurCulture.org at the bottom.

Check out the video from my March 5th presentation at the #Thrive2026 Democracy conference: “Reclaiming Our News Feeds” (22.5 min)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v4U...

More resources on:
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In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.

This is really sad. In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad www.pewresearch.org/religion/202... #Thrive2026

Thrive 2026: Democracy Under Threat - The Role of Compassionate Politics featuring Jennifer Nadel. Join us at #Thrive2026 for Day 2 live sessions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJX... #resist #resistance #democracy

🇦🇺🌿 Big news from the Australian Passivhaus Association!

#THRIVE2026, Australia’s largest #PassiveHouse event, returns to Melbourne (25–26 June) at Pullman Albert Park.
25+ speakers, 250+ pros, 20+ exhibitors, training, site tours & networking.

🎟️ Early bird tickets: https://bit.ly/46xbHWX

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Day 1 of Thrive 2026 is wrapped up.

Thank you to everyone who joined us today. We heard some really thoughtful ideas and perspectives.

What was your favorite moment or takeaway?

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On Discussion and Debate When Democracy is Under Threat — Howard Gardner © Howard Gardner 2026 Over the last few years, I have written and posted hundreds of blogs, covering a very wide range of topics. This one is different—it’s personal…and it’s political. Here’s the…

On Discussion and Debate When Democracy is Under Threat — Howard Gardner www.howardgardner.com/howards-blog... #Thrive2026 #Democracy #resist

Thrive 2026: United for Democracy and Global Action Get tickets to Thrive 2026: United for Democracy and Global Action, taking place 04/03/2026 to 05/03/2026. RingCentral Events is your source for engaging events and experiences.

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Democracy thrives when we work together.

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Only a few hours until Thrive 2026 begins.

If you're interested in conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and cross-sector collaboration, you can still register and join.

Starts soon:
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#Democracy #CivicEngagement #DemocracyMatters #GlobalCitizenship #Thrive2026

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If democracy matters to you, show up.

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wesfryer - Thrive2026 Reclaiming Our News Feeds

(2/2) #Thrive2026 online presentation, “Reclaiming Our News Feeds:”
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#MediaLit #VibeCode #HealOurCulture

🇦🇺🌿 Big news from the Australian Passivhaus Association!

#THRIVE2026, Australia’s largest #PassiveHouse event, returns to Melbourne (25–26 June) at Pullman Albert Park.
25+ speakers, 250+ pros, 20+ exhibitors, training, site tours & networking.

🎟️ Early bird tickets: https://bit.ly/46xbHWX

(2/2) I hope you’ll join us!

#Thrive2026 #democracy #HealOurCulture #ResistAndHeal #resist #politics

Another keynote speaker for our upcoming Thrive democracy summit! Dr. Alecia Blackwood will present "We Rise Together Through Ubuntu for Democratic Resilience"—exploring African philosophy of shared humanity as framework for democracy.

Register: ringcentr.al/45BzLb8

#Thrive2026 #Ubuntu #Democracy

How do we activate more people to participate in democracy?

✨That’s the driving question behind #Thrive2026 happening on March 4–5✨

Call For Proposals open until Feb 15.

Register or submit: ringcentr.al/45BzLb8
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#compassion #politics #democracy

Be a Part of Our Democracy Summit Everyone is invited to our virtual event taking place this March

Be a Part of Our Democracy Summit - March 4-5, 2026

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🚨The application deadline for the Call for Papers of #THRIVE2026 has been extended until January 10! 🌍✨ This is your chance to submit an abstract and be part of this exciting event organised by the Australian Passivhaus Association.
Find out more and apply here: https://ow.ly/iVu950XLjXM

🎉 Be part of THRIVE 2026, the Australian Passive House Conference! 🎉

Australian Passivhaus Association has announced #THRIVE2026 will take place on 25-26 June 2026! Applications are now open until December 20! 🏛️

Submit your application here: https://ow.ly/yYPM50XuCZL