#august-2025 — Public Fediverse posts

My 8th visit to the North Sulawesi Provincial Library and Archives in 2025. I borrowed two books on my visit this time.

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Fewer Americans follow the news closely now than in 2016 – Pew Research Center

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December 3, 2025

Americans are following the news less closely than they used to

By Naomi Forman-Katz

The share of Americans who say they follow the news all or most of the time has decreased since 2016, according to nearly a decade’s worth of Pew Research Center surveys. This shift comes amid changes in the platforms people use for news and declining trust in news organizations. How we did this…

As of August 2025, 36% of U.S. adults say they follow the news all or most of the time. That is down from 51% in 2016, the first time we asked this question.

In turn, growing shares of Americans say they follow the news less closely:

• 38% now say they follow it some of the time, up from 31% in 2016.
• 18% say they follow it only now and then, compared with 12% in 2016.

Meanwhile, the share who say they hardly ever follow the news has been relatively stable (7% in 2025, 5% in 2016).

People in every age group are less likely now than in 2016 to say they follow the news all or most of the time. But older Americans remain more likely than younger adults to do so. 

For example, 62% of adults 65 and older now say they follow the news all or most of the time. That’s down 13 percentage points since 2016.

The decline is similar – 12 points – among adults under 30. However, this age group followed the news much less closely to begin with: 15% now say they follow the news all or most of the time, down from 27% in 2016.

This decline in Americans’ attention to the news over the years has also occurred across other demographic groups, including education, gender, race, ethnicity and political party. But the drop has been steeper for some groups than others.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Fewer Americans follow the news closely now than in 2016 | Pew Research Center

#AgeGroups #Americans #August2025 #LessNews #News #NewsSources #Newspapers #Pew #PewResearchCenter #Research

📈 August 2025 shows digital acceleration at scale.
🌍 Millions of new websites launched in a single month.
💰 Global ad spend nears $1 trillion, with 73% going digital.

📱 Chrome and Android dominate, video drives engagement, and AI pushes content output.
But authenticity is the true competitive edge.

📖 Full August 2025 Digital Compass:
https://adclicks.thereview.website/august-2025-digital-compass-strategic-insights-for-snipesearch-adclicks/

#DigitalCompass #August2025 #Advertising #DigitalStrategy #TechTrends

Lavender, landmarks and language: A taste of France for Oak Hollow families https://www.diningandcooking.com/2295394/lavender-landmarks-and-language-a-taste-of-france-for-oak-hollow-families/ #August2025 #Cheese #DualLanguageImmersion #education #francais #france #French #FrenchCheese #OakHollowElementary #Today

Die Bohnen haben ein neues Video veröffentlicht:
#RocketBeans #RBTV #RocketBeansTv

Best of Rocket Beans | Unsere HIGHLIGHTs im AUGUST 2025

Moment einmal euch plagt der Frust? Ein schwerer Stein scheint zu liegen auf eurer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78zPlC1l7q4
#bestof #reaction #reactiongerman #bestofetiennegarde #bestofflorentinwill #bestofnilsbomhoff #highlights #bestofverflixxteklixx #bestofdanielbudiman #bestofalmostdaily #bestofstreams #August2025

Dry conditions across the Northeast in August led to widespread water conservation and wildfires.

Read more in the August drought impacts summary: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9e8d35dd3e6440be883272b182fec6a5

#drought #drought2025 #USA #August2025

Very dry weather covered the southeast half of the Midwest in August.

Read more in the August drought climate summary: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03969e0a118a4f05aed5f4d2c8257b02

#drought #drought2025 #USA #August2025

For my non-Indonesian friends who don't really know what has been happening in Indonesia since August 2025.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2025_Indonesian_protests

#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #indonesia #republicofindonesia #revolution #revolutions #revolt #revolts #protest #protests #riot #riots #indonesianrevolution #revolusiindonesia #rakyatindonesia #rakyat #indonesian #indonesians #august2025 #news #currentnews #worldnews #important #whatshappening #happeningnow

Last Months Haiku

#HaikuADay #haiku #HaikuJournal #tanka #artifact #blogging #blog #August2025 #Journal #memoir

https://haikudread.net/2025/08/

Diesen #Spielemonat habe ich zum ersten Mal eine richtige Partie #BrassBirmingham gespielt. War ok, aber wird nicht mein Lieblingsspiel werden. Spiele, die kritiklos kapitalistische Ausbeutung feiern, machen mich immer weniger an. Kommt für mich direkt nach dem ganzen Harry Potter Quark 🤷🏼‍♂️

Bei #TheIsofarianGuard nähern wir uns dem Ende der ersten Kampagne und ich bin gespannt auf die Helden der zweiten.

#InnovationUltimate bleibt unangefochten mein All Time Favorite

Hab es einem weiteren Freund vorstellen dürfen und er will es wieder spielen 😍

@brettspiele #Brettspiele #Kartenspiele #August2025 #WinzigesWeltall #TinyEpicSpace @BGStatsApp #BGStats

Cercando uno spiraglio
#friday #FlowerFriday #august2025

In the August 2025 edition of Dry Horizons:
➡️ Study shows impact of human activity on Southwest megadrought
➡️ Plants found to have more water capacity than previously thought
➡️ Wildfires can affect Nevada water quality

Dry Horizons is a monthly roundup of drought research and news.

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/unl.edu/dry-horizons-august-2025

#drought #drought2025 #news #research #august2025

Monthly U.S. Elections Summary: August 2025

Monthly U.S. Elections Summary: August 2025

Here is the August 2025 summary update on major U.S. news and political trends as the nation heads toward the November 2026 elections, with current charts for Trump’s approval and congressional control signals. This report is prepared monthly by Perplexity Pro especially for and edited by DrWeb’s Domain.

Politics

• The 2026 midterm elections will decide all House seats, over a third of Senate seats, dozens of governorships, and many local offices, making it a pivotal contest for both parties.
• Democrats are currently leading in generic congressional ballot polling by 3–4 points, indicating an early advantage for potential House gains, while Senate forecasts favor notable Democratic advances due to Republican seat exposure in competitive states.

Economy

• Inflation remains voters’ top concern in late August 2025, with public mood sensitive to rising prices and economic performance, both likely to heavily influence campaign agendas in the coming months.

Social Issues

• Crime and immigration are high-profile topics for the electorate, matched by significant attention to global events such as conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East.
• Persistent partisan and demographic divides are evident in polling, suggesting continued polarization on key issues and strategies targeted by both parties.

Key Events

• Special congressional elections and 2026 primary dates are in motion, with each new cycle update potentially affecting momentum and party margins going into next year.

Charts

Trump’s Approval Ratings (August 2025)

• Trump’s approval: 44.1%
• Trump’s disapproval: 52.4%

Chart: Trump approval vs disapproval trend line for August 2025

House and Senate Control Signals (2026 Outlook)

• Democrats lead House polling by +3.7 points
• Senate models project Democratic net gains (+5 seats)

Chart: Bar chart showing current indicators for congressional control by party

This update tracks the latest polling, major issues, and election process milestones, with charts refreshed monthly through November 2026.

Top 7 Sources for Reference

1. 2026 United States elections overview
   Comprehensive Wikipedia summary: federal, statewide, local races; generic ballot polling; mayoral/county races; opinion polling tables.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_elections
2. August 2025 Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll results
   Trump approval rating, top voter issues, polarization, inflation vs. immigration priorities, policy support splits.
   https://harvardharrispoll.com/press-release-august-2025/
3. Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Ballot model: Democrats favored
   Conditional forecasts for House/Senate seat change; regression analysis; impact of seat exposure and generic ballot.
   https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/generic-ballot-model-gives-democrats-strong-chance-to-take-back-house-in-2026/
4. Nate Silver Bulletin: Trump approval rating aggregator
   Daily composite Trump approval/disapproval; historical net approval vs. previous presidents at same point; reliability notes.
   https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin
5. USAPP Blog: LSE ‘The road to the 2026 midterms’ series
   Calendar of 2025–2026 elections; special/primary/off-year races; Senate seat analysis and party control implications.
   https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025/06/04/the-road-to-the-2026-midterm-elections/
6. Ballotpedia: Special Elections to the 119th Congress
   Dates, districts, results, implications for House/Senate control.
   https://ballotpedia.org/Special_elections_to_the_119th_United_States_Congress_(2025-2026)
7. Generic ballot poll aggregation – RCP/DDHQ
   RealClearPolitics, Decision Desk HQ, poll aggregators for current generic ballot and party lead data.
   See references/links inside Wikipedia and Sabato’s Crystal Ball cited above

Monthly summary compiled August 26, 2025. Next update: September 2025.

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