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A. Catherine Noon's avatar

Thank you. I am so fucking tired of trump and his bullshit. Thank you for keeping in the fight.

Jess Craven's avatar

I think we all are. One day at a time we’re gonna get through this, though.

Happy Valley No More's avatar

We won’t get through it until all republicans are voted out of office. They have absolutely NO democratic values, respect for the constitution, their oaths of office, and are in a cult called MAGA.

Andrea Chasen's avatar

Thank you. I needed this today😄👏

Lucy Sargeant's avatar

another " good thing"... California just released a balanced budget that wiped out the deficit this year, AND NEXT YEAR, while protecting health care and safety nets.

Jess Craven's avatar

Yes! I forgot to add that!

Lucy Sargeant's avatar

love you and your passion and words! When one has “too much” good, positive news, that’s our joy! Maybe one day, this will be the norm! Have a great day! YouTube the 24 hour filibuster of the reading of the Epstein files in NYC! Watching now!

Don Buckter's avatar

Thanks, Jess! I needed this good news badly! It’s energized me for the coming week. Really hoping that a story in your next good news column will be about your friend and neighbor returning safe and sound permanently to her family.

Jess Craven's avatar

Well, I can already tell you that I’ve gotten some lovely offers of help for her so hopefully she will get the legal protection she needs. Right now she is still safe and sound at home so we’re gonna try everything we can to keep it that way.

Terry Tessensohn's avatar

Reading this gives me so much hope. Thank you ❤️

Jess Craven's avatar

You’re so welcome Terry!

Amy's avatar

I didn’t realize about the environmental coalition between MA and CA. How wonderful 🎊

Jess Craven's avatar

It’s great news, right? I think MA only just joined!

Pam Birkenfeld's avatar

I didn’t either and I live in Massachusetts! Maybe I can use this to defeat a guy who wants to build a bunch of houses on some beautiful wild land!

Pat Robinson's avatar

Wow! So much good news!!! Hard to pick the best ones!!! If the All Roads Lead to the South protests really did get mainstream news coverage that is huge. Mamdani and the budget is huge. If NYC could just secede from the union thousands of competent people from all walks of life would move there in a heartbeat and would make it be the most influential place in the world with an amazing concentration of smart folks who will be figuring out stuff to help all mankind. Instead of course Trump and the GOP are giving 500,000 student visas to students from China to help China increase it's lead as number one in the world in scientific research and development. As per a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, " The U.S. leads the world in Nobel Prizes, but, notably, 40% of the Nobel Prizes in chemistry, medicine and physics that were awarded to Americans since 2000 were won by immigrants. The flow of foreign talent is not guaranteed. It follows opportunity, funding and openness. Researchers who might once have come to American universities are finding welcoming alternatives in Europe, China and elsewhere.

And so many items about folks doing good things for the environment. Did the GOP NOT see that trump's war would turn people to renewables quicker than anything else would have, despite all their attempts to hinder that? One "that's great but"....it's great that Oakland (or at least a nonprofit) is doing something to help teachers, but tragic that in the US there are indeed low income teachers.

The video is outstanding..somehow this needs to get out to like everyone! Thanks for all the good news and that awesome video!

Roslyn Feldberg's avatar

Thank you, Jess! I needed this today more than ever. And the last video was perfect! That man said exactly what I think and I hope he and I are correct in our view of what is happening!

Suzie McCoy's avatar

THANK YOU! I needed all of that, especially the video at the end. Amen!!

David Holzman's avatar

Who is this wonderful Louisiana Black man calling MAGA "the last breath of the confederacy?" He certainly brightened my day!

Sue Gustafson's avatar

LOVE LOVE LOVE that video at the end! I always get happy after reading these Sunday Extra! Extra!s Get me through the week :)

Leslie Katz's avatar

This is my favorite post of the week! It’s fantastic! Please keep it up!

Jess Craven's avatar

Oh I will!! Thanks!

Lee Chemel's avatar

OK, whew! Needed this news today and will disperese

MaliAnne's avatar

Thank you, your newsletter is a bright spot in my in box!

Signe K.'s avatar

Dear Jess, I love the good news, but please, please don't give us links to CBS News (in this case, the piece on the apartment building for Oakland teachers). Many of us are boycotting CBS due to its horrible leadership and pro-propaganda stance under new ownership.

Suzanne Boucher's avatar

Thanks for bringing the good news❤️