Extra! Extra! 9/18 🎉
Hi, all!
Happy Sunday. Hope all of the good news below helps bolster your spirits, fill your heart with pride, and prime you for more of the same in the future! After all, if you keep working as hard as you have been, more victories like this are inevitable.
Thanks for all you do.
Jess
P.S. Make sure to watch the above video. 💙🥲
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Reasons for (cautious) optimism—the good news on the climate crisis. Read here.
A Surprise Poll—GOP’s Dobbs Problem Getting Worse. Read here.
Celebrate This! 🎉
Yvon Chouinard, who founded the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia and became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given away the company. All Patagonia’s profits will now be used to fight climate change.
Invigorated by President Biden’s student-debt cancellation plan, House Democrats proposed new legislation this week that would increase federal student aid, lower interest rates on loans, and take other steps to make college more affordable.
The Supreme Court reversed course and ruled that Yeshiva University must comply with New York State’s court order to recognize a campus gay-rights organization.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has rented billboards in six states with abortion bans emphasizing that “you do not need to be a California resident to receive abortion services.”
For their Season 2 launch, Abbott Elementary used most of their Emmy’s marketing budget to buy school supplies for teachers.
Mike Lindell had his phone seized at a Hardees. Hardees then proceeded to troll him on social media.
After two months Jackson, Mississippi’s water is safe to drink again.
The world’s largest shipping container line is rerouting its entire fleet to protect the world’s largest animal: blue whales. Researchers found it would reduce collisions to avoid Sri Lankan waters where the whales congregate.
Europe’s largest charity stream raised a record-breaking $10.3 million in just three days for environmental organizations. Fifty-seven French streamers participated, and the money will go to WWF France, Sea Shepherd France, The SeaCleaners, and more.
California’s giant new batteries kept the lights on during its heatwave.
Ralph Warnock is outpolling Herschel Walker by six points in Georgia’s Senate race.
Tokyo will require all new homes and buildings to include solar panels beginning in 2025. It would be the first prefecture in Japan to do it and would apply to homes and buildings under about 21,500 square feet.
The Boston Marathon added a nonbinary runner option to its 2023 race registration. More than 200 races around the country have added a nonbinary division for runners to compete in, and now the country’s most popular running event has too.
A new study found that switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12 trillion. They say the cost to switch pales in comparison to how much sticking with fossil fuels would cost.
The Atlantic Puffin population is booming again in Maine after almost disappearing.
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, workers in rural Virginia are pivoting from coal to clean energy jobs. The state’s first solar energy youth apprenticeship scheme is now underway.
More than 70 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits can expect an inflation adjustment to their monthly checks next year that will be the largest in four decades.
In Michigan, increased access to mail voting and in-person early voting will be on the ballot this November. In a 5-2 vote, Michigan’s highest court directed the state board of canvassers to certify the Promote the Vote ballot measure for the November election, asserting that the board had a “clear legal duty” to certify the petition.
A Washington, D.C., appellate court has suspended the law license of Larry Klayman, an attorney known for conservative causes and clients, for 18 months over his handling of a sexual harassment lawsuit initially filed more than a decade ago.
South Dakota will implement automatic voter registration and other voter registration improvements under a settlement agreement with Indigenous nations.
Pandemic aid cut poverty to a new low in 2021, the Census Bureau reports.
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LMAO! The video with the undecided dog was the funniest thing I've seen in ages! TY
this brings me such joy and contentment. As always when I need it. You are the best!