Did you read any positive news lately?
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SF Zoo Welcomes Four Rare Gray Wolves — One of Which Is Named 'Betty White'
The SF Zoo introduced four new female Mexican gray wolves to its Wolf Canyon habitat this week as part of a continued effort to sustain the endangered subspecies; one wolf has been named “Betty White” in honor of the late actress who was a supporter of wildlife conservation and animal rights.
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Well, JWST made it to L2. That counts as good news by me.
Does it count that my elderly dog is eating up a storm? A good appetite for her means she's feeling better. After a monthlong course of an antibiotic for a drug resistant urinary infection her eating had been erratic.
In the actual positive news category, it's posted in another thread that the judge ruled in favor of the healthcare staff who quit a hospital job for a better offer in a different healthcare facility. Friday he blocked their ability to work for the new company because the initial employer took them to court to demand time to replace them. But the hospital had had time to replace them and had had an option of offering them a competitive wage.
And in the better late than never incredible news, the court ruled in favor of indigenous women in Guatemala who had been forced into sexual slavery by Contra soldiers (Reagan's so-called freedom fighters who actually were supporting wealthy land owners) 40 years ago.
In the actual positive news category, it's posted in another thread that the judge ruled in favor of the healthcare staff who quit a hospital job for a better offer in a different healthcare facility. Friday he blocked their ability to work for the new company because the initial employer took them to court to demand time to replace them. But the hospital had had time to replace them and had had an option of offering them a competitive wage.
And in the better late than never incredible news, the court ruled in favor of indigenous women in Guatemala who had been forced into sexual slavery by Contra soldiers (Reagan's so-called freedom fighters who actually were supporting wealthy land owners) 40 years ago.
Guatemala Convicts Ex-Soldiers of Raping Indigenous Women in 1980s
In Guatemala, five former paramilitary soldiers have been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting dozens of Indigenous Achí women in the 1980s. The historic ruling comes after years of advocacy by survivors and supporters. The women weren’t...
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The Taliban have announced that classrooms for all women and girls in the country will reopen in 2 months.
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It's not actually news, but the whole saga of Jorts and Jean has cheered me up to no end.
Here's the original post on Reddit:
After the update, the OP created a Twitter account that posts lovely heartwarming tweets, with the bonus of being pro-union: https://twitter.com/JortsTheCat
And to top it all off, here is a link to the sea shanty:
Here's the original post on Reddit:
After the update, the OP created a Twitter account that posts lovely heartwarming tweets, with the bonus of being pro-union: https://twitter.com/JortsTheCat
And to top it all off, here is a link to the sea shanty:
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Maybe not headline news but this pet cat (a Main Coon) could well be the biggest domestic cat in the world at 12.5 kg (28 pounds), and he's less than two years old, so still growing!
Kefir the Maine Coon Cat is So Big People Mistake Him For a Dog
Why I think this is good news - I'm not responsible for cleaning his litter tray!
Kefir the Maine Coon Cat is So Big People Mistake Him For a Dog
Why I think this is good news - I'm not responsible for cleaning his litter tray!
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...-peers-afghan-universities-reopen-2022-02-02/ Public universities are now open in Afghanistan. It's unfortunate that the articles made it sound like only women were barred and restricted, when that was the case for all. But it's great news.
In Wisconsin, ice-fishing for sturgeon is about to begin. There's a strict quota, not per fisherman but per lake, only a very few lakes fished for sturgeon at all, and all ice fishing on each lake closes once that lake's quota is reached.
The good news is that native Ojibwe ice fishers, who have a centuries-old custom of how their tipis on the ice are formed and from what materials, are out in greater numbers, having successfully passed it on to young tribal members. They use wool and alder so successfully that they take off their coats once inside, it's so cozy.
Maryn, who hasn't yet seen a tipi on the nearby lake
The good news is that native Ojibwe ice fishers, who have a centuries-old custom of how their tipis on the ice are formed and from what materials, are out in greater numbers, having successfully passed it on to young tribal members. They use wool and alder so successfully that they take off their coats once inside, it's so cozy.
Maryn, who hasn't yet seen a tipi on the nearby lake
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In at least one area Adele penguins are doing well
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Weddell Sea a climate refuge for Adelie penguins, colony surveys show
Researchers onboard the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise in Antarctica have found colonies at three sites have remained stable in the last decade.
‘Wonderfully Preserved’ 130-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Great Lakes
A Michigan shipwreck society found the remains of the Atlanta, a 172-foot schooner-barge that sank in Lake Superior on May 4, 1891. The Great Lakes...
The last remaining Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips bounces back during Lent
There used to be more than 800 Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips restaurants across the country. Now only one free-standing location is left, in Cuyahoga Falls.
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A toymaker raises $145 for Ukraine by creating a Zelenskyy Lego-type figurine.
Young girl reunited with stuffed bunny left behind at Reagan Airport
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Not something I read, but two days ago my baby brother phoned with a belated birthday greeting and (among many other things) said that his bike club held a fundraiser for Ukraine. Apparently a Ukranian group in town (San Diego) is taking donations of boots and coats and first aid kits, etc., and shipping them to Ukraine via Poland. My brother thinks his bike group raised about $1000 to help them do it ...and that was on short notice.
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Not something I read, but two days ago my baby brother phoned with a belated birthday greeting and (among many other things) said that his bike club held a fundraiser for Ukraine. Apparently a Ukranian group in town (San Diego) is taking donations of boots and coats and first aid kits, etc., and shipping them to Ukraine via Poland. My brother thinks his bike group raised about $1000 to help them do it ...and that was on short notice.
Blessings,
Siri Kirpal
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Darwin's missing notes have been returned to Cambridge University library.
These went missing after a photo session in 2000 and were believed to be stolen, but investigations yielded no clues over the years. They included his famous tree of life sketch.
They were returned anonymously, according to this article.
These went missing after a photo session in 2000 and were believed to be stolen, but investigations yielded no clues over the years. They included his famous tree of life sketch.
They were returned anonymously, according to this article.
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Not something I read, but if any of you are familiar with the Kurzgesagt YT channel, they made a video recently detailing some of the more encouraging trends relating to climate change. With all of the doom and gloom that so regularly gets posted about climate change, it’s nice to see that even with strong headwinds, some progress is being made.
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I just saw that myself, and I was thinking of sharing it here too.
Mind you, they make it clear that encouraging news means we likely won't have the absolute worst, apocalyptic outcome of climate change with a more than 4 degree C temperature rise, but we still have a long way to go if we want to keep warming under 3 degrees C. And even our current levels of increase (which aren't the end of it) are making life a lot harder for a lot of people (not to mention for other species).
Still, there are some hopeful trends, as alternatives to fossil fuels become less expensive, and the reasons for using coal in particular disappear.
We need to do more to make alternatives to petroleum accessible and affordable in this country, though. And so many of our cities are designed to make it very hard to get around without a car.
One thing I've noticed is a lot of people, including folks I don't think of as super environmental activist types, have gotten solar panels on their houses. My spouse and I hope to do this soon ourselves.
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Absolutely. A 3 C rise is still completely unacceptable and something that we should fight to avoid. I live in a very conservative area of the country and so often see the people actively fighting change, that it’s nice to see that there are still people trying to do the right things.
We’ve had several in our neighborhood get them too. I spent about 8 months installing solar panels right after college. It was interesting and something that I’m glad I glad I did, but it was the worst job ever. Standing on slanted 125 degree surfaces all day takes its toll.
I read a lovely story in the paper this morning. In 2001, not long after 9-11, a group of teenagers burned a Sikh temple to the ground in a small town near Rochester, NY. It was part of a wave of violence against anyone who looked like they might be Muslim or Middle Eastern.
A film about the aftermath of the arson, "North of 49," was shown in Syracuse in 2004 by filmmaker Richard Breyer. One of the attendees brought a young baby who was fussing. The filmmaker took the infant so its mother could watch the film undisturbed. The baby was passed to others when someone wanted Breyer's attention during the screening.
At the film's end, “Ralph Singh, the head of the Sikh community, with his turban and beard, was holding the baby who was sleeping in his arms,” Breyer said. “The baby of the arsonist who burnt down his temple.”
The temple was rebuilt in 2008. The young mother, Cassie Phillips, is now a nurse and mother. “I can’t thank this community enough for all of the forgiveness and love given,” Phillips said in a written statement to the temple. “The most important message I could put out there for educators and parents is to teach your children about diversity, cultural difference, but most importantly teach them we are all the same. Teach them acts of kindness, we are all in this together.”
Article here in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. There may be a paywall, but if you subscribe to any USA Today network newspaper, you can access it.
A film about the aftermath of the arson, "North of 49," was shown in Syracuse in 2004 by filmmaker Richard Breyer. One of the attendees brought a young baby who was fussing. The filmmaker took the infant so its mother could watch the film undisturbed. The baby was passed to others when someone wanted Breyer's attention during the screening.
At the film's end, “Ralph Singh, the head of the Sikh community, with his turban and beard, was holding the baby who was sleeping in his arms,” Breyer said. “The baby of the arsonist who burnt down his temple.”
The temple was rebuilt in 2008. The young mother, Cassie Phillips, is now a nurse and mother. “I can’t thank this community enough for all of the forgiveness and love given,” Phillips said in a written statement to the temple. “The most important message I could put out there for educators and parents is to teach your children about diversity, cultural difference, but most importantly teach them we are all the same. Teach them acts of kindness, we are all in this together.”
Article here in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. There may be a paywall, but if you subscribe to any USA Today network newspaper, you can access it.
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