Cheers and Jeers archive and future editions here. Way, way more than 2 thanks to The One, our Wicked Wizard of Wit and writer of Who Won the Week, Willhelm von kosland!
- The war on Covid-19, as cases drop and vaccination rates rise 20% after a wave of mandates by companies and the government
- Pittsburgh---the first major U.S. city to pass a dark-sky ordinance that cuts energy-wasting light pollution that affects human, plant, and animal health (not to mention stargazing)
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, for announcing a breakthrough on corporate tax rates among 136 nations (90% of global GDP) after years of disagreement
- The Wichita City Council, for approving an LGBTQ Rights Ordinance in housing, employment & accommodations, with no exemptions for those who hide their hate behind religion
- IBM, Southwest, American Airlines & other companies defying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on all vaccine mandates, even among private companies
- Keenan Scott II's “Thoughts of a Colored Man," which makes history as the first Broadway play with a Black writer, director, lead producer, and cast
- The 10,000+ UAW workers who went on strike at record-profit maker John Deere for better pay and working conditions, the latest sign of a resurgent labor movement in America
- President Biden: gets ports and corporations to ramp up operations to reduce supply-chain bottlenecks; approval numbers rebounding; jobless claims fall to new pandemic-era low
- The DCCC, for raising $38.5 million between July and September, a record third-quarter haul for an off-year and $13 million more than the House Trump cult
- Georgia Judge Brian Amero, for laughing a lawsuit out of court filed by Trump-cult losers who want to conduct a sham audit of the already-certified 2020 election results
Bill’s Friday poll is here.
Who won the week for you? Who made a winning move after Bill's deadline on Friday?
Science
“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” ~ Louis Pasteur
1. The astonishing fall in the cost of renewable energy.
2. The huge growth in the citizens’ movements demanding action
Bill McKibben, member of Daily Kos, The Guardian: ' “Compared to continuing with a fossil-fuel-based system, a rapid green energy transition will probably result in overall net savings of many trillions of dollars – even without accounting for climate damages or co-benefits of climate policy.” That is, the faster we move towards true renewable energy, the more money we save, and the savings are measured in “many trillions of dollars”.'
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'And the second lucky break is the continuing astonishing growth in the size of citizens’ movements demanding action. Again, this was already evident in Paris: 400,000 people had marched on the UN the year before demanding action, and as Barack Obama said at the time, “we cannot pretend we do not hear them. We have to answer the call.” '
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'[It's] changed even more in the six years since, particularly since August 2018 when Greta Thunberg began her first climate strike. There are thousands of Thunbergs now scattered across the planet, with millions of followers: this may be the biggest international movement in human history.'
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Image: Two maps of the United States, one above the other. The maps indicate the approximate locations of members of the Good News Roundup community in February 2019 and March 2021. The lower map contains many more blue pin-markers than the upper map. Upper image: A map of Gnuville from February 15, 2019 with fewer than 50 Gnusie pins. Lower image: A map of Gnuville from March 21, 2021 with 582 pins across our orb. [Thanks Kluger2!]
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Where Ever is Herd
Morning Good News Roundups at 7 x 7: These Gnusies lead the herd at 7 a.m. ET, 7 days a week:
- The Monday GNR Newsroom (Jessiestaf, Killer300, and Bhu). With their five, we survive and thrive.
- Alternating Tuesdays: NotNowNotEver and arhpdx.
- Wednesdays: niftywriter.
- Thursdays: Mokurai the 1st, 2nd, and 5th (when there is one), WineRev the 3rd, MCUBernieFan the 4th.
- Fridays: chloris creator. Regular links to the White House Briefing Room.
- Saturdays: GoodNewsRoundup, the one and only!
- Sundays: 2thanks. A brief roundup of Roundups, a retrospective, a smorgasbord, a bulletin board, an oasis, a watering hole, a thunder of hooves, a wellness, a place for beginners to learn the rules of the veldt.
hpg posts Evening Shade diaries at 7:30 p.m. ET every day! After a long day, Gnusies meet in the evening shade and continue sharing Good News, good community, and good actions. In the words of NotNowNotEver: “hpg ably continues the tradition of Evening Shade.” Find Evening Shades here.
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For more information about the Good News group, please see our detailed Welcoming comment, one of the first comments in our morning diaries.
The 6 R’s of the Resistance
Joe Biden is now our President. However, we continue to stay vocal and active, we continue to pull Joe to the left, and we continue resist the GQP.
- Refresh and Rest: Take care of you, the hero: Eat well, exercise, and rest.
- Resist: Protest on the streets, call senators and representatives, etc.
- Rebel: Run for office, GOTV (Get Out The Vote), support a progressive.
- Revolt: Change the laws, change the culture, build your communities.
- Rely: Trust that millions of others are fighting the good fight.
- Rejoice: Joy promotes resilience and gives rise to hope.
How to Resist: Do Something …
From chloris creator:
Indivisible has created a Truth Brigade to push back against the lies.
Propaganda, false characterizations, intentionally misleading messages, and outright lies threaten our democracy and even our lives. We can effectively combat disinformation, despite the well-funded machines that drive it. They may have money, but we have truth and we have people. People believe sources they trust. When we share and amplify unified, factual messages to those who trust us, we shift the narrative. When we do this by the thousands--we’re part of the Indivisible Truth Brigade, and we get our country back. Join us.️
Gnusie Mokurai is a member. He recently commented about the Truth Brigade.
Ideas from GoodNewsRoundup
Most important: DON'T LOSE HOPE. This is a giant and important fight for us but, win or lose, we keep fighting and voting and organizing and spreading truth and light. We never give up.
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We welcome comments in Roundups every day regarding:
- National or local Good News.
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In my Sunday smorgasbord Roundups, I especially welcome the following types of comments:
- Who won YOUR week?
- Questions about Daily Kos tech issues or our map.
- Good News Roundups and you.
- How are you resisting?
Top Image: Starhawk created this diary’s top image of the rampant gnu and gave it to the members of the Good News Roundup group (Gnusies)! Thank you, Starhawk! This is a quite detailed sketch of a gnu drawn in brown, green, and black. A happy and dynamic gnu dances on its left hind leg in a classic rampant heraldric pose. Joyful letters prance above and behind the mane: “Happy Dance.” Signature: Nick Korolev, 2021.
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As always, please share more Good News than I can find or provide.
I’ve scheduled this diary to post at 7 a.m. ET, though I will likely not be able to comment for most of the day. I’ll be working on my major project, rolling a big ball uphill over and over moving from our home of 41 years to a new house, which requires ADA changes and upgrades by contractors, electricians, and plumbers. Decluttering, deciding, exciting, exhausting.
Moving to another city gives me different options for internet and phone, and I’m pleased to say I’ll be able to drop AT&T entirely. AT&T was crucial to the development of OANN (Reuters)!
Therefore, I may not be able to return until later in the day. Fortunately for me, you all know what to do!
This is a group diary, and by my power I declare this Good Gnus Salo(o)n open! Let the good-news sharing and community building begin!
Power with, not power over ❤️ ✊ ❤️
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