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The sun came out after three-four days of rain. It was warmer. I walked around Battery Park at lunch, looked out at the harbor, stopped and smelled or rather took pictures of the flowers, and managed to circumnavigate the insane number of tourists. (Foreign tourists are still visiting NYC at least and in droves, apparently they didn't get the memo? Because they were here in droves. I know they were foreign because they either didn't speak English, or with a heavy accent, and I know they were tourists because they were all standing in an insanely long line to go see the Statue of Liberty. New Yorkers - know they can do it whenever, and do not stand in line. )
And yes, my knees ache still (stupid arthritis) and I've a dull headache that I can't seem to dislodge (I blame the barometric pressure drops - which I kind of blame for the arthritis flare up as well - what can I say? I'm a humane weather vane. My body knows it's going to rain tonight).
Anyhow, without further ado...the Good News Report:
There's over 100 items, so I'm going to try and split them up into sections, for easier viewing - well to the extent that I can? That way you can pick and choose, as opposed to scanning down a huge list. As always, this may well be in the eye of the beholder? So your mileage may vary on the level of good news some of these items are?
Scientific and Medical Research, Animals, Space, National Parks, Climate Change, Environmental issues [Note this category includes court cases and legislation that involve environmental or medical issues, along with research advances, discoveries, educational programs, and position bits on the above. This is the first 46 items.]
1.Sequoia National Park’s caverns are having a moment right now. The stunning Crystal Cave has been closed for four years. No more. The sprawling subterranean landmark will be open again this summer. There are about 275 known caves in Sequoia and neighboring Kings Canyon National Park, but Crystal Cave is the only one accessible to visitors. The park offers 50-minute guided tours through mineral formations and rare geology.
Go Here
2. Construction begins for 40,000-square-foot women’s medical center in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Go HERE
The Center for Women’s Health at East Cooper Medical Center will be a two-story facility and serve as a central hub for women’s health services in the Lowcountry. ( Read more... )
3.Genomes of the apes Go HERE
After more than two decades of work, researchers have sequenced the complete genomes of six ape species. ( Read more... )
4. Coho Salmon swam up the Navarro river for the first time in decades this Winter in response to the gift of rain, years of river restoration work, and dedication to remembering to giving everything on behalf future generations. Go HERE
5. Manzanita generously burst open hearty late winter blossoms - precious nectar for local hummingbirds. Go HERE
( the rest below the cut )
News from the Courts, Legislative Bodies, and the Political Resistance in both the US and Globally against The Doofus Administration [Includes court cases (on migrants, free speech, transgender.. seriously there is a long list), mainly court cases, and political news (mainly voting suppression cases among other things political), along with financial news/business news in regards to tariffs.]
1. Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems, Delaware judge rules. Newsman settled a similar defamation case with Smartmatic last year.
2.In an unexpected win for antitrust, one of the Republican commissioners remaining on the Federal Trade Commission will save the agency’s investigation into pharmacy benefit managers by unrecusing himself from the case.
3. Hold on to hope (accompanied by action): Four countries—Brazil, Thailand, Zambia and Poland—have successfully reversed democratic decline in recent years.
4.A judge finally blocked the White House’s Associated Press ban. [That just keeps going back and forth...LOL!] Go HERE (Trump banned them from covering White House events for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America, and this has been going back and forth in court since February. )
5.Sen. Brian Schatz is placing holds on over 50 Trump nominees. He has also placed holds on all nominations at the State Department, bringing his total to over 300 positions. Also Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced that he plans to place a hold on ALL Trump nominees going forward.[ I think they must have decided this after the last group proved to be well...a disaster is an understatement? Note this is important, since it prevents Trump for doing a lot of things.]
6. This public resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions. They are currently tracking 171 cases filed against Trump and his Administration. Tracker of Trump Administration Legal Challenges.
( The rest of the 37 items under the cut )
Items about social media, and other oddities that I can't slot into a category easily.
1. Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user. Go HERE
2.More than 100 people in need are expected to attend Passover dinners this weekend, offered by Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe Chicago at its synagogue in West Ridge in collaboration with Bubby Firas Food Bank. Despite rising costs, they served eggs and matzoh.
( rest beneath the cut )
Whew. For all the bad news, of which there is plenty, there is a lot of good news, which is reassuring at least. I'm trying to just post the Good News, since you can pretty much get the bad from well everywhere?
And yes, my knees ache still (stupid arthritis) and I've a dull headache that I can't seem to dislodge (I blame the barometric pressure drops - which I kind of blame for the arthritis flare up as well - what can I say? I'm a humane weather vane. My body knows it's going to rain tonight).
Anyhow, without further ado...the Good News Report:
There's over 100 items, so I'm going to try and split them up into sections, for easier viewing - well to the extent that I can? That way you can pick and choose, as opposed to scanning down a huge list. As always, this may well be in the eye of the beholder? So your mileage may vary on the level of good news some of these items are?
Scientific and Medical Research, Animals, Space, National Parks, Climate Change, Environmental issues [Note this category includes court cases and legislation that involve environmental or medical issues, along with research advances, discoveries, educational programs, and position bits on the above. This is the first 46 items.]
1.Sequoia National Park’s caverns are having a moment right now. The stunning Crystal Cave has been closed for four years. No more. The sprawling subterranean landmark will be open again this summer. There are about 275 known caves in Sequoia and neighboring Kings Canyon National Park, but Crystal Cave is the only one accessible to visitors. The park offers 50-minute guided tours through mineral formations and rare geology.
Go Here
2. Construction begins for 40,000-square-foot women’s medical center in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Go HERE
The Center for Women’s Health at East Cooper Medical Center will be a two-story facility and serve as a central hub for women’s health services in the Lowcountry. ( Read more... )
3.Genomes of the apes Go HERE
After more than two decades of work, researchers have sequenced the complete genomes of six ape species. ( Read more... )
4. Coho Salmon swam up the Navarro river for the first time in decades this Winter in response to the gift of rain, years of river restoration work, and dedication to remembering to giving everything on behalf future generations. Go HERE
5. Manzanita generously burst open hearty late winter blossoms - precious nectar for local hummingbirds. Go HERE
( the rest below the cut )
News from the Courts, Legislative Bodies, and the Political Resistance in both the US and Globally against The Doofus Administration [Includes court cases (on migrants, free speech, transgender.. seriously there is a long list), mainly court cases, and political news (mainly voting suppression cases among other things political), along with financial news/business news in regards to tariffs.]
1. Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems, Delaware judge rules. Newsman settled a similar defamation case with Smartmatic last year.
2.In an unexpected win for antitrust, one of the Republican commissioners remaining on the Federal Trade Commission will save the agency’s investigation into pharmacy benefit managers by unrecusing himself from the case.
3. Hold on to hope (accompanied by action): Four countries—Brazil, Thailand, Zambia and Poland—have successfully reversed democratic decline in recent years.
4.A judge finally blocked the White House’s Associated Press ban. [That just keeps going back and forth...LOL!] Go HERE (Trump banned them from covering White House events for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America, and this has been going back and forth in court since February. )
5.Sen. Brian Schatz is placing holds on over 50 Trump nominees. He has also placed holds on all nominations at the State Department, bringing his total to over 300 positions. Also Sen. Richard Blumenthal announced that he plans to place a hold on ALL Trump nominees going forward.[ I think they must have decided this after the last group proved to be well...a disaster is an understatement? Note this is important, since it prevents Trump for doing a lot of things.]
6. This public resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions. They are currently tracking 171 cases filed against Trump and his Administration. Tracker of Trump Administration Legal Challenges.
( The rest of the 37 items under the cut )
Items about social media, and other oddities that I can't slot into a category easily.
1. Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user. Go HERE
2.More than 100 people in need are expected to attend Passover dinners this weekend, offered by Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe Chicago at its synagogue in West Ridge in collaboration with Bubby Firas Food Bank. Despite rising costs, they served eggs and matzoh.
( rest beneath the cut )
Whew. For all the bad news, of which there is plenty, there is a lot of good news, which is reassuring at least. I'm trying to just post the Good News, since you can pretty much get the bad from well everywhere?