The Goodnewsletter

Thursday, May 21, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📺 The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs tonight, ending an era of what one scholar called some of the best satire in U.S. history. 📰 The Denver City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new data center development and construction, and it goes into effect today. Animals Mario Martins/Rewilding Argentina For the first time in 70 years, a wild...

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 👏 Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a ban on assault firearms and high-capacity magazines into law, making the state the 11th in the U.S. to ban assault weapons. 💵 Senators unanimously approved a measure to withhold their own pay during federal government shutdowns, while ensuring they receive back pay once it reopens. 🗳️ Thousands of people gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, the...

Friday, May 15, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📚 This Sunday, May 17, is the first-ever National Little Free Library Day! Celebrate by using Little Free Library’s interactive map to find book-ban hotspots and discover the Little Free Libraries located in those areas. 📰 The DeSantis administration has reportedly told private contractors that the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center will be closing and broken down starting in June....

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📈 The Senate voted unanimously to ban its members and their staff from betting in prediction markets, effective immediately. 🌳 Joining California, Massachusetts became an official member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a global network of more than 1,400 governments and organizations. 🌺 Hawaii’s legislature passed a first-in-the-nation bill that would...

Monday, May 11, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... ☀️ Colorado officially became the third U.S. state to approve plug-in solar panel systems, which are a regularity in countries like Germany, but are more slowly spreading throughout the U.S. 🔋 State regulators ruled that data centers in Oregon must pay more for electricity, to help ensure the state’s biggest electricity users bear more of the grid’s long‑term costs. Animals Nicolas...