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🗞️ Good News: LEGO funds education in conflict zones
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... ⚖️ A federal judge ordered President Trump’s name to be removed from the Kennedy Center, writing that the law establishing the center made “crystal clear” that only Congress could change it. 🏒 “Heated Rivalry” broke the record for most Canadian Screen Awards won by a single production, taking home 16 awards and winning every category it was nominated for. 🏳️⚧️ An appeals court panel...
🏳️🌈 Good News: Gay men donate blood in record numbers
Monday, June 1, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month! Today’s Goodnewsletter is filled with good gay news to kick off a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. We also rounded up some of the best, most meaningful ways to celebrate Pride Month this year. 🏳️⚧️ Bentley Hudgins is one step closer to becoming Georgia’s first trans lawmaker after winning the Democratic primary for the 90th State House District....
🗞️ Good News: U.S.’s largest wind project is coming online
Friday, May 29, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🏀 Amid ticket prices reaching well into the thousands of dollars, the New York Knicks announced it would provide hundreds of free tickets to the NBA Finals for underprivileged youth across the city. 🇬🇭 One of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade, Ghana welcomed Pope Leo’s historic apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery. 👏 The Portland City Council...
🗞️ Good News: EU dismantles record number of dams
Thursday, May 28, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🇺🇸 Republican senators in South Carolina rejected a Trump-backed redistricting map that would have eliminated the state’s single majority-Black district. 🧯 California fire officials conducted an operation that eliminated the risk of a chemical tank explosion in California, allowing around 50,000 residents to return to their homes. ⛪ In his first published manifesto, Pope Leo XIV...
🗞️ Good News: ‘Off Campus’ star’s lifesaving kidney donation
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... ✝️ Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling it a “wound in Christian memory.” 💊 For the first time, Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington and Hawaii will offer “just in case abortion pills,” which allow patients to stock up on medication before they need it. ⚖️ Following...
🗞️ Good News: A gray wolf sighting after 100+ years
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 👏 A federal judge dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying the Trump administration brought the charges as part of a vindictive effort to punish him for challenging his wrongful deportation. (Gifted link) 🌎 Despite U.S. opposition, in a 141-8 vote, the UN adopted a historic climate ruling that says countries have a legal obligation to address climate change. 📺...
🗞️ Good News: Florida’s record-breaking turtle nesting season
Friday, May 22, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🍎 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched a livestream chat series on Twitch to open up “a new conversation between government and the people it serves.” 🗳️ A new poll showed the vast majority of Americans — 8 in 10 — say there should be age caps for members of Congress, as well as term limits. The support was bipartisan, too. 🎫 Spotify announced its new “Reserved” ticket program,...
🗞️ Good News: Wild jaguar spotted after 70 years
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...
🗞️ Good News: 'Real loser' Olympian supports youth sports
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🏳️⚧️ Following an injunction requested by parents, a Kansas judge temporarily blocked a law banning gender-transition treatments for minors in the state. ❤️ Security guard Amin Abdullah, a father of eight who was killed in the San Diego mosque shooting, is being hailed as a hero who “played a pivotal role in keeping this from being much worse.” Sports Hunter Hess/Instagram Olympic...
🗞️ Good News: Homicides reach 50-year low in Baltimore
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...
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