First up...

❤️ While mainstream news headlines are heartbreaking as ever, we can’t stick our heads in the sand and just tune it all out. Nor can we drown in a sea of bad news all day long. It’s possible to stay informed without doomscrolling.​

⚾️ The L.A. Dodgers pledged $1 million for families of immigrants “impacted by recent events in the region.” This comes after the organization said it denied ICE agents’ request to enter stadium grounds.

🗳️ There’s a mayoral primary election happening in New York City today, and notably, voters will participate using ranked-choice voting. Turnout has already been high, with more than 384,000 ballots cast during early voting, more than double the total from four years ago.

People doing good

A student-led group in LA is delivering groceries to people sheltering at home amidst ongoing immigration raids

With federal agents continuing immigration raids in the L.A. community, targeting schools, workplaces, churches, immigration court, and more, people have been paralyzed by fear and avoiding public spaces.

But a network of volunteers has rallied together to collect and drop off groceries, toiletries, and other items to families who are too afraid to leave their homes.

Organized under the student-led collective Raíces con Voz: Latinos In Public Health, what started with about 10 volunteers gathering and sorting donations has grown to more than 500 people reaching out to join in and volunteer. They’ve made deliveries to over 200 families so far.

Why is this good news? All people deserve to have their basic needs met, and these volunteers are making sure that food, toiletries, and other essentials are one less thing that people afraid of being arrested, detained, and potentially deported have to worry about.

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More Good News

​A new law in Colorado establishes Black history education standards for public schools. The law requires the Colorado State Board of Education to adopt standards on Black American history and creates an advisory committee to help develop those standards in an effort to teach “a full, honest history — one that recognizes the achievements, contributions, and experiences of Black Americans.”

​Adidas launched the first-ever soccer “boot” built by and exclusively for the unique needs of women players. The brand said it was responding to reports that the majority of women players have at some point experienced discomfort wearing a unisex shoe, and was tested by its athletes and partner team members, including the USWNT’s Trinity Rodman.

🏳️‍🌈 Australia became the first country in the world to lift a ban on blood and plasma donation for gay and bisexual men. While the U.S. and U.K. made similar moves, Australia is the first to remove all sexual-activity-based restrictions on plasma donation, which will have no impact on safety but will expand the donation pool by an estimated 625,000 people.

🏳️‍🌈 A vacant, “creepy” school building in Boston was transformed into thriving housing for LGBTQ+ seniors. After a year of operation, residents and representatives alike believe The Pryde stands as a powerful blueprint for LGBTQ+ senior living communities everywhere, demonstrating how inclusive spaces can transform lives.

Interesting story

See the stunning 7-room home built by a mother-daughter duo using 8,000 glass bottles collected from Brazilian beaches

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good Data

A majority of people around the world support a ‘carbon tax’ — even if they’re the ones paying it

Defying conventional political wisdom, people surveyed in wealthier countries around the world said they would support taxes on themselves to address climate change and combat poverty.

A survey of 40,680 people across 20 nations — 12 high-income and eight “middle-income” ​— ​found strong support for a carbon tax that would transfer wealth from the worst polluters to people in developing nations — even if it took money out of their own pocket.

Japan showed the highest support, with 94% of respondents supporting a carbon tax. The policy was least popular in the U.S., but still half of those surveyed said they’d support it.

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More Good bits

🏳️‍⚧️ Thanks to Marsha P. Johnson, we know how to fight this anti-trans wave.​

🗳️ More political candidates are changing the standard. (TikTok)

🏆 We’d give Dolly Parton every award ever.​

🐄 Oklahoma got farmers to help with water conservation.​

📁 I’m looking for a job in finance, neurodivergent-friendly.​

What’s good?

Okay let’s do a little survey of our own! I feel like I know where we’re going to land, but prove me right (or wrong)...

Do you support a carbon tax that addresses climate change and redistributes wealth to lower-income countries most impacted by the climate crisis?

A “yes” or “no” will do — reply with your answer!

— Megan