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Looking for the Good News [1]
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Date: 2023-09-06
Hi All! I hope you had a good and restful Labor Day weekend. It’s been hotter than balls here in north Iowa, but as I write this on Tuesday afternoon when it’s 90 degrees… it’s going to be a high of 74 degrees on Wednesday, when you’re reading this.
As you can see by the title of my posting… I’ve decided to root out the good news in our politics for today’s post. Everywhere else it’s Trump...Trump… Trump 24/7, and I’ve been guilty of that myself. But, I think it’s a good thing to try to find the positive news once in awhile. Since our legacy media seems to be stuck on Trump and making up stories about how Biden is failing at “this” and “that” it’s not easy to find this news. But… here’s a few stories. See if you can find some too to add to today’s theme. Let’s go!
It looks like the re-districting efforts of the Obama/Holder partnership with assistance from the legal group of Marc Elias’ are starting to pay off.
x 🚨 BIG WIN FOR VOTING RIGHTS
A district court in Alabama struck down the racist gerrymandered map put forth by the Alabama legislature, which defied a prior court order.
This. Is. Major.
https://t.co/ymEbuX1jyL — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) September 5, 2023
The Alabama legislature ignored the recent SCOTUS decision and drew another unconstitutional map, so now it’s up to a special master to draw up a fair one that most likely will create the 2nd Black district that was eliminated by the legislature in the past.
And then there’s Florida:
x Kevin McCarthy is having a very bad few days...
"Florida Judge struck down the state’s congressional map, holding that it violates the state constitution by denying Black Floridians the opportunity to elect their candidate of choice in North Florida."
https://t.co/eI1RF42ZiC — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) September 5, 2023
The only hitch here is that this now goes before the Florida SCOTUS where the majority of justices were appointed by DeSantis.
And this is really good news. She’s running to unseat Marsha Blackburn, who is a terrible GOP Senator.
x 🗣️🎉JUST NOW: “I’m Gloria Johnson, and I’m running for U.S. Senate.”
Huge cheer for @VoteGloriaJ as she announces her Blackburn challenge in KNOXVILLE. pic.twitter.com/BJdUwUC6jG — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) September 5, 2023
This is someone that I will definitely write postcards for in 2024. The protests in Tennessee over the gun violence legislation has shown that Tennesseans are ready for change. I just hope they go out and vote en masse in 2024 … and not only for the federal offices. They need to clean house in their local races too.
Here’s her launch ad. It’s excellent!
x Holy shit. THIS is how you launch a campaign for US Senate in deep Red Tennessee. Gloria Johnson is running, she’s not pulling back any punches, & she’s going to make Marsha Blackburn & Tennessee Republicans find out. This ad is amazing. Watch & share👇 pic.twitter.com/d8yLPDKDjB — Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) September 5, 2023
Gun Safety:
x California survivors, community partners, lawmakers and @StudentsDemand & @MomsDemand volunteers have come together all year long as a fierce coalition to advocate for the historical and critical bill #AB28, the Gun Violence and School Safety Act from @AsmJesseGabriel 🧵➡️ pic.twitter.com/167IK2DYdy — Stacey Moseley (@StaceyRMoseley) September 5, 2023
And while Trump told union members they were “going to hell”, Joe Biden gave a great Labor Day speech to union members in PA.
Here’s the full speech link:
x Did you watch our President's Labor Day speech? Here's a link in case you missed it.
https://t.co/RPxvT3XKKG — Phoenix Rising (@pragain0222) September 4, 2023
Finally, some non-political good news and fun!
Encouraging!
x Lahaina’s famed banyan tree showing signs of life weeks after destructive wildfire
"We did root samples last week and we had very good news as far as new life in the roots. A lot of new roots shooting off”
This is our sign of hope!!! #MauiStrong
https://t.co/7QRciJavS9 — HawaiiDelilah™ 🟦 #MauiStrong (@HawaiiDelilah) September 5, 2023
This helps. Sure hope the US can join them soon:
x Large majority of EU countries will hit 2030 solar targets ahead of schedule.
23 countries are slated to reach their solar targets by 2027.#goodnews #goodbites pic.twitter.com/c2goCdrL0Z — Good News Network (@goodnewsnetwork) September 4, 2023
Coco Gauff is in the semi-finals of the US Open!!! She’s a fun, young player to watch and she’s been on a tear since Wimbledon.
x Milestone achievement unlocked for Coco Gauff. 🔓 pic.twitter.com/xkpHYxjAU5 — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 5, 2023
This is cool!
x This is what bioluminescence looks like when it’s raining.. pic.twitter.com/Zf3yxtocKP — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 5, 2023
Major cuteness!
x The first day of school.. pic.twitter.com/T2GZN2AbEW — Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) September 4, 2023
Alright… that’s it for today. Chat away!
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