The Good News Thread

[Uncaripswife]

Dec 20, 2017 10:23:31 GMT -6 JukEboX said:

Dec 20, 2017 7:35:00 GMT -6 Uncaripswife said:

Adorbs, JukEboX

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The girls dancing at the airport. Adorable.

[coconutbacon]

I’m a huge fan of Sesame Street, so I am psyched about this: www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/12/20/572331141/massive-deployment-of-muppets-to-middle-east

The MacArthur Foundation awarded Sesame Street Workshop and IRC a $100 million dollar grant to bring a regional version of Sesame Street to Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. It also includes a whole educational curriculum that will be distributed to health clinics, childcare centers, etc.

[enchanted]

[enchanted]

[athn64]

Dec 24, 2017 8:24:13 GMT -6 enchanted said:

There really is a tweet for everything

[miawallace]

Alright, at least this happened.

[dc2london]

NPR, just really funny.
The director of Moonlight live tweeted his first viewing of Notting Hill, drunk, with no audio

twitter.com/i/moments/948838316727824384

[justkeepmoving]

www.buzzfeed.com/aliciabarron/a-school-needed-50-volunteer-dads-and-they-got-600-instead?utm_term=.vebgDYn9n&utm_source=bffbbuzzfeed&ref=bffbbuzzfeed#.ohWvWznpn

A school needed 50 volunteer dads, they got 600

[hawkeye2015]

Sarah Silverman is a classy lady.
www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/sarah-silverman-s-response-to-a-twitter-troll-is-a-master-class-in-compassion-1.4471337

[hawkeye2015]

9 ways the world got a lot better in 2017
www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/1/3/16843404/good-news-2017-global-health-development-war

[byjove]

Prize Launched for Thrillers That Don't Involve Violence Against Women

“As violence against women in fiction reaches a ridiculous high, the Staunch book prize invites thriller writers to keep us on the edge of our seats without resorting to the same old cliches—particularly female characters who are sexually assaulted (however ‘necessary to the plot’), or done away with (however ingeniously).” wrote Birdget Lawless on the website for the inaugural Staunch prize.

jezebel.com/prize-launched-for-thrillers-that-dont-involve-violence-1822448103?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[hawkeye2015]

www.iflscience.com/space/meet-nasa-astronaut-jasmin-moghbeli-experimenta-test-pilot-marine-corps-major/?utm_source=Editorial&utm_medium=Static&utm_campaign=RA

In today's tense climate, it's worth pointing out that Moghbeli is from an immigrant family, one that fled Iran after the violent 1979 revolution. Today, although she won't be the first Iranian-American to leave Earth's atmosphere, she is the first astronaut with Middle Eastern roots since NASA's candidate program began in earnest in the late 1950s.

[blurnette989]

Pluto is a planet again!

www.untold-universe.org/2017/09/pluto-has-been-officially-reclassified.html

[roseinbloom]

blurnette989, I'm not sure that's real. There has been a hoax circulating and I haven't been able to find an official press release for it.

[blurnette989]

Jan 28, 2018 14:49:30 GMT -6 blurnette989 said:

Pluto is a planet again!

www.untold-universe.org/2017/09/pluto-has-been-officially-reclassified.html

Also I think this is not real. But damnit, I'm just a big fan of Pluto.

[blurnette989]

Jan 28, 2018 15:38:15 GMT -6 roseinbloom said:

blurnette989, I'm not sure that's real. There has been a hoax circulating and I haven't been able to find an official press release for it.

Hah yes I think we just crossed. I think you are right.

[roseinbloom]

Jan 28, 2018 15:39:11 GMT -6 blurnette989 said:

Jan 28, 2018 15:38:15 GMT -6 roseinbloom said:

blurnette989, I'm not sure that's real. There has been a hoax circulating and I haven't been able to find an official press release for it.

Hah yes I think we just crossed. I think you are right.

Yeah. Boo.

[roseinbloom]

This thread is bringing out my closeted interstellar nerdity.

[shadesofgold]

Tom Hanks to star as Mister Rogers in movie about "the transformative power of kindness" and I'm already crying. ew.com/movies/2018/01/29/tom-hanks-mister-rogers-you-are-my-friend/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&__twitter_impression=true

[ktg]

Jan 29, 2018 13:39:11 GMT -6 shadesofgold said:

Tom Hanks to star as Mister Rogers in movie about "the transformative power of kindness" and I'm already crying. ew.com/movies/2018/01/29/tom-hanks-mister-rogers-you-are-my-friend/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&__twitter_impression=true

[Uncaripswife]

Feb 2, 2018 9:11:48 GMT -6 @heartbot said:

I don't know if this is exactly *good* news, but it was uplifting (and also heartbreaking). Thread on what kids with terminal cancer value most:

Welp. I'm crying now.

Thanks for sharing this (sincerely).

[cakewench]

The newest Miranda has arrived!

Congrats to Lin, Vanessa, and the entire family

[roseinbloom]

This is fun. www.globalnews.ca/news/4002268/oh-canada-originally-gender-neutral/amp/

[hawkeye2015]

DS and I watched the Space X Falcon Heavy test launch today. Watching the cores land back on Earth was so amazing. We are living in the future.
www.inverse.com/article/40999-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-landing-boosters?utm_campaign=photo&utm_medium=inverse&utm_source=newsletter

[shadesofgold]

Gerber's new spokesbaby (winner of the annual photo contest) is the first with Down Syndrome and his smile just had me burst into tears. people.com/babies/gerber-baby-winner-lucas-warren-down-syndrome/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_peoplemag

[joelies]

Okay I'm crying too. What a beautiful baby with an amazing smile.

[jkjacq]

 A school in SLC Utah will change its name to honor a hidden figures pioneer

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/utah-school-drops-andrew-jackson-namesake-to-honor-hidden-figures-pioneer/ar-BBIR0kM?li=BBnbcA1

[cakewench]

Dead from the cute:

(Lin and his new baby being adorbs, with bonus West Wing quote.)

[cakewench]

This is adorable - Finnish Olympic team knits during off time, makes blanket for president’s new son:

[kitchen]

I don't know where this goes, but I'm just all mushy and so so so proud of the kids. I hope that they dominate the news tomorrow in every way.

ETA: I guess just in good ways, but YKWIM.