A Thread for Good, Non-Dumpster Fire News

[morecoffeeplease]

I thought maybe we could all use a thread with happier stories to counteract the  constant uproar in the politics thread. Feel free to post whatever makes you smile.

This man missed his graduation due to NYC's subway issues yesterday, and his fellow riders set up a graduation on the train.

nymag.com/selectall/2017/05/subway-riders-stage-graduation-for-student-on-delayed-train.html

[hawkeye2015]

Such a good idea! We need news that's not rage inducing.

[hawkeye2015]

So this isn't really a "happy" story, but it's pretty funny.

[Deleted]

This is such a great idea.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/good-samaritan-buys-plane-ticket-soldier-trying-see-family-memorial-day/

A man bought a plane ticket for a soldier who had spent 2 days at the airport trying to get home to see his family.

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www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/alabama-governor-signs-law-could-restore-voting-rights-thousands-people

I didn't know this! Alabama's governor just signed a bill that restores voting rights to thousands of felons.

[flippinchica]

Jun 1, 2017 5:57:46 GMT -6 @ges072115 said:

www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/05/alabama-governor-signs-law-could-restore-voting-rights-thousands-people

I didn't know this! Alabama's governor just signed a bill that restores voting rights to thousands of felons.

My favorite part of this story is where a politician who had opposed the bill in the past got convicted of corruption and will now benefit from it. Lol.

[stringy]

May 31, 2017 20:00:34 GMT -6 morecoffeeplease said:

I thought maybe we could all use a thread with happier stories to counteract the  constant uproar in the politics thread. Feel free to post whatever makes you smile.

This man missed his graduation due to NYC's subway issues yesterday, and his fellow riders set up a graduation on the train.

nymag.com/selectall/2017/05/subway-riders-stage-graduation-for-student-on-delayed-train.html

Didn't this happen on Full House???

[Deleted]

I've mentioned before that I belong to a refugee resettlement group in my town. Well, we have two rather large families that have arrived in the past month. So large that we have had difficulty in finding housing for them. A husband and wife came to our rescue and bought a home, which we flipped in 12 days so this family would have a place to call home.

[hawkeye2015]

www.cnn.com/2017/06/01/us/reformed-racist-church-letter-donation-trnd/index.html?sr=fbCNN060217reformed-racist-church-letter-donation-trnd0830AMStoryLink&linkId=38271919

[CurlieWhirlie]

Yes! How about this response by Austin Mayor Steve Adler to an angry misogynist who wrote his office to whine about the all-female screening of Wonder Woman?

www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/531108962/austin-mayor-responds-to-man-angry-about-wonder-woman-screening

[hawkeye2015]

Man donates $2 million in Walgreens stocks to IL Audubon Society.

www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/98-year-old-donates-dollar2m-in-walgreens-stock-bought-70-years-ago/ar-BBBQfuE?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout

Edited for spelling.