Good News: We bring it, we make it.
The Good Gnus group is a community of readers, writers, activists, supporters, community builders, and patriots. We begin gathering every day at 7 a.m. ET to celebrate national good news. Our most active members are of course a subgroup of members of Daily Kos, whose Front Pages celebrate “News, Community, Action.” However, you don’t have to be a member of Daily Kos to be a Newsie.
We are realists, not fools, idiots, or ostriches. We know we live in a world where active, nefarious, and evil decision-makers do very bad things and create stress and anxiety in us, our loved ones, our friends, our allies, and our neighbors, yet we choose to focus on the good news that people create around the country. Sometimes we ourselves create Good News. Together we are strong and resilient. We return to these pages day after day to revitalize our spirits.
In a recent conversation with Greta Thunberg, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "Hope is not something that you have. Hope is something that you create, with your actions. Hope is something you have to manifest into the world, and once one person has hope, it can be contagious. Other people start acting in a way that has more hope."
With our actions, we create hope.
EarthJustice: 2 Years of Overruling Trump
The efforts to weaken environmental regulations of the reverberantly empty boom box, the woofer surmounted by a teased orange tea cosy are no match for the law:
“Executive Summary: The untold story of President Donald Trump’s environmental agenda is that he’s losing. While the Trump administration continues to spit out dangerous environmental rollbacks at a record clip and its efforts remain a dire threat to our environment, the administration is overwhelmingly failing when its proposed rollbacks come in contact with the rule of law. No organization during Trump’s presidency has filed more lawsuits to protect the environment from deregulatory actions than Earthjustice.
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“Of 120 lawsuits Earthjustice filed in the first two years of the administration to defend health and environmental protections against the Trump administration’s attacks, there have been major decisions on 17 of them. […] Earthjustice has won 16.”
Not Only Does Music Make Exercise Mentally Easier; It Also Makes It Easier for the Body, Says New Study
“An intriguing new piece of research demonstrates that upbeat music can make a rigorous workout physically and mentally easier – even for people who are insufficiently active. ✂ High-intensity interval training (HIIT) – brief, repeated bouts of intense exercise separated by periods of rest – has been shown to improve physical health over several weeks of training.”
I do high intensity interval training. Never tried music with it, but will now.
Massive Study Shows That Two Hours a Week is Key Dose of Nature for Health Benefits
“Spending at least two hours a week in nature may be the crucial threshold for promoting health and wellbeing, according to a new large-scale study.
“New research led by the University of Exeter and funded by the National Institute for Health Research in the UK found that people who spend at least 120 minutes visiting natural settings—such as town parks, woodlands, and beaches—per week are significantly more likely to have good health and higher psychological wellbeing than those who aren’t surrounded nature at all during an average week.”
Rachel Maddow's Friday Show
Mrmuni12: “I note Rachel’s terrific show [Friday] night where she described how every single candidate in both debates had at least one strong moment—and she then showed it.” I too was impressed by her Friday show. Rachel thought every candidate had done well in terms of creating a moment or statement they could show their supporters to gather more support.
Presidential Candidate Groups in DK & Links to Reach Them: A new diary by mettle fatigue
mettle fatigue has done it again! Her diary lists candidate groups, information about group mechanics, general information, and helpful links to official Daily Kos pages.
Note: Because it is very difficult for mettle fatigue to type due to biomechanical issues, she uses distinct abbreviations and syntax to communicate her thoughts. Kudos to mettle fatigue for yet another idiosyncratic reference work for the good team. Us. (It’s never too late to Recommend.)
Other valuable Daily Kos references by mettle fatigue:
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