The ‘city that reads’ is reading — more A record number of volumes were borrowed from Baltimore’s library system last year.

A bright light in these dark times...

#Baltimore smashes it reading record, with 2.4 million library loans this year!

Read on & Happy Holidays!

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#books #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #amwriting #GoodNewsToo

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‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery

C'mon humans, we can do better!

“The younger generation is...the most emotionally involved in the problems, and have contributed the least to their causing, and, then, are also going to suffer most as a result.”

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#environment #climatecrisis #GoodNewsToo

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F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

#GoodNewsToo !!

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Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcas Experts are finding new and more humane ways to protect the last 74 southern resident killer whales

C'mon humans, let's do better! 🐳

"Where there was once a thriving population of the whales in these waters, the group now faces mounting threats."

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#environment #nature #climatechange #climatecrisis #animals #GoodNewsToo

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Climate activists gather in New York for ‘Sun Day’ solar energy and anti-billionaire rallies Sun Day national action supported renewable energy, day after ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march ahead of Climate Week

Great to see good people tackling our most pressing priority when our "leaders" can't even see a problem...

“We have the ability here to protect our children, to protect our future.”

- Antonio Delgado, NY lieutenant governor

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#ClimateCrisis #GoodNewsToo

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One City's Race to 'Solarize Everything We Possibly Can' Bordeaux is quickly transforming itself into France's top solar-powered city, banking on innovations like transparent panels that preserve its historic architecture.

Not only great wine but good sense!

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reasonstobecheerful.world

#environment #GoodNewsToo #climatechange #future

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A Brain Boost For Seniors Who Use Everyday Tech Studies show technology has a protective cognitive effect and could be contributing to a drop in dementia figures.

Just heard Talking Heads star David Byrne on a podcast talking about "Reasons to be Cheerful," a nonprofit online magazine he helped create as a "tonic for tumultuous times."

If these stories can make me happy like his music, I'm in!

📰 🎶 😃

#GoodNewsToo

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The elephant whisperer: one Thai woman’s lifelong quest to protect a rescued herd Lek Chailert devoted her life to rescuing abused elephants. Now caring for 120 of them, she fears for their future in Asia

Each of us can make a difference...

“The elephant looked at me and I felt the fear and anger. I felt helpless and confused. My heart hurt a lot.”

- Saengduean Lek Chailert 🐘🐘🐘

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#nature #animals #environment #climatechange #GoodNews #GoodNewsToo

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After nearly 100 years, adult winter-run Chinook salmon seen in California river State’s fish and wildlife department posted a video showing an adult female guarding a nest of eggs

Positive sign in a precarious situation...

"Winter-run Chinook salmon is considered an endangered species by NOAA, and is...'one of just nine species considered to be most at risk of extinction in the near-term'.”

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#environment #climatechange #GoodNewsToo

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Baltimore homicides hit historic low in first half of 2025 There have been 68 homicides and 164 nonfatal shootings in Baltimore the first six months of the year, according to police.

Great news, Baltimore!

Go blue (police & voters)!

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#Baltimore #GoodNewsToo #progress

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China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match Footage of three-a-side game shows humanoids struggling to kick the ball or stay upright

Not quite RoboCop level yet, but sounds like fun! 👾 ⚽️

#GoodNewsToo #robots #soccer #technology

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First images of distant galaxies captured by ‘ultimate’ telescope Stunning pictures from Vera C Rubin observatory in Chile released at start of 10-year survey of cosmos

Go science!

"The stunning pictures...mark the start of what astronomers believe will be a gamechanging period of discovery..."

#science #GoodNewsToo #astronomy #future #reason #secularism

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One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes project

One person can make a difference, you can too!

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#environment #GoodNewsToo #climatechange #globalwarming #science #progress #nature #future

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Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them From turning out the lights to letting leaves rot, these small steps can create big changes at home or in the wild

Great read! 25 easy ways you & your kids can help safeguard the future...

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#GoodNewsToo #environment #nature #climatechange #science #globalwarming #climatecrisis

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Parenting in the climate crisis: how to raise kids who care about the environment From acknowledging big emotions to finding ways to make climate action fun, it’s important to start where your kids are

"Some tips for engaging the next generation on the environment meaningfully..."

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#environment #GoodNewsToo #future #nature #progress #climatechange

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That Cup of Coffee May Have a Longer-Term Perk

A nice boost before today's first cup!

Happy weekend!

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#coffee #GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #Saturday #weekend

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We’re close to translating animal languages – what happens then? AI may soon be able decode whalespeak, among other forms of communication – but what nature has to say may not be a surprise

"As incredible as it would be to have a conversation with another species, we ought to listen better to what they are already telling us." 🐬 🐋

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#GoodNewsToo #nature #environment #animals

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Divided Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

Huge victory for rule law, First Amendment, and separation of church and state!

#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #FirstAmendment #science #logic #reason #secularism

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Find out what was behind a safe door at Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School Unbeknownst to school staff, they were leaving something behind in the century-old building.

Hidden treasure! 🎶

"Inside was a kind of #Baltimore gold: cutouts of jazz bandleader & singer Cab Calloway, Frederick Douglass Class of 1925, originals & copies of photographs, newspaper clippings, artwork & timelines of his life & career."

#GoodNewsToo

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Opinion | Birth rates are falling. So what? - The Washington Post There’s been a bit of an obsession with declining birth rates lately, particularly on the right. That has sparked conversations about policies that might entice people to have more children. But all t...

Fewer people, better planet.

Simple math...

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#environment #GoodNews #goodnewstoo #climatechange #progress #science #nature #animals

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Great idea!

At The Human Library in Denmark, instead of borrowing a book, you can "borrow" a person to hear their life story for up to 30 minutes. It was created to highlight problems suffered by refugees, the unemployed, depressed, and lonely.

#libraries #education #progress #GoodNewsToo

5 Simple Reasons to Enjoy:

🍈 Action
🍈 Adventure
🍈 Moral dilemmas
🍈 International intrigue
🍈 Goes great with tequila & limes!

Happy Cinco de Mayo! 🇲🇽🎉😃

#happycincodemayo #booksky #thrillers #fiction #writingcommunity #booksofbsky #books #readingcommunity #amwriting #GoodNewsToo

The world’s tallest and shortest dogs met for a playdate A Great Dane and a Chihuahua, Guinness World Records holders for tallest and shortest dog, became friends during a recent get-together.

Doggone funny!

Woof! Yip! 🐶

#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #dogs #pets #Friday

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A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority

"If most of the climate majority have no idea they are the majority, do they also not realize that defusing the climate crisis is by no means impossible?"

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#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #environment #climatechange #science #progress #media #democracy #resist

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Opinion | Meet the Unlikely Warriors on the Front Lines of a Major Environmental Battle Thousands of ordinary Americans whose lives have been upended by forever chemicals are battling to end their use.

"We have ordinary citizens to thank for most of these shifts. People who set out to protect their families and communities..."

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#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #environment #ClimateChange #progress #democracy #resist

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New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

“If you cause harm you should be responsible for cleaning it up, it’s as simple as that.”

-- Martin Lockman, climate law fellow, Columbia University

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#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #environment #nature #animals #science #progress #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

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Need Earth Day optimism? Here are some environmental do-gooders in your backyard At a time when communities feel fractured, here's a look at online communities taking a pragmatic approach to changing the world for the better.

If you care about the future, support these groups & others doing something about it.

Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow!

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#EarthDay #environment #GoodNews #EarthDay2025 #GoodNewsToo #epa #science #progress #pro-democracy #resist

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Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.

Why in the world would anyone cut funds for science, education, and medical research when there's so much cool stuff still waiting to be discovered out there?!
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#GoodNews #GoodNewsToo #science #education #progress #pro-democracy #resist

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