A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
When a state board voted to pause payments while it determined whether a handful of books were in age-approrpiate sections, the community came to the rescue.
Source: Alabama halted a library’s funding. Supporters raised the cash in days.
Standing up for what’s right.
Some lions rescued from Ukraine had shellshock, says the Big Cat Sanctuary.
Source: Rescued Ukrainian lions touch grass for first time – BBC News
Lovely.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just screamed past the Sun for the 23rd time, once again matching its own records for closest approach and fastest human-made object.
Source: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Just Skimmed the Sun at 430,000 MPH
Wow.
How much is renewable energy dominating new power capacity worldwide? That’s how much! 92.5% of new power capacity added to the grid in 2024 came from renewable energy sources. This is not even a … [continued]
Source: 92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables – CleanTechnica
This is so cool, and so important.
Isenberg and his friend Frank Williams ultimately founded their own group in 2018. They called it Grandpas United. Isenberg and Williams wanted to bring retired men together socially and give them a continued sense of purpose by having them volunteer in the community.
Source: ‘Grandpas’ got together to help kids. Scientists say it boosts the elders’ health, too
Great idea.
The SFBA Bench Collective, spearheaded by Darrell Owens and Mingwei Samuel, is a bench-building movement across the East Bay. Each bench follows ADA guidelines and AC Transit bench rules and costs about $70 in materials.
Source: Guerrilla activists are remaking Bay Area transit stops on their own
Nice.
A golden retriever named Zoie is being hailed as a hero after helping save a missing toddler.
Source: Heroic Golden Retriever Saves Missing Toddler
Good dog!
A Minneapolis police officer is being celebrated for going above and beyond the call of duty to help a community member in need.
Source: Minneapolis Cop Goes Above and Beyond For Elderly Resident
Seems a little thing, but it makes such a difference.
But scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with UMass Chan Medical School are working on the Darwin’s Cats project. Their goal is to build a comprehensive database that answers many questions about the behavioral and genetic traits of our friendly felines.
Source: These scientists are building a cat database to understand why they act like that
Honestly, they had me at “cat database”.
“There are just so many dogs to talk about, and I could talk about them forever,” said Matt Nelson, who started WeRateDogs as a comedic experiment.
Source: This man rates dogs for a living. He has millions of loyal followers. (Gift link.)
A bright spot, every day.