@tedp There is definitely a case in NY that was just given the go-ahead to proceed by a judge wherein the results in one county were so obviously wrong (i.e., Kamala Harris received *zero* votes) that a recount is being demanded.
@earthangel I'm really looking forward to hearing some more good news from you on some of these coming days! It's so lovely and uplifting to read them, and I also think of them a lot and talk about them to others as well in my daily life 😍😍😍. And thank you so much for posting them here, I appreciated this very sweet idea 🌼
Here’s some more plus I have a BWAHAHAHA Hit to post 😂
Good news via Benji Faun on Threads:
1. Australia’s Solar Boom
1 in 4 homes are now powered by solar. 1 in 40 have their own battery. And since July 1st, over 1,000 new batteries are being installed every day.
2. Denmark Pays You to Bike
Denmark now gives cash incentives to citizens who bike to work. They’re also expanding protected bike lanes across all major cities.
The goal: make bikes safer, cheaper, and faster than cars.
3. Women Power Kenya’s Solar Future
Over 1,000 women are now certified solar engineers in Kenya. They’re electrifying remote villages and teaching others to do the same. The impact is generational and growing.
4. France Cuts Flights for Trains
France banned short flights where trains take under 2.5 hours. It’s already cutting air traffic on those routes by over half. Other EU countries are eyeing similar moves.
5. Gabon Protects Indigenous Forests
Gabon passed a law giving Indigenous groups full legal control of their rainforests. It protects more than 80% of the country. Illegal logging and mining operations are already being shut down.
I'm bumping this thread because tough times call for renewed vigor on the path forward. I believe that these times call for people to make a positive difference in the world in any way that fits who they are.
As Robert Frost said, "The only way out is through." He meant that the way to deal with a difficult situation, and our current situation is tremendously difficult, is to face it and deal with it in positive ways.
So far, this thread shows many potent ways to walk the path forward. They are worth re-reading and re posting the best points.
One idea I saw was from @TedP who suggested we incorporate positive ideas into our predictions. I will do that, Ted! We have yet to do October predictions, so, to add to Messages of Humanity, we can focus on visions we see in the future that make positive change.
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I begin with Jane Goodall's passing. I had been thinking of her the day before she passed, not having given her much thought for a few years. I was watching this video I'd saved that says so much about a person who lived her life with one intention -- to make a difference in bettering the world.
Here's the most moving video which she later said was the best moment of her life, when a chimp who'd been found nearly dead and wasted, was brought back to health by one of her associates, and then was released into a wilderness paradise that Jane Goodall's foundation had created. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ClOMa_GufsA&t=160s
My path forward involves my 50th HS reunion on the 11th. Long story short, I’d committed to sit w my friend who’s engaged to our class president. She’s 2 yrs younger. The other people surely to be at the table are you-know-who fans and while I’d rather be at another table of like minded friends, no one will be discussing politics, I’m sure. You’d have to be a fool to bring it up esp since my hometown is predominantly repub.
Needless to say, I’ve been wrestling w some building dread but know I’m being challenged to shine my light & loving presence, even if it’s w people I never socialized w 50 yrs ago. So that’s what I’m going to do! I’m going to go in w the protection of my angels and guides and shine. Dang nabbit, I’m going to exude light and big smiles and a friendly countenance and demonstrate how to be joyful vs miserable. How to be friendly and kind despite differences. How to find common ground w people who may as well be total strangers. I really needed this pep talk and encouragement for it. Thank you, Jeanne. And thank you, Me! ☀️
Every day I lead my students in the Pledge of Allegience.Last year I considered not doing this. But I couldn't let this loving recitation go.
My path forward is to love my students as if they are my own children and to model love for our country.
Every day they say it their little voices become stronger and surer.
G d Bless America. We the People.
Leaving these quotes on the transformative power of love here for your consideration.
"Loving your enemy is manifest in putting your arms not around the man but around the social situation, to take power from those who misuse it, at which point they can become human too." - Bayard Rustin, preparing activists to go into Mississippi during the Civil Rights struggles.
"Revolutionary Love is the call of our time. It is to look upon anyone and say: You are a part of me I don't yet know." - Valerie Kaur, author of See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love