22 days. After the first motion to vacate a Speaker ever, tossing aside Speaker hopeful after Speaker hopeful, the House Republicans finally got tired of 22 days of chaos and looking like fools that they chose an unvetted, untested, 3-term… Read More ›
This week I was obsessed with the Quest for a Speaker in the House of Representatives. The story took twists and turns, but in the end, one thing remained constant — the Republicans are in total chaos. The only thing… Read More ›
A shutdown was averted — Congress just passed a continuing resolution that funds the government at current funding levels for the next 45 days. Now let’s get into more good news. Good News A federal judge declared Texas’s drag law… Read More ›
How’d it get to be the middle of September already?? And even though the House has only been back in session for 4 days, the Republicans are in chaos: Talking about kicking out their Speaker, impeaching the president with no… Read More ›
It’s not every week that a former president gets booked at a jail and gets his mugshot taken. But that did indeed happen this week! And here’s some other things that happened. Good News All 19 defendants in Trump’s racketeering… Read More ›
Let’s get right into it! Good News In a landmark climate decision, a Montana state court decided in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use… Read More ›
I have to apologize to all of you who are my subscribers — I just found out that Mailchimp had paused sending out my Saturday newsletters and so many of you may not have seen me for a couple of… Read More ›
This week will always be remembered as the week Trump was indicted by Jack Smith for his conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election result. It was a big step towards accountability that we’re all very hungry for. There was also… Read More ›
In the fast-paced world of politics, it’s not uncommon for events to unfold at a dizzying speed, leaving us grappling to keep up with the latest developments. But this week has taken it to an entirely new level. Coupled with… Read More ›
Earlier today, someone thanked me for pulling the good news posts together and asked how it was possible that I could always find good stories. “How many hours does it take you??” they asked. As it turns out, it doesn’t… Read More ›
After a nice vacation over the July 4th holiday, I am back and ready to pull together a great recap of the last week. Plenty of good news to look forward to. Also, a brand new social media platform popped… Read More ›
If your week was anything like mine, the news and social media was mostly talking about the Titan submersible, but there was quite a bit of important political news that happened this week, too. Here are some of the bright… Read More ›
Hey all, I’m on vacation this week, celebrating the end of the school year with my family. I do have good news for you, but you’ll have to wait until next week for the return of a call to action… Read More ›
Well, we can start off the weekend with a huge sigh of relief that we don’t have to worry about the debt ceiling anymore. That’s a big win. And there’s more, so keep reading! Good News The House and the… Read More ›
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, read up on all the good news and great cartoons from this past week, and be sure to do the call to action! Good News A leaked Republican polling memo (which you… Read More ›
All in all, this felt like a pretty good week, don’t you think? Here’s some of the good news that I found this week! Good News Democrats secured big election wins on Tuesday — The GOP lost the mayoral races… Read More ›
Let’s jump right into the great news from this past week! Good News Incredible economic news –> The U.S. reported 253,000 new jobs in April, beating expectations once again; we’re at 3.4% unemployment, matching lowest in >50 years; and we’re… Read More ›
Let’s jump right into the good news from this past week! Good News Tucker Carlson got FIRED from Fox News!!! South Carolina and Nebraska’s state legislators, which are majority Republican, failed to pass new, severely restrictive abortion bans this week… Read More ›
I’ve got lots of great news for you, so let’s jump right into it! Good News The white hot national spotlight that Republicans in Tennessee turned on themselves has claimed another Republican legislator — an ethics panel had found that… Read More ›
Let’s jump right into the good news, editorial cartoons, and a call to action! Good News Both Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were reinstated to the Tennessee legislature by their respective counties and were sworn back in to the state… Read More ›