Fair warning, he’s kinda a :LIB: but I still think he’s a smart, well-meaning guy that’s worth to: Here’s Britmonkey’s pretty optimistic video about climate change. If nothing else, you can at least hear a positive voice that doesn’t dismiss climate change entirely.

At least Norway’s young people are doing relatively ok, and I would argue that Norway is one of the redeemable global north countries

In Texas, of all places, Houston’s homelessness has been reduced by 63% since 2011 by housing the homeless. This doesn’t link to it but this is consistently the shown to be the most humane, most effective, and cheapest way to solve the housing crisis. Leftists have won the practical victory in how to solve the homeless crisis, the only ‘win’ that the right can possibly salvage is that they stuck to their guns or some babble about “muh honor”.

We have made significant progress in stopping acid rain

Only two US states have a majority population that opposes same-sex marriage: We are the very, very, VERY silent majority.

Speaking of LGBT rights in the US, the FDA is looking at doing a study about the need to keep the deferral we currently have. If the study shows that MSM blood isn’t inherently dangerous (which it will), then several states such as California, New York, most of New England, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, and Hawai’i will have full legal equality for the LGBT community.

Paywalled, but we did do a 4-day work week in the US (California), and once again, it was a success. Socialists are probably better capitalists than ancaps.

the UK has unveiled its first carbon capture plant.

I don’t have a link, but I’ll give a small story. I have been doing some substitute teaching as of late and some of the older gen alpha kids and younger zoomers aren’t all that fashy from what I’ve seen. I regularly see guys who don’t consider themselves LGBT wearing nail polish, which shows that they don’t really have the same hangups about gender. There’s one kid I chatted with who, while is a massive lib, has a sincere value of democracy and human rights (although he’s obsessed with the UK). When I do teaching, I’m not actively out trying to create new comrades so this is all very organic.

My lunch plans were postponed :deng-smile:

South Africa’s education program is drafting a very gender inclusive plan: https://href.li/?https://out.org.za/statement-disinformed-panic-about-unisex-toilets-in-sa-schools/

This previously thought to be extinct pigeon was found again: https://href.li/?https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/11/lost-pigeon-found-after-more-century

Here’s a cute bat

I recently convinced a relative that being rude to the trans lady at their church is unchristian