The good news this week!

 Good news this week:

• The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe regain rightful control of 12,000 acres of their land.
• The Senate confirms Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, filling the position despite a single senator’s undemocratic blockade on military promotions.
• The Biden-Harris administration approves $37M in student loan repayment discharges for over 1,200 students who attended the University of Phoenix.
• President Biden issues an Executive Order aimed at assisting Ohio communities affected by the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
• 25,000 people seeking refuge from Afghanistan will not be deported from Pakistan while awaiting their U.S. visas.
• CA expands its Medicaid program to include people of all ages regardless of immigration status.
• OH voters approve the inclusion of the right to abortion in their state constitution.
• RI: Gabriel Amo is elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first Black delegate from the state to serve in Congress.
• VA voters shape the makeup of the state Senate in a way that is likely to protect access to abortion.
• VA: Rozia “J.R.” Henson is elected to the state House, becoming the first openly gay Black man to serve in the General Assembly.
• Central Bucks, PA residents vote in a School Board that better reflects the will of the district’s community.
• Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, is elected to serve on the New York City Council.
• Indigenous Reads Rising provides resources for readers, educators, librarians, and booksellers to explore Indigenous children’s and teen literature.
• SC state senators Penry Gustafson (R), Margie Bright Matthews (D), Mia McLeod (I), Sandy Senn (R), and Katrina Shealy (R) are awarded the JFK Profile in Courage Award for filibustering a state abortion ban.
• A court rules that conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying $1.1B owed to families harmed by his false claims regarding the Sandy Hook shooting.
• Over 175 entertainment celebrities, academics, and activists call on creative communities to leverage their voices to stop the censorship of books in schools and libraries.
• The number of snow leopards in Bhutan has increased from 96 in 2016 to 134 today.

SOURCE: Americans of Conscience

I realize some of these were on last week's list. Mmm, they should leave off the ones they've already posted!

Today's quote: When we are in circle with others, the energy stays contained within the group, giving back to all.

You probably know where this came from. If in doubt, I'll share it tomorrow!