I am two weeks behind on my good news roundup so here we go. What you missed in good news during the worst modern timeline. A thread/ - ThreadSky

itsafronomics.bsky.social • 2 days ago

I am two weeks behind on my good news roundup so here we go. What you missed in good news during the worst modern timeline. A thread/

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gingerbee228.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you so much for posting these threads. Much needed signs of hope in a time of fear and despair.

kidsvomitmice.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

drloisweiner.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let's add this to the good news, your much-needed recap of mounting resistance. Over 1100 people were on the zoom to learn about #MayDay2025 actions: https://maydaystrong.org/?link_id=3&can_id=ee5179d83b9fe4c42b747779f902ebd8&source=email-may-day-planning-follow-up&email_referrer=email_2685528&email_subject=may-day-planning-follow-up&&

brooksnacks.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

happyham2.bsky.social•1 day ago

THANK YOU!

willowmecreations.bsky.social•1 day ago

Here's a good one! https://bsky.app/profile/mrxexon.bsky.social/post/3ln4edfiuwk24

itsafronomics.bsky.social•2 days ago

The richest schools in the country are starting to lock arms and give the current powers that be the bird. Princeton was first and now Harvard follows. Both moves are now being co-signed by other universities. #edusky

https://bsky.app/profile/jonmladd.bsky.social/post/3lmsiwvb2vc2n

itsafronomics.bsky.social•2 days ago

Northwestern just announced that the university will meet the funding needs of any research that is being impacted by stop orders. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO! #edusky #academicsky

https://wgntv.com/evanston/northwestern-university-funding-research-trump-administration-freeze/

deblatorre.bsky.social•1 day ago

I suspect that many universities don’t have large enough endowments to do this.

scottlgreer.bsky.social•1 day ago

The endowment of a Northwestern (Michigan, Harvard etc) isn't enough to fund the research for more than a few years, tops, under any circumstances... but if this lasts for more than a few years, university scientific research will unfortunately not be our top problem

jon-freeman.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now how about reversing the capitulation on all DEI initiatives, etc

nutsandhappy.bsky.social•1 day ago

The govt will now not be able to use the results of the research at will. Northwestern gain. Our loss.

losfamgeles.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yesssss

peculier.bsky.social•1 day ago

Purple Haze FTW

parisnoire.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let’s go!

blueheartvalley.bsky.social•3 hours ago

We call them the Nerds of the Big Ten for a reason.

GO NERDS!

blueheartvalley.bsky.social•4 hours ago

We call them the Nerds of the Big Ten for a reason.

GO NERDS!

laurelmae.bsky.social•1 day ago

Now we need a separate school system funded for all the fired teachers and educational professionals. Jill?

itsafronomics.bsky.social•2 days ago

Black people are still creating masterpieces. Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's newest movie SINNERS is CERTIFIED FRESH (98%) and I have yet to see a single bad review.

(I may have to break my no scary movies rule for them)
https://www.theringer.com/2025/04/18/movies/sinners-movie-review-michael-b-jordan-ryan-coogler

musthaveknowledge.bsky.social•2 days ago

Me too! I hate scary move. But, I might (a soft “might”) break that rule to watch this movie.

junkyardmessiah.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do it!!!! Saw it yesterday in a packed theatre and it was fantastic.

anthrodiva.bsky.social•1 day ago

I want to watch, but also I am scared.

itsafronomics.bsky.social•2 days ago

An upcoming book #TheDoubleTax that explores how being a woman is expensive and why it doesn't have to be is making waves.

Pre-order: https://tinyurl.com/doubletax-order
Feature/Interviews: https://tinyurl.com/doubletax-pr

(LOTS of good news happening BTS btw. Coming soon!)

itsafronomics.bsky.social•2 days ago

People are beginning to hold their representatives feet to the fire and demand accountability around what's taking place. Exhibit A: A red district in Iowa wants Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to COME HOME.

Considering how they may have voted, this is something.
https://bsky.app/profile/nbcnews.com/post/3lmv6nzx5qg23

itsafronomics.bsky.social•2 days ago

Fight the Oligarchy tour continues to draw crowds of THOUSANDS.

https://bsky.app/profile/strictlychristo.bsky.social/post/3lmqhyneaqs2i

grumbletonian.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't like horror, but I'm intrigued

jesstheemess.bsky.social•1 day ago

Please break that rule ASAP! It was excellent 🙌🏽

jamtoday.bsky.social•1 day ago

I am a total fraidy-cat and I really enjoyed it. There are a couple of jump-scars that made me gasp but its not anything that would make me sleep with the lights on or anything. Googler does some wild things with this. Make sure to stay through the credits.

thegoodvirgo.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't like scary movies either, but I wanted to see this film because 1) I'm a Ryan Coogler fan and 2)The film is about vampires, and they don't scare me. Ryan didn't disappoint! The film is so good! MBJ did a heck of a job, too. Top notch acting all around.

arthart.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hurrah!!!!

turtle4th.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes! I love this!

worldpeaceforyou.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes! Right-wingers, like Columbia U, can’t erase world. Largest % of world’s people are African,Asian &their descendants. Bigotry ends nations. Diversity+solidarity=life.
https://www.theroot.com/africans-are-the-most-educated-immigrants-in-u-s-repo-1822169956
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kianbakhtiari/2024/01/04/marketing-and-communicating-to-the-global-majority/
https://wwnorton.com/books/born-in-blackness
https://www.theglobalist.com/muslims-islam-religion-arabic-population/

prathima14.bsky.social•16 hours ago

I think something everyone should be calling their congresspeople about is the way in which DOGE is leading to a situation where all NIH grants are currently frozen. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/17/doge-trump-grants-hhs-nih-backlog/

prathima14.bsky.social•16 hours ago

And not just to the targeted universities. This is because they are requiring grant managers to manually verify every drawing from the grant which will massively increase administrative burden and delay the disbursement of funds.

enuffisenuff.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Which is…in fact…the opposite of efficiency.

stoneyboboney.bsky.social•1 day ago

Anna, thank you. I needed this!

twinsfannat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for this ❤️. I appreciate your work.

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