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Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
Nothing To See Here… As the Senate prepares to vote on approving a Capitol Riot Commission, here’s a retro-peek through the GOP’s rose-colored glasses at what really happened on January 6th, courtesy of The Daily Show: - Golly. Whoever’s in charge of...
Bill in Portland Maine 05/27/2021 92
Good News Roundup Thursday 5/26/21 The Tour of Good starts here
Good morning, Gnusies! The rain was torrential while I was putting this together, rather like the shoes falling on certain individuals in other places.� Those shoes, I’m sure, will be mentioned ...
MCUBernieFan 05/27/2021 178
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY126---Evening Shade-Wednesday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/26/2021 265
Taken in part from the Briefs: Growing opportunity for momentum against racist policy/attitudes.
Note: This is taken in large part from my GNR Annex: I learned an important new word/phrase today The word of the day is carceral as in “carceral state.” It is mentioned in the diary about todays Brief, and sent me scrambling to get more information....
Mrmuni12 05/26/2021 3
Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday
A Brief Moment of Meta Madness….Madness, I Tell You Happy 19th blogiversary to the persnicketiest band of muckrakers and misfits in Blogger Land. It all started when a dirty effing hippie named Markos Hemp Flower Rainbow Moonbat Moulitsas emerged from...
Bill in Portland Maine 05/26/2021 185
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY125---Evening Shade-Tuesday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/25/2021 245
Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday
The Return to Normalcy Continues… The late-nighters’ contributions to our sanity over the last 15 months can’t be overstated. This is great news... Thanks, Joe!
Bill in Portland Maine 05/25/2021 169
Good News Roundup for Tuesday, May 25, 2021 — Walking through the portal to a better world
Greetings! Greetings to all you Gnusies, Gnubies, occasional drop-ins, silent regulars, and first-timers! Come sit with us to find and share messages of hope and to celebrate all the ways good ...
arhpdx 05/25/2021 252
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY124---Evening Shade-Monday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/24/2021 233
🌏 FP&IE Daily Monday: Covid Vaccines Around the World
BBC: Covid vaccine tracker: How’s my country and the rest of the world doing? Clue: Badly. But by no means everyone. Welcome to the daily fresh all day adventure at “Foreign Policy and ...
Mokurai 05/24/2021 10
From the GNR Newsroom, The Monday Good News Roundup
Welcome back to the Monday Good News Roundup, where we find you five stories of news and positivity to start your week off right. Unfortunately the pickings for good news has been rather slim this ...
Jessiestaf 05/24/2021 189
WAYWO: Open thread
What Are You Working On? is for all things hand-made, home-made, and creative in a variety of mediums.
vgranucci 05/23/2021 7
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY123---Evening Shade-Sunday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/23/2021 118
Tweets of the Week May 16-22 2021
This week I will not be home when this feature goes live. For the first time in over a year, my wife and I are taking our fully vaccinated selves out to a big public event. I hope we remember how to ...
oldhippiedude 05/23/2021 56
GNR Special Edition: 28 reasons why the Dems may do a lot better in 2022 than current expectations.
For those of you who do not know The Good News Roundup, it is a daily diary written by an incredibly passionate group of “optimistic progressives,” whose task it is to a) make the case that there is positive political news “out there,” and b) find...
Mrmuni12 05/23/2021 41
Take a Moment to Protect the Post Office
Nearly everyone here has heard of the postmaster who was installed by tRump. His name is Louis DeJoy, and because of the way the USPS organization is structured, President Biden has not been able to ...
chloris creator 05/23/2021 35
Trend Lines: Tracking Readers' Ouchies ☼ 2 Polls: Bill's + Your Ouchie? ☼ Sunday Good News
Ruminations, Revelations, and Reflections Good News: We bring it, we make it. The Good Gnus group is a community of readers, writers, activists, supporters, community builders, and patriots. We begin gathering every day at 7 a.m. ET to celebrate...
2thanks 05/23/2021 197
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY122---Evening Shade Saturday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/22/2021 156
Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol. 17.21: The Backyard Garden: 4/8/21
�This day was another nice day out, and I didn’t want to waste it. Unlike the 7th, when I had a functional migraine — �where I could still do some chores around the house, but each one was ...
Rexxmama 05/22/2021 420
Top Ten reasons we should be hopeful about Democrats' chances in 2022: Saturday's GNR
We all know the stakes of the elections in 2022 — Republicans have fully bought into the authoritarian, lying, democracy hating element of their party. A Republican House and Senate would be terrible for our country. Republican control of states is...
GoodNewsRoundup 05/22/2021 295
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY121---Evening Shade-Friday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/21/2021 234
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Social Distancing FRIDAY!
Late Night Snark: 45 Bad, 46 Good Edition "The New York attorney general's office has informed Donald Trump that his organization is now under criminal investigation. They're looking at bank fraud, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. It's starting to look...
Bill in Portland Maine 05/21/2021 166
Good News Roundup for Friday, May 21, 2021: Sticking Out Our Necks
Welcome 😄 to Friday’s Roundup of Good News! There has been a lot of unsettling news in the past week, such as bombs and missiles in the Middle East ( but the Israeli cabinet has approved a cease-
chloris creator 05/21/2021 216
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY120---Evening Shade-Thursday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/20/2021 168
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
Oh! More Things I Know… » Joe Biden has gotten the hang of this whole presidenting thing rather quickly. » Since conservative white men seem to be committing the vast majority of domestic terrorism in this country, we should deport them all until we...
Bill in Portland Maine 05/20/2021 44
Good News Roundup May 20 2021
Yesterday niftywriter wrote about how hard it can be to write these Roundups. All of us have times when good news gets hard to see. And when you’ve taken on the job of presenting good news to ...
oldhippiedude 05/20/2021 173
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY119---Evening Shade-Wednesday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/19/2021 227
Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday
We’ll Be Back After This Brief Message… - Also erases memories of Watergate, the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, and the 600,000 victims of Covid-19. Now available with invisible bamboo fiber for gentle, dependable election stealing.
Bill in Portland Maine 05/19/2021 174
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY118---Evening Shade-Tuesday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/18/2021 205
Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday
Headlines You Won’t Read Today Congressman Gaetz in the Clear CDC Takes Second Look at Bleach Injections Law Enforcement Treats Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Harshly Bamboo Ballot Fibers Found!!! Continued…
Bill in Portland Maine 05/18/2021 79
Don't Let Them Defend Their Delusions - Good News Roundup for Bluesday, May, 18th
Death, Donald and Deliberate Dumbfuckery: Whether you class them as deplorable, despicable, demented or downright depraved, one thing is clear: they deserve all the disgust and disdain you can deliver. They’ve done a disservice to democracy and...
NotNowNotEver 05/18/2021 275
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY117---Evening Shade-Monday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS � � THE PERSON who MAKES the �
hpg 05/17/2021 176
🌏 FP&IE Daily Mon: Israel/Palestine: When All Sides are Wrong
Welcome to the daily fresh all day adventure at “Foreign Policy and International Events Group” aka FP&IE. Join us on todays journey. Share links and stories of your discoveries and thought . ...
Mokurai 05/17/2021 8
Cheers and Jeers: Monday
[Applause!!!] Good morning, and welcome once again to our new Monday C&J series: Is This Bipartisan Enough For Ya, Senators? Today we check the pulse of the For the People Act, which would include "15 days of early voting, same-day registration and...
Bill in Portland Maine 05/17/2021 164
From the GNR Newsroom: The Monday Good News Roundup
Its that time again, time for a Monday Good News Roundup. Brought to you by the three person team of myself, Killer300 and Bhu, we got five stories that will make you feel better about the world and ...
Jessiestaf 05/17/2021 130
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY116---Evening Shade-Sunday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/16/2021 239
Tweets of the Week May 9-15 2021
Okay, close enough. It’ll�have to do. Hit “publish.”
oldhippiedude 05/16/2021 103
2021-05-16 GNR favorites this week (Plus)
Hugs! Yes, with the mask mandate lifted for the vaccinated, soon we will be to hug and dance with all our old friends. I’m so excited! Only a few more days for me and I’ll join the “fully” ranks. :) It gives me hope. Here is a hopeful song. Another...
AlpineBob 05/16/2021 4
Trend Lines since Feb: Our Fauci Ouchies ☼ We are 4! ☼ 2 Polls: Bill's+Your Ouchie?☼Sunday Good News
Ruminations, Revelations, and Reflections Good News: We bring it, we make it. The Good Gnus group is a community of readers, writers, activists, supporters, community builders, and patriots. We begin gathering every day at 7 a.m. ET to celebrate...
2thanks 05/16/2021 196
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN---DAY115---Evening Shade-Saturday
W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
hpg 05/15/2021 158
Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol. 17.20: An Afternoon at the Garden Center!
Good morning SMGB regulars and visitors.  This is a blog for anyone who loves to plant and dig and move plants around whether you have any sized patch of ground at your home/in a community garden or ...
GCNY 05/15/2021 384
I Found Hope in the Least Likely Place. So can you: Saturday's GNR
I have family in Israel and they have been on my mind all week. My relatives range from left of center to far left. They are against the occupation and are not fans of Bibi. When I was there visiting them about a year and a half ago, they told me how...
GoodNewsRoundup 05/15/2021 183
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Social Distancing FRIDAY!
Late Night Snark: Our Long Covid Nightmare Is Over? Edition Clip of CDC Director Rochelle Walensky: If you are vaccinated, you can start doing the things, big and small, that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. Jimmy Fallon: Oh, man. I think...
Bill in Portland Maine 05/14/2021 143
Good News Roundup for Friday, May 14, 2021: Removing the Masks
Welcome 😄 to Friday’s Roundup of Good News! Welcome, my friends! The assault the Rs have launched on our democracy continues, but in Gnusville you can take a break and fortify yourself in order ...
chloris creator 05/14/2021 290
The 2022 Election is As Vital as the 2020 Election. Ignore All Polls. GROUND GAME WILL WIN IT.
Ignore the polls that say the Republicans are likely to win back the House next year. They’ll simply depress you. Ignore the polls that say suburban voters are deserting the Republicans. They’ll simply give you false hope. The election is 18 months...
Yosef 52 05/13/2021 97

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