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🎤 The activist group “Singing Resistance” is leading a nationwide “day of song” this weekend to “further spread and deepen the practice of singing throughout U.S. social movements.”

🧊 A former ICE lawyer told lawmakers that training was “deficient, defective, and broken,” and that agents got far less instruction in key areas, including use of force and constitutional rights.

🥇 Flavor Flav expanded his invitation for the U.S. women’s hockey team to all American female medalists, both Olympians and Paralympians.

Sports

For the first time in league history, the WNBA generated enough revenue to trigger revenue sharing with players

Union leadership confirmed that the WNBA notified them that in 2025, the league generated enough revenue to trigger revenue sharing with the players ​​for the first time in history.

While the dollar amount to trigger revenue sharing has not been made public, the milestone means the 13 teams will receive a total of $8 million from the league to disperse among players.

The milestone comes amid contentious negotiations between the players and the league over a new collective bargaining agreement, with salary and revenue sharing as key sticking points. WNBPA treasure Brianna Turner said the moment “shows our value and how what we're fighting for makes sense and how we should keep fighting.”

Why is this good news? This milestone for the WNBA comes amid growing support for and investment in women’s sports across the board, from women’s sports-focused bars to massive media shifts — support and investment that’s always been deserved by these athletes, but is finally catching up to be a reality.

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More Good News

​A stunning new 42-foot “Latin American Mona Lisa” mural is made out of 100,000 recycled plastic bottle caps. Installed by Venezuelan artist Óscar Olivares, the mural in El Salvador was made with trash collected by local recyclers and is the largest artwork of its kind.

​The U.S. Forest Service is no longer issuing firefighters gear that contains PFAS. The move followed a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals.”

​Citizen scientists discovered what they believe is one of the largest coral colonies ever documented on the Great Barrier Reef. The coral looks “like a rolling meadow” and spans approximately 111 meters in maximum length and covers an estimated area of 3,973 square meters — about half the size of a soccer field.

​Scientists are celebrating the James Webb Telescope’s mapping of auroras on Uranus for the first time in 3D. “By revealing Uranus’s vertical structure in such detail, Webb is helping us understand the energy balance of the ice giants. This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system.”

​Under a new law, millions of New York City workers will now get more time off. In the city, most employees are already required to have 40-56 hours of paid time off. But starting Sunday, employers must provide an additional 32 hours of unpaid protected leave per year.

Mental health

‘Scream clubs’ are making it socially acceptable to shout into the void

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Animals

South Africa reported a 16 % national drop in rhino poaching in 2025

South Africa has the world’s largest rhino population, with over 14,300 white and black rhinos. Together with Namibia, the countries hold 70% of all remaining rhinos in the world.

Due to recent conservation efforts, 66 fewer rhinos were killed in 2025 compared to 2024. The decline reflects the combined impact of law enforcement operations, improved surveillance, and collaboration between national and provincial authorities to protect rhinos across key conservation areas.

Last year, South Africa’s efforts to reduce rhino poaching were recognized with the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award, which “celebrates excellence” in enforcement by government officials against illegal wildlife trade.

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More Good bits

🕹️ You can now thrift in Roblox — and it supports real people.

👚 A startup is tackling a major fashion problem: inconsistent sizing. (Video)

🇺🇸 The U.S. women’s hockey team is booked and busy.

🗑️ The one time trash may be good for the environment.

🚶 Put some roots down with a little loitering.

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