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🏳️‍⚧️ Ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision about trans girls participating in women’s sports, the ACLU launched a campaign with activists, athletes, and more speaking out in support of trans youth, saying freedom is “more than a game.”

🏳️‍🌈 MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, the largest gift in the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization’s history, and a “transformational” one following challenging years and federal funding cuts.

Businesses doing good

A Minneapolis pizza joint is delivering free food to vulnerable families amid the ICE crackdown

As the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown ramps up across Minnesota — especially following a deadly shooting of a bystander named Renee Nicole Good last week — locals are rallying to support their neighbors.

Wrecktangle Pizza launched a “buy a pizza give a pizza to a family in need” deal to support their vulnerable community members — in just a few short days, they received $83,000 in donations to support their efforts.

Along with the donations, the local chain sold 2,291 pizzas between Thursday and Sunday, and said, “We couldn’t be more stunned - or grateful.”

Why is this good news? Wrecktangle’s co-owner said that nearly every local restaurant in their area has been negatively impacted by the presence of ICE, with so many afraid to leave their homes or go to work. Not only are these local businesses caring for people with a warm meal, but they’re keeping the spirit of community alive.

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​A soccer player in Argentina has turned plastic waste into 5,000 pairs of shin guards for kids in need. Tomás Machuca is the founder and CEO of Fenikks, which transforms plastic waste into shin guards and distributes them to 56 under-resourced communities throughout the country.

​A new printer turns your voice into Braille labels for visually impaired people. The Nemonic Dot is roughly the size of a stack of drink coasters, a plastic square about 4.5 inches wide and 2 inches thick that connects wirelessly to your smartphone.

​Samsung is adding dementia detection tools to future Galaxy wearable devices. Using signals picked up across future Galaxy devices like the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring, Samsung said it will be able to flag potential mental decline early enough that people can decide whether it’s time to speak to a doctor.

​AI is helping determine the impact of tourism on seals in Scotland. Newburgh beach in Aberdeenshire is home to hundreds of grey seals, and a university student is using AI to process data from drones that would typically take hours.

Education

This Bronx teacher received $25,000 for ‘teaching excellence.’ Then he gave it all away

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Animals

New study reveals that 1,300 new species have been added to the global mammal count

According to a new study, the number of living mammal species has increased by 25% since 2005 — meaning that more than 1,300 new species have been added to the scientific record.

That increase also “indicates an overall improvement in our understanding of how global mammals interact with their environments,” as the lead researcher put it.

Of those new species, 805 were newly described, and 774 were “splits,” or offshoots, of what was originally thought to be a single species.

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More Good bits

🧪 A simple chemistry trick could end “forever plastic”.

🏀 Sports got much more accessible in 2025.

🪼 A new jellyfish looks like it comes from the “Avatar” universe.

👏 AI is the latest example of the need for representation in tech.

🩺 Alabama needs primary care doctors, and it knows it.

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