hope, beauty, and gratitude
Mar. 20th, 2022 01:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flamingswordFor the first time in its history, architecture's top award goes to a Black African architect.
Angola decriminalized same-sex relationships last year, and I hadn't even heard about it because of all the Covid doom-scrolling. And then the month after that, Japan's high court ruled that their same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. Fantastic!
This month, the US's highest-ranking transgender official, Dr. Rachel Levine, has been named USA Today's Woman of the Year.
Mariah Carey, Pharell, and the Isley Brothers are being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame this year.
Los Angeles is starting to try out painting it's streets with a special white paint to reflect sunlight and break up the heat island effect. So far, it is working. Expect white streets near your hot city in the next 10 years.
Senate UNANIMOUSLY passes the Sunshine Protection Act to make Daylight Savings Time permanent. No more hour switching could be in our future! USians: call you Representatives.
US Women's Soccer won a $24 million lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation concerning equal pay. The settlement includes backpay for previous World Cup prize money and commits that men and women players will be paid at an equal rate on all fronts including World Cup bonuses moving forward.
The Postal Service Reform Act has passed both the House and Senate and is set to become law as soon as Biden signs it. No more pre-funding $5.6 billion of pensions per year - for no reason, instead the Postal Service can get back to paying their employees living wages NOW.
The giant panda conservation and breeding program turns 50 this year!
A CollegeHumor video in defense of all things Basic, like yours truly.
And some Ukranian classical music to listen to in the background, if you want to provide some passive income to a few channels who could probably use it right now.
Angola decriminalized same-sex relationships last year, and I hadn't even heard about it because of all the Covid doom-scrolling. And then the month after that, Japan's high court ruled that their same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. Fantastic!
This month, the US's highest-ranking transgender official, Dr. Rachel Levine, has been named USA Today's Woman of the Year.
Mariah Carey, Pharell, and the Isley Brothers are being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame this year.
Los Angeles is starting to try out painting it's streets with a special white paint to reflect sunlight and break up the heat island effect. So far, it is working. Expect white streets near your hot city in the next 10 years.
Senate UNANIMOUSLY passes the Sunshine Protection Act to make Daylight Savings Time permanent. No more hour switching could be in our future! USians: call you Representatives.
US Women's Soccer won a $24 million lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation concerning equal pay. The settlement includes backpay for previous World Cup prize money and commits that men and women players will be paid at an equal rate on all fronts including World Cup bonuses moving forward.
The Postal Service Reform Act has passed both the House and Senate and is set to become law as soon as Biden signs it. No more pre-funding $5.6 billion of pensions per year - for no reason, instead the Postal Service can get back to paying their employees living wages NOW.
The giant panda conservation and breeding program turns 50 this year!
A CollegeHumor video in defense of all things Basic, like yours truly.
And some Ukranian classical music to listen to in the background, if you want to provide some passive income to a few channels who could probably use it right now.