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bennuheron- June 14th, 0:23
The following is a list of positive things about 2026 SO FAR:
The UK passed a resolution capping Rent at 250 pounds (that's only just barely over $300 in UK Pound Sterling.)
A herd of Bison was released on Tribal Grounds in Illinois
Guatemala canceled a lease agreement on a 7000 acre Oil Field so they can turn the site into a nature preserve!
Mauritius restored it's Coral reef populations with Heat-Resistant Coral strains and 98% of the population survived
Colorado reintroduced Wolverines to it's State Parks
Homicides in London hit an 11-year Low
The American Chestnut Tree went from being "Functionally Extinct" to "Thriving" thanks to one Ecologist in Maine's dedicated effort!
A Medical team at Stanford University developed an injectable drug that could stop age-related swelling and inflammation rendering knee replacement surgeries obsolete
Polar Bears were found to be thriving despite Sea Ice Loss
Horseshoe Crab populations in Cape Cod, Massachusetts are rebounding.
A University of Helsinki student from Iran invented a cheaper, more efficient system for mass-extracting large amounts of CO2 and other Air Pollution from the atmosphere
Rapper Afroman won the Adams County Police Department's 'Defamation' Lawsuit against him.
Scientists at the University of Gothenburg potentially invented an oral medicine to treat Sleep Apnea.
Mexico's Monarch Butterfly population more than doubled!
Chile began the establishment of the third largest Marine Protected Area in the world!
Patient Trials wrapped up for a new treatment for children with Dravet Syndrome that reduced seizures by 80%.
The largest wildlife crossing in North America opened in Colorado.
Sora AI got shut down.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions have decreased so much that scientists are "Ruling out" the possibility of a '+3C by 2100' warming scenario, and the new 'business as usual' level of warming is only '+2.2C' by 2100. (Which is still way too high, but not 'Apocalyptic'!)
Stephen Colbert raised $2.5 million for 'World Central Kitchen'.
Speaking of Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Ryan Reynolds, Tim Meadows, Jon Baptiste, Elvis Costello, and Sir Paul McCartney helped Stephen Colbert say "Goodbye" (or should I say "Hello, Goodbye") to 'The Late Show' with one final "celebration".
'Donkey Kong 64' got rereleased on Nintendo's 'Nintendo Switch Online's service.
Fox McCloud got to be a badass space hero in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'!
10% of the World's Oceans became officially 'Protected' after Papua New Guinea established a 'Marine Protected Area' the size of the UK!
Germany turned 'Tapped out' Coal mines into Artificial Lakes.
Global loss of Mangroves is moving in the opposite direction!
Crested Ibises were reintroduced to Japan after being extinct in Japan since the 1970s!
Eco-friendly 'Google' Alternative 'Ecosia' planted their 250 millionth tree!
Japanese scientists developed a Vaccine for the Nipah Virus.
Researchers found that micro plastic residue in latex gloves is artificially inflating the amount of Micro plastic in the environment.
'Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome' got officially renamed 'Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome' making it easier for medical scientists to invent a cure.
Alcohol Consumption in the United States reached it's lowest levels in 85 years.
Marine life rebounded in Scotland's South Arran Sea waters after Scotland banned trawling there.
The Daily Wire had it's subscription traffic decrease 80%.
Minnesota became the first state in America to ban AI Deepfakes.
Mexico enacted a 'Fully Universal' Healthcare program.
The New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship since 1973!!!!
