Practicing random acts of kindness is a big help for people with depression and anxiety https://www.upworthy.com/random-acts-of-kindness-anxiety

Report: Brooklyn Public Library’s Limited-Edition Jay-Z Library Cards Sparks Surge in New Cardholders, Over 14,000 New Library Accounts
https://www.infodocket.com/2023/08/17/report-brooklyn-public-librarys-limited-edition-jay-z-library-cards-sparks-surge-in-new-cardholders-over-14000-new-library-accounts/

Our Wins Of The Week, by @GeorgeTakei https://open.substack.com/pub/thinkbigpicture/p/week-progressive-wins-august-20

Conservatives on Wisconsin's Supreme Court are having an epic meltdown
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/18/2188050/-Conservatives-on-Wisconsin-s-Supreme-Court-are-having-an-epic-meltdown

A Custody Evaluator Who Disbelieves 90% of Abuse Allegations Recommended a Teen Stay Under Her Abusive Father’s Control https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-responsibility-evaluators-colorado

Barricaded Siblings Turn to TikTok While Defying Court Order to Return to Father They Say Abused Them https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-utah-livestream-siblings

Parental Alienation: A Disputed Theory With Big Implications https://www.propublica.org/article/parental-alienation-and-its-use-in-family-court

In the Child’s Best Interest https://www.propublica.org/article/both-parents-agree-child-is-being-harmed-who-will-courts-believe

It's not really banning abortion that conservatives care about; it's about sex (and control)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/15/2186940/-It-s-not-really-banning-abortion-that-conservatives-care-about-it-s-about-sex-and-control

It's shocking how far a Texas school district trustee wants to go to eliminate racial inclusivity
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/12/2186659/-It-s-shocking-how-far-a-Texas-school-district-trustee-wants-to-go-to-eliminate-racial-inclusivity

Tennessee hospital faces civil rights investigation over release of transgender health records
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/13/2186702/-Tennessee-hospital-faces-civil-rights-investigation-over-release-of-transgender-health-records

Trump Fall
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/19/2188248/-Trump-Fall

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s perfect response to Republican whining: ‘Just feed our children’
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/17/2187861/-Minnesota-Gov-Tim-Walz-s-perfect-response-to-Republican-whining-Just-feed-our-children

Samuel Bankman-Fried and the Perversion of Civic Virtue, by @RBReich https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/the-common-good-chapter-3-the-origins

Amid multiple ecological crises, the Justice Department is attempting to kill kids’ landmark climate case.
https://www.levernews.com/biden-doj-americans-have-no-constitutional-right-to-a-stable-climate/

Someone Had AI Write A Bible Verse About Jesus Loving Trans People—And Wow https://www.comicsands.com/chatgpt-trans-acceptance-bible-verse-2663650784.html

The Ugly Danger of Scapegoating, by @GeorgeTakei https://open.substack.com/pub/thinkbigpicture/p/takei-scapegoating-lgbtq-japanese-internment

MAGA is a domestic terrorist threat thanks to Donald Trump https://open.substack.com/pub/deanobeidallah/p/maga-is-a-domestic-terrorist-threat