Good News among the Bad

The nature of news is that it’s often bad. We’re so used to that, that sometimes we hardly notice the good news.

But last Friday Glenn Beck—often the self-admitted purveyor of doom and gloom—put out a list of good pieces of news over the past ¾ year or so. Most of these I was aware of, but a few had missed my notice. After his list, I’d like to add just a few more he didn’t include.

·        November 8, 2021  University of Austin announced, a new university dedicated to the unfettered pursuit of truth, an alternative to current “orthodox” views in education.

Commitment to open inquiry and civil discourse are required for
University of Austin staff and students.
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·        November 19, 2021  Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty—despite the politicization, media lies, and best efforts of activists and mobs; self-defense is not murder.

·        December 7, 2021  Saule Omarova, a communist, withdraws Comptroller of the Currency nomination, after massive pushback (much from Glenn Beck’s audience).

·        January 15, 2022  Glenn Youngkin inaugurated as Governor of Virginia, elected mainly by parents upset about schools.

·        January 28, 2022  Canadian truckers protest COVID-19 restrictions in Ottowa, and against authoritarianism. Their protest has had global reverberations—see farmers around the world now.

·        March 9, 2022  The RegionSmart bill died (because of Glenn Beck’s audience). RegionSmart had tried to enact a public/private partnership, a tri-state compact involving Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, that would have given enormous powers to unelected bureaucrats.

·        March 28, 2022  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed the Parental Rights in Education bill—falsely called by the media the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, but in reality just prevented LGBT indoctrination before 3^rd grade—proving you can succeed even when a mob is against you.

·        April 18, 2022  Florida judge voids Biden’s national mask mandate on public transportation.

·        May 6, 2022  An internal memo from PR firm Zeno Group is leaked, showing that folks on the inside are waking up to the fact that, if you go woke, you could go broke.

·        May 9, 2022  Vivek Ramaswamy announces financial firm, Strive, to compete with Blackrock, Vanguard, and State Street.

·        May 18, 2022  Elon Musk tweets about the ESG “scam,” saying it was weaponized by social justice warriors.

Glenn Beck lists various good news stories since last November.
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·        May 27, 2022  Top Gun Maverick opens in theaters, breaking Memorial Day box office records; it’s a patriotic, conservative-themed movie.

·        June 10, 2022  Politico reports conservative shareholders are pushing back, filing 52 proposals at major US companies, twice as many as in 2021. Proposals are often critical of ESG scoring.

·        Jun 11, 2022  Nebraska became the 25^th state to sever ties with the NSBA (National School Board Association)—after the NSBA requested the administration use domestic terrorism laws to go after parents who disagreed with what is being done in schools.

·        June 21, 2022  The US Supreme Court rules that Maine’s education voucher program cannot exclude religious schools—a win for both school choice and freedom of religion.

·        June 23, 2022  The US Supreme Court rules in favor of gun rights, striking down New York’s concealed carry restrictions.

·        June 24, 2022  The US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and Casey in the Dobbs decision.

·        June 27, 2022  The US Supreme Court rules in favor of the right to pray at school football games, affirming the religious and free speech rights of school employees.

·        June 30, 2022  The US Supreme Court rules that the EPA does not have authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants—bigger than it appears, because it paves the way for lawsuits against government bureaucratic agencies that usurp lawmaking and enforcement functions.

·        July 28, 2022  West Virginia State Treasurer, Riley Moore, announces “Restricted Financial Institution List.” The state will no longer have banking contracts with Blackrock, Goldman-Sachs, JP Morgan-Chase, Morgan-Stanley, and Wells-Fargo. Other states have already passed bills divesting from pro-ESG institutions, and 22 more are actively pursuing such legislation. 

Glenn Beck finished his list, saying this:

These are just the highlights. The most important stories are the ones that don’t make the news—the victories that are in your community and your family. That’s where each of us make the most long-lasting influence.

I’m telling you all of this to remind you—and me—hold onto hope. Yes, there’s a great deal going wrong. But there is also so much going right. And it is up to us to keep that momentum going.

 

Now for more good news, although I’m not pinning down all the dates:

·        Soros-backed prosecutors who refuse to prosecute violent offenders, based on skin color or some other “equity” criteria are being ousted. The people ousted one in San Francisco. Governor DeSantis suspended the state attorney in Florida last week, when that official announced his refusal to uphold the state’s abortion laws, and other laws. 

·        Indiana was the first state to pass legislation banning abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned.  What is called a “near total abortion ban” does, however, include exceptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, severe permanent physical health risk to the mother, and fetal abnormalities that are incompatible with life.

·        The documentary 2000 Mules showed enough evidence of voter fraud to have changed the outcome of the election. Ahead of the November election, many states around the nation have increased their vigilance against such cheating. They know we’re watching. And a group of sheriffs are investigating election crimes as presented in 2000 Mules. 

·        While the government keeps trying to fearmonger about COVID-19, deaths from the latest variants are very low, and people now recognize that the so-called vaccine does not prevent illness or spread. Their current attempt to scare us about monkeypox is almost laughable, when the fact is it is almost totally avoidable by not attending gay orgies.

·        The January 6 inquiry has failed to produce any evidence, or even any convincing testimony, and people are tuning out; they know it’s a biased show trial only. Meanwhile, the Epoch Times has produced a documentary on January 6, “The Real Story of January 6,” that shows a clearer picture of what happened, and asks the questions that should be asked. 

·        The James Webb telescope has been producing some stunning images from deep space. 

Phantom Galaxy, as seen by the James Webb telescope
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 There’s still a steady stream of really bad news. But one of these days the good news is going to overwhelm the bad—and it will be because good people did all the good around them that they could.