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If you need to cleanse your feed, here's what's going right:

📉 Norway halved ppl experiencing homelessness (RtbC)
✈️ 8 nations to tax 1% flyers to help developing nations (FC)
🦦 Giant river otters re-released into Argentina’s (Mongabay)
🪏 Community win: silver_lavender99 started a neighbor garden
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Celldweller - Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked)
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October 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
September 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Another reminder that not all is terrible in the world. Thanks, RtBC!
Welcome to Reasons to be Cheerful, a place to stay informed about smart, effective solutions that make the world a better place. Stop by at reasonstobecheerful.world to stay informed about positive changes that don't always make the news.
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bluesky only post~ Here's a recent outfit I've submitted for a Royale High drag race.

#OC #royalehigh #RTBC #RHTC
November 30, 2024 at 6:04 PM
More proof that the world can heal:

🌻 A year after the world’s largest dam removal on the Klamath River, blooming wildflowers have returned to the river’s edge (FC)

🪏 13 million pavement tiles have been replaced by wildflowers in the Netherlands over the past 5 years (RtbC)

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May 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
deeply funny that the song "good luck, you're fucked" pops up the moment Maven's sadism kicks in

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Celldweller - Good L_ck (Yo_'re F_cked)
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April 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Listen to a selection of songs curated by RTBC founder David Byrne about the Mississippi River and its watershed.

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July 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The theme was Daring Dragons! I LOVE dragons🐲
#RoyaleHigh #RHTC #RTBC #Royalloween #Royalloween2024
October 20, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Congratulations to RTBC Contributing Editor @michaelahaas.bsky.social! Her story about how the Hopi grow crops without irrigation has won the solutions journalism category in the Los Angeles Press Club’s 67th Southern California Journalism Awards.
June 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Let them eat CAKE ❤️

#OC #royalehigh #RTBC #RHTC
December 8, 2024 at 4:00 AM
🛠️ A repair movement in Africa is training people to fix solar-powered devices, moving toward a circular economy (RtbC)

🗻 Taranaki Maunga mountain in New Zealand is now a legal person w/ all the rights of a human, protecting the Indigenous Māori people's ancestor (AP)
February 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you need to cleanse your feed, here's what's going right:

🗺️ Open-source global map called Falling Fruit is showing 1.6m edible plants in cities (RtbC)

✌️ Finland closed their last utility-scale coal power plant ahead of the country’s 2029 coal ban (Ecowatch)
April 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If you need to cleanse your feed today, here's what's going right:

🌞 99% of new UK homes will come w/ rooftop solar per a pending law to save ~£1,000/yr on bills (The Times)

🪡 A new "visible mending" fashion movement is trending, fixing holes in clothes w/ colorful thread & unique patches (RtbC)
May 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🧵[1/2] RTBC is taking our annual summer publishing break this week!

So, in celebration of breaks from work and summer travel season, we'll be sharing stories from our archives this week about restful solutions.
August 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you need to cleanse your feed, here's what's going right:

💧 Intricate ancient stepwells trapping rain for reliable water in India are getting found & used again to combat water scarcity (RTBC)
January 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hey look, @rtbcheerful.bsky.social has arrived! Don't let the name fool you: RTBC publishes rigorous solutions journalism. Give us a follow for a daily dose of hopeful news.
Welcome to Reasons to be Cheerful, a place to stay informed about smart, effective solutions that make the world a better place. Stop by at reasonstobecheerful.world to stay informed about positive changes that don't always make the news.
November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Today, membership is our single biggest source of revenue, and our community has nearly doubled in size.

The next chapter of RTBC depends on people who believe thoughtful, solutions-focused journalism is worth supporting.
July 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that RTBC is part of the 2025-26 cohort of Nova Media Fellows (@novaforhealth.bsky.social)! Over the next year, we will explore the health impacts of environmental noise: the science, the solutions and the lived experiences. novainstituteforhealth.org/announcing-t...
September 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m following RTBC in an effort to curb my cynicism. Also recommend *Hope for Cynics*
#hopeforcynics #curbyourcynicism
Welcome to Reasons to be Cheerful, a place to stay informed about smart, effective solutions that make the world a better place. Stop by at reasonstobecheerful.world to stay informed about positive changes that don't always make the news.
June 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🔋 Abandoned coal mines around the world are transforming into “gravity batteries” (RtbC)

🧑‍🦯 Elpida (from our community) convinced their municipality to put up safety bollards on guiding paths used by people who are blind
March 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM