HELLO!
I’m excited because it’s Friday and for the lucky few of us, it means it’s the weekend. THE WEEKEND.
And appaprently I’m so excited that I have really taken to the all caps for this edition of Feel Good Friday, hence the “ALL CAPS edition.”
Oh, all caps. How would we express our emotions without you or emoticons? I hope I never have to find out.
So get ready to read some GOOD and EXCITING and HILARIOUS and INSPIRING news because it’s all below just waiting for you.
HAPPY FEEL GOOD FRIDAY.
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CUPW launches a court challenge against ending home mail delivery. We WILL save Canada Post!
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Uh, A DOLLAR a day transit… SIGN US UP!
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Glastonbury music festival restricts the sale of headdresses.
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“Why aren’t you watching animals eat pumpkins?”: a valid Friday question.
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Van City elections are in gear: COPE is running three Indigenous women candidates and three candidates under 25.
- Kisses! Students stage “kiss in” to protest homophobic treatment of two customers at Sainsbury’s grocery.
- READING TIME: 10 Must-Read Books for Young Feminists (who doesn’t love a listicle about books?)
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U.S Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion restrictions. Yay! But, the battle continues…
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FREE BEER for voters in Toronto! (And it’s good craft beer for you snobs out there. You know who you are.)
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Is that why advance poll turnout in Toronto has set a new record?
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These playgrounds are hilariously outrageous and inappropriate. Annnd creepy.
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Gillian Anderson took Buzzfeed’s “Which X-files character are you” quiz at Buzzfeed and it is amazing. She is so dreamy.
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Whole Foods is going to start rating their food and flowers for environmental impact.
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ICYMI: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The discussion for a national child care policy in back on the table, and some people are pretty happy! (ya, I know. It’s going to be a long, nuanced discussion.)
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The Belle Jar’s post “Fuck Busy” is everything you need to read on Friday. Trust me.
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Enbridge request gets deeeniiiied.
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Meghan Stabler was named “Working Mother of the Year” making her the first transgender women to receive this award.
- MORE READING TIME: National Book Awards reading list (featuring lots of writers of colour!)
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HAHAHAHA this cat does not like ukulele songs.
Need more? Check out the rest of our Feel Good Fridays here.
With files from Michael K. Stewart.
Kaitlin McNabb is rabble’s books and news coordinator and she has a long weekend hangover. Follow her on twitter @kaitlinmcnabb
Photo: flickr/Kyle Van Horn
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