Are you happier now than you were four years ago? This poll isn't too encouraging. I, however, will try to buck the trend with a short thread that might help, at least momentarily. https://apnews.com/0f6b9be04fa0d3194401821a72665a50 /1
Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It's been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years. This bold — yet...

https://apnews.com/0f6b9be04fa0d3194401821a72665a50
What happens when you're down and you write about how a Patti LaBelle song really moves you? And then @MsPattiPatti is on the phone, wanting to talk to you? Pure love. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/podcasts/the-daily/patti-labelle-protests.html @Wesley_Morris /2
Special Episode: The Song That Found Me

In a time of need, a Times critic is moored by Patti LaBelle — in song, then over the phone.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/podcasts/the-daily/patti-labelle-protests.html
We can't even imagine these colors.
But a hummingbird can see them.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/hummingbirds-see-colors-outside-rainbow/ @NatGeo /3
Hummingbirds see colors we can’t even imagine

The tiny birds’ ability to see colors outside the rainbow is “one of the most exciting things I’ve ever witnessed,” one scientist says.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/hummingbirds-see-colors-outside-rainbow/
It's been more than six decades since the United States added a star to its flag. On June 26th, the House is voting on a possible 51st state https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-statehood-vote-june-26/2020/06/15/6ff29e00-af22-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html /4
Hoyer sets June 26 date for historic House vote on D.C. statehood bill

The bill, which will likely fail in the Senate, gained traction after street protests this month.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-statehood-vote-june-26/2020/06/15/6ff29e00-af22-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html
Illustrations that make a point—and occasionally prompt a chuckle. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/01/07/feature/art-with-a-point/?itid=hp_visual-stories-8-12_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans /5
With cupcakes, cookies, and lemon bars, a nationwide group called Bakers Against Racism is making sweets to help #BlackLivesMatter https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/15/lifestyle/nationwide-bake-sale-is-call-action-against-racism/ #GeorgeFloyd /6
It used to be a rural prison.

Now it is a sustainable farm. https://civileats.com/2020/06/15/youth-are-flipping-an-abandoned-north-carolina-prison-into-a-sustainable-farm/
Youth Are Flipping an Abandoned North Carolina Prison into a Sustainable Farm | Civil Eats

By transforming a decaying prison into a flourishing farm, these young men are avoiding the criminal justice system—and creating a model to share.

https://civileats.com/2020/06/15/youth-are-flipping-an-abandoned-north-carolina-prison-into-a-sustainable-farm/
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