As part of my preparation for Lent, which starts in March, I promised a faith sharing group to which I belong, that I would find good news to report each and every week, until Easter. Here is my first such list. I am posting each list on Facebook but want to keep a running record of the lists here.
1. Last week's Uber protest actually worked. In response to the President's immigration order, the Uber CEO has dropped off of Trump's business advisory council. In a related move, Lyft pledged $1 million to the ACLU over four years to help defend the Constitution.
2. Hunters and Eco-Activists united against a federal land grab. Following massive uproar, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz withdrew his bill for an immediate sale of 3.3 million acres of public land in 10 states.
3. Nearly 1000 State Department employees officially dissented on Trump's immigration order by using the Dissent Channel at the State Department; saying that the immigration order runs counter to American values.
4. Since Inauguration Day 2,200 progressives have decided to run for some political office. The Run for Something group says it has signed up that many candidates, with 1,000 joining over the past weekend.
5. A federal judge in Los Angeles has added another legal ruling against Trump's Muslim travel ban, issuing an emergency order that forbids government officials from enforcing many of the new rules.
6. New York Times subscription growth has soared more than ten fold since Trump has taken office.
7. And locally, the predominantly Democratic Maryland House of Delegates voted to override the Republican governor's veto of a bill calling for stronger renewable energy standards.
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