The Smile: 6/20

 

Hi friend, Happy Friday! The Los Angeles Dodgers just stepped up in a big way, denying ICE agents access to Dodger Stadium amid heightened immigration raids in Southern California. The team refused to let fear enter the field and is now planning new support for impacted communities. 👉 Add your name to applaud the Dodgers for standing up for immigrant families - SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE CIVIC SHOUT SINGLE CLICK PETITIONS! In more good news: plastic bag bans are making our beaches cleaner, teens are leading mental health tech initiatives, and a federal judge has ruled the EPA must restore $600 million in environmental justice funding. Let’s dive into the good news! 💛 Los Angeles Dodgers say they denied ICE attempt to enter Dodger Stadium grounds Juneteenth celebrations held across U.S. to commemorate the end of slavery Plastic bag bans are helping clean up US coastlines: Study Houston-area couple pushing for ALS insurance reform to become Texas law Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets keep blowing up at the worst possible time added: FAA ADM. MICHAEL WHITAKER fined MUSKRAT after his 1st SPACE X EXPLOSION scattered debris across the CARIBBEAN & CAUSED FLIGHT DIVERSIONS, ALSO GROUNDED SPACE X! INSTEAD OF PAYING A FINE & CORRECTING HIS FAILURES, MUSKRAT FORCED MICHAEL WHITAKER OUT!  REPLACED BY INCOMPETENT SEAN DUFFY WHO CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP PLANES IN THE AIR AFTER FIRING AIRTRAFFIC CONTROLLERS!  Published by the DAILYMAIL UK for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE! DAILY MAIL UK SEAN DUFFY Bernie Sanders dives into a key House battleground Trump carried in 2024 with a new endorsement excerpt:  Sanders’ endorsement brings renewed national attention to a race that Cooke lost by less than 3 percentage points last year as GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden earned a second term. And it also highlights a notable cross-section of support for Cooke — who has also been endorsed by the Blue Dog Democrats' PAC, a longtime supporter of party moderates — as Democrats in Washington and around the country review the party's policy platforms, personalities and coalitions after they suffered defeat to Trump in the 2024 election. Black churches push back against Trump-fueled anti-DEI wave White House Fumes at ‘Ugly’ Sculpture Mocking ‘Dictator’ Trump’s Birthday Parade DICTATOR'S PARADE: POORLY ATTENDED!  NO KINGS PROTESTS: MASSIVE PEACEFUL CROWDS! MUST READ! Trump’s $45 million military parade drew thin crowds and was poorly attended even by Republicans, though the president declared it a “tremendous success.” Critics accused the president—who insisted on having tanks rolling through the streets of D.C.—of staging a Soviet-style event and using the troops as political pawns. The event coincided with millions of Americans protesting his administration at “No Kings” rallies nationwide. Noblesville teens lead mental health initiative through tech Judge rules EPA termination of environmental justice grants was unlawful Today’s user-submitted photo comes from Jonathan B., who shared this adorable photo of his tortoise, Sheldon! If you want the chance to have your photo featured, reply to this email 😄 Thank you for reading, and we hope these articles shine a light on your day. In solidarity, Emily from The Smile P.S. Know someone who could use a dose of good news? Forward this email and encourage them to subscribe to The Smile. Let’s spread the positivity together. 🌟

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