Believe things will be good
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Sister March to the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
Photo by Oliver Weiken
Women’s March on Washington (more photos of the Women’s March on Washington and its Sister Marches around the world)
Twenty-two more pics and one embedded video under the cut.
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Sister March to the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, Santa Ana, California, USA
Photo by Julie Leopo for Voice of OC
Santa Ana Marchers Join More Than a Million Worldwide to Protest Trump (story and more photos)
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Eighteen-month-old Australian boy meeting the Indian children at the Avvai Home & Orphanage in Chennai, India, during a visit with his family
Story in German; scroll down for summary in English
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Twenty-year-old cockatiel Pepper
Photo by Amanda Lafond
Pepper & Pals
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Atrium Mall, Istanbul, Turkey
Photo by Berk Ozkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Volunteers in Turkey are wrapping stray dogs in blankets so they’ll survive the cold
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President Barack Obama greets children at a day care center after attending his daughter Sasha’s fourth grade closing ceremony at her school next door, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Photo by Pete Souza
Obama’s Most Adorable Moments are the Ones He Shares with Kids (many more photos)
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Ty-Rell Gibbs and Makke Dakhalaour at immigration ban protest on January 28, 2017, Battery Park, New York City, New York, USA
Photo by Hussain at Twitter (account since deleted)
Story
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Daisy Scouts, White House, Washington, D.C., USA
Twitter
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Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress, with a box of ducklings rescued from the sixth floor balcony, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA
(Their mother probably nested up there.)
Mama duck and a dozen ducklings rescued from 6th floor of a Library of Congress building
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Eighteen-month-old Hillary Makubikwa dances with Hillary Clinton, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
’Little Hillary’ Dances: Immigrant Father of Girl in Clinton’s Viral Photo Says it’s the American Dream - ‘My Girl Can Grow Up to be President’
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Tara and her dad Eddie, who live on the streets of Glasgow, at Tara’s appointment at a monthly clinic run by the UK charity Trusty Paws, which provides free treatment for the dogs of homeless people
Introducing ‘Trusty Paws’ - Helping the Homeless & Their Dogs
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Twitter
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Twitter
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Gracie, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
Amazing Gracie: Schnauzer Mom and Puppies Saved (more pics of Gracie and her puppies)
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Keeper Yusuf sleeps with orphaned rhino calves Kilifi, Hope and Nicky, at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya
Photo by Ami Vitale
A National Georgraphic Photographer Documents Local Communities and Their Quest to Combat Illegal Poaching in Kenya
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In February of this year, a Somali family is detained by the RCMP as they cross illegally from the United States into Canada
Photo by Paul Chiasson
With open arms, Mounties help refugees who walked across the Canadian border (story and more pics)
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Twitter
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Broadway and Lafayette Subway Station, New York City, New York, USA
Photo by Michal Klein, from her Facebook post
Youth Risks His Life to Crawl After Suicidal Woman and Talk Her Down
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Şebnem Ilhan with stray cats and the ladder she built for them, Tekirdag, Turkey
Woman Builds “Cat Ladder” for Cold Strays to Climb into Her Home for Warmth
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SWAT team officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her thirteen-month-old baby Aiden to safety during Hurricane Harvey, Houston, Texas, USA
Photo by David J. Phillip
The story behind that photo of a mother and baby carried to safety during Harvey
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Animals rescued after Hurricane Harvey in Texas, USA; video is three minutes, thirty-five seconds
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A Comforting Face in Difficult Times: 20 Things You Might Not Know About Mr. Rogers
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“Young people who purport to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynical. But cynicism is not wisdom. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom. Cynicism is a self-imposed blindness. You put the blinders on yourself to protect yourself from a world that you think might hurt you or disappoint you. Be a fool. Believe things will be good. Better to be hurt.” - Stephen Colbert
Peace Love Colbert Tumblr
Also posted to randompictures and my LJ, with some also to splodefromcute
Sister March to the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
Photo by Oliver Weiken
Women’s March on Washington (more photos of the Women’s March on Washington and its Sister Marches around the world)
Twenty-two more pics and one embedded video under the cut.
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Sister March to the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, Santa Ana, California, USA
Photo by Julie Leopo for Voice of OC
Santa Ana Marchers Join More Than a Million Worldwide to Protest Trump (story and more photos)
3.
Eighteen-month-old Australian boy meeting the Indian children at the Avvai Home & Orphanage in Chennai, India, during a visit with his family
Story in German; scroll down for summary in English
4.
Twenty-year-old cockatiel Pepper
Photo by Amanda Lafond
Pepper & Pals
5.
Atrium Mall, Istanbul, Turkey
Photo by Berk Ozkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Volunteers in Turkey are wrapping stray dogs in blankets so they’ll survive the cold
6.
President Barack Obama greets children at a day care center after attending his daughter Sasha’s fourth grade closing ceremony at her school next door, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Photo by Pete Souza
Obama’s Most Adorable Moments are the Ones He Shares with Kids (many more photos)
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Ty-Rell Gibbs and Makke Dakhalaour at immigration ban protest on January 28, 2017, Battery Park, New York City, New York, USA
Photo by Hussain at Twitter (account since deleted)
Story
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Daisy Scouts, White House, Washington, D.C., USA
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Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress, with a box of ducklings rescued from the sixth floor balcony, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA
(Their mother probably nested up there.)
Mama duck and a dozen ducklings rescued from 6th floor of a Library of Congress building
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Eighteen-month-old Hillary Makubikwa dances with Hillary Clinton, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
’Little Hillary’ Dances: Immigrant Father of Girl in Clinton’s Viral Photo Says it’s the American Dream - ‘My Girl Can Grow Up to be President’
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Tara and her dad Eddie, who live on the streets of Glasgow, at Tara’s appointment at a monthly clinic run by the UK charity Trusty Paws, which provides free treatment for the dogs of homeless people
Introducing ‘Trusty Paws’ - Helping the Homeless & Their Dogs
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Gracie, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
Amazing Gracie: Schnauzer Mom and Puppies Saved (more pics of Gracie and her puppies)
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Keeper Yusuf sleeps with orphaned rhino calves Kilifi, Hope and Nicky, at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya
Photo by Ami Vitale
A National Georgraphic Photographer Documents Local Communities and Their Quest to Combat Illegal Poaching in Kenya
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In February of this year, a Somali family is detained by the RCMP as they cross illegally from the United States into Canada
Photo by Paul Chiasson
With open arms, Mounties help refugees who walked across the Canadian border (story and more pics)
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Broadway and Lafayette Subway Station, New York City, New York, USA
Photo by Michal Klein, from her Facebook post
Youth Risks His Life to Crawl After Suicidal Woman and Talk Her Down
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Şebnem Ilhan with stray cats and the ladder she built for them, Tekirdag, Turkey
Woman Builds “Cat Ladder” for Cold Strays to Climb into Her Home for Warmth
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SWAT team officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her thirteen-month-old baby Aiden to safety during Hurricane Harvey, Houston, Texas, USA
Photo by David J. Phillip
The story behind that photo of a mother and baby carried to safety during Harvey
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Click to viewAnimals rescued after Hurricane Harvey in Texas, USA; video is three minutes, thirty-five seconds
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A Comforting Face in Difficult Times: 20 Things You Might Not Know About Mr. Rogers
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“Young people who purport to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynical. But cynicism is not wisdom. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom. Cynicism is a self-imposed blindness. You put the blinders on yourself to protect yourself from a world that you think might hurt you or disappoint you. Be a fool. Believe things will be good. Better to be hurt.” - Stephen Colbert
Peace Love Colbert Tumblr
Also posted to randompictures and my LJ, with some also to splodefromcute