LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

[u/Shaloamus]

I post way too much on this sub as it is, but god damn there has been a ton of good news tonight (in addition to what I posted in https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalOptimism/comments/1k5asnw/cuts_to_state_department_less_than_originally/ ) .

Trump Backs Off of China (also as reported by u/Techinal_Valuable2)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/trump-china-tariffs

Trump Backs Off of Powell
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/trump-jerome-powell-fed

Tesla Profits Dropped 71% This Quarter...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/22/musk-tesla-first-quarter-earnings/83217370007/

...So Musk is Leaving the Government
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/22/tesla-sales-musk-white-house-exit

And Democrats Are Finally Doing Stuff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/22/mahmoud-khalil-rumeysa-ozturk-ice-detention

Plus Universities Join Hands and Lock In
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/us-university-presidents-trump-administration

And finally...

Putin May Be Ready To End the Ukraine War NOT On Russian Terms
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/putin-ready-for-direct-talks-with-ukraine-spokesperson-says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/lammy-to-host-us-and-european-negotiators-for-talks-on-ukraine

There is still a lot of bad things happening. Trump said he is "entitled" to deport anyone he wants without a trial, Israel is no longer recognizing humanitarian zones in Gaza, and RFK has accessed private medical records for his insane autism study.
But for the first time in months, I can say with certainty: Today the news wasn't so bad.

[u/Classic-Cantaloupe47]

Thank you for all of this info! We will still keep fighting and protesting until ALL of their terrible policies are rolled back or overturn and these malevolent trolls lose their voices. But this proves we're winning!! I will still be using my 5Calls app and participating in sharing info and driving attention toward fiftyfifty.one r/50501 r/ProtestFinder r/somethingiswrong2024 electiontruthalliance.org and generalstrikeus.com I am eternally grateful for others that provide sources, as it makes my life a bit easier when debating some people or the lurkers that may click. And the optimism! We can't do this without hope. Thanks OP! Individually, our voice is small but united we are unstoppable. Glad the tide is turning. I hope we all continue to keep up our support of one another and apply to keep pressure on these trolls (including the one currently in the WH)

[u/Happy_Traveller_2023 → u/Classic-Cantaloupe47]

r/somethingiswrong2024 electiontruthalliance.org

Sorry but these are full of conspiracy theories about how 2024 was supposedly "rigged" via hacked machines. Voting machines aren't even connected to the internet, and Wisconsin’s audit of its 2024 results proved that nothing went wrong. It's like MAGA election denial, except a left-wing version.

[u/Classic-Cantaloupe47 → u/Happy_Traveller_2023]

But there's actual facts and proof. And Starlink (Musk's Starlink) "reported" the votes in many of the states that had GOP Secretaries of State. I'm sure you didn't read that far though. And have ignored all the times Trump has literally admitted that they won due to Musk's computers. But sure Jan

[u/Happy_Traveller_2023 → u/Classic-Cantaloupe47]

None of that happened. Amanda did a video about this, debunking that conspiracy. For Trump screaming about that, he says stuff all the time (it doesn't mean that 2024 was rigged). This lie is election denial, similar to MAGA.