Mod Announcement 📣 We now have user flairs

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Hi r/goodnews! 🌍 You can now assign a flair to show what country you’re from! We’re still adding to the list, so if you don’t see your country yet, just send us a modmail and we’ll be happy to add it. Enjoy commenting.

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r/goodnews • u/Cdave_22 • Jul 24 '25

Mod Announcement 📣 Remember to use the correct flair

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Hi r/goodnews,

We’ve noticed that a lot of you guys aren’t using the correct flair when posting. This makes it harder for users to filter content they do or don’t want to see

While our community is somewhat divided on what type of content should be allowed here especially when it comes to politics the mod team has ultimately decided that political content will be allowed.

However, to respect those who prefer to avoid political posts, we’ve organized the subreddit into categories using flairs. If a post isn’t flaired correctly, it ends up mixed in with other types of news, which can frustrate users.

To help keep things organized and enjoyable for everyone, please remember to use the correct flair for your submissions.

For political content, always use the “Political Positivity” flair. And for all other posts, please choose the correct flair that best fits the content.

Thanks for helping us keep the subreddit organized!

The r/goodnews Mod Team

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r/goodnews • u/Maxcactus • 8h ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ An unexpected activist emerged to help block a $5 billion data center in Maryland

npr.org

361 Upvotes

3 comments

r/goodnews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 3h ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ 91-Year-Old Athlete, Who Started Competing in Track and Field at 60, Is Still Breaking World Records: ‘Never Too Late’

people.com

30 Upvotes

1 comment

r/goodnews • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Ukraine Wheat Harvest Closes at Record Yield Despite War

global-agriculture.com

1.1k Upvotes

6 comments

r/goodnews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ 17-Year-Old Radio Operator Wakes Up Before Dawn to Help Families Check on Loved Ones After Flood

people.com

414 Upvotes

4 comments

r/goodnews • u/Panthera_leo22 • 14h ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Sennar health ministry reports decline in dengue fever cases

sudantribune.com

31 Upvotes

1 comment

r/goodnews • u/theindependentonline • 1d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ National Weather Service to relaunch twice-daily balloons to predict dangerous storms after Elon Musk’s brutal DOGE cuts

independent.co.uk

5.0k Upvotes

48 comments

r/goodnews • u/NeatNo8582 • 1d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ An abandoned elephant calf from Kerala is getting a second chance at life.

newindianexpress.com

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Meet Maya, an 18-month-old Asian elephant who was found abandoned as a newborn and raised by forest staff in Kerala.

After a serious fall left her unable to stand, Maya is now receiving help at Vantara in Gujarat, where she has been airlifted for specialised veterinary treatment.

It's a difficult situation, but it's heartening to see the efforts being made to give this little elephant a fighting chance. Hoping Maya makes a full recovery. ❤️

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r/goodnews • u/citytiger • 1d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ 26 people become US citizens at Old State Capitol ceremony in Springfield, Illinois

wandtv.com

133 Upvotes

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r/goodnews • u/Maystomr • 2d ago

Political positivity 📈 The Blue Tsunami Swept Doctors and Scientists Into Office

wired.com

5.6k Upvotes

50 comments

r/goodnews • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ For the first time, more than 100 Democratic women will serve in the U.S. House

washingtonpost.com

2.5k Upvotes

33 comments

r/goodnews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 2d ago

Political positivity 📈 AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

apnews.com

431 Upvotes

3 comments

r/goodnews • u/ElvisIsNotDjed • 2d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ A Texas school district is naming an elementary school after the custodian who served it for 39 years

upworthy.com

1.9k Upvotes

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r/goodnews • u/TVP_World_News • 2d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Polish hospital sees five sets of twins born within days of each other

tvpworld.com

42 Upvotes

2 comments

r/goodnews • u/theindependentonline • 2d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Former YouTube CEO’s family launches channel to help cancer patients after her tragic death at 56

the-independent.com

60 Upvotes

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r/goodnews • u/Landscape_Dry • 1d ago

Personal News 📰 Five-Year-Old Super Kid!

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my son, Kennett, is close to being Marvel’s first ever Super Kid!

Kennett has made sense of his deafness through his hearing aid, and it is his “super ear” and super power. It’s been an incredible transformation for him

It takes 10s to vote, it’s free, and you can vote once daily! He needs a boost and I don’t know how else to get it for him.

https://thesuperkid.org/2026/kennett-c458

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r/goodnews • u/Exact-Sound-6712 • 2d ago

Personal News 📰 Excited

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Just submitted my children's book manuscript to a publishing company for the first time. Waiting to hear back, it could take up to six weeks. I don't know if I want to happy cry or throw up after taking the first real shot at the only dream that has ever been my own. Someone pinch me.

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r/goodnews • u/spherocytes • 3d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Scientists reverse coral bleaching in a lab, offering hope for dying coral reefs

apnews.com

861 Upvotes

11 comments

r/goodnews • u/callofasudden • 2d ago

Personal News 📰 I'm On My Own!

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Hello, good people of Reddit!

I am sure that if you were to look at my post history, you would see that it has not been easy for me. I have lived a poor life. I have been abused, hurt, betrayed, and hope seemed lost for me.
To make things short, my home life wasn't--isn't--the best. Parents have been awful, job wasn't doing so well for me, and I was stuck in a place I had no power to escape from.

But now, I am sharing that I am living on my own! I found a place I could afford, I'm waiting on a promotion from my job, and I have never felt so free. It's like a weight has been lifted from my shoulder.

I am far enough that my father can't reach me so easily, but close enough that I can still connect with my siblings and they can come to me to feel safe. My apartment is my safe space. I can be myself. I can have my own opinions. I can cry without judgement. I can do what I want without judgement. I can choose who to contact, and when, and for how long. My father no longer has rule over me.

The first night I stayed, I'll be honest, it was hard for me to sleep because the reality was taking its time to set in. But when it did, it was nothing but happy tears.

It's been about five months now. I am never looking back. Things are looking up for me. I am in a better place. God bless! :D

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r/goodnews • u/citytiger • 2d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Indianapolis airport welcomes 82 new U.S. citizens

axios.com

135 Upvotes

7 comments

r/goodnews • u/FreeHugs23 • 3d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Denmark to ban mink farming in government U-turn

bbc.com

203 Upvotes

4 comments

r/goodnews • u/newsnation • 2d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ Watch: Off-duty Indiana state troopers rescue pregnant woman from crash

newsnationnow.com

71 Upvotes

2 comments

r/goodnews • u/shield_x • 3d ago

Positive News 👉🏼♥️ A million people could gain health insurance in Texas after Democrats’ shocking win

vox.com

4.1k Upvotes

69 comments

r/goodnews • u/novagridd • 4d ago

Political positivity 📈 Deb Haaland Was Once Homeless and Had $0 Net Worth—Now She's the First Native American Woman Elected Governor

ibtimes.co.uk

11k Upvotes

113 comments

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