Thumbs Up To… President Joe Biden, for making an unexpected visit to Ukraine and announcing an additional half-billion dollars in U.S. aid. With this large amount of money, Ukraine will be able to get more necessities for its soldiers and hopefully turn the tides to win the war with Russia. https://theweek.com/joe-biden/1021148/biden-secretly-travels-to-ukraine-in-show-of-support
Thumbs Up To… Europe, for having a record number of heat pumps sold last year. With these heat pumps, around 4 billion cubic meters of natural gasses were replaced, avoiding 8 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/02/20/heat-pumps-avoided-8m-tonnes-of-co2-emissions-in-europe-last-year-which-country-sold-the-m
Thumbs Up To… Brittney Griner, for calling for all Americans detained overseas to be released. With this, every innocent man, woman and child arrested by foreign countries could be returned to their homes and families. https://www.kbzk.com/news/national/griner-calls-for-americans-detained-overseas-to-be-released
Thumbs Up To… Matt Felton, a man confined to his wheelchair, for clearing snow and ice in Wisconsin to raise awareness for disability. With this kind act, he hopes to raise awareness about accessibility. https://www.kbzk.com/news/national/wheelchair-using-man-clears-snow-and-ice-in-wisconsin-to-raise-awareness-about-accessibility
Thumbs Down To… Marjorie Taylor Greene, for proposing that the U.S get a “National Divorce.” For those who don’t know, a national divorce would mean that the U.S will be split and be run by two separate national governments - one side run by conservatives and the other run by liberals. https://theweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene/1021173/is-america-headed-for-a-national-divorce
Thumbs Down To… The ocean, for reaching record temperatures in 2022. With the slowly escalating temperature, the ocean’s ecosystem could die out slowly. https://theweek.com/climate-change/1020051/the-dire-consequences-of-the-worlds-relentless-warming-oceans
Thumbs Down To… Turkey and Syria suffering a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.This event was utterly tragic, as both countries suffered a combined total of 46,820 deaths, $70.8 billion in from the damages, $10.4 billion from the loss of national income, and $2.9 billion from the loss of working days. https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/02/23/death-toll-from-turkey-syria-earthquake-tops-47-000-00084140
Thumbs Down To… Ed Sheeran’s wife being diagnosed with a tumor while she was pregnant. This must be heart-wrenching for the singer - songwriter as there is no route for treatment until after her delivery. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/entertainment/ed-sheeran-wife-tumor-pregnant-intl-scli-gbr/index.html