the good stuff

[butters]

a thread for positive stories, great anecdotes, whathaveyous

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/us/c...dRR2D2vagMEzYdJ5Njhcx1P0o&bt_ts=1601726558215
before his mother managed to get him out of the war-torn country, this young man lived a lot of his life in a refugee camp--often with no food and scarce facilities. he taught himself to code and creates a computer game that actually helps buy food/water/medicine for people in the refugee camps!

Mayen, now located in Washington, DC, is CEO and founder of Junub Games. The company is getting ready to officially release its marquee product, "Salaam," as an instant mobile game.

"Salaam" is a "high-tension runner game" that puts the player in the shoes of a refugee. The character is running from people trying to shoot and capture them and the players needs to keep their characters alive by getting them food, water, and medicine and eventually lead them to safe ground.

What makes "Salaam" (an Arabic word that means peace) more than just a game is Mayen's plan to partner with non-profits so that when players buy food, water and medicine in the game, they are actually buying those items for people in refugee camps.

Chris Boian with the office of the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees says, "What Lual's game does is it provides people engaging in that game an opportunity to contribute actual relief and assistance to refugees."
"It's really a game changer," said Boian.

Mayen hopes that "Salaam" provides an empowering message to not only its players, but those he's trying to help.
"You don't have to be a charity to change the world. You can be an individual who is actually playing a video game, and you're helping somebody in a refugee camp," said Mayen. "I want other refugees to understand that we're not here just to survive. We are also here to thrive."

 

[rae121452]

keep it going...we need every bit of positive energy we can get!

 

[ThePlumTiger66]

Refugees should stay home and fight for what's theirs.

Sacrifice today, so your children don't have to sacrifice tomorrow.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Gay men have taken over the proud boys #proudboys hashtag.

 

[butters]

Gay men have taken over the proud boys #proudboys hashtag.

wonderful, isn't it?

what do the misogynist, racist, hater proud boys have to say about that?

 

[ThePlumTiger66]

It's probably good for them.

Exposure will bring more members, unfortunately, it will also bring the kind of members that gay men don't want to face outside the internet.

I wonder how long it will last, or how this tactic is going to play out in the future between other political opponents.

 

[rockcasbah]

wonderful, isn't it?

what do the misogynist, racist, hater proud boys have to say about that?

“Staying positive.”

 

[Ziggins]

Proud Boys prohibit masturbation, so they could be ready to fuck anyone.

 

[rae121452]

Sophia Loren, 86, reveals the reason she came out of retirement
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:00:49 GMT
At age 86, Sophia Loren is coming out of retirement....

 

[Curmudgeonly]

Our "Dear Leader" is showing some positive signs of recovery. . . .

 

[Fermina_Daza]

Because dogs

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news...Dog-Stranded-120-Feet-Above-Mississippi-River

 

[butters]

Sophia Loren, 86, reveals the reason she came out of retirement
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:00:49 GMT
At age 86, Sophia Loren is coming out of retirement....

so i can't see a link... tell us why!

Because dogs

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news...Dog-Stranded-120-Feet-Above-Mississippi-River

 

[greeneyes666]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/n...Lost-seal-guided-sea-locals-Chilean-town.html

Elephant seal went 10 blocks inland, locals guided him back to the ocean