Feel Good Friday

The group’s mission is to “dramatically reduce the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system, starting with probation and parole” Jay-Z and Meek Mill pledge $50m to free prisoners.

+ The Verge: How a Vermont Social Network Became a Model For Online Communities.

+ This girls basketball team lost 102-2, has no wins, yet keeps taking the court. (This is a little bit of a downer for a feel good story, but we already ended the government shutdown and arrested Roger Stone, so come on…)

+ “The decision bookends two months of debate surrounding whether benches with center armrests are ‘hostile architecture’ and anti-homeless.” Iowa City Council agrees to 14 bar-less benches. (It turns out that not letting people lie down isn’t a good solution for homelessness.)

+ Patton Oswalt got trolled on Twitter. Then he started raising money for the troll.

+ Golden retriever saves owner by leading an ambulance to him. (My cat wouldn’t even guide a hearse towards me.)