2019 roundup: social media! 📱

 
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Last year in my weekly Friday email we told you about quite a few social media accounts (and threads) that we’ve enjoyed following which bring good to the online world. Here are the links below.

 
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Dad Talking to His Son // You do not want to miss seeing this.

 
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History Cool Kids // Very random and almost always interesting photos from the past.

 
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Eluid Kipchoge // Breaking the two hour marathon barrier!

 
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Dr. Smashlove // Bursting with adorable pictures of doggos.

 
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Nitch // Great quotes and unusual black & white photos of writers (and some celebrities); always unexpected.

 
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In Otter News // Just otters. Otter news, otter puns, otter videos. The puns alone are worth a follow.

 
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Brown History // People of South Asian descent submit photos of their own family's history to share.

 
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Gentle Sport’s Touches // Please enjoy one of our fave gif accounts.

 
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Renault Car Ad // This is pretty dang heartwarming (and barrier breaking.) 🌈🚗

 
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Super Spiritual // Spirituality but make it memes.

 
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Lineup from The Cut // Strangers are asked to guess one thing about other strangers based on appearances and small talk. It could veer into judgment, but instead it lands solidly in a place where good people have their minds expanded.

 
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Fish Hippie // Filmmaker explorer, fly fisherman, Fish or Die on Animal Planet and Liza’s cousin.

 
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Merriam-Webster // Super timely, cheeky, and a lot of fun.

 
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TSA // A breakout hit. Yes, seriously–they have a million followers for a reason.

A few golden threads on Twitter:

Simone Biles // superstar queen goddess.

His eyes give him away. Lol. // Some days you're the dog, some days you're the cat, and some days you're the parent saying some sh*t you never thought you should have to say. 😂

"Do you have white teenage sons?” // taught us a LOT about how kind teenage boys get radicalized online and what parents can do about it. 

Weird pictures of pets // This thread on Twitter asked people to share and the results are hilarious.

The Greta Thunberg Helpline // For adults angry at a child.

A story of how a dog cured a broken man’s heart // Dr. Sayed A Tabatabai writes beautiful, human stories about his work as a nephrologist.


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Feature image by Tom le French.