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On the bright side

Fatherhood, weather, and diplomacy

About "On the bright side"

The format of this Signpost piece was adapted from email threads titled "For what are you grateful this week?" that were sent to Wikimedia-l. We encourage you to comment about what's making you happy or grateful this month in the talk page of this Signpost piece. If you're interested in contributing to future editions of "On the bright side", then please reach out on The Signpost's Newsroom talk page.

Week of 21 June 2026: በዚህ ሳምንት እያስደሰቶት ያለው ምንድን ነው?

Father's Day

Father's Day is celebrated in many countries on the third week of June. A half-hour episode of the series Horizons explored the science of what happens to men's minds when they (who are psychologically at least somewhat healthy) become fathers. The episode may be found here (external link).

Week of 28 June 2026: Qu’est-ce qui vous rend heureux cette semaine?

Canadian weather, and Canada Day

The 1st of July is Canada Day. According to kids, here is a weather report for Canada, Utah, and Seattle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO8Lk05NY8k

Week of 5 July 2026: આ અઠવાડિયે તમને શું ખુશ કરી રહ્યું છે?

How to be a United States diplomat

Would you like to travel, communicate in multiple languages, build relationships, respond to humanitarian needs, promote economic development, and work with intelligence and security partners? Consider a career in diplomacy. Just in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, here's a real diplomat reviewing the American television show The Diplomat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3jc3Mir2YQ

Regarding translations

Skillful translations of the sentence "What's making you happy this week?" would be very much appreciated. If you see any inaccuracies in the translations in this article, then please {{ping}} User:Pine or User:Clovermoss in the discussion section of this page, or boldly make the correction to the text of the article. Thank you to everyone who has helped with translations so far.

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It was not just Father's Day in the US.-- Earl Andrew - talk 13:17, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, my fault in copyediting, I've fixed it. ☆ Bri (talk) 14:59, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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