Need a timeline cleanse? The 8 most wholesome internet moments of 2025.

Need a timeline cleanse? The 8 most wholesome internet moments of 2025. Tim Marcin Bluesky (sometimes), Read Full Bio It's hard to believe but some good things did happen online 2025. Scrolling around the internet these last 12 months hasn't always been a pleasant experience - our timelines were full of AI slop , recession fears , and misinformation . But good things did manage to happen, too. Mashable has kept tabs on uplifting digital stories with our Good Connection series . And if you need a timeline cleanse to end 2025, we've got eight online stories from this year that'll do just the trick. You May Also Like 1. The 'Ask an Axolotl' earworm January feels like ages ago by now, but it was the month we were all humming along to a little ditty about an axolotl. TikTokker @doctor_waffle posted a video about the adorable amphibian. It's cute and so, so catchy. Sure, the song was clearly intended for children but it seemed to soothe anyone with a pulse . 2. Everyone rallied for Buddies coffeeshop When Rachel Rose, the owner of Buddies Coffee Roasters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, sobbed on camera, there was no way she could've predicted the response. She was going to lose the place she worked so hard for, and her emotion was real and raw. People r allied in response, absolutely flooding Buddies with business. Even celebs like Joe Jonas showed up. Lines wrapped around the block. Buddies did close - the situation with their lease wasn't fixable - but it seems Rachel and the roasting business are both thriving. 3. The cutest Craigslist love story Oscar season gifted us the story of how Colman Domingo met his husband . Somehow, some way, Craigslist's Missed Connection section sparked a whirlwind, decades-long love story. It's truly the sweetest thing. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . 4. A Yankee who simply loves burritos New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells went viral this year for his passion project: reviewing breakfast burritos. During his travels throughout the season, he'd try breakfast burritos and rate them. That's it. Just a dude loving burritos. Wells does seem to be a fair reviewer, however. His top-rated burrito of the year came from the clubhouse of the Mets, the Yankees' crosstown rival. 5. The foster dog who stole our hearts I'm a big fan of Isabel Klee, or @SimonSits on TikTok , who regularly takes in foster dogs. The internet as a whole fell in love with one of Klee's fosters , Tiki, who was rescued from pretty rough circumstances. The little pup healed with Klee from a dog that was clearly scared and scarred, to a precocious, adorable dog that got adopted. It was such a lovely story. 6. The little niece who made the song of the summer It's a pretty simple story: Creator @day1keenan has a niece who wanted to sing. And sing she did, making an absolute banger that many called the song of the summer ....

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