Jessica Corwin (she/her)

My prepaid year of WaPo subscription finally ran out, with breathtaking timing. What should I subscribe to as a replacement for my daily news?

Pro life and pro ICE is crazy work

Someday my child's Gmail address will not forward all messages to me, so I will stop unsubscribing them from every mailing list, and they will learn what the Internet is really like

Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.

Today my hands burned every time I washed them, especially under my fingernails, so I was extra grateful that the internet exists and could tell me after twelve hours of suffering how to remove capsaicin from skin.

(Oil rub then dish soap wash with cold water. So much better.)

I don’t know what New Englander needs to hear this but the next time you get in your car you need to rub the road salt crust off your backup camera

Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors

France should have kept its language at home then.

Thanks for these updates! Was there a time limit on speakers?

Got it—good catch.

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

I wish we could make it profitable to be a decent human being.

CHICAGO…

This is an excellent letter. Thank you, Mayor Wu.

Trump’s Push to Dismantle the DOE Puts Public Schools—and Democracy—at Risk Trump’s move to dismantle the Department of Education threatens public schools and strikes at the foundation of American democracy: public education.

"Across these policies runs a common thread: We are not in this together, we owe each other nothing, and the future is not our concern. It is a small, mean vision of America."

I’ve heard a lot about the #paxlovid mouth side effect but I didn’t realize until now that it’s a strong enough sensory experience to disrupt my sleep, like sleeping in a noisy or brightly lit room.

Still grateful for Paxlovid’s benefits.

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

Happy Americans with Disabilities Act Day to all my disabled friends and some foes.

I love it when your pieces hit my inbox. Keep ‘em coming.

So Biden can't forgive student loans, but Trump can abolish a Congressionally-created and mandated cabinet-level department?

The churches who are not loudly fighting against the fascism and the disappearing and the corruption have ceded all of their moral authority.

I keep seeing people speculate about impact specifically regarding materials with LGBTQ+ representation.

Yes, but religions also oppose adultery! murder! wars! abortion! and a host of other things, which are represented in BOOKS.

court expansion needs to be non-negotiable for the dem nominee going into 2028

Congratulations to the 13 brave women who risked their careers and reputations to stand up to Cuomo’s sexual predation

We bombed Iran without congressional approval and I still have chores and work and kids in sports and supper to make.

Living through autocracy and another possible forever war while living day to day is wild.

Local government matters. Vote in your municipal elections!

Covid is a social justice issue.

Respirators cost money.
HEPA filters cost money.
Tests cost money.
Vaccines cost money.
Paid time off is rare.
Affordable child care is non existent

Covid disproportionately impacts those who are already the most marginalized

Mask up & protect your community

Northampton, Massachusetts. Over a people showing up in the rain. #nokings

The Good Faith Experiment is Over When is it all enough?

"And now, in the latest of a string of appalling actions, a sitting U.S. senator has been assaulted and detained in the state he honorably serves solely because he tried to do his job as a public servant. The good faith experiment is clearly over."

charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-good-f...

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487