Mosie Welch

Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.

1. The single most pernicious and damaging societal imperative I see in action right now, with Ireland in a Covid wave, is this:

'There's no need to test'.

Why? Not just because it tacitly normalises unmitigated transmission, but, more importantly, it hides Long Covid.

British Columbia ends grizzly bear hunt, calls it ‘no longer socially acceptable’ "It's no longer socially acceptable to the vast majority of British Columbians to hunt grizzly bears," said Doug Donaldson, the Minister of ...

No more trophy hunting for big beautiful creatures says British Columbia

I just managed to mangle the quote "the arc of history bends towards justice" live, on MSNBC @nicollewallace.bsky.social, quoting Governor Pritzker. But I liked what he said next: "it doesn't bend on its own."

Do not come, Donald Trump.

You are neither wanted nor needed here in Illinois.

JUST IN: A federal appeals court concludes that discarding mail ballots in misdated or undated envelopes violates the Constitution.

The degree to which American civil society and the media have folded and become collaborators in fascism under the slightest pressure from a weak authoritarian with <40% approval is utterly demoralizing.

We are a paper tiger society.

Trump's red state army threatens America's cities DC is just the appetizer.

New in PN: Trump's red state army threatens America's cities

"What this latest executive order purports to do is to allow Trump to send red state guard members into blue states, shattering the entire concept of state sovereignty."

I know this is not a unique observation but public health was basically created to deal with the Spanish flu, and then a century later COVID hit and killed twice as many people and our response was to destroy public health

On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”

Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️

You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!

Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge

So far during Trump's 2nd term, the DOJ has fired or demoted more than two dozen prosecutors who were assigned to hold January 6th insurrectionists accountable.

They were fired for doing their jobs and protecting our democracy. That's outrageous.

Utah Strikes Down Gerrymandered Map, Reinstates Voter-Approved Redistricting Reforms Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is replacing a previous post: A Veteran was detained outside of the White House by Secret Service after burning an American flag.

Today in Alabama, @runforsomething.net candidate Alex Braswell is up in a special election for AL state house -- she's the first Democrat to run there in 15 years; Kamala only won 9% of the vote. This is the reddest of red places. It's still worth fighting for & giving people there a choice.

States With the Best & Worst School Systems in 2025 States With the Best & Worst School Systems in 2025

New -- #Ohio is ranked 37th in public education quality

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Tell Ohio politicians: Leave our libraries alone Ohio Republicans are considering forcing libraries to hide books

TAKE ACTION‼️📣 #Ohio Republicans are seriously considering ignoring the U.S. Constitution and forcing libraries to hide books:
open.substack.com/pub/rachelco...

"What’s happening in #Ohio is a result of a wider effort by conservative politicians to push for more children to attend charter and private schools, many of which are run by religious organizations"

Many of you have told us that you’re really frustrated with your elected officials. The good news is we’re heading into a primary season where we get to determine the leaders of the Democratic Party.

An image of a billboard with Trump and Nancy Mace that reads “HEY, NANCY MACE: RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES”

Republicans are hoping that the American people will forget about Trump’s Epstein cover-up. But we’re keeping the pressure on the GOP and demanding the release of ALL the Epstein files. Help us put these billboards up in Republican districts across the country: secure.actblue.com/donate/epste...

In Mexico, women are, and have been, on the front lines of community defense. In Cherán MICH, Purépecha women drove organized crime from their community. In Teuchitlán JAL, it was the mothers of missing kids who exposed the ranch crematorium. We’re on the frontlines here too.

The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.

I just signed the Election Rigging Response Act to put Proposition 50 up for a vote on November 4th.

The people of California will have the power to push back against Texas and any other state that obeys Donald Trump's demand to rig the next election.

Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"

Vance’s real warning to Europe Europeans need to reduce their dangerous dependence on an adversarial America

If Vance hoped to persuade his audience, rather than simply insult it, he failed. Indeed, his speech backfired spectacularly, convincing many listeners that America itself is now a threat to Europe. One prominent German politician said: “That was a direct assault on European democracy.”

Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.

🚨 SCOOP 🚨

The acting Social Security commissioner has left the agency after a clash over providing DOGE access to sensitive data

It follows our reporting that DOGE is seeking access to personal financial data at the IRS for every taxpayer, business and nonprofit.

Who loses when funding stops? Families, kids, and seniors.

Who wins? The wealthy and Trump’s special interests.

Unfortunately, MAGA reps don’t seem to care ...

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

Exactly. And I won’t be shopping there.

'No kings on Presidents Day' rings out from protests against Trump and Musk Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies have organized demonstrations in all 50 states for the second time in two weeks.

It warms my soul to see protests taking off across our country.

This is what patriotism looks like.