Jennifer Montague

you need the cold, that’s where all the plays, poems, and comedy comes from

I spoke to @bylenasun about this. There are some excellent folks at CDC and State who are working hard on the USG response to Ebola But for a complex outbreak like this, you need a very senior person running point at the White House And that doesn't exist

If you’re wondering why so many people are so concerned about the current Ebola outbreak… “It was just over a year ago that Elon Musk gleefully declared that they were throwing USAID into the wood chipper. And you may recall that Elon Musk also sheepishly said at his first Cabinet meeting that he mistakenly canceled Ebola prevention…”

Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing an essay, writing a eulogy, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing for 5,000 years.

CNN’s @KFILE reveals the man leading the hantavirus response in the U.S. is a specialist in penile implants with little public health experience and hosted a podcast called “Erection Connection.”

The fact that almost EVERY former confederate state is moving to completely eliminate Black representatives almost immediately after the SCOTUS decision should be more than enough proof that voting rights still need protection and racism is far from gone in this country.

Virginia is now the first state in the South to create a Paid Family and Medical Leave program.

The Voting Rights Act was reauthorized by Reagan and Bush, and enforced by a Republican Supreme Court majority for 55 years. The idea that it was far-left partisan Democratic legislation is just ahistorical.

LBJ signs Voting Rights Act, US Capitol Rotunda, 1965.

Today’s Supreme Court ruling further weakens a law born out of sacrifice, struggle, and the determination of people who risked everything for the right to vote. Voting rights remain essential to justice, representation, and the dignity of citizenship. This decision certainly weakens key protections and sets up a path that could make fair representation even more difficult. This is a critical election year, and it is also a critical moment to call for new voting rights legislation. Through Kingian Nonviolence, we can organize, strategize, and coordinate our efforts to combat voter suppression and create a pathway to restore and protect representation. Register. Verify your status. Make a plan to vote. Help others do the same. If we are serious about creating the Beloved Community, we must be serious about protecting and using the right to vote. #MLK #RestoreTheVRA #BelovedCommunity

Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Ruling Opens Door for Southern States to Redraw Maps, Dismantle Majority-Black Districts

Today’s Supreme Court decision in Louisiana vs. Callais is a direct attack on Black voters and marks a shameful moment in our democracy. This ruling opens the door to racial gerrymandering that will take us back to Jim Crow. This ruling is a betrayal of Black voters and the promise of democracy. We will not stay silent. naacp.org/articles/naacp…

Today, I signed the Momnibus — a package of bills to improve healthcare coverage for moms and babies. No mother should have to fear dying from childbirth. We have the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country, and we know Black women are at greatest risk.

Marlene cooked with this one.

Beefing with a Pope from the south side of Chicago is legit crazy work

Please consult the Black delegation. He is not under fire.

Those who pray are aware of their own limitations; they do not kill or threaten with death. Instead, death enslaves those who have turned their backs on the living God, turning themselves and their own power into a mute, blind and deaf idol (Ps 115:4–8), to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee. Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. #Peace

Katherine Johnson, whose precise calculations helped ensure the success of the Mercury and Apollo space missions, including the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.