MJD

librarian, feminist, foodie, technophile, ex-journo (WaPo, BaltSun, Newsday). tweets, RTs are my own.

[MJD @missjames]

@thepugdc @PirateQueenKate @exsk8pnk @forsongs2 @HouseofGlib Agree on age of pleasure. she also does an amazing live show. so much fun. almost everyone on my list came to mind because they do such great live shows!

[MJD @missjames]

@thepugdc @exsk8pnk @forsongs2 @PirateQueenKate @HouseofGlib @warmyellowlight whitney houston (late 80s-mid 90s)
neko case
feist
janelle monae
jill scott
erykah badu
st. vincent
beyoncé
coldplay
the roots

[MJD @missjames]

yes. please.

[Kate Baer @KateJBaer]

please stop

[MJD @missjames]

hey @BridgetMarie -- LOVE vann newkirk's tips about the MLK @dcpl library and the shout out on @CityCast_DC, but just fyi: there isn't typically free coffee there -- just nearly so! $1 at @dcck's marianne's! (appreciate @michaelschaffer's mlk love, too!) (psst @RReyesGavilan)

[MJD @missjames]

here's also an item from 2020 on makena vs. compounding versions and how they tried to sue compounding pharmacies for offering a significantly cheaper version: https://t.co/pBnSU9wiRF

[MJD @missjames]

this news item is of particular interest to me: https://t.co/Vgp1m3yfWe

[MJD @missjames]

I took the shots, which sucked, and I delivered my daughter at 39 weeks, but it is amazing to me that for a drug that may or may not work, that the cost is so much.

[MJD @missjames]

call me out, why don't you

[MJD @missjames]

@algeebraten who is that baby child?! life IS weird.

[Creatina Turner @BrendanOde]

Maya Rudolph is a comedic genius

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

I had an abortion when I was 26 and while I disclose this chapter of my life in my forthcoming memoir, I decided to publicly disclose it now because we need to understand all kinds of women get abortions and we don’t need to justify shit https://t.co/rOXJ9hIHb5

[Dr. Ijeoma Opara @IjeomaOparaPHD]

No amount of DEI trainings can protect Black people in America.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Whenever I'm asked about allyship, I like to tell the story of history's most notoriously revolutionary group of white allies – the Boston Vigilance Committee.

A thread.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Damn, that's a good question.

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

Cops lying to protect their reckless behavior?

[jannekeparrish.bsky.social @JannekeParrish]

Three weeks ago, I had a miscarriage. I was six weeks pregnant. I live in Texas, a state that has effectively banned abortions.

A thread about what it is to cease to be pregnant in a state where abortions are banned: