Jessica Crowder

Now would be a good time to listen to the Behind the Bastards podcast 2-part ep. on Pete Hegseth.

PRESIDENT TRUMP, IF YOU HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH PUTIN IN ALASKA, YOU HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN WASHINGTON. COME TO THE TABLE & NEGOTIATE! SHOW YOUR SKILLS & FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROTECT AMERICANS’ HEALTHCARE & KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION, SIR!

What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.

SO many today.

Taken from the NYT article re: today’s ACIP vote on the combo MMRV vaccine.

This would truly be comical if it weren’t real life.

I just LOVE these.

I really enjoy Dim Sum Palace in Catonsville.

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1. There are a few things I would like normal people to bear in mind tomorrow after they follow news coverage of congressional testimony by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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Unconscionable to the core.

Me & my labmates posing for a photo together on a rooftop deck

Officially finished out #ASV2025 with the best crew!

What a privilege it was to spend 4 full days totally immersed in learning about the incredible research being done across the globe.

#lovevirology and #lovemylab

Come see me at #ASV2025 P26-14 tonight!

(a couple of rookies moves on my 1st poster session go: over ironed & a little big for the space BUT it made it here!)

Let’s GO!

#ASV2025

📍Olive et Gourmando

Another great breakfast spot. Lattes were heavenly as was the sweet ricotta with honey & orange zest.

I think my husband enjoyed his French toast too, but I cannot report on this as he didn’t share.

Chicken, gravy, cucumber salad, and ribs!

📍Rôtisserie la lune

This family style rotisserie recently received the Michelin Bib Gourmand distinction for being accessible yet exceptional food.

The cucumber salad was to die for.

Me in Old Montréal

Oh, and that’s me in 📍Old Montréal looking for shade. Turns out, we brought Maryland heat + humidity with us. Sorry!

Carnivorous plants

Flowers in a market

Veggies and flowers for sale in a market

Onions!

📍Marche Atwater

This spot reminded me of Pike Place. Large outdoor market with everything you could possibly crave or imagine.

Cortado

Classic pancakes

📍September Cafe

Best pancakes I’ve ever had. Excellent cortado too.

We were told by a local last night, “you must eat there for breakfast. Locals will stand in line for hours just to get into that place.”

He wasn’t wrong. By the time we finished, there was a line down the street to get in.

📍Little Burgundy

The Urban Science Brass Band

Absolutely loved these guys.

Outdoor park & library/book shop in Little Burgundy

Lobster spaghetti at Liverpool House

📍Liverpool House in Little Burgundy

Pictured:

1. outdoor park & library/bookstore
2. the husband & my lobster spaghetti - delish.

Little Burgundy is a very cool neighborhood. Live music everywhere. Running & biking club meet ups. Excellent dining.

A view of Montreal from William Gray Rooftop

📍Terrasse William Gray

Food was excellent.
Views are stunning.
Reservations needed.

I’m told by locals that this is *the* place to view weekly Thursday night fireworks display put on by the city.

24 hours into eating & dancing my way through Montréal ahead of #ASV2025

Decided to share some of my favorite spots & sights below

🧵1/TBD

Montréal skyline from the William Gray Rooftop

Bonjour, Montréal!

Officially ready for #ASV2025

Amazing photos as always, Geoffrey!

Protesters, including a person protesting wearing a taco outfit with a sign saying “only you can prevent fascist liars”

A protest sign that says “you can’t spell hatred without red hat”

A protest sign that says “deport fascists, not immigrants!”

A protest sign that says “compassion not oppression”

Some favorites from two 📍Catonsville No Kings events today.

People driving by were overwhelmingly supportive & many had their cars decorated in support. It is an ever-welcome reminder that most people stand against this administration & the atrocities they are committing.

Feeling a lot like I did in early days of the pandemic these days. It is so clear what’s coming: The people that will die because of cuts in global health, because of cuts to research, because of the concerted anti-vaccine push.
It’s clear what’s coming, but we will have to wait to count the dead.🧪

There was only ever one outcome to their relationship: this.

Hi BlueSky!

I’ll be headed to Montreal for the 1st time in July ( #ASV2025 woo!) and tacking on some extra days to the trip to sightsee and explore.

Please send me all of your food, entertainment, events, etc. recommendations! Thanks!! 😎

Senator, thank you for your courage and standing for what is just. Grateful to call you my representative.

Stay safe out there today, friends.

I’m down and out with the flu today, but with you all in spirit 😷🤧

The American Age Is Over Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.

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