Bridget Todd

You remember this? I've had some unpleasant experiences in that zone. Yes. Yes. You and me both. This could be a separate conversation. And so I will say when she did that, it was largely like a symbolic move. And a lot of D.C. activists thought the mayor was kind of co-opting a racial justice ethos that she didn't really embody in practice.

You remember this? I've had some unpleasant experiences in that zone. Yes. Yes. You and me both. This could be a separate conversation. And so I will say when she did that, it was largely like a symbolic move. And a lot of D.C. activists thought the mayor was kind of co-opting a racial justice ethos that she didn't really embody in practice.

You remember this? I've had some unpleasant experiences in that zone. Yes. Yes. You and me both. This could be a separate conversation. And so I will say when she did that, it was largely like a symbolic move. And a lot of D.C. activists thought the mayor was kind of co-opting a racial justice ethos that she didn't really embody in practice.

But I do think that that really set the tone for the mayor's relationship with Trump during his first term. Like, she was defiant. She was someone who was going to stand up to him publicly. And something to know about D.C. 's mayor, Muriel Bowser, is that she kind of has two modes. Defiant, like the version of herself that painted Black Lives Matter outside of the Trump White House.

But I do think that that really set the tone for the mayor's relationship with Trump during his first term. Like, she was defiant. She was someone who was going to stand up to him publicly. And something to know about D.C. 's mayor, Muriel Bowser, is that she kind of has two modes. Defiant, like the version of herself that painted Black Lives Matter outside of the Trump White House.

But I do think that that really set the tone for the mayor's relationship with Trump during his first term. Like, she was defiant. She was someone who was going to stand up to him publicly. And something to know about D.C. 's mayor, Muriel Bowser, is that she kind of has two modes. Defiant, like the version of herself that painted Black Lives Matter outside of the Trump White House.

And then sort of diplomatic, right? Like somebody who wants to find common ground. which I think is the version of her that we're seeing this time around that is very different than how she was the last time around. Like, she started Trump's second term sort of touting the goals they have in common. And, like, she met with him even before he was in office. And so...

And then sort of diplomatic, right? Like somebody who wants to find common ground. which I think is the version of her that we're seeing this time around that is very different than how she was the last time around. Like, she started Trump's second term sort of touting the goals they have in common. And, like, she met with him even before he was in office. And so...

And then sort of diplomatic, right? Like somebody who wants to find common ground. which I think is the version of her that we're seeing this time around that is very different than how she was the last time around. Like, she started Trump's second term sort of touting the goals they have in common. And, like, she met with him even before he was in office. And so...

I have a lot of critiques about D.C. 's mayor, just like anybody would have their political leader. But I do think it is important that folks understand that she is navigating something that literally no other elected official in the United States has to because of D.C. 's lack of statehood. Like we our city is uniquely threatened by Trump and she knows this and Trump knows this.

I have a lot of critiques about D.C. 's mayor, just like anybody would have their political leader. But I do think it is important that folks understand that she is navigating something that literally no other elected official in the United States has to because of D.C. 's lack of statehood. Like we our city is uniquely threatened by Trump and she knows this and Trump knows this.

I have a lot of critiques about D.C. 's mayor, just like anybody would have their political leader. But I do think it is important that folks understand that she is navigating something that literally no other elected official in the United States has to because of D.C. 's lack of statehood. Like we our city is uniquely threatened by Trump and she knows this and Trump knows this.

And so she really has to like. walk a tightrope, greased in shit, if you will. She's navigating this public relationship with an unstable, lying fascist and has to do so in a way that's going to end up with what's best for the city. So you can say whatever you want about Mayor Bowser. I certainly do. But this is a complicated thing to navigate.

And so she really has to like. walk a tightrope, greased in shit, if you will. She's navigating this public relationship with an unstable, lying fascist and has to do so in a way that's going to end up with what's best for the city. So you can say whatever you want about Mayor Bowser. I certainly do. But this is a complicated thing to navigate.

And so she really has to like. walk a tightrope, greased in shit, if you will. She's navigating this public relationship with an unstable, lying fascist and has to do so in a way that's going to end up with what's best for the city. So you can say whatever you want about Mayor Bowser. I certainly do. But this is a complicated thing to navigate.

I do not advocate for anybody complying in advance with a fascist. But in this situation... I do think it's fair to ask, like, well, would being defiant toward Trump make things worse for D.C. residents like myself? Would it result in martial law in the city? Exactly. Exactly. So, like, I don't like it, but I get it.

I do not advocate for anybody complying in advance with a fascist. But in this situation... I do think it's fair to ask, like, well, would being defiant toward Trump make things worse for D.C. residents like myself? Would it result in martial law in the city? Exactly. Exactly. So, like, I don't like it, but I get it.

I do not advocate for anybody complying in advance with a fascist. But in this situation... I do think it's fair to ask, like, well, would being defiant toward Trump make things worse for D.C. residents like myself? Would it result in martial law in the city? Exactly. Exactly. So, like, I don't like it, but I get it.

I guess if there was, like, a mantra for my feelings on this, it's like, I don't like it at all, but I get it.

I guess if there was, like, a mantra for my feelings on this, it's like, I don't like it at all, but I get it.