Bridget Todd

I'm going to go out to the mountains. I don't want to be here. Yeah.

Like that, you're joking, but like almost literally that.

Like that, you're joking, but like almost literally that.

Like that, you're joking, but like almost literally that.

And I mean, I was in, so I live in D.C. I've lived in D.C. most of my life. I was in D.C. in my apartment when January 6th happened. And I remember being so scared. There was a curfew in D.C. Like, it just, shit got really real really quickly.

And I mean, I was in, so I live in D.C. I've lived in D.C. most of my life. I was in D.C. in my apartment when January 6th happened. And I remember being so scared. There was a curfew in D.C. Like, it just, shit got really real really quickly.

And I mean, I was in, so I live in D.C. I've lived in D.C. most of my life. I was in D.C. in my apartment when January 6th happened. And I remember being so scared. There was a curfew in D.C. Like, it just, shit got really real really quickly.

I remember I was on a wall staff, like, beginning of the year planning work call, and somebody just on the Zoom was like, hey, um, something's happening, and... Everybody who lives in D.C. should maybe check the TV. And then the line went dead. That's what I remember the most. So I was planning on getting out of town. And then I thought, fuck it.

I remember I was on a wall staff, like, beginning of the year planning work call, and somebody just on the Zoom was like, hey, um, something's happening, and... Everybody who lives in D.C. should maybe check the TV. And then the line went dead. That's what I remember the most. So I was planning on getting out of town. And then I thought, fuck it.

I remember I was on a wall staff, like, beginning of the year planning work call, and somebody just on the Zoom was like, hey, um, something's happening, and... Everybody who lives in D.C. should maybe check the TV. And then the line went dead. That's what I remember the most. So I was planning on getting out of town. And then I thought, fuck it.

Why should these people drive me out of my own city? I want to be out on the streets. I want to be out in my community. I want to be connected. And so, yeah, I went out to the People's March protest. I went out as far as I could to Inauguration downtown just to get a sense of what the vibes were.

Why should these people drive me out of my own city? I want to be out on the streets. I want to be out in my community. I want to be connected. And so, yeah, I went out to the People's March protest. I went out as far as I could to Inauguration downtown just to get a sense of what the vibes were.

Why should these people drive me out of my own city? I want to be out on the streets. I want to be out in my community. I want to be connected. And so, yeah, I went out to the People's March protest. I went out as far as I could to Inauguration downtown just to get a sense of what the vibes were.

Weird as hell. This is something that I think people might not really think about a lot. So like being from D.C., living here most of my life, people really obviously think of it as like a seat of national power. And they sometimes forget that there are over 600,000 D.C. residents who just like live here, work here, have their lives here. And so

Weird as hell. This is something that I think people might not really think about a lot. So like being from D.C., living here most of my life, people really obviously think of it as like a seat of national power. And they sometimes forget that there are over 600,000 D.C. residents who just like live here, work here, have their lives here. And so

Weird as hell. This is something that I think people might not really think about a lot. So like being from D.C., living here most of my life, people really obviously think of it as like a seat of national power. And they sometimes forget that there are over 600,000 D.C. residents who just like live here, work here, have their lives here. And so

This stuff all plays out like practically in our backyards while arguably we have less electoral political power and less agency in some ways because D.C. is not a state.

This stuff all plays out like practically in our backyards while arguably we have less electoral political power and less agency in some ways because D.C. is not a state.

This stuff all plays out like practically in our backyards while arguably we have less electoral political power and less agency in some ways because D.C. is not a state.

Our congressional representative, Eleanor Holmes Norton, she can like vote in committees and introduce legislation and stuff like that, but she can't vote. And so all of this matters for... It's so fucked up. It's... Dude, don't even get me started.