Bridget Todd

It's like I think that's exactly what he's saying is we don't want our nation's capital to be one that. honors the, you know, agency of Black people, Black bodies and Black lives, right? Like, I think that's like, what do you say? Then move the White House to South Boston, I guess.

It's like I think that's exactly what he's saying is we don't want our nation's capital to be one that. honors the, you know, agency of Black people, Black bodies and Black lives, right? Like, I think that's like, what do you say? Then move the White House to South Boston, I guess.

It's like I think that's exactly what he's saying is we don't want our nation's capital to be one that. honors the, you know, agency of Black people, Black bodies and Black lives, right? Like, I think that's like, what do you say? Then move the White House to South Boston, I guess.

So, you know, the mayor pretty quickly relented and BLM Plaza is no more. She basically said, like, you know, we've got bigger fish to fry, like focusing on D.C. 's autonomy and budget. And to be honest, like a lot of residents agreed with her that like it probably was not worth the fight.

So, you know, the mayor pretty quickly relented and BLM Plaza is no more. She basically said, like, you know, we've got bigger fish to fry, like focusing on D.C. 's autonomy and budget. And to be honest, like a lot of residents agreed with her that like it probably was not worth the fight.

So, you know, the mayor pretty quickly relented and BLM Plaza is no more. She basically said, like, you know, we've got bigger fish to fry, like focusing on D.C. 's autonomy and budget. And to be honest, like a lot of residents agreed with her that like it probably was not worth the fight.

That's kind of that's kind of the theme here is that all of these little things that individually are probably not worth the fight. But then collectively, you're like, well, who is sort of in charge of this city? You know, when if none of these little things are worth the fight, are you fighting? That's a great question. Are you fighting? If nothing is worth the fight, are you fighting?

That's kind of that's kind of the theme here is that all of these little things that individually are probably not worth the fight. But then collectively, you're like, well, who is sort of in charge of this city? You know, when if none of these little things are worth the fight, are you fighting? That's a great question. Are you fighting? If nothing is worth the fight, are you fighting?

That's kind of that's kind of the theme here is that all of these little things that individually are probably not worth the fight. But then collectively, you're like, well, who is sort of in charge of this city? You know, when if none of these little things are worth the fight, are you fighting? That's a great question. Are you fighting? If nothing is worth the fight, are you fighting?

So the next demand that Trump made of Bowser was the need to clear homeless encampments near the White House, saying that if Bowser didn't do it, he would be forced to do it for her. So within hours of Trump's call to Bowser, D.C. city crews arrived at these encampments to tell residents they had to be out the next day. It's not great.

So the next demand that Trump made of Bowser was the need to clear homeless encampments near the White House, saying that if Bowser didn't do it, he would be forced to do it for her. So within hours of Trump's call to Bowser, D.C. city crews arrived at these encampments to tell residents they had to be out the next day. It's not great.

So the next demand that Trump made of Bowser was the need to clear homeless encampments near the White House, saying that if Bowser didn't do it, he would be forced to do it for her. So within hours of Trump's call to Bowser, D.C. city crews arrived at these encampments to tell residents they had to be out the next day. It's not great.

Like, to be clear, it is not like our mayor does not clear encampments in D.C. In fact, her administration said they have been planning to clear the encampment in question, but just doing so in like a more planned, rolled out way. So it's not like she's like someone who is not, you know, down with clearing encampments.

Like, to be clear, it is not like our mayor does not clear encampments in D.C. In fact, her administration said they have been planning to clear the encampment in question, but just doing so in like a more planned, rolled out way. So it's not like she's like someone who is not, you know, down with clearing encampments.

Like, to be clear, it is not like our mayor does not clear encampments in D.C. In fact, her administration said they have been planning to clear the encampment in question, but just doing so in like a more planned, rolled out way. So it's not like she's like someone who is not, you know, down with clearing encampments.

The Washington Post spoke to some of the people who were residents of those encampments when they were cleared. Shelly Byers is someone they spoke to who has been chronically homeless in D.C. for three years. She was living in an encampment that was cleared in 2023 before winding up at the one that Trump wanted cleared. And she said they were basically given no notice that they needed to vacate.

The Washington Post spoke to some of the people who were residents of those encampments when they were cleared. Shelly Byers is someone they spoke to who has been chronically homeless in D.C. for three years. She was living in an encampment that was cleared in 2023 before winding up at the one that Trump wanted cleared. And she said they were basically given no notice that they needed to vacate.

The Washington Post spoke to some of the people who were residents of those encampments when they were cleared. Shelly Byers is someone they spoke to who has been chronically homeless in D.C. for three years. She was living in an encampment that was cleared in 2023 before winding up at the one that Trump wanted cleared. And she said they were basically given no notice that they needed to vacate.

She said, now we have only less than 24 hours to get out. As she threw her clothing out of her tent, I liked it here. They keep shoving us off from place to place, making it so we don't have anywhere to go. The Post also spoke to the president of Miriam's Kitchen, which is a big nonprofit here in D.C. that provides services for the homeless.

She said, now we have only less than 24 hours to get out. As she threw her clothing out of her tent, I liked it here. They keep shoving us off from place to place, making it so we don't have anywhere to go. The Post also spoke to the president of Miriam's Kitchen, which is a big nonprofit here in D.C. that provides services for the homeless.