Lizzie Pelz
@lizziepelz.bsky.social
Former global health federal contractor turned visual storytelling entrepreneur.
Queer, disabled, genderfluid global health harm reductionist obsessed with the horror genre, spooky art, and the woods.
Queer, disabled, genderfluid global health harm reductionist obsessed with the horror genre, spooky art, and the woods.
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Students at American University get loud in their resistance to Trump's military occupation of DC. These students are united with residents across the city in our demand: we want federal forces out NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
September 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Students at American University get loud in their resistance to Trump's military occupation of DC. These students are united with residents across the city in our demand: we want federal forces out NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
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The First Amendment protects our right to record ICE officers and law enforcement in public, whether Secretary Noem likes it or not.
DHS Claims Videotaping ICE Raids Is ‘Violence’
The expanded definition has justified assaults on journalists who have documented detentions of immigrants.
prospect.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The First Amendment protects our right to record ICE officers and law enforcement in public, whether Secretary Noem likes it or not.
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"We know from studying movements against dictators all over the world that a key element is often cultural interventions, right? And sports stadiums are a really important place to make those cultural interventions.“ Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director, #FreeDC
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Washington Spirit games provide a field for Trump resistance
Women's soccer fans have taken to the stands with banners, flags, and pro-D.C. chants.
51st.news
September 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"We know from studying movements against dictators all over the world that a key element is often cultural interventions, right? And sports stadiums are a really important place to make those cultural interventions.“ Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director, #FreeDC
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Once again the Supreme Court is handing over a license for state violence.
From Los Angeles to DC, ICE has no place in our communities.
#FreeDC #AbolishICE
From Los Angeles to DC, ICE has no place in our communities.
#FreeDC #AbolishICE
BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
September 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Once again the Supreme Court is handing over a license for state violence.
From Los Angeles to DC, ICE has no place in our communities.
#FreeDC #AbolishICE
From Los Angeles to DC, ICE has no place in our communities.
#FreeDC #AbolishICE
Thank you to the organizers, panelists, facilitators, safety monitors, artists, and John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church for hosting this town hall. And thank you @freedcproject.bsky.social for being a link to this community event. #FreeDC
DC, we have power as consumers and we can choose to withhold that power from companies that don’t respect us.
Tonight we’re at “Refuse, Resist, Rebuild” town to discuss #BoycottAmazon alongside #BoycottTarget Coalition DMV, #BoycottAvelo, DC for Palestine, #TeslaTakedown, and Trabajadores Unidos.
Tonight we’re at “Refuse, Resist, Rebuild” town to discuss #BoycottAmazon alongside #BoycottTarget Coalition DMV, #BoycottAvelo, DC for Palestine, #TeslaTakedown, and Trabajadores Unidos.
September 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Thank you to the organizers, panelists, facilitators, safety monitors, artists, and John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church for hosting this town hall. And thank you @freedcproject.bsky.social for being a link to this community event. #FreeDC
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DC residents are united in one demand: federal forces out of our city now. On Sept 8, we take that demand straight to Congress. Stand with us. #FreeDC RSVP: freedcproject.org/event-list/f...
Federal Forces Out Now: Visits to Congress with Free DC — Free DC
DC residents want federal forces out IMMEDIATELY. We are calling on our allies across the country to join us to visit Members of Congress on Thursday, September 4 and Monday, September 8 to tell t...
freedcproject.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
DC residents are united in one demand: federal forces out of our city now. On Sept 8, we take that demand straight to Congress. Stand with us. #FreeDC RSVP: freedcproject.org/event-list/f...
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This morning (9/1) at 8 AM feds pulled over a couple at 18th & Park NW. They smashed the window, dragged the husband out & arrested him. When a community member stopped to record they were grabbed & threatened w/ pepper spray by this piece of shit. @mayorbowser.bsky.social do you welcome this too?
September 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This morning (9/1) at 8 AM feds pulled over a couple at 18th & Park NW. They smashed the window, dragged the husband out & arrested him. When a community member stopped to record they were grabbed & threatened w/ pepper spray by this piece of shit. @mayorbowser.bsky.social do you welcome this too?
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Masked ICE agents are bringing fear and insecurity into our communities in DC. This morning an ICE agent pointed a taser at a bystander who was horrified at seeing a community member be aggressively kidnapped. Fuck ICE.
August 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Masked ICE agents are bringing fear and insecurity into our communities in DC. This morning an ICE agent pointed a taser at a bystander who was horrified at seeing a community member be aggressively kidnapped. Fuck ICE.
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🚨ALERT🚨 HSI and MPD spotted driving and chasing moped drivers on 14th St NW. They were also reported to be IDing moped drivers at 14th & Irving St in front of target. Consider avoiding 14th Street NW at this moment.
August 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨ALERT🚨 HSI and MPD spotted driving and chasing moped drivers on 14th St NW. They were also reported to be IDing moped drivers at 14th & Irving St in front of target. Consider avoiding 14th Street NW at this moment.
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🚨ALERTA🚨 Agentes de HSI y MPD fueron vistos manejando y persiguiendo a conductores de mopeds en la calle 14 NW. También se reportó que estaban pidiendo identificación a los conductores de mopeds en la 14 y la Irving St, frente a Target. Se recomienda evitar la calle 14 NW en este momento.
August 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🚨ALERTA🚨 Agentes de HSI y MPD fueron vistos manejando y persiguiendo a conductores de mopeds en la calle 14 NW. También se reportó que estaban pidiendo identificación a los conductores de mopeds en la 14 y la Irving St, frente a Target. Se recomienda evitar la calle 14 NW en este momento.
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A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.
Record Number of Americans Apply for British Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.
All the while workers are conditioned to believe it's due totheir own shortcomings and/or marginalized groups are used as scapegoats.
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
May 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
All the while workers are conditioned to believe it's due totheir own shortcomings and/or marginalized groups are used as scapegoats.
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Another one for @senschumer and his fellow brave letter writers
April 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Another one for @senschumer and his fellow brave letter writers
HIV prevention, Environmental health, Disaster response, Gun violence prevention, Injury prevention, Worker safety protections, Repro health research, Disability health, Tuberculosis prevention, Office of blood disorders, Drug use & mental health surveys, Disease forecasting
Gone.
Gone.
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
HIV prevention, Environmental health, Disaster response, Gun violence prevention, Injury prevention, Worker safety protections, Repro health research, Disability health, Tuberculosis prevention, Office of blood disorders, Drug use & mental health surveys, Disease forecasting
Gone.
Gone.
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Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
Top scientists warn that Trump policies are causing a 'climate of fear' in research
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.
The best places to see new beauty is often in the places where death is a presence. Magnolia tree in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, DC.
March 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The best places to see new beauty is often in the places where death is a presence. Magnolia tree in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, DC.
Eat shit, ICE!
Protesting? Expect surveillance groups to scrape your data from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Microsoft, TikTok, Discord, WhatsApp, Cash App, PayPal, OnlyFans, Bluesky, Telegram, BeReal, FetLife... even Roblox, AllTrails, "BookCrossing, Chess dot com, and cigar review site Cigar Dojo" (lol)
hey uhhhhh this article seems very important for everyone planning/attending protests in the foreseeable future www.404media.co/the-200-site...
March 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Eat shit, ICE!
Spotify faces criticism over misogynist Andrew Tate courses that instructs men how to traffic women. musically.com/2025/03/11/s...
Spotify faces criticism over misogynist Andrew Tate courses
It’s been an instructive morning on the internet. We’ve learned that women can’t multi-task – only men can.
musically.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Spotify faces criticism over misogynist Andrew Tate courses that instructs men how to traffic women. musically.com/2025/03/11/s...
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NEW: Nick Enrich, acting asst admin for USAID Global Health, was just placed on administrative admin leave by Trump admin. It comes after he shared a memo with USAID staff, including those on leave/fired saying it’s been impossible to implement Rubio’s waivers for lifesaving aid
March 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW: Nick Enrich, acting asst admin for USAID Global Health, was just placed on administrative admin leave by Trump admin. It comes after he shared a memo with USAID staff, including those on leave/fired saying it’s been impossible to implement Rubio’s waivers for lifesaving aid
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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
February 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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I'm so sorry, Julianne Moore & LeUyen Pham 💔
Thank you for FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY. For writing, for illustrating a book for the kids with freckles, for the adults with freckles. A story insisting it's okay to be different. Your differences make you YOU 💛
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Thank you for FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY. For writing, for illustrating a book for the kids with freckles, for the adults with freckles. A story insisting it's okay to be different. Your differences make you YOU 💛
pen.org/julianne-moo...
February 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm so sorry, Julianne Moore & LeUyen Pham 💔
Thank you for FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY. For writing, for illustrating a book for the kids with freckles, for the adults with freckles. A story insisting it's okay to be different. Your differences make you YOU 💛
pen.org/julianne-moo...
Thank you for FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY. For writing, for illustrating a book for the kids with freckles, for the adults with freckles. A story insisting it's okay to be different. Your differences make you YOU 💛
pen.org/julianne-moo...
I have seen the effects of advanced measle cases. It's horrifying that parents in the U.S. who can access the measles vaccine would risk their children going through severe pneumonia, brain inflammation, severe diarrhea, middle ear infections, & potential neurological complications.
Read Global Health NOW 2/19/25: Measles Gains Ground in Texas; Online Daters Kept in the Dark; and Plastic Credits Predicament. heyor.ca/pIBDfH
February 20, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I have seen the effects of advanced measle cases. It's horrifying that parents in the U.S. who can access the measles vaccine would risk their children going through severe pneumonia, brain inflammation, severe diarrhea, middle ear infections, & potential neurological complications.
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.