Elizabeth
@lizdin.bsky.social
Scholar @ USC in DC. U.S. lit PhD writing about 20-21c real estate, sexuality, queer book history, and Dickinson.
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In an almost unprecedented move in D.C.’s 50-year experience with self-governance, President Donald Trump on Monday took control of the Metropolitan Police Department, putting its 3,100 sworn officers under his direct command for the next 30 days. 51st.news/dc-trump-mpd...
Trump takes over MPD and deploys the National Guard
City leaders have called the move a "manufactured intrusion on local authority."
51st.news
August 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In an almost unprecedented move in D.C.’s 50-year experience with self-governance, President Donald Trump on Monday took control of the Metropolitan Police Department, putting its 3,100 sworn officers under his direct command for the next 30 days. 51st.news/dc-trump-mpd...
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“When the battle’s playing out on a hundred fronts at once, we have to remember that there’s no single court ruling, no existential moment, no single referendum on ‘transgender rights’ that’ll decide how this struggle will go.”
Jules Gill-Peterson in @wired.com+@them.us
www.wired.com/story/histor...
Jules Gill-Peterson in @wired.com+@them.us
www.wired.com/story/histor...
June 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“When the battle’s playing out on a hundred fronts at once, we have to remember that there’s no single court ruling, no existential moment, no single referendum on ‘transgender rights’ that’ll decide how this struggle will go.”
Jules Gill-Peterson in @wired.com+@them.us
www.wired.com/story/histor...
Jules Gill-Peterson in @wired.com+@them.us
www.wired.com/story/histor...
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Some materials pulled for a recent queer literature course! Pride month is every month for us >:) 🌈✨
May 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Some materials pulled for a recent queer literature course! Pride month is every month for us >:) 🌈✨