Trace Peterson
Poet & Scholar | Trans & Queer Academic | Books: The Valleys Are So Lush and Steep (Saturnalia 2025), Since I Moved In (Chax 2019), Arrive on Wave (Chax 2016), Troubling the Line (Nightboat 2013) | Editor of @eoagh.bsky.social | She/her
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonPeople all over Portland, Oregon were impacted by the chemical warfare deployed by the feds tonight. Here’s a thread of some Portlanders experiences who weren’t even at the protest:
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- One funny thing happening every time I do a poetry reading from this new book is the next day on social media I get bombarded with a barrage of Jamie Lee Curtis content. I guess that's happening because Jamie Lee Curtis' name appears in several poems in my new book, & the apps are hearing me say it.
- Friends in Providence, RI (and nearby)! Kristin Prevallet and I will be reading tomorrow at Riffraff Bookstore! Local celebrity Darcie Denngian will be introducing us. Come out and join us for this TRANS/TRANCE new book extravanganza!
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- Now up at Boundary 2: I reviewed Charles Bernstein's new book of criticism (link in comments)
- It's Trans Awareness Week, so drink lots of coffee
- Very psyched that I submitted an article to Boundary 2 and it was accepted.
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- "Donald Trump, because I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn The Volume Up." That is how you do it.
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- Rot In Place to our 43rd President Dick Cheney, torturer & hunting companion extraordinaire
- Had a dream last night where I submitted my academic CV and job search materials to a faculty member at a major university for constructive feedback and criticism. After two days, the faculty member responded by writing back just one sentence: "It's important to be a millionaire."
- Looking forward to reading with Darcie Dennigan and Stine An at P&T Knitwear in NYC this Tuesday! We all have new books out and we're all excited to share them with you. Unfortunately there is a $5 cover charge, but I assure you that we are worth it!
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonI am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond. Pay attention and act!
- Reposted by Trace PetersonPORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵
- Happy Birthday to my new book The Valleys Are So Lush and Steep, out today from @saturnaliabooks.bsky.social ! (link to order in the comments)
- Reposted by Trace PetersonThe mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties. Hello? Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party. Enough of the false equivalence.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonAdelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonThe campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonBREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonThis is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files. She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.
- Reposted by Trace Peterson“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..” @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Have been trying to come up with a good joke about the "Riyadh Poetry Festival" but things seem so genuinely bleak that I just wasn't able to get it done.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonIf a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonI was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
- Reposted by Trace PetersonIf you think Tylenol is bad for children’s health, wait until you see what guns do.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonThe Board of Immigration Appeals has ordered Emmy-award winning journalist Mario Guevara to be deported to El Salvador after 100 days in ICE detention, a country he fled more than two decades ago after being persecuted for his reporting.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonI know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonRemember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
- These jerks don't seem to realize how much they are making "trans girlfriend" into an ontological reality for practically the first time ever in mainstream society
- See, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social? You are absolutely not better or more socially acceptable than your trans constituents after all. You are still dealing with much of the exact same shit we are.
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- Reposted by Trace Petersoncancelling Disney+ and Hulu is well and good but it’s not a huge hit on an individual level but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses
- Reposted by Trace PetersonLuckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/
- Reposted by Trace PetersonIT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonDemocratic New York lawmakers — as well as City Comptroller Brad Lander — were arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers Thursday after demanding access to an alleged detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Federal Plaza.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonDavid Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
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- Reposted by Trace Petersonin light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments. that fox news host still has his job.
- Reposted by Trace Petersonif Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
- It appears that we are living through an unpredecented & disturbing historical moment now. Haven't gotten any normal work done since Kimmel news an hour ago. I think it's going to have to be OK to not get as much of the normal work done. Because there is clearly so much other urgent work to do.
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonA free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonJerry from Ben & Jerry's has resigned after 47 years after Unilever silenced their politcal activism.
- Reposted by Trace PetersonI know I’m naive but it is pretty wild that the president of the United States just publicly declares he and the military killed some guys on a boat, multiple times, and the entirety of Congress doesn’t immediately hit a giant red IMPEACH button
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- Reposted by Trace PetersonThis is a big deal. When Skydance bought Paramount, they put a Trump-approved content monitor in charge of CBS News, fired Stephen Colbert, and hired right wing talent. What do you think they will do to get Trump's approval for the purchase of CNN?
- Reposted by Trace PetersonJUST IN: 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' wins the Emmy for Best Talk Series
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