I really think you should read these love letters to Minnesota Because together they tell a story: about why we can win,

[Amaryllis]

https://thewhitepages.net/p/i-really-think-you-should-read-these

By this point, the duality in Minnesota is clear. The assault is relentless and terrifying. The response is equally relentless and life-giving. There are a million stories of trauma, and a million stories of transcendent beauty. They’ve got the guns. We’ve got each other. The latter half of the equation doesn’t make the first any less horrific, but somehow the crowds keep growing.

At the intersection of those two realities: the devastating but sacred truths of this moment. They threw everything they had at Minnesota, and Minnesota didn’t flinch.

And also…

When a colossus collapses, it doesn’t fall quietly. That’s true of busted worldviews, bloviating despots and seemingly invincible empires. This regime won’t disappear without writhing and flailing and trying to puff itself up one last time. But that doesn’t mean it’s not already mid-collapse.

And also…

When a better world is birthed, it doesn’t always feel triumphant. Not at first. A baby deer teeters around on its flimsy newborn legs before it can run with its mother. And you never know, when you’re at the start of something, what’s to come. But that doesn’t make those first moments any less miraculous.

Lots more at link. This is beautiful and uplifting and it will bring tears.

[Ocelot II]

1. Damn, those made me cry!

It's so scary here, but at the same time it's hopeful. I've been participating almost every day in neighborhood street-corner demonstrations - 30 to 50 people standing with signs at busy intersections. And every single day the groups are a little bigger, and there are more and more mostly handmade signs expressing love and support for our immigrant neighbors and each other. As cars go by people wave and honk; I've never seen a middle finger. We are not intimidated and the movement is growing.