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Every week, I get in front of my keyboard to comment on the past week. Every time, the first word that comes to mind is "Wow." I feel like Chong from Cheech and Chong, sans the mind-altering substance. Some days, I really would like some mind-altering substances because I feel like I'm in an alternative reality

This Administration is sowing chaos in so many areas! Immigration rights and governmental abuse, concentration camps, unprecedented governmental corruption, abuse of children/human trafficking under Epstein, and lack of ANY accountability, potential sale of national forest areas, attempts to rig the midterms with voter suppression, etc, and NOW, Trump's war in Iran. Yes, I call it Trump's war because he started this without running anything through Congress, aka WE THE PEOPLE.

I'm feeling the pressure. My employer has experienced an unusually quiet and slow season. The increase in food prices has been noted, as has an increase in the Xcel bill. Outside of work, I'm being pulled in so many directions. Are you feeling it, too?

I'm a fan of Dr. Joanne Freeman, and at times she does a video out of her For Those Who Can't Fall Asleep. She said something I thought was very profound, "It's not easy living during historical times." Speaking in "Gen Z" - say less fam.

Customs and Border Patrol, along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, have cut back on the chaos in Minnesota (for now), and now residents are trying to put back the pieces of their lives and move forward.  People are still afraid to leave their homes and are now behind on their rent or mortgage. 

SPEAKING OF MINNESOTA... If you would like to help Minnesota while recovering from its federal invasion ~

• Go to Stand with Minnesota and check out the links for things like Rent Relief Funds, Mutual Aid Funds, Food Support, Pet and Animal Support, Union Member Support Funds, Buy/Donate Materials, Diaper Fund, and Contraceptive/Abortion Care. I was able to donate funds to a mutual aid fund in the area hit hardest by ICE, and a local organization that's helping people of color who are afraid to leave their homes.

Thank you for any support you can offer!

Non-violent resistance isn't always peaceful.  Please don't do anything you don't want to do, but now is the time for us to be brave and resist. Take it from a politically middle-of-the-road, introverted, Independent voter.