My dad pulled me aside as a boy and instructed me on my duty to protect my sister and other girls from bullies. Alex died doing that very important job that good humans do. When I think hero I see Alex.

the halftime show is a master class in joy as resistance

They all deserve to feel the joy, recognition and love that was on that boy’s face when Bad Bunny handed him the Grammy.

That, contrasted with the knowledge of the emotions this administration inspires in kids like Liam, says more than any long speech ever could.

I've never seen a population more united. If people can hold onto that unity, if people can accept that different people will have different ways of confronting fascism, if we can remind NGOs and orgs that they can join but not control the resistance, then, well, people here will write history.

I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win. People here are well aware that what happens here impacts the entire country, that it sets the tone for resistance. ICE is angry, ICE is terrified, of how deeply unpopular it is.

But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.

What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

Before I came, I asked a local friend if the cold (it's going to be -20 or so in the coming days) would stop people from coming out. "No, we'll be there. It's ICE who can't handle it."