One of few times during all this I've felt a genuine, strong feeling that a way through this is possible. Thank you, Alec.

Be safe, and thank you. ❤️

I needed to read this today. Thank you. ❤️

*marching still very important, not trying to say otherwise. But many other things matter too.

Some also like to see protests as the end-all be all of 'loud'political engagement. People are watching out for agents, getting neighbors to renew licenses/papers, getting food for people trapped in their homes, trying to make art to process all of this shit. There's more to resistance than marching

They're frightened of being killed, or worse. I'm Minnesotan, and our state speaker of the house and her husband and dog were murdered last June. The killer had a long list of targets, mostly Democratic politicians, including our governor and his officials.

We are not in a good place right now

It's shit. Really shit. Been shit for a long time, just stinks particularly bad right now with an influx of NEW-ish shit.

Don't know how bad it will get, but know how bad it could get. Try to plan for the worst, hope for the best, and live knowing pieces from both outcomes're horrifyingly possible

-and gerrymandering have let politicians pick and choose which voters matter for their campaigns, and people for decades have had to choose between voting and staying at work so they can put food on the table and keep the lights on.

I believe there will be another election, and that midterms can have some impact. I do not believe there will be another truly 'fair and free' election, because I don't think we've had a perfectly 'fair and free' election for decades. Frustratingly 'legal' methods of voter suppression (cont)

Holy shit do I hope so.