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Leave Minnesota Alone
Shame this was cut for time.
YouTube link: Weekend Update: Tommy Brennan on Trump’s ICE Deployments in Minnesota - SNL
I Believe In Belief
This has been an especially difficult year for Minneapolis. The assassination of Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman, and Donald Trump’s characteristically callous response to it, is still an open wound. Many yards still contain pink lawn signs created as a sign of community support after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in August. The murder of George Floyd, never far in the background of the city’s collective memory, has returned to the surface, as one needless murder in the streets recalls another. How much can one city take?
from How Much Can a City Take? by Scott Meslow, The Verge
A Metaphor for Frozen Water
It’s encouraging to see the hard-working people of Minnesota working hard to remove ice. Ice can be damaging, dangerous, and disastrous. Here in our community, we show courage and bravery to stand up to ice, no matter how much comes our way. Our friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors demonstrate that through resilience and determination, we can push back against any force that chills our home. We’ll always find a way.
At least, that’s what I’m thinking about when I look out of 26F. This is just a post about de-icing, which is something we should all be thinking about and supporting right now. The removal of ice sure is an amazing feat, isn’t it?
