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I don’t know what to write here | Bethany H

Our kids are seeing things happen that at a “normal” time, any one of which would become a national scandal, but today doesn’t reach a level of atrocity to break through the baseline level of daily atrocity. If you are a praying person, please pray for all of us.

What Is the Scale of the Resistance in Minnesota?

This mirrors what I’ve been hearing elsewhere on social media and from friends. The Trump regime’s secret police force has invaded the Twin Cities to kidnap, torture, terrorize, and murder its residents — and Minnesotans aren’t having it.

ICE Detains a 5 year old and uses him as bait. – Instagram

Once again: This is America. This is happening. This is a child. This could be your child. It certainly is your taxpayer dollars being used to detain and disappear kids.

Do not look away.

“Can I just go home?” on Instagram

After he was unable to produce documentation proving his citizenship, agents informed him that he was under arrest and forcibly detained him. As he was being taken away, the young man asked, “Can I just go home?” An agent responded, “No, you are not going home,” before taking him into one of their vehicles.

This is America. This is happening. This is a child. This could be your child. Do not look away.

Moral false dichotomies – Manu

Assuming something about someone else, based on your own worldview and without asking questions, is intellectually lazy.

Yep.

My wife writes about our recent trip to Milwaukee. We had a blast. I am strangely charmed by the city and always leave wanting more.

Bandits on the Run

We’re encouraging all our beloved friends, fans, and family to listen to all of our upcoming music on Bandcamp! For those of you who might not know yet, Bandcamp has banned AI music and has been keeping artists at the center of their platform for a long time now (unlike…well, most other streaming platforms 🫠).

One of my favorite bands has released a new song!

Lovely people, beautiful voices in harmony, full of love and joy and all the things you need right now.

The Comment

I figured that, so long as I didn’t eat up too much of his morning time, I could expand my queries beyond the sartorial. Money, local personalities, the proper way to gain respect (“competence is a great long-term attractor”), I would just pepper him with questions over early morning black coffees.

Yet, I never called him a mentor until years later. I never uttered the question, “would you be my mentor?” or anything like that.

In line with my thoughts on mentors.

Mentors don’t have to know they are your mentors. You don’t have to let them know, either. Just let them mentor.