Being a white person I have to recognize how further amped up I am about the MAGA fascists as a result of the murdering (assassinations, I think) of two folks in Minn – who happen to be white. I’m hoping more of the privileged demographic will become more and more uneasy with all this. More than uneasy – disgusted, frightened, angry, shocked.
Powerless, however, is the most damaging of the feelings I have though. I don’t like how cynical I have become about the United States. I have benefitted from travel and living abroad during my lifetime, and knew from I think 17 years of age that there would be and is benefit in seeing for oneself. And questioning everything. I am just so unsure of what to do now.
Yes, I volunteer moving water and supplies for those that are unhoused.
Yes, I volunteer with a mutual aid group that provides security and ice verification for targeted folks.
Yes, I participate in rallies and demonstrations.
Yes, I call or write the politicians who are supposed to be representing me.
Yes, I tell people, without request, about why I no longer am creating virtual reality immersions for human understanding. The MAGA fascist war on woke did my business in.
A long time friend and co-actor in good things texted me last night. She is an episcopalian minister outside of Seattle. She was just checking in. She has children of color (aka brown or whatever we need to say) who are grown and live in cities. She is terrified.
I feel like weeping but my anger and yet-unfocused resolve prevent it. Unfocused. What am I to do?
No, I can’t enjoy watching sports.
No, I won’t be buying things from those stores.
No, I won’t ‘give it up to the lord’
No, I can’t stand by and trust.
No ‘thoughts and prayers’, please.
Name them. (the following from Wikipedia)
Renee Nicole Good. Mother of 3. Married. On January 7, 2026, Renée Good, a 37-year-old American citizen, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross.
Alex Pretti. ICU Nurse for the Veterans Administration Hospital. On January 24, 2026, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American intensive care nurse, was shot and killed by United States Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
How many more will we need to list? And indeed, yes, indeed for all of us, especially my black brothers and sisters, NAME THEM.
Fresh Eyes 