I don't know what to do.
Beth Sawin just said on BlueSky,
It's ok to feel sad and bewildered. In fact I'm coming to think that letting go of the easy paths and pat answers is part of the work of now.
So okay, but still. The Trump regime is building up a paramilitary force for decades to come, with weapons we can only imagine, and a prison system to go with it. And just in the past few days,
They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon” — HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead. [news link with details]
Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social
So many horrors. And NO, training is not the problem. A culture that disdains life — particularly non-white life — is the problem. ICE has to be disbanded. Root and branch.
Ralf W @raflw.bsky.social
Meanwhile, the coverage of the State of the Union that I heard on NPR seemed to focus primarily on affordability and prices. Which are not great issues for Trump, sure, but there was no mention of this incipient police state.
I sit here as I'm writing this, periodically covering my face with my hands. Sad and bewildered doesn't begin to describe it.
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