(Written the evening of the murder of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

My goodness, I don't know what to say. What I see from our country is unreal right now. I check the news each day to see what insane thing the Trump administration is doing now, and what horrors ICE is unleashing today. I wonder what kind of country I am bringing up my kids in, and what we will be faced with in years to come, and if our democracy will survive these times.

I am horrified, angry and so sad at the needless pain and death being inflicted on innocent people. I know ICE is operating in my area too, and I wonder each time I go out if I will see some showdown or people being hurt. I live in a liberal city in a blue state, heavy handed federal crack-downs could easily happen here.

Many days I am optimistic, believing that we are at a turning point, that the actions of the Trump administration are not what most Americans want, and that we will be spurred in a better direction as a response. But days like today it feels hard.