We have all been flooded with the horrifying stories out of Minnesota recently. This week, we discuss Alex Pretti and the children who have been kidnapped, along with some of the incredible stories of resistance and community from Minneapolis. Join us to rage, cry, grieve, hope, and plan. And remember, in a world full of evil - Be Good.

Show Notes:

1. Anti-trans riders COMPLETELY removed from final house appropriations bill. Everyone say thank you Sarah!!!

https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/anti-transgender-provisions-stripped

1. Judge threatens contempt ruling to ICE head: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/ice-chief-todd-lyons-minnesota-court-contempt.html

2. Minnesota Superintendent comments: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/they-are-circling-our-schools-superintendent-says-after-5-year-old-detained-by-ice

3. Hatred as Numbness, Listener Ben's Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-185636768

4. John Abernathy's story and photography: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/throwing-camera-thing-photographers-behind-140000257.html

5. People killed by ICE in 2026: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/27/us-witnessed-many-ice-related-deaths-in-2026-here-are-their-stories

6. "Jesus Saves" Picture: https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/apr/7

7. Ground News: https://ground.news/

8. Our "they like the lying" episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EJZsATPo8rPramZmOJSLw?si=CDGjRT9USEG2dfxzb1-8Xg

9. Our empathy episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UeVUgafrOQRskCVcFjF0l?si=f69648c9ede44d32

10. One day everyone will have always been against this: https://www.nationalbook.org/books/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this/

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