Went for a run in my neighborhood and bumped into my niece. Happily her partner's restaurant downtown made it through unscathed: it's a small place owned by a local non-profit where they train former inmates to cook.

I am going to go back to dog class tomorrow, for the first time since late February. This will be unsettling, I suspect, but I have to get over my FOGO.

and no one seemed to be asking what the fuck the cops thought they needed multiple AR15s for???

Yeah, what the fuck.

It's probably the last cool weekend for a while, so I'm baking a blueberry pie. And watching Pacific Rim, but that has nothing to do with the weather.

I don't know what to do, if there's anything I can do, about the protests. I support the people protesting cops murdering the people they're supposed to protect, but I don't know how to translate that into something useful. Donate to bail funds? Are there community support groups that could use help?

Yes, Calli, I saw multiple posts on twitter with links to bail funds.

I think I'll send some money to the National Lawyers' Guild, they do good work in support of progressive causes. I don't think I can volunteer for them, since I no longer have my law license, but cash never hurts.

Also here's a positive thing: push local authorities to implement community policing, revise police use-of-force guidelines, and hold police accountable.

Timelies all!

Sleepy...

Thanks, Consuela.

I woke up feeling defeated this morning. So much hate and pain inflicted on the Black community. Police acting like a military force. And no, NO leadership from the top. We went for a long drive, but it hasn't helped much. This is a dark time in history.

Calli, here's a twitter thread of bail funds: [link]

I'm fine here, and the Greater Camberville area (which includes Boston et cet) seems to be doing fine.

My serenity is seriously compromised by an eyewitness (somebody connected to a bunch of us Buffistas on Facebook) who saw a large number of cars driving around Minneapolis without plates -- there are real provocateurs out there.

And then there are the police departments that still somehow believe that the correct action to a peaceful protest is tear gas, rubber bullets, et al -- just what you want to make things worse.