Essay coming shortly, but it's amazing what drew Americans out of lockdown and into crowds again for the first time was protesting against the lethal violence of the police state

The virus is racism

I am proud that if certain sectors of the nation could come out of lockdown to go shopping and get haircuts, a whole massive other sector didn't think it was worth a risk to do so for anything frivolous, but only in order stand up for the the most vulnerable amongst us

Audre Lorde: "Anger is loaded with information and energy."

The anger being expressed tonight is loaded with information and energy—useful information and kinetic energy, which can both serve us in a better way than the path to hell the US govt has paved the last 3 months.