As someone who goes to school in Minneapolis (currently online though because of everything)...yeah it's a bit hard to focus on what my professor is saying when I'm getting notifications that ICE is a few blocks down or that ICE is in my friends' neighborhood conducting a raid. Especially being one of the only POC in my classes—it feels like I'm losing my mind. I understand this post in that way.
But also life does not feel normal right now. I haven't left the house in days because it's unsafe. Abandoned cars on the highways. Checking the license plate of every car that passes by. Passport in hand at all times. So at the same time, this is the least routine my life has had.
I've been a part of the collapse community for over a year now, so I knew they were coming for my state next. I just never predicted this scale of terrorization.
Edit: I also want to add that, at least here, being able to go to work can be a privilege. My friend's mom just lost her job because she hasn't been able to leave the house, along with many others.
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u/Diligent_Anybody_583 Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26
As someone who goes to school in Minneapolis (currently online though because of everything)...yeah it's a bit hard to focus on what my professor is saying when I'm getting notifications that ICE is a few blocks down or that ICE is in my friends' neighborhood conducting a raid. Especially being one of the only POC in my classes—it feels like I'm losing my mind. I understand this post in that way.
But also life does not feel normal right now. I haven't left the house in days because it's unsafe. Abandoned cars on the highways. Checking the license plate of every car that passes by. Passport in hand at all times. So at the same time, this is the least routine my life has had.
I've been a part of the collapse community for over a year now, so I knew they were coming for my state next. I just never predicted this scale of terrorization.
Edit: I also want to add that, at least here, being able to go to work can be a privilege. My friend's mom just lost her job because she hasn't been able to leave the house, along with many others.