Report from Minneapolis: February 2, 2026 

I live a mile and a half from the spot where Renée Good was killed by our government on January 7th. Less than three weeks later, Alex Pretti was shot in the back by masked and heavily armed federal agents in front of my family’s favorite neighborhood doughnut shop. I have two children who attend Minneapolis Public Schools, where they have been practicing “code yellow lockdowns.” These are drills in which kids—the ones whose families have not switched to hastily executed online learning for fear of their children getting used as bait to lure vulnerable family members into the streets or coming back to empty homes—attempt to go about their normal school day with the knowledge that the building has been made into a fortress for their protection. Protection from their own government.

But the story of Minneapolis, as has been beautifully documented in thousands of images, stories, and articles, is not one of fear or despair, but of fierce love, tenacity, and bravery. And despite our relatively small numbers, Unitarian Universalists have been appearing in these stories over and over again. It is not a coincidence. CONTINUE READING HERE