Good evening from Minnesota. This interlude steps outside the rhythm of my usual writing. The series will continue, but not tonight. Tonight belongs to something heavier, something that doesn’t fit neatly into a list of things I can or cannot live without, but still shapes the world we’re living in.
I live about thirty-five minutes west of Minneapolis, and today was a rough day for people in our state. A masked ICE agent shot and killed a thirty-seven-year-old woman. Available videos do not currently reflect the story being told by the U.S. government, and while I am reassured to know that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating, I am far less comforted by the involvement of the FBI. I do not trust the current Director to tell the truth.
I had hoped to start 2026 with light-hearted commentary. With the news of the Minneapolis shooting, I lost interest in writing anything light. That left me with two choices: write nothing at all, or share something that felt meaningful in this moment.
I chose the latter.
I’m sharing a link to an interview by Aaron Parnas with Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords. I found it deeply poignant. Fifteen years after being shot in the head on January 8, 2011, Gabby Giffords continues to advocate for gun laws. The interview is not about the shooting in Minneapolis today, but it felt relevant nonetheless.
The interview can be found here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/urgent-news-update-america-in-chaos?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web×tamp=1193.9
The interview begins at the 2:37 mark. If you don’t wish to subscribe to Substack (free), it will likely appear on YouTube within a few days.
Meanwhile, stay safe.
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