I met so many heroic observers on the ground today, folks I’m starting to see every day. I still don’t know real names, but there are certain pseudonyms who are always out there and that make me feel safe. I’m meeting neighbors when we discover we’re rapid response together. Community is how we win.
Standing on street corners with a whistle after dark in -15 degrees. Driving from morning to late at night in endless loops, learning to instinctively recognize the license plates of all your neighbors and know when something is amiss. Standing at the door of targeted businesses every shift change.
Jan 23, 2026 02:39Thousands and thousands and thousands of Minneapolitans putting aside their jobs, lives, their personal safety and comfort, and all their petty differences and turning up in staggering numbers, with no guarantee this nightmare will end in a week or a month or a year. They’re all heroes
