January 18, 2026
Abolish ICE.
Every place on the main street of my neighborhood is either closed indefinitely or posts a guard at the door to keep it locked and unlock it for patrons. Volunteers often stand outside during opening and closing to keep people safe on their way to and from their cars.
People are scared to go outside if they think they'll be stopped. Sundays they go after churches. It feels like a military occupation every day. Several news outlets are reporting that the administration is reading 1,500 additional troops for the event that the president invokes the Insurrection Act.
However, every neighborhood has several Signal chats to coordinate rapid response and mutual aid and there are literally thousands of people per neighborhood working together to make things happen. It’s incredible.