Breathe.

I’m shaking.

What’s going on in the capital today is terrifying and so far away from being okay. This terrified feeling should never have been our burden to carry. But please don’t stay silent over how wrong this is. Speak up. Be loud. Reach out to one another. Talk this out if you need to.

I hope nobody gets hurt. Nobody. But there have been reports of shots fired. And we don’t know if they are true.

I hope the lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are doing okay. It sounds like they’re safe in this moment.

I know that if the people who stormed this building did not have the privilege that they have, people would be dead.

I’m horrified by the actions of the President of the United States. I’m horrified by his betrayal of the democratic process.

I feel deep concern for the people who were lead so profoundly astray.

This election was not stolen. Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. He will be sworn in. This must be.

Fox is calling this a victory. It isn’t. Fuck that absolute motherfucking bullshit.

I’m afraid for the county that I live in. The fear is so much bigger than this moment.

I’m listening to the news now. I’m going to listen more carefully for a while. I will come back and update more later.

Breathe.

I love you so much.