This is a processing of personal and collective grief.
During this morning’s guitar meditation session, I found myself continuing to dwell on and process the shock, fear, and grief that many of us are feeling. These tracks are the result of that. I wanted to release and share this to mark a moment and to never forget or forgive what they are taking from us.
From Wikipedia:
On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman and US citizen, was fatally shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good was idling in a car at the scene of an ongoing ICE operation, when she was approached by ICE agents who gave conflicting orders. As Good attempted to exit the area, in response to one of the issued orders, she passed near Ross, who shot her in the head, despite not standing in the path of the car. Federal officials and President Donald Trump have defended the shooting, claiming Ross acted in self-defense and falsely claiming that Good attempted to run him over. These claims have been widely debunked by eyewitnesses, by journalists’ analysis of video footage, by local figures, and by Democratic Party lawmakers, the latter of whom have called for a criminal investigation.
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