Things have gotten steadily worse just in the past week. Trump’s goons have assaulted a US Senator. He has illegally deployed the military against American civilians. Today is a day of protest, and it’s quite possible the administration will respond with violence.

Stay calm and stay focused. Things may yet come to an armed uprising, but this isn’t the time.

Reach out to people rather than denouncing them. Save the insults for the people in top positions and those who commit violent acts or spread lies.

The stunt the Boston organizers pulled, renaming their event “No Kings but Yaaas Queens,” is just dumb. Bringing in unrelated issues just narrows the base of support for an action intended to draw in all who value freedom. You don’t have to be anything-“phobic” to be annoyed at the tone and wonder if it’s where you want to be. There are lots of other events in Massachusetts that don’t dilute the message, and I’ll be attending one of them today.

Stay safe and strong.