Dana Ferguson

Thank you, Kimberly.

I'm hanging in there is what I would say.

It's been a week.

Oh, I brought with me – it's kind of boring, but I brought some water.

Not boring at all.

I need to hydrate this week.

It's been a lot, so just trying to make sure that – taking care of myself so I can keep doing the best job I can.

I love that.

But I hope people have more fun beverages than that.

I mean, I think for me and for a lot of people here, it's very it's like stepping back in time a little bit to 2020.

There have been a lot of situations that are pretty similar to both COVID lockdowns and also a lot of the unrest and protests that happened after George Floyd's murder.

There are a lot of schools that are going to virtual learning because folks are afraid of ICE enforcement.

A lot of small businesses are closed for the same reasons.

But also there's a lot of feeling of community sort of coming together and neighbors supporting each other, similar to what it was like back then.

Folks have

signs put up in their windows, just expressing support for one another.

And a lot of folks come out and just say, you know, we're very proud to be Minnesota and to all be here together.

And so just trying to stick in there through the really tough times.

Yeah.

I mean, to be sure, these videos are everywhere.