<p>On this episode: <a href="https://www.thelucylopez.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Lopez</a>, <a href="https://www.dutchdutchgoose.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Newcamp</a>, and <a href="https://zakrosen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zak Rosen</a>, like a lot of people in America right now, are feeling stressed and overwhelmed over what is happening in Minneapolis and across the country. Recently, the situation in Minneapolis escalated even further when federal agents shot and killed ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti. This is just the latest in a massive upheaval in the city since thousands of armed and masked Department of Homeland Security agents were sent into the city in December.&nbsp;</p><br><p>They start the show checking in with each other about how they’re all doing right now and try to help each other process these times. Lucy opens up about being an immigrant in Miami during all this, Elizabeth shares the complicated situation on military bases, and more.</p><br><p>Later in the show, they’re joined by Slate writer Shirin Ali to talk through her latest piece, “<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-minneapolis-guide-prepare-help.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Minneapolis Is Just the Beginning</a>” and talk through ways families can prepare in case ICE comes to their city.</p><br><p><strong>Helpful Resources and Mentioned in the Show</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://5calls.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 Calls </a>(For calling your lawmakers)</p><br><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@erinmayequade?refer=embed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Minnesota State Senator, Erin Maye Quade’s TikTok with advice</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Libraries/immigration.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AACAP Resource Library on Children, Families &amp; Immigration</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.idra.org/education_policy/10-strategies-for-how-schools-should-respond-to-help-children-impacted-by-ice-raids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10 Strategies for How Schools Should Respond to Help Children Impacted by ICE Raids</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.aclu.org/we-the-people-activist-toolkit-defending-a-free-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We The People Activist Toolkit</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nokings.org/next" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Kings</a> website</p><br><p><a href="https://ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-labor-corner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adopt a Day Labor Corner&nbsp;</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.32auctions.com/publishingforMN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Publishing for Minnesota&nbsp;</a></p><br><p><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/01/what-are-ice-and-border-patrol-doing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Immigration Enforcement Became So Violent </a>- What Next</p><br><p><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/01/why-dhs-is-refusing-to-investigate-the-killing-of-alex-pretti" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everyone Saw CBP Kill Alex Pretti</a> - What Next</p><br><p>Video production by Micah Phillips.&nbsp;</p><p>Follow us <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CareandFeeding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on YouTube</a>!&nbsp;</p><p>Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.</p><p>If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on <em>Care and Feeding</em>. Sign up now at<a href="https://slate.com/careplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> slate.com/careplus</a> – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>