"Since the start of this year, Minneapolis has endured an onslaught of ICE-led immigrant detainments, protestor arrests and violent street clashes that no community should have to endure. By invading schools, daycares, homes and workplaces - and threatening immigrants both documented and undocumented - ICE has ratcheted up fear and ire across the community. Minneapolis residents have shown up in remarkable - and inspiring - numbers to protect and support their vulnerable neighbors."
"Since President Trump's inauguration last January, record numbers of protests have been happening in the streets across the United States - in urban centers like Los Angeles to small towns like Lawrence, Kansas. From 2017 to 2025, there was a 133% increase in political protests, marking a massive uptick since Trump's first term in office. Americans are chronically stressed right now. Despite ICE's invasive tactics, the collective response is heartening."
A metacrisis of internal disconnect is unfolding, and collective political action offers restorative benefits. Minneapolis experienced intensified ICE-led detainments, arrests, and street violence that spurred widespread community mobilization to protect immigrants. Nationally, protests surged after President Trump's inauguration, with a 133% increase in political protests from 2017 to 2025. Political protests produce cooperative energy and social connection that soothe dysregulated nervous systems by lowering cortisol and raising oxytocin. Shared gatherings can induce an awe-like collective effervescence that reduces stress. Aural chanting, music, and song contribute physiological stress reduction. The collective response may catalyze long-overdue political and communal repair.
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