With the global pandemic underway, it will of course be some time before we are able to host meet-ups again. I hope everyone is staying as healthy and safe as you are able.

More urgently, just a few hours ago the Black Lives Matter protest downtown turned really bad when the police showed up in riot gear to torment and incite the crowd. I don't know if anyone has numbers yet, but a whole lot of people are going to need help dealing with the fallout from this.

In the immediate term, I recommend donating to the Massachusetts Bail Fund, which helps provide bail so people aren't stuck in jail for however long it takes their case to go to court. Nobody deserves to have their lives ruined just because they couldn't afford bail.
You can make a donation through their website here: https://www.massbailfund.org/donate.html
If you do so, I'll buy your lunch next time we're able to meet again.

In the coming days, weeks and months, we are all going to need to work to help heal, protect, and improve our communities. Check in on your friends and neighbors. Give the support you can wherever it is needed. Figure out what you can do to fight for the broader communities you care about.

A lot of stuff is really hard right now, and it will continue to be so for some time yet. Let's try to make it out the other side of this better than we started.