Your creativity! your courage! your determination! your grit! your persistence! your organization! your compassion! your good humor in the face of oppression and winter weather! your generosity! your marching! your singing! your signs! your love for one another! your fundamental commitment to your community! this winter of 2026, the people of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and all of Minnesota are lighting the way for all of us. We send our love and thoughts of peaceful streets, green shoots, the warmth of spring. Thanks for showing us the way. Thanks for taking care of each other. The democracy-loving people of the US and the whole world hold you in our hearts.