Lemonada. This is Maggie Pinton. You're listening to Pantsuit Politics. I am the director of community

engagement here at Pantsuit Politics, which means that a big part of my job is reading the comments and

messages that you guys share with us and taking them to Sarah and Beth.

Since Wednesday, it's been really clear to me that our community is confused and hurting.

We wanted you to know that you're not alone out there,

and so our team decided to share our Thursday bonus episode that we call our Spicy Thursday with all of you here.

But first, here are some but not all of the facts,

as I understand them, on Thursday, January 8th. Yesterday, a 37-year-old woman named Renee Good

was shot and killed by a federal law enforcement official. It appears that she was participating

in organized efforts by citizens in Minnesota to protest

ICE enforcement there by blocking traffic with her car. In the immediate aftermath of this event,

Trump administration officials claimed that the officer acted in self-defense and called

Renee a terrorist. Depending on where you get your news, what kind of algorithm you see, and how much attention

you pay, the fact that a woman was shot and killed by a federal officer is coming to you in

different ways. We live in a country that is divided, almost as much, if not more, by the

information that we get about the headlines than we are by our actual political preferences.

In today's episode, Sarah and Beth are doing what I think they do best, processing what happened,

talking about how they feel about it, asking questions, acknowledging what we don't know yet,

and letting the news settle before we decide what we're going to do about it so that we can make

better decisions together.

We are always grateful for the space to hear from you and process the news together,

and you can join our conversation at PantsuitPoliticshow.com.

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