# @breyeschow on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNThAiuBKTE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33292024-breyeschow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-13T18:16:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

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NEW POST: The Water is Heating Up, Now Who Will We Be?: Thoughts on being the beloved community and body politic that we hope to see in the world.

Here is a snippet — 

"My wife and I were talking seriously the other night, and we agreed that it was just a matter of time until one or both of us was arrested again. But, unlike the protest theater that has had previous acts of civil disobedience, we discussed what it would mean to face the real possibility of serving federal prison time.

This is not hyperbole.
We do not take this lightly.
But this is where we are.

Now, to be clear, the last thing that folks should do is rush into acts of civil disobedience. We are both citizens, our children are all independent-ish functioning adults, our work life would not suffer, and we have the relational and financial resources to weather legal proceedings. Even if jail time is part of our future, we will be fine. Mind you, we are not chasing it, but we would be fine.

But . . . we all can and must do something because we do not have to accept this bleak vision that is being forced upon us as our collective future. This wave of nationalized cruelty, normalized violence, and legislated dehumanization of the poor and suffering can be stopped if we all find a role in the movement to stop it.

Ultimately, now more than ever, we must be the beloved community and body politic that we hope to see in the world. This is not a new calling or concept, but it is no longer simply an ideological guidepost; it is now a social and political imperative."

If you would like to read the full post, visit: https://www.reyes-chow.com/the-water-is-heating-up-now-who-will-we-be/ or comment with "beloved" and the link will slide into your DMs.

#beloved #belovedcommunity #bodypolitic #martiallaw #hope #protest #movements

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

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belovedcommunity, martiallaw, bodypolitic, movements, hope, beloved, protest

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