I'm sick and tired of people ignoring each other's narratives. The televised news isn't covering the protests properly; from what I've seen in the livestreams I've been watching of Portland's protests, a vast majority of protesters are peaceful and non-violent and a few fires a bunch of graffiti does a riot make when a lot worse would be understandable considering how badly police treat minorities. There is a massive gas lighting push from the toxic elements in the world right now and it's working less and less as time goes on. There are a lot of mixed feelings for me. I'm frustrated at how many people are being so insensitive to everything that's happening and at my own situation which isn't the best; stuck in a shelter with a bunch of bigoted vulgar bums who smell like they don't even bother to wipe their asses or change their clothes much less wash their hands or shower. My silver linings right now are my dog, the fact that there's no shortage of toilet paper here, and the sheer scope and duration of the protests gives me a lot of hope for the future.