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September 2020: Don't Let the Crazies Bring You Down

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  In Seattle, there's no end in sight to the Covid Crazies, which are inextricably linked to: --the legions of homeless with nowhere to go now that their old haunts have been closed for months... --the increasing demand for defunding the police... --the resulting disappearance of cops from the streets and growing inability to do much of anything to make the city safe... --the ruin of local businesses: a hundred in Seattle have permanently closed, unable to pay for security guards to protect their staff and customers or keep thieves from brazenly looting the shelves... --delays in relief benefits--and the fear that some of those may disappear completely. --the terror of losing our jobs and our homes...   We're all mad as hell about this. And we have every right to be. But more than ever now we need the sense of peace and comfort we're most certain to find in our caves.  The greater the stress on the outside, the more resourceful we all need to be in making sure our caves ref