Welcome to the Fifth Edition of The Bloom Briefing: Notes from the Resistance. As the sheen of the Women’s March begins to fade slightly, we now gear up for the long haul. What does this mean for how we lead our lives? What are our responsibilities to each other and to the resistance? Our strength is required with immediate effect to confront the latest brazenly racist Trump administration action, the expansive ICE raids across many major cities. Yet there is good news as well: this week witnessed a pair of big wins for progressive values in the courts. We ought to be careful not to politicize the courts too much, though.