Ana D.
@pokachee.bsky.social
big-brained culture writer. i've covered games and internet culture at polygon, gamespot, verge, npr, wired, and lots of other places; alum and occasional guest at minnmax 😈🏳️🌈 - looking for work
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Ana D.
@pokachee.bsky.social
· May 2
Hi my name is Ana! ✍🏼 I worked as a service writer and culture reporter for Polygon for several years and was among the many journalists laid off at Polygon following its sale to Valnet.
I am now open to work opportunities and am available to contact at: [email protected].
I am now open to work opportunities and am available to contact at: [email protected].
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Also if you missed my piece on the halftime show, you can check it out here
slate.com/culture/2026...
slate.com/culture/2026...
What Gringos Might Have Missed About Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show
The Puerto Rican rapper’s performance wasn’t a crossover event. It was something better.
slate.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Also if you missed my piece on the halftime show, you can check it out here
slate.com/culture/2026...
slate.com/culture/2026...
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idk but this country has worked pretty hard to make you feel fuckin miserable for being Latino so I’m still riding the high of one show reminding everyone that being Latine is one of the coolest things in the world
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
idk but this country has worked pretty hard to make you feel fuckin miserable for being Latino so I’m still riding the high of one show reminding everyone that being Latine is one of the coolest things in the world
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it's illegal to be queer in nigeria, but queer people still exist there (as they do everywhere). nigerian reporter ebenezer mowete spoke to queer local gamers about how they do and don't express their identities when they play --> www.mothership.blog/queer-nigeri...
We spoke to queer Nigerian gamers about the identities they hide online
Voice chat can mean teamwork, coordination, and banter, but for many of the queer Nigerian gamers we spoke to, the mic is a risk assessment tool.
www.mothership.blog
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
it's illegal to be queer in nigeria, but queer people still exist there (as they do everywhere). nigerian reporter ebenezer mowete spoke to queer local gamers about how they do and don't express their identities when they play --> www.mothership.blog/queer-nigeri...
I’m really inspired by all the aid going toward paying rent but it’s really making me think rent shouldn’t really be a thing. 🤔 Just another way the various crisis of capitalism (corporate land ownership and the police state) overlap and deprive people of their basic human needs. Just a thought!
February 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I’m really inspired by all the aid going toward paying rent but it’s really making me think rent shouldn’t really be a thing. 🤔 Just another way the various crisis of capitalism (corporate land ownership and the police state) overlap and deprive people of their basic human needs. Just a thought!
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I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
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journalism the rare field that will make you feel survivor’s guilt even if you don’t have a job
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
journalism the rare field that will make you feel survivor’s guilt even if you don’t have a job
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One thing I think is important to remember is that it does not take many subscribers on the scale of things. Your money goes a lot farther when it goes directly toward the people making the work. You do not need 30 million readers and infinite growth.
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
One thing I think is important to remember is that it does not take many subscribers on the scale of things. Your money goes a lot farther when it goes directly toward the people making the work. You do not need 30 million readers and infinite growth.
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Ok I’ll redownload Fortnite. They really got me with this one
The Pink Pony Club’s top dancer and global icon is now a virtual icon as well with her own Fortnite skin, emote, and tracks in the game
Chappell Roan is Fortnite’s Next Icon | Restart
The Pink Pony Club’s top dancer and global icon is now a virtual icon as well with her own Fortnite skin, emote, and tracks in the game.
www.restart.run
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ok I’ll redownload Fortnite. They really got me with this one
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'protect your peace' and 'pick your battles' are good advice for most, but it's ignorant not to know it as privilege. some people were minding their business when the battle picked them; some people are the battle
February 2, 2026 at 11:12 PM
'protect your peace' and 'pick your battles' are good advice for most, but it's ignorant not to know it as privilege. some people were minding their business when the battle picked them; some people are the battle
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Pew Pew Bang is BACK for Season Three and the brand new premiere is a celebration of all our gaming crushes from years gone by, even the ones with confusingly horrible names. Watch here or listen in the Pew Pew Bang feed!
youtu.be/FC3i9P0qZzU
youtu.be/FC3i9P0qZzU
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Pew Pew Bang is BACK for Season Three and the brand new premiere is a celebration of all our gaming crushes from years gone by, even the ones with confusingly horrible names. Watch here or listen in the Pew Pew Bang feed!
youtu.be/FC3i9P0qZzU
youtu.be/FC3i9P0qZzU
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"I'm speechless."
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
February 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
"I'm speechless."
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!
You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
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My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
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Liam was taken from Columbia Heights, the town just south of my high school in Fridley and just north of the Arts district in NE Minneapolis. I spent a lot of time with friends there after extracurriculars. News of his abduction completely broke my heart. I’m glad he’s home. #Comics4Liam
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Liam was taken from Columbia Heights, the town just south of my high school in Fridley and just north of the Arts district in NE Minneapolis. I spent a lot of time with friends there after extracurriculars. News of his abduction completely broke my heart. I’m glad he’s home. #Comics4Liam
😭😭😭i want to buy liam ten thousand pikachu plushies. liam, and every child everywhere in the world, deserve to be at home with their stuffies 😭
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
😭😭😭i want to buy liam ten thousand pikachu plushies. liam, and every child everywhere in the world, deserve to be at home with their stuffies 😭
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I’m trying to help this immigrant family who’s been inside for over a month due to increased ICE presence in our community. Rent and bills are due tomorrow (Feb. 1) so we are really hoping to support them. Let’s make this family happy & prevent their displacement. ❤️
Venmo: @ gretagretagreta
Venmo: @ gretagretagreta
February 1, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I’m trying to help this immigrant family who’s been inside for over a month due to increased ICE presence in our community. Rent and bills are due tomorrow (Feb. 1) so we are really hoping to support them. Let’s make this family happy & prevent their displacement. ❤️
Venmo: @ gretagretagreta
Venmo: @ gretagretagreta
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i literally can’t understand how rich people keep their money. giving people money they need to stay fed and housed is the most amazing feeling.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
i literally can’t understand how rich people keep their money. giving people money they need to stay fed and housed is the most amazing feeling.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
I do this and it has never gone badly because I never call someone with the expectation that the can definitely talk to me right then and there.
I have bad ADHD so a lot of times scheduling a call can actually prevent me from talking to people who I genuinely want to talk to.
I have bad ADHD so a lot of times scheduling a call can actually prevent me from talking to people who I genuinely want to talk to.
My RETVRN belife is that people should just call each other on the phone without scheduling it in advance www.businessinsider.com/iphone-scree...
You should just call people on the phone
It's time to hit redial on phone etiquette and bring back randomly calling friends. It's time to raw dial.
www.businessinsider.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I do this and it has never gone badly because I never call someone with the expectation that the can definitely talk to me right then and there.
I have bad ADHD so a lot of times scheduling a call can actually prevent me from talking to people who I genuinely want to talk to.
I have bad ADHD so a lot of times scheduling a call can actually prevent me from talking to people who I genuinely want to talk to.
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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt needs to stop assisting ICE. It’s very clear that the sheriff’s department has been harassing, intimidating, arresting and coming out in force to assist ICE. They have been using force against neighbors who are working to protect our immigrant neighbors. 2/
January 31, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt needs to stop assisting ICE. It’s very clear that the sheriff’s department has been harassing, intimidating, arresting and coming out in force to assist ICE. They have been using force against neighbors who are working to protect our immigrant neighbors. 2/
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An unbelievable thing happened last night. 3,083 people from the @minnmax.com and @giantbomb.bsky.social community stepped up to protect the people in Minneapolis from ICE.
You can still donate to VEAP here - bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis
Here's the archive - youtube.com/live/SMcO71c...
You can still donate to VEAP here - bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis
Here's the archive - youtube.com/live/SMcO71c...
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
An unbelievable thing happened last night. 3,083 people from the @minnmax.com and @giantbomb.bsky.social community stepped up to protect the people in Minneapolis from ICE.
You can still donate to VEAP here - bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis
Here's the archive - youtube.com/live/SMcO71c...
You can still donate to VEAP here - bit.ly/iceoutminneapolis
Here's the archive - youtube.com/live/SMcO71c...
guys it's crazy i tuned into the @minnmax.com stream to watch and show support for my immigrant family and neighbors and it looks like they got guy fieri on the stream????? (and in an ultra super rare skin no less!!!)
www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 AM
guys it's crazy i tuned into the @minnmax.com stream to watch and show support for my immigrant family and neighbors and it looks like they got guy fieri on the stream????? (and in an ultra super rare skin no less!!!)
www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
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BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
twincitiestenants | Instagram | Linktree
The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
linktr.ee
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
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An old friend was harassed by ICE and asked to prove her citizenship, luckily she was carrying her passport. This stuff is happening every day in Minneapolis. She’s a self-employed hair stylist and has lost business with folks scared to leave their homes. Donations welcome. gofund.me/d8b49045d
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
An old friend was harassed by ICE and asked to prove her citizenship, luckily she was carrying her passport. This stuff is happening every day in Minneapolis. She’s a self-employed hair stylist and has lost business with folks scared to leave their homes. Donations welcome. gofund.me/d8b49045d
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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement: