Anne Mocko
@themockowl.bsky.social
scholar, faculty-person, Minnesotan
trying hard to make my corner of the world a better place
trying hard to make my corner of the world a better place
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Shooting The Moon, politics-version?
I'm starting to think their midterms plan is to lose so many seats that it actually seems suspicious lol
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Shooting The Moon, politics-version?
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Trigger warning: mentions of SA‼️
idk if I’ve ever posted this poem here, but recent events made me think of it, well, relive it really. I wrote this in 2018 when Brett Kavanaugh, a man accused of SA, was nominated into the Supreme Court. It’s titled “Junior Prom Night”.
idk if I’ve ever posted this poem here, but recent events made me think of it, well, relive it really. I wrote this in 2018 when Brett Kavanaugh, a man accused of SA, was nominated into the Supreme Court. It’s titled “Junior Prom Night”.
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Trigger warning: mentions of SA‼️
idk if I’ve ever posted this poem here, but recent events made me think of it, well, relive it really. I wrote this in 2018 when Brett Kavanaugh, a man accused of SA, was nominated into the Supreme Court. It’s titled “Junior Prom Night”.
idk if I’ve ever posted this poem here, but recent events made me think of it, well, relive it really. I wrote this in 2018 when Brett Kavanaugh, a man accused of SA, was nominated into the Supreme Court. It’s titled “Junior Prom Night”.
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Democracy dies in oligarchness
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Democracy dies in oligarchness
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From the ground in Minneapolis: Pranay Somayajula, former Director of Organizing & Advocacy at Hindus for Human Rights, writes powerfully on resisting ICE, occupation, and the rise of community defense in the Twin Cities. Urgent, unflinching, necessary. 🔗 newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/fighting-f...
Fighting for the future in occupied Minneapolis
On resisting ICE
newsletter.thedriftmag.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From the ground in Minneapolis: Pranay Somayajula, former Director of Organizing & Advocacy at Hindus for Human Rights, writes powerfully on resisting ICE, occupation, and the rise of community defense in the Twin Cities. Urgent, unflinching, necessary. 🔗 newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/fighting-f...
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“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔
Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
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I bet if I got a new notebook that would fix me.
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I bet if I got a new notebook that would fix me.
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The heartbreakingly beauty of Amanda Gorman’s words for humanity. Be the light. Save a soul.
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The heartbreakingly beauty of Amanda Gorman’s words for humanity. Be the light. Save a soul.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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they murdered Good, they murdered Pretti, and if you are on the streets of the hero twins and your surname is Kind, Loving, or Strong please be extra careful because apparently the writers are not being subtle with the symbolism this season.
January 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
they murdered Good, they murdered Pretti, and if you are on the streets of the hero twins and your surname is Kind, Loving, or Strong please be extra careful because apparently the writers are not being subtle with the symbolism this season.
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This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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@ebonyteach.blacksky.app had an important thread about this the other day.
You can choose which of your ancestors you honor, and learn from the mistakes of the others.
You can choose which of your ancestors you honor, and learn from the mistakes of the others.
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app had an important thread about this the other day.
You can choose which of your ancestors you honor, and learn from the mistakes of the others.
You can choose which of your ancestors you honor, and learn from the mistakes of the others.
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this is full of meaning
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
this is full of meaning
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Wrote this a year ago, which was Trump's inauguration day.
About how Dr. King understood that this was all about systems, interlocking systems of oppression.
How fighting them is how we honor his legacy each and every day.
How, as June Jordan wrote, we are the ones we've been waiting for.
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About how Dr. King understood that this was all about systems, interlocking systems of oppression.
How fighting them is how we honor his legacy each and every day.
How, as June Jordan wrote, we are the ones we've been waiting for.
1/x
Feel. Then Do.
our work in this new era
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Wrote this a year ago, which was Trump's inauguration day.
About how Dr. King understood that this was all about systems, interlocking systems of oppression.
How fighting them is how we honor his legacy each and every day.
How, as June Jordan wrote, we are the ones we've been waiting for.
1/x
About how Dr. King understood that this was all about systems, interlocking systems of oppression.
How fighting them is how we honor his legacy each and every day.
How, as June Jordan wrote, we are the ones we've been waiting for.
1/x
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it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
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Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
Excellent detailed reporting
"The first thing I noticed when I got to Minneapolis last weekend was the new language: The work C was doing has a name—“commuting”—a deliberately mundane term for pursuing, tailing, and deliberately irritating ICE agents moving through the city in unmarked cars." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump and ICE Thought They Knew How to Handle Minneapolis. I Saw Up Close What’s Happening Instead.
ICE declared war on Minneapolis. The city had its own ideas.
slate.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Excellent detailed reporting
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee