Anna Lena

A copy of Might Could, a diminutive poetry book, lying on snowy grass. The cover reads Might Could / Anna Lena Phillips Bell / Winner of the Twentieth Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, and features a work in glass by artist Amber Cowan: a footed compote with a clear cloche over it, filled with vegetative forms and a vintage glass fox.

Might Could is available for preorder! Thanks to @pomegranate_books you can order a signed copy—at pombookslocal.com or the link is in my bio. Or for an unsigned copy, visit @asterism_books. THANK YOU to everyone who’s ordered the book already, or asked your library to. 💚 Also, m e l t i c e.

Thank you!

Legislation is working its way through the 2026 Va. General Assembly session right now that would end similar *local* 287(g) agreements & other ICE entanglements here.

Virginians, make sure you tell your state reps you have their back in support of these bills! See acluva.org for more details.

BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

#MAGAKidnappers

Alice Oswald in the key of k.

Love her 💚💚💚

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Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

10/10 ICE protest sign

Where Can I Run by Run for Something Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for

2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. Filing deadlines are coming up fast -- in most places, it's not too late to get on the ballot. We'll help you get started. runforwhat.net

I understand it's hard for some to use the term concentration camp, even for those horrified by what's happening. And there are settings (e.g., court) where it may not be helpful today. The key thing to realize is that there's an arc of how detention regimes tend to go, and we're recognizably on it.

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

The aggressively regressive gender politics of authoritarianism continue to have a devastating impact on higher ed & academic freedom. Solidarity with colleagues in gender studies at TAMU who continue to fight for their students’ right to study gender, race, & sexuality.

City Council passes landmark comprehensive plan When city officials first launched Envision Evanston 2045 in February 2024, residents gathered at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center armed with Post-it notes and stickers to assess their priorities f...

“Housing is not a reward for wealth, it is a condition for human life."

On Monday, Evanston's City Council passed a progressive housing plan guaranteeing affordable housing, resources, and enforcements to prevent displacement and evictions.

dailynorthwestern.com/2026/01/26/t...

𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦.

𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦.

Wait a moment before you react.

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

—Victor Frankl (Austrian psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor)

Recently, when I encounter something I don't know, I'm trying not to pull out my phone and look it up. Feeling certain all the time has terrible consequences for art.

-- Ross White

this story quotes:

- A trump ambassador
- A museum run by Trump appointees
- Stop Antisemitism, an organization funded by right-wing donors

... aaannnnddd that's it! Not a single scholar of the Holocaust. Not anyone unaffiliated with Walz' political opponents.

Food Delivered With Dignity In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations

One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?

Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A

or

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

Also, Cardinal Broglio told Catholics in the military they should refuse immoral as well as illegal orders: www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

I am really, really pleased that Leo is rapidly yeeting the bishops who forget there are *seven* Catholic social teachings.

The text in the image reads: Until this occupation is over, we are Post Modern Times > Post Modern Times is free for all with the exception of our occupiers! Donate: @moderntimescafe (Venmo) givemn.org/story/centralimpactfund or in person

moderntimescafempls Hello, My name is Dylan. I own Modern Times Cafe in South Minneapolis and have for 15 years. Modern Times is on the corner of 32nd and Chicago Ave; 6 blocks from where George Floyd was murdered, 3 blocks from where Renee Good was executed, and a mere neighborhood away from where Alex Pretti was murdered. After ICE Agents shot and killed Renee and then Alex, I was at the scene within hours. I witnessed hostile and aggressive armed goons sent by the Federal Government protecting each other from unarmed, outraged citizens. I bore witness to these atrocities and was tear-gassed, smoke bombed, and concussion grenaded alongside my neighbors. Minneapolis has been living through the abhorrent horror of the federally sanctioned abduction of our neighbors, public executions of people exercising their rights, and a targeted escalation of government violence. It's an atrocious and despicable occupation. We are entering yet another week of this occupation with a deep sense of dread and mourning. We absolutely cannot go on as we have. am sick of generating money for the soldiers in our streets and for a government that won't protect us - a government who is actively inflicting daily harm on its citizens.

Effective tomorrow we are done making money for the fascists that occupy our city. We refuse to generate taxes under the guise of a functioning for-profit capitalist business aligned with government strategy. Amidst many strategic pivots and determined leadership, Modern Times has been barely soluble since 2020. Therefore, for the remainder of the government occupation, we will function as a free and donation based restaurant, Post Modern Times. Everyone is welcome EXCEPT ICE. Hours will not change but our menu will be smaller. Staff agreed to be present on a volunteer basis, working from shared tips and community donations. Post Modern Times is a small stance amidst a gigantic fight that may shape the future of this country. I am inspired by the ways our community has grown together, our hearts breaking open, to give and receive care in all the ways we can. May we continue to see each other in the streets.

A photo of Modern Times cafe, on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, during warmer weather

Modern Times is a South Minneapolis staple, and a personal favorite haunt. For the duration of the occupation they're renaming themselves Post Modern Times and going to a donation-only model. Everyone but ICE can eat for free.

Donations:
Venmo: moderntimescafe
givemn.org/story/centralimpactfund

Minn. man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after ICE arrest Alberto Castaneda Mondragon, who is in ICE custody while hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center, alleges in a lawsuit that federal agents are interfering in his medical care and that he was so...

I'm still horrified and transfixed by this story of sadistic violence and perverse lying

sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...

Another ruling just yesterday in Minnesota: A federal judge calls it "particularly craven" that ICE transfered "a nursing refugee mother" out of state. Ta Eh Doh Lah was admitted as a refugee from Myanmar in 2024, has no criminal history and a 5-month-old. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Online training!

No member of Congress should allow the Trump administration and this lawless paramilitary squad to continue stomping on our rights and terrorizing our communities.

They have endangered everyone in America.

Call your Senators to DEFUND ICE.
Info, numbers, and scripts @ 5calls.org

This is a small immediate action you can take to support the businesses where the murder this morning happened. They were closed yesterday. Now they’re going to have to close today. Few of them can take multiple days without business.

Thank you, @bdralyuk.bsky.social. The newly remade @nimrodjournal.bsky.social is so good, and I'm glad this anti-to-do-list has a home there. 💚

Thank you, @nimrodjournal.bsky.social & @randallmann.bsky.social!

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

🧵ICE's tactics for arresting and holding observers and protestors is ever-shifting, and I'm hearing lots of different stories. Right now, my perspective is that these are your best practices:

AI running 8-week online course to replace faculty teaching 16-week semester. This is right-wing and tech utopianists' idea of "helping" higher ed students. Charge them same amount, but make them believe it's better bc they finish faster and can back to full-time jobs.
@higheredlabor.bsky.social