Abigail Modaff
@abigailmodaff.bsky.social
American historian working on a book about women’s book clubs. All posts my own, not my employer’s.
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Y'all Mercado Central still needs some help so that they don't lose their building
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February 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Y'all Mercado Central still needs some help so that they don't lose their building
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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into detention since Trump took office last year. At least 1,000 children were held longer than 20 days, a court-ordered limit on child detention.
The conditions at Dilley, where a lot of children are held, are horrific.
The conditions at Dilley, where a lot of children are held, are horrific.
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
into detention since Trump took office last year. At least 1,000 children were held longer than 20 days, a court-ordered limit on child detention.
The conditions at Dilley, where a lot of children are held, are horrific.
The conditions at Dilley, where a lot of children are held, are horrific.
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1/x 🧵
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
1/x 🧵
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
ICE has booked at least 3,800 children +
(Drawing by a 5-year-old detained in Texas with her mother. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” You don't have to know your Bible to hear myriad echoes here, but phew, those too.)
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New way to help: donate Delta Skymiles to get people home to Minnesota if they're released from detention in Texas.
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
New way to help: donate Delta Skymiles to get people home to Minnesota if they're released from detention in Texas.
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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100% chance he has a case of "WWII memorabilia" at his house
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
100% chance he has a case of "WWII memorabilia" at his house
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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Here's how it works:
1. Make a donation to ***ANY*** of the MN rent funds or ***ANY*** Minnesotan who is in need of rent. You know someone who's in need and has a Venmo? Great, it's fastest and we are all about trust right now.
Find a bunch of rent funds here: www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
1. Make a donation to ***ANY*** of the MN rent funds or ***ANY*** Minnesotan who is in need of rent. You know someone who's in need and has a Venmo? Great, it's fastest and we are all about trust right now.
Find a bunch of rent funds here: www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Here's how it works:
1. Make a donation to ***ANY*** of the MN rent funds or ***ANY*** Minnesotan who is in need of rent. You know someone who's in need and has a Venmo? Great, it's fastest and we are all about trust right now.
Find a bunch of rent funds here: www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
1. Make a donation to ***ANY*** of the MN rent funds or ***ANY*** Minnesotan who is in need of rent. You know someone who's in need and has a Venmo? Great, it's fastest and we are all about trust right now.
Find a bunch of rent funds here: www.standwithminnesota.com#mutualaid
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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it’s not a win if he just gets replaced with someone else. this wasn’t the fight.
but we have begun to show that you can push back against their campaign of terror—it is our duty to protect each other.
but we have begun to show that you can push back against their campaign of terror—it is our duty to protect each other.
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 PM
it’s not a win if he just gets replaced with someone else. this wasn’t the fight.
but we have begun to show that you can push back against their campaign of terror—it is our duty to protect each other.
but we have begun to show that you can push back against their campaign of terror—it is our duty to protect each other.
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Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
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Infinite respect to Woke Hoth Guy, who freestyled a two-minute Federalist paper.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Infinite respect to Woke Hoth Guy, who freestyled a two-minute Federalist paper.
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
❤️🩹
Vigil at Whittier park for Alex Pretti, three streets west of where federal agents killed him.
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
❤️🩹
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And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
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“There’s no point to calling because my senators already agree with me”
“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”
These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.
“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”
These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“There’s no point to calling because my senators already agree with me”
“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”
These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.
“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”
These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.
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There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It’s time.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
I want the see Steve Kerr’s Warriors and Minneapolis’ Timberwolves agree that they simply cannot play this game tonight.
A strike in solidarity with the besieged city and its murdered and abducted residents.
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Several people have been throwing up from tear gas. But more people still going back toward the federal agents.
"Whose streets? Our streets!"
"Whose streets? Our streets!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Several people have been throwing up from tear gas. But more people still going back toward the federal agents.
"Whose streets? Our streets!"
"Whose streets? Our streets!"
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Oh, I thought of more:
Spend time researching companies that enable ICE and spread the word about boycotts. Use your own positions of power and influence to chip away at the enablers too. And here’s a guide on how to do that:
Spend time researching companies that enable ICE and spread the word about boycotts. Use your own positions of power and influence to chip away at the enablers too. And here’s a guide on how to do that:
Six Steps for Researching the Corporate Enablers of ICE - Little Sis
Learn about how to research corporations collaborating with ICE in this new guide.
littlesis.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Oh, I thought of more:
Spend time researching companies that enable ICE and spread the word about boycotts. Use your own positions of power and influence to chip away at the enablers too. And here’s a guide on how to do that:
Spend time researching companies that enable ICE and spread the word about boycotts. Use your own positions of power and influence to chip away at the enablers too. And here’s a guide on how to do that:
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Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
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Every single one of them is risking their lives against death squads to prove that the fascist vision of America, a country where we hate everyone different than ourselves, is a fucking lie
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Every single one of them is risking their lives against death squads to prove that the fascist vision of America, a country where we hate everyone different than ourselves, is a fucking lie