Michelle Markel
@michellemarkel.bsky.social
Author and aficionado of mostly narrative nonfiction picture books. Teacher, speaker. Art, activism, politics, cats. Find out more at www.michellemarkel.com
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As someone in the comments noted, if they're now losing the suburban white guys in Callaway ball caps, they're losing badly.
Watch this.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
As someone in the comments noted, if they're now losing the suburban white guys in Callaway ball caps, they're losing badly.
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lol
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
lol
Thanks for reposting, @kwrights.bsky.social !
February 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Thanks for reposting, @kwrights.bsky.social !
My upcoming #nonfiction picture book is THIS IS YOUR FIGHT!: Genora Johnson and the Flint Sit-Down Strike- illustrated by The Brave Union (Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell! Publishing next year. Gratitude to @harpercollins.bsky.social and @uawarchivist.bsky.social 📚
Today's the anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-down strike, when workers occupied GM factories in Flint and forced the automaker to recognize the @uaw.org. Visit the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social to see the historical archives that document arguably the most important strike in American history!
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
My upcoming #nonfiction picture book is THIS IS YOUR FIGHT!: Genora Johnson and the Flint Sit-Down Strike- illustrated by The Brave Union (Kevin and Kristen Howdeshell! Publishing next year. Gratitude to @harpercollins.bsky.social and @uawarchivist.bsky.social 📚
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“To be hopeful in bad times is not foolishly romantic. Human history is not only of cruelty, but also compassion.
The future is an infinite succession of presents. To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory"
Howard Zinn
The future is an infinite succession of presents. To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory"
Howard Zinn
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“To be hopeful in bad times is not foolishly romantic. Human history is not only of cruelty, but also compassion.
The future is an infinite succession of presents. To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory"
Howard Zinn
The future is an infinite succession of presents. To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory"
Howard Zinn
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In my opinion these people are the real heroes of the resistance to ICE. There’s no credit, no one can talk about their work (because they directly contact vulnerable families). It’s expensive and dreary and neverending. ICE follows them around. But they refuse to abandon their neighbors
This is what one afternoon drop looks like for one (1) Minneapolis mutual aid distributor (read: random mom who wants to help families at her kids’ schools)
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
In my opinion these people are the real heroes of the resistance to ICE. There’s no credit, no one can talk about their work (because they directly contact vulnerable families). It’s expensive and dreary and neverending. ICE follows them around. But they refuse to abandon their neighbors
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Timeline cleanse. A baby giraffe was born Monday at Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah). Photo by Kennedy Camarena of KSL News.
January 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Timeline cleanse. A baby giraffe was born Monday at Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah). Photo by Kennedy Camarena of KSL News.
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Yesterday, I said the best, most precise, most lawyerly language for discussing what is going on in the U.S. now is going to be fierce, intense language. Judge who just ordered Liam’s and his father’s release from an ICE concentration camp agrees. See my thread at mastodon.social/@heidilifeld....
Heidi Li Feldman (@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)
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So extraordinary and excellent an opinion, I’m screenshotting most of it. 2/
mastodon.social
January 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday, I said the best, most precise, most lawyerly language for discussing what is going on in the U.S. now is going to be fierce, intense language. Judge who just ordered Liam’s and his father’s release from an ICE concentration camp agrees. See my thread at mastodon.social/@heidilifeld....
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Starting a new ongoing pinned 🧵 1/...
I'll stay on this until it's front & center: the ultimate goal is election interference.
Dirty tricks, thuggery on US streets, it's all about November (and beyond).
We must STOP this in its tracks, somehow.
Here we go:
I'll stay on this until it's front & center: the ultimate goal is election interference.
Dirty tricks, thuggery on US streets, it's all about November (and beyond).
We must STOP this in its tracks, somehow.
Here we go:
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Starting a new ongoing pinned 🧵 1/...
I'll stay on this until it's front & center: the ultimate goal is election interference.
Dirty tricks, thuggery on US streets, it's all about November (and beyond).
We must STOP this in its tracks, somehow.
Here we go:
I'll stay on this until it's front & center: the ultimate goal is election interference.
Dirty tricks, thuggery on US streets, it's all about November (and beyond).
We must STOP this in its tracks, somehow.
Here we go:
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Speaking to a friend after yesterdays poem about acts of kindness about a conversation he had with a waiter where he took time & care to engage in genuine dialogue & how much this was appreciated
Being kind might not change the world but might change the world for one person
#poetry
#poemoftheday
Being kind might not change the world but might change the world for one person
#poetry
#poemoftheday
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Speaking to a friend after yesterdays poem about acts of kindness about a conversation he had with a waiter where he took time & care to engage in genuine dialogue & how much this was appreciated
Being kind might not change the world but might change the world for one person
#poetry
#poemoftheday
Being kind might not change the world but might change the world for one person
#poetry
#poemoftheday
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Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com
Finland teaches media literacy to fight fake news and disinformation
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com
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Colbert made me weep last night with this video. MN coming together reasserting their confidence that they made the right decision in the last election voting AGAINST what is actually happening to them now BECAUSE they voted against it! www.instagram.com/reel/DT6U_vu...
kristeninmn on Instagram: "More than 1,000 community members gathered for a Singing Resistance vigil at a church in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. So…"
More than 1,000 community members gathered for a Singing Resistance vigil at a church in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Songs were sung in grief and solidarity after the ICE killing of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and constitutional observer, in Minneapolis earlier in the day. @singingresistancetc is a group that kicked off in January to empower a collective voice, connect with the community and urge action. #minneapolis #minneapolismn #minnesota #twincities #onlyinmnView all 1,506 comments
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January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Colbert made me weep last night with this video. MN coming together reasserting their confidence that they made the right decision in the last election voting AGAINST what is actually happening to them now BECAUSE they voted against it! www.instagram.com/reel/DT6U_vu...
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If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.
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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.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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.
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Thank you, @atrupar.com .
Hi everyone -- there is a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow to protest what the Trump administration and DHS are doing to our community. In solidarity with the action, I am going to donate my revenue from tmrw's newsletter to People over Papers, the Midway-Hamline Diaper Bank, & Every Meal. (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Thank you, @atrupar.com .
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Looks like Senator Blumenthal's office worked with the whistleblowers, and has already put out a letter to the Trump admin demanding answers.
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
I’m demanding Sec. Noem provide an explanation for this abhorrent policy & that my Republican colleagues hold hearings & join me in demanding the Trump Admin answer for this lawlessness. 6
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Looks like Senator Blumenthal's office worked with the whistleblowers, and has already put out a letter to the Trump admin demanding answers.
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
#MLK : "I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. "
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
#MLK : "I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. "
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Free America Walkout is now in ALL 50 states. Find one nearest you at freeameri.ca #FreeAmerica
The Free America Walkout is now in ALL 50 states. Find one nearest you at freeameri.ca #FreeAmerica
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨
The Free America Walkout is now in ALL 50 states. Find one nearest you at freeameri.ca #FreeAmerica
The Free America Walkout is now in ALL 50 states. Find one nearest you at freeameri.ca #FreeAmerica
Book recommendation for the president. Easy read, relatable character 📚 #booksky #illustration
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Book recommendation for the president. Easy read, relatable character 📚 #booksky #illustration
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“Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE” is a sentence that shouldn’t exist.
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
“Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE” is a sentence that shouldn’t exist.
