Anna Fore Waymack
@waymack.bsky.social
Feminist, nerd, sailor, gardener, embroiderer, beekeeper. Should be writing. She/her.
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
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"Research would tell us that most ICE agents entered into these jobs in part because they want approval, and they want to affirm their masculinity in public," said sociologist Nicole Bedera. "An ICE watch works by surrounding these people ... with disapproval."
Observing ICE agents is 'a de-escalation tactic,' sociologist says
The federal government has accused ICE watchers of breaking the law. Sociologist Nicole Bedera said ICE watchers have science behind them. She spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters.
www.mprnews.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
"Research would tell us that most ICE agents entered into these jobs in part because they want approval, and they want to affirm their masculinity in public," said sociologist Nicole Bedera. "An ICE watch works by surrounding these people ... with disapproval."
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So realtalk here medievalists, academics, citizens, from a historian: institutions, too, can practice orderly retreat in order to reassess priorities and survive (or fail) difficult times more humanely than the chaotic disintegration that follows from chin-upping.
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
So realtalk here medievalists, academics, citizens, from a historian: institutions, too, can practice orderly retreat in order to reassess priorities and survive (or fail) difficult times more humanely than the chaotic disintegration that follows from chin-upping.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺
January 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Just published a paper on the complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir meme, the decade-old tumblr in-joke that continues to impact the public understanding of the ancient world. Paywalled but email me if you want a copy. 🏺
The metaphor may be tempting but guys, there’s no shortage of such low-hanging rhetorical fruit. He’s literally tearing down the White House! Gilding it into Temu Versailles!
I’m always shocked by how many progressives will jump on the “hahaha did you hear the president smells bad”train. The man is a killer and a fool and a scumbag but the indignities of aging await us all if we are very lucky
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 AM
The metaphor may be tempting but guys, there’s no shortage of such low-hanging rhetorical fruit. He’s literally tearing down the White House! Gilding it into Temu Versailles!
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So an idea I’ve been toying with: we reinstantiate the minutemen with e-bikes instead of horses
I have a lengthy video of a long chase yesterday, including one maniacal e-bike rider who was absolutely giving the ICE Wagoneers hell. They’d try to lose us in traffic but the bike didn’t care about traffic
It occurs to me that it also depends on how fast ICE can go in that particular neighborhood. Big streets/no traffic would make bikes less useful because they couldn't keep up, but on narrower downtown streets with traffic, an ebike could easily outpace cars.
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
So an idea I’ve been toying with: we reinstantiate the minutemen with e-bikes instead of horses
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Like many other folks targeted by ICE, Guan is in a lot of danger if he’s sent back www.dw.com/en/xinjiang-...
Xinjiang whistleblower faces deportation to China — lawyer
After documenting Xinjiang's Uyghur detention network, a Chinese dissident faces deportation to China, his lawyer says. His case highlights the clash between US immigration policy and human rights con...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Like many other folks targeted by ICE, Guan is in a lot of danger if he’s sent back www.dw.com/en/xinjiang-...
We all making our signs for tomorrow?
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM
We all making our signs for tomorrow?
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‘Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you –
Ye are many – they are few.’
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you –
Ye are many – they are few.’
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
‘Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you –
Ye are many – they are few.’
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you –
Ye are many – they are few.’
My own weird stance is that if police are authorized to wield deadly force, they should be *required* to put their own lives last. And that includes where they’re dealing with people who seem an imminent danger. Their role is to keep the community safe, and those people count.
Police killed at least 1,292 people in the United States in 2025. There were only six days with zero police killings last year. Source: mappingpoliceviolence.org.
January 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM
My own weird stance is that if police are authorized to wield deadly force, they should be *required* to put their own lives last. And that includes where they’re dealing with people who seem an imminent danger. Their role is to keep the community safe, and those people count.
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idk how to explain this but the fact that this is Minnesota and the neighbours are standing right there heckling instead of helping is an act of war
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
idk how to explain this but the fact that this is Minnesota and the neighbours are standing right there heckling instead of helping is an act of war
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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FYI
No school in Minneapolis tomorrow and Friday. Just got this email.
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
FYI
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Moral injury is real, and if you think you're doing something good and productive by watching human suffering, you have one.
There are people who need to see human suffering as part of their jobs helping the suffering humans. That's not the issue here.
There are people who need to see human suffering as part of their jobs helping the suffering humans. That's not the issue here.
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Moral injury is real, and if you think you're doing something good and productive by watching human suffering, you have one.
There are people who need to see human suffering as part of their jobs helping the suffering humans. That's not the issue here.
There are people who need to see human suffering as part of their jobs helping the suffering humans. That's not the issue here.
About once a week I go by a street named for Crispus Attucks.
Somehow that thought won’t leave me right now.
Somehow that thought won’t leave me right now.
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
About once a week I go by a street named for Crispus Attucks.
Somehow that thought won’t leave me right now.
Somehow that thought won’t leave me right now.
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If you have any funds to spare and want to help Minneapolis right now, getting dash cams to observers is crucially important and especially after today
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
If you have any funds to spare and want to help Minneapolis right now, getting dash cams to observers is crucially important and especially after today
For context, ICE murdered a woman at point blank range in Minneapolis. There are multiple videos circulating.
hey everyone now is once again a good time to turn autoplay off for videos
January 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
For context, ICE murdered a woman at point blank range in Minneapolis. There are multiple videos circulating.
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They always want to “save classics!” until they find that it’s only by heavily redacting Greco-Roman literature (e.g. cut out the gayness!) that they get what they call “western civ.” It’s all a ridiculous game of omission.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM
They always want to “save classics!” until they find that it’s only by heavily redacting Greco-Roman literature (e.g. cut out the gayness!) that they get what they call “western civ.” It’s all a ridiculous game of omission.
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CNN just pointed it out, but since no one has posted it yet, I'll be that guy. Here's today's round of Kill Your Inner Mercator: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Venezuela in a way your brain can handle
January 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
CNN just pointed it out, but since no one has posted it yet, I'll be that guy. Here's today's round of Kill Your Inner Mercator: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Venezuela in a way your brain can handle
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I hate how this administration assigns so much required reading.
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I hate how this administration assigns so much required reading.
Opinions on these? a family member is getting me a set of brass letter stamps in 14pt for Xmas and I have to pick and am hopelessly dithering
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Opinions on these? a family member is getting me a set of brass letter stamps in 14pt for Xmas and I have to pick and am hopelessly dithering
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Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)
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I know I’m not the first person to say it but the hyper commercialization of the Grinch story is pretty sad and a perfect illustration of the ability of capital to absorb critiques painlessly
December 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I know I’m not the first person to say it but the hyper commercialization of the Grinch story is pretty sad and a perfect illustration of the ability of capital to absorb critiques painlessly