ellenhawley
ellenhawley.bsky.social
ellenhawley
@ellenhawley.bsky.social

American writer in Britain. Novels: A Decent World; Other People Manage (SwiftPress); The Divorce Diet (Kensington); Open Line (Coffee House); Trip Sheets (Milkweed).
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NC Gov. Josh Stein accused Border Patrol agents of “targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling and picking up random people in parking lots and off of our sidewalks” during ongoing Charlotte operation. (Via Desiree Mathurin) www.newsobserver.com/e-edition/li... #ncpol
Charlotte sees second day of Border Patrol arrests and protests around the region
Gov. Stein blasted the Border Patrol agents on social media for “racially profiling” people around Charlotte and “stoking fear.”
www.newsobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Redirecting...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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🔥 Yesterday, a group called "14 Suburban Moms" do a civil disobedience protest by crossing the barricade at Broadview and sitting in a circle. ✊🏼

Watch as they get arrested one by one while protestors shout "Mother Power" and blow whistles the way it's done to warn that someone is being detained‼️
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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A deep commitment to anti-wokeness
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The background story 👇🏼🙌🏻🔥

AZ Rep Yassamin Ansari says Mike Johnson refused to speak to her about the Epstein Files, so she set up outside his office, and he turned the TV up to drown her out.
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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That's murder.
ICE deported him anyways.

They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.

Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.

What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?

He died a few weeks after deportation:
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.

Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
buff.ly/nTvLlFI
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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“A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force,” said Indivisible.
#Spotify #ICE #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump
www.commondreams.org/news/cancel-...
'Don't Stream Fascism': ICE Recruitment Ads Spark Calls to Cancel Spotify Subscriptions | Common Dreams
Outrage over Spotify running ICE recruitment ads sparks calls for boycotting the streaming service.
www.commondreams.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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hey if you know of specific book ban efforts, let @404media.co know so they can request those FOIAs #bannedbookweekwww.404media.co/help-us-inve...
Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America
404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.
www.404media.co
October 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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One more time
September 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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ALLIES: As Starbucks ramps up its union-busting under one of the highest paid CEOs in the country, NOW is the time to support workers.

If you're sick of corporate greed, this is your fight, too!

Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge - bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee
No Contract, No Coffee Pledge
 Baristas are the most important part of the Starbucks experience. Baristas open the stores every morning and close them every night. They greet customers, make the coffee, clean up the spills, a...
bit.ly
September 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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TRUMP GESTAPO IS EXPOSED
Tyrannical enforcement policies are revealed by detainees themselves. #ICE #maga
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-citi...
Americans detained during immigration enforcement speak out about treatment by federal agents
Several U.S. citizens have filed legal claims against the government​, alleging they were wrongfully detained and racially profiled — some said they were beaten by federal officers.
www.cbsnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you…

Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest.

The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvador—where he fled from 21 years ago.
September 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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This is a poem of loss, taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023)...
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Willian Gimenez was abducted by ICE yesterday in Chicago. He had been part of a lawsuit against off-duty police and Home Depot employees for abusing day laborers. Latino Union says he was targeted for advocating for his rights as a worker. @bloomekatz.bsky.social and I report.
ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers
“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.
inthesetimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Trump's takeovers of America's largest cities are about much more than deportations and supposed "crime." Advocates worry that they preview the plan for the 2026 midterms: the military at polls + ICE citizenship checks at the ballot.

Read @ariberman.bsky.social's latest:
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favo...
www.motherjones.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM