Ellen Hokanson
@ellenhokanson.bsky.social
She/her.
Writing a #HistoricalNovel for #MiddleGrade + about cross-cultural friendship and misunderstanding in 1824 London.
Alt text:
A white woman on a seashore.
A 1950s photo of a mom reading a book (unseen) to 4, 2, and 6-year-old kids.
Writing a #HistoricalNovel for #MiddleGrade + about cross-cultural friendship and misunderstanding in 1824 London.
Alt text:
A white woman on a seashore.
A 1950s photo of a mom reading a book (unseen) to 4, 2, and 6-year-old kids.
Family lore:
When my old epidemiologist husband was a young long-haired hitchhiker he had an encounter with a cop in Wyoming. Offered his US passport as ID.
Cop said, “Well, that ain’t no good here.”
When my old epidemiologist husband was a young long-haired hitchhiker he had an encounter with a cop in Wyoming. Offered his US passport as ID.
Cop said, “Well, that ain’t no good here.”
BREAKING: Top GOP officials are reportedly scrambling to defeat the SAVE Act after looking into passport data and finding out that the states with the lowest passport ownership rates are the Southern and Midwestern states that voted most disproportionately for Trump.
February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Family lore:
When my old epidemiologist husband was a young long-haired hitchhiker he had an encounter with a cop in Wyoming. Offered his US passport as ID.
Cop said, “Well, that ain’t no good here.”
When my old epidemiologist husband was a young long-haired hitchhiker he had an encounter with a cop in Wyoming. Offered his US passport as ID.
Cop said, “Well, that ain’t no good here.”
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BREAKING: Top GOP officials are reportedly scrambling to defeat the SAVE Act after looking into passport data and finding out that the states with the lowest passport ownership rates are the Southern and Midwestern states that voted most disproportionately for Trump.
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Top GOP officials are reportedly scrambling to defeat the SAVE Act after looking into passport data and finding out that the states with the lowest passport ownership rates are the Southern and Midwestern states that voted most disproportionately for Trump.
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For everyone rooting for a shutdown, understand there is a $75B ICE and $65B CBP mandatory, multiyear funding package in place from last year's reconciliation bill. That means they both have enough $$$ to keep operating WITH pay throughout a shutdown. The more you know:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How a Homeland Security Shutdown Would Affect ICE and TSA
Funding is set to lapse this weekend unless Democrats and Republicans reach a deal.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
For everyone rooting for a shutdown, understand there is a $75B ICE and $65B CBP mandatory, multiyear funding package in place from last year's reconciliation bill. That means they both have enough $$$ to keep operating WITH pay throughout a shutdown. The more you know:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The crisis in Minnesota is not over!
trying to wrap my head around how we are going to raise $15-28 million dollars for the expected rent need in Minnesota in March when the news cycle has now passed us.
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The crisis in Minnesota is not over!
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The financial crisis created by the ICE surge will not disappear immediately even if the ICE officers go away (which they have not yet).
trying to wrap my head around how we are going to raise $15-28 million dollars for the expected rent need in Minnesota in March when the news cycle has now passed us.
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The financial crisis created by the ICE surge will not disappear immediately even if the ICE officers go away (which they have not yet).
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If your rep voted yes on the SAVE ACT.
Babes this ain’t newsletter time .
This is social pariah , make them scared to come home time.
If your rep is of color or a woman?
Hi SOCIAL DEATH .
Babes this ain’t newsletter time .
This is social pariah , make them scared to come home time.
If your rep is of color or a woman?
Hi SOCIAL DEATH .
February 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
If your rep voted yes on the SAVE ACT.
Babes this ain’t newsletter time .
This is social pariah , make them scared to come home time.
If your rep is of color or a woman?
Hi SOCIAL DEATH .
Babes this ain’t newsletter time .
This is social pariah , make them scared to come home time.
If your rep is of color or a woman?
Hi SOCIAL DEATH .
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
Have you called your senators yet? The SAVE Act passed by the House is panicking every married woman I know. It should panic everyone!
The collection and maintenance of proofs of citizenship is far beyond the capacity of your local voting system. Be real: this is intended to prevent all elections.
The collection and maintenance of proofs of citizenship is far beyond the capacity of your local voting system. Be real: this is intended to prevent all elections.
February 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Have you called your senators yet? The SAVE Act passed by the House is panicking every married woman I know. It should panic everyone!
The collection and maintenance of proofs of citizenship is far beyond the capacity of your local voting system. Be real: this is intended to prevent all elections.
The collection and maintenance of proofs of citizenship is far beyond the capacity of your local voting system. Be real: this is intended to prevent all elections.
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Imagine being faced with a decision where you save some of an existing budget from the world's richest country but millions of people die, or you spend your budget as planned and people live.
And you choose to let people die.
What's wrong with these people?
And you choose to let people die.
What's wrong with these people?
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Imagine being faced with a decision where you save some of an existing budget from the world's richest country but millions of people die, or you spend your budget as planned and people live.
And you choose to let people die.
What's wrong with these people?
And you choose to let people die.
What's wrong with these people?
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I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...
February 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...
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Been using this blocklist for awhile now and it's wonderful. A return to a better internet. Highly recommended.
I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Been using this blocklist for awhile now and it's wonderful. A return to a better internet. Highly recommended.
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The Racism Behind the Cuban Hardliner Stance
There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly
extremearturo.substack.com/p/the-racism...
There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly
extremearturo.substack.com/p/the-racism...
The Racism Behind the Cuban Hardliner Stance
There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly
extremearturo.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
The Racism Behind the Cuban Hardliner Stance
There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly
extremearturo.substack.com/p/the-racism...
There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly
extremearturo.substack.com/p/the-racism...
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
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There were a couple themes of the 2024 election but one was a declaration of war on American cities by American rural/exurban voters
He’s also doing this in Memphis…no one is reporting on it
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
There were a couple themes of the 2024 election but one was a declaration of war on American cities by American rural/exurban voters
Who do you believe?
SLOTKIN: So the fact we have ICE agents saying out loud to people they're trying to arrest that 'we're gonna put you in a database,' they are making that up?
LYONS: We do not do that
LYONS: We do not do that
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Who do you believe?
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Under the Cover of Tear Gas: There's a *second* federal assault taking place in Minnesota that is at risk of slipping under the radar of public attention. My latest column for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
While ICE raids grab headlines, Trump mounts quieter attack on Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
As the federal siege of Minnesota continues, the Boundary Waters wilderness is also under attack.
www.earthisland.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Under the Cover of Tear Gas: There's a *second* federal assault taking place in Minnesota that is at risk of slipping under the radar of public attention. My latest column for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...
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This is a good time to call your senators to prevent the erosion of voting rights
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
Terrible. The bill now goes to the Senate. Make those calls. 202-224-3121
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This is a good time to call your senators to prevent the erosion of voting rights
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
5calls.org will help you find phone numbers and scripts to use
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ We are here
The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ We are here
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This is cased as a business problem. It’s a journalism problem. The Post stopped doing real journalism under Trump 1, when we needed it most. Through omission an sane-washing, they helped legitimize the thing that would befall them—Trump. Return to real journalism, and we will return as consumers.
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This is cased as a business problem. It’s a journalism problem. The Post stopped doing real journalism under Trump 1, when we needed it most. Through omission an sane-washing, they helped legitimize the thing that would befall them—Trump. Return to real journalism, and we will return as consumers.
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He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
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Wouldn’t this make it harder to justify why 3.2 million U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico are still denied that right simply because of their location?
In November 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum where 57% of voters chose statehood.
In November 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum where 57% of voters chose statehood.
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Wouldn’t this make it harder to justify why 3.2 million U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico are still denied that right simply because of their location?
In November 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum where 57% of voters chose statehood.
In November 2024, Puerto Rico held a non-binding referendum where 57% of voters chose statehood.
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Immigration was never the worry. Look, Biden had a deal that was on the table by a bipartisan group of Senators. Trump called the Republicans and sabotaged it. It was never about Immigration. It was about racism. The plan was to get rid of brown people and move to the next group.
“.. what he’s doing now in our cities, pitting the military against our people, these are gestapo tactics,” said independent Brenda Shaw .. “They’re shooting U.S. citizens in the face and in the back.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
February 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Immigration was never the worry. Look, Biden had a deal that was on the table by a bipartisan group of Senators. Trump called the Republicans and sabotaged it. It was never about Immigration. It was about racism. The plan was to get rid of brown people and move to the next group.
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Minnesota is still under attack.
Federal thugs swarmed Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Witnesses report tear gas used on students and staff. At least two school employees were handcuffed. Video evidence is circulating. DHS is denying it happened 🤬
Schools should be safe havens!
Federal thugs swarmed Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Witnesses report tear gas used on students and staff. At least two school employees were handcuffed. Video evidence is circulating. DHS is denying it happened 🤬
Schools should be safe havens!
February 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Minnesota is still under attack.
Federal thugs swarmed Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Witnesses report tear gas used on students and staff. At least two school employees were handcuffed. Video evidence is circulating. DHS is denying it happened 🤬
Schools should be safe havens!
Federal thugs swarmed Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Witnesses report tear gas used on students and staff. At least two school employees were handcuffed. Video evidence is circulating. DHS is denying it happened 🤬
Schools should be safe havens!
Crypto was always intended for this
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight. www.wired.com/story/crypto...
Crypto-Funded Human Trafficking Is Exploding
The use of cryptocurrency in sales of human beings for prostitution and scam compounds nearly doubled in 2025, according to a conservative estimate. Many of the deals are happening in plain sight.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Crypto was always intended for this
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Hey #WritingCommunity, if you like romantic fantasy but hate ICE, consider picking up Kelsey Epler's "The Monsters We Keep" and "The Sins We Reap", because she's donating this month's proceeds to mutual aid in Minnesota!
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Kelsey Epler
Author of The Monsters We Keep and The Sins We Reap
www.goodreads.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Hey #WritingCommunity, if you like romantic fantasy but hate ICE, consider picking up Kelsey Epler's "The Monsters We Keep" and "The Sins We Reap", because she's donating this month's proceeds to mutual aid in Minnesota!
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Available on KU, Goodreads for reference: www.goodreads.com/author/show/...