Ellen Hokanson
@ellenhokanson.bsky.social
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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.
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An ethics waiver is for when you waive ethics
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 18, 2026 at 2:04 AM
An ethics waiver is for when you waive ethics
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Corrections Officers and ICE goons have started patrolling the Dilley, Texas ICE Concentration Camp, confiscating children’s drawings, letters, and arts and crafts materials to prevent further leaks of the abhorrent conditions in the camp (February 17, 2026).
February 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Corrections Officers and ICE goons have started patrolling the Dilley, Texas ICE Concentration Camp, confiscating children’s drawings, letters, and arts and crafts materials to prevent further leaks of the abhorrent conditions in the camp (February 17, 2026).
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📣 STATE EDUCATION OFFICES get overshadowed by higher-profile races, but they have a major impact on society.
Donate to help keep & flip STATE SUPERINTENDENT & SCHOOL BOARD seats blue! #Blue26
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February 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
📣 STATE EDUCATION OFFICES get overshadowed by higher-profile races, but they have a major impact on society.
Donate to help keep & flip STATE SUPERINTENDENT & SCHOOL BOARD seats blue! #Blue26
--Donations go to the candidates listed
--Nothing goes to me
secure.actblue.com/donate/educa...
Donate to help keep & flip STATE SUPERINTENDENT & SCHOOL BOARD seats blue! #Blue26
--Donations go to the candidates listed
--Nothing goes to me
secure.actblue.com/donate/educa...
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📣 Elections for state Treasurer, Auditor, Comptroller, etc. don't get much attention, but they're vitally important (and are often stepping stones to higher-profile offices).
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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February 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM
📣 Elections for state Treasurer, Auditor, Comptroller, etc. don't get much attention, but they're vitally important (and are often stepping stones to higher-profile offices).
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue! #Blue26
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📣 ATTORNEYS GENERAL and SECRETARIES OF STATE are vital to protecting our elections and civil rights!
Donate today to help keep & flip them blue! #Blue26
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--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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Donate today to help keep & flip them blue! #Blue26
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--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
📣 ATTORNEYS GENERAL and SECRETARIES OF STATE are vital to protecting our elections and civil rights!
Donate today to help keep & flip them blue! #Blue26
--Opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns.
--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/agsos...
Donate today to help keep & flip them blue! #Blue26
--Opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns.
--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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📣 Democratic GOVERNOR and LT. GOVERNOR candidates need your help!
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue. #Blue26
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Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue. #Blue26
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--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
📣 Democratic GOVERNOR and LT. GOVERNOR candidates need your help!
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue. #Blue26
--You can opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns.
--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/govsl...
Donate today to help keep & flip STATE EXECUTIVE seats blue. #Blue26
--You can opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns.
--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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🚨 Flipping the Senate blue is an ABSOLUTE MUST this year. Donate today. #Blue26
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--"TBD" donations go to the eventual Dem nominee.
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--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
🚨 Flipping the Senate blue is an ABSOLUTE MUST this year. Donate today. #Blue26
--"TBD" donations go to the eventual Dem nominee.
--You can opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns.
--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
secure.actblue.com/donate/senat...
--"TBD" donations go to the eventual Dem nominee.
--You can opt out of sharing your email/phone w/the campaigns.
--Not a dime of donations through this page go to me.
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🚨 Flipping the House blue is an ABSOLUTE MUST this year. Donate today. #Blue26
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--Nothing donated via this page goes to me.
(Note: The "ICE 7" have been removed until at least after their primaries)
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--"TBD" donations go to the eventual Dem nominee.
--Nothing donated via this page goes to me.
(Note: The "ICE 7" have been removed until at least after their primaries)
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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
🚨 Flipping the House blue is an ABSOLUTE MUST this year. Donate today. #Blue26
--"TBD" donations go to the eventual Dem nominee.
--Nothing donated via this page goes to me.
(Note: The "ICE 7" have been removed until at least after their primaries)
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
--"TBD" donations go to the eventual Dem nominee.
--Nothing donated via this page goes to me.
(Note: The "ICE 7" have been removed until at least after their primaries)
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
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IT's also worth noting this decentralized election administration is very much an American thing and is part of why Europeans struggle to understand that the president and federal government can't just "cancel elections"
February 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
IT's also worth noting this decentralized election administration is very much an American thing and is part of why Europeans struggle to understand that the president and federal government can't just "cancel elections"
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AI makes sense if you consider the use of your imagination to be a chore.
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
AI makes sense if you consider the use of your imagination to be a chore.
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Red states are supporting his agenda--because it was theirs first: defund public schools; give the wealthy tax cuts for vouchers; fund Christian schools & inject Christianity into public schools; censor public school history & English; segregate & discriminate; and scapegoat LGBTQ+ children.
GOP governors are running on Trump’s education agenda
Governors in red states are embracing President Donald Trump’s education policies — and are publicly touting their alignment with his moves as they seek to win reelection this year.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Red states are supporting his agenda--because it was theirs first: defund public schools; give the wealthy tax cuts for vouchers; fund Christian schools & inject Christianity into public schools; censor public school history & English; segregate & discriminate; and scapegoat LGBTQ+ children.
In the journal of explorer/cartographer/ fur trader David Thompson (1770-1857), published in the Annals of the Champlain Society, is the story of his encounter with a warrior Thompson had formerly known as the wife of one of his French crewmen.
every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
In the journal of explorer/cartographer/ fur trader David Thompson (1770-1857), published in the Annals of the Champlain Society, is the story of his encounter with a warrior Thompson had formerly known as the wife of one of his French crewmen.
Frustrations of a novelist for kids: after figuring out how to handle this fact in my upper middle grade historical novel, I had to take it out for length, along with the anecdote that inspired this to enter the conversation.
The Chevaliere/Chevalier d’Eon (Charlotte, neé Charles) comes to mind (1728-1810). Male in France, female as a spy in Russia, and female the rest of her life in England. Still prone to dueling as an old lady.
Trans people are not a new invention.
Trans people are not a new invention.
every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
February 17, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Frustrations of a novelist for kids: after figuring out how to handle this fact in my upper middle grade historical novel, I had to take it out for length, along with the anecdote that inspired this to enter the conversation.
The Chevaliere/Chevalier d’Eon (Charlotte, neé Charles) comes to mind (1728-1810). Male in France, female as a spy in Russia, and female the rest of her life in England. Still prone to dueling as an old lady.
Trans people are not a new invention.
Trans people are not a new invention.
every time someone says something like "there weren't trans people when I was a kid" or some shit about trans people being a new thing because WOKE all I can think is "motherfucker Dog Day Afternoon was made in 1975"
February 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The Chevaliere/Chevalier d’Eon (Charlotte, neé Charles) comes to mind (1728-1810). Male in France, female as a spy in Russia, and female the rest of her life in England. Still prone to dueling as an old lady.
Trans people are not a new invention.
Trans people are not a new invention.
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Ok this is not a drill: voting has started in the TX 2026 primary elections
Houston voters: I can't stress this enough - you should be reading the @lwvhouston.bsky.social voter guide, it has literally all the info you need all in one place for free 🧵
irp.cdn-website.com/af2f04f7/fil...
Houston voters: I can't stress this enough - you should be reading the @lwvhouston.bsky.social voter guide, it has literally all the info you need all in one place for free 🧵
irp.cdn-website.com/af2f04f7/fil...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Ok this is not a drill: voting has started in the TX 2026 primary elections
Houston voters: I can't stress this enough - you should be reading the @lwvhouston.bsky.social voter guide, it has literally all the info you need all in one place for free 🧵
irp.cdn-website.com/af2f04f7/fil...
Houston voters: I can't stress this enough - you should be reading the @lwvhouston.bsky.social voter guide, it has literally all the info you need all in one place for free 🧵
irp.cdn-website.com/af2f04f7/fil...
I like this direction
Not everyone has time to read all this Ken.
Martin’s vision rests on three interconnected pillars…The first is year-round infrastructure.
The second pillar of Martin’s vision is down-ballot investment.
The third pillar of his vision is grassroots organizing over consultant-driven campaigns.
Martin’s vision rests on three interconnected pillars…The first is year-round infrastructure.
The second pillar of Martin’s vision is down-ballot investment.
The third pillar of his vision is grassroots organizing over consultant-driven campaigns.
February 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I like this direction
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February 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
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House Republicans’ top priority this week?
Eliminating permit fees for Meta & the largest tech companies on planet earth, so that they can build undersea cables in marine sanctuaries.
Seriously.
Eliminating permit fees for Meta & the largest tech companies on planet earth, so that they can build undersea cables in marine sanctuaries.
Seriously.
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
House Republicans’ top priority this week?
Eliminating permit fees for Meta & the largest tech companies on planet earth, so that they can build undersea cables in marine sanctuaries.
Seriously.
Eliminating permit fees for Meta & the largest tech companies on planet earth, so that they can build undersea cables in marine sanctuaries.
Seriously.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
Troop 6000
www.girlscoutsnyc.org
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️
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.