Tina Hoggatt
@thoggatt.bsky.social
Writing and illustrating stories for young readers. Fond of books, animals, nature, and baseball. Northwestie.
Hamline MFAC, #scbwi #C2C, #12x12
Hamline MFAC, #scbwi #C2C, #12x12
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January 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
What? you would like to watch the calm of the Big Bear Bald Eagle cam while the beautiful eagle Jackie sits on her eggs? I can help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L...
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Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1
YouTube video by FOBBV CAM
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January 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM
What? you would like to watch the calm of the Big Bear Bald Eagle cam while the beautiful eagle Jackie sits on her eggs? I can help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L...
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Snowed in? As long as you've still got power or cell service, it's a great time to send some emails or make some calls.
![Script from 5calls:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
[IF CALLING SENATE]: I’m calling to ask that [REP/SEN NAME] push to defund ICE by opposing any appropriations bill that maintains ICE funding and supporting legislation that claws back the $75 billion ICE slush fund created by H.R. 1 last year. This lawless agency is violently attacking and killing immigrants and citizens around the country and must be defunded and dissolved for good.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dtgy62tymnpbnzozbpgnov56/bafkreiduroytj3ttr4lttng3fl3pm4qyyiearkvbk24ybtbq22bdyxgxly@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Snowed in? As long as you've still got power or cell service, it's a great time to send some emails or make some calls.
I highly recommend @jayapal.house.gov's resistance training. One upcoming on March 8.
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
Pramila Jayapal's MARCH Resistance Lab: Virtual Organizing Training · Pramila for Congress
The Resistance needs YOU! The Resistance Lab provides tools, ideas, and a fresh perspective on how to take action against authoritarianism.
Led by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), we'll take ...
www.mobilize.us
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I highly recommend @jayapal.house.gov's resistance training. One upcoming on March 8.
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
www.mobilize.us/pramilaforco...
This thread. Read & call your Senators.
Senate Democrats say they won't vote for ICE funding without reforms. Good.
Now, we must negotiate hard.
At least five demands must be non-negotiable before the bill comes to the House:
Now, we must negotiate hard.
At least five demands must be non-negotiable before the bill comes to the House:
January 25, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This thread. Read & call your Senators.
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As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As dangerously cold temperatures move through New York, we have opened 10 warming centers across all five boroughs to provide safe, heated indoor spaces for New Yorkers in need.
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
Centers will be open through at least Monday evening at the following locations —>
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in case you missed it, I WAS ON NPR TALKING ABOUT COW TOOLS THIS MORNING AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT:
A lot going on in the news, but if you want a small break, I talked with @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social about "Cow Tools" and cows using tools www.npr.org/2026/01/25/n...
Videos of cows using tools are drawing attention back to a cult-favorite cow comic
A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools."
www.npr.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
in case you missed it, I WAS ON NPR TALKING ABOUT COW TOOLS THIS MORNING AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT:
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Well I’m a music critic and I want to offer people something right now so here is a playlist of Minnesota music, maybe stop scrolling and listen for a bit youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Minnesota - YouTube
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January 25, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Well I’m a music critic and I want to offer people something right now so here is a playlist of Minnesota music, maybe stop scrolling and listen for a bit youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
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Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
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The Senate Switch Board Number is: (202)224-3121.
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Senate Switch Board Number is: (202)224-3121.
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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Heads up: @jeremycshipp.bsky.social's The Atrocities is on US ebook sale for $2; I got one for myself, and some for random giveaway.
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Heads up: @jeremycshipp.bsky.social's The Atrocities is on US ebook sale for $2; I got one for myself, and some for random giveaway.
I cannot say why this makes me so happy.
Veronika, a brown cow in Austria, uses sticks and brushes as multipurpose tools to scratch hard-to-reach spots
Scientists Discovered a Cow That Uses Tools Like a Chimpanzee
Veronika, a brown cow in Austria, uses sticks and brushes as multipurpose tools to scratch hard-to-reach spots
www.404media.co
January 24, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I cannot say why this makes me so happy.
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I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I would absolutely love to give you a personalized book recommendation if you promise that tomorrow, not today, you purchase from Bookshop.org to benefit a Twin Cities bookstore.
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Philadelphia sues over "arbitrary and capricious" removal of displays about slavery" at Independence National Historical Park, with one official saying "History cannot be erased simply because it is uncomfortable." Good. Hope we see lots more lawsuits like this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Philadelphia sues after slavery exhibits were taken down from President's House site
The lawsuit says the National Park Service removed the displays referring to slavery "presumably pursuant to the mandate” of an executive order from President Donald Trump.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Philadelphia sues over "arbitrary and capricious" removal of displays about slavery" at Independence National Historical Park, with one official saying "History cannot be erased simply because it is uncomfortable." Good. Hope we see lots more lawsuits like this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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The Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad released the following statement
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad released the following statement
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Do you know a talented 5-13 y/o creative? 👀
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
a woman is sitting at a table making a funny face and looking at the camera .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table making a funny face and looking at the camera .
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January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Do you know a talented 5-13 y/o creative? 👀
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
Lit Kids is OPEN to submissions for Issue 9: Mystery through 1/31! 🔍
Send writing, art, and photos soon for consideration. The suspense is too much for our mentors! Keep shining! ✨
www.litkidsmagazine.com/submissions
#parents #kidlit #emag #teachers
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this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
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HOLY CRAP!
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
HOLY CRAP!
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
Minneapolis Protests right now as Temperature sits at -16.
A lovely collection of picture books celebrating snow from the NYT. For all of you in the storm's path.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/books/review/snow-picture-books.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlA.j3xK.sOWD4IyxWYUW&smid=bs-share
Picture Books About Snow That Will Melt Your Heart
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January 23, 2026 at 9:49 PM
A lovely collection of picture books celebrating snow from the NYT. For all of you in the storm's path.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/books/review/snow-picture-books.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlA.j3xK.sOWD4IyxWYUW&smid=bs-share
Do you have any idea what it is to live with polio? Or to die with polio? My dad had to consider every damn step he took. Another friend was in an iron lung for months and died early with respiratory distress. Kick these bastards out.
Breaking News: Rejecting decades of science, the chair of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said that shots against polio and measles — and perhaps all diseases — should be optional. The vaccines are credited with preventing disability and millions of deaths worldwide.
Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Do you have any idea what it is to live with polio? Or to die with polio? My dad had to consider every damn step he took. Another friend was in an iron lung for months and died early with respiratory distress. Kick these bastards out.
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I’ve watched people and dogs walk across this frozen lake all day. There’s a metaphor there. Something, something, fragility and belief.
January 23, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I’ve watched people and dogs walk across this frozen lake all day. There’s a metaphor there. Something, something, fragility and belief.
My little town of Issaquah is on this map.
Update: Now 120 cities are holding Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions
paydayreport.com/minneap/
paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 120 Cities on Friday
At least 80 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.
paydayreport.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
My little town of Issaquah is on this map.
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It took me a while to find out that @boydsmills.bsky.social was the Highlights Foundation’s new name!
January 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It took me a while to find out that @boydsmills.bsky.social was the Highlights Foundation’s new name!