Angela Benander
@abenander.bsky.social
Michigan Democrat, trans-inclusive feminist
Comms Chief for MI Secretary of State
Whitmer, Stabenow, Durbin alum
Comms Chief for MI Secretary of State
Whitmer, Stabenow, Durbin alum
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IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
January 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM
IMMORAL…
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.”
An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
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It doesn't matter.
It's not good enough.
It won't change things.
It's just cosmetic.
It should have happened years ago.
It doesn't mean anything.
It's too late.
It doesn't make up for the fact that...
Pissing on glimmers of hopefulness isn't tough-minded. It's just wallowing in a comfort zone.
It's not good enough.
It won't change things.
It's just cosmetic.
It should have happened years ago.
It doesn't mean anything.
It's too late.
It doesn't make up for the fact that...
Pissing on glimmers of hopefulness isn't tough-minded. It's just wallowing in a comfort zone.
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
It doesn't matter.
It's not good enough.
It won't change things.
It's just cosmetic.
It should have happened years ago.
It doesn't mean anything.
It's too late.
It doesn't make up for the fact that...
Pissing on glimmers of hopefulness isn't tough-minded. It's just wallowing in a comfort zone.
It's not good enough.
It won't change things.
It's just cosmetic.
It should have happened years ago.
It doesn't mean anything.
It's too late.
It doesn't make up for the fact that...
Pissing on glimmers of hopefulness isn't tough-minded. It's just wallowing in a comfort zone.
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Hearing Greg Bovino has been carried off by a hawk
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Hearing Greg Bovino has been carried off by a hawk
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January 26, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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an administration that understood it needed at least *some* public opinion on its side would dump bovino immediately
DHS is using explosives on people’s homes???
“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
an administration that understood it needed at least *some* public opinion on its side would dump bovino immediately
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“I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?’”
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?’”
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Heyo, Chicago pals: Quick note that the executive vice president of the Bob Loquercio Auto Group is vociferously defending the murder of Alex Pretti.
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Heyo, Chicago pals: Quick note that the executive vice president of the Bob Loquercio Auto Group is vociferously defending the murder of Alex Pretti.
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
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The party that has spent unlimited resources and energy getting states to pass laws to allow citizens to openly carry loaded weapons anywhere - now believes that exercising this right is permission for law enforcement to murder you.
Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The party that has spent unlimited resources and energy getting states to pass laws to allow citizens to openly carry loaded weapons anywhere - now believes that exercising this right is permission for law enforcement to murder you.
Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
I'm SALIVATING for this omg
imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I'm SALIVATING for this omg
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Genealogy is boy astrology.
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Genealogy is boy astrology.
so ALL of these children just magically *have* orange slices after EVERY soccer game???
ok George Soros
ok George Soros
Lot of conservative dudes out there telling on themselves by being astounded by a level of ”logistics” that the average mom has to manage every fucking day
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 AM
so ALL of these children just magically *have* orange slices after EVERY soccer game???
ok George Soros
ok George Soros
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“Despite being a Roman statue larper, I cannot conceive that someone might be willing to die for something larger than themselves,”
January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
“Despite being a Roman statue larper, I cannot conceive that someone might be willing to die for something larger than themselves,”
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The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
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“With this many people they have to be bankrolled by somebody!” They truly cannot fathom people just hating them that much for free
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“With this many people they have to be bankrolled by somebody!” They truly cannot fathom people just hating them that much for free
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What I can't stop thinking about is the Trump agent seen on camera clapping, literally clapping with glee, seconds after his coworkers executed a US citizen in broad daylight for peacefully exercising his First Amendment rights
It feels like we are having one Kent State a day and no one can stop it
It feels like we are having one Kent State a day and no one can stop it
January 25, 2026 at 8:17 PM
What I can't stop thinking about is the Trump agent seen on camera clapping, literally clapping with glee, seconds after his coworkers executed a US citizen in broad daylight for peacefully exercising his First Amendment rights
It feels like we are having one Kent State a day and no one can stop it
It feels like we are having one Kent State a day and no one can stop it
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Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
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How much fucking money does someone like Tim Cook fucking need? Say you lose 30% of your bet worth for opposing the nazis. Who cares?
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
How much fucking money does someone like Tim Cook fucking need? Say you lose 30% of your bet worth for opposing the nazis. Who cares?
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If we take their power, this will end. And if we make the changes we need to make to prevent minoritarian rule from returning to this nation, we can keep it from happening again.
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
If we take their power, this will end. And if we make the changes we need to make to prevent minoritarian rule from returning to this nation, we can keep it from happening again.
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I think what I'm saying is that fascists are *always* with us. A full third of humanity loves the idea of being an in-group that has the power and authority to kill, steal, and destroy with impunity, but those same people are weak and terrified when they dont have power.
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I think what I'm saying is that fascists are *always* with us. A full third of humanity loves the idea of being an in-group that has the power and authority to kill, steal, and destroy with impunity, but those same people are weak and terrified when they dont have power.
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"This is a Nation founded on Law Enforcement" is a completely berserk claim based on absolutely nothing
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"This is a Nation founded on Law Enforcement" is a completely berserk claim based on absolutely nothing
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He wasn’t at a protest. He was getting a fucking donut when the federal government swarmed the street he was on.
Anyone gonna ask these hacks about Kyle Rittenhouse when they bring up the “gun at a protest” bullshit??
Anyone gonna ask these hacks about Kyle Rittenhouse when they bring up the “gun at a protest” bullshit??
January 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
He wasn’t at a protest. He was getting a fucking donut when the federal government swarmed the street he was on.
Anyone gonna ask these hacks about Kyle Rittenhouse when they bring up the “gun at a protest” bullshit??
Anyone gonna ask these hacks about Kyle Rittenhouse when they bring up the “gun at a protest” bullshit??
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Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
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I've already said this too much today, but it fits - it's like 9/11, but our government is flying the planes.
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I've already said this too much today, but it fits - it's like 9/11, but our government is flying the planes.
what a time to be alive
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
what a time to be alive
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.