Ellen Bender
@ellenbnyc.bsky.social
Co-Founder, Markers For Democracy, Postcards To Voters Writer, Retired Lawyer, Mom, Reader of Banned Books https://linktr.ee/markersfordemocracy
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On Wednesday, January 7, Renee Good was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, on January 24, Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti. These deaths were a direct...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld's culture of elite cotillion and rape theatre borne out across the country
miller is regularly blamed but vance is not held to any account at all for having started the chain of events that got us here
As JD Vance starts trying to play "nice Gestapo" to Steven Miller's "mean Gestapo," it's worth emphasizing that what's happening in Minnesota is a direct descendant of Vance's knowingly false racist demagoguery during the campaign. "Somalis are low-IQ thieves" is "Haitians are eating your pets."
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January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld's culture of elite cotillion and rape theatre borne out across the country
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You cannot claim to be a Democrat and vote to finance fascism. Any notion this will shore up your law enforcement bonafides will come crashing down as Americans see that the criminals are ICE and you just upped their weapons stash.
Every representative who voted yes voted for more brutalization of our neighbors, more kidnapping of our children, more trampling of our rights, and more murder from this government.
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 PM
You cannot claim to be a Democrat and vote to finance fascism. Any notion this will shore up your law enforcement bonafides will come crashing down as Americans see that the criminals are ICE and you just upped their weapons stash.
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Trump & Vance are trying to inject their conception of America into the body politic & the American people are overwhelmingly rejecting it, like a failed organ transplant.
January 23, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Trump & Vance are trying to inject their conception of America into the body politic & the American people are overwhelmingly rejecting it, like a failed organ transplant.
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📣 ANNOUNCEMENT:
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT:
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
Last fall, in addition to my usual fundraising page to raise money VA Dems running in *competitive* state legislative districts, @90for90.bsky.social approached me with an idea to create a *second* page *specifically* to raise money for the REDDEST, LEAST competitive seats. 1/
@mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social calls out Illegal intimidation of journalists by Trump administration open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
MAD calls out Illegal intimidation of journalists by Trump administration
and Jeff Bezos for cowardice and greed.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:24 PM
@mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social calls out Illegal intimidation of journalists by Trump administration open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
Read "Dispatch from the occupation" by @donmoyn.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Dispatch from the occupation
What life is like in Minneapolis now
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January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Read "Dispatch from the occupation" by @donmoyn.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
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January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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I mean, for such a famed Nazi slogan that the SS used in such a famed Nazi atrocity, it’s genuinely curious that the *very first time* it’s mentioned online is in all these viral posts claiming it’s a famed Nazi slogan used in a famed Nazi atrocity.
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I mean, for such a famed Nazi slogan that the SS used in such a famed Nazi atrocity, it’s genuinely curious that the *very first time* it’s mentioned online is in all these viral posts claiming it’s a famed Nazi slogan used in a famed Nazi atrocity.
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Kudos to the Golden Globe producer who - immediately after a joke about famous people on the Epstein list - cuts to Bill Maher.
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Kudos to the Golden Globe producer who - immediately after a joke about famous people on the Epstein list - cuts to Bill Maher.
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In my world, there's a certain reluctance to being merely, or in a knee-jerk way, a resist lib. That's understandable, even commendable. On the other hand, let's be clear: It's a hell of lot better, morally and intellectually and politically, to be a resist lib than a Vichy conservative.
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
In my world, there's a certain reluctance to being merely, or in a knee-jerk way, a resist lib. That's understandable, even commendable. On the other hand, let's be clear: It's a hell of lot better, morally and intellectually and politically, to be a resist lib than a Vichy conservative.
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these guys just have some absolutely terrible advisors
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
www.independent.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
these guys just have some absolutely terrible advisors
Nazi Scumbags Go Wilding At Minneapolis High School
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Nazi Scumbags Go Wilding At Minneapolis High School
Fucking Nazi scumbags.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Nazi Scumbags Go Wilding At Minneapolis High School
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No. Square the circle. "He's spending money on invading other countries. The only money he's spending here is to kill you."
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
No. Square the circle. "He's spending money on invading other countries. The only money he's spending here is to kill you."
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Boy, this "feel-good" story lasted all of about 10 seconds. Welcome to 2026
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
Hilton says it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its system over ICE controversy
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Boy, this "feel-good" story lasted all of about 10 seconds. Welcome to 2026
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District 3 is my home and I would be proud to serve it in City Council. Stay tuned for more.
January 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
District 3 is my home and I would be proud to serve it in City Council. Stay tuned for more.
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“But another reason is this. Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world.” Molly Crabapple
I love this @mollycrabapple.bsky.social article about how Mamdani fits in with NYC's Jewish socialists. I learned about Baruch Charney Vladeck from his great-grandson @stevevladeck.bsky.social Substack, and I would read a book about him if someone wrote it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
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January 4, 2026 at 3:24 AM
“But another reason is this. Mamdani walks in an older Jewish tradition. Not that of ritzy Upper East Side synagogues, but of so many of our great-grandparents: the socialist sweatshop workers who fought for a better and more beautiful world.” Molly Crabapple
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
Take Action: Stop Trump’s War in Venezuela
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela. act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...
From Lucian Truscott: "Trump’s plan for Venezuela: A hope, a prayer, and golf" He made me notice he glimpse of the Mar-a-Lago ballroom in this photo. open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
Trump’s plan for Venezuela: A hope, a prayer, and golf
Boy, are the think tank and media foreign policy poohbahs stumped after Trump’s big kidnapping of Mr.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
From Lucian Truscott: "Trump’s plan for Venezuela: A hope, a prayer, and golf" He made me notice he glimpse of the Mar-a-Lago ballroom in this photo. open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
I love this @mollycrabapple.bsky.social article about how Mamdani fits in with NYC's Jewish socialists. I learned about Baruch Charney Vladeck from his great-grandson @stevevladeck.bsky.social Substack, and I would read a book about him if someone wrote it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I love this @mollycrabapple.bsky.social article about how Mamdani fits in with NYC's Jewish socialists. I learned about Baruch Charney Vladeck from his great-grandson @stevevladeck.bsky.social Substack, and I would read a book about him if someone wrote it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here is a statement by @truahrabbis.bsky.social, one of the Jewish organizations I support, explaining why they are opposed to codifying the IHRA definition of antisemitism (while being committed as I am and as Mayor Mamdani is to fighting antisemitism). truah.org/resources/wh...
Why T’ruah Opposes Codifying the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism | T'ruah
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January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Here is a statement by @truahrabbis.bsky.social, one of the Jewish organizations I support, explaining why they are opposed to codifying the IHRA definition of antisemitism (while being committed as I am and as Mayor Mamdani is to fighting antisemitism). truah.org/resources/wh...
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Lot happening right now but seems like a critical question for tomorrow will be - why did Trump tell the world he was in charge of Venezuela when it is clear he isn't?
Trump told the world this am he was now in charge of another nation. The current government of that nation, Venezuela, said no f-ing way today.
Is Trump delusional, confabulating, wishcasting? Has Trump lost it? Seriously, what is going on? My latest 👇
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Is Trump delusional, confabulating, wishcasting? Has Trump lost it? Seriously, what is going on? My latest 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/is-trump-i...
Is Trump In Charge Of Venezuela? The Maduro Government Say No. What The F-ck Is Going On?
Did Trump just invent, confabulate, wishcast on global television this morning that he was in charge of Venezuela?
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January 4, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Lot happening right now but seems like a critical question for tomorrow will be - why did Trump tell the world he was in charge of Venezuela when it is clear he isn't?
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
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Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
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