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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Why does this photo look like a still from the Genesis “Land of Confusion” video
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Why does this photo look like a still from the Genesis “Land of Confusion” video
ok yes
What have I become
My Swedish friend
Everyone I know
Goes oom-børk in the end
My Swedish friend
Everyone I know
Goes oom-børk in the end
December 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
ok yes
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The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
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Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Iowa restaurant drops salads amid national lettuce price spike
The Welcome Inn Bar and Grill in Eddyville dropped salads from its menu after lettuce costs soared from $23 to nearly $80 amid nationwide supply issues.
www.kcci.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
www.kcci.com/article/eddy...
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god, this is going to be my favorite photo of him unless we get one during an auspicious event. also, the NYT doesn't run this photo for this story unless they smell blood
looking great, mister president, sir, no president in history has looked better at 175 years old while putting a fake medal on themselves
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
god, this is going to be my favorite photo of him unless we get one during an auspicious event. also, the NYT doesn't run this photo for this story unless they smell blood
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the thing is, they've turned everything immigration-related to stephen miller, who has never run for office, has never held an elected position, and who could not win a popularity contest consisting solely of members of his own household. he is indifferent to the future of the republican party.
it is absolutely unbelievable that the Trump administration is systematically persecuting Cubans and Venezuelans, the most Republican Latinos in the US. what are they doing
December 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
the thing is, they've turned everything immigration-related to stephen miller, who has never run for office, has never held an elected position, and who could not win a popularity contest consisting solely of members of his own household. he is indifferent to the future of the republican party.
Real question: will people be able to bet on the next likely place in the US for a school shooting? How many American infants and children will die of measles in the next year?
This whole project is ghoulish and inhuman
This whole project is ghoulish and inhuman
Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones. One recent Kalshi betting market that allowed people to bet on whether Palestinians in Gaza would suffer mass starvation.
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Real question: will people be able to bet on the next likely place in the US for a school shooting? How many American infants and children will die of measles in the next year?
This whole project is ghoulish and inhuman
This whole project is ghoulish and inhuman
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This is a judgment free zone. If you need to break into a liquor store and pass out in the bathroom because you’re a raccoon who’s having a hard time, that’s ok. It’s called self care
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is a judgment free zone. If you need to break into a liquor store and pass out in the bathroom because you’re a raccoon who’s having a hard time, that’s ok. It’s called self care
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the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
In her dissent, Judge Pan says the emerging view of executive power by Trump and his backers in the courts "concentrates excessive power in the President and thus paves the way to autocracy." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
the elevation of “separation of powers” as the paramount value of the constitution is just rhetorical justification for presidential dictatorship, since that is what you have when the legislative branch cannot constrain the exercise of executive power through law.
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This feels like the central toxicity of these dude-gurus: They're feeding men an ideology that immediately casts it as "virtue signaling" whenever anyone states a moral value of any kind. An explicitly nihilistic worldview and a recipe for lifelong misery.
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This feels like the central toxicity of these dude-gurus: They're feeding men an ideology that immediately casts it as "virtue signaling" whenever anyone states a moral value of any kind. An explicitly nihilistic worldview and a recipe for lifelong misery.
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I keep thinking about "strong floor no ceiling" and how insane it is to introduce a slogan where 1/2 the words are telling a very tiny very rich segment of the population that you won't restrict them at all and 1/2 the words are telling everyone else you'll just try to keep shit from getting worse
A wealth tax is a big tent policy unless the only people you care about are billionaires.
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I keep thinking about "strong floor no ceiling" and how insane it is to introduce a slogan where 1/2 the words are telling a very tiny very rich segment of the population that you won't restrict them at all and 1/2 the words are telling everyone else you'll just try to keep shit from getting worse
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This is insane. I cannot believe we are such a trash fire country that CNN, who makes the news, is now in bed with the company that lets you bet on the news. As if they couldn't lose any more credibility now we'll know execs are spiking stories based on how they bet and not just to suck Trump off
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is insane. I cannot believe we are such a trash fire country that CNN, who makes the news, is now in bed with the company that lets you bet on the news. As if they couldn't lose any more credibility now we'll know execs are spiking stories based on how they bet and not just to suck Trump off
also nobody is stopping you from doing those things with your family now?
like yeah, it's not as *magical* decorating the tree when it's my husband & I who have to do the frustrating, boring parts (like getting it in the stand & putting on the lights) but that's life, man
like yeah, it's not as *magical* decorating the tree when it's my husband & I who have to do the frustrating, boring parts (like getting it in the stand & putting on the lights) but that's life, man
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
also nobody is stopping you from doing those things with your family now?
like yeah, it's not as *magical* decorating the tree when it's my husband & I who have to do the frustrating, boring parts (like getting it in the stand & putting on the lights) but that's life, man
like yeah, it's not as *magical* decorating the tree when it's my husband & I who have to do the frustrating, boring parts (like getting it in the stand & putting on the lights) but that's life, man
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I am begging one, JUST ONE, congressional reporter to follow up with Mike Johnson by asking, "What are the American people to make of a Speaker of the House who tells us daily that he's not aware of what's happening on Capitol Hill and the White House?"
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I am begging one, JUST ONE, congressional reporter to follow up with Mike Johnson by asking, "What are the American people to make of a Speaker of the House who tells us daily that he's not aware of what's happening on Capitol Hill and the White House?"
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Her remarks seemed to be very important to Trump. Really made an impact. bsky.app/profile/atru...
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Her remarks seemed to be very important to Trump. Really made an impact. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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it's amazing how even the "sleepy Joe" nickname was projection.
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
it's amazing how even the "sleepy Joe" nickname was projection.
awww Little Marco
bless his heart
bless his heart
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
awww Little Marco
bless his heart
bless his heart
"It's called the fog of war!"
"I like beer!"
I don't ever want to be lectured about meritocracy ever, ever again
"I like beer!"
I don't ever want to be lectured about meritocracy ever, ever again
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"It's called the fog of war!"
"I like beer!"
I don't ever want to be lectured about meritocracy ever, ever again
"I like beer!"
I don't ever want to be lectured about meritocracy ever, ever again
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If you refuse his illegal orders, Pete Hegseth with accuse you of sedition.
If you comply with his illegal orders, Pete Hegseth will blame you and work to throw you in prison for war crimes.
Tough time to work at the Pentagon.
If you comply with his illegal orders, Pete Hegseth will blame you and work to throw you in prison for war crimes.
Tough time to work at the Pentagon.
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you refuse his illegal orders, Pete Hegseth with accuse you of sedition.
If you comply with his illegal orders, Pete Hegseth will blame you and work to throw you in prison for war crimes.
Tough time to work at the Pentagon.
If you comply with his illegal orders, Pete Hegseth will blame you and work to throw you in prison for war crimes.
Tough time to work at the Pentagon.
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What Hegseth has, and most people who serve absolutely do not, is bloodlust. He thinks there’s something inherently cool about getting to kill people. Dems must understand, as an existential matter, that this can’t be allowed to fester.
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What Hegseth has, and most people who serve absolutely do not, is bloodlust. He thinks there’s something inherently cool about getting to kill people. Dems must understand, as an existential matter, that this can’t be allowed to fester.
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Nothing says “I’m going to ditch indoctrination” like joining a community of “like-minded individuals” that looks like this.
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Nothing says “I’m going to ditch indoctrination” like joining a community of “like-minded individuals” that looks like this.
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You see a new group like this pop up every few years because hoodwinking wealthy donors into thinking you can break the two party system with technology is incredibly lucrative. It's free money for a political consultant. www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple 2-party power in Congress
Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You see a new group like this pop up every few years because hoodwinking wealthy donors into thinking you can break the two party system with technology is incredibly lucrative. It's free money for a political consultant. www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
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going to bed on a sunday after a 4-day weekend
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
going to bed on a sunday after a 4-day weekend
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency
Snappy take from the Washington Post.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
tl;dr: inflation bad.
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's funny I don't remember this being the take during the Biden presidency