Miriam Bensman
@miriambensman.bsky.social
Writer, artist, activist in Queens. DSA, WFP, CQuID and JFREJ. Mom of 3.
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Hundreds of people gathered and marched in downtown NYC tonight to protest ICE killing Alex Pretti. The crowd chanted “Fuck Hilton” outside one of their hotels. One man staying in a room there held up a sign saying “Fuck ICE” in his window.
January 28, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Hundreds of people gathered and marched in downtown NYC tonight to protest ICE killing Alex Pretti. The crowd chanted “Fuck Hilton” outside one of their hotels. One man staying in a room there held up a sign saying “Fuck ICE” in his window.
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Opens with words from the prophet Isiah:
Shout out: Do not hold back!
Lift up your voice like a trumpet!
Announce to my people their rebellion,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet day after day they seek me
and delight to know my ways,
as *if* they were a nation that practiced righteousness...,
Shout out: Do not hold back!
Lift up your voice like a trumpet!
Announce to my people their rebellion,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet day after day they seek me
and delight to know my ways,
as *if* they were a nation that practiced righteousness...,
Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
January 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Opens with words from the prophet Isiah:
Shout out: Do not hold back!
Lift up your voice like a trumpet!
Announce to my people their rebellion,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet day after day they seek me
and delight to know my ways,
as *if* they were a nation that practiced righteousness...,
Shout out: Do not hold back!
Lift up your voice like a trumpet!
Announce to my people their rebellion,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet day after day they seek me
and delight to know my ways,
as *if* they were a nation that practiced righteousness...,
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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I’m David Orkin. I’m an immigrant workers’ rights attorney, UAW union organizer, and democratic socialist. Today, I’m announcing my campaign to represent the working people of New York State Assembly District 38 in Ridgewood, Glendale, Woodhaven, and Ozone Park.
January 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I’m David Orkin. I’m an immigrant workers’ rights attorney, UAW union organizer, and democratic socialist. Today, I’m announcing my campaign to represent the working people of New York State Assembly District 38 in Ridgewood, Glendale, Woodhaven, and Ozone Park.
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Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Really? So now Kirk's murder is an "anti-Christian hate crime"?
350,000 churches in the US alone. Christians are hardly fucking oppressed.
You want to see an "anti-Christian hate crime"? This is a fucking anti-Christian hate crime:
350,000 churches in the US alone. Christians are hardly fucking oppressed.
You want to see an "anti-Christian hate crime"? This is a fucking anti-Christian hate crime:
December 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Really? So now Kirk's murder is an "anti-Christian hate crime"?
350,000 churches in the US alone. Christians are hardly fucking oppressed.
You want to see an "anti-Christian hate crime"? This is a fucking anti-Christian hate crime:
350,000 churches in the US alone. Christians are hardly fucking oppressed.
You want to see an "anti-Christian hate crime"? This is a fucking anti-Christian hate crime:
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Wild that even in Indiana the GOP finally found a line they couldn’t cross. If your gerrymander is so extreme that a Republican Senate says ‘absolutely not,’ you know you cooked it. Democracy wins today.
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Wild that even in Indiana the GOP finally found a line they couldn’t cross. If your gerrymander is so extreme that a Republican Senate says ‘absolutely not,’ you know you cooked it. Democracy wins today.
Terrific discussion of how focusing on meeting people’s material needs can foster democratic engagement and participation.
I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrific discussion of how focusing on meeting people’s material needs can foster democratic engagement and participation.
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Can’t keep Letitia James down — Grand jury confirmed
You’d think the DOJ would be tired of losing
You’d think the DOJ would be tired of losing
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can’t keep Letitia James down — Grand jury confirmed
You’d think the DOJ would be tired of losing
You’d think the DOJ would be tired of losing
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Every dot on this map is a New Yorker who chipped in for the Transition to make sure we can hit the ground running on Day 1.
$3 million raised from all five boroughs. $1 million to go.
Thank you for powering this transition. Let's cross that finish line together.
$3 million raised from all five boroughs. $1 million to go.
Thank you for powering this transition. Let's cross that finish line together.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Every dot on this map is a New Yorker who chipped in for the Transition to make sure we can hit the ground running on Day 1.
$3 million raised from all five boroughs. $1 million to go.
Thank you for powering this transition. Let's cross that finish line together.
$3 million raised from all five boroughs. $1 million to go.
Thank you for powering this transition. Let's cross that finish line together.
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Join us next Thursday (Dec 11th) for an open meeting with the Richmond Hill Historical Society on the past, present, and future of the Rockaway Beach Branch! The event is at 7:30pm at the Leonard Center (86-13 112th St). #BuildtheQueensLink
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Join us next Thursday (Dec 11th) for an open meeting with the Richmond Hill Historical Society on the past, present, and future of the Rockaway Beach Branch! The event is at 7:30pm at the Leonard Center (86-13 112th St). #BuildtheQueensLink
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Thank you to everyone for helping us keep the dream of #RailsandTrails alive!! #BuildtheQueensLink thequeenslink.org/get-involved...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank you to everyone for helping us keep the dream of #RailsandTrails alive!! #BuildtheQueensLink thequeenslink.org/get-involved...
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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When a politician puts a criminal back on the street - and they commit new crimes, that is usually headline news in our "law and order" press.
But pardoned J6 defendants commiting multiple crimes doesn't even merit a line on the front page of the NY Times.
But pardoned J6 defendants commiting multiple crimes doesn't even merit a line on the front page of the NY Times.
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
When a politician puts a criminal back on the street - and they commit new crimes, that is usually headline news in our "law and order" press.
But pardoned J6 defendants commiting multiple crimes doesn't even merit a line on the front page of the NY Times.
But pardoned J6 defendants commiting multiple crimes doesn't even merit a line on the front page of the NY Times.
Lol
Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Lol
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I just love it
They unanimously acquitted sandwich guy, even though this was probably misdemeanor assault. I know I joke a lot about this case, but this jury nullification is actually really embarrassing for Pirro/Trump/Bondi.
What if…they actually acquit him? Lol
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I just love it
Good!
This would require so much more than what is happening now. A profound change in the way these indiscriminate roundups are now happening; in fact an end to them.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves after string of impersonators commit crimes
Citing a string of incidents in which masked criminals posing as immigration officers robbed and kidnapped victims, the FBI recently issued a memo suggesting agents clearly identify themselves while t...
www.latimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Good!
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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“We need new people who are going to bring change,” said Mohammed, the 54-year-old Bangladeshi Uber driver who brought me to the airport and voted early for Zohran Mamdani. “He cares about the people, the poor people.”
Story and video by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
Story and video by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“We need new people who are going to bring change,” said Mohammed, the 54-year-old Bangladeshi Uber driver who brought me to the airport and voted early for Zohran Mamdani. “He cares about the people, the poor people.”
Story and video by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
Story and video by @lfelizleon.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/zohr...
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.