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Ben Angel

@ben3angel

Writer with a civil engineering background. Born in WA, lived in these states: MI (1989-91), MA (1993-4), AK (1999-2003, 05-6), NM (2007), and international: UA (1994-5), KG (2003-4), AZ (2006-7), PH (2007-8) BY (2008-10, 12-15), AR/CL (2010-2), PL (2015-)

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First met him at the GRCC concert in May 1989. Last time I ran into him was before the Paramount Theater concert in October or November 1991. Found out there wasn't going to be another chance to meet him again while working a temp job in Boston. Still not sure what I learned from all that.

10.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm quite proud of the things she's done as well.

10.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The tables look much nicer than when I was there. :)

10.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Second Week of February in review, Part 1 (1692-1879) #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

One post, three parts this week (second week of February... "week in review" until I finally catch up)...

Part 1 (1692-1879):
benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
Part 2 (1880-1892):
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Part 3 (1893-1939):
benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...

21.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Rep. Stansbury... you are awesome. Thank you for holding the ground.

21.02.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This First Week of February, Part 1 (1692-1880) #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history review

One post, two parts (still a couple weeks behind):

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13.02.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Used to live a couple blocks off of it in Albuquerque (Central Avenue) in 2007...

11.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sending the PNW cavalry to Arizona A quick look at Rep. Emily Randall's plan to assist Dems in swing district AZ-06

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09.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rep. Stansbury: We will not let the Trump Admin erase our shared history
Rep. Stansbury: We will not let the Trump Admin erase our shared history YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury

Our shared historyβ€”no matter how difficultβ€”is American history.

We will not let the Trump Admin erase the histories, resilience, and triumphs of our Black, Indigenous, AAPI, Chicano, and LGBTQ+ communities.Β Because how we remember, and who we remember, matters.

05.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
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This Fourth Week of January reviewed #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

Last week of January in New Mexico History: substack.com/home/post/p-...

06.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Illini Republicans are traitors for promoting this...

03.02.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rescuing 5-year-old Liam Ramos needs to become an urgent priority. He is about to die as a result of their cruelty and neglect.

29.01.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Third Week of January review #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

Latest edition... open.substack.com/pub/benangel...

28.01.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adam Zarnowski (@adamzarnowski) Important information about changing ICE/CBP tactics. They’re adapting civilian wear to blend in with the population. Spread this like wildfire. The information must get out. The ramifications are e...

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26.01.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications) Trump shared this as a photo. Someone turned it into a video. Much improved!

substack.com/@anchorlight...?

21.01.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Second Week of January Review #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

A little late, but it's posted... open.substack.com/pub/benangel...

20.01.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon) Mad props to who ever created this... Fucking amazing.

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13.01.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This First (Full) Week of January #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

Contrary to what might have soon become a popular belief, I am still alive. This week's Substack article is a week late, but it's finally posted: open.substack.com/pub/benangel...

11.01.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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USE THIS TOOL: Tell Congress to DO THEIR JOBS. We've created a form letter you can adapt and send to your members of Congress in less than two minutes.

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08.01.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (@alisavaldes) I’ve begun the process of querying agents for the new historical novel I’ve just finished, called THE LIES WE TOLD MR. HARVEY. As many of you know, I always make two things to accompany me while writi...

Forwarding in case anyone out there can help.

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07.01.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What's the definition of stayed, visited, and stopped? Lived I can sort of define as having rented or owned something, and passed may mean never having set foot but rolled through on a vehicle. Confused as to how to calculate my score. :)

06.01.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

Demand your Member of Congress do everything in their power to stop Trump’s escalating attacks against Venezuela, and prevent future attacks on Colombia and NATO (Denmark/Greenland). act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-tr...

06.01.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Arturo Dominguez (@extremearturo) MAGA is big mad at me for posting this on Threads. They can't even bring themselves to do a simple search to learn the truth. Instead, they're claiming Venezuela β€œstole” the oil sector from US corpora...

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06.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (@alisavaldes) I kind of said the same thing this morning but she said it better. 🀣

This was awesome... substack.com/@alisavaldes...

04.01.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Year’s Week – End of December, Start of January #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

Happy New Year, one and all...

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02.01.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This fourth week of December (Christmas) #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

December uploads on my new Substack page:

benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...

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If you like New Mexico History, please feel free to subscribe. Happy to have you follow along.

24.12.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PHOTOS: Lighted Boat Parade brightens up Puget Sound on a stormy Saturday night - The Waterland Blog The annual Des Moines Lighted Boat Parade was held on Saturday night, Dec. 4, 2023, departing from the marina at 6 p.m.Β  Hosted by the Des Moines Yacht Club, the […]

I guess they still do it out of Des Moines harbor (which is probably why I remember them from Redondo Beach, the town to the south). But again, not as fun as a low rider... waterlandblog.com/photos-light...

22.12.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In Puget Sound we've got Christmas ships, but none of them do this... :)

21.12.2025 05:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't say I've ever seen the lights doing Ukrainian colors like that... awesome shot.

12.12.2025 01:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This second week of December #ThisWeekIn New Mexico history

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