Ben Angel
@ben3angel.bsky.social
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-)
On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Florida Rep Maria Elvira Salazar (R), introduced a resolution condemning “the collectivist system of socialism in all its forms,” apparently in order to solidify her party’s opposition to the existence of a social safety net in the United States.
86 Democrats Join GOP in Voting for 'Very, Very Stupid' Resolution Condemning Socialism | Common Dreams
US House Democrats joining Republicans to denounce socialism, despite GOP's loose use of the term to attack a variety of social welfare programs.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Florida Rep Maria Elvira Salazar (R), introduced a resolution condemning “the collectivist system of socialism in all its forms,” apparently in order to solidify her party’s opposition to the existence of a social safety net in the United States.
#ThisDayIn 1907 (Nov. 21): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported from Washington DC: “Judge Albert B. Fall, Attorney General of New Mexico, has tendered his resignation which will take effect upon the qualification of his successor.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
#ThisDayIn 1907 (Nov. 21): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported from Washington DC: “Judge Albert B. Fall, Attorney General of New Mexico, has tendered his resignation which will take effect upon the qualification of his successor.”
#ThisDayIn 1899 (Nov. 21): In Paterson, New Jersey, US Vice President Garret Augustus Hobart (right in photo) died of heart disease about three weeks after leaving public life. His death opened the door for Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Gov. of New York, to step in as candidate for Vice President.
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#ThisDayIn 1899 (Nov. 21): In Paterson, New Jersey, US Vice President Garret Augustus Hobart (right in photo) died of heart disease about three weeks after leaving public life. His death opened the door for Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Gov. of New York, to step in as candidate for Vice President.
#ThisDayIn 1893 (Nov. 21): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “Victor Ochoa, who is accused of having printed at El Paso the revolutionary Mexican circular calling for the enlistment of 25,000 men to oppose Diaz, is well known for having formerly edited a Spanish paper at Las Vegas.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
#ThisDayIn 1893 (Nov. 21): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “Victor Ochoa, who is accused of having printed at El Paso the revolutionary Mexican circular calling for the enlistment of 25,000 men to oppose Diaz, is well known for having formerly edited a Spanish paper at Las Vegas.”
#ThisDayIn 1885 (Nov. 21): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette reported: “Traffic and loaded wagons pulling out of town indicate a pretty brisk trade in the city. That portion west of the New Court House offers beautiful lots for residences at low rates, but it will not be long until they double in value.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#ThisDayIn 1885 (Nov. 21): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette reported: “Traffic and loaded wagons pulling out of town indicate a pretty brisk trade in the city. That portion west of the New Court House offers beautiful lots for residences at low rates, but it will not be long until they double in value.”
#ThisDayIn 1881 (Nov. 21): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette published: “George Davis telegraphed us yesterday not to let the San Pedro notice for 100 men to appear (as hired help for the mine) again as the camp was full and running over with men.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#ThisDayIn 1881 (Nov. 21): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette published: “George Davis telegraphed us yesterday not to let the San Pedro notice for 100 men to appear (as hired help for the mine) again as the camp was full and running over with men.”
#ThisDayIn 1880 (Nov. 21): Billy the Kid, Dave Rudabaugh, Billy Wilson, Joe Cook, and Buck Edwards returned to the Dedrick-West Stable in White Oaks with 16 horses stolen from Padre Polaco (Alexander Grzelachowski). Barney Mason, upon hearing this, went to the stable to gather information to sell.
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#ThisDayIn 1880 (Nov. 21): Billy the Kid, Dave Rudabaugh, Billy Wilson, Joe Cook, and Buck Edwards returned to the Dedrick-West Stable in White Oaks with 16 horses stolen from Padre Polaco (Alexander Grzelachowski). Barney Mason, upon hearing this, went to the stable to gather information to sell.
#ThisDayIn 1878 (Nov. 21): Nathan Dudley condemned Gov. Lew Wallace for equating he and his men to the killers and thieves that live throughout Lincoln County in a letter that appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He demanded an explanation of what crimes he committed, and refused to seek clemency.
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#ThisDayIn 1878 (Nov. 21): Nathan Dudley condemned Gov. Lew Wallace for equating he and his men to the killers and thieves that live throughout Lincoln County in a letter that appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican. He demanded an explanation of what crimes he committed, and refused to seek clemency.
#ThisDayIn 1876 (Nov. 21): John Riley (Rt) bought a junior partnership in L. G. Murphy (Left) & Co. He took a dislike to Alex McSween, and shortly after, he got drunk broke into his office, and tore it up. He then insulted his wife Susan and threatened to throw the two of them out of Lincoln County.
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#ThisDayIn 1876 (Nov. 21): John Riley (Rt) bought a junior partnership in L. G. Murphy (Left) & Co. He took a dislike to Alex McSween, and shortly after, he got drunk broke into his office, and tore it up. He then insulted his wife Susan and threatened to throw the two of them out of Lincoln County.
#ThisDayIn 1874 (Nov. 21): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette reported: “The Cimarron News, which five years ago was started by a company of Englishmen for the interest and benefit of the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company, on account of non-payment of the former subsidy, has suspended.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
#ThisDayIn 1874 (Nov. 21): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette reported: “The Cimarron News, which five years ago was started by a company of Englishmen for the interest and benefit of the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company, on account of non-payment of the former subsidy, has suspended.”
#ThisDayIn 1869 (Nov. 21): Carlo Persone SJ wrote from Albuquerque to the Naples Provincial of the Jesuit order a description of Santa Fe as “nothing more than a small group of adobe houses.” (“I have found things much worse than I have ever imagined or supposed…”)
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
#ThisDayIn 1869 (Nov. 21): Carlo Persone SJ wrote from Albuquerque to the Naples Provincial of the Jesuit order a description of Santa Fe as “nothing more than a small group of adobe houses.” (“I have found things much worse than I have ever imagined or supposed…”)
#ThisDayIn 1857 (Nov. 21): Alfred Cumming, Utah’s newly appointed governor, issued a proclamation declaring the citizens of the territory to be in rebellion. He soon indicted his predecessor, Brigham Young, and 60 other members of the Mormon hierarchy for treason.
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
#ThisDayIn 1857 (Nov. 21): Alfred Cumming, Utah’s newly appointed governor, issued a proclamation declaring the citizens of the territory to be in rebellion. He soon indicted his predecessor, Brigham Young, and 60 other members of the Mormon hierarchy for treason.
#ThisDayIn 1856 (Nov. 21): In Chimayo, Penitente leader Bernardo Abeyta passed away at age 85, and was granted ecclesiastical permission to be buried at his Santuario de Chimayo.
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
#ThisDayIn 1856 (Nov. 21): In Chimayo, Penitente leader Bernardo Abeyta passed away at age 85, and was granted ecclesiastical permission to be buried at his Santuario de Chimayo.
#ThisDayIn 1850 (Nov. 21): Charles Blumner enumerated the city of Santa Fe. There he found the home of 65-year-old Maria Rosa Martin y Coris (Dwelling and Family 692). Living with her was her daughter, the 28-year-old Maria Susana, who was apparently serving as a caretaker.
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
#ThisDayIn 1850 (Nov. 21): Charles Blumner enumerated the city of Santa Fe. There he found the home of 65-year-old Maria Rosa Martin y Coris (Dwelling and Family 692). Living with her was her daughter, the 28-year-old Maria Susana, who was apparently serving as a caretaker.
#ThisDayIn 1849 (Nov. 21): John S. Calhoun of the Office of Indian Affairs was authorized by Gov. James Munroe to issue a notice regarding traders’ licenses. Each applicant was required to provide a $5,000 bond stating that they would not violate the general laws of the US.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#ThisDayIn 1849 (Nov. 21): John S. Calhoun of the Office of Indian Affairs was authorized by Gov. James Munroe to issue a notice regarding traders’ licenses. Each applicant was required to provide a $5,000 bond stating that they would not violate the general laws of the US.
#ThisDayIn 1794 (Nov. 21): Fray Juan Maria Lanuza of Chihuahua reported to the Tribunal of the Holy Office in Mexico City that the Bishop of Durango was building a case against Fernando de la Concha, former Governor of New Mexico replaced by Fernando Chacon closer to the start of the year.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#ThisDayIn 1794 (Nov. 21): Fray Juan Maria Lanuza of Chihuahua reported to the Tribunal of the Holy Office in Mexico City that the Bishop of Durango was building a case against Fernando de la Concha, former Governor of New Mexico replaced by Fernando Chacon closer to the start of the year.
#ThisDayIn 1724 (Nov. 21): Brigadier General Pedro de Rivera y Villalon started from Mexico City on an 8,000 mile journey covering the provinces and presidios of New Spain that faced closest to the potential threat of French incursion from Louisiana.
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#ThisDayIn 1724 (Nov. 21): Brigadier General Pedro de Rivera y Villalon started from Mexico City on an 8,000 mile journey covering the provinces and presidios of New Spain that faced closest to the potential threat of French incursion from Louisiana.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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#ThisDayIn 1934 (Nov. 20): US Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler reported the plot to overthrow US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI. His report resulted in the creation of the McCormack-Dickstein Committee, which examined the evidence collected at the behest of the general.
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
#ThisDayIn 1934 (Nov. 20): US Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler reported the plot to overthrow US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI. His report resulted in the creation of the McCormack-Dickstein Committee, which examined the evidence collected at the behest of the general.
#ThisDayIn 1921 (Nov. 20): The Albuquerque Morning Journal reported from Las Vegas: “Two additions have recently been made to the Normal faculty - Miss Mary R. Tobey and Dr. David Bronstein.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
#ThisDayIn 1921 (Nov. 20): The Albuquerque Morning Journal reported from Las Vegas: “Two additions have recently been made to the Normal faculty - Miss Mary R. Tobey and Dr. David Bronstein.”
#ThisDayIn 1919 (Nov. 20): Having enjoyed two visits by pioneer aviators (daredevil Charles K. Hamilton, Robert Fowler, first to cross the US west-to-east, and Katherine Stinson, the first female US Mail aviator), the city of Tucson, AZ, became the first US city to build and own a municipal airport.
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#ThisDayIn 1919 (Nov. 20): Having enjoyed two visits by pioneer aviators (daredevil Charles K. Hamilton, Robert Fowler, first to cross the US west-to-east, and Katherine Stinson, the first female US Mail aviator), the city of Tucson, AZ, became the first US city to build and own a municipal airport.
#ThisDayIn 1911 (Nov. 20): William H. Sage leading the US 12th Infantry force a raiding party of Pancho Villa loyalists at the Arizona town of Nogales back into Mexico, where soldiers under the command of Alvaro Obregon caught them in a cross fire. The three way battle killed or wounded 70 of them.
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#ThisDayIn 1911 (Nov. 20): William H. Sage leading the US 12th Infantry force a raiding party of Pancho Villa loyalists at the Arizona town of Nogales back into Mexico, where soldiers under the command of Alvaro Obregon caught them in a cross fire. The three way battle killed or wounded 70 of them.
#ThisDayIn 1911 (Nov. 20): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “Attorney Alois B. Renehan has returned from Chicago and states that the litigation over the famous book of Charles A. Siringo called 'A Cowboy Detective' is over and that the book will soon come from the press.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#ThisDayIn 1911 (Nov. 20): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “Attorney Alois B. Renehan has returned from Chicago and states that the litigation over the famous book of Charles A. Siringo called 'A Cowboy Detective' is over and that the book will soon come from the press.”
#ThisDayIn 1910 (Nov. 20): Francisco I. Madero (center in photo) traveled to “Ciudad Porfirio Diaz” (present Piedras Negras), where he was to meet with his uncle Catarino Garza at the border crossing. Garza had committed to bringing 400 men to carry out an insurrection.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#ThisDayIn 1910 (Nov. 20): Francisco I. Madero (center in photo) traveled to “Ciudad Porfirio Diaz” (present Piedras Negras), where he was to meet with his uncle Catarino Garza at the border crossing. Garza had committed to bringing 400 men to carry out an insurrection.
#ThisDayIn 1909 (Nov. 20): Col. Secundino Romero, District Court Clerk for the Fourth Judicial District, formally announces his candidacy for US Marshal, succeeding US Marshal Creighton M. Foraker of Albuquerque.
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
#ThisDayIn 1909 (Nov. 20): Col. Secundino Romero, District Court Clerk for the Fourth Judicial District, formally announces his candidacy for US Marshal, succeeding US Marshal Creighton M. Foraker of Albuquerque.