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Ben Angel

@ben3angel.bsky.social
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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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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New postings for Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1697-1879) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 2 (1880-1902) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 3 (1904-1920) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans...
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This Transitional Week Between September and October, Part 3 (1904-1920)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New postings for Sept. 22-28 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1695-1859) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 2 (1861-1891) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 3 (1895-1935) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of September, Part 1 (1695-1859)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New postings for Sept. 15-21 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1694-1845) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 2 (1852-1883) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 3 (1890-1970) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third...
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This Third Week of September, Part 1 (1694-1845)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New postings for Sept. 8-14 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1692-1808) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 2 (1810-1889) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3 (1890-1925) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Week of September, Part 3 (1890-1925)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New postings for Sept. 1-7 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1692-1808) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2 (1821-1883) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3 (1886-1939) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Week of September, Part 1 (1692 - 1808)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New postings for Aug. 25-31 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1692-1840) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 2 (1848-1884) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 3 (1885-1925) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of August, Part 1 (1692-1840)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New postings for Aug. 18-24 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1692-1845) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 2 (1846-1889) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 3 (1890-1929) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third...
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This Third Week of August, Part 1 (1692-1845)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New postings for Aug. 11-17 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1692-1787) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 2 (1821-1884) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3 (1885-1947) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Week of August, Part 3 (1885-1947)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New postings for Aug. 4-10 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1701-1843) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2 (1846-1890) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3 (1891-1945) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Full Week of August, Part 1 (1701-1843)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
New postings for July 29-Aug. 3 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1696-1838) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 2 (1846-1884) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 3 (1885-1959) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans...
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This Transitional Week Between July and August, Part 1 (1696 - 1838)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
New postings for July 22-28 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1694-1873) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 2 (1874-1893) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 3 (1894-1929) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of July, Part 1 (1694 - 1873)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
New postings for July 15-21 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1696-1877) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 2 (1878-1899) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 3 (1900-1945) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third...
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This Third Week of July, Part 2 (1878-1899)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New postings for July 8-14 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1692-1870) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 2 (1875-1902) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3 (1903-1959) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Full Week of July, Part 1 (1692-1870)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New postings for July 1-7 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1696-1872) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2 (1874-1894) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3 (1896-1934) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Week of July, Part 1 (1696-1872)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New postings for June 25-30 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1696-1879) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 2 (1880-1908) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 3 (1911-1943) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of June, Part 2 (1880-1908)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New postings for June 18-24 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1694-1865) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 2 (1867-1899) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 3 (1900-1959) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third...
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This Third Week of June, Part 3 (1900-1959)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
New postings for June 11-17 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1694-1879) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 2 (1880-1909) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3 (1911-1943) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Week of June, Part 1 (1694-1879)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
New postings for June 4-10 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1694-1874) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2 (1875-1893) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3 (1894-1946) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Full Week of June, Part 2 (1875-1893)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
New postings for May 29-June 3 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1714-1875) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 2 (1880-1893) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 3 (1894-1959) benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans...
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This Transitional Week Between May and June, Part 2 (1880-1893)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New postings for May 22-28 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1693-1869): benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 2 (1875-1893): benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 3 (1894-1957): benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of May, Part 3 (1894 to 1957)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New postings for May 15-21 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1707-1869) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 2 (1871-1881) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 3 (1883-1955) benangel.substack.com/p/this-third...
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This Third Week of May, Part 1 (1707-1869)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New postings for May 8-14 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1695-1879) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 2 (1880-1894) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3 (1895-1957) benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Week of May, Part 2 (1880-1894)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New postings for May 1-7 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1697-1862) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2 (1866-1892) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3 (1893-1959) benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Week of May, Part 1 (1697-1862)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New postings for Apr. 25-30 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1 (1705-1879) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 2 (1880-1893) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... Part 3 (1894-1958) benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of April, Part 1 (1705-1879)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New postings for Apr. 18-24 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1: benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 2: benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... Part 3: benangel.substack.com/p/this-third...
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This Third Week of April (Part 3), 1889-1936
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
New postings for Apr. 11-17 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1: benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 2: benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3: benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Week of April, Part 1 (1716-1879)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New postings for Apr. 4-10 for This Week in New Mexico History: Part 1: benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2: benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3: benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Full Week of April (1880-1894), Part 2
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New Postings for This Week In New Mexico History (transitional week between March and April, or Mar. 29 to Apr. 3): Part 1: benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 2: benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans... Part 3: benangel.substack.com/p/this-trans...
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This Transitional Week between March and April, Part 1 (1696-1877)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Here at the end of March, This Week in New Mexico History on Substack... thanks for following along: benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt...
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This Fourth Week of March, Part 1 (1696 to 1865)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The most recent entries in my Weekly New Mexico History series on Substack (thanks for following along): Part 1: benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 2: benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... Part 3: benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Week of March, Part 1 (1701-1857)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
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): benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... Part 3 (1893-1939): benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon...
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This Second Week of February in review, Part 1 (1692-1879)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
One post, two parts (still a couple weeks behind): benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... benangel.substack.com/p/this-first...
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This First Week of February, Part 1 (1692-1880)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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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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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Our shared history—no matter how difficult—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. Because how we remember, and who we remember, matters.
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Rep. Stansbury: We will not let the Trump Admin erase our shared history
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Last week of January in New Mexico History: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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This Fourth Week of January reviewed
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Latest edition... open.substack.com/pub/benangel...
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The Third Week of January review
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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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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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
substack.com/@anchorlight...?
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Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications)
Trump shared this as a photo. Someone turned it into a video. Much improved!
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
A little late, but it's posted... open.substack.com/pub/benangel...
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The Second Week of January Review
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon)
Mad props to who ever created this... Fucking amazing.
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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...
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This First (Full) Week of January
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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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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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Forwarding in case anyone out there can help. substack.com/@alisavaldes...
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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...
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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...
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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.
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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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 “stole” the oil sector from US corpora...
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
This was awesome... substack.com/@alisavaldes...
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Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (@alisavaldes)
I kind of said the same thing this morning but she said it better. 🤣
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Happy New Year, one and all... benangel.substack.com/p/new-years-...
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New Year’s Week – End of December, Start of January
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
December uploads on my new Substack page: benangel.substack.com/p/this-fourt... benangel.substack.com/p/this-third... benangel.substack.com/p/this-secon... benangel.substack.com/p/this-first... If you like New Mexico History, please feel free to subscribe. Happy to have you follow along.
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This fourth week of December (Christmas)
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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This second week of December
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Ben Angel @ben3angel.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#ThisWeekIn New Mexico History open.substack.com/pub/benangel...
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#ThisWeekIn New Mexico History
What's it about, what to expect, and why you should follow along
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