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Dawn Bense

@dawnbense.bsky.social
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Vice Chair, Manistee County Democratic Party. Democratic Precinct Delegate to Manistee County. Grandma, mom, and wife.

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 12h
The media's dilemma: should we cover that a guy contemplating how to dispose of Jews is cited by the VP as an intellectual influence or write another piece about vague connections between Democrats and Hassan Piker? 🤔
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 11h
So after the White House spokespersons tried to justify his inexplicable remarks, saying that he wasn't calling for Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump *doubles down* Literally daring them to bomb the California cities
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 11h
The torture and murder of Matthew Shepard is the inevitable result of the "religious freedom" for which Samuel Alito and the other MAGA Supreme Court Justice losers are advocating
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 10h
Says the man who has followed this beat for a decade...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 19h
Does MAGA have the capacity to at least be embarrassed yet?
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19h
In the presidential immunity case, the court considered a hypothetical of a president ordering Navy Seals to assassinate an American political rival. Trump's lawyer argued unambiguously yes, since it'd be an "official act." The Roberts Court ruled in his favor, 6-3. Why wouldn't Trump believe this?
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 21h
Abdul is soooooo good. He is going to be an amazing senator.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 23h
senatebankingdemocrats.substack.com/p/new-warren...
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NEW: Warren Launches New Trumpflation Tracker
New dashboard will be updated monthly for Americans to see how much more they are paying in Trump’s economy
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So now diesel users don’t pay taxes on fuel while the rest of us do All so Trump can keep his pointless war going
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am not letting this go. This proves that chump brings out the very worst in his supporters. At a time like this they appear as evil & cruel as he is. Governor Newsom will have a lot to say about this. Weasel Johnson will laugh it off as a simple joke. The spin doctors are busy cleaning this up
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If we're going to denaturalize and deport people for sex trafficking they hid on their citizenship applications, is there a reason this would not apply to Ghislaine Maxwell?
CHILD SEX ABUSER’S CITIZENSHIP REVOKED AFTER NATURALIZATION FRAUD CONVICTION
 
Cyril Domaquik Clemens, a Liberian native, was convicted of three counts of indecent liberties with a child after confessing to sexually molesting a young child.
 
The abuse began before he naturalized, but he concealed it during the citizenship process, fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
 
➡️Learn more about ICE’s role in immigration fraud investigations by searching our website for “Operation False Haven.”
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I needed this.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am kind of over regurgitating the plight of the poor white man.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Lions have been allergic to the blitz for most of this decade.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Lions corners are backups, and safeties.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Let's celebrate the birth of Christ by sending a photo of us with assault rifles and clothing with profane language to our friends and family, honey. Because the Bible doesn't mind firearms and fuck." Be sure and buy the right sized postage for your hypocrisy.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Love me some perch. The best ones are the ones caught in the winter. I think they are sweeter.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/10/2026
The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/KbxIxZV
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Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation
The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This timeline sucks. Let's hope this election helps.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If this isn’t a campaign ad for swing states, I don't know what is.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is absolutely batshit and the media is failing us.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The GOP plan for this fall is to swamp races with dark money and turn the racism dial up to 100
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you can't campaign on what you are doing in office because people will hate it so much, your party deserves to lose.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also, for many years, my husband bought insurance and never used it. He is a person.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is what Dr. Oz said about the supposed "illegal immigrants" in response to a question about taking people's insurance away who allegedly bought it then didn't use it.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Aren't real people..." What does that remind you of?
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You were far more polite than I could have been.
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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renowned studio makeup expert Pete Hegseth is focusing on quotas, identity, and image rather than experience and expertise. If you have a GOP senator up for re-election and live anywhere but Maine, you have a chance to vote out someone who enabled this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
Amid latest extraordinary attack on diversity, US defense secretary also suggests military is retaining service personnel at ‘record’ rates
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He is wearing leg braces. That's why he slaps his right? leg.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What weather?
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It was actually a fun game to watch.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 01/10/2026
Thou sayest the King grows mad, I’ll tell thee, friend, I am almost mad myself.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @wetheaction.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have never seen anything like this. This is a judge stating clearly that the justice department is being weaponized against a person who may disagree with the president.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
* GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: WE ARE PREPARING FOR MAJOR HYBRID ATTACKS BY RUSSIA, WE WOULD RESPOND QUICKLY AND VERY CLEARLY @reuters.com
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's nearly a guarantee that something will happen.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I read an article a couple days ago where Pike said she was ready to accept death. She said her only fear was a botched execution.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The comments on Facebook from way too many people are just hideous. I don't know how we fix that. So many people have absolutely lost their humanity.
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Temu Patton sucks ass.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He looks like an oompa loompa the way that stage is lit.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OCEANA COUNTY. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10.
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Oceana County Town Hall with Abdul | OCEANA · Abdul for U.S. Senate
Please join us at our Oceana County stop for the Shouldn't Be This Hard TOWN HALL TOUR. RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY AND THE EVENT WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST. MUST PRESENT GOVERNMENT ID AND FOLLOW NO BAG...
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And never be hired again by anyone ever.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
i hope that men notice how whenever a rape story gets widespread coverage, women use it as an opportunity to vent about how fucking disgusting we think many of you are and how many have made our lives measurably worse, and take a few moments to deeply process that.
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Dawn Bense @dawnbense.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Republicans cut Medicaid so that Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg could have more tax breaks.
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