Brian Bengs
@bengsforsd.bsky.social
Lt Col (Ret) USAF, USN Vet, Former Wind Cave National Park Ranger, Husband & Father now running for Senate to stand up for people who work for a living.
Joined @aaronparnas.bsky.social yesterday to talk about my U.S. Senate campaign and my experience teaching the law of armed conflict. Now is NOT the time to disregard the Constitution’s balance of power and the rule of law. Full interview on my YouTube!
December 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Joined @aaronparnas.bsky.social yesterday to talk about my U.S. Senate campaign and my experience teaching the law of armed conflict. Now is NOT the time to disregard the Constitution’s balance of power and the rule of law. Full interview on my YouTube!
Israel attacking diplomatic targets in Qatar is blatantly illegal & brings no one closer to peace.
Using US-supplied weapons to attack another US ally is unacceptable.
As Israel’s primary benefactor, the US can & should impose accountability.
#RuleofLaw
Using US-supplied weapons to attack another US ally is unacceptable.
As Israel’s primary benefactor, the US can & should impose accountability.
#RuleofLaw
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Israel attacking diplomatic targets in Qatar is blatantly illegal & brings no one closer to peace.
Using US-supplied weapons to attack another US ally is unacceptable.
As Israel’s primary benefactor, the US can & should impose accountability.
#RuleofLaw
Using US-supplied weapons to attack another US ally is unacceptable.
As Israel’s primary benefactor, the US can & should impose accountability.
#RuleofLaw
As an Independent Senate candidate in SD who won't take money from Big Money corporate PACs, social media is crucial to get my message out.
If you're interested in my policy-driven, pro-worker, pro-democracy campaign, you can help me boost my message today by sharing this post. Thank you.
If you're interested in my policy-driven, pro-worker, pro-democracy campaign, you can help me boost my message today by sharing this post. Thank you.
September 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
As an Independent Senate candidate in SD who won't take money from Big Money corporate PACs, social media is crucial to get my message out.
If you're interested in my policy-driven, pro-worker, pro-democracy campaign, you can help me boost my message today by sharing this post. Thank you.
If you're interested in my policy-driven, pro-worker, pro-democracy campaign, you can help me boost my message today by sharing this post. Thank you.
This quote from the NOTUS article I was in shows the necessity of Independents in the Senate.
Party politics isn't working for regular folks, but a few principled Independents in the Senate could place pressure on dysfunctional institutions to work.
People over parties.
Party politics isn't working for regular folks, but a few principled Independents in the Senate could place pressure on dysfunctional institutions to work.
People over parties.
August 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This quote from the NOTUS article I was in shows the necessity of Independents in the Senate.
Party politics isn't working for regular folks, but a few principled Independents in the Senate could place pressure on dysfunctional institutions to work.
People over parties.
Party politics isn't working for regular folks, but a few principled Independents in the Senate could place pressure on dysfunctional institutions to work.
People over parties.
The fact that we still experience these preventable tragedies is a blaring siren that politics isn't working.
Common sense reforms could have averted this while still preserving 2nd Amendment rights.
I apologize to the victims for the failures of our political system.
Common sense reforms could have averted this while still preserving 2nd Amendment rights.
I apologize to the victims for the failures of our political system.
Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic church leaves 2 children dead, 17 injured
A shooting targeting a mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday left at least two children dead and more than a dozen injured, authorities announced.
www.foxnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The fact that we still experience these preventable tragedies is a blaring siren that politics isn't working.
Common sense reforms could have averted this while still preserving 2nd Amendment rights.
I apologize to the victims for the failures of our political system.
Common sense reforms could have averted this while still preserving 2nd Amendment rights.
I apologize to the victims for the failures of our political system.
109 years ago today, the National Park Service was created to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System…”
I am proud to have been a WICA Park Ranger. I’m running for the US Senate to stand up for our parks & their stewards.
I am proud to have been a WICA Park Ranger. I’m running for the US Senate to stand up for our parks & their stewards.
August 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
109 years ago today, the National Park Service was created to “preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System…”
I am proud to have been a WICA Park Ranger. I’m running for the US Senate to stand up for our parks & their stewards.
I am proud to have been a WICA Park Ranger. I’m running for the US Senate to stand up for our parks & their stewards.
Social Security was establishing on 14 Aug 1935. On this anniversary, remember that it isn't just a safety net, but a promise.
Millions of Americans depend on it as the primary defense against life in poverty. Protecting it means protecting our future.
#ProtectThePromise
Millions of Americans depend on it as the primary defense against life in poverty. Protecting it means protecting our future.
#ProtectThePromise
August 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Social Security was establishing on 14 Aug 1935. On this anniversary, remember that it isn't just a safety net, but a promise.
Millions of Americans depend on it as the primary defense against life in poverty. Protecting it means protecting our future.
#ProtectThePromise
Millions of Americans depend on it as the primary defense against life in poverty. Protecting it means protecting our future.
#ProtectThePromise
Today is Agent Orange Awareness Day, highlighting its lifetime health impacts to Vietnam veterans.
The 2022 PACT Act expands benefits for vets suffering from Agent Orange & other toxins.
Mike Rounds voted no, only switching when public support was too much to ignore.
The 2022 PACT Act expands benefits for vets suffering from Agent Orange & other toxins.
Mike Rounds voted no, only switching when public support was too much to ignore.
August 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today is Agent Orange Awareness Day, highlighting its lifetime health impacts to Vietnam veterans.
The 2022 PACT Act expands benefits for vets suffering from Agent Orange & other toxins.
Mike Rounds voted no, only switching when public support was too much to ignore.
The 2022 PACT Act expands benefits for vets suffering from Agent Orange & other toxins.
Mike Rounds voted no, only switching when public support was too much to ignore.
Healthcare monopolies are great at cheating sick, poor, or elderly Americans out of coverage. The price of monopoly is paid from working folks’ pockets to CEOs.
As a Senator, I would fight to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
As a Senator, I would fight to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
August 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Healthcare monopolies are great at cheating sick, poor, or elderly Americans out of coverage. The price of monopoly is paid from working folks’ pockets to CEOs.
As a Senator, I would fight to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
As a Senator, I would fight to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
South Dakotans want a Senator who will actually work for them. As an Independent whose only bosses would be S Dakotans, I am ready to fight for them.
Mike Rounds only listens to party bosses and Big Money donors.
#FollowTheMoney
Mike Rounds only listens to party bosses and Big Money donors.
#FollowTheMoney
August 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
South Dakotans want a Senator who will actually work for them. As an Independent whose only bosses would be S Dakotans, I am ready to fight for them.
Mike Rounds only listens to party bosses and Big Money donors.
#FollowTheMoney
Mike Rounds only listens to party bosses and Big Money donors.
#FollowTheMoney
I'm running for Senate as an Independent because I do my own thinking. I care more about achieving real change for working folks in SD than toeing a party line.
I can only be a legitimate challenger to Sen. Mike Rounds in '26 by acting outside party politics.
I can only be a legitimate challenger to Sen. Mike Rounds in '26 by acting outside party politics.
August 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm running for Senate as an Independent because I do my own thinking. I care more about achieving real change for working folks in SD than toeing a party line.
I can only be a legitimate challenger to Sen. Mike Rounds in '26 by acting outside party politics.
I can only be a legitimate challenger to Sen. Mike Rounds in '26 by acting outside party politics.
Mike Rounds is saying NOTHING while Congress hands over its tax (tariff) authority to the President, violating separation of powers with an arbitrary tax on the American people.
That is Taxation without Representation.
That is Taxation without Representation.
August 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mike Rounds is saying NOTHING while Congress hands over its tax (tariff) authority to the President, violating separation of powers with an arbitrary tax on the American people.
That is Taxation without Representation.
That is Taxation without Representation.
The core of democracy, voter choice in a fair system, is being ignored in a Hatfield-McCoy feud.
The President wants to use gerrymandering to disenfranchise his opposition, while his minions put parties over people and step aside.
I support the Fair Representation Act.
The President wants to use gerrymandering to disenfranchise his opposition, while his minions put parties over people and step aside.
I support the Fair Representation Act.
August 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The core of democracy, voter choice in a fair system, is being ignored in a Hatfield-McCoy feud.
The President wants to use gerrymandering to disenfranchise his opposition, while his minions put parties over people and step aside.
I support the Fair Representation Act.
The President wants to use gerrymandering to disenfranchise his opposition, while his minions put parties over people and step aside.
I support the Fair Representation Act.
Our founders considered tariffs (duties) a tax on Americans under sole authority of Congress.
US CONST, Art I, Sec 8: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises...."
Why doesn’t Mike Rounds care about us or separation of powers?
US CONST, Art I, Sec 8: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises...."
Why doesn’t Mike Rounds care about us or separation of powers?
August 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our founders considered tariffs (duties) a tax on Americans under sole authority of Congress.
US CONST, Art I, Sec 8: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises...."
Why doesn’t Mike Rounds care about us or separation of powers?
US CONST, Art I, Sec 8: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises...."
Why doesn’t Mike Rounds care about us or separation of powers?
The purpose of taxation is to fund gov't operations & programs that benefit the people.
Trump funneled taxpayers' money to himself with a Scotland golfing vacation at his OWN resort.
South Dakota's Senators are standing aside while their people get ripped off.
Trump funneled taxpayers' money to himself with a Scotland golfing vacation at his OWN resort.
South Dakota's Senators are standing aside while their people get ripped off.
July 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The purpose of taxation is to fund gov't operations & programs that benefit the people.
Trump funneled taxpayers' money to himself with a Scotland golfing vacation at his OWN resort.
South Dakota's Senators are standing aside while their people get ripped off.
Trump funneled taxpayers' money to himself with a Scotland golfing vacation at his OWN resort.
South Dakota's Senators are standing aside while their people get ripped off.
The richest of the rich (top 0.1%) in the USA hold almost 14% of America's $160.35T total wealth. Instead of making them pay their fair share, Mike Rounds voted to cut their taxes.
You'll never guess who Big Money Mike gets 87% of campaign contributions from.
#FollowTheMoney
You'll never guess who Big Money Mike gets 87% of campaign contributions from.
#FollowTheMoney
July 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The richest of the rich (top 0.1%) in the USA hold almost 14% of America's $160.35T total wealth. Instead of making them pay their fair share, Mike Rounds voted to cut their taxes.
You'll never guess who Big Money Mike gets 87% of campaign contributions from.
#FollowTheMoney
You'll never guess who Big Money Mike gets 87% of campaign contributions from.
#FollowTheMoney
Democracy only functions when voters are able to make a real choice for themselves. No district should be taken for granted by ANY party because of how "safe" it is.
Mike Rounds takes South Dakota for granted, but this state deserves better. Let's give S Dakotans a real choice.
Mike Rounds takes South Dakota for granted, but this state deserves better. Let's give S Dakotans a real choice.
July 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Democracy only functions when voters are able to make a real choice for themselves. No district should be taken for granted by ANY party because of how "safe" it is.
Mike Rounds takes South Dakota for granted, but this state deserves better. Let's give S Dakotans a real choice.
Mike Rounds takes South Dakota for granted, but this state deserves better. Let's give S Dakotans a real choice.
I was quoted in a POLITICO piece on red-state independents:
"If you have a handful of independents that actually want some structural reform, that deprive either party of a majority, you can actually accomplish some significant business"
Politics shouldn't be two-team game.
"If you have a handful of independents that actually want some structural reform, that deprive either party of a majority, you can actually accomplish some significant business"
Politics shouldn't be two-team game.
July 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I was quoted in a POLITICO piece on red-state independents:
"If you have a handful of independents that actually want some structural reform, that deprive either party of a majority, you can actually accomplish some significant business"
Politics shouldn't be two-team game.
"If you have a handful of independents that actually want some structural reform, that deprive either party of a majority, you can actually accomplish some significant business"
Politics shouldn't be two-team game.
Poor S Dakotans are either in a food bank or a grocery store if they have SNAP benefits.
USDA funding cuts created a $2.5M budget shortfall for Feeding South Dakota, our largest hunger-relief org.
Mike Rounds' vote to cut $186B in SNAP funding will leave many S Dakotans hungry.
USDA funding cuts created a $2.5M budget shortfall for Feeding South Dakota, our largest hunger-relief org.
Mike Rounds' vote to cut $186B in SNAP funding will leave many S Dakotans hungry.
July 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Poor S Dakotans are either in a food bank or a grocery store if they have SNAP benefits.
USDA funding cuts created a $2.5M budget shortfall for Feeding South Dakota, our largest hunger-relief org.
Mike Rounds' vote to cut $186B in SNAP funding will leave many S Dakotans hungry.
USDA funding cuts created a $2.5M budget shortfall for Feeding South Dakota, our largest hunger-relief org.
Mike Rounds' vote to cut $186B in SNAP funding will leave many S Dakotans hungry.
The president is touring the Federal Reserve today.
I echo 1950s Republicans in advocating monetary policies where the "Federal Reserve System exercis[es] its functions in the money and credit system without pressure for political purposes from the Treasury or the White House.”
I echo 1950s Republicans in advocating monetary policies where the "Federal Reserve System exercis[es] its functions in the money and credit system without pressure for political purposes from the Treasury or the White House.”
July 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The president is touring the Federal Reserve today.
I echo 1950s Republicans in advocating monetary policies where the "Federal Reserve System exercis[es] its functions in the money and credit system without pressure for political purposes from the Treasury or the White House.”
I echo 1950s Republicans in advocating monetary policies where the "Federal Reserve System exercis[es] its functions in the money and credit system without pressure for political purposes from the Treasury or the White House.”
Mike Rounds has been a politician for 35 years. What has he done to make your life better?
Playing to national party politics instead of serving South Dakotans is how Big Money Mike gets 87% of his donations from a set of 200 rich donors.
SD deserves better.
#FollowTheMoney
Playing to national party politics instead of serving South Dakotans is how Big Money Mike gets 87% of his donations from a set of 200 rich donors.
SD deserves better.
#FollowTheMoney
July 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mike Rounds has been a politician for 35 years. What has he done to make your life better?
Playing to national party politics instead of serving South Dakotans is how Big Money Mike gets 87% of his donations from a set of 200 rich donors.
SD deserves better.
#FollowTheMoney
Playing to national party politics instead of serving South Dakotans is how Big Money Mike gets 87% of his donations from a set of 200 rich donors.
SD deserves better.
#FollowTheMoney
New cuts to public broadcasting orgs add to a long list of betrayals against rural Americans in the past month. Mike Rounds has voted to gut Medicaid, rural hospitals, and now public radio.
Mike Rounds serves Big Money and a party line, not the people of SD.
#FollowTheMoney
Mike Rounds serves Big Money and a party line, not the people of SD.
#FollowTheMoney
July 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
New cuts to public broadcasting orgs add to a long list of betrayals against rural Americans in the past month. Mike Rounds has voted to gut Medicaid, rural hospitals, and now public radio.
Mike Rounds serves Big Money and a party line, not the people of SD.
#FollowTheMoney
Mike Rounds serves Big Money and a party line, not the people of SD.
#FollowTheMoney
I said it before & I'll say it again:
RELEASE. THE. FILES.
This administration is suppressing the evidence to protect the guilty & attacking anyone who wants the truth revealed.
S Dakotans see Mike Rounds is still silent. Why? Who does he want to protect?
#FollowTheMoney
RELEASE. THE. FILES.
This administration is suppressing the evidence to protect the guilty & attacking anyone who wants the truth revealed.
S Dakotans see Mike Rounds is still silent. Why? Who does he want to protect?
#FollowTheMoney
July 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I said it before & I'll say it again:
RELEASE. THE. FILES.
This administration is suppressing the evidence to protect the guilty & attacking anyone who wants the truth revealed.
S Dakotans see Mike Rounds is still silent. Why? Who does he want to protect?
#FollowTheMoney
RELEASE. THE. FILES.
This administration is suppressing the evidence to protect the guilty & attacking anyone who wants the truth revealed.
S Dakotans see Mike Rounds is still silent. Why? Who does he want to protect?
#FollowTheMoney
Our tax system is rigged in favor of the ultra rich because of how easily they can buy politicians. The system needs a change-up so the 1% pays their fair share, giving the middle class a break.
Big Money donates to Mike Rounds. I'm backed by regular folks.
#FollowTheMoney
Big Money donates to Mike Rounds. I'm backed by regular folks.
#FollowTheMoney
July 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Our tax system is rigged in favor of the ultra rich because of how easily they can buy politicians. The system needs a change-up so the 1% pays their fair share, giving the middle class a break.
Big Money donates to Mike Rounds. I'm backed by regular folks.
#FollowTheMoney
Big Money donates to Mike Rounds. I'm backed by regular folks.
#FollowTheMoney
With 3,300 unique donors & an average donation of just $21, our campaign has more contributors than both of our opponents combined.
99% of Mike Rounds' contributions came from investments, Big Money donors, and corporate PACs, compared to our 0%.
#FollowTheMoney
99% of Mike Rounds' contributions came from investments, Big Money donors, and corporate PACs, compared to our 0%.
#FollowTheMoney
July 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
With 3,300 unique donors & an average donation of just $21, our campaign has more contributors than both of our opponents combined.
99% of Mike Rounds' contributions came from investments, Big Money donors, and corporate PACs, compared to our 0%.
#FollowTheMoney
99% of Mike Rounds' contributions came from investments, Big Money donors, and corporate PACs, compared to our 0%.
#FollowTheMoney