Dawn Bense
@dawnbense.bsky.social
Vice Chair, Manistee County Democratic Party. Democratic Precinct Delegate to Manistee County. Grandma, mom, and wife.
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It doesn’t.
Latest: I asked DHS' public affairs office if it considers recording or following federal law enforcement to be obstruction of justice.
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS response: "That sure sounds like obstruction of justice." reason.com/2025/12/22/d...
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It doesn’t.
This is the segment on 60 Minutes that was pulled right before it was supposed to air in the U.S. Luckilly, it was aired in Canada. I am so proud of the ex-corporate journalists keeping it real, there are many but I am highlighting @joyannreid.bsky.social
Watch the '60 Minutes' segment Bari Weiss and the regime don't want you to see
Thanks to Canada, the American people can see the horrors the federal government is perpetrating in our names
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This is the segment on 60 Minutes that was pulled right before it was supposed to air in the U.S. Luckilly, it was aired in Canada. I am so proud of the ex-corporate journalists keeping it real, there are many but I am highlighting @joyannreid.bsky.social
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I just watched the video. It is extremely damaging to the Trump administration. Also, Bari Weiss lied. 60 minutes did reach out for comment and was told to refer questions to El Salvador.
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I just watched the video. It is extremely damaging to the Trump administration. Also, Bari Weiss lied. 60 minutes did reach out for comment and was told to refer questions to El Salvador.
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OK I've watched it.
One key piece that hasn't been discussed: DHS didn't just decline to comment, they explicitly referred all questions to El Salvador.
One key piece that hasn't been discussed: DHS didn't just decline to comment, they explicitly referred all questions to El Salvador.
December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
OK I've watched it.
One key piece that hasn't been discussed: DHS didn't just decline to comment, they explicitly referred all questions to El Salvador.
One key piece that hasn't been discussed: DHS didn't just decline to comment, they explicitly referred all questions to El Salvador.
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On the tenth day of Christmas, Matt Hall took from Michiganders...
December 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On the tenth day of Christmas, Matt Hall took from Michiganders...
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Offering money to fund an illegal third presidential term isn’t protected speech. It’s conspiracy to violate the Constitution. Under 18 U.S.C. S371, money + coordination = overt acts. To pursue a known illegal act is a felony, even if it fails
Who’s filing charges?
Who’s filing charges?
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Offering money to fund an illegal third presidential term isn’t protected speech. It’s conspiracy to violate the Constitution. Under 18 U.S.C. S371, money + coordination = overt acts. To pursue a known illegal act is a felony, even if it fails
Who’s filing charges?
Who’s filing charges?
It is not enough to be just anti Trump. This kind of addiction to oligarch money must be dealt with.
Hakeem Jeffries announced the creation of the “House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy,” and handpicked its five commissioners. Unfortunately, these new members have a history of supporting Big Tech. From Henry Burke: trib.al/9FYNXSv
Democratic Voters Are Clamoring for AI Regulation. Their Leaders Aren’t Interested. - The American Prospect
A new AI commission established by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries includes several corporate-friendly legislators.
trib.al
December 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It is not enough to be just anti Trump. This kind of addiction to oligarch money must be dealt with.
You know, back in the day, it wasn't unusual for a Democrat to agree with a Republican.
It's odd to find myself in total agreement with Rand Paul, but he's on the money here and I’m glad he’s speaking out.
December 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
You know, back in the day, it wasn't unusual for a Democrat to agree with a Republican.
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Republican congressman 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Republican congressman 👇🏽
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1. How President Trump reacted to the brutal murder of Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner vs How Rob Reiner reacted to the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk.
First, President Trump’s reaction.
First, President Trump’s reaction.
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
1. How President Trump reacted to the brutal murder of Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner vs How Rob Reiner reacted to the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk.
First, President Trump’s reaction.
First, President Trump’s reaction.
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Ron Reiner was right to warn US about Donald Trump
Trump is fucking grotesque
Trump is fucking grotesque
December 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ron Reiner was right to warn US about Donald Trump
Trump is fucking grotesque
Trump is fucking grotesque
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
When I was very little, I thought i could climb into the TV, Archie and Edith Bunker were my maternal grandparents, and in my 3 to 4-year-old mind, Meathead and Gloria were a mish-mosh of my aunts and uncles. I am so sad an uncle passed away. RIP Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
When I was very little, I thought i could climb into the TV, Archie and Edith Bunker were my maternal grandparents, and in my 3 to 4-year-old mind, Meathead and Gloria were a mish-mosh of my aunts and uncles. I am so sad an uncle passed away. RIP Rob Reiner.
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's son was pulled over by ICE and forced to prove he is an American.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
Two options:
1) ICE deliberately targeted him.
2) ICE is stopping all non-White people without any probable cause and forcing them to prove they are citizens.
Hard to say which option is scarier.
This one really hurts. Beyond all of the great work he has done throughout his life, when I was a little girl and All In thr Family was on TV, my little girl brain equated people on that show to people in my family, so when I was 3-4 years old, Rob Reiner, in my mind was literally my uncle.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This one really hurts. Beyond all of the great work he has done throughout his life, when I was a little girl and All In thr Family was on TV, my little girl brain equated people on that show to people in my family, so when I was 3-4 years old, Rob Reiner, in my mind was literally my uncle.
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Poor Rob Reiner. America is out of control.
December 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Poor Rob Reiner. America is out of control.
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If the anti-vaxxers were not fans of COVID lockdowns, wait until they find out it’s a 42 day quarantine for measles (with their kids at home).
Over 250 people in quarantine in South Carolina over measles outbreak, 16 in isolation, i.e. sick
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If the anti-vaxxers were not fans of COVID lockdowns, wait until they find out it’s a 42 day quarantine for measles (with their kids at home).
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It takes a special kind of delusion to tell parents to buy their kids fewer toys and pencils while bragging about building a new White House ballroom and gold in the Oval Office.
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It takes a special kind of delusion to tell parents to buy their kids fewer toys and pencils while bragging about building a new White House ballroom and gold in the Oval Office.
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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No matter your age, ZIP code or ability to work, you deserve food security. The Trump administration is making it harder for folks to afford basic needs, including putting food on the table. 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
No matter your age, ZIP code or ability to work, you deserve food security. The Trump administration is making it harder for folks to afford basic needs, including putting food on the table. 🧵
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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One of the biggest Supreme Court cases you’ve never heard of…
The Recent Revolution of “One Person, One Vote”
Now a Bedrock of American Democracy…But Newer Than Most Realize
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
One of the biggest Supreme Court cases you’ve never heard of…
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It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him.
So there’s that, too.
So there’s that, too.