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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The Lions offensive line just got a lot better, as one the game's greats will return -- Center Frank Ragnow is returning. Sounds like he's in shape and ready to roll sooner, rather than later.
Happy Thanksgiving to the Lions.
Happy Thanksgiving to the Lions.
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Lions offensive line just got a lot better, as one the game's greats will return -- Center Frank Ragnow is returning. Sounds like he's in shape and ready to roll sooner, rather than later.
Happy Thanksgiving to the Lions.
Happy Thanksgiving to the Lions.
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The EPA is greenlighting pesticides made with PFAS, actual forever chemicals, as active ingredients on foods like lettuce, broccoli, & potatoes. They’re also planning to weaken drinking water rules & relax PFAS reporting. This is a public health disaster being signed into policy
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The EPA is greenlighting pesticides made with PFAS, actual forever chemicals, as active ingredients on foods like lettuce, broccoli, & potatoes. They’re also planning to weaken drinking water rules & relax PFAS reporting. This is a public health disaster being signed into policy
Great event last night!
During the Congressional District 2 People's Town Hall in Mt. Pleasant, we heard Michiganders loud and clear: they're tired of Republicans like John Moolenaar hurting working families to bow down to Trump's harmful agenda
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Great event last night!
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Epstein survivors PSA. Please SHARE far and wide!
I’m reading “Nobody’s Girl” - heartbreaking, infuriating and a must read. Hold the men to account!
I’m reading “Nobody’s Girl” - heartbreaking, infuriating and a must read. Hold the men to account!
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Epstein survivors PSA. Please SHARE far and wide!
I’m reading “Nobody’s Girl” - heartbreaking, infuriating and a must read. Hold the men to account!
I’m reading “Nobody’s Girl” - heartbreaking, infuriating and a must read. Hold the men to account!
How do these people live with themselves?
Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How do these people live with themselves?
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Meet Bubba Saulsbury, son of Odessa oil industry magnate Dick Saulsbury. Also friend to Kash Patel and JD Vance. This is who the Epstein felatio email is rumored to be referring to. Not Bill Clinton.
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Meet Bubba Saulsbury, son of Odessa oil industry magnate Dick Saulsbury. Also friend to Kash Patel and JD Vance. This is who the Epstein felatio email is rumored to be referring to. Not Bill Clinton.
As a Dem greatly involved in local politics, where is the video of me pretending to smash my phone?
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
As a Dem greatly involved in local politics, where is the video of me pretending to smash my phone?
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Chump Cares More About Argentina's Cattle Than Americans
Healthcare.......
Healthcare.......
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Chump Cares More About Argentina's Cattle Than Americans
Healthcare.......
Healthcare.......
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UPDATE: Now that 8 Senate Dems folded to Trump—Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
UPDATE: Now that 8 Senate Dems folded to Trump—Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
What? Moving goal posts? Lucy and the football? Who Could Have Seen This Coming??
This is why you don't back down from a bully! My God! My kingdom for a spine for Democrats.
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
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Cue the Bishops withholding communion from Catholic SCOTUS justices who betray Matthew 25:35-40.
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Cue the Bishops withholding communion from Catholic SCOTUS justices who betray Matthew 25:35-40.
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Apparently, neither matter. Boo Schumer. If you can't hold your Senators you need to go.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Apparently, neither matter. Boo Schumer. If you can't hold your Senators you need to go.
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I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I don’t care if Schumer voted no. If he’s unable to wrangle the caucus, he’s not an effective leader. I’ll continue to push for the caucus to elect a new one.
It looks like Sen. Schumer wants to make a less than ideal deal MAGA, which makes all of the last month worthless. @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social call your Senator! I called both of mine and Sen Schumer.
Schumer (NY) 202 224-6542
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
Booker (NJ) 202 224-3224
King (ME) 202 224-5344
Hassan (NH) 202 224-3324
Durbin (IL) 202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA) 202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH) 202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY) 202 224-4451
Masto (NV) 202 224-3542
Warner (VA) 202 224-2023
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It looks like Sen. Schumer wants to make a less than ideal deal MAGA, which makes all of the last month worthless. @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social call your Senator! I called both of mine and Sen Schumer.
The DOJ wants to beat up and gas journalists and protesters without restrictions.
JUST IN: The Justice Department formally appeals U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' preliminary injunction, which restricts the use of force against protesters and journalists.
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The DOJ wants to beat up and gas journalists and protesters without restrictions.
This message is for @schumer.senate.gov, who is our party leader in the Senate, and @slotkin.senate.gov and @peters.senate.gov, my senators. Please do not cave. Protect the ACA or all of this was for nothing. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This message is for @schumer.senate.gov, who is our party leader in the Senate, and @slotkin.senate.gov and @peters.senate.gov, my senators. Please do not cave. Protect the ACA or all of this was for nothing. 1/2
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Fighting back against Trump’s regime is the only thing that has improved Democrats’ approval rating. We cannot afford another “Schumer Surrender.” Tell your Democratic senators to continue holding the line to keep healthcare costs down and protect coverage for millions of Americans. 👇
TELL YOUR DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO KEEP HOLDING THE LINE IN THE FUNDING FIGHT
With historic healthcare cuts and cost increases looming, Republicans chose to force a Trump Shutdown rather than address the healthcare crisis and limit Trump’s lawless manipulation of federal funds....
act.indivisible.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fighting back against Trump’s regime is the only thing that has improved Democrats’ approval rating. We cannot afford another “Schumer Surrender.” Tell your Democratic senators to continue holding the line to keep healthcare costs down and protect coverage for millions of Americans. 👇
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November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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SNAP recipients: Nov. benefits are delayed but are being processed as ordered by courts. However, payments will be smaller than usual.
The Trump Administration has the authority to pay full Nov. benefits but is refusing—they're trying to use hunger as leverage in shutdown talks.
The Trump Administration has the authority to pay full Nov. benefits but is refusing—they're trying to use hunger as leverage in shutdown talks.
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
SNAP recipients: Nov. benefits are delayed but are being processed as ordered by courts. However, payments will be smaller than usual.
The Trump Administration has the authority to pay full Nov. benefits but is refusing—they're trying to use hunger as leverage in shutdown talks.
The Trump Administration has the authority to pay full Nov. benefits but is refusing—they're trying to use hunger as leverage in shutdown talks.
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Wild that @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social didn’t think this energy was important to get behind.
#zohranfornyc
#zohranfornyc
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Wild that @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social didn’t think this energy was important to get behind.
#zohranfornyc
#zohranfornyc
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The people of Little Village showed the nation what courage looks like: standing unarmed, united, & unafraid in the face of ICE’s tear gas & violence. They protected their neighbors, not with weapons, but with peaceful & fierce solidarity.
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The people of Little Village showed the nation what courage looks like: standing unarmed, united, & unafraid in the face of ICE’s tear gas & violence. They protected their neighbors, not with weapons, but with peaceful & fierce solidarity.
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Here’s the reality people are facing with health care plans.
Thanks to Republican’s inaction, monthly bills are going through the roof. That’s why it is critical that we do not cut critical health care credits and exacerbate the rising health care costs caused by Republican’s Big Ugly Bill.
Thanks to Republican’s inaction, monthly bills are going through the roof. That’s why it is critical that we do not cut critical health care credits and exacerbate the rising health care costs caused by Republican’s Big Ugly Bill.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Here’s the reality people are facing with health care plans.
Thanks to Republican’s inaction, monthly bills are going through the roof. That’s why it is critical that we do not cut critical health care credits and exacerbate the rising health care costs caused by Republican’s Big Ugly Bill.
Thanks to Republican’s inaction, monthly bills are going through the roof. That’s why it is critical that we do not cut critical health care credits and exacerbate the rising health care costs caused by Republican’s Big Ugly Bill.