Dawn Bense

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i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian citizen and permanent U.S. resident, making her ineligible to vote in U.S. elections. Her husband, Kenneth Petty, is a registered sex offender following a 1995 conviction.

It’s late October. People are voting right now. If you cannot deliver a convincing, full throated endorsement of the Democratic nominee in the potentially deciding race for the Senate, stay the fuck off television

EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet…

I voted, did you? Please drop your absentee ballots at the drop box if at all possible. Early voting is happening!

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

“The student, who has limited verbal communication and is on an individualized education program, was walking to school when agents tackled him, questioned him about his citizenship and restrained him in their vehicle. He was eventually released in the area where he was picked up”

DON’T MAIL YOUR BALLOT! If you haven’t returned your mail ballot, don’t put it in the mail. Bring it to your local clerk’s office or an official drop box to make sure it arrives in time. mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index/...

RESURFACED VIDEO: Mike Rogers praises Trump's reckless tariffs and mocks concerns about grocery prices. "I have faith that Donald Trump is gonna get a deal on all of this... They don't even know what to be mad at. Now they’re all of a sudden worried about the price of eggs."

Imagine waving away criminal responsibility for taking the life of a TODDLER. For SHOOTING A TODDLER. Qualified immunity is a scourge. It is a state license to murder.

Unbelievable. A racism ad.

🚨 LEAKED AUDIO: Mike Rogers pledges to make Trump's abusive executive orders permanent. "Donald Trump needs a little bit of help in the United States Senate... We're going to start legislating on those executive orders so that the Democrats can't undo it very quickly."

Ramaswamy has produced an attack ad weaponizing the rape of his opponent, Amy Acton, when she was 12 years old. It features Acton’s mother, who abandoned Acton after she was raped by her step-father, fleeing the state with her husband. Here is the corporate money helping fund that ad.

Her comments about opposing the personal enrichment of lawmakers seem to conflict with her family’s stake in a private drone company that has received more than $30 million in government contracts over the past year. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The allegations in the Jared story have a known true core, which was exposed in the (failed) Tom Barrack prosecution none of you know about. The prosecution was a referral from Mueller, but Barr tried to sabotage it, as he did all other referrals in summer 2019. emptywheel.net/2026/10/23/j...

🇺🇸‼️🇺🇦 Barak Ravid: A Ukrainian official tells me that Starlink and Starshield are still restricted in Ukraine despite Trump's claim that it is back up.

She was not the only one that this happened to in TN.

Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

This is such a stupid thing to say. Because if it were true, we wouldn't need a Constitution and Bill of Rights written by humans. And every country would have had the same Constitution and Bill of Rights from the beginning of time.

If you haven't had a chance to go to one of Abdul's campaign events, you really should. It is something!

The Arlington, Virginia County Board has sued the Trump administration to prohibit it from authorizing armed federal agents to be present at polling places.

⚡️⚡️Kyiv is currently under a massive ballistic missile attack. None of the missiles have been intercepted. Sadly, Ukraine’s airspace can be considered completely undefended.

ironically, a program seemingly designed to just give money to the regime's friends and allies is textbook fraud

From @jamellebouie.net's lips to Democrats' ears 🙏

Ohhh, that sounds like a lot of pissed-off Texans took the first day of voting seriously. Granted, we don't know the percentages of blue vs. red, but it's wild how many more voted on Day 1. More to come. Keep voting, America. We have to change this bullshit timeline we're living through.

NEWS A preservation group just alerted Judge Reyes that Trump just attacked her on social media right before today's hearing in the East Potomac Golf Course case. Context: Judge Reyes received death threats last year after ruling against Trump. Background buff.ly/3eV0JHT

That blurred map on Trump's desk appears to be East Potomac Park — the golf course where the trees are being cut. Katie Zacharia may have just handed the federal judge evidence of exactly where the order came from.

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

Legendary.

What if you see ICE at the polls? (Don't worry! Read on for the plan!) @indivisible.org roped me in to design and illustrate a new zine! Check it out in this 🧵 - and visit linktr.ee/wewillvote to sign up for the Election Protection Program and find all the resources you need!

The U.S. military may have only a handful of its most powerful bunker-busting bombs left, raising questions about its ability to target Iran’s deepest underground military facilities, according to a new analysis.

🤨It’s safe to say there will be chaos the first week of November. #Pinks

They took Ilhan’s PASSPORT?! Um

Shit.

From Kiana to Selawik, families and communities across the North Slope are ready to put Alaska first! 🐟❤️🇺🇸

Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.

What’s the point of a president swearing to uphold the Constitution if the Supreme Court grants them immunity for violating it through official acts?🇺🇸

Don't threaten me with a good time.

The level of pure racism that leads certain people to vote MAGA is the worst kept secret in America. Oh, they’ll tell you it’s the economy, or voter fraud, or maybe the deficit even. The truth, though, is that they’re just a bunch of bigots-and thrilled to have one of their own in the White House

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Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

I’m outraged by this attack on Representative Omar. Trump and his DOJ have a bizarre obsession with tearing down Minnesota, our leaders and our communities. This latest action, even as voting has already started in Minnesota, is a transparent attempt to interfere in our elections.

hakeem jeffries should be in front of a microphone blasting the regime for unleashing its security forces on a member of congress under his leadership.

Americans see this for what it is - President Trump is abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before an election.