Marjorie Taylor Greene hopes you never learn my name. I’m Shawn Harris. I’m a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, and farmer. I’m running to replace her in Congress. If you’re ready for leadership that works for you, not for TV ratings, please share this. LEADERSHIP MATTERS!
At the House Science Committee Democrats' event "The Things We'll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants" we learned, straight from the researchers who've had their grants canceled by the Trump Administration, what we stand to lose when science is politicized. youtube.com/shorts/6oM2V...
🔥 Top Campaigns, Last 24 Hours: 1️⃣ “Release the billions of allocated federal education funds” (+3,416) 2️⃣ “Reject SAVE Act voter suppression, support fair elections” (+2,418) 3️⃣ “Oversight on flood fatalities now. Take action. Fund NOAA properly” (+307)
most straightforward clear headline i’ve seen on what is, to me, the most urgent, striking, severe part of the spending bill the GOP just passed www.newsweek.com/immigration-...
"When 8 men have more money than 4 billion people combined, folks relying on food stamps or Medicaid aren't the problem."
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Four Democratic members of Congress from Illinois, Jesús “Chuy” García, Danny Davis, Delia Ramirez, and Jonathan Jackson, were denied entry to an ICE facility in Broadview, just outside Chicago, despite federal policy allowing them access without prior notice.
Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."
Judge in NIH trial declares the “whole enterprise was rotten to its core” and that the “ideas that animated the policies” illegal. Ruling means that NIH has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Just so I’m clear… Terry Moran got fired, but Mike Lee is still a sitting US senator?
An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
This is well stated. Mike Lee will forever be associated in my mind with his unbelievably cruel and stupid tweets about the Hortman assassination. He is a disgrace to the Senate and Utah.
Now more than ever we need all hands on deck to defeat the awful budget bill. Spread the word. Call your Senator. Kill the bill.
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
MAJOR UPDATE: The Supreme Court just handed DOGE the keys to all the sensitive personal information Social Security has on file — your income, benefits, health records, and more. Why do Donald Trump and his cronies need access to millions of Americans’ private data? It’s absurd.
Not sure if democracy remains on the docket? My law firm is litigating 53 voting and election cases in 22 states. When we fight, we win.
@ariellaelm.bsky.social
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Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
NEWS: Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Scanlon, Nadler, Johnson, and McBath release a joint statement on the Department of Justice’s unfounded targeting of Rep. LaMonica.
I met with Ruth in El Salvador just over a month ago to discuss the abysmal human rights situation there. This news of her likely disappearance is exactly the kind of abuse she warned about. The Bukele regime must release her NOW.
The Rules Committee meets at 1 AM on Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning to ram through this disastrous bill. Why? Because they don't want you to see them ripping healthcare from millions of Americans. You do not hold a hearing for a bill at 1 AM unless you're completely ashamed of it.
My statement on the charges filed against me:
In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress Lawmakers are raising separation-of-powers concerns as the White House seeks to install a Justice Department official at the legislative branch institution
Not to be forgotten, as the President now attempts to take over the Library of Congress: He did something similar in February when he fired the Archivist of the US. It's now 3 months and counting, and he apparently has not notified Congress of his reasons for doing so, as required by law. 🗃️
We're five hours into tonight's Energy and Commerce Committee markup - this is the big one, where Republicans are looking to cut Medicaid and kick 13.7 million Americans off their health care. I know how important this is, and I'm ready to fight for my constituents through the night.
Trump’s team is threatening to ARREST members of Congress for conducting oversight. That’s not democracy — that’s dictatorship. We’re not backing down and neither will you. We’ll speak up, show up, and peacefully protest to protect our rights.
This bill is a disaster for children. It walks away from a 50-year commitment to ensure that poor children in rural Alabama and New York City all have access to the food assistance they need to grow and thrive.
BREAKING: Dems have FLIPPED the Omaha mayoral race. John Ewing Jr has beaten the GOP incumbent!!
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NEW: Congressional Republicans are pushing back against Trump’s attempted takeover of the Library of Congress after a brief standoff with DOJ officials this morning. w/ @ktullymcmanus @jordainc t.co/BJ79oZAj9C
Trump is literally trying to fly around on a plane from a foreign government while serving as President. That’s a violation of the Constitution. The Emoluments Clause wasn’t a suggestion. It’s the LAW.
The fact that the attorney general's last job before this one was lobbying for the Qataris is a little on the nose.
So many layers of corruption.
That's a beautiful snake!
“The auction, which ends Monday, has set off a spectacle that has drawn bipartisan criticism, triggered a suspicious trading pattern, and left a sitting United States president wide open to attempts to corruptly influence him.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Aaaand there it is.
Trump's Department of Justice serves three purposes: Declare that whatever Trump wants to do is legal. Dispense favors on Trump's political allies. Investigate and punish Trump's political opponents. It is a dangerous three tiered system of justice that is leading our country down a dark road.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an "atmospheric river" event is set to hit Florida and other parts of the Southeast. The weather event typically occurs in the West.
US Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) questions Anthony J. Tata, nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness youtu.be/eXo0IBLAR78
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Rep. Menendez: "They had over 20 armed ICE HSI officers, they were heavily armed, their faces were covered, and they wearing no identification. So this is who they chose to have come engage with the mayor of Newark and 3 elected members of the House of Representatives."
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why are they trying to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs? #WithoutNSF the US would not be at the forefront of science innovation in the world. #SaveNSF #StandUpForScience www.nsf.gov/policies/doc...
Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.
Harry Otter
Puppets…
Two airliners abandoned landing attempts at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Thursday afternoon when an Army Black Hawk took a “scenic route” near the flight path and circled the Pentagon before landing at a military heliport.
The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.
Trump has been in office for 100 days. Groceries are more expensive. Retirement savings are shrinking. Health care is on the chopping block. Local schools are being defunded. And billionaires are getting a tax break.
One word for Trump’s first 100 days? DISASTROUS. Prices are up, essential programs are under attack, and Americans are suffering. @housedemocrats.bsky.social are fighting back in Congress, in the courts, and in our streets. We won't back down.
Someone get her out
Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
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This is a really great interview of US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse by Rick Wilson, worth watching: youtu.be/NZilmbvaOGw
Rachel Maddow reports about the protests on April 19, excellent coverage: youtu.be/CJo2Uif6rV4
Great news! Mikie Sherrill is running for Governor of New Jersey! If you don't know much about her, watch this: youtu.be/jxWpZ6DB2jk
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The Senator will be my guest tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social
DOGE was never about savings. It was always about surveillance. Over the weekend, we released new details—and now whistleblowers are coming forward too. What’s becoming clearer by the day: DOGE isn’t a government efficiency program. It’s a data weapon aimed at the American people.
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
I have 3 daughters in Virginia public schools. I want them — and every other kid in Virginia — to have a world-class education. Strengthening our schools will be a priority for me as Governor.
Our government is actively taking the position that it can grab anybody it says is a foreign terrorist off the streets and put them in a Latin American prison, and if they get it wrong, there's no recourse. The contempt for law and liberty here is beyond belief.
There we go. Support this man.
Under Republicans’ SAVE Act, your driver’s license won’t be enough to vote. You’ll need: 1. A passport, which more than half of Americans don’t have and costs at least $130 OR 2. A birth certificate with your current legal name, which nearly 70 million married women lack OR
Trump’s tariffs do more than send the markets into a complete freefall. They carry devastating consequences for real people. @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social listened to how it’s impacting NV resident, Jamie:
How many times will the GOP bail out billionaires while working Americans foot the bill? Tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. Special treatment for corporations. Market games that leave families behind. This isn’t about helping people it’s about protecting power and profit at any cost.
Republicans can’t even defend their own actions—they’re too busy trying to justify the unjustifiable. I’ll always fight for what’s right. But how can we have real progress when the other side refuses to even start a conversation? Now’s the time to push back—with action
I'm asking the questions we all want answers to. At 9:37 AM, Trump told his followers to buy stocks. The market was tanking. The Trade Rep was set to defend harmful tariffs.Mid-hearing—Trump flips. No warning. Not even to his top trade official. This isn’t leadership. It’s chaos.
Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"
He wants to burn it
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
I am a huge fan of Joe Biden. I know I'm not alone www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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March 20, 2025
Walz: "I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it."
Coverage of Rep Mike Flood's town hall in Columbus, Nebraska this week youtu.be/JrM9z_GEBOc
Tim Miller on the Venezuelan asylum seekers who were deported to an El Salvador prison camp with zero charges against them youtu.be/fZXS-BerWz0
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The US military just purged their website of mentions of the Holocaust, 9/11 remembrance, cancer awareness, sexual assault, and suicide prevention to align with their new “anti-DEI” policies.
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific. If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!” @USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?” NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY* (not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
Yesterday, I visited the Frederick County Health Department’s Walk-In Crisis Center, a vital lifeline for so many in our community. Serving a population where 40% rely on Medicaid and Medicare, this center is a crucial safety net to Marylanders, providing critical care when it’s needed most.
Two weeks ago, I introduced the Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeownership Act alongside Sen. Merkley to put an end to hedge funds’ control on single-family homes. The $ of housing is too high and we must crack down on corporate greed to make rent and single-family homes more affordable.
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Yes, this is one main takeaway, that all of what they're doing puts the US in a one-down position. It's flashy and violent, all the while purposefully degrading and weakening the political infrastructure and the populace. It's like a badly executed horror show magic trick.
This is anti-Democrat propaganda. It's just not true. Stuff like this just helps the Republicans.
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
I just signed the first bill of the year: lowering costs for small grain buyers. Prosperity for our ag community is not a partisan issue. I’m glad to see legislators come together in a bipartisan way to get this done.
A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings. Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.
One of these things is not like the other.
What products are billionaires selling at the White House today? Maybe back to some crypto? NFTs? Trump shoes? Citizenship Gold Cards? Term life insurance?
I’m old enough to remember the Repubs in the Senate using the filibuster on things such as voting rights & reproductive rights! The Senate Dems should hear from their constituents ahead of the vote… the R’s should be forced to negotiate & the only way is if they filibuster and hold the line.
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Breaking news: The European Union hit back Wednesday at President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, unveiling a two-stage retaliation that would cover billions of dollars’ worth of products.