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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 20h

January 6th was political violence. Plain and simple. @ericswalwell.bsky.social and I talked about what happens when we stop calling it that. #AtOurTable #PullUpASeat 👉🏽 youtu.be/dXHg-Pl6dOA

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 1d

I hear a lot about the Dem response to Project 2025. @ericswalwell.bsky.social has a great answer: Democrats already showed what we stand for in 2021. We’ve got to pick that work back up. #AtOurTable

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 2d

Make sure you read my latest substack on political gerrymandering. jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/the-cancer...

The Cancer Eating at Democracy

I’ve long believed that the singular cancer in our democracy is political gerrymandering. It’s the reason Congress doesn’t work the way it should.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 2d

@ericholder.bsky.social's right. Gerrymandering is about who gets power, not who earns it.
#AtOurTable https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UsouQV89DHU

The Supreme Court helped create this gerrymandering mess.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 3d

Every system is only as good as the people willing to defend it. That's what this week's conversation with @ericholder.bsky.social was about. #AtOurTable https://aotpodcast.com

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 3d

Government’s shut down. Federal workers aren’t getting paid — some even being fired.
MAGA Speaker Johnson just canceled House votes for yet another week.

And this guy’s out golfing.
You can’t make this 💩 up.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 4d

@ericholder.bsky.social’s pick made a point: free speech isn’t a tool for the powerful. #SYAD

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 6d

After 27 years and 1,500+ people managed, I can say this with pride: I’ve never cursed out or belittle anyone on my team.

Leadership isn’t about fear — it’s about respect.

If you’ve done it, it’s never too late to do better.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 6d

@ericholder.bsky.social opened up about almost running for president and why he didn't. #PullUpASeat https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rGLdPINTsVs

Holder almost ran for president. Key word: almost.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 7d

How many ways does he have to show he doesn’t give a damn about working folks?!

Troops invading states. Sleeping kids woken up & zip-tied. Prices soaring. Insurance through the roof. Media muzzled. Personal enemies punished.

This isn’t America. This is what authoritarian rot looks like.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 7d

Silence isn’t neutrality. It’s permission. @ericholder.bsky.social is #AtOurTable, folks. youtu.be/re3eZwlPDkw

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 14d

The role of chair isn’t about credit. It’s about responsibility. You take the blame when things go wrong, and you keep going because you love the party and what it stands for. DNC Chair, @kenmartin.bsky.social is #AtOurTable 👉🏽 youtu.be/O37F4PhTu8E

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 12d

Registration isn't paperwork, it's power. We gave it away. Now we need to take it back. Read my Substack on why it matters. https://jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/lets-wake-the-sleeping-giant

Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant

Why Partisan Voter Registration Matters. For too long, Democrats have treated it like someone else’s job.

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MaryBeth Turner @mba-t.bsky.social · 12d

The ask is so often: What can I do? Jaime Harrison tells us how we all can help with one of the most powerful tools we often overlook: VOTER REGISTRATION. Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant open.substack.com/pub/jaimehar...

Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant

Why Partisan Voter Registration Matters. For too long, Democrats have treated it like someone else’s job.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 12d

Right now… need everyone to tune into a new effort….

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 12d

Registration isn't paperwork, it's power. We gave it away. Now we need to take it back. Read my Substack on why it matters. https://jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/lets-wake-the-sleeping-giant

Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant

Why Partisan Voter Registration Matters. For too long, Democrats have treated it like someone else’s job.

jaimeharrison.substack.com

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 13d

In North Korea or Russia, you expect the military to be turned on their own people. Not in America. Well… Trump wants to do exactly that. That should chill every single one of us to the bone.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 14d

The role of chair isn’t about credit. It’s about responsibility. You take the blame when things go wrong, and you keep going because you love the party and what it stands for. DNC Chair, @kenmartin.bsky.social is #AtOurTable 👉🏽 youtu.be/O37F4PhTu8E

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 15d

In church on Sunday, lying the rest of the week.

Johnson knows GOP budgets already cut WIC, FEMA, mental health & Medicaid. His projection is as shameless as it is false. Every accusation is a confession.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 17d

Excited to spend some time with some energized Democrats in South Dakota! Let’s go SD Dem Party! #RunEverywhere

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 17d

The CBC is central to our party. Leadership means respect, not cheap shots. @rokhanna.bsky.social is #AtOurTable https://youtube.com/shorts/mmxSYhleiIA #CBCWeek2025

"Pissing off the CBC ain't the way to go."

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 19d

“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”

- Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail

America, are you going to remain silent?!

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 21d

Conviction is naming the fight: inequality, wealth, wages, and care. @rokhanna.bsky.social is #AtOurTable www.youtube.com/watch?v=81k3...

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 22d

To everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah: may the year ahead be filled with joy, health, and blessings. Shanah Tovah!

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 23d

Ever notice how the loudest voices in politics often know the least? After hearing Stephen A. Smith “talk politics” this morning, it is an example of why I wrote about why fake civics is so dangerous. open.substack.com/pub/jaimehar...

The Danger of Fake Civics

It’s no accident that some of the loudest voices in politics built their platforms not on policy or lived expertise, but on convincing people they alone could explain how America works.

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