Harvey Ward
@hlward.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Mayor of Gainesville, Gator. Standing guard, keeping the flame, keeping the faith.
The bad thing and the good thing about Americans is that we don’t like being told what to do.
We are sometimes easily fooled, but we are an obstinate bunch.
And that is the story of the Indiana senate.
We are sometimes easily fooled, but we are an obstinate bunch.
And that is the story of the Indiana senate.
December 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The bad thing and the good thing about Americans is that we don’t like being told what to do.
We are sometimes easily fooled, but we are an obstinate bunch.
And that is the story of the Indiana senate.
We are sometimes easily fooled, but we are an obstinate bunch.
And that is the story of the Indiana senate.
I see you, Indiana.
Thank you.
Thank you.
December 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I see you, Indiana.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey Gainesville, join us at the Streatery! Every weekend through the end of January - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - there will be vendors, music and craft skills sharing.
Enjoy the Winter Market, grab a bite at one the several new (or more familiar) restaurants downtown and celebrate the season.
Enjoy the Winter Market, grab a bite at one the several new (or more familiar) restaurants downtown and celebrate the season.
December 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hey Gainesville, join us at the Streatery! Every weekend through the end of January - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - there will be vendors, music and craft skills sharing.
Enjoy the Winter Market, grab a bite at one the several new (or more familiar) restaurants downtown and celebrate the season.
Enjoy the Winter Market, grab a bite at one the several new (or more familiar) restaurants downtown and celebrate the season.
Congrats to City of Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins!
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Congrats to City of Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins!
Do y’all remember a couple of weeks ago when they voted to release the Epstein Files?
Somebody should remind them that they forgot to actually do the releasing part.
Somebody should remind them that they forgot to actually do the releasing part.
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Do y’all remember a couple of weeks ago when they voted to release the Epstein Files?
Somebody should remind them that they forgot to actually do the releasing part.
Somebody should remind them that they forgot to actually do the releasing part.
I hate that we have all been put in a position where I have to agree with Reason magazine more often than not.
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I hate that we have all been put in a position where I have to agree with Reason magazine more often than not.
Remember all those times Joe Biden fell asleep during cabinet meetings?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Remember all those times Joe Biden fell asleep during cabinet meetings?
Yeah, me neither.
Yeah, me neither.
Y’all, the Venezuela thing is about commandeering oil fields, not stopping “narco-terrorists.”
Don’t be misled.
Don’t be misled.
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Y’all, the Venezuela thing is about commandeering oil fields, not stopping “narco-terrorists.”
Don’t be misled.
Don’t be misled.
How ‘bout them Gators?
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
How ‘bout them Gators?
I’m so old I remember when that Hegseth boy got caught sending war plans over Signal by a reporter he accidentally included in the chat.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’m so old I remember when that Hegseth boy got caught sending war plans over Signal by a reporter he accidentally included in the chat.
Reposted by Harvey Ward
So, basically, the judge said, “What are you even doing in my courtroom?”
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So, basically, the judge said, “What are you even doing in my courtroom?”
Since the week this president was sworn-in I’ve tracked the price of the same seven items at the same grocery (Publix at 13th and 39th, Gainesville) nearly every week. As of yesterday (11/21) that basket of groceries costs 8.81% more than it did on 1/20.
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Since the week this president was sworn-in I’ve tracked the price of the same seven items at the same grocery (Publix at 13th and 39th, Gainesville) nearly every week. As of yesterday (11/21) that basket of groceries costs 8.81% more than it did on 1/20.
There are still absolute truths of modern western behavior. One of them is that the guys wearing the swastika are the bad guys.
Every time.
Every time.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There are still absolute truths of modern western behavior. One of them is that the guys wearing the swastika are the bad guys.
Every time.
Every time.
Mary Bruce and Catherine Lucey are national heroes.
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Mary Bruce and Catherine Lucey are national heroes.
We use the word “customer” too much. It’s lazy and often inaccurate.
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We use the word “customer” too much. It’s lazy and often inaccurate.
There will be a point when it will be hard to find elected officials who want to admit they ever supported the current guy. Take screen shots of headlines to prove it, and don’t let them forget.
November 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
There will be a point when it will be hard to find elected officials who want to admit they ever supported the current guy. Take screen shots of headlines to prove it, and don’t let them forget.
Don’t forget that this guy whose name appears in all those emails BULLDOZED THE EAST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE. Illegally. Because he wanted to. (And exposed everyone working at and around the building to asbestos dust in the process.)
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Don’t forget that this guy whose name appears in all those emails BULLDOZED THE EAST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE. Illegally. Because he wanted to. (And exposed everyone working at and around the building to asbestos dust in the process.)
Don’t expect anything about Epstein to be the very end of Trump/MAGA. It will peel off a significant portion of devotees, but the organizing ethic of “Owning the Libs” isn’t going anywhere.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t headed for a permanent political minority status, however.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t headed for a permanent political minority status, however.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don’t expect anything about Epstein to be the very end of Trump/MAGA. It will peel off a significant portion of devotees, but the organizing ethic of “Owning the Libs” isn’t going anywhere.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t headed for a permanent political minority status, however.
Doesn’t mean they aren’t headed for a permanent political minority status, however.
Most local media has made no effort to localize the shutdown story. It’s been covered as yet another distant DC thing, when in fact it hurts people in every community.
This is why folks treat elections the way they do - no one is showing people how it directly affects them.
This is why folks treat elections the way they do - no one is showing people how it directly affects them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Most local media has made no effort to localize the shutdown story. It’s been covered as yet another distant DC thing, when in fact it hurts people in every community.
This is why folks treat elections the way they do - no one is showing people how it directly affects them.
This is why folks treat elections the way they do - no one is showing people how it directly affects them.
The president is spending the weekend golfing at his private estate (on your dime) while his lawyers (also on your dime) sue states to keep them from distributing your tax money so your neighbors can buy food.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and Happy Sunday!
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and Happy Sunday!
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The president is spending the weekend golfing at his private estate (on your dime) while his lawyers (also on your dime) sue states to keep them from distributing your tax money so your neighbors can buy food.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and Happy Sunday!
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and Happy Sunday!
If you find yourself angry that the new mayor of a city you don’t live in wants free bus rides for everybody in his city but you don’t care that the president CAN release money for people having a hard time to buy groceries, but WON’T… this might be a good time to quietly reconsider your positions.
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you find yourself angry that the new mayor of a city you don’t live in wants free bus rides for everybody in his city but you don’t care that the president CAN release money for people having a hard time to buy groceries, but WON’T… this might be a good time to quietly reconsider your positions.
This is an appeal to vote, hard and without fail, for candidates who have demonstrated that helping our neighbors be fed, housed and medically cared for is something they will use your tax dollars to do.
Elected officials at every level are showing you who they are right now.
Don’t forget it.
Elected officials at every level are showing you who they are right now.
Don’t forget it.
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is an appeal to vote, hard and without fail, for candidates who have demonstrated that helping our neighbors be fed, housed and medically cared for is something they will use your tax dollars to do.
Elected officials at every level are showing you who they are right now.
Don’t forget it.
Elected officials at every level are showing you who they are right now.
Don’t forget it.
Seriously, though, where are the “Republicans in Disarray” headlines?
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Seriously, though, where are the “Republicans in Disarray” headlines?