Hartzell
@hartzell.bsky.social
Democratic Candidate for MO-4 U.S. House | Tenant Leader & Youth Activist | Former Radio Host for KRBZ, KCUR & The KC Morning Show | Star Wars Expert | PxP Fountain City Pro | LinkTree: http://linktr.ee/Hartzellforkc
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Hartzell
@hartzell.bsky.social
· Oct 8
It’s official: we’re running in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District.
This is what the fight demands of us. Bought-off politicians thought we’d take their gerrymander lying down — but they were wrong. Working people are fighting back.
It’s people versus money. And together, we will win.
This is what the fight demands of us. Bought-off politicians thought we’d take their gerrymander lying down — but they were wrong. Working people are fighting back.
It’s people versus money. And together, we will win.
My earlier statement on Trump’s unprovoked and illegal bombing of Venezuela, as reported by @kctv5.com
We stand firmly and unequivocally in calling for Trump’s impeachment, and we call on Congress to take immediate action to reinstate the War Powers Act.
Bombing our way to peace is not the answer.
We stand firmly and unequivocally in calling for Trump’s impeachment, and we call on Congress to take immediate action to reinstate the War Powers Act.
Bombing our way to peace is not the answer.
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 PM
My earlier statement on Trump’s unprovoked and illegal bombing of Venezuela, as reported by @kctv5.com
We stand firmly and unequivocally in calling for Trump’s impeachment, and we call on Congress to take immediate action to reinstate the War Powers Act.
Bombing our way to peace is not the answer.
We stand firmly and unequivocally in calling for Trump’s impeachment, and we call on Congress to take immediate action to reinstate the War Powers Act.
Bombing our way to peace is not the answer.
Venezuela’s bombing campaign is unprovoked, illegal and unauthorized.
January 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Venezuela’s bombing campaign is unprovoked, illegal and unauthorized.
This is what tenant power looks like. Collectivism in action.
My heart goes out to those throughout MO-04 who have not been taken care of by the landlords.
I am running to ensure tenants reclaim their undeniable power. Co-governance means building with people, and organizing gets the goods.
My heart goes out to those throughout MO-04 who have not been taken care of by the landlords.
I am running to ensure tenants reclaim their undeniable power. Co-governance means building with people, and organizing gets the goods.
In his first press conference as NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders on housing and tenant protection
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
Mayor Mamdani announces housing-related executive orders
In his first press conference as New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders around housing and tenant protection.
abc7ny.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This is what tenant power looks like. Collectivism in action.
My heart goes out to those throughout MO-04 who have not been taken care of by the landlords.
I am running to ensure tenants reclaim their undeniable power. Co-governance means building with people, and organizing gets the goods.
My heart goes out to those throughout MO-04 who have not been taken care of by the landlords.
I am running to ensure tenants reclaim their undeniable power. Co-governance means building with people, and organizing gets the goods.
I couldn’t agree more with Comrade Colbert!
This is why it is necessary to tax billionaires out of existence and make millionaires pay their fair share.
This is why it is necessary to tax billionaires out of existence and make millionaires pay their fair share.
January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I couldn’t agree more with Comrade Colbert!
This is why it is necessary to tax billionaires out of existence and make millionaires pay their fair share.
This is why it is necessary to tax billionaires out of existence and make millionaires pay their fair share.
🚨 MERCH DROP!!! 🚨
Union made, union strong.
That’s the kind of solidarity this campaign brings to Missouri’s 4th.
Every purchase from our website helps fund grassroots organizing to fight for a better future. Our work for a more just and inclusive world is only getting started.
We got us.
Union made, union strong.
That’s the kind of solidarity this campaign brings to Missouri’s 4th.
Every purchase from our website helps fund grassroots organizing to fight for a better future. Our work for a more just and inclusive world is only getting started.
We got us.
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
🚨 MERCH DROP!!! 🚨
Union made, union strong.
That’s the kind of solidarity this campaign brings to Missouri’s 4th.
Every purchase from our website helps fund grassroots organizing to fight for a better future. Our work for a more just and inclusive world is only getting started.
We got us.
Union made, union strong.
That’s the kind of solidarity this campaign brings to Missouri’s 4th.
Every purchase from our website helps fund grassroots organizing to fight for a better future. Our work for a more just and inclusive world is only getting started.
We got us.
Come kick it with us for our second campaign Twitch stream on Thursday, January 1st at 6pm CT.
Just solidarity, strategy, and conversation with a special guest! We got us!
Just solidarity, strategy, and conversation with a special guest! We got us!
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Come kick it with us for our second campaign Twitch stream on Thursday, January 1st at 6pm CT.
Just solidarity, strategy, and conversation with a special guest! We got us!
Just solidarity, strategy, and conversation with a special guest! We got us!
Trump embraces Netanyahu, a criminal accused of war crimes, the U.S. continues to aid Israel’s genocide, blocking lifesaving humanitarian organizations from doing their work, while carrying out illegal strikes in Venezuela
I’m running to dismantle the U.S. war machine and invest in our communities.
I’m running to dismantle the U.S. war machine and invest in our communities.
December 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trump embraces Netanyahu, a criminal accused of war crimes, the U.S. continues to aid Israel’s genocide, blocking lifesaving humanitarian organizations from doing their work, while carrying out illegal strikes in Venezuela
I’m running to dismantle the U.S. war machine and invest in our communities.
I’m running to dismantle the U.S. war machine and invest in our communities.
“No new foreign wars” is a hollow promise when we keep bombing countries. Just this year we have bombed:
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- And now, Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- And now, Nigeria
December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“No new foreign wars” is a hollow promise when we keep bombing countries. Just this year we have bombed:
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- And now, Nigeria
- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- And now, Nigeria
Over 1,200 women have been raped & abused on Epstein’s private island & the files exceed over 1.7 million documents. Yet, only 2 of these predators have been charged for these horrific atrocities.
The Justice Dept is working overtime & around the clock to protect elite pedophiles, including POTUS.
The Justice Dept is working overtime & around the clock to protect elite pedophiles, including POTUS.
December 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Over 1,200 women have been raped & abused on Epstein’s private island & the files exceed over 1.7 million documents. Yet, only 2 of these predators have been charged for these horrific atrocities.
The Justice Dept is working overtime & around the clock to protect elite pedophiles, including POTUS.
The Justice Dept is working overtime & around the clock to protect elite pedophiles, including POTUS.
Habari Gani, Kansas City! May your days be filled with community, creativity, reflection, unity and peace. Happy Kwanzaa!
December 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Habari Gani, Kansas City! May your days be filled with community, creativity, reflection, unity and peace. Happy Kwanzaa!
A Very Kansas City Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A Very Kansas City Christmas.
From team Hartzell, we wish you a beautiful holiday season.
December 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From team Hartzell, we wish you a beautiful holiday season.
All I want for Christmas is to abolish ICE 🎅🏿
December 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
All I want for Christmas is to abolish ICE 🎅🏿
Holidays are tough, but so are you.
You got this. We got you.
You got this. We got you.
December 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Holidays are tough, but so are you.
You got this. We got you.
You got this. We got you.
Oligarchs thrive off the exploitation of the working class. They steal the fruits of our labor. They weaponize nostalgia to suppress our solidarity. They’ll hold our memories hostage in search of a handout.
It’s a sick grift, and billionaire bootlicking is pathetically bipartisan.
It’s a sick grift, and billionaire bootlicking is pathetically bipartisan.
December 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Oligarchs thrive off the exploitation of the working class. They steal the fruits of our labor. They weaponize nostalgia to suppress our solidarity. They’ll hold our memories hostage in search of a handout.
It’s a sick grift, and billionaire bootlicking is pathetically bipartisan.
It’s a sick grift, and billionaire bootlicking is pathetically bipartisan.
Over this past week, I spent time being in community & celebration with our neighbors. We are fighting for future rooted in justice, solidarity & collective power.
I am again reminded how honored & grateful I am to be in this fight with each one of you. There is no place I’d rather be. We got us.
I am again reminded how honored & grateful I am to be in this fight with each one of you. There is no place I’d rather be. We got us.
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Over this past week, I spent time being in community & celebration with our neighbors. We are fighting for future rooted in justice, solidarity & collective power.
I am again reminded how honored & grateful I am to be in this fight with each one of you. There is no place I’d rather be. We got us.
I am again reminded how honored & grateful I am to be in this fight with each one of you. There is no place I’d rather be. We got us.
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Universal healthcare, now.
Universal healthcare, now.
December 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Gender-affirming care saves lives.
Universal healthcare, now.
Universal healthcare, now.
I fully agree with Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social
Rapid expansion of AI can eliminate jobs and has often coincided with job displacement in some sectors, rising costs for critical computing hardware, and significant increases in energy and water use. We are already seeing these negative impacts in KC.
Rapid expansion of AI can eliminate jobs and has often coincided with job displacement in some sectors, rising costs for critical computing hardware, and significant increases in energy and water use. We are already seeing these negative impacts in KC.
December 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I fully agree with Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social
Rapid expansion of AI can eliminate jobs and has often coincided with job displacement in some sectors, rising costs for critical computing hardware, and significant increases in energy and water use. We are already seeing these negative impacts in KC.
Rapid expansion of AI can eliminate jobs and has often coincided with job displacement in some sectors, rising costs for critical computing hardware, and significant increases in energy and water use. We are already seeing these negative impacts in KC.
How many of our neighbors, community members and loved ones will we lose to gun violence, before our electeds say enough.
No family should have to live with this fear, and no community should be forced to accept mass violence as the cost of politicians doing nothing. 🧵
No family should have to live with this fear, and no community should be forced to accept mass violence as the cost of politicians doing nothing. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
How many of our neighbors, community members and loved ones will we lose to gun violence, before our electeds say enough.
No family should have to live with this fear, and no community should be forced to accept mass violence as the cost of politicians doing nothing. 🧵
No family should have to live with this fear, and no community should be forced to accept mass violence as the cost of politicians doing nothing. 🧵
I am grieving for the lives lost and the families forever changed by the horrific attack at Bondi Beach. What should have been a place of joy and safety was turned into terror and heartbreak. I also want to honor the “Bondi hero,” Ahmed al-Ahmed,
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am grieving for the lives lost and the families forever changed by the horrific attack at Bondi Beach. What should have been a place of joy and safety was turned into terror and heartbreak. I also want to honor the “Bondi hero,” Ahmed al-Ahmed,
I am heartbroken by the recent shootings that have once again stolen lives and shattered families. Communities are waking up to grief that never should have been theirs to carry, and loved ones are left to mourn in the wake of senseless violence.
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I am heartbroken by the recent shootings that have once again stolen lives and shattered families. Communities are waking up to grief that never should have been theirs to carry, and loved ones are left to mourn in the wake of senseless violence.
TUNE IN!
Tonight at 7pm CT / 5pm PT / 8pm ET I will be on the @theyoungturks.bsky.social with @cenkuygur for their @therevolyoution segment!
Let’s hang out tonight!
Tonight at 7pm CT / 5pm PT / 8pm ET I will be on the @theyoungturks.bsky.social with @cenkuygur for their @therevolyoution segment!
Let’s hang out tonight!
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
TUNE IN!
Tonight at 7pm CT / 5pm PT / 8pm ET I will be on the @theyoungturks.bsky.social with @cenkuygur for their @therevolyoution segment!
Let’s hang out tonight!
Tonight at 7pm CT / 5pm PT / 8pm ET I will be on the @theyoungturks.bsky.social with @cenkuygur for their @therevolyoution segment!
Let’s hang out tonight!
After the Senate passed a historic nearly a TRILLION dollar war budget, they’re forcing millions off of healthcare.
Senate Democrats should have never caved. We need new leadership across the board.
Senate Democrats should have never caved. We need new leadership across the board.
BREAKING: The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans in 2026.
Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
After the Senate passed a historic nearly a TRILLION dollar war budget, they’re forcing millions off of healthcare.
Senate Democrats should have never caved. We need new leadership across the board.
Senate Democrats should have never caved. We need new leadership across the board.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Feeling incredibly grateful and energized.
I’m deeply honored to receive the endorsement of Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social — a true champion for working families, a visionary on economic populism, and a courageous voice against the military-industrial complex and endless wars.
I’m deeply honored to receive the endorsement of Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social — a true champion for working families, a visionary on economic populism, and a courageous voice against the military-industrial complex and endless wars.
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Feeling incredibly grateful and energized.
I’m deeply honored to receive the endorsement of Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social — a true champion for working families, a visionary on economic populism, and a courageous voice against the military-industrial complex and endless wars.
I’m deeply honored to receive the endorsement of Congressman @rokhanna.bsky.social — a true champion for working families, a visionary on economic populism, and a courageous voice against the military-industrial complex and endless wars.