Jay Harris
@jayharrissf.bsky.social
Longtime progressive media guy with stints as publisher/CEO of Mother Jones (for 19 years - eek!), The American Prospect, and the Hightower Lowdown. Currently on the boards of Free Speech TV and the First Amendment Coalition.
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Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
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December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Super excited about this conversation!
You don’t want to miss this one. @contrariannews.org is on it.
You don’t want to miss this one. @contrariannews.org is on it.
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I think it’s funny that establishment Democrats are like “Oh my God, how could Mamdani win?”
My 13 year-old daughter lives in a town of 480 people surrounded by cornfields. She can spell his name and knows his platform because of a viral TikTok.
Don’t sleep on the young folks.
My 13 year-old daughter lives in a town of 480 people surrounded by cornfields. She can spell his name and knows his platform because of a viral TikTok.
Don’t sleep on the young folks.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I think it’s funny that establishment Democrats are like “Oh my God, how could Mamdani win?”
My 13 year-old daughter lives in a town of 480 people surrounded by cornfields. She can spell his name and knows his platform because of a viral TikTok.
Don’t sleep on the young folks.
My 13 year-old daughter lives in a town of 480 people surrounded by cornfields. She can spell his name and knows his platform because of a viral TikTok.
Don’t sleep on the young folks.
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Theresa Gillespie Isom, a North Mississippi Democrat, has won a special election for Mississippi Senate District 2, flipping a Republican-held seat.
Her victory means Democrats could be on the verge of breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the upper legislative chamber.
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Her victory means Democrats could be on the verge of breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the upper legislative chamber.
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Democrat Theresa Gillespie Isom Flips GOP-Held Mississippi Senate Seat in North Mississippi
Theresa Gillespie Isom, a North Mississippi Democrat, has won a special election for Mississippi Senate District 2, flipping a GOP-held seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Theresa Gillespie Isom, a North Mississippi Democrat, has won a special election for Mississippi Senate District 2, flipping a Republican-held seat.
Her victory means Democrats could be on the verge of breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the upper legislative chamber.
buff.ly/oW1ugOe
Her victory means Democrats could be on the verge of breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the upper legislative chamber.
buff.ly/oW1ugOe
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BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
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Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Democrats have flipped 2 seats in the Mississippi senate, and in so doing they've broken the GOP's supermajority in the chamber.
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Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Georgia Democrats had not won a statewide race that wasn't for a federal office since 2006.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
They won two races tonight, both against GOP incumbents.
The margins? 62% to 38% in both.
October 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’m from San Francisco now, though I come originally from Oklahoma, and I can testify to conversations like these with California liberals. So infuriating.
An average convo…
Me: We should run Dem candidates in rural spaces against Republican candidates who run unopposed.
Dems: Fuck off. You vote against you self-interest
Me: No, I’m talking about rural progressives, not MAGA. With help, we can reach apathetic voters.
Dems: Like I said, hick.
Me: We should run Dem candidates in rural spaces against Republican candidates who run unopposed.
Dems: Fuck off. You vote against you self-interest
Me: No, I’m talking about rural progressives, not MAGA. With help, we can reach apathetic voters.
Dems: Like I said, hick.
July 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I’m from San Francisco now, though I come originally from Oklahoma, and I can testify to conversations like these with California liberals. So infuriating.
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The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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🚨4.4 million Veterans live in rural America. Many are older. Many rely on Medicaid.
Now Republicans are slashing it — knowing full well rural hospitals are already barely hanging on.
Veterans won’t just lose care. They’ll lose their lives.
Now Republicans are slashing it — knowing full well rural hospitals are already barely hanging on.
Veterans won’t just lose care. They’ll lose their lives.
July 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨4.4 million Veterans live in rural America. Many are older. Many rely on Medicaid.
Now Republicans are slashing it — knowing full well rural hospitals are already barely hanging on.
Veterans won’t just lose care. They’ll lose their lives.
Now Republicans are slashing it — knowing full well rural hospitals are already barely hanging on.
Veterans won’t just lose care. They’ll lose their lives.
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In Trump's America... we're not going to get quietly crushed. We're showing up at Oxnard City Hall this afternoon.
July 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In Trump's America... we're not going to get quietly crushed. We're showing up at Oxnard City Hall this afternoon.
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In Trump's America, ICE denied Rep. Salud Carbajal the right to inspect and conduct oversight of the raids happening in his district.
July 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In Trump's America, ICE denied Rep. Salud Carbajal the right to inspect and conduct oversight of the raids happening in his district.
Trumponomics, if enacted in his “BBB,”will cost a lot of clean energy jobs. Spread the word.
Businesses have now cancelled $15.5B in major clean energy projects in 2025—$9B in GOP districts.
“The consequences of continued policy uncertainty & the expectation of higher taxes on clean energy businesses are becoming painfully clear"
Full analysis: e2.org/releases/may...
“The consequences of continued policy uncertainty & the expectation of higher taxes on clean energy businesses are becoming painfully clear"
Full analysis: e2.org/releases/may...
Businesses Cancel $1.4 Billion In New Factories, Energy Projects in May as Congress Pushes Forward on Tax Increases | E2
Cancellations now total $15.5 billion since January; nearly 12,000 jobs lost GOP districts see $9 billion in investments; 10,000 jobs disappear due to cancelled or delayed projects so far $444 million...
e2.org
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trumponomics, if enacted in his “BBB,”will cost a lot of clean energy jobs. Spread the word.
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Thanks for the #teslatakedown shout out on the #NoKings call, @mariajstephan.bsky.social! If you joined the call or a No Kings protest and want to help us ruin Elon's birthday, find a June 28 #MuskMustFall protest in your community—or plan one yourself! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
#MuskMustFall Global Day of Celebration
Elon Musk is done at DOGE, but we're just getting started. On June 28—Elon's birthday—let's celebrate everything we've achieved and a recommit to the long fight still ahead. Our birthday gift to the B...
actionnetwork.org
June 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Thanks for the #teslatakedown shout out on the #NoKings call, @mariajstephan.bsky.social! If you joined the call or a No Kings protest and want to help us ruin Elon's birthday, find a June 28 #MuskMustFall protest in your community—or plan one yourself! actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
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Protesters formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests in San Francisco on Saturday. The protest is among nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump.
📸: Santiago Mejia
📸: Santiago Mejia
June 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Protesters formed a human banner at Ocean Beach during the "No Kings" protests in San Francisco on Saturday. The protest is among nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump.
📸: Santiago Mejia
📸: Santiago Mejia
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Disinformation has spread widely on social media as protests against ICE raids have unfolded in Los Angeles, rehashing old conspiracy theories and expressing support for President Trump’s actions.
Amid LA Protests, Conspiracy Theories and Fake Images Spread Online
Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation.
trib.al
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Disinformation has spread widely on social media as protests against ICE raids have unfolded in Los Angeles, rehashing old conspiracy theories and expressing support for President Trump’s actions.
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Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
June 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇
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With 24 other orgs, FAC condemns the treatment of journalists covering the protests against ICE raids in LA. Targeting journalists violates the First Amendment.
firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/09/c...
firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/09/c...
Coalition Condemns Harm to Journalists Covering Protests Against ICE Raids in Los Angeles
See the 2024 Impact Report >>
firstamendmentcoalition.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
With 24 other orgs, FAC condemns the treatment of journalists covering the protests against ICE raids in LA. Targeting journalists violates the First Amendment.
firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/09/c...
firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/06/09/c...
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Democrats don’t canvass in my rural community, but neither do Republicans.
The difference is that churches often do the work of the Republican Party three times a week…
The difference is that churches often do the work of the Republican Party three times a week…
May 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Democrats don’t canvass in my rural community, but neither do Republicans.
The difference is that churches often do the work of the Republican Party three times a week…
The difference is that churches often do the work of the Republican Party three times a week…