Nick Harper, he/him
@nharper.bsky.social
Nonprofit political law & policy attorney. Proceduralist & anxious, jealous guardian of democracy. Tweets are mine, not my employer's. Minneapolis. Idealist w/ weltschmerz. I’m on Signal. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nharpermn/
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Coping & Morale Kit
Coping & Morale Kit Do quick meditation using an app like Insight Timer or a YouTube video. Do a muscle/mindful body scan check-in and then use MuscleWiki stretches for tense areas. Use aromatherap...
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Timeline cleanse: a Coping & Morale Kit that I built for myself that others are welcome to use.
Everything on the list is free or extremely low cost. No “go to the cabin” or “get a massage” advice here. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Everything on the list is free or extremely low cost. No “go to the cabin” or “get a massage” advice here. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Why? What was the reason? The shutdown stunt didn't piss off enough people? Does it seem advisable to take away people's jobs, incomes, and healthcare and now their treats, too?
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Why? What was the reason? The shutdown stunt didn't piss off enough people? Does it seem advisable to take away people's jobs, incomes, and healthcare and now their treats, too?
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The new Republican plan same as the old Republican plan: Fucking die already.
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The new Republican plan same as the old Republican plan: Fucking die already.
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fetterman literally made cannabis legalization a central plank of his campaign.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
fetterman literally made cannabis legalization a central plank of his campaign.
Shoutout to both our MN senators who voted the correct way (i.e., let hemp-derived THC products stay legal as is)
The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Shoutout to both our MN senators who voted the correct way (i.e., let hemp-derived THC products stay legal as is)
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I grew up thinking the bottom could fall out at any moment. Too many folks feel that way right now.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I grew up thinking the bottom could fall out at any moment. Too many folks feel that way right now.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
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Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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*rubs temples*
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
*rubs temples*
lol fucking predictable.
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
lol fucking predictable.
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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
11,209 voters were Fateh 1st Choice with subsequent undervotes. Hm.
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
11,209 voters were Fateh 1st Choice with subsequent undervotes. Hm.
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these are the dumbest people on earth.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
these are the dumbest people on earth.
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Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
Library of Congress employees were informed to take caution when emailing the office of the congressional scorekeeper.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
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Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
Ick
Supreme Court did not seem very receptive to the idea that a Rastafarian man should be able to seek damages under a federal law called RLUIPA from Louisiana prison officials who cut his locks in violation of his religious rights:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court skeptical of Rastafarian man's religious rights claim
Damon Landor is seeking damages after Louisiana prison officials cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ick
Cooooooool
Heads up: The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting ballots that arrive after Election Day.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Cooooooool
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Wow, a senator who actually knows how to withhold unanimous consent.
How about that, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov?
How about that, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov?
Not much new here, but reiterates that Paul is threatening to withhold unanimous consent to drag out the shutdown unless his amendment is adapted that would save the THC industry.
Rand Paul wants hemp vote to speed up shutdown endgame
His insistence on the hemp vote comes after a bruising fight with senior appropriators.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Wow, a senator who actually knows how to withhold unanimous consent.
How about that, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov?
How about that, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov?
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Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Quick snapshot of the @runforsomething.net candidate sign-ups -- we're building a party of fighters, not folders.
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Here's another view of the final-round 2025 Minneapolis mayor vote by ward. I've sorted from the ward with the largest absolute margin to the smallest. The ones in parentheses favored Fateh, those without parentheses favored Frey.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Here's another view of the final-round 2025 Minneapolis mayor vote by ward. I've sorted from the ward with the largest absolute margin to the smallest. The ones in parentheses favored Fateh, those without parentheses favored Frey.
"Never Frey" (did not rank Frey at all) = 67,460 (46.5%)
"Frey, Even If Not My First Choice" (ranked Frey somewhere) = 77,600 (53.5%)
That's a difference of 10,140 votes (or 7%).
"Frey, Even If Not My First Choice" (ranked Frey somewhere) = 77,600 (53.5%)
That's a difference of 10,140 votes (or 7%).
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"Never Frey" (did not rank Frey at all) = 67,460 (46.5%)
"Frey, Even If Not My First Choice" (ranked Frey somewhere) = 77,600 (53.5%)
That's a difference of 10,140 votes (or 7%).
"Frey, Even If Not My First Choice" (ranked Frey somewhere) = 77,600 (53.5%)
That's a difference of 10,140 votes (or 7%).
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the city of minneapolis has released the cast vote record for the mayoral race!
vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data...
vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data...
2025 Mayor results
Unofficial winner: Jacob Frey
vote.minneapolismn.gov
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
the city of minneapolis has released the cast vote record for the mayoral race!
vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data...
vote.minneapolismn.gov/results-data...
It’s actually not, they’ve been complaining of “rogue” and “activist” judges for decades now
NEWS: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a subcommittee hearing chaired by Cruz on 11/18 titled "Impeachment: Holding Rogue Judges Responsible"
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
This is a big escalation in the rhetoric we've been hearing for months on this
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s actually not, they’ve been complaining of “rogue” and “activist” judges for decades now
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senate brain is a disease, man
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
senate brain is a disease, man
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I guess they have a place and journalists are on deadline but 1st-choice maps are highly misleading when cast as a candidate “winning” a geographic area. For example, it’s very likely Fateh beat Frey in many more precincts when final RCV is mapped. www.startribune.com/how-minneapo...
How Minneapolis re-elected Jacob Frey, precinct by precinct
Frey, ahead of Omar Fateh by 10 percentage points in first-choice ballots, was reelected to a third term after ranked-choice vote reallocation.
www.startribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I guess they have a place and journalists are on deadline but 1st-choice maps are highly misleading when cast as a candidate “winning” a geographic area. For example, it’s very likely Fateh beat Frey in many more precincts when final RCV is mapped. www.startribune.com/how-minneapo...