Bad laughter feeds on itself. Contempt for art or perspectives that feel alien thirsts for validation from the people next to you. I get the argument that we're all entitled to our own reactions, but actually, no. Not when they're so loud and performative that they cut into the experience of others.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris
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Voting Record — 535
Yes76%
No24%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align92%
Cross-party1%
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Mark Harris
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanNorth Carolina District 8
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To the justifiable discourse about how the repertory cinema experience is degraded by the smirky laughter of filmgoers who don't know how to process their own discomfort, all I can add is that if you're in a theater with a group of college kids who have been ASSIGNED to see a movie, brace yourself.>
I put this through Google Translate and it said, "The stock market dropped and I have no meaningful support for this anywhere so, basically, I lost, and nobody should ask me about this anymore."
Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"
"Snubbed." JFC.
I cannot believe that my years spent dissecting the single stupidest part of Oscar-nomination culture is going to qualify me as an expert on how World War III started.
He didn't "seem to" do it. He did it, repeatedly.
remember that episode of Succession when Logan Roy was on a plane and he
If Schumer were ONLY the party's midterm strategist--and if he managed a win--many Democrats would grit their teeth and say, I don't like him but he got us the majority. But he's also the Senator who should be mobilizing opposition re ICE and Greenland. And it is cataclysmic to fail in that duty.
One problem Democrats face is that the job of chief electoral strategist (Schumer) is increasingly incompatible with being party leader (also Schumer). Both roles matter, but if you can't use your platform as leader to say what's right because you're too into the game, you don't belong in the job. >
We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
This is what happens when you succumb to the pervasiveness of "It's cringe" culture--the idea that you cannot possibly live with discomfort without expressing audible hostility.
My honest belief is that they have both fallen so in love with their image of themselves as master election strategists that they have forgotten that they were elected to represent people and to argue for and against things. Also, thanks for your brilliant writing!
When I try to reply to a gmail now, I get an automatic "Do you need help writing?" cue. No, I do not, and kindly fuck off into the sun. Is there a way to turn this off?
This is insane. He is insane.
It is worth noting that Shapiro was livid about Kamala Harris's memoir, in which she portrays him as a power-hungry showboater who essentially wanted a co-presidency. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
Yeah, we all know: To win in '28, Democrats need a handful of voters they didn't get in '24. But the truth is that they don't need to be MAGA voters, and any Democrat perceived to be chasing them is going to be rejected by the left AND center of the party. It's never too soon to fight this nonsense.
Go find, if you can, 100 Trump voters who are "horrified"--not dismayed or concerned, horrified--at ICE. And then we can have an honest discussion about the 100 other concessions it would take to overcome their "skepticism" about Democrats. And about everyone you'd lose by giving into them. >
This is a good thread to read. I will only add that I do not get ANY social-media notifications or news alerts on my phone and it is a foundational building block of my sanity that no nonhuman entity, not even Bluesky, gets to initiate conversations with me.
(It was so much fun to write about, though.)
The moment when his bestie finally gets suspicious was my favorite reality competition moment in twenty years. I don't want to say Shakespearean but I'm thinking it.
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Voting History
535 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | H.R. 997 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-31 | H.R. 517 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.R. 1048 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.J. Res. 75 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-27 | H.J. Res. 24 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-25 | H. Res. 242 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-25 | H. Res. 242 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-25 | H.R. 1534 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-03-24 | H.R. 1326 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-03-24 | H.R. 359 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-11 | H.J. Res. 25 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-11 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-11 | H.R. 1968 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-11 | H.R. 1156 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-11 | H. Res. 211 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-11 | H. Res. 211 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-10 | H.R. 993 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-10 | H.R. 901 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-10 | H.R. 495 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-06 | H. Res. 189 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-06 | S.J. Res. 11 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-05 | H. Res. 189 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-03-05 | H.J. Res. 42 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-05 | H.J. Res. 61 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-04 | H. Res. 177 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-04 | H. Res. 177 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-04 | H.R. 758 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-03-03 | H.R. 856 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-27 | H.J. Res. 20 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-26 | H.J. Res. 35 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-26 | H.R. 695 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-26 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-26 | H.R. 804 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-26 | H.R. 788 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-25 | H. Res. 161 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-25 | H. Res. 161 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-25 | H.R. 818 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-02-25 | H.R. 832 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-24 | H.R. 825 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-13 | H.R. 35 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-12 | H.R. 77 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-12 | H.R. 77 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-02-11 | H. Res. 122 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-11 | H. Res. 122 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-10 | H.R. 736 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-02-10 | H.R. 692 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.