Over on Facebook there's an AI program pretending to be Jodie Foster and spewing gibberish like "Healing is letting go and letting go is growth and growth is change and change is opening yourself and opening yourself is risk and risk is healing," and half the people in my feed are like, "SO TRUE!"
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris
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Voting Record — 497
Yes75%
No24%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align93%
Cross-party1%
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Mark Harris
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanNorth Carolina District 8
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Mark's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 14 sponsored · 69 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
I had my first (and please God, last) root canal this week, and when I opened my mouth the endodontist looked in and said, "Oh, you know you clench your teeth, right?" and through howling pain, I explained to her what BlueSky is like during election years.
That's going to be awkward since they actually are extremists and war criminals. Let's not be completely defeatist. Whether he would be better than Collins is not even a discussion.
For sure. But since it's a choice between someone who might do some good or someone who will continue to do harm, not a hard call.
Yeah, I am for the continued existence of the New York Times even though I strongly disagree with some of what it does, which is something I have in common with every one of its readers. I sometimes write for them too, so you may want to unfollow.
"I'd rather have the Senate stay Republican than compromise my values, the most important of which is that I never compromise my values" sounds better if, instead of posting it, you say it as you twirl in front of a mirror, wink, and finger-gun your own reflection. And it saves the rest of us time.
A good reminder today.
And now, those of us who really did not want him to be the nominee root hard for him to get elected and turn that seat from R to D, because that is how this whole thing works.
The Met is completely dark next season from 1/31 to 3/7 because they were supposed to go over there with a bunch of productions and stars and spend a month literally singing for their supper.
Well, racism has certainly progressed, so no argument there!
I spent tonight watching To Live and Die in L.A., the Michael Manniest movie that he never directed. Every moment in it is a weird performative demonstration of some kind of 1985-neo-noir definition of "masculinity." William Petersen is, as Pauline Kael wrote of Bob Hoskins, a testicle on legs.
I think that the only good effect of today's SCOTUS decision will be to move transformational court reform from something we On Here and a few politicians shout about to the heart of the Democratic platform in '28. At least I hope so.
[Happy to talk, but nihilism gets blocked. Not up for it today.]
Write the best outline you can, then love your characters enough to let them screw it up.
Do we get to say who?
This thing is going all around my timeline that says writers should only be allowed three exclamation marks per lifetime, and if "lifetime" is some new slang term for "email," then yes, I agree, with exceptions.
...and for a true NYC all-star cast that included Michael Cyril Creighton, Billy Eichner, David Greenspan, Jeff Hiller, Cory Michael Smith, Ben Stiller, Ali Stroker, David Turner, and Michael Urie. The Normal Heart is a great American play, of its time and ahead of it. Bravo to all.
For NYC theater folks: It's no secret that Tony and Larry Kramer had a somewhat volatile relationship over the years, so I was really touched that Tony decided to direct a 40th(-ish) anniversary benefit reading of The Normal Heart at the Public last night. A true labor of love for him... .>
And by the way, if by a convergence of miracles Trump is not only impeached but removed, as the old meme says, YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I'm touched by the faith that this will remind voters what Democrats stand for but I believe there will be many effective, NON-symbolic ways to do that.
How is it a win when the final headline is "Impeachment Fails in Senate"? "At least we tried, guys" is not nearly as important as the many concrete things that a Democratic House &/or Senate can actually accomplish.
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Voting History497 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
497 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-09 | H. Res. 682 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-09 | H. Res. 682 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-08 | H.R. 3425 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-08 | H.R. 3424 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | YES | ✕↔ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 105 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 106 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 104 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 539 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 747 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 4216 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 4275 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 3357 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 1917 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3937 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3351 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3095 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | NO | ✕ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 1919 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | S. 1582 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 3633 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Approve resolution | 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.