The gay man who restyles himself as an arrogant bully because he's spent his entire life trying to prove that he's worthy of the company of straight homophobes is a very familiar type to me. I went to college with this one. There are many like him, although, happily, infinitely more who are not.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris
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Voting Record — 567
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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If you write a "What the Democrats need to do" op-ed in which you keep saying that you're not saying what everyone thinks you're saying, maybe scrap the draft, or admit that yes, you are actually saying it.
This is a subtweet about that guy I always pick on.
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are warming up in the bullpen right now.
"Vibes" and "culturally" are doing a lot of work here. It's a way of not having to state that rich Republican candidates are good at overcoming class differences with appeals to bigotry. You can say "Democrats need to find a way to fight that," but you can't pretend it's not the problem.
You can't make this up.
Also--this gets weird--"I hate gay halloween" is itself a gay internet meme; that sentence in the NYT story links to an Out Magazine piece that makes it clear that "I hate gay halloween" is used solely as a way of posting pix of fantastic costumes. So why not just write a celebratory headline?
Once the media admits that a gay phenomenon is actually fun and not harmful, the next phase is generally to decide that it isn't gay. So look for headlines like "Gay Hallowe'en Isn't Just for Gays Anymore" a year from now. (BTW, no piling on to this writer, please. The story is not malicious.)
Gonna be the Gay History Nerd for a sec: This headline continues a decades-old tradition of explaining gay cultural phenomena to readers via straight confusion/resentment--and of assuming that highly specific references are designed to confuse or exclude, not delight. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/s...
This is a rabbit hole well worth falling into. Go down into the replies and up into the quote tweets, and enjoy a fantastic group writing project.
Today is Lee Grant's 100th birthday. This remarkable movie/TV/stage actress and filmmaker is the definition of a survivor. Read up on her fascinating life. Better yet, see her movies! (Also, if you can hunt down anything from her Emmy-winning run on Peyton Place, totally worth it.)
I know I've posted a lot about this, but even if you don't live in New York, you have to admit that the Andrew Cuomo campaign is...something special.
Scene from my early '70s childhood:
Me, in probably flammable Batman costume, holding orange box: "Trick or treat for Unicef!"
Scary voice from behind closed apartment door: "I hate the goddamn United Nations! Let me see that--"
Me: [runs, terrified]
Happy Hallowe'en, everyone!
I would 100% watch another season of The Crown. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/w...
"I'm holding my nose and voting for Cuomo." Yeah, and? Nobody is going to award you bonus points for supporting someone you have the discernment to know is awful. Elections are only about results. You vote for him, you own the consequences.
People will say this is very esoteric--and it is--but it's also astonishing.
LOL god it's...very possible.
Good try, wrong answer.
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567 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | S. 1071 (119th) | Motion to Commit | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 936 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H. Res. 936 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-10 | H.R. 1676 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-09 | S. 356 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-04 | H.R. 1049 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-04 | H.R. 1069 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 1005 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 4305 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-03 | H.R. 2965 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H. Res. 916 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H. Res. 916 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-02 | H.R. 4423 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-01 | H.R. 5348 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 1949 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 3109 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H. Res. 893 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 6019 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 4058 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5107 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-20 | H.R. 5214 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-19 | S.J. Res. 80 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 131 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-19 | H.J. Res. 130 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 888 (119th) | Motion to Refer | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 879 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 4405 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-18 | H. Res. 878 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-11-18 | H.R. 2659 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-17 | H.R. 1608 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-13 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-11-12 | H. Res. 873 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H. Res. 719 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-19 | H.R. 5371 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 1047 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3015 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-18 | H.R. 3062 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 713 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5143 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H.R. 5125 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-17 | H. Res. 722 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 5140 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 4922 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H.R. 2721 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-16 | H. Res. 707 (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.