@dharney.bsky.social
Lifelong democrat. Truth and justice matter. Kindness, caring and consideration make the world a better place. This is only a bad chapter - not the whole book.
Reposted
"[The Framers would] be appalled at what we're seeing today. That you're having a president who thinks he can run roughshod over Congress."
I stopped by #Unfiltered this week to talk about the state of Democracy, and what's at stake.
link to the entire conversation: youtu.be/_DLwKr7bif8?...
I stopped by #Unfiltered this week to talk about the state of Democracy, and what's at stake.
link to the entire conversation: youtu.be/_DLwKr7bif8?...
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
"[The Framers would] be appalled at what we're seeing today. That you're having a president who thinks he can run roughshod over Congress."
I stopped by #Unfiltered this week to talk about the state of Democracy, and what's at stake.
link to the entire conversation: youtu.be/_DLwKr7bif8?...
I stopped by #Unfiltered this week to talk about the state of Democracy, and what's at stake.
link to the entire conversation: youtu.be/_DLwKr7bif8?...
Reposted
“When less than 1% of farm employers are investigated every year, they can act with impunity, knowing that there is a very low likelihood that they will ever be investigated,” one expert said.
The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.
Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“When less than 1% of farm employers are investigated every year, they can act with impunity, knowing that there is a very low likelihood that they will ever be investigated,” one expert said.
Reposted
Arizona gets more sun than almost anywhere in America. We should be the solar energy capital. Renewable energy like solar means lower energy bills and more good-paying jobs, but Trump is gutting these investments.
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Arizona gets more sun than almost anywhere in America. We should be the solar energy capital. Renewable energy like solar means lower energy bills and more good-paying jobs, but Trump is gutting these investments.
Reposted
A federal court has blocked Trump’s shutdown of America's biggest critical infrastructure project - which makes sense, since he's violating legal commitments the federal government made in good faith on my watch.
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
A federal court has blocked Trump’s shutdown of America's biggest critical infrastructure project - which makes sense, since he's violating legal commitments the federal government made in good faith on my watch.
Reposted
Just monstrous.
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Just monstrous.
Reposted
TrumpRx supposedly helps people pay less for prescription drugs.
In reality, it sends users to pharma giants’ websites, where they can pay out of pocket for certain medications.
One company that could benefit? BlinkRx, which has Donald Trump, Jr. on its board.
Funny how that works.
In reality, it sends users to pharma giants’ websites, where they can pay out of pocket for certain medications.
One company that could benefit? BlinkRx, which has Donald Trump, Jr. on its board.
Funny how that works.
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
TrumpRx supposedly helps people pay less for prescription drugs.
In reality, it sends users to pharma giants’ websites, where they can pay out of pocket for certain medications.
One company that could benefit? BlinkRx, which has Donald Trump, Jr. on its board.
Funny how that works.
In reality, it sends users to pharma giants’ websites, where they can pay out of pocket for certain medications.
One company that could benefit? BlinkRx, which has Donald Trump, Jr. on its board.
Funny how that works.
Reposted
Senator Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican member, expressed shock over a racist video shared by President Trump on social media that portrayed former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle.
‘The most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’: GOP Senator Tim Scott reacts to Trump post about the Obamas - The Boston Globe
Scott, a close Trump ally and the Senate’s only Black Republican, spoke out on social media hours after Trump posted the video on Truth Social.
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Senator Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican member, expressed shock over a racist video shared by President Trump on social media that portrayed former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle.
Reposted
Accounts from detained families, their lawyers and court filings describe one federal detention center in Texas as a place where hundreds of children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public view.
nbcnews.to
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Accounts from detained families, their lawyers and court filings describe one federal detention center in Texas as a place where hundreds of children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.
Reposted
It was only a matter of time before the mom from last week's SNL skit called in to CSPAN
Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
It was only a matter of time before the mom from last week's SNL skit called in to CSPAN
Reposted
Rep. Rebecca Balint (D-VT) with her whole chest out says ‘it didn’t have to be like this I want to remind everyone who supersized the ICE budget, it was Trump and MAGA Republicans in Congress, they are who did this.’ Go off Becca, speaks that truth to power‼️💥🔥💥
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Rep. Rebecca Balint (D-VT) with her whole chest out says ‘it didn’t have to be like this I want to remind everyone who supersized the ICE budget, it was Trump and MAGA Republicans in Congress, they are who did this.’ Go off Becca, speaks that truth to power‼️💥🔥💥
Reposted
The Trump administration finalized a new policy on Thursday that would strip job protections from up to 50,000 federal workers, a move that would make it easier for President Trump to remove or discipline them, in his latest effort to dismantle the federal work force.
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers
The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Trump administration finalized a new policy on Thursday that would strip job protections from up to 50,000 federal workers, a move that would make it easier for President Trump to remove or discipline them, in his latest effort to dismantle the federal work force.
Reposted
Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News
February 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News
Reposted
Anti-woke, worse—a lot worse, tbh—than woke.
“The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a ‘racist.’”
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
“The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a ‘racist.’”
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Anti-woke, worse—a lot worse, tbh—than woke.
“The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a ‘racist.’”
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
“The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a ‘racist.’”
mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Reposted
Job losses on par with the Great Recession. National debt is ballooning because of Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. More money going to billionaires’ pockets, less to yours.
This is Trump’s economy.
This is Trump’s economy.
Host: Weekly jobless claims rising unexpectedly to 231,000. Challenger layoffs, a challenging number here, 108,000. That was the worst January since 2009.
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Job losses on par with the Great Recession. National debt is ballooning because of Trump’s Big Ugly Bill. More money going to billionaires’ pockets, less to yours.
This is Trump’s economy.
This is Trump’s economy.
Reposted
This is damning.
The Treasury Secretary just admitted that it's "up to the President" whether the DOJ sues or investigates Warsh if he fails to follow Trump's direction at the Fed.
They're saying it out loud - Trump will only accept a sock puppet as the head of the Fed.
The Treasury Secretary just admitted that it's "up to the President" whether the DOJ sues or investigates Warsh if he fails to follow Trump's direction at the Fed.
They're saying it out loud - Trump will only accept a sock puppet as the head of the Fed.
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This is damning.
The Treasury Secretary just admitted that it's "up to the President" whether the DOJ sues or investigates Warsh if he fails to follow Trump's direction at the Fed.
They're saying it out loud - Trump will only accept a sock puppet as the head of the Fed.
The Treasury Secretary just admitted that it's "up to the President" whether the DOJ sues or investigates Warsh if he fails to follow Trump's direction at the Fed.
They're saying it out loud - Trump will only accept a sock puppet as the head of the Fed.
Reposted
You don’t get to call this “law and order” while ICE raids occur near schools and houses of worship, violates court orders, and scares parents into guarding school doors. Even Republicans are saying it’s unacceptable. Enforce the law—but due process matters, and chaos doesn’t make us safer.
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
You don’t get to call this “law and order” while ICE raids occur near schools and houses of worship, violates court orders, and scares parents into guarding school doors. Even Republicans are saying it’s unacceptable. Enforce the law—but due process matters, and chaos doesn’t make us safer.
Reposted
🚨BREAKING: This brave immigration attorney is blowing the whistle on ICE saying agents are keeping all the Immigrants’ money, jewelry, Work Visas and any state documentation they had on them when detained. This is disgusting.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#FundHealthcareOverICE
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
🚨BREAKING: This brave immigration attorney is blowing the whistle on ICE saying agents are keeping all the Immigrants’ money, jewelry, Work Visas and any state documentation they had on them when detained. This is disgusting.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Reposted
Kathleen Walters worked at the IRS for years before resigning over an order to share data on immigrants that her legal team said would actually break the law. “If you lose a job, you can get another job,” she says. “But if you lose your integrity, it is very hard to get it back.” theatln.tc/onXe8Ee4
February 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Kathleen Walters worked at the IRS for years before resigning over an order to share data on immigrants that her legal team said would actually break the law. “If you lose a job, you can get another job,” she says. “But if you lose your integrity, it is very hard to get it back.” theatln.tc/onXe8Ee4
Reposted
Reposted
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are “a waste of money,” having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year.
🧵
🧵
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are “a waste of money,” having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year.
🧵
🧵
Reposted
Erik Prince is Chairman of drone company Swarmer (since Dec 2025) which has been supporting operations in Ukraine - on Monday Swarmer filed a registration statement to take the company public
Serhii Kupriienko is CEO (global) & Alexander Fink CEO (US)
finance.yahoo.com/news/erik-pr...
Serhii Kupriienko is CEO (global) & Alexander Fink CEO (US)
finance.yahoo.com/news/erik-pr...
Erik Prince Files for IPO with Battle-Tested AI Drone Company Swarmer
By Jarrett Banks Erik Prince, the founder of private security company Blackwater USA, intends to take drone autonomy software company Swarmer Inc. public, according to a S-1 filing. Swarmer, which has...
finance.yahoo.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Erik Prince is Chairman of drone company Swarmer (since Dec 2025) which has been supporting operations in Ukraine - on Monday Swarmer filed a registration statement to take the company public
Serhii Kupriienko is CEO (global) & Alexander Fink CEO (US)
finance.yahoo.com/news/erik-pr...
Serhii Kupriienko is CEO (global) & Alexander Fink CEO (US)
finance.yahoo.com/news/erik-pr...
Reposted
We are now facing the largest measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated from the United States over a quarter-century ago.
The science is clear: vaccines are the best way to protect against measles. The NIH Director admits it. Why won’t RFK, Jr.?
The science is clear: vaccines are the best way to protect against measles. The NIH Director admits it. Why won’t RFK, Jr.?
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
We are now facing the largest measles outbreak since the disease was eliminated from the United States over a quarter-century ago.
The science is clear: vaccines are the best way to protect against measles. The NIH Director admits it. Why won’t RFK, Jr.?
The science is clear: vaccines are the best way to protect against measles. The NIH Director admits it. Why won’t RFK, Jr.?
Reposted
Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of Greg Bovino.
At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground.
At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground.
Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis
Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-pro...
www.aol.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of Greg Bovino.
At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground.
At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground.
Reposted
Excellent @jonathanbchait.bsky.social folo on the @wsj.com huge story about the Spy Sheikh's secret investment in Trump's company.
This really should be treated like a bigger scandal. It's the dictionary definition of an impeachable offense.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This really should be treated like a bigger scandal. It's the dictionary definition of an impeachable offense.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Crypto Defenses Aren’t Reassuring
An Abu Dhabi royal seems to have gotten what he paid for, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Excellent @jonathanbchait.bsky.social folo on the @wsj.com huge story about the Spy Sheikh's secret investment in Trump's company.
This really should be treated like a bigger scandal. It's the dictionary definition of an impeachable offense.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This really should be treated like a bigger scandal. It's the dictionary definition of an impeachable offense.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Reposted
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.