Janet Harris
@thinkupstream.bsky.social
News analyst and political tea leaf reader. I have strong opinions loosely held.
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Fascism does not begin with tanks.
It begins with language.
It begins with language.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Fascism does not begin with tanks.
It begins with language.
It begins with language.
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BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a lawsuit challenging a new policy that would force states to discriminate.
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a lawsuit challenging a new policy that would force states to discriminate.
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
@warren.senate.gov‘s rip-roaring speech today shows why Sen. Chuck Schumer should never be allowed to speak on behalf of the Democratic Party ever again. I know Dem senators won’t throw him out as Minority Leader, but should take away the mic and give it to Warren or @amyklobuchar.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
@warren.senate.gov‘s rip-roaring speech today shows why Sen. Chuck Schumer should never be allowed to speak on behalf of the Democratic Party ever again. I know Dem senators won’t throw him out as Minority Leader, but should take away the mic and give it to Warren or @amyklobuchar.com
@maddow.bsky.social is talking me down off the ledge rn.
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 AM
@maddow.bsky.social is talking me down off the ledge rn.
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Democrats should absolutely demand that the $170 billion given to DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol to build a kidnapping machine that preys on Americans should be clawed back and spent on whatever their state or district actually needs.
Big Budget Act Creates a “Deportation-Industrial Complex”
The result will be a lopsided, enforcement-only machine that will be hard to dismantle.
www.brennancenter.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Democrats should absolutely demand that the $170 billion given to DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol to build a kidnapping machine that preys on Americans should be clawed back and spent on whatever their state or district actually needs.
David Axelrod just lit Scott Jennings on fire, figuratively speaking, with the white-hot match of blandishment. This is a master class in how to take down someone who has flipped on an issue to align themselves with Trump. #J6
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
David Axelrod just lit Scott Jennings on fire, figuratively speaking, with the white-hot match of blandishment. This is a master class in how to take down someone who has flipped on an issue to align themselves with Trump. #J6
Imma just leave this right here. #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Imma just leave this right here. #Venezuela
Happy holidays from our last president and the one who should be president.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Happy holidays from our last president and the one who should be president.
It’s time for my annual posting of this lovely alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas. youtu.be/W7WenZQqtfU
HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN: Kristin Andreassen, Chris Eldridge & Stephanie Coleman // The Bluegrass Situation
YouTube video by The Bluegrass Situation [BGS]
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s time for my annual posting of this lovely alternative to the 12 Days of Christmas. youtu.be/W7WenZQqtfU
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Happy holidays, dear readers! Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras, all available to download at the link below. We've also included a guide on how you can request your own Flock docs:
Happy holidays! Here’s all our Flock data – RANGE Media
Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras.
rangemedia.co
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Happy holidays, dear readers! Our gift to you: big ‘ol .csv files, a public records request guide and behind-the-scenes info from our investigative series on Flock cameras, all available to download at the link below. We've also included a guide on how you can request your own Flock docs:
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These are our future voters!
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
These are our future voters!
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
Great job Tennessee High School Dems.
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This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
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This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
Good news! Oregon Health Plan members can now get birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies for free without a prescription. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Good news! Oregon Health Plan members can now get birth control and emergency contraception at pharmacies for free without a prescription. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
Good news! In a landslide, Miami voters just elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, making her the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Good news! In a landslide, Miami voters just elected Eileen Higgins as mayor, making her the first Democrat to win the office in 30 years. #BabyAnimalsHaveGoodNews
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Today, a network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii. The NOAA officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, mostly in the seismically active Aleutian Islands, in September.
Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts
It was just before midnight when the tsunami that started with an earthquake in Alaska’s Prince William Sound reached Washington state.
www.opb.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today, a network of more than 200 seismic stations spans Alaska, and the National Weather Service has tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii. The NOAA officially terminated funding for nine of those stations, mostly in the seismically active Aleutian Islands, in September.
The headline buries the lede. ICE acknowledges in court that they created arrest warrants after the fact and were ordered to include the same false paragraphs in every arrest report. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A federal ICE supervisor also testified he created and signed arrest warrants after-the-fact for people already arrested without warrants.
www.oregonlive.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The headline buries the lede. ICE acknowledges in court that they created arrest warrants after the fact and were ordered to include the same false paragraphs in every arrest report. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
I think this prediction is holding up pretty well, and maybe I should have noted the failure of the Turn Charlie Kirk Into A Martyr moment might have been the pinnacle of the phenomenon. In some deep way I think the New Right Loser Men fail to understand what state power can and can't do for them.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
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The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The federal court that struck down Texas' redistricting plan says the letter from a Trump DOJ appointee that kicked off the whole thing is "challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors. "
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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According to the Nazis: The evidence was all fake, the prosecution winners revenge, and anyway, Hitler and Himmler did it all themselves.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
According to the Nazis: The evidence was all fake, the prosecution winners revenge, and anyway, Hitler and Himmler did it all themselves.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
They hung (or in the case of Goering, died) convinced they were the good Germans.
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Plz read this imp public service 🧵
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Plz read this imp public service 🧵
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.
Nuremberg is out, and I am making a special request you go see it.
Go see Nuremberg: not only will it teach you about the Nazis’ many, many crimes, including the Holocaust which is (rightly) the one thing people know about the Third Reich.