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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 2h

After 27 years and 1,500+ people managed, I can say this with pride: I’ve never cursed out or belittle anyone on my team.

Leadership isn’t about fear — it’s about respect.

If you’ve done it, it’s never too late to do better.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 4h

@ericholder.bsky.social opened up about almost running for president and why he didn't. #PullUpASeat https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rGLdPINTsVs

Holder almost ran for president. Key word: almost.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 1d

How many ways does he have to show he doesn’t give a damn about working folks?!

Troops invading states. Sleeping kids woken up & zip-tied. Prices soaring. Insurance through the roof. Media muzzled. Personal enemies punished.

This isn’t America. This is what authoritarian rot looks like.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Silence isn’t neutrality. It’s permission. @ericholder.bsky.social is #AtOurTable, folks. youtu.be/re3eZwlPDkw

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 8d

The role of chair isn’t about credit. It’s about responsibility. You take the blame when things go wrong, and you keep going because you love the party and what it stands for. DNC Chair, @kenmartin.bsky.social is #AtOurTable 👉🏽 youtu.be/O37F4PhTu8E

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 6d

Registration isn't paperwork, it's power. We gave it away. Now we need to take it back. Read my Substack on why it matters. https://jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/lets-wake-the-sleeping-giant

Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant

Why Partisan Voter Registration Matters. For too long, Democrats have treated it like someone else’s job.

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MaryBeth Turner @mba-t.bsky.social · 6d

The ask is so often: What can I do? Jaime Harrison tells us how we all can help with one of the most powerful tools we often overlook: VOTER REGISTRATION. Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant open.substack.com/pub/jaimehar...

Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant

Why Partisan Voter Registration Matters. For too long, Democrats have treated it like someone else’s job.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 6d

Right now… need everyone to tune into a new effort….

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 6d

Registration isn't paperwork, it's power. We gave it away. Now we need to take it back. Read my Substack on why it matters. https://jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/lets-wake-the-sleeping-giant

Let’s Wake the Sleeping Giant

Why Partisan Voter Registration Matters. For too long, Democrats have treated it like someone else’s job.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 7d

In North Korea or Russia, you expect the military to be turned on their own people. Not in America. Well… Trump wants to do exactly that. That should chill every single one of us to the bone.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 8d

The role of chair isn’t about credit. It’s about responsibility. You take the blame when things go wrong, and you keep going because you love the party and what it stands for. DNC Chair, @kenmartin.bsky.social is #AtOurTable 👉🏽 youtu.be/O37F4PhTu8E

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 8d

In church on Sunday, lying the rest of the week.

Johnson knows GOP budgets already cut WIC, FEMA, mental health & Medicaid. His projection is as shameless as it is false. Every accusation is a confession.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Mike Johnson: "The WIC program, the nutrition program -- women, infants, and children -- that program won't be funded. FEMA won't be funded."

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 11d

Excited to spend some time with some energized Democrats in South Dakota! Let’s go SD Dem Party! #RunEverywhere

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 11d

The CBC is central to our party. Leadership means respect, not cheap shots. @rokhanna.bsky.social is #AtOurTable https://youtube.com/shorts/mmxSYhleiIA #CBCWeek2025

"Pissing off the CBC ain't the way to go."

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 13d

“We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”

- Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail

America, are you going to remain silent?!

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 15d

Conviction is naming the fight: inequality, wealth, wages, and care. @rokhanna.bsky.social is #AtOurTable www.youtube.com/watch?v=81k3...

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 16d

To everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah: may the year ahead be filled with joy, health, and blessings. Shanah Tovah!

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 17d

Ever notice how the loudest voices in politics often know the least? After hearing Stephen A. Smith “talk politics” this morning, it is an example of why I wrote about why fake civics is so dangerous. open.substack.com/pub/jaimehar...

The Danger of Fake Civics

It’s no accident that some of the loudest voices in politics built their platforms not on policy or lived expertise, but on convincing people they alone could explain how America works.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 19d

I think @neapresident.bsky.social earned herself an A+ with this week's pick. #SYAD

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 20d

Rural families will feel cuts first. Don’t be fooled, folks. #AtOurTable

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Becky Pringle @neapresident.bsky.social · 22d

I have always said it, and will continue to say it: public education is the foundation of democracy.

Thank you, @jaimeharrison.bsky.social, for this critically important discussion.

Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 22d

History shows the pattern: silence teachers, weaken democracy. We talked about it this week with @neapresident.bsky.social #AtOurTable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwib...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 22d

Assume polling is going to be bouncy these next few weeks but in the Economist/YouGov weekly track Trump's job approval with adults went from -13 (41-54) last week to -18 this week (39-57). He's -50 with independents, 19-69.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 22d

History shows the pattern: silence teachers, weaken democracy. We talked about it this week with @neapresident.bsky.social #AtOurTable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwib...

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 23d

Fake civics is dangerous. When people don't know how government works, they confuse noise for knowledge and charisma for truth. That's how democracy breaks. I dig in here: https://jaimeharrison.substack.com/p/the-danger-of-fake-civics

The Danger of Fake Civics

It’s no accident that some of the loudest voices in politics built their platforms not on policy or lived expertise, but on convincing people they alone could explain how America works.

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 23d

@michaelsteele.bsky.social said it plain: ignoring science cost lives. #PullUpASeat https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UKzQSmB6NpQ

Too many lives lost to politics over science. #Shorts

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