Ann Blyth has died at 98. She received a Supporting Actress nomination 81 (!!) years ago for her completely delicious performance as Joan Crawford's wicked daughter Veda in Mildred Pierce. Man, does that performance hold up. Enjoy 3:00 of immorality and immortality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1J...
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Republican|North Carolina District 8
Mark Harris
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Voting Record — 593
Yes75%
No25%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align93%
Cross-party1%
Mark Harris
U.S. RepresentativeRepublicanNorth Carolina District 8
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Some NYC news: Mamdani just won his rent freeze--one of his biggest campaign promises!
That said, I want to make clear that the three journalists involved in the Slate discussion are all smart queer people who are very much on the right side of things, and their conversation is much more nuanced than the provocative headline/tease suggests, so this is not an invitation to a pile-on.
This is one of those "What if" questions where you have to consider the alternative, and even the BEST version of the alternative is "Most gay or trans people were fine as long as they keep their heads down and didn't ask for anything." Which, of course, is not a viable definition of "fine."
Stepping in with a bit of historical perspective to say a) no and b) this is a question that smart queer journalists like the three in this talk have asked many times over the decades. Visibility causes really ugly backlash. That doesn't mean visibility ASKS for backlash--or that it isn't essential.
With some training, yes.
Close, but...no.
Thanks very much! It's a great package--truly everything you'd ever want to know, and the movie looks better than the day it opened (I imagine).
This is going to be the mainstream Democratic-candidate position by 2028, and anyone who wants the nomination is going to have to embrace it. Yes, it is a litmus test. They're not all bad.
I really hate it when people here post the same thing a dozen times in order to make their point. That said:
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--I don't know who this is but according to my Facebook feed he's very problematic
Movie lovers (and Pride people): There's a huge new bells-and-whistles 4K UHD/Blu version of the 1970 film The Boys in the Band out. W/ docs, videos by me, Michael Musto, and Daniel Kremer, full-length docs, essays by @tylekurner.bsky.social, @aduralde.bsky.social and others. It's definitive!
I think Brad Lander made a smart distinction between unity and solidarity, and offered a good marching order for Democrats all across the spectrum, in his victory speech last night: "Unity means we already agree. Solidarity means we do the work to build bridges even across significant differences."
Someone just sent me an AI video of Whitney Houston and Clive Davis meeting in some Liberace-looking version of heaven and...I need to hire a bounty hunter.
Actually New York City residents talking about the complex relationship between a New York City mayor and a New York City congressman is not "solipsism"; it's local politics, and I think we're handling the discussion fine. But if yet another heartland critique of us is needed, we'll send up a flare.
It's no more or less representative than when an incumbent wins with 15K votes.
Primarying incumbents is exactly how the system is supposed to work. Every two years, we get to decide, is this the best congressman for us or is there someone better? It should happen all the time. If it did, we’d have a more engaged electorate and a more engaged Congress.
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Voting History
593 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 5764 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-20 | H.R. 5763 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-14 | H. Res. 992 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-14 | H. Res. 992 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 4593 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 4593 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2312 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2270 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2262 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2262 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H. Res. 988 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H. Res. 988 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 6504 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 6500 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-01-12 | H.R. 2683 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-01-09 | H.R. 5184 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 1834 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H. Res. 780 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 131 (119th) | Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 504 (119th) | Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Retaining Divisions B and C | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Retaining Division A | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 780 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 977 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 977 (119th) | End debate now | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-06 | — | Call of the House | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 498 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 498 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 845 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 845 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 1366 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 1366 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 3492 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 3492 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 6703 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 6703 (119th) | Send back to committee | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-17 | H.R. 3616 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-17 | H. Con. Res. 64 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
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.