"What can Democrats actually do?" - Vote against funding for ICE and DHS - State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law - Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE - Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny

I recently joined Dave Neal's Rush Hour podcast to talk honestly about how the Democratic Party's institutional failures helped us get into this mess. We need new candidates who aren't invested in the same corrupt, broken system of PACs, lobbyists, and corporations that buy themselves tax breaks.

Unconstitutional. Impeachable. Congress must honor their oath and remove all these people.

We're the bad guys now. This is all mimicry of Russia. Here is Putin's own Vladimir Zhirinovsky (their Steve Bannon, a clownish nationalist) cutting a 'Ukraine cake' in 2019 alongside Olga Skabeyeva, a top propagandist (their Sean Hannity). These people are telling you what they're going to do.

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It’s been a little over a week since Steny Hoyer announced his retirement. We've been super busy, but I appreciate all the messages of support! The best way to help right now is by sending a donation, but keep an eye out for meet-and-greet events, door-knocking, and phone-banking opportunities soon.

Thinking today of MLK, someone who actually earned a Nobel Peace Prize: "When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born."

Great to see my friend Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov in NY this weekend, even if neither of our teams are winning the Super Bowl this year. This photo was taken at the exact moment of Josh Allen's disastrous fumble just before halftime.

I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.

This is not a dispute! There are no two sides to this, the Constitution is unambiguous that Congress decides international treaties and wars, and if a President wants to go rogue then he has to be impeached and removed. Impeachment is a constitutional duty, it's not a choice at this point.

Republicans think this is fine, but a daycare center in Minnesota with Somali children is an existential threat to the nation

I will believe the revolution is at hand when everyone collectively figures out that Congress is the center of the government and starts relentlessly bugging the crap out of them until they yield or resign.

Putin, failing in his east European war, summons his American clients to organize a diversion in western Europe.

I was featured in Rick Hutzell’s latest article in The Baltimore Banner on Steny Hoyer’s retirement and Congressional term limits. I’ve always made it clear that this race was never just about one person’s age, but rather about rebuilding Congress as an institution that can actually meet the moment.

the president has declared war on an american state and the leaders of the opposition wont shut the fuck up about retraining the stormtroopers

This 'turn the temperature down' strategy didn't work for Biden, and it sure isn't going to work now. They shot a US citizen in the head. They flashbanged a baby last night. Donald Trump says he's going to invoke the Insurrection Act and cancel the midterm elections. When are you going to get it?

Desperately trying to hit the skip button on the Bet365 ad so I can scan the QR code on the ICE agent choking me

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures … For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us … For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States.

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

Democrats are simultaneously beginning to refer to ICE and CBP agents as "poorly trained." This message comes from leadership. They're trying to use it as a substitute for dismantling ICE and CBP and imprisoning their current employees. Don't fall for it; don't take any Dem seriously who uses it.

We just had a week that changed everything, including my view of impeachment. Before: Wait until 2027. Now: Embrace it in 2026 and hold hearing-like forums to spotlight the many articles of impeachment filed against Trump and his cabinet. My latest @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/embracing-...

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My 86-year-old Congressman, Steny Hoyer, just announced his retirement. He’s one of the only reps with Danish ancestry, and even keeps a Danish flag in his office. Even his name comes from the Danish name, "Steen." But his retirement is coming just as Trump is threatening Denmark about Greenland!

Democrats have an absolute responsibility to refuse to fund this government. Lawless & violent at home & abroad.

“I know, we’ll take this one American city, regarded as a hotbed of seditious sentiment, and subject it to a heavy-handed punitive crackdown. and that will cow the rest of the Americans into quiet submission and snuff out the embers of opposition at their source” the ghost of General Thomas Gage:

From my latest interview with @marylandmatters.org on Steny Hoyer's recent retirement announcement: “Our old way of doing politics, that is what created the conditions for a fascist movement to gain power in this country,” Jarin said.

Legal falsity aside, I think “our masked, anonymous paramilitary thugs have an absolute right to kill you and your job is simply to trust that they won’t” isn’t so much a defense as a confession

Thanks to Dr. Jen Johannsen of @reasonedreality.bsky.social for having me on today! I’m glad Steny Hoyer recognizes that we need new leadership, but what matters now is that the next generation of Democrats offers something meaningfully different, and not just the same politics with a new face.

Until like 10 years ago, this is exactly the kind of thing that we (the United States) would use as an excuse to call for regime change in some hellhole dictatorship on the other side of the world. "Unaccountable secret police loyal to the regime have shot and killed unarmed human rights observers."

With the news of Steny Hoyer's retirement, please join me for a particularly well-timed Instagram Live with the inimitable Dr. Jen Johannsen of @reasonedreality.bsky.social at 12:30pm today!

I issued the following statement regarding Rep. Steny Hoyer's retirement: "My campaign has never been just about one politician’s age, but rather about how Democrats have failed to advance a vision of the future in which everyday Americans can see themselves." www.harrymd5.com/news/stateme...

ICE murdered a US citizen in Minneapolis today. It’s on video, from multiple angles. There is no ambiguity about what happened. This agency is not redeemable. In Congress, I will push to dismantle ICE. We will also impeach & prosecute agents or officials who authorize, excuse, or commit violence.

It’s time to impeach, convict, and remove Donald Trump and his corrupt, lawless administration. Anyone who says otherwise is asking us to accept the end of constitutional government and does not deserve to be in office in the year 2026.

I understand many Venezuelans are relieved to see Maduro gone, but just 6 months ago, Republicans were literally joking about feeding these same Venezuelans to alligators in a Florida detention camp. So, this is less about restoring democracy and more about creating cover for mass deportations.

If elected, I commit to punching the most detestable Republican on the floor of the House as a starting point. Please comment below who you'd like me to punch first.

He's not wrong, for once.

Legacy media is temperamentally unsuited for this moment because it has trained itself across decades to do whatever it must to avoid ever being accused of alarmism. But the simple fact is that the President of the United States is out of control and endangering the whole world.

Just over a year ago, the same Stephen Miller warned that if we elected Kamala, we would invade a dozen countries and WWIII would start. Today, the Trump administration is on the verge of invading a NATO ally and precipitating WWIII.

If this happened to a MAGA Republican activist, they would be a cause célèbre within hours. They'd be on podcasts the next day. Members of Congress would play the video in hearings. But elderly Democrats have no idea how to harness social media outrage, so they just pretend like it's not happening.

I’ve long maintained that it was a mistake for Congress to have abolished itself.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE INCLUDING THE RADICAL RIGHT SCUM WHO SPENT THE LAST YEAR TEARING THIS COUNTRY APART. TREMENDOUS DESTRUCTION!!!!! JUST ONE YEAR AGO STRONG JOE BIDEN WAS STILL PRESIDENT. NOW FAT PEDOPHILE DONALD TRUMP BACK IN CHARGE TURNING OUR COUNTRY INTO A JOKE. VERY WEAK, SAD!!!!

Black history is American history, and sometimes that history isn’t comfortable to talk about. In Cheltenham, Maryland, there’s a gravesite of >230 Black children who died while in state custody (1880s-1930s). These children were neglected in life, their final resting place has been neglected, too.

Is it bad that nobody justifiably believes anything Putin says while the President of the United States believes everything he says?

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND NOT HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE INCLUDING OF COURSE THE RADICAL RIGHT REPUBLICANS FASCIST NAZIS WHO LIE, SCREAM, AND BREAK EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH. YOU’VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB RUINING OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND THEN BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE.

CBS pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT because it made immigrants deported to a brutal concentration camp look like human beings, and it made the Trump administration look like the monsters that they are. But, there's also a corruption scandal here. Trump’s “Putinization” of America continues.

I'm also tired of politicians constantly lying to us. That's why we can't replace Steny Hoyer with another career politician who's beholden to PACs and lobbyists. I’m a small business owner and a volunteer firefighter, and I hope to earn your vote in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026.

This week, Democratic leadership quietly allowed Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar to return to a powerful position on the House Appropriations Committee after he was pardoned by Trump while facing Federal corruption charges. This situation should alarm anyone who understands how authoritarian systems work.

Chanukah is meant to be a joyful holiday. though this year feels more somber. This menorah belonged to my great-grandfather, who ran a small Judaica store in Philadelphia after my mom's family emigrated from Poland in the early 1900s. Wishing everyone a safe and peaceful Chanukah & holiday season!

Thank you to the members of @indivisiblebowiemd.bsky.social for inviting me to your recent meeting. Groups like yours remind me of why I’m running for office in the first place. You are informed, engaged, and ready to fight for something better, but our representatives aren't matching that energy.

Last week, 47 Democrats voted “present” on an impeachment resolution, including my 86-year-old Congressman, Steny Hoyer. This was the least courageous option possible – a way of showing up physically while opting out morally. This crisis won't end until Dems understand accountability isn't optional.