Harvey Ward

Harvey Ward

@hlward.bsky.social

Husband, Dad, Mayor of Gainesville, Gator. Standing guard, keeping the flame, keeping the faith.

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The actual president says the housing bill that has now passed both the house and the senate with big bipartisan numbers is, “A big yawn.” That guy is not living in the real world in any way at all. ANY elected official who is out here talking to regular people knows housing affordability is HUGE.

It’s possible to firmly believe someone is remarkably, historically, intentionally, even potentially criminally bad at his job and still advocate against his political assassination.

I’m glad some folks in right-wing media are apologizing for promoting 47. I accept their apologies, for what they are worth … BUT … their political judgment is on display and is found lacking. Their opinions cannot and should not ever be trusted. They sold snake oil once, they’ll try it again.

I just read the president’s social media post from 8:03 this morning, and, guys, I don’t know how to tell you this, but I don’t think he understand what Easter is all about. I’m sure I’m misunderstanding.

So, the Strait of Hormuz was OPEN before the trump-Vance administration started bombing Iran, we, as American taxpayers have spent AT LEAST $60,000,000,000 on this war in a little more than a month, and the war dead include 168 elementary schoolchildren. Don’t forget, don’t get gaslit.

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“.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.” - Schwab ⛽️

AI can be a huge benefit to humanity or it can be the Devil. Left unregulated, it will almost certainly be the Devil. Show me how it powers itself without being a burden to the world we all share. Solve some Big Problems. Once it does that I will begin to believe in its positive potential.

There is no excuse for what the president posted on social media. Your first response would normally be “Which post?” But today you know exactly what I mean. It’s disgusting, it’s hurtful and it’s intentional. It damages all of us.

The worst-kept secret in Gainesville is out - I’m running for re-election! You deserve a mayor you can trust to deliver for working families across Gainesville. I always have, and I always will. I’m asking for your vote and your trust once more on August 18th. Thank you!

Just data, no judgement. I’ve tracked the same seven grocery items at the same store nearly every week for a year. As of yesterday, 1/23/26, it would have cost 2.74% more to buy this basket of groceries than it did the week the current president was sworn-in.

The polling represented here was completed before ICE abducted a five-year-old child. I don’t imagine the 61% figure would be lower today. This foolishness must end.

In July of 2024 Kevin Roberts at the Heritage Foundation (Project 2025) said, on Steve Bannon’s podcast, that the “Second American Revolution” was in process and that it would be bloodless “If the left allows it to be.” And America responded, “Yeah, but Joe Biden is old and Harris laughs too loud.”

I’m not saying the current administration is filled with Russian agents. I’m asking how much different the actions of the administration would be if it WERE filled with Russian agents. I don’t think there’s a lot of daylight between the two.

Hey, TV news producers: Nobody elected Miller. You don’t owe him screen time. But when you give it to him, you lose me as a viewer. You DO owe your advertisers viewership. Consider carefully.

The image I choose to remember from January 6, 2021 is this one of Andy Kim, then a sitting member of the US House and now a US Senator, doing the literal work of cleaning up after a violent, but failed, coup. This is what leadership and patriotism look like in the real world. Photo credit NBC

When we invade a country and the president - any president - tells you it won’t cost us anything you should hold on to your wallet tightly.