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Sen. Michael K. Garrett

@michaelgarrett.bsky.social
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Jack and Charlotte’s dad. Allison’s husband. Small business owner. Guilford County’s State Senator. secure.actblue.com/donate/fiveseats

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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Five Seats. I want to tell you about a room. It's a committee room. Fluorescent lights. Eleven people. No cameras. No national press. On a Tuesday afternoon in that room, with nobody watching, they decided who gets to vote in North Carolina and how hard we're going to make it for them.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
There is a moment, somewhere in this country every single day, when a flag is folded thirteen times into a tight triangle and placed into the hands of a mother, a widow, a child too young to understand why everyone is crying. They will carry that weight for the rest of their lives.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
"How sad." Those are the words a United States Congresswoman used to close a letter this week. She was writing to a child. A local kid was given an assignment by his teacher. Pick an issue you care about. Find your representative. Write them a letter. Use your voice.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
He just conceded. I’m looking at his statement right now. Phil Berger, he’s the man who ran the NC Senate for fifteen years, who drew the maps, who voted to erase a speech from the permanent record, who built a machine designed to make itself untouchable.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The President of the United States learned that Robert Mueller had died. And he picked up his phone and typed: “Good. I’m glad he’s dead.” I need you to stop. Put down whatever you’re doing and feel the full weight of those words.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Oil just jumped 13%. Brent crude over $105. Somewhere, someone promised you’d get tired of winning. They weren’t wrong.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Her backpack was still on her chair. Somewhere in the rubble of a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, there are 148 backpacks. Hanging on 148 chairs. Belonging to 148 little girls who walked into school yesterday morning and never walked out.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I watched every minute of it. Folks, I’m going to take some Zofran and go to bed. I’ll share my thoughts tomorrow.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Was a great conversation, Tim. Thanks for your time.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The 2026 Olympics gave America two gold medals in hockey. And then one locker room took something away from all of us. I am not surprised by him. But I am deeply disappointed in them.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I watched Bad Bunny deliver the most American halftime show I have ever seen. Then I came home and watched it again. And I am not okay. In the best possible way. He sang every single word in Spanish. Every. Single. Word.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This Veterans Day, I’m thinking about what our veterans gave us. They fought for a country where power flows from the people. Where no one stands above the law. Where we choose our own path, free from kings and tyrants. That’s the gift they handed down, bought with courage, sealed with sacrifice.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
They tried to erase me from the record this week. Instead, thousands of you showed up. Welcome to everyone who’s new here. I’m a State Senator from Guilford County, North Carolina, and I’m not going anywhere. This is what fighting back looks like.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
They Were So Afraid, They Erased the Words. Yesterday, I spoke truth about what happened in North Carolina. About democracy being stolen in broad daylight. About rigged maps and broken promises. About betraying every sacrifice ever made for the right to vote. Then something extraordinary happened.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
It feels like just yesterday I was driving 10 mph under the speed limit home from the hospital. Those sleepless nights, wobbly first steps across our living room floor. And here we are. Jack walking confidently into second grade, Charlotte clutching her kindergarten lunchbox with pure excitement.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Today, as news of President Biden’s cancer diagnosis reaches across our nation, I find myself not just as a State Senator from North Carolina, but as a parent, a citizen, and someone whose life has been personally touched by his compassion and leadership.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The Trump administration's "unwavering support" for Western NC has mysteriously wavered. Who could have predicted that big promises during photo ops wouldn't translate to actual help? Our communities are still waiting for that legendary "best disaster response ever."
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
History teaches us valuable lessons if we're willing to listen. Today I led Senate Democrats in urging our Congressional Delegation to act against the global tariffs. Nearly 100 years ago, Republican lawmakers championed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, promising it would protect American workers.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Stunning and shameful: NC Court of Appeals just ruled to potentially throw out 60,000+ ballots, which could flip a Supreme Court race to Jefferson Griffin—who happens to be a judge on the very same Court of Appeals! 🧵
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
For no particular reason, sharing an economic history lesson for those interested. #TrumpTariffs #Trumptax #tariffs
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
When he’s right, he’s right.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Liberated from our retirement savings, our kid’s college fund, the money we were setting aside to start a small business… Liberation day indeed. 🤡
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Would ya look at that, a little wealth destruction and some folks are reunited with their missing spine.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Yep.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Oh man, this administration, all they do is win, win, win…. Just not sure for who… 🤷‍♂️
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 28/03/2025
Following up from our story from Sunday about SpaceX poised for billions in new federal contracts..
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
We stand at merely 4.58% of this presidential term, yet already witness concerning actions like the FCC investigations targeting Disney and ABC over their diversity policies. What we're experiencing now may be just the beginning.
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FCC says it's investigating Disney and ABC over DEI efforts
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the Walt Disney Company and its ABC unit over its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
In America, the wealthy few can drown out millions of voices with their checkbooks. Our democracy will remain broken until we stop allowing elections to be purchased by the highest bidder.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
You can’t make this sh** up!
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
After Nashville, children's bodies weren't even cold when our Senate gutted background checks for pistols. Today, as they strip away concealed carry permits, schoolchildren watch from the gallery—looking down at the very lawmakers abandoning their safety. My heart breaks for them. #EnoughIsEnough
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The winning just keeps coming. So much winning. I’m so sick of winning. Please make it stop. #trumptariffs #TrumpSlump
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Democrats treat power like fine china. Republicans wield it like a sledgehammer. If we don’t fight harder and stop hesitating to use power for good, we’ll lose more than elections—we’ll lose democracy itself. My op-ed on why the time for restraint is over: medium.com/@michael_905...
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The Folded Hand: A State Senator’s Warning About Democratic Restraint
As a Democratic state senator in North Carolina, I’ve had a front-row seat to what happens when Republicans aren’t just playing to win…
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Welp, putting myself on the United no fly list. 🙅‍♂️✈️
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Yep, tired of winning. 🙋‍♂️
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This is one of the most shameful moments in American leadership we’ve seen in our nation’s history. Every American should be embarrassed by this display from an insecure, thin skinned, narcissist. Unfortunately global peace is at stake.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
This is a betrayal of everything our nation has stood for, our UN Ambassador is un-American. No other way to say it.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Comcast owns NBC Universal. They’re clearly caving to the bullying by the White House. Where is the outrage from the censorship bros?
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
💯 agree. Discovering your moral clarity during the 2024 election would have been preferable. Better late than never I suppose. 🤷‍♂️
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The people are leading.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
No offense @maddow, the question isn't whether public participation benefits democratic politicians. When people embrace democracy, it inspires elected officials, fellow citizens, and those yearning for freedom around the world. Today, the people are leading.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The grotesque irony of watching billionaires who supported an attempted coup lecture Ukraine about democracy would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Students with student loans, homeowners with FHA loans, small business owners with SBA loans, children in Head Start, kids on Child Health Insurance Plan, families relying on SNAP, children fed by the national school lunch program…. To the world’s richest man, all parasites.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
A measles outbreak in Texas has hospitalized 7 children while political interference hampers CDC's ability to communicate health risks. Our kids deserve better than politics interfering with public health research and recommendations. Shameful. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
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Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" turns into a quivering rage machine the moment journalists expose his lies. A billionaire who throws tantrums and legal threats like a spoiled child when his carefully constructed facade cracks.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
From NC to Philly - building bridges and reminding America that character still counts! @DrBiden’s Eagles showing what sets us apart isn't our differences, but how we embrace them. That's a win worth celebrating 🦅 #FlyEaglesFly  www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
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Trump Picks Chiefs To Win Super Bowl—And He’s Clashed With The Eagles In The Past
Trump canceled a planned visit for the Philadelphia Eagles to attend the White House after their 2018 Super Bowl victory after most players declined to come.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🧵 URGENT NC DEMOCRACY ALERT: This is a five-alarm fire for our state's democracy The assault on voting rights that began with January 6th and continued with the insurrectionist pardons has reached North Carolina. A thread on what's happening: (1/7)
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Literally have been telling this dude this for a very long time. Keep up, Chuck. Also: WTF are you going to do about it?
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Tonight, as I sit on our couch watching Hamilton on Disney+, snuggled with our children, the musical's lessons bring stark clarity to our present moment. For the first time in our nation's history, we face the real possibility of breaking our generational promise:
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Senator Tillis - a question: If President Biden's FBI nominee had shared a meme showing Democratic officials being beheaded by a chainsaw, what would your response have been? The standard for those who lead our federal law enforcement should be the same, regardless of party.
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Sen. Michael K. Garrett @michaelgarrett.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
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