In a move that seems designed to stir up curiosity, Kamala Harris hinted at a significant announcement she plans to make today. Yet, in characteristic Harris style, her teaser was rich in words but sparse on concrete information, prompting some to dub her the “Word Salad Queen” once more.
Speculation is rife about the nature of this impending announcement. Some are pondering whether it pertains to the California governor’s race, while others wonder if she might be prematurely stepping into the presidential arena.
Amusingly, a faction of right-wing commentators has responded by impersonating enthusiastic supporters, all the while subtly ridiculing her potential plans. It’s a tactic that adds a layer of satire to the political discourse surrounding her announcement.
One aspect of her teaser that raised eyebrows was the inclusion of a peculiar phrase, “the babysitter is weird,” used as a password check. This choice of words led to some awkward associations, recalling rumors about Doug Emhoff’s past alleged affair with a nanny during his first marriage. Whoever crafted this part of the teaser might have misjudged its implications.
Moreover, Harris’s strategy seems to echo previous attempts at invoking fear through initiatives like “Project 2025,” a tactic that fell flat in 2024. True to form, Harris appears to be reapplying this approach, despite its lackluster reception in the past.
The funniest response was people on the right disguising themselves as supporters and urging her to run, undercover mocking.
I am a moderate Democrat voter in a swing state. Everyone in my community is asking for Kamala Harris to run again.
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) February 5, 2026
Republicans: you lost, go home
Democrats: we probably should move on
Kamala staff: we’re baaaaackkk https://t.co/BvV9MrEiv2
— Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) February 5, 2026
I thought that having a password check of “the babysitter is weird” was a bit of a poor choice because it reminded me of Doug Emhoff’s reported dalliance with the nanny during his first marriage. So bad choice of words, whoever put that in this tease.
Then, too, this beats that “Project 2025” fearmongering drum. It didn’t go over well in 2024, so of course, she’s trying to recycle it, because that’s Kamala.
It’s also pretty lame to have the headquarters account password be “headquarters.”
But now we have the answer to the question about the announcement. She wants to build the account into an online organizing project for “next-generation campaigning.”
Now called “Headquarters,” Kamala HQ and People for the American Way are teaming up to build the handle into a “youth mobilization organization” ahead of the 2026 midterms, according to a new release obtained by NewsNation.
It’s an effort to “mobilize pro-fairness, pro-democracy, young people against far right extremism,” the release said.
Harris will be the chair emerita of Headquarters, and many of the staff behind Kamala HQ will be reuniting for the project.
Kamala Harris rebooted the KamalaHQ account, which has over 1 million followers on X and more than 5 million on TikTok, as just Headquarters, which in a partnership with the left-leaning People for the American Way she’s calling “an online organizing project for next generation… pic.twitter.com/MgnOGauLno
— Fabi 🪷 (@kamala_things) February 5, 2026
She’s rebranding her Kamala Headquarters account to…a Headquarters account. Alrighty, now.
Translation? She wants to seem relevant and “leader-like,” likely in the run-up to the actual declaration for 2028 at a later point. It’s an angle to attract folks who might support her/work for her in the future. It’s not even a podcast where she might have to do some work.
Of course, it’s also kind of funny that the lady who was essentially handed the baton to run for the top job without one vote from the people for her for that job is going to talk about being “pro-democracy.” And “far right extremism” is nothing compared to the danger of ever-encroaching far left extremism. We see that now, with the radical anti-ICE actions trying to stop the enforcement of federal law.
