Harper Zacharias
@harperzacharias.com
Passionate about dogs & redistribution of wealth.
Chicagoan in Brooklyn. Fundraising, strategy, and advocacy consultant w/ NYC Mesh, Poetry Society of NY, & others. Fmrly @ Lambda Literary, Sex Workers Project, PEN America.
harper@harperzacharias.com
Chicagoan in Brooklyn. Fundraising, strategy, and advocacy consultant w/ NYC Mesh, Poetry Society of NY, & others. Fmrly @ Lambda Literary, Sex Workers Project, PEN America.
harper@harperzacharias.com
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Harper Zacharias
@harperzacharias.com
· Nov 19
My strongest held and least researched opinion is that we should give all the AI money to the nerds who study mushroom intelligence
Lit Agencies Directory Manager: did you make that database header?
Graphic Designer: sure thing boss, reeeeal fuckin’ judgmental just like you asked
Lit Agencies Directory Manager: what
Graphic Designer: sure thing boss, reeeeal fuckin’ judgmental just like you asked
Lit Agencies Directory Manager: what
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Lit Agencies Directory Manager: did you make that database header?
Graphic Designer: sure thing boss, reeeeal fuckin’ judgmental just like you asked
Lit Agencies Directory Manager: what
Graphic Designer: sure thing boss, reeeeal fuckin’ judgmental just like you asked
Lit Agencies Directory Manager: what
That’s it????
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
That’s it????
I know a lot of people were skeptical about the Tisch pick, and for good reason, but this is promising
So much is going on, but this week New Yorkers are getting to see how a protest is treated under a Mamdani administration
Anti-ICE march in lower Manhattan is moving north, destination unknown.
Looks to be about a thousand people.
This march does not have a permit, and used amplified sound at the rally with no issues. A notable shift from the Adams admin that directed NYPD to nitpick.
Looks to be about a thousand people.
This march does not have a permit, and used amplified sound at the rally with no issues. A notable shift from the Adams admin that directed NYPD to nitpick.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I know a lot of people were skeptical about the Tisch pick, and for good reason, but this is promising
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the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
the spectrum of queer experience is vast and complex, and none of us know what's going on inside families that are not our own
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
but my feed is full of media outlets describing a woman with a very-much-living-and-in-the-picture wife first and foremost as though she was a man's widow, and I just
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If you let them ban the unicorn, you let them ban anything they want (@harperzacharias.com made these and I can’t stop thinking about them).
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If you let them ban the unicorn, you let them ban anything they want (@harperzacharias.com made these and I can’t stop thinking about them).
Naturally, my furniture delivery must occur during the single half hour slot that I have a meeting today
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Naturally, my furniture delivery must occur during the single half hour slot that I have a meeting today
So so so much respect to the local journos covering this, but saying “ex-husband” and then using the phrase “current partner” instead of “wife” or even spouse is disrespectful.
Don’t describe the same type of relationship two different ways just cause the gender is different.
Don’t describe the same type of relationship two different ways just cause the gender is different.
January 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
So so so much respect to the local journos covering this, but saying “ex-husband” and then using the phrase “current partner” instead of “wife” or even spouse is disrespectful.
Don’t describe the same type of relationship two different ways just cause the gender is different.
Don’t describe the same type of relationship two different ways just cause the gender is different.
Cypress in all her glory
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Cypress in all her glory
Okay but here’s the thing: no one “took the bait” earlier today and someone still ended up dead.
TIM WALZ: Do not take the bait. Do not take the bait. Do not allow them to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do not allow them to invoke martial law.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Okay but here’s the thing: no one “took the bait” earlier today and someone still ended up dead.
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EASY WAY TO HELP
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
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If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
EASY WAY TO HELP
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for once i am going to say: read the comments, because there are smart people discussing this complex issue there.
I generally agree that 230 should not protect most generative AI outputs because the company itself is "speaking" in response to user prompt, or at least "materially contributing"
I generally agree that 230 should not protect most generative AI outputs because the company itself is "speaking" in response to user prompt, or at least "materially contributing"
Has a court ruled on whether, under Section 230, a web site’s AI generating content based on a user prompt is treated as the web site’s speech? Seems to me it should be, just as if the site operator published speech answering someone’s question.
BWEPRA
BWEPRA
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
for once i am going to say: read the comments, because there are smart people discussing this complex issue there.
I generally agree that 230 should not protect most generative AI outputs because the company itself is "speaking" in response to user prompt, or at least "materially contributing"
I generally agree that 230 should not protect most generative AI outputs because the company itself is "speaking" in response to user prompt, or at least "materially contributing"
So how’s everyone’s dry January going
January 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
So how’s everyone’s dry January going
AI has somehow managed to make recipe websites even more unhinged. I do not need two sentences explaining “vanilla extract adds warmth and depth of flavor” to my snickerdoodles!!!!
January 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
AI has somehow managed to make recipe websites even more unhinged. I do not need two sentences explaining “vanilla extract adds warmth and depth of flavor” to my snickerdoodles!!!!
So do we think Mamdani’s speechwriter writes the food references in for him or are all of the margin notes just like “bagel + lox” and “biryani”
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
So do we think Mamdani’s speechwriter writes the food references in for him or are all of the margin notes just like “bagel + lox” and “biryani”
If I ever had to get sworn into an office, I’d make them bring me a full fucking Torah tbh
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
If I ever had to get sworn into an office, I’d make them bring me a full fucking Torah tbh
Mandy Patinkin in Fiddler when
January 1, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Mandy Patinkin in Fiddler when
As a trans person who isn’t doing HRT, sometimes you wonder what you might look like after. And then you see a cis person and you’re like huh yeah now I know
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
As a trans person who isn’t doing HRT, sometimes you wonder what you might look like after. And then you see a cis person and you’re like huh yeah now I know
So Eric Adams heard the phrase “crypto Jews” in passing and just fundamentally misunderstood, right?
Maybe Adams has legitimately stumbled on an ingenious way of combining two of the longest-running preoccupations of his mayoral term... or maybe, true to form, he's profoundly full of it.
Eric Adams Says His Next Gig Is Fighting Antisemitism With Cryptocurrency
How? Don't ask.
hellgatenyc.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So Eric Adams heard the phrase “crypto Jews” in passing and just fundamentally misunderstood, right?
I don’t know whether it’s more disturbing that there are zoomers who are practicing clergy or that there are zoomers that are practicing therapists
December 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I don’t know whether it’s more disturbing that there are zoomers who are practicing clergy or that there are zoomers that are practicing therapists
I need a @hellgatenyc.com investigation into the origins of the terrible recipe videos on the subway
December 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I need a @hellgatenyc.com investigation into the origins of the terrible recipe videos on the subway
The arbitrary family rule is we can’t go to the dog park until the feels like is above 13 (my partner is from South Carolina). Meanwhile, my brain won’t let me start my day till we’ve gone to the dog park
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The arbitrary family rule is we can’t go to the dog park until the feels like is above 13 (my partner is from South Carolina). Meanwhile, my brain won’t let me start my day till we’ve gone to the dog park
I just donated $100 to help out Evan and his kids. If you have anything to spare (or a gig involving tech), I know he’d be so grateful
Anyway if anyone can hire me or donate I'd be really appreciative gofund.me/0beb8527d
Donate to Standing with Evan and His Children in Crisis, organized by Evan Cofsky
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December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just donated $100 to help out Evan and his kids. If you have anything to spare (or a gig involving tech), I know he’d be so grateful
This is all you need to know about my gender: I refer to myself as my dog’s dad, except when Christmas sweaters come up. Then I’m my dog’s biological mother and my Jewish child will NOT be put in a Christmas sweater, thank you very much.
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is all you need to know about my gender: I refer to myself as my dog’s dad, except when Christmas sweaters come up. Then I’m my dog’s biological mother and my Jewish child will NOT be put in a Christmas sweater, thank you very much.
A terrible side effect of my job is that I immediately recognize names of LA private elementary schools. I have been to LA three times. I have no children.
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A terrible side effect of my job is that I immediately recognize names of LA private elementary schools. I have been to LA three times. I have no children.
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Anyway if anyone can hire me or donate I'd be really appreciative gofund.me/0beb8527d
Donate to Standing with Evan and His Children in Crisis, organized by Evan Cofsky
Evan and his kids, Amari (6), Reiko (4), and Embrie (2) need your support to… Evan Cofsky needs your support for Standing with Evan and His Children in Crisis
gofund.me
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Anyway if anyone can hire me or donate I'd be really appreciative gofund.me/0beb8527d