Kara Hartz
@karabu.bsky.social
Reader, writer, crafter, veterinary tech. That sort of thing. she/her http://karahartz.com https://linktr.ee/karahartz
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If this went wrong I was going to feel really stupid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If this went wrong I was going to feel really stupid.
On Wednesday we wear black
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
On Wednesday we wear black
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
I haven't been to 5 concerts because I don't have concert going money. But. . .
A friend in high school took me to see Poison.
I got free tickets once for Sting.
And the one show I paid my own money to see was Eric Idol sings Monty Python when he came to SF, and Robin Williams made a cameo.
A friend in high school took me to see Poison.
I got free tickets once for Sting.
And the one show I paid my own money to see was Eric Idol sings Monty Python when he came to SF, and Robin Williams made a cameo.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
Coldplay x 3
Glass Animals x 2
Coldplay x 3
Glass Animals x 2
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
Gorillaz
Florence + The Machine
Perfume
Porter Robinson
Modest Mouse
Gorillaz
Florence + The Machine
Perfume
Porter Robinson
Modest Mouse
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I haven't been to 5 concerts because I don't have concert going money. But. . .
A friend in high school took me to see Poison.
I got free tickets once for Sting.
And the one show I paid my own money to see was Eric Idol sings Monty Python when he came to SF, and Robin Williams made a cameo.
A friend in high school took me to see Poison.
I got free tickets once for Sting.
And the one show I paid my own money to see was Eric Idol sings Monty Python when he came to SF, and Robin Williams made a cameo.
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When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
When it gets really cold bluebirds roost together in a pile using collective body heat to help them survive. They arrange themselves so they don’t smother & alternate positions within the pile. Photo by Wildlife Rehabilitators of North Carolina (WRNC). Thank you Van Harris for sharing this. 🐦 #birds
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
Humpback whale
Pronghorn
Bald Eagle
River Otter
Sea Otter
Humpback whale
Pronghorn
Bald Eagle
River Otter
Sea Otter
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
Green Sea Turtle
Black Bear
Grizzly Bear (through a car window)
Road Runner
Starfish
Green Sea Turtle
Black Bear
Grizzly Bear (through a car window)
Road Runner
Starfish
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
River Otter
Stoat
Moose
Porcupine
Coyote
River Otter
Stoat
Moose
Porcupine
Coyote
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
Humpback whale
Pronghorn
Bald Eagle
River Otter
Sea Otter
Humpback whale
Pronghorn
Bald Eagle
River Otter
Sea Otter
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So, in retrospect, I could see that hadn’t gone so well.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So, in retrospect, I could see that hadn’t gone so well.
One year when we had aunts and cousins and such over and everyone wanted to pitch in.
"Who put marshmallows in the oven?"
Someone had put the (white plastic) bowl of bread crumbs in there to get it out of the way and someone else came along and preheated without looking inside.
"Who put marshmallows in the oven?"
Someone had put the (white plastic) bowl of bread crumbs in there to get it out of the way and someone else came along and preheated without looking inside.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
One year when we had aunts and cousins and such over and everyone wanted to pitch in.
"Who put marshmallows in the oven?"
Someone had put the (white plastic) bowl of bread crumbs in there to get it out of the way and someone else came along and preheated without looking inside.
"Who put marshmallows in the oven?"
Someone had put the (white plastic) bowl of bread crumbs in there to get it out of the way and someone else came along and preheated without looking inside.
Panda is being a bad patient and won't leave her incision alone. To give her a break from the cone we got her pajamas. She doesn't like them, but she's adorable.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Panda is being a bad patient and won't leave her incision alone. To give her a break from the cone we got her pajamas. She doesn't like them, but she's adorable.
Sometimes I second guess the decision to homeschool my kids (both now in college doing well) then I read something like this and. . .
what the hell stupid bullshit are they up to out there? Good for these parents shining a light on these shenanigans.
what the hell stupid bullshit are they up to out there? Good for these parents shining a light on these shenanigans.
After a months-long internal investigation, irate emails and an international outcry, a Silicon Valley school district has confirmed that burning firewood does not, in fact, produce oxygen.
Silicon Valley school district agrees to regrade science exam that sparked firestorm
After a months-long internal investigation, irate emails and an international outcry, a Silicon Valley school district has confirmed that burning firewood does not, in fact, produce oxygen.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Sometimes I second guess the decision to homeschool my kids (both now in college doing well) then I read something like this and. . .
what the hell stupid bullshit are they up to out there? Good for these parents shining a light on these shenanigans.
what the hell stupid bullshit are they up to out there? Good for these parents shining a light on these shenanigans.
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the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
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I fundamentally disagree with its existence. It's a net negative. It makes the world a worse place, measurably. There is no "ethical" use of generative AI.
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I fundamentally disagree with its existence. It's a net negative. It makes the world a worse place, measurably. There is no "ethical" use of generative AI.
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I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food.
I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.
I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food.
I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.
I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.
I'm 51 and was in a children's hospital in Ohio when I was a kid, and I don't think it was new then. So I just looked it up and it was established in 1894!
I remember it very differently, but I must be wrong if the Makin’ Copies guy is spitting facts
October 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I'm 51 and was in a children's hospital in Ohio when I was a kid, and I don't think it was new then. So I just looked it up and it was established in 1894!
My receipt shows I received a senior discount.
I'm torn between being insulted, and excited that I saved seven bucks.
I'm torn between being insulted, and excited that I saved seven bucks.
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My receipt shows I received a senior discount.
I'm torn between being insulted, and excited that I saved seven bucks.
I'm torn between being insulted, and excited that I saved seven bucks.
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sometimes humans just secreted agitated brain chemicals for no apparent reason, or because something was physically wrong
October 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
sometimes humans just secreted agitated brain chemicals for no apparent reason, or because something was physically wrong
Ouch. I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ouch. I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
He's never bitten anyone.
He's never bitten anyone.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
The drives were clicking.
The drives were clicking.
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
He's never bitten anyone.
He's never bitten anyone.
I changed a character name mid-manuscript. Really appreciated catching that embarrassment.
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I changed a character name mid-manuscript. Really appreciated catching that embarrassment.
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I tried to moderate my expression. “I’m not mad.” I was furious.
October 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I tried to moderate my expression. “I’m not mad.” I was furious.
My oldest is missing the kittens while away at college. So I got these for her birthday. I'm so excited to give them to her!
October 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
My oldest is missing the kittens while away at college. So I got these for her birthday. I'm so excited to give them to her!
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As the people who insist otherwise try to burn the country, it's important to affirm that immigrants, from everywhere, are awesome, and America is better the more immigrants we have. You have to be just empty and vapid and unimaginably small to reject that.
October 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As the people who insist otherwise try to burn the country, it's important to affirm that immigrants, from everywhere, are awesome, and America is better the more immigrants we have. You have to be just empty and vapid and unimaginably small to reject that.
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1/3 Quick thread & a nationwide action! The Department of Education has launched the America 250 Civics Coalition & some of the worst book banners are part of the coalition. You can see the formal announcement from the Department of Ed here:
U.S. Department of Education, AFPI, TPUSA, Hillsdale College, and Over 40 National and State Organizations Launch America 250 Civics Coalition
The U.S. Department of Education, alongside the America First Policy Institute, Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College, and more than 40 leading national and state-based organizations today announced th...
www.ed.gov
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
1/3 Quick thread & a nationwide action! The Department of Education has launched the America 250 Civics Coalition & some of the worst book banners are part of the coalition. You can see the formal announcement from the Department of Ed here: