kay harlan
@kayharlan.bsky.social
author of Fruiting Bodies & Other Stories (WW Norton, 2022). literary gremlin. she/they
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franz kafka in certain situations: wow this is so me-esque
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
franz kafka in certain situations: wow this is so me-esque
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Realism is knowing that we are strongest when we are all here and all together, not waiting around to realize that there's nobody to stand for you anymore because you bargained away their existence.
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Realism is knowing that we are strongest when we are all here and all together, not waiting around to realize that there's nobody to stand for you anymore because you bargained away their existence.
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If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
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People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
worth noting that 'adrian dittman' has been calling into alex jones' infowars for months, once for a prolonged argument with david icke (the lizard people man) over whether elon musk is a cool and trustworthy genius
i’m losing my mind, no doubt in my mind adrian dittman is elon musk
January 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
worth noting that 'adrian dittman' has been calling into alex jones' infowars for months, once for a prolonged argument with david icke (the lizard people man) over whether elon musk is a cool and trustworthy genius
just got an ad for a business offering to 'use one-of-a-kind ai' to 'decode my rna' and send me a 'personalized weight loss plan' and i think that's grifter jackpot
December 15, 2024 at 10:31 PM
just got an ad for a business offering to 'use one-of-a-kind ai' to 'decode my rna' and send me a 'personalized weight loss plan' and i think that's grifter jackpot
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me: [awakening one morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed in my bed into a gigantic insect] how orwellian
April 25, 2024 at 10:08 PM
me: [awakening one morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed in my bed into a gigantic insect] how orwellian
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As the Supreme Court debates trans kids' right to essential healthcare, today is a good day to ruminate on the fact that the United States is the ONLY UN member state not to have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
December 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM
As the Supreme Court debates trans kids' right to essential healthcare, today is a good day to ruminate on the fact that the United States is the ONLY UN member state not to have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Just one of several moments in the last 14 months where I wonder whether this is when ostensibly progressive people in my life confront their indoctrination & experience the soul-shaking horror of their own mealy-mouthed complicity
Amnesty International concludes Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
www.amnesty.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Just one of several moments in the last 14 months where I wonder whether this is when ostensibly progressive people in my life confront their indoctrination & experience the soul-shaking horror of their own mealy-mouthed complicity
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It’s genuinely shocking if you’re remotely familiar with the basic facts of trans care and youth medicine.
It is *profoundly* difficult to access gender-affirming care as a minor and the Times has printed more than a dozen articles implying that it is too easy.
It is *profoundly* difficult to access gender-affirming care as a minor and the Times has printed more than a dozen articles implying that it is too easy.
in hindsight the NYT anti-trans crusade is one of the most despicable things that any big time journalism outfit in this country has ever done. a perfect and clearly intentional layup for the fascists on the Supreme Court
December 4, 2024 at 8:34 PM
It’s genuinely shocking if you’re remotely familiar with the basic facts of trans care and youth medicine.
It is *profoundly* difficult to access gender-affirming care as a minor and the Times has printed more than a dozen articles implying that it is too easy.
It is *profoundly* difficult to access gender-affirming care as a minor and the Times has printed more than a dozen articles implying that it is too easy.
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PSA: Apple is training its new, ostensibly private cloud-based AI on your data with the new iPhone update. Depending on your level of paranoia (ours is high), you might want to switch that off, not that Apple is making it easy. @attackerman.bsky.social with some technical muttering from me:
Check To See What Apps Your iPhone Is Training AI On
And here's a step-by-step guide to disabling them. FOREVER WARS does some News You Can Use
www.forever-wars.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM
PSA: Apple is training its new, ostensibly private cloud-based AI on your data with the new iPhone update. Depending on your level of paranoia (ours is high), you might want to switch that off, not that Apple is making it easy. @attackerman.bsky.social with some technical muttering from me:
in case it is helpful to anyone else navigating the line between not doomscrolling and not burying your head in the sand, i personally have found asking 'how likely is this information to help me or enable me to help others?' does a lot to clarify my priorities
December 4, 2024 at 12:02 AM
in case it is helpful to anyone else navigating the line between not doomscrolling and not burying your head in the sand, i personally have found asking 'how likely is this information to help me or enable me to help others?' does a lot to clarify my priorities
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anyway a fun fact i recently learned is you can submit copyright claims against libs of tiktok because she’s a known individual and her accounts are monetized and are platforms used to sell merch, which eradicates fair use. she can’t use your videos without licensing or consent.
December 3, 2024 at 2:26 PM
anyway a fun fact i recently learned is you can submit copyright claims against libs of tiktok because she’s a known individual and her accounts are monetized and are platforms used to sell merch, which eradicates fair use. she can’t use your videos without licensing or consent.
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Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you
- have never published anything
- have no readers
- didn't write anything this month
- didn't write anything this year
- can't articulate words anymore
- can only float and mournfully wail
- were murdered ten years ago on this very spot
- have never published anything
- have no readers
- didn't write anything this month
- didn't write anything this year
- can't articulate words anymore
- can only float and mournfully wail
- were murdered ten years ago on this very spot
December 2, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Writers: yes, you are still a "real" writer if you
- have never published anything
- have no readers
- didn't write anything this month
- didn't write anything this year
- can't articulate words anymore
- can only float and mournfully wail
- were murdered ten years ago on this very spot
- have never published anything
- have no readers
- didn't write anything this month
- didn't write anything this year
- can't articulate words anymore
- can only float and mournfully wail
- were murdered ten years ago on this very spot
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Wowowow!!! Just found out the @washingtonpost.com listed my book FRENCH GIRL @fieldmousepress.bsky.social as one of The 10 best graphic novels of 2024!!! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
The 10 best graphic novels of 2024
These beautifully designed and illustrated books take readers into forgotten insurrections, the dreamy depths of childhood, a lost Sunday and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Wowowow!!! Just found out the @washingtonpost.com listed my book FRENCH GIRL @fieldmousepress.bsky.social as one of The 10 best graphic novels of 2024!!! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
work indoors during a rare precious day of sun vs work outdoors where the wind tries to steal my bones and hair for rituals
November 19, 2024 at 9:25 PM
work indoors during a rare precious day of sun vs work outdoors where the wind tries to steal my bones and hair for rituals
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Yep. This also explains the bizarre focus on linguistic changes.
A wealthy, middle-aged political pundit cannot imagine being forced to move states to access HRT but he can imagine someone scolding him about misusing they/them pronouns. It's anxiety and animosity all the way down.
A wealthy, middle-aged political pundit cannot imagine being forced to move states to access HRT but he can imagine someone scolding him about misusing they/them pronouns. It's anxiety and animosity all the way down.
this gets to the point i keep making. to the media elites who are obsessed with anti-wokeness, something like mass deportation is a total abstraction whereas they are annoyed, on a daily basis, by their supposedly “woke” younger colleagues and social media antagonists
Top point from @stephenkb.bsky.social on the weighting voters give to "woke" v real issues.
www.ft.com/content/548c...
www.ft.com/content/548c...
November 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Yep. This also explains the bizarre focus on linguistic changes.
A wealthy, middle-aged political pundit cannot imagine being forced to move states to access HRT but he can imagine someone scolding him about misusing they/them pronouns. It's anxiety and animosity all the way down.
A wealthy, middle-aged political pundit cannot imagine being forced to move states to access HRT but he can imagine someone scolding him about misusing they/them pronouns. It's anxiety and animosity all the way down.
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My graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL is out from @fieldmousepress.bsky.social ! You can order it here: www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/frenc...
French Girl — Fieldmouse Press
by Jesse Lee Kercheval Told in a series of stories that blend boldly expressionistic and dreamlike colors with spare and unflinching text, French Girl is Jesse Lee Kercheval’s debut graphic memoir....
www.fieldmouse.press
November 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM
My graphic memoir FRENCH GIRL is out from @fieldmousepress.bsky.social ! You can order it here: www.fieldmouse.press/shop/p/frenc...
holy shit this was my secret hope but it actually happened??
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:07 PM
holy shit this was my secret hope but it actually happened??
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“if the election stresses you out, why not turn off your phone” that’s a great idea unfortunately it is impossible
November 5, 2024 at 11:14 PM
“if the election stresses you out, why not turn off your phone” that’s a great idea unfortunately it is impossible
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computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
May 31, 2024 at 10:27 PM
computer scientists: we have invented a virtual dumbass who is constantly wrong
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
tech CEOs: let's add it to every product
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There is no justifying felons being disenfranchised if it’s also okay for felons to run for president.
May 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM
There is no justifying felons being disenfranchised if it’s also okay for felons to run for president.
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IF YOU ARE IN LINE TO MAKE A LOCK HIM UP JOKE, STAY IN LINE.
May 30, 2024 at 9:09 PM
IF YOU ARE IN LINE TO MAKE A LOCK HIM UP JOKE, STAY IN LINE.