Incapable of understanding how "abolish ICE" was silly but arresting 5 year olds is public policy

You can't just say Chickasaws are reporting ICE presence cuz if you look at the map above the Chickasaw Nation is huge. Be specific, what town, what area of town, and do not spread rumors.

this whole thread but this part in particular bc friends outside Indian Country are checking in with me thanks to fake news on other platforms

just cackled so loud my kid came running to see if I was okay

yakoke ~ chokma’shki ~ thank you to everyone who supported this year’s efforts & helped make our biggest donation ever. here’s to a brighter 2026 & another year of making whatever difference we can, big or small. ⭐️✨⭐️

just got one of those AI fueled author marketing scam emails — VIA TEXT. HOW.

Kyrie pushing the robot to the ground is funny enough but him offering his hand to help it back up like it's a real person fucking sent me

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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.

sharing again bc we’re getting close to the holiday shipping cutoff (officially Dec 17 but I’d say 15th to be safe)

almost to $1000! help make this year’s donation to local charities our biggest ever ~ new beadwork in the store: www.etsy.com/shop/katehar...

“We will plant songs where there were curses.” Joy Harjo, “It’s Raining In Honolulu”

I start every presentation with an intro making clear that I don’t live on author money (& you probably won’t either). also have a frequently used slide showing the day jobs of colleagues

are there any online or low residency masters programs in history that are worth a damn?

your last saved meme is your moral philosophy

Native Nations once again showing the state how to govern.

I have been doing a deep research dive into the history of medicine, Spiritualism, New Thought, self help & etc + their Native appropriations & fakes, and I gotta finish writing this damn book just so I can actually talk to other humans about it all.

I do, in fact.

fall beadwork drop! some Halloween treats, some pink fringe, & possibly the greatest thing I’ve ever made (that bolo ain’t right). proceeds to Mayday NWA & Intransitive Arkansas www.etsy.com/shop/katehar...

Native American Heritage Month is coming up and before it gets here, sharing this starter pack so you can get a head start by following some amazing Native folks with a lot of knowledge to share. go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9

how is Wemby so tall. it's like a coordinated Muppet Man on the court.

Scientists report that the vibes today are worse than anyone suspected they could get. They’re tearing out whole chapters in the vibe studies textbook and frantically rewriting them to account for it.

I try to remember that while they were fighting the ban on gender affirming care for minors here, one of the (trans) lawyers did a thread reminding folks that they're really good at making this feel like an overwhelming groundswell, but it is one clown car of debunked experts on a road trip.

It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.

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Do something good that would enrage someone you hate today. 💖 Spite & joy, y'all. Spite and joy.

never thought I’d see a pashofa shoutout in a Kirkus review but here we are 🙌

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suddenly getting tons of “let me help you market your book” spam emails but the fact that half are for a title that isn’t mine (by a Kate Harte-with-an-e) does not inspire much confidence.

⚡️⚡️⚡️ OKC!

forgot to post here bc … *gestures at world* but: my Pride beadwork drop is live. proceeds to MayDay NWA & Intransitive Arkansas; shares appreciated. www.etsy.com/shop/katehar...

It's easy to forget now but we had decades of steady advancement on trans rights. The 2016 bathroom bills invited huge backlash! It was only after the media constructed sports and youth medications as 'debates' that opposition moved from the far right to the polite center.

The chest x-ray use pioneered by Alan Hart continues to be extremely important in screening for tuberculosis. Although no one accomplishes anything in isolation, I'd argue that Hart has helped saved MILLIONS of lives because chest x-rays have been so essential in driving down rates of TB globally.

The not posting on the internet part is VERY vital. And I know in recent years a culture of "if you're not posting you're not doing anything" has bubbled up, but for real guys. You need to be thinking. And planning. And never putting it in writing on the internet. Protect people. No matter what.

a fucking EF2 tornado hit my road this week & we still found a way to watch Game One bc SGA! MVP!

locals!

“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?” - A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

a baked ham & cheese pasta that came free with your order at a pizza place near Rio Patras, Greece in 1996. I was there two weeks & we got it at least three times

From my latest piece. The true motivating energy behind the anti-trans activists of today.

Writing is fine. It's literally the most embarrassing thing on earth to put yourself on full display for rejection or validation, but it's fine. I enjoy it. I find it therapeutic to set myself on fire.

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last celebrity image in your role is your therapist no cheating (good news I’M GONNA BE OKAY)

boosting this friend from college who makes cool art for good causes (which also holding down a very important day job)

Improve a first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway: WHAT DID THAT SAY? On the first page, what did that say? Did that say there would be a MRS. DALLOWAY at the end of this book???

post a warning

🚨 ARKANSAS 🚨

can confirm Northwest Arkansas is also unable to breathe at the moment. updates as oxygen allows.