Cypress is making the cutest little puppy snores. I cannot get a video with good audio without waking her. But I did want to announce it to the world regardless.
Harper Zacharias
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Chicagoan in Brooklyn. Passionate about dogs & redistribution of wealth. Fundraising and strategy consultant w/ NYC Mesh, PSNY, VONA, & others. Prev @ Lambda Literary, Sex Workers Project, PEN America. Former tenant organizer. harper@harperzacharias.com
Guys there is a German shepherd frenchie at the dog park right now and this is like if a cartoon came to life
Not to talk about the affordability crisis on main, but I’m really bummed that a regular soft serve cone from the ice cream truck costs $5 (last year it was $3), and the local pizza place now charges $3.75 per “regular” topping on a pizza
My favorite genre of yelp/google review in my neighborhood is “I watched a Netflix documentary about Orthodox Jews so I went to South Williamsburg to try a jewish bakery for the first time. The croissants were terrible.”
Hell hath no fury like me when a former colleague with a history of plagiarism sends me a SEVEN PARAGRAPH LinkedIn dm asking for help getting a job
Every time I see these articles that are like “nearly half of wnba players are queer” the only thing I can think is “only half?!”
I could cry of happiness tbh I love her so much and cannot wait to see what else she does for my city
Corinne Blalock@corinneblalock.bsky.social · 2w agoEDC doesn't have to mean egregious tax breaks and bending to corporate interests and now it won't!! really couldn't be more excited about this appointment! gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Guys I’m bartending an event (long story) and I just asked this dude how I could help him and he said “well it all started when my parents got divorced” and I thought he was making a joke so I laughed and then he kept talking for 5 minutes straight.
was literally crying at Sally Ride and Amelia Earhart’s flight suits being side by side
Mengestu: “Lawyers defending anti-BDS legislation have argued that BDS is not protected speech, but economic conduct that governments have the right to regulate. The title of [PEN America’s] piece, ‘A Silent Moratorium,’ is the 1st of many attempts to support that claim.” lithub.com/why-pen-amer...
Why PEN America Will Not Defend You Against Anti-BDS Legislation
On July 6, two days before the publication of its report on the cultural boycott of Israel, PEN America made a subtle but important change to its position on boycotts. The organization had develope…
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Amazing that this man can perfectly execute both of the Great New York Expressions - Italian AND Jewish
The biggest issue here is actually this: hegseth requiring testing of testosterone levels in mil men 30+ is more similar to genitals exams for kids sports than requiring people to take T is similar to GAC
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · 3w agoyeah guys Pete Hegseth is doing gender affirming care and he’s just like a trans person you really got him he’s just like those pieces of shit he hates and you caught him in the gotcha and he’s basically trans and he’s doing gender affirming care he’s just like us since he’s doing gender affirming c
Let me tell you guys, it is so much more annoying when cis people frame this stuff as GAC. One of my old bosses was a cis dude body builder who constantly equated his usage of steroids and testosterone to gender affirming care, and once went so far as to say he was discriminated against for it!
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · 3w agoyeah guys Pete Hegseth is doing gender affirming care and he’s just like a trans person you really got him he’s just like those pieces of shit he hates and you caught him in the gotcha and he’s basically trans and he’s doing gender affirming care he’s just like us since he’s doing gender affirming c
Okay so this isn’t getting much attention but is such a big deal for nyc nonprofits who provide critical services and struggle with cash flow that I could cry!!!
Office of NYC Comptroller Mark Levine@nyccomptroller.bsky.social · 4w agoNonprofits & businesses doing work for the city are left waiting to get paid for months or even years. Today, the NYC Comptroller’s Office launched the first-ever Late Contracts Dashboard, a new tool that tracks contract registration delays, one of the biggest factors contributing to late payments.
the disgusting thing about “these guys are making excuses for sexual violence to defend their side” is not only the “their side” part
Me, buckling under the weight of a surprise deadline with a three day turnaround on top of an eight-grant-app-deadline-month: same
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 4w agoTwo structural support beams on the 21st floor of a 37-story under-construction building in Manhattan started buckling, triggering a mass evacuation, street closures and a large emergency response, officials say.
Platner news is driving me extra nuts bc just today someone told me I should be embarrassed for reporting a person’s sexual misconduct a few years back bc they are progressive!!!
This is absolutely incredible, a huge game changer for arts & culture orgs. “The agreed-upon budget also establishes a ‘Cultural Stability Fund’ that would make a $10 million pool available to struggling cultural organizations each year through the 2029 fiscal year.”
Jen Benka@jenbenka.bsky.social · last mo.Good news for the arts in NYC: "My administration is proud to make a historic, record-level investment in NYC's arts and cultural organizations. Because we believe the people who make this city what it is should be able to build their lives here.” —Mayor Mamdani hyperallergic.com/nyc-mayor-ma...
The guardian really stands out (among all the reporting I’ve read, at least) as an outlet that has worked hard to report on the impacts faced by Epstein and his associates’ victims and their loved ones
Stephanie Kirchgaessner@skirchy.bsky.social · last mo.Latest on the Epstein scandal: the story of Jane Doe 4, who has alleged she was assaulted by both Epstein and Trump, is living in fear of retaliation. By Marilyn W Thompson: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I know they make those back scratchers to get the hard to reach spots but what about when your partner is out of town and you want to rub topical cbd on a spot you can’t reach
✨ comparing gentrification in NYC to genocide in Palestine is not only just one skip away from “evil Jewish landlords control everything” (but leftishly), it also makes it harder to speak about the American causes and context of that gentrification ✨
I had zero interest in commercial space travel till imagining having an espresso in space just now
c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · last mo.The ISS has hosted 6 Italian astronauts since 2001 when Umberto Guidoni became one of the 1st Europeans to visit. But as far as "planting the flag", it was Samantha Cristoforetti who made it a proper destination for ESA's Italian astronauts with the launch of the 'ISSpresso machine'.
In the year of our lord 2026 I just witnessed a woman at a whiskey tasting ask the company rep if they make any products for women
I hate being in meetings where there are more bots than people