Kara Fortuna
@quefortuna.bsky.social
Writer, historian, runner, mom. She/her
Super excited to have a story included in the latest issue of Moss Puppy. This is one of my oldest pieces, and one that is very close to my heart.
Issue 9 is here! Echoed Howls is now live and ready for you to dive into.
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Thank you for your patience while this issue came to life. We hope you love it 🖤
Read online: mosspuppymag.com/issue-9-echo...
Print copies: www.lulu.com/shop/moss-pu...
Thank you for your patience while this issue came to life. We hope you love it 🖤
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Super excited to have a story included in the latest issue of Moss Puppy. This is one of my oldest pieces, and one that is very close to my heart.
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May all terrible people be sad tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
May all terrible people be sad tonight.
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Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump is aggressively ignorant. He does not learn, actively resists it, and has surrounded himself with people who enable his stupidity.
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Apropos of nothing in particular, here's Walt Disney's testimony to HUAC in 1947, where he named employees he believed were communists, condemned labor unions, and accused "commie" groups, including the League of Women Voters, of smearing him. 🗃️
archive.org/details/walt...
archive.org/details/walt...
Walt Disney Testifies at HUAC (1947) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Walt Disney Testifies at HUAC
archive.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular, here's Walt Disney's testimony to HUAC in 1947, where he named employees he believed were communists, condemned labor unions, and accused "commie" groups, including the League of Women Voters, of smearing him. 🗃️
archive.org/details/walt...
archive.org/details/walt...
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Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
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Every non-californian who seen Gavin newsom on some 30 second news show clip is like "oh wow, he's got juice" and every Californian is like "if you see Gavin in a dark alley, run as fast as you can, but it won't save you"
July 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Every non-californian who seen Gavin newsom on some 30 second news show clip is like "oh wow, he's got juice" and every Californian is like "if you see Gavin in a dark alley, run as fast as you can, but it won't save you"
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what’s funny is that if pro-cuomo centrist democrats were less myopic they might see that mamdani was running the kind of campaign that could help rebuild the party brand — accessible with an outsider persona and a focus on “kitchen table” issues.
June 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
what’s funny is that if pro-cuomo centrist democrats were less myopic they might see that mamdani was running the kind of campaign that could help rebuild the party brand — accessible with an outsider persona and a focus on “kitchen table” issues.
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Love this piece from Katie. Is it braggy to say I got to hear her read it before it was published?
don't miss today's piece of wonder from Katherine Schmidt amidst the chaos!
"what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world..."
https://www.havehashad.com/kewmh
"what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world..."
https://www.havehashad.com/kewmh
do you think this pigeon knows that it, too, is an animal? by Katherine Schmidt
i. what a privilege it is to be a pigeon, it thinks, and searches for birdseed or mcdonald’s or fritos the same way i search for meaning in this godforsaken world, the same way i search for myself &…
www.havehashad.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Love this piece from Katie. Is it braggy to say I got to hear her read it before it was published?
Just .. stop.
California built the film industry — and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home.
We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again.
POTUS, let’s get it done.
We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again.
POTUS, let’s get it done.
May 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Just .. stop.
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
Guess that thing they say about litmags clearing out their submission queues as they travel to AWP is true. All the rejections in my inbox this morning. #writing
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Guess that thing they say about litmags clearing out their submission queues as they travel to AWP is true. All the rejections in my inbox this morning. #writing
All kinds of feels reading this.
March 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
All kinds of feels reading this.
How to know you're on the wrong side of history.
Trump is now congratulating Schumer for “doing the right thing”
March 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
How to know you're on the wrong side of history.
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Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
March 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
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The Bay Area weather radar has been out of service since Saturday.
During a radar outage, the weather service typically relies on public precipitation reports through social media and phone calls. But the phone lines at the Monterey weather service office have been down since early Sunday morning.
During a radar outage, the weather service typically relies on public precipitation reports through social media and phone calls. But the phone lines at the Monterey weather service office have been down since early Sunday morning.
Critical weather radar is out of service — and may explain weirdness in forecasts
A radar in the Bay Area has been offline since Saturday and is causing problems for the Weather Service.
www.sfchronicle.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Bay Area weather radar has been out of service since Saturday.
During a radar outage, the weather service typically relies on public precipitation reports through social media and phone calls. But the phone lines at the Monterey weather service office have been down since early Sunday morning.
During a radar outage, the weather service typically relies on public precipitation reports through social media and phone calls. But the phone lines at the Monterey weather service office have been down since early Sunday morning.
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The Library of Congress pulled Rosa Parks’ recipe for “featherlite” pancakes out from the Manuscripts Division to share on 🐦.
It was written on a First Independence National Bank of Detroit deposit envelope, is held by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress.🥞😋
#BHM
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/02/...
It was written on a First Independence National Bank of Detroit deposit envelope, is held by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress.🥞😋
#BHM
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/02/...
![Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden holds up Rosa Parks' pancake recipe (written on a small yellow envelope) to the camera.
The recipe states:
"Featherlite Pancakes.
Sift together 1 C flour
2 T B [baking] Powder
1/2 t salt
2 T sugar
Mix 1 egg
1 1/4 c milk
1/3 c peanut butter melted
1 T shortening or oil
combine with dry ingredients cook at 275° on griddle"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yg2ph6ezf2l5dktucvjbpoz2/bafkreibrht4e3ol3sxe3jchuns4kq3kgkrm53cy3oi3i6pzibvi5yg6yxm@jpeg)
February 10, 2024 at 12:52 AM
The Library of Congress pulled Rosa Parks’ recipe for “featherlite” pancakes out from the Manuscripts Division to share on 🐦.
It was written on a First Independence National Bank of Detroit deposit envelope, is held by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress.🥞😋
#BHM
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/02/...
It was written on a First Independence National Bank of Detroit deposit envelope, is held by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress.🥞😋
#BHM
blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/02/...
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Reminder (for myself as much as anyone else):
Hanging out with a like-minded friend, even for just a cup of coffee, makes you feel less alone AND less hopeless in the face of *gestures in antifascist*
Hanging out with a like-minded friend, even for just a cup of coffee, makes you feel less alone AND less hopeless in the face of *gestures in antifascist*
February 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reminder (for myself as much as anyone else):
Hanging out with a like-minded friend, even for just a cup of coffee, makes you feel less alone AND less hopeless in the face of *gestures in antifascist*
Hanging out with a like-minded friend, even for just a cup of coffee, makes you feel less alone AND less hopeless in the face of *gestures in antifascist*
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
Friday night out in Oakland: joined the crowd protesting outside Hakeem Jeffries' book tour stop. #doyourjob
February 22, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Friday night out in Oakland: joined the crowd protesting outside Hakeem Jeffries' book tour stop. #doyourjob
The road trip weirdness where my npr radio preset magically converts to a Christian rock station at my destination. No thank you.
February 20, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The road trip weirdness where my npr radio preset magically converts to a Christian rock station at my destination. No thank you.
Lovely that McConnell took a stand against a situation that is 100% his doing. He enabled all of this.
February 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Lovely that McConnell took a stand against a situation that is 100% his doing. He enabled all of this.
I'm currently chaperoning a field trip to procure costumes for the cast of my daughter's school play.
You guys. We took a bunch of theater kids to the thrift store.
Best day ever.
You guys. We took a bunch of theater kids to the thrift store.
Best day ever.
February 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm currently chaperoning a field trip to procure costumes for the cast of my daughter's school play.
You guys. We took a bunch of theater kids to the thrift store.
Best day ever.
You guys. We took a bunch of theater kids to the thrift store.
Best day ever.