Meghan “Hostile to Motor Vehicles” Arnold (she/hers)
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I am truly shocked to not find more thinkpieces on the incredible graphic design and typography of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign but maybe that’s because searching on the internet is garbage now.
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
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So here’s the thing: this man is why you believe in ppl’s capacity to change. You either want ppl to suffer for their decisions, or you want them to come around and join us. Anger is fine; hatred will ruin you.
Wanting ppl to suffer is a fascist mindset. Period. It’s not leftist or progressive.
Wanting ppl to suffer is a fascist mindset. Period. It’s not leftist or progressive.
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
So here’s the thing: this man is why you believe in ppl’s capacity to change. You either want ppl to suffer for their decisions, or you want them to come around and join us. Anger is fine; hatred will ruin you.
Wanting ppl to suffer is a fascist mindset. Period. It’s not leftist or progressive.
Wanting ppl to suffer is a fascist mindset. Period. It’s not leftist or progressive.
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Even if Trump has dementia the people enabling & encouraging him at every turn don’t. The invisible people who every day come to work & carry out his agenda in tiny ways that add up instead of using their position to quietly gum up the works are largely cognitively acute.
They are problems too.
They are problems too.
January 26, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Even if Trump has dementia the people enabling & encouraging him at every turn don’t. The invisible people who every day come to work & carry out his agenda in tiny ways that add up instead of using their position to quietly gum up the works are largely cognitively acute.
They are problems too.
They are problems too.
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part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
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It can get lower!
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It can get lower!
Who’d have guessed the puppy killer would be a bad lady?
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Who’d have guessed the puppy killer would be a bad lady?
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I looked into Cities Church, which was protested for having an ICE agent as a pastor.
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
The pro-ICE church is worse than you think
Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted
www.salon.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I looked into Cities Church, which was protested for having an ICE agent as a pastor.
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
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There are people trying to stop others from using whistles, and next they'll say it's ableism.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
January 26, 2026 at 2:46 PM
There are people trying to stop others from using whistles, and next they'll say it's ableism.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
If you don’t understand what you’re doing maybe you should uhhhhh find a different job?
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
If you don’t understand what you’re doing maybe you should uhhhhh find a different job?
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Bullshit.
Keep calling your reps, it’s working.
He should resign if he’s this stupid.
Keep calling your reps, it’s working.
He should resign if he’s this stupid.
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Bullshit.
Keep calling your reps, it’s working.
He should resign if he’s this stupid.
Keep calling your reps, it’s working.
He should resign if he’s this stupid.
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We are a country in which a majority can witness (what most of us now think of as) an authoritarian nightmare scenario at Kent State in 1970 and approve of it...AND ALSO a country a majority can look back at Kent State and think "that was bad and we shouldn't do that again."
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
We are a country in which a majority can witness (what most of us now think of as) an authoritarian nightmare scenario at Kent State in 1970 and approve of it...AND ALSO a country a majority can look back at Kent State and think "that was bad and we shouldn't do that again."
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Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
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During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM
During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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People should have left TikTok last year when they pulled that stunt to force a sale. It's never too late (although it sounds like they may have disabled the ability to delete your account so maybe it is too late).
Even if you can't delete your account you can get that shit off your phone.
Even if you can't delete your account you can get that shit off your phone.
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 AM
People should have left TikTok last year when they pulled that stunt to force a sale. It's never too late (although it sounds like they may have disabled the ability to delete your account so maybe it is too late).
Even if you can't delete your account you can get that shit off your phone.
Even if you can't delete your account you can get that shit off your phone.
Yes ok fine I now have a Heated Rivalry group chat 🤣
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Yes ok fine I now have a Heated Rivalry group chat 🤣
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I just found out Alex Pretti, the man killed by ICE agents yesterday, travelled to Riverwest in Milwaukee to participate in the Riverwest 24, a 24-hour bike ride/race, for at least the last two years. I wrote a book ("Bike Lanes are White Lanes") and one chapter is dedicated to the Riverwest 24.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I just found out Alex Pretti, the man killed by ICE agents yesterday, travelled to Riverwest in Milwaukee to participate in the Riverwest 24, a 24-hour bike ride/race, for at least the last two years. I wrote a book ("Bike Lanes are White Lanes") and one chapter is dedicated to the Riverwest 24.
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There’s always a Milwaukee tie, very unfortunately this time. It turns out he was a Riverwest 24 rider. We need justice for Alex Pretti and all the other victims of this era of fascist government:
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
There’s always a Milwaukee tie, very unfortunately this time. It turns out he was a Riverwest 24 rider. We need justice for Alex Pretti and all the other victims of this era of fascist government:
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this is the most Midwestern thing you could ever write.
it's not about being SEEN. it's about doing. and about taking care of your neighbor in a simple, straightforward way.
just existing in the upper Midwest is hard enough. you take care of your neighbors. period.
it's not about being SEEN. it's about doing. and about taking care of your neighbor in a simple, straightforward way.
just existing in the upper Midwest is hard enough. you take care of your neighbors. period.
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
this is the most Midwestern thing you could ever write.
it's not about being SEEN. it's about doing. and about taking care of your neighbor in a simple, straightforward way.
just existing in the upper Midwest is hard enough. you take care of your neighbors. period.
it's not about being SEEN. it's about doing. and about taking care of your neighbor in a simple, straightforward way.
just existing in the upper Midwest is hard enough. you take care of your neighbors. period.
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
Oooh! I love threads like this ☕️
Starting a new project in 2026: trying to drink a coffee in as many Seattle neighborhoods as I possibly can.
Seattle's coffee scene is truly one of my favorite things about this city and this will be a great excuse to fully explore it.
Seattle's coffee scene is truly one of my favorite things about this city and this will be a great excuse to fully explore it.
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Oooh! I love threads like this ☕️
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A screensaver that is just the fireplaces of Heated Rivalry
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
A screensaver that is just the fireplaces of Heated Rivalry
Hoping the the cross-section of Heated Rivalry and 2016 nostalgia turns more folks onto Looking
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Hoping the the cross-section of Heated Rivalry and 2016 nostalgia turns more folks onto Looking
Is heated rivalry sponsored by fireplaces?
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Is heated rivalry sponsored by fireplaces?
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An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files