Meghan “Hostile to Motor Vehicles” Arnold (she/hers)
@meghancarnold.com
🚍unapologetic advocate for public transit, pedestrian, & bike infrastructure | 🗣️abortion is healthcare | 🎨creative community at adobe | 📍Santa Cruz (temporary) | left my ❤️ in SF | opinions mine
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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 🧵
Funny way to ask someone to come onto your podcast
Gov. Newsom at Davos rips into world leaders who think they can appease Trump: “I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.…this is pathetic”
January 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Funny way to ask someone to come onto your podcast
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There is no place in the Democratic Party or the broader pro-democracy coalition for Gavin Newsom. Accommodating him (& any leaders like him) makes it an undemocratic coalition, and that's a nonstarter.
Just read Newsom's comments and couldn't be any more angry. The US inflicted this lunatic on us and he has the gall to say Europe looks "pathetic ... at least from an American perspective". It's like a man who willingly lives in a pigsty claiming that someone who trod in dog shit smells bad.
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
There is no place in the Democratic Party or the broader pro-democracy coalition for Gavin Newsom. Accommodating him (& any leaders like him) makes it an undemocratic coalition, and that's a nonstarter.
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ICE may be tracking you via your cell phone. A Minnesota law can help.
ICE may be tracking you via your cell phone. A Minnesota law can help. • Minnesota Reformer
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement steps up the use of digital surveillance to track immigrants and citizens alike, Minnesotans can use a new, little-known law to push back. The Minnesota Con...
minnesotareformer.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
ICE may be tracking you via your cell phone. A Minnesota law can help.
I’m sure it’s been regifted by now.
Last week while meeting with María Corina Machado, I presented her with the bipartisan Senate resolution I helped pass honoring her work fighting for democracy in Venezuela. Her courage is an inspiration to all who believe in liberty.
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I’m sure it’s been regifted by now.
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Get in losers we're doing cold war revisionist history.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Get in losers we're doing cold war revisionist history.
Remember in Speed 2 they switched out Keanu for Jason Patric? Well in the reboot it’s an Internet duck! 🦆
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Remember in Speed 2 they switched out Keanu for Jason Patric? Well in the reboot it’s an Internet duck! 🦆
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I’ve been around & worked with local & state law enforcement agencies for a long time. I’ve never — not once — seen one refuse to investigate an officer-involved shooting, particularly a fatal shooting. It’s standard procedure & critical for public trust.
Not for this clown car mess of a regime.
Not for this clown car mess of a regime.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I’ve been around & worked with local & state law enforcement agencies for a long time. I’ve never — not once — seen one refuse to investigate an officer-involved shooting, particularly a fatal shooting. It’s standard procedure & critical for public trust.
Not for this clown car mess of a regime.
Not for this clown car mess of a regime.
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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God it would be delicious if Mamdani kicked off a social safety net arms race.
NYC…now San Francisco.
Show the nation what is possible. Show what the “sanctuary cities” will provide while being attacked.
Show the nation what is possible. Show what the “sanctuary cities” will provide while being attacked.
👏 San Francisco to make childcare free for families earning up to $230,000 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 AM
God it would be delicious if Mamdani kicked off a social safety net arms race.
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People are scared about right now , because many of them have to admit they don’t stand up to bullies. Most have no real framework after all these years that are t bullying tactics themselves .
They’ve never caught the trend of cruelty,
and abuse and intervened unless someone else did it first
They’ve never caught the trend of cruelty,
and abuse and intervened unless someone else did it first
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
People are scared about right now , because many of them have to admit they don’t stand up to bullies. Most have no real framework after all these years that are t bullying tactics themselves .
They’ve never caught the trend of cruelty,
and abuse and intervened unless someone else did it first
They’ve never caught the trend of cruelty,
and abuse and intervened unless someone else did it first
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I am still trying to recover from the emotional damage of 2016, all the other years since then are in a queue waiting to be processed.
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I am still trying to recover from the emotional damage of 2016, all the other years since then are in a queue waiting to be processed.
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In hiding... in the United States. Families are in hiding in the United States. Government gangs are forcing families into hiding in the United States of America.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
In hiding... in the United States. Families are in hiding in the United States. Government gangs are forcing families into hiding in the United States of America.
Anyone else experiencing weird issues with “app limits” since the iOS update?
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Anyone else experiencing weird issues with “app limits” since the iOS update?
I really wish, especially in times like *waves at everything*, you could turn off the “streak” feature on every single fucking app
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I really wish, especially in times like *waves at everything*, you could turn off the “streak” feature on every single fucking app
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they all talk like rapists
Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "The United States has demonstrated to the people around the world that we can touch you anywhere at any time or our choosing"
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
they all talk like rapists
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
Touché 😂
To be fair, though, did you expect a school with a slug as a mascot to be quick and easy to get around?
January 14, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Touché 😂
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As I was being tailgated down W. River Parkway by a large SUV with tinted windows, the thought occurred to me that it might help if everyone drives a bit slower. Gives observers more time to identify feds.
We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
As I was being tailgated down W. River Parkway by a large SUV with tinted windows, the thought occurred to me that it might help if everyone drives a bit slower. Gives observers more time to identify feds.
We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
I’m so glad I motivated and went to this. Last moderated question was how do you overcome fear? Best answer:
“We do not need to obey in advance. While we have rights, we need to use them.”
“We do not need to obey in advance. While we have rights, we need to use them.”
Trying to take advantage of living down the street road from a university and checking out their public programming. Timely that my first event at UCSC tonight is “Labor Against ICE!”
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I’m so glad I motivated and went to this. Last moderated question was how do you overcome fear? Best answer:
“We do not need to obey in advance. While we have rights, we need to use them.”
“We do not need to obey in advance. While we have rights, we need to use them.”
UC-Santa Cruz may be the most pedestrian-hostile campus I’ve ever been on. To get to the bus I had to walk along and dark busy road with no shoulder (not to mention up & down several staircases or roughly paved paths).
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
UC-Santa Cruz may be the most pedestrian-hostile campus I’ve ever been on. To get to the bus I had to walk along and dark busy road with no shoulder (not to mention up & down several staircases or roughly paved paths).
Trying to take advantage of living down the street road from a university and checking out their public programming. Timely that my first event at UCSC tonight is “Labor Against ICE!”
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Trying to take advantage of living down the street road from a university and checking out their public programming. Timely that my first event at UCSC tonight is “Labor Against ICE!”
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CCA sells to Vanderbilt. The century-old school will close after the 2026–27 academic year.
Vanderbilt announcement: news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/01/13/v...
CCA president’s message: cca.edu/about/vander...
FAQ: portal.cca.edu/transition/c...
Vanderbilt announcement: news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/01/13/v...
CCA president’s message: cca.edu/about/vander...
FAQ: portal.cca.edu/transition/c...
Vanderbilt University to establish full-time academic campus in San Francisco
Vanderbilt University today announced plans to establish an academic campus in San Francisco beginning in 2027, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. This is a significant expansion of the univer...
news.vanderbilt.edu
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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This is a huge part of why I don’t have much patience for anyone claiming that either we simply do a general strike or we’re fucked. No, that’s stupid, that’s not how this works, that’s not how any of this works
No, we don't have the resources right now for a general strike. We don't have the rent and food funds or the bail funds or the child and healthcare funds.
But the response to that isn't "welp, we're fucked, so much for a general strike."
It's to start organizing those things in your community.
But the response to that isn't "welp, we're fucked, so much for a general strike."
It's to start organizing those things in your community.
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM
This is a huge part of why I don’t have much patience for anyone claiming that either we simply do a general strike or we’re fucked. No, that’s stupid, that’s not how this works, that’s not how any of this works
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Hegseth is aging into a dark version of a Fred Willard character.
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Hegseth is aging into a dark version of a Fred Willard character.