Urvi McUrvface
@theurv.com
There are many renewable resources in the world, time is not one of them.
Now: caregiver in Silicon Valley. ✍🏼, EV & Climate Policy. Past: Motiv Power Systems, Powerflex/EDF Renewables, Climate Finance Solutions, 2020 CA D12 DNC Warren delegate, SFWPC 🏳️🌈
Now: caregiver in Silicon Valley. ✍🏼, EV & Climate Policy. Past: Motiv Power Systems, Powerflex/EDF Renewables, Climate Finance Solutions, 2020 CA D12 DNC Warren delegate, SFWPC 🏳️🌈
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Urvi McUrvface
@theurv.com
· Feb 12
In case you’re wondering what’s going on with all these stories… I refer you to yesterday’s drawing of the day:
IT IS A COUP!
IT IS A COUP!
One thing I find funny about the @nytimes.com break down of this photo of an ICE agent attacking a photographer is they don’t mention the agent pointing a weapon at photographer has pants that are ripped in the crotch.
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
One thing I find funny about the @nytimes.com break down of this photo of an ICE agent attacking a photographer is they don’t mention the agent pointing a weapon at photographer has pants that are ripped in the crotch.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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This is important
For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This is important
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So that's now two members of Congress, both black, assaulted by overtly racist Trumpists over the span of a few days.
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
So that's now two members of Congress, both black, assaulted by overtly racist Trumpists over the span of a few days.
Mad about ICE, the lawless administration, and the lack of accountability in federal government? Call your elected officials and make that known to them. Just finished calling @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov and @liccardo.house.gov - we need to abolish ICE
January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Mad about ICE, the lawless administration, and the lack of accountability in federal government? Call your elected officials and make that known to them. Just finished calling @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov and @liccardo.house.gov - we need to abolish ICE
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Buried lede: a cabinet secretary claims to have been taking direction from someone who has never held a Senate-confirmed position
Noem rockin’ the Nuremberg. A classic, if for that reason obvious, fascist choice.
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Buried lede: a cabinet secretary claims to have been taking direction from someone who has never held a Senate-confirmed position
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
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Just saw this, and it makes me wonder how you think you should still be in the United States Senate — let alone a Democrat — if you’re going to follow up the first two paragraphs with the third.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Just saw this, and it makes me wonder how you think you should still be in the United States Senate — let alone a Democrat — if you’re going to follow up the first two paragraphs with the third.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
This is a dead child, and your response sounds like Al Gore talking about Reinventing Government.
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Like "we both agree that the cops are gonna murder this guy, my way is the less evil way for this to happen. Don't ask how."
Like Walz is simply accepting that obviously gestapo raids must happen, that's not the issue he has with them, he just disagrees with how visible they are to neighbors.
Like Walz is simply accepting that obviously gestapo raids must happen, that's not the issue he has with them, he just disagrees with how visible they are to neighbors.
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Like "we both agree that the cops are gonna murder this guy, my way is the less evil way for this to happen. Don't ask how."
Like Walz is simply accepting that obviously gestapo raids must happen, that's not the issue he has with them, he just disagrees with how visible they are to neighbors.
Like Walz is simply accepting that obviously gestapo raids must happen, that's not the issue he has with them, he just disagrees with how visible they are to neighbors.
I wanted to believe this wasn’t real and then tracked down the source and yeah. Not enough @governorwalz.mn.gov the problem isn’t just the daylight or the guns or the tear gas- it’s that they’re detaining people and sending them to camps where we know people have been raped and killed.
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I wanted to believe this wasn’t real and then tracked down the source and yeah. Not enough @governorwalz.mn.gov the problem isn’t just the daylight or the guns or the tear gas- it’s that they’re detaining people and sending them to camps where we know people have been raped and killed.
Drawing of the Day:
The EU and India sign a big trade deal, blame over ICE is being passed around, the SF mountain lion was caught, and Ilhan Omar is okay after a man attacked her at a town hall
The EU and India sign a big trade deal, blame over ICE is being passed around, the SF mountain lion was caught, and Ilhan Omar is okay after a man attacked her at a town hall
January 28, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Drawing of the Day:
The EU and India sign a big trade deal, blame over ICE is being passed around, the SF mountain lion was caught, and Ilhan Omar is okay after a man attacked her at a town hall
The EU and India sign a big trade deal, blame over ICE is being passed around, the SF mountain lion was caught, and Ilhan Omar is okay after a man attacked her at a town hall
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"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Trials now for every ICE agent. Every collaborator. Every single one. Today.
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
people.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Trials now for every ICE agent. Every collaborator. Every single one. Today.
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(There's already at least one "just stop using AI" response to this thread, which... *sigh* again, is not the problem. The problem is that this stuff will absolutely shape what society will come to accept as truth. There needs to be more pushback to the rightward shift of these companies.)
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
(There's already at least one "just stop using AI" response to this thread, which... *sigh* again, is not the problem. The problem is that this stuff will absolutely shape what society will come to accept as truth. There needs to be more pushback to the rightward shift of these companies.)
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And I get the impulse of people on the left to go, "So what? It's just the plagiarism machine. I simply won't use it," as though that's the real problem. No, the problem is that these models will shape public opinion and society's understanding of the world.
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
And I get the impulse of people on the left to go, "So what? It's just the plagiarism machine. I simply won't use it," as though that's the real problem. No, the problem is that these models will shape public opinion and society's understanding of the world.
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The truth is that the right wants to use the same playbook it used against the press, whining about "liberal bias," but for LLM chatbots. And it's working! All the AI companies are responding to this by injecting right-wing bias into their models www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The truth is that the right wants to use the same playbook it used against the press, whining about "liberal bias," but for LLM chatbots. And it's working! All the AI companies are responding to this by injecting right-wing bias into their models www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I don’t want better point of view videos of people being brutalized, I want those people to not have jobs. The brutal agency to be abolished. Their victims released. Criminal charges against everyone who brutally assaulted our communities. Better video means more funding and crimes
wild to see any Democrats “unite” around any bodycam proposal after DHS has said they’ve got multiple bodycam videos of agents killing Alex Pretti
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I don’t want better point of view videos of people being brutalized, I want those people to not have jobs. The brutal agency to be abolished. Their victims released. Criminal charges against everyone who brutally assaulted our communities. Better video means more funding and crimes
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"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
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Apathy toward Covid and the willingness to let so many people die from preventable COVID related causes, as well as pretending like Covid was over and never really happened, absolutely paved the way for this.
Moderna have announced that they won't run new phase three trials now with massive impacts for new vaccine development- why- its because of RFK Jr and his anti-vaccine campaigns and cancelling mRNA vaccine research which affect the sales the company can then make 🧪🧵 #PublicHealth
Moderna Won’t Run Phase III Vaccine Trials as Skepticism Grows in US: Bloomberg
Growing opposition to vaccines in the U.S., driven by recent government policy changes, makes it difficult to see a return on investment in vaccine development, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said this w...
www.biospace.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Apathy toward Covid and the willingness to let so many people die from preventable COVID related causes, as well as pretending like Covid was over and never really happened, absolutely paved the way for this.
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We're now seeing a steady march of Catholic prelates with obvious backing from the Vatican saying hat it's time now to defund and liquidate ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We're now seeing a steady march of Catholic prelates with obvious backing from the Vatican saying hat it's time now to defund and liquidate ICE.
Reminder: call Congress don’t just post. Felt them know to abolish ICE, impeach Noem, criminal penalties for all the agents who’ve been attacking us, and make sure Liam Ramos and others unjustly detained are allowed to go home freely. @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @liccardo.house.gov
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Reminder: call Congress don’t just post. Felt them know to abolish ICE, impeach Noem, criminal penalties for all the agents who’ve been attacking us, and make sure Liam Ramos and others unjustly detained are allowed to go home freely. @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @liccardo.house.gov
Yeah no. Not enough. Abolish ICE and customs and border patrol gets to be defunded with their responsibilities divided up between functional agencies who don’t kill people.
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Yeah no. Not enough. Abolish ICE and customs and border patrol gets to be defunded with their responsibilities divided up between functional agencies who don’t kill people.
Looks like the mountain lion has been found- I hope they just send it outside the city and don’t hurt it.
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Looks like the mountain lion has been found- I hope they just send it outside the city and don’t hurt it.
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“If the 2C threshold is breached, the new dataset indicates the number of people experiencing extreme heat will increase from 1.54 billion people (which was 23% of the world population in 2010) to 3.79 billion (41% of the projected world population in 2050).” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 AM
“If the 2C threshold is breached, the new dataset indicates the number of people experiencing extreme heat will increase from 1.54 billion people (which was 23% of the world population in 2010) to 3.79 billion (41% of the projected world population in 2050).” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line