Meghan Arnold (she/hers)

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unapologetic advocate for public transit, pedestrian, & bike infrastructure | abortion is healthcare | design community at adobe | left my ❤️ in SF | opinions mine

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OMG.

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If you steal $1000, you can be sent to prison. When health insurance companies steal $50,000,000,000, they get tax breaks, subsidies and government contracts, while the people they steal from die or go into debt. But keep blaming immigrants and poor people for rising crime.

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The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer

Republican-led states are blocking summer food benefits for hungry familieswww.usatoday.com Money for food is especially tight for families in a dozen states where Republican lawmakers declined to accept federal food assistance.

Congrats on being able to binge watch something the day it comes out. And then post unsolicited recaps for the rest of us. Quite a flex.

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sometimes awful people make good things. sometimes great people make terrible stuff. it’s okay to reevaluate when you learn something new about an artist but y’all gotta stop acting like you can tell who’s good or evil based on whether or not you like their work.

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Ok - this is a question I get a LOT, and am starting to get a lot again. Here are a few tips on calling electeds: 1. Try not to stress too much about the method of contact - e.g. email/calling. The important thing is getting in touch.

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Seems like "what parts of Project 2025 do you disagree with?" or "what parts of it are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal?" would be good questions for a reporter to ask the other elderly presidential candidate, but what do I know. on.ft.com/4ePQH0e

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I don't take the age thing seriously. THEY PICK A LIE ABOUT EVERY DEM, and the press knows it's some BS but plays along. They know that the other guy is worse in every way, especially his brain. They turned being a war hero into a liability against a fortunate son draft dodger.

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Yes! Except this isn't about "how much the city might have collected in one hour," but instead: + Better trains + Faster buses [notice the cop car helping clog the bus lane?] + Less pollution + Faster ambulances + Safer cyclists + Greater economic productivity + More jobs + A more livable NYC

Realized just now watching a precision crafting video that actual crafting really freaking stresses me out. I love the idea of it, but man, it’s just not my bag.

It just blows my mind that in the year of lord 2024 I still have friends winding up in MLM territory.

Good morning, is our trash local paper really glamorizing the conditions of the “Grapes of Wrath”?

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Biggest campaign story ever: using a private email server that could hold top secrets but doesn’t and could be breached but wasn’t. Tiny story: stealing top secrets. Hiding them in a bathroom. Taking them to NJ. Showing them to foreigners. Meeting with foreign governments.

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Something that probably flew under most people's radar, but is kind of a big deal (it allows those veterans to access VA care and disability etc) A very good thing.

Biden pardons veterans convicted under military ban on gay sexwww.bbc.com The announcement, which came during Pride month, will affect thousands of veterans.

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For the good of the country, Donald Trump should drop out the 2024 presidential race.

Donald Trump Should Drop Out | Washington Monthlywashingtonmonthly.com We’ve had months of calls for Joe Biden to drop out because of middling poll numbers. The grounds for a Trump withdrawal are far firmer.

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We got tricked by science fiction into thinking a futuristic city is all about flying cars and crystal towers and hologram billboards but what it really looks like is nice apartment blocks, good mass transit, pedestrian zones with shade trees and safe bike lanes.

Every time I hear it referenced it clicks what a formative movie “Too Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar” was for teen me.

Another bit of public library love is when you’re traveling and wandering around a city and need bathroom access they’re a great spot to pee without hassle! And you get to ogle books too. Win win!

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We banned CFCs to protect and heal the ozone and now satellite constellations might burn it up again. Starlink will be burning up 2,000 satellites per year in perpetuity for its service.

SpaceX's Starlink May Be Keeping the Ozone From Healing, Research Findsfuturism.com SpaceX's growing Starlink megaconstellation could be hindering the Earth's ozone layer from healing itself, researchers find.

I don’t know of any US city that activates public space better than Milwaukee. Even under the freeway!

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Friends, if your shark conservation advocacy demonizes China and Japan, but doesn't mention Spain and Portugal, you are not interested in a data-driven evidence-based approach to solving the biggest threats to sharks, you just want to scream at Asian people.

New Infographic Busts Myths about Global Shark Trade | PADI AWAREFacebookTwitterShareEmailFacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramRSSwww.diveagainstdebris.org

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An easy way to support your public library is to make use of it—even if only to visit. We keep (anonymized) statistics not only on circulation totals but on attendance & visits and even on patron-staff interactions. Big numbers please trustees and municipal/county administrators. 📚

ok i have another quote tweet prompt. what's something, big or small, related to your job or hobby, that most people don't know that you would like to have them know? it can be a concept, a piece of history, some vocabulary, or something else.

I’ve seen more motorists run red lights in Milwaukee since I arrived on Friday than I have in the entire last year 😭

Who are these people on the phone while boarding flights?

I want a realistic ad for biometrics. Instead of a perfectly manicured hand, show me the ragged nails bitten down to the core. Demonstrate that your facial recognition software is going to identify me with the years of bags under my eyes.

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if you haven’t been here for a while, here are some of the things the team has been working on!

recent improvements: - much better search - basic dms - discover feed is now more simcluster-y (expect this to keep getting tuned) - discover feed has “show less” and “show more” buttons - notifications and badges should work more reliably lots of stuff in progress including a revamp of feeds

Just saw my first “TogetherSF” banner and this is your friendly reminder that if your “cause” has a giant fancy banner on the side of a gentrified building, it’s not a “movement”, it’s a special interest group.

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Walking through a crowd The subway is delayed Kaleidoscope of loud Honking car horns Everybody here Deserves a better train But Kathy Hochul caved To suburbs’ car brain She says Welcome to New York Congestion’s waiting for you Welcome to New York Welcome to New York

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They were literally betrayed

Gov. Kathy Hochul privately said she feared a congestion pricing program might hurt New York City’s economy. But she did not publicly disclose her reservations before moving to abandon the plan, leaving some lawmakers, real estate leaders, transit advocates and other stakeholders feeling betrayed.

How Governor Hochul Decided to Kill Congestion Pricing in New Yorkwww.nytimes.com Although the governor said she long feared the program might hurt New York City’s economy, she never disclosed her reservations, leaving some feeling betrayed.

While the USA is fixing its public transportation infrastructure a small but mighty thing it also needs to remedy to reduce car dependence is adding public luggage storage