Matthew Carlson
@dreamjar.bsky.social
Director of UX Design - Education, Fresco & Fonts at Adobe. Sketchbook junkie and stealer of pens. Late night game designer of the tabletop rpg, WanderSquares.com! He/Him - 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Ally - #BLM
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Matthew Carlson
@dreamjar.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Hello New-sky People! I’m Matthew Carlson, Illustrator by night, Design Director by day. I draw stuff for boardgames and kids’ books, and lead design for #Fonts, #Education and #AdobeFresco at Adobe. Nice to meet you!
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I'm in an all-day native plant/biodiversity symposium and our keynote speaker is Patrick Cullina, VP of Horticulture at the NYC High Line, in which they turned an abandoned railway into a walkable park with native plants that now provide beauty and support urban wildlife.
15 Years of NYC’s High Line: A Closer Look at Its Impact on Urban Design
Over the past two decades, the High Line’s transformation has mirrored shifting priorities in urban design, with each phase telling a new chapter of the story.
architizer.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I'm in an all-day native plant/biodiversity symposium and our keynote speaker is Patrick Cullina, VP of Horticulture at the NYC High Line, in which they turned an abandoned railway into a walkable park with native plants that now provide beauty and support urban wildlife.
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If the government can take away your voting rights for a felony conviction, and they also decide what constitutes a felony, and they also decide who’s charged with the felony, and they also decide who’s prosecuted for the felony, you don’t have a right to vote.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
If the government can take away your voting rights for a felony conviction, and they also decide what constitutes a felony, and they also decide who’s charged with the felony, and they also decide who’s prosecuted for the felony, you don’t have a right to vote.
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Whale Evolution:
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Whale Evolution:
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
Flamingo-Legged Watermelon Mouse
Mutant Sewer Rat King
Gator Wolf
Steel-Jawed PollyWorg
Titan MerSausage
Letters from Dilley
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Letters from Dilley
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!
We are a #kidlit illustration studio from Spain. We love creating bold, playful worlds and have had the pleasure of collaborating with: 🧱 Lego 🐯 Little Tiger 📚 Hachette 📱 Huawei 🍎 Apple
🌐 pintachan.com
✉️ pablo@pintachan.com
#kidlitpostcard #illustration #kidlitart
We are a #kidlit illustration studio from Spain. We love creating bold, playful worlds and have had the pleasure of collaborating with: 🧱 Lego 🐯 Little Tiger 📚 Hachette 📱 Huawei 🍎 Apple
🌐 pintachan.com
✉️ pablo@pintachan.com
#kidlitpostcard #illustration #kidlitart
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!
We are a #kidlit illustration studio from Spain. We love creating bold, playful worlds and have had the pleasure of collaborating with: 🧱 Lego 🐯 Little Tiger 📚 Hachette 📱 Huawei 🍎 Apple
🌐 pintachan.com
✉️ pablo@pintachan.com
#kidlitpostcard #illustration #kidlitart
We are a #kidlit illustration studio from Spain. We love creating bold, playful worlds and have had the pleasure of collaborating with: 🧱 Lego 🐯 Little Tiger 📚 Hachette 📱 Huawei 🍎 Apple
🌐 pintachan.com
✉️ pablo@pintachan.com
#kidlitpostcard #illustration #kidlitart
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The wing and the cage (Latenight sketch)
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The wing and the cage (Latenight sketch)
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Cried while thinking about this sweet boy. Let’s bring the rest of the children in detention home! #comics4liam
Find out more at comics4liam.com
Find out more at comics4liam.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Cried while thinking about this sweet boy. Let’s bring the rest of the children in detention home! #comics4liam
Find out more at comics4liam.com
Find out more at comics4liam.com
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Real-life Tachikoma ♡
January 31, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Real-life Tachikoma ♡
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A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
January 31, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
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FANTASTIC NEWS!
Mercury Filmworks will officially fully animate ‘Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl’ Episode 1.
Watch Episode 2: youtu.be/v8HCg0GD8UQ
Watch Episode 2: youtu.be/v8HCg0GD8UQ
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
FANTASTIC NEWS!
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👀 Looks like the husband of the woman ICE abducted called his lawyer, lawyer called the cops, then the police chief went and got her & took her home
Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state
Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state
![Screenshot from the quote skeeted article reading as follows:
The husband told MPR News that after his wife was taken into custody, he called his attorney, and soon after, he got a call from St. Peter Chief of Police Matt Grochow, whom he said he has known for years.
“I was talking to him, kind of venting some of my frustrations,” the man said, adding that he urged the chief to have his officers just be more visible during the federal enforcement actions. “If [local police] were present and they could see you, I promise you their behavior more than likely, or hopefully, would, you know, be appropriate and law abiding.”
The husband says he talked to the chief for a while and “we had a good conversation.”
“He asked me, ‘what was your wife's name’? I told him my wife's name. He said, ‘was she picked up in a bronco?’ And I said, ‘I'm not sure, but it was an SUV, dark colored. I'd have to look at my video.’ He goes, ‘I think I got her. I'll call you back’.”
The husband said a few minutes later, the chief called again, “and said, I got her or I'm bringing her home.”
“I was just so relieved that she got released and was able to come home,” he said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kjklbsuepdppuppsfluytydl/bafkreigyienimomaibubdhiar3ijsvfacklpw2tqbnjnbphxenb5yvegk4@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
👀 Looks like the husband of the woman ICE abducted called his lawyer, lawyer called the cops, then the police chief went and got her & took her home
Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state
Article says it may be the first time local Minnesota PD "intervened in a federal law enforcement action" since Trump started terrorizing the state
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Alex Pretti was absolutely the best of us
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Alex Pretti was absolutely the best of us
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There’s a website to go check out what Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope are observing live it’s so good
spacetelescopelive.org
spacetelescopelive.org
Space Telescope Live
Explore official, up-to-date information on current, past, and upcoming investigations by NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
spacetelescopelive.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
There’s a website to go check out what Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope are observing live it’s so good
spacetelescopelive.org
spacetelescopelive.org
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Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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What a relief that they’re calling for a general de-escalation of tensions, since it’s hard to tell who’s at fault, the people murdering people or the people who aren’t doing the murdering.
Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation after shooting
Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation after shooting
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter on Sunday calling for state, local and federal officials to work together.
myfox8.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
What a relief that they’re calling for a general de-escalation of tensions, since it’s hard to tell who’s at fault, the people murdering people or the people who aren’t doing the murdering.
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Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
The timeline
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The timeline
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."
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This isn’t about immigration anymore. It’s about killing non-fascists.
January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This isn’t about immigration anymore. It’s about killing non-fascists.
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That is my bad for not reading the second amendment correctly, I will do better
The new conservative position on gun control is apparently that lawfully carrying a licensed handgun means you deserve to be executed in the street by masked federal agents
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
That is my bad for not reading the second amendment correctly, I will do better