Stephanie Zvan
@stephaniezvan.bsky.social
Former feral child figuring out community. Unpredictably abled activist. Remarkably successful dilettante. Sometimes very silly.
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And these are the exact same people who have been using the “they’re coming for your daughters” line against trans people for years
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
And these are the exact same people who have been using the “they’re coming for your daughters” line against trans people for years
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
Those of who who were paying attention knew that for what it was and are not remotely surprised by this as the end goal
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This is Max. He is 10 yo and only figured out cuddling at age 8.
Today, Max has leveled up. If I try to lay down on the sofa to nap, he now grumbles until I lift my head enough so he can curl up underneath it and be used as my pillow.
Today, Max has leveled up. If I try to lay down on the sofa to nap, he now grumbles until I lift my head enough so he can curl up underneath it and be used as my pillow.
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This is Max. He is 10 yo and only figured out cuddling at age 8.
Today, Max has leveled up. If I try to lay down on the sofa to nap, he now grumbles until I lift my head enough so he can curl up underneath it and be used as my pillow.
Today, Max has leveled up. If I try to lay down on the sofa to nap, he now grumbles until I lift my head enough so he can curl up underneath it and be used as my pillow.
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swallowed my pride and sent an email to some relatives asking them to support our school fund
if anyone needs a template for a message for people who might be willing to help but just don't understand the need, here you go
if anyone needs a template for a message for people who might be willing to help but just don't understand the need, here you go
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
swallowed my pride and sent an email to some relatives asking them to support our school fund
if anyone needs a template for a message for people who might be willing to help but just don't understand the need, here you go
if anyone needs a template for a message for people who might be willing to help but just don't understand the need, here you go
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Fixing fraud by smearing horse-dewormer on the spreadsheets
Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor four years ago, has dropped out of this year’s contest and will run for state auditor instead.
Jensen drops out of GOP race for Minnesota governor, will run for state auditor instead
Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for Minnesota governor four years ago, has dropped out of this year’s contest and will run for state auditor instead.
www.mprnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Fixing fraud by smearing horse-dewormer on the spreadsheets
"You don't need wipes for tear gas or pepper spray. Just flush with water", he says (unsolicited) to the people who have infamously been dealing with an armed invasion in sub-zero temperatures.
A big part of expertise is understanding its limits, kids.
A big part of expertise is understanding its limits, kids.
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"You don't need wipes for tear gas or pepper spray. Just flush with water", he says (unsolicited) to the people who have infamously been dealing with an armed invasion in sub-zero temperatures.
A big part of expertise is understanding its limits, kids.
A big part of expertise is understanding its limits, kids.
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"Kristi Noem & the FBI "initially dismissed reports of children being zip-tied and hit with rubber bullets as “completely false,” though the F.B.I. later amended its statement to say no “young children” were bound. Several hundred people were detained for four hours." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"Kristi Noem & the FBI "initially dismissed reports of children being zip-tied and hit with rubber bullets as “completely false,” though the F.B.I. later amended its statement to say no “young children” were bound. Several hundred people were detained for four hours." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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We are living through a movement moment whose workings must not be wholly visible, even though the movement itself must be visible. That's complicated. Fashion will be part of it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
We are living through a movement moment whose workings must not be wholly visible, even though the movement itself must be visible. That's complicated. Fashion will be part of it.
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Now those are some Bad Bunnies
Via @weirdmedieval.bsky.social
Via @weirdmedieval.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Now those are some Bad Bunnies
Via @weirdmedieval.bsky.social
Via @weirdmedieval.bsky.social
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Can you imagine you get hired as part of the SuperBowl halftime and they're like "so you're going to be grass number 74..." 😂
"you just walk out and DO. NOT. MOVE" The dancingest music that ever danced is playing and you must NOT MOVE A MUSCLE.
"you just walk out and DO. NOT. MOVE" The dancingest music that ever danced is playing and you must NOT MOVE A MUSCLE.
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Can you imagine you get hired as part of the SuperBowl halftime and they're like "so you're going to be grass number 74..." 😂
"you just walk out and DO. NOT. MOVE" The dancingest music that ever danced is playing and you must NOT MOVE A MUSCLE.
"you just walk out and DO. NOT. MOVE" The dancingest music that ever danced is playing and you must NOT MOVE A MUSCLE.
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"The only good situations I've ever found were when everyone went in with high ideals and low expectations."
#amwriting
#amwriting
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 AM
"The only good situations I've ever found were when everyone went in with high ideals and low expectations."
#amwriting
#amwriting
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Of course this was the dude behind the MAHA ad.
Brett Ratner, the sex pest who came out of retirement to direct the Melania movie that Jeff Bezos spent $75 million on as thousands of people at Amazon and the Washington Post lost their jobs, helped produce an ad in which rapist Mike Tyson spewed fatphobic dreck for Secretary Bear Carcass
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Of course this was the dude behind the MAHA ad.
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"spiral of distrust" means the police escalate, the protesters continue showing up despite threats of bodily harm, and the police escalate again. Rinse and repeat until people on the media are decrying the "violent agitators", never pointing to who's doing the escalating.
Friends in Minneapolis are very worried about this development. Both in terms of state police's role in arresting protestors and the worry that this could set off the kind of spiral of distrust and destruction that followed George Floyd's murder.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
At Least 50 Arrested After Protests Escalate Outside Minnesota Federal Building
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"spiral of distrust" means the police escalate, the protesters continue showing up despite threats of bodily harm, and the police escalate again. Rinse and repeat until people on the media are decrying the "violent agitators", never pointing to who's doing the escalating.
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The Polish team has a pierogi plushy! I repeat, THE POLISH TEAM HAS A PIEROGI PLUSHIE! Where is the online shop and who's going to take my money?
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The Polish team has a pierogi plushy! I repeat, THE POLISH TEAM HAS A PIEROGI PLUSHIE! Where is the online shop and who's going to take my money?
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hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
Superb Snack History: The secret life of seven-layer dip
Investigating the origins of a very 1970s snack
snackstack.net
February 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM
hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up
snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...
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Hi all, there are a lot of things to be said about the chaos, kidnapping and murder, that is happening in the state I live in right now. I want to highlight some things I have personally seen in the last month or so out on the streets in Minneapolis.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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I polled the other 5-year-olds. They want their friend back.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I polled the other 5-year-olds. They want their friend back.
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Don't make me mute "Fabio" just to stop seeing her in my Bsky feed ...
February 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Don't make me mute "Fabio" just to stop seeing her in my Bsky feed ...
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you know who else was a great organizer, by the way? all the women who don’t show up to your manarchist club because the whisper network has made it clear they can’t be safe there and no one will stand up for them
“no one wants to do anything” — yes, because you drove the invisible laborers away
“no one wants to do anything” — yes, because you drove the invisible laborers away
February 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
you know who else was a great organizer, by the way? all the women who don’t show up to your manarchist club because the whisper network has made it clear they can’t be safe there and no one will stand up for them
“no one wants to do anything” — yes, because you drove the invisible laborers away
“no one wants to do anything” — yes, because you drove the invisible laborers away
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the anarchist you know defending Chomsky right now despite all we know about Chomsky’s ties to Epstein is telling you he absolutely will do the same for his domestic abuser buddy at the distro or the radical bookshop owner who sexually harasses employees or the FNB organizer who rapes volunteers…
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
the anarchist you know defending Chomsky right now despite all we know about Chomsky’s ties to Epstein is telling you he absolutely will do the same for his domestic abuser buddy at the distro or the radical bookshop owner who sexually harasses employees or the FNB organizer who rapes volunteers…
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If you haven't already, February would be a fantastic time to read up on George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat, one of the most famous and influential early comic strips, and lauded by the likes of Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes).
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/b...
Invisibly Black: A Life of George Herriman, Creator of ‘Krazy Kat’ (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
If you haven't already, February would be a fantastic time to read up on George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat, one of the most famous and influential early comic strips, and lauded by the likes of Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes).
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/b...
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IF THIS WORKED, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO SELL THE TECHNIQUES TO YOU
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
IF THIS WORKED, SHE WOULDN'T NEED TO SELL THE TECHNIQUES TO YOU
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I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
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That last paragraph, yall. My heart!
This is a great snapshot of what the organizing 'vibe' is like around here, especially if you have any history of organizing here & know lots of folks. There are some bigger questions about what people around here are going to want to maintain vs see implemented by the state later. But that's later.
message from MN
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
That last paragraph, yall. My heart!
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"ICE pelted with expired dicks" is a delightful description of equally delightful images (the photos are three different perspectives of people throwing a large number of assorted colorful dildos at SUVs)
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"ICE pelted with expired dicks" is a delightful description of equally delightful images (the photos are three different perspectives of people throwing a large number of assorted colorful dildos at SUVs)
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Personal Me: this is peak Angie Craig. Local businesses supporting our communities all over the Twin Cities, she picks a coffee chain where the union organizers are currently asking for support against union busting. Read the room, Angie.
i’m in st. paul for the statewide DFL elected officials convocation. i see jason garcia of the minneapolis park board and soren stevenson of the city council
angie craig brought starbucks coffee
angie craig brought starbucks coffee
February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Personal Me: this is peak Angie Craig. Local businesses supporting our communities all over the Twin Cities, she picks a coffee chain where the union organizers are currently asking for support against union busting. Read the room, Angie.