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!
Drawing of the Day:
Love is stronger than hate as people organize against ICE, and European leaders confirmed Navalny was poisoned by Russia while imprisoned.
Love is stronger than hate as people organize against ICE, and European leaders confirmed Navalny was poisoned by Russia while imprisoned.
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Drawing of the Day:
Love is stronger than hate as people organize against ICE, and European leaders confirmed Navalny was poisoned by Russia while imprisoned.
Love is stronger than hate as people organize against ICE, and European leaders confirmed Navalny was poisoned by Russia while imprisoned.
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
Even if you don’t want to raise a family- most of us feel protective about children. When a toddler hugs my leg in a grocery store my instinct is to care for them until their adult is back. If someone wants to kidnap their adult that breaks the social construct beyond recognition
90% of people don't give a fuck about politics, they just want to raise a family and watch sports and live their lives in peace
But when you terminally fuck with their ability to do that in a direct and obvious way, they get VERY UPSET, and that is how revolutions historically happen
But when you terminally fuck with their ability to do that in a direct and obvious way, they get VERY UPSET, and that is how revolutions historically happen
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Even if you don’t want to raise a family- most of us feel protective about children. When a toddler hugs my leg in a grocery store my instinct is to care for them until their adult is back. If someone wants to kidnap their adult that breaks the social construct beyond recognition
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90% of people don't give a fuck about politics, they just want to raise a family and watch sports and live their lives in peace
But when you terminally fuck with their ability to do that in a direct and obvious way, they get VERY UPSET, and that is how revolutions historically happen
But when you terminally fuck with their ability to do that in a direct and obvious way, they get VERY UPSET, and that is how revolutions historically happen
February 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
90% of people don't give a fuck about politics, they just want to raise a family and watch sports and live their lives in peace
But when you terminally fuck with their ability to do that in a direct and obvious way, they get VERY UPSET, and that is how revolutions historically happen
But when you terminally fuck with their ability to do that in a direct and obvious way, they get VERY UPSET, and that is how revolutions historically happen
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Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
Roses are red
Congress is too 🤬
They let the ACA credits expire
Because they want to kill you
Community cares
And we can do better
If you want a change
Send your reps a letter
Vaccines save lives
Public health share tools
We need to fund them
And abolish ICE too
#HealthPolicyValentines
Congress is too 🤬
They let the ACA credits expire
Because they want to kill you
Community cares
And we can do better
If you want a change
Send your reps a letter
Vaccines save lives
Public health share tools
We need to fund them
And abolish ICE too
#HealthPolicyValentines
February 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Roses are red
Congress is too 🤬
They let the ACA credits expire
Because they want to kill you
Community cares
And we can do better
If you want a change
Send your reps a letter
Vaccines save lives
Public health share tools
We need to fund them
And abolish ICE too
#HealthPolicyValentines
Congress is too 🤬
They let the ACA credits expire
Because they want to kill you
Community cares
And we can do better
If you want a change
Send your reps a letter
Vaccines save lives
Public health share tools
We need to fund them
And abolish ICE too
#HealthPolicyValentines
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Vaccines and masking
Can help you avoid the flu
#HealthPolicyValentines
Violets are blue
Vaccines and masking
Can help you avoid the flu
#HealthPolicyValentines
February 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Vaccines and masking
Can help you avoid the flu
#HealthPolicyValentines
Violets are blue
Vaccines and masking
Can help you avoid the flu
#HealthPolicyValentines
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Roses are red,
Patients are blue,
to see their premiums spike,
now that the bill is due.
The Senate blocked action,
The President, too
to extend the tax credits
to help millions like you.
#HealthPolicyValentines
Patients are blue,
to see their premiums spike,
now that the bill is due.
The Senate blocked action,
The President, too
to extend the tax credits
to help millions like you.
#HealthPolicyValentines
February 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Roses are red,
Patients are blue,
to see their premiums spike,
now that the bill is due.
The Senate blocked action,
The President, too
to extend the tax credits
to help millions like you.
#HealthPolicyValentines
Patients are blue,
to see their premiums spike,
now that the bill is due.
The Senate blocked action,
The President, too
to extend the tax credits
to help millions like you.
#HealthPolicyValentines
The genuine joy and love for the city and its residents is such a breath of fresh air. One of the things I have found most frustrating with the SF mayors is they kept buying into the doom loop everything is bad. ‘We’re wonderful and can be better’ is much more compelling
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The genuine joy and love for the city and its residents is such a breath of fresh air. One of the things I have found most frustrating with the SF mayors is they kept buying into the doom loop everything is bad. ‘We’re wonderful and can be better’ is much more compelling
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Generative AI promises to make cognitive dissonance entirely vanish. No matter what you believe, it'll confirm it, it'll regurgitate media that minimizes having to feel the discomfort of cognitive dissonance.
And it does so at a vast scale, a flood of comforting sewage to drown yourself in.
And it does so at a vast scale, a flood of comforting sewage to drown yourself in.
February 14, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Generative AI promises to make cognitive dissonance entirely vanish. No matter what you believe, it'll confirm it, it'll regurgitate media that minimizes having to feel the discomfort of cognitive dissonance.
And it does so at a vast scale, a flood of comforting sewage to drown yourself in.
And it does so at a vast scale, a flood of comforting sewage to drown yourself in.
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Think about every billionaire who simultaneously believes his job is indispensable and irreplaceable and extremely taxing, and that he can also do it while chatting nonstop 24/7 with Epstein and shitposting, and then sending exactly 3 emails a day related to business.
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Think about every billionaire who simultaneously believes his job is indispensable and irreplaceable and extremely taxing, and that he can also do it while chatting nonstop 24/7 with Epstein and shitposting, and then sending exactly 3 emails a day related to business.
At some point I feel like countries around the world will require quarantining if you’re coming from the US at this rate.
Nothing to see here, folks.
We are SO on our own
We are SO on our own
Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
At some point I feel like countries around the world will require quarantining if you’re coming from the US at this rate.
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Abolish ICE is the moderate position.
Just noting this because I have cited the trends a lot recently: Tracking data from Civiqs now shows a plurality of the public favors abolishing ICE, with 47% in support and 46% opposed. Independents are net +5 on abolish, up from -40 a year ago substack.com/profile/4791...
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Abolish ICE is the moderate position.
This seems very cool if they can make it work. When I was recovering from a broken foot I changed my social habits based on my physical endurance not desire for social connection. Something like this to keep up for longer would have made a huge difference
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
'E-bike for your feet': How bionic sneakers could change human mobility
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
This seems very cool if they can make it work. When I was recovering from a broken foot I changed my social habits based on my physical endurance not desire for social connection. Something like this to keep up for longer would have made a huge difference
NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Eugenics. Disabled people have been saying this. It’s intentional.
After more than 1.2 Americans lost their lives to Covid, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya orders the agency to deprioritize pandemic preparedness & biodefense.
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Eugenics. Disabled people have been saying this. It’s intentional.
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Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Millions of people are going to die to protect one man who is the architect of Project 2025.
His roadmap is to literally cause death and destruction to pave the way for white “Christian” nationalism.
Starting by taking money that was providing life saving aid is right on brand.
His roadmap is to literally cause death and destruction to pave the way for white “Christian” nationalism.
Starting by taking money that was providing life saving aid is right on brand.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
February 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Millions of people are going to die to protect one man who is the architect of Project 2025.
His roadmap is to literally cause death and destruction to pave the way for white “Christian” nationalism.
Starting by taking money that was providing life saving aid is right on brand.
His roadmap is to literally cause death and destruction to pave the way for white “Christian” nationalism.
Starting by taking money that was providing life saving aid is right on brand.
I’m very happy for Shaidorov winning a gold medal for Kazakhstan. I’ve barely been there (like 24 hours 16 years ago) but every Kazakh person I’ve met has been overjoyed to learn that I found their country beautiful and the people hospitable. Getting a moment on the world stage means a lot.
February 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I’m very happy for Shaidorov winning a gold medal for Kazakhstan. I’ve barely been there (like 24 hours 16 years ago) but every Kazakh person I’ve met has been overjoyed to learn that I found their country beautiful and the people hospitable. Getting a moment on the world stage means a lot.
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Forget Ilia Malinin for two seconds.
This is Kazakhstan's first Winter Olympic gold medal since Lillehammer 1994, when Vladimir Smirnov won the men's 50km cross-country skiing.
That was 10 years before Mikhail Shaidorov was born.
This is Kazakhstan's first Winter Olympic gold medal since Lillehammer 1994, when Vladimir Smirnov won the men's 50km cross-country skiing.
That was 10 years before Mikhail Shaidorov was born.
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Forget Ilia Malinin for two seconds.
This is Kazakhstan's first Winter Olympic gold medal since Lillehammer 1994, when Vladimir Smirnov won the men's 50km cross-country skiing.
That was 10 years before Mikhail Shaidorov was born.
This is Kazakhstan's first Winter Olympic gold medal since Lillehammer 1994, when Vladimir Smirnov won the men's 50km cross-country skiing.
That was 10 years before Mikhail Shaidorov was born.
Drawing of the Day:
ICE is spending $38 billion on converting warehouses to concentration camps. They’re also seeking social media data on anti-ICE accounts. And meanwhile in SF the teachers strike is over and lead to better healthcare for teachers
ICE is spending $38 billion on converting warehouses to concentration camps. They’re also seeking social media data on anti-ICE accounts. And meanwhile in SF the teachers strike is over and lead to better healthcare for teachers
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Drawing of the Day:
ICE is spending $38 billion on converting warehouses to concentration camps. They’re also seeking social media data on anti-ICE accounts. And meanwhile in SF the teachers strike is over and lead to better healthcare for teachers
ICE is spending $38 billion on converting warehouses to concentration camps. They’re also seeking social media data on anti-ICE accounts. And meanwhile in SF the teachers strike is over and lead to better healthcare for teachers
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From @theathletic.com: Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov had the skate of his life and it wound up being worthy of gold.
His shocking victory in men's individual figure skating is only Kazakhstan’s second-ever gold medal in any Winter Olympics. trib.al/3zGAOKI
His shocking victory in men's individual figure skating is only Kazakhstan’s second-ever gold medal in any Winter Olympics. trib.al/3zGAOKI
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
From @theathletic.com: Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov had the skate of his life and it wound up being worthy of gold.
His shocking victory in men's individual figure skating is only Kazakhstan’s second-ever gold medal in any Winter Olympics. trib.al/3zGAOKI
His shocking victory in men's individual figure skating is only Kazakhstan’s second-ever gold medal in any Winter Olympics. trib.al/3zGAOKI
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Mikhail Shaidorov's triumph marks historic Olympic figure skating gold for Kazakhstan reut.rs/4aiQL8G
Mikhail Shaidorov's triumph marks historic Olympic figure skating gold for Kazakhstan
Sitting in the leader's chair, Mikhail Shaidorov watched one contender after another falter, each mistake sharpening the sense of an upset unfolding, the realisation dawning that the Olympic title was shifting, unmistakably in his direction.
reut.rs
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Mikhail Shaidorov's triumph marks historic Olympic figure skating gold for Kazakhstan reut.rs/4aiQL8G
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From @theathletic.com: The International Skating Union said it stands by the French judge who favored Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France by nearly eight points in the free skate over American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
Skating federation backs French judge in Olympic Chock and Bates ice dance controversy
MILAN — Nearly two days after a controversial scoring decision resulted in American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates taking home silver rather than gold, the noise hasn’t quieted down over whether a French judge helped the French pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron stand atop the podium.
On Friday, the International Skating Union said it stands by the judge in question, Jezabel Dabouis, who favored Beaudry and Cizeron by nearly eight points in the free skate over Chock and Bates. Five of the nine judges favored the American couple, with the remaining three choosing...
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
From @theathletic.com: The International Skating Union said it stands by the French judge who favored Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France by nearly eight points in the free skate over American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.