Hunter Schwarz
@hunterschwarz.bsky.social
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🇺🇸 Journalist │ I write about politics, design, and culture
https://www.hunterschwarz.com
The U.S. House of Representatives if apportioned based on saguaro cacti
22 days ago
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I'm sorry but Team Canada's Lululemon vests actually go hard
28 days ago
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Team USA in Ralph Lauren for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games Opening Ceremony ❤️🤍💙
28 days ago
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Nicki kept getting different versions of the same joke
about 1 month ago
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"Targeted" by Till Lauer for the Feb. 9, 2026 cover of the New Yorker
about 1 month ago
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First lady Melania Trump rings the NYSE Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange to promote her film "Melania."
about 1 month ago
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finally, some good news
www.fastcompany.com/91481122/ind...
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Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile race returns to the Indy 500
The Wienie 500 is scheduled for May 22 during the track's annual Carburation Day festivities.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91481122/indianapolis-500-wienermobile-race
about 1 month ago
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The story of Trump’s first year back in office as told by his approval rating is the story of a downward sloping line. It’s one we’ve heard before, though. To tell that story from a different angle, The New York Times used a different shape.
www.yellopolitics.com/p/trumps-unp...
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Trump's unpopularity is old news. One shape tells that story in a new way.
Plus: How Pantone picked the colors for its starter kit
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/trumps-unpopularity-is-old-news-one
about 1 month ago
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The upholstered armchairs that Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter sat in for that one picture where the Bidens look like giants have sold at auction for $10,795.
about 1 month ago
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By identifying split-ticket voters and reaching out to them early and often, George Romney defied a wave election. What we can learn from Mitt Romney's dad's campaign to reach across the aisle today:
www.yellopolitics.com/p/what-we-ca...
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What we can learn from George Romney’s campaign to reach across the aisle
George Romney and the ticket-splitters
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/what-we-can-learn-from-george-romneys
about 1 month ago
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The worst campaign logo of the midterms could actually be the best
www.yellopolitics.com/p/the-worst-...
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The worst campaign logo of the midterms could actually be the best
Plus: The missing piece in this new Frank Lloyd Wright logo tells an important story
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/the-worst-campaign-logo-of-the-midterms
about 1 month ago
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Apple introduced its Macintosh personal computer on this day in 1984 in its iconic “1984” Super Bowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott
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about 1 month ago
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“You can’t talk about people losing their Medicare and have a slick website,” says Paula Scher about the new federal National Design Studio. “It just doesn’t go.”
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From Airbnb to the White House: Joe Gebbia is reshaping the government in Trump’s image
The president decimated the U.S. government’s digital design agencies and replaced them with a personal propaganda czar.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91458973/chief-design-officer-joe-gebbia-reshaping-the-government
about 2 months ago
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Adidas has released a Homer Simpson backing into the bushes slide
about 2 months ago
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On this day in 1870: the first known use of a donkey as a symbol to represent the Democratic Party was published by cartoonist Thomas Nast in "Harper's Weekly."
about 2 months ago
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Forget Cracker Barrel and Jaguar — Kia's rebrand is proof a dramatic rebrand isn't brand suicide. Five years after rolling out its confusing new logo, the automaker's U.S. market share has never been higher.
www.fastcompany.com/91469156/kia...
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It turns out that Kia's new logo wasn't brand suicide after all
After a dramatic rebrand 5 years ago, the South Korean automaker is selling more cars than ever in the U.S.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91469156/kia-new-logo-not-brand-suicide-after-all
about 2 months ago
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Pop Crave
about 2 months ago
An ICE agent was caught slipping on ice in Minnesota.
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama in Thom Browne Fall 2025
2 months ago
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Now 40 years old, Costco's $1.50 hot dog has never been more popular after selling more than 245 million combos in 2025, a record.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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How Costco’s inflation-proof $1.50 hot dog deal became America’s happy meal
For 40 years, Costco has had its inflation-defying $1.50 hot dog deal. It's more popular than ever now that America is facing an affordability crisis
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/19/costco-inflation-proof-hot-dog-deal-turns-40/87253551007/
2 months ago
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There's no such thing as a Republican font. A new study found that people will say they "like" or "dislike" the typeface in a political logo based on their political views of the candidate it represents.
www.fastcompany.com/91461588/the...
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There's no such thing as a Republican font
A new study shows that fonts aren’t inherently partisan—but humans are.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91461588/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-republican-font
3 months ago
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On this day in 1773: a group of American Patriots called the Sons of Liberty dump tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbor to protest monopoly and taxation without representation by the British Parliament against the colonies. A Boston Tea Party.
3 months ago
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Saguaro progress pic
3 months ago
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Dream job alert 🌭
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3 months ago
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What is this genre of men called?
3 months ago
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Type designer Lucas de Groot, who designed the State Department's outgoing font Calibri, told me the decision to switch back to Times New Roman is "hilarious and regrettable."
www.yellopolitics.com/p/the-design...
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The designer behind Calibri,the font the State Department is ditching, speaks out
Plus: Trump wants the U.S. to build tiny cars
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/the-designer-behind-calibrithe-font
3 months ago
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Ralph Lauren’s limited-edition three-piece U.S. Postal Service capsule collection was designed in collaboration with USPS historians.
3 months ago
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The new Utah 2034 logo is weird and divisive, but it's also genius. A temporary logo designed as a placeholder until the final emblem of the Games is released, it introduces shapes through typography that can be used as the building blocks of a full brand later
www.yellopolitics.com/p/ok-ill-adm...
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OK I'll admit it: I love the Utah 2034 logo
Plus: What’s in a political party name?
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/ok-ill-admit-it-i-love-the-utah-2034
3 months ago
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Happy 44th birthday to Miss @britneyspears ✨💐
3 months ago
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Trump's campaign is upcharging for his Christmas merch and calling it a discount in emails to his mailing list: MAGA Merry Christmas hats that go for $28 on his site are being sold for $35 in emails, and 2026 calendars that go for $25 are being sold for $32 in emails.
3 months ago
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federal court: rules that Trump's tariffs are illegal me:
6 months ago
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The Pulse Memorial rainbow crosswalk honoring the 49 lives lost in the 2016 nightclub shooting in Orlando has been removed and painted over by the state
www.fox35orlando.com/news/pulse-m...
7 months ago
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McGruff is selling "Take a Bite Out of DOGE" tees that look bootleg but aren't to raise money after government cuts forced the National Crime Prevention Council to put a pause on work on a new PSA.
7 months ago
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mentally I am here
7 months ago
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A team of astronomers says it has found a new moon orbiting Uranus and it’s so tiny you can walk the whole thing in two hours.
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7 months ago
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Lucy Ritzmann
7 months ago
my chat with
@hunterschwarz.bsky.social
for this week's open tabs! Hunter's newsletters, Yello and Whig, are 100% required reading imo
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The U.K. government website got a redesign and refreshed logo meant to help build trust in government and encourage more citizens to use the site.
www.yellopolitics.com/p/his-majest...
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His Majesty’s government website has a new brand identity. Here’s why.
Plus: “Zohran for New York City” and a new era of progressive political design
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/his-majestys-government-website-has
7 months ago
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The "Belligerents" section of the Israel-Iran war page on Wikipedia has been updated to include the United States.
9 months ago
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Revolutionary War-era symbols that have been associated with the political right for more than a decade-and-a-half are now popping up on the left. Say hello to the Democratic Revolutionary Revival.
www.yellopolitics.com/p/sorry-cons...
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Sorry, cons, the Revolution is liberal now
Plus: Mariah Carey changed her font in her new music video but you might not notice
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/sorry-cons-the-revolution-is-liberal
9 months ago
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Pope Francis' message to attendees at the 2023 World Youth Day was "todos, todos, todos," or "everyone, everyone, everyone." 🕊️
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Pope Francis restates Catholic Church is for everyone, including LGBTQ+ people
"The Lord is clear," the pope insisted on Sunday. "The sick, the elderly, the young, old, ugly, beautiful, good and bad."
https://abcnews.go.com/International/pope-francis-restates-catholic-church-including-lgbtq-people/story?id=102064714
11 months ago
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Sometimes, this press release could have been a cat video. What NASA’s award-winning content strategy can tell us about building support for government.
www.yellopolitics.com/p/what-nasas...
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What NASA’s award-winning content strategy can tell us about building support for government
Plus: This graphic designer won $1 million from Elon Musk. Her story’s changed.
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/what-nasas-award-winning-content
11 months ago
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Josh Klemons
11 months ago
Ignore the BS - "Trump’s actually spending more than Biden." From
@hunterschwarz.bsky.social
whig.substack.com/p/trumps-act...
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Trump’s actually spending more than Biden
Plus: Xtina produced Burlesque the Musical
https://whig.substack.com/p/trumps-actually-spending-more-than
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Nancy Friedman
11 months ago
I bet this will be especially interesting to linguists who study gestures. By
@hunterschwarz.bsky.social
:
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How Trump uses finger pointing like a secret language to visually communicate
Plus: Want to design the infrastructure of the future? Here’s three steps for the U.S. to get there.
https://open.substack.com/pub/yello/p/how-trump-uses-finger-pointing-like?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5w0xb
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In short order, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign has built a brand that’s proud and patriotic in an election that’s become all about standing up to Trump. “We’ve never had an election like this.”
www.yellopolitics.com/p/the-patrio...
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The patriotic branding of Canada’s Liberal campaign is aggressively Canadian
Plus: Trump’s trying to make “liberation day” happen
https://www.yellopolitics.com/p/the-patriotic-branding-of-canadas
11 months ago
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Well this is bleak… an empty email from 538 of its top politics stories of the week was sent out this afternoon with nothing in it :(
12 months ago
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"goat" has entered the lexicon to the extent that it can now be used in newspaper headlines 🐐
about 1 year ago
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Drew Barrymore just got her own Pantone color.
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Pantone just named a color after Drew Barrymore
Of course, it's a sunny yellow.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91283798/pantone-just-named-a-color-after-drew-barrymore
about 1 year ago
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when I use 'attorneys general' in a sentence
about 1 year ago
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In this week’s issue of Whig: 🇫🇷 Macron gets frank 👠 Melania is big in China 🎤 Tate McRae calls Britney comparisons “flattering and scary”
whig.substack.com/p/the-first-...
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The first rule of being a Patriot is bow to no king
Plus: Rihanna says R9 has no genre or radio hits
https://whig.substack.com/p/the-first-rule-of-being-a-patriot
about 1 year ago
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John Scalzi
about 1 year ago
I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE TOE SUCKING VIDEO ANY MORE THANK YOU
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Happy Arizona Statehood Day 🦂❤️
about 1 year ago
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