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Sonya 🕊️

@sonya.eurosky.social
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🚺 She/her ⭐️ Tejana 📍 Houston, TX Professional interests: immigration, public international law, & natsec Personal interests: pop culture, tech, & cats

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Tom “T.M.” Wolf @tomtmwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
TUESDAY TUESDAY TUESDAY! Leading historians and @brennancenter.org attorneys will hop on Zoom to share thoughts on countering SCOTUS's misuses of history. There's still time to join the nearly 1,500 people who are planning to attend. Sign up here ➡️ www.brennancenter.org/events/readi...
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Reading the Past: Historians and Lawyers in Dialogue
This practical conversation will explore originalism, historical evidence, and how lawyers and historians can work together in the courts.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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WIRED @wired.com · 28/09/2026
Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consortium. www.wired.com/story/indepe...
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Meta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers
Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consortium.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
re... un... ion....
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Truthout @truthout.org · 28/09/2026
A small group of formerly incarcerated women have won a major lawsuit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after a federal judge ruled that the state must air-condition all Texas prisons by the end of 2029.
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Formerly Incarcerated Women Sued to Get Air Conditioning in TX Prisons — and Won
Many people in prison have physical conditions that make them more susceptible to extreme heat.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
not a bad idea
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
I started community college the week after I graduated high school. Apparently, the CC awarded an Associate Degree to me right before I transfered to my four year alma mater. They did not tell me! I did not apply!
A screenshot of a college transcript (academic record) from Houston City College. It says, "Print Date: 09/28/2026; Degree Awarded; Degree: Associate in Arts; Confer Date: 12/15/2025." It also lists classes from Summer 2004: College Algebra, Music Fundamentals, Intro to Psychology, and Intro to Sociology."
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Albumism @albumism.com · 28/09/2026
Happy 50th Anniversary to Earth, Wind & Fire’s seventh studio album ‘Spirit’ originally released September 28, 1976 | Listen to the album here: album.ink/EWFSpirit
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thegvaa.bsky.social @thegvaa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Want to work in anime & ADR dubbing? Before you book the role, you need to understand the process. Join @kirabuckland.bsky.social for a practical look at ADR scripts, sync-to-picture, audition expectations, industry terminology, and professional dubbing workflow.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Looking forward to delivering today’s 9th annual Paul A. Rosen Lecture at Wayne State Law School Details here. events.wayne.edu/2026/09/28/t...
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The 9th Annual Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series
Join us for the 9th Annual Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series.  The Rosen Endowed Lecture was established in honor of Paul A. Rosen, a civil rights attorney who graduated from Wayne ...
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Independent creator-journalists such as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, known as Richard LA, are especially vulnerable to retaliation. Parias, now in ICE detention, seeks release and medical care, writes Carolina Abbott Galvão. www.cjr.org/news/richard...
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Richard LA’s impossible beat.
Independent creator-journalists such as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, known as Richard LA, are especially vulnerable to retaliation—and deportation.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Flock CEO Garrett Langley’s picture goes viral after senator claimed he skipped hearing over being “nervous about being on camera”
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Flock CEO Garrett Langley’s picture goes viral after senator claimed he skipped hearing over being “nervous about being on camera”
Garrett Langley skipped a Senate hearing about Flock’s AI surveillence days after his company was named in a misdemeanor case involving five Indianapolis police officers.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sarah Engelberg-Nolan, Emma Haberman, and Nicole Brosnan map out the legal questions raised by ICE's use of Palantir's Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement (ELITE) targeting tool, from Fourth Amendment search issues to due process and standing hurdles.
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From Records to Raids: The Questionable Legality of ICE’s Palantir ELITE System
There are important legal considerations implicated by ICE’s use of ELITE, write Sarah Engelberg-Nolan, Emma Haberman and Nicole Brosnan.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
lol honestly, pop culture is an economic indicator
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
#catcanoe #catsky
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
Wholesome misspellings are the best misspellings! 🩷
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with an estimated 800,000 people in Paris on Saturday, after spending the morning with migrants, the poor, and adults newly entering the Catholic Church. “For Christians,” he added, “the poor are not a sociological category, but the very ‘flesh’ of Christ.”
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Drawing 800,000 in Paris, Pope Leo XIV Calls on the Church to “Make Room” for Migrants and the Poor
“No one is so poor as to have nothing to give.” Before Mass, the pope sat with migrants and told catechists to respect each person’s pace. Six altar servers with Down syndrome served his Mass.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
This looks like microscopic life of pond water.
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San Antonio Express-News @expressnews.com · 28/09/2026
Texas cattle groups say immigration enforcement actions are delaying cattle shipments, costing ranchers millions and threatening to raise beef prices when the industry is already under economic pressures. bit.ly/4rTsSM9
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Catalina Fernandes @catalinafernandes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair continues to honour Palestinian children Israel killed in Gaza by writing their names on his equipment, this time remembering 12-year-old Lana and 8-year-old Bana who were killed with their family in an Israeli attack.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
MOVE OVER, CHUN LI! Calico warrior Lottie is here to steal all the girl power! Xena also ain't got nothing on calicos. #catcanoe #catsky
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Calico cats are known to be mighty warriors! #catcanoe #catsky
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When I was told that our tech oligarchs took their morality from science fiction, I never quite expected it to be from Spaceballs: The Movie.
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Space Evil Triumphs Over Good
Alt: Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 27/09/2026
Straight-forward anime studies? "This paper argues that Weathering with You is more than a teenage romance but rather presents a moral dilemma and exposes the moral inadequacy of reducing deeply personal bonds to units of utility." New and #openaccess doi.org/10.1080/2331...
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Love, sacrifice, and the limits of utilitarianism in Weathering with You
Makoto Shinkai’s 2019 animated film Weathering with You presents a moral dilemma that can be understood through utilitarianism. In the film, the first option is to sacrifice one innocent ‘Sunshine ...
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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 27/09/2026
Things that get no publicity - set for December, and NOT priced at like $100+! "Text and Image is a groundbreaking exploration of how Japanese manga and comics from the United States and United Kingdom craft meaning through the combination of words and pictures" www.upress.umn.edu/978151791958...
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Text and Image
How manga and comics reshape storytelling across culturesText and Image is a groundbreaking exploration of how Japanese manga and comics from the United Stat...
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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CISA Charts New "Quality Era" for Global CVE Program www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-qu...
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CISA Charts New
CISA has set out a new framework to improve CVE data quality as vulnerability volumes rise
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Science Magazine @science.org · 25/09/2026
Can the new cutting-edge AI models feel pain? They at least behave as if they do, according to a recent study. The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. scim.ag/4hHU6BA
Can an AI feel pain? It can at least act like it does
Study reignites debate over what, if anything, machines can feel
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bison have returned to Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert. 44 bison were released at Coahuila’s El Santuario reserve late last year, followed by 29 more into Sonora’s Cuenca Los Ojos region in February 2026, where the herd produced 10 calves within months. Yucatán Magazine buff.ly/0SEucl3 #ShareGoodNewsToo
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The Return of the Bison to Mexico's Chihuahua Desert
A species lost for over a century is once again shaping northern Mexico's landscape.
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Fan Studies Network @fanstudies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Han, X., & Sun, N. (2026). The Cultural Advancement of Fan Fiction and Emerging Legal Challenges. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 1–17. #FanStudies doi.org/10.1080/1063...
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The Cultural Advancement of Fan Fiction and Emerging Legal Challenges
The advent of the Internet age has brought with it works of fan fiction that have grown rapidly, presenting new developmental characteristics and a community of fans who are equally invested in the...
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
I tried to watch the Pope at Notre Dame last night, but I fell asleep during the singing even though it was beautiful. I am glad others are keeping me informed.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pope Leo in Paris: “Liberty, equality and fraternity are not simply words emblazoned on the front of your public buildings; they refer to universal ethical imperatives that also find in the Gospel message an inexhaustible source of inspiration and fulfillment.”
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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's what political science research can tell us about U.N. peacekeeping – and the alternatives. goodauthority.org/news/the-big...
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The bigger risk from funding cuts to U.N. peacekeeping
Global conflict is surging, but U.N. peacekeeping budgets are shrinking. Learn how these cuts jeopardize essential missions and what it means for international security.
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gooooood morning!! It's a nice beautiful breezy morning here in Houston, Texas. Crews are out hanging rainbow banners along Westheimer Rd. in Montrose to replace the LGBTQ+ Pride crosswalk that was removed last October.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 25/09/2026
“That’s going to be a painful experience if the State of Texas calls our notes due.” New from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org: A proposed desalination plant in this drought-stricken city has turned into a costly boondoggle, and one that could leave taxpayers with a hefty bill.
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Corpus Christi Could Owe Texas $235M for Failed Desalination Plant
City leaders hope to revive the twice-rejected project to avoid returning money loaned by the state.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
I guess I will get my NovaVax soon, then on Oct 1 my flu shot.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 21/09/2026
In books: Gun rights activists say “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Sociologist Harel Shapira's "Basic Pistol" is a deep dive into the grim birthplace of supposed 'good guys with guns,' the firearms training center.
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Why Texans Live and Die by the Gun
At the firearms training center, fear becomes the foundation of the state's violent obsession.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
UNGA, right now: Iceland's speaker is talking about women's and LGBT+ rights.
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Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So grateful that America 🇺🇸 has given the world a true leader; a man of faith, grace, compassion, decency, and boundless humanity. Thank you kindly, Pope Leo XIV. You have stirred the souls of so many in Paris today, and around the world. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️ 📷 Photo @richraho.bsky.social
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you’re a random person and you have to deal with death threats and harassment from internet stalkers, it’s my understanding that the FBI basically ignores you in most circumstances. But the Millers are so powerful they can demote the head of the FBI’s DC field office for investigating too slow.
The orders from the bureau's DC chief Darren Cox stemmed from frustration shared by the Miller family that the field office was moving slowly in probing allegedly harassing phone messages left with prominent conservative podcaster, Katie Miller, added the people, who spoke anonymously to avoid retaliation.
Several of the individuals said Director Kash Patel was also displeased with the office's progress on the case.
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
Proposed for "Hamburger Shoujo:" Steven Universe, Powerpuff Girls...
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FINAL FANTASY XIV @en.finalfantasyxiv.com · 25/09/2026
The FFXIV x instax™ campaign will conclude on September 30 at 7:59 a.m. (PDT) / 14:59 (GMT)! Be sure to get your submissions in! 📸 sqex.to/WndiF
Banner for the Final Fantasy 14 and instax campaign. On the left are multiple instax photographs showing in-game screenshots. On the right is an Au Ra with in a red hat and pink shirt holding up an instant camera.
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Mikhail Koulikov @animemangastudies.com · 26/09/2026
A question I'm seeing several times recently - now in the Journal of Public Health: "Our aim was to examine the association of interest in manga and anime (and specifically certain genres) with mental health, social disconnectedness, and subjective well-being outcomes." doi.org/10.1007/s103...
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Client Challenge
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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finland knows a lot about war. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Stubb based on my first two encounters with him, but this speach and the one he gave @hertieschool.bsky.social last year were superb.
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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Art of Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise → buff.ly/1a34pGE #animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev
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Netasgard News Australia @en-au.pds.netasgard.com · 25/09/2026
Pope Leo — Pope Leo XIV raises concerns about AI's impact on humanity during his visit to France. #UN #France #UnitedNations #PopeLeo #News
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Pope Leo Warns of AI Risks During France Visit
Pope Leo XIV has raised concerns about the potential risks of artificial intelligence, warning that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. During a speech in France, he emphasized the need… · Photo : Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
The Norwegian speaker just quoted Antonio Gramsci: The old world is dying. The new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters. 🙀 #unga #ungeneralassembly #unitednations #un #unitednationsgeneralassembly
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Sonya 🕊️ @sonya.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
I got the job. 🩷
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICE wasted millions in rush to expand detention, government watchdog finds www.axios.com/2026/09/25/i...
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ICE wasted millions in rush to expand detention, government watchdog finds
Warehouses, unused meals and unusable tents contributed to millions in waste.
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/09/2026
Some widely used surgical procedures, such as spinal fusions and rotator-cuff repairs, have effects indistinguishable from placebo or non-surgical care such as physiotherapy
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Many surgical interventions are little better than placebo
A succession of clinical trials is upending the field
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