Siobhan Hoffmann Sønderborg
@siobhanhoffmann.bsky.social
Freelance creative, project manager, and business development person. Previously in HE. Currently, all over the place.
Lover of books, ceramics, silliness, exploring, foul language, visual/material culture. (Also sometimes tennis and hospitality.)
No DMs.
Lover of books, ceramics, silliness, exploring, foul language, visual/material culture. (Also sometimes tennis and hospitality.)
No DMs.
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Just to make it even clearer: Ring, and all video doorbells, were always supposed to be part of a surveillance infrastructure.
Burn them all and bury the ashes in the desert.
Burn them all and bury the ashes in the desert.
Just to make this abundantly clear:
February 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Just to make it even clearer: Ring, and all video doorbells, were always supposed to be part of a surveillance infrastructure.
Burn them all and bury the ashes in the desert.
Burn them all and bury the ashes in the desert.
Had a weird thing, earlier... Went for a meeting and was offered tea. Replied in the affirmative. Tea was then brought. I wondered why it felt weird... It's taken me 2 hours and the journey home to realise that it's because it was a man who brought it. I have never been brought meeting tea by a man.
February 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Had a weird thing, earlier... Went for a meeting and was offered tea. Replied in the affirmative. Tea was then brought. I wondered why it felt weird... It's taken me 2 hours and the journey home to realise that it's because it was a man who brought it. I have never been brought meeting tea by a man.
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I regularly post updates on this story because it's an atrocity on an incomprehensible scale but people don't really talk about it
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says
Deep funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its potential dismantling could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The ...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I regularly post updates on this story because it's an atrocity on an incomprehensible scale but people don't really talk about it
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
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Your data was always going to be used against you. We’ve been warning about this for literally decades.
Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Your data was always going to be used against you. We’ve been warning about this for literally decades.
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Strolling through Richmond Park yesterday I was imagining equestrians past and imagined habit clad figures trotting across the heathland. This is a smart cotton late #1820s riding habit for the stylish sporting gals #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
February 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Strolling through Richmond Park yesterday I was imagining equestrians past and imagined habit clad figures trotting across the heathland. This is a smart cotton late #1820s riding habit for the stylish sporting gals #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Hmm. Horrible person does a horrible thing. What a surprise.
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Hmm. Horrible person does a horrible thing. What a surprise.
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It would be good if people started to understand AI doesn’t “know” anything. It’s been programmed to show what looks like an answer.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
It would be good if people started to understand AI doesn’t “know” anything. It’s been programmed to show what looks like an answer.
How did Robin Hood (the foxy one) get King John's clothes?
February 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
How did Robin Hood (the foxy one) get King John's clothes?
Mary Poppins was a hunt saboteur.
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Mary Poppins was a hunt saboteur.
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A beautiful loveniid heart urchin For #FossilFriday and #ValentinesDay
Did you know, their etymology is not actually rooted in their heart shape. Loveniids are named after Sven Ludvig Lovén (1809–1895), the Swedish echinoderm specialist.
Read more with Koch (2007): buff.ly/e13Mi1b
#PaleoSky
Did you know, their etymology is not actually rooted in their heart shape. Loveniids are named after Sven Ludvig Lovén (1809–1895), the Swedish echinoderm specialist.
Read more with Koch (2007): buff.ly/e13Mi1b
#PaleoSky
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
A beautiful loveniid heart urchin For #FossilFriday and #ValentinesDay
Did you know, their etymology is not actually rooted in their heart shape. Loveniids are named after Sven Ludvig Lovén (1809–1895), the Swedish echinoderm specialist.
Read more with Koch (2007): buff.ly/e13Mi1b
#PaleoSky
Did you know, their etymology is not actually rooted in their heart shape. Loveniids are named after Sven Ludvig Lovén (1809–1895), the Swedish echinoderm specialist.
Read more with Koch (2007): buff.ly/e13Mi1b
#PaleoSky
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The government: “We’ve set the University finance system up so that it depends upon overseas recruitment.”
Also the government: “We’ve enacted policies to deter overseas students & make recruitment much harder.”
Still the government: “If Universities can’t fund themselves, that’s on them.”
Also the government: “We’ve enacted policies to deter overseas students & make recruitment much harder.”
Still the government: “If Universities can’t fund themselves, that’s on them.”
February 13, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The government: “We’ve set the University finance system up so that it depends upon overseas recruitment.”
Also the government: “We’ve enacted policies to deter overseas students & make recruitment much harder.”
Still the government: “If Universities can’t fund themselves, that’s on them.”
Also the government: “We’ve enacted policies to deter overseas students & make recruitment much harder.”
Still the government: “If Universities can’t fund themselves, that’s on them.”
Welp. Today has been a doozy.
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Welp. Today has been a doozy.
Gosh, who could have predicted this.
Business academics claim they are being denied promotions and sabbaticals if they are not publishing in highly rated journals in the run-up to the REF www.timeshighereducation.com/news/toxic-c... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
‘Toxic culture’ caused by REF pressure to target top journals
Staff at management school say they feel forced to publish in ‘narrow’ subset of elite journals to boost REF standing, restricting types of research they can pursue
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Gosh, who could have predicted this.
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The initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland. This follows a pilot (for which 2,000 artists were randomly selected from 8,000 applicants).
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligible artists based in the Republic of Ireland. This follows a pilot (for which 2,000 artists were randomly selected from 8,000 applicants).
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
‘The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m’
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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I missed this: Gallup: "40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity." (Was 10% in 2014.)
The pronatalism will continue until moral improves.
ht @katemanne.bsky.social
The pronatalism will continue until moral improves.
ht @katemanne.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I missed this: Gallup: "40% of [US] women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity." (Was 10% in 2014.)
The pronatalism will continue until moral improves.
ht @katemanne.bsky.social
The pronatalism will continue until moral improves.
ht @katemanne.bsky.social
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All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
All flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been grounded for ten days for “Special Security Reasons”, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
Shutting down airspace of a major US city for such an extended period hasn’t happened since the aftermath of 9-11.
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LEGENDS OF ICELAND
Jón Árnason 1962
Frontispiece by J. B. Zwecker for edition translated George E. J. Powell and Eiríkur Magnússon 1864
#wyrdwednesday #illustration
Jón Árnason 1962
Frontispiece by J. B. Zwecker for edition translated George E. J. Powell and Eiríkur Magnússon 1864
#wyrdwednesday #illustration
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
LEGENDS OF ICELAND
Jón Árnason 1962
Frontispiece by J. B. Zwecker for edition translated George E. J. Powell and Eiríkur Magnússon 1864
#wyrdwednesday #illustration
Jón Árnason 1962
Frontispiece by J. B. Zwecker for edition translated George E. J. Powell and Eiríkur Magnússon 1864
#wyrdwednesday #illustration
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The Epstein files show that Brexit was never a “plucky British revolt”. In reality, Brexit was fed, and empowered, by an entire class of oligarchs and autocrats, who thrive on chaos, weak regulation and brittle institutions.
The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The Epstein files show that Brexit was never a “plucky British revolt”. In reality, Brexit was fed, and empowered, by an entire class of oligarchs and autocrats, who thrive on chaos, weak regulation and brittle institutions.
I went out for a drink with someone last night who-pretty much without any warning-said that he thought we needed to stop the boats.
I thought sleep would make me less disgusted but it hasn't.
I thought sleep would make me less disgusted but it hasn't.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
I went out for a drink with someone last night who-pretty much without any warning-said that he thought we needed to stop the boats.
I thought sleep would make me less disgusted but it hasn't.
I thought sleep would make me less disgusted but it hasn't.
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'Arizona cowboys play sports to pass the time in Phoenix, 1955. Photograph courtesy Black Star, National Geographic Creative'
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
'Arizona cowboys play sports to pass the time in Phoenix, 1955. Photograph courtesy Black Star, National Geographic Creative'
I have developed an obsession with something I cannot have.
If you ever go to Canada you must all try Uttoffea Cashew Dark. I wish I'd never learned of its existence.
If you ever go to Canada you must all try Uttoffea Cashew Dark. I wish I'd never learned of its existence.
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I have developed an obsession with something I cannot have.
If you ever go to Canada you must all try Uttoffea Cashew Dark. I wish I'd never learned of its existence.
If you ever go to Canada you must all try Uttoffea Cashew Dark. I wish I'd never learned of its existence.
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.