Andra Sonea
@andrasonea.bsky.social
Financial Services. Maps. Technology. Politics. PhD Urban Science
www.andrasonea.com
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bro are you fucking kidding me
![quote from the Economist article which says "[study authors] are now looking at whether AI facial analysis can give lenders useful clues about a person’s propensity to repay loans. For people without access to credit, that could be a blessing."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6ofjbklfvptnupad4lxumblw/bafkreia3yctiqd7ejumpd6novxjpiycphtfkc3bdgd573jw37faqdl7o7m@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
bro are you fucking kidding me
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I wrote about public libraries as spaces of civic solidarity, common knowledge, and public infrastructure — all endangered by commercial and federal saboteurs
Extralibrary Loan: Making the Civic Infrastructure We Need
Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.
placesjournal.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I wrote about public libraries as spaces of civic solidarity, common knowledge, and public infrastructure — all endangered by commercial and federal saboteurs
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i made a template you can use to think about what "frame/negation/kirby" looks like for other issues.
For example:
Frame: DOGE is a govt efficiency project to save $
Negation: Actually it made things less efficient and cost $
Kirby: DOGE was a project to break and privatize federal bureaucracy
For example:
Frame: DOGE is a govt efficiency project to save $
Negation: Actually it made things less efficient and cost $
Kirby: DOGE was a project to break and privatize federal bureaucracy
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
i made a template you can use to think about what "frame/negation/kirby" looks like for other issues.
For example:
Frame: DOGE is a govt efficiency project to save $
Negation: Actually it made things less efficient and cost $
Kirby: DOGE was a project to break and privatize federal bureaucracy
For example:
Frame: DOGE is a govt efficiency project to save $
Negation: Actually it made things less efficient and cost $
Kirby: DOGE was a project to break and privatize federal bureaucracy
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My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
August 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
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Ouch. This one cuts to the bone.
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ouch. This one cuts to the bone.
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Infections don’t respect borders - as Kennedy pushes disinformation about measles, its treatment and the vaccine the cases of measles increase in US also driving surges in S America and Canada necessitating big vaccine drives to protect citizens
US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts
The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Infections don’t respect borders - as Kennedy pushes disinformation about measles, its treatment and the vaccine the cases of measles increase in US also driving surges in S America and Canada necessitating big vaccine drives to protect citizens
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Really not good at all that the Christian Right feels emboldened enough to parade in Soho in paramilitary uniforms. www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...
Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district
A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.
www.thepinknews.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Really not good at all that the Christian Right feels emboldened enough to parade in Soho in paramilitary uniforms. www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...
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"While British culture is largely resilient to pro-Russian propaganda coming direct from Russia, we are far less prepared against influence from the US ... A relationship that once represented a cultural strength for Britain now offers a major indirect vector for Russian reflexive control."
NEW: Written evidence submitted by Dr. Emma L. Briant (DIS0044) to UK Foreign Affairs Committee Inquiry on Disinformation Diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...
committees.parliament.uk
September 27, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"While British culture is largely resilient to pro-Russian propaganda coming direct from Russia, we are far less prepared against influence from the US ... A relationship that once represented a cultural strength for Britain now offers a major indirect vector for Russian reflexive control."
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Three Fronts of Hybrid War: Russia’s Election Interference in Romania, Moldova and Czechia
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Three Fronts of Hybrid War: Russia’s Election Interference in Romania, Moldova and Czechia
From Romania’s annulled presidential election to Moldova’s resilient victory and Czechia’s live TikTok manipulation, Europe’s frontline states reveal a common Kremlin playbook — and the different ways
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Three Fronts of Hybrid War: Russia’s Election Interference in Romania, Moldova and Czechia
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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Probably the loveliest thread you will read today, full of beauty and kindness and improvised owl physio
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Probably the loveliest thread you will read today, full of beauty and kindness and improvised owl physio
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Me at my tenth rodeo: Okay, I think I've probably been to enough of these. Thanks
September 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Me at my tenth rodeo: Okay, I think I've probably been to enough of these. Thanks
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🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise": #Moscow has devised a plan to interfere in the #Moldovan parliamentary elections and disrupt the country's path toward EU membership, @bloomberg.com reported on Sept. 22, citing documents it had seen. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/media-reveal...
kyivindependent.com/media-reveal...
Media reveal alleged Russian plot to influence Moldovan parliamentary elections
The documents seen by Bloomberg outline a multi-layered strategy reportedly coordinated directly by the Kremlin.
kyivindependent.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise": #Moscow has devised a plan to interfere in the #Moldovan parliamentary elections and disrupt the country's path toward EU membership, @bloomberg.com reported on Sept. 22, citing documents it had seen. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/media-reveal...
kyivindependent.com/media-reveal...
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Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
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Persistent stressors that are difficult to manage, such as concerns about affording rent or relying on Medicaid when it’s under threat, leave people in a heightened state, the researcher Courtney Boen tells @rossandersen.bsky.social—“and that erodes the body’s systems.” bit.ly/46nmbaF #TAF25
September 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Persistent stressors that are difficult to manage, such as concerns about affording rent or relying on Medicaid when it’s under threat, leave people in a heightened state, the researcher Courtney Boen tells @rossandersen.bsky.social—“and that erodes the body’s systems.” bit.ly/46nmbaF #TAF25
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Even individually, this is so important. I don’t want to debate if “posting is praxis”—but speaking out, even posting, matters more than we think. It reminds each other we’re not alone and helps keep us from the black hole of self-censorship that’s so much harder to escape.
One of the hallmarks of authoritarianism is to terrify people into self-censorship. ABC ending Kimmel’s show is the perfect example of this.
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Even individually, this is so important. I don’t want to debate if “posting is praxis”—but speaking out, even posting, matters more than we think. It reminds each other we’re not alone and helps keep us from the black hole of self-censorship that’s so much harder to escape.
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I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
September 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
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I find the lack of transparency about the UK's involvement with OpenAI's Stargate project to be really very worrying and also cannot see how it provides us with "sovereignty". We appear to just be providing the energy? on.ft.com/4n3W6Vf
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I find the lack of transparency about the UK's involvement with OpenAI's Stargate project to be really very worrying and also cannot see how it provides us with "sovereignty". We appear to just be providing the energy? on.ft.com/4n3W6Vf
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Working on #EnvironmentalJustice topics in Central and Eastern Europe? Then you might want to send an abstract for the conference 'The Greyzone of the Green Transition' that I'm co-organizing with my colleagues from Sibiu next year in Romania (18-19 May 2026).
Participation is free of charge!
Participation is free of charge!
International Conference: The Greyzone of the Green Transition – ecoJust home
grants.ulbsibiu.ro
July 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Working on #EnvironmentalJustice topics in Central and Eastern Europe? Then you might want to send an abstract for the conference 'The Greyzone of the Green Transition' that I'm co-organizing with my colleagues from Sibiu next year in Romania (18-19 May 2026).
Participation is free of charge!
Participation is free of charge!
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EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What are the Boris Files and what do they reveal about former PM’s conduct?
Leaked material from Johnson’s private office raises serious questions relating to his time in No 10 and since he resigned
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".
September 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".
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Huge name in our field and yet, this was her experience😔
"It took her nearly two decades to find a permanent academic position. She found occasional work as a visiting professor, filling in for someone on leave for a year or two. She earned grants to fund her research... but she was often living on unemployment benefits"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...
Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Huge name in our field and yet, this was her experience😔
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My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...