Just Andrea
andreagl.bsky.social
Just Andrea
@andreagl.bsky.social
Educator, former journalist, Board President of the Octavia Project, podcaster, nerd
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I’m the Board President for a small #STEAM nonprofit serving teen girl, trans and nonbinary youth in NYC. We’re looking for new board members to help grow our organization, especially #WomeninSTEM. Please reach out if you’re interested. The org is called the Octavia Project: www.octaviaproject.org
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I initially was not very excited for Stranger Things to return but now I’m getting hyped. Anyone else looking forward to it?
August 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns

los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
June 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Hi Bluesky, I made the mistake of engaging on the bird app. That place truly is a dumpster fire. I’m back over here now. Will be posting about *some* politics but trying to keep it mostly to books, fandoms, etc
April 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I actually cannot deal with ASOIAF commentary from people who clearly havent read the books and think the show is basically a faithful adaptation.
March 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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🚨 EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE

Columbia/Barnard faculty, Jewish community leaders, immigrant advocates, and rabbis are demanding the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil from ICE custody.

We will not be silent or cower in the face of American Fascism. #FreeMahmoud
March 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The way people cannot wait to tell us how much they hate Meghan Markle has to be studied. I cannot think of a single thing this woman has done to solicit such hatred. “She’s so fake.” Lmao like y’all know her. How do you know she’s being fake? When did you meet her, Karen?
March 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Good morning Bluesky, what’s keeping you sane right now?
February 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Does anyone know how to organize a protest? 😩 I feel out of my depth here.
February 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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If what is happening in America was happening in France, there’d be a general strike and daily protests. Be more French.
January 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hey Bluesky, I’m looking for some new fantasy book series to get into - not Romantasy (nothing wrong with it just not my thing). Any recommendations?
January 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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yes. they couch it as restoring the constitutional order, but the plain fact is they want to bring back a legal regime that sanctioned apartheid
The medium-term goal here, which most of these people openly admit if you ask them, is the repeal of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which restores their ability to segregate by race, bar black people from businesses, and racially discriminate.
January 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
AOC said this in a recent video of hers and I love it: “If there are no good people left in the world, I want to be the last one.”

That’s the kind of energy we can all bring to our new reality. It doesn’t even have to be political. Have compassion. Have empathy. Show love.
January 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trying to erase trans people is depraved and disgusting. And impossible. Trans people have always existed and will always exist. And have every right to live their identities every day. All day. No matter what the federal government says.
January 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.

👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.

👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I remember when this story about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica broke and how shook everyone was. People and corporations were deleting their Facebook pages and stopped advertising on the app. The worst companies/people are using our data in the most insidious ways.
January 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...
January 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I hope everyone is paying attention. That man and his tech bros are sending a very clear message. They own the means of communication.
January 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I really feel bad for all of the tiktok creators who were able to find something they truly loved and were good at and be paid for it, only to have it ripped away. I’m proud of them for taking a risk but today is a sad day for them.
January 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
How is everyone feeling? This weekend is heavy.
January 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My Secret Santa gave me an Alicent Hightower Funko Pop. I’m trying to decide if she should be on the same shelf as Rhaenyra, Baela, and Corlys or should Team Green have their own shelf 🤨
December 11, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Soooo glad for Emma! The second season was controversial but the excellence of their performance cannot be denied.
Emma D’Arcy has been nominated for Best Television Female Actor in a Drama Series for their portrayal of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen in ‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ Season 2 for the 82nd #GoldenGlobes
December 9, 2024 at 10:57 PM
If I need to chop vegetables- it automatically adds a half hour to any recipe. I don’t know why I’m so slow at this 😩
December 9, 2024 at 10:53 PM
The fact that the reunion ended in chaos on #Outlander feels so right 🥰
December 7, 2024 at 4:55 AM
This week’s Outlander was wild. We’ve been waiting for the big moment for years but It didnt feel AS big as it could have. And I don’t mean that in a critical way. In fact, I think the show took a moment that felt batshit in the books and made it more…human.
December 7, 2024 at 2:23 AM