Sonaar Luthra ๐งโ๏ธ๐ง๏ธ๐ง๐
@sonaar.bsky.social
๐ I forecast water & climate risks. AMAโ๏ธ
๐ฑSenior TED Fellow, Truman Fellow, RAND Pardee fellow, Harvard adjunct๐ฆซ
โ๏ธSoCal-based, MN-born, 1st gen Punjabi๐ฅ
๐งWater Canary Founder๐ค
Climate is the message but #water is the medium: go.ted.com/sonaarluthra
๐ฑSenior TED Fellow, Truman Fellow, RAND Pardee fellow, Harvard adjunct๐ฆซ
โ๏ธSoCal-based, MN-born, 1st gen Punjabi๐ฅ
๐งWater Canary Founder๐ค
Climate is the message but #water is the medium: go.ted.com/sonaarluthra
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Only Bad Bunny could remind me what it felt like to proud to be a part of America. #SuperBunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Only Bad Bunny could remind me what it felt like to proud to be a part of America. #SuperBunny
#POWERFAILURE ๐ #BADBUNNY ๐คฉ #AMERICANS โ๐ฝ
๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ท๐ง๐ธ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ด๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ด๐จ๐ท๐จ๐บ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ธ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐พ๐ญ๐น๐ญ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฆ๐ต๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐จ๐ป๐จ๐ธ๐ท๐น๐น๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐พ๐ป๐ช๐ฆ๐ผ๐ง๐ถ๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ง๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฐ๐พ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ธ๐บ๏ธ๐ต๐ท๐ฌ๐ธ๐น๐จ๐ป๐ฎ
๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ท๐ง๐ธ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ด๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ด๐จ๐ท๐จ๐บ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ธ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐พ๐ญ๐น๐ญ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฆ๐ต๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐จ๐ป๐จ๐ธ๐ท๐น๐น๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐พ๐ป๐ช๐ฆ๐ผ๐ง๐ถ๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ง๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฐ๐พ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ธ๐บ๏ธ๐ต๐ท๐ฌ๐ธ๐น๐จ๐ป๐ฎ
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
#POWERFAILURE ๐ #BADBUNNY ๐คฉ #AMERICANS โ๐ฝ
๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ท๐ง๐ธ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ด๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ด๐จ๐ท๐จ๐บ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ธ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐พ๐ญ๐น๐ญ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฆ๐ต๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐จ๐ป๐จ๐ธ๐ท๐น๐น๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐พ๐ป๐ช๐ฆ๐ผ๐ง๐ถ๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ง๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฐ๐พ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ธ๐บ๏ธ๐ต๐ท๐ฌ๐ธ๐น๐จ๐ป๐ฎ
๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ท๐ง๐ธ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ด๐ง๐ท๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ด๐จ๐ท๐จ๐บ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ธ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐น๐ฌ๐พ๐ญ๐น๐ญ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฆ๐ต๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐จ๐ป๐จ๐ธ๐ท๐น๐น๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐พ๐ป๐ช๐ฆ๐ผ๐ง๐ถ๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ง๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฌ๐ฐ๐พ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ธ๐บ๏ธ๐ต๐ท๐ฌ๐ธ๐น๐จ๐ป๐ฎ
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Priscilla Johnson, who was Microsoftโs director of water strategy from 2017 until 2020 and has consulted for the company since then, siad when she presented ideas for more efficient water use, her manager "basically said, โHow am I going to justify a more expensive data center?โโ
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Priscilla Johnson, who was Microsoftโs director of water strategy from 2017 until 2020 and has consulted for the company since then, siad when she presented ideas for more efficient water use, her manager "basically said, โHow am I going to justify a more expensive data center?โโ
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Americaโs Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision flip.it/M_sA0a cc @sonaar.bsky.social
Americaโs Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision
โThe U.S. taxpayers have a right to this data.โ
flip.it
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Americaโs Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision flip.it/M_sA0a cc @sonaar.bsky.social
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Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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A short summary and interview with me discussing the growing trend of water-related violence worldwide, based on the new data just released by the @pacificinstitute.bsky.social.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats
Events over this past year have made waterโs role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to cross-border terrorism. [...]
www.newsecuritybeat.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A short summary and interview with me discussing the growing trend of water-related violence worldwide, based on the new data just released by the @pacificinstitute.bsky.social.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
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Trump Says Mamdani Can Call Him a โDespotโ & โFascistโ
Trump gushed about NYCโs mayor-elect during their meeting & says heโs a โvery rational personโ & NOT a โjihadistโโafter previously calling him a โlunatic.โ www.thedailybeast.com/suck-up-trum... Otoh who wouldnโt let Mamdani call them a fascist?
Trump gushed about NYCโs mayor-elect during their meeting & says heโs a โvery rational personโ & NOT a โjihadistโโafter previously calling him a โlunatic.โ www.thedailybeast.com/suck-up-trum... Otoh who wouldnโt let Mamdani call them a fascist?
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Trump Says Mamdani Can Call Him a โDespotโ & โFascistโ
Trump gushed about NYCโs mayor-elect during their meeting & says heโs a โvery rational personโ & NOT a โjihadistโโafter previously calling him a โlunatic.โ www.thedailybeast.com/suck-up-trum... Otoh who wouldnโt let Mamdani call them a fascist?
Trump gushed about NYCโs mayor-elect during their meeting & says heโs a โvery rational personโ & NOT a โjihadistโโafter previously calling him a โlunatic.โ www.thedailybeast.com/suck-up-trum... Otoh who wouldnโt let Mamdani call them a fascist?
My god this made me miss Pete Coviello. Beyond brilliant gorgeous and cathartic read via @dearsarah.bsky.social - lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Donโt Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
Itโs remarkable, the people youโll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institutionโthe term they tend to prefer is โeliteโโand odds are that eventually someone who was a studenโฆ
lithub.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My god this made me miss Pete Coviello. Beyond brilliant gorgeous and cathartic read via @dearsarah.bsky.social - lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Yes Repeat Noโthe gorgeous experimental art film my partner @dearsarah.bsky.social Sarah produced about ๐ต๐ธ & ๐ฎ๐ฑ during the pandemicโis being released to streaming platforms today. I hope youโll check it out and share it widely
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yes Repeat Noโthe gorgeous experimental art film my partner @dearsarah.bsky.social Sarah produced about ๐ต๐ธ & ๐ฎ๐ฑ during the pandemicโis being released to streaming platforms today. I hope youโll check it out and share it widely
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
Yes Repeat Noโthe gorgeous experimental art film my partner @dearsarah.bsky.social Sarah produced about ๐ต๐ธ & ๐ฎ๐ฑ during the pandemicโis being released to streaming platforms today. I hope youโll check it out and share it widely
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yes Repeat Noโthe gorgeous experimental art film my partner @dearsarah.bsky.social Sarah produced about ๐ต๐ธ & ๐ฎ๐ฑ during the pandemicโis being released to streaming platforms today. I hope youโll check it out and share it widely
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
Iโm so proud of her!! ๐ฅณ
www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. Itโs about peopleโs lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. Itโs about peopleโs lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. Itโs about peopleโs lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. Itโs about peopleโs lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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You ever drunk dial your senator?
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You ever drunk dial your senator?
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trumpโs $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trumpโs $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trumpโs $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trumpโs $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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We go to sleep in a better country than we woke up in. Thank you to everyone who worked for these coast-to-coast victories, for this utter repudiation of Trumpism, for economic justice and a country for all of us, not for white supremacy.
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
We go to sleep in a better country than we woke up in. Thank you to everyone who worked for these coast-to-coast victories, for this utter repudiation of Trumpism, for economic justice and a country for all of us, not for white supremacy.
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Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one โGOOD FUCKING RIDDANCEโ shirt.
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one โGOOD FUCKING RIDDANCEโ shirt.
TURN THE VOLUME UP!
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
TURN THE VOLUME UP!
Such a buzzill when NY1 switched over to the national NBC feed - but PBS ftw!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnM_...
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters after winning 2025 NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Such a buzzill when NY1 switched over to the national NBC feed - but PBS ftw!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnM_...