Sonya [Garza] Herridge
@sonyah.bsky.social
📍 Houston, Texas
🎓 B.S. in Political Science (UH), M.A. in Humanities (UHCL), J.D. (Creighton), LL.M. (UHLC)
Professional interests: immigration, public international law, and NatSec
Personal interests: pop culture, tech, and cats
🎓 B.S. in Political Science (UH), M.A. in Humanities (UHCL), J.D. (Creighton), LL.M. (UHLC)
Professional interests: immigration, public international law, and NatSec
Personal interests: pop culture, tech, and cats
Pinned
a bed with a pokemon sleep logo on the sheets
Alt: An animated gif from the Pokémon Sleep advertisement. A Pokeball Plus+ is on a bed with white sheets and a white comforter. A night stand is next to the bed and has an old fashioned alarm clock. The light in the room changes from day to night.
media.tenor.com
Do you play Pokémon Sleep? Let’s be sleep researchers together!
Add me! My research ID is 4916-2119-7825 😴 💤
#pokemonsleep #snorlax #pokemon #researchteam #sleep
Add me! My research ID is 4916-2119-7825 😴 💤
#pokemonsleep #snorlax #pokemon #researchteam #sleep
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February Will See A ’Planet Parade’ And A ‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
February Will See A ’Planet Parade’ And A ‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.
www.forbes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
February Will See A ’Planet Parade’ And A ‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
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If cats lie in boxes- and every cat owner knows this to be true- and often shun their comfortable beds, why is it that nobody sells box-shaped beds?
Shoe box sized and a bit bigger, low-walled cat boxes?
Shoe box sized and a bit bigger, low-walled cat boxes?
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If cats lie in boxes- and every cat owner knows this to be true- and often shun their comfortable beds, why is it that nobody sells box-shaped beds?
Shoe box sized and a bit bigger, low-walled cat boxes?
Shoe box sized and a bit bigger, low-walled cat boxes?
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#ThisWeek in 1972, 31 January, #ESRO's Highly Eccentric Orbit Satellite #HEOS-2 was launched on a Delta rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the first satellite to explore Earth’s northern polar region from a highly-eccentric orbit (pic: ESA historicalarchives.esa.int) 🧪🔭 #Space #History
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
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Black History Month.
Entry about Sister Rosetta Tharpe for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas by the late William McNeil & me. It also appears in the “Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music.”
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sist...
Entry about Sister Rosetta Tharpe for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas by the late William McNeil & me. It also appears in the “Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music.”
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sist...
"Sister Rosetta" Tharpe (1915–1973) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Arkansas native Rosetta Nubin Tharpe was one of gospel music’s first superstars, the first gospel performer to record for a major record label (Decca), ...
encyclopediaofarkansas.net
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Black History Month.
Entry about Sister Rosetta Tharpe for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas by the late William McNeil & me. It also appears in the “Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music.”
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sist...
Entry about Sister Rosetta Tharpe for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas by the late William McNeil & me. It also appears in the “Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music.”
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sist...
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1ST DAY of #dinofest2026 at the Natural History Museum of Utah was fabulous! Lots of great talks. Cannot wait to see you all tomorrow for more dino doings. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 2:25 AM
1ST DAY of #dinofest2026 at the Natural History Museum of Utah was fabulous! Lots of great talks. Cannot wait to see you all tomorrow for more dino doings. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
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The rarest of boys! He looks like a male calico tabby!!
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
The rarest of boys! He looks like a male calico tabby!!
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As a nation, we face a decisive moment. Trust the journalists who witness tyranny at street level. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/01/a...
As a nation, we face a decisive moment. Trust the journalists who witness tyranny at street level. • Kansas Reflector
Amid the stream of coverage of state-sponsored violence you may have missed the stories of the journalists arrested, detained or roughed up.
kansasreflector.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
As a nation, we face a decisive moment. Trust the journalists who witness tyranny at street level. kansasreflector.com/2026/02/01/a...
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PHILIPPINE EAGLE 🦅 🇵🇭
super endangered! for my conservation series... thingy... have to refresh my portfolio before my senior show (in april! eek!) and i really want to focus on illustration some more
#art #drawing #digitalart #artsky #digitaldrawing #procreate #birds #nature #bird #animals #arte
super endangered! for my conservation series... thingy... have to refresh my portfolio before my senior show (in april! eek!) and i really want to focus on illustration some more
#art #drawing #digitalart #artsky #digitaldrawing #procreate #birds #nature #bird #animals #arte
February 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
PHILIPPINE EAGLE 🦅 🇵🇭
super endangered! for my conservation series... thingy... have to refresh my portfolio before my senior show (in april! eek!) and i really want to focus on illustration some more
#art #drawing #digitalart #artsky #digitaldrawing #procreate #birds #nature #bird #animals #arte
super endangered! for my conservation series... thingy... have to refresh my portfolio before my senior show (in april! eek!) and i really want to focus on illustration some more
#art #drawing #digitalart #artsky #digitaldrawing #procreate #birds #nature #bird #animals #arte
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A true rarity, this bronze goose was discovered in the ruins of Constantinople’s famed luxurious hippodrome. It has a pipe in its beak, so it was probably part of a fountain, providing water to the 100,000 spectators who could fit into the circus stands. 🏺 1/
Roman, 4th c. CE. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
Roman, 4th c. CE. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A true rarity, this bronze goose was discovered in the ruins of Constantinople’s famed luxurious hippodrome. It has a pipe in its beak, so it was probably part of a fountain, providing water to the 100,000 spectators who could fit into the circus stands. 🏺 1/
Roman, 4th c. CE. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
Roman, 4th c. CE. #BritishMuseum
📸 me
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January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Columbo the legend. "Nah, I'm just a lieutenant."
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Columbo the legend. "Nah, I'm just a lieutenant."
What a way to begin February! 🩷
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
What a way to begin February! 🩷
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Those Castro brothers are badasses! 🩷🩷🩷
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Those Castro brothers are badasses! 🩷🩷🩷
That sounds wonderful!
February 1, 2026 at 7:21 AM
That sounds wonderful!
I am thinking about that. On Oscar, it says, "Do not contact chambers" along with no info for his chambers. But he has not hired anyone through Oscar since 2011. So it might be out of date?
February 1, 2026 at 6:52 AM
I am thinking about that. On Oscar, it says, "Do not contact chambers" along with no info for his chambers. But he has not hired anyone through Oscar since 2011. So it might be out of date?
Even if it is only for one month. My ancestral roots are in San Antonio.
My dad has an old 1950 Airstream trailer in Poteet that I could move into overnight, if need be.
I just need to help this Judge!
My dad has an old 1950 Airstream trailer in Poteet that I could move into overnight, if need be.
I just need to help this Judge!
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Even if it is only for one month. My ancestral roots are in San Antonio.
My dad has an old 1950 Airstream trailer in Poteet that I could move into overnight, if need be.
I just need to help this Judge!
My dad has an old 1950 Airstream trailer in Poteet that I could move into overnight, if need be.
I just need to help this Judge!
This opinion is incredibly moving and courageous. I *need* to be Judge Biery's clerk. According to oscar.uscourts.gov, the last time he hired a clerk was in 2011. Does anyone know any info about him?
February 1, 2026 at 6:44 AM
This opinion is incredibly moving and courageous. I *need* to be Judge Biery's clerk. According to oscar.uscourts.gov, the last time he hired a clerk was in 2011. Does anyone know any info about him?
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
In my precinct, there are 3,569 registered voters. Only 136 votes were cast in this election. That is a voter turn out of 3.81%. Out of 136 voters, 40 voted for Edwards and 96 voted for Menefee. Every vote counts!
February 1, 2026 at 6:09 AM
In my precinct, there are 3,569 registered voters. Only 136 votes were cast in this election. That is a voter turn out of 3.81%. Out of 136 voters, 40 voted for Edwards and 96 voted for Menefee. Every vote counts!
I think we all did! I did!
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I think we all did! I did!