Paula Scia
@19pippi.bsky.social
Health literacy writer. Facts matter. Words matter. Truth matters. So do persistence and resistance.
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The department under Blinken in early January 2023 had switched to Calibri, a modern sans-serif font, saying this was a more accessible font for people with disabilities because it did not have the decorative angular features and was the default in Microsoft products.
Rubio orders diplomats to return to using Times New Roman, ousting Calibri | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal d...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The department under Blinken in early January 2023 had switched to Calibri, a modern sans-serif font, saying this was a more accessible font for people with disabilities because it did not have the decorative angular features and was the default in Microsoft products.
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Trump has repeatedly put farmers out of business. Has driven up their costs for everything, including labor. Has them begging him for welfare every year. Tells them he knows more about their business than they do. Lies to them. And they still vote Republican and send him money.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Trump has repeatedly put farmers out of business. Has driven up their costs for everything, including labor. Has them begging him for welfare every year. Tells them he knows more about their business than they do. Lies to them. And they still vote Republican and send him money.
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DOJ wants to force American Oversight to get rid of three pages of a FOIA complaint that lays out DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein cover-up.
Here's some of what they're asking to strike.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here's some of what they're asking to strike.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
DOJ wants to force American Oversight to get rid of three pages of a FOIA complaint that lays out DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein cover-up.
Here's some of what they're asking to strike.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here's some of what they're asking to strike.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Trump's own mortgages match his description of mortgage fraud, records reveal:
The Trump admin has argued Fed governor Lisa Cook may have committed fraud by declaring more than one primary residence. ProPublica found Trump once did that very thing he called "deceitful and potentially criminal."
The Trump admin has argued Fed governor Lisa Cook may have committed fraud by declaring more than one primary residence. ProPublica found Trump once did that very thing he called "deceitful and potentially criminal."
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene told me to go back to my country and kicked our then-18-year-old communications director.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene told me to go back to my country and kicked our then-18-year-old communications director.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.
She doesn’t get to play victim now.
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“I think it’s really important that people see what it looks like when the full force of the United States military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under, just so that they have sort of a visceral feel for what it is that we’re doing.” — Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT
December 7, 2025
“I think it’s really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
“I think it’s really important that people see what it looks like when the full force of the United States military is turned on two guys who are clinging to a piece of wood and about to go under, just so that they have sort of a visceral feel for what it is that we’re doing.” — Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT
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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
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TODAY IS THE DAY! VOTE AFTYN 4 CONGRESS,
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY! VOTE AFTYN 4 CONGRESS,
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
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Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
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The liars in the White House aren't "mistaken." They know they're lying. They think lying is a big part of their job. Never cut them a break by thinking they're confused or deluded. They're lying to steal the freedom of everyone you love.
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The liars in the White House aren't "mistaken." They know they're lying. They think lying is a big part of their job. Never cut them a break by thinking they're confused or deluded. They're lying to steal the freedom of everyone you love.
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Has a single reporter asked anyone on Team Trump about why it's OK to bomb little boats that "might" have drugs on them while pardoning one of the biggest drug dealers we've managed to convict?
Maybe I missed it, but has even one Republican in Congress spoken out against Trump’s corrupt pardon of a guy convicted of helping funnel more than 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S.?
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Has a single reporter asked anyone on Team Trump about why it's OK to bomb little boats that "might" have drugs on them while pardoning one of the biggest drug dealers we've managed to convict?
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"We cannot negotiate with people who say 'what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable'."
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
Putin: “When Ukrainians troops withdraw from the territories they hold, then we will cease hostilities; If they don’t leave, we will achieve this by military means “
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"We cannot negotiate with people who say 'what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable'."
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
John F. Kennedy
25 July 1961
re: The Berlin Crisis
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Art. I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make rules and regulations for the armed forces — including codes of discipline and strictures against following illegal orders. You can’t punish members of Congress for articulating those rules. Also protected by Speech and Debate Clause.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Art. I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make rules and regulations for the armed forces — including codes of discipline and strictures against following illegal orders. You can’t punish members of Congress for articulating those rules. Also protected by Speech and Debate Clause.
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To the men and women who wear the uniform...my brothers and sisters in arms...I know the message from those six Democratic lawmakers wasn’t just heard...it resonated. The nation will look to you to act with honor. I have full confidence you’ll rise to the moment.
#Holdfast
#Holdfast
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
To the men and women who wear the uniform...my brothers and sisters in arms...I know the message from those six Democratic lawmakers wasn’t just heard...it resonated. The nation will look to you to act with honor. I have full confidence you’ll rise to the moment.
#Holdfast
#Holdfast
Hey, NJ DEMS—can you help? Mikie Sherrill’s seat in Congress will be filled by a special election in Jan/Feb. Zach Beecher needs 500 voters to sign a petition BY DEC. 1 to get him on the ballot! Check him out at ZachBeecher.com and please share to keep NJ blue. #NJ #vote
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey, NJ DEMS—can you help? Mikie Sherrill’s seat in Congress will be filled by a special election in Jan/Feb. Zach Beecher needs 500 voters to sign a petition BY DEC. 1 to get him on the ballot! Check him out at ZachBeecher.com and please share to keep NJ blue. #NJ #vote
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"Stop me if you've heard this before" dept:
Student-run independent college newspapers should be in the running for Pulitzers. This from @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Student-run independent college newspapers should be in the running for Pulitzers. This from @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Visited Epstein’s Island During 2005 Honeymoon | News | The Harvard Crimson
In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding at Elmwood — the Harvard president’s official residence — Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, traded Cambridge’s cold for a warmer escape.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Stop me if you've heard this before" dept:
Student-run independent college newspapers should be in the running for Pulitzers. This from @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Student-run independent college newspapers should be in the running for Pulitzers. This from @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Studies show, for example, that triggering someone's "civic" identity can help them evaluate information more objectively. So someone who is fiercely political actually has the capacity to be more impartial once they are empaneled on a jury and see themselves as a "juror" 3/
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Studies show, for example, that triggering someone's "civic" identity can help them evaluate information more objectively. So someone who is fiercely political actually has the capacity to be more impartial once they are empaneled on a jury and see themselves as a "juror" 3/
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So, for instance, I am a mom, a lawyer, a professor, a woman, a child of immigrants, among many identities I have. Depending on which on is triggered, I may interpret and evaluate the same situation in different ways -- in other words, the lens through which I see the world can change 2/
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
So, for instance, I am a mom, a lawyer, a professor, a woman, a child of immigrants, among many identities I have. Depending on which on is triggered, I may interpret and evaluate the same situation in different ways -- in other words, the lens through which I see the world can change 2/
They aren’t just rolling up the Welcome mats, they’re setting them on fire.
#WeAreAllImmigrants #newyork #citizenship #countycourts
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#WeAreAllImmigrants #newyork #citizenship #countycourts
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November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
They aren’t just rolling up the Welcome mats, they’re setting them on fire.
#WeAreAllImmigrants #newyork #citizenship #countycourts
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
#WeAreAllImmigrants #newyork #citizenship #countycourts
www.localsyr.com/news/local-n...
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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Record high grocery prices delivered by Trump’s Golden Age.
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Record high grocery prices delivered by Trump’s Golden Age.
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me