Mariya Parodi
@mariyaparodi.bsky.social
Comms for good professional (Current: Media advisor to CIVICUS & advisor to CSP. Past: Amnesty International, UNICEF, IRC, PEN America, StoryCorps).
Lecturer at Schiller International University on peace & conflict.
"Mama" to my 3-year-old.
Lecturer at Schiller International University on peace & conflict.
"Mama" to my 3-year-old.
"Asked for comment about Trump’s insult, a White House official blamed Lucey."
When they can't blame the victims, they've got nothing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
When they can't blame the victims, they've got nothing.
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Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’
Critics accuse the US president of trying to ‘shut women journalists up’ with ‘demeaning language’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Asked for comment about Trump’s insult, a White House official blamed Lucey."
When they can't blame the victims, they've got nothing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
When they can't blame the victims, they've got nothing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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For The Redoubt (@theredoubt.bsky.social), I wrote about Trump's killings in the Caribbean — his "kinetic strikes" — and the euphemisms we use to describe murder. www.theredoubt.net/how-we-talk-...
How we talk about murder
Interrogating the euphemisms used to legitimize state killings.
www.theredoubt.net
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For The Redoubt (@theredoubt.bsky.social), I wrote about Trump's killings in the Caribbean — his "kinetic strikes" — and the euphemisms we use to describe murder. www.theredoubt.net/how-we-talk-...
This is fine 🙃
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China urges U.S. to resume cooperation with human rights review: spokesperson
China urges the United States to resume its cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as soon as possible, accept all parties' review, and actively address its own human rights violations, ...
news.cgtn.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is fine 🙃
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Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.
"Opponents as well as supporters of this president would do well, again, to consider the Philippines. The same Rodrigo Duterte who enjoyed popular support as he waged war on his own country is today behind bars" 👏
By linking "Antifa" to foreign drug cartels, U.S. officials are building the case for a domestic war on terror.
From Venezuela to America: Trump wants to bring the war home
By linking
www.salon.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Opponents as well as supporters of this president would do well, again, to consider the Philippines. The same Rodrigo Duterte who enjoyed popular support as he waged war on his own country is today behind bars" 👏
Anyone with a heart should be stopping in their tracks 💔
“ICE kidnapped a community member here,” reads one. “Never forget/no nos olvidamos,” says another.
The signs have appeared across some of D.C.’s heavily immigrant neighborhoods where federal immigration arrests have escalated.
The signs have appeared across some of D.C.’s heavily immigrant neighborhoods where federal immigration arrests have escalated.
Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’
The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Anyone with a heart should be stopping in their tracks 💔
One less place to be able to place human rights and civil society stories. The media system ecosystem for human centerer stories is shrinking at the exact moment it needs to expand.
The end of the greatest network news franchise is so sad. When we need Morrow’s CBS News so much:
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in New Era at CBS News www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in New Era at CBS News www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in New Era at CBS News
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
One less place to be able to place human rights and civil society stories. The media system ecosystem for human centerer stories is shrinking at the exact moment it needs to expand.
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“Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/jane_fonda_committee_for_first_amendment
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/jane_fonda_committee_for_first_amendment
Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group, Committee for the First Amendment
The Oscar-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda is relaunching her father Henry Fonda’s free speech organization, the Committee for the First Amendment. First established in 1947 to combat the rise ...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/jane_fonda_committee_for_first_amendment
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/jane_fonda_committee_for_first_amendment
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Actor and activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment first backed by her father Henry Fonda in 1947, to fight against what the group calls a “coordinated campaign” from the Trump administration to curb freedom of expression. https://wapo.st/4nxKYQw
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Actor and activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment first backed by her father Henry Fonda in 1947, to fight against what the group calls a “coordinated campaign” from the Trump administration to curb freedom of expression. https://wapo.st/4nxKYQw
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Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization. https://cnn.it/3KsdDYR
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization. https://cnn.it/3KsdDYR
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Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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ICC judges, the UN, Albanese, Palestinian NGOs, who's next?
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
ICC judges, the UN, Albanese, Palestinian NGOs, who's next?
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
The #Trump administration has launched an assault on international justice - and those who claim to stand for it are missing in action, EU included
Joint oped by @amnesty.org & @hrw.org: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
"The US cannot continue to turn its back on victims while it embraces war criminals. Civil society has spoken clearly: stop enabling crimes, stop silencing dissent, stop treating accountability as optional.& Arrest Netanyahu this week so he can be tried for genocide"
theglobepost.com/2025/09/30/n...
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UN Might Tolerate Netanyahu, and White House Might Welcome Him, But He’s Still Guilty of Genocide
Benjamin Netanyahu is committing crimes that amount to genocide in Gaza, yet he continues to act with impunity on the global stage due to US political support.
theglobepost.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The US cannot continue to turn its back on victims while it embraces war criminals. Civil society has spoken clearly: stop enabling crimes, stop silencing dissent, stop treating accountability as optional.& Arrest Netanyahu this week so he can be tried for genocide"
theglobepost.com/2025/09/30/n...
theglobepost.com/2025/09/30/n...
Tell me Trump is using the authoritarian playbook passed down from Putin and Orban, without telling me he's using the authoritarian playbook passed down from Putin and Orban.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
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Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tell me Trump is using the authoritarian playbook passed down from Putin and Orban, without telling me he's using the authoritarian playbook passed down from Putin and Orban.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/u...
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Just gonna leave these here...
September 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just gonna leave these here...
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The house is on fire, and Democratic leadership is debating what color to paint the kitchen. Either grab a hose or get out of the way because if we lose this fight, there won't be a democracy left to save.
The House Is on Fire and Democrats Are Debating Paint Colors | Opinion
www.newsweek.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The house is on fire, and Democratic leadership is debating what color to paint the kitchen. Either grab a hose or get out of the way because if we lose this fight, there won't be a democracy left to save.
“One of the greatest threats to peace and multilateralism today is the United States President. While President Trump touts his peacemaking abilities, the U.S. is enabling a genocide by Israel, warmongering by Russia, and a breakdown in global stability”. More:
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As Trump Addresses UN, CIVICUS Warns: US Undermining Peace and Human Rights
civicus.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“One of the greatest threats to peace and multilateralism today is the United States President. While President Trump touts his peacemaking abilities, the U.S. is enabling a genocide by Israel, warmongering by Russia, and a breakdown in global stability”. More:
civicus.org/index.php/me...
civicus.org/index.php/me...
“The response to the latest attempt to force a terror state upon us in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States. Wait for it” —Netanyahu.
September 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
“The response to the latest attempt to force a terror state upon us in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States. Wait for it” —Netanyahu.
Shana Tova to all who celebrate. I’m grateful to have made this with my little one today, my entire world, and watched her small hands move in awe. My heart was heavy thinking of all the parents losing their entire worlds, looking at their small hands, no longer moving.
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Shana Tova to all who celebrate. I’m grateful to have made this with my little one today, my entire world, and watched her small hands move in awe. My heart was heavy thinking of all the parents losing their entire worlds, looking at their small hands, no longer moving.
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This year, may the shofar be a wake-up call for all. As we enter 5786, our commitment to justice is greater than ever.
September 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This year, may the shofar be a wake-up call for all. As we enter 5786, our commitment to justice is greater than ever.
Something about this UNGA is so gut-wrenching. Last week, the UN Commission released a finding of genocide by Israel, yet Netanyahu is scheduled to address the UNGA Friday. How can anyone watch his address without picturing the horrors he's inflicted on children for 2 years, with no end in sight?
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Something about this UNGA is so gut-wrenching. Last week, the UN Commission released a finding of genocide by Israel, yet Netanyahu is scheduled to address the UNGA Friday. How can anyone watch his address without picturing the horrors he's inflicted on children for 2 years, with no end in sight?
A stark reality on the UN’s 80th anniversary: the UN will do less than it has done before, at a time when the problems are bigger than they’ve been in decades.
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UN at 80: a struggle for renewal in a time of crises
The annual high-level week of the United Nations (UN) takes place from 22 September with a packed agenda. Civil society hopes for progress on the recognition of Palestinian statehood at one of the wee...
lens.civicus.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A stark reality on the UN’s 80th anniversary: the UN will do less than it has done before, at a time when the problems are bigger than they’ve been in decades.
lens.civicus.org/un-at-80-a-s...
lens.civicus.org/un-at-80-a-s...
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As UNICEF faces steep funding cuts, at least six sex ed guides flagged by US conservative group C-Fam were removed from its website. Staff say the move could set a troubling precedent.
UNICEF scrubs sex ed pages targeted by US conservative group
UNICEF scrubs sex ed pages targeted by US conservative group
www.devex.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
As UNICEF faces steep funding cuts, at least six sex ed guides flagged by US conservative group C-Fam were removed from its website. Staff say the move could set a troubling precedent.
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Looking at RFK's recent moves, including an attack on the hepatitis B vaccine and on painkillers for pregnant women.
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
RFK Jr's war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids
The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing
www.salon.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Looking at RFK's recent moves, including an attack on the hepatitis B vaccine and on painkillers for pregnant women.
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
It’s almost like they’ve never been on the receiving end of an interrogation by people who hold all the power and have 0 accountability
Surprised to learn SCOTUS is writing ICE fan fic... Oh wait, this is an actual opinion.
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It’s almost like they’ve never been on the receiving end of an interrogation by people who hold all the power and have 0 accountability