Paula Scia
@19pippi.bsky.social
Health literacy writer. Facts matter. Words matter. Truth matters. So do persistence and resistance.
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ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
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The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
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Donald Trump will never know this
L❤️VE.
L❤️VE.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Donald Trump will never know this
L❤️VE.
L❤️VE.
Now, THIS is a fabulous political cartoon. #believewomen#epsteinvictims
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Now, THIS is a fabulous political cartoon. #believewomen#epsteinvictims
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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UPDATE: The Park Service returned the brochures to the home, hours after this report.
Park Service officials told Mississippi Today that the reason they removed the brochures was because they were “outdated” mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/v...
Park Service officials told Mississippi Today that the reason they removed the brochures was because they were “outdated” mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/v...
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
UPDATE: The Park Service returned the brochures to the home, hours after this report.
Park Service officials told Mississippi Today that the reason they removed the brochures was because they were “outdated” mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/v...
Park Service officials told Mississippi Today that the reason they removed the brochures was because they were “outdated” mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/v...
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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) tells reporters the Epstein files contain allegations that President Trump raped and threatened to kill children.
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) tells reporters the Epstein files contain allegations that President Trump raped and threatened to kill children.
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I wanted to recognize the 130 students at Red Bank Regional High School who walked out of class and stood in freezing temperatures as part of the national shutdown to protest the lawlessness of Donald Trump's ICE. Thank you for stepping up and inspiring us all.
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I wanted to recognize the 130 students at Red Bank Regional High School who walked out of class and stood in freezing temperatures as part of the national shutdown to protest the lawlessness of Donald Trump's ICE. Thank you for stepping up and inspiring us all.
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1/4 🧵What I’m about to say may sound cold. If it does, that’s your discomfort to manage...not mine.
Elected leaders who vote on matters of national security should not remain in office if a stroke has left them cognitively impaired.
Yes...serious illness deserves empathy. Full stop. .
Elected leaders who vote on matters of national security should not remain in office if a stroke has left them cognitively impaired.
Yes...serious illness deserves empathy. Full stop. .
February 6, 2026 at 2:28 AM
1/4 🧵What I’m about to say may sound cold. If it does, that’s your discomfort to manage...not mine.
Elected leaders who vote on matters of national security should not remain in office if a stroke has left them cognitively impaired.
Yes...serious illness deserves empathy. Full stop. .
Elected leaders who vote on matters of national security should not remain in office if a stroke has left them cognitively impaired.
Yes...serious illness deserves empathy. Full stop. .
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My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
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It was wild yesterday watching Tom Homan justify the Minnesota shootings while knowing the mainstream media would hear his one line of “draw down” spin and give the regime exactly the headlines it wanted. And that’s what happened. It’s why I wrote this.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Top deportation thug deems killer ICE operation 'very effective'
Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” held a press conference on Wednesday and claimed that the federal immigration operation in Minnesota that killed civilians and terrorized the ...
www.dailykos.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
It was wild yesterday watching Tom Homan justify the Minnesota shootings while knowing the mainstream media would hear his one line of “draw down” spin and give the regime exactly the headlines it wanted. And that’s what happened. It’s why I wrote this.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
If @marcelias.bsky.social is ringing this bell, you should be saying ding-ding-ding and check what your state legislature is doing.
Nine months out from the midterm elections, we face a coordinated effort by Trump, his administration, congressional Republicans and MAGA leaders to normalize a federal takeover of elections, enforced by ICE and federal agents.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
One month into 2026 and Republicans are losing their minds
If Democrats win the majority, Trump’s authoritarian plan will be foiled — and he knows that.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:11 AM
If @marcelias.bsky.social is ringing this bell, you should be saying ding-ding-ding and check what your state legislature is doing.
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
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Nine months out from the midterm elections, we face a coordinated effort by Trump, his administration, congressional Republicans and MAGA leaders to normalize a federal takeover of elections, enforced by ICE and federal agents.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
One month into 2026 and Republicans are losing their minds
If Democrats win the majority, Trump’s authoritarian plan will be foiled — and he knows that.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Nine months out from the midterm elections, we face a coordinated effort by Trump, his administration, congressional Republicans and MAGA leaders to normalize a federal takeover of elections, enforced by ICE and federal agents.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/one-...
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Kerry Washington: "Being political is no longer optional; it's essential. Her guest reminds us: "Take care of your mental health. We can't fight for change if we're too tired to feel hope. Protect your peace so you can keep showing up."
February 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Kerry Washington: "Being political is no longer optional; it's essential. Her guest reminds us: "Take care of your mental health. We can't fight for change if we're too tired to feel hope. Protect your peace so you can keep showing up."
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was the first #NativeAmerican woman to become a physician in the United States. A member of the Omaha tribe, she campaigned for public health & for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of her tribe.
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine
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"I realized that the Post wasn’t the same paper that had recruited me, and that I didn’t want to work for an owner and publisher who couldn’t articulate a vision and confused contempt for the newsroom with a business plan."
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
"I realized that the Post wasn’t the same paper that had recruited me, and that I didn’t want to work for an owner and publisher who couldn’t articulate a vision and confused contempt for the newsroom with a business plan."
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Temporary protected status remains in effect for Haitians living in the United States for now, but this is not the time to celebrate, Ohio lawmakers and advocates said.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
‘This fight is far from over,’ Ohioans react to federal judge blocking TPS ending for Haitians
Temporary protected status remains in effect for Haitians living in the United States for now, but this is not the time to celebrate, Ohio lawmakers and advocates said.
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Temporary protected status remains in effect for Haitians living in the United States for now, but this is not the time to celebrate, Ohio lawmakers and advocates said.
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
via @ohiocapitaljournal.com
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That's what terror does. Cause trauma and mental burden. Within adults and little children. And it's the intention of ICE. It breaks my heart.
Liam Ramos' father said his 5 y/o son "has nightmares and wakes up asking if the police are coming back to get us."
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
That's what terror does. Cause trauma and mental burden. Within adults and little children. And it's the intention of ICE. It breaks my heart.
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Stephen Miller has gone rogue with his extreme social media posts and uses an encrypted voice and text-messaging app to communicate his demands, leaving no written trail leading back to him, according to a new report.
Miller’s Sinister Tactics to Influence Trump, 79, Revealed
The deputy chief of staff doesn’t like to leave a paper trail.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Miller has gone rogue with his extreme social media posts and uses an encrypted voice and text-messaging app to communicate his demands, leaving no written trail leading back to him, according to a new report.
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“We shouldn't have a favorite politician in the Justice Department; we should have a favorite document, and that's the Constitution," former prosecutor Perry Carbone told ABC News. abcnews.go.com/US/doj-offic...
Ex-DOJ official's call for pro-Trump federal prosecutors could be 'dangerous,' former prosecutor warns
Calls by a former and current DOJ official for lawyers who "support President Trump" to join the DOJ "flatly contradict" federal laws, an ex-prosecutor says.
abcnews.go.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
“We shouldn't have a favorite politician in the Justice Department; we should have a favorite document, and that's the Constitution," former prosecutor Perry Carbone told ABC News. abcnews.go.com/US/doj-offic...
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This is a powerful line of questioning from Senator Hassan and an outrageous answer from Director Bhattacharya.
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is a powerful line of questioning from Senator Hassan and an outrageous answer from Director Bhattacharya.
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."
"If there were disruptions then it is the responsibility of the researchers that were managing the patients, not the NIH" because "I ordered that ... there would be continuity of care."