Annamaria Scaccia
@gotchascaccia.bsky.social
your painfully average friend.
writer. podcaster. survivor. advocate. one-kidney bodybuilder.
BKLYN➡️ATX
https://annamarias.framer.website/
writer. podcaster. survivor. advocate. one-kidney bodybuilder.
BKLYN➡️ATX
https://annamarias.framer.website/
Pinned
Look! I have a new portfolio site!
Need an editorial leader? Audience-first storyteller? Loud-mouth rabble rouser?
Hit me up.
annamarias.framer.website
Need an editorial leader? Audience-first storyteller? Loud-mouth rabble rouser?
Hit me up.
annamarias.framer.website
Two cancers. One kidney. No thyroid.
A body I once learned to fear.
Twice the health challenges most people can’t imagine. Still, I trained, I sacrificed, I showed up every day.
Yesterday, I made my comeback to the stage. 1st place in Women’s Physique at NFF Championships.
And I’m not finished.
A body I once learned to fear.
Twice the health challenges most people can’t imagine. Still, I trained, I sacrificed, I showed up every day.
Yesterday, I made my comeback to the stage. 1st place in Women’s Physique at NFF Championships.
And I’m not finished.
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Two cancers. One kidney. No thyroid.
A body I once learned to fear.
Twice the health challenges most people can’t imagine. Still, I trained, I sacrificed, I showed up every day.
Yesterday, I made my comeback to the stage. 1st place in Women’s Physique at NFF Championships.
And I’m not finished.
A body I once learned to fear.
Twice the health challenges most people can’t imagine. Still, I trained, I sacrificed, I showed up every day.
Yesterday, I made my comeback to the stage. 1st place in Women’s Physique at NFF Championships.
And I’m not finished.
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Texans under 18 faced more barriers to accessing abortion care in clinics than any other age group in the months following the 2021 near-total abortion ban, according to a new study in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social
Caveat: this study does not include SMA
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Caveat: this study does not include SMA
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Changes in Facility-Based Abortion Care Among Texas Resident Minors and Young Adults After a 2021 Abortion Ban: September 2020–May 2022 | AJPH | Vol. Issue
Objectives. To compare changes in the number of facility-based abortions among Texas residents in different age groups following the state’s 2021 law prohibiting abortion after detection of embryonic ...
ajph.aphapublications.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Texans under 18 faced more barriers to accessing abortion care in clinics than any other age group in the months following the 2021 near-total abortion ban, according to a new study in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social
Caveat: this study does not include SMA
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Caveat: this study does not include SMA
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...
Finally watching S3 of Dark Winds, and Zahn McClarnon is such a talented but underrated actor. Gold in every role.
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Finally watching S3 of Dark Winds, and Zahn McClarnon is such a talented but underrated actor. Gold in every role.
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
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This is Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS and architect of the Holocaust. That symbol on his cap is the totenkopf. This isn't just a nazi symbol, it was the symbol of SS guards who mass murdered millions.
Just to be clear, no one who gets this as a tattoo should ever be elected.
Just to be clear, no one who gets this as a tattoo should ever be elected.
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS and architect of the Holocaust. That symbol on his cap is the totenkopf. This isn't just a nazi symbol, it was the symbol of SS guards who mass murdered millions.
Just to be clear, no one who gets this as a tattoo should ever be elected.
Just to be clear, no one who gets this as a tattoo should ever be elected.
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For @boltsmag.org, I wrote about one group that, despite being a huge chunk of the adult population in NYC, is uniformly excluded from electoral coverage: noncitizens. A 2021 law promised many could participate in municipal elections for the first time, before it was challenged and struck down
Ahead of Mayor Race, Noncitizen New Yorkers Grapple with a Voting Policy Failure to Launch - Bolts
For a brief moment, it seemed some noncitizen New Yorkers may gain the right to vote locally. But with the law struck down earlier this year, they remain at the margins.
boltsmag.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
For @boltsmag.org, I wrote about one group that, despite being a huge chunk of the adult population in NYC, is uniformly excluded from electoral coverage: noncitizens. A 2021 law promised many could participate in municipal elections for the first time, before it was challenged and struck down
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Yesterday, Stephen Miller questioned details re 170+ Americans detained by immigration agents.
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Yesterday, Stephen Miller questioned details re 170+ Americans detained by immigration agents.
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
“Abject lies,” he wrote.
Here’s the thing: We tracked, catalogued, and compiled every one of those 170+ cases.
Because...we do our homework.
propub.li/4o2eeiL
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Read the thread. Says everything I’ve been feeling about No Kings but didn’t know how to put into words.
Can I ask, what did the No Kings protest actually accomplish? I mean, in real terms, what have these protests materially changed? I can't help but feel these one off protests are merely a heatsink for energy and anger rather than a path for meaningful change and disruption of the system.
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Read the thread. Says everything I’ve been feeling about No Kings but didn’t know how to put into words.
I’m grateful to see people take to the streets and use their voice for dissent, but…
What are you doing with your wallet?
You can’t protest a system you help fund. You can’t protest a system you actively promote.
Shop small. Shop direct. Start cutting ties with the oligarchs.
What are you doing with your wallet?
You can’t protest a system you help fund. You can’t protest a system you actively promote.
Shop small. Shop direct. Start cutting ties with the oligarchs.
October 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I’m grateful to see people take to the streets and use their voice for dissent, but…
What are you doing with your wallet?
You can’t protest a system you help fund. You can’t protest a system you actively promote.
Shop small. Shop direct. Start cutting ties with the oligarchs.
What are you doing with your wallet?
You can’t protest a system you help fund. You can’t protest a system you actively promote.
Shop small. Shop direct. Start cutting ties with the oligarchs.
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it’s honestly astonishing in this day and age when republicans experience consequences for their actions
A Vermont lawmaker stepped down following revelations regarding his involvement in a racist, pro-Hitler chat associated with the Young Republicans. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat
Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass will resign after intense pressure from top Republicans in the state.
www.politico.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
it’s honestly astonishing in this day and age when republicans experience consequences for their actions
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absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today:
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today:
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
MAGA: “We’re getting corruption out of government!”
Also MAGA ⤵️
Also MAGA ⤵️
Trump says he's commuting George Santos' 7-year sentence for fraud https://gothamist.com/news/trump-says-hes-commuting-george-santos-7-year-sentence-for-fraud
Trump says he's commuting George Santos' 7-year sentence for fraud
George Santos may soon be a free man.
The disgraced congressman was serving time in federal prison for fraud. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
MAGA: “We’re getting corruption out of government!”
Also MAGA ⤵️
Also MAGA ⤵️
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#Cansky advocate for what you are passionate about. It doesn’t always have to be in the “weeds” with numbers and stats. Speak to newly diagnosed patients. Walk with them. This is what matters most.
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#Cansky advocate for what you are passionate about. It doesn’t always have to be in the “weeds” with numbers and stats. Speak to newly diagnosed patients. Walk with them. This is what matters most.
Still looking for more responses to our survey on advocate expertise and compensation. Take a few minutes to participate and have your opinion heard! #oncosky #cansky
Patient advocates are generally underutilized in research and definitely under compensated - this will be a topic of discussion and exploration in our next general meeting on September 11th 10amPT/1pmET - invites should be in your inboxes!
October 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Despite studies showing that AI efficiency plays often backfire.
Time saved is lost to more meetings, excessive emails, and low-quality GenAI content that takes longer to fix than create.
But sure, go off Meta.
Time saved is lost to more meetings, excessive emails, and low-quality GenAI content that takes longer to fix than create.
But sure, go off Meta.
Meta executives are telling their workers they must use AI to "go 5x faster" and expect a "5x leap in productivity"
www.404media.co/meta-tells-w...
www.404media.co/meta-tells-w...
Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’
Meta says that its coders should be working five times faster and that it expects "a 5x leap in productivity."
www.404media.co
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Despite studies showing that AI efficiency plays often backfire.
Time saved is lost to more meetings, excessive emails, and low-quality GenAI content that takes longer to fix than create.
But sure, go off Meta.
Time saved is lost to more meetings, excessive emails, and low-quality GenAI content that takes longer to fix than create.
But sure, go off Meta.
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Autonomy is doing very important work
This story, published in July, becomes more relevant with every passing day as lawmakers and activists work to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills.
We are careening toward a not-so-distant future where abortion is just a right on paper, even in the states where it's still legal:
We are careening toward a not-so-distant future where abortion is just a right on paper, even in the states where it's still legal:
The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes
Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.
www.autonomynews.co
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Autonomy is doing very important work
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A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
NOT DOLLY. NOT NOW.
As someone born and raised in Tennessee, I can’t take even the thought of something happening to Dolly. Sending good vibes 🫶🏻🫶🏻
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
NOT DOLLY. NOT NOW.
Two lessons:
1. Efficiency plays that put AI above people will cost you.
2. You need professional writers and editors on staff. Just because AI can generate content, doesn’t mean that content is good and that you can cut corners on due diligence.
www.financialexpress.com/world-news/d...
1. Efficiency plays that put AI above people will cost you.
2. You need professional writers and editors on staff. Just because AI can generate content, doesn’t mean that content is good and that you can cut corners on due diligence.
www.financialexpress.com/world-news/d...
Deloitte admits to using AI in $440k report, to repay Australian govt after multiple errors spotted
Deloitte will partially refund the Australian government after its AI-assisted welfare review report contained multiple errors.
www.financialexpress.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Two lessons:
1. Efficiency plays that put AI above people will cost you.
2. You need professional writers and editors on staff. Just because AI can generate content, doesn’t mean that content is good and that you can cut corners on due diligence.
www.financialexpress.com/world-news/d...
1. Efficiency plays that put AI above people will cost you.
2. You need professional writers and editors on staff. Just because AI can generate content, doesn’t mean that content is good and that you can cut corners on due diligence.
www.financialexpress.com/world-news/d...
What an ill-conceived logo.
And by “ill conceived,” I mean ridiculously unnecessary.
And by “ill conceived,” I mean ridiculously unnecessary.
October 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What an ill-conceived logo.
And by “ill conceived,” I mean ridiculously unnecessary.
And by “ill conceived,” I mean ridiculously unnecessary.
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If you didn't want Puerto Ricans speaking Spanish in the US, you should've thought about that before you colonized the island and forcefully made it a part of the US.
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If you didn't want Puerto Ricans speaking Spanish in the US, you should've thought about that before you colonized the island and forcefully made it a part of the US.
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Look at Bad Bunny helping these gringos learn Spanish. He can do it all.
October 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Look at Bad Bunny helping these gringos learn Spanish. He can do it all.