Sheeva Azma
@SheevaAzma
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I'm CEO of @FancyComma, where we translate STEM to impact. A rarity in science, I'm a neuroscientist and writer who's worked in Congress and as a civil servant.
Joined October 2020
👩🏻‍🔬#SciComm improves science. https://t.co/WoLwzCvmf9
@FancyComma has FREE resources on #SciComm, #SciPol, #ScienceMarketing, & #ScienceJournalism: https://t.co/DLIfjXxPwI ✍️Blog: https://t.co/DHpFNO0hl5 📰Newsletter: https://t.co/kUTnzJagTl 📽️YouTube: https://t.co/POWKcyI44L
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None of it is any way to treat a literal ✨astronaut✨
When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space
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Thank you @SenRandPaul for cosponsoring our Epstein legislation in the Senate!
I am proudly cosponsoring @SenJeffMerkley’s Epstein Files Transparency Act because the American people deserve to know that justice is not reserved for the wealthy or well connected. Transparency is the only way we restore trust in our system.
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I wonder if we will be lucky enough to have Kamala Harris as president despite the current of public opinion that tells her she can't do it. Even four years of that mind game would be an upgrade from a president seemingly doing random stuff to feel powerful at this point
NEWS: Kamala Harris is hitting the campaign trail today with a surprise event for State Rep. Aftyn Behn, the Democrat running in the TN-7 special election. https://t.co/Eq1KmQ8V3J
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LEFT: Wake Up To Politics, 10/21 RIGHT: Bloomberg Government, 11/13 Why pay for a BGOV subscription each year when you could have read it for free three weeks earlier??
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It's so rich that lawmakers think they should have the discussion about saving money for the whole healthcare system over a year after I visited my lawmakers w/ concrete action steps to save $$$ in the healthcare system via better patient safety. Will blog about it on @fancycomma
32 House lawmakers — 19 Dems, 13 Rs — are asking Leaders Thune and Schumer that the House is included in "the legislative process" ahead of the promised December ACA vote. "Bipartisan engagement across both chambers will be essential to crafting a health care proposal that can
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Wishing I was at #SFN2025 ... it's my tenth year not attending after ten years of attending. I need more @SfNtweets in my life. I hope the delicious fish tacos in San Diego's Gaslamp District are still there...
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Lawmakers Defunded Soooo Much Healthcare in the Big, Beautiful Bill (especially for Oklahomans)Â https://t.co/q3hWDPgiiB via @FancyComma
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Does this Congress promote our general welfare like the Constitution says they should? Sheeva says: not really.
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... upwards of 7 weeks!?! I guess I'm supposed to just accept that Congress can get paid for 7 weeks and still get lauded as heroes for literally just paying federal workers and reopening the government that should already be open? There are no words for how I feel about it all.
@WakeUp2Politics At a time when unemployment keeps trending upward, it is wild to see Congress not work for 5 whole weeks. Surely they have other work they could be doing? I wonder how this will weigh into the 2026 midterms, or if we'll have forgotten and/or normalized all of this by then.
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“Surely they have other work they could be doing?” Do they ever! Per my analysis, there are 144 bills ready for a House vote: measures on rural health care, veterans, Russia sanctions, and more. But the chamber has left Washington for 41 days instead. https://t.co/oefFZwfSzg
@WakeUp2Politics At a time when unemployment keeps trending upward, it is wild to see Congress not work for 5 whole weeks. Surely they have other work they could be doing? I wonder how this will weigh into the 2026 midterms, or if we'll have forgotten and/or normalized all of this by then.
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6 whole weeks!
@WakeUp2Politics At a time when unemployment keeps trending upward, it is wild to see Congress not work for 5 whole weeks. Surely they have other work they could be doing? I wonder how this will weigh into the 2026 midterms, or if we'll have forgotten and/or normalized all of this by then.
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Since 1971, the House has taken 22 recesses lasting 40+ days. 8 were regular summer recess. 13 were for the longstanding practice of breaking during fall of an election year. We are living in the only outlier, and Mike Johnson has no plans to return:
wakeuptopolitics.com
Our temporarily unicameral legislature.
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NEW: The House has never taken a break like this before. Since the advent of the modern congressional calendar, the House has only ever recessed for 40+ days due to summer or campaigning during an election year. Until now: we’re on Day 41. ~More analysis in the link below~
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Well, would you look at that? I love science so much.
Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.
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I hate DC Halloween, what do you mean you're the government slutdown
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First words spoken on the first NBA on NBC broadcast since 2002: “Good evening and welcome to Oklahoma City. Home of the NBA Champion Thunder.”
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Of course I bought this @npr sweatshirt as soon as I learned that it existed. https://t.co/uu2bKkaxlT
#SwiftieJournalistsUnite
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As the U.S. gov moves towards selectively revoking research grants and cutting federal research jobs, the scientific community is left asking: What can we do, and are these actions even constitutional? Our latest featuring @fancycomma
https://t.co/ciKJb85YpV
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Eisha Mhatre In the whirlwind of early 2020, just before the world shifted dramatically, Sheeva Azma launched Fancy Comma, LLC , a science communication consultancy with humble aspirations. Little...
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"Just like a fisherman might hook a fish using a lure, you want to 'hook' your audience by throwing them something they can not only wrap their mind around but enjoy and look forward to more." @SheevaAzma @fancycomma
https://t.co/uaeDjy2XQy
#Science #SciComm
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Learn how to write engaging, attention grabbing hooks for essays, journalism, copywriting, speeches, and even social media content.
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Government shutdown + new @taylorswift13 album week = #TheLifeOfAPoliticsGirlie
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'Lord of the Rings' star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president
latimes.com
Astin, who was also in 'Rudy' and 'The Goonies,' will succeed Fran Drescher, who decided not to run for reelection.
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