3rd Edition of the Pinned Post
Hard to keep up when there’s a new theory about who I am every single day. So here we go again:
1. Yes, blah blah blah—Juror 11 here from the Karen Read trial. Also known as Paula Prado or Paula Serageldin. Both are part of my legal name. If trolls could break out of their bubble and learn about other countries, they’d know our customs regarding names.
2. Yes, blah blah blah—my father-in-law got in trouble at work. Because he held an extremely important position with the U.S. government, the FBI was involved. He paid for his crime. End of story.
3. During jury selection, they ask if you have been charged, convicted, sued, etc. I haven’t. Unfortunately, I did have to disclose that a relative of mine had. Not proud of it. Still not my fault.
4. No, I did not escape to Brazil—good grief. I used to live in California. It was the COVID era, my mother nearly died, I got pregnant, and we moved to Brazil for support and so the kids could experience my culture.
5. Do you really think that if I were a spy, I’d be on X babbling about my “mission”? Either I’m dumb as hell, or I’m some genius-level operative who tricked everyone. Pick one.
6. I’m a licensed attorney in Brazil. I also have an MBA in Marketing and do freelance digital marketing for Brazilian law firms. Right now, I’m enjoying summer break and scrolling Twitter. I also hold a Child Development Certification from an American college in California—and I might earn another degree here in Massachusetts soon. Why? Because I love to learn, I work hard, and yes, I’m smart. What’s the problem?
7. It’s sad that some of you look down on people who work at places like Target. Most of my coworkers there were immigrants, bilingual, and college-educated in their home countries—working honest jobs without relying on the government. Meanwhile, the real freeloaders are online all day obsessing over me, or Karen, or Juror 1.
8. Of course I don’t have a PR team. It was a joke. Don’t blame me just because you can’t tell the difference between sarcasm and serious speech.
9. I write a lot. And now I have to keep going, because I’m OCD and I said I’d go to 10.
10. Finally. I can stop now.