Maria Jantz
@mariajantz.bsky.social
Postdoc in Biomedical Engineering at Duke. PhD from University of Pittsburgh. Using electrophysiology to treat neural dysfunction, including bladder dysfunction and chronic pain.
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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we are living in “The Hunger Games”
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
we are living in “The Hunger Games”
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Somewhat oddly, the Trump regime's initial moves to cut science funding went very broad. This is catalyzing solidarity & advocacy around the value of science (see comms featuring cancer cures & tech innovation). But their next move may be to try to drive a wedge b/w "good science" & "bad science".
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Somewhat oddly, the Trump regime's initial moves to cut science funding went very broad. This is catalyzing solidarity & advocacy around the value of science (see comms featuring cancer cures & tech innovation). But their next move may be to try to drive a wedge b/w "good science" & "bad science".
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I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
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New — Here is a running list of Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) offices that have either been fully eliminated or gutted into non-functionality as a result of today's mass firings (provided to me directly by a CDC staffer):
April 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New — Here is a running list of Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) offices that have either been fully eliminated or gutted into non-functionality as a result of today's mass firings (provided to me directly by a CDC staffer):
“Is any criticism of the government a deportable offense” should really not be a hard question to answer
Some pretty stunning answers here from DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar in today's interview with NPR's Michel Martin, in which Edgar equates pro-Palestinian protests with terrorist activity and can't point to any crime committed by Mahmoud Khalil: npr.org/2025/03/13/n...
March 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Is any criticism of the government a deportable offense” should really not be a hard question to answer
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This is why I post about the silence towards #trans people right now, and *especially* #TransInSTEM
They are immediately terminating grants researching transgender issues, and without a chance of reapplying:
"...no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities."
#STEM
They are immediately terminating grants researching transgender issues, and without a chance of reapplying:
"...no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities."
#STEM
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org
TheRiseRegistry.org
March 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is why I post about the silence towards #trans people right now, and *especially* #TransInSTEM
They are immediately terminating grants researching transgender issues, and without a chance of reapplying:
"...no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities."
#STEM
They are immediately terminating grants researching transgender issues, and without a chance of reapplying:
"...no modification of the project could align the project with agency priorities."
#STEM
Depressing for a lot of reasons, but I'm finding some amusement in trying to backwards-engineer their search terms based on what's included that is hilariously not "Woke DEI." So far:
- chemistry grants presumably tagged because of cis/trans isomers
- microbiome grants that include the word colonize
- chemistry grants presumably tagged because of cis/trans isomers
- microbiome grants that include the word colonize
Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
www.commerce.senate.gov
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Depressing for a lot of reasons, but I'm finding some amusement in trying to backwards-engineer their search terms based on what's included that is hilariously not "Woke DEI." So far:
- chemistry grants presumably tagged because of cis/trans isomers
- microbiome grants that include the word colonize
- chemistry grants presumably tagged because of cis/trans isomers
- microbiome grants that include the word colonize
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Hearing that the DOGE chaos hurricane is hitting HUD soon, and the plan is to devastate federal housing funding. Let's be clear: this would cause a cascade of catastrophic impacts nationwide, shutting down housing and dumping families into the street.
February 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Hearing that the DOGE chaos hurricane is hitting HUD soon, and the plan is to devastate federal housing funding. Let's be clear: this would cause a cascade of catastrophic impacts nationwide, shutting down housing and dumping families into the street.
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Absolutely. Dozens of them. See also www.chronicle.com/article/were...
February 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Absolutely. Dozens of them. See also www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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The Trump admin has cancelled the panels that approve NIH grants, & is also banning scientists from communicating with the public, attending conferences, and hiring.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
January 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Trump admin has cancelled the panels that approve NIH grants, & is also banning scientists from communicating with the public, attending conferences, and hiring.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.
NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. This will severely halt the development of many lifesaving treatments.