Marsha Pierce
@marshapiercephd.bsky.social
#Scientist 🧪 👩🏻⚕️ #Educator #neurosky 🧠 #pharmsky 💊 #IL14 Associate Professor of Pharmacology at Midwestern University. All opinions my own. she/her
ORCID 0000-0002-7265-0104
https://facultyprofiles.midwestern.edu/117-marsha-louise-pierce
ORCID 0000-0002-7265-0104
https://facultyprofiles.midwestern.edu/117-marsha-louise-pierce
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Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system
People around the world are watching with disbelief as the new US government closes down its aid programme, withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris agreement on climate change...
www.bmj.com
“The very fact that I am having to publish this anonymously in a country that has the right to free speech written into our Constitution is an indictment of what is happening. Like all federal employees in the US, I took an oath to the Constitution, not to a president…” 🧪 www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
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Absolutely. Even if he weren't a damaged creep, his approach to scientific evidence is completely disqualifying.
We know the answer; We just don't have the science yet
There is no study that says that it is not true.
Bye, bye Bobby. You've "gone wild" enough. You going to kill lots of people.
We know the answer; We just don't have the science yet
There is no study that says that it is not true.
Bye, bye Bobby. You've "gone wild" enough. You going to kill lots of people.
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Absolutely. Even if he weren't a damaged creep, his approach to scientific evidence is completely disqualifying.
We know the answer; We just don't have the science yet
There is no study that says that it is not true.
Bye, bye Bobby. You've "gone wild" enough. You going to kill lots of people.
We know the answer; We just don't have the science yet
There is no study that says that it is not true.
Bye, bye Bobby. You've "gone wild" enough. You going to kill lots of people.
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This week was terrible: RFK Jr. put autism/vaccines at center of CDC website; ACIP is about to tank the birth dose of HBV vaccine; loans for public health/nursing degrees just got cut. I cannot express the white hot hatred I have for these people. Get on the phone. Call your representatives.
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This week was terrible: RFK Jr. put autism/vaccines at center of CDC website; ACIP is about to tank the birth dose of HBV vaccine; loans for public health/nursing degrees just got cut. I cannot express the white hot hatred I have for these people. Get on the phone. Call your representatives.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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It’s 2025
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
It’s 2025
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The President called for the murder of Congressional Democrats.
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The President called for the murder of Congressional Democrats.
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.
Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.
It's the very least they should be doing!
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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CBP agent who threatened to shoot people on the street in Illinois.
Major content warning for some of the commentary we found on Donahue's account. He's opposed to mixed race relationships and women voting, and he cheers on a gay bashing and makes a death threat against a drag queen.
He's not a big poster, but follows exclusively far right influencers.
He's not a big poster, but follows exclusively far right influencers.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
CBP agent who threatened to shoot people on the street in Illinois.
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Trump take beer
NEW: Today the Siebel Institute—the US' oldest/most prestigious brewing school & a cornerstone of the industry globally—announced its relocation from Chicago to Montreal, citing "[r]ecent regulatory changes in the US [that] have made it much more challenging for many of our international students."
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump take beer
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Whether it's Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump calling for the execution of Democrats, both presidents engaged in norm-busting behavior.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Whether it's Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump calling for the execution of Democrats, both presidents engaged in norm-busting behavior.
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Live your life so you’re not the only living president and vice president not to be invited to a former vice president’s funeral
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Live your life so you’re not the only living president and vice president not to be invited to a former vice president’s funeral
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"The executive branch is weaponizing its official communications channels to mock opponents, degrade public trust and transform the people's website into a partisan playground."
— @azzacohen.bsky.social, White House videographer for Kamala Harris, at @The Contrarian
— @azzacohen.bsky.social, White House videographer for Kamala Harris, at @The Contrarian
Split Screen: ‘MySafeSpace’ and the Collapse of whitehouse.gov
Visual language is never neutral. It shapes our subconscious understanding of power, legitimacy, and identity.
contrarian.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"The executive branch is weaponizing its official communications channels to mock opponents, degrade public trust and transform the people's website into a partisan playground."
— @azzacohen.bsky.social, White House videographer for Kamala Harris, at @The Contrarian
— @azzacohen.bsky.social, White House videographer for Kamala Harris, at @The Contrarian
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In a world in which people with too much power and influence desperately need to be told and to understand when they are wrong, we are suddenly all inescapably drowning in sycophancy machines.
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
In a world in which people with too much power and influence desperately need to be told and to understand when they are wrong, we are suddenly all inescapably drowning in sycophancy machines.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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Crow: "What he's trying to do is use fear and intimidation and threats to silence opposition. And if he's successful in doing that, we are all lost. I'm not going to allow him to do it. I'm going to stand up and I'm going to lead, and I'm going to do what's necessary to uphold the Constitution."
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Crow: "What he's trying to do is use fear and intimidation and threats to silence opposition. And if he's successful in doing that, we are all lost. I'm not going to allow him to do it. I'm going to stand up and I'm going to lead, and I'm going to do what's necessary to uphold the Constitution."
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Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
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The richest man on earth—who calls himself a “free speech absolutist”—says that he is designing his propaganda site’s algorithm to conceal speech based on his opinions about the politics of that speech.
Not my opinion. This is what he *says* he is doing.
Not my opinion. This is what he *says* he is doing.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The richest man on earth—who calls himself a “free speech absolutist”—says that he is designing his propaganda site’s algorithm to conceal speech based on his opinions about the politics of that speech.
Not my opinion. This is what he *says* he is doing.
Not my opinion. This is what he *says* he is doing.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
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The House voted UNANIMOUSLY to repeal this yesterday. The fact that Thune continues to defend it is unconscionable. 8 Senators got caught asking for free money. Show some personal accountability and admit you messed up. But don’t keep demeaning yourself and the institution.
As the Senate tries to defend a million dollar payday to 8 of their own - and as the House GOP tries to explain why they refused to amend the CR to strip it out, let's review exactly what it is they want restitution for. Brief thread:
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The House voted UNANIMOUSLY to repeal this yesterday. The fact that Thune continues to defend it is unconscionable. 8 Senators got caught asking for free money. Show some personal accountability and admit you messed up. But don’t keep demeaning yourself and the institution.
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So…who did?
Stephen Miller?
Russ Vought?
JD Vance?
Pete Hegseth?
Who pays the consequences.
Stephen Miller?
Russ Vought?
JD Vance?
Pete Hegseth?
Who pays the consequences.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
So…who did?
Stephen Miller?
Russ Vought?
JD Vance?
Pete Hegseth?
Who pays the consequences.
Stephen Miller?
Russ Vought?
JD Vance?
Pete Hegseth?
Who pays the consequences.
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Not everything needs to be an opportunity to fundraise
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Not everything needs to be an opportunity to fundraise
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s National Guard deployment in D.C. is unlawful and ordered it to end.
Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded Thursday that...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s National Guard deployment in D.C. is unlawful and ordered it to end.
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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record: