Maura Ruyechan she/her
@maurathemicrovet.bsky.social
Farm animal vet turned host-pathogen researcher (PhD candidate). Lover of cats, birds, TTRPGs, cooking, and adventures. Book/dice/plant hoarding dragon and absolutely unapologetic nerd and queer human 💙💜💖
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Hi all! I'm pleased to say that I will soon be conferred my PhD following my defense this past Monday! Please enjoy select photos from my thesis defense photo shoot with my 218 page child
Hi all! I'm pleased to say that I will soon be conferred my PhD following my defense this past Monday! Please enjoy select photos from my thesis defense photo shoot with my 218 page child
May 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hi all! I'm pleased to say that I will soon be conferred my PhD following my defense this past Monday! Please enjoy select photos from my thesis defense photo shoot with my 218 page child
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NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today.
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease.
By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:
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Collecting my thoughts at the end of one of the worst days of my life...
At NIH, > 1300 people were RIFed. These range all across the board from institute directors to low level administrative staff.
Communication staff and procurement appear to be hardest hit as anticipated from the HHS plan
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At NIH, > 1300 people were RIFed. These range all across the board from institute directors to low level administrative staff.
Communication staff and procurement appear to be hardest hit as anticipated from the HHS plan
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April 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Collecting my thoughts at the end of one of the worst days of my life...
At NIH, > 1300 people were RIFed. These range all across the board from institute directors to low level administrative staff.
Communication staff and procurement appear to be hardest hit as anticipated from the HHS plan
1/n
At NIH, > 1300 people were RIFed. These range all across the board from institute directors to low level administrative staff.
Communication staff and procurement appear to be hardest hit as anticipated from the HHS plan
1/n
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Dr. Richard Youle was fired today. He is an eminent scientist who has done important work on brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency. www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Dr. Richard Youle was fired today. He is an eminent scientist who has done important work on brain diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
Musk and Trump are stopping NIH research into cures, for diseases from cancer to Alzheimer’s. Americans did not vote for this.
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Y'all, the LGBTQIA+ community is doing so much cool science, you have no idea.
There is *so much* of it. In *so many* different fields. But their science is vital, impactful, and insightful.
In very related news: the symposium I am organizing is going to be absolute 🔥🔥🔥
There is *so much* of it. In *so many* different fields. But their science is vital, impactful, and insightful.
In very related news: the symposium I am organizing is going to be absolute 🔥🔥🔥
March 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Y'all, the LGBTQIA+ community is doing so much cool science, you have no idea.
There is *so much* of it. In *so many* different fields. But their science is vital, impactful, and insightful.
In very related news: the symposium I am organizing is going to be absolute 🔥🔥🔥
There is *so much* of it. In *so many* different fields. But their science is vital, impactful, and insightful.
In very related news: the symposium I am organizing is going to be absolute 🔥🔥🔥
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"Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given" - On Tyranny, T. Snyder
Unfortunately, HHS has obeyed in advance, issuing a spineless email this morning stating employees are required to respond with 5 bullets to the "What did you do last week (Part II)" email.
Unfortunately, HHS has obeyed in advance, issuing a spineless email this morning stating employees are required to respond with 5 bullets to the "What did you do last week (Part II)" email.
March 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given" - On Tyranny, T. Snyder
Unfortunately, HHS has obeyed in advance, issuing a spineless email this morning stating employees are required to respond with 5 bullets to the "What did you do last week (Part II)" email.
Unfortunately, HHS has obeyed in advance, issuing a spineless email this morning stating employees are required to respond with 5 bullets to the "What did you do last week (Part II)" email.
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Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
March 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.
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People are saying that Russia is winning, and Putin is now on the inside.
March 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
People are saying that Russia is winning, and Putin is now on the inside.
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Truly, please call your representatives. This is not a small thing.
ok, cis folks—if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.
S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.*
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.*
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
a cloture vote for the way-harder-to-undo-than-an-executive-order federal anti-trans sports ban is now set for monday. that means there's more time to make calls.
no on cloture means it doesn't get a vote. the GOP needs 7 dems to advance it.
please call. there is *so* much evil downstream of this.
no on cloture means it doesn't get a vote. the GOP needs 7 dems to advance it.
please call. there is *so* much evil downstream of this.
March 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Truly, please call your representatives. This is not a small thing.
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Musk plans to fire 7,000 Social Security Administration employees while calling Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” However, Americans have paid into the system their entire working lives!
March 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Musk plans to fire 7,000 Social Security Administration employees while calling Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” However, Americans have paid into the system their entire working lives!
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This administration is literally destroying US science.
The NSF REU program is a foundational pathway for building the next generation science workforce. I say as an REU alum.
The NSF REU program is a foundational pathway for building the next generation science workforce. I say as an REU alum.
March 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This administration is literally destroying US science.
The NSF REU program is a foundational pathway for building the next generation science workforce. I say as an REU alum.
The NSF REU program is a foundational pathway for building the next generation science workforce. I say as an REU alum.
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Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Could not agree more. The Prez & VP are shameful, embarrassing Putin puppets & a disgrace to our country. 🤮
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
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Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.
February 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.
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The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.
March 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The Trump administration is demanding the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally from the IRS. The IRS is resisting this request, as complying would directly violate federal tax privacy laws.
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McCarthyism is alive and well, apparently.
February 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
McCarthyism is alive and well, apparently.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is making sweeping cuts to contracts, with the Trump administration asserting that core services will remain unaffected.
February 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs is making sweeping cuts to contracts, with the Trump administration asserting that core services will remain unaffected.
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Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the DOGE. Please don’t be distracted by this—it was only done because federal judges were questioning who was actually running the operation. Gleason is completely controlled by Musk, and he is doing this to avoid testifying.
February 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the DOGE. Please don’t be distracted by this—it was only done because federal judges were questioning who was actually running the operation. Gleason is completely controlled by Musk, and he is doing this to avoid testifying.
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We stop this now, or we become like Russia. Plain as day.
February 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We stop this now, or we become like Russia. Plain as day.
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Trump threatened to sue journalists, authors, and book publishers who use anonymous sources. Granting certain sources anonymity is a common journalistic practice, especially when sources fear retribution.
February 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump threatened to sue journalists, authors, and book publishers who use anonymous sources. Granting certain sources anonymity is a common journalistic practice, especially when sources fear retribution.
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Call to Action: The Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent federal agency that safeguards federal employees in employment disputes, has paused the terminations of six probationary federal workers across various executive branch agencies and departments for 45 days.
February 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Call to Action: The Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent federal agency that safeguards federal employees in employment disputes, has paused the terminations of six probationary federal workers across various executive branch agencies and departments for 45 days.
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Pay attention. They are already escalating.
I wrote about how it feels like something broke at the Republican town hall in Coeur d’Alene
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what.
newrepublic.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Pay attention. They are already escalating.
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Trump has signed an executive order asserting that only the President and the Attorney General are authorized to speak on "what the law is."
February 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trump has signed an executive order asserting that only the President and the Attorney General are authorized to speak on "what the law is."
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We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
February 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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A top Social Security Administration official resigned after clashing with Musk staffers over access to sensitive personal records. They sought entry into an internal system containing Americans’ private data.
Thank you, Michelle, for resisting—and for your 30 years of service.
Thank you, Michelle, for resisting—and for your 30 years of service.
February 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
A top Social Security Administration official resigned after clashing with Musk staffers over access to sensitive personal records. They sought entry into an internal system containing Americans’ private data.
Thank you, Michelle, for resisting—and for your 30 years of service.
Thank you, Michelle, for resisting—and for your 30 years of service.