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#Scientist πŸ§ͺ πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ #Educator #neurosky 🧠 #pharmsky πŸ’Š #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

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GOP Rep. Andy Ogles sparks backlash after saying Muslims 'don't belong' in America The Tennessee congressman previously pushed for deporting New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor.

When a sitting member of Congress says Muslims β€œdon’t belong” in America, every leader in Washington has a responsibility to condemn it immediately and unequivocally.

11.03.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.

1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.

An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.

It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.

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11.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 1912 πŸ” 949 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 294

Wow. I thought it was bad, but...😱

11.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

We get to choose:

The Roberts Court and its approach to executive power, or the American science superpower.
We can't have both.

11.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Leucovorin lacks evidence to use as autism treatment, FDA says The FDA approves leucovorin for a rare brain disorder while retreating from top officials’ earlier insistence that it could benefit many children with autism.

News: Federal health officials are retreating from earlier endorsement of leucovorin as a drug that can treat autism.

www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/f...

10.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Difficult to emphasize just how much a generation of kids has been taught that being dishonest, superficial, and narcissistic is the pathway to attention and therefore success

11.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 7171 πŸ” 1427 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 110

US watching a movie where a vigilante’s entire family is wiped out: β€œOh yeah, time for fucking vengeance, this dude will never stop. Get them!”

US watching Iran pick a Supreme Leader who just had his entire family wiped out: β€œThis guy is plainly going to be reasonable and fold.”

11.03.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 2233 πŸ” 446 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 7
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a man in a black shirt is sitting in front of a microphone with a sign that says things on it Alt: a man in a black shirt pulls out a red paddle with a white heart on it.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the highest compliment paid to an academic is a student finding your work helpful.

10.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

WAITER: careful the plate is hot

ME: challenge accepted

10.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned β€˜Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

Scoop: DHS ousted multiple privacy officers at CBP after they questioned orders to purposely mislabel records about government surveillance to prevent their release under FOIA.

10.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 2999 πŸ” 1753 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 89
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South Dakota Censors Abortion Pill Ads, Wyoming Passes Doomed 6-Week Ban: March 9 News Roundup Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

A nonprofit reached a settlement with South Dakota’s AG after he tried to halt its PSA campaign about abortion pills. Per the agreement, the AG succeeded: Mayday Health said it would remove any current ads and not purchase β€œphysical media” on abortion pills within state borders @autonomynews.co

10.03.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I wanna tell the story of where my screen name came from. It's a story some of you are probably already familiar with but it deserves retelling.

It's well documented that thousands of Black people were killed by lynchings for decades, but the year 1892 was particularly egregious 🧡

10.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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I can't compete with this.

09.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 10304 πŸ” 1742 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 413
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Pope Leo XIV’s Vatican newspaper is the only publication in the Western world to run the photograph of 150 Iranian girls' graves β€” killed in President Trump's military strikes β€” on its front page.

09.03.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 979 πŸ” 409 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 13

(I don’t actually wish him good luck) has me crying

10.03.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 244 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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NEW: After Gov Jared Polis (D) told me that Tina Peters must show contrition to gain clemency, an attorney for Peters now says she "has remorse."

Peters has long maintained she did "nothing wrong" in leading a breach of Colorado's voting systems and is a political prisoner.

10.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1240 πŸ” 333 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 54
Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition in ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit About the NEH, Part 1 of 6
Nathan Cavanaugh Deposition in ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit About the NEH, Part 1 of 6 YouTube video by American Historical Association

Honestly I need historians to be the plaintiffs in every case I cover because if they make it to discovery you just KNOW those primary sources are going public.

Exhibit A: The American Historical Association uploading video depos of the DOGE bros to YouTube.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkCz...

09.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1720 πŸ” 490 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 36
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why, you could even say the mission was accomplished

09.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 2524 πŸ” 321 πŸ’¬ 146 πŸ“Œ 49

Any Republican condemn Rep. Andy Ogles, who tweeted that Muslims don't belong in American society?

09.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 858 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 9
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β€˜We’ve got to pay attention’: GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices War-related gasoline price impacts come as House Republicans plot how to sell voters on their megabill.

β€œIf you are a Republican and not concerned right now, you are stupid.”

- House Republican

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

What is this poll from?

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How Pixar’s Open Sexism Ruined My Dream Job (Guest Column) A former Pixar employee writes that after John Lasseter's departure, the company still has a lot of work to do to fix its sexist culture.

If you're wondering how bad things were at Pixar for women, the answer is pretty horrifyingly bad.

08.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 3665 πŸ” 1440 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 120

I hear this refrain CONSTANTLY.

Before Dobbs it was β€œno one cares about abortion.”

Now it’s β€œfallen off the radar.”

And yet…the number of people getting abortions is even higher.

So whose radar are we talking about?

09.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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a woman is covering her mouth with her hand in a field . ALT: a woman is covering her mouth with her hand in a field .

happy first Monday of daylight savings to all my fellow parents of small children

09.03.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

There are always receipts

09.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is more effective to call/email their offices. Staffers notice when there is a big influx and advise the congressperson directly.

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A cartoon of Pete Kefsbreath shouts at American flag-draped coffins: β€œSTOP TRYING TO EMBARASS THE PRESIDENT!”

A cartoon of Pete Kefsbreath shouts at American flag-draped coffins: β€œSTOP TRYING TO EMBARASS THE PRESIDENT!”

08.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 13817 πŸ” 3843 πŸ’¬ 257 πŸ“Œ 131
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Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years

β€œInvestors now expect inflation to rise to around 4.5 percent over the next 12 months, from a forecast of 2.3 percent at the start of the year.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/b...

09.03.2026 03:57 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 13

Normalize asking American tourists where they were on January 6th

08.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 7102 πŸ” 693 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 33
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β€œthe cost of gas doubling is a small price to pay” is an incredibly funny thing to say as the head of a political movement that in many ways is still built on a nationwide psychosis triggered by having to go about four weeks without a haircut six years ago.

08.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 3376 πŸ” 683 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 31