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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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
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This is Nathan Wolfe. Nathan is a virus hunter. Nathan has a bit of a reputation. Through the years, I've told multiple journalists stories I've heard, like "Nathan thanks Jeffrey Epstein in his book." Somehow no one ever wrote anything up. Want to see what Nathan was up to in today's Epstein files?
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This is Nathan Wolfe. Nathan is a virus hunter. Nathan has a bit of a reputation. Through the years, I've told multiple journalists stories I've heard, like "Nathan thanks Jeffrey Epstein in his book." Somehow no one ever wrote anything up. Want to see what Nathan was up to in today's Epstein files?
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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
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Building and selling ovens for human corpses is also a "business". Same with gas chambers.
Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Building and selling ovens for human corpses is also a "business". Same with gas chambers.
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Imagine typing this out. Do you think you’re doing a good job? Or are you sitting there like “lol let’s shred the Constitution, hilarious”. Anyway impeach everyone.
One of the "overt acts" of the conspiracy was Don Lemon and Georgia Fort interviewing the pastor of the church:
January 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Imagine typing this out. Do you think you’re doing a good job? Or are you sitting there like “lol let’s shred the Constitution, hilarious”. Anyway impeach everyone.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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The Harvard Crimson is INCREDIBLE. WOW.
Prominent Harvard alumnus and donor Gerald Chan coordinated with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2016 to explore building a Boston-area extension of Tsinghua University, according to DOJ emails.
Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Jeffrey Epstein, Gerald Chan Coordinated on Proposed Tsinghua University Campus in Boston | News | The Harvard Crimson
Prominent Harvard alumnus and megadonor Gerald L. Chan coordinated with child sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein in late 2016 to explore establishing a Boston-area extension of Tsinghua University,…
www.thecrimson.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The Harvard Crimson is INCREDIBLE. WOW.
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Disgusting.
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Disgusting.
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Begging to Visit His Notorious Island
Newly released documents show how Elon Musk extensively communicated with Jeffrey Epstein to plan parties and trips to his island.
futurism.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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New NIH funding strategy has been formalized.
I really do hope scientists understand what this means for the future of science (funding) - it's not subtle.
www.niaid.nih.gov/about/unifie...
I really do hope scientists understand what this means for the future of science (funding) - it's not subtle.
www.niaid.nih.gov/about/unifie...
NIH Unified Funding Strategy
Objective peer review, and HHS- and NIH- specific priorities, and a standardized, transparent process for incorporating NIAID-specific priorities will guide funding selections.
www.niaid.nih.gov
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
New NIH funding strategy has been formalized.
I really do hope scientists understand what this means for the future of science (funding) - it's not subtle.
www.niaid.nih.gov/about/unifie...
I really do hope scientists understand what this means for the future of science (funding) - it's not subtle.
www.niaid.nih.gov/about/unifie...
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My BIL has two kids on the spectrum and he said "So many parents are angry and sad and desperately looking for anything to blame for their child's unfair struggles and RFK and the right are cashing in on misery and fear and we're the prop"
WSJ reports RFK Jr has instructed HHS to link autism with Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiency.
Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies
Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy may be linked to the developmental disorder.
www.wsj.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My BIL has two kids on the spectrum and he said "So many parents are angry and sad and desperately looking for anything to blame for their child's unfair struggles and RFK and the right are cashing in on misery and fear and we're the prop"
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Chris Rufo: "Unfortunately the Caucasian sub-races are failing Trump too. Members of the Alpine race have appeared at protests. The Dinaric race. The Irano-Afghan race -- don't get me started. Those East Baltics? Pfft. And for fuck's sake, what are the members of the Mediterranean race doing?!"
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Chris Rufo: "Unfortunately the Caucasian sub-races are failing Trump too. Members of the Alpine race have appeared at protests. The Dinaric race. The Irano-Afghan race -- don't get me started. Those East Baltics? Pfft. And for fuck's sake, what are the members of the Mediterranean race doing?!"
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Renee Good and Alex Pretti have not been the only victims of immigration agent-inflicted violence The brutal incidents involving Blacks, Latinos, and Asians have not triggered the same outrage. trib.al/MNUsRgz
Responses to ICE Violence Reveal a Racial Double Standard - The American Prospect
The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good are getting national attention. The brutality against primarily Black, Latino, and Asian immigrants has not triggered the same outrage.
trib.al
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Renee Good and Alex Pretti have not been the only victims of immigration agent-inflicted violence The brutal incidents involving Blacks, Latinos, and Asians have not triggered the same outrage. trib.al/MNUsRgz
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ICE claims “Operation Catch of the Day” targets “the worst of the worst.” So why did agents ambush an asylum‑seeking father with no criminal record, spray glass over his newborn, and abandon his wife on the roadside? This is not public safety. It’s terror.
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
ICE claims “Operation Catch of the Day” targets “the worst of the worst.” So why did agents ambush an asylum‑seeking father with no criminal record, spray glass over his newborn, and abandon his wife on the roadside? This is not public safety. It’s terror.
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A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks 19thnews.org/2026/01/preg... via @19thnews.org
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks 19thnews.org/2026/01/preg... via @19thnews.org
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📍Rev. Kenny Callahan, a Minneapolis pastor, said “I’m not afraid.”
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
📍Rev. Kenny Callahan, a Minneapolis pastor, said “I’m not afraid.”
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
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I call it welfare for Trump supporters. She's also making these comments right after bragging about how many people she's kicked off SNAP. But Big Ag MAGA gets their fat government checks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Brooke Rollins on farmers: "That $12 billion was an important bridge payment. We don't call it a bailout."
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I call it welfare for Trump supporters. She's also making these comments right after bragging about how many people she's kicked off SNAP. But Big Ag MAGA gets their fat government checks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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This is not a man who is changing tone about ICE.
@democrats.senate.gov , and all Senators: block ICE funding.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to block ICE funding to hold the rogue agency accountable, or text SIGN PUZXNZ to 50409 for fax, email, or letter
@democrats.senate.gov , and all Senators: block ICE funding.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to block ICE funding to hold the rogue agency accountable, or text SIGN PUZXNZ to 50409 for fax, email, or letter
Trump goes on a tirade calling Alex Pretti an agitator and “perhaps, insurrectionist.”
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is not a man who is changing tone about ICE.
@democrats.senate.gov , and all Senators: block ICE funding.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to block ICE funding to hold the rogue agency accountable, or text SIGN PUZXNZ to 50409 for fax, email, or letter
@democrats.senate.gov , and all Senators: block ICE funding.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to block ICE funding to hold the rogue agency accountable, or text SIGN PUZXNZ to 50409 for fax, email, or letter
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The murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota once again show the power of cellphone footage in combating official lies.
Recording police or ICE agents is an act of journalism, no matter who does it.
Recording police or ICE agents is an act of journalism, no matter who does it.
Alex Pretti’s murder was an attack on press freedom
Officials’ anti-recording playbook is an update of the old anti-whistleblowing one
freedom.press
January 30, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota once again show the power of cellphone footage in combating official lies.
Recording police or ICE agents is an act of journalism, no matter who does it.
Recording police or ICE agents is an act of journalism, no matter who does it.
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I know we’re so far past even considering the possibility that Republicans ever actually believed in the Constitution, but it’s a useful thought experiment to read this article as if it was about Biden using technology developed by a billionaire donor to surveil anti-abortion and 2A activists.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I know we’re so far past even considering the possibility that Republicans ever actually believed in the Constitution, but it’s a useful thought experiment to read this article as if it was about Biden using technology developed by a billionaire donor to surveil anti-abortion and 2A activists.
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If only we’d had a sign back in 2016 that Trump had authoritarian impulses that his supporters loved. Like, I don’t know, enthusiastic chants of “Lock her up” aimed at his opponent, or something hypothetical like that.
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
If only we’d had a sign back in 2016 that Trump had authoritarian impulses that his supporters loved. Like, I don’t know, enthusiastic chants of “Lock her up” aimed at his opponent, or something hypothetical like that.
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BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
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This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.