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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7d

This is a VERY well crafted lawsuit.
1) Plaintiff is natural born.
2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants.
3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property.
4) He showed Real ID both times.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7d

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · 15d

And this is why we need to keep going with corporate pressure. Next up: groundavelo.org. #rightsmatter

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · 18d

The website is throwing up roadblocks and screens that prevent me from seeing my profile so I can cancel. Any thoughts?

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Sep 3

🧪🧠👩‍🔬 Hey, check it out! New research from our lab with lots of collaborators! We found a new genetic cause of common neurodevelopmental syndromes (thin corpus callosum, developmental delay and seizures) and explain why they happen!

The American Journal of Human Genetics @ajhgnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

📣New from @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social & co!
📄Pathogenic variants in TMEM184B cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with alteration of metabolic signaling

Pathogenic variants in TMEM184B cause a neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with alteration of metabolic signaling

De novo TMEM184B variants in six children are associated with neurodevelopmental deficits hallmarked by developmental delay, corpus callosum hypoplasia, seizures, and/or microcephaly. Studies in zebra...

www.cell.com

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 31

What a great idea!

Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ugh. I am so so sorry. We are all calling reps and fighting for a full NIH budget for next year (well, I will speak for myself).

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 23

🧠🧪👩‍🔬This is the answer to the new NIH public access policy. Let’s see if the big conglomerate publishers follow suit.

Mark Baxter 🏳️‍🌈🧂 @markgbaxter.bsky.social · Aug 22

A pleasant surprise from the Journal of Neuroscience RE the application of the updated NIH public access policy (authors deposit accepted manuscript in PMC, journal retains license to final copyedited version, no requirement to pay OA fee) www.jneurosci.org/content/righ...

Rights and Permissions | Journal of Neuroscience

www.jneurosci.org

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 23

Done!

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 21

🧪👩‍🔬🐭New work from my PhD students!

Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · Aug 20

Elizabeth Wright, Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social and colleagues discover that TMEM184B modulates endolysosomal acidification via the vesicular proton pump.
#OpenAccess #ReadandPublish
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Micrographs and graphs showing that TMEM184B localizes to early endosomes and late endosomes in human cells.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 14

Defending US democracy: the role of scientists
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 14

Rallies this weekend around the country to support Texas Dems and oppose the redistricting efforts! Info here: www.mobilize.us/fightthetrum...

Fight The Trump Takeover Rally · Fight the Trump Takeover

The Texas House Democrats are denying quorum to stop the Trump takeover of Texas and block his attempt to rig the 2026 midterm elections. But Trump isn’t stopping in Texas. He’s targeting Missouri, Oh...

www.mobilize.us

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 14

The universities link for the “ground avelo” campaign is not working.

Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 12

They have two eyes, just many lenses. 70% of genes in flies match those in humans! And many genes contributing to cancer were first identified in flies. They still have much to teach us. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24651013/

From fly wings to targeted cancer therapies: a centennial for notch signaling - PubMed

Since Notch phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster were first identified 100 years ago, Notch signaling has been extensively characterized as a regulator of cell-fate decisions in a variety of organism...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 11

🪰🧪 Model organism databases provide the raw materials for our understanding of evolution. Sequences on these databases help human databases predict how bad a mutation might be, based on its conservation. This is how platforms like FlyBase contribute to modern medicine. Terrible news.

Dr Sian Gramates @drglam.bsky.social · Aug 11

I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 11

Wow! Amazing work!

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 11

🧠🧪 My husband and I are University of California alumni (UC Berkeley and UCSF, respectively). The UC system, specifically UCLA, is under attack and needs your support now. Read, sign, and share: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...

Stand Up for UC

We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 7

Well, this is a huge Executive Order power grab...

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

www.whitehouse.gov

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 6

🧪🤬🤬 We are in deep doodoo when the next pandemic hits.

Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Aug 5

Those mRNA vaccine programs that RFK Jr. is killing because he claims they don't work?
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.

www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

RFK Jr. pulls funding for vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses

The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections.

www.pbs.org

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 4

So yes, I want to donate to the fleeing Dems. But how do I know this site is not sending funds to Mothership? Does anyone know how to verify?

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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · Aug 4

Meet the 2025 ASCB Award Winners—trailblazing scientists honored for research, mentoring, education, and innovation. Celebrate excellence across all career stages in cell biology. Read more: www.ascb.org/society-news...

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 3

🧪🧠 Wow!! Great job and congrats to the whole team! I can’t wait to dig in to this resource!

Wei-Chung Allen Lee @darbly.bsky.social · Aug 3

How is the nervous system organized to coordinate behavior? To approach this massive question, a team led by @asbates.bsky.social, @jasper-tms.bsky.social, @mindyisminsu.bsky.social, & Helen Yang present the BANC: a Brain and Nerve Cord connectome.

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

🧪#Neuroskyence

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 2

🧠🧪👩‍🔬In the world of “why bother getting a college degree” or “can’t I just ask AI to do my homework,” here is a powerful rebuttal. Our educational research shows that students get huge benefits from doing long-term hands-on research in teams. science.arizona.edu/news/neurosc...

Neuroscience VIP course strengthens STEM identity, boosts student success

A study led by the University of Arizona finds that immersive, multi-semester undergraduate research experiences can significantly enhance student confidence, scientific identity, and career readiness...

science.arizona.edu

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Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Aug 2

Love this! Congratulations!! I can’t wait to see what comes of the project!

Martha Bhattacharya @marthabhattacharya.bsky.social · Jul 22

Beautiful illustration by @drrabbithole.bsky.social !

Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · Jul 22

This morning, NASA released the #VoyagerDeclaration. This afternoon, NIH #BethesdaDeclaration signers met w/ Jay Bhattacharya. Earlier, EPA staff were terminated for their act of resistance.

I made this in solidarity. @altnih4science.bsky.social @altnasa.bsky.social @alt-epa-workers.bsky.social

Drawing of three scientists - from the NIH, EPA and NASA - standing together

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Frank Schnorrer @frankschnorrer.bsky.social · Jul 21

Microtubules: the architect of muscles. Watch how microtubules transport mitochondria in proximity to energy consuming sarcomeres in muscles of flies and mice. @jeromeavellaneda.bsky.social @nunoluis.bsky.social @ibdm.bsky.social with @gomeslabo.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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