A non-binary researcher at the University of Washington is under investigation after she allegedly called for conservatives to be assassinated like Charlie Kirk in disturbing social media posts.
Staffer Mara Maughan, who uses she/they pronouns, made the sick comment on a Facebook post from the executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, Corey DeAngelis, who had shared a clip of Democratic Washington state Sen. Jamie Pedersen refusing to acknowledge biological advantages men have over women in sport, Fox News Digital reported.
“May there be Tyler Robinsons for you all,” Maughan wrote in the comment, in response to the clip, in which DeAngelis had written, “he can’t acknowledge that there are biological differences between men and women.”
Robinson is on trial for assassinating the conservative activist during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.
Maughan is labeled as an RSE1 under the Department of Microbiology’s “research and lab staff” on the UW Fuller Labs website.
She is employed through a union-based position at the university, and has her own office space listed on the department’s website on its South Lake Union campus.
DeAngelis shared a screenshot of Maughan’s comment on X, after she appeared to have deleted her social media accounts.
“This kind of violent rhetoric from Mara Maughan and far too many others on the left — wishing for assassins to target conservatives like me and my family — absolutely concerns me, as it not only normalizes political violence but fuels a dangerous environment where radical ideologies in academia and beyond threaten our freedoms and safety without accountability,” DeAngelis told Fox News.
Maughan previously described herself as “an autistic trans vaccine scientist” in a separate Facebook comment.
“UW Medicine denounces violence against all people and takes seriously the concerns reported to us regarding this matter. We are reviewing the specifics of this situation — including a detailed review of the facts, university policy and the law — and will determine next steps,” a UW spokesperson told Fox.
DeAngelis thanked UW for “finally looking into this after the massive public outcry,” but added that “their actions will speak louder than this boilerplate statement that says nothing of substance,” the College Fix reported.
“If they truly denounce violence, they’ll take real disciplinary action against Mara Maughan and bring meaningful accountability to prevent such hateful rhetoric from their employees in the future,” DeAngelis said.
Maughan did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Her comments came as the US Supreme Court heard arguments on two cases regarding trans athletes’ participation in women’s sports.
