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- science@lemmy.world
The Trump administration’s planned cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not only threaten essential biomedical research in the US, but the livelihoods of researchers – and some are seriously considering leaving the country.
A 27 January memo from the Office of Management and Budget instructed federal agencies to pause funding allocations to ensure they serve Donald Trump’s goals, including “ending ‘wokeness’ and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again”.
On 7 February, the administration implemented a policy that would cut NIH funding to research institutions by over two-thirds. A federal judge has since blocked the cuts – for now.
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I hate the anti-intellectuals so very much. And they almost entirely reside in the Republiqon Party.
They are going to do so much damage to this country. It might never be undone.
If Europeans wouldn’t sleep on this opportunity, we could massively improve our science recruiting. Related scientific paper of what getting the fired scientists from an autocracy can do to your science system: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Faer.104.10.3222
Our loss might be Europe’s gain. Unless they get a right wing problem, too.
I’m a physicist in 5th year of phd program & my partner is mathematician in her masters, we’re both considering moving away cause fuck this country lmao should be communist but instead fascist? cringe
I’m in 5th year of phd in semiconductor design and fabrication - I too am weighing my international options!
You thought the US was communist?
The US is communist, but only for the rich (“All the wealth for us”)
Then the rest of us get the “free market” treatment.
Socialism for the oligarchs; “laissez faire, laissez passer” capitalism for everyone else.
Sounds like Europe will reenforce itself soon on science.
'Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding has some serious 1984 vibes to it.
Soon laws will come that won’t allow scientists to leave, mark my words
I’m sure Trump sees scientist as unimportant for a functioning society. Anything he can’t grasp without thought confuses him and he wants to get rid of.
Bronzo the Clown probably thinks fElon has an army of clones just as “smart” and “educated” as fElon is, but 19 years old.
💯💯💯💯💯
