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Update. A new editorial in Nature: "Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00562-w

"How, then, should those of us who are part of the global enterprise of education, health, science and engineering respond? One priority must be to denounce these actions, to shout about their negative effects, to support researchers and to defend their ability to work and study without fear for their jobs. Understandably, those working at โ€” or even leading โ€” federal agencies might feel that they cannot speak up, but researchers at other organizations, such as universities, scientific societies, businesses, labour unions and campaign groups have more freedom, and must exercise it by showing support for affected colleagues."

#Censorship#DefendResearch#Takedowns #Trump#USPol#USPolitics

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Update. Reminder from #Trump's first term (2017): Trumpโ€™s budget director pick: โ€œDo we really need government-funded research at allโ€
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/21/14012552/trump-budget-director-research-science-mulvaney

"President Donald #Trump recently picked Rep. Mick #Mulvaneyโ€ฆto head the White Houseโ€™s Office of Management and Budget [#OMB]โ€ฆIn a stunning September 9 Facebook post (thatโ€™s since been deleted but is still cached), Mulvaney asked, '... what might be the best question: do we really need government funded research at all.'"

#DefendResearch#Funding#USPol#USPolitics