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- I think hacker types look at this list and think, "Wow--that's inept." But I also feel that the administration looks at the list and says, "No, it's absolutely brilliant."
And I figure that's because our goals are different.
by beej71 - Biologists I know were reporting that they'd changed their grant proposals to study e.g. ovarian cancer in "non-male" miceby floren
- You would think the "Freedom of speech" crowd was up to to arms over a list of banned words from the deep government.
But no, they still seem to busy on Twitter being angry about a Muslim Mayor in New York.
by happosai - These people who work for this administration are all so grossly and maliciously incompetent.
- Its important to note that US deficit spending is breaking records. They can't even pretend that they're saving money.
[1] https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/u-budget-d...
by wnevets - Math professors at my alma mater were instructed to remove references to “inequalities” to increase their chances of getting funded. The <= and >= type of inequalities.by whatever1
- "Humanities" is literally on the list. As in, do not fund any Humanities research.
Also not allowed to use "solar energy", "Geothermal energy", "EV infrastructure", "electrification", "Hydrogen energy".
Welp, America, you either gotta kick this administration out, or enjoy cosplaying the 1800s.
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