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Trump 2.0 has blown up US scientific research in a way that will take decades to roll back. Labs that took years to build have closed, young people have left science. NYT Mag published a long report on Dismantling Cancer Research. Why does Ross Douthat lie like this?

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social

also, describing a lack of legislative capacity as a point against authoritarian consolidation misses the point: the defining feature of Trump’s second term is consolidation of power in the *executive* - the lack of legislative authorization makes him more authoritarian, not less

Jeff Barrus

@jeffbarrus.bsky.social

9 Aug

Not defending him, but he's not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. He might genuinely be unaware of the administration's destruction of scientific research, public health, etc.

Ken Caldeira

@kencaldeira.com

They want to destroy independent arbiters of truth, whether it be science or the media. Assertions to them are instrumental: "Does saying this help me get more money or power?" Whether statements are true or false is irrelevant. Everything is seen through a political lens.

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