Eating Our Seed Corn #ABlueView🧵1/3 Emmanuel Macron Pres. of France: “Nobody could imagine... that one of the great democracies of the world would eliminate research programs on the pretext that the word ‘diversity’ appeared in its program... It was unthinkable... #BrainDrain - ThreadSky

ablueview.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Eating Our Seed Corn #ABlueView🧵1/3

Emmanuel Macron Pres. of France: “Nobody could imagine... that one of the great democracies of the world would eliminate research programs on the pretext that the word ‘diversity’ appeared in its program... It was unthinkable...

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maskcrafter.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Do these people even know what diversity means?

dcastanedamccarty.bsky.social•23 hours ago

We have been living with the unthinkable since dumpy was elected. It does not get easier.

marth12-blue.bsky.social•19 hours ago

That’s ok with Europe! They win

bluntmeme.bsky.social•9 hours ago

I’m sure you’re joking, but no one wins if knowledge is suppressed. Our current cancer research has been pushed back. Many will die to save billionaires money. Rfk spewing lies about vaccines is killing kids & endangering immunocompromised people of all ages.

ablueview.bsky.social•1 day ago

🧵2/3 Eating Our Seed Corn

... that a nation whose “economy depends so heavily... on free science” would “commit such an error.”

"Ursula von der Leyen, Pres. European Commission, announced a $566M investment.. to “make Europe a magnet for researchers” over the next 2 years...

ablueview.bsky.social•1 day ago

🧵3/3 Eating Our Seed Corn

Like Mr. Macron... she described a global environment where “fundamental, free & open research is questioned.” “What a gigantic miscalculation! -- https://tinyurl.com/63hdwau6

Related: Trump's research cuts will shrink GDP 4 - 11% https://tinyurl.com/34fhjdez

seattleblue.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's an expected calculation from the Heritage Foundation: keep the under-educated down, and their $$ will continue to flow.

They set up a carnival barker to lure the hoi polloi back to their ignorance. So far it's working.
Sure there are chinks in their armor, using such a weak front man...

5thkid.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Republicans have spent the last 60+ years manipulating the ignorance & hate of millions for the sake of power. Trump is their current useful idiot, following in the steps of Reagan and both Bushes. Once he can no longer hold a Sharpie to sign whatever they put in front of him, he's out!

dustyk504.bsky.social•2 hours ago

They've had more eloquent carnival barker doing that since Reagan. He slashed education nearly in half in his 1st budget. He started the attacks on unions & pushed right to work states as he welcomed Rupert Murdoch in. They've always had contempt 4 us.

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