Email sent to FDA staff informs that agency leadership canceled the agency's LexisNexis subscription, even though staff need this tool to research legal and regulatory information as part of their jobs.
I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
I'm reproducing the text of the email here:
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⏰️4Good Trouble
Weaken the government agency, make it look stupid, eliminate it and let the functions be taken over by the private sector.
Reagan, Trump, Musk, Project 2025. That's the plan, man.
It’s the first large scale database information network I ever learned about and used.
Yes, government agencies that depend on external resources such as LexisNexis would be at risk of being replaced by private companies without the same restrictions. Dumb way to run things but seems to be the DOGE plan.
They want us to be mushrooms. Kept in the dark and fed BS!
Also, should we ever resubscribe to them? Ooof. Our old prices aren't going to be an option.
this is a one-year-old story 🤫
Even we - with a STAFF OF 11 - have Lexis Nexus because NOBODY puts theirs rules and regs in print anymore.
Ignorance, malice or both drives such action?
The utter pettiness is what has caught me by surprise.
Now we all face a future of paying to access what was public information.
Lost critical tool to track corp & property ownership nationwide for enforcement of fed laws involving civil rights, health, housing, and environment. They want to let the bad guys win.
Says it all
Also, it's not hard to include alt text, so why not?
@alt-text.bsky.social
You would reach more people, when you add a good description into the Alt-text field.
That is pretty easy, especially, when your image just contain text.
This way, you support visually impaired people and everyone else, who rely on a good filled Alt-text.
#accessibility
— Dick the Butcher
Of course, they aren't just wrecking government. In the process they'll destroy the US economy and likely trigger a global recession. But they don't care!
No wonder Big Pharma is doing layoffs. Between this and reducing science funding. There will be no new treatments in the pipeline.
Trump is insane.
The peeps at FDA will be trying to access their old college accounts! My god.
Or are they just not allowed to enforce the laws anymore?