Example here of NIH scientists being unready to deal with Trump and Musk.
Aspects of the grants memo were blatantly illegal and the legal justification in it was stupid.
They were given an hour? Someone at NIH should have noted the illegality and found a way to delay —then leaked it like crazy. 🧪
Aspects of the grants memo were blatantly illegal and the legal justification in it was stupid.
They were given an hour? Someone at NIH should have noted the illegality and found a way to delay —then leaked it like crazy. 🧪
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Carl T. Bergstrom
As @jeremymberg.bsky.social correctly assessed at the time, the NIH memo that slashed overhead rates came from Trump/Musk, not anyone within the organization.
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While the Musk/Trump/MAGA group is only politics, no substance, and they are backed by 40 years of the Federalist Society twisting the law.
NIH needs to consult quickly with a younger generation who get politics/media today.
https://go.bsky.app/2K6jTi5
Trump/Musk sent it to NIH heads late on Friday, giving an hour to get it out, because they wanted a Fri news dump! They know the media is not as ready to cover things on the wkend.
This is a media fight that science is in. NIH leaders should have delayed till Mon!
We need to fight smart. Time to figure this out.
https://standupforscience2025.org/
The NIH Memo That Undercut Universities Came Directly From Trump Officials
https://archive.ph/ntUhC