This is a straight ban on purchasing at #NIH — for cancer trials, treating patients, and developing cures. @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards.
It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/02/26/trump-places-freeze-on-federal-credit-cards-in-newest-doge-executive-order/
Almost all purchases at NIH are made on govt credit cards.
It’s clear what’s happening: Trump/Musk are blowing up the govt using devious… 1/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/02/26/trump-places-freeze-on-federal-credit-cards-in-newest-doge-executive-order/
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I was given prepaid card which was loaded with around 50$ after each visit. I wonder how many volunteers are affected by this.
They don’t want to say “We’re cancelling NIH research by banning spending money” — because the media would cover that loud and clear.
So they say “pause Federal Register postings” “pause govt cards for a month.”
Don’t let them get away with this. Be loud. 🧪
That’s hundreds to thousands a day. Medicine for patients, saline, gauze, research supplies. All now banned.
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