And it won't stop with the layoffs from federal grant funding layoffs either. The only time trickle-down economics works is when you start cutting your workforce. It has a cascading effect throughout other industries as well. Trump has taken 50 days to destroy the healthy economy left by Biden.
My SIL had stage 4 breast cancer at 34 and was given months to live. She had kids 7, 5, and 2. She got into a trial run by JH and was put on a new drug. She lived 11 years. JH gave us that time with her. The time for her kids was invaluable. Give money to cancer research not blowing up rockets
This is awful and will destroy careers and lives. 2008 was bad, hearing offers being pulled again. Have to also ask why universities persist in using this unstable model to fund research? 🧐 in my experience it is to get short term savings in salary and offering ridiculous post-docs.
Using fed research $$ as a cover for developing lucrative therapies and pharma to eventually patent with private venture capital investors and make lots of $$$. Yes the research is for the public good, but univ and academics are complicit in using the system for personal gain.
I’ve been in academia for decades and even written fed grants. Whatever budget I wrote, came back with 40% markup in overhead for mostly nothing except to cover admin cost and the privilege of being at an Ivy. I couldn’t even pay my grad students more bc that would have messed up their visas.
The higher Ed system is broken and the public has rightly no respect or care for it anymore. It used to be, people revered the experts, scientists, and scholars. No more, when they see the extortionate tuition that their kids can’t afford unless they submit to student loan indentured servant status.
But schools have to cut now. They have high fixed costs (professors) and endowment $$ tends to have limits on how it can be spent. Litigation moves slowly.
Professors actually are much higher bc many more of us. I don’t know what that number looks like now but it was a huge part of fixed costs at my institution even 5-6 years ago.
Admin can be fired so aren’t considered fixed costs.
That’s not actually true. Tenure means something very specific and is protected by the 14th amendment. It is considered property and can’t be stripped without due process. Politicians might want to fire us but it’s easier to increase course loads etc.
Re: endowments, is there any way for money to be appropriated because of a 'rainy day' clause? I remember seeing that floated as an idea during the pandemic, before Congress passed its covid funding legislation.
Thank you for the above explanation and any additional info, Professor Ebbeler.
If money has been donated with specific conditions, the donor would have to agree to a change. I suspect the “rainy day” thing was related to taking more from endowment $$ than usual in a budget year. That’s an absolute last resort.
Ah, I understand it better now. Thank you for the helpful reply. It seems like even such a last resort wouldn't cover the Trump administration's awful cuts for more than a few weeks.
"This recession is going to be a doozy" and caused by two men, right? No, wait, one man and ah, um, ok, I got it. Let's start over. All caused by a CONVICT batshit crazy, narcissistic, psychopathic liar, DJT! And his besties & mentors w more money Musk & Putin!
This is RIGHT BEFORE OUR F'N EYES!
🙌🏽 🆘 🔥⌛️When we see someone with gasoline & matches torching everything in sight: How about Stopping Them Immediately & more Aggressively than taking them to court ?!?!
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What is terrifying is that there are still many out there that think this is the best "administration" that ever existed.
I have no idea what will finally get them to see this regime properly for what it is, but all I know is that by then, it will be absolutely devastating at an unfathomable level.
Dumbest? I'd phrase it "most evil and most malicious," myself, but "dumb" definitely applies as well.
TFG is a narcissistic sociopath, and now he has dementia. Any teeny bit of self-control he may have exhibited in the past is long gone and all he knows is, "I WANT -- !!!"
John’s Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab (APL) holds numerous duly-awarded fed contracts for air and missile defense, surface and undersea naval warfare, computer security, space science, & spacecraft construction. No doubt many of those contracts will now go to the South African Space Nazi.
So many that stand to be harmed by all that is taking place, we fairly warned repeatedly that this and much more would take place.
Yet, they chose to vote against their best interests.
It is so painful and infuriating to see this...and how the pattern repeats itself.
Shutting down a major medical research center is not a good thing in any way, shape, or form. Why not bankrupt St. Jude's Pediatric Cancer Research Center in Memphis and turn the place into condos?
Oh...should have guessed. You've already got a DOGE team working on that idea! Good job, Leon!
Asked ChatGPT (as a non-English speaker) what 'doozy' means.
”'Doozy' refers to something outstanding, remarkable, or unusual—whether in a good or bad way. It’s often used to describe something extreme or impressive, like a really big or notable mistake.”
Yes I’m aware. In 22 states. And meanwhile people are still losing their jobs. That’s not enough. People need to fight back suing all the time. Use lawsuits the same way the WH uses EOs. Do it fast. Do it often. Use the same strategies (without the lying and the hatred)
Aren’t these grants congressionally funded? If so, Muskrat nor Trump can do anything about it. They can try but Congress funds, not the executive branch. I hope they all keep suing.
And we should be marching in Silicon Valley : They funded and designed this destruction to democracy for very selfish purposes.
See articles by New Republic Gil Duran and Jack Mc Cordick.
Book : End-of Reality by Jonathan Taupin,
See: A More Perfect Union . Com and YT on Solano County, etc.
It is a diabolical combination of both.
There is an intentional move to dismantle society in multiple ways, including breaking down academia and institutions while destroying the economy.
It was carefully detailed in calculated maliciousness in Project 2025, on how they would go about doing so.
I think there is a huge proportion of people who actually are supportive of an authoritarian state that abrogates personal rights. Because they think it won’t affect them; just keep “others” in their place.
Where’s the “disaster” button? Searching and can only find “heart.” Recession and the subsequent loss of informed research that supports human well-being…..
Did they leave the grants to Univ of Alabama in tact?? If so, just pure punishment of blue districts / states via impoundment ie unconstitutional means. cutting grants to one of the top university’s in the country while maintaining a football team parading as a school is not “efficiency”
Republicans willingly responsible for forcing hundreds of thousands of federal job losses. Make no mistake. These families are losing their incomes and it seems democrats will tolerate these casualties. Maddening.
Saw an article in my feed above this one that was advertising British Columbia (Canada)'s promise to streamline certifications for any Doctors and Nurses who wish to go there and work in the UNIVERSAL Healthcare system. Heck, who wouldn't go?
It’s your money and nothing to do with me as an outside observer.. but to remove money like this to fund tax cuts for billionaires is patently madness .. but at least half your compadres voted for it .. crazy
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Admin can be fired so aren’t considered fixed costs.
Thank you for the above explanation and any additional info, Professor Ebbeler.
It's an interesting essay, and it's a good reminder for a layperson like me that wrecking things is much easier than fixing them.
Thank you again! I appreciate your time and help.
This is RIGHT BEFORE OUR F'N EYES!
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I have no idea what will finally get them to see this regime properly for what it is, but all I know is that by then, it will be absolutely devastating at an unfathomable level.
TFG is a narcissistic sociopath, and now he has dementia. Any teeny bit of self-control he may have exhibited in the past is long gone and all he knows is, "I WANT -- !!!"
Bigly the Idiot is in the process of breaking all known land-speed records in ruining an economy. Does he expect a ribbon? A certificate?
His voters will complain about not being able to find a doctor and not having medicare coverage even if they do and STILL FUCKING VOTE FOR HIM!!
Resist.
So many that stand to be harmed by all that is taking place, we fairly warned repeatedly that this and much more would take place.
Yet, they chose to vote against their best interests.
It is so painful and infuriating to see this...and how the pattern repeats itself.
Oh...should have guessed. You've already got a DOGE team working on that idea! Good job, Leon!
”'Doozy' refers to something outstanding, remarkable, or unusual—whether in a good or bad way. It’s often used to describe something extreme or impressive, like a really big or notable mistake.”
Outch ...
F them all.
Damn. It's like a rolling tsunami hitting city after city, town after town
See articles by New Republic Gil Duran and Jack Mc Cordick.
Book : End-of Reality by Jonathan Taupin,
See: A More Perfect Union . Com and YT on Solano County, etc.
There is an intentional move to dismantle society in multiple ways, including breaking down academia and institutions while destroying the economy.
It was carefully detailed in calculated maliciousness in Project 2025, on how they would go about doing so.
Johns Hopkins literally invented public health. These assholes are killing it.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel-cancer-center/research
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What good have they ever done that benefits all of humanity?
https://www.jhu.edu/
Only millionaires need apply.