Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. https://scim.ag/3El0NZh
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“For academic scientists, the list of banned activities could include efforts to increase diversity in the scientific workforce, collaborations with foreign scientists, and research on more environmentally friendly technologies.”
Though the fascist assault on science is clear, however they do it.
What they cannot co-opt for their racist, destructive, planet killing aims, they will seek to destroy.
That's what fascists do, they hate science, particularly the science of social progress.
https://bsky.app/profile/democraticags.bsky.social/post/3lgvmzog4yk26
Are they acting out of cowardice or political affinity?
The entire academy must know their name.
I went part-time Expert too (appt just ended 1/25/25. I actually resigned because of the RTO requirement, but they brought me back within days.
“woke gender ideology;” diversity, equity, and inclusion; foreign aid; the green new deal; and support for nongovernmental organizations that undermine the national interest.
The last one is simply insulting.
Scientists must be white and heteronormative
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Of course, you just need to be aware of the list of banned books:
it's by design and it's fucked
This type of chaos isn’t sustainable.
(Oops, that’s one of the bad words the king hates!)
I sense loyalty oaths incoming.
He's not a king. He doesn't have plenary control over the budget, no matter how much he wants it.
And probably expects this to be tied up in the legal system for who knows how long.
In the meantime, he gets what he wants, which seems a fair assessment?
Unconstitutional
Unachievable - they don’t even define what these folks are supposed to be looking for. It’s an impossible task that they will be punished for failing. Really sick shit
This action is so blatantly illegal it should be easy for a plaintiff to get a hold.
The media are really trying to encourage futility in face of Trump's abuse. I'd encourage people to be more optimistic.
He's the least popular President ever.
What Trump is doing is typical of dictators.
But to get to this place, we have to point out _that_ they are illegal acts. And keep in mind that Fox and other media allies are going to pretend everything he does is legal.
And they say government doesn’t act fast.
All of these researchers described how they would share their science with the public and (more often than not) with disadvantaged populations.
Trump doesn’t believe in any of that.
Withholding grant money while you look for something Trump doesn't like is probably illegal and plays right into his scare tactics
They shouldn’t be.
It can't be legal to block grants based on diversity or equity. Wouldn't they have to show the harm done? And since there won't be any, the grants were blocked because of racism alone.
Until the SC tells us racism is perfectly fine.