Post Awzp83709XSp1vCdu4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #AwzoLS2ChcM28WmlcG by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-09T14:26:06Z
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#Trump executive order gives #politicians control over all federal #grants, alarming #researchersAn #ExecutiveOrder signed by Trump late Thursday aims to give #political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by #FederalAgencies. Scientists say it threatens to undermine the process that has helped make the #US the world leader in #research & #development.#USpol #BrainDrain #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy https://apnews.com/article/trump-executive-order-federal-funding-grants-nih-fema-4b4b6c23a25a8ae3fdc7b43c4586c999
(DIR) Post #Awzob4zu7bHHK0A73w by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-09T14:28:55Z
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The order requires all #FederalAgencies, including #FEMA, the National #Science Foundation [#NSF] & the National Institutes of #Health [#NIH], to appoint officials responsible for reviewing federal #funding opportunities & #grants, so that they “are consistent with agency priorities & the national interest.”It also requires agencies to make it so that current & future federal grants can be terminated at any time—including during the grant period itself.#Trump #BrainDrain #research #idiocracy
(DIR) Post #AwzokXUfXi4sJ73xNA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-09T14:30:38Z
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Agencies cannot announce new #funding opportunities until the new protocols are in place, according to the order.The #Trump admin said these changes are part of an effort to “strengthen oversight” & “streamline agency grantmaking.” Scientists say the order will cripple America’s scientific engine by placing control over federal #research funds in the hands of people who are influenced by #politics & lack relevant expertise.#USpol #BrainDrain #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
(DIR) Post #AwzougLBVLEQdqSlPs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-09T14:32:26Z
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“This is taking #political control of a once politically neutral mechanism for #funding #science in the US,” said Joseph Bak-Coleman, a scientist studying group decision-making at the University of Washington.The changes will delay grant review & approval, slowing “progress for cures & treatments that patients & families across the country urgently need,” said the Association of American Medical Colleges in a statement.#USpol #Trump #BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
(DIR) Post #Awzp83709XSp1vCdu4 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-08-09T14:34:50Z
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The admin has already terminated thousands of #research #grants at agencies like the #NSF & #NIH, including on topics like transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation & diversity, equity & inclusion.The order could affect emergency relief grants doled out by #FEMA, #PublicSafety initiatives funded by the #DOJ & #PublicHealth efforts supported by the #CDC. Experts say the order is likely to be challenged in court.#USpol #Trump #BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy
(DIR) Post #Ax01cjcvqXah1dXKuO by ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social
2025-08-09T16:54:49Z
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@Nonilex This is really fucked up....they will be granting millions to non existent projects and retiring to a Caribbean island in 2026
(DIR) Post #Ax06ajRA54gVd0tZke by SteveClough@metalhead.club
2025-08-09T17:50:29Z
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@Nonilex So all the good leading edge research will go to Europe, I presume. Well good on them.In the UK we lost really good research involvement with our stupid Brexit. This will be even worse.Stupidity. And I feel for all the people and families who will be damaged by this. But it does mean that nobody can trust research form the US any more, unless it is verified outside.
(DIR) Post #Ax09U501oWI2L1ivIm by rwg@aoir.social
2025-08-09T18:22:55Z
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@Nonilex Winners of the new grants program include Europe and China
(DIR) Post #Ax09hgUfiqhKOBXnbU by Tharpa@hear-me.social
2025-08-09T18:25:23Z
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@Nonilex Treasonous sabotage of America.