Trump Cuts Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

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John Clark

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May 22, 2025, 6:57:19 AM5/22/25
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-grants-trump-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE8.LNjz.VRKI77qh-yD0&smid=em-share


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-grants-trump-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE8.LNjz.VRKI77qh-yD0&smid=em-share

Brent Meeker

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He hates science.  It keeps contradicting him.

Brent
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John Clark

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On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM Brent Meeker <meeke...@gmail.com> wrote:

He hates science.  It keeps contradicting him.

Reality has a liberal bias. But God is a Republican.  

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Brent Meeker

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On 5/22/2025 3:51 PM, John Clark wrote:


On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM Brent Meeker <meeke...@gmail.com> wrote:

He hates science.  It keeps contradicting him.

Reality has a liberal bias. But God is a Republican. 
Which is why Republicans are for a dictator.

Brent

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On 5/22/2025 3:56 AM, John Clark wrote:
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-grants-trump-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE8.LNjz.VRKI77qh-yD0&smid=em-share


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PGC

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May 25, 2025, 12:43:19 AM5/25/25
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Here, aesthetic overtakes rational structure. The President is not argued for—he is revered. His actions, even contradictions, are cast as trials of destiny. He becomes a Christ figure, not because he suffers, but because he is positioned outside discourse, above contradiction, immune to error. It is a metaphysical insult. Not to opponents, but to anybody with a somewhat functioning mind. But why the left is so weak in understanding the logic of spectacle is beyond me. And here a big F U to all our beloved right wing list members, because it does self-criticize. Something foreign to you zombie idiots.

Now take notes:

All the left would have to do is insist: Ok, let’s say we’re watching the Gospel of Trump. Great. Where’s the Sermon on the GDP growth Spreadsheet? When will this greatness boost arrive, exactly? Every citizen with the flying hydrogen musk mobile manufactured entirely in the US? If this is political Christianity, we demand the miracles. Because, if we're arguing gospel, then those miracles have to be rather major. People can miss with firearms. That's not cloud parting level kind of stuff, hmmkay? That's not full miracle status. Can he turn debt into growth? Or water contaminated by pollution and plastic into tax revenue? Let us see the stigmata of middle-class recovery. Show us the second coming of median household income. If your Jesus-God is strength, we would like to see some bench press numbers and videos; failing that, seeing Jesus run with some shorts or doing chin-ups with navy seals would do too.

But really what do I know? Everybody treating this drivel of discourse with attention somehow deserves to be kicked in the face by authoritarians and their schmucks again and again until it is their turn; even the schmucks. Because a one man show is what it is, people. It's not you and never was. Jesus can't outperform a dead Plato in chin-ups, because they both only have zero in the tank, which is above and beyond where your accounts will be more frequently if you tax the shit out of everything. Because obviously, it's too much to ask people to vote with their wallets, for more real income. That would be weak wokeness. And we all know how people are not greedy regarding money. Like Jesus, right? 

Brent Meeker

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May 25, 2025, 1:27:41 AM5/25/25
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On 5/24/2025 9:43 PM, PGC wrote:
Here, aesthetic overtakes rational structure. The President is not argued for—he is revered. His actions, even contradictions, are cast as trials of destiny. He becomes a Christ figure, not because he suffers, but because he is positioned outside discourse, above contradiction, immune to error.
Here??  On the everything-list?


It is a metaphysical insult. Not to opponents, but to anybody with a somewhat functioning mind. But why the left is so weak in understanding the logic of spectacle is beyond me. And here a big F U to all our beloved right wing list members, because it does self-criticize. Something foreign to you zombie idiots.

Now take notes:

All the left would have to do is insist: Ok, let’s say we’re watching the Gospel of Trump. Great. Where’s the Sermon on the GDP growth Spreadsheet? When will this greatness boost arrive, exactly?
Insist?  Trump's already said we'll have to wait awhile...until he's elected to this 3rd term.


Every citizen with the flying hydrogen musk mobile manufactured entirely in the US? If this is political Christianity, we demand the miracles. Because, if we're arguing gospel, then those miracles have to be rather major. People can miss with firearms. That's not cloud parting level kind of stuff, hmmkay? That's not full miracle status. Can he turn debt into growth?
He turned prosperity into recession, growth into retreat, respect into revulsion, leadership into dissension.


Or water contaminated by pollution and plastic into tax revenue? Let us see the stigmata of middle-class recovery. Show us the second coming of median household income. If your Jesus-God is strength, we would like to see some bench press numbers and videos; failing that, seeing Jesus run with some shorts or doing chin-ups with navy seals would do too.

But really what do I know? Everybody treating this drivel of discourse with attention somehow deserves to be kicked in the face by authoritarians and their schmucks again and again until it is their turn; even the schmucks. Because a one man show is what it is, people. It's not you and never was. Jesus can't outperform a dead Plato in chin-ups, because they both only have zero in the tank, which is above and beyond where your accounts will be more frequently if you tax the shit out of everything.
U.S. taxes relative to GDP are lower than those of any advanced nation except Switzerland. 

Because obviously, it's too much to ask people to vote with their wallets, for more real income.
Does health care count as income?

Brent

John Clark

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May 25, 2025, 8:25:03 AM5/25/25
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On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM PGC <multipl...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The President is not argued for—he is revered. His actions, even contradictions, are cast as trials of destiny. He becomes a Christ figure,

Take a look at the following poster (which was almost certainly printed in China) , it's signed by Trump himself and you can buy it right now on eBay for the low low price of only $9.11. Unfortunately it is not also signed by Jesus, I imagine that one would cost a bit more. 


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Brent Meeker

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May 25, 2025, 4:33:18 PM5/25/25
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Well they're both big fans of retribution.  Mainly retribution for not being sufficiently worshipful.

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