NSF funding shut down

[PeterB]

Apologies if this has already been posted.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2...-nsf-cuts/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...cientists/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2

https://bsky.app/profile/colincarlson.bs...5gdzv57c2f

... this is absolutely insane. It's not just a war on science, it's going to devastate the economy, since these grants are a major driver of economic growth and prosperity.

Edit: I notice that the memo they received did not give any justification, nor did it say who exactly is behind the order. Apparently we are indeed living in Kafkaesque times.

[special]

Morons Are Governing America.

[special]

How else are they going to pay for tax cuts for Elon, Jeff, Mark, etc.

I wanted to add Donald to the list but I realized he never paid taxes so the cuts are not for him anyway.

[pdq]

special wrote:
How else are they going to pay for tax cuts for Elon, Jeff, Mark, etc.

I wanted to add Donald to the list but I realized he never paid taxes so the cuts are not for him anyway.

Also, these cuts, if they save any money at all (and that’s a real “if”) won’t be more than a tiny fraction of the revenue loss from more tax cuts slanted toward the rich.

But as a party, fiscal responsibility is of no concern to Republicans when they are in power.