Their crime: handing out copies of an editorial, published in the journal Diabetes Care on April 29, sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on scientific research

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 75 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code. The scientists were not disruptive or disorderly in their conduct, based on the videos posted by MedPage Today, although the fact that they were handing out reprints just before an NIH representative was scheduled to speak might be construed as a form of protest. But it could just as easily be argued that such actions fall under valid scientific dissemination and discussion, the conference’s stated objective.

This doesn't make the ADA look good. I don't know enough about them to understand their reasoning though.

[–] Tiral@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago

As someone who's 42 and has been a type 1 diabetic since I was 9. Fuck the ADA. When I was diagnosed my parents donated a lot to them. Then they both lost their jobs and insurance when I was 12, they asked the ADA for help with supplies like test strips and such, they didn't even reply.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

All you need to know is that if something is called the American [doctor stuff] Association it means that it’s an out-in-the-open cartel that exists to limit the supply of and increase the profit margins of whatever the word in the middle of their name is.

[–] subignition@piefed.social 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

*looks nervously at American Heart Association presumably limiting the supply of hearts

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago

They truly, unironically, limit the amount of heart doctors that are allowed to graduate each year.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I don’t know enough about them to understand their reasoning though.

Spoiler: Guaranteed they're a bunch of ultra privileged, ultra worthless "scientists" (mostly bros) who would rather support fascism than risk the slightest threat to their comfort. That's just capitalism everywhere.

Do these people actually give a shit about fascism? Nope.

https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2600121/BOD_ADA_2025.jpg?w=800

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 7 points 18 hours ago

More like they are censoring to protect funding. Still cunts for doing so, that funding will die with this administration first chance it gets, all funding of anything good will.