US’ Office of Management And Budget head Russ Vought is trying to push through changes that will allow the Trump administration extensive control over how science is done in this country, leaving it open to graft, mismanagement, and bias. This blog post gives some context on what’s happening, links to an extensive discussion of the changes being proposed, and helps explain how you can help.

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[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Russel Vought has embraced the label Christian Nationalist. It's not a surprise they want veto power over anything that might go against doctrine.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 6 points 1 week ago

This has NOTHING to do With China "Eating Our Lunch" in Science and Technology!

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Of course.

Science can provide benefit for humanity as a whole, and the fascist project cannot allow that - benefit must be reserved for the wealthy and empowered few, so that the rest of humanity is relegated to being nothing more than resources to be exploited.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait... Not the onion?

[–] JL4575@piefed.social 10 points 1 week ago

Not the onion. Here’s another blog discussing the same proposed rule: https://news.chanda.science/archive/its-the-end-of-american-science-as-we-know-it/

[–] TingoTenga@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

With a Patreon?

[–] JL4575@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

The post is free to access and written by a disabled lawyer that works on disability issues. No need to subscribe. But if you’d rather not give traffic, the other blog I linked to in the comments covers the same territory.