"The administration’s actions have shaken the decades-old assumption that the US is a solid, well-funded and intellectually open environment for research. "

The cost of Trump’s attack on American science - https://on.ft.com/44Dyq3r via @FT

The cost of Trump’s attack on American science

Sweeping funding cuts threaten to undermine the innovation that has been a central part of US economic strength for decades

Financial Times
@Ruth_Mottram ...there is some pushback....but it's gotta grow, and quickly....👇
https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/114385169270068836
@Ruth_Mottram When they came for the Humanities, STEM said nothing etc etc
@Ruth_Mottram yes there are costs for America. But maybe at the global scale we will see benefits? I mean the increased dispersal of 'know how' around the globe.