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Fwd: "Data accessibility in the chemical sciences: an analysis of recent practice in organic chemistry journals" https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.70
"We find that, although authors meet mandated requirements, there is very limited compliance with data sharing policies that are only recommended by journals. Overall, there is little evidence to suggest that authors’ publishing practice meets FAIR data guidance."
tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.
https://www.science.org/content/article/white-house-seeks-tighten-political-oversight-grantmaking
RE: https://mastodon.social/@markhurst/116659569010108640
Wow. Great essay! A couple of highlights, but you should go read the whole thing
"So, to recap:
1. The pope issues a warning against turning AI into an idol.
2. Silicon Valley techies scoff at the pope, saying that they’re too busy creating a machine God that rivals the Second Coming."
"it’s hard to look at a pile of linear algebra and call it a god"
Ukrainian Oliynykova speaks out about war at home after French Open loss to Russian
https://apnews.com/article/french-open-ukraine-russia-871a6ac7182640106dc12ad1f0ada909?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Ukraine @ukraine-thenewsdesk
Ukrainian player Oleksandra Oliynykova has vowed to keep speaking out about the war at home after losing to Russian player Diana Shnaider in the third round of the French Open. Oliynykova has said following the straight-sets loss to Shnaider that “some people would prefer that I stay silent” but “what I do is not about politics, it’s about humanity.” Ahead of their match she accused Shnaider of liking Russian propaganda posts on social media and criticized her for playing in a Gazprom-sponsored exhibition tournament in Russia. Shnaider says she was not aware of Oliynykova’s comments and ”wasn’t interested at all.”
Why Trump isn’t bothering to hide his corruption
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/27/trump-corruption-autocracy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
"The first blow against autocracy is the refusal of cynical complacency. Right after Trump’s first election, the Russian émigré journalist M Gessen proposed some “rules” for surviving autocracy. Among them: “Be outraged ... [I]n the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock.”"
All corruption, all the time in Trump world, Exhibit 68,044: https://www.nationalmemo.com/just-how-corrupt-is-trump-let-s-review-the-names-and-numbers
I'm still waiting for a serious journalism org to show the full depth and breadth of this unprecedented corruption. So far, no one's willing to even try.
This is the Trump era, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don't usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump's wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House cannot go unremarked. The term "drai...
Update. Also see the excellent #SPARC response to the #GAO report.
https://sparcopen.org/news/2026/sparc-statement-on-gao-report-gao-26-107738-federal-research-publishing-costs-may-2026/
"We urge Congress and federal agencies to:
1. Distinguish public access from pay-to-publish…
2. Recognize that pay-to-publish doesn’t just cost the government and taxpayers more; it compromises the science it purports to support…
3. Decline to treat current market conditions as fixed…."
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