Federal funding for scientific research was already in turmoil.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Science Committee, said in a statement, “This is the latest stupid move made by a president who continues to harm science and American innovation. The NSB is apolitical. It advises the president on the future of NSF. It unfortunately is no surprise a president who has attacked NSF from day one would seek to destroy the board that helps guide the Foundation. Will the president fill the NSB with MAGA loyalists who won’t stand up to him as he hands over our leadership in science to our adversaries? A real bozo the clown move.”

    • Pope-King Joe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      I had nothing to do with voting them into power. I voted for decent people. Unfortunately myself and millions of others were drowned out by people who bought into the grift or saw them as an in to be able to say slurs and hate women, since that seems to be what they wanna do.

        • osanna@lemmy.vgEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          BLACK ovaries. Eww, can you imagine if there was a black ovary in charge?? /s

          • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
            6·
            1 day ago

            The dems really screwed the pooch with that one. If it had been a flipped ticket, trump would have lost by a landslide.

            A black man being president is what started the MAGA movement, the US is still far too racist and sexist to have a black female president.

            Its bullshit, but it’s reality.

      • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        Yes, and Trump does too?

        Whoa! whoa! whoa! Are you saying she should have a differentiating position on supporting genocidal countries to convince voters to vote for them?

        • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          2 days ago

          Are you saying she should have a differentiating position

          I’m saying when it’s the same for either candidate, then it cannot be a deciding factor.

          • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 hours ago

            But it’s not the same for both sides when one merely supports the actual aggressors while the other also has a plan to drive the survivors out of their homeland to redevelop it for the Epstein class, to abuse their piwer to personally enrich themselves by the death and misery of millions of people and potentially of an entire culture

        • TerrabyteMarx@quokk.auEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Someone should write a Dr Seuss style book about this circular debate on voting so people can move on and argue about more pertinent stuff.

          If you don’t move on and find it in yourself to be angry at the system as a whole then you’re still going to be ranting about this in 20 years. It’ll become a part of who you are.

          The system catered to white suprrmacy and wealth, exactly as it was designed.