Links for you. Science:
The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done. Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary.
CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed. Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and “LGBT,” must be pulled or revised.
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025
Health agencies purge Trump-targeted programs and websites
USDA ordered to scrub climate change from websites
Overlooked No More: Annie Easley, Who Helped Take Spaceflight to New Heights
Other:
Don’t Fall for Trump’s D.E.I. Dodge
We need an international alliance against the US and its tech industry
Notes on stupidity
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover. Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
Why Has Trump Gone Soft on China and Hard on Canada?
“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews
The End of North America
Trump Almost Deleted Medicaid. These are not bright guys, and things got out of hand.
All bets are off
Donald Trump’s Second Term Begins With a Crash
All is quiet in Omaha. Will they actually raid the food processing plants?
Jeff Bezos’s Company (Amazon) Is Suing Washington State to Block His Newspaper (The Washington Post) From Reporting
Democrats, Times Like This Are Why Mayor Pete Exists. He’s good at talking to a camera, and not a lot of the rest of you can say that. Put him out there!
Hedge funds bet billions on market crash in Donald Trump’s America
‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war
There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good.
Political reporters are actively covering up Trump’s racism
Nightmare on K Street: A 360-degree review of the dreaded O.M.B. memo, as seen by the blue chip lobbyists scrambling to explain what it might mean for their clients.
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems
“Democrats have just become uncool.”
The Price America Will Pay for Trump’s Tariffs
Wyoming Republicans’ anti-abortion bill inadvertently targets chemotherapy and surgeries
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
Our Health in the Hands of a Man Who’d Make Us Sick
Disability advocates fear backlash, discrimination after Trump’s FAA comments
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
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