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Now that Trump's cabinet picks are becoming public, all bets are off. It is entirely likely that vital U.S. research projects will be shut down at short notice.
by lyschoening 10y ago
Now that Trump's cabinet picks are becoming public, all bets are off. It is entirely likely that vital U.S. research projects will be shut down at short notice. I don't think these scientists are being paranoid at all. The data, while public, is on government funded servers and Trump and his cabinet will soon have great influence over that government.
People who look at Trump's decision not to build a wall or not to prosecute Hillary as a sign of moderation are missing the bigger picture. We can expect a worst case outcome on anything Trump can profit from that can make it through a Republican congress.
- hash-set 10y agoI see it as a much needed breath of fresh air, haha.
- dekhn 10y agowouldn't shutting down research projects cause large losses of jobs, and further, cause downstream effects on the suppliers (DOE has a multibillion dollar budget, there are many companies that provide expensive toys to DOE, etc etc)? That seems to go against Trump's message about jobs...
- lyschoening 10y agoSo far Trump has always said what he needed to say to accomplish his goals, not the other way round. I am sure any government funds that profit him directly or indirectly will keep flowing, but I don't think we have any reason to believe that he is motivated by the prospect of keeping jobs.
- goalieca 10y agoHis message of populism is empty