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Fascism, plain and simple. This is caving to corporate interests at the expense of the public.

• baggy_trough 7mo ago
  Fascism is when research labs are reorganized?
  • virgil_disgr4ce 7mo ago
    "reorganized"
    • baggy_trough 7mo ago
      Yes, as described in the article.
• Invictus0 7mo ago
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  • CharlesW 7mo ago
    Closing a single lab is not fascism. It becomes fascism when a regime systematically targets institutions that produce independent knowledge that doesn't align with Dear Leader's propoganda.
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  • yoyohello13 7mo ago
    Maybe another f word then. Like Fucking stupid.
  • pstuart 7mo ago
    The goal is to privatize these things and have their buddies own it, while taxpayers still pay for it. So yes, fascism. https://www.notus.org/health-science/trumps-privatization-of-science-research-is-underway https://www.notus.org/health-science/trumps-privatization-of...
• deafpolygon 7mo ago
  You mean techno-fascism? Since this benefits Meta, Microsoft, Google, et. al. Cheaper oil, gas, electricity infrastructure means bigger profit margin. It’s not so much they want pollution or to go all in on oil infrastructure specifically, but less oversight and regulation so they can build more and faster for cheaper.