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2026-06-04 15:01:18 UTC

David Sacerdote on Nostr: So the plan is to put political officials in charge of deciding which science is ok ...

So the plan is to put political officials in charge of deciding which science is ok to do. This naturally means no more study of climate, since Republicans will never approve any funding for that.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/white-house-plan-to-vet-grants-puts-climate-science-in-jeopardy?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MDU4MjU1NiwiZXhwIjoxNzgxMTg3MzU2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURzQxSzRLSVVQVTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwOTRFQTUyQzdCQTQ0RDRDQjk1QTNCNDVENDg4RjY1NSJ9.OUo7Zwx8vf_uSDSDrsYGZHJdQwirUaLN4dMv5ADEdrI

You can submit comments about the proposal to only do right-wing-acceptable science here: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OMB-2026-0034-0001

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