Trump fires NSF's oversight board

Post by fionic » Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC

jkestner wrote: post #116

fionic wrote: post #87

There’s a lot of political commentary in these threads about how dumb the admin is this and that, sarcasm, etc. but is anyone able to share why this is such a truly beneficial org to our country? I’m just out of the loop on this and I’m genuinely asking, I have never really heard of them. But by the reactions in the comments they’re like the most blessed org of our country and accelerate innovation and advancement of…

You don’t think it’s worth it to research this yourself. That’s what the NSF is for, on a bigger scale! LMGTFY: https://www.nsf.gov/impacts

Post by BLKNSLVR » Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC

timschmidt wrote: post #157

whatisthiseven wrote: post #121

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Odd, why can't Trump be both cause and symptom? Surely, he has made things uniquely worse, and in ways that would not have happened without him.

The undercurrent of dissatisfaction which led to his popularity was already there. And has been for decades. Do you blame the drought, the dry kindling, or the match? You don't get the wildfire without all three, and anyone paying attention can observe the looming danger and the inevitability of ignition. Who lights the match matters. But is only a small part of the contributing circumstances.

Post by tomlockwood » Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC

BidenSniffer wrote: post #170

epistasis wrote: post #159

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I was helping some people working on their phase I SBIR throughout the first year of Trump, and they often didn't know who to report to, as the firings were so relentless and pointless and completely disorganized. They got the highest possible rating upon completion, but have not been able to apply for Phase 2, so the project is effectively dead as they pursued other opportunities. It's hard to imaging a more wastefu…

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Post by 2ndorderthought » Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC

0xy wrote: post #160

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #43

An expected part of Project 2025[1]. The end goal is to install Trump allies as heads of every agency that matters to their agenda, and to shut down all agencies that don't. This way by end of 2028 there is nobody left in government who can speak out against what they're going to do next. If you have not read Project 2025 in a while, I encourage you to revisit it[2]. In summary it's a point-by-point plan to take over…

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Post by fzeroracer » Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC

0xy wrote: post #160

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #43

An expected part of Project 2025[1]. The end goal is to install Trump allies as heads of every agency that matters to their agenda, and to shut down all agencies that don't. This way by end of 2028 there is nobody left in government who can speak out against what they're going to do next. If you have not read Project 2025 in a while, I encourage you to revisit it[2]. In summary it's a point-by-point plan to take over…

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