It’s not hyperbole to say that American science is being destroyed before our eyes.
@davidho In November the head of that idiotic meme department was sharing a meme making fun of basic research. It was obvious, and extremely sad where this was going.
@davidho Welcome to the Dark Ages of America.
Once again conservative Christians seek to keep knowledge from the population for power and control.
The last Dark Ages started roughly after the fall of the Roman Empire, lasting perhaps 900 years in which societal and scientific progress slowed significantly, but kept alive in select places.
Guess who is fiddling (with golf) while our version of Rome burns under climate change?
@bouriquet @davidho It isn't just the US and it isn't just the Christians. At this point, I don't think that this is even about nations or religions.
@davidho I worry about long-term projects being interrupted and data lost. ... research put back years, careers stalled or ruined ... and the knock-on effect. Just hoping overseas research bodies might pick up some of it. It's horrendous. The ignorance is mindblowing.
@davidho science is what got the USA to the moon, not thoughts and prayers. But hey, turn America into a theocracy and let the Chinese and Russians go back to the moon and on to Mars instead.
@davidho I suppose there's a small consolation to be had in the fact that the impending, theocratic dark ages will be short-lived before humans are driven extinct by their own lack of scientific understanding and action.
@davidho
Highly qualified personnel is welcome in most countries of the world.
If you want to stay in the US, get ready to take up arms instead of cardboard signs. The time for peaceful protest is long over, when you're facing a neofascist coup.
@davidho
Every American can & should contribute to every protest even if they can’t travel or March. Pick the #3WordNote that matches who ever your heart supports on the days they March. Take any one of the #AfternoonNotesToAmerica actions. They’re small… take two.
#RaiseYourVoice #tRump #Musk
#USPol
@davidho German science was ruined in the 1930s because too many scientists were Jewish and/or left-wing. The fash always find a reason to hate science.
@davidho That has me really pissed off. Once you hit 60 there’s enough health threats.