Timothy Pratt,  Contributing Writer  -  The Guardian (U.K.)Stephan: Aspiring dictator Trump and the MAGAts, as part of their scheme to make America a Neo-medieval society are trying to restructure science so that it is controlled by the authoritarian leader and his serviles. This, of course, is going to dangerously impact the well being of Americans, as well as seriously degrade the status and stature of the country. The effects of the fascism of Trump and the submissive Republican Party, are going to affect the wellbeing of the Unite States for years, possibly decades. Stand for Science protesters carrying signs opposing cuts to scientific research by the Trump administration. Credit: Melinda Crawford / Universal Images Group / Getty While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawalla was reviewing a list of possible impacts from a proposed Trump administration rule on controlling federal money, including grants for research. Delawalla, the founder of the group Stand Up for Science, had just completed a three-day visit to Capitol Hill, where she met one by one with more than 30 members of Congress, part of a full-court press the organization has launched in recent weeks, sounding the alarm on the office of management and budget (OMB) proposal. A mother of a toddler, she stopped and thought about the listed example: a clinical trial under way meant to address the issue of parents who become suicidal after an infant death. The trial would likely be made illegal under the new rule, since it includes the sorts of international collaboration the rule prohibits. “I lost it,” she told the [...]Read the Full Article »

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