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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by wat10000 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:40AM (#42951100)
Calling this "routine" is completely insane. When has a President ever done something like the instant unilateral dismantling of USAID? Talk about motivated reasoning. This is completely unprecedented and is an attempt to sideline Congress entirely. And it looks likely to succeed.
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by leereeves on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @01:52PM (#42953307)
That would be a much stronger argument if Congress didn't support Trump here.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/05/congress/ho...

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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by wat10000 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:32PM (#42953852)
Why would that weaken the argument? Until Congress passes a law authorizing this stuff, it's still a blatant power grab and very much not like what has come before.
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