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Re:U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Tr... by periodjet on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @03:03PM (#46785652)
My heavens!

Because we don’t need to focus on getting people into government who we can trust to represent our interests as their prime duty. No, what we really want to focus on is finding MORE PEOPLE WITH DOCTORATES. Yes.

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Re:U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Tr... by mekdoonggi on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @03:27PM (#46786069)
Would you say that the number of people you can trust to represent our interests as their prime duty has gone up recently?
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Re:U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Tr... by Hizonner on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @11:55PM (#46791217)
It turns out that there are some government jobs in which it is necessary to know what the fuck you are doing.
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