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Re:WH proposes rules giving political appointees final appro... by andai on Friday May 29, 2026 @10:48PM (#48331981)
Indeed. Science has always been purely neutral and free any kind of social, cultural, institutional or economic pressures. That's the whole point!
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Re:WH proposes rules giving political appointees final appro... by dc396 on Friday May 29, 2026 @11:11PM (#48332126)
Science? Maybe in an ideal world. However, how science actually gets done has always been at the mercy of social, cultural, institutional, and/or economic pressures.
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Re:WH proposes rules giving political appointees final appro... by paulryanrogers on Friday May 29, 2026 @11:17PM (#48332165)
Weren't they exaggerating to communicate sarcasm?
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