caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Werewolf said:

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Ok, Cary. the floor is yours. We will watch you debate.

#Sieve, Cary is ready to debate. He wishes to legitimize your views.

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That response is why many, on the water cooler, joke about you. Were, I have said many times that your views, in general, are aligned with mine. That said, the spamming of post, actually makes you a laughing stock, as opposed to a contributor.

Civ knows exactly where I stand and I know exactly where he stands. I'm confident, both Civ and I, hope a slither of our views may translate to the other. It doesn't appear as if we make much impact; however, we continue to try.

I could just walk away and not try anymore. Civ could do the same. Right now, neither one of us have chosen that path.

Now, back to my post… my only point is a little self awareness, for you. Obviously, I touched a nerve. So, pay attention to how little debate you get, with all your post.

I encourage you to post less frequently, then try and converse, with people that agree and disagree with you.

BTW, accept the fact that you're not going to translate your views to others.

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To amplify on Cary's comment Were I'd say post all you want, just converse more and post X stuff less.

It's not your conversation that spams a thread, it's the 13 Russian bot farm X re-posts in a 5 minute span.

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Civ, I will continue allowing you to take my lunch…

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You're practicing and Sieve fakes you left and takes it the hoop. He's not practicing, he's scoring on you. LOL

Werewolf said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Werewolf said:

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Ok, Cary. the floor is yours. We will watch you debate.

#Sieve, Cary is ready to debate. He wishes to legitimize your views.

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That response is why many, on the water cooler, joke about you. Were, I have said many times that your views, in general, are aligned with mine. That said, the spamming of post, actually makes you a laughing stock, as opposed to a contributor.

Civ knows exactly where I stand and I know exactly where he stands. I'm confident, both Civ and I, hope a slither of our views may translate to the other. It doesn't appear as if we make much impact; however, we continue to try.

I could just walk away and not try anymore. Civ could do the same. Right now, neither one of us have chosen that path.

Now, back to my post… my only point is a little self awareness, for you. Obviously, I touched a nerve. So, pay attention to how little debate you get, with all your post.

I encourage you to post less frequently, then try and converse, with people that agree and disagree with you.

BTW, accept the fact that you're not going to translate your views to others.

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To amplify on Cary's comment Were I'd say post all you want, just converse more and post X stuff less.

It's not your conversation that spams a thread, it's the 13 Russian bot farm X re-posts in a 5 minute span.

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Civ, I will continue allowing you to take my lunch…

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You're practicing and Sieve fakes you left and takes it the hoop. He's not practicing, he's scoring on you. LOL

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No more from me, dammit. You two continue on, I'll watch from the bleachers. ;-)

Werewolf said:

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Werewolf said:

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caryking said:

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Civilized said:

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caryking said:

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Werewolf said:

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Ok, Cary. the floor is yours. We will watch you debate.

#Sieve, Cary is ready to debate. He wishes to legitimize your views.

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That response is why many, on the water cooler, joke about you. Were, I have said many times that your views, in general, are aligned with mine. That said, the spamming of post, actually makes you a laughing stock, as opposed to a contributor.

Civ knows exactly where I stand and I know exactly where he stands. I'm confident, both Civ and I, hope a slither of our views may translate to the other. It doesn't appear as if we make much impact; however, we continue to try.

I could just walk away and not try anymore. Civ could do the same. Right now, neither one of us have chosen that path.

Now, back to my post… my only point is a little self awareness, for you. Obviously, I touched a nerve. So, pay attention to how little debate you get, with all your post.

I encourage you to post less frequently, then try and converse, with people that agree and disagree with you.

BTW, accept the fact that you're not going to translate your views to others.

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To amplify on Cary's comment Were I'd say post all you want, just converse more and post X stuff less.

It's not your conversation that spams a thread, it's the 13 Russian bot farm X re-posts in a 5 minute span.

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Civ, I will continue allowing you to take my lunch…

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You're practicing and Sieve fakes you left and takes it the hoop. He's not practicing, he's scoring on you. LOL

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No more from me, dammit. You two continue on, I'll watch from the bleachers. ;-)

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Ok

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50k for an "emergency paint job" at the Hegseth house lol. Funny how packgrad only posts certain posts from this subreddit. I wonder why they/them do that?

https://www.reddit.com/r/unusual_whales/s/2cnFFBu1j2

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It's a type of paint with embedded materials to defeat electronic surveillance in case he needs to take STU calls at his old place.

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Lol. I haven't posted anything from reddit. That angry poster is trying so hard for a win. I remember when he/she posted this.

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The right cares more about owning liberals or the everyday people of America than actually helping this country.

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Typical Democrat hypocrite. Zero integrity.

And to actually respond to the paint job price, it doesn't sound out of line to me. Especially if it's in DC. We've done projects for about that amount in freaking Durham. Haha.

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50k for an "emergency paint job" at the Hegseth house lol. Funny how packgrad only posts certain posts from this subreddit. I wonder why they/them do that?

https://www.reddit.com/r/unusual_whales/s/2cnFFBu1j2

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It's a type of paint with embedded materials to defeat electronic surveillance in case he needs to take STU calls at his old place.

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Lol. I haven't posted anything from reddit. That angry poster is trying so hard for a win. I remember when he/she posted this.

wolf5 said:

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The right cares more about owning liberals or the everyday people of America than actually helping this country.

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Typical Democrat hypocrite. Zero integrity.

And to actually respond to the paint job price, it doesn't sound out of line to me. Especially if it's in DC. We've done projects for about that amount in freaking Durham. Haha.

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I know, I was just indulging in a bit of malarkey. (A little Bidenism there for nostalgia's sake)

That might be the weakest hit job piece I've ever seen. Hegseth called out the Pentagon's little ***** Jennifer Griffin for trying to amplify this ridiculous claim. Evidently this paint order was already approved no matter who was appointed. Heh, 50k for anything at the DOD is not even equivalent to the change under a cushion analogy that Hokie keeps taking about.

Let's see if Jen will go as hard on her reporting when we start to see the waste and corruption at the Pentagon. I'm going to guess the answer will be no. The DOD audit is the one I'm waiting on the most.

caryking said:

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Were just did his daily gumming up a thread…

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Some of Were's posts are informative. But the gumming up with conspiracy theory stuff just obscures the informative posts. I end up scrolling by the entire block of posts.

packofwolves said:

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caryking said:

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Were just did his daily gumming up a thread…

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Some of Were's posts are informative. But the gumming up with conspiracy theory stuff just obscures the informative posts. I end up scrolling by the entire block of posts.

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Completely agree

Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Had to look it up because I couldn't find a good article, but reducing the indirect rate to 15% basically kills every research building being currently leased in the Triangle. That's just not a sustainable rate and feel like a made up number by someone who doesn't really know how research grants work.

The most dubious part of NIH's 15% mandate is that it's retroactive. It's bogus for the government to make a grant on certain terms - which obviously informs whether or not the grantee will accept the grant, and how they'll implement it - and then change the terms after the fact.

At any rate. This will have a severe impact on the Triangle. You're taking a rate that was anywhere from 45% -75% and make it a straight 15% cap without much justification.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-068.html

BBW12OG said:

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So.....

This is bad right?

What are they doing?

Who is funding it?

I could have applied for a grant to research homosexuality in prison and the effect condoms have on chickens and gotten approved.

Open honesty seems to bother the left and Pinocchio.....

As soon as the receipts are shown it gets obvious.

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Dude, these are competitive research grants. And they are highly competitive and are advertised out in the open for open competition. They are not hidden from anyone. Not because they are a windfall of money either, there are actual people who do great things with these grants to further research and medicine. The 0.001% of Grants like the theoretical one you mention above, yes they are out there and should be challenged or even eliminated.

Hell, I'm all for taking a look at overhead costs and looking at ways to reduce those, but you just have an absolute fundamental misunderstanding of how these programs work and how they support the economy in North Carolina and the Raleigh-Durham area specifically.

Trump has a long history of stiffing contractors and trying to make people take less than he had originally agreed to pay them. But it's a rotten way to do business, and a terrible way for the US government to behave.

I totally get peoples frustration on the more ridiculous stuff that the government has funded, and how those things have far and away strayed from the original mission of these agencies. Those things should be eliminated 1000%

I would just encourage you to do just a little bit of research to understand the impact of something that has been applied arbitrarily. Because it's going to have an extreme impact on the economy if NC. That and I just don't understand how you guys can't have any empathy for these folks, 99.9% of them who don't get rich doing this research. They're all middle class people who go to work everyday just like Johnny paycheck on the assembly line. They are no different.

We are just punishing ourselves by making blanket carte blanche changes in the name of culture wars.

This is the stuff that frustrates me about populism. You burn to the ground the institutions before you figure out that you actually need some of them.

"Trump has a long history of stiffing contractors and trying to make people take less than he had originally agreed to pay them. But it's a rotten way to do business, and a terrible way for the US government to behave."


So
Much
TDS

LOLOLOL

SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

SmaptyWolf said:

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You wish. This is your fever dream. In the real world….

Donald Trump's Approval Rating Is Better Than Most World Leaders

"Trump's strong approval ratings compared to other world leaders highlights his enduring political influence, both domestically and internationally".
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https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-world-leaders-2027934
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President Trump is your daddy. Accept it. Live it. Love it.

Trump: "The United States has become a meritocracy again. We are a country that is based now on merit or success." pic.twitter.com/l457UMZhba

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 9, 2025

hokiewolf said:

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BBW12OG said:

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So.....

This is bad right?

What are they doing?

Who is funding it?

I could have applied for a grant to research homosexuality in prison and the effect condoms have on chickens and gotten approved.

Open honesty seems to bother the left and Pinocchio.....

As soon as the receipts are shown it gets obvious.

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Dude, these are competitive research grants. And they are highly competitive and are advertised out in the open for open competition. They are not hidden from anyone. Not because they are a windfall of money either, there are actual people who do great things with these grants to further research and medicine. The 0.001% of Grants like the theoretical one you mention above, yes they are out there and should be challenged or even eliminated.

Hell, I'm all for taking a look at overhead costs and looking at ways to reduce those, but you just have an absolute fundamental misunderstanding of how these programs work and how they support the economy in North Carolina and the Raleigh-Durham area specifically.

Trump has a long history of stiffing contractors and trying to make people take less than he had originally agreed to pay them. But it's a rotten way to do business, and a terrible way for the US government to behave.

I totally get peoples frustration on the more ridiculous stuff that the government has funded, and how those things have far and away strayed from the original mission of these agencies. Those things should be eliminated 1000%

I would just encourage you to do just a little bit of research to understand the impact of something that has been applied arbitrarily. Because it's going to have an extreme impact on the economy if NC. That and I just don't understand how you guys can't have any empathy for these folks, 99.9% of them who don't get rich doing this research. They're all middle class people who go to work everyday just like Johnny paycheck on the assembly line. They are no different. Trance of the grant money back to the government if I had the authority to make it happen.

We are just punishing ourselves by making blanket carte blanche changes in the name of culture wars.

This is the stuff that frustrates me about populism. You burn to the ground the institutions before you figure out that you actually need some of them.

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Not saying either or neither of you have valid points but I've worked in NIH and witnessed some pretty questionable grants. There was a grants management specialist at NIEHS in Durham who was handing out cash to grantees in return for co-authorship of any papers his grantees published. To this day, that indiscretion has never been addressed.

Gulfstream4 said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

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The problem is that you're too ignorant to ever understand what's happening. We're not talking about chicken condoms or sick polar bears. We're talking about the funding for 95% of all pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S.

The good news is that Big Pharma will probably have this blocked on Monday.

Would be nice if the media would start running accurate headlines. "Trump illegally blocks funding for this". "Trump illegally shuts down that". He doesn't actually have authority to do any of this nonsense. He's just trying to do permanent damage before the courts tell him he wasn't actually allowed to.

BBW12OG said:

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So.....

This is bad right?

What are they doing?

Who is funding it?

I could have applied for a grant to research homosexuality in prison and the effect condoms have on chickens and gotten approved.

Open honesty seems to bother the left and Pinocchio.....

As soon as the receipts are shown it gets obvious.

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You're showing your ignorance again.

Clearly you don't know any major research university professors that actually rely on the incredibly challenging and competitive grant process
to fund their research labs.

SmaptyWolf said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

---

The problem is that you're too ignorant to ever understand what's happening. We're not talking about chicken condoms or sick polar bears. We're talking about the funding for 95% of all pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S.

The good news is that Big Pharma will probably have this blocked on Monday.

Would be nice if the media would start running accurate headlines. "Trump illegally blocks funding for this". Trump illegally shuts down that". He doesn't actually have authority to do any of this nonsense. He's just trying to do permanent damage before the courts tell him he wasn't actually allowed to.

---

Is it a crazy idea to actually communicate with the American people about *** you're doing when from the outside it looks like the richest man on the planet has been handed the keys to the castle and is blowing up **** just to say he did?

None of this is strategic or measured or thoughtful.

It's just taking a blowtorch to the system in ways that seem mostly illegal, which is obviously why the courts are stepping in.

SmaptyWolf said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

---

The problem is that you're too ignorant to ever understand what's happening. We're not talking about chicken condoms or sick polar bears. We're talking about the funding for 95% of all pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S.

The good news is that Big Pharma will probably have this blocked on Monday.

Would be nice if the media would start running accurate headlines. "Trump illegally blocks funding for this". "Trump illegally shuts down that". He doesn't actually have authority to do any of this nonsense. He's just trying to do permanent damage before the courts tell him he wasn't actually allowed to.

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Civ has to be the only clown that would star that.

The more I see you cry the better.

Oldsouljer said:

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hokiewolf said:

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BBW12OG said:

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So.....

This is bad right?

What are they doing?

Who is funding it?

I could have applied for a grant to research homosexuality in prison and the effect condoms have on chickens and gotten approved.

Open honesty seems to bother the left and Pinocchio.....

As soon as the receipts are shown it gets obvious.

---

Dude, these are competitive research grants. And they are highly competitive and are advertised out in the open for open competition. They are not hidden from anyone. Not because they are a windfall of money either, there are actual people who do great things with these grants to further research and medicine. The 0.001% of Grants like the theoretical one you mention above, yes they are out there and should be challenged or even eliminated.

Hell, I'm all for taking a look at overhead costs and looking at ways to reduce those, but you just have an absolute fundamental misunderstanding of how these programs work and how they support the economy in North Carolina and the Raleigh-Durham area specifically.

Trump has a long history of stiffing contractors and trying to make people take less than he had originally agreed to pay them. But it's a rotten way to do business, and a terrible way for the US government to behave.

I totally get peoples frustration on the more ridiculous stuff that the government has funded, and how those things have far and away strayed from the original mission of these agencies. Those things should be eliminated 1000%

I would just encourage you to do just a little bit of research to understand the impact of something that has been applied arbitrarily. Because it's going to have an extreme impact on the economy if NC. That and I just don't understand how you guys can't have any empathy for these folks, 99.9% of them who don't get rich doing this research. They're all middle class people who go to work everyday just like Johnny paycheck on the assembly line. They are no different. Trance of the grant money back to the government if I had the authority to make it happen.

We are just punishing ourselves by making blanket carte blanche changes in the name of culture wars.

This is the stuff that frustrates me about populism. You burn to the ground the institutions before you figure out that you actually need some of them.

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Not saying either or neither of you have valid points but I've worked in NIH and witnessed some pretty questionable grants. There was a grants management specialist at NIEHS in Durham who was handing out cash to grantees in return for co-authorship of any papers his grantees published. To this day, that indiscretion has never been addressed.

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I would challenge you that is way out of the norm and probably a one off. And unfortunately you're never going to 100% eliminate that type of behavior. It's wrong it wasn't addressed.

Civilized said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

---

Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

---

The problem is that you're too ignorant to ever understand what's happening. We're not talking about chicken condoms or sick polar bears. We're talking about the funding for 95% of all pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S.

The good news is that Big Pharma will probably have this blocked on Monday.

Would be nice if the media would start running accurate headlines. "Trump illegally blocks funding for this". Trump illegally shuts down that". He doesn't actually have authority to do any of this nonsense. He's just trying to do permanent damage before the courts tell him he wasn't actually allowed to.

---

Is it a crazy idea to actually communicate with the American people about *** you're doing when from the outside it looks like the richest man on the planet has been handed the keys to the castle and is blowing up **** just to say he did?

None of this is strategic or measured or thoughtful.

It's just taking a blowtorch to the system in ways that seem mostly illegal, which is obviously why the courts are stepping in.

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I'm sure the irony isn't lost on anyone that the only reason Elon is the richest man on the planet is because of billions of dollars of longshot federal grants and contracts that kept Tesla and SpaceX afloat for years before those businesses made any sense.

He literally only exists because of the very thing he's trying to dismantle. If anyone should understand the importance of this stuff it's him. What a piece of sh**.

Just a quick reminder that @TuftsUniversity actually spent three years and millions in NIH funding to conclude that Honey Nut Cheerios are healthier than fried eggs and ground beef.

How can we ever regain trust in scientists again? pic.twitter.com/j9XaDCozd6

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) February 8, 2025

packgrad said:

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Just a quick reminder that @TuftsUniversity actually spent three years and millions in NIH funding to conclude that Honey Nut Cheerios are healthier than fried eggs and ground beef.

How can we ever regain trust in scientists again? pic.twitter.com/j9XaDCozd6

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) February 8, 2025

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here, why don't you actually read the study rather than some stuff that Joe Rogan saw on the internet a couple years ago.

https://sites.tufts.edu/foodcompass/

SmaptyWolf said:

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Civilized said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

---

The problem is that you're too ignorant to ever understand what's happening. We're not talking about chicken condoms or sick polar bears. We're talking about the funding for 95% of all pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S.

The good news is that Big Pharma will probably have this blocked on Monday.

Would be nice if the media would start running accurate headlines. "Trump illegally blocks funding for this". Trump illegally shuts down that". He doesn't actually have authority to do any of this nonsense. He's just trying to do permanent damage before the courts tell him he wasn't actually allowed to.

---

Is it a crazy idea to actually communicate with the American people about *** you're doing when from the outside it looks like the richest man on the planet has been handed the keys to the castle and is blowing up **** just to say he did?

None of this is strategic or measured or thoughtful.

It's just taking a blowtorch to the system in ways that seem mostly illegal, which is obviously why the courts are stepping in.

---

I'm sure the irony isn't lost on anyone that the only reason Elon is the richest man on the planet is because of billions of dollars of longshot federal grants and contracts that kept Tesla and SpaceX afloat for years before those businesses made any sense.

He literally only exists because of the very thing he's trying to dismantle. If anyone should understand the importance of this stuff it's him. What a piece of sh**.

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If it's just that easy why haven't you done anything with your life? Your every post is how smart you are and how dumb others are. Let us know when you accomplish anything along the lines of Elon.

hokiewolf said:

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packgrad said:

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Just a quick reminder that @TuftsUniversity actually spent three years and millions in NIH funding to conclude that Honey Nut Cheerios are healthier than fried eggs and ground beef.

How can we ever regain trust in scientists again? pic.twitter.com/j9XaDCozd6

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) February 8, 2025

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here, why don't you actually read the study rather than some stuff that Joe Rogan saw on the internet a couple years ago.

https://sites.tufts.edu/foodcompass/

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Nah. I'd rather just read the attention ***** pretend to be the expert on yet another topic. lol. So outraged!

packgrad said:

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hokiewolf said:

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packgrad said:

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Just a quick reminder that @TuftsUniversity actually spent three years and millions in NIH funding to conclude that Honey Nut Cheerios are healthier than fried eggs and ground beef.

How can we ever regain trust in scientists again? pic.twitter.com/j9XaDCozd6

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) February 8, 2025

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here, why don't you actually read the study rather than some stuff that Joe Rogan saw on the internet a couple years ago.

https://sites.tufts.edu/foodcompass/

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Nah. I'd rather just read the attention ***** pretend to be the expert on yet another topic. lol. So outraged!

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here's the guy that made the graph that wrote the paper challenging the food compass and its findings, who those researchers then made improvements to the rating system. That's how research science works.

Here are the key changes. pic.twitter.com/Xulkx5kNNH

— Ty Beal (@TyRBeal) October 22, 2024

This took 15 mins to look up. I'm not an expert, but I see bull**** when it's bull**** and like to verify it. You don't really care because you have zero curiosity. You're worse the werewolf because I don't actually consider you a lunatic.

SmaptyWolf said:

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Civilized said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Gulfstream4 said:

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SmaptyWolf said:

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Hey cool, effective immediately Trump just ground all scientific research in our country to a halt. Sure, why not?

This is starting to look more like an "America Last" movement.

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Good. Let's see where the money is going first then we'll fund research. I don't need to know how fast shrimp can run on a treadmill or the cause of polar bear flu.

---

The problem is that you're too ignorant to ever understand what's happening. We're not talking about chicken condoms or sick polar bears. We're talking about the funding for 95% of all pharmaceuticals developed in the U.S.

The good news is that Big Pharma will probably have this blocked on Monday.

Would be nice if the media would start running accurate headlines. "Trump illegally blocks funding for this". Trump illegally shuts down that". He doesn't actually have authority to do any of this nonsense. He's just trying to do permanent damage before the courts tell him he wasn't actually allowed to.

---

Is it a crazy idea to actually communicate with the American people about *** you're doing when from the outside it looks like the richest man on the planet has been handed the keys to the castle and is blowing up **** just to say he did?

None of this is strategic or measured or thoughtful.

It's just taking a blowtorch to the system in ways that seem mostly illegal, which is obviously why the courts are stepping in.

---

I'm sure the irony isn't lost on anyone that the only reason Elon is the richest man on the planet is because of billions of dollars of longshot federal grants and contracts that kept Tesla and SpaceX afloat for years before those businesses made any sense.

He literally only exists because of the very thing he's trying to dismantle. If anyone should understand the importance of this stuff it's him. What a piece of sh**.

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Its a wild bit of hypocrisy and irony all rolled into one.

hokiewolf said:

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packgrad said:

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hokiewolf said:

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packgrad said:

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Just a quick reminder that @TuftsUniversity actually spent three years and millions in NIH funding to conclude that Honey Nut Cheerios are healthier than fried eggs and ground beef.

How can we ever regain trust in scientists again? pic.twitter.com/j9XaDCozd6

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal) February 8, 2025

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here, why don't you actually read the study rather than some stuff that Joe Rogan saw on the internet a couple years ago.

https://sites.tufts.edu/foodcompass/

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Nah. I'd rather just read the attention ***** pretend to be the expert on yet another topic. lol. So outraged!

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here's the guy that made the graph that wrote the paper challenging the food compass and its findings, who those researchers then made improvements to the rating system. That's how research science works.

Here are the key changes. pic.twitter.com/Xulkx5kNNH

— Ty Beal (@TyRBeal) October 22, 2024

This took 15 mins to look up. I'm not an expert, but I see bull**** when it's bull**** and like to verify it. You don't really care because you have zero curiosity. You're worse the werewolf because I don't actually consider you a lunatic.

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So the original tweet was right. They rate Honey Nut Cheerios over fried eggs, ground beef, steak, and whole milk. Frosted mini wheats over chicken breasts. OJ over chicken breasts.

Lol

hokiewolf said:

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Oldsouljer said:

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hokiewolf said:

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BBW12OG said:

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So.....

This is bad right?

What are they doing?

Who is funding it?

I could have applied for a grant to research homosexuality in prison and the effect condoms have on chickens and gotten approved.

Open honesty seems to bother the left and Pinocchio.....

As soon as the receipts are shown it gets obvious.

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Dude, these are competitive research grants. And they are highly competitive and are advertised out in the open for open competition. They are not hidden from anyone. Not because they are a windfall of money either, there are actual people who do great things with these grants to further research and medicine. The 0.001% of Grants like the theoretical one you mention above, yes they are out there and should be challenged or even eliminated.

Hell, I'm all for taking a look at overhead costs and looking at ways to reduce those, but you just have an absolute fundamental misunderstanding of how these programs work and how they support the economy in North Carolina and the Raleigh-Durham area specifically.

Trump has a long history of stiffing contractors and trying to make people take less than he had originally agreed to pay them. But it's a rotten way to do business, and a terrible way for the US government to behave.

I totally get peoples frustration on the more ridiculous stuff that the government has funded, and how those things have far and away strayed from the original mission of these agencies. Those things should be eliminated 1000%

I would just encourage you to do just a little bit of research to understand the impact of something that has been applied arbitrarily. Because it's going to have an extreme impact on the economy if NC. That and I just don't understand how you guys can't have any empathy for these folks, 99.9% of them who don't get rich doing this research. They're all middle class people who go to work everyday just like Johnny paycheck on the assembly line. They are no different. Trance of the grant money back to the government if I had the authority to make it happen.

We are just punishing ourselves by making blanket carte blanche changes in the name of culture wars.

This is the stuff that frustrates me about populism. You burn to the ground the institutions before you figure out that you actually need some of them.

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Not saying either or neither of you have valid points but I've worked in NIH and witnessed some pretty questionable grants. There was a grants management specialist at NIEHS in Durham who was handing out cash to grantees in return for co-authorship of any papers his grantees published. To this day, that indiscretion has never been addressed.

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I would challenge you that is way out of the norm and probably a one off. And unfortunately you're never going to 100% eliminate that type of behavior. It's wrong it wasn't addressed.

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Well, I can't speak for the other subordinate institutes under the NIH aegis but if it's a one-off as you say, then the issue is confined to NIEHS because the case I just mentioned is definitely not a one-off for that particular institute. It's had bad leadership for years, going back to a director named Schwartz whose tenure as director was cut short to just a year or two because his conduct was so bad that even Congress couldn't stomach it and his resignation was demanded. And NIEHS has lately funded some pretty sketchy research like a paper that was just put out last year "proving" that climate change makes dogs more likely to bite you on hot and/or smoggy days. Talk about a candidate for the old Proxmire gold fleece award. Research dollars are indeed precious and shouldn't be wasted on this crap science.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-35115-6