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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,361 posts) Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:20 PM 8 hrs ago

Trump ousts National Science Board members

Source: Washington Post

Trump ousts National Science Board members

Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated.

Updated
April 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. EDT today at 2:51 p.m. EDT

Members of the National Science Board, which advises Congress and the president and sets policies for the U.S. National Science Foundation, were dismissed recently. (U.S. National Science Foundation/AP)

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Donald Trump.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/carolyn-johnson/

Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/04/trump-fires-members-of-national-science-board/

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Trump ousts National Science Board members (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago OP

Well... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #1

When will literacy be made illegal? Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #2

Not long! 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #7

Well, according to trump joshdawg 7 hrs ago #9

Are they trying to re-create Cambodia's Khmer Rouge? Ocelot II 8 hrs ago #4

At some point... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #8

Scary Times yankee87 5 hrs ago #16

Many of the things they threaten about socialism, we get with MAGA. IronLionZion 4 hrs ago #23

This is Team trDUMP,... we don't do no scientisty stuff here. Just go away. magicarpet 8 hrs ago #3

;-{)........ Goonch 8 hrs ago #5

Zoe Lofgren: "A real Bozo the Clown move" muriel_volestrangler 7 hrs ago #6

The day is coming... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #10

Raw Story article: red dog 1 6 hrs ago #11

paywall NJCher 5 hrs ago #18

Dear NJCHer, bookmark these sites. usonian 5 hrs ago #19

thank you! NJCher 5 hrs ago #21

They want to send us back to the middle ages. Fil1957 6 hrs ago #12

McMurdo Station (pictured) might be mankind's last refuge from... OGBuzz 6 hrs ago #13

Doesn't Congress have *some* say in these appointments ? eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #14

His ears perked up when he heard $9 billion... littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #15

Impeach him Joinfortmill 5 hrs ago #17

He gets basically everything he wants, because NOBODY IS STOPPING HIM. usonian 5 hrs ago #20

I don't know how this will end up NJCher 4 hrs ago #22

Eventually he will piss off the WRONG (evil) person. usonian 4 hrs ago #24

Science is too woke for the slobfather Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 2 hrs ago #25

Wtf? jfz9580m 1 hr ago #26

2naSalit

(103,564 posts)

1. Well...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:27 PM

8 hrs ago

There goes the neighborhood.

Next he'll be targeting people who have college degrees, then it will be all the school teachers, then it will be anyone who can read or wears glasses... and on and on until we are all serfs.

Irish_Dem

(81,939 posts)

2. When will literacy be made illegal?

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:34 PM

8 hrs ago

2naSalit

(103,564 posts)

7. Not long!

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:42 PM

7 hrs ago

joshdawg

(2,974 posts)

9. Well, according to trump

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:53 PM

7 hrs ago

literacy will be banned in two weeks.
An E.O. is forthcoming.
An amoeba has an I.Q. higher than trump.

Ocelot II

(130,940 posts)

4. Are they trying to re-create Cambodia's Khmer Rouge?

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:43 PM

8 hrs ago

The Khmer Rouge ruled a totalitarian state in which citizens had essentially no rights – they abolished civil and political rights, private property, money, religious practices, minority languages, and foreign clothing. Citizens could be detained for the slightest offenses, and the government set up vast prisons where people were held, tortured, and executed. . . .

The Khmer Rouge based their policies on the idea that citizens of Cambodia had become corrupted by outside influences, especially Vietnam and the capitalist West. The Khmer Rouge referred to people who supported their vision as “pure people,” and persecuted anyone they deemed “impure.” Within days of taking power, the regime killed thousands of military personnel and forcibly moved millions of people out of cities, killing anyone who refused or was too slow. They forced citizens into what they called reeducation schools, which were essentially places of state propaganda. The regime forced families to live communally with other people, in order to destroy the family structure. The Khmer Rouge targeted ethnic minorities, especially Chinese, Vietnamese, and Muslim Cham, of whom an estimated 80% were killed. In addition, anyone who was believed to be an intellectual was killed: doctors, lawyers, teachers, even people who wore glasses or knew a foreign language became targets.

https://sfi.usc.edu/collections/cambodian-genocide

2naSalit

(103,564 posts)

8. At some point...

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:44 PM

7 hrs ago

I can imagine that they will go the way of pol pot.

yankee87

(2,842 posts)

16. Scary Times

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:08 PM

5 hrs ago

I know it's satire, but could happen.

IronLionZion

(51,460 posts)

23. Many of the things they threaten about socialism, we get with MAGA.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:44 PM

4 hrs ago

Like armed masked goons shooting American citizens dead on the street.

magicarpet

(19,042 posts)

3. This is Team trDUMP,... we don't do no scientisty stuff here. Just go away.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:40 PM

8 hrs ago

Goonch

(5,359 posts)

5. ;-{)........

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:44 PM

8 hrs ago

muriel_volestrangler

(106,415 posts)

6. Zoe Lofgren: "A real Bozo the Clown move"

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:17 PM

7 hrs ago

“This is the latest stupid move made by a president who continues to harm science and American innovation,” said Ranking Member Lofgren. “The NSB is apolitical. It advises the president on the future of NSF. It unfortunately is no surprise a president who has attacked NSF from day one would seek to destroy the board that helps guide the Foundation. Will the president fill the NSB with MAGA loyalists who won't stand up to him as he hands over our leadership in science to our adversaries? A real bozo the clown move."

https://democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-lofgren-reacts-to-latest-trump-scheme-to-undermine-science

GiqueCee

(4,513 posts)

10. The day is coming...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:19 PM

6 hrs ago

... when we'll terminate Fatty McPsychopants from his position. And that day can't come soon enough.

red dog 1

(33,301 posts)

11. Raw Story article:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:28 PM

6 hrs ago

https://rawstory.com/trump-science/2676814792/

NJCher

(43,345 posts)

18. paywall

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #11)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:18 PM

5 hrs ago

couldn't read.

usonian

(26,062 posts)

19. Dear NJCHer, bookmark these sites.

Reply to NJCher (Reply #18)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:38 PM

5 hrs ago

1. https://bypasspaywallreader.com/
Bypass Paywall Reader works by finding freely available archived versions of articles — no login, no payment, no subscription required.

1a. Sometimes, https://www.removepaywall.com/

2. A group of sites, basically the same.
The usually reliable archive.today, archive.ph, archive.is, archive.md and so on.
Included in the above.

NJCher

(43,345 posts)

21. thank you!

Reply to usonian (Reply #19)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:57 PM

5 hrs ago

going to give that a try.

Fil1957

(776 posts)

12. They want to send us back to the middle ages.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:29 PM

6 hrs ago

OGBuzz

(450 posts)

13. McMurdo Station (pictured) might be mankind's last refuge from...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:45 PM

6 hrs ago

the coming Trump/MAGAt global catastrophe.

eppur_se_muova

(42,203 posts)

14. Doesn't Congress have *some* say in these appointments ?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:50 PM

6 hrs ago

If we could find out where it's hiding, would it do anything about this ?

littlemissmartypants

(34,146 posts)

15. His ears perked up when he heard $9 billion...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:52 PM

6 hrs ago

More for him to steal.

Joinfortmill

(21,421 posts)

17. Impeach him

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:14 PM

5 hrs ago

usonian

(26,062 posts)

20. He gets basically everything he wants, because NOBODY IS STOPPING HIM.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:39 PM

5 hrs ago

NJCher

(43,345 posts)

22. I don't know how this will end up

Reply to usonian (Reply #20)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:35 PM

4 hrs ago

because there's so much material on whether he can fire from an independent board. For a time, it looked like they (SC) were leaning toward letting him do this but I don't know whether they ruled on that or not. It has to do with Humphrey's Executor. During normal times I could wade through it but right now I'm too tired. If anyone wants to look at the situation, though, here are two links that discuss it.

The Likely Weakened Role of “Independent Agencies” in a Post-Humphrey’s Executor World, by Harvey L. Reiter
Harvey L. ReiterJanuary 17, 2026

and

Defending the Fed: agency independence in three dimensions
By
Richard Re

Jan 27, 2026

usonian

(26,062 posts)

24. Eventually he will piss off the WRONG (evil) person.

Reply to NJCher (Reply #22)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:49 PM

4 hrs ago

Hear me and hear me well.

MAGATS are cowards and balloons inflated with their own farts.

Killing a bunch of schoolkids? Yeah, that proves your bravery.

A buck Private in the army has more discipline and self-control.

Proving my point about 100% projection, they talk about "nothing but talk libs"

RIGHT. They talk.

And lose their jobs, livelihood, opportunity, dignity, self-respect, and they pay out the wazoo for gas and food, all because they buy the fairy tale told by the heir to the Trump-Epstein illicit sex, blackmail and money-laundering empire.

MAGATS don't need sex, cuz they are experts at

themselves.

And how do they get even?

THEY BEG FOR MORE PUNISHMENT