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bucolic_frolic

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1. Kneecapping science will be a fail

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 07:06 AM

Aug 21

He expects to choke it off with religion in schools. That will fail too.

Chopping off the careers of our most productive scientists is a shortsighted policy. Kneecaps the economy and health care in the short and long run.

Trumpism seems to think it's 1925. Is this whole mess as simple as narcissism?

The world exists as I experienced it in MY life, and cannot be allowed to change, so we'll move the clock backward to what it was when I was young? Narcissistic power grab?

That's the simplicity I'm pondering this morning.

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At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 21 OP

Kneecapping science will be a fail bucolic_frolic Aug 21 #1

Jobs and careers are being lost across the country everyday....................... Lovie777 Aug 21 #2

No matter what BS Vance floats, Georgians will not forgive or forget this. ancianita Aug 21 #3

Well these assholes think this is ok? Well, these people getting fired also have families bluestarone Aug 21 #4