Soften up a horror film. Texas Chainsaw Competition

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Big overview in the NYT on the seismic changes the Trump administration has wrought on the US research enterprise. None of it is new if you’ve been reading Nature, Science, STAT and other outlets that cover this, but it’s a good one-stop overview: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/c... 🧪

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"By the time the full consequences of the administration’s actions become apparent, experts warn, it could be too late to fix. That’s because basic research funded by federal grants often takes decades to mature into the technology, medical treatments and consumer products that change American life"

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The lead story on NYTimes this morning. Comprehensive coverage of “How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine”. Gift article link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/31/c... Gift article.

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A Trump policy strategist said: “Funds taken away from one university could eventually make their way to other schools whose behavior and ideology the White House approved of”. This article is an incredibly accurate summary of what Trump is doing to US science, and utterly infuriating.

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