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Claims of mass firings of US federal scientists under Trump

Original: 95,000 scientists fired; grants curtailed or eliminated; scientists silenced; and, active attempts to put all federal sc

Critics say roughly 95,000 scientists have been fired, research grants curtailed or eliminated, and scientists silenced, alongside efforts to place federal science funding under direct control of the Trump administration. The claims, circulating among academics and science advocates, describe what they call a continuing war on science, research and academia in the United States.

Why now: People are alarmed by reported mass layoffs and funding cuts affecting US federal scientists under the Trump administration.

Donald TrumpUS federal science agenciesAmerican scientific community

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