More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies that oversee research. Proposed budget cuts of 35% ...
Autocrats work to diminish the trust in truth, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues. She's joined by a cancer researcher and a scholar who explain the Trump administration's attacks on science, medicine, culture, and education. Listen here:
-- The Atlantic (@theatlantic.com) Jan 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Is this a description of the ~Pres Trump -- MAGA supporters~ relationship?
Silverchair - Abuse Me (1997)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Verse 1]
Need to ask a question
Calling out my name
Nothing seems to bother
Wish I had a clue
[Pre-Chorus]
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
[Verse 2]
Well, I don't think you like me
Well, I hate you as well
No one seems to like you
Wish I couldn't tell
[Chorus]
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
C'mon " keep talking, 'cause it's true
C'mon " abuse me more, I like it
C'mon " keep talking, 'cause it's true
...
Wish I knew ...
@#3 ... He thinks wet magnets don't work. ...
Wait! What?
Pres Trump thinks that wet magnets don't work?
Found this ...
Trump, 79, Gets Confused Explaining Water to the Navy (October 2025)
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... Donald Trump went on a deranged rant about the power of water to destroy magnets during a rambling address to the U.S. Navy just off the coast of Japan.
Speaking aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during his tour of East Asia, the president appeared to suggest -- in a largely incoherent speech -- that he is pushing for aircraft carriers to use "steam for the catapults" and hydraulics for elevators, while wrongly claiming that water can disable magnets. ...
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