Larry Granroth

So, a Finnish Hime?

No need for a bibliochiropractor (to align the spines).

I don't want to wait 50 years for #Colbert Strange New Worlds.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Oh, wait, *wrong* answers . . . I should have named someone qualified.

Just one year without funding will drive all relocatable researchers out of the country.

Elon, obviously

You don't have to pay for this alcoholic beverage, but you're not allowed to drink it.

You know those disaster movies that begin with everyone ignoring the scientists? Let's not do that.
docs.google.com/document/u/0...

A "flibble" is a statement everyone suspects is false, but is actually true.

Let's not forget that iDJiT created a whole new unnecessary branch of the armed forces.

Arianespace doesn't count?

Busy beavers, eh?

Preserve the posterior!

YouTube video by 60 Minutes What America is losing as President Trump fires independent government watchdogs | 60 Minutes

More great journalism from @60minutes.bsky.social explaining why getting rid of government watchdogs is a bad thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkg3...

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social itemizes 6 weeks of Trumpian corruption.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyco...

We owe Zelensky and Ukraine enormous gratitude for defending the West from Putin's aggression. The current occupant of the White House has never thanked them once.

YouTube video by Kyiv Independent Zelensky thanks America for 4 minutes straight

Heartfelt thanks to Zelensky and the brave Ukrainian people defending the West from Putin's aggression. Without Ukrainian sacrifice we would have troops fighting in Europe. It is the current worthless occupant of the White House that has never thanked Ukraine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAMn...

Happy #DarwinDay to all! darwinday.org

Not looking *for* fraud, but looking *to commit* fraud.

Executive branch appointees need to meet the same security clearance standards as those they are forcing out.

Home Space Science is for Everyone: An Open Letter Written February 6, 2025

Executive branch chaos is adversely affecting #SpacePhysics.
sites.google.com/view/space-s...

A kindly grandma answers the phone:
"Hello?"
"Hi, maam, this is Microsoft support and we noticed some problems with your computer. Follow my instructions and we can fix it remotely."
"Well, what a nice young man!"

Except not the grandma, but congressional Trumpublicans, and not just her computer.

One would assume that if Elon is associated with massive illegal computer security violations that Space X would likely be ineligible for existing and future NASA contracts.

"They" are God's children. ;-)

REPORTER: Is there an acting FAA director?

DUFFY: *walks away*


(The FAA director resigned on the day of Trump's inauguration under pressure from Elon Musk)

His *actual* face?

And it's not just scientists. The US being a world leader in scientific research means that there's a whole industry built around serving the needs of scientists. From consumables to instruments, to people like my cousin who services fume hoods. This is an attack on a true American greatness.