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Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints (arstechnica.com)

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 84 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Headline buried the lede:

Police escort Dr. Steven Kahn out of a medical conference in New Orleans for handling out copies of an editorial critical of the Trump administration

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 33 points 1 day ago

It's also worth noting that they were escorted out of the American Diabetes Association conference for distributing an editorial published in the ADA's own Journal.

[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

"Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on scientific research" is the rest of the quote ur missing here that I feel adds context. I feel like it's fair to call out Trump for attacking the scientific community at a scientific conference, which his goons then gave him the boot for being critical of the regime. What times we live in...