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Late Wednesday night, an email went out to members of the AFGE Local 3403 union representing employees at NSF collecting signatures for the so-called Alexandria Declaration, highlighting “catastrophic changes” to the agency “and the scientific enterprise of the United States over the last 6 months.”

“At this critical moment in our shared history, we hope to catalyze a level of public awareness and subsequent action that will preserve NSF and the values it upholds,” the email reads, noting that the effort was inspired by the Bethesda Declaration.

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 26 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Would be nice if we had blue state agencies and universities willing to step up and absorb some of the shock by hiring these professionals and issuing grants to continue their projects. Instead, we've got institutions wasting time and resources on elaborate surveillance programs aimed at Palestine protesters

No worries, foreign universities and governments are happily trying to outdo each other to hire as many American scientists as possible. That's not going to be a problem for America in the future right? I mean it's not like America's technological advancements since WW2 were frequently dependant on its ability to recruit foreign scientists or anything right?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 13 hours ago

Both sides are more beholden to their owners than their voters.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world -3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I want Bethesda to make a declaration that they'll hire 100 new people to work on fallout 5.

Beyond that joke, I don't really have a lot of hope for science in America's future.

[–] womjunru@lemmy.cafe 2 points 8 hours ago

Or… americas future. Anyone who can get out will and we will just be poor and somehow paying $3000 for a studio apartment.