It gets personal
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I thought the blanket J6 pardon smacked of laziness. Seems that is a trend. I approve of the goals but not the means.
@Mik said in It gets personal:
I thought the blanket J6 pardon smacked of laziness. Seems that is a trend. I approve of the goals but not the means.
I don't think it's clear what those 2000 citizens of other countries were being paid to do, by the US taxpayers. This may or may not be a tragedy. But per se, it's what Maga was voted in to do.
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That’s one example only and related to USAID. How many offshore employees did Jon’s study employ?
I think my point on laziness stands.
@Mik said in It gets personal:
That’s one example only and related to USAID. How many offshore employees did Jon’s study employ?
I think my point on laziness stands.
I'm lost regarding what we're actually talking about, but 83% of USAID programs were cut, after a 6 week review. We don't have any information about the Johns Hopkins programs that were cut, but I am sure it's safe to say that "people will die" narratives can be crafted. Cuts are hard, as those of us in the private sector who've been surrounded by layoffs our entire working lives will attest to. But I'm not going to get too precious about it.
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We're feeling it as well. My spouse's grant has been slated for termination. She's appealing and looking at alternative funding. It is challenging to think what the environment is going to be in a couple of months - let alone, years. She's done research on nerve regeneration involved in urologic conditions.
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There’s no way to cut painlessly, I agree. I also believe there are taxpayer supported studies that are not worth the expense. But many if not most are. To cut them off in mid study while still proposing deficit spending seems less than due diligence.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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If there were painful cuts across the board and belt tightening, that’d be one thing.
These seem like theatrical cuts, since the new budget will add a record amount to the deficit.
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These are ‘preconditions’ set by the administration that are supposed to be met before they will sit down with Columbia.
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/6d3c124d8e20212d/85dec154-full.pdf
One wonders what the negotiations would then be about.
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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These are ‘preconditions’ set by the administration that are supposed to be met before they will sit down with Columbia.
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/6d3c124d8e20212d/85dec154-full.pdf
One wonders what the negotiations would then be about.
@jon-nyc said in It gets personal:
These are ‘preconditions’ set by the administration that are supposed to be met before they will sit down with Columbia.
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/6d3c124d8e20212d/85dec154-full.pdf
One wonders what the negotiations would then be about.
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These are ‘preconditions’ set by the administration that are supposed to be met before they will sit down with Columbia.
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/6d3c124d8e20212d/85dec154-full.pdf
One wonders what the negotiations would then be about.
@jon-nyc said in It gets personal:
These are ‘preconditions’ set by the administration that are supposed to be met before they will sit down with Columbia.
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/6d3c124d8e20212d/85dec154-full.pdf
One wonders what the negotiations would then be about.
I don't have too many problems with the preconditions. I'm not sure about the receivership, as that goes too far.
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I'm not sure about the receivership, as that goes too far.
I can’t imagine why you might think that. It is, after all, just one those useless touchy-feely interdisciplinary social science programmes. Or would you like it to be a Bible Studies programme under the guise of interdisciplinary studies programme? Just asking.
