[tstactplsignore]

Sorry, you are also incorrect.

I don't think we should exaggerate - "pausing meaningful work indefinitely" is an exaggeration - but the Trump administration has already definitely decimated biological research country-wide in a manner we have not seen in our lifetime. This is the biggest story among scientists in the country right now.

The upcoming 2026 budget will be its own battle, but what has already happened in 2025 is devastating. The budget is there, as you point out, but it is not being spent. It's worth pointing out this is all being sued in at least a dozen or so lawsuits, and is likely to be found highly illegal in most forms, but the damage has already been done, and the administration will find new creative ways to get around court orders.

Please see: https://jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.github.io/index.htm... https://grant-watch.us/reports.html https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/trump-nih... https://apnews.com/article/trump-science-medicine-research-c... https://pepfar.impactcounter.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/04/health/trump-... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-gr... https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA?Ffj... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/health/national-institute... https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/08/trump-nih-cuts-jama-stud... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/health/usaid-contract-ter... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/15/opinion/forei... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/health/usaid-funding-dise...