This digital coup also, and above all, enables a tight control of power over the conduct of science and the production of knowledge, which is nothing like what the first Trump administration (2017-2021) had implemented.
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Giving up is not an option We are witnessing the indiscriminate ransacking of core institutions. Not surprisingly for this administration,…
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'Trump supporters are already at work against scientific integrity policies'February 20, 2025 Le MondeLearn MoreDonald Trump's first term in the White House left a bitter taste in the mouths of the scientific community. Created in November 2016, the Silencing Science Tracker site continues to meticulously record attacks on science.
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"Of course, we haven't yet seen the full extent of what they have in store," says Kurtz. At the moment, however, one can observe how attempts to fire researchers are already being made "much more aggressively."
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CSLDF Supports Protecting Higher Education RecordsFebruary 7, 2025 CSLDFLearn More
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Inside the race to archive the US government’s websitesFebruary 7, 2025 MIT Technology ReviewLearn More“These are irreplaceable repositories of important climate information,” says Lauren Kurtz, CSLDF executive director. “So fiddling with them or deleting them means the irreplaceable loss of critical information. It’s really quite tragic.”
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January update: He's back.January 30, 2025 CSLDFLearn More
He’s Back Donald Trump is back. While there are already differences from his first term, there are also similarities to…
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How Trump Muzzled ScienceJanuary 24, 2025 The Meta NewsLearn More"While previous presidents have consistently defended scientific research, at least publicly, the Trump administration has repeatedly called it into question."
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Defending climate science & scientists under fire | Jeff's Climate ClassroomJanuary 20, 2025 News Channel 8Learn MoreAs the impacts of manmade climate change have accelerated from factors like more extreme fires, heat and floods, and climate science itself has matured into credible discipline, more and more climate scientists have found themselves targeted.
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Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared.January 20, 2025 The New York TimesLearn More“Compared to the first Trump administration, government scientists are now more comfortable coming to us and using our legal assistance, taking legal action,” said Lauren Kurtz, executive director of [CSLDF]. “They are less afraid of rocking the boat.”
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