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by Innittech 5 days ago
Headline could be vastly improved with "for political protest during the event."
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> political protest

The phrasing seems to infer that they were vocally or otherwise disruptive in a way that meaningfully+negatively impacted the conference.

The reality is they had

    handed out copies of an editorial 
    that criticizes the administration's cuts to biomedical research
    ...when they were approached by security guards and police officers
this editorial: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/49/6/901/164764/Mi...
not just biomedical research, but specifically diabetes research. it is reasonable for forbid diabetes researchers from discussing their funding issues during a conference specifically for them?
Actually I believe you mean "constitutionally protected free speech"
It’s a scientific protest.
It's just more Orange Man Bad, we've all heard it. Actual, real people are tuning it out now.