[BenFranklin100]

Rest assured, this will likely come with no small amount of grift.

The Trump administration has already installed political appointees in America’s federal R&D organizations including the NIH and NSF. They have final say on funding decisions. These appointees override grant peer review and regular agency channels. It’s all part of Russel Vought/Project 2025’s unitary executive theory.

These NSF initiatives could well be the next logical step to channel millions of research funds to politically connected companies and organizations. Something similar happened with the recent Reflecting Pool fiasco where the federal contracts were give to Trump donors.

There’s no reason not to believe this will also happen to America’s federal R&D. Grift aside, there’s no reason either not to believe the funds will be given to Trump administration pet projects of dubious scientific value.

[Hikikomori]

>It’s all part of Russel Vought/Project 2025’s unitary executive theory

And its heavily inspired by the nazi Carl schmitt that created the legal foundation for Hitlers rule.

[tennfown]

> Rest assured, this will likely come with no small amount of grift.

I naturally expect this money to go to tech companies who have time and time again proven their ability to innovate and thrive in the bleeding edge: basically Oracle.

[srean]

I hope everyone gets it that it is sarcasm, painful as it is.

[jagged-chisel]

Oracle innovate? This must be sarcasm.