This + the OMB rule, if implemented, will be the end of American dominance in scientific discovery and will cripple academic research for a generation or more. The latter is the point, and they are willing to endure the former to accomplish it 🧪

Justin Hendrix

In case you missed it: last week White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director Michael Kratsios issued a big new report on the future of American science. Cole Donovan says it is cover for reallocating funding to the administration's friends—the big AI firms and hyperscalers.