C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
The attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new
“This isn’t chaos—it’s a deliberate war on science and academic freedom. In just six weeks, the Trump administration has slashed research budgets, purged health and scientific agencies, censored research, and threatened universities.
Making a list of the actions taken since January 2025 reveals distinct patterns. Just as the administration’s actions as a whole are following an authoritarian playbook, so are the specific ways they are attacking science.”
christinapagel.substack.com
The fascist Trump regime knows that facts and the truth are its enemy; authoritarians such as Trump have long attacked institutions that safeguard and promote science, facts, and the truth.
“This isn’t chaos—it’s a deliberate war on science and academic freedom. In just six weeks, the Trump administration has slashed research budgets, purged health and scientific agencies, censored research, and threatened universities.
Making a list of the actions taken since January 2025 reveals distinct patterns. Just as the administration’s actions as a whole are following an authoritarian playbook, so are the specific ways they are attacking science.”

Censor, purge, defund: how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
The fascist Trump regime knows that facts and the truth are its enemy; authoritarians such as Trump have long attacked institutions that safeguard and promote science, facts, and the truth.