On: A Trump-era purge of military scientists at a lege...

[notfromhere]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Technology_Assessmen...

This is like when Gingrich killed OTA to make room for lobbyists and consultants to run roughshod. Guarantee this is going to lead to a fat contract for someone

[asark → notfromhere]

> According to Science magazine, "some Republican lawmakers came to view [the OTA] as duplicative, wasteful, and biased against their party."

Presented without comment.

[notfromhere → asark]

"biased against their party" is both depressing and sad given the low standing of scientific knowledge in the modern GOP.

[cmiles74 → notfromhere]

Perhaps a space-based missile defense system?