<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Future of U.S. Science Research Funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/the-office-of-management-and-budget-tries-again-to-cripple-us-science/</a></p>
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<p dir="auto">Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Critics say that's a recipe for disaster for US scientific research. But hey, that sounds a lot like what Communist China has been doing and very few accuses China for being <em>weak</em> at scientific research lately. <img src="https://wtf.coffee-room.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f937.png?v=c9ec83ac2f0" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--shrug" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":shrug:" alt="🤷" /></p>
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