“we are below rock bottom now”. Trump admin continues to piss away America’s scientific lead for no good reason. @elonmusk stands by, does n…

“we are below rock bottom now”. Trump admin continues to piss away America’s scientific lead for no good reason. @elonmusk stands by, does nothing. NEW: A serious staffing shortage — of the Trump admin's own making — is delaying the agency's ability to send billions to universities around the US, leaving labs reeling. “I thought we were at rock bottom”, a senior NIH official said. “We are below rock bottom now.”

Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-15