KNOWLEDGE & ALERT: MORE ATTACKS ON SCIENCE

MORE ATTACKS ON SCIENCE RESEARCH

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COSTS ARE ENORMOUS

CUTS ARE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL

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World cloud of the most common words in the project titles of terminated grants, with size proportional to word frequency.

Over 700 and $1.7 billion in previously undisclosed grant terminations published by NIH
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May 20, 2025
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726 additional additional terminated grants were reported by NIH this week, amounting to over $1.70 billion in total grant value, with $780 million remaining unspent. This brings the total number of terminations in our NIH database to over 1500 and $7.5 billion in total value.
Thanks to scientists self-reporting these terminations, we know these are not all recent terminations. 58 of the 726 were previously reported by scientists to Grant Watch, with dates as early as 2025-03-21.
The list of publicly reported terminations is likely still far from complete. Grant Watch has reports of over 40 additional terminations reported by researchers that still do not appear in any official public site or list, also reported as far back as early March. Nor does the current list include many grants to Harvard University terminated last week. This suggests that even with this new batch, NIH and HHS’s public reporting is not up to date, and the full scope of terminated grants is unreported and will grow.
Approximately 500 terminations were added to NIH’s RePORTER database on Sunday May 18, then more were also published to the HHS TAGGS website today. As has been the case previously, the two sources have significant discrepancies, with approximately 300 terminated grants only published in one of the two sources. In the past three weeks, HHS had stopped posting new terminations to the TAGGS list, actually removing some.
Terminations in the RePORTER database are not searchable and not included in the site’s programmatic API. Grant Watch tracks this designation by regular scraping of the RePORTER website.
These new terminations also do not appear to have been part of releases on doge.gov. DOGE’s website claims that 1,951 grants have been cancelled across all of HHS, totaling $47 billion in value, but provides no details or reference numbers beyond the recipient institution, which is also missing in many cases. Nonetheless, more grants to Harvard, UC San Francisco, and other institutions appear in the new RePORTER terminations than are listed by DOGE.

KNOWLEDGE & ALERT: Actual effect and better name of BBB "billionaires-steal-from-you-and-me-bill" What is hidden in the budget bill? MASSIVE cuts to your healthcare, taking food from children, POLLUTION, SOLD and DAMAGED public lands, slashes to our rights, and fewer services for the public

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What is HIDDEN in the budget bill

THAT OPENLY CUTS 1 TRILLION FROM HEALTH CARE AND FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY?

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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s a fraction of what’s buried inside:

May 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM

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- Closure of the U.S. Department of Education

- 25% expansion of logging in national forests, bypassing environmental reviews and fast-tracking timber production

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- Rollbacks on clean energy incentives, cutting tax credits for EVs and renewables, gutting key climate provisions

- More public lands opened up for drilling, mining, and logging, with royalty breaks for fossil fuel companies

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- Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, ending U.S. participation in global climate efforts

- Executive Order 14215, forcing independent federal agencies to follow White House legal interpretations and centralizing authority under the presidency

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- Pension changes for federal workers hired before 2014, cutting take-home pay by raising required contributions, reducing future payouts, and eliminating early retirement supplements

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- REINS Act-style regulation repeal, where major federal rules expire unless Congress re-approves them every 5 years allowing Trump to quietly erase protections without rewriting laws

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- Expanded executive control over agency budgets, letting White House to move federal funds internally without explicit congressional approval

- Restoration of impoundment powers, giving Trump the ability to block or delay spending already passed by Congress reviving powers stripped after Watergate

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- Creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), placing White House–aligned teams inside every federal agency with access to internal systems and influence over hiring and daily operations

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- Sharp cuts in regulatory enforcement, with agencies like the EPA, CFPB, and Labor and Transportation Departments halting enforcement of key safety, environmental, and

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- Trump’s personal control over economic policy, strengthening his power to direct tariffs, pressure private companies, and dictate pricing with little resistance treating the U.S. economy like his own business

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KNOWLEDGE & ALERT: Russian infiltration documented with dangerous consequences

Russian infiltration of our country documented

it has dangerous consequences

Government take-over IS MOTIVATED BY

1) MUSK BEING A RUSSIAN (+China) ASSET

2) Trump being a Russian asset

3) Greed, corruption, and investigations of Musk businesses

Result: SLASHING OF OUR BENEFITS AND GOVERNMENT

Video with evidence

The ZDF documentary "Putin's Helpers - Trump, Musk and the Kremlin" features claims by former FBI agent Johnathan Buma about alleged Russian operations targeting Elon Musk.

LINK to german original. This is like the German 60 minutes.

Translation is here:

Here's a breakdown of the key points:

1. Allegations of Russian Targeting:

Buma claims that Russian intelligence services targeted Elon Musk, possibly to blackmail or influence him.
He suggests that Musk's lifestyle, including "susceptibility to promiscuous women and drug use, particularly ketamine," made him vulnerable.
Buma also alleges that Peter Thiel was another target of Russian intelligence.

2. Documentary Context:

The documentary, "Putin's Helpers - Trump, Musk and the Kremlin," investigates alleged connections between Russia and prominent US figures, including Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
It explores concerns about potential Russian influence on US national security.

3. Source and Credibility:

The claims originate from Jonathan Buma, a former FBI counterintelligence agent.
However, it's important to note that Buma himself is facing legal trouble, having been arrested and indicted for leaking classified information.
This raises questions about the reliability of his claims and his motivations for coming forward.

4. Musk's Response and Actions:

There's no mention of Elon Musk's response to these specific allegations within the provided context.
The search results do mention Musk's shift in stance regarding Ukraine after initially supplying Starlink terminals.
Musk currently serves as a senior advisor to Donald Trump and heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

In Conclusion:

The ZDF documentary presents serious allegations about potential Russian targeting of Elon Musk, as claimed by a former FBI agent. However, the credibility of these claims is subject to scrutiny due to the source's legal issues and lack of independent confirmation.

Some vital snippets: